Square Pop-up!

Let me begin by saying I have way too much of this SU Delicate Dots DSP.   (An SU SAB item from a couple of years ago.) More than I can use in my lifetime, but I'm going to give it my best try!

Today's card is a Square Pop-up card. You can find how to make this card here.  (Oops!  looks like I was supposed to add ribbon, so that it can be tied shut!  So much for being observant and the paper clip for photo purposes worked just fine!)

Now when I saw this fun card was a challenge on a Yahoo groupI belong to, I decided I better get right to it.  Oftentimes I think I will make something some day and it never happens.  This card almost didn't happen either!  Let me explain.

Yesterday I had all of my papers cut, card scored, folded and layered and then I had to stop and think about how I was going to

decorate it.  This is when my little mind wandered way off the path. 

I thought about using some Sizzlets, but which one(s)?  So I pulled them all out of various containers and began to sort them.  Then I decided I didn't want to have to do this again for future cards (which was why the Sizzlets have been neglected for so long already). So I pulled out the little red machine (forgot it's name!) and began to crank out die cuts from every Sizzlet (or comparable brand) I own.  This took quite awhile and I was really beginning to regret starting this daunting task!  But I persevered and not only cut each shape, but also labeled trading card size card stock with the die cut name and put the TCs and DCs in those plastic sleeves collectors use for real trading cards.  I numbered the Sizzix containers and TC sleeves, so I know exactly where to find each particular die.  The sleeves are now in a binder stored close to my stamping table, so I can easily find what I am looking for next time.  Whew!

Needless to say, after all that organizing I was no longer in the mood to finish the card! The good news is that dark and early the next morning (I'm an early riser!) I finished the card quite easily because of how I am so organized now!  Let that be a lesson for you!

Square Pop-up:
Stamps:  A Muse
Paper:  Sahara sand, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, DSP: Delicate Dots
Ink:  Wild Wasabi
Misc:  Sizzlets:  Flower, Flower with Center, Little Leaves, Beautiful Wings; Nesties: Labels Four; rhinestones, dimensionals

Off to stamp some more!