LET’S MAKE A KID’S THEMED FLIP FLOP CARD WITH HEY CHUCK - A KIDS’ CARDS POST

 Hi Stampers!

I don’t know about you, but I make a lot of cards for the little ones in my life. Granted some of those little ones are not so little anymore, but they are still kids and they love getting mail addressed to them! So . . . today is the first in a series of KIDS’ CARDS posts. 

Today’s card design is called a flip flop card. My samples are birthday themed. They could easily be turned into a just because card, a hello card, a congratulations card, etc. 

Let’s take a look at the cards:

FRONT SIDE OF CARDS

BACK SIDE OF CARDS

HEY CHUCK BUNDLE

VIEW PRODUCT DETAIL HERE

TIPS FOR KIDS’ CARDS

From my experience, kids tend to prefer cards that include one or more of the following:

1. Bright fun colors, favorite color, or school colors 

2. Reflect the child’s interest (sports, dinosaurs, space, unicorns, princesses, art, etc)

3. An interesting shape, movement /interactive 

4. Fun, cute, or silly images

5. Personalization (name, number representing their age, sports team jersey number, etc)

6. Addressed specifically to the child

My list is by no means comprehensive, but I find it helpful and maybe you will too.

VIDEO

A KIDS’ THEMED FLIP FLOP CARD 

FEATURING THE HEY CHUCK STAMP SET

LET’S MAKE THE CARDS

HEY CHUCK BIRTHDAY IN BOHO BLUE

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD

* Hey Chuck Bundle

* Card base - Boho Blue cardstock 6 1/4” x 5 1/2”

* DSP - Bright & Beautiful  (stars / blues) cut 2 at 4”x 3 1/4”

* Larger scraps of Basic White cardstock for stamping, die cutting, and for greetings

* Daffodil Delight cardstock to die cut 4 suns plus scrap of Crushed Curry to die cut two circles using Stylish Shapes Dies - smallest circle.

* Inks - Boho Blue, Night of Navy, Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin’ Blends - Poppy Oarade (light & dark), Pumpkin Pie (light & dark), Lemon Lolly (light & dark), Boho Blue (light & dark), Crumb Cake (light & dark)

* Adhesive & dimensionals

ASSEMBLY

* Prepare the cardbase 

  - Using a score board or the scoring blade on the paper trimmer along the 6 1/4” side score 1” down at 2 5/8” and 3 5/8”; turn cardstock 180 degrees and repeat along the other 6 1/4” side.

  - Slide cardstock into paper trimmer with 6 1/4” side at top of trimmer. Slide to 1” and cut from the 1” mark to 4 1/4”. Flip cardstock and do the same on the opposite side. 

  - Place cardstock in trimmer with the 5 1/2” side along the top. Cut from the one inch mark to the 2 5/8” mark, then from 3 5/8” to 5 1/4”. Do the same on the opposite side.

 - Burnish the score lines with a bone folder.

 - Stamp the birthday cake images around the edge of the card base with the Boho Blue ink. Do this on both sides. 

SCORING & CUTTING DIAGRAM

* Stamp and color the images - roosters, skateboards (2), fence (4), stamp greetings and trim down cardstock.

* Die cut the colored images and die cut 4 of the suns

* Adhere the DSP to the center piece of the card on both sides.

* Build your scene.

* Attach the roosters and the greeting with dimensionals

HEY CHUCH BIRTHDAY IN POPPY PARADE

FOR THIS CARD

* Card base is Poppy Parade - same size & cut and scored as card above

* DSP is another design from the Bright & Beautiful paper pack same dimension as card above

* Sentiment - Rise & Shine: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Stylish Shapes Dies - 3rd smallest plus 3rd smallest circle die from Reach for the Stars Dies to die cut Poppy Parade cardstock

Sentiment - It’s Your Birthday - Basic White cardstock cu5 at 1 1/4” x 3 3/4” Poppy Parade mat cut at 1 3/8” x  3 7/8”

* Stampin’ Blends - Pumpkin Pie (light & dark), Pecan Pie (light), Poppy Parade (light & dark), Daffodil Delight (light & dark), Orchid Oadis (light) - candle

* Festive Pearls - Cherry Cobbler -5

These cards fits inside an A-2 size envelope (Stampin’ Up!®️ medium sized envelope).

TO DECORATE ENVELOPE

* Adhere a piece of 2’ x 6” DSP to the envelope flap, and trim to fit.

* Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, stamp the desired image (s) on the front lower left corner of the envelope. Place a piece of scrap cardstock inside the envelope, and color the image with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. The cardstock keeps the alcohol ink from bleeding onto the back side of the envelope.

 

To view a previous post featuring the flip flop card click HERE

That’s all for today. Thanks so much for stopping by. Until next time . . .

Stamp Happy!

Kim

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