Good Thursday – & welcome to another fabulous hop with the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop group. We have a fun color challenge this week & I’m working with products from the Wildflower Birthday Suite that has all the required colors. Let’s take peek…

This is a Double Flap Fun Fold and it incorporates many of the colors for this color challenge – and it comes from using many of the products in the Wildflower Birthday Suite. I love all the soft colors in this card front: Soft Sea Foam, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink and Gold. The ribbon is part of the wuite as well… 1 1/2″ Open Weave Trim in Gold. I simply took a length, tied a knot, trimmed the ends to an angle and attached it with a glue dot. And that beautiful bouquet is a punch out from the Wildflower Birthday Specialty DSP. I added it to the card front with dimensionals.

This is the flap layer – like another card! AND… it uses another of the punch outs from the Wildflower Birthday SDSP. I adhered it to this layer then added the sentiment using the Wanted To Say Dies, Pretty In Pink card stock, Gold Foil Sheets with Adhesive Sheets and dimensionals.

This is the inside of the card… the balloon is another of the punch outs from the Wildflower Birthday SDSP and the sentiment is from the Birthday Celebration stamp set stamped with Pretty in Pink ink. This is a very feminine card! I love the soft colors and all the added punch-outs & ribbon. This is a card that will need extra postage – or hand delivered.

For the envelope… I added more of the Wildflower Birthday DSP to the flap and another of the punch-outs to the front of the envelope, bringing everything together.

Below the list of names & connections for this blog hop, are instructions, card cuts for putting this card together. Also, there are changes coming to Stampin’ Up! that I want to share – so see below for purchasing products to make this card & new Stampin’ Up! info!

Enjoy the hop!!! Click the ‘next’ button or click on a name to see what others have created.

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright – you are here! :O)

Card cuts:

• Base…
  • 4 1/4 x 11 scored @ 5 1/2. Cut off 2 3/4 on one end to be used for ‘top’ (Soft Sea Foam)
  • DSP… 2 1/2 x 4 1/8 (Wildflower Birthday SDSP)
• Front flap…
  • 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 (Soft Sea Foam) – from card base
  • 2 5/8 x 4 1/8 (Basic White)
  • 2 1/2 x 4 (SDSP – Wildflower Birthday)
• Double Flap inside…
  • 3 1/4 x 10 scored @ 5 (Soft Sea Foam)
  • 2 1/2 x 4 (Wildflower Birthday SDSP)

Additional products:

• Wanted To Say Dies – (a SU! ONLINE EXCLUSIVE product)
• Open Weave 1 1/2″ Trim in Gold, (Jan – Apr 2025 Mini Catalog)
• Pretty in Pink card stock 1 3/4 x 3 1/2 – (’24-’25 Annual Catalog)
• Pretty In Pink ink (’24-’25 Annual Catalog)
• Gold Foil Sheets 1 3/4 x 3 1/2 (a SU! ONLINE EXCLUSIVE product)
• Adhesive Sheets (’24-’25 Annual Catalog)

Links to purchase products:

• use this link to take you to my Stampin’ Up! store

If you don’t see exactly what you want… make certain my name is listed as your demonstrator :O)

• To view the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES, CLICK HERE.
• To see the items in the Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog – click here
• Click this link for the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog.
• LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS – CLICK HERE!

NEW STAMPIN’ UP! INFO BEGINNING APRIL 15… I’m giving a very SHORT summary :O)

• The HOST CODE is going away beginning April 15, 2025! Actually, this is a huge benefit to the customer… when making purchases of $20 or more, Stampin ‘ Up! will be giving rewards which you can use for future purchases. :O) CUSTOMERS MUST OPT IN & NEED AN ONLINE ACCOUNT!
• I will be discontinuing my $10 “gift’ when customers make purchases of $50 or more, but the customer will receive benefits from Stampin’ Up! that make up for that!!! More about my rewards in another post :O)
• Card stock prices are increasing with the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog (production costs!). The cost of single-color will be $14 for a pack of 24 sheets of 8 1/2 x 11, while it is currently $13 for a pack of 40 sheets. Assortments will contain 20 sheets. Stocking up now is a good idea!!!
• Thick Basic White will only be offered in 12×12 size, for $26.
• Paper Pumpkin website will be much more accessible beginning March 11, 2025 with a different address – yay!
• The 2025-2026 Annual Catalog will be revealed at the On Stage Convention – I’m attending in Raleigh, NC!

I’m hoping this information helps calm your fears. Stampin’ Up! is working diligently to make shopping with them (and me) a positive experience.