Heartfelt Blooms, 2018 Sale-a-Brations,

WOW, the end of the month and the end of the 2018 Sale-a-Brations.  So, here is my last card using the Sale-a-Brations sets.  I finished off the sale using the "Heartfelt Blooms" set.  And fortunately it was a super easy card to make too.

I used a half sheet of Bermuda Bay card stock for the base.  This card opens at the bottom and the fold is at the top. I stamped the flower image on it 4 times using Bermuda Bay ink. I tied a piece of the "1/4" Whisper White Organza Ribbon" around the card and made a bow.  I added a glue dot behind the bow to hold it in place.

Next I stamped the flower image on a piece of Whisper White card stock using Bermuda Bay ink. I die cut it using the square stitched die.  I stamped the "Thank You" from the same set. Then I cut a 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" square of Basic Black card stock and layered it behind the focal piece. I added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place.  And that is it.

It's a super simple, very quick and elegant looking card.  I am going to miss this set.  You will be able to find it in my web store sometime next week.  Tomorrow is Easter and it is going to be a very busy day. Stop back and check in the store to see what I've added.  I have LOTS of retired sets I am going to be adding too.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda 

Party Pandas, 2018 Sale-a-Bration, Children's Birthday Card

It's getting down to the wire here.  I find it difficult to decide which Sale-a-Brations sets to play with before they retire tomorrow.  This is what I came up with today.  I was drawn to the "Party Pandas" set. It's been such a fun set to play with.  I am not sure what I will be making tomorrow for the final Sale-a-Bration set.  I have loved playing with them all.  Some I wish would stay but none will, so I will have to move on and not look back. I will be putting most of them in my web store after the 1st.  You can find my store just to the right of his post where it reads: "Shopping is Just a Click Away".  

So, onto my card for today.  The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  I cut it on the 8-1/2" side at 4-1/4".  This card opens from the bottom.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Tempting Turquoise for the layer and the Whisper White piece was cut 3-3/4" x 5".

I stamped the panda on a separate piece of card stock and fussy cut him out.  I also fussy cut the balloon.

I stamped the "Happy Birthday" from the same "Party Pandas" set using Berry Burst, then Bermuda Bay.  Bermuda Bay was used again but the stamp wasn't reinked.  Then Tempting Turquoise was used and then used again without reinking.  And the last color is the Lemon Lime Twist stamped once with full ink and then again without reinking.

I added Dimenisonals to the balloon and to the panda but I didn't set them in place yet.  I taped the focal piece to the turquoise piece and then taped them to the card base.  I took some silver thread and wound it around my fingers and stuck it to one of the Dimensionals on the back of the panda.  Then I set the panda in place.  After the panda was in place I could see where to set the balloon.  I wished I would have moved the panda down a little bit more but it's still looks good where he's at.  I tied a piece of curled Baker's Twine to the balloon.  To curl it you do it just as you would curling ribbon but here you leave the snips closed.  I added a tiny dot of glue to the panda's hand to stick the twine and a little to the front of the card towards the end of the twine, just to keep it in place.  I added a few sequins and that was it!  Such a fun card to make.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Amazing You, Petal Palate, Beautiful Bouquet, Wedding Card, 2018 Sale-a-Bration & 2018 Occasions Catalog

I SO love white on white cards.  I was hesitant about making this card because, after all I had to fussy cut not just one but three flowers. And it ended up being 6 flowers, 3 bases and 3 layered on top.  Funny thing, I always survive it!!! LOL  

So, onto how I made this fun wedding card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  I cut it in half on the 8-1/2" side so this card opens from the bottom.

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Smoky Slate card stock.

I cut the focal piece 3-7/8" x 5-1/8". 

I stamped the leaves from the "Petal Palate" set using Smoky Slate ink.  Then I stamped the dotted piece from the "Petal Palate" set. I only inked about an inch of it and I stamped it 7 or 8 times around the parameter of the three flowers.  I had set 3 bases on the card front for placement of the leaves and dots but I didn't stick them in place.  I needed to be able to move them to add more stuff.  I also took a blender pen and some Smoky Slate ink and colored in some areas to give it a dusty look.  Click on the photo, you can see some of it just above the top flower.  I did add some Wink of Stella to the 6 flower pieces.

I took some of the silver thread and wound it up and stuck it down with a glue dot.  Then I joined the top flower to the base and set the flowers in place using Dimensionals.  I had die cut 2 large branches from the "Petal Palate" set using the Dazzling Diamonds glitter paper.  One flower was cut using the double sided sheet so it was more like a sticker.  And the other I just glued the ends under the flowers.  I cut that leave stem in pieces and used them throughout the card front.  I added some "Clear Faceted Gems" to the center of each flower and for the final touch I added some rhinestones around the card. 

The words are from the "Beautiful Bouquet" set using Basic Gray ink.

I taped the layers together and the card was finished.  I REALLY like how this card turned out.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Epic Celebrations, 2018 Sale-a-Bration, Teen Card

Of all the cards I have made using the "Epic Celebrations" set, I do like this one. But the one I made a few weeks back is still my favorite.  You can see that card here.

This card I found on Split Coast Stampers.  Yup, I still go on there now and then. Sometimes I even post a card there! Not as much as I use to but it's still a fun site to post and visit! You can see the original card here.  There's not too much difference at all, I had all the same materials. Though I did use the Blends pens for my coloring.  I'm SO hooked on those pens.

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock.  The 3 different strips of Washi Tape were added.  The tape is from the "Basic Pack 3" set in the 2017-2018 main catalog.  I've hardly used any from those rolls.  Story of my life when it comes to Washi tape!!!

I stamped the words from the "Epic Celebrations" set using Night of Navy ink on Whisper White card stock. I die cut them with the second largest stitched circle die.  I found the scalloped die that was just a little larger than the stitched one and die cut a piece of Bermuda Bay card stock.

The guitar was stamped and fussy cut out. I colored it with the Bermuda Bay light Blends pen and then colored some highlights with the Bermuda Bay dark pen.  I colored the handle part (I don't know my guitar parts names!) using light Crumb Cake and I colored in the darker areas that you see using the dark Crumb Cake Blends pen.

The guitar is taped onto the stitched circle and the stitched circle with the scallop attached were set on the card front using Dimensionals.

And that was it. A super quick and easy card to make. I REALLY like the looks of this card.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

  

Epic Celebration, Beautiful Bouquet, Teen Birthday Card, 2018 Sale-a-Brations

Once again I played with the "Epic Celebration" Sale-a-Brations" set and I used the "Picture Perfect" Decorative Series Paper (DSP).  But this time I used the backside of the DSP.  On the back of this piece is a photo of rows of package bows.  It's pretty but I find it difficult to work with those images.  Fortunately I found the card I made yesterday and liked the image so I ran with it.  But today I was looking for something festive and I found it on the back of the DSP.

To make this card I used a folded half-sheet of Island Indigo. On top of that is the DSP that was cut 4-1/8" x 5-3/8".  The Basic Black piece was cut 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" and the Whisper White piece was cut 3-5/8" x 4-7/8".  I had first cut my Whisper White piece 4-1/4" 5-1/2" and trimmed it down after I was done stamping and coloring.

I stamped the guitars and colored them in using Blends markers. 

The words are from the "Beautiful Bouquet" set, I stamped them using black Memento ink. I die cut them with the oval die and I die cut a scalloped oval. I used the Basic Black layer to cut my oval from. It's hidden under the Whisper White piece, so why not???  When I remember to do that!!  I set the words in place using Dimensionals and the card was done. 

What a fun teen birthday card!!  It was super quick to make too.  I didn't use anything to line up the guitars, I just eyed it and it turned out just fine!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Party Pandas, 2018 Sale-a-Bration, Children's Birthday Card

I ran across this card on Pinterest and what caught my eye most about it was the confetti Decorative Series Paper (DSP).  The DSP is from the "Picture Perfect" 6" x 6" pack.  I have struggled with this paper, well just one side of it. It's the photo or picture side. The other side is just your average  printed DSP in various colors. I don't have trouble using that side.  But when I saw this card, I just had to make this card and use some of that DSP!

This was a very easy card to make too. I used a half-sheet of Rose Red for the base of the card.  I cut the DSP 4" x 5-1/4".  I tied a Bermuda Bay piece of mini chevron ribbon around the card.

I stamped the bear and fussy cut it out.  I colored the hat using Rose Red and Daffodil Delight markers.  I used the "Cookie Cutter Builder" punch and punched out a bow tie using Rose Red card stock.  I added a pearl to the center of the bow.  I added Dimensionals to the back of the panda and set it in place above the ribbon.

I stamped the words from the "Party Panda" set using black Memento ink.  And that was it.  It's a very super easy and quick card to make and I was so thrilled that I found a fun card using the "Picture Perfect" DSP.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Lots of Lavender, Happy Birthday Gorgeous, 2018 Sale-a-Bration, Birthday Card

The "Lots of Lavender" 2018 Sale-a-Bration set turned out to be a rather fun one to play with. I was once again in the mood to color, so I colored in all the images using the new Blends pens.  There is a coordinating stamp that colors in the images for you.  But like I said, I was in the mood to color and it really didn't take long to color  The Blends pens do all the work.  

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Wisteria Wonder. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" of Rose Read and the Whisper White piece was cut 3-3/4" x 5".  

I die cut an oval on a piece of card stock and used it as a template.  I sponged inside that oval using Crumb Cake ink.  Then I stamped the flower image using black Memento ink.  I colored with Wisteria Wonder, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry Blends pens.  After I was done coloring I used Wink of Stella on all of the flower petals, being careful not to add any to the leaves, bow or stems. I added some of the tiniest pearls to the little buds images.

The words are from the "Happy Birthday Gorgeous" set. First I stamped the frame from that set. Then I stamped the words inside that frame. I set it in place using Dimensionals.  I added a couple of pearls to the frame and the card was done!

It was a lot of fun and I really think I'm going to miss this set.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Party Pandas, 2018 Sale-a-Bration, Child's Birthday Card

I am getting quite a collection of children's birthday cards now thanks to this "Party Pandas" Sale-a-Bration set.  I'm going to be sad to see it go at the end of the month.  I will probably hang on to mine for a couple of months and then put it in my web store. I need to make room for new stamp sets.  I literally have no room for any more stamp sets.  Fortunately there is a huge garage sale in the neighborhood in May and I will be putting quite a few in it.  But for now I'm keeping this one and having some fun with it because I can whip up a child's birthday card in no time at all.

I was at Terri's "Technique Night" on Tuesday and I found this card on her display board. I did change a few things on it but for the most part, it's a copy.  The bad part about those boards is, I do not know who created the card.  So if you know who designed this card, please let me know so I can give them credit and a link back to their web site. I'm also giving you a link to Terri's new and fun web site, click here.

To make this card, first I stamped the bear and set it aside to dry. I didn't want to take any chances on the black smearing. I had just inked up my black Memento pad and I was concerned about that.  So while I was waiting, I cut the card base which is a folded half sheet of the Lemon-Lime Twist in color.  I also cut two pieces of Whisper White 4" x 5-1/4".  One for the top and one for the inside. I prefer to write on white or vanilla on the inside of my cards.

I found some fun colored paper in the "Birthday Memories" Decorative Series Paper (DSP).  I cut the DSP 1" x 4".  I taped it on the Whisper White piece about 1-1/4" up from the bottom.  To mark it easily, I taped the back and lightly pressed one side, then I took a piece of copier paper scrap and lined the edge up with the bottom of the DSP on one side. I ran my fingernail along the bottom of the Whisper White and it made a mark on the copier paper piece.  Then I moved the copier paper piece to the other side of the DSP and checked to see if it was at the same mark. Most of the time it is (just lucky there!) but when it isn't, because I didn't press it in place I am able to move it to where I need it to line up.  Simple, simple, simple!!!  Next I die cut the panda using 2-1/8" circle die and I cut a larger scalloped circle using Tangerine Tango card stock. I was going to use Pumpkin Pie but I wanted a brighter orange. I colored the hat of the panda using the Lemon-Lime Twist marker and the Daffodil Delight marker.  I taped the panda on the Tangerine Tango piece. I added Dimensionals and I set it on top of the card front but I didn't stick it down yet.  I needed to add the festive images using Pool Party and Lucky-Lime Twist ink.  Then I set the circle in place. And lastly I stamped the words using black Memento ink.  I added my white piece on the inside and the card was done!

It was a very quick card to make and super cute for a child!!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Epic Celebrations, Birthday Delivery, Teen Birthday Card

I don't make very many teen birthday cards, mostly because there are not a lot of teen orientated stamps!  The "Epic Celebrations" 2018 Sale-a-Brations" set is a perfect teen stamp set.  If you color the shoes pink you have a teen girl card!!!  Simple as that.  

I opted to play with this set today because there's only a week or so left until Sale-a-Brations ends and I never feel like I got to play with the sets as much as I wanted to.  So I have devoted most of my time to making cards using the Sale-a-Brations sets and then when it's over I will move on to the other sets I bought in the Occasions catalog.  There were just too many fun stamp sets to play with!!

For this card I used a folded half-sheet of Smoky Slate card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Night of Navy.  And the Whisper White piece is cut 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  

I stamped the shoes and colored them in with the Smoky Slate and Night of Navy Blends markers. Those are such fun markers to play with. I like coloring with them more than using a blender pen. The blender pen tends to make the paper pill if you work in one spot too long.  You don't have that problem with the markers.  Plus they color so smoothly too, there is no demarcation from going over the color again, or touching up.  Now ya gotta love that!!!

After coloring the shoes I made a little bit of a shadow under them with the Smoky Slate pen.  I stamped some dots using the Smoky Slate ink pad and the dotted stamp that came in the set. 

The words are from the "Birthday Delivery" set and I stamped them using Basic Gray ink.  It's a pretty plain and simple card.  Perfect for a teenager.  They will look at it, take the money out and toss the card!!!

So there you have it, a very fun and easy teen birthday card!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Amazing You, Beautiful Bouquet, Birthday Card, 2018 Sale-a-Bration

Here's a fun and pretty card I found on Pinterest. I was in the need of a fresh birthday card.  It would be awful if I ever used one in my stash.  I always feel I need to make a fresh one.  Plus I make a card just about every day so why not make a fresh one???  LOL

I wasn't sure if I wanted to make the card in pink or blue, so I made two to see which I liked better.  So to make one card (and I'll just refer to the pink one as I talk you through the process) you will need to stamp 4 of the flower images from the "Amazing You" Sale-a-Brations set. I fussy cut the outside of two of them and I cut the inside flower of the other two.  I colored them with the Pink Pirouette Blends pens. I set them aside.  

I die cut the second largest "Lots of Labels" framelits die using a piece of wood grain paper from the "Wood Texture" 6" x 6" Decorative Series Paper (DSP) pack. I stamped the flower image twice on the DSP using Old Olive ink. I also die cut a piece of Basic Gray and Smoky Slate card stock.  I cut the card stock pieces about 1/2" down the side of each end of the card stock.  Fortunately for me I was able to use both ends because I made two cards. I taped the Basic Gray card stock to the top of the DSP and the Smoky Slate piece to the bottom of the DSP. 

I set a half doily on a piece of Smoky Slate cut 4" x 5-1/4".  I set the DSP piece in place on top of the doily using Dimensionals.  Then I took a flower and taped it over the Olive Green flower, making sure to line it up so the Old Olive lines don't show. Then I took the center flower and added a Dimensional to the middle. I curled the petals with a bone folder. I set it in place on top of the flower base. I didn't match the petals, I turned it a little do it looks like a more full flower. I added some Wink of Stella to the flowers. I should have done that before I put the flowers together.

I stamped the words from the "Beautiful Boutique" in the bottom corner.  I added pearls sporadically around the card.  I layered the Smoky Slate layer with Pirouette Pink for the top card and Soft Sky for the bottom one and the base of the card is Basic Gray.

This was a fun card to make and now I have to decide which one I am going to give my sister.  I'm leaning towards the pink one!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Party Pandas, Playful Backgrounds, We Must Celebrate, 2018 Sale-a-Bration and Occasions, Birthday Card

I must have a lighting issue in my workroom.  The background piece that my card is laying on appears to have a pink tint to it.  It's so odd since it's a piece of Whisper White card stock.  This was a fun card to make. I just had to make it after seeing one on Pinterest. You can see that card here. I did make a few little changes.  I added yellow dots to the hat since my background was too blue and a totally blue hat against that background would have gotten lost.  Though now looking at the dots in yellow, I think I should have left it blue on blue.  My eye is drawn to the hat!!!  And I didn't have the same words so I used the ones from the "We Must Celebrate" set.  I want to play with that one a little more, those critters are SO darn cute!

Okay, onto how I made this card.  The base is a folded half-sheet of Pacific Point card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock and the top focal piece is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Watercolor paper.

First I stamped and fussy cut my bear. I then set him aside. I like to have that part out of the way so when it's time to tape the layers down I don't have to stop and cut. 

Next I took the watercolor paper and using VersaMark, I stamped the circles from the "Playful Backgrounds" set and used white embossing powder.  You can use clear if you wish, my white was on top of the containers so I just grabbed it for convenience.  After heat setting the powder, I misted my watercolor paper a little bit.  Then I sprinkled on some of the Prussian Blue Brusho powder.  I misted it again.  I had added WAY too much powder and I used a paper towel to sop up some of the water and color.  I misted it again and then took a piece of Whisper White card stock and pressed it over the watercolor paper. I wanted to use the ink that was on the watercolor paper as a transfer of color so I could use that on a future card.  It was a fun effect.  I heat set the paper to dry it and then I set it under my table mat so it would lay flat.  I did add hairspray to the watercolor paper.  The Brusho doesn't seem to stay fixed on the paper.

Next I cut a 3/4" x 4" piece of Whisper White card stock and stamped the words on it using black Memento ink.  Then I cut a 1" x 4" piece of Basic Black for the layer.

I taped the watercolor layer to the Basic Black background layer and I taped those two to the card base.  I taped the words on about 1-1/4" from the bottom of the watercolor paper.  I added Dimensionals to the back of the panda and set it in place as you see on the card.  

It was a very fun card to make. I LOVE playing with the Brusho and I wish I had more time to devote to it.  You can create some really fun backgrounds using it.  Light and dark depending on how much Brusho you use.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Lots of Lavender, Beautiful Bouquet, 2018 Sale-a-Brations, Birthday Card

I was playing with the "Lots of Lavender" 2018 Sale-a-Bration set today.  The flowers have a stamp image that you ink up and it colors all of them at one time. I opted to color them in myself.  I was in the mood to color! You can see a sample of one that was done stamping the flower colors here, leaves, stem and bow instead of coloring them individually.  I like the original way too.  But like I said, I was in the mood to color.  

I used one of the embossing folder strips from the "Petal Pair" pack in the 2018 Occasions Catalog.  I trimmed it to 1-3/8" wide and 5-1/2" long. I embossed it on Whisper White card stock.

I stamped the flower image on a piece of Whisper White cut 2-3/8" x 4-1/4".  The Wisteria Wonder layer was cut 2-5/8" x 4-1/2". I taped the two layers together and set them in place on top of the embossed strip using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Beautiful Boutique" set using black Memento ink on Whisper White card stock.  I die cut them with the oval die cutter and I die cut a scalloped circle for the layer. I didn't die cut from the layer behind the flower image, I had a scrap that was headed towards the recycling bin.  I added tape to the left side and Dimensional to the right side. You can't add Dimensionals all over the oval or it will sit funny on top of the focal panel.

This was a very easy and super elegant looking card to make.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Amazing You, 2018 Sale-a-Bration Card

This was the 4th photo I took of this card. The other three made the Whisper White look like it was blue.  Not sure what the issue was. It must have had something to do with the lighting.  But at least I got a more truer color here.  I found this card on Pinterest and I thought it would be fun to make.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White.  The Basic Black piece was cut 4" x 5-1/4" and the Pirouette Pink piece was cut 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  I used the new "Petal Pair" embossing folder on the Pirouette Pink piece.  After embossing, I taped it to the Basic Black and then I taped those two layers to the card base.

I stamped the image and die cut it using a large circle die and a scallop was die cut using Basic Black card stock. I colored the flower in using the Pink Pirouette marker and a blender pen. I stamped the word "You" on it and then I taped those two layers together and I set it in place with Dimensionals.  

I stamped the "are simply" under the circle and the "amazing" was die cut using Basic Black ink.  I used a sticky sheet when I die cut it so I didn't have to try to glue those thin letters in place. 

This is a pretty simple and quick card to make.  The part that took the longest was the coloring.  Everything else went quickly.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Amazing You, 2018 Sale-a-Bration, Stampin' Up! Card

When I was looking at this card on Pinterest, I thought it would be fun to recreate it.  I did have the background paper, but I didn't want to use it because the other side has foil on it and I had plans for it. So I looked through the current papers that I have and found these large dots in the "Whole Lot of Lovely" Decorative Series Paper (DSP).  I liked the look so I ran with it.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Blushing Bride card stock. It was cut on the 8-1/2" side at 4-1/4".  I did score mine at 5-1/2" to make it fold easier.  When you fold against the grain of the paper it doesn't always look as nice.  I pretty much score all of my folds, regardless of the grain.

On the front of the base I taped a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of the DSP from the "Whole Lot of Lovely" pack. 

On top of the DSP is a 3-3/8" x 5-1/2" piece of copper foil paper. And the focal piece was cut 3-1/4" x 5-1/2".  I stamped the words on using black Memento ink.  I used my grid paper and I practiced a couple of times to see where I wanted my words to start.  I used removable tape and set my focal piece down.  I inked up the first one and stamped.  Then I inked it up again and stamped and after that I just stamped without inking.  I inked up the flower with Blushing Bride ink and stamped it as you see it on the card.

The "YOU" was die cut using the copper foil paper.  I glued that in place.  Tape would have been too messy.

I tied some linen thread around the two top layers and then I taped the top layers in place.  It's a pretty simple card to make. I do like it.  This set is retiring at the end of the month and I thought I should play with it more. Click here to see the other card I made using this set.  It's one of my favorites.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Heartfelt Blooms, You're Inspiring, Birthday Card, 2018 Sale-a-Bration

For all I know, I have already made a card like this. I have played with this set a lot and don't remember what I make anymore. I found this fun card on Split Coast Stampers.  Yup, there are other places I look at other than Pinterest!!! Shocking, huh??? LOL

I just like how soft this card looked.  I also really like the Sweet Sugarplum color.  The card stock and the ink are Sweet Sugarplum.  Except for the words those I opted to do in black ink as opposed to the Sweet Sugarplum. I thought the color looked too light and the words wouldn't stand out enough.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Sweet Sugarplum card stock.  On top of that is a piece of 4" x 5-1/4" of Whisper White that was textured using the "Garden Trellis" embossing folder. I taped it on top of the card base.

I stamped the flower from the "Heartfelt Blossoms" set using Sweet Sugarplum ink. I trimmed it to 2-7/8" x 3-5/8". I added a layer behind it that measured 2" x 3-3/4".  The strip behind the focal image is a strip of Sweet Sugarplum that measures 1-1/4" x 5-1/4".  I just taped that in place on top of the textured piece.  I added Dimensionals to the focal piece and set that in place on the card. 

I stamped the words from the "You're Inspiring" set using black Memento ink. I cut the strip 1/2" wide and I trimmed it to 2-1/8" and then snipped the ends to make the ribbon looking tips.  I set that piece in place using a Dimensional at the right end and snail tape at the left.  And that was it. It's a pretty simple card to make.  The stamp does the image in beautiful depth and detail.  You can't mess this one up.  Well, unless you move the paper while you are stamping. But basically, it's a super easy and beautiful stamp to use.  I will miss it after the end of this month.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Epic Celebration, Beautiful Bouquet, Swirly Bird, Sheet Music, 2018 Sale-a-Bration, Birthday Card

The "Epic Celebration" Sale-a-Bration set has been a bit of a challenge for me.  But I did find a fun card on Pinterest that I was in awe of!.  There are a few subtle differences.  The splats are larger on my card because I didn't have anything smaller and the splats that came in the set are not the same as in the original card.  And I used the words from the "Beautiful Bouquet" set instead of the ones in the set.  I do like the ones in the set but I thought I would make this a definite, no questions asked birthday card.  Though the "you're awesome" could be used for a congratulations or a graduation card.  I'm sticking with birthday.  

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red. and the focal piece measures 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  The Real Red piece only needs to show a sliver because the eye is drawn to read and I'd rather have people looking at the guitar and then to the words and not right away to the border.  

First I stamped the guitar and colored it with the Real Red and Smoky Slate Blends markers. I love it that you can just scribble the color on and it all blends in with very little to no demarcation. I fussy cut it out.  Not one of my favorite things to do but this is pretty easy to do on this image.  You can cut it out first and then color it. I prefer to color first in case I ruin it I didn't waste time cutting it out first. LOL  After I was done coloring, I took the black marker and I took the side of it and ran it along the edges of the guitar to hide any white card stock showing.  So now it looks like I am a pro at cutting along the lines!!!  Such a fun cheat! 

I took the second largest oval in the die and die cut one on a separate piece of card stock. I cut it exactly the same as the focal piece.  That way I could tape them together with removable tape and make sure the image is centered.  I inked up the "Sheet Music" background stamp and left it image side up on my clear block.  I set the card stock on top and rubbed with my fingers to get the ink to impress onto it.  I always make sure I keep one hand on the paper at all times, that way you have less of a chance of the paper moving and getting a double image.

Next I took the spatter from the "Swirly Bird" set and stamped it 5 times on the card.  You can stamp as many times as you like. I was just filling in some gaps so it worked out to be 5 times. I used black Memento ink for that.  

On a piece of scrap Whisper White I stamped the birthday greeting from the "Beautiful Bouquet" set. I die cut it out and I die cut a Real Red scallop. I had a scrap piece but if I hadn't, I would have cut it from the Real Red layer.

I taped the Real Red to the card base. Then I taped the focal piece in place. I added the guitar and words layer using Dimensionals. 

Such a fun card.  It makes me REALLY like this set now!! LOL  It really didn't take that long to make either.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Stylized Birthday, Amazing You, 2018 Sale-a-Bration, Birthday Card

Today's choice to play with is the "Amazing You" Sale-a-Bration set. I was looking to create a clean and simple looking card.  Though I do wish I would have made the flower a peachier or light blue color.  The yellow looks a little drab, even with the "Wink of Stella" on it.  But it was simple enough so I can make more.  Last night I inked up my black Memento pad so today it was perfect. I got a nice solid black image from my stamps!  YAY.  I try to remember to ink my pads the night before but it's difficult because I don't always know what I'm going to be making to know what colors I will need. But I do have my stamping cubes that I have saved from my Paper Pumpkin kits plus I bought empty cubes so I ink them up with colors that haven't been in my Paper Pumpkin kits. SO I can always grab one of them for smaller inkings. 

For my card today, I used a folded half-sheet of Daffodil Delight for the base of my card. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock.  And the Whisper White card stock was cut 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  

I stamped the "Happy Birthday" from the "Stylized Birthday" set, using black Memento ink. Then I cut a piece of Decorative Series Paper (DSP) from the "Whole Lot of Lovely" 12" x 12" pack. I taped the DSP to the left of my focal piece. I taped the layers together and taped that onto the card base.  

On a scrap piece of Very Vanilla, I stamped the flower from the "Amazing You" Sale-a-Bration set. I colored it with Daffodil Delight and highlighted some areas using the Blushing Bride marker.  I colored over the flower using "Wink of Stella" to give it some sparkle. I also added a gold faceted gem to the center of the flower. I had die cut the flower piece with the Stitched Circle die and I set it in place using Dimensionals.  I stuck on a few rhinestones and the card was done. 

This was fun, but like I said above, I think it would be prettier in blue or peach.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Party Pandas, Children's Birthday Card, 2018 Sale-a-Bration

I ran across this card on Pinterest and thought I would make one. I did make a couple of changes to it though.  It was a fun card to make, very quick and super simple.

I didn't have the Decorative Series Paper that was used in the original card so I used the black and white dotted paper from the "Whole Lot of Lovely" pack.  

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock that was cut on the 8-1/2" side at 4-1/4".  This card opens from the bottom.

The strip is 1-1/2" x 5-1/4".  Later I taped it in place on the left side of the card.  I stamped the bear and die cut it with the stitched circle die and I also made a scalloped circle layer using Real Red card stock.  I taped those two layers together.  I took the piece of Whisper White card stock that the bear was die cut from and I lightly traced it on the front of the card where I thought the bear layers would be going.  I then stamped the decorative images using Real Red ink. I just stamped them on and around that penciled circle.  I was going to erase it but I saw that the layers covered it, so I just left it.  I added the bear layers using Dimensionals.

I stamped the words from the same set using black Memento ink.  I had just inked my pad so it was a little bit too juicy. I should know better.  But it was dry!!!  LOL

After I got the bear layers taped in place, I colored in the hat (which I should have done before setting it in place).  The original shows the dots in the hat colored in with Real Red, but I thought the hat needed to stand out more, so I switched it up.   I colored some rhinestones using the Real Red Blends marker and I set them in place on the focal piece.  I added some Wink of Stella to the hat and around the outside of the focal piece.  It kind of smeared the red a little, hence the pinkish look to that area.  But that shows up more pink in the photo than it does in real life.  And the more you look at it, the pinker it gets!!! LOL 

This was a very fun card to make. I LOVE this layout. It lets you be creative without having to spend a lot of time on a card!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Epic Celebrations, 2018 Sale-a-Bration, Card for Teens

I think the "Epic Celebrations" Sale-a-Brations set is a lot of fun. It's such a great teen card.  There's not a lot of teen stamp sets out there.  

The base of this card is a folded half sheet of Crumb Cake. The card was cut on the 8-1/2" side at 4-1/4".  It opens from the bottom.  On top of that is a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Tranquil Tide. And on top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of the "True Gentleman" Decorative Series Paper (DSP).

I die cut the scalloped Tranquil Tide piece and the oval scalloped piece from the piece that was layered on top of the card base.

I stamped the shoes and the words using Very Vanilla card stock.  I used black Memento ink for that. I colored in the shoes using the Tranquil Tide marker.  Super quick and easy!!

I layered the shoe image on top of the round scallop and the words on top of the oval image.  Oh, I used the Stitched Oval die for the words. I set the two in place on top of the DSP using Dimensionals. 

It's a pretty basic and simple card to do.  And the "True Gentleman" DSP is a lot of fun to play with.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Party Pandas, Children's Birthday Card, 2018 Sale-a-Bration

I found this card on the internet somewhere and when I went to do a search for it, I couldn't for the life of me find it again.  SO, if you know who made this card, (something very similar) please let me know so I can give them credit.

I was drawn to this card because of the big circles on the background.  I used the "Polka Dot Basics" embossing folder on a piece of 4" x 5-1/4" Basic Black card stock.  I dragged my Whisper White ink pad across it and set it aside to dry. Craft ink takes a while to dry.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock.  On top of that is a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Lemon Lime Twist card stock. I also used the Lemon Lime Twist card stock on the scalloped circle.  Die cut that before you tape the piece in place on top of the card base.  No one will know there's a hole in that layer.

I stamped the panda using black Memento ink. I die cut the circle that fit with the scallop.  I colored the dots on the hat using the Lemon Lime Twist marker and I also colored a piece of Baker's Twine using the Old Olive Light Blends marker.  It doesn't quite match but it's in the same color family so I ran with it.  

I stamped the words from the "Party Pandas" set and punched them out with the "Classic Label" punch.  I also cut two of Lemon Lime Twist and offset them on the back of the word piece.  I set the bear and the words in place using Dimensionals.  I added some glitter gems to the background and one on the pom pom of the party hat.  And that was it.  I thought it was a pretty quick card to make.  Just make sure your Memento pad is not dry or you end up having to color in the black areas with a marker. I had inked up mine last night so it was prime for today! And no coloring at all to touch up any missed spots.  This was a fun card to make. I especially liked dragging the ink pad across the dotted paper.  My pad was a bit dry so I had to drag it several times.  I was going to turn the paper and drag the pad in the opposite direction, but I liked the way it looked only having it being dragged in one direction.  Just lightly drag the pad across.  Once you do it you will get a feel of how much more pressure you will need.  The first time I did it, I pretty much let gravity work on the card stock.  Give it a try, it's fun and it gives the background a very unique look.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda