Dragonflies for Good Luck

Hey everybody! I hope you had a great weekend! If you’re in the States, today is Memorial Day so please take a moment to remember, honor and mourn all the American soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. On a lighter note, I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a fun one-piece Z-fold card. Stardream Metallic has been on sale this month for 10% off, so I used the gorgeous Stardream Metallic Flame which I paired with Bright Gold Foil and Solar White for this good luck card. I’ve always made Z-folds with separate strips so I thought it would be fun to simplify the design into one piece. I added my instructions for this one-piece Z-fold to the Freebies section of my blog HERE if you’d like to make one.

I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110% Solar White and layering panels from Stardream Metallic Flame and Bright Gold Foil cardstock. I stamped four dragonflies on Solar White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink using the Pajama Crafter Stamps Dainty Dragonflies stamp set by Prickley Pear Stamps. I colored them with ultra fine point Sharpies and cut them with the coordinating Dainty Dragonflies die set. I adhered the bottom right dragonfly to an acetate strip to give the illusion of flight.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set in Catherine Pooler Orange Peel ink and cut it with the coordinating Sentiment Silhouettes die set. For a little visual interest, I layered three small stitched circles and one slightly larger one (all cut with the Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies) on which I adhered the sentiment. I added the dragonflies and several pearls from the Kat Scrappiness Gold Pearl Mix which completed the card front.

I stamped another sentiment from the same stamp set in orange ink, cut it with a stitched rectangle (cut with a Keep It Simple Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies) and layered it on a slightly larger rectangle cut from the Flame cardstock.

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CutCardStock products used:
Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
Stardream Metallic Flame cardstock
Bright Gold Foil cardstock

Other products used:
STAMPS: Pajama Crafter Stamps Dainty Dragonflies stamp set by Prickley Pear Stamps, Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Markers- orange, yellow, light pink, teal and brown; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends GY3, Catherine Pooler Orange Peel ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Pajama Crafter Stamps Dainty Dragonflies die set by Prickley Pear Stamps, Keep It Simple Stitched Circles and Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies, Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes die set
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Cricut Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, orange and clear gemstones, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic, Therm O Web Zots adhesive dots, Kat Scrappiness Gold Pearl Mix

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out all the awesome cardstock and other goodies at CutCardStock (adhesives, labels, stickers, pens, watercolors and ribbon to name a few). And head on over to the CutCardStock Facebook Page and for more inspiration! Also, be sure to join our Creating with Card Stock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,