Between the onset of spring and the fact mother's day is just around the corner, how can we all not feel a little "flowery"? Here's a great way to express that flowery feeling... send someone this sweet little flower pot, featuring a slide-out topper revealing a hidden message!
To make the pot, select a clay-pot-inspired colour like Only Orange, Pumkin Pie, or Tangerine Tango and cut it to 3 1/2" x 8 1/2". Score it at 2" and 5 1/4", then fold the 2" piece forward and the other (5 1/4") piece backward. Trim the 2" piece using the scallop edged punch. To create the angled bottom, line the fold at the top of the card up with the cutting edge of your paper trimmer and the bottom of the card with the 1/2" mark, then trim. Don't forget to keep your 2" scalloped edge folded up so you don't trim it as well! Use mini glue dots to adhere the top corners of the pot together; the scalloped edge of the pot can be secured with the ribbon you wrap around it as decoration.
The inside "pull" is 4 1/2" x 2 1/2", with a Whisper White overlay that's 1/4" smaller. My flowers were created using the scalloped circle punch for the petals and the 3/4" circle punch for the centre of the flowers, but this card can be made using everything from the Big Shot flower dies to flowers from the Pretties or Flower Fusion Kits. Just glue on whatever flowers strike your fancy! Tip: Be sure when gluing the flowers in place you hold the card over your envelope - that will ensure you don't go so "flower crazy" that your card won't fit in the envelope!
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Big thanks go to Chris C. for sharing this awesome design idea at our recent Quarterly Stampin' Up meeting!
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