Ok, so maybe the name of the card sounds corney but I used our Summer Picnic DSP (111355) and it just came into my brain.  I think I used the Summer Picnic because if you remember in my previous post about how nice it was to have some fall weather.  Well that lasted until the next day when it went down to 40 degrees.

This card is now so easy to make with the new Big Shot (113439) that we carry from Sizzix.  I used one of our Stampin Up exclusive dies called Pennant Bigx XL Die (113483). You use the die to cut one pennant in DSP paper and the other in our cardstock.  The die contains some larger sized scallops which i used to place under the stamped image.  The stamped image is part of the 20% birthday sets you can receive with a $20 purchase.  This set is called Time to Party (111702). (more…)

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Now for those of you who live in the West Chester / Cincinnati Ohio area, this Boo Wiper Card was made during my last unique card club.  This is a montly club that allow its members to learn something new in the arena of card making.  I have ladies who have been with me for the entire five years I have been a demonstrator and I have to force them into wanting to learn something harder.  My goal is to grow your creative minds.

This card just makes you happy.  First of all, how can you not be surprised when you pull the side and the word Boo pops up.  Here are some simple instructions that I used to make this card.

1. You will score your base card color on the 7 ½ side at 2 inches and 3 ¼.
2. After you score,  cut on the 7 ½ side into 2 pieces measuring 3 ¾ x 11
3. For the top piece, the score lines should be on your left. You will fold the left so that on the closest to the end of the left it will make a valley and then the score line further away will make a mountain crease. You will put tape on the back of the left to the valley crease.
4. For the bottom piece, the score lines should be on your right. You will fold the right so that the closest to the end of the right will make a mountain and then the score line further away from the right edge will make a valley crease. This is the opposite on the top piece. You will put tape on the top of the right edge to the mountain crease.
5. For the wiper piece inside, you will make a score diagonal corner that is not bigger than the width of the two score lines on the top and bottom pieces. So for this card, you will mark over 1 1/8 over and down and then crease on a diagonal. Fold the diagonal down towards the front side of the stamped image. On the folded piece is where you put the tape.
6. The wiper piece gets taped to the inside of the top piece between the two score lines.
7. Your will tape the pieces together end to end. Pull the two ends of the card in opposite directions to reveal the “wiper” pop-up surprise.
8. This style card will have the ends lining up off set.

 As always, my creations use only Stampin Up products.  The cardstock in Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Lovely Lilac, Green Galore and Whisper White.  The stamp set is the Batty for you.  The ink colors are Basic Black, Lovely Lilac, and Green Galore.

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