Lily of the Valley Card ~ Color Dare #717

 Welcome to our new color challenge from our Team at Color Dare. Every Friday we give you a new palette of colors to inspire your creativity. Please follow the guidelines listed on the graphic seen below. Make sure your colors are a very close match to those in the graphic.

Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge use the direct link below.

I love the dainty look of how my card turned out. I used a card from our Basic White Note Cards & Envelopes. They are a bit smaller in size (3-1/5" x 5") and are a fun size to work with when designing.

The Velvet Meadow DSP gave mr a sheet perfect for this color challenge. I layered it with Melon Mambo CS for a bold look. The small floral is a perfect size for the die cut frames. I colored it with Stampin' Blend markers. The green was brought out in the leaves and a few gems. The sentiment was stamped then punched out. I trimmed it down so the size fit the length of the sentiment. Oh....the flowers are popped up with Dimensionals for a bit of depth in the design

I also added some fun by embossing the flap of the envelope with the coordinating embossing folder. It adds such a nice touch and surprise when the receiver goes to open the envelope.

Direct link to Color Dare #717

Are you ready to give our color challenge a try? How are our colors speaking to you? We can't wait to find out! Have fun creating!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

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What's Up Wednesday ~ Bendy Card Fun!

This week for What's Up Wednesday I'm going to show you a fun Bendy Card!This kind of card has a curve to it which makes it able to stand up on its own. This is a card that doesn't fold in the usual way. You just lay it flat and slide it in the envelope that way. What a fun surprise!

This card is what you might call a Mini Bendy card. It's the same size as a standard A2 (4-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Most of the Bendy cards I've seen online are 5" x7". Either way it's fun and easy.

Card stock pieces are the following:

• 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" base, scored at 2-3/4" 
• 2" x 4-1/2" inside, scored at 2-1/4" in the middle and 1/2" from each end for tabs
• 1-1/4" x 6-1/2" strip, scored 1/2" from each end for tabs

When adding DSP just make the sizes 1/4" smaller for height and width up to the 1/2" tabs

Burnish the score lines well after adding the DSP.

After all the DSP is glued to the card stock you're ready to assemble the card components. Using glue on the tabs for the inside piece place the fold on top of the base fold and line up the bottom edges. Tuck in the tabs and hold in place for a bit so the glue takes hold. 

For the strip, add glue to the tabs, lay the strip along the bottom of the card base and tuck in the tabs to line up on the outside edges. Hold in place for the glue to take hold. 

You have now made a Bendy card! I've added some die cut images to accent the card on the inside piece. The sentiment is a piece of ephemera I colored with our Stampin' Blend markers in an ombre effect.

The flowers and leaves were also colored with markers with the flowers being painted with Wink of Stella for a touch of shimmer. A few gems was the final touch.

What do you think? Are you ready to try making a Bendy Card? It's a lot of fun and very easy. Surprise someone with this Fun Fold!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up® Demonstrator 

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

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