Playing in the Rain Box Easel cards

I just LOVE this set- Love the images and love the coordinating Paperpumpkin kit.

This is a box easel card- take a  4 1/4x 11 inch cardstock and score along the long side at 1/2inch, 1 1/2 inch, 2 1/2 inch, 3 1/2inch to create the front box and then score at 7 1/2 inch and 10 1/2 inch  (here done in thick white cardstock)

put tape on the 1/2 strip on the both sides- one to make the box and the other to attach to the 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch card base *( here Mango Melody) . 

put the tape on the easel part and fold the base at the 7 1/2 inch. Line up the top of the mango piece to the 7 1/2 inch line and it will be perfect and fold flat to go into an envelope  ( I tried the fold at 8 inches and the easel leaned a little far back) 

This is sort of what it looks like from the side. 

You can decorate it with DSP- here I used some elements from the paperpumpkin kit - don't you just LOVE that little frog?

they had a coordinating die but it sold out so soon I was not able to get it so having to fussy cut them all - Argggh!

If you used the raindrop embossing folder, make sure you stamp the flowers and the puddle BEFORE you emboss it so it stamps well. 

I did not get the DSP for this one but wanted to create a little background so I stamped the umbrella all over and used the stampin' blends to color it really fast and easy and So Stinkin' Cute!

 

12x12 DSP birthday card

it was my brother in law's birthday and I wanted to make him a card and I used the 12 x12 DSP to make the card.  the picture below shows what it looked like trimmed up with the pockets I created. I did add a center panel with a message after this picture was taken. above is what it looked like closed up with the belly band made from DSP from He's all that set.