Adventurous Sky, Take to the Sky, Masculine Birthday or Father's Day Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another masculine card to share with you. I found this one on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I changed it just a little bit. It's such a simple card to make. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Boho Blue card stock was cut for the top layer. I textured mine using the "So Swirly" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

The strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) are from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12"package. It was kind of nice to use up some scrap pieces. These pieces are cut 1" x 3" each and glued to the front of the card about 7/8" from the top edge. I centered the first one and then the other two were added. 

Next I stamped the plane from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle using Night of Navy card stock. The words were added next and then the piece was cut out using the third die in the "Nested Essentials" set. I did set the die over the plane before stamping the words because I wanted to make sure I got them in the right spot and straight. I put the piece in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy card to make. It's a fun layout and I can see myself using it again sometime in the near future.

Thank you for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine card,
Wanda

Adventurous Sky, Take to the Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up

Hello and welcome to my blog. I found this card on Pinterest and wanted to make it, mostly because I had the stuff to make it plus I really liked the look of it. You can see the original card here. There were no instructions on how to make the card. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

A 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package was cut and taped in place on the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it. 

Next I cut a piece of Copper Clay card stock that measured 2-5/8" x 4-1/4". I taped it about 1" from the top edge.

Another piece of DSP from the "Take to the Sky" package was cut at 2" x 4-1/4" and the bottom was trimmed to make the ribbon looking end. I cut it up from the center about 5/8". You can pretty much cut it any way you like, if you like a shorter center of a taller one. I usually just guess at what I think looks good. I taped this piece to the front of the card about 3/8" from the top edge and I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The plane was stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock that measured 2" x 3-5/8".  I used black Memento ink and the large air plane from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle. I colored the plane in using my Blending pen and Copper Clay ink and Smoky Slate ink. I didn't purchase the Copper Clay Blends pens, I just couldn't justify buying them since they stay current long enough. 

The words are from the same "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. Dimensionals were added and the piece as set in place on the front of the card centering it on the Copper Clay piece. It's about 1-5/16's from the top edge. And that was it!

This was a fun card to make and SO quick and easy too!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Adventurous Sky, Take to the Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package. There's a sheet in there that has 12 different images on it. I cut the 12 pieces from the sheet and put together these two for the front of my card.  I trimmed them so they measured 4" x 3" and I cut a 4-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Smoky Slate for each of the images. I taped the DSP to the card stock and then I taped them to the front of the card. I lined up the upper piece with the fold and the upper edge equally. And I lined up the bottom equally as well.

I stamped the clouds using the images from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle and I die cut them using the matching die. I had inked my stamp with Smoky Slate ink and then stamped off twice before stamping on the Basic White card stock. I wanted a super light image on the clouds. I taped the clouds in place on the front of the card.

The plane was stamped next using black Memento ink. I colored it in using my light Pecan Pie Blends pen. I used my Blender Pen and some Balmy Blue ink for the propeller area. I cut the plane out with the matching die. 

I also cut a propeller using the die in the bundle. I colored it in using my light Basic Black Blends pen on the blades and the dark pen on the center of the blades. 

The plane was set in place using Dimensionals. I cut a super tiny piece of Dimensional and set the propeller in place using that.

I stamped the words from the same set using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. They were set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

I'm not overly thrilled with how it turned out, it's nothing like what was in my head when I started but it is what it is.

Thank you for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Simply Zinnia, Best Family Ever, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I did make some changes because I was using what I had and I made it work. I think it's great when you can find a card you like and have other items that help you make the card to your liking. Please read on to see how I made the card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Melon Mambo card stock for the layer. I stamped the flower from the "Simply Zinnia" set using Melon Mambo ink. I thought it looked pretty close to the Designer Series Paper (DSP) that was used on the original card. I made it work!

Next I cut the rectangle using the 5th die in the "Deckled Rectangles" die set on a piece of Basic White card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card about 3/4" from the fold and the top of the card. I eyed it and got it close enough. Wherever you put it it will look great. 

The flowers were die cut next. I cut two using Melon Mambo and Calypso Coral and one from Berry Burst card stock. The edges on the flowers were lightly sponged using Melon Mambo ink. The Calypso Coral piece is on the bottom, then the Berry Burst and Melon Mambo is on the top. I glued them together. I curled up the petals a little but I often wonder how flat they get in the mail.

The center of the flowers were cut the very center is from Pumpkin Pie card stock and the outer ring is from Daffodil Delight card stock. I glued those pieces in place.

The stem and leaves were cut using the same dies in the "Simply Zinnia" bundle on some Garden Green card stock. I glued the stem to the flower first. On the backside it goes up pretty far on the flower because the stem needed to hang beyond the rectangle about 3/8". 

I glued the flower with the stem onto the rectangle and then the leaves were added, first the right one and then the left one on top of it.

The words are from the "Best Family Ever" set using Garden Green ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock.  I cut them using the ribbon die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back. Where the "y" is in birthday I stacked two Dimensionals so it would stay level with the left part of the word piece,

I colored some pearls using my Melon Mambo Blends pen and set them in place on the front of the card. I also used a few uncolored pearls. The pearls were set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

I made it work and I'm pleased with how it turned out.  What do you think?

Thank you for taking your time to stop in and see today's card,
Wanda

Unbounded Love, Unbounded Beauty, Birthday Card, Birthday Card, Pocket Technique, Stampin' Up!

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun "Pocket" card to share with you. It's a fun and easy technique. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" of Basic White card stock. I cut 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Unbounded Beauty" 12" x 12" package and I taped it to the card base.

I cut a 3" x 8" piece of DSP and folded it in half. This is the part that once opened you can write on. I taped this to a 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" piece of card stock, mine is Basic White. This is the piece that goes into the pocket. In the pic I forgot to add the 2-3/4" x 3-3/4" for the inside of the card.

The corner pocket piece is made with two squares. I ended up making two cards because of the pocket corners. Those pieces are cut at 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" for the layer and 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" for the top layer. The pieces are cut on the diagonal. Those pieces were taped together and then I glued the left and bottom edges to the front of the card.  Now the pocket is formed. 

The words are from the "Unbound Love" bundle and were stamped using Berry Burst ink and then cut using the matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside until the leaves were cut. I cut a Berry Burst one and a Petunia Pop one. I stuck them to the Dimensionals and then I set the word piece in place. And that was it. These are very simple cards to make and they don't take much time either.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Simply Zinnia, Submarine Life, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I found a super beautiful card on the internet that I just had to give a try to. I found the card here and of course, I did change it a bit. There were no measurements so I winged it. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold was on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece Pretty Peacock card stock and on top of that is a 3-5/8" x 4-7/8" piece of Basic White card stock that was colored using my brayer and Pretty Peacock ink. I sprayed it with water several times and used my heat tool to dry it between sprayings. 

Next I die cut the postage pieces using the largest square die in the "Perennial Postage" set. I cut three. Then I cut three squares using my paper cutter that measured 2" x 2". I taped the postage cut one to the 2' x 2" pieces. On top of that I cut some Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Unbound Beauty" 12" x 12" package. These measured 1-5/8" x 1-5/8" each. I taped this in place. 

Then I die cut the flowers from the "Simply Zinnia" bundle. Pretty in Pink card stock was used and then the tips were sponged with a little Pretty in Pink ink. The flower centers are Lemon Lolly, the ring around the flower center is Daffodil Delight and the leaves are Granny Apple Green. The flower has two dies so I cut three of each and glued them together at their centers. Then the center of the flower was glued on and the Daffodil Delight ring was glued in place. I set it aside for few minutes to set up.

In the meantime I took some linen thread and wrapped it around my fingers to form three sort of circles. The less the are perfect the better. Some tape was added to the top of the DSP and the thread was stuck in place. 

Dimensionals were added behind the flowers and the leaves were stuck to them. Then the piece was glued in place on top of the square.

The words are from the "Submarine Life" set, only because I didn't have any that fit that small space. I sued the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set to cut them out. I trimmed it on the left side. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

I took the flower squares and set the top one in place first, then the bottom one and the middle one was added last. You may want to practice where these pieces are going to go before taping them down just to make sure you can fit them all on the brayered piece. 

Once the flower pieces are in place on the front of the card, the words were added. 

I colored some pearls using my light Flirty Flamingo Blends pen. I didn't have any of the embellishments that were used on the original card. I have a ton of pearls and I believe they are retired now but I'll continue to use them because I have to! Once the pearls were set in place the card was done. 

Isn't this a pretty card? Can you see why I just had to make it? I thought it took a while because of all of the cutting and layers but it was SO worth it. I'm pleased with the way it turned out.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Simply Said, Perennial Postage, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Have you ever CASEd the catalog?  I don't recall ever making a card that was displayed in the catalog but I could have my memory isn't like it used to be. Plus I make a card every day and I can't remember the ones I make. I will see a card on Pinterest that I really like and I click on it and it's one I made a while back. So much for recognizing my own work! Anyway, today I thought I would give a card from the catalog a try. I took a card from page 107. I did change it a bit. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Perennial Lavender 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base. 

Next I die cut the flowers and leaves. I used Pretty in Pink ink and Pretty in Pink for the die cut flowers. I used Pool Party for the smaller bud die cut and Shaded Spruce for the leaved. I cut two of everything except for the stamped flowers, I only made one of those. I gathered all the stems and tied them in with a piece of white Baker's Twine. I did add some glue here and there to hold them all together because the twine won't keep them all in place for very long. 

While the glue was drying I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using Shaded Spruce ink. I cut them using the die from the "Perennial Postage" die set. And using that same die I cut a Moody Mauve piece for the back of the word piece. The original card used gold foil but I didn't want to use that plus I was making a birthday card and not an invitation card.

I cut a circle using the 7th die in the "Deckled Circles" set on a piece of Vellum. I added glue to the center of the Vellum and set it in place on the front of the card. 

The flower bunch was glued down next and the word piece was taped to the Moody Mauve piece and that was taped down on the front of the card, tucking it into the flowers a little.

And that was it, the card was done.

I am pleased with the way it turned out, even though it's a little different than the one in the catalog. I think I'll page through the catalog again sometime soon and find another one to CASE or change a bit! LOL

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Layers of Beauty, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Petunia Pop card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. Yup, I changed the orientation of my card, a little step outside of my comfort zone! LOL

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock for the layer. 

Then I cut a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Peach Pie card stock for one of the top layers. 

And the Designer Series Paper (DSP) on top of the Peach Pie piece was cut at 4-3/8" x 3-1/8".  

I taped the two pieces together where the opening would be punched out. I used the third rectangle die in the "Nested Essentials" set and cut the two pieces together. Then I took the second rectangle, lined it up and then cut it out on the DSP piece.  I forgot to mention the DSP is from the "Unbound Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I taped the DSP to the Peach Pie piece.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out using the stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

The flower is what I had cut off from yesterday's card. I took a 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" piece of Basic White card stock and scrubbed on some Petunia Pop ink using my Blending brush.

Turning the Peach Pie piece over, Dimensionals were added to the back around the opening. The 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" piece was set on top of the Dimensionals.  Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece where the Peach Pie card stock is showing. Do not add Dimensionals to the Basic White piece or the whole thing will bulge in the middle.  Once the Dimensionals were in place I added some snail tape to the back of the Basic White piece and I set the whole thing in place on the 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock. Then that was taped to the front of the card.

The flower was added to the inside of the opening using Dimensionals and the word piece was added using Dimensionals as well.  A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside and the card was done.

I really like how this card turned out and was a bit surprised too.  This is a fun layout. I sort of copied it from a layout that used circles that I've used for cards with small images.  You can see one of those cards here.  I think I may be using this layout again sometime. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship card,
Wanda

Layers of Beauty, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stamping Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Petunia Pop card stock that was textured using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued this piece to the card base.

The flowers image is from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. This bundle comes with stencils and I colored them in using ink pads and blending brushed. I scrubbed on the colors using Bubble Bath and then Petunia Pop and then Berry Burst on the roses and Old Olive for the two stencils for the greenery. Once I was done with the coloring I cut the piece using the matching die from the bundle. I cut off a little flower cluster that was on the lower left side between the two larger flowers.  I saved it to make another card using it. I set this piece in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed the piece to 3" x 3/8" and then I snipped the ends at an angle. Dimensionals were added to the back where they would be touching the flower piece.  And that was it, the card was done.

This card was super quick and easy to make. The stenciling goes so quickly and it's SO pretty. It actually goes faster than coloring it with markers or Blends pens.  I was pleased with how today's card turned out.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

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Thoughtful Wishes, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today's card was SO pretty in my head but on paper it's not so great. UGH. Please read on to see how I made it

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a piece of Misty Moonlight at 4" x 5-1/4" and taped it to the card base. 

Now this is the part of the card I like, it's what was in my head. I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wildly Flowering" 12" x 12" package. It measured 4-7/8" x 3-7/8".  I scored it at an angle 1-3/4" up from the bottom on the left and 7/8" up from the bottom on the right. I glued the fold shut and I taped the piece to the front of the card.

The flowers are from the "Thoughtful Wishes" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock. I colored the flowers in using my Blender pen and Moody Mauve ink pad. And the leaves were colored in using Mossy Meadow ink pad. I colored the flowers with Wink of Stella but it didn't show up on the photo. I taped this piece to a 2-3/4" x 2"piece of Moody Mauve card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Labeled With Love" bundle and were stamped using Misty Moonlight ink. I had stamped the double lined border using Moody Mauve first and then the words were placed inside. I cut it using the matching die. There is a punch too but I opted to purchase the die, it came in a set of three.  Dimensionals were added to the back of this piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.

A brass butterfly was added to the open area on the top and the card was done.

I'd like to redo this layout sometime and change the word and focal piece. I do like the angled fold. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Thoughtful Journey, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun technique card to share with you that I've made before. It's the "Book Fold" technique and it's SO easy to do. You can do it with a portrait or landscape card layout. Today I used the landscape orientation. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. Once cut it measures 4-1/4" x 11". I scored it at 4-1/2", 5-1/2" and 6-1/2".  I folded it in half and then I glued the scored areas shut. I added glue between the 4-1/2" and  5-1/2" area and burnished it. I set it aside to set up. You could tape it but I find glue holds better when the card is opened a number of times.

Next came the front of the card. I cut a 4-1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock and I had textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. Now what I should have done was cut the circle first and then texture it because I lost some of the texture when I cut the circle.  For the circle I used the seventh circle in the "Deckled Circles" die set. 

Then I die cut the inside layer. I had cut a piece of Petunia Pop card stock to measure 4-1/8" x 3-7/8". I used the eighth deckled circle die, I centered it as much as possible. I taped this piece to the back of the textured piece.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) came next. I took a 6" sheet from the "Thoughtful Journey" package and cut it in half so I could get two from one sheet if I wanted. I taped the piece to the back of the deckled layers and then trimmed off the excess on the top and bottom. I opted to do it this way so I could make sure I got the best part of the image as I was hovering over the piece. 

Once the DSP was taped down I added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

I thought that 1" strip off to the left side looked like it needed something so I cut a 3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the same "Distressed Tile" embossing folder.  I set that piece in place using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I used the smallest circle in the "Deckled Circles" die set and I used the second smallest for the Petunia Pop layer.  I taped the two layers together, Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

I love this book look and this new DSP is SO pretty, you can't make an ugly card with it!

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship card,
Wanda

Thoughtful Journey, Thoughtful Journey, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sympathy card to share with you. I was going to make a birthday card today but once I got the Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut it didn't have a birthday ring to it. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Boho Blue card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

The beautiful image is from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack. I love these stacks, there's 48 sheets in it and all of them are just beautiful. I used the third largest die in the "Countryside Corners" set for the DSP and the second largest for the Mossy Meadow layer. I taped the layers together and then glued the piece to the front of the card lining up the left and top about 3/8" from those edges. 

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them using the smallest stitched rectangle die from the "Nested Essentials" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make and it definitely has a sympathy look to it and not birthday.  

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's sympathy card,
Wanda

Flowers of Beauty, Unbounded Love, Friendship, Birthday, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card with LOTS of layers that I found on Pinterest. I clicked on the link but didn't find any measurements. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White for the layer and on top of that layer is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White that was textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued that piece to the first piece I cut and then I taped those two to the front of the card.

Next I took a 2-1/2" x 3-5/8" piece of Azure Afternoon card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. Then I cut 1-1/8" strips off the 2-1/2" side so the strips measured 1-1/8" x 3-5/8".  You need four of these strips. Dimensionals were added to the back and the strips were set in place on top of the "Distressed Tile" piece. I added the top and the bottom pieces first and then the middle ones.

Then I die cut the largest circle from the "Everyday Details" die set using Basic White card stock. I glued it on top of the Azure Afternoon strips.

The flowers from the "Flowers of Beauty" bundle were stamped next using Misty Moonlight ink for the outline and Azure Afternoon ink for the petals on a piece of Basic White card stock. I colored the centers with my Daffodil Delight marker and I cut them out using the matching dies in the bundle. You need three of these flowers. I set them in place using Dimensionals. Taking the "Everyday Details" circle I had cut, I added the top flower first, then the one on the right and then the left one. Where the flowers touch each other no Dimensionals were added. I didn't want them to be bulgy. 

For the leaves I stamped them on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Old Olive ink for the outline and Granny Apple Green ink for the solid part. I die cut them using the matching die. I did do something a little different on my leaves to give them a lighter and darker color. I inked up one leaf first, stamped it and then inked both and stamped them. I used my Stamparatus to do that so I could stamp in the same place more than once and get the ink exactly where it needs to go. I cut the leaves out using the matching die in the bundle. I used a little bit of glue on the leaves and tucked them under the flowers. 

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut them using the smallest circle in the "Everyday Details" die set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This card did have a lot of layers and pieces but I thought it was SO worth it. The original card added ribbon and linen thread. I opted not to. I didn't have any ribbon that would match and I thought the linen thread didn't look good alone so I left it off.

I think this is a very versatile card too.  Even the wording on it "hello" could be for a birthday, thinking of you, get well, or friendship card. 

Now this was the card I was going to make yesterday but after playing around with the flowers I ended up with what I posted, which I was happy with but I do like today's card SO much better.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship or birthday card,
Wanda

Flowers of Beauty, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how it's made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the larger layer and a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I textured that layer using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued this piece to the larger piece and then I added the two layers to the front of the card using Dimensionals.

Next I stamped the flowers from the "Flowers of Beauty" bundle using Berry Burst for the outline and Petunia Pop for the petal colors. I colored the centers using my Daffodil Delight marker. I stamped three of them.

I stamped two sets of leaves using Old Olive ink for both the outline and the colored centers. I die cut the flowers and the leaves using the matching dies in the bundle. 

The top flower was glued down first and then the one on the left. I added some glue to the back of the leaves and slipped them under the two flowers before the glue set. The third flower was set in place using Dimensionals. 

I colored the center of the flowers with some Wink of Stella, I felt they could use some sparkle.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Old Olive ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them using the die from the bundle. Then I die cut a Petunia Pop piece so I could put the two together for a fun border with the words on a white background. I used tiny bits of scotch tape to hold the pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

I was very happy with the way the card turned out. This was not what I had in mind but I like where it ended up. And that leaves me with an idea for tomorrows card because that idea is still in my head!

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Unbound Love, Wildly Flowering, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you using the "Unbound Love" bundle. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock and textured it using the "So Swirly" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

Next I took a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wildly Flowering" 12" x 12" package. I die cut it using the die from the "Unbound Love" bundle. I used this die cut several times to get the layers I needed. I die cut a Moody Mauve piece first and then I die cut that same one again using Basic White card stock. I took the Basic White center piece and taped it to the Moody Mauve frame piece. I used small pieces of scotch tape on the back to hold it together. After making the card I realized I didn't need to tape it because I had glued the pieces to the Misty Moonlight piece. I wasn't sure if I was going to add Dimensionals to the back, that is why I taped it. The DSP piece was cut using a different die. It was taped to the Basic White center piece. And then all of these were taped to the front of the card on the lower right.

The words are from the same "Unbounded Love" and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I die cut that piece using the scalloped oval die from the same bundle. I used my craft blade to cut the word piece out of the stitched oval. I just followed the stitch marks when I cut it out.

I die cut a Moody Mauve piece using the same die and then taped the word piece to the center. Dimensionals were added to the back and the card was done.

I like how rich this card looks. It's too bad there isn't an oval die for the words but I never did check my oval punches to see if any of them would work. This was a fun card to make.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Choose Happy, Unbounded Love, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have one of my most favorite card layouts to share with you. Please read on to see how the card was made.

When I make this card I step out of my comfort zone and make a card that opens on the bottom with the fold on the top. The sheet of card stock was cut in half on the short size at 4-1/4". Once cut the piece measures 4-1/4" x 11".  I uses the new Petunia Pop card stock. Such a pretty color.

The layers are cut as follows, the Basic White piece measures 3-1/2" x 4-5/8". The Bubble Bath piece measures 3" x 4-1/8" and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Unbounded Beauty" 12" x 12" package was cut at 2-7/8" x 4". 

I took the DSP and added a little bit of tape to the Bubble Bath card stock, lining up all the edges. I try to put my tape where the circle will be cut out. I use my 1-1/4" circle punch for that. The top edge of the circle starts about 5/8" from the edge of the card stock. You can also punch out a 1-1/4" circle from a piece of scrap paper and use a little dot of tape and set it where you want it on the card and then hover over that area with your punch or lay your circle die on top of it.

The DSP needs to have a larger circle so I like to use a piece of copier paper behind it for strength and then I punch out the ring using the 1-3/8" circle punch. The two layers are then taped together.

I wrapped Baker's Twine around the piece three times. It starts 1" up from the bottom of the Bubble Bath card stock layer. I used a bit of tape to hold it in place on the back while I wrapped it and then used a piece of scotch tape to hold it down.

The bee from the "Choose Happy" set using black Memento ink. I colored the body in using my Lemon Lolly marker. It was stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock that measures about 2-1/4" x 2-1/4".  I added Dimensionals around the back of the circle and set the bee in place. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Bubble Bath piece and a bit of tape to the Basic White bee stamped piece and the piece was set in place on top of the Basic White layer. Then that was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I used the die from the same bundle to cut them out. Dimensionals were added to the back, I had cut them to fit. I didn't want them to touch the twine or it would not lay nice. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside and the card was done.

I love this layout, it allows you to use the smaller images, it really highlights them. I'm happy with the way this card turned out and look forward to using this lay out again with more images from the "Choose Happy" set.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's get well card,
Wanda

Layers of Beauty, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card using the "Layers of Beauty" bundle. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Petunia Pop card stock for the layer and a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I set all these pieces aside.

Next I stamped the flower from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock.

Taking the matching stencils and my Blending Brush, I scrubbed on the colors. I used Bubble Bath then Petunia Pop and then Berry Burst on the roses. And I used Old Olive for the next two stencils for the greenery. Once the coloring was done I die cut the piece with the matching die.

I laid the die cut piece on top of the Basic White layer to see where the words would be going. The words are from the "Labeled With Love" bundle. I stamped them using black Memento ink. I chose the words from this set because they fit perfectly in the small space I had. 

Now I can tape the Basic White piece to the Petunia Pop piece and then tape them both to the front of the card base. 

The flowers were set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done. 

This was such a quick, simple and clean card to make. I do like how it turned out. Though I was thinking a little Wink of Stella on the flowers might add a bit of sparkle to the card.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Layers of Beauty, Friendship Card, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I found a pretty card on You Tube using the "Layers of Beauty" bundle. You can see the video here. I love using the masks and the video shows how to use them, though they are numbered so there isn't a lot to figuring it out. 

I used a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock for the card base. And then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4"piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. On the original card the card front was textured with this folder. I don't like doing that because I feel it makes the front of the card feel weak. I glued my piece to the front of the card base.

Next I stamped the image from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle using black Memento ink. Now came the fun part and I'm serious, it's very fun. You take the stencil marked "1" and line it up on top of the stamped flower. I tape my pieces down so they don't shift on me because I tend to scrub my colors a bit too hard.

The first color I used was Bubble Bath. Then on the next stencil I used Petunia Pop ink and the third one I used Berry Burst. And the flower was colored. For the greenery I used Old Olive for the fourth and fifth stencil. And that was it. I like to make more than once since I've got the stencils all inky. I also used the fourth and fifth stencils on a couple images that I hadn't colored in yet, they are for future cards. But since I had stamped them and have the greenery stencils inky I went ahead and colored them in using my Blending Brushes. 

The piece was then cut using the matching die from the bundle. It was then set in place on the front of the card over the embossed brick piece. 

The words are from the same "Layers of Beauty" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut the piece to 1/2" wide and 3-1/2" long. The length will change if you use different wording. I used different wording than what was on the original card.

This was a very fun card to make. I just love the stenciling, it makes such a pretty card. It makes it look like you are really good at blending! Kind of like cheating but not! And it's amazing how fast it was to make this card.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's stenciled card,
Wanda

Thoughtful Wishes, Unbound Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. It's so fun to play with the new stuff. Today I found a card on Pinterest that I wanted to make but I didn't want to make a "Z Fold". The person I would be giving the card to just wouldn't understand how it works and wouldn't appreciate how fun a "Z Fold" card is. SO I had to simplify it. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. Looking at it now I probably should have used Lost Lagoon for the base but I was running low on it so I was just trying to get by with what I had.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack. I taped that to the front of the card.

Next I cut the two pieces of card stock, one is Lost Lagoon and the other is Wild Wheat. The Lost Lagoon piece was cut at 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" and the Wild Wheat piece was cut at 3-3/8" x 4-5/8".  Before taping the two pieces together I die cut the leafy branch from the "Thoughtful Wishes" bundle from the Wild Wheat piece. Then I taped the two pieces of card stock together. 

The DSP was cut at 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" and was taped to the top of the Wild Wheat piece. Then the three pieces were taped to the front of the card.

The flowers are from the "Thoughtful Wishes" bundle and two of them were cut from Basic White card stock. I colored the flowers using my light and dark Fresh Freesia Blends pens and my light and dark Old Olive Blends pens for the leaves and stems.

The words are from the "Unbound Love" bundle and were stamped using Versa Mark on a piece of Lost Lagoon card stock. I heat set the words using white embossing powder. I cut them using the die from the "Unbound Love" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

A large bow was tied using some linen thread and set aside.

I ran some tape across the middle are of the DSP so I could stick down the die cut pieces. I added the Wild Wheat piece first and then the two die cut flower pieces. 

The bow was added and then the word piece was set over the top of all of these pieces. And the card was done.

It's SO pretty. I love this piece of DSP and adding the die cut flowers made it even prettier. This would be pretty as a get well, thinking of you, Mother's Day, or friendship card. It's so versatile.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Unbound Love, Unbound Beauty, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm running a bit late today because I was busy with Mother's Day stuff. I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day. Making a card today was last on my list of fun things to do. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Petunia Pop card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder, which is retired but it's what I had sitting out. I just checked (after the card was made) and it is indeed retired. I need to get my folders organized and purged.  Anyway, I glued the piece to the front of the card.

Next I took a piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Unbound Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I cut the large piece at 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" and the Shy Shamrock layer was cut at 2-3/4" x 4-3/4".  I taped the two layers together and set them aside.

Then I cut the smaller piece (which is the backside of the larger piece) of DSP at 3-1/2" x 1-1/2" and the Shy Shamrock layer was cut at 3-3/4" x 1-3/4".  I glued this piece down first, it's about 1" from the bottom and 1/4" from the sides. 

The large piece was glued down on top of that, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it. 

The words are from the "Unbound Love" bundle and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Shy Shamrock ink. I die cut them using the die from the "Unbound Love" bundle. I die cut the words first and then I die cut a Shy Shamrock piece. I turned the words and Shy Shamrock frame over and carefully taped the pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a quick and easy card to make. It's got some layers to it but yet it went together nicely.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Thoughtful Journey, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a quick and easy birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I had purchased the beautiful "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP) stack. It seems that each stack that comes out is prettier than the one before it. I love using these images to make quick cards that end up being so pretty too. I cut my piece of DSP at 2" x 5". You can make three cards using one sheet of this DSP.

I thought Lost Lagoon looked best with this piece of DSP and I cut it at 2-1/4" x 5-1/4". I taped the two pieces together and then taped them to the front of the card about 1/4" from the bottom, fold and top.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using Lost Lagoon ink. Then I cut them using the "Perennial Postage" die set. 

I thought the word piece looked too blah against a white background, or part of a white background so I was looking through my dies to see what I had that I could use to layer it. I didn't want to measure the piece and just cut a plain rectangle layer. I found a fun layer in the "Countryside Corners" die set. I cut a piece of Lost Lagoon card stock and taped the words piece to it. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece as set in place on the front of the card.  

And once again I was looking at the card thinking it was still a bit blah so I added a couple of brass butterflies from the "Brushed Brass Butterflies" package and now the card was done.

If I were to make another one using a Basic White card base like this I think I would cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and texture it. Then I'd cut the length of the DSP to 4-3/4" and the length of the Lost Lagoon layer to 5".  So there's those measurements if you plan to go the textured layer way.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Wild Flower Designs, Wildly Flowering, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made it.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock and before I taped it to the front of the card I die cut the scalloped piece from the "Wild Flower Designs" bundle. The center piece comes out so I turned it over and taped it to the framed part.  I set this piece aside. Once the piece was cut out I taped the larger piece to the front of the card.

Next I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it on top of the Misty Moonlight piece.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) pieces are from the "Wildly Flowering" 12" x 12" package. I cut it 4-1/2" x 3-1/2".  The front of the DSP is in the middle and the back is on the sides. I cut the side pieces at 1-1/4" each and the center ends up being 2".  I taped the two side pieces on first and then the center piece. I eyed it as best as I could. I actually liked the look of it just as it was. The colors together had a peaceful look to them.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut them using the die from the "Wild Flower Designs" bundle. I thought the piece looked pretty plain and a bit too bright so I used the flower image from the set. I used Misty Moonlight and stamped off twice before I stamped the image on my word piece. I did this twice and it toned it down just enough, don't you think? I taped this piece to the scalloped Misty Moonlight piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in the center of the card. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I was SO pleased that I was able to make another card using different sizes of strips and get them right! 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Adventurous Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. The new stuff is here and I'm ready to play. Today I made a masculine birthday card. Please read on to see how the card was made

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package. I cut the long piece 2" x 5-1/2" and the Copper Clay card stock at 2-1/4" x 5-1/2". And the other piece of DSP was cut at 1-1/2" x 4" and the Copper Clay layer was cut at 1-3/4" x 4-1/4".  I taped the shorter horizontal piece on at about 1-3/8" from the bottom and the top long piece was taped on at about 3/8" from the fold.

Next I cut the circle using the die from the "Everyday Detail" set on a piece of Basic White card stock. I taped that to the front of the card. 

The plane is from the "Adventurous Sky" set and was stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock.  I opted to use my Blending Pen to color the plane because I wanted to have the color lighter where the propellers are. So when I colored the body of the plane using Copper Clay ink I made sure my pen hardly had any color left on it and colored the plane where the propellers are to it looked lighter behind the propellers.  I colored the propellers area in using Balmy Blue that was almost gone from my pen. And the rest of the plane was colored in using Pebble Path ink. The plane was then die cut using the matching die from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle. 

The words are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them with a die from the same bundle.  

I set the plane in place using an adhesive spring commonly known as a "Wobble" and then I set it in place on the circle. You can use Dimensionals if you don't have a spring. These are fun because you can just flick it and it wobbles back and forth. I love using these things. I had my hubby print me one on his 3D printer but it's too big so he's gone back to the drawing board to scale it down some. I hope he can work it out because these run about $.25 a piece and it adds up fast when you make a lot of card using them. Anyway, I used one on my card and I love how the plane wobbles when it's flicked.  

The words were added using Dimensionals and the card was done.

I do like how the card turned out and it's got a masculine touch to it, doesn't it?

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Perennial Postage, Days to Remember, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found this card on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I changed it just a little. There were no instructions so I had to wing it. Please read on to see how I made this card. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

The first thing I did was I die cut the opening in the front of the card. I was sure the Designer Series Paper (DSP) was not die cut and taped on top of if the front of the card was die cut. So I went ahead and die cutting the front of the card. I used the second largest die in the "Perennial Postage" die set. 

The DSP is from the "Flowering Zinnias" 12" x 12" package. I cut it at 4" x 5-1/4" and taped it to the inside of the front of the card. Then I cut a piece of Basic Black card stock that measured just a hair smaller than 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" and tape that over the DSP on the inside of the cover. Before you tape it down, slip the card stock in and see if any of it sticks out. If it does, trim it up just a little and you'll be fine.

Next I die cut the pieces to the flower. I used Daffodil Delight for the center ring. Berry Burst for the flower center and one set of petals. Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo were used for the other two flower petal pieces. The leaves and stem were die cut using Lemon Lime Twist card stock. 

I glued the flower pieces together and then glued the flower to the front of the card. 

The words are from the "Days to Remember" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I punched them out using the "Double Oval" punch. I set the words in place using Dimensionals.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was taped to the inside and the card was done.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Cheerful Daisies, Days to Remember, Birthday Cards, Stampin' Up!

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold was on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the front of the card base.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) was gifted to me so I'm not sure what package it came from but I do know it's from a 6" x 6" stack. I cut this piece at 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  Now that I see it on my computer screen, I'm thinking the color is Blueberry Bushel and not Night of Navy, though Night of Navy did work for the card base. I taped this piece to the Basic White piece.

Next I die cut the flowers from the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle and cut out with the matching dies. The leaves and the ferny branch piece too. All from Basic White card stock. I sponged on some Granny Apple Green on the leaves and some Soft Sea Foam on the ferny piece. The centers of the small flowers were stamped using Flirty Flamingo ink and the center on the large flower was stamped using Daffodil Delight ink. I die cut the large center and fussy cut the two small centers. I taped them in place on the center of the flowers. 

The flowers were then set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. I started with the large one and then added the top small one and then the bottom one.

A little bit of glue was added to the ends of the greenery and they were tucked under the flowers.

The words are from the "Days to Remember" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I punched them out using the "Double Oval" punch and set them in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. It seemed odd to me to not to have a layer behind the word piece. In order to make that work the layer would have had to have been white and the word piece Night of Navy using white embossing powder. But this worked it just seemed odd to me. That's what happens when you step outside your comfort zone!

I do like how this card turned out. I love the colors. It's got such a fresh feel to it.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Textured Floral, Perennial Lavender, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I challenged myself to make another card using strips. I finally succeeded in getting it right. Yay me! Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it with the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued that piece to the front of the card.

Next I cut my Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. I cut the Highland Heather strips first. They measure 1" x 4" and you need three of them.

Then I cut the background piece, which is on the other side of the strips piece. I cut this piece at 3-1/2" x 4-1/4".  I taped the strips to this piece. I taped the first and third piece down and then added the center strip. I glued this to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Textured Floral" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Everyday Details" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. And the card was done.

I was very surprised at how quick it was to make this card. I guess once you get the hang of making the strips right it goes together well and quick too! I have lots of strips of DSP that I would love to use to make cards and use it up.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Textured Floral, Flowering Zinnias, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun layout to share with you. I may try another one later and use a different orientation. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I set that piece in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

Next I cut a 2-3/4" 3-3/4" piece of  Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Flowering Zinnias" 12" x 12" package. 

Then I cut the pieces on top of the DSP. The long strip on the left measures 1-1/8" x 2-3/4" for the green DSP (from the same package) and the Basic White piece measures 7/8" x 2-1/2". I taped these two layers together and then it was taped to the DSP piece.

The Basic White square was cut at 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" and taped to the DSP.

The flower from the same package of DSP was fussy cut and set in place on the Basic White square using Dimensionals. The piece was glued to the front of the card

The words are from "Textured Floral" and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. They were cut using the 3rd largest die in the "Everyday Details" die set. I sponged the edges using Berry Burst ink. I set the piece in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

I'm not overly thrilled with how the card looks but I do like the layout. I'll give it another try sometime soon and hopefully do a better job on it.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Perennial Postage, Everyday Details, Mother's Day Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an "I did it" card. I was able to cut the pieces and make them fit evenly.  This is quite a feat for me. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package and I taped it to the front of the card.

Next I cut 3 pieces of DSP from the same package measuring 1-5/8" x 1-3/4" each. 

The Basic White layer they are behind measures5-1/4" x 2".  I taped the squares in place. I started with the end pieces and then fit the center one in. I did lay them on top of the piece first for placement and I was thrilled that it fit perfectly! 

The strip was then taped to the upper part of the card.

The words are from the "Perennial Postage" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink. I die cut them using the third largest die in the "Everyday Details" set. They were taped to a Gorgeous Grape piece that was die cut with the second largest die in the set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the card was done.

I'm thinking it could use some rhinestones or pearls. I may add them later, depending on if I'm going to mail it or not. If I am then I will omit the embellishments due to the extra postage required for that. With the rising cost of postage I need to conserve somewhere.

This was a fun card to make. This was the first time in a long time that I was able to put the pieces together and they fit! I do like how it turned out and I think it's a perfect way to use up some of that DSP without it making it look like you just slapped some scrap pieces together and called it a done deal! 

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Mother's Day card,
Wanda

Simply Zinnia, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very pretty card to share with you. You can see the original card here. I pretty much copied it as it was. Please read on to see how I put this card together. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside. Then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Night of Navy card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I did not buy the zinnia embossing folder because I knew it would be retired because this was a special purchase. So I just use what I thought would look nice and the "Distressed Tile" did the trick for me. I set that piece on the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

Next came all of the die cutting and there's LOTS of it.  I cut 3 sets of the flowers, buds, stems branchy looking pieces and leaves using the dies from the "Simply Zinnia" bundle. Daffodil Delight was used for the flowers. Wild Wheat was used for the flower centers. Crushed Curry was used for the ring around the flower center. Pumpkin Pie was used for the budding flowers. Lemon Lime Twist was used for the leaves and stems. And all of those stars are cut from Lemon Lolly. I used 43.WOW! 

I sponged on some Crushed Curry ink on the flower petals and on the tips I used a little Pumpkin Pie. And for the Pumpkin Pie buds I used Pumpkin Pie ink.

Now I was ready to assemble the flowers. I glued the Pumpkin Pie pieces together than glue them to the stem. The larger flowers were glued together and then all the stars were glued to the tips of the ferny pieces.

The larger flowers were set in place first using Dimensionals. Then the large leaves were added The Pumpkin Pie pieces were added next I put a Dimensional behind the heads of each of those flowers. Then the starred pieces were slipped under the flowers with a dot of glue on the end of the stem.

The words are from the same "Simply Zinnia" bundle and were stamped using Versa Mark and white embossing powder was heat set. I fussy cut the piece out. A Dimensional was added to the right end and glue to the rest of the strip. I set it in place and held it down for a bit until it stuck to the flowers. 

This card is SO pretty and I'm considering keeping it but I do have a special friend I own a card to so I may just sent it to her, after all I do have a photo of it on my blog, right? Oh and I don't think I'd make another one. This took a lot of time and there were a lot of pieces to it. I know it's worth it but it's just too much work and time for me. 

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's thinking of you card,
Wanda