Waves of Inspiration Pop Up Card

When I first got the Wave of Inspiration bundle over a year ago, I made another 3D card as part of a swap (take a look here). As I was planning cards for my fun fold class, I immediately thought of this set again. I think it’s that big wave stamp – it just begs for a card that makes a big . . . splash (ba dum dum!)

I chose Pacific Point (no brainer) as my color choice and paired it with some of the By the Bay Specialty Designer Paper. It make such a nice background for the wave.

To make this card you’ll need:

Pacific Point cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″, 7″, 8 1/2″, and 10″
By the Bay Specialty DSP: 1 piece cut at 4″x 5 1/4″, 1 piece at 4 3/4″
Basic White cardstock: 4″ x 5 1/4″; scraps for clouds and pelican
Crumb Cake cardstock: 2 pieces cut at 1 1/4″ x 4″
Pacific Point and Early Espresso inks
Basic Supplies (clear blocks, snips, trimmers, adhesives, etc)
Wink of Stella Brush, Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends, Timber 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Waves of Inspiration stamp set and Waves Dies

Here are the steps to make the card:

Burnish all the score line inward (so you’ll basically be making a box at the bottom of the card)
Stamp the wave image in Pacific Point on the piece of DSP then adhere to the 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ section of the Pacific Point base – on the inside so that the ‘box’ part will cover some of it when adhered
Adhere the Basic White piece on the back of the card (you can put that 3/4″ x 4″ piece of DSP on the bottom for a little fun)
Emboss the two pieces of Crumb Cake using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder
Crop clouds out of scraps of Basic White
Stamp pelican image using Early Espresso ink on a scrap of Basic White. ‘Color’ in the wood using Wink of Stella and the beak of the pelican using a Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blend
Assemble your card

Here’s a side view of the card to give a better picture: