Pretty Florals, The Right Words, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy thinking of you 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 "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.  I slipped it under my stamping mat to help keep it flat.

Next I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. This was basically the reason for today's card. I was challenging myself to make a card using some pretty busy DSP that I knew I would find difficult to work with.  As it turns out it wasn't that difficult after all! My piece of DSP was cut at 5" x 1-1/2" and the Strawberry Slush layer behind it was cut at 5-1/4" x 1-3/4". I taped the DSP to the Strawberry Slush layer. I then glued it to the front of the card about 3/8" from the fold.

The focal piece was done next. It's a 2-3/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. I recommend stamping the words first and then the stems. The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. 

The stems came next and they were stamped using Granny Apple Green ink. 

I stamped the flowers using Pretty in Pink for the solid part and Strawberry Slush for the center details. I cut them out using the matching die from the "Pretty Florals" bundle. I set the flowers in place using Dimensionals. This piece was then taped to the Strawberry Slush layer that measures 3" x 3-1/2". Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card creating equal space between the right edge and the DSP strip. And the card was done.

This was a fun and quick card to make. I can see myself making more at a later date.

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

Fully Flowering, Notes & Totes, Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy card to make. Please read on to see how it was put together.

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

The Designer Series Paper is from the Subtles 6" x 6" stack. I cut my piece at 5-1/8" x 1-7/8".  I had originally cut it at 5-1/4" x 2" but once I textured the Basic White piece it was too short because of the crimping. The folder I used for the crimping is the "Mini Corrugated" 3D embossing folder. I thought it was odd that it was called "mini" because I still have a Fiskars crimper and the pitch is almost exactly the same. Anyway, once the piece was crimped it shortened it from 5-1/4" to 5-1/8".  I also trimmed that piece to measure 1-7/8" wide. I glued the crimped piece on first and then taped the DSP.

Using a flower from the "Fully Flowering" ephemera package, I added Dimensionals to the back and laid it on top of the card to see where the words were going to go. 

I'm guessing at what this is going to look like the whole time because I had no plan when I started.

I took the words from the "Notes & Totes" bundle and stamped them directly on the DSP using black Memento ink. I was going to do a layer with them but once I set the stamp on top of the DSP while I got my ink out I saw how nice it would look right on the DSP. 

Once the words were stamped I removed the backing from the Dimensionals on the flower and I set it in place. 

I didn't have any current embellishments so I took some raindrops that I had in my stash and added 4 of them to my card using mono glue and the card was done.

I do like how it looks and I love how quick it was to make.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick 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 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 Very Vanilla card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" cx 6" stack. What was fun about this sheet was I was able to make 2 cards from the one sheet. I cut it in half at 3" and then I trimmed off the border that was on it. I didn't want it on the card because only 3 sides would have a border. Once it was trimmed down it measured 3" x 4-3/4". I taped it to a 3-1/4" x 5" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and I glued it to the front of the card leaving a 1/4" border on the top, left and bottom.

Next I stamped the words on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock using Mossy Meadow ink. The words are from "The Right Words" set. I didn't have any current die to cut them out so I dug out my "Deckled Rectangle" dies and cut them out plus I cut one out of Mossy Meadow card stock. You can cut your piece from the large Mossy Meadow layer before taping the DSP to it. I had some scraps to use up so I went that route. I taped the Mossy Meadow layer to the word layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. I just looked for a place that the piece wouldn't hide the pretty flowers and it ended up as you see it.  And the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make and it has such an elegant look to it.

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

Good Times Mix & Match Ephemera, The Right Words, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you that uses stickers. Yup, stickers. 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. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I punched out the stickers from the sheets in the "Good Times Mix & Match" ephemera pack.  I punched out all 5 flowers on one sheet, the vase with flowers, the leaves, the ladybug and the layer behind the word piece.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut the piece to 2-1/4" x 5/8". I trimmed the sticker strip to 2-1/2" to accommodate the word piece. I also cut a piece of scrap copier paper to put on the back of the strip. I planned to add Dimensionals to the back and it couldn't be sticky all over. I was concerned that it might stick to the textured layer in the middle. So I played it safe and added the copier paper. 

To assemble the front I lightly set the vase in place and then I slipped the leaf piece behind it. The flowers were added on sporadically. The word piece was set in place using Dimensionals and then the ladybug was added. I did put a Dimensional on the back of it too. It will create a bit of bulk in the envelope but it was just the perfect place for it and it really needed to be popped up.

This was such a simple and quick card to make. 

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

Sunset Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I thought I'd make a masculine birthday card today and while looking on Pinterest I ran across this one. I thought it looked fun and simple enough! You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put the card together.

Using the embossing folder and die from the "Sunset Sailing" bundle I cut and embossed a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock. The embossing folder allows you to just click the die cut in place so you can emboss and cut at the same time. 

Adding color to the sale boat came next. Using the Crumb Cake marker, the mast and the cabin was colored in. The bottom part of the boat was colored in using the light Misty Moonlight Blends pen. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

Next came the water. Using my Blending Brush, Balmy Blue was scrubbed on.

The birds in the sky were colored in using the fine tip of the Crumb Cake marker and the larger bird was stamped using Crumb Cake ink.

Next the piece was glued to a piece of Basic Black. I later found that it was supposed to be Seacrest Sea, which is so dark it almost looks black. After gluing the white in place, I taped the layers to the card base.

The boat was added next. It's offset a little to give a shadow.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I moved the die as far to the left as possible and the right end was lined up with the top Basic White layer and the excess was cut off. And the card was done. 

This card was so quick and easy to make. I think it would make a great masculine sympathy card and a great Father's Day card.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty floral 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 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White for the top layer. I textured that layer using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glues that to the front of the card and placed it under my stamping mat to help keep it flat. Though the Mono glue doesn't warp cards, it's just a habit I have of placing cards under it. Oh and then I forget I placed it under the mat and I'm searching for it. Getting old is tough!  LOL

The floral image is from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle and was stamped using black Memento ink. The wonderfully fun part of this bundle is the masks. You just lay the masks (that are numbered) over the stamped image and with your Blending Brush you scrub on the colors. Here I used Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop and Berry Burst. SO pretty! And flor the leaves I used Old Olive for both layers. Using the same color on top of the other color just made it darker and it was the perfect shade of dark for the leaves. I had stamped my image twice because I needed to cut out the large flower with leaves and the smallest flower was a maybe. 

Once the coloring of the image was done I took the largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set and cut it out. I wanted to access as much of the flowers as I could. The bottom flower didn't get in the circle much at all. I had fussy cut the large flower with some leaves and the smallest flower with some leaves. I set them aside. 

An Old Olive circle was cut using the same die. I taped it to the back of the floral circle, leaving a little of it exposed. I glued the circles to the front of the card centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

Next I added the two fussy cut flowers using Dimensionals. I moved the smallest one enough so some of the leaves went over the circle. I thought it gave it a nice look since the large flower was doing it.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out with the banner die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also cut a Berry Burst one and taped the two together. I used the dotted lines on the Berry Burst piece to line up the word piece, just to give it a bit of a layer and color. The piece was then set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make. I can not tell you how much I LOVE the stenciling. It makes it look like you are a master at coloring! 

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

Extraordinary Flora, Gifts, Weekend Project, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun 3D project to share with you. This is a fun and super quick gift to make. Please read on to see how it was made. 

Terri has a great tutorial on how to cut out the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape using parchment paper. You can see her fantastic video here. Subscribe to her channel, it's free and it's FULL of wonderful cards and techniques. You can see that video here. 

After cutting out my flowers I affixed them to a clean Oui yogurt jar. Make sure you wipe it down with ribbing alcohol and let it dry before you add the flowers. 

Arrange the flowers to your liking. Rub them down with your fingers and that's it. 

Put a battery operated tea light inside and enjoy the beauty of the flowers showing through. It's SO much prettier in real life and with a candle "glowing" on the inside.

This would make a great gift or just keep it for yourself!

Thank you SO much for taking your time to see my quick and easy weekend project,
Wanda

Notes & Totes, Beautiful Gallery, Just a Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a "just a note" card to share with you. This card could also be used as a friendship or thinking of you card. Please read on to see how I made it.

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 piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack at 5" x 3-3/4".  I taped that to a 5-1/4" x 4" piece of Old Olive. Before taping the DSP to it I punched out the hexagon piece using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch. I cut that 2" piece in half and set it aside. After taping the DSP to the Old Olive piece I taped that to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Notes & Totes" set and I stamped them using black Memento ink on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  I punched them out using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch. I taped the Old Olive hexagon pieces to the back of the vanilla hexagon piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

How simple and quick was that? And pretty too!

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

Sunrise Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found a great masculine card on Pinterest that I thought I'd give a try. There was a link to the site it came from but there were no instructions, so I made it the way I wanted to. You can see that original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for top layer. Using the "Sunrise Sailing bundle, the first thing I did was I stamped the boat using black Memento ink. The water was stamped next. I used Pool Party ink for that. Then I stamped the sails using Real Red ink. The bottom of the boat part was stamped using Pecan Pie ink. I didn't get the piece lined up so there was white showing on the very bottom so I took my Pecan Pie maker and colored it in. Problem solved and you wouldn't have noticed had I not said anything.  

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. Then the birds were added.

I took the embossing folder that is in the bundle and I lined up the boat with the impressed image in the folder. I ran it through my embossing machine and it textured the boat, water and sky. How fun was that?  Oh and that was it for creating this card. All I had to do was to glue the piece to the card base. And the card was done!

This was such a quick and simple card to make. I do like how it turned out. I love the red stripes on the sail. Your eye is drawn right to the sails, it keeps them focused on the center of the card. Then your eye moves down to the water and then up to the birds.  Am I right?  

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

Sunrise Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see that card here. I changed a couple of things do to supplies issues.  Please read on to see how the card was made.

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

I cut a 4-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Balmy Blue card stock for the layer. The original instructions has the piece cut a bit longer. I cut my according to their measurements and had to trim it back so it was 4-3/4" instead of 5". At least the error had you cut it longer instead of shorter! Anyway, on top of that is a layer of Poppy Parade and a Basic White focal piece. The Poppy Parade layer measures 3-7/8" x 2-3/4" and the Basic White layer measures 3-3/4" x 2-5/8". 

The first thing I did was I die cut the boat using Poppy Parade card stock and then the sail using Basic White card stock. I taped the two pieces together. I laid the boat on top of the Basic White piece so I could get an idea where the water marks should go. Those water marks were stamped using Balmy Blue ink and then stamped again without adding more ink. 

And while I still had the stamp and ink out I stamped the water marks on the Balmy Blue piece. Those water marks were stamped off once to they had a lighter look to them.

A 1" circle was punched and a bit of removable tape added to the back. Once laid the boat on the front of the card so I could see where the moon is going to be. I set the circle in place, set the boat aside and using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Balmy Blue in the water and sky.

The bird was stamped next using black Memento ink. 

The words are from "The Right Words" set using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Balmy Blue card stock. The scrap was left over from cutting the large Balmy Blue layer. That strip measures 1/2" x 2". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside. I also added Dimensionals to the back of the boat and sails.

It's time to assemble the card. I taped the Basic White piece to the Poppy Parade piece. Then that was taped to the Balmy Blue piece. That was then taped to the card base.

The boat was added next and then the words. 

I didn't have the embellishments that were used on the original card so I used what I had. Mine were some long ago retired enamel dots. I don't know what the package was called. It has stars and hearts on it too. I just thought it was close enough and it worked!

This was a fun card to make. Oh, I forgot to mention, when I put the sail boat in place I moved the sails to the left a bit causing the bottom mast part to bend just a bit but it's not noticeable. 

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

The Right Words, Extraordinary Flora, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty card that I found on the internet. You can see that card here. I did change a couple of things because I didn't have the exact supplies. Please read on to see how I put the card together. 

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 Petunia Pop card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White that I textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. The original card had a pretty floral folder that I do not have. I just made do with what I had. I glued the Basic White piece to the Petunia Pop layer and then I taped that to the card base.

Next I stamped the words. They are from "The Right Words" set using Petunia Pop ink. I cut them out on my paper cutter. Once cut they measure 2-1/2" x 3/4". The Petunia Pop layer was cut at 2-3/8" x 1".  I taped the layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place on the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Floral" Washi tape roll. I rolled out a section on a piece of Basic White card stock and using the matching die I cut all of the flowers at one time. There's 16 flowers in one section. There's two different sections, one with the flowers that compliment the Petunia Pop colors and one that compliments the Pretty in Pink colors. Plus you can use greens or any other colors that work well with it but those two colors are the ones used in the two sets. Okay, once the flowers were cut I added Dimenisonals on part of them and set them in place on the front of the card. The greenery was glued in place and the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy car to make and it's SO pretty. I think if I were to make another one I think I would change the orientation and use larger words. Maybe!

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

Florals in Bloom, The Right Words, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a pretty thinking of you card to share today. 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 "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base and set it aside. I like to set a piece of copier paper on top and then set a punch or something heavy on it to keep it flat. Though the mono glue doesn't usually make your card stock warp. It's just a habit I have.

Next I cut the rectangles from the 6" x 6" "Subtles" stack using the "Perennial Postage" dies. As you can see I cut two. I glued them to the front of the card about 5/8" from the fold and 3/4" from the bottom for the left one and for the right one it's 5/8" from the edge and 5/8" from the top. I eyed it and didn't get them exactly the same but who's going to see it's off by such a small amount?

The flowers are from the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package and were fussy cut. I was watching a movie and thought I'd cut some flowers out but wasn't thinking about what to do with them. I just can't watch tv without doing something. I was in my workroom so that means fussy cutting. If I were in our living room I would have been crocheting popcorn! Yup, I said popcorn. I'm crocheting popcorn for our Christmas tree this year. I have a bunch of wooden beads I'm painting the color of cranberries and I plan on making popcorn and cranberry garland. It's fun to crochet them and the don't take long at all to make. I have 350 done and I am shooting for 500. I'm not sure how many I will need but I figured if I make too many I'll just put them in a bowl and set them out. I'll post it on here when I get it done. Anyway, I took the flowers and added them to the front of the card. Dimensionals were added to the largest flower and I set it in place in the center of the card.

The two darker flowers were added using glue and the leaves were added using tape.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using Petunia Pop ink on Basic White card stock. I cut the piece to measure 2-1/4" x 1-3/4". The Petunia Pop card stock behind it measures 2-3/8" x 1-7/8". I taped the layers together. Dimensonals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was pretty fun to make, especially with all of the pieces cut in advance.

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

Florals in Bloom, Simply Said, Florals in Bloom, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the Pretty in Pink piece.

Next I cut the black piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. I didn't notice the sheet in the package when I made yesterday's card. Apparently I do have the black DSP that was used on that original card. Oh well, what I used worked just fine. Anyway, I cut that DSP at 3-1/2" x 3-1/4". I glued it to the front of the card centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The small Basic White piece was cut at 4-1/8" x 2-1/2" and the Pretty Pink layer behind it was cut at 4-1/4" x 2-5/8" and I set these aside.

The flowers were cut next. They are from the "Florals in Bloom" DSP. I fussy cut them. The leaves are from the "Pretty Florals" bundle and were cut using Granny Apple Green card stock. Using my blending brush and Old Olive ink I scrubbed on some ink so it would tone the brightness of the Granny Apple Green down a bit. Dimensionals were added to the back of the two flowers. I laid them on the Basic White piece so I could see where the words would go.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. Once stamped I set the flowers in place. I added a bit of tape to the bottom part of the leaves and slipped them under the flowers. I taped this piece to the Pretty in Pink layer. Dimensonals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I thought the small Basic White piece looked a little to blah so added some pink sequins that I had in my stash. I think they were from a Paper Pumpkin kit many years ago. They added a nice touch to the card. It gave it a bit of a sparkle and filled the empty space a bit. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I do like how it turned out. I'm not a big fan of fussy cutting but sometimes it just has to be done. It was only two flowers and I survived it!  LOL

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

Florals in Bloom Simply Said, Pretty Florals, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very pretty friendship card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I did change it a bit because I didn't have the exact items used in the card. I made due with what I had. There is a video to help assemble the card but there's no measurements given so I had to wing it. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

The base of my crd is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I usually use Basic White for my base layer, mostly because I have a ton of it and I also don't have to cut a separate piece for the inside of the card. The card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 5-/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Petunia Pop card stock. I textured it using the "Damask Details" embossing folder.  Before gluing it to the card base, I cut a 1-1/8" strip of Basic Black card stock. I glued it at an angle on the textured piece and then trimmed the sides. Once that was done I glued the textured piece to the card base.

Next I cut the Designer Series Paper (DSP). The black piece came from the "Botanical Textures" 12" x 12" package. And for the flowered piece I uses "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. The black piece was cut at 2-1/2" x 5" and the floral piece was cut at 3" x 4".  I taped the two pieces of DSP together.

The circle is from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I used the largest circle in the die set. This is retired now but I still had the bundle in my stash.  I taped it to the DSP and trimmed the right side. A 5" piece of ribbon was taped to the piece. The ends are taped to the backside. Another piece of ribbon was slipped under the taped piece and a knot was tied. I waited until the flowers were added before I trimmed the ends of the ribbon.

The flowers are from the "Florals in Bloom" DSP. There's a matching die in the "Pretty Florals" bundle for the large flower. I cut one and I fussy cut the other two flowers and leaves. I set the large flower in place using Dimensionals and I taped the other pieces in place. 

I used the "hello" from the "Simply Said" set and stamped it using black Memento ink. 

I glued the DSP layers to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a pretty card and I really like how it turned out even though it's not exactly like the original card. I just LOVE those flowers. There's not that many large flowers on the sheet of DSP but there are two sheets so I can see more cards similar to this in the near future.

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

Good Times Mix, Thoughtful Moments, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd play with the new "Good Times Mix" ephemera pack. I have mixed feelings about my purchase. I could not find any samples on the net using it so I had no inspiration. This is what I came up with today.

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 for the top layer. I textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card and set it aside. When I set something like this aside I usually put it under my stamping mat and sometimes I lay a punch flat on top to help it along. Using Tombow mono glue doesn't usually make the card warp but I like to sort of "press" it a bit while I'm working on other parts of the card.

Next I punched out the wreath, flowers and ladybug. These are actually stickers. I used baby powder to make the wreath not so sticky. But before I put the baby powder on it I set my Dimensionals in place. I didn't want to have any issues of the Dimensionals not sticking to the wreath. Once the Dimensionals were in place I took a paint brush and brushed on some baby powder. You can also use your embossing buddy (if you still have it) on the back but be sure to add your Dimensionals first.  The wreath was set in place on the upper part of the card.

Next I punched out 5 daisies from the sheet. I set them in place on the wreath. I added a cute ladybug. I was going to pop it up with a Dimensional but I forgot and I was unable to remove it because whatever they used on the back is super sticky. 

I had some red ribbon so I tied a bow and glued it in place on the upper part of the wreath.

Next came the words. I have not used the "Thoughtful Moments" die and embossing folder much at all. I thought the words would be solid. I even tried coloring them with the Real Red marker but I made a mess. I even tried to brayer the ink over the words thinking the raised words would take the ink but it went on the lower areas too and made a mess. So I went with the way the piece was designed to be used. I inked up the embossing folder (on the side with the Stampin' Up! words) and then set the die cut plate in place, the card stock went over that and then it was run through the Big Shot. You get outlined cut out words. I thought about using Real Red card stock and black ink but I thought it would wouldn't look as nice. I'd really like the words to be solid red but it is what it is and I still like how it looks.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I can't wait to come up with some other ideas for the pieces in that package.

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

Thoughtful Journey, The Right Words, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy card to share with you. It's got a simple layout and works with a variety of Designer Series Papers (DSP).  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 Mossy Meadow card stock was cut for the largest layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White that was textured using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the Mossy Meadow piece and then that was taped to the card base.

Next I cut a piece of DSP from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack that measured 3" x 3-1/4". I cut a piece of Mossy Meadow for the layer. It measures 3-1/4" x 3-1/2". Before taping the DSP to the layer I punched out the oval using the "Modern Oval" punch. Once the piece was punched I taped the DSP to the Mossy Meadow layer. That was then glued to the front of the card using equal spacing on the top, left and bottom edges.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. They were punched using the "Labeled with Love" punch. I taped the words to the oval. Dimensionals were added to the back of the oval and it was set in place on the front of the card.

A little brass dove was added to the sky on the piece of DSP and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make. You just can't go wrong with this layout and your favorite DSP and words.

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

Peaceful Pier, The Right Words, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I was going to try something I don't do very often (hardly at all), I cased the catalog (sort of). Please read on to see how I made today's card.

Using the "Peaceful Pier" set I started to copy the card on page 92 of the 2025-2026 catalog. What I ended up copying was the trees and dock. The rest was left for me to figure out. I had just taken what I liked about the card in the catalog and left the rest.

On a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock, I stamped the trees and dock using black Memento ink. I colored the trees and shrub in using my Granny Apple Green marker. I colored the pine trees in using my Mossy Meadow marker. I also tapped that marker on the trees and shrub. 

The dock was colored in using the SU500 Blends pen. 

The rocks were colored in using my Smoky Slate marker.

Using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Pool Party ink for the water and Soft Sky for the sky.

The words were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. They are from "The Right Words" set. I fussy cut them out. Dimenionals were added to the back. I set them aside.

I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock to the card base. Then I taped the stamped focal piece to that. The words were then added and the card was done.

I am not sure why I chose this set. I did like the peaceful look of the card in the catalog and I do like the fish in the set (that will probably be used on a future card). I like to try to buy a masculine set every catalog. 

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

Floral Delight, Simply Said, Impressions Abloom, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you 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 Daffodil Delight 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 "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued that to the card base. I also cut another 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside of the card.

The Designer Series Paper (DPS) used here is from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. The piece measures 3" x 4".  I glued that to the upper left of the card about 3/8" from the top edge and 3/8" from the fold.

Next I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the "Labeled with Love" dies. I didn't buy the punch, I had purchased the dies in stead. You got three in a package. The punch is still available but the dies are not in the catalog anymore but they are still available to purchase. I also cut a piece using Daffodil Delight card stock. I cut that piece in half and taped each to the word piece to give it a layer that looked like the label. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

The flower is from the "Impressions Abloom" die set. The flower is Daffodil Delight, the leaf is Old Olive and the flower center is Pecan Pie. Dimensionals were added to the back and the leaf was stuck onto one of them. The flower center was taped in place and a little Wink of Stella was added for some shimmer. The piece was set aside.

Using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch I punched one of Basic White card stock and one of Daffodil Delight. I cut the Daffodil Delight one in a half and assembled it like I did for the word piece so it looked like it had a matching layer. I set the flower in place on the center of the hexagon piece and then set the whole thing on the bottom right of the card.

The words were then set in place giving some nice distance between them and the flower but equal distance on each side of the piece of DSP.

This was such a fun and quick card to make. I love how simple it was yet ended up with an elegant look.

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

Extraordinary Flora, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have one more card to share with you using the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll and then I'm moving on to something else.  YAY!! 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. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the layer and I textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I took a section of the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape and affixed it to a 3-1/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock.  Then I trimmed it to measure 3" x 5" and then I cut that in half on the short side. 

I glued the two pieces on top of the embossed layer.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the second largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I set the piece in place on the front of the card about 3/8" from the side edge of the card and about 1-1/4" from the top edge. 

Using the matching die for the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll I cut out a section. I had added Basic White to the Washi tape before cutting out the flowers. I put the larger flower at the top and on the bottom I added the leaves image and a flower. All were set in place using Dimensionals.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I love how that Washi tape makes a great background.

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

Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun, quick and easy card to share with you and it will make two with the cuttings. 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 in the left. I cut a 5-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Strawberry Slush card stock for the layer. I taped it on the top of the card base.

Next I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the main layer. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) will need to be cut next before the words can go on.

My DSP is from the "Florals in Boom" 12" x 12" package. It measured 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" and was cut on the diagonal.

I had taken a piece of Basic White card stock and laid down a section of flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll. I die cut them out with the matching die. I cut it on the diagonal too. Now I had 4 pieces so I could make two cards. I set two of the pieces to the left of the card so I could see how much space I had for words.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink.

Once the words were stamped I taped the piece to the front of the card. The DSP and floral pieces were added to the right.

I die cut the smallest circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set using a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I glued it to the center of the two pieces. 

I thought a little flower would look cute in the center of that circle. I added it using a Dimensional.

And I added a die cut flower on the lower right corner using Dimensionals. It was cut from a full section of the "Extraordinary Flora" roll. I'm going to be making a lot of cards with that roll of Washi tape. I took the whole roll and added Basic White card stock behind each section. One section has purplish flowers and the other has the pinkish flowers (like what is on today's card). There's a total of 66 sections. WOW!  That's going to make a lot of cards. They are pretty so I can imaging having a lot of fun with them.

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

Sunrise Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card using the new "Sunrise Sailing" bundle. 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 for the top layer. I textured it using the "So Swirly" embossing folder. You can use a smaller piece if you like but I just glued down the whole piece on the front of my card.

Next I cut a piece of Night of Navy card stock to measure 4" x 2". I textured it using the embossing folder in the "Sunrise Sailing" bundle. I made sure the boat area was moved more to the left. There's the whole sail boat that can be embossed. Since I was only working on the water part I made sure to move the piece over far enough in the folder to have the boat off to the left and not so centered. I glued that to the bottom of the Basic White layer.

Next I worked on the sail boat. I stamped it using black Memento ink. Then I used Real Red ink for the stripes on the sails.  There's a matching die so I cut the boat out. I added Dimensionals to the boats sails and glue to the bottom of the boat. I set the boat in place on 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 Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Country Corners" set. The words were set in place using Dimensionals.

The gulls were die cut from a scrap piece of Basic Black and were glued in place. And the card was done.

What a fun set to play with! I love how it turned out and can't wait to play with it some more.

Thank you SO very much for stopping in to see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Florals in Bloom, Extraordinary Flora, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I had to make one more card using this fun layout. The one I posted yesterday was pretty but I really like this one SO much better. 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 was cut in half on the short side, once cut it measures 4-1/4" x 11".  It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock for the large layer. On top of that is a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock. These pieces were taped to the front of the card.

The top two layers are cut as follows. The Strawberry Slush card stock piece was cut at 3" x 4-1/8" and the "Florals in Bloom" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut at 2-7/8" x 4".  I used a little bit of tape in the area where the holes are going to be punched. It needs to be lined up they way it will be in the final taping. Once lined up I used a 1-1/4" circle punch for the first circle. I dropped the layers all the way into the punch and looked on each side to make sure the space I'm seeing looks equal (or close enough). Then I took the punched piece of DSP and added a piece of copier paper behind it and cut a thin ring using the 1-3/8" circle punch. Try to make that ring as equal around as possible. 

Once punched I taped the DSP to the card stock piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set using black Memento ink. They were cut out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The pretty flower is from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape spool. This is a very fun spool of tape. I added a 5-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White piece behind the tape. Then I cut the pieces out all at one time using the matching die. How fun and simple is that?  It's so simple and so easy to use.  Once the flower was added the card was done.

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

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using one of my favorite layouts for small images. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. Once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11". It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Granny Apple Green card stock for the layer.

On top of the Granny Green Apple piece is a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White.

The top two layers are made next. The card stock layer measures 3" x 4-1/8" and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer measures 2-7/8" x 4".  The DSP is from the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. 

To make the openings I lightly taped the DSP to the card stock layer in the area where the hole would be punched. Using my 1-1/4"circle punch I punched the two pieces at the same time. Now you want to make sure that the pieces are sitting the way they will be taped together so everything will line up when done.

The DSP was then cut again. You will be cutting a little thin ring from the circle. I used a scrap piece of copier paper behind the DSP because it's such a tiny piece your punching and it could rip or get caught in the punch. I used the 1-3/8" circle punch for that. Once the circles were punched I taped the DSP to the card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set aside.

Now to assemble the card. The large Granny Apple Green piece was taped to the card base. Then the Basic White piece. The DSP layered piece was set in place on top of that.

The little flower is from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape. I cut the images out using the matching die. I did set the Washi tape on Basic White card stock before cutting. I had used these images in the last two cards I posted and there's still some pieces left. I thought this little flower would be perfect for this card layout. I taped the flower inside the circle. The words were added and the card was done.

I have always liked this layout for the smaller images. It just highlights them in that little layered circle! How fun is that?

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

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

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

Using the second largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I centered it and cut my opening. Then I textured the piece using the new "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I laid it on top of the card base where it was going to be placed. I took a pencil and lightly traced the opening so I knew where the words would be going.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Pretty Peacock ink. Once the words were stamped I used my kneadable eraser and removed the pencil lines. I highly recommend that eraser. It only removes the graphite. It doesn't pill the card stock. And there's no eraser stubble.

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

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape package. What's fun with this tape is it's 10 yards long and one floral section is about 5". It's got the purplish flowers in one section and the next it has more melon colored ones. Then it repeats purplish and then melon for the whole 10 yards. There's a matching die so you can cut the whole section out at one time. I put card stock behind the Washi tape and then cut them out.  Once I cut my flowers out I added them to the ones that were left over from yesterday and I began placing them around the circle. So simple and SO quick!  And that was it. 

This was a super easy, quick and fun card to make.

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

Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape, The Right Words, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I'm playing with some new stuff! I was so excited to play with the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape. It's not just regular Washi tape, it's got a die that goes with it that cuts out 16 images at one time. There's flowers and greenery. And there's two color schemes with it too. I just went with the first one off the roll. I cut out my pieces and then thought about what to do with them. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

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

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. 

Next I cut an 13/16" x 3-3/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 6" x 6" Subtles stack. I thought the top layer could use a bit of soft color. 

I took the Basic White piece of card stock and starting at 1-3/4" from the top edge I scored the backside. Then I added two more score lines going upward (closer to the top edge). Now this is where the 13/16" space comes into play.  I set that strip of DSP on my card and marked lightly where I needed to make the next three score lines that would go below the DSP.

Once the score lines were done I taped the strip of DSP in place.

The words came next. They are from the new "The Right Words" set. I stamped them using Pretty Peacock ink.

Now the fun began. I set out the 16 pieces of Washi tape that I had die cut. Oh, I forgot to mention. I affixed the Washi tape to a 3-1/4" x 6" piece of Basic White card stock. I thought it was too transparent to just use it as it is. Plus I thought it might stick to my die cutting machine or pick up tiny slivers of card stock imbedded in the plate.  So my best thought was to affix it to some white card stock and cut them out that way.  It's Washi tape so if I wanted I could always remove the card stock. But I'm keeping it on there and using them as they are.

I found some images that I thought would look good on my card and I set them in place. The larger floral image was set in place using a few Dimensionals. The greenery behind it was set in place using tape.

I added a couple of the smaller flowers near the word piece. The larger one was set in place using a Dimensional and the smaller one was taped in place.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.  And that was it. Super simple and fun.

This could be used for several other occasions too, it's versatile!

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

Wildflower Birthday, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) package. It's the last one I'll be posting because the new stuff is coming sometime this evening. SO tomorrow's post will be something from the new catalog! YAY! I found today's card on Pinterest. I did change it a bit. 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 Pool Party card stock for the layer. On top of that is a piece of DSP that was cut using the third die in the "Everyday Arches" set. I taped it to the Pool Party piece and then that was taped to the card base.

I punched out this bouquet of flowers from the DSP. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Blueberry Bushel ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. And that was it!  So simple, so quick and super easy to make.

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

Delightful Wishes, Painted Lavender, 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. This card is so me. I LOVE making cards like this and when I saw this one I knew I had to make it for a special person. You can see the original card 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. My card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer.

A 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the crimping piece. Now I do not have the embossing folder that will crimp the paper so quickly and easily (it's out of stock right now) but I still have the handheld paper crimper. I forgot how much I didn't like to use it but yet I still hung onto it. I took one of those large pony tail bands and wrapped it around the handle four times so it would hole it in a "squeezed" position. I did this so I could have a hand free to make sure the paper was guided in evenly.  Once crimped I set it aside.

I took the 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and using the second largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut a circle. It's about 11/16" from each side and the top. I saved the center piece for something else someday!  After cutting the circle from the 4" x 5-1/4" piece I stamped the "You a Happy Birthday" on the bottom right using Crumb Cake ink. I glued the crimped piece to the back of the opening.  I set it aside to dry.

Next I cut the "wishing" from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. I took both Basic White and Crumb Cake card stock and added a sticky sheet to the back. I cut the words out and then the backing for the words. I had set it aside but while I was cutting the other pieces I ended up getting the word piece and putting it together because the whole time I set it aside all I could think of was the two dots for the two "i's".  I didn't want to lose them so I went ahead and put the word pieces together including the dots! 

After cutting the circle from the 4" x 5-1/4" piece I stamped the "You a Happy Birthday" on the bottom right using Crumb Cake ink.

I cut the "greenery" from the "Painted Lavender" bundle using Basic White and Crumb Cake card stock. I also cut a Basic White butterfly just because it was tiny, cute and in the bundle. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Basic White top layer and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The "greenery" was glued together and then tied with a linen bow. I glued it in place on the front of the card.

A Dimensional was added to the back of the butterfly and it was set in place on the front of the card.

This was a pretty quick card to make and I think it turned out well. I like it!

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

Wildflower Birthday, Stylish Shapes, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another birthday card using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP).  Please read on to see how quickly this card went to gether.

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

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Blueberry Bliss card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Soft Sea Foam card stock and on top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of DSP. I taped these layers together.

The balloon is from the "Wildflower Birthday" package and was set in place using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Blueberry Bushel ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I set it in place on the lower left using Dimensionals.

I added some "Itty Bitty Bokeh" sequins to the front and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make and it has a fun and cheery feel it to it. This would be great for a child, a teen or even an adult!

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

Darling Dinos, Children's Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd grab a different theme other than the "Wildflower Birthday".  I still have more pieces in that package to use and I will but today I had to switch it up. My order will be here on Thursday so that means Friday I should have a card using the new stuff! I found today's card on Pinterest. I changed it up some to fit what I have in my stash. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put this card together. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.  It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Boho Blue card stock. On top of that is a 303/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock. 

I took that piece of Basic White card stock and stamped the stone/rock images on it using Boho Blue. My ink pad was over inked so I had a little issue with it not stamping nice. But I just went with it because I had no choice.  I stamped these images in the upper right corner and lower left corner. I then taped the Basic White layer to the Boho Blue layer and then that was taped to the card base.

Next came the Designer Series Paper (DSP). It's from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" package. I cut it at4" x 2-1/2".  I taped this to the front of the card, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The dino was stamped next. It's from the "Darling Dino's" bundle. I stamped it using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I didn't purchase the Boho Blue Blends Pen or marker so I used the ink pad and my Blending pen. I colored the belly with my Daffodil Delight marker.

I cut a 3" x 2-3/8" piece of Basic White for the background on the focal piece. I stamped the flower from the bundle 4 times across the bottom. One flower is hidden behind the dino.  I colored the flowers using Boho Blue and my Blending pen. Daffodil Delight for the flower centers and Granny Apple Green for the leaves. Using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Granny Apple Green on the "grass" area. Taking another Blending Brush I lightly scrubbed on some Boho Blue in the sky.

The rocks were stamped using black Memento ink and were cut using a matching die. I didn't remove the piece from the die though. I took my Blending brush and Pecan Pie ink and colored the rocks while they were still in the die. I had stamped them and cut them out and then colored them with the Blending brush and it colored over the white edge and I didn't like the look. Though I did have the option of fussy cutting the rocks but I thought I'd try scrubbing on the color while the card stock was still in the die and it worked. 

I cut a 3-1/4" x 2-5/8" piece of Boho Blue for the layer. I taped the Basic White piece to the Boho Blue piece. Next the Dino was taped down. Dimensionals were added to the rocks and they were set in place.  Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out on my paper cutter. I added Dimensionals to the right side and tape to the left and set it in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I do like the colors I used. It's perfect for a boy!

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

Wildflower Birthday, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I found this card on Pinterest. You can see it here. I only made a few minor changes. There was no link to the instructions so please read on to see how I put the card together.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. The original card used a half-sheet of Pretty in Pink card stock. Since I have so much Basic White and it's (was) a lot cheaper than the colored card stock I tend to make the card bases white and use the colors as a layer. Plus that way I don't have to cut and tape a piece of white to the inside. 

I am on a quest to use up my package of "Wildflower Birthday" DSP. I have SO much of it. I had bought a package and then a couple of months back I went to a Stamp Camp and we used the same DSP and were giving a whole package of it in our kit. SO, I have lots of sheets to use up. This card has a lot of DSP on it so that was a nice start to using it up.

On top of the Pretty in Pink card stock that was cut 4" x 5-1/4" is a piece of the DSP that measures 3-3/4" x 5".  Now if you don't have enough of that color you can cut it in two and put one on the upper part of the Pretty in Pink layer and the other on the bottom. If it's still a bit short you can always make that center part wider. Once that was taped to the front of the card I worked on the center part. 

That center DSP part measures 3-3/4" x 2-3/4" and the Pretty in Pink layer behind it measures 3" x 4".  I taped the DSP center piece to the Pretty in Pink layer I just cut. Then I taped that to the front of the card I added the bouquet. It's from another sheet in the package. This sheet is full of pop/punch out images. There's just a little bit of perforation around the pieces to hold them onto the sheet. I just popped the bouquet out and added Dimensionals to the back. I set the bouquet in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Blueberry Bushel ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.  I should have moved my bouquet up and over a little bit more to get the words up higher on the card.  It's okay where it is but I like the way it was done on the original card better. I added a bow using some retired ribbon I had and that was it.

This was a fun and quick card to make. SO pretty!

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

Wildflower Birthday, With You In Mind, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy birthday card to share with you. I'm still using up my products while I wait for my order to come late next week. It seems like such a long time when you're waiting for stuff!  Plus the things I have that were fun when I got them don't seem like a lot of fun now. Funny how that is. Everything was perfectly fine till the new stuff came out!  LOL Anyway, 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. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pool Party card stock for the layer. Before taping that layer down I used the second largest die in the "Countryside Corners" set. And I was SO glad to see that these are in the new catalog. I haven't played with it enough. This is what happens when you buy too many fun things. This time I didn't over do it so I would have time to play with everything more than once!  After cutting I taped the Pool Party piece to the card base.

Next I cut a 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the Pool Party piece.

Using the third largest die in the "Countryside Corners" set I cut a Basic White piece. I stamped the greetings on it using a stamp from the "With You In Mind" set (which is in the new catalog too). I stamped it using Blue Berry Bushel ink. I taped the two die cut pieces together and then taped that to the DSP.

In the package of DSP is a sheet full of pop out pieces. I popped out the cupcake and set it in place on the card using Dimensionals.

I thought the left side needed something so I used a few of the sequins from the "Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix" container. I was surprised to find that this is also in the new catalog. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. 

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