Splendid Autumn, Label Me Grateful, The Right Words, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fall 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 Cajun Craze card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was taped to the inside. 

I cut a 1" x 5-1/4" strip of Cajun Craze was textured using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I taped that strip to the left side of the card. 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Splendid Autumn" 6" x 6" stack. I cut 2" off the left side of the sheet and then cut the right side so the piece measured 2-7/8" x 5-1/4".  I taped that to the front of the card.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Cajun Craze card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. The little leaf is from the "Label Me Grateful" bundle and I cut it out at the same time as the word piece.  

I tied a piece of Baker's Twine around the left side of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 2" from the bottom and 1" from the fold. I taped the little leaf in place and the card was done. 

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make and it's perfect as a masculine card!

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

Traditional Christmas, Greetings For You, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick to make Christmas 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. This is a layout I've used a couple of times already. I like this layout and it's great for smaller images. 

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. On top of that is a 4-12" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock.

The next piece of DSP is from the same package and was cut at 4-1/4" x 3".  Using the second rectangle die in the "Nested Essentials" set I cut out the opening on the left side. Then I taped it to the front of the card so the opening exposed the Basic White layer behind it.

Using the second and third rectangle dies in the same set, I cut out two frames using Real Red card stock. I glued the frames together and set them under my mat to keep them flat.

The candy cane is from the "Christmas Tags" 6" x 6" stack that also has die cut pieces in it. This is one of them. I popped it out and added Dimensionals to the back.  I didn't remove the backing yet, I needed to see what that area needed. I decided I'd take my blending brush and scrub on some Granny Apple Green ink to brighten it up a bit. Once I was done with that I removed the backing from the Dimensionals and set the piece in place at an angle. 

Next I took the Real Red double frame and glued it to the front, fitting it in the opening. 

The words are from the "Greetings for You", Mix and Match Ephemera pack. I was gifted a sheet of words and have been playing with them but couldn't find where they came from. Today I ran across a card that used them and it had a link and that link lead me to the package.  YAY! It's a fun package and I am going to order one soon.  These are stickers. I didn't remove the backing and I just added a couple of Dimensionals.  Normally I would have removed the backing and used corn starch to stop it from sticking but the backing on the word piece was on there pretty good so I just left it.  

Now for the messy part. I didn't purchase the glittered embellishments because my order was pretty big as it was. So I got out my gold glitter and clear nail polish and I covered the embellishments I had with both. I let it set for a bit to dry. If you are going to give this a try, do it first so you don't have to wait around for it to set up.  I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a quick, fun and easy card to make.  I hope it inspires you.

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

Traditional Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy Christmas 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. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it with the "Falling Snow" (retired) embossing folder. I miss not having a snowflake folder for winter and Christmas cards. What I currently have for backgrounds wouldn't look good on this card. So if you have something current, please use it. I went with the falling snow for mine. Using strong tape I attached it to the front of my card.

Next I took a scrap piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Traditional Christmas" 12" x 12" package. It measures 3" x 3".  I cut a 3-1/8" x 3-1/8" piece of Real Red card stock for the layer. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card about 5/8"from the top edge and about 9/16" from each side.

The "Merry and Bright" sticker was gifted to me so I am not aware of where it came from. I had gotten a dozen or so of various holiday sayings.  I tried to look for them in the current mini catalog but I didn't see them in there. If you know where they are located in any flyers or catalogs, please let me know so I can not only post it here but order some more. They are SO fun to work with. I removed the sticker backing on mine and added a Dimensional to the bottom part of the piece. I lined up the bottom of the word "Merry" to the Real Red edge and I set it in place centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The little bow was cut from another sheet in the "Traditions of Christmas" package. I had fussy cut it. It was pretty easy to cut. I recommend cutting the tips first and then work up from there. I added tape to the upper part of the bow and I cut pieces of a Dimensional and added that to the bottom of the bow. It needed some stability. And the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make, plus it used a piece of scrap!

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

Traditions of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. It uses the "Traditions of Christmas" Designer Series Paper. You can see the original card by clicking here.  I clicked through but was not able to find this card on their blog. I don't spend a lot of time searching, it's hard to find when the link is general and not direct. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Pool Party card stock. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut and taped to the inside. And another piece was cut at the same size and textured using the "Peaceful Greens" embossing folder. I taped that to the front using some very strong tape. I find that the more a piece is textured the easier it is for it to come off. So I usually use glue but today I just used some very strong tape.

The floral piece is from a piece of DSP from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I fussy cut it because I do not have the matching dies. It didn't take as long as I thought it would. Once it was cut I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it. 

I do not know where the words are from, they were gifted to me. I was hoping to find the answer to that when I saw the card on Pinterest and an open link. But alas, the link didn't take me to where I needed to go. I'm sure I'll find out where they came from eventually.

Three amber rhinestones were added to the front and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I really don't mind fussy cutting and I can see myself making another card like this in the future.

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

Traditions of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stmapin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. It uses one of my most favorite layouts. Favored mostly because it's easy and effective! 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 cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

Next I cut a 3-1/8" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. On top of that I taped a 3" x 3" piece of DSP. This piece of DSP is actually the backside of the larger later that I had just taped down.

I took 4-1/2" piece of gold ribbon that I had in my stash and taped the ends to the back of the large panel. I lined up the edge of the ribbon to the edge of the DSP.  I slid the ribbon, still on the spool, under the taped piece and tied a knot. I snipped the ends and slit it where I wanted it to go. I love doing knots like that because you can move them.

I do not know where the words are from, they were gifted to me but I do know that they are current. I have not researched where they came from but I should do that because they are very fun to work with.  They are actually stickers. I stuck mine to a scrap piece of Real Red card stock and fussy cut around them. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Basic White panel and it was set in place on the front of the card base and the card was done! 

I told you it was a quick and easy card to make. And I think it's a great use for busy card stock too! I've used this layout for many occasions. 

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

Happy Halloween!

Hello and welcome to my blog. It's a very busy day with getting ready for the Halloween festivities. Today I am going to share some cards I made using images created with AI since I don't have time to make and share a Stampin' Up! Halloween card.

Hope you enjoy them. I will be making some other AI cards and putting them in my web store. I will be adding some of these in my web store too but I don't have many left and I won't be making anymore until next year. I've moved on to Christmas cards. The link to my web store is on the right sidebar if you're interested or curious. The Halloween cards will be marked down because they won't arrive until after Halloween. I will be posting them sometime during the first week in November.

Have a fun and safe Halloween,
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. I just don't seem to have enough of those in my stash. I love making them because it's such a change from flowers! Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Early Espresso card stock for the layer.  On top of that is some fun Designer Series Papers (DSP) from the "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package. I cut the piece on the left at 1-1/2" x 5" and the piece on the right was cut at 2-1/4" x 5".  I taped them to the Early Espresso piece.

A piece of linen thread was wrapped around the layers three times and then tied in a knot. No bow, it's a masculine card!

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock using Early Espresso ink. I cut them out using the "Labeled with Love" dies.  I also cut an Early Espresso piece too. I cut the Early Espresso piece in half and taped each one to the back of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card, over the threads.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Early Espresso layered piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. And the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I used scrap for the piece on the left so it was nice to get that out of my package. 

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

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 that I found on the internet. You can see the original card by clicking here. I did a little searching but didn't find any instructions so I had to wing it. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Cherry Cobbler card stock. Mine 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.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock was cut and textured using the "Peaceful Greens" embossing folder. 

A 4" x 3" piece of gold foiled card stock was cut for the layer for the Designer Series Paper (DPS). The DSP is from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. It was cut at 3-3/4" x 2-3/4". I taped the two pieces together. 

I took a piece of red ribbon about 6" long. I added some tape to the ends and wrapped it around the layers. The bottom edge of the ribbon is about 3/8" from the bottom edge. Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The words are from the "Traditional Labels" bundle and was stamped using Cherry Cobbler ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the DSP.  And the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make and I do like how it turned out.

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 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 bottom and the fold is at the top. 

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 5-3/8" x 4-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the bottom of the card, leaving a 1/8" border.

For the upper part of the card I taped a 5-3/8" x 2-7/8" piece of Cajun Craze card stock.

The panels were done next. The DSP is from the same "Autumn Toile" package and they were cut at 2-1/2" x 1".  I cut the piece at 2-1/2" x 4" and cut 1" strips because I wanted to keep the scene. The strips were layered on top of a 2-1/4" x 1-1/4" pieces of Early Espresso. 

After taping the strips together, I taped them to the front of the card.  I taped the two end pieces first and then the center two.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Cajun Craze ink. I cut them out using the "Labeled with Love" dies and at the same time I cut the Early Espresso layer using the same dies.  I cut the Early Espresso piece in half and taped each piece to the back of the word piece. Dimensionals were aded to the back and it was set in place using Dimenisonals. And the card was done. I didn't want to add any ribbons or embellishments because it's a masculine card and I wanted to keep it plain. Plus I wanted the scene to show.

This was fun to make because it had layers and I LOVE making cards with layers. It just seems to keep the eye moving across the card.

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

Traditions of Christmas, Peaceful Greens, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another Christmas 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 cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Peaceful Greens" embossing folder.  The center of that folder is indented in the shape shown by the gold foiled paper. I don't have the die yet so I traced the shape and fussy cut it. I can't wait to get the die, I'm not good at fussy cutting something that doesn't leave any wiggle room for errors. I taped that piece in place.

Next I cut a strip of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. It measures 1-1/8" x 4". Behind it is a 1-1/4" x 4-1/8" piece of Flirty Flamingo and behind that is a 1-3/8" x 4-1/4" piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock. I taped those three pieces together and set it aside.

Then I cut the second largest square from the "Stylish Shapes" set using Basic White card stock. I set it aside.

The flowers in the center are from the same "Traditions of Christmas" DSP. I fussy cut them out. I even fussy cut 3 of the berries (silly me, I'm going to check to see if the tiny circle handheld punch I have will cut them out for me).  

To get the pieces on the front evenly, I used some removable double-sided tape on the left side of the circle and I affixed it to the DSP layered strip. I centered it by counting the dots on the square. Once it was centered I put a tiny pencil dot where the tip of the square is on the left. Then I glued the strip in place. I removed the square. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the square and it was set in place.

Dimensionals were also added to the back of the flowers and they were set in place on the square. I used tiny dots of glue to set those little berries in place on the lower part of the square and the card was done.

Lots of fussy cutting here but I think it was worth it. This was a fun card to make and the embossed piece will be more fun once I get the dies that go with it. 

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

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 that I found on Pinterest. I wanted to make this card because it uses busy Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I struggle with busy paper and this card makes great use of it. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I put it together. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Pool Party 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 a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock was cut. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock. Before I taped the two pieces together I cut the pieces of DSP and the layer behind it.

The DSP piece measured 3" x 3-1/4", then it was cut into three 1" strips. They strips were taped to a 3-3/8" x 3-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock.  I laid the piece on top of the Basic White piece to see where the words would go.

The words are from the "Traditional Labels" bundle and were stamped using Garden Green ink. Once the words were stamped I set the floral piece in place using Dimensionals.

Three red glittered embellishments were added to near the words. I had some retired enamel dots, I covered them with clear nail polish and sprinkled red glitter on top. I recommend doing this first so the polish is set up before you are ready to use them. Once the dots were put in place, the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. I love it when I can find cards that use busy DSP! I think it looks lovely!

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

Traditions of Christmas, Greetings of the Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I had found on Pinterest. I thought it was SO pretty that I had to give it a try. I found this card on Pinterest but I had closed the window and could no longer find it.  I did remember the ladies site, it's KarinsKrafts. But when I went there, there was no info on the card. So I guessed at the measurements. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Cherry Cobbler card stock. Two pieces of Basic White card stock was cut at 4" x 5-1/4". One was taped to the outside and the other taped to the front.

A strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. It measures 5-1/4" x 1-1/2".  I taped that to the front about 1/4" from the edge of the Basic White layer. 

A 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock was cut for the larger layer. On top of that is a piece of gold foil card stock that was cut at 3" x 4-1/4". And the top layer was cut at 2-7/8" x 4-1/8".  

The flowers are from the "Traditions of Christmas" package and were fussy cut because I didn't purchase the dies. I laid it on the top Basic White layer to see where the words would go. The words are from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle. I stamped them using Cherry Cobbler ink.

Once the words were stamped I taped the piece to the gold layer and then that was taped to the Cherry Cobbler layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 3/8" from the right side and about 1/2" from the top edge.  

Dimensionals were added to the back of the flowers and set in place on the top of the card.

I didn't have the gold embellishments so once again I took some retired dots, my clean nail polish and my gold glitter and I colored them myself.  I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done. This time I glittered the embellishments first so when I was ready for them, they were dry and ready to use.

This was a very fun card to make. I like how it turned out and I think I'm going to make another one.

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

Traditions of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another Christmas card to share with you using the "Traditions of Christmas" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I found it on Pinterest and just had to make one. And I mean "had to" because I sat at the craft fair and cut out all of those images by hand and I'm using every one of them!! LOL Anyway, you can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Cherry Cobbler card stock. I just LOVE the richness of that color. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.  A 4" x 5-1/4"piece of Basic White card stock was cut and taped to the inside. And a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White was textured using the "Peaceful Greenery" embossing folder. I glued it in place.

The layers for the folder are cut from Cherry Cobbler and Basic White. They were taped together and then taped to the center of the card.

The flowers are from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package of DSP and were fussy cut. There is a die to cut them out in a matter of seconds but I don't have it.  The DSP was gifted to me as wall as the words, which I do not know where they came from.  They are gold embossed, pre-cut and are a sticker. I removed the sticker covering on the back and brushed on some corn starch to get rid of the sticky. I added a small Dimensional on each end and a little tape in the middle (which I didn't need to do if I had been paying attention to where the sticky part was needed - but it is what it is). I set the words across the flowers and pressed down to secure them. 

I didn't have the gold glittered embellishments so I took some retired "White Perfect Accents" and ran some clear nail polish over them and then sprinkled them with some ultra fine gold glitter that I had in a pack of 24 by Martha Stewart. I've had this glitter for years and hardly used any from the 24 containers.  Once I felt the polish was dry (about 5 minutes) I set the embellishments on the front of the card. And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and with the pieces pre-cut it was pretty quick too. I love it that I was able to think outside the box and color my own embellishments. I may be doing that for a few more cards too, I have lots of those dots left in the package. 

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

Traditions of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made. Once again I used one of the layouts that I have in my 3D stash.

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 "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

Next I cut three pieces of DSP that measure 2" x 1-1/2" each and they were taped to a piece of Basic White card stock that measures 2-1/4" x 5".  This was taped to the left side of the card.

The flowers were fussy cut because I do not have the die that goes with the DSP. It wasn't too bad to cut, I brought the sheet along with me to a craft fair and when there was down time I fussy cut some pieces out. I set the piece in place using Dimensionals where they wouldn't be seen, so some of the thinner pieces do not have any backing behind them. 

I do not know where the words came from. They were gifted to me along with the DSP but they are probably in the current 2025 holiday mini catalog.

I thought this was a fun card to make and I did learn something after I put it together. It's important to watch which directions the dots go. I was using scraps from the card I made yesterday.  Oh well, maybe no one will notice, right?  LOL

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

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 1". 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