Throughout The Year, Timeless Arrangements, Layered Florals, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using a fun technique. I found a card using this technique here.  Doesn't it look like one of those old velvet paintings? Please read on to see how I made it.

The base of the my card is a folded half-sheet of Fresh Freesia card stock.  It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock, one is for the inside and one is for the outside. I taped the one on the inside and the outside one was textured using the "Layered Florals embossing folder. 

The piece was colored in using Blends pens. I colored on the debossed side (the dented side, not the raised side). I used dark Lemon Lolly, both light and dark Granny Apple Green and both light and dark Fresh Freesia.  I colored in the Lemon Lolly first. I had embossed two pieces of card stock, one to practice on first because I'd never done this before and wasn't sure if I had to stay within the lines or not. Well, you do when it comes to spaces where the yellow would meet the freesia but it's not a huge deal if it bleeds a little. As long as you don't color over it a lot it's okay. But if you color outside the bump on the flowers (as long as you don't color over the little white flowers) you can color as much as you want in the flat areas because it won't show when it's all done. So color away. Give as much detail in shading as you wish. I did and it didn't show up as much as I thought it would. It was all an experiment with this technique for me. 

So once I was done coloring I took my black Memento ink pad and ran it over the same "backside" of the piece and covered it in black. I used my heat tool and helped dry the ink.

Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card base.

The words are from the "Throughout the Year" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and die cut using the die from the "Timeless Arrangements" bundle. Then it was set in place using Dimensionals.  And the card was done.

This was a fun technique and I can see myself doing this again in different colors. Now to sign it and it's ready to hand deliver on Sunday!

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

Heartfelt Hexagon, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple and pretty card to share with you today. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

I began with 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 Gorgeous Grape card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued that to the Basic White card base.

Next I cut a 4-1/4" x 3-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. On that top layer I taped a 3" x 3" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the upper part of the layer. 

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Heartfelt Hexagon" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink.

A piece of ribbon was added (mine is retired) I cut it 7" long and taped the ends around the backside of the piece. I slipped a piece of ribbon (still on the spool) under the taped ribbon and tied a knot. Then I cut the ribbon from the spool.  The piece was glued to the front of the card and the card was done

I like this layout and I lie how quick this card was to put together. You can make 16 cards using one 12" x 12" sheet of DSP with this layout!  Imagine using up your DSP making cards with different sayings. Kind of like a One Sheet Wonder!

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

Layering Leaves, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I'm in the need of an anniversary card. Well, not today but this weekend but I didn't want to wait until the last minute to make it. I tend to forget! Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Smoky Slate card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued that to the Basic Gray piece and then I taped that to the card base.

The Basic Gray squares measure 2" x 2", I cut two of them and the Basic White squares measure 1-7/8" x 1-7/8" and I cut two of them too. I taped the two together. They were glued to the front of the card, centering them as much as I could by eyeing it.

The words are from the "Layering Leaves" set and were stamped using Smoky Slate ink and then die cut using the third largest stitched die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. They Smoky Slate layer behind it was die cut using the second largest die from the same set. I taped the circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

I added some pearls to the front. I'm not fond of where I placed them but once you put them down they don't move nicely without ripping the card stock, so it is what it is.

This was a quick card to make and it's also versatile, can you see it being used as a wedding card?

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

Dainty Delight, Color & Contour, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I was looking for something fun to make using the "Dainty Delight" bundle. You can see the original card here. There was no link to where the card originated from so I had to wing it on sizes and colors. Please read on to see how I made the card. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Granny Apple Green card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Distressed" embossing folder. I glued that on top of the Granny Apple Green piece.

The flowers are from the "Dainty Delight" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. Then I colored it in using the following light Blends pens, Old Olive, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Melon Mambo, and Daffodil Delight. I used both light and dark Calypso Coral, the light for the centers of the Daffodil Delight flowers and the dark for the flowers on the lower left. The upper right tiny ones are done in Melon Mambo. The rest are easy to figure out. Once the coloring was done I die cut the piece with the matching die in the bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

I die cut the third rectangle in the "Color & Contour" bundle on a piece of Basic White card stock. 

The flower piece was set alongside the scalloped rectangle to see where the words should go. The words are from the "Color & Contour" bundle. They were stamped using black Memento ink. Once they were stamped the piece was glued to the top of the card, centering it as much as possible by eyeing it.

The flowers were added and the card was done.

I love the clean and simple look of this card and I thought it was fun to color in all of those flowers and leaves.

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

Darling Details, Joy of Christmas, 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 I made it.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and die cut the lattice piece from the "Split Card Textures" die set. Then I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) a little shy of 4" x 5-1/4". Using a sponge and glue on a piece of scrap paper, I dabbed glue onto the lattice piece and set it in place on top of the DSP. That piece was then taped in place on the front of the card.

The words are done using the dies from the "Wanted to Say" set. The background was done using Shaded Spruce card stock and the words were done using Basic Black card stock. Using the glued sponge the words were glued in place on the background. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. Centering it as much as I could towards the bottom of the card.

The flowers are from the "Darling Details" bundle. I stamped the solid part using Bubble Bath ink and the outline was done using Berry Burst ink. I made two flowers. The leaves were stamped using Granny Apple Green ink for the solid part and Garden Green for the details. I die cut the flowers and leaves. Dimensionals were added to the back of one flower and the other pieces were glued in place on the front of the card.

I thought the card was kind of blah so I added some Lemon Lolly to the center of each flower using my marker.  It still wasn't enough so I used my Wink of Stella in the center as well. 

I still didn't think it was enough and my Wink of Stella pen was still open so I went over the Basic Black letters to give them some sparkle. It helped but it's still not that great of a card.

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

Days to Remember, Dainty Delight, Joy of Christmas, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog.  I feel like I'm being forced to play with my old sets until it's time to order from the new mini catalog and then wait for the order to come. I still like my sets and I don't know why I feel that way but I do. So I will play with what I have and not complain! LOL  Today I made a birthday 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. I cut the card in half on the 8-1/2" side so once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11".  I folded it in half. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

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

A 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Joy of Christmas" package was glued to the front of the card, about 1/2" from the left edge of the embossed piece.

Next I die cut the long curved Garden Green stem using the die in the "Dainty Delight" bundle. I added a tiny dot of glue to each leaf and then set that piece in place over the DSP strip.

The Lemon Lolly flowers were die cut using the die from the same bundle. I die cut three whole ones and one half one. I also die cut the circles using Early Espresso card stock. I glued the centers onto each of the flowers including the half flower. Dimensionals were added to the back of the three whole flowers and they were set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Days to Remember" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. The "Double Oval" punch was used to punch them out. I also used the same punch to make the Garden Green scalloped oval. The two ovals were taped together and then set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

I took the  half flower and added a tiny dot of glue on the back and slipped it between the scalloped piece and the word piece.  And the card was done.

This was a fun and quick card to make and I was able to use another piece of DSP from the "Joy of Christmas" package. It didn't look like holiday leaves to me so why not work it in, right?

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

Sentimental Park, Sending Cheer, Joy of Christmas, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you that is still using the Christmas stamps and Designer Series Paper (DSP). I enjoy making thank you cards after Christmas using the current holiday sets. I was disappointed that I couldn't find a "Thank You" in my sets so I settled for "thanks". I'm not fond of the word "thanks", it just doesn't sound sincere enough to me. But I thought I'd use it since it was all I had that would work. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the "Joy of Christmas" package and taped it to the card base.

The words are from the "Sentimental Park" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut it using the die from the "Sentimental Park" bundle. 

Santa's hat was die cut using the "Sending Cheer" bundle. I used Real Red for the hat and Basic White for the fluff on the hat. I glued the fluff on the hat and then added a got of glue to the corner of the word piece and set the had in place. Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.  And that was it, the card was done.

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

Grassy Grove, Days To Remember, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. And now it's time to catch up on web stuff and emails!  Today I needed to make a birthday card. It's hubby's birthday today so I thought I should make him a card. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Blackberry Bliss 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 and taped it to the inside.

Using the "Grassy Grove" bundle, I die cut the tree area on a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock. I saved the middle piece and die cut the larger deer from it. I had a scrap of Basic Black so I die cut the little deer from that.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the hardly used "Stargazing" 12" x 12" package. I cut it just shy of 4" x 5-1/4". I glued the treed piece to the DSP and then that was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Days to Remember" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I punched them out using the "Double Oval" punch. And then I punched out the scalloped oval using the same punch on a scrap piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock. I taped the ovals together. Dimensionals were added to the back and set it in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a quick and easy card to make and I was happy to use some of the "Stargazing" DSP because I've hardly touched that package.

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

Sending Cheer, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog.  Can you believe it's Christmas Eve already?  This month went by so quickly.  I have a fun card to share with you. I found the Santa here and since I didn't need a tag I thought I'd make it into a card. Please read on to see how I made it.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Granny Apple Green card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock. I taped one to the inside and the one on the front I textured using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

For the circles I used a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Shining Brightly" package. I was gifted some DSP from that package and this was the last piece. I had trouble trying to figure out what to use it on and I thought I'd try to work it into today's card. I'm not overly fond of it and that's probably why it was the last piece in my packet.  Anyway, I used the largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" die set. And for the circle on top of it I used the second largest die on Shaded Spruce card stock. I taped the two pieces together.

The words are from the "Sending Cheer" bundle and were stamped using Shaded Spruce ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I punched them out using the "Double Oval" punch. I also punched out a Granny Apple Green scalloped oval from the same punch. I taped the ovals together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

The Santa was made using the dies from the "Sending Cheer" bundle. I die cut the hat from a scrap of Real Red card stock. The face was die cut using the smallest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set on a scrap piece of Bubble Bath card stock. The rest of the pieces were cut using the dies from the "Sending Cheer" bundle on scraps of Basic White card stock. The pom pom on the tip of the had was used three times on his face. Once for the pom pom and the other two on each side of his face. The other pieces were cut and then set in place. 

I glued the hat to the head. Then the side pieces were added, along with the pom pom on the hat. The beard piece was added next. Then the fluff on the hat was set in place using Dimensionals. And the mustache was added using Dimensionals. 

I used a black marker for the eyes and the nose is a Bubble Bath pearl from the "Blooming Pearls" package. 

Santa was glued in place on the circles and then the piece was glued to the front of the card.

The words were added to the upper left and the card was done.

I'm not overly impressed with the card but I really do like the Santa.

Thank you SO much for stopping in to see today's Christmas card. Merry Christmas to you and yours,
Wanda

Sending Cheer, Christmas Gift Card Holder, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a gift card holder to share with you. It's pretty quick and easy to make. I was in need of just one more gift card holder but I didn't want to run to the store to get it. And then I remembered, I'm a crafter, I have the stuff (more than enough stuff) to make my own. So here I am. Please read on to see how it is made. 

I have added a picture of the pattern in case my instructions are not clear.  Cut your Designer Series Paper (DSP) or card stock at 4-1/2" x 5".  Score or fold in half so it measures 2-1/2" x 4-1/2". With the fold on the right, place a mark on the fold 3-1/2" up from the bottom. And place a mark at 2" on the left edge. Cut the angle. Don't remove anything yet. On the inside piece, at the top mark center at 1-1/4". Mark 1/2" on the top left edge and 1/2" in from the fold. Mark 3/4" down from the top (on the left edge). Cut the angle.  On the other side cut from the fold (where the piece was already cut) to the top where you will mark at 1/2" from the fold. Cut the angle. If you make a template using copier paper I would recommend folding the larger side in half (lengthwise) and cutting both corners at the same time. Then use this as a guide for more or future pockets. Glue the left side and the bottom.  Punch a hole and add a hanging string if desired.  And that's all there is to this. It's pretty quick and simple. And now I think I'm ready for Christmas!

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

Grassy Grove, Christmas Classics, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an elegant looking Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of gold foil card stock for the layer. And on top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued the Basic White textured piece to the gold foiled piece and set it aside to set up.

In the meantime I stamped the trees from the "Grassy Gove" bundle. I die cut the circle first using the second largest stitched circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Then I stamped the trees using Basic Gray ink. I stamped them once in the center area then off to the side, without adding more ink. I inked up the image again and stamped to the left and then to the right without adding more ink. I used my heat tool to make sure the ink was dry before I stamped the trees again using Versa Mark ink twice. I embossed them with gold embossing powder. I glued the circle to the textured Basic White piece. Then I took some gold ribbon I had and wrapped it around the front of the card and taped the ends on the backside. I tied a bow and glued it in place. And the piece was then glued to the card base.

The words are from the "Christmas Classics" set and were stamped using Versa Mark ink and gold embossing powder. The Basic White word piece measures 2-1/2" x 1". The gold foil layer behind the word piece measures 2-3/4" x 1-1/4". I glued the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The "Merry" is from the same "Christmas Classics" set and was stamped on a 3/8" wide strip of Basic White card stock using Basic Gray ink. I snipped the ends so the piece measured 1" long. I added small Dimensionals to the back on the left and center and set it in place on top of the "Christmas"  layer.

I tied a bow with the same ribbon (Offray brand because I didn't have any gold Stampin' Up! ribbon) and glued it to the front of the card and the card was done.

I am pretty pleased at the way it turned out. I like the soft wintry look it has.

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

Christmas Classics, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I received this card in my email because I signed up for her mailing list. When I saw this card I knew I had to give it a try. She provides a video but towards the end the sound is gone and the image is blurry but I managed to get the piece made. Here's a link to her video. Please read on to see how I made this card. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Pebble Path 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 to the inside. Then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card base.

A 1-3/4" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Winter Meadow" 12" x 12" package and it was glued to the Basic White textured piece. 

The square leafy boarder piece is from the "Christmas Classics" bundle and was die cut using Basic White card stock. The Blending Brush and Garden Green ink was used to scrub the color on. On the inside of that piece Blueberry Bushel ink was used. Then she had you take your Versa Mark and white embossing powder and add stamp some pine needles from the "Christmas Classics" stamp set. Then heat set the white. I could have added more pine needles images but there's white showing and it does look pretty.

"Deck the Halls" is from the same "Christmas Classics" set and were stamped using Versa Mark and heat set using white embossing powder. That piece was glued to the inside of the leafy square piece.

Two holly leaves were die cut using Basic White card stock and colored in using the Blending Brush. The berries were stamped using Pumpkin Pie ink and then the edges were touched on the Pecan Pie ink pad to give a two tone color look. They were die cut.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the square leafy piece. Then the holly leaves were set in place. I did trim the ends of the leaves a bit before gluing them in place. The berries were glued in place and the card was done. 

Isn't it pretty? Can you see why I just had to make it?

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

Throughout the Year, Christmas Classics, Winter Meadow, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Once again I have a super quick and easy card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made it.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut and then textured using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. 

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Throughout the Year" set using Moody Mauve ink. Then it was cut on the paper cutter. The piece measures 7/8" x 3-1/4".  It was set in place on the textured piece using Dimensionals. It's about 1/2" up from the bottom edge and 1/2" from the right edge.

The holly leaves are from the "Christmas Classics" bundle and were die cut using a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Winter Meadow" 12" x 12" package. I cut two and I cut a set of berries from the same set. I flipped that DSP over and laid the die over the printed berries and cut them out.

A little bit of glue was added to the back of the holly leaves and they were set in place. The berries were added on top of the leaves.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the textured piece and were set in place on top of the card base and the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I do like how it turned out.

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

Christmas Classics, Winter Meadow, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. This is such a busy week. Christmas is just around the corner and we are all trying to get things done in time. So today I thought I'd whip up a quick card to share with you.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White for the top layer. I textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. 

I cut a 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Winter Meadow" 12" x 12" package. I glued it to the textured piece. Then I added Dimensionals to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Christmas Classics" bundle and were stamped using Blueberry Bushel ink. I die cut it using the 4th smallest circle in the "Deckled Circles" die set. Then I die cut the next size larger circle using a piece of Blueberry Bushel card stock. I taped the two circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done. Super quick and super simple. 

This was a fun card to make and if you're in the need of a quick card, this is the way to go.

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

Christmas Classics, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I thought it was so pretty and simple looking. It has a nice wintry look to it that I just had to give it a try. You can see the original card here. I couldn't find any instructions on how to make it so please read on to see how I made it.

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.  A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Shaded Spruce card stock was cut for the layer. When I cut it I lined the edge up on my paper cutter so I couldn't see the 4" mark on it. I covered that mark which allowed the piece to be just a hair bigger. And for the Basic White top layer I cut it at 3-7/8" x 4-1/8" and I moved the card stock so I could see the line but I made sure I could see all of the line. I moved it just enough to the right to make it a hair smaller than you would if you cut it on the line. I call this nudging. Larger you nudge to the left and smaller you nudge to the right. You don't need to memorize that because I always bring it up when I do it.  

I die cut the square framed piece using the die in the "Christmas Classics" bundle using Basic White card stock. 

The Basic White layer was stamped using the branch from the "Christmas Classics" bundle and Shaded Spruce ink. I stamped the image once and then used it two more times without reinking. I repeated that for the other corner.

I set the die cut piece on top to see where the words should go. I stamped them using Pecan Pie ink. You can also use Versa Mark and gold embossing powder. I was too lazy to walk across the room and get what I needed to emboss. 

Once the words were stamped I set the die cut piece in place using pieces of Dimensionals. Then I taped the Basic White piece to the Shaded Spruce piece. Dimensionals were added to the back of the Shaded Spruce and that was set in place on the front of the card base.

A few gold pearls from the "Blooming Pearls" pack were added and the card was finished.  Isn't it pretty? I'm so happy I ran across it and even happier that I was able to make it and share the instructions with you.

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

Sending Cheer, Joy of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm happy you found your way here today. I have a simple card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made it.

With Christmas just around the corner, the holiday card making will soon be coming to an end. And then there's that time in between the day after Christmas and when the new order arrives in January. That's when I have to go to my other sets that were put aside to play with the new stuff. Hopefully I can get a bit more use out of them before they retire in May.  Anyway, here's 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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic White and textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued that piece to the front of the card.

Next I added the circles. They were left over from a card I made a while back and I just ran across them on my worktable. They were made using the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I used the 3rd smallest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" dies. I glued them in place on top of the textured layer.

The gingerbread man is from the "Sending Cheer" bundle and was stamped using Pecan Pie ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I stamped the face using black Memento ink and the hearts were stamped using Real Red ink. I die cut it with the matching die. I cut off the loop on the top. It's designed to be a tag. 

For the focal piece circles I die cut the Basic White one using the second largest stitched circle. And the Garden Green layer behind it was die cut using the 9th deckled circle in the "Deckled Circles" die set. I taped the two circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

I stamped the words from the "Sending Cheer" using Real Red ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I punched it out using the "Double Oval" punch. The scalloped Garden Green oval was made using the same punch. I taped the two ovals together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

It was great to use up those DSP circles that were laying on my worktable that often times end up in the recycling bin. This was a fun, quick and easy card to make.

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

Joy of Christmas, Sparkling Snowflakes, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card to share with you using the same layout as yesterday. I thought I'd make another one for two reasons. One, I still had a half a piece of textured card stock and two, I thought I could make a better card. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

On the front I glued the Basic White textured strip. It measures 2-1/8" x 5-1/4" and was textured using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I prefer to glue textured card stock because I know it's going to stay. With texture you get open areas on the back that the tape won't stick to and you might not get a nice surface contact. You get the same effect with the glue but when the glue dries on the flat areas it will not come off. Just a little tip for you.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package and was cut at 2-3/4" x 4".  The Basic Gray layer behind it was cut at 3" x 4-1/4" and the two pieces were taped together. Dimensionals were add to the back and set in place on the front of the card centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The words are from the "Sparkling Snowflakes" set and were stamped using Basic Gray ink. I punched them out using the "Double Oval" punch. I also used the same punch to punch out the scalloped oval for the layer behind it. I taped the two pieces together and then set them in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

Three small crystal rhinestones were added to give the card a bit of a sparkle. And the card was done.

This was a very quick card to make and it was also fun to do too! Plus I got to use up some small pieces of DSP.

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

Sparkling Snowflakes, Joy of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. With this layout you can use up a lot of your smaller pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP). Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Pretty Peacock card stock. I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. I had actually cut two pieces because I needed one for the front strip.

For the front strip I took the 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I cut it in half so it measured 2-1/8" x 5-1/4".  I glued that to the front of the card base. 

The DSP is from the "Joy of Christmas" and measured 2-3/4" x 4". And the Pretty Peacock layer behind it measures 3" x 4-1/4". I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The words were stamped using the "Sparkling Snowflake" set and Pretty Peacock ink. I die cut them using the second smallest stitched circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

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

See, I told you it was quick and simple. I love working with this layout because I can always find a scrap piece of DSP that I can use up. Gotta love that!

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

Sending Cheer, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock was cut for the layer. And the top Basic White layer measures 5-1/8" x 3-7/8". I textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued it to the Real Red layer and then I taped that to the card base.

Next I cut out the apron. I'm adding the measurements for that in the photo. I just took a piece of copier paper and folded it in half and cut it to my liking. After cutting it I took the measurements because I knew someone would be asking for it. So to save you some time in waiting for my response, the measurements are here and you're ready to go create! I used Real Red for the apron. I punched 4 holes in it, two on the top and two on the side. I used Baker's Twine for the ties.

Then I stamped the gingerbread man from the "Sending Cheer" bundle. I used Pecan Pie ink on Basic White card stock. I stamped the face using Craft White ink. I didn't like how light it was so I took a gel pen and colored in the eyes and mouth to make it brighter.  The Real Red hearts are from "Sending Cheer" bundle and were glued in place on the gingerbread man.

The words are from the "Sending Cheer" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink. They were then die cut using the second smallest stitched rectangle in "Nested Essentials" die set. I didn't center the words so I would have a space for the holly leaves. Glue was added to the two sides and bottom of the rectangle and set in place on the apron. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the apron and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The gingerbread man was set in place in the pocket. A little bit of glue was added to the back of him.

Holly leaves and "berries" are from the "Loose Holly Gems & Sequins" container. I used mono glue to set them in place. And the card was done.

Isn't it a fun card? I had fun making it too.

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

Sending Cheer, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made it.

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 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock that I textured with the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

Next I stamped the gingerbread man from the "Sending Cheer" bundle. I used Pecan Pie ink for the body and Craft White ink for the face. I didn't like how light it looked so I took my white gel pen and colored over the area.  I die cut it with the matching die. When I die cut the gingerbread man I also die cut the hearts using a scrap Real Red card stock. I glued them onto the gingerbread man.

For the little envelope from the same set, I stamped it using Balmy Blue ink that I had stamped off once. The piece was die cut with the matching die. I cut the top triangle off and set it aside. Then I die cut the envelope piece again using Balmy Blue card stock. I taped the stamped envelope to the Balmy Blue piece.  I glued the sides and bottom edges. 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package and was cut at 4" x 2-3/4".  I glued it to the front of the card. 

I slipped the gingerbread man into the envelope and glued the envelope only in place. I removed the gingerbread man and then I glued on that triangle piece I had cut off. I added a little glue to the gingerbread man's legs and slipped him in the envelope. 

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Real Red ink. I punched them out using the "Double Oval" punch. The scalloped oval is from the same punch using Shaded Spruce card stock. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

I added a few crystal rhinestones to the front. I had colored them using my dark Real Red Blends pen. And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and it didn't take long at all.

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