Bloomin' Accordion

This is my final card for the Kindred Stamps design team.  Again, I made an interactive card using the KS set Bloom and a Karen Burniston die, this week the Fancy Label Accordion die.

After stamping and coloring the three panels, I cut them out using one of the smaller dies in the set.  To give a bit more depth to the panels, I sponged around each one so it almost looks like they're framed.

I hope you have enjoyed my cards this month using Bloom.  I'm sure I'll be showing you some more creations from Kindred Stamps in the future -- they are so much fun to play with!

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Continuing with my Kindred Stamps theme of interactive cards again this week, I made a card using the Karen Burniston Katherine Label Pop-Up die.  The children in this set, Bloom, are so sweet -- and I used the two little gardeners this week.

After creating the base with some sky patterned paper and "grass" on the lower portion, I cut a window in the front of the card.  The frame was created using a couple of the dies in that set.  I stamped and colored the two children with Copic markers and cut them out -- ignoring the leaves because I thought it would be too difficult cutting around them.  I then partially stamped the images onto the card, gluing down the fussy-cut figures on top.  I then colored the leaves with a darker green.

When you open the card, the sentiment that you had seen through the window now pops up.  I added the flowers (stamped twice) at the bottom.

As you may have guessed, I love making cards with moving parts!  I hope you liked this one.

You're Bloomin' Wonderful!

This is my last month on the Kindred Stamps Design Team, and I wanted to let you all know that I've thoroughly enjoyed creating for you.  This month my non-release week set to use is Bloom, which is actually a pretty new stamp set -- it was released just last month.  If you recall, last month all my non-release week projects were "anything but a card."  This month has a theme also -- all three of my cards will be interactive, using three different Karen Burniston dies -- another of my loves!

My first card is made with the Rockin' Rectangle die and uses a sheet of heavyweight acetate for the front cover -- so you get a hint of what's inside.

When you open the front, the panel with that sweet little girl pops out at you -- revealing a little bit more.

A top view of the card gives you an idea of how much it pops out.

When I decided to make this card, I didn't have any sheets of heavyweight acetate, so I cut up the packaging I had saved from a die set.  Use what you have is my motto!  I hope you like my card.