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 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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Cloud Clover card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. I taped the DSP to the Cloud Clover and then that was taped to the front of the card base.

The top two smaller layers were made next. The Cloud Clover piece was cut at 3" x 4-1/8" and the DSP is from the same package and was cut at 2-7/8" x 4". I taped the piece in the upper center using removable tape. Taking my old 1-1/4" circle punch and dropped it down to the bottom, I centered it on each side and punched it out. I'm using the old black whale punches. If you use a die you can measure to get it centered. 

I took the punched piece of DSP and set a scrap piece of copier paper and set it behind it. Using the 1-3/8" circle punch and I punched out a ring. This makes the DSP wider so the card stock shows the layer. I taped the two layers together. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

A 2" x 2" piece of Basic White card stock and I glued the leafy stem piece down. I fussy the flower and set in place using a Dimensional. Taking the layered piece, I hovered over the flower and stem and got it to appear centered in the window and I pressed down on the piece. Then I added a little tape to the back of the 2" x 2" piece and then set on top of the card base.

The words come from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Basic White card stock with black Memento ink. I cut it out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. I set it in place using Dimensionals.

I had fussy cut three little pink flowers and glued them to the front of the card. I added a little pearl to the center of the flowers and the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. I was happy that I was able to use a busy piece of DSP and make it work.

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