Charming Day, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Petunia Pink card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

A 5-3/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Basic Beige card stock was cut for the largest layer.  On top of that layer is a piece of Petunia Pop card stock that was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder and then trimmed to measure 4" x 5-1/4".  

Using the 4th largest die in the "Everyday Arches" set, I cut it from the center of the largest layer of Basic Beige card stock. Once cut I glued the textured Petunia Pop piece to it and then taped that to the front of the card.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package and was cut using the 5th largest arched die. Then it was taped to the Basic Beige arched piece.

The flower was cut next. It's from the "Charming Day" bundle. I cut one of Mossy Meadow card stock and one of Petunia Pop card stock. I trimmed the bottom part of the Petunia Pop piece so it looked like it's sitting on the stem. I also cut a Mossy Meadow branch image. 

I colored the leaves using Crumb Cake ink and my Blending brush. For the flower I used Petunia Pop ink and my Blending brush. I had taken a scrap piece of copier paper and slipped it under the slits on the flower and only bushed on ink in those places. It took a few minutes to do but it was worth it, it gave it a more detailed look. 

I glued the Petunia Pop flower over the Mossy Meadow flower. Then I glued the branch to the bottom of the flower stem. I turned it over and added little dots of glue where the leaves touched the stem in other spots. 

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Petunia Pop ink on Basic White card stock and then fussy cut. I added Dimensionals behind it and set it aside.

I set the arched pieces in place using Dimensionals. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it. 

I tied a large linen thread bow and using a small glue dot I stuck it to the back of the flower at an angel. I added glue to the flower and tiny dots to some of the leaves and stems and set the flower in place. The words were added using Dimensionals. And the card was done. 

I'm not thrilled the way the bow ended up, I should have looked at it more before I stuck it down. It bothered me so much that I was able to gently peel back the flower and remove the bow. I reshaped the bow because I distorted it when I removed it and I placed it back under the flower so the bows looked more even on each side. YAY for being able to fix it!

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