Stampin’ Up! Flowering Cactus Happy Birthday Card!

Mornin’, y’all – and happy Monday!  Hope you’ve got a good week ahead of you as we head into Easter weekend!

Now, you guys know that I’m all about clean-and-simple.  The fewer the layers and embellishments – the happier I am!

😳

Bwaahahahahaha!!

No – you know that’s not true!  But, sometimes, I fight my inclination to layer-layer-layer and end up trying a clean-and-simple card.  Like today!  I just got the cool Flowering Cactus Medley and opened it right up.  I used it – and just a couple of additional goodies to make a CAS birthday card.  Take a look-see:

The layout for this one is from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week.

I started with a piece of Basic White cardstock that I embossed in the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder (which is…RETIRING! 🙁 ) and then matted on Calypso Coral for the card front.

I cut a piece of the pretty DSP included in the Flowering Cactus Medley, matted it on Calypso Coral and adhered it to the bottom of the card front.

There’s a two-pack of Linen Thread in the Medley – one in …Linen Thread color and one in Calypso Coral.  I wrapped the latter around the card front a few times, securing it in the back with Glue Dots.  Then I tied a little bow around the threads.

I used the dies in the Medley to cut a cactus – this is part of the DSP – there’s a pattern with images that fit the dies…

…and adhered it to the card front.  Then I used Liquid Glue to add a couple of Calypso Coral felt embellishment flowers!

On a piece of Basic White – I stamped the sentiment from the included Flowering Cactus stamp set in Calypso Coral and cut it with the smallest skinny Stitched Rectangle Die.

I popped that on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card front was done!

On the inside, I stamped a second Flowering Cactus sentiment in Calypso Coral on a Basic White panel.  In the corner I added a cactus – I used Sponge Daubers to add ink to the image in Mint Macaron and Mossy Meadow.  Then I added the flowers in stamped-off-once Calypso Coral.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Calypso Coral mat and into my Mossy Meadow card base – popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

My Basic White Medium Envelope got another sponge-daubered Flowering Cactus on the front…

…and a little more of the DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila!  This is such a cool medley – I hope that you’ve got it already or are planning to get it!  It’s really got everything you need – from the Flowering Cactus stamp set and bundled Flowering Cactus dies.  Plus gorgeous DSP (including the one that has the die-cut-out-able images!), felt embellishments, and two rolls of Linen Thread! All you do is add the basics – cardstock and adhesives!

I hope you like!

If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts are listed below!

TTFN

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