Hello, everyone! I hope you’re enjoying our look at the new kit by Stampin’ Up! called Hello Hollyhocks. This all-inclusive kit includes everything in the box that you’ll need to assemble 9 beautiful cards. This week, we’ve been exploring how we can use this kit and a few items from our crafty stash to make new designs.

Today, we’re giving a new look to the included hollyhock frame. Let’s take a closer look at how it comes together.

We start with the included speckled Petal Pink card base. I cut down a quarter sheet of Calypso Coral cardstock to serve as the base for the focal panel and allow a full quarter-inch border of card base around each side. To give a fun new look to the include frame, we use our Deckled Rectangles dies to cut a portion out of the center of the Calypso Coral cardstock that is the same size as the center portion of the hollyhock frame. We then adhere the frame to the Calypso Coral panel and then adhere the full panel to the card base using dimensionals. Using a provided banner sentiment panel, we adhere a faux bow of Petal Pink diagonal trim behind the sentiment and then adhere a stem of Pretty Peacock greenery from the kit. The sentiment panel is popped up above the frame layer with dimensionals. The design is finished off with the included sparkle gems.

Tomorrow, we finish off our alternative Hello Hollyhock card designs with a simple twist on everything that’s included. I hope you’ll stop by and check it out!

Products used in today’s card:
Hello Hollyhocks card kit
Calypso Coral cardstock
Deckled Rectangles dies
Diagonal trim
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Hello Hollyhocks Kit

[164458]

$14.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]

$11.50

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$30.00

Petal Pink & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Diagonal Trim Combo Pack

[163417]

$10.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[154031]

$7.00

It’s Independence Day here in the U.S. And I certainly couldn’t be more thankful to live in a place where I have the freedoms to live, work, and believe than I am today. How fortunate we are indeed!

This week, we are exploring the ways that we can expand on the Stampin’ Up! Hello Hollyhocks card kit to create beautiful alternative card designs using the kit and additional elements from our crafting stash. Today’s card adds diecut elements and ribbon to create this lovely thank-you card.

We start today’s card with the included Old Olive card base. We’re also using the small Calypso Coral rectangle, Petal Pink sentiment, and three-stem bunch of hollyhocks included in the kit. I started by diecutting the backdrop for the hollyhock focal image. This is cut from Calypso Coral cardstock using the Deckled Rectangles dies. I cut the three-stem bunch of hollyhocks from the frame and then adhered the flowers to the center of the rectangle. Next, we’ll diecut the backdrop for our sentiment from Calypso Coral cardstock using the Everyday Details dies. I chose my sentiment and then adhered the small rectangle from the kit to the back. I flipped the rectangle over to reveal the white backside because I wanted contrast between the Calypso Coral mat and the Petal Pink sentiment panel. Each of these layers are adhered together and then adhered over the stems of hollyhocks with dimensionals. The full panel is then adhered to the card base with dimensionals. A bow of striped iridescent ribbon is adhered just above the sentiment panel to give the look of a tied bunch of hollyhocks. Things are finished off with the included sparkle gems to draw the eye to the sentiment.

Tomorrow, we’re giving our hollyhock frame a new look. I hope you’ll stop in and check it out!

Products used in today’s card:
Hello Hollyhocks card kit
Calypso Coral cardstock
Iridescent striped ribbon
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Hello Hollyhocks Kit

[164458]

$14.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]

$11.50

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$30.00

Everyday Details Dies

[162864]

$34.00

Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim

[163299]

$8.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25