To finish the card, I layered the image on Pumpkin Pie and Gray Granite cardstock. I also stamped the greeting on small strip of Very Vanilla cardstock with Gray Granite ink. I layered it on Pumpkin Pie cardstock before adding to the card front. Once again, a quick and easy card that is perfect for Mother's Day. 

I layered a piece of Old Olive patterned paper from the 6" x 6" Regals Designer Series Paper pack on a piece of Old Olive cardstock. Then, I attached a piece of Real Red ribbon across the DSP. I attached this to an Old Olive card base. I adhered the tulip cluster to the front. Then, I stamped the greeting in Old Olive ink on Very Vanilla cardstock and cut it using the Stitched Rectangle dies. 

On a card base made from Rococo Rose cardstock, I adhered a piece of the Woven Threads Designer Series Paper. For this card, I didn't have ribbon to match. Instead, I used small strips of coordinating pieces of the Woven Threads DSP to give the same effect as ribbon. 

I finished the card off by stamping the "happy birthday" greeting in Rococo Rose ink and cutting it using another die from the Stitched Rectangle dies. I attached it with dimensionals to help it pop off the page. 
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My scrap bin was bursting with discarded images and shapes, and this snowy weekend seemed like the perfect time to turn them from trash to treasure!

Whenever I am stamping, I put any stamped images or die-cut shapes that I decide not to use for whatever reason into a small tub. My thought is that someday, I will come back and do something useful with those pieces. Today was that day. 

I started by dumping out the contents of my scrap bin on my stamp table. I sorted through everything by putting like shapes and images together. I also started putting aside bits and pieces that I was most interested in working with. I put a few things neatly back in the tub right away, knowing that it was not yet time to transform them into a beautiful card. Then, I got to work. 

I quickly made over a dozen cards. I'm going to showcase a few below and others will be the subject of upcoming blog posts. So, if you see a card you like that's not explained below, be sure to subscribe to my newsletter to get updates about my blog. 
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Even after putting together over a dozen cards, my scrap bin is still full! I'll need to spend some more time crafting with my leftovers. Do you have a scrap bin? I'd love to hear about your creations in the comments below.

I'm so excited to be participating in the Stampin' Friends Blog Hop this year! Our first hop of 2020 is a Birthday Bash. All of the bloggers have created some amazing projects to share with you that are perfect for celebrating birthdays. I hope you'll click through and check them all out! The next blogger on the hop is Maureen Rauchfuss. So, when you're done here, hop over to her blog to see the projects she's created!

5. Cut the corners out like the picture above. The solid blue lines are the cut lines. The dotted green lines are fold lines that you have already scored.
6. You will notice there are dotted blue lines that create triangles inside the triangular shapes at the sides. You will need to score these. I find the middle of the diagonal line and then score from that point to the opposite corner of the triangle. 

10. Twist the rubber band and slide it over the other side and into the accordion groove. Then, adhere the two sides of the triangles on that side.

11. Finally, adhere the flap on the end to close the box. 

12. Decorate the outside of the boxes as you wish. I used the Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper from the January - June 2020 Mini Catalog. ​

13. Collapse the pop-out boxes by pinching the sides and close them inside the slide-out box bottom and sleeve. 

14. Give to a friend and wait for the surprise!   

I hope you've enjoyed this box project and card as much as I do! Thanks for visiting the blog today and make sure to go take a look at all the projects on this month's hop!

1. Rachel Rife
​2. Kim Lamos
3. Teri Pocock
4. ​Cheryl Taylor
5. Jo Blackman
6. Steph Jandrow
7. Katja Ettig
8. Lisa Ann Bernard 
9. Kim Quade
10. Heidi Collins <-- You Are Here!
11. Maureen Rauchfuss
12. Jean Bolen Beaulieu
13. Anne Marie Hile
14. Barbara Welch 
15. Melissa Thomas
16. Sue Vine

I will be doing a Virtual Stamp Class as a Facebook Live event on February 12. Through a series of live Facebook videos, I will be demonstrating these four projects. There will also be specials, games, and all the fun stuff of a stamp class! If you'd like to join me, please RSVP to my Facebook event. 

If you'd like to stamp along with me during the class (or after), you can order a Make-n-Take kit for only $40. The kit includes the Painted Poppies stamp set, a Wink of Stella pen, and all of the cardstock and accessories to make all four projects. Be sure to order by January 25, 2020 to have your kit in time for the Facebook Live event. You can find more details on the Card Classes by Mail page. 

I finally got a chance to sit down and play with some new Designer Series Paper yesterday. Sometimes, the patterned paper is so pretty that all it needs is the addition of a sentiment to create a beautiful card. That is what I did here.

Using dimensionals, I layered the sentiment on ribbon and linen thread from the Annual Catalog. I also added three copper brads below the sentiment. The whole card front is attached to a Pretty Peacock card base. This truly is a quick and easy card that still has loads of texture and interest!