• Prepare a 5-1/2″ by 5-1/2″ card base from textured Very Vanilla and score at the top.
• Ink the “Floral Spray” from Thoughts and Prayers using Rich Razzleberry and Always Artichoke Stampin’ Write Markers. “Huff” and stamp onto Very Vanilla card stock. Punch out using a scalloped rectangle Nestabilities and the Big Shot. Mat onto Always Artichoke followed by Rich Razzleberry. Round the corners of the Rich Razzleberry with the Corner Rounder.
• Ink the “Praying for Friends” sentiment from Thoughts and Prayers with Chocolate Chip and stamp onto Very Vanilla. Punch out using a smaller scalloped rectangle Nestabilities and the Big Shot. Mat onto Always Artichoke followed by Rich Razzleberry.
• Using the Scallop Border Punch, punch a strip from Always Artichoke. Using the Eyelet Border Punch, punch a strip of Rich Razzleberry.
• Adhere the above elements to the card base as illustrated in the photo.
• As a final touch, add a snippet of Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon!

As you can see, the new In-Colors can be coupled with our old favorites! And speaking of old favorites, please make certain to check out the Last Chance lists at the top of the right sidebar! You can order from my website 24/7!

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Stamp Sets: Thoughts and Prayers (113252)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908), Always Artichoke Stampin’ Write Marker (105113), In-Colors Stampin’ Write Markers—Set of 6 (116329—Available July 1st)
Paper: Very Vanilla Textured Cardstock (108693—Available in the Assorted Neutrals Pack), Very Vanilla (101650), Always Artichoke (105119), Rich Razzleberry (115316—Available July 1st)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Scalloped Border Punch (112091), Eyelet Border Punch (113692), Corner Rounder (109047), Nestabilities Scalloped Rectangles
Embellishments: Rich Razzleberry Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115613)

• Prepare a standard card base from Rich Razzleberry, and score at the top.
• Layer with two selections from the Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper collection. Adhere Crushed Curry Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon at the interface between the two papers. (Tip: I placed the ribbon polka-dot side down so that it would not compete with the background paper that I had selected.)
• Ink the “Snowman Family” from The More the Merrier with Basic Gray and stamp onto Stampin‘ Up!s Watercolor Paper. Watercolor the background with Bordering Blue, Ballet Blue and Going Gray Stampin‘ Pastels and a Blender Pen. “Dress” the snowmen in the colors of your choice by touching the tip of the Blender Pen to an ink pad and picking up color this way. I selected the new In-Colors to give my family a rich, updated look!
• Cut out the image using a Scalloped Nestabilities Die and the Big Shot. Mat onto Crushed Curry followed by Rich Razzleberry. Adhere to the card base as shown in the photo.
• Ink the “Large Snowflake” image from the Christmas Punch set with Rich Razzleberry and stamp onto Very Vanilla. Punch out with a 1″ Circle Punch and mat onto Crushed Curry. Finally mat the Crushed Curry square onto a Rich Razzleberry square which has been punched using the Scallop Square Punch. Adhere to the card at an angle. (Tip: I added rhinestones in the corner for just a touch of “bling“!)

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Stamp Set: The More the Merrier (Hostess Level 3 Available July 1st 115322), Christmas Punch (Hostess Level 2 Available July 1st 115366)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry (115658—Available July 1st), Bermuda Bay (115655—Available July 1st), Crushed Curry (115659—Available July 1st), Melon Mambo (115656—Available July 1st), Basic Gray (109120), Stampin’ Pastels (105542)
Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper(115675—Available July 1st) Rich Razzleberry (115316—Available July 1st), Crushed Curry (115319—Available July 1st), Very Vanilla (101650), Watercolor Paper (105019)
Tools: 1” Circle Punch (109046), Scallop Square Punch (112081), Ticket Corner Punch (107214), Nestabilities Scalloped Rectangles
Embellishments: Crushed Curry Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115614), rhinestones

What a great die to own if you are a gift card aficionado like myself! It can be easily customized for any occasion…weddings, graduations, birthdays, babies. The possibilities are endless! Are you ready to “Look Here” for today’s card recipe?

Part 1. The Card Base

• Prepare a standard card base from textured Whisper White card stock and score at the top.
• Layer with the two striped selections from the Tall Tales Designer Series Paper collection.
• Adhere Soft Suede Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon at the interface of the two papers.
• Ink the “Giraffe” stamp from Animal Stories with Soft Suede and stamp onto Whisper White. Use the Corner Rounder Punch on opposite corners. Mat with Barely Banana, once again rounding opposite corners. Mat onto Old Olive, and adhere to the card base.
• Ink the “Happy New Baby” sentiment from the Fun & Fast Notes stamp set with Soft Suede and stamp onto Whisper White. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, layer onto a scalloped oval punched from the “Yellow Stripe” paper using the Scalloped Oval Punch. Layer this onto a Soft Suede Large Oval and adhere to the card base.
  

Part II. The Gift Card Insert

• Align a piece of 6″ x 11″ Old Olive card stock onto the Look Here! Bigz Die. Layer the die and paper between the extended cutting pads and pass through the Big Shot. Remove all excess paper from the cut out. Note: The small rectangle of paper at the bottom edge of the die is extremely important. Make certain that you do not lose it. Plus this is a very close fit, so make sure that you carefully line the paper up with the cutting lines.
• Because I wanted to “dress” this up, I punched the selected arrows again using Barely Banana. I then adhered them to the arrows that I wanted to highlight. I also lined the upper section of the die with pattern paper from the Tall Tales collection.
• Next you need to begin folding all of the score lines. Turn the piece over and add adhesive between the half-circles and fold this section over the middle score line.
• Pop the half circles through to hold the card. Next you are ready to fold the other score lines out. Fold the next one on the back up, and then flip to the front and fold the next remaining score line up.
• Before folding the side score lines, pop out the arrows and fold them on the crease line. You can now safely fold the side lines forward (down) without damaging the arrows. (Note: If the arrows become creased or bent, they will not “pop” correctly when you open the card.)
• This piece can now be added to the card. Make certain that you are adding the top of the insert to the top of the card. Place adhesive to the back of the top portion of the insert. Make certain that the 5/8″ piece above the folded middle meets up with the center fold of the card base, while making sure that the folded sides of the top half of the insert are in the fold of the card base. (Tip: When adding the adhesive, make certain that you do not glue down the arrows.)
• Place adhesive on the back of the bottom section of the insert. It is easiest to actually fold the bottom half of the card base up to meet the insert.
• Next add a little adhesive to both ends of the tiny rectangular piece which was cut with the die. Fold into the shape of an “M” and align with the lower corner of the right-hand half-circle. Next squeeze the lower right hand arrow on to this. This will help to hold this arrow up when the card is opened. (Tip: When the gift card is added, make certain that all of the arrows are in front of the gift card.)
• To add even more interest, I cut out an elephant from the Tall Tales paper and adhered it to the lower arrow using a couple of Mini Glue Dots. I also slipped a piece of pattern paper under the arrow cut-out in the bottom panel.
• As a finishing touch, I cut a strip of elephants from the Tall Tales paper and affixed it as a border on the bottom panel.

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Stamp Set: Animal Stories (116716—Available July 1st), Fun & Fast Notes (113500)
Ink: Soft Suede (115657)
Designer Series Paper: Tall Tales (115678)
Card Stock: Whisper White Textured (108693 Available only in the Neutrals Assorted Pack), Old Olive (100702), Barely Banana (102701), Soft Suede (115318)
Tools: Big Shot(113439), Extended Cutting Pads (113478), Stampin’ Up! Pop-Up Look Here (115966—Available July 1st), Scallop Oval Punch (114889), Large Oval Punch (107305), Corner Rounder (109047)
Embellishments: Soft Suede Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115612)