Impressions Abloom, Brushed With Beauty, 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 right and the fold is on the left.

My Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package.  The strip on the left was cut at 1" x 4-3/4" and the floral strip was cut at 2" x 5".  

The oval was cut using the die from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle.  I also cut a circle using the third largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

The words are also from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out using the longest ribbon end die in the "Stylish Shapes" set.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

I was now ready to assemble the card.

I taped the 1" strip down first. It's about 1/4" from the fold and about 3/8" from the top and bottom of the card base. 

The next strip was taped in place and is about 5/8" from the fold and about 1/4" from the top and bottom edges.

The oval was taped in place about 1" from the fold, about 3/4" from the bottom and 11/16" from the top edge.

The words were set in place about 1-1/8" from the bottom edge, 1/8" from the right edge and a hair shy of 3/4" from the fold. 

I had some (retired) Candy Dots that I used to add a little bit of bling. They matched the colors in the card so I thought I'd use them. One of these day's I'll have used them all up!  

This was a fun card to make. I find it a bit busy looking and hindsight I think I should have cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it before adding the DSP.  Maybe next time I use this layout.  It is a fun layout. I used it on a card I made earlier this month. You can see that card by clicking here. 

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

Fragrant Layers, Birthday Card, Gift Card Holder, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card gift card holder to share with you. Please read on to see how it's made.

The base of my card is a 4-1/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. 

I cut a 5-1/4" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Lovely & Beautiful" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the cut piece of Basic White card stock.

I cut a 4-1/4" x 9" piece of Fresh Freesia card stock. I scored it at 3" and 6".  The section the left is a mountain fold and the next section is a valley fold. Once folded there will be a right fold on the top and a left fold on the bottom.  

I cut a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock and stamped the flower from the "Fragrant Layers" bundle using black Memento ink. I colored the flowers using my Blends pens. I used both light and dark, Fresh Freesia and Granny Apple Green and the light Daffodil Delight for the flower centers. I sponged some Fresh Freesia ink on the edges and then I lightly sponged over the white area around the flowers because it looked to bright. I needed to tone it down a bit. (I had to use a paperclip to hold the card shut for the photo).

On the inside I cut the pocket for the gift card or money. It measures 3-1/4" x 3".  Score the sides at 1/4" on the longer side. I punched out a space to grab the gift card. I used the 1-3/4" punch. Any punch would work for this, you just need to have a groove in it to make it easier to remove what is placed inside. I glued the two sides and bottom in place. I cut a 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" piece of the DSP and taped it to the front of the pocket. 

Then on the final side of this folded piece I added a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock to write on. I did stamp "Happy Birthday" from the "Charming Day" set with black Memento ink.  And the card was done.

I've made these gift card holders before and I think they are fun and quick to do.

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

Cute as a Bug, Ladybug Garden, Sweet Bugs, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have one more Friendship card to share with you and then I'll move onto something else (maybe! lol). Please read on to see how I made today's card.

This layout is one I sue often,  it's one of my favorites for smaller images.

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 5-1/4" piece of Poppy Parade for the largest layer.

The Basic White layer measures 3-1/2" x 4-5/8". On top of that is a Petal Pink layer that measures 3" x 4-1/8" and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Cute as a Bug" 12" x 12" package measures 207/8" x 4".

I put a small amount of tape where the opening is going to be so I could stick the top two pieces together. I lined the pieces up in my 1-1/4" circle punch and punched a hole. Then I took the DSP and added a piece of copier paper (card stock will work too) behind it for stability and punched out a ring using the 1-3/8" circle punch. You can use any punches or dies as long as the two used together creates a nice framed border/layer. I still have my old punches and use them for this card a lot. Okay, once the circles are done I taped the two pieces together and then I taped them to the Basic White layer and then I taped that to the Poppy Parade layer. Normally I use Dimenisonals behind the circle piece but I had to change that since it wasn't quite large enough and the bugs antennas and legs would be cut off. 

The bug is from the same package of DSP. There's 22 dies in the bundle and of all the dies, there is not one for this cutie and it's my favorite one. SO, I took out my fine tip snips and fussy cut the little bugger! Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place inside the circle.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using Blackberry Bliss ink. Why?  I don't know. I should have used black. I wasn't thinking and I had already set it in place on the front of the card with Dimensionals. Once you press down on the Dimensionals, there's really no way of removing them nicely, especially on top of DSP. So I just left it.  I almost forgot, I used the "Labeled with Love" punch to punch the piece out. I had punched a bunch out a while back so I can just grab one and stamp it when I need it.

For the final touch I added a lady bug from the "Ladybug Garden" epoxy embellishments package and the card was done. 

This is such a quick and easy card to make. I am happy with the way it turned out too!

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

Sweet Bugs, Cute as a Bug, 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 Designer Series Paper from the "Cute as a Bug" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

I also cut a 4" x 2" piece of DSP from the same package for the gingham strip.

Using the largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut one of Poppy Parade and using the second largest circle die, I cut one using Basic White card stock. I taped the two circles together.

The bug is from the same DSP and I used a matching die to cut it out. There's one bug in the package that "bugs" me. It's mantis and I'm not sure how to use it on a card, but I'll probably figure it out.  I'm just not fond of it so I'm guessing it will be a long time before I use it, unless I find a card that used it that's SO stinkin' cute!  Anyway, I cut the bug out using the matching die in the "Sweet Bugs" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

I also cut out the strawberry using Poppy Parade card stock and the raspberry using Blackberry Bliss card stock. Hmmm, maybe it's a blackberry!!  LOL. The die set also has the tops for the berries so I cut them out of Old Olive card stock and used a tiny bit of glue to hold them in place. A small Dimensional was added to the back and they were set aside. 

The "hello" is from the same bundle. Using Blackberry Bliss ink on a scrap of Basic White card stock, I stamped the "Hello Friend" image but cut the "friend" off. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

Now to assemble the rest of the card. I took the strip of DSP and taped it on the larger piece of DSP about 1" from the bottom of that larger piece. 

The circles were taped in place next and they are about 1/4" from the fold and 3/4" from the bottom edge. 

The bug was added next and then the "hello". This allowed me to see where the two berries would go. Once they were on, I opened the "Ladybug Garden" epoxy embellishments and added one to the large leaf the bug is holding and the card was done.

This was a fun card and a great way to use that busy background DSP.

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

Sweet Bugs, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I got a surprise today. My Stampin' Up! order arrived 2 days earlier than expected. I didn't follow the tracking of it, I just remembered when I ordered and it later said it was sent, the projected date to receive it was for Friday the 16th. I was a bit disappointed because I knew I was having some people over and I wouldn't even be able to open the box while they are here. So I couldn't wait to open it and play with some new stuff. I found this card on Pinterest earlier (before the order arrived) and I thought it was adorable. Once I opened the box, I remembered it from Pinterest so I got my items together and created it. You can see the original card by clicking here. I did change it slightly. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Blackberry Burst. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.  

Two pieces of Basic White card stock were cut at 4" x 5-1/4".  One for the front and the other for the inside.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Cute As A Bug" 12" x 12" package. I used the matching die from the "Sweet Bugs" bundle to cut the bug with the leaf out. On the original card the image was stamped, colored and then cut out. One, I'm lazy and two, the bug was already printed on the paper and I had the matching die! So, I opted for the printed one. 

The flower and stem were cut from card stock. Mossy Meadow for the stem and Blackberry Bliss for the flower. 

The 5th die in the "Everyday Arches" set to cut out a piece of Basic White card stock.

The words are from the same "Sweet Bugs" bundle and were stamped using Blackberry Bliss ink.

I colored some crystal rhinestones using my dark Blackberry Bliss Blends pen but it just didn't seem to be as dark as the ink. But it's still pretty.

To assemble the card I taped the 4" x 5-1/4" Basic White pieces in place. Then the DSP was taped on top of that. The arched piece was next.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the bug and the flower. The flower stem was glued in place and the flower was added. The bug was added next and then the rhinestones.  And that was it.

This was such a fun card to make. I was going to mail the card I made yesterday to my friend but I decided she's getting this one instead. It's just TOO cute!

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

Copper Bracelets

Knotted chain

 Good day to you all. I hope you haven't been sitting on pins and needles waiting to see the bracelet I have been working on.  LOL I actually have two to show you. The knotted one that I had been talking about and a daintier one. The daintier one came from using the messed up pieces from making the first one. I'd get the coil backwards or the ends would poke out after hammering. I'd end up with scrap. But being such a scrap user with stamping, I learned to use the scrap copper to make something too.  So, here's the two bracelets. I still need to file any rough spots and then put them in the tumbler for a half hour to smooth out any imperfections and to shine them up!  Then they'll go in my web store.  

I found the patterns to make both of these on YouTube.

Thanks for looking,
Wanda

Dainty chain from scraps

Petals of Beauty, Everyday Arches, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another friendship card to share with you. It's definitely not a masculine card! LOL 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 Bubble Bath card stock for the top layer. I textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder.

Next I cut a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Crumb Cake for the layer. On top of that layer is a 4-1/4" x 3" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Beautiful Bokek" 6" x 6" stack in the Berry Burst color. 

On the piece of DSP I taped three strips of Basic White card stock that I stamped on. I took a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and using the images from the "Petals of Beauty" bundle, I stamped the flowers on it. It's a two step stamping set so I stamped the solid image using Pretty in Pink. On top of that I stamped the Berry Burst detailed image. And I filled in the areas using the single flower stamp and Crumb Cake ink stamped full ink and then stamped again before re-inking.  

Once I was done with the stamping, I cut the piece into strips. The two outer strips are cut at 3/4" x 4" and the center strip is 1" x 4".  It taped the outer strips on top of the DSP first and then the center strip.

Using those same two step stamps, I stamped two with the Bubble Bath base and Berry Burst centers. I cut them out using the matching die.

I die cut the leaves from the same bundle using Bubble Bath card stock and Basic White card stock. There's also a leaf center die that I cut some Bubble Bath and Basic White pieces from. 

The "hello" is from the "Everyday Arches" bundle and was stamped using Berry Burst ink on Basic White card stock. I cut it out using the "Labeled with Love" punch. I also cut a Crumb Cake one too. I cut the Crumb Cake on in half and taped each half to the back of the Basic White piece to give it a border.  Dimensionals were added to the back. 

The first thing I did was tape the bottom of the stems of the two large leaf clusters. Then I rolled some linen thread three times around my fingers and used a glue dot to hold it in place where the word piece was going to be.

The word piece was set in place and then the other elements were tucked in using a little glue on the bottoms.

I had some retired "Candy Dots" and I added a couple of Pretty in Pink ones to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make. I love all of the little pieces that were die cut and tucked in place. It gave the card a lot of dimension. I think that a little Crumb Cake piece should have been added too but it is what it is and I actually like how it turned out!

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

Everyday Arches, Autumn Toile, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine 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 Mossy Meadow card stock for the large layer.

The Early Espresso layer was cut at 3-1/2" x 4-3/4".  On top of that I cut some Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package.  The top pieces are cut 1" x 2-1/2" and the bottom piece was cut at 2" x 3-1/4".  I taped the bottom piece on first leaving about 1/8" on the bottom and each side. The strips were taped down next. I taped two outside piece first and then the center piece. They butted up to the bottom piece. 

I took some linen thread and wrapped it four times around the area where the pieces of DSP meet. I taped the ends to the back with scotch tape.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the Mossy Meadow piece. Then that was taped to the front of the card.

The "hello" is from the "Everyday Arches" bundle and was stamped using Early Espresso ink. It was cut out using the "Labeled With Love" punch. Dimensionals were added to the upper and lower part of the piece so it could straddle the linen thread. And that was it. I kept it simple because it is a masculine card and there's not a lot of masculine embellishments that would go with it!  So it is kept clean and simple, just the way I like it.  

This card turned out exactly what I had in my head. How often does that happen?  I mean exactly! A lucky day for me! LOL

Now off to write inside and get it ready for tomorrow's mail and then back to my bracelets. I just need to add the clasps and I'll share them with you tomorrow! They still need to be tumbled to remove any rough spots and to polish it up so it sparkles! So stay tuned!

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and simple card to share with you. It's a layout I've used before and it's always been among my favorites. You get two cards when making this (if you want). Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half sheet of Mossy Meadow card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces for each card (I opted to make two). I taped one to the inside and the other I set aside until I was ready to stamp the words.

Next came the Designer Series Paper (DSP). Mine is from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I cut two pieces of the same design that measure 2-1/2" x 3-1/2".  I turned one piece over. I lined them up and cut them on the diagonal on my paper cutter.  Just making one and cutting it on the diagonal doesn't give you both colors, so you almost have to make two cards. And why not?

I like to cut a piece of copier paper that is just shy of 2-1.2" x 3-1/2".  I taped the floral part of the image on the upper part of the copier paper and the more solid color on the bottom.  The second card will be the opposite unless your images don't matter which way they go. My flowers did so my second card has the solid on the top and the flowers on the bottom.  When I've made this card before I didn't use the copier paper, I just taped the DSP right to the 4" x 5-1/4" layer.  But this time I wanted it popped up and the only way to do that easily was to put it on a backing.  You can use card stock, I just had a scrap piece of copier paper near me.  

Once the rectangle was assembled I laid it on the top of the layer to see where the words would go. The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. 

The rectangle was then set in place using Dimensionals.

I thought the center needed something so I used the smallest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set on a scrap piece of Mossy Meadow card stock. I glued it to the center. I chose glue because I wanted to be able to move it around a bit to get it centered enough to look centered! I didn't measure.

That wasn't enough, it still looked like it needed something so I added a pearl to the center. I figure most people go to the funeral so they don't mail them so the pearl was okay to add.

Like I said at the beginning of this post, this was such a quick and easy card to make. I love using this layout. It works for so many other occasions. It just depends on the DSP you use. And it also works if. you have the fold on the top and move the rectangle to the left, or the right if you prefer. It's very versatile!

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

Impressions Abloom, Peaceful Pier, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and fun layout 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 for the top layer.

I took a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I cut a strip from that folder that measures 1-1/2" x 4-3/4". I cut the ends at an angle about 3/4" down from the top. I put it on my paper cutter and cut from the corner to the 3/4" mark. I glued the piece about 7/8" from the fold and about 3/8" from the top and bottom. It's not quite equal on the 3/8" mark so I often tape or glue the piece to the upper part and let the lower part be a hair larger. It's not that noticeable. 

Next, using the "Impressions Abloom" bundle, I stamped the flower using Highland Heather for the solid part, stamping off once. And stamping full ink for the detailed stamp. The center of the flower using Pecan Pie ink. Then I cut it out using the matching die and textured die. The flower petals has some texture but it's not showing up on the pic.

The stem and leaves were cut using the dies in the same bundle. 

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. 

I laid the stem in place to where I thought the end would hang just enough over the textured piece to look nice. Then I glued it in place.

The flower was set on next using a Dimensional. Then the leaves were glued in place.

I thought the piece needed something more but I didn't want to add any embellishments because it's going out in the mail next week. SO, since I had some leftover embossed strip I thought I'd add some dots. I cut them out using the smallest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I set them in place using Dimensionals. I lined up the top two to be fairly centered along the lowest part of the angled strip and the middle one was centered as much as I could by eyeing it. It's about 1/4" from the right edge of the card.

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

This was a very fun, easy and quick card to make. I like this layout, it's different!

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

Brushed With Beauty, Petals of Beauty, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd play with some squares. 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 "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued it in place and set it under my stamping mat to give it a little pressure while it was setting up.

Using the second smallest square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut three pieces from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP).  When I taped them together, I counted the stitch marks, 8 on each side. I figured if I counted them then it would be even on both sides and easy to get all three pieces aligned nicely.  I set them aside.

Next I cut a 3-5/8"x 4-7/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I laid the squares on top but I didn't tape them in place yet. I needed to see where the words should go. Once I saw how it was going to look, I stamped the words from "The Right Words" set using black Memento ink.

The squares were then taped in place. The left tips of the squares are about 5/8" from the fold.

The leafy piece is from the "Petals of Beauty" bundle and was cut using a piece of Basic White card stock that had a piece from a double-sided sheet to the back. I wanted this piece to be a sticker because it's too tiny to try to glue down nicely.  Once that was set in place I added Dimensionals to the back of the layer and it was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

I think some embellishments would look pretty on it but I left it plain because I'm mailing it and I don't want to pay the extra postage for the embellishments.  

This was a fun card to make and I liked playing with the squares.

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

Now I'm off to work a little more on a bracelet I decided to make. Would you like to see it once it's done? 

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

Wildflower Birthday, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm late in making my card tonight and I debate whether or not I should make one or just pass. I rarely miss a day of posting a card. Then I remembered a couple of piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I found on my worktable while I was cleaning up some stacks of stuff. I found the cake and the Pretty in Pink pieces all cut just waiting to be made into a card. I know the cake and background paper is from a retired pack but ....  I still had the pack and these pieces really needed to be used, plus I am in crunch time. So here's the card I whipped up today.

The DSP is from the (retired) "Wildflower Birthday" package. I had already cut the pieces using the "Everyday Arches" die set. It looks like I used the 2nd and 3rd die in the set.  Now from here I was on my own.

I taped the two arched pieces together and added Dimensionals to the back.

Using a folded half-sheet of Basic White card for the base, I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the same package. It's such a pretty gingham piece. 

Then the arched pieces were added. 

The balloon is from the same package. It had two sheets of pre-cut images. So I thought the balloon was the best fit for this card. Dimensionals were added to the part of the ballon that touches the top layer.

I didn't add any sentiment because the card pretty much speaks for itself. And that was it. I thought about adding some bling to where the dots are on the "frosting" swooped design but I decided to leave it, it gets more expensive to mail cards with hard/firm embellishments.  Dimensionals squish down in the postal machines (as long as there aren't too many layers).  

This was a very super quick card to make and I did leave the package of DSP out so I can make a few more like this for my stash.  I'd really like to use up that package.  I'm on a quest to use up packages, there's SO many sitting around here. I just hate to give them up.  Not that I'm going to post a lot of retired items here but today I was in a time crunch and I just had to.  Plus this layout can be used for other sheets of current DSP. I may take the time tomorrow and work it out with some and see what I get.

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

Friendly Foliage, Peaceful Garden, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here.  I followed the link but there were no measurements on how it was made, so I guessed! 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 right and the fold is on the left.

I thought this was a fun card to make because my plan was to use the "Friendly Foliage" bundle and when I saw this card on Pinterest, I thought it was great because I could use the "Peaceful Garden" Designer Series Paper (DSP). It's actually still available to order! I thought once the fall mini catalog was over the items were no longer available, but some are!  Nice!  Anyway, the strip on the right side was cut at 1-1/4" x 4-3/4" and the larger piece was cut at 3" x 4".  I taped the strip down first. It's about 3/8" from the right edge and the top and bottom edges.  

The larger piece of DSP was taped in place on top of the strip about 3/8" from the fold and 7/8" from the right edge. It is about 3/4" from the top and bottom edges. 

The image is from the "Friendly Foliage" bundle and was stamped using Secret Sea ink on Basic White card stock. It was then cut out using both dies from the bundle. One cuts out the outside edge and the other cuts the center pieces. It can be done together so save a step.

After cutting out the focal piece, I cut two of the open leafs pieces using Basic White card stock. 

I took some linen thread and wrapped it around my four fingers two times. I took a glue dot and pressed it on the thread after squishing it to form a figure 8.  I pressed the glue dot down onto the fron tof the card 

The words were stamped next using Versa Mark on a 2-1/8" x 5/8" piece of Secret Sea card stock. White embossing powder was put on top, shaken off and then heat set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place over the linen piece.  And the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. I do like it a lot. I was glad to use up more of that "Peaceful Garden" DSP.

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

Brushed With Beauty, Petals of Beauty, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you.  I struggled SO much with this card. With colors mostly. Please read on to see how it was made.

First of all this was not what was in my head. It was SO much prettier there! LOL 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" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I set it aside.

Next, using the largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut the floral piece from the same package of DSP.  I taped it to the bottom right corner and I trimmed the bottom and side. I had actually had a piece of Very Vanilla there but it looked awful, so I covered it with the DSP.

Using the second largest circle die I cut a Very Vanilla piece and I set it aside.

The flowers were a struggle because I couldn't match the color of the ones in the DSP.  Perhaps if they were stamped on Basic White they would have matched better, I don't know.  Anyway, I stamped the right one using Peach Pie for the solid layer and for the top I used Timid Tiger ink. And for the left flower I used Pretty in Pink for the solid part and Flirty Flamingo for the top detailed layer.  I cut them out using the dies in the "Petals of Beauty" bundle (where the stamp images came from).  

The centers were an issue too. I had original cut them from Crushed Curry card stock but it was too bright, so I took my blending brush and some Early Espresso ink and lightly colored them. Well, that looked awful, so I really inked up the brush and added more Early Espresso and went with that.  I'm still not happy with the centers.

My next issue was to get the leaves the right color. Nothing really matched the background DSP. I tried everything I had that was current. I think a mint color would go better with it but I ended up using Mossy Meadow. I cut the one group of leaves and I cut the petals off to slip them under the flowers.

I laid the flowers in place so I could see where the wording would go. The words are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I taped this in place on the front of the card, covering the floral circle a bit.

Now it was time to add the flowers. I added Dimensionals to the back of the pink one and set it in place. I added Dimensionals to the right side of the peach/orange one and taped on the other half and set it in place on the front of the card. I didn't press down on them because I needed to be able to slip the leaves under it and I didn't want to have a Dimensional stopping me. I added a little glue to the leaves and slipped them under the flowers.

A few pearls were added and the card was finished.

WOW! I'm hoping that my next card won't be such a disaster and such a struggle!  This one is just not me!

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