Designed by ~ Maggi Harding Graphic 45 Supplies: 1 sheet Midnight Medley (4501689) 1 sheet Sunlit Medley (4501690) 1 sheet Burgundy Blossoms (4501691) 2 sheets Verdant Blossoms (4501692) 1 sheet Pink Lilies (4501693) 1 sheet Indigo Lilies (4501694) 1 sheet Golden Serenity (4501696) 1 pack Floral Shoppe Tags & Pockets (4501699) 5 each Staples ATC Tags Ivory (4500846) 1 each* Large Tag, ATC Tag & Flower Dies (4501687) Additional Supplies: 30 Ivory 5 8 seam binding ribbon (600-58-09) 10 Ivory ¼ satin ribbon w/ center band (337-14-09) 6 Navy/gold 1 8 solid colored edge ribbon (340-03) 4 Natural 5 8 faux canvas ribbon (444-58-02) Floral Shoppe Four Card Set Tools, Adhesives & Ink: Paper trimmer, scissors, ruler, bone folder, scoring tool, wet or dry adhesive, strong adhesive to glue flowers, dimensional foam adhesive, ¼ Scor-tape Notes: Plain flowers are designated as large, medium, small, and tiny. Embossed flowers are designated as small embossed flower and large embossed flower. Leaves are designated as leafy branch, stemmed leaves, small leaf and large leaf. A Bonus Envelope tutorial is available on the last page. See final note when printing the PDF template. Directions: Card 1 1. From Indigo Lilies cut pieces as follows: 4¼ x 11, 4¼ x 5½, 3¼ x 4¼ -B-side. pg 1 of 6
6. Die cut a tiny, small and medium flower from Verdant Blossoms B-side and from Indigo Lilies B-side. Give the flowers a slight twist with tweezers or pinch the petals to give the flowers a little dimension. Stack and glue the flowers on top of each other and glue to the front of the card along with 3 die cut leaves from Midnight Medley B-side, as shown in step 5. 2. Score the 4¼ x 11 card base piece at 2¾ and at 5½ and fold as shown in the photo. Be sure the words read from top to bottom. 3. Glue the top B-side of the card base flap created with the 2¾ score line to the B-side of the 4¼ x 5½ piece as shown. The part that is standing up in the photo is the front of the card that creates the easel. 7. Die cut an ATC tag from Verdant Blossoms B-side and adhere to an ivory ATC tag. Thread a 4 piece of grosgrain ribbon through the tag, then tie a bow around the grosgrain ribbon as shown with a 6 piece of narrow navy ribbon. Insert the tag in the pocket on the front of the card. 8. Cut a ¾ x 4¼ piece from Indigo Lilies and adhere inside the card, about 1 from the bottom. Locate the Take Time to Smell the Flowers tag and pop up with foam tape, centering on the band as shown. 4. Cut a 3¾ x 5 piece from Sunlit Medley B-side, center and adhere to the front of the card. Next center and glue the 3¼ x 4¼ piece of Indigo Lilies. 5. Locate the pocket shown in the photo in the Tags & Pockets, assemble and adhere to the front of the card about 2 from the top and centering from side to side. You're all finished with the first card! pg 2 of 6
Card 2 1. From Verdant Blossoms cut the five following pieces: A-side : 8½ x 5½ & two 3¾ x 5 (set one aside for step 7). B-side : 3¼ x 4½ & 4 x 5¼. Score the 8½ x 5½ piece at 4¼. Fold at the score line with the pink B-side to the inside. Align the card so that it opens from right to left. Adhere the 4 x 5¼ pink B-side piece to the front of the card centering, then adhere the 3¾ x 5 A-side piece, centering on the card front. 2. Adhere foam tape to three sides of the 3¼ x 4½ piece and adhere so the open side is on the right side of the card forming a pocket. 3. Die cut an ATC tag from Verdant Blossoms and adhere to an ivory ATC tag. Cut a 6 and 24 piece of ivory seam binding. Form a 3 loop bow with the long piece and use the 6 piece to tie the loops to the top of the tag. 4. Remove the Beautiful Dreamer tag from the Tags & Pockets and adhere to the front of the card about ¾ from the bottom and left side. 5. Die cut from Golden Serenity 1 large, medium, small, and tiny flower and 1 large embossed flower. Die cut from Verdant Blossoms 2 large embossed flowers, 1 each medium, small and tiny flowers. Pinch the petals on each blossom or twist with tweezers to give each bloom body and dimension. Stack and adhere all the Golden Serenity flowers on top of each other beginning with the largest bloom on the bottom. Top with the tiny bloom from Verdant Blossoms. Stack the flowers from Verdant Blossoms, alternating A and B-side beginning with the pink B-side on the bottom. Top with the tiny flower from Golden Serenity. Die cut 2 leafy branches from Midnight Medley B-side and adhere the branches and flowers as shown in the photo. 6. Take the 3¾ x 5 piece of Verdant Blossoms from pg 3 of 6
step one and adhere inside the card, on the left side. Cut a ½ x 4¼ strip from Verdant Blossoms and adhere on the right side about ¾ from the bottom. Die cut a small flower from Golden Serenity. Die cut from Verdant Blossoms a medium embossed flower (B-side) and a large flower. Stack the flowers and adhere inside the card as shown in the previous image. 7. Insert the ATC tag into the side pocket formed in step 2 and you are all finished with the second card! 3. Apply ¾ of adhesive to either side of the Pink Lilies ⅝ x 4¼ strip as shown. Card 3 1. Cut the following pieces from the B-side of Pink Lilies: 5½ x 8½, 5¼ x 4, 3¾ x 2½, and ⅝ x 4¼. Cut a piece 5 x 3¾ from Sunlit Medley. Score the 5½ x 8½ card base at 4¼ and fold in half. Orient the card so that it opens from bottom to top and adhere the 5 x 3¾ piece from Sunlit Medley to the front, centering. 2. Adhere the 3¾ x 2½ Pink Lilies B-side over the Sunlit Medley piece, about ½ from the top and the left side. 4. Adhere the strip from step 3 to the card front about 1½ from the left side as shown in the photo. Locate and remove the Bloom & Grow tag from the Tags and Pockets. Adhere to the pink strip about 1⅜ from the bottom being careful not to adhere to anything but the vertical strip. We ll be slipping a tag underneath the strip. 5. Die cut an ATC tag from Verdant Blossoms and adhere to an Ivory ATC Tag. Die cut from the Verdant Blossoms a large flower, a medium flower, a tiny flower,and a small embossed flower. Die cut two stemmed leaves from Midnight Medley. Pinch the blossom petals to add a little body. Adhere to each other, stacking from the bottom largest bloom to the smallest, alternating the patterns. Adhere the flower and the leaves over the tag grommet as shown. pg 4 of 6
6. Adhere the 5¼ x 4 Pink Lilies B-side piece to the inside bottom of the card centering from side to side. Die cut a small flower, a small embossed flower, and 2 tiny flowers from Verdant Blossoms and adhere in the left upper corner. Die cut 2 small leaves from Midnight Medley and tuck under the flowers. Card 3 is now finished! the diagonal as shown in the photo. Adhere to bottom torn piece to the bottom right corner. 3. Punch out the Love tag from the Tags & Pockets and adhere to the right side as shown using dimensional foam tape or squares. Die cut 2 small flowers and 1 small embossed flower from Indigo Lilies B-side and 3 tiny flowers from the A-side. Die cut 2 stemmed leaves from Midnight Medley B-side. Layer one tiny flower over each of the larger flower. Tuck and adhere the largest flower slightly underneath the tag and adhere the stemmed leaves and other two flowers so that they slightly overlap the tag as shown. Card 4 1. Cut a 5½ x 8½ piece from Midnight Medley for the card base. Score at 4¼ and fold in half on the score line. The card will open from bottom with the B-side on outside. 2. Cut a piece from Sunlit Medley 5¼ x 4. Center and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece from Midnight Medley 5 x 3½. Tear the paper in half along 4. Die cut two ATC tags from Indigo Lilies, one from the A-side and the other from the B-side. Adhere each to an Ivory ATC Tag. For the A-side tag, mat the Let Love Grow tag from the Tags & Pockets with a 1⅜ x 1⅞ piece cut from Midnight Medley B-side and adhere to the center of the ATC tag. For the yellow tag, mat the Earth laughs in Flowers tag from the Tags & Pockets with a 2 x 1⅜ piece cut from Midnight Medley B-side and adhere to the center of the ATC tag. Cut two 5 pieces of ivory ribbon and tie one to each tag with a square knot. pg 5 of 6
5. Cut a piece 5¼ x 4 from Indigo Lilies. Adhere to the inside bottom of the card with the B-side up. Cut a ¾ x 12 piece from Burgundy Blossoms B-side and a ½ x 12 piece from Sunlit Medley B-side. Adhere the two pieces together and then cut two pieces, each 5½ in length. Adhere to the inside top and inside bottom, about ⅝ from the paper s edge as shown in the photo. Punch out the Friends tag from the Tags & Pockets and adhere about ⅜ from the bottom left side as shown. 2. Ink the edges of the envelope if desired. Fold the envelope up following the score lines and apply ¼ Scor-tape as shown in the photo. 3. Fold the flaps onto the Scor-tape and burnish to ensure a good seal. Place your card in the envelope and seal. And that s it! 6. Cut a 5¼ x 4 piece from Sunlit Medley and adhere to the back of the card. All Finished! Bonus: Coordinating Envelopes Supplies & Directions: 1 sheet for each envelope Floral Shoppe 12 x 12 *Note: When printing off the envelope template PDF be sure to print it at actual size and use borderless printing. The cut out envelope should measure 8½ x 8½, if otherwise, the cards will not fit the envelope. 1. Select a piece of Graphic 45 Floral Shoppe paper that is at least 8½ x 8½ and that coordinates with your card. Trace the template onto your paper and cut out. Score where indicated by the black lines on the template. pg 6 of 6