Mediterranean Blooms

Here’s another pack of Designer Series Paper that I haven’t used yet. It’s Mediterranean Blooms ~ pretty with hand-painted oranges and lemons. I did not buy the stamp set/die bundle (although I’m not sure why, as it’s very nice!) so I hadn’t dipped into the DSP yet.

To keep with the citrus theme, I pulled out last year’s stamp bundle (now retired) called Sweet Citrus. It does pair nicely with these prints. I used that on today’s card ~

This is a “book binding” fun fold – a very simple fun fold that only requires one additional score line.

Here’s what I did:

I cut a piece of Pumpkin Pie Cardstock to 11″x 4-1/4″, then scored it at 5-1/2″ and 4-1/4″.
To the right of the second score line, I glued a 4″ square piece of Mediterranean Blooms DSP.
To the left of the second score line, I glued a 1″x 4″ piece of Mediterranean Blooms that coordinates with the first.
Next I glued the 1-1/4″ section (between the score lines) down to the back. This creates the “book binding” where only the 4-1/4″ square opens to show the inside.
Then I tied a length of white Baker’s Twine around the card at the second score line and tied a bow.

On the inside, I stamped one of the flowers in Sweet Citrus to the bottom right corner with Daffodil Delight and stamped a Crushed Curry center.

Back on the front, I stamped my sentiment in Pumpkin Pie onto Basic White Cardstock and cropped it out with the 2-1/8″ circle die from Spotlight on Nature Dies.
I ran the edge of the white circle around my Cajun Craze stamp pad to give the edge a little color detail.
The final embellishment is a Garden Green Adhesive Backed Dots For Days.

Stampin’ Up! made a very interesting video with the creator of this DSP. You can see the process from the concept artist HERE.

Here’s a photo of the whole pack of paper:

I can’t wait to try the blue tiled side! But on to another pack that has yet to be tried…tomorrow! 😁

Enjoy your day!

Product List

Mediterranean Blooms 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163284] $12.50	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [105117] $11.50	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $13.00	Spotlight On Nature Dies [163580] $35.00
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad [147086] $9.00	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad [147085] $9.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad [147094] $9.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad [147087] $9.00
Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $11.00	Adhesive Backed Dots For Days [163779] $8.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.25