Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape, Layers of Beauty, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a much better card to share with you than the one I posted yesterday! I can't get enough of the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape. I found this card on Pinterest. You can see the original here, it will open to a new window so you can come back here easily. I did change it a bit to suit the materials I had on hand. 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 at the bottom and the fold is at the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. 

I cut a 6" piece of ribbon (retired) and taped the ends to the back of the embossed piece. Then I glued that piece to the front of the card base. I set it under my stamping mat while I worked on the other parts of the card.

The words are from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the third rectangle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

Next I took out my little baggie of pieces that were left over from die cutting out numerous sections of the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I actually had all the pieces so I didn't need to cut another section and have even more pieces to add to the baggie! The card uses 6 pieces of the washi tape images.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece and it was centered on the front of the card. I just eyed it as best as I could. But if you like to measure, it's 1-5/8" from the side edges and from the fold and bottom edge. 

The flowers were added next. I used glue to put the top flower on as best as I could. Since my wording was different, I didn't have a lot of space to glue the images. The leaves behind it were trimmed down a bit so it would fit under the word piece without having to move any Dimensionals. It too was glued in place.

For the bottom flowers and greenery, I added the top greenery piece first and then there was a smaller one that kind of looked like the top one but it only has 3 leaves, was glued around the bottom corner area. I had it stick out more because again, I didn't have a lot of room on the word piece for adding my flowers. I did have to pull the lower leaf piece down a bit once the flower was glued in place so it would show more. That is the advantage of using the mono glue. The little flower was glued in place and that part was done.

I had some retired "Polished Dots" in my stash so I added three of them to the card and the card was done.

I really like the looks of this card. It was SO fun to make and it made a perfect anniversary card.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sympathy card to share with you. This card was not what I had in mind when I started working on it. But you know that I share the good, the bad and the ugly with you. I feel like this sympathy card needs a sympathy card. Hopefully you can improve on it. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder was glued to the front of the card base. 

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack was glued 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 Basic White card stock. I fussy cut around the words and set them in place using Dimensionals. 

I thought the card looked pretty blah so I added some orangish glass embellishments. It didn't help but there was not much else I could do to save this card. I think it was destined to be ugly from the very beginning.  But it is what it is and it's here!

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

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

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

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of 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 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack. These stacks are so much fun to use. There's lots of different images and lots of pages per stack.  

The DSP was taped to the Petunia Pop piece and that was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out using the round die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I wanted a layer behind it but nothing too big. The next size circle in that set was just too big so I found my 1-3/4" punch and punched out the circle from a scrap piece of Petunia Pop.  You can also punch out the circle from the Petunia Pop layer before you tape the layers together.

I taped the word piece to the Petunia Pop layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make. I was going to just use the DSP alone but I thought it really needed a layer. Plus it felt like it was just too simple without layers, though it still did look nice. 

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today's card has a few pieces to it but it did go together pretty fast. Please read on to see how I made it.

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

I cut a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White for the large layer. On top of that layer are three strips of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. After embossing it I cut the pieces at 4" x 1", 4" x 7/8" and 4" x 1/2". I glued them to the large layer and then that was taped to the front of the card.

Using the two smaller dies from the "Stylish Shapes" set, I cut them using Basic White card stock. I taped the little one to the larger one. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the top edge and 1/4" from the fold. 

A flower from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll was set on the rectangles using Dimensionals. I had some parts leftover from cutting a section of them from a previous card. I have a little baggie full of parts! 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink. They were in the stamp set and I thought I'd use it. It blended in well enough with the color of the flowers. It set in place using Dimensionals.

This was a fun card to make and would make a great wedding, get well, thinking of you or thank you card too.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy 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 Strawberry Slush card stock for the layer. I used my 1-3/8" punch and punched out three circles from the center area of that piece.

The Basic White layer measured 3-3/4" x 5" and was textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued that to the Strawberry Slush piece and then that was taped to the front of the card. 

Using the second smallest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut three circles. One of them I stamped the "hello" from the "Simply Said" set using Garden Green ink. I taped the white circles to the strawberry circles. Dimensionals were added to the back of the "hello" one. 

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I put the section I was using on a piece of Basic White card stock and then cut them out using the matching die. I popped the flowers up using two small Dimensionals on each one. 

The circles with the flowers were glued in place about 3/4" from the edge of the card and 5/8" from the fold. The "hello" circle as centered as much as I could by eyeing it. It's about 5/8" from the side edge of the card and 2" from the top and bottom edges.

I thought the card could use a little something in those empty spots so I cut the flowers from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle using a scrap piece of Strawberry Slush card stock. It looked okay but it still needed something else. I was going to add Wink of Stella but decided to just add some tiny pearls and that's just what it needed. It's sweet and simple.

This was a fun card to make and so very quick.

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

Impressions Abloom, The Right Words, 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 Fresh Freesia card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock. First I cut the hole on the left side using the largest die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Once the circle was cut I textured the piece using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. Then I glued that to the Fresh Freesia piece. Then that was taped to the card base.

The flowers came next. They are from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle and were cut using Basic White, Daffodil Delight and Garden Green card stock. Using my blending brush I scrubbed on some Fresh Freesia ink on the center are of the white flowers. Then the Daffodil Delight centeres were glued in place. I glued the double stem on the front of the card. I took the top two leaves off the branch of four leaves and I glued them in place. The bottom flower was taped in place and the top one was added using a Dimensional. 

The words are from the "Right Words" set and were stamped using Garden Green ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also cut a Garden Green piece using the same die. I cut that die in half down the center and I taped the pieces to the top and bottom of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

At this point I thought the card was done but that upper right area just needed something. SO I took the flower die from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle and cut them out. The one die cuts out three flowers at a time. Nice! Makes it quicker! I used Fresh Freesia ink for those little flowers. I glued them in place but the card still needed something.

I took my Wink of Stella pen and added a bit of sparkle to the center of the big flowers and I colored the little flowers with it. It looked good but still needed something more. I dug out my tiny pearls and added one to each little flower and the card was done!

This was such a fun 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 birthday card,
Wanda

Peaceful Pier, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. I found the card on Pinterest and I changed it a bit. You can see the original card here. 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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Strawberry Slush card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 4" x 2-5/8" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock and a 4" x 2-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock.

The Pretty in Pink card stock was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued that to the left side and the Basic White piece was taped to the right side.

The center focal piece was cut as follows. The largest layer is a 3" x 3" piece of Strawberry Slush. On top of that is a 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock and on top of that is a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock. 

On the Basic White square I added the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I laid the strip out on a piece of Basic White card stock and then using the matching die, I cut them out. I placed them on the piece using glue. I did change the layout there a bit too. 

I set the square on top of the card front for placement of the words. The words are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the square layers and then it was set in the front of the card centering it using the lines where the Pretty in Pink and Basic White pieces line up. I got those two pieces butted up to each other so well that you couldn't see any gaps. And did that matter? NO, it did not. It was all covered by the layered squares. Usually, when it does matter I don't always get it exact but this time I did and no one can see it! LOL  Okay, done whining. LOL 

Using glue, I added some glass raindrops that I had and the card was done. 

I opted to make it a regular card instead of a fancy fold because the ones receiving it won't understand the concept of the diamond being part of the opening. Plus my diamond is centered. I didn't want to move it over to the right because I thought the words would look squished. This way it gave nice spacing in front and in back of the words. 

It was a fun card to make and I am pleased with the way it turned out.

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

Beautiful Gallery, Simply Said, Friendship, Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship/note 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 was 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 that to the front of the card.

Next I cut my piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. It was leftover from the card I made on June 29th.  It was sitting on my worktable (because I rarely put anything away) and I thought I'd make a card using it. I cut the piece to measure 3" x 4".  For the layer behind the DSP, I cut a 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock. I taped the two pieces together and then glued that to the front of the card. I prefer to glue anything that comes in contact with textured card stock because tape doesn't always stick. 

The words were stamped next. Using the "Simply Said" set I stamped them using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. The Mossy Meadow circle measures 1-7/8". I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

I was so glad I was able to use up that leftover piece of DSP (before it got ruined) and make a quick and easy card with it.

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

Impressions Abloom, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. Then I turned it over and made 8 score lines starting at the 1" mark on my scoring board. I scored every 1/8". I added glue to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

Using Granny Apple Green card stock I cut the stem from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle.  Using the same bundle I cut two flowers using Lemon Lolly card stock and for the center of the flowers I cut them using Basic White card stock. I took my blending brush and scrubbed on some Pecan Pie ink. I thought Pecan Pie card stock would be too dark. 

Before gluing the flower centers in place I took another blending brush and scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight ink to the center of the flowers. Leaving them plain made them look washed out. The centers were glued in place and a little Wink of Stella was added to them.

I glued the stems in place starting with the bottom of the stem on the 6th score line about 1" up from the bottom edge of the card and the left stem is about 1" from the fold. Once that was glued in place I glued one flower in place and the other was set in place using a Dimensional. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I found this in the stamp container. I must have had extras. It was die cut too. The die is from the "Heart Shaped" set from the Sale-a-Brations earlier in the year. I set the words in place using Dimensionals. 

I thought about adding some embellishments but I opted to just leave it clean and simple.

This was a fun card to make and I love how quickly it went together.

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

Simply Said, Beautiful Gallery, 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 Beige card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 1-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic Beige and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. Then I trimmed it to 1-1/2" x 5-1/4". I taped it to the left side of the card.

Next I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. I cut it to measure 3" x 5-1/4". I taped that to the front of the card. I did overlap the textured piece a bit but that was my plan. I didn't want to just add a strip and hope there were no gaps. This way I was positive there would be no gaps. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic Beige card stock. I cut them out using the "Labeled With Love" punch. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

For my embellishments, I used some glass raindrops I found in my stash. Those things are pretty old! But they are still useful! 

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

This is such a quick, easy and pretty card.

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

Simply Said, Impressions Abloom, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found the bulk of the card on Pinterest. You can see that card here. It will open up to a new window. 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. 

I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Corrugated" embossing folder. Then I cut it to 3-3/4" x 5".  I glued it to the front of the card with equal spacing all around.

The flowers are from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. I cut the stems and leaves using Granny Apple Green card stock and the flowers from Lemon Lolly card stock. Using Daffodil Delight ink and my blending brush, I scrubbed the ink on the bottoms of the large flowers and over the entire tiny flowers. I also added Wink of Stella on the tiny flowers. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set using Granny Apple Green ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the "Labeled With Love" punch. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside. 

I glued the flower stems on first and then the leaf cluster was glued in place.

The flowers were added to the stems and the three tiny flowers were glued in place around the card. I couldn't find any yellow embellishments so that's why I cut the little flowers. You need to do what works and work with what you have on hand, right?

The word piece was set in place on the right.

Taking some white baker's twine, I wrapped it around two fingers (in figure 8's) and tied them in the center. I glued that to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick card to make and I love how bright and cheery it is.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a note card to share with you. I found it on Instagram. You can see the original card by clicking here. A new window will open. 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 2-1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brights" 6" x 6" stack. I taped it to the left side of the card front.

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the 4th circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

Next I cut the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape strip. I added the strip to a piece of Basic White card stock and then cut them out using the matching die. 

I glued the pieces in place on the upper part first. Then the word piece was added and then the last 4 pieces. And the card was done.

Mine is a bit different than the original because I didn't have all of the same parts but I made it work. I did forget to add some bling to the card. I may add a few pearls or some retired dots or I may just leave it as it is since the DSP is speckled.

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

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

Impressions Abloom, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a 4" x 4" piece of DSP from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package and a 4" x 2" piece. I marked the smaller piece at 1/2" up on each side and on the bottom I marked it at 2-1/2". I set the piece in my paper cutter and cut from the side marks to the center mark. I taped that to the top part of the 4" piece and then that was taped to the front of the card. Something I don't usually do until after the words were added but I was using my Stamperatus/MISTY to line up my stamp. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink. 

The flower is from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle and were cut using Gorgeous Grape for the flower, Old Olive for the leaf and I had used Daffodil Delight for the center and ended up tapping my Pecan Pie ink pad on it because the yellow was just too bright. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower and it was set in place on the left side of the card. The leave was glued in place under the flower and the center was glued in place.

I thought the bottom part looked too open so I glued on a few purple sequins that I had in my stash. And the card was done.

This card went together so quickly and I love it that I was able to use up some of my DSP stash!

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

Damask Designs, With You in Mind, Extraordinary Flora, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an anniversary card to share with you. It's quick and easy to make. 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 3-1/2" piece of Basic White and textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the lower part of the card.

Next I stamped the words from the "With You in Mind" set using Lost Lagoon ink.

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll and were placed on a piece of Basic White card stock and then cut using the matching die. I randomly placed the pieces until I thought it looked full enough. I started with the greenery, the long one on the left and the broader leaf one near the "A", I glued them in place.  The large flower was added next using Dimensionals. The little flower on the long piece of greenery was added with a Dimensional and the rest of the flowers were glued in place. And that was it.

Super easy. Super quick. Super fun! And elegant too!

I thought this was a very quick card to make and would be great for a birthday, wedding, thinking of you, get well and a friendship card. I love cards that are versatile.

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

With You in Mind, Perennial Postage, Perennial Lavender, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Do you ever have some Designer Series Paper (DSP) that looks too busy or you're not sure what to do with it? I have that happen a lot. But today I made a card using some I thought was difficult. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

Using the second largest die in the "Perennial Postage" set I cut the piece from Basic White card stock. I

The DSP is from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. It measures 4" x 2-3/4". I taped that to a 4-1/8" x 2-7/8" piece of Gorgeous Grape card stock. Then that was taped to the die cut piece. Dimensionals were added behind 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 "With You In Mind" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink on Basic White card stock. I cut it to measure 3-3/16" x 1-11/16". If you don't like working in 1/16th inches you can cut the piece to measure 3-1/4" x 1-3/4". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the DSP. Again, I eyed it as much as I could.

I took two retired enamel dots and added them to the word piece and the card was done.

This was such a great way to use that busy paper. Plus using larger wording helps too. I may be digging out some other busy papers and making some quick cards! Though I think I will cut my word piece first and then set up the stamp in my Stamperatus/MISTY and stamp several. I would probably stamp the words in black Memento ink so I can use them on future cards because black goes with all cards, right? Black would have looked just fine here too! I'm looking forward to using up some of that DSP that I have stacked here!

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

Extraordinary Flora, Peaceful Pier, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another pretty card that was made using the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape. I have a lot of this Washi tape and I plan on making some more cards using it in the near future. I also plan on making more than one when I make the upcoming cards. I want to make some for Christmas gifts. A nice bundle of cards is always a great gift! I found today's card on Youtube. It was made by Terri Gaines. She's such a great stamper. You can see the video for this card here. And you can see her website here. Subscribe to her Youtube channel, she's got SO many great tips, techniques and card samples with step by step details on how to make the card presented! I followed along with this one because I wanted to get my card to look as close to Terri's as possible. Just because I loved how she made her card!

The base of the 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 Flirty Flamingo was cut for the layer. Before I did anything else, I took the die from the "Stylish Shapes" and cut one from the middle of the piece.

A 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" was textured on each side using one of the images the "Glass Garden" embossing folder set. The center gets squished a bit but the flowers hide it. When I embossed my piece I set the card stock inside the folder and lined it up with the upper little flower that looks like a plus sign. It's lined up along the outside of that plus sign. I needed a reference to make sure I got the piece in far enough. 

Once the piece was textured I taped it to the Melon Mambo piece and then that was taped to the front of the card base.

I followed along with Terri's video on placing the flowers and greenery. It doesn't look exactly like hers and I didn't expect it to. It is pretty and that's what I was going for. Plus it used up all the pieces from one section of the Washi tape! 

The words are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped using Melon Mambo. It should have been Flirty Flamingo but by the time I realized that it was too late. I don't think you would have noticed that had I not said anything! I cut the word piece using the same size die. I taped the word piece to the Flirty Flamingo piece and I cut off the right end. I glued that to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a fun, quick and easy card to make!

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

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

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

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I taped it to the inside. I also cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of card stock from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the front of the card.

I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using Gorgeous Grape ink. I punched them out using the "Modern Oval" punch. And for the interesting layer behind it, using the "To the Point" punch I punched out a Highland Heather piece. I taped the two punched pieces together, added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

A couple butterflies from the "Brushed Brass Butterflies" package were added and the card was done.

I was amazed at how fast this card went together. It took me longer to get the items out, put them away and type this up than it did to make the card! It was fun and I love how quick it was.

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

Peaceful Pier, Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape, Thinking of You, 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 the 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 for the top layer. Then I cut a 4" x 2" piece of Basic White and textured it using the floral image from the "Glass Garden" embossing folders set. I glued it in place 1" from the right edge. 

Using the Melon Mambo colored flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape I cut out the images you see on the card. I used 5 of the pieces. What was fun was that I had these already cut and sitting in a little baggy. Every time I need to cut some flowers out because I want a certain one I end up with extras and I put them in a baggy for later use. I laid my Washi tape on a piece of Basic White card stock before I cut them out. You can cut them out without the card stock behind it. You can put it on parchment paper and cut them out that way and have them more transparent. I didn't like that look. Plus I think it's difficult to cut it out on parchment paper. 

For the piece that the flowers were added, I used the "Modern Oval" punch and the "To The Point" punch. Melon Mambo was used for the "To The Point" punch piece. I taped the oval to the top of the Melon Mambo piece. Then I added the flowers. The large flower on the front was added using Dimensionals and the rest of the pieces were glued in place. Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was just laid on top of the card, not affixed.

I didn't have any Melon Mambo ribbon or thread to use so I used the dark Melon Mambo Blends pen to color a piece of white Baker's Twine. It took a few minutes to dry. Once dry I tied a bow and I glued it in place. 

Before affixing the focal piece, I stamped the words from the "Peaceful Pier" set using black Memento ink. Once the words were added then the floral focal piece was affixed and the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I think it would make a pretty birthday or get well card too.

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

Extraordinary Flora, Peaceful Pier, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how it was made. 

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

I cut a 4-1/4" x 2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the flora image in the "Glass Gardens" embossing folder set. I glued it to the front of the card about 1" from the top. 

Using the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tap, I affixed the pink flowers to a 3-1/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. Then I cut them out using the matching die. I had to cut two because of the roses on the sides. You only get one per set. But that's okay the other pieces will be used for future cards and the best part is they will already be cut out!

Before adding the flowers I stamped the words. They are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

I started with the middle rose. I set it in place with Dimensionals. Actually, all of the pieces were set in place with Dimensionals except for the greenery. Next I added the two pieces on each side of the center rose. Then the twin rose buds were set in place. And the greenery was added last using glue. I did have to lift up a flower or two to get the greenery under it but I didn't press down firmly when I set them in place so the Dimensional hadn't stuck all the way. 

A linen bow was tied and then glued in place.  And that was it. I love the look of this card. It's got a clean and fresh feel to it. Plus I LOVE the tiny print on the wording.

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

Impressions Abloom, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I worked on a card using the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. I found the card on Pinterest and thought it looked like it would be fun to make. You can see that card here. The link will open to a new window so it will be easier for you to come back here. 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4-3/4" x 2-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the floral folder from the "Glass Gardens" embossing set. A 4-3/4" x 2-7/8" piece of Mossy Meadow was cut for the back layer. You can cut strips of card stock instead of a solid piece if you want to save on card stock. I glued the textured piece to this piece and then taped that to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The flowers, stems and leaves are from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. I cut the flowers using Berry Burst card stock and the stems and leaves are from Mossy Meadow card stock. I glued the pieces in place. I started with the big leafy branch. Glue the stems to the flowers and then set the flowers in place, trimming the ends as needed.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Berry Burst ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I used a retired die (from the "Heart Shaped" bundle) to cut them out. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I didn't have any berry colored elements so I cut out some flowers from the same "Impressions Abloom" bundle using Berry Burst card stock. I glued them in place on the front of the card and added a tiny pearl to the center of each one. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. I love that strip of textured flowers, it adds a lot to the card.

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

Pretty Florals, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found the basics of this card on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. 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 4-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "So Swirly" embossing folder. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was placed on the front of card base. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

Next I die cut the flowers from the "Pretty Florals" bundle using Bubble Bath ink. Taking my blending brush I scrubbed on some Fresh Freesia ink on the large flowers. I glued the flower pieces together and set them aside.

The stems were cut next using Garden Green card stock. I glued the stems to the flowers. Then I glued the flowers in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Fresh Freesia card stock. I trimmed it to 3/8" x 3". I snipped the left side at an angle and the right side was cut to fit under the flower. I glued the word piece in place.

I added some sequins I had in my stash and the card was finished.

This was a fun card to make an I think if I were to make it again I would add Dimensionals behind the flowers and not glue the stems to them. And I'd add Dimensionals to the back of the word piece.

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

Impressions Abloom, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Gift Card Holder, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a gift card holder card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but I was unable to get any details on how it was made other than some measurements. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put it together. 

The base of the card is half-sheet of Highland Heather. It measures 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". It was scored on the short side at 2" and 6". Once done this card will measure 4" and not 4-1/4". I took a piece of copier paper and thought I'd see what it would look like if it measured 4-1/4". It had to be scored at1-7/8" and 6-1/8" and the ends would meet in the middle of the card. I didn't like that idea so I just left it like it was. 

The next thing I did was to cut the Designer Series Paper (DSP). Mine is from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. The bottom piece was cut at 1=3/4" x 5-1/4" and the top piece was cut at 2-1/4" x 5-1/4". I taped those pieces in place.

The oval was cut next. It's from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle and was cut using Basic White card stock. I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using Highland Heather ink. The flowers and leaves are also from that same bundle. The flowers were cut from some Highland Heather card stock. The flower centers were cut from scraps of Basic White card stock and the stem and leaves were cut from Old Olive card stock. I put the pieces in place on the front of the card using glue. I set them aside to set up.

I glued the sides of the bottom area to form a pocket.

The gift card/money holder for the inside was made by taking a 4" x 5-7/8"piece of Basic White card stock and it was scored at 2" x 5-3/8".  The bottom piece was folded upward (valley fold) to form a pocket and the top scored piece was folded backwards (mountain fold). Before gluing the sides shut to form the pocket I took a 1" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and I added double sided tape to both sides and set it in place on the inside of the holder. I found that the gift card slipped down too far to be seen so I wanted to prop it up some and the only way to do that is to make that pocket not so deep. But if I had shortened the pocket by cutting the piece smaller it wouldn't tuck into the larger pocket and create a fun effect. So adding a piece to the inside seemed to be the best way to go.

Once the pocket was set up I glued it to the inside of the card. The small scored area is glued just above the score line on the inside cover of the card. Once the glue sets up, gently bend the holder and slip it into the large pocket. 

Now for the front. I taped the oval in place making sure I didn't get any tape on the area that would touch the bottom DSP. The card won't open if you do that. I added tape to the DSP on the top and then to the upper part of the oval and set it in place.

A few retired enamel dots were added and the card was done.

Just add your gift card or money and it's ready to give. This was a fun gift card holder. I like the look of it and I like how it opens. I just don't care for the size.

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

Beautiful Gallery, Thinking of you, Friendship, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I would make a card using an image from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Beige card stock. That's a color I have hardly used. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Pecan Pie card stock for the layer.  Using the third smallest circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set for the word layer. I cut it from the center of the Pecan Pie layer.

A 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic Beige was cut for the top large layer. I textured it using the "Corrugated" embossing folder and then I trimmed it to 3-7/8" x 5-1/8. I glued it to the Pecan Pie layer and then that was taped to the card base.

The picture is from a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. I cut it to 2-7/8" x 3-1/2" and the Pecan Pie layer behind it was cut at 3" x 3-5/8".  I taped the DSP to the Pecan Pie layer and then I glued that to the front of the card.

I die cut the circles, one from the Pecan Pie card stock as stated above and one from a scrap piece of Basic Beige card stock. I used the next size smaller in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I didn't stamp any words on it because I don't know what I want to use this card for. I'm not really seeing what it's staying. Sympathy? Hello? Thinking of you? What do you see?

For a final touch I added some retired "Polish Dots" that I had on hand. I'm trying to use up all of the embellishments I have here before I can justify buying any new ones.

This was a very quick and simple card to make.

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

Impressions Abloom, Simply Said, 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. I did change the genre and texture though. You can see the original card by clicking here. The link will open a new window. Please read on to see how I put this 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 Balmy Blue card stock for the layer. 

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I cut the oval out using the die from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. I textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder.  The "Impressions Abloom" bundle has two ovals. This one was the plain one. The second oval was used too. I cut it out of a separate piece of Basic White card stock. You end up with an oval ring using the second die. I glued that oval ring over the opening on the embossed layer. It was not very fun but I managed to get it on. I think next time I do the two ovals thing I will use a double sided sticky sheet on the white card stock. The glue was a mess. Or I may glue it on after I get the Designer Series Paper (DSP) on the back of the white card stock.

Speaking of the DSP, it's from the "Subtles" 6" x 6" stack. I used the Balmy Blue one. I loved the look of that side of the paper. It had a "sky" look to it. It also has a "winter" look to it too. I may have to get another stack for my holiday card making. But back to this card. I cut the DSP at 3-1/2" x 4-1/2".  I glued it to the back of the embossed Basic White piece. Then I glued that to the Balmy Blue layer. Then that was taped to the front of the card base.

The flowers were die cut using Basic White card stock and the centers of the flowers were cut from a scrap piece of Daffodil Delight card stock. The leaves and flower stems were cut next using Garden Green card stock. All of the dies are from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. I cut two sets of leaves and the stem accommodated the two flowers. There's two stems in the set, one long one and one double one. I used the double one. 

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 the piece was set aside. 

A white Baker's Twine bow was tied. 

Before assembling the card, using a blending brush and Daffodil Delight ink, I added some color to the center areas of the white flowers. 

I glued the double stem in place inside the oval. I did have to trim the bottom off a bit first. Before gluing it down I did set it on top of the oval for placement and I laid the flowers in place so I could tell where I wanted the stem to go. Once the stem was glued in place I glued the leaves, which had to be trimmed on the bottom too. I removed the last leaf on both pieces.

Next came the flowers. I glued the left one in place and I added the right one with a Dimensional. I glued the flower centers in place. The set comes with two sets of flower centers, one large and one small. I think I should have used the smaller one. But it still looks goo.

The bow was added using a small glue dot and the words were set in place over the bow. And the card was done. Though I think I may add a brass butterfly to the sky. I forgot about it before taking the pic. But I'm sure you can imagine it there!

This was a pretty fun card to make. It was a learning experience with the oval frame piece but other than that I enjoyed making it and can see myself making more cards using the oval and the oval frame.

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

Impressions Abloom, 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. 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 textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card. I slipped it under my stamping mat while I worked on the other components.

Next I cut the focal piece using Basic White card stock. It measures 2-1/2" x 3-3/4" and the Gorgeous Grape piece behind it measures 2-3/4" x 4".

Next I stamped the large flower. I used Highland Heather ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. Then using Gorgeous Grape ink I stamped the detailed images. The stamps are from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. I cut the flower out using the matching die. The flower was then set on top of the Basic White piece so I could see where to stamp the smaller flowers. They were stamped using Highland Heather ink that was stamped off once. The details were stamped next  using Highland Heather full ink. The center was stamped using Pecan Pie ink. I repeated that for the other flower.

The leaves were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink that was stamped off once for the solid part and full ink for the details. Using the dies I cut them out. 

Now knowing I wasn't going to add any embellishments that were thick and firm I opted to cut out those cute little flowers from a die in the bundle using Gorgeous Grape ink.

The words were stamped next using Gorgeous Grape ink. They are from the "Simply Said" set.

Since all the stamping and cutting was done it was time to assemble the card. I taped the focal piece to the Gorgeous Grape layer and then I glued that to the front of the card.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the large flower and it was set in place on the front of the card. I didn't press down on it because I wasn't sure if a Dimensional would get in the way of the leaves. I did add a little glue to the back of the leaves and I set them in place under the large flower.

I added the tiny little Gorgeous Grape flowers using glue and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I didn't have the issues with this set like I did yesterday! I like how it looks, it's such a pretty color bound to bring a smile to the birthday recipient.  

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

Impressions Abloom, With You In Mind, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I'm not a superstitious person but what could go wrong making this card did. Please read on to see how I made this 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 and I cut out the ova from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. Then I textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I laid it on top of the card  base to see where the words would go. The words are from the "With You in Mind" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink. 

Next I stamped the flowers from the "Impressions Abloom bundle, first with Highland Heather ink and then the detailed images with Gorgeous Grape. I also stamped a flower on a scrap piece of card stock. I cut that one out using the matching die.

The leaves were stamped next. I used Old Olive ink but stamped off once for the leave and then full ink for the details. I cut them out using the matching die. What's great with this bundle is there's two leaf dies so it didn't take a lot of time to cut them. I did have to cut an extra leave because some how I managed to get Old Olive ink in that bottom corner.

I glued the embossed oval piece in place and then I added the leaves and flower. I added that bottom left leaf first so I could cover up as much of that ink as possible. Then the flower was set in place using Dimensionals. The other two leaves were glued in place and the card was done. Oh, I forgot to mention the time I had on two of the card with the ink between the petals getting on the card stock. My stamp must be thinner in that one area. 

This was my third attempt. The first one was going along well until the words got blurred. UGH. The second one had a right flower issue. I didn't get the details on it right and this one had ink in the corner. I thought the old adage was "third time is a charm"? Maybe that works if it's not Friday the 13th! LOL

Anyway, the card is done, it is what it is and I hope to have better luck with this bundle in the future.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty card I found on Pinterest. You can see that card here. This link will open to a new window. There were no instructions attached to the post so I had to wing it. 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 Basic White for the top layer. It was textured using one of the folders from the "Glass & Gardens" set. I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I die cut the squares from the "Stylish Shapes" set using Basic White card stock. I used the smallest 3. I taped them together and then I set them in place on the front of the card. I tried to center them as much as possible by eyeing it. You an also measure. The easy way to measure it is to cut a 4' x 5-1/4" piece of copier paper and fold it in half and then in half again. Using a pencil, mark where the folds are and you can line the points up of the 3 stacked squares.

The word piece was made next. The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock.. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I added tape over the "happy".  I set it in place on the front of the card.

Then I die cut the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape. I stuck one section to a piece of Basic White card stock and using the matching die I cut them out. I did need a couple of repeat pieces so I cut two sets out. The next set is a more purplish set so I set it on Basic White card stock for another day and moved to the more pinkish set. Dimensionals were added to the larger flowers. I set them in place but didn't press down in case a Dimensional was in the way when I was slipping the glued pieces in place. Once the pieces were all in place the card was done.

This is such a pretty card and I just had to make it.

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

Wanda

Beautiful Gallery, Unbounded Love, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sympathy card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. A new window will open when you click on the link. Please read on to see how I made the card, I changed the measurements a little.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock.  I chose Basic Black over using the "Cloud Cover" because I only bought a variety pack of the in-colors and using a half a sheet so early in the "season" was too much. So I cut my sheet at 4-1/8" x 5-3/8". I textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card and slipped it under my stamping mat to set up.

Next I took the flower image from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP) package and cut it at 3-5/8" wide. Then I cut 1-3/16" strips. I needed three of these strips. Keep them in order or you image won't look so nice!

A 4" x 3-7/8" piece of Basic Black card stock was cut for the layer. The 3-7/8" side is at the top and the 4" is on the sides. To add the DSP I taped the top and the bottom ones on first and then added the center one. It was just easier to get it to look more even. Once the strips were in place I added glue to the back of the layer and set it in place on the front of the card trying to give equal spacing on the top and sides by eyeing it.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle. It's retired but still available online as of this posting. I like this set because there's LOTS of great wording in it. I will hang onto this set for a while just for the words. If you don't have this set you can always use what wording you have and cut the layers to fit it. The words were stamped using black Memento ink on a 1-3/4" x 1-7/8" piece of "Cloud Cover" card stock. The Basic Black layer was cut at 2" x 2-1/8". I taped the layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 5/8" from the fold and 3/4" from the bottom edge.  And the card was done. The original card used a couple of elements on the front but I opted not to add anything to save mailing costs.

This was a super quick and easy card to make.

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

Simply Said, Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape, 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. On the left is a 1-7/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that was from the "Bloom Impressions" 12" x 12" package that was in the Sale-a-Brations catalog. I ran across this folded card with the DSP tapped to it when I was looking for something else on my worktable. I thought I'd make a card with it and get it off the table before it gets ruined. Now you can use any of your papers that will compliment the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll. Or you can just use Basic White card stock and texture it. The other piece I found used a piece of this same DSP and the Basic White piece on the right was texture using a retired embossing folder. I will probably make a card using that at another date. So back to this card. I also had a piece of Basic White card stock on my worktable that was textured using the "Mini Corrugated" embossing folder. Now I know you're going to take a closer look after I tell you this but the piece was a hair shorter than the DSP but I managed to hide the areas where the DSP and the white strip came near each other so you can't tell right away that they are not the same length.

I glued the corrugated piece in place. That piece measured 2", not 1-7/8" like the DSP strip but I didn't think it would matter and it doesn't. There is a little space between the DSP and the corrugated piece but it's all hidden. the main concern was to get the corrugated piece near the right edge to look like it's the same distance as the fold and the DSP. It's close enough by eyeing it. It's not far off that anyone will notice.

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Melon Mambo ink. After getting the card put together I'd recommend using black Memento ink or maybe Gorgeous Grape. The Melon Mambo was too much on the "red" side of the spectrum. But it is what it is.

Once the words were stamped I added Dimensionals to the back and et it in place on the front of the card. I just measured and the circle is a bit higher than center but it's okay, no one will notice. I just eye it and go for it! Sometimes I will measure and try to get things perfectly centered but most of the time I just eye it. If it looks good by my eyes it will look just fine by someone else's.

After the word piece was set in place I cut the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" strip. I had put a piece of Basic White behind the Washi tape and pressed it into the card stock. Then taking the matching die I cut the flowers out. There's 16 images per strip. I used all but one of this card. It was two yellowish looking cone flowers that I didn't think would work at all into this because of the color.

The larger flowers with leaves were glued to the circle on the end they touch the circle and Dimensionals were added to the other end. I didn't press down on them because I thought I might need to slip leaves under them. I just continued to add the flowers and leaves until I though it looked full enough and pretty and that's when I saw I was down to the last image. That was fun to use them all on a card. That DSP does go well with the Washi tape, too bad it's not still available.

This was a fun card to make and I love how colorful and cheery it is.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog.  Today I have a card to share with you that I got lost making. It needs some work. I think the frame should be smaller and that might help.  Any creative comments are welcome. Help me make this card better. I'll redo it by your instruction and see what we can come up with.

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 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the Mini Corrugated" embossing folder. I cut it larger than I needed because this folder makes the piece shrink in size. Once textured I cut it to 5-1/4" x 4". I glued that to the front of the card. I slipped it under my stamping mat to keep it flat while I worked on the other parts.

I knew I wanted a frame so I got out my "Stylish Shapes" dies and used the largest and second largest squares. I taped them down on a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock using post it tape. Once cut, Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

A 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock was colored in using a Blending Brush and ink. The colors of ink pads I used were Pretty in Pink, Bubble Bath, Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo. I just scrubbed on ink all over the whole piece. I had tapped on some light Pecan Pie ink from my Blends pen but it doesn't really show up here. 

Next I cut the flowers from that paper I colored. The flowers are from the "Pretty Florals" bundle and the one smaller flower on the bottom right corner is from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle.  Using Mossy Meadow card stock I cut the bottoms for the flowers and using Granny Apple Green card stock I cut the leaves. I assembled the flowers and set them in place on the front of the card using glue.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out using the "Labeled With Love" punch. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

Now please help me make this card better! Whosever suggestion I use will get the card mailed to them so you will need to pay attention to my posts. Just leave your first name and last initial in the comments section with your suggestions. I will mention the winner with the new post and give instructions on how to send me your mailing address. Have fun and be creative! I'm sure you can do better than I did!

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

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