Dandy Garden Suite - Playing with dragonflies.

Morning Friends!

I do hope you had a great weekend (and found time to do some stamping). I have my new 2021-22 Annual Stampin' Up!® Catalogue now and I have a long wish list. Oh dear, Stampin' Up! do produce some beautiful stamp images and Designer Series Papers. If you would like a copy of the catalogue, message me and I can organise that for you.

Do you like dragonflies?  ...Yes? 

Then I have got a treat for you today. During one of our Events for Demonstrators, we had a card making session and we made 3 different cards with the Dandy Garden Suite. 

For this first card, we also used Misty Moonlight and Bumblebee card from the 2020-22 In Colour cardstock. We used the dragonfly punch to punch out a dragonfly from one of the sheets of DSP. They are the exact same shape and size. Isn't that well thought out in Stampin' Up!s® planning. 

I stamped the dragonfly wings shadows onto the Bumblebee card with Bumblebee stampin' ink prior to adhering the punched out dragonfly with some Stampin' Dimensionals. Dimensionals are something I make sure I never run out of as I use them so much. 

As you can see we also made a stamped insert for the card and stamped up the envelope to co-ordinate. This stamping was done with Bumblebee stampin' ink.

For the second card we used the Flowers in the stamp set and punched out 3 of the small dragonflies using the dragonfly punch. We made the card base using Blackberry Bliss Cardstock and the base layer with Gray Granite.

Again I have stamped up a co-ordinating card insert and envelope. All the stamping on this card was with Mossy Meadow Stampin' Ink.

I am sure you are the same, but I really do like to make cards and have them all co-ordinated and finished like this. They look so lovely. They really show you have gone to extra effort for the person you are sending it to. You would not do it if you did not care for them.

Let's be honest, a hand made card is so much more beautiful and loving than a shop bought, mass produced card. There is time, energy, care, thought, and a lot of love put into the design and creating of a hand made card. They not only bring pleasure to the maker but the recipient also.

For our final card we used Mossy Meadow cardstock for the card base. I used Bumblebee and Whisper White cardstock for the layers along with some DSP strips. This time we finished the front of the card with 3 tiny ladybugs and a hand stamped and punched out dragonfly in Bumblebee Stampin' Ink.

The swarm of dragonflies on the base card and sentiments on the Whisper White card are stamped in Misty Moonlight.

I used the dragonfly imaged stamp with Bumblebee stampin' ink to decorate this insert. chose one of the sentiments to stamp with Misty Moonlight stampin' ink and for the envelope I chose to use the dragonfly swarm.

Here are the product items which you can click on and they will take you to the stampin' Up! shop where you can have a close look at each item and also purchase them so that you can make these cards or something that is your own design.  If you do make something with this bundle, attach a picture in the comments below so I can see your creations. I do love to see them.

Product List

Dragonfly Garden Bundle (English) [156224] $63.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	2020–2022 In Color A4 Cardstock Assortment [153075] $15.75	2020–2022 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle [154957] $58.50	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $13.00
Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $15.25	Mossy Meadow 3/16" (4.8 Mm) Braided Linen Trim [154298] $12.25	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock [133682] $15.25	Ladybug Trinkets [154299] $13.00	Bone Folder [102300] $12.00
Dandy Garden Suite Collection (English) [155981] $253.00	Clear Block Bundle [118491] $120.50

Remember the NEW Kit

Bouquet of Hope by Paper Pumpkin is available to us now. You can order yours HERE. 

Card Kits are fantastic if you

• want something pre-prepared and you get to do the fun bit of making them up.
• travelling in a caravan
• homeschoolers
• like making cards without the mess and all the tools

Are you planning to order one? Do you want someone to have an afternoon stamping together with you while you make up your kit? If you would like to join a zoom group while you make up your kit, let me know and I will try and arrange that to happen. Stamping in a group, even virtually is fun. You get to hang out with creative friends, make new friends and do something you love.

Kit contains enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and coordinating envelopes.
Card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm)
Envelope size: 4-1/2" x 5-3/4" (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
Coordinating colours: Basic Black, Bumblebee, Just Jade, Merry Merlot, Mossy Meadow, Rococo Rose
Coordinates with the Flower & Field Designer Series Paper, a Sale-A- Bration item.

If you snagged a stack of Flower & Field Designer Series Paper during Sale-A-Bration, you can combine it with the kit’s extra elements and enjoy even more coordinated cardmaking!

Well, that's it for now. Have a great week and make some time for crafting, and remember, show me your creations either here or on my Facebook or Instagram.

Caroline XX