Hello again!
Today is my neighbor and friend, Kerri’s birthday! I’ve been working for a few weeks now what I’m going to do for her 40th birthday. I’ve gotten a few new stamp sets and really wanted to use them. I started out with the Foxy Friends stamp set and Fox builder punch from Stampin’ Up!’s new catalog.
I put together a few foxes using the fox builder.
They’re super cute but at this point, I had not decided what I wanted to do yet. Then I started playing with the Foxy Friends stamp set.
Once I got all of this cut out – I KNEW I wanted to do a card-in-a-box. Ah! It’s been a LOOONNNG time since I’ve made one and I got really excited!
There are MANY templates on pinterest. Here’s the one I made for myself (please note that the height of the box should be 5.5 inches – not 6. Sorry for my typo! card-in-a-box-pop-up-template (click to view).
Here’s my card – It’s so cute! While I was putting it together – I decided that this card is not suitable for a 4oth birthday, but I knew exactly which direction I wanted it to go and who I wanted the recipient to be.
Adorable right?! And full of encouraging sentiments. I hope the recipient enjoys it! Now – how about that 40th card! I wanted to change it up a bit for more display space – so I looked for a tutorial on how to make a card-in-a-box card that sat on it’s side (aka – a rectangle card-in-a-box. For the card below – the box is made using a base that’s 4 1/4″ x 12″, scored at 2″, 5 1/2″, 7 1/2″, and 11″. Turn 90 degrees and score at 2″. The 2″ flap once you cut them down will be the top part of the card that folds down. For the inserts, cut 2 4 11/16″ x 1″ strips and score at 5/8″ from each end. If you’d like detailed video – here’s one I watched: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/239042692697550254/.
I had no idea what I was going to do for this card – so I went to my stamp stash and started pulling all things floral and butterflies. 😀 Here’s what I came up with! I hope you LOVE it as much as I do!!!
Don’t worry! As always – the supplies will be listed below. This was NOT as difficult as it seems. I felt that the Foxy Friends one above was more difficult! The gold on this card just speaks for itself so I didn’t feel the need to decorate the other flaps.
Kerri loves blush pink, tiffany blue and gold – so I tried my best to incorporate these colors. EEEK!!! I cannot WAIT to give this card to her!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KERRI!
XOXO,
I have another card I did today that I’m excited to share later on this week – stay tuned!!!
SUPPLIES:
*Disclaimer: I am not being paid by any company to promote their products. I make cards using stamp sets and materials which I love and I love to share. To view where these items can be purchased, click on the linked abbreviations below (SU for Stampin’ Up!, SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson, AMZN for Amazon, LF for Lawn Fawn, MFT for My Favorite Things, etc.).
FOXY FRIENDS:
Not pictured: Moonlight DSP
 Foxy Friends |
 ME Mini Messages EH | SSS |ME |
 SSS Uplifting Thoughts |
 White/Gray Big Shot |
 Big Shot Magnetic Platform EH | SSS | AMZN |
 Standard Cutting Pads EH | SSS | AMZN |
 LF Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables EH | SSS | LF |
 LF Small Stitched Square Stackables EH | SSS | LF |
 SSS Stitched Rectangles |
 Chocolate Chip Ink |
 Emerald Envy Ink |
 Cajun Craze Ink |
 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink EH | SSS | AMZN |
 Tangerine Tango Ink |
 Real Red Ink |
 Smoky Slate Cardstock |
 Lost Lagoon Cardstock |
 Neenah Solar White 80 lb EH | SSS |
 ATG Gun EH | SSS | AMZN |
 Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue EH | SSS |
 ZOTs Adhesive Dots EH | SSS | AMZN |
 SU Sticky Strip (Retired) |
 SU Simply Scored |
 Teflon Bone Folder EH | SSS |
 SU Paper Snips Scissors |
 Absorber |
KERRI’S 40Th Floral card:
Copics: R21, R00, BG01, BG10, Y06, Y19, Y28
 Papillon Potpourri |
 Butterfly Basics |
 Petite Petals |
 Number of Years |
 Flower Shop |
SSS Stitched Rectangles |
White/Gray Big Shot |
Big Shot Magnetic Platform EH | SSS | AMZN |
Standard Cutting Pads EH | SSS | AMZN |
 MFT Simple Leaf Flourishes EH | SSS | MFT |
 EH Bold Blossom Dies |
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink EH | SSS | AMZN |
 WOW Metallic Gold Sparkle SSS | EH |
 Blushing Bride Ink |
 Wild Wasabi Ink |
 Pool Party Ink |
 MFT Gold Sparkle Card Stock |
 Pool Party Cardstock |
Neenah Solar White 80 lb EH | SSS |
 SU Large Numbers Framelits |
 Copic Sketch Markers EH | SSS | MERRIARTIST |
 SU Stamping Sponges |
ATG Gun EH | SSS | AMZN |
Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue EH | SSS |
ZOTs Adhesive Dots EH | SSS | AMZN |
SU Sticky Strip (Retired) |
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Absorber |
 Mini MISTI – Laser Etched |
SU Simply Scored |
SU Paper Snips Scissors |
Teflon Bone Folder EH | SSS |
 Ranger Stickles – Gold Glitter Glue EH | SSS |
 Pansy Punch |
 Petite Petals Punch |
 Bitty Butterfly Punch |
Caly – Really love your style. The floral card is gorgeous! Love the color combination. You’ve mentioned your Scan-n-Cut before…do you really like using it? Any words of wisdom on the machine? Thanks for your input.
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Hi Beth!!! Thanks for the wonderful comment on my card.
The scan n’ cut is great!!!! It’s so user friendly and most of all- STAMPER friendly. Unlike the Silhouette or the Cricut- it will scan your stamped images and cut them them without downloading into any software. I will never have to buy coordinating stamps again. The machine is a lot of money upfront but really saves you in the long run if you cut out your stamped images a lot. I also do a lot of vinyl cutting-it’s addicting! I’ve made lots of quotes for our walls as decor and even cut vinyl to heat transfer to clothes. The machine will cut lots of different materials! I have no regrets (even though it was a birthday gift) and nothing terrible to say about it. 😊
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