Traditions of Christmas, Traditional Labels, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I used a layout from previous cards I've made. I like to take my favorite layouts and cut out all of the pieces and tape them together on a piece of copier paper like it's a card. I write down all of the measurements and I even write down the date I posted the card so I can look back on it for reference. I have them bound up in a stack in my workroom. I prefer a 3D version of a card layout than just a sketch. Anyway, please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

Next I cut a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic White for the layer. 

The Designer Series Paper (DPS) is from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I cut the top strips at 2-1/2" x 2". And the bottom piece measures 2" x 3-1/4".  I taped this piece on first. Then I taped the two side pieces on and then the middle piece. What's fun about this layout is those strips butt up against the bottom layer so it's easy to get the sides lined up. The middle piece is always a bit tricky to get equal on each side but I do my best, after all, it's a handmade card!

Once the pieces were taped in place Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card.

The words are from the "Traditional Labels" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die in the bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in pace over the seam where the two colors of DSP meet. 

The little flower and leaves at the bottom were cut from another piece of DSP in the package. I set the flower in place using a Dimensional and glued the leaves down.  And the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. I was pleased with how it turned out.

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

Joyful Days Memories & More, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. Each year I say I'm going to start my Christmas cards in late summer but it never happens. I will be rushing next month, after Thanksgiving, to get my cards made, the family letter written and then sent out just before Christmas. Hopefully next weekend I can find some time to get my cards started. I think it's the designing of it that holds me back the most. Once I figure that out, it's just a matter of cutting and taping (which can be done in front of the tv while watching a movie). Anyway, 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece from the "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack. I had trimmed that piece to fit my card. It originally measures 6" x 4".  I taped that to the front of the card.

The words are from another piece in the same pack. There's a stack of images that measure 3" x 4".  I trimmed up the "Christmas Cheer" to measure 2-5/8" x 1-3/16" and I cut a 2-7/8" x 1-1/2" piece of Mossy Meadow for the layer. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I had some "White Loose Snowflakes" leftover from a couple of catalogs ago so I glued a few on the front of the card and the card was done. Pearls or clear rhinestones would be pretty on it too.

This was a very quick, easy and fun card to make. It's not real colorful but that's okay. I have a guy I will be sending this to and it's perfect for him. Not a lot of frill and just enough cheer!

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

Autumn Toile, Simply Said, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another masculine card to share with you using the "Autumn Toile" Designer Series Paper (DSP). Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Early Espresso card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock was cut and taped to the inside of the card.

I cut a 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" piece of Very Vanilla card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Early Espresso card stock.

The DSP was cut into three strips. They all measure 4" long and each one is cut at a different with, 1", 7/8" and 1/2".  Try to keep the picture (if there is one on your paper) in order.  I taped the strips to the Early Espresso layer and that was then taped to the Very Vanilla layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink on a scrap piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I cut them out using the Labeled with Love die (a punch is available instead). I also cut out a piece from a scrap piece of DSP which I later regretted. That piece of DSP has a grid on it that is not exactly even so it was a bit difficult to line things up.  I cut the piece of DSP in half and taped each half to the Very Vanilla word piece. Dimensionals were add to the back of that and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. I chose the upper part because I liked the little deer on the bottom to show. And that was it!

I thought this was a quick and easy card to make. All you need is a 2-1/4" x 4" piece of DSP to make this card. It's practically scrap!

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

Autumn Toile, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine birthday card to share with you today. I found it on Pinterest and just had to make it because the Designer Series Paper (DSP) it used was a busy background and one in my package of "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package. I was thinking I'd probably be trying to make cards using the design on the back. But when this card popped up I saw a use for that design. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Early Espresso card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla and taped it to the inside.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cajun Craze was cut for the largest layer. On top of that are two strips of the DSP. They measure 5" x 1-3/4" each. I taped them on top of the Cajun Craze piece, allowing 1/4" spacing around the outer edges.

The DSP focal piece measures 3" x 3-3/4".  A 2-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Very Vanilla was cut for the next layer and the last layer is Early Espresso and was cut at 3" x 3-3/4".  I taped the layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. It's about 5/8" from each side and 7/8" from top to bottom.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink on a 5/8" x 2-3/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I snipped each end at an angle.

I cut a 1/4" strip of Early Espresso card stock about 4" long. It was from a scrap left over from cutting the focal layer. I taped it to the back of the word piece and then snipped the ends to match the word ends. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I had some retired "Candy Dots" and added them to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I love this layout for using DPS as a focal piece. I'm going to have to make a template from copier paper and add it to my stack. I keep layouts for future use. I prefer physical ones over printed ones. Then I know what I'm looking at. Plus I write down the date the card was posted so I can refer to that if I need to too.

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

Autumn Toile, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine 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 Early Espresso 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 and taped it to the inside.

On the front I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package. I cut it in half at 2". I taped the tree half on the left side of the card front and the brown side on the right side. 

I also cut another piece of DSP from the same sheet that measures 3" x 2-3/8". The Basic White layer measures 3-1/4" x 2-5/8" and the DSP was taped to it. The Early Espresso layer measures 3-1/2" x 2-7/8" and the other two taped layers were taped to this one and then this was taped to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eying it. It's about 11/16" from each side and 7/8" from the top and 1-1/8" from the bottom.  Eying isn't and exact science but it is close enough. I figure if I think it looks good by eying it, then it looks good. 

Then the words were stamped. They are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I don't even try to get them straight on the paper. I trim them up after and hope for the best. I usually take a ruler or a piece of scrap card stock (depending on the length of the piece I'm working onO) and I make a pencil mark on each end. I put it in the paper trimmer and cut it so it's now straight. My piece measures 3/8" x 2-5/8".  I taped it to a piece of Early Espresso card stock measuring 5/8" x 2-5/8". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the focal layer. I lined up the edges of the word piece with the Basic White layer and 1-5/16" from the bottom edge of the card. 

The deer is from the retired "Grassy Grove" bundle and it was cut using the smallest deer die on Early Espresso card stock. I glued it in place on the front of the card. I didn't buy the bundle that this DSP went with so I didn't have the current deer but you can swap them out if you have the bundle.

This was a very fun card to make and I needed to make some masculine cards and this foot the bill.

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

Charming Day, Female Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. When I entered the blog address to this card, I got a warning that the site wasn't safe so I closed the page.  I just made the card by looking at the pic on Pinterest. I changed it a little but for the most part it looks the same. Please read on to see how I made the card. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and I textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

The flowers are from the "Charming Day" bundle. I stamped and die cut two of them. I also die cut two of the stems of leaves from Mossy Meadow card stock.

I colored the flowers using both light and dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pens. And the stamped leaves were colored using both light and dark Mossy Meadow Blends pens.

I cut a 2-1/2" Crumb Cake circle. I stamped the "Hey" from the same "Charming Day" bundle using Mossy Meadow ink.

The Happy Birthday is also from the same set and was stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. 

To put the pieces together I added some tape to the back of one of the flower pieces. I cut off the larger flower on the second piece. I took that piece and stuck it to the piece that was whole. The leaves that were cut from the large flower piece were stuck to the back of the upper part of the whole piece. And the one large leaf was cut from that first large flower. It was stuck to the bottom right side of the large whole piece.

Dimensionals were then added to the back of all of the pieces that were stuck together. I took the circle with the "Hey" stamped on it and the Dimensionals from the large piece held it in place. I didn't press down on the Dimensionals because I needed to slip the greenery in. The top piece of greenery was cut off and the remaining piece was the one that is stuck to the left side. And the second cut piece of greenery was cut and it was slipped under the leaves on the bottom. I had to add a little glue to the ends to get them to stay in place. 

Tape was added to the back of the circle and then the whole piece was set in place. I pressed down so the Dimensionals would make it all stick to the front of the card.

I tied a linen bow and set it on the front of the card using a glue dot.  

Dimensionals were added to the word piece and it was set in place over the bow. I don't believe I mentioned the word piece after stamping it. I cut it to 5/8" wide and 3" long. I snipped the ends at an angle. I usually snip one end and then put the cut piece on the other side so they are the same. 

I added a few pearls to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I love coloring with the Blends pens. They make you look like you are REALLY good at coloring.  

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

Autumn Toile, Simply Said, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine 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 bottom and the fold is on the top. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Early Espresso was cut for the top layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DPS) is from the "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package. I cut it into 4 strips that measure 3-5/8" x 1-1/8". I chose the green from the package because I thought it was one of the more difficult pieces to use. All the strips are from the same sheet of DSP. I taped them down on top of the Early Espresso layer.

I took some linen thread and wrapped it around the piece twice and tied a knot to hold it in place. I taped the back of the piece and set it on the front of the card base.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink. I cut them out using the "Labeled with Love" die. I didn't buy the punch when these were available, I opted for the 3 piece die set. Which I have no regret because when I cut the word piece out, I took anther die and cut one of Early Espresso at the same time.

I cut the Early Espresso piece in half the long way. I added tape to the top and bottom of the word piece and added the Early Espresso pieces so it looked like it was a one piece layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and the words were set in place over the linen thread.  And the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make, plus it's a perfect way to use busy DSP. 

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have one last Halloween card to share with you using the Stampin' Up! "Spooky Sweet" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I used some of the other pieces left for a few non-Stampin' Up! cards. I may share them with you but I have other cards I want to post. I may do a double post. I don't usually make two posts in one day but I could do that just to show you how fun those cards are. Anyway, please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black 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 and taped it to the inside.

For the front I had taken a piece of the prettiest DSP in the package and taped it to the front.  Then I cut the arch out using the 5th largest die in the "Everyday Arches" set. 

The piece behind is another piece of DSP. It's the one with the light orange lines going through it. I used my Blending brush and scrubbed on some Petunia Pop all over the piece. Then I scrubbed on a little Secret Sea on the upper area and some Mossy Meadow on the lower part. I glued that to the inside of the card front.

I cut the house, bat and fence using the dies from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle and Basic Black card stock.

A piece off Daffodil Delight was trimmed for the back of the house. I glued that in place and set it aside. The characters are from the same package of DSP and were on a pre-cut sheet. I popped them out and added Dimensionals to the back. 

The fence was glued in place and then the house was taped down just a hair above the fence. Dimensionals were added to the back of the characters and they were set in place on the front of the card.. The bat was set in place with a Dimensional. I didn't have a "boo" die cut so I cut one out on my Cricut. After I had taken the photo and posted it on here I saw that the "boo" could have used some yellow behind the openings on the letters. So I cut some tiny pieces of Daffodil Delight card stock and slipped it under the opening. They are a bit small and the yellow didn't show up as much as I would have liked it to but it does show up some.

For a final touch I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored in the bat, house windows, boo, the crown, the dress on the character on the left and I colored in the pumpkin and body of the other character. 

This was a very fun card to make and I'm glad to have used up a full package of DSP!  It's too bad I can't make some kind of fireworks type activity on this post! LOL

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Great news, from the pieces in the package of "Spooky Sweet" Designer Series Paper (DSP), it looks like there's only enough paper to make a couple more cards after today. YAY!  Hope you didn't get sick of seeing days and days worth of Halloween cards. It's a paper that I just had to use up because I have too much of it sitting around here from past Halloweens. So my quest is almost complete. I'll be moving onto something for fall, a few birthday and of course Christmas. Please read on to see how today's card was made.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of the DSP and taped it to the front. The bats and candies paper was a scrap piece. I trimmed it to 3" x 5". I taped it to the left side of the card, giving equal spacing on the three sides. 

The green framed piece is a piece that was cut from another sheet in the package. It measures 2" x 3-1/2".  I cut a layer for it using what was left over from the piece that was taped to the left side. This is the backside of that piece. It measures 2-1/4" x 3-3/4". I taped the two pieces together and taped it to the front of the card.

Next I stamped the cute character from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle and colored him using both light and dark Blends in the following colors, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight. I colored the pants using by Blender pen and the Petunia Pop ink pad. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the green framed piece.

The bat and candy corn are cut-outs from another sheet in the package. I set them in place using Dimensionals. I colored the bat and candy corns and the lolly pop using my Wink of Stella pen. And the card was done.

I was thinking about adding some words to the card but I thought I'd leave it the way it was so the cute candy and bats paper would show more. I think that paper is SO adorable.

This was a fun card to make and I was glad to use more pieces from the package.

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

Extraordinary Flora, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. I had found it on the internet and I had left the website where it came from open but someone (bless his heart) backed up my computer so we could see if it was able to support windows 11.  It is not so I will be getting a new computer. I am never excited about that because of all the things I need to reinstall (and the passwords). Such a pain. But on the brighter side I will have a computer that should work for another 12-15 years!  Maybe by then I'll be too old to use it! LOL  Maybe not so LOL! Anyway, please read on to see how today's 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 Shy Shamrock for the layer. Using the 3-1/2" die from the "Spotlight on Nature" set I cut it from the center of this piece.

Then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued that to the Shy Shamrock piece and then that was taped to the front of the card. I set it under my stamping mat to keep flat while I worked on the circles.

I cut a Basic White circle using the same die set. This one measures about 2-3/4".  I taped it to the Shy Shamrock circle. I glued it to the front of the card about 1/2" from the edge and fold and about 1" from the top edge of the card. Again I placed it under my stamping mat while I worked on the words and flowers.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Shy Shamrock ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Using my blending pen I picked up some Shy Shamrock ink on it and colored the edges. I didn't purchase the markers or the Blends because they don't stay around long. I just purchase the ink pads and inkers. Sometimes I don't even buy the ink pads, I'll just buy the little ink spots and inkers. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside. 

Next I die cut the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I laid the purplish color section on a piece of Basic White card stock and then I cut them out using the matching die.

To assemble the flowers, I first added the word piece at about the 3 o'clock position on the circles. Then I added the large flower below the words using a Dimensional.

Glue was added to a scrap piece of paper and I dragged the pieces through it and set them in place. The original card didn't have a little flower on the word piece. I added one there because the post it tape I used stuck too firmly and tore my card stock a bit there and I just wanted to cover it up instead of make a new word piece. Once all of the flowers were glued in place the card was done.

This tape is such a fun thing to play with and there's SO many flowers and leaves on a roll. 1056 pieces to be exact!  That's a lot of fun in one roll!

This was a fun card to make and I know who's getting this one!

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. In my quest to use up the Designer Series Paper (DSP) in the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package, I am getting close. From what I can figure I think there's about 4 more cards to make and then I'm just down to some cutouts left but I'm probably not going to do much with them. Perhaps put them in my parts envelope and use them another season! So onto today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black 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.

On the front I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP and taped it to the front. On top of that is a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of DSP and that was taped to the front of the card with equal spacing all around, as much as you eye thinks it looks good. 

I cut three strips of DSP that measure 4" x 3/4" each. The center one was supposed to be 1" x 4" but I didn't have enough scraps left so I used what I had. I taped them on the front. I taped the ends ones first and then the center one.

The tree was a cutout and was fussy cut and glued in place. I glued it across the bottom and up the main part of the trunk plus up the three other branches off the trunk. I left the thinner branches to be free.

The character and candy corn were from the cutouts. I set them in place using Dimensionals. 

The circle is was made from a piece of Basic White card stock and the second smallest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" die set. Using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Pumpkin Pie ink on the edges and then without reinking the brush I lightly scrubbed on the rest of the circle. I set that piece in place using tape.

The bat was a die cut from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle and was cut using the die in that bundle. I set it in place using a small Dimensional. 

I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored over the bat, the candy corn, the crown and the character's clothing. And the card was done.

This was a very fun and quick card to make. I'm excited to be almost done with that package of DSP. It will be a first for me. I don't ever recall using up a package of DSP in all the years I've been stamping.

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you.  Yup, I'm almost out of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package. YAY!  I've been making SO many Halloween cards trying to reach my goal of actually using up a package of DSP! Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

The background on the front is from a sheet of DSP in the package. There's several little background scenes. This was cut at 4" x 5-1/4" and was taped to the front of the card.

The cat was stamped from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I cut it out with the coordinating die. I used my Blends pens to color it in. I used all light Blends in Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Berry Burst and Pecan Pie (on the nose). 

The elements on the front are all from the same package of DSP. I set the broom on first, then the cat and then the other character, that I have yet to figure out what it is. Any ideas? The candies were taped down on the bottom part of the card and the bat was cut using a die from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle. I set it in place using a small Dimensional.

I added Wink of Stella to the bat, the candies, the pumpkins in the background and the candy buckets.

This was such a quick and easy card to make. I love these pre-cut pieces!

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

Painterly Pears, Simply Said, 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 it by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Secret Sea card stock. If you don't have Secret Sea you can always use Basic Black. My card opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut for the large layer. It's from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package and was taped to the front of the card.

Next I cut the Secret Sea layer that measures 3-1/4" x 4-1/4". On top of that is a 3" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock. A 3/4" x 4" strip of DSP was added to the left side. It's actually the backside of the large piece of DSP. I taped this piece to front of the card, giving equal space all around (I just eyed it. I always figure that if it looks centered by my eyes, it's close enough).

The pears are from the same package of DSP and were fussy cut. I sat in front of the tv one night and cut up a whole sheet of DSP so they are ready when I want to make a card. I'm hoping to use up this package of DSP too, especially since I fussy cut all of those pieces!

The stem was glued to the largest pear. Then that piece was set on top of the card, along with the other two pieces. I just set them there for placement of the words. The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. Secret Sea can be used there too or Basic Black. 

Once the word were stamped I added the pears using Dimensionals. The double pears were added using tape on the left and a Dimensional on the right.

The Petal Pink flowers were added using tape.

I had some green pearls so I added those. I don't always have the embellishments on cards I see so I just use what I have. Maybe someday I'll use up all of that stuff too! (wishful thinking)

This was a fun card to make and I know my friend will love it because she's mentioned before how much she likes that package of DSP.

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

Painterly Pears, 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'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 Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 12" x 12" "Painterly Pears" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

Using the "Spotlight on Nature" die set I cut the larger one from a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and the next size smaller was cut from a piece of Basic White card stock. 

I stamped the "hello" from the "Simply Said" set using Mossy Meadow ink.

The pears and other pieces were fussy cut from another piece of DSP in the package. I glued the stem on the large pear. I took a piece of linen thread and tied a bow around the stem.

I taped the circles together and then added the large pear using Dimensionals. The small pears were added using a Dimensional were it touches the white circle and glue where it touches the large pear. Before pressing down on the double pears I added a little glue to the petal pink flowers and slipped it under the little pear. The brighter flower was glued in place and I slipped it under the leaf of the little pears.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Mossy Meadow circle and it was set in place on the front of the card.  And that was it.

This was a fun card to make and I just love the colors on it. That background piece was such a busy one and I was glad I was able to use it in such a pretty way on this card.

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an easy Halloween 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 in the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock for the large layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package. My piece was a scrap and it was an odd size so I had trimmed it down to 3-1/3" x 4-3/4". I taped that to the Basic Black piece. I trimmed it so I could get both ghosts in the scene.

This card is filled with cut-outs. I popped out the hippo, the tree, the bat, the tree and the other trick or treater character. I just can't figure out what it is dressed up as something! LOL

The first thing I did was I fussy cut around the tree branches. It had too white of a border and would have taken away from more of the scene. I added some tape to the trunk and then little dots of glue to the branches. I set the piece in place lining the trunk on on the edge of the sidewalk. 

The hippo, trick or treater character and bat were set in place using Dimensionals. I added some Wink of Stella to the little bat, and all the orange on the card. And that was it, the card was done.

This was such a super quick and easy card to make. The fussy cutting took a little bit of time but it wasn't that bad. It was worth it and I was glad I was able to use it. I'm still trying to use up this package of DSP!

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

Autumn Toile, Simply Said, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I took a break from Halloween cards to play with some new Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I bought. I saw a card on the internet that used this paper and I thought I'd give it a try. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. If I were to make this card again (and I just might) I would use Early Expresso instead. This card opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla and taped it to the inside.

Next I cut the DSP from the "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package. It measures 4" x 5-1/4".  I cut the piece on the short side at 1-1/2". This piece is flipped over and both were taped to the front of the card. SO simple!

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink (see, this is why Early Espresso would be better for the card base). It was stamped on a scrap piece of Very Vanilla card stock and was cut using the "Labeled with Love" die or you can use the "Labeled with Love" punch. I bought the set of dies. I die cut a scrap piece of Early Expresso card stock at the same time. I cut the Early Espresso piece in half. I added tape to the top and bottom of the word piece. I lined up the Early Espresso pieces and affixed them to the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1-1/2" from the top and about 7/8" from the sides.

I had some (retired) "Candy Dots" but they weren't dark enough so I colored them using my dark Basic Black Blends pen. I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

I was going to make an "Autumn Wishes" card. I didn't have the stamps but I did have the "Words for the Season" dies. The words ended up being just too large for the orientation of this card. I put it in my stash to maybe use it sometime in the near future. I need to remember to write on the back of the piece the name of the dies so I don't forget because I know I will forget. UGH!

Anyway, this was a very fun card to make and I love the simplicity of it. It's a great masculine birthday card. Excellent DSP for that!

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweets, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I changed the background and elements but for the most part it looks like the original. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

For the base of my card I used a half-sheet of Basic White card stock and folded it in half. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Subtles" 6" x 6" stack. The color I used is Fresh Freesia. I taped it to the front of the card.

Using the largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut one from Basic White card stock. I took my blending brush and scrubbed on some Fresh Freesia ink in the center of the circle.

The precut shapes are in the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package of DSP. I punched out two bats, a broom, the cauldron, the green stuff for inside the cauldron, the bottle and the spider. I taped the spider piece to the bottle. The green stuff for inside the cauldron was taped in place. 

I taped the bottle to the circle. The cauldron was added next using Dimensionals. The broom was taped across that. Don't add tape to the whole broom, just where it touches the cauldron. 

I laid the circle on top of the card front to see where to add the words. The words are from the "Spooky Halloween bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink.

Tape was added to the back of the circle and it was set in place on the front of the card about 5/8" from the top and side edges.

The bats were added next using Dimensionals. I got out some black sequins I had and set them in place using small glue dots and the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy card to make and I was able to use a lot of those pre-cut pieces. I still have quite a few of them left. 

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another Halloween card to share with you. The pieces in my "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package of DSP is getting down there. A few more cards and it's used up! It will be a first! Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the "Spooky Sweet" package and taped it to the front.

One of the rectangle tag type pieces was used for the focal piece. It measures 2" x 3-5/8".  I cut a 2-1/4" x 3-7/8" piece of Basic Black card stock and taped the two pieces together. 

I set the focal piece on top of the card so I could see where to stamp the words. They are from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle and were stamped on the front of the card 5 times using black Memento ink.

Next I die cut the house from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle. Basic Black card stock was used for that. At the same time I cut a bat. 

A piece of Daffodil Delight card stock was trimmed up and taped to the back of the house. 

The moon was made using the smallest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set and it was cut from a scrap piece of Daffodil Delight card stock.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the house and it was set in place on the front of the focal piece. 

The moon was taped in place and a bat was added using a small Dimensional. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the panel and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the right and bottom edge of the card. And the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy card to make. I like being able to use those tag shaped pieces. The package has quite a few of them! Hope I can work more into fun cards.

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

Painterly Pears, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd make a friendship card instead of a Halloween card. Though I am going to be making a few more Halloween cards, so stay tuned! I found this card on Pinterest and I just loved the simple layout. You can see the original card here. I made it with the products that I had on hand. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card. I'm sure the original card used the Secret Sea card stock, which is SO close to black. My card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Painterly Pears" 12' x 12" package. I cut the bottom piece at 4" x 4" and the top piece at 4" x 3".  I cut the bottom piece at an angle. I started at the upper right corner and cut down to 2-1/4".  I didn't cut the top piece, I just taped it to the top of the card and then added the angled one over it. I wasn't concerned if I had any small gaps because I covered it with a 1/2" wide and 5" long strip of Basic Black card stock. I had to trim the ends. I found that a little difficult since I had already taped the DSP down. I just a little line with my fingernail across the strip where it needed to be cut. I taped that strip over the area where the two pieces of DSP overlaped.

The circles are from the ""Spotlight on Nature" die set. I cut the 3-1/4" one of Basic Black card stock and the Basic White one is 2-3/4". 

I stamped the "hello" from the "Simply Said" set using Mossy Meadow ink. 

The pears and flowers were fussy cut from a piece of DSP in the pack. The pears were set in place on the white piece using Dimensionals and the flowers were set in place with a little dot of glue.

The white circle was taped to the black circle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. It's about 3/8" from either side and 1" from the top.

I used some retired Candy Dots on the front and a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the front and the card was done. After I looked at the picture of the card on here I decided to add tiny pearls to the little yellow flowers, they just looked like they needed something.

This was a very fun card to make and the fussy cutting doesn't take long, just "fussy". Especially those little flowers. But it's SO worth it.

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

spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another Halloween card to share with you. It's one made with a few scraps. It was a happy accident. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black 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.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the  "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package and taped it to the front of the card.

The little squares were added next. The DSP was leftover pieces from a previous card. I'm not sure which one but I think it was one that had strips of DSP. These squares of DSP measure 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" and the Basic Black squares measure 1-1/2" x 1-1/2".  I taped the pieces together. Then I set them in place on the front of the card. I added the top and bottom one first. They are about 1/4" from the top edge, bottom edge and fold. They were taped in place. The center one was set in place using Dimensionals.

The little character is from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle and was stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using the matching die. He was colored using both light and dark Blends pens. I used Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight. And for the pants I sued Petunia Pop and my Blending pen because I didn't by the in color Blends pens. I set the piece in place using Dimensinals.

The words were stamped next. They are from the same "Spooky Halloween" bundle. I used black Memento ink to stamp them.

I had also cut a Basic Black bat using the die from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle. I set it in place using Dimensionals.

The bat needed a bit of sparkle so I colored over it with my Wink of Stella pen. I also colored the lollypop and shirt.  I thought it could use a little more sparkle so I colored over the DSP on each square. 

This was a fun card to make and SO easy too.

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun Halloween 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 Black card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Gray card stock and textured it using the "So Swirly" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I cut a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and scrubbed on some color using my Blending brush and ink pads. First I took the second smallest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set and cut a circle from the center of a scrap piece of card stock. 

I used removable tape and set the circle where I wanted the moon to go. I scrubbed on some Pumpkin Pie ink. Then I scrubbed on some Mossy Meadow on the "grassy" area. And using that piece I cut the circle from, I laid it over the moon so only the moon was showing and I scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight ink. Then I took the same brush with the Pumpkin Pie ink on it and without adding more ink I scrubbed it over the moon to tone it down a bit.

Then I die cut the fence, house and bat using Basic Black card stock. I set them aside.

The cat was stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I colored it in using my light Blends pens in Pumpkin Pie, Berry Burst, Pecan Pie and Granny Apple Green. Then I die cut it with the matching die in the "Spooky Halloween" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside. 

I cut the fence in half. I glued one piece to the right, then the house and then the other half of the fence. 

I stamped the "Spooky" from the same bundle using black Memento ink. 

The piece was then glued to the Basic Gray piece about 3/8" from the bottom and right of the Basic Gray piece.

The cat was then set in place. I added the bat using a small Dimensional. 

Using my Wink of Stella I colored the bat, the hat and the treat bucket.  And the card was done.

This was such a fun card and it did not allow me to use one single piece of Designer Series Paper from my package to help fulfill my goal of using up all the pieces in the package. UGH!  Maybe tomorrow!

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun layered Halloween 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. On top of that are some fun layered strips. They are made using scrap Designer Series Paper (DSP) pieces from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package. The two strips on the side measure 3-3/4" x 1-1/4" and the center piece measures 3-3/4" x 1-3/4". The Basic Black layers behind the little strips measure 4" x 1-1/2" and the larger piece measures 4" x 2". I taped the pieces together and then I taped them to the front of the card. I started with the two smaller strips and when I got them in place I added the middle piece. I like to lay them on the piece without tape first to make sure how much space I need to add to them. There should be 1/4" between the strips and 1/4" from the edges.

Once the strips were in place I die cut the house, fence and bat. I took a piece of Lemon Lolly card stock and after trimming it a bit I taped it to the back of the house. Dimensionals were added to the back of the house and I set it aside.

The dog from the "Spooky Halloween" was stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I colored him in using both light and dark Blends pens. I used Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie and for the pants I used my Blending pen and Petunia Pop ink since I don't have the Blends pens in the in colors. I die cut the dog, added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

The words are from the same "Spooky Halloween" and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of DSP.  The piece measured 1-1/4" x 2-1/4". The Basic Black layer behind it measures 1-1/2" x 2-1/2". I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back.

I was now ready to assemble it. I added the house first about 7/8" from the bottom edge and 1/2" from the left side. The fence was glued in place and then the character was added/

The words were added last. I fit them in between the house and dog with just enough space so they wouldn't all be touching. 

The bat was glued to the word piece. I thought the card was done but I just had to add some Wink of Stella to the lollypop, house windows and the bat.

This was a very fun card to make. It's getting me closer to my goal of using up that package of DSP. There's lots of scraps in there too!

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

Painterly Pears, Impressions Abloom, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd take a little break from Halloween cards (though I do need to make more) and make a friendship card. I found it on Pinterest and I thought I'd give it a try with the materials I had. It's not exactly like the original card but it's still pretty. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it 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 is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

Next using the oval die from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle, I cut it from another piece of DSP from the same package. I taped that to the front of the card. I centered it on the sides and left the bottom area a little longer. The top is about 5/8" from the top edge and about 5/8" from each side.

The pear and pink flowers are from another sheet in the same package of DSP.  I fussy cut them because I didn't buy the bundle, just the DSP.

The leaves are from the "Impressions Abloom" and were cut using Basic White for the smaller ones and Mossy Meadow for the ones on a stem.  

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Versa Mark on a scrap piece of Mossy Meadow card stock. I sprinkled white embossing powder over it and heat set it. Then I cut it out using the smallest die in the "Nested Essentials" die set.

I taped the word piece down first. It's about 1-1/4" from the bottom of the card edge and 1/4" from the right side. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the pear and it was lightly set in place on the front of the card. I did not press down on it because I needed to slip the leaves under it. 

A little glue was added to the ends of the leaves and they were slipped under the pear. The Mossy Meadow stem on the right had the end of the stem and last leaf cut off, it was just too long to fit on the card the way I had the pear set. But I did use that leaf on the bottom part of the pear on top of the two little white leaves. 

I had fussy cut the pretty Petal Pink flower cluster from another piece of DSP and set in place on the card, tucking a little bit of it under the pear. I did add Dimensionals under the flowers that were showing.

I added a little bit of glue to the end of the pear stem and little Dimensionals under the two leaves and I set it in place on top of the pear.

I had some retired "Candy Dots" and I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. It had a little bit of fussy cutting but I didn't mind it because there was something fun on tv to watch so it makes fussy cutting go by faster!

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super easy Halloween 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 Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I used a piece of scrap Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Spooky Sweets" 12" x 12" package. It measures 2-1/2" x 5". I taped it to a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock that measures 2-3/4" x 5-1/4" and then I taped that to the front of the card about 1/4" from the top, bottom and fold.

The white piece is cut from a sheet in the same package of DSP. I snipped the corners. A bottle from that same package was popped out and taped to the white piece. The spider piece was another one that was popped out. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the bottle. Dimensionals were added to the back of the white piece and it was set aside.

The words are from the "Spooky Halloween"  bundle and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I trimmed the piece to measure 2-3/8" x 1-1/8". The Pumpkin Pie layer was cut at 2-1/2" x 1-3/8".  I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place at the top of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The white piece was added next, it's about 3/8" up from the bottom edge and 1/4" from the right edge

I die cut three Basic Black bats using the die in the "Spooky Halloween" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place using Dimensionals. 

I added some Wink of Stella to the bats and to the spider and the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy card to make and I got to use a large scrap piece of DSP in my quest to use up that package. (Bound and determined!!! - wish me luck!).

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another fun Halloween 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 Black 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.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock and stamped the bats on it from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle. I used black Memento in to do that and I just randomly stamped them all over the piece. I taped that piece to the front of the card base.

I had two scrap pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package. They measured 4" x 1-1/2" and the Basic Black layer behind it measures 4-1'4" x 1-3/4". I taped the pieces together. I taped the left one to the front of the card on first. It's about 1/4" from the top and from the fold. 

The second strip was taped down about 1" down from the top and 1-1/4" from the fold. 

I popped out the cauldron from a fun sheet in the DSP package. I also popped out the candy corns and bats. 

Using my x-acto knife I cut a slit in the cauldron and taped the candy corns in place. I added Dimensionals to the cauldron and set it in place on the front of the card. It's about 3/4" from the bottom edge of the card and 3/4" from the right side. Once the cauldron was set in place I added a candy corn to the bottom right using a Dimensional.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the bats and they were set in place.

The word is from the same "Spooky Halloween" bundle and was stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I fussy cut it, added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the upper part of the card. And the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. It's quick and easy too! 

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another Halloween card to share with you. I'm on a quest to use up that 12" x 12" Spooky Sweet package of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I think it would be a first! It would probably get used up faster if I made more than one of each card I do. Anyway, read on to see how I made this card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black 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.

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

I was thrilled when I was able to use one of those tags that came on a sheet in the package. There's LOTS of tags in there and I thought they would be something that would probably just remain in the package with the rest of the scraps.  I took the green on with the two candies and cut a Basic Black layer for it. My layer measures 2-1/4" x 2-2/4".  I taped the two pieces together and set them aside.

I decided to use the cat image from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle for a change. I used the dog a lot and will probably use it a bit more since I had stamped and cut a few out the last time I used it.  I used my light Blends pens to color it in. I used Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, Granny Apple Green and Berry Burst. Once the character was colored I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the green rectangle piece.

The piece was laid on top of the card to see where the words were going to go. Normally I would stamp the words before taping the DSP down but I thought I was going to stamp the words on a separate piece of card stock and add them but I decided to stamp directly onto the DSP. The words are from the same "Spooky Halloween" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink.  Then I taped that piece to the upper left of the card about 1/4" from the fold and the top edge. 

I wasn't sure what to do about the right side until I remembered there is a bat die in the bundle. SO I die cut them and used 3 for my card. I set them in place using Dimensionals. 

The card needed something more so I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored everything black on the card, including going over the words and black candies. It was a nice touch and the card was done.

This was a fun and quick card to make. The kiddies will think it's cute too!

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween 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 Black 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.

On the front I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package. 

Inside that same package is a sheet (2 sheets) full of precut images. Just pop them out and use them. I popped out quite a few for my card.

Once the characters were added using Dimensionals, I colored them with Wink of Stella. I felt the card could use some sparkle. I even added it to the ghosts.

I stamped "Happy Halloween" on the inside using black Memento ink. The words are from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle.

This is such a super quick and easy card to make. I got to use a lot of pieces from that sheet.

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

Floral Charm, Impressions Abloom, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that used scraps sitting around on my worktable. 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 top piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) is from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package. It measures 2" x 5-1/4". So that left me 2" on the bottom to fill so I took a piece of Basic White card stock cut 2" x 5-1/4" and I textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I taped the DSP in place and glued the textured piece in place.

The floral panel was another piece in the package, it measures 4" x 2-3/4".  I taped it to a 4-1/4" x 3" piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock. It was set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. I centered it as well as I could by eyeing it. 

The words were done on my computer. That piece was sitting on my worktable. I thought I'd use it before it got damaged. I believe it was cut out using the "Spotlight on Nature" dies. It was a while ago that I had cut them but I'm positive that was the set used. I set them in place using Dimentionals on the upper part of the circle where it would be touching the DSP. 

I thought the card could use something else so I die cut a Basic White and Mossy Meadow leaves from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. I taped the two together at the bottom stems, added a little glue and slipped them under the word piece.

It was nice to use up things sitting on my worktable and scraps! This is a very simple layout too. I hope to use it again on future cards.

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog.  Today I have a Halloween 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 Black 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 of the card.

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package and taped it to the front on the card.

On top of that is a 3-5/8" x 4-7/8" piece of Basic Black card stock and on top of that is another piece of DSP that measures 3-1/2" x 4-3/4".  

The three strips of DSP measure 1" x 2-1/2" and the DSP panel below the strips measures 1-7/8" x 3-1/4".  I taped the strips in place and the panel was set aside. It needed words but I needed to know where I was going to put them and that depended on the characters I was going to add.

I die cut the house from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle using Basic Black card stock. I also cut one of Basic White card stock because I wanted to color the windows in. I was able to leave the 6 little windows in the die. I colored them right in the die using my dark Highland Heather Blends pen. I traced the house on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and trimmed most of it away. I glued it to the back of the house. I put a little puddle of glue on a scrap piece of paper. I took a toothpick and touched it to the glue and then touched it to the 6 little windows. I set the die on top of the Basic Black house and pushed the little windows in place. I had some other pieces still stuck in the die and I had colored them and glued them in place too. Some of the edges of the little windows had to be touched up but once on the black house the marker didn't show up if it touched the edges. Once all the pieces were in place I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside. 

The character from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle was stamped using black Memento ink and colored in using both light and dark Blends pens. I used Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie and Petunia Pop.  Actually I didn't use Petunia Pop because I don't purchase the in-colors pens. I used my ink pad and a Blender pen. Dimensionals were added behind the character and it was laid on top of the card to see where the words would go.

The words are from the same "Spooky Halloween" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on the gray panel. The panel was then taped in place. 

I set the house in place first. The highest roof is about 3/4" from the top edge of the card and about 1/2" from the fold on the side roof that's sticking out. 

The character was added next and I thought the card was done. So I die cut a black bat and set it in place using a small Dimensional and the card was complete.

This was a very fun card to make. When I stamped the character, there was room for 4 images on my piece of card stock so I stamped and cut out 4. And as I colored the one I colored the other three so they are ready for future cards. I like the colors used on the character so I think it will be fun to use it on other cards. And now they are all ready to be added to a new card!

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

The Right Words, Beautiful Gallery, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog.  While looking through my 6" x 6" stacks of Designer Series Papers (DSP) I ran across an image that had been cut in half. I had used the other half in a card a while back but saved this half for a future card. And today I thought I'd use up that piece so it's out of the stack. Now what to do with it.

I used the 5th largest die in the "Everyday Arches" set to cut the image out. It barely fit. The image is from the "Beautiful Gallery" stack. I stamped the words from "The Right Words" set using Early Expresso ink. Then I used the 4th largest die to cut the Early Expresso layer out. I taped the two pieces together.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Early Expresso 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 Beige card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Beige was cut and taped to the inside.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the arched layers and it was set in place on the center of the card. I just eyed it. I figure if it looks centered to my eyes, it's close enough! 

I had some (retired) Candy Dots that I set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy card to make. The font on the words was just perfect for the image, it just seemed to fit.

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