This Lovely Flowers DSP is so beautiful if I see a scrap of it lying around I have to make something with it right away. There’s quite a bit going on here but that’s usually the way my cards end up–I never know when to stop adding things!

The card base is Melon Mambo, one of the 2009/2010 In Colors. I stamped it with En Francais background stamp in Versamark ink, then sprinkled on Clear Embossing powder and heat embossed for a subtle raised effect.

Next, I matted a piece of Lovely Flowers DSP onto Old Olive card stock and adhered it to the card base using dimensionals.

The top layer is Crushed Curry (another In Color) matted with Whisper White, which I stamped using Happy Everything and Flower Lines, a Level 3 Hostess set. The “happy” was inked with my Melon Mambo marker, “Birthday” in Old Olive, and the flowers were also inked with my in color markers, but I stamped off before stamping onto the Whisper White each time.

To finish off the card, I stapled a piece of folded Old Olive 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon to the edge of the Crushed Curry layer and adhered it to the base using dimensionals, offset slightly to the right.

This is a personal favorite–I just love how it turned out. I’m kind of obsessed with this tri-fold design, and I’ve made cards like this before (see previous post for directions and measurements). Based on what my coworker requested (color theme pink and blue) this is one of the samples I came up with. Since the birthday party is for both a 2 year old boy and a 7 year old girl, I kept the pink at bay, and used the bright Kiwi Kiss along with the neutral Close to Cocoa to keep everything balanced out.

Stamps used were All in the Family and Introducing. This time I colored in the images with my SU Markers. The sentiment was heat embossed with White Embossing powder on the top flap. The circles were made using my 1/2″ Circle Punch (Regal Rose and Kiwi Kiss card stock) layered with 1/4″ Circle Punch (Bashful Blue). I love this look–it’s like retro pom pom lampshade trim!

The inside view:

Inside, I layered Regal Rose and Whisper White, stamped with invitation wording block from the Introducing stamp set in Close to Cocoa ink.

Base is Kiwi Kiss, 4.25×5.5″ opens on the right (like a book). Depending on which way you cut your 8.5″x11″ sheet of card stock, you will get different folds and orientations.

For example, as shown below, if you cut vertically down the middle, and score across the shorter side, you’ll end up with the type of fold I used for this card. Alternatively, you could position the fold along the top of the card (it’ll open from the bottom) and the orientation will be “portrait” rather than “landscape”.

I stamped the image, from All in the Family in Black Stazon ink on Whisper White card stock. This was colored in using the SU Watercolor Pencils and blended with the Blender pen. Also, I popped up the White layer on dimensionals.

To finish off the invitation, I layered Regal Rose 5/8″ Grosgrain ribbon with the Bermuda Bay 1/2″ Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, attaching it with some Snail to hold the pieces in place. I wrapped the ribbon around the entire front flap of the card, pinning the loose ends on the front of the card underneath the Bermuda Bay 1 3/4″ circle, which was stamped with “You’re Invited” from the Introducing stamp set. I stamped it in Versamark and embossed with White Embossing powder. It was attached to the card with dimensionals.