Birthday folder

I made this for my Mom's birthday today. Happy Birthday Mom. It is a combo birthday card and gift wrap folder. for those of you that don't know my mom is a huge stamper like I am and we always get each other stamping related things for each other on birthdays and such. This time I bought her some My Favorite Things stamps as she didn't have any yet. I wanted a unique way to give them to her and came up with this idea. I used one of my new stamps sets, Bug me anytime illustrated by Nina Bracket the sentiment is from eclectic summer sayings both from Gina K Designs. The technique challenge this week on StampTV is popping pastels. I have never tried this technique until now and I love it.

To make the folder I used one piece of double sided 12x12 paper that I cut to 12x11. I then scored 5 1/4 inch in from each side of the 11 inch side. Next I scored 4 inches. Last I rounded the corners, added a magnetic closer and made an insert then I was ready to decorate the outside.
As with most of my cards this is also for several challenges listed below.


StampTV: Popping Pastels
Creative Inspirations: Gems or Pearls, pearls for the center of the flowers
No time to Stamp: Let the sparks fly, glitter on the butterfly
Ann's Creative Nook: Something that has wings and flies, the butterfly
Whimsy Stamps: to create something for a birthday

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