Storybook Moments, Storybook Friends, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I forgot to save the link to this card and I tried to search for it but I can no longer find it. 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Boho Blue for the layer. Before taping it to the front of the card I cut the beautiful framed piece using the die from the "Storybook Friends" bundle. I set it aside.

Next I cut the Designer Series Paper (DSP) strips from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" stack.  They measure 1" x 5-1/8".  I cut two. I taped one to the upper part of the Boho Blue piece and the other to the bottom. I the center is a 1-1/2" piece of Crumb Cake card stock. 

Once the pieces were taped in place I glued on the Boho Blue framed piece. 

The cute critter was cut out of a piece of DSP from the "Storybook Moments" 12" x 12" package. I added tape to the back and set it in place in the center of the frame.

The words came next. The are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Pecan Pie ink. 

I added a couple of enamel dots that I had and I tied a hemp bow and glued it to the upper part of the frame. And the card was done.

This is a super quick and easy card to make. I'm SO loving this "Storybook Moments" and "Storybook Friends" bundle. I can't wait to play with it some more. It's those beautiful frames that really make the card.

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

Friendly Seagulls, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I changed it a bit but the focal piece is close to the same. You can see that card here. Please read on to see how I put it 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. 

On the right side of the card I stamped the bubble image. I used Pecan Pie ink that was stamped off once.

I cut a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" stack.  I taped it to the left side of the card base about 1/4" from the fold, top and bottom.

Using the second largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set, I cut a Basic White circle. On the bottom of the circle I scrubbed some Pecan Pie ink with my Blending Brush. In the middle I scrubbed on some Lost Lagoon ink and some Boho Blue in the sky. In the "sand" I stamped some sea shells from the "Friendly Seagulls, using Pecan Pie ink.

I stamped a seagull using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I fussy cut it out and then colored it in using my Blends Pens. I used light Smoky Slate for the feathers and Gray Granite for the band on the wing. The beak and feet were colored in using Crushed Curry. Dimensionals were added to the back.

The gull was set on the circle to see where to stamp the birds. They were stamped using black Memento ink.

The words are from the same "Friendly Seagulls" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I used the second smallest ribbon die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I snipped off the left side .

The circle was then taped to the center of the card and then the gull and word piece were added and the card was done.

This was a fun and quick card to make. I love playing with this set and it's going to retire soon because it's a Sale-a-Bration set and they are only available for a limited time. So I want to play with it for a while to feel like I got plenty of use out of it.

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

Unbounded Love, Splendid Autumn, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine 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 Cajun Craze card stock for the layer.

The top layer is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock. Using the "Everyday Arches" die, I centered it on the piece and then cut it out. Then I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder.

The scenic piece is from the "Splendid Autumn" 6" x 6" stack and was cut to 3-3/4" x 5". I laid the textured piece over it where it needed to go and then stamped the words from the "Unbounded Love" bundle using black Memento ink.

I glued the textured piece to the scenic piece and then taped that to the Cajun Craze piece. Then that was taped to the card base and the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy way to make a wonderful masculine birthday card. I had the word "pretty" in place of "wonderful" but switched it out because pretty and masculine didn't really go so well together! LOL  Anyway, I like the looks of this card. I think it would also make a great sympathy card.

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

Heart Shaped, Simply Said, Stylish Shapes, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I ran across a card on Pinterst that I really liked but didn't have any of those supplies at all. Plus it's a square card and I don't make square cards. One they intimidate me and two I don't have envelopes for square cards. Though I could use the "Book" technique and work a square into that but I didn't to go that route either. So I gave it some thought, took out some supplies and this is what I came up with. You can see the card that inspired this one by clicking here.  Please read on to see how I made todays card.

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 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I scored it on the back at 3/8" from the edge all around and then 1/2" all around.

The circle in the middle came next. I used the third largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set. In making it the score lines got a little squished so I rescored them.

For the background piece I used some paper that I had made on January 23rd.  You can see that information by clicking here.  I had scrubbed on several colors of inks on a full sheet of card stock. I still have a lot of it left so I thought I'd use it for this card since I didn't have any background paper that I liked or that would work for this card.  I cut a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of that paper and taped it to the back of the scored piece making sure it all covered the circle.

I took the circle that I had cut out and cut the second smallest circle from the same "Stylish Shapes" set. I didn't have a use for that circle, plus I had a lot of other ones in my stash.

Next came the fun part. Using that same colored card stock I die cut the flowers. The flowers on the green stems were cut from Basic White card stock (I cut 2) and colored the stems with my light Granny Apple Green Blends pen and the petals with Petal Pink. I also die cut some leaves using Granny Apple Green card stock. I cut 3 sets. The die has two leaves on it. The flowers and leaves are from the "Heart Shaped" bundle.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle.

I began adding the flowers. I started with the ones I colored using my Blends pens. Then the other flowers were added, going around the circle. I had glued them in place. Then I glued the leaves. Once I had enough flowers on the circle (there's 7 clustered there) I added glue to the word piece and set it on the front of the card. I made sure the top edge of it was almost centered. I put one last flower near the "H" and added a few more leaves. 

Small pearls were added to the center of the flowers and 7 more on the outside of the circle.

The piece was then glued to the card base. My pic looks like the corners are bent but it's because the glue was still wet when I took the photo. Once the glue dried it looked a lot better. 

This was such a fun card to make and I think I may just have to keep it because I REALLY like it.

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

Floral Delight, Bright Borders, Labeled Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and 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 used a scrap piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. It measured 2" x 5" and the Pool Party layer behind it measures 2-1/4" x 5-1/4". I taped the two together and set them aside.

A 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the same package was taped to the right side, about 1/4" from the edge. Then the Pool Party layered piece was taped to the left side of the card about 1/4" from the fold. 

The words are from the "Labeled Love" bundle and were stamped using Pool Party ink. The border around the words is from the "Bright Borders" bundle. I stamped it using Pool Party in and then punched it out with the matching punch.

I punched out a Pool Party piece of card stock and cut it in half. Then I taped each half to the sides of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1" from the bottom and 3/8" from the edge.

A yellow bow was tied and glued in place. I didn't have any current ribbon so I used what I had on hand.

This was a very quick and easy card to make and I love how cheery it looks.

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

Storybook Moments, Layering Leaves, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card using the "Storybook Moments" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I found this image very challenging and after cutting it out from the sheet full of images I set it aside to look at it until I could figure out what it was saying and this is what I came up with.  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 "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I thought it looked vintage enough to go along with the images in this package. I glued this to the front of the card base.

Both pieces of DSP are from the same sheet. There's 11 pieces to cut out of that sheet. I thought the green and tannish piece would look better on the back with the squirrel on the front. I glued them to the textured piece.

The words are from the "Layering Leaves" set and were stamped using Pecan Pie ink. I cut them out using the smallest "Deckled Rectangle" die. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the upper left side of the card. And that was it.

The image had a "thinking of you" feel to it and that's where I went with it. I'm okay with how it turned out and was happier that I was able to use the piece that I thought was very difficult to work with.

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

Storybook Moments, Heart Shaped, Thank You card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but I forgot to bookmark it and searching in my history yielded nothing, I had gone too many places. So if you know who made this card, please let me know so I can edit my post and give them credit. So for now, please read on to see how the 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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Old Olive card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Storybook Moments" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Old Olive piece. 

I cut a 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" stack. I taped it to the bottom of the "Storybook Moments" piece.

A 3/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Old Olive was cut for the layer. I taped it along the top edge of the "Timeless Plaid" piece.

Then I cut the bunny from a sheet of DSP in the "Storybook Moments" package using the 3rd smallest die in the "Everyday Arches" set. Taking the next size larger I cut out the Old Olive layer. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. I made sure I didn't add any Dimensionals were the word piece was going to go so I could slip it under if needed.

I fussy cut a carrot and taped it to the arched piece.

The words are from the "Heart Shaped" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die in that same bundle. I added tape to the back and slipped the right side under the arched layers.  

I wasn't sure what I was going to do about wording on this piece. I'm thinking I'd like to make another one and make it into an Easter card with a "Happy Easter" in place of the thank you. I just thought this card was cute and I love all of these colors together. It created a warm and inviting card.

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

Delightful Wishes, 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 the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock, once cut on the short side it measures 4-1/4" x 11".  The fold is on the top and it opens on the bottom.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock using the "Textured Tile" embossing folder to texture it. I glued it to the front of the card base.

Next I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package, it measures 2" x 4". I glued that to the front of the card. Originally I thought I was gluing it to the bottom of the card but I didn't pay attention to the orientation of the card and it ended up being glued to the top.

I cut another piece of the DSP from the same package, it measures 1/4" x 4". I glued that on top of the other piece of DSP. 

The floral image is from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. I stamped the stem first using Pecan Pie ink. The flowers were stamped using Lemon Lolly ink and the details on the flowers were stamped using Daffodil Delight ink. Old Olive was used for the leaves. I cut them out using the "Countryside Corners" die set. I took my Old Olive marker and colored around the edges using the belly of the marker. You can also set the piece down and trace it on a piece of scrap paper. I set the piece in place on top of the card about 5/8" from the top and right side. 

The words were stamped next using the "Simply Said" set and Old Olive ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the third largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I used tape on the right side where it lays on the "Countryside Corners" piece and Dimensionals on the sides that touch the "Distressed Tile" part. 

I stamped the flower from the same "Delightful Wishes" bundle. I used Lemon Lolly for the solid part. I stamped it twice and I used Daffodil Delight for the details, I stamped that twice too. It's too bad I didn't think of that on the other flowers, the details would have been much better. I cut the flower out using the matching die. I stamped the leaf image using Old Olive ink and cut it out as well. I added a Dimensional behind the flower and stuck the leaf to it and then set it in place on the circle. And the card was done. 

This was a fun card to make even if the DSP was at the top instead of the bottom.

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

Friendly Seagulls, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

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

For the layers I cut a 4-1/2" x 2-3/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" stack. 

The next piece cut was the Basic White one that measures 3" x 3-3/4". I textured it using the Sale-a-Bration "Starstruck" embossing folder. 

Another piece of DSP from the same package was cut at 1-1/2" x 3".  I glued this to the textured piece. Then I glued that to the large piece of DSP. Make sure you don't put any glue on 5/8" of the right side.

I cut a stitched circle using the 3rd die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I glued that to the front of the card about 1-1/2" from the top edge of the card base.

The gull from the "Friendly Seagulls" set was stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I fussy cut it out and then colored it using my light Pumpkin Pie Blends pen for the beak and feet, dark Daffodil Delight for the fries, light Smoky Slate for the wings and tail feathers and light Gray Granite for the strips on the wings. I usually color first and then cut because if I mess it up coloring I didn't waste any time cutting. But I broke with my usual MO and cut first. I taped the gull to the circle about 1/4" from the bottom edge of the circle.

The words were typed on my computer using "Candy Buzz BTN font at 18pt. in bold.  I printed it out on Basic White card stock. I cut them into strips and snipped them on each end. I glued them in place on the front of the card and the card was done. I didn't add any embellishments because I'm sending this off in the mail and I didn't want to pay any extra postage. 

I REALLY like this layout and I'm thinking how fun this would be for my Christmas cards this year. I want to get an early start on them because I end up waiting too long and then I'm late in getting them out and I'm adding to the stress of the holiday. SO hopefully I can get some make ahead of time and lessen the stress. Wish me luck on that task! LOL

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

Storybook Moments, Choose Happy, Heart Shaped, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found an adorable card on Pinterest that I just had to make.  You can see that card here. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Crumb Cake card stock. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Crumb Cake card stock was cut for the layer. I used the blade of my scissors to scrap along the edges to give it a rough raised look.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Storybook Moments" 12" x 12" package. I cut it at 303/4" x 5". I taped it to the Crumb Cake layer piece and then I taped that to the card base. 

Next I cut another piece of DSP from the same package. It measures 2-1/2" x 3-3/4". I taped it to a  2-1/4" x 4" piece of Basic Black card stock. I taped that to the front of the card.

Next came the fence. It's from the same DSP package, there's 2 sheets o

f punch out images. I trimmed some Dimensional pieces and added them to the ends of the fence and a strip in the middle. 

The plant was added next and then the duck. I added a Dimensional to the bottom of the plant and one to the top of the head of the duck.

The "hello" is from the "Choose Happy" set and was stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I cut it out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. The piece is about 1-3/4" long. I added a Dimensional to each end and slipped it under the duck's neck area.  I added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White to the inside of the card.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make. I love how colorful it is and the characters are so much fun to play with.

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

Storybook Moments, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of the card is a half-sheet of Crumb Cake 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 Boho Blue card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4"piece of DSP from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" stack. There's a lot of fun colors in this package.

Using the "Storybook Moments" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from a sheet in there that's got all punch out characters. Aren't they adorable? This one used 5 of them.

For my card I cut a slit in the wheelbarrow so the duck would sit in it more than just be on top. And I also changed the word piece. I used the new "To the Point Label" punch on a scrap piece of Boho Blue card stock. I used my Blending Brush to scrub on some Boho Blue ink. I did this because I didn't use the punch on a scrap piece of card stock and it left an oil mark so to cover it I just "colored" it.  

The words were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock.  I used the second smallest rectangle from the "Nested Essentials" die set to cut them out. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it on top of the Boho Blue piece. Then I taped that to the front of the card.

The cut out pieces were added using Dimensionals. And for a final touch I added some colored (retired) "Candy Dots" to the front and the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make. There's two sheets so I can make another one sometime in the future (maybe LOL).  

Thank you SO very much for taking your time for stopping in and seeing today's birthday card,
Wanda

Bee Mine, Calendar Page, Weekend Project, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have the February calendar page to share with you. It's fun making these and they go together so much quicker than a card. I figured I would use the image later on a card. I'm planning on doing that with my January calendar. You can see that one here. I got the template for the calendar months at "My Stamping Addiction". The download for the calendar is just under the title of her blog. She has a lot of beautiful cards there too, so if you stop in have a look a round.  Please read on to see how the card was made. 

I trimmed my piece to 4-7/8" x 3-3/8". The top part measures a hair shy of 2-1/2 from the top of the month to the top edge.  

I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Bee Mine" 12" x 12" package and taped it to the top part of the calendar page. 

Next I cut three bees from another sheet of DSP. I set them in place using Dimensionals. I even cut out a tiny little heart and covered the 14.  And that was it.

This was so quick and simple and yet here I am waiting till the last minute to get it made!

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

Storybook Moments, Simply Said, Children's Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that could be used as a children's card too. 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 Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Storybook Moments" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the card base.

Next I cut some strips of DSP from the same package. They measure 1/2" x 3-3/4" and the Basic White layer behind them measure 3/4" x 4".  I taped the DSP to the layers and then that was taped to the front of the card. The bottom one starts about 7/8" from the edge of the card base and there's an 1/8" distance space between the strips.

Using the second smallest rectangle die in the "Nested Essentials" set I cut two Basic White pieces. I scrubbed on some Lost Lagoon ink on the bottom piece using my Blending Brush. I did lightly scrub a little bit on the upper piece too but not as much as the bottom piece. I just didn't want either of them to be so bright. I set the bottom one in place using Dimensionals. It's about 1/2" up from the bottom and 5/8" from the right edge. Though I think it could have been 3/4" from that edge so I didn't have to worry about the tail being so close to the edge. I thought it might hang over but I managed to move the fox over just enough. The fox came from the same "Storybook Moments" DSP package, there's two pages of punch outs that are filled with cute characters.  I set the fox in place using Dimensionals too.

Next the words from the "Simply Said" set were stamped using Lost Lagoon ink on the second rectangle. I set it in place using Dimensionals. It's 3/8" from the fold and from the top edge.

The cute little butterflies were punched out from that fun page and were set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I can't wait to play with more of those characters. I can't wait to get my hands on the bundle because there's some cute frames in there to set these characters on.

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

Heat Shaped, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another heart card to share with you before I put the set aside for a while and play with my other stuff. 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 Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" stack and I taped it to the front of the card base.

Then I took a quarter-sheet of Basic White card stock and stamped the heart from the "Heart Shaped" bundle using Mossy Meadow ink. I die cut the piece using the second largest die from the "Perennial Postage" set. I cut a 3-3/8" x 4-5/8" piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock for the layer. Before taping the Basic White piece to the Cherry Cobbler piece, I took the word die from the bundle and cut two pieces. Once they were cut I taped the Basic White piece to the Cherry Cobbler piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The flower cluster was stamped next using Cherry Cobbler ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. This image is from the same "Heart Shaped" bundle. I cut them out using the matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the right side of the heart. Tiny little pearls were added to the center of each flower.

Next I stamped the words. They are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out with the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. I added tape to the back and affixed one of the Cherry Cobbler strips to it. Then I added more tape and affixed the other piece. It make a pretty layer that went with the word piece itself. It almost looks like it's once piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I colored a few pearls using my dark Cherry Cobbler Blends pen. I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was finished.

I'm not overly thrilled with the card, it's a bit plain. If I were to make another one I would probably texture the Basic White piece after I stamp the heart. I think that would add a lot to it.

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

Heart Shaped, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am having a lot of fun playing with the "Heart Shaped" bundle from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. I have been seeing so many wonderful cards using this set and I just want to make them all. I found this one on Pinterest. You can see it here. The image on the link is a different card so you will need to click through to see the variety of cards there. There were no measurements there so I had to wing it. 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 bottom and the fold is on the top. 

For the layers I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Daffodil Delight card stock and a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Bloom Impressions" 12" x 12" package you can get for free in the Sale-a-Brations catalog. Before taping the DSP to the Daffodil Delight piece I cut the label strip using the die in the "Heart Shaped" bundle. After taping the two pieces together I taped them to the front of the card base.

I cut a 3" x 3" piece of Basic White card stock. I should have stamped the heart image from the bundle using Old Olive ink. I didn't do it that way. I textured the piece using the "Forever Plaid" embossing folder. I glued it to a 3-1/8' x 3-1/8" piece of Daffodil Delight card stock. Then I taped it to the front of the card making equal space on the bottom, left and top. 

An Old Olive heart was die cut and glued in place over the stamped heart. I die cut two Daffodil Delight flowers and a pair of small Old Olive leaves.  The cluster of three flowers were stamped using Daffodil Delight ink and were die cut with the matching die. 

I set the cluster of flowers on the bottom of the heart so I could see where the die cut flowers and leaves would go. I glued those on first and then set the flowers in their place. I added three small pearls to the flower cluster and after I had taken the photo I had added two to the Daffodil Delight flower centers.

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Simply Said" set using Old Olive ink. I cut them out using the same die I had cut the Daffodil Delight strip. I offset the words on the Daffodil Delight strip and then set it in place using Dimensionals.

A tiny cute little "Tiny Bee Trinket" was added to the inside of the heart and the card was done.

I just love how bright and cheery this card looks. It has such an inviting feeling to it.

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

Layer of Beauty, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on the internet. I thought it was so pretty so I had to give it a try. I was a bit disappointed in some issues that I had. I'll tell you about them later in the post. You can see the original card here. 

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 Basic White card stock and I stamped the flower from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle using black Memento ink. 

This bundle came with numbered stencils to make the coloring easier. Using my Blending Brush and the #1 stencil I scrubbed on some Lemon Lolly. Then with the second stencil I used Daffodil Delight and the third one I used Crushed Curry. When adding the Lemon Lolly the black ink smeared/smudged. I don't know if it was the Lemon Lolly ink or if the black ink wasn't 100% dry. So my flowers don't look very vibrant. I was disappointed in that. 

The 4th and 5th stencil are the leaves and I used Granny Apple Green for both of them. Now the ink did not smear/smudge. That's why I'm not sure if it was the Lemon Lolly ink or the black not quite dry. It may have been dry enough for the leaves.  Either way I an not thrilled with the way it came out. 

The words are from the same "Layers of Beauty" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. 

I colored some whitish looking sequins using my dark Granny Apple Green Blends pen and I glued them in place on the front of the card. 

This piece was then taped to the card base and the card was done. 

I love stenciling but this one wasn't as fun because of the smudging. If I were to make another one I think I would stamp it the day before and I would also stamp the flower on the upper right corner too. It's a little too white up there for me. 

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

Heart Shaped, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple and pretty card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. There were no instructions there so please read on to see how I put it together. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock that was texture using the "Starstruck" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

The Basic White layer was cut at 3" x 3". I stamped the heart from the "Heart Shaped" bundle using Soft Sea Foam ink. I stamped once and then stamped again a little above the first heart. Then I inked up the heart again but stamped on scrap paper first and then stamped a little below the first heart.

I die cut a Pretty in Pink heart using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. I added a little glue to the leaves and set it in place on top of the Soft Sea Foam hearts.

The Soft Sea Foam ribbon end piece was cut using the "Nested Essentials" die. I used the largest one in that shape. I taped it to the back of the 3" x 3" square leaving some of it showing on the right side. I counted the "dots" and there's 10 of them before it disappears behind the 3" x 3" piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/4" from the fold.

I die cut two flower stems using Soft Sea Foam card stock and glued them to the right side of the heart. I did trim off the bottom two leaves before setting them in place on the heart.

The words are from the same "Heart Shaped" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Crumb Cake card stock. I cut them out using the die from the same bundle. I set them in place using Dimensionals.

And a couple pretty pink sequins were set in place on the lower part of the Basic White piece.

I tied a white Baker's Twine bow and glued it to the side of the card, along the edge of the Basic White piece and the card was done.

This was such a sweet, quick and easy card to make.

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

Happy Hibiscus, Heart Shaped, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a 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 Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Starstruck" embossing folder. I glued it in place. It's difficult to get tape to stick when there is not a lot of solid surface space on the backside.

The strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) are from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. Mine are scrap pieces that were sitting on my worktable. They measure 3/4" x 3-3/4" and the Old Olive layers behind them measure 1" x 4". I taped the DSP to the Old Olive strips and then I glued them to the front of the card. I started at the top about 1/2" down. I spaced the strips a little bit more than 1/8".  I often use round toothpicks for measuring spaces. I used two toothpicks for my spacing. 

Next I cut a circle using the 5th smallest one in the "Deckled Circles" set on Basic White card stock. I took my dark Daffodil Delight Blends pen and colored around the edges. I used the belly of the pen to do this.

The flower is from the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle. I used the die and embossing folder at the same time. I cut the flower from a piece of Basic White card stock. I colored it in using my light Lemon Lolly Blends pen. Then I colored all of the details on and around the petals. The center was colored in using my dark Daffodil Delight Blends pen. I also too that pen and went over a few of the details on the petals. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the deckled circle. Dimensionals were added to the back of that and it was set in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as you can by eyeing it.

The "hello" is from the "Heart Shaped" bundle and were stamped using Old Olive ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed it with my scissors and taped it to a scrap piece of Old Olive. Using my scissors I trimmed it too. I added a little glue to the left side and set it in place on the circle and the card was finished.

This was a fun and easy card to make. I love that I was able to use up some scraps sitting around.

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

Happiest Day, Bloom Impressions, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Starstruck" folder from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. I glued this piece in place. 

I wasn't sure where I was going with this until I saw the scrap piece of Designer Series Paper I had from the "Bloom Impressions" 12" x 12" package that was also from the Sale-a-Brations catalog. I trimmed it down to 4" x 2". I glued this to the left side of the card.

The words are from the "Happiest Day" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the rectangle die from the "Nested Essentials" set. I set the words in place using Dimensionals.

A Brass Butterfly was added to the right side and the card was done.

This was a very quick and simple card using scrap pieces for the focal points. It's nice to use up some of those scraps we tend to hang onto. It makes for a quick and simple card!  Emphasis on the "quick" part!

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

Heart Shaped, Birthday, Wedding, Anniversary, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very versatile 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, it opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Petal Pink card stock for the layer.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4"piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the new "Starstruck" embossing folder. I took my Blending Brush and Petal Pink ink and scrubbed some on to add a bit of color.

The panels were made by using the second size die in the "Everyday Details" set. I cut two of Basic White.

The circle was made by using the largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. In that same set was that ribbon piece. I cut it in half and taped each end to the back of the circle. I did use a rule to get them to be exactly across from each other. 

Next I cut the heart using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. Yesterday I had made a full sheet of colors using Petal Pink, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Crumb Cake. I have lots leftover so I cut another heart and I cut one of Old Olive. I glued the Old Olive one down first and then the colored one. I cut three flower bunches from the set and used my Blending Brush and scrubbed on some Petal Pink. I think I may have added too much because it looks a bit like Pumpkin Pie but I kept it anyway. I glued them to the heart. In the photo it almost looks like they glow. In person it's not really that bright.

I die cut the word piece, it's a die from the same "Heart Shaped" bundle. I didn't know what this card should be. It just wasn't speaking to me. Wedding, Anniversary, Friendship?  What's it telling you?

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in today,
Wanda

Heart Shaped, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I'm working on a card using the Sale-A-Bration "Heart Shaped" bundle. I found this card on Pinterest and had to give it a try. There is a video that the gal did. I followed most of it. You can see the original card here. I had to look her up by the name stamp on the card, there was no link. Please read on to see how the card was made.

In the video we took a full sheet of Basic White card stock and our Blending Brushes and scrubbed on some Petal Pink, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Basic Beige. Now I didn't have Basic Beige (I don't know why, I own everything else!! LOL) so I lightly scrubbed on some Crumb Cake and it worked just fine. Then we had to take our aqua painter and spatter some water over the piece. It doesn't really show up on the small pieces but I do know it's there. The sheet was cut in half after it dried and the heart was run through the Big Shot. I cut out three. I also cut out three flowers. I used the center of the heart to do that. The flower and the heart are from the "Heart Shaped" Sale-a-Bration bundle.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. When cut in half on the short side, it measures 4-1/4" x 11".  It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

A 3-3/5" x 5" piece of Petal Pink card stock was cut for the layer. It was set in place using Dimensionals. 

A 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the top layer. Using the largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set it was cut out at the upper part of the card making equal spacing on the top and sides.

A 6" piece of ribbon was taped to the back. I didn't have any Petal Pink ribbon but I had some retired Pale Papaya that blended in just enough to pass. I have so much retired ribbon that I need to use it where I can. Maybe (if I ever use it all up) I can buy some current ribbons in the near future! The piece was then set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

The circle from that piece was used to scrub on some Petal Pink ink and a little Crumb Cake splatters were added. Now I had always flicked my pens but in the video she just took the Blends Pen and hit it with her bone folder and there were splatters! It was super easy and it doesn't ruin the tip of the pen. The circle was then glued in place on the front of the card through the opening it came from.

Next the hearts were added. I die cut three from a piece of the card stock I colored. I glued them down but I didn't add glue on the whole piece. It needs to have a loose look to it.

Then the three flowers were added using glue. I added a crystal rhinestone to the center of each.

The words are from the same "Heart Shaped" bundle and were stamped using Versa Mark and heat set with white embossing powder. They were set in place using pieces of a Dimensional and the card was done.

Isn't it pretty? I just LOVE the look of it. It's got such a soft welcoming feel. It's going out in the mail tomorrow. If I were to make another one, which I probably will, I would add some Petal Pink splatter to the front, it seems like it needs something more than just a ribbon. Though if my ribbon was a solid color it probably would look better. Either way I just like it.

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

Happy Hibiscus, Cake Celebrations, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an anniversary 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 Peach Pie card stock and taped it to the card base.

Next I took a piece of Basic White card stock and die cut 3 squares using the smallest stitched square in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

Behind the squares is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Bloom Impressions" 12" x 12" package. This is a Sale-a-Bration item.

I taped the Basic White piece to the front of the card.

Next I cut the flower using the die and the embossing folder from the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle. Using my Blending Brushes I scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie ink. I did color the center in using my light Cajun Craze Blends pen. 

Using the same "Happy Hibiscus" bundle I cut two leaves from Basic White card stock. I colored them in using both light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens. I glued the leaves to the back of the flower. Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower and leaves and they were set in place on the center of the squares.

The words are from the "Cake Celebrations" bundle and were stamped using Granny Apple Green ink. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also cut a Peach Pie card stock piece. I cut this piece in half and taped each half to the edges of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

This was a super easy card to make. I think I want to make some more Hibiscus flower and color them with the Blending Brushes. I had colored some before using the Blends Pens but it took away some of the detail from the flower. I like the way this flower looks. 

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

Labeled With Love, Bloom Impressions, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued this to the front of the card base.

Next I cut a 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Bloom Impressions" 12" x 12" package from the Sale-a-Bration book. I glued it to the front of the card about 1" from the bottom edge.

Using the square dies from the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut the framed piece. I used the third and fifth dies. I taped them to a piece of Basic White card stock and cut them both together.

The "thanks" is from the "Labeled with Love" bundle and was stamped using black Memento ink. The word piece actually reads "thanks friend" but I masked the "friend" part off because it wouldn't all fit on the square. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 3/4" from the bottom and right edge.

I added some sequins from the "Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix" container using some mono glue.

And for a final touch I added a brass butterfly to the square. That was it, the card was done.

This is a very quick and easy card to make. It's a perfect way to use strips of scrap DSP.

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

Happy Hibiscus, Unbounded Love, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and simple sympathy card to share with you. I got the idea for it on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. There were no instructions, so 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.

Using the square dies from the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut out two from Basic White and one using Basic Black card stock. I used the first, second and third largest squares in that set.

Taking the smallest piece I textured it using the die from the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle. I glued that to the Basic Black square and then I taped them to the Basic White square.

I set the squares on top of the card to see where the words were going to go. The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Smoky Slate ink. I think Basic Gray or even Basic Black would have been a better choice. At first I thought those two colors might be too dark but once I stamped the words with the Smoky Slate I realized it was a mistake but I'm keeping it anyway. I could have used the card for something else but I have a pile of "for something else" and I don't need to add to it.

Anyway, the card is finished. It's very quick and easy too! Clean and simple. It probably took me longer to type this up and get it posted than it did to make the card!  LOL

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

Friendly Seagulls, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. I found a card on Pinterest and I liked the a lot of parts of it. I changed it a bit. You can see the original card here.  Please read on to see how I made the card.

The base of the card is a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Gray Granite card stock. I cut a piece of Daffodil Delight that measured 4" x 5-1/4" and taped it to the Gray Granite piece.

Next I cut the Basic White piece. It measures 5" x 7-1/2" and I folded it in half. A 3/4" x 5" piece of Gray Granite was cut for the center strip and a 1" x 5" piece of Daffodil Delight piece was cut for the layer.  I stamped the shells and bubbles from the "Friendly Seagulls" set using Gray Granite ink. Then I taped the piece to the Daffodil Delight strip and then that was taped to the front of the card. It's not quite centered but pretty close, it's about 1-1/8" from the bottom edge of the Basic White piece.

The gull was stamped next using black Memento ink. I colored the beak in with my light Pumpkin Pie Blends pen and the wings were colored using my light Gray Granite Blends pen. I punched the bird out using the 1-3/4" circle punch. I used my Blending Brush and Daffodil Delight ink and went around the edge of the circle. Dimensionals were added to the back. I set the piece on top of the card front but I didn't remove the backing from the Dimensionals. I needed to see where the words would go.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. 

I stamped the birds in the sky using Gray Granite ink. I taped the folded Basic White piece to the front.

The gull was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I like the clean and simple look of it. And I like the way it opens. This layout allows you to use some fun colored card stock layers and not using a full half-sheet.

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

Cake Celebrations, Spotlight on Nature, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found this fun layout on Pinterest. You can see it by clicking here.  Please read on to see how the card 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 piece of Design Series Paper (DSP) from the "Bloom Impressions" 12" x 12" Sale-A-Bration package. It was cut at 4" x 5-1/4" and then cut from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. I taped it in place on the front of the card base.

The circle is from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle, it was cut from a piece of Basic White card stock.

The cake stand was stamped next. It's from the "Cake Celebrations" bundle. I stamped the "cake" part using Lemon Lolly ink and the "frosting" using Daffodil Delight ink. I stamped them so they were stacked on top of each other and then I fussy cut them out.

Using Gray Granite I stamped the cake stand and the words from the same set.

The words were cut out using the die from the "Unbounded Love" bundle.

Boho Blue was used to stamp the flowers and the leaves. The leaves were stamped by inking the piece and then stamping off on some scrap card stock and then stamping on a piece of Basic White card stock.

The flowers were stamped using full ink. I cut the flowers, leaves and cake stand all at the same time.

Dimenisonals were added to the back of the cake and stand and the were set in place on the circle. I added the stand first about 5/8" from the bottom edge of the circle. Then the cake was set on top of the stand.

Using glue I added the flower. A tiny pearl was set in the center of each flower.

Dimenisonals were added to the back of the circle and it was set in place on the front of the card about 3/8" from the top edge of the card.

I added three small Dimensionals to the bottom of the word piece and a little glue to the center of the upper part and I set it in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I was glad I was able to use the Sale-A-Bration DSP because I didn't have what was used on the original card. It's always fun when you can make things work.

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

Delightful Wishes, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I changed it a little to fit what I had on hand and what I needed a card for. You can see the original card here. 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. I often use Basic White for my card base because it's a less expensive to make. I just make up the difference by cutting the layer on top of the card base just a little bit smaller.

A 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Lemon Lolly was cut next. And then a piece of Old Olive was cut 4" x 5-1/4" Now I'm at the same size layer as the original card and I can continue on with any listed measurements. There was no info on how to make this card so I just winged it. I took the Old Olive piece and cut the "wishing" word from the center. It's part of the "Delightful Wishes" bundle.  I also cut the layer behind the words using the matching die and Basic White card stock. I put some glue on my silicone pad and took a sponge to tap on some glue to the back of the words. Then I set them in place on the Basic White layer. Normally I would use a piece of a double-sided sticky sheet but I forgot, but the sponge and glue worked just fine. Dimensionals were added to the back, except for the upper part of the "h" and the piece was set aside.

The words on the bottom are from the "Floral Delight" bundle and were stamped using Old Olive ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them using the matching die in the bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece as set aside. 

Next came the Designer Series Paper (DSP). It's from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. I was gifted a 4" x 6" piece of each design. I am going to have to order this paper, it's SO pretty. I cut my DSP to measure 3-7/8" x 5-1/8". I cut two pieces of different designs at that size. Just like yesterday's card I am able to make two cards using this layout.  On the long side I cut the DSP at 3". The DSP was then glued to the Old Olive piece.

I had some yellow 1/8" ribbon so I cut it 5" long and wrapped it around to the back and taped it in place. Then I taped the Old Olive piece to the Lemon Lolly piece. That was then taped to the front of the card base.

The flower image was stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using Lemon Lolly ink for the solid part of the flower, Daffodil Delight for the detailed part, Pecan Pie for the stem and Old Olive for the leaves. I cut the circle out using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on front of the card.

Once the floral piece was set in place I set the "YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY" piece in place at the bottom of the card. Then the "wishing" piece was set in place. I used a little glue on the upper part of the "h".

I slipped a piece of ribbon under the strip of ribbon, I tied a knot and trimmed the ends.

A cute little bee from the "Tiny Bee Trinkets" container was glued in place on the left side of the circle and a couple of sequins from the "Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix" container were glued on the right side. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I should say cards. I did make two at the same time.

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

Delightful Wishes, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a spring looking 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 Old Olive for the layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. I cut two pieces at 3-3/4" x 5" and then I cut them at an angle.  I cut the left side at about 1" down from the upper corner and on the right side about 3-3/4" down. When you do a card like this you can make two cards at one time! I taped the DSP to the Old Olive piece and then that was taped to the card base.

Next came the stamping. The Basic White card stock was cut at 2-3/4" x 2-3/4". I used the stamps from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. The flowers petals were stamped using Lemon Lolly and the outlines were stamped using Daffodil Delight. The stem was stamped using Pecan Pie ink and the leaves were stamped using Old Olive ink.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Old Olive ink. I cut a 3" x 3" piece of Old Olive for the layer. 

I didn't like the look of the line where the two pieces of DSP met so I took a scrap piece of the DSP and taped it over the seam. My DSP was cut at 4" x 6" and after I had trimmed it down there were thin strips left so I thought I would use those instead of looking for something else to cut and tape on. One of the strips were not long enough so I ended up cutting it in pieces and taped them over the seam on the outer sides. The word piece covered the part that wasn't taped. I trimmed the edges at an angle before I taped them in place.

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

I glued on a bee from the  "Tiny Bee Trinkets" container. I also added a couple of crystal rhinestones that I had colored using the dark Lemon Lolly Blends pen. And that was it, the card was done.

I though it was a fun card to make and the bonus is that I got two card done so fast!

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

Friendly Seagulls, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another thank you card to share with you using the "Friendly Seagulls" Sale-A-Bration set. I found a card on Pinterest that I thought I could work with to create my card. You can see that card 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 Azure Afternoon card stock for the layer. I haven't used that color much at all and I don't know why, it's SO pretty. I taped this piece to the card base. 

A 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White was cut for the focal piece. On that piece the "sand" and birds in the background will be stamped but first I had to stamp and fussy cut the bird and fries so I knew where I'd  be adding the "sand" and the birds in the sky.

I stamped the seagull and two fries using black Memento ink. I fussy cut them and then colored them. I used my Blending pens for the coloring all in the lights. Lemon Lolly for the fries and the buns (?) on the front of the fry package, Pecan Pie for what is between the buns, and Azure Afternoon for the fry boxes.

Gray Granite was used for the birds wings, Pumpkin Pie for the beak and feet, and Lemon Lolly for the fries in the birds mouth. 

I laid the pieces on the front of the card for placement, removed them and scrubbed in some Gray Granite ink using my Blending brush, then the "sand" was added using Pecan Pie ink that was stamped off once then stamped on the card front and stamped one more time. When I though it looked full enough I stopped.

The bird and fries were added using Dimensionals.

The words were done on my computer. I used Freehand471 BT font at size16. I bolded the words and printed it in black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Using my Blending brush and Azure Afternoon ink I lightly added a little color to the edges of the word piece. Then I set it in place using Dimensionals.  And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make, even with the fussy cutting!

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

Friendly Seagulls, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you using the new "Friendly Seagulls" set that I got free in my Sale-A-Bration order. I found a card on Pinterest that I liked so I followed it with a few changes. You can see that card here.  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. 

The top layers were cut, taped together and then taped to the front of the card. I cut the Pebble Path piece at 5-3/8" x 4-1/8" and the Lost Lagoon piece at 5-1/4" x 4".  

The Basic White layer was cut at 3-3/4" x 5". I had typed my words on the computer and printed them out on the Basic White card stock and then I cut it. 

I had stamped the seagull on the Basic White piece but ended up stamping another one on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and fussy cut it out. I colored the fries using my Daffodil Delight marker, the beak and feet using my Pumpkin Pie marker and the highlights on the gull using my Smoky Slate marker. Dimensionals were added to the back and I set the piece aside.

I masked off the side and bottom of the left area of the card so I could scrub on some Lost Lagoon ink with my Blending Brush. 

Next I took my Pebble Path ink pad (I used a cube) and dragged it across a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock (only because I was making more than one of these cards but you can use a scrap piece). The piece was cut at 1" x ?. I used a "?" because the length will vary depending on where the bottom of your Lost Lagoon is. My piece is 1" x 2-3/16", I taped it to the front of the card. Then I took a 1/2" x 1-1/2" piece and set it in place using Dimensionals.

Now the gull was ready to set in place and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make once I got the words set up on the computer so they would print were I wanted them to.

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