The Right Words, Painterly Pears, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty card that I found on Pinterest that I thought I'd give a try. You can see the original card by clicking here. It will open in a new window so you can easily find your way back here. There were no instructions in the link and I didn't have a lot of time to look any other info on the card. So I just thought I'd go for it. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It was cut in half on the short side. Once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11". I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

Now for the outside. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Daffodil Delight was cut for the largest layer. ON top of that layer is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. I cut the black with lines piece at 3-7/8" x 2-3/4" and I tore the bottom  so it was roughly 2-1/2". Then I cut a 2" x 3-7/8" piece of Peach Pie card stock. I taped that in the center area of the Daffodil Delight piece. You don't have to have it perfectly centered, most of it is going to be covered up anyway. You can make the piece a bit smaller if you want, I just thought 2" was a safe amount, it gave me some wiggle room. Then the bottom piece was cut just like the top piece, measuring 3-7/8" x 2-3/4" and ripping the top edge. I taped the top piece on first and then the bottom piece. I made sure I had enough of the Peach Pie showing. I had tore my Mossy Meadow piece a little shy so I trimmed the bottom a bit. My Mossy Meadow is card stock. I couldn't find the Mossy Meadow DSP like was used on the original card. It still worked out just fine. It's very difficult to make a mistake on this part. The larger you rip the card stock or DSP the more the Peach Pie will show. What could go wrong there? Well, if you tear over an inch of the DSP or card stock but that's a ways from the edge. 

The top layer was done next. The Basic Black layer was cut at 4-1/8" x 2-7/8" and the DSP from the same package was cut at 4" x 2-3/4". The DSP was taped to the Basic Black piece. 

I took some linen thread and doubled it. I tied it around the panel and tied a bow. Dimensionals were added to the back of the panel and it was set 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 Peach Pie. It was trimmed to 3-8" wide by 2-3/8" long. I trimmed the ends at an angle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the thread. Press those Dimensionals down hard to they stick over the thread. 

I had some leftover "Genial Gems" from a few yeas back so I added them to the front of the card and the card was done. 

This card has lots of layers, which is what I LOVE. I haven't made a card with lots of layers in a very long time. It does take a little longer to make one like this but it was so worth it. I do like how it turned out using what I had on hand.

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