The Fall 2023 Creativate Retreat was AMAZING, as always!! If you have never registered for the Creativate Retreats, you're missing out! They are so full of creative inspiration! The videos are all LIVE, so you can watch and comment along. Prizes are awarded to three lucky winners per live event! How cool is that? I guarantee that once you attend one Retreat, you can't wait for the next one! The Creativate Team consists of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators Sharon Armstrong, Jackie Bolhuis, Connie Stewart & Brandy Cox. This is the first year that I completed all the Pre-Retreat Challenges AND all 8 Challenges as well! And it was so fun to be able to accomplish all the challenges! So, you will be seeing all my projects in the next week or so. I can't wait to share all the fun... and in no particular order. My next project was created for Jackie's Project 1 - a slimline card. How long has it been since you created a slimline card? Don't have the envelopes? A regular/business size envelope works just fine. And, if you want to create your own, I got you covered, using cardstock or DSP! A template is included in my tutorial at the end of this post. I created my slimline "Birthday" fun fold card using the Stampin' Up! Translucent Florals & Cheerful Daisies Stamp Sets, Stylish Shapes Dies and Delightful Floral DSP. For my card base I used Pretty Peacock cardstock. The flowers were fussy cut from the DSP. A smaller flower was added just behind the fold of the card for a little more color. The front panel of the fun fold is a layer of Lost Lagoon cardstock with a layer of Delightful Floral DSP which was embossed using the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. Lost Lagoon Bordered Ribbon was looped into a bow and adhered behind the fussy cut cluster of beautiful flowers and adhered to the card front with dimensionals. The sentiment is from the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set, stamped using Pretty Peacock ink and die cut with Stylish Shapes Dies and adhered with dimensionals. The embellishments are Adhesive-Backed Sequins Trio. This is the card opened up. Inside the card, in the upper corner, I stamped the flower using Berry Burst ink, the leaves using Parakeet Party ink and the cluster of flower buds/branches/twigs (I'm not sure what to call these), but they were stamped using Pretty Peacock ink. In the lower corner, I stamped the buds and leaves. Here is the envelope I made using Lost Lagoon cardstock, but DSP would work as well. I stamped the flowers and leaves in the lower corner and added DSP on the envelope flap. On the inside flap of the opening of the envelope I added a strip of Tear and Tape, leaving the backing on it until it's ready to seal. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. ************************************************* I would love it if you would SUBSCRIBE to my BLOG. Also, click on the "Home Button" at the end of this post to take a look at my other projects. You can follow me on Pinterest, Instagram and my Facebook Business Page. *************************************************** Don't forget about this Special Promotion that Stampin' Up! is offering for the month of October ONLY. Stampin' Up! is offering a SPECIAL PROMOTION from October 3 to the 31st. For 35 years, Stampin' Up! has brought us so many wonderful products to make and send our beautiful crafts to family and friends. So, they are celebrating by offering TWO ways to enjoy savings. OPTION 1 - 35% OFF THE STARTER KIT Pay just $64.35 for $125 worth of products of your choice. That's over 50% off!! Plus, you also get FREE shipping and a FREE Paper Pumpkin kit. OPTION 2 - 35% MORE IN PRODUCT WITH YOUR STARTER KIT You get to select $168.75 worth of products of your choice for $99. If your wish list is long, this is an awesome deal! 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