*Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop*

 Good morning friends.... today we are playing cards with "movement" for the Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop.  I was honestly going to skip this week because I didn't feel like I had anything in my stash that would work.  But then I remembered I can interpret the challenges however I want... it didn't have to be a car or a bike or a card using a wobble or something... instead I did a swinging flip fold card.  I found the instructions thanks to Paper Crafting Threads.

I used some beautiful pattern paper for my card front and for the inside panels as well.  This is what the card looks like when it's folded flat.

I really should have done a little video of what it looks like when you open it, but some some still photos will have to do...  You can see from this photo, that when you open the card, the centre panel flips to show inside as well.

And here's another photo of the opened card.

Card Info

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Moonlit Flora

*Stamps:  For The Love Of Stamps Sparkling Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Dies:  Waffle Flower Nesting Rectangles; Love From Lizi Stitched Circle Nesting Dies

*Birthday Bash Instagram Hop*

 Hello friends... it's time for the Birthday Bash Instagram Hop.  Our theme for this month is playful/interactive.  I wasn't going to play along as I don't really make interactive cards.  But then, one day last week, I knew I wanted to put a little extra effort in to a card for a good friend.  This isn't completely interactive, but it is a fun fold, which I think is "playful".

I will admit I got frustrated with the directions as there was a step missing... but after wasting some time and some cardstock, I managed to make this fun card for my friend.  Thanks to Patty Bennett for the card directions!

This is how it will look when she pulls it out of the envelope...

And this is how it opens...

Card Info

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Modern Christmas

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Birthday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Washi: Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies
*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies; The Ton Easy Expressions Birthday

*Pattern Paper Instagram Hop*

 A brand new hop has hit Instagram today... one where we will be playing with our patterned paper each month!  We all have a stash of it that isn't getting used up... this is a great reason to play!

I was inspired by a card I saw by Bette Manning... a wonderful fun fold (you can see how it opens in the second photo...

I can tell you that this card sat on my desk, completed, waiting to be photographed for a few days... and I had used a different patterned paper for my background.  The more I looked at it, the less I liked it.  So I used a different pattern from the same pad of paper.  The front image is from that same pattern paper package!

Here's how the card looks open...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Berry Burst

*Paper:  Cocoa Vanilla Sunkissed

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions

*Ink: Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  The Ton Easy Expressions
*Tools:  Perfect Layers