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Hello to each of you lovely crafters who pop by to see what I have to share today. I appreciate that you take the time to check in.

I had wanted to start on this project during a recent Facebook Live but totally ran out of time. So, here is what I made.

I wanted to make one 3-1/8″x 3-1/8″ Acetate Card Box so that I could make lots of 3″x 3″ cards to pop inside. I actually made 2 boxes and 8 cards per box but needed to place the envelopes behind the acrylic box. To hold them in place, I used some of the white twine from the SNAIL MAIL TWINE COMBO PACK to keep everything in place.

The bellyband was made by using a 2″ strip of Bermuda Bay card stock and a piece of Granny Apple Green card stock that has been cut using one of the dies from the SNAIL DIES set.

The ‘4’ is from the PLAYFUL ALPHABET DIES and the ‘you’ is from the WELL WRITTEN DIES. Everything we have in our crafting collection from Stampin’ Up!© is able to be used across varying bundles and suites.

This very funky chick was stamped and coloured using Stampin’ Blends.

These are the first four cards that are included in the box.

These are the next four cards.

The cards that feature the eggs also have ‘you’re a good egg’ greeting stamped inside.

Let me share a closer look at each of these gift cards.

Each gift box contains the same eight gift cards as well as envelopes. I think this makes a great little gift for someone – after all, who doesn’t need to have birthday cards on hand?

Leave a message and tell me which is your favourite. Who knows, I might it to you as a thank you for taking the time to comment.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Hey Birthday Chick Bundle (English) [158631] $75.50	Hey Birthday Chick Cling Stamp Set [154464] $37.00	Birthday Chick Dies (English) [158200] $47.00	Hey Chick Bundle (English) [158627] $77.25	Hey Chick Cling Stamp Set (English) [158190] $30.00
Chick Dies [158199] $56.00	Snailed It Cling Stamp Set [154472] $33.00	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25
Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $15.25	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25
Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $15.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $15.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $15.50	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $15.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.50	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $7.75	Basic White 3" X 3" (7.6 X 7.6 Cm) Envelopes [159233] $17.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello and thank you for popping by to see today’s project. I hope you like it – please leave a comment to let me know what you think – I love hearing from you.

When I saw the HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK STAMP SET in the January to June Mini Catalogue, it reminded me of the HEY CHICK STAMP SET from a Sale-a-bration brochure a few years ago.

Then, I was so pleased to see that the HEY CHICK STAMP SET has been brought back AND that there are bundles for both stamp sets that have coordinating dies.

For a recent Facebook Live I made a card with a simple pop up mechanism.

I wanted to have my chicks (chooks in Australia) fly the coop.

Because I wanted my first escaping chick to be the feature, on the front of the card, I chose to create a simple background for her. I cut a piece of Granny Apple Green card stock and carefully teared the hilly slope. I used some IN GOOD TATSE DSP, to cut the chicken coop, so that I had a rustic, wooden structure.

For each of the three birds I coloured, I used the same colours but in different sequences. They are kaleidascopes of colour.

I stamped the greeting onto a scrap of card stock and cut it using my CLASSIC LABEL PUNCH. To ensure that I could pop it up on dimensionals and have ‘her’ hold it in her wings, I stamped her onto a sticky note so that I could cut out a mask. Then I needed to use my Stamparatus to stamp the image onto a piece of Stamparatus Grid Paper. I was then able to place the greeting and position/adjust the mask. Once I was happy with the positioning, inked up the stamp and add her wingtips to the greeting. Then I added the matching colours using my Stampin’ Blends.

Open the card and see the surprise inside.

Making the pop up mechanism was quick and easy. This is the ‘sample’ card I made and learned lots about how to make it easier the next time around, including placing all the background elements – wire fencing and corn – before positioning the pop ups.

I felt so connected with the people who watch my Live. During this Live, my friend from the US (Fran Ward) shared her knowledge of corn. My placement of the corn cobs, in this first card, was not ‘accurate’. So I was able to put the cobs on the stalks more accurately on my Live card.

As you can see, these next two birds, are equally as colourful, as they fly away. They are flying above the picket fence, past the bags of cornmeal.

I forgot to include the envelope in my photo – it has a Granny Apple Green balloon on it.

I was so happy with my Facebook Live version of the card. I did want to move onto a second project but this Live had already gone for over an hour. Tomorrow’s post will be the project that I hoped to do during the Live.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Hey Birthday Chick Bundle (English) [158631] $75.50	Hey Birthday Chick Cling Stamp Set [154464] $37.00	Birthday Chick Dies (English) [158200] $47.00	Hey Chick Bundle (English) [158627] $77.25
Hey Chick Cling Stamp Set (English) [158190] $30.00	Chick Dies [158199] $56.00	Snailed It Cling Stamp Set [154472] $33.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $37.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $15.50
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $15.50	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $15.50
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $15.50	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $7.75	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00
Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello to each you wonderful stamping enthusiasts who pop by to see what I’ve been up to – thank you!

For todya’s project I wanted to make a card that has a gap in the front – a window sheet card.

Anyway, I wanted to use the WRAPPED BOUQUET BUNDLE for the first time. I was ready for some colouring. And, I wanted to use some more of the amazing FINE ART FLORAL DESIGNER SERIES PAPER.

Living in Australia, I use A4 card stock and measurements that are different to the standard size cards made by crafters in the US and Canada. These are the measurements I used but I’m sure that they can be easily adapted to your preferred card size.

I cut a piece of Basic Gray card stock to have one piece measuring 5-3/4″x 5-5/8″ (14.6cm x 14.3cm). As soon as I cut the 5-5/8″ length, I scored that length at 1-1/2″ (3.8cm). This was then burnished and it creates the top piece for the front of the card.

Then I cut a piece measuring 5-3/4″x 1-1/2″ (14.6cm x 3.8cm), for the front card base.

The two pieces of DSP measure 5-5/8″x 1-3/8″ (14.3cm x 3.5cm).

A piece of window sheet, measuring 5-3/4″x 4″ (14.6cm x 10.2cm) is first adhered to the inside of the top front of the card. I used Stampin’ Seal for this. Then I added Stampin’ Seal to the back of the bottom panel. When the card was folded closed, I positioned the gray panel onto the window sheet.

I used the no line stamping technique to stamp and then colour the bouquet using Stampin’ Blends – Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather and Mango Melody. After I finished colouring the bouquet I used the coordinating die to cut it out. I cut a second bouquet piece in Basic White to glue to the back of the coloured piece to hide the colour that seeps through when using the Blends.

I stamped the newspaper print image onto both sides of a piece of Basic White card stock and then cut out the wrap shape. This die also embosses the crease lines needed to fold and burnish it into shape.

After I folded the newspaper wrap and then used a mini glue dot to secure the bouquet in place.

I placed some Stampin’ Dimensionals onto the back of the bouquet to secure it to the card front.

The sentiment ‘Love you bunches’ was stamped in Flirty Flamingo and then cut using one of squares from the STITCHED SHAPES DIES.

I also, partially, stamped the bouquet images onto the card insert and envelope. These were also coloured.

I like the way Basic Gray works with Flirty Flamingo. As you can see, the final touch was to add some PEARL BASIC JEWELS.

The WRAPPED BOUQUET STAMP SET also has a Mother’s Day greeting that could be stamped inside this card to make it occasion specific.

Make sure that you let me know what you think of this card.

Happy stamping!

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Wrapped Bouquet Bundle (English) [156217] $82.75	Wrapped Bouquet Cling Stamp Set [154550] $38.00	Dies Wrapped Flowers [154324] $54.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00
Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558] $20.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $8.75	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Window Sheets [142314] $8.75	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00
Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $15.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $15.50	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $15.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00