Live, Love, Grow

Oh my goodness, when I saw the Live, Love, Grow stamp set with all the cute succulent images and terrarium in the new Stampin' Up! annual catalogue, I almost squealed out loud! I couldn't wait to create a miniature scene and combine my latest craze,the Z-fold, in order to make it 3D.

It was actually a lot of fun to work out the colour combos of the succulents which I will list further down in my post but this design does come with a warning - lots of time needed for two-step stamping and fussy cutting all the images!  I was so involved in 'building the scene' that time got away from me last night and the next thing I knew it was 2:30 am.  Just as well I'm on a holiday break and had a nice sleep in this morning :)

My lovely friend, De Arn (and member of my team) was the one that clinched the positioning of the 'glass' terrarium as I thought far right would be the best spot; that was until I discovered I liked the addition of card-in-a-box style inserts for this fold to create a more 3D, pop-up element.

 

It's always good to get away for a weekend.  Hubby and I regularly escape and find somewhere relaxing to unwind from our busy and often stressful jobs (he's a Medical Scientist and I'm a School Principal). When I venture out I'm always seeing inspiration everywhere that I can take back to my craft room (another good place to get 'lost in').  Here's a photo of the view from The Trig at Lilydale where we stayed back in early autumn.  It had lots of cute pots of succulents on the verandah, inside the quirky style of accommodation and on the outdoor setting (pictured).  At the time I was tempted to buy some stamps with images of succulents from another company but I was so pleased that I waited to see what the new catty would bring and it certainly did not disappoint!

 

So ... the inspiration for this card came from a weekend away in the country and 'kudos' to the design artists at Stampin' Up! who came up with this gorgeous stamp set -

$30.00 (AUD)

Succulent Colour Combinations -

• Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler
• Always Artichoke, Wild Wasabi
• Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green
• Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz
• Cucumber Crush, Always Artichoke
•  Mint Macaron, Wild Wasabi

 

Bird's Eye View

 

 

Close up of the terrarium

  

Folds flat and fits inside a standard (C6) card size envelope for posting.

Product List for Live, Love, Grow -

Live, Love, Grow Photopolymer Stamp Set [141905] $30.00	Gift From The Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139356] $33.00	Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack [141642] $17.50	Delicate White Doilies [141701] $5.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $14.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $14.00	Window Sheets [142314] $8.75	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406] $15.75	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $11.50
Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979] $11.50	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $9.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $11.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $11.50
Perfect Plum Classic Stampin' Pad [126963] $11.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326] $11.50	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959] $11.50	Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad [138324] $11.50	Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad [126972] $11.50
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] $11.50	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $11.50	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959] $11.50

In need of supplies?  Don't forget to pop in the Hostess Code (QMU6HCF4) for July when ordering through my on-line store and I'll send you a FREE tutorial on how to make a Pop-Up, Z-Fold, Card in a Box (see below).

   

Tutorial - Pop-Up, Z-Fold, Card in a Box -

   

 Gift from the Garden

Other Z-Fold Cards -

 

 A Crate of Strawberries

Salty Kisses ... Starfish Wishes ...

Z-Fold Cards made by Two Members of My Team -

 

I love crafting with these ladies; we share resources and ideas and they always inspire me.

Thanks for stopping by,

A Gift from the Garden - Pop-Up, Z-Fold, Card in a Box

Am I enjoying my holiday break or what?!  I have just discovered my favourite fancy fold ever and have called it a Pop-Up, Z-Fold, Card in a Box (basically a Z-fold with inserts).

1.  Stampin' Royalty have a Fancy Folds Challenge this week so I thought I would play along.  The DT have some amazing examples of fancy folds on their challenge site which I will definitely need to return to and explore a little further :)

 Thanks!

 Bird's Eye View

 A Close Up of the Rows of Seedling Pots

    

 Card folds flat and fits in a standard size (C6 envelope)

2.  Another challenge blog that I love to support is SUO Challenges; this week their challenge is titled, Delight in Nature.  I get a real buzz out of inking up the Gift from the Garden stamp set and creating little nature scenes and when you team it up with the gorgeous Serene Scenery DSP, it is a match made in 'heaven'.

Product List

Gift From The Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139356] $33.00	Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143251] $57.00	Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack [141642] $17.50	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $11.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $11.50	Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126954] $11.50	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $12.25	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $11.50
Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325] $11.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $12.25	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker [119677] $5.95	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $9.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	White Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen [105021] $7.00	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00

Thanks for stopping by,

 

Thanks SUO!