This is my first attempt at what’s called a “Wiper Card.”  What exactly is a wiper card you ask?  It’s a card that is folded in such a way that when you pull it open, a little “wiper” pops up–similar to a windshield wiper.  In my example, the little blue and white flower is the wiper.  When you close the card, the wiper folds into the card.  Nifty, eh?

A great tutorial can be found here.  For this creation, I used Kraft card stock for the base, and Bella Bleu DSP which coordinates nicely with Very Vanilla, Kraft, and Not Quite Navy.  I triple-matted the stamped image, which is an oldie but goodie from the 2005 Garden Collage set.  Thank goodness this set didn’t sell on e-bay… what was I thinking!!??

The flower on the wiper is made using a medium flower from the Pretties Kit, colored using a Not Quite Navy Stampin’ Write Marker, then layered with a Very Vanilla medium flower punched from the Boho Blossoms punch.  The center is a medium half-back pearl also from the Pretties Kit.

The image is colored-in using Stampin’ Pastels.  The sentiment is stamped in StazOn Black using the Thank You Kindly set.  For the finishing touches I added three gold brads, a Not Quite Navy button and Very Vanilla ribbon and a nice little border punched with the Eyelet Border Punch.

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Stamps:  Garden Collage (retired), Thank You Kindly (111700)

Ink: Going Gray (103274), StazOn Black (101406)

Paper: Kraft (107070), Very Vanilla (101650), Not Quite Navy (101722), Bella Bleu DSP (113974)

Accessories:  Eyelet Border Punch (113692), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Colored Buttons-Fresh Favorites I (107421), Gold Brads (104337), Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon (109071), Pretties Kit (109114), Boho Blossoms Punch (110711), Stampin’ Pastels (105542)