The Right Words, Brushed With Beauty, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm trying to get back into the swing of my everyday life. I find it a bit difficult to do after the holidays. I often pre-post my cards so I have the holidays off. Then when it's over I head to my workroom and I feel a bit lost.  I don't feel so much lost this time as I do overwhelmed at the mess I left my worktable in!  I guess some major cleaning up is in store for the week. It will take me that long to clean it up because, well there's another holiday in there with entertaining friends and when I clean in my workroom I tend to watch/play a movie on either Pluto tv or Tubi and when there's a commercial I get up and clean up something.  It's amazing how much stuff you can get done during a commercial! They're not just for getting snacks and bathroom breaks anymore!  LOL. I will let you know how my workroom looks at the end of the week! Wish me luck!  So onto today's card, I have a sympathy 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 Very Vanilla card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-3/4" x 3-3/8" piece of Mossy Meadow for the back layer. 

On top of that layer on the left I taped a 1" x 4" strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package. On the upper right I cut a 1-3/4" x 2" piece from the same package of DSP.  And on the bottom right I cut a 1-1/2" x 2" piece of the same DSP.

I taped this piece to the card base.

The word piece measures 1-3/8" x 2-3/4" and was cut from a scrap piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I stamped the words from "The Right Words" set using Mossy Meadow ink. This set is probably going to be retiring because it's made with the red rubber and Stampin' Up! is going to be going to all clear vinyl in the new year.  Anyway, once the words were stamped I cut a 1-5/8" x 2-7/8" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and taped the two pieces together.  Please note that the right edge of the word piece lines up with the right edge of the layer. It's not centered on the Mossy Meadow layer.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place over the opening that is created between the upper and lower pieces of DSP. You don't have to be perfect in setting this piece on. You just need to make sure it covered both side layers of the DSP.  

I added a brass butterfly to give it a little bling. I didn't want a lot of bling but just enough to keep the card looking simple.  And that was it.

This layout is a perfect way to use up those scraps in your packages of DSP! What I like best about this card is that it has a large back piece that creates the illusion of having lots of layers.  How fun is that?

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

Birthday Treats Mix & Match Ephemera, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm working on getting all of the Christmas stamps, papers and embellishments off my worktable. It's such a mess. I have a very small space to create but it seems to be comfortable to me! LOL But this coming week the table is getting all cleaned off and cleaned up. There's so many little bits of tape on it that have collected paper dust that they are no longer sticky. Which is a good thing but not a clean and tidy thing. In cleaning up some of the larger stuff I ran across the "Birthday Treats" Mix & Match ephemera package so I thought I'd make a birthday card using one of my favorite layouts for smaller images. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White for the layer. 

A 3" x 4-1/8" piece of Timid Tiger was cut for the solid layer and a 2-7/8" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Subtles" 6" x 6" stack was cut for the top layer. 

I took a little bit of tape and lined up the DSP on top of the Timid Tiger piece. The tape is to hold the piece in place so I can cut the holes. I used a 1-1/4" circle punch to punch through both lined up pieces. Then I took the punched piece of DSP and placed a piece of scrap copier paper behind it and used my 1-3/8" circle punch to punch out a ring. I lined the punch up so I could get the ring evenly spaced. Once punched I taped the two pieces together.

I set the two layers on top of the Basic White piece so I could see where the opening would go. Then I took my blending brush and inked it up with some Balmy Blue ink and scrubbed it on that area.

I needed some ribbon but didn't have any of the in colors so I took a retired piece of Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon and wrapped the ends around the piece. I centered it between the bottom of the circle and the bottom edge of the layers. I taped the ends to the back using scotch tape.  Dimensionals were added all over the back piece and small ones around the opening. I set the piece in place on top of the Basic White piece and then that was taped on top of the card base.

The words are also from the "Birthday Treats" pack and were set in place using Dimensionals. 

The cute little cupcake is from the same pack and it too was set in place using Dimensionals.  And that was it.

I love how just a layered circle opening can make a small image the focal point of the card.  This is a fun and easy card to make too.  Depending on the DSP used on the front determines whether or not I will use ribbon alone, ribbon with words or just words.

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 that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here.  I was looking for a quick card to make so I could get back to some more celebrating. Not Christmas but a birthday. Today is my hubby's birthday and I like to keep the celebration to his day and not merged with Christmas. So I found a quick card that I wanted to make. There was no link to any instructions so I had to wing it. So, 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 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I colored it using Pretty Pink ink and my blending brush. Once I got the color on the piece, I textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I cut out three flowers and three flower centers using Basic White card stock from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle.  

Using Pretty in Pink card stock I cut the leaves from the same bundle.  

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Pecan Pie ink on a 2-3/4" x 1/2" piece of Basic White card stock.

I glued the centers to the flowers and added Dimenisonals to the back. I set the flowers in place.

Glue was added to the ends of the leaves and they were set in place under the flowers.

I tied a double bow using Baker's Twine. I added a little bit of glue and set the bow in place.

Dimensionals were added behind the word piece and it was set in place on the front of the card on top of the bow.

I added a small brass butterfly and the card was done. 

This was such a pretty card and I don't feel I did it justice. I like the original card better. I may have to try this in Highland Heather or Cloud Cover and see if I can make it so I like it better. 

Okay, off to celebrate the husband's birthday.

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

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you and yours. I hope you are having a wonderful day filled with fun, loved ones and memories.

I do not usually make a card for Christmas day, I post the card we sent out to our friends and family.  

My card was made using AI. I had a lot of fun creating this card and when I got it to look like what was in my head I saved it and sized it for my cards.

I used some retired card stock to make my layers.

I printed the words on my computer using the RGB codes to get the color to match.  

I used a retired snowflake embossing folder for the background. 

I made it my way and I put them together and I actually got them out in the first week of this month! Yay me! It's usually later in the month that I get them out.  I was actually organized this year. Presents wrapped on time (not last minute). I ordered cookies because I didn't want to bake and we didn't need a lot of cookies sitting around here. I kept it simple and I kept on top of things so I get to really enjoy the season.

May this Christmas season be a good one for you.

Merry Christmas, 
Wanda

Greetings for You, Christmas Tags & More, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today as I was trying to tidy up my work area and putting away the Christmas papers and stamp sets I ran across some Designer Series Paper (DSP) pieces from the "Christmas Tags & More" 6" x 6" stack. They already had Dimenisonals on the back. I must have been going to use them on a card and changed my mind or they got lost in the mess!  Anyway, I thought I would use them for one final Christmas creation before packing it all away.  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 Garden Green card stock and textured it using the "Jolly Holly" embossing folder. I glued the piece in place on the front of the card.

The three pieces of the DSP are from one sheet. There's 6 different designs on the sheet. I had put Dimensionals behind the tree and candy cane.  I just don't remember where I was going with those when I did that.  So what I did was I measured the pieces and they are 2" x 3" each.  I cut a piece of Basic White card stock to measure 5" x 2-1/4".  I found center of the Basic White piece (2-1/2") and center of the center rectangle (1") and I taped the piece down. 

I removed the Dimensionals from the other two pieces and set them in place eyeing equal space from the top and outsides.  I glued this piece in place by centering it on the card as much as I could by eyeing it.

The words are from the "Greetings for You" mix & match ephemera package.  I removed the backing on the ends (one end I had to trim the backing off and I set the piece in place on top of the rectangles and the card was done.

This was super easy and quick and it's going in my Christmas card stash for next year. 

Now to get ready for company. I'm pre-posting this a few hours in advance because I will be busy with family for some fun, food and gift exchanging.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas eve,
Wanda

Snowflake Kisses, Gift Holder Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a wintry gift card to share with you. I found the card on Pinterest but I changed it to be a gift card. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made the card.

The base of my card is a half-sheet of Balmy Blue card stock. It was cut on the short side so it measures 4-1/4" x 11".  I scored it at 5-1/2" and 8-3/4".  I folded the flap inward so it forms the pocket for the gift card.

Using the corner snowflake die in the "Snowflake Kisses" bundle I cut the left side of the front of the card first and then I moved the die to the right corner of the front of the card. Make sure you open the card up all the way or you will cut through to the pocket.  

Once the snowflakes were cut I cut a piece of Basic White card stock to put behind it. It 4-1/8" x 3-1/8".  This doesn't leave much room for gluing. And when you glue, be mindful of the edges. Use the glue sparingly or it could come out the sides or the snowflakes. I thought this was the most difficult part of the card.  

Now that the Basic White piece was glued in place I took a 1-1/4" circle punch and punched the niche in the top part of the pocket to make getting the gift card easier to get out.  Then the sides of the pocket were glued.  I set this aside to set up. Oh, if you don't have a circle punch, a circle die will work or anything that will make the niche. 

In the meantime I stamped the words from the "Snowflake Kisses" bundle using Night of Navy ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the smallest die in the "Branching Out" set. I used the next size larger to cut out a Balmy Blue piece. I taped the two together.  I set it on the front of the card to see where it looked the best. Centered seemed to be good. I held the word piece in place and made a little mark with my fingernail so I didn't go past it with my Dimensionals. I added the Dimensionals and set the piece in place.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside. I took the laage snowflake that was leftover from cutting out the ones on the front. It's not a whole snowflake so I had to glue it to the edge.

For a final touch I added some crystal rhinestones and the gift holder card was done.

I can't believe how quickly these gift holder cards are to make. Not only quick but simple too! 

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

Snowflake Kisses, Wintry Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a wintry 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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Cloud Cover card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock.

On the Basic White piece I stenciled the snowflake from the "Snowflake Kisses" bundle.  I used the #1 stencil and Cloud Cover ink. 

The bundle also has snowflake dies, lots of them. I used the one that cut out these four. I cut them from Cloud Cover card stock. I glued them in place on the front of the card.

I stamped the words from the same set using Cloud Cover ink.

Pearls were added to the snowflakes and the card was done.

This was a simple and quick card to make. I love snow. Not that I'm wishing for any more of it here in Minnesota, though we did lose half of it over the last week due to rain and warmer days (with even warmer days ahead).

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

Birthday Treats Mix & Match, Simply Said, Everyday Arches, 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 top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Subtles" 6" x 6" stack.  I taped it to the front of the card.

Next I die cut the arch using a piece Basic White card stock and the 4th largest die in the "Everyday Arches" set.  

Using a blending brush and Pretty in Pink ink I scrubbed on some color.

The cake and candles are from the "Birthday Treats" Mix & Match ephemera pack.  I set them in place using Dimensionals.  I did color the candles using Daffodil Delight for the flames and Balmy Blue for the candles. I set the piece in place on top of the arched piece.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the arched piece and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1" up from the bottom.  I needed to leave room for the words.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. The piece measured 2-3/8" x 3/8".  Dimenisonals were added to the back and it was set in place under the arched piece.

I added a few pearls and the card was done.

This was a very quick card to make. The "Birthday Treats" package has a lot of pieces to play with. I am planning another birthday card using one of my favorite layouts, so stay tuned!

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

Simply Said, Peaceful Gardens, Gift Card Holder, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple birthday card to share with you. It's actually a gift card or money holder.  I used the pattern I had in a post from back in 2022. You can see that post and card by clicking here. Please read on to see how the card was made. 

The base of this card is a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Cloud Cover card stock.  It does not open, it's just the base.

A 7-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the holder. It's scored at 2-1/4" x 6".  Both scores are folded towards the center of the piece. 

The bottom 2-1/4" fold is glued on the side edges. This is the pocket for the gift card or money.  

Next came the Designer Series Paper. I was trying to find some current masculine papers because my card is for my hubby who happens to have a birthday the day after Christmas.  The DSP is from the "Peaceful Gardens" 12" x 12" package.  I thought it was the most masculine in colors and looks that I had on hand that was current.  

The top piece was cut at 4-3/4" x 2" and the bottom is cut at 4-3/4" x 1-1/2". I taped the two pieces on the open spaces.  

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the 2nd and 3rd largest stitched rectangle dies from the "Nested Essentials" set.  I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the upper part and I set it in place on the front of the card.

I was looking for the "Peaceful Days" sticker sheet I had purchased but have misplaced. I know it's got some leaves or hearts on it that I could use to dress up the piece a bit. But for now it's going to have to remain plain.

I love using this layout for gift cards. It's quick and easy and with the right papers it can be beautiful too!

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

Thoughtful Moments, Sunflower Embossing Folder, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy card to share with you and it's not a Christmas card! I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. 

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 "Sunflower" embossing folder. I glued this to the front of the card. I found that glue worked better than tape because there isn't enough flat spots to hold this down with tape.

Next I stamped and cut the words using the "Thoughtful Moments" set. You ink up the embossing folder, add the die cutting plate to it and then run it through your Big Shot and it will stamp and cut at the same time. It does the whole folder of words so you have a lot on hand to use in a pinch.  I used Black Memento ink, inked up the folder. I added the die cut plate and then my piece of card stock. I ran it through my Big Shot and I had my word piece for this card.

I added Dimensionals behind the word piece and then set it in place on the front of the card.

A few pearls were added and the card was done.

This was such a super quick card to make. I think it took me longer to type up this post than it did to make the card!

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

Petals of Beauty, Simply Said, Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog.  Today I do NOT have a Christmas card to share with you!  Though there is one more that I REALLY want to make and then I'll be moving on. It's almost Christmas so it's about time to wrap up the Christmas cards. Though I like to send out a lot and can never seem to have enough Christmas cards.  Anyway, let's move on to today's card.  It's a very fun fold and I spent a LOT of time trying to figure out the template.  Fortunately for you I am adding that template so you can make it.  So, please read on to see how I made my card.

The base of my card is a folded 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 5-13/8" piece of Very Vanilla card stock for the largest layer.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brushed with Beauty" 12" x 12" package.  I taped it to the Very Vanilla piece and then taped that to the card base. Before I moved on I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and taped it to the inside.

For the fan or arrow (which is it?) type fold I worked for about an hour trying to get it the right size and get the scoring right. Several times I didn't mark the right spot and messed it up. Fortunately I was working with scrap copier paper and didn't feel bad about having to put it in recycling but I did get frustrated with the mistakes.  Anyway, after all is said and one I now have a template and I also made my copier paper 3D card so I can add it to my layouts.  I do plan to make another card using this layout (now that I have it simplified).  

I cut my DSP for the fan/arrow piece at 4-3/4" x 2-1/2".  I marked the lower sides at 1/4". This is a cut line, not a fold line.  The next 4 lines are score lines. Measure from the upper corner to 1-1/4" on both corners.  Mark the bottom center edge of the piece. You will be scoring to this mark on all for lines.

Now to score from the corners to the center and then from the 1-1/4" mark to the center.  Cut away the bottom 1/4" to the center on each side.

To fold the pieces, do one side at a time. Fold the score line that was marked at 1-1/4", folding the rest of the card stock to the back.  Then score the corner to center line towards the front and repeat for the other side.  You will need to snip off those triangles (as seen in the pic - with a paper clip to hold it for the pic).  Don't worry about the tips not being sharp, they will be hidden. But you do want sharp edges on the folds. 

The pieces needed to be glued together so it stays closed.  You are going to have to make two of these. 

The snipped end will be lined up at the bottom and the top of the card front and taped or glued in place.  

I cut two open leaves from the "Petals of Beauty" bundle, one is Very Vanilla and the other is Mossy Meadow. It's a long die and I needed to clip off the last two leaves. I did use a Very Vanilla one on the top and I added the other piece (Mossy Meadow) to the bottom area.  I had trimmed the edges of the leaf where the longer piece was cut from. I taped the ends of these pieces in place. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  I cut it out using the 4th square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set.  If you don't have the set you can cut the card stock at 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" and then cut the Mossy Meadow layer at 1-5/8" x 1-5/8".  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card. 

I added a few crystal rhinestones to the front and the card was done.  

I hope you have fun playing with this layout! 

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

Layers of Beauty, Note Card, Stampin' Up! The Good, The Bad and the Ugly!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a mess to share with you. I call cards like this "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" because I share them all with you.  (lucky you!  LOL). Please read on to see what happened.

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 "Damask Designs" embossing folder.  I glued it to the front of the card.

I needed a note card so I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the 4th circle in the "Stylish Shapes" die set and I set it aside.

Next I stamped the floral image from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle using black Memento ink in Basic White card stock.  What's fun about this bundle is it has stencils.  The stencils are numbered so you can use them in order and get the perfect shading and blending. I used my blending brushes for this. The colors I used are Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop and Berry Burst for stencils 1-3. And for the greenery I used Old Olive on both stencils 4 and 5.  I cut the piece out using the matching die. But before I cut the piece I put it back in my Stamparatus/MISTI to stamp it again to darken the lines.  I often use that to stamp images and words. Sometimes my ink pads aren't always moist enough and I have to stamp the image several times to get a nice dark and crisp image.  Anyway, I put the card stock back on the Stamparatus/MISTI and stamped over the flowers again. I really was hoping for some nice dark sharp lines.  I had put the piece in with the top being the bottom and I stamped. I ruined all of that stenciling.  UGH.  SO I though, maybe if I texture it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder it won't look so bad.  It didn't help.  I cut the piece out anyway and went ahead with the card to show you that I often make mistakes but most of the time you never see them.  So today's ugly card is here for the world to see!  I'll probably send it to my sister, she might not even notice all the lines on it!  LOL

Thank you SO very much for sticking with me on this one!
Wanda

Christmas Tags & More, Greetings for You Ephemera, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. It's hard to believe it's only 8 days away. I do promise I will not be showing you 8 more Christmas cards in the upcoming days. Maybe one or two but not 8!  Anyway, 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. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Jolly Holly" embossing folder. 

A 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Christmas Tags & More" 6" x 6" package was taped to the left side of the card.  I think the "& More" is all the fun DSP that's in this package.

The wreath is from the same "Christmas Tags & More" package.  And the "Joy" in the center is from the "Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera" package.  It's a sticker and I actually removed the backing this tie and stuck it to the center of the wreath. 

I took some thin gold thread and wrapped it around my fingers 6 times. Using a large glue dot I stuck the thread to it and set it aside while I added Dimensionals to the back of the round wreath piece. Once the backing was removed on the Dimensionals I set the thread in place on the back and then I set it in place on the front of the card.

A bow was added from the same "Christmas Tags & More" package. I cut tiny pieces of Dimensionals and added it to the back and then set the bow in place. 

There are some holly leaves in the "Christmas Tags & More" package and I took one and glued it to the bottom right corner of the card. 

I thought the card could use some bling but I wasn't sure what to add. I ended up adding a bit of glue to the center of the hollies and sprinkled ultra fine red glitter on them.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I have lots of pieces left in both of those package and I will probably be making more Christmas cards until it's used up.  I need to make 2026 a year that I actually use up stuff! Wouldn't that be a great accomplishment?  It would be for me. Wish me luck!

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

Traditions of Christmas, Jolly Holly, Season's of Elegance, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. When I was looking at my stuff to see what to make, I came across the images I had already fussy cut. Well, you can't let them. just sit there after the time invested in cutting them. So, I just had to make a Christmas card. 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 textured 2" of the right side using the "Jolly Holly" embossing folder.  Once that was textured I taped a 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Seasons of Elegance" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the left side leaving about 1/4" on the top, bottom and the fold side. 

Next the large floral image had been fussy cut from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package of DSP.  I set it in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. I sort of centered it.  It's at an angel so it's difficult to tell if it's centered but it looked okay to my eyes so I pressed down on the image to make it stick. I said that because when placing items on my card I just lay them lightly in case I have to move them a bit. Once you press down on it you're kind of stuck with where it lands.  

Once the large piece was in place, the leaves were glued on. They were cut from a piece of DSP from the "Seasons of Elegance" package using the die from the "Christmas Greenery" bundle.  I do not have the dies in this bundle but I was given a few leaves to play with.  

I had fussy cut one of the flowers that were on the piece of DSP that the large piece was on. I didn't want to waste the images! It's not like it was partially on the sheet. It was a whole flower with leaves after all! What would you do? I glued this piece to the lower right corner.

The words are from an older Paper Pumpkin kit and were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock and were cut out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

A few embellishments were added and the card was done. 

This was a fun card to make and I am very happy with the way it turned out. You never know what you're going to get when you have pieces in front of you and no plan.

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