Wildflower Birthday, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) package. It's the last one I'll be posting because the new stuff is coming sometime this evening. SO tomorrow's post will be something from the new catalog! YAY! I found today's card on Pinterest. I did change it a bit. 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 Pool Party card stock for the layer. On top of that is a piece of DSP that was cut using the third die in the "Everyday Arches" set. I taped it to the Pool Party piece and then that was taped to the card base.

I punched out this bouquet of flowers from the DSP. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Blueberry Bushel ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. And that was it!  So simple, so quick and super easy to make.

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

Wildflower Birthday, Stylish Shapes, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another birthday card using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP).  Please read on to see how quickly this card went to gether.

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 Blueberry Bliss card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Soft Sea Foam card stock and on top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of DSP. I taped these layers together.

The balloon is from the "Wildflower Birthday" package and was set in place using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Blueberry Bushel ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I set it in place on the lower left using Dimensionals.

I added some "Itty Bitty Bokeh" sequins to the front and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make and it has a fun and cheery feel it to it. This would be great for a child, a teen or even an adult!

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

Darling Dinos, Children's Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd grab a different theme other than the "Wildflower Birthday".  I still have more pieces in that package to use and I will but today I had to switch it up. My order will be here on Thursday so that means Friday I should have a card using the new stuff! I found today's card on Pinterest. I changed it up some to fit what I have in my stash. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put this card together. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.  It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Boho Blue card stock. On top of that is a 303/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock. 

I took that piece of Basic White card stock and stamped the stone/rock images on it using Boho Blue. My ink pad was over inked so I had a little issue with it not stamping nice. But I just went with it because I had no choice.  I stamped these images in the upper right corner and lower left corner. I then taped the Basic White layer to the Boho Blue layer and then that was taped to the card base.

Next came the Designer Series Paper (DSP). It's from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" package. I cut it at4" x 2-1/2".  I taped this to the front of the card, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The dino was stamped next. It's from the "Darling Dino's" bundle. I stamped it using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I didn't purchase the Boho Blue Blends Pen or marker so I used the ink pad and my Blending pen. I colored the belly with my Daffodil Delight marker.

I cut a 3" x 2-3/8" piece of Basic White for the background on the focal piece. I stamped the flower from the bundle 4 times across the bottom. One flower is hidden behind the dino.  I colored the flowers using Boho Blue and my Blending pen. Daffodil Delight for the flower centers and Granny Apple Green for the leaves. Using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Granny Apple Green on the "grass" area. Taking another Blending Brush I lightly scrubbed on some Boho Blue in the sky.

The rocks were stamped using black Memento ink and were cut using a matching die. I didn't remove the piece from the die though. I took my Blending brush and Pecan Pie ink and colored the rocks while they were still in the die. I had stamped them and cut them out and then colored them with the Blending brush and it colored over the white edge and I didn't like the look. Though I did have the option of fussy cutting the rocks but I thought I'd try scrubbing on the color while the card stock was still in the die and it worked. 

I cut a 3-1/4" x 2-5/8" piece of Boho Blue for the layer. I taped the Basic White piece to the Boho Blue piece. Next the Dino was taped down. Dimensionals were added to the rocks and they were set in place.  Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out on my paper cutter. I added Dimensionals to the right side and tape to the left and set it in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I do like the colors I used. It's perfect for a boy!

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

Wildflower Birthday, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I found this card on Pinterest. You can see it here. I only made a few minor changes. There was no link to the instructions so please read on to see how I put the card together.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. The original card used a half-sheet of Pretty in Pink card stock. Since I have so much Basic White and it's (was) a lot cheaper than the colored card stock I tend to make the card bases white and use the colors as a layer. Plus that way I don't have to cut and tape a piece of white to the inside. 

I am on a quest to use up my package of "Wildflower Birthday" DSP. I have SO much of it. I had bought a package and then a couple of months back I went to a Stamp Camp and we used the same DSP and were giving a whole package of it in our kit. SO, I have lots of sheets to use up. This card has a lot of DSP on it so that was a nice start to using it up.

On top of the Pretty in Pink card stock that was cut 4" x 5-1/4" is a piece of the DSP that measures 3-3/4" x 5".  Now if you don't have enough of that color you can cut it in two and put one on the upper part of the Pretty in Pink layer and the other on the bottom. If it's still a bit short you can always make that center part wider. Once that was taped to the front of the card I worked on the center part. 

That center DSP part measures 3-3/4" x 2-3/4" and the Pretty in Pink layer behind it measures 3" x 4".  I taped the DSP center piece to the Pretty in Pink layer I just cut. Then I taped that to the front of the card I added the bouquet. It's from another sheet in the package. This sheet is full of pop/punch out images. There's just a little bit of perforation around the pieces to hold them onto the sheet. I just popped the bouquet out and added Dimensionals to the back. I set the bouquet in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Blueberry Bushel ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.  I should have moved my bouquet up and over a little bit more to get the words up higher on the card.  It's okay where it is but I like the way it was done on the original card better. I added a bow using some retired ribbon I had and that was it.

This was a fun and quick card to make. SO pretty!

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

Wildflower Birthday, With You In Mind, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy birthday card to share with you. I'm still using up my products while I wait for my order to come late next week. It seems like such a long time when you're waiting for stuff!  Plus the things I have that were fun when I got them don't seem like a lot of fun now. Funny how that is. Everything was perfectly fine till the new stuff came out!  LOL Anyway, please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pool Party card stock for the layer. Before taping that layer down I used the second largest die in the "Countryside Corners" set. And I was SO glad to see that these are in the new catalog. I haven't played with it enough. This is what happens when you buy too many fun things. This time I didn't over do it so I would have time to play with everything more than once!  After cutting I taped the Pool Party piece to the card base.

Next I cut a 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the Pool Party piece.

Using the third largest die in the "Countryside Corners" set I cut a Basic White piece. I stamped the greetings on it using a stamp from the "With You In Mind" set (which is in the new catalog too). I stamped it using Blue Berry Bushel ink. I taped the two die cut pieces together and then taped that to the DSP.

In the package of DSP is a sheet full of pop out pieces. I popped out the cupcake and set it in place on the card using Dimensionals.

I thought the left side needed something so I used a few of the sequins from the "Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix" container. I was surprised to find that this is also in the new catalog. And that was it, the card was done.

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 birthday card,
Wanda

Wildflower Birthday, Birthday Celebrations, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am still playing with the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) package. I have lots of sheets left and I'd like to use it up. While looking for a card to make I ran across this one on Pinterest and I just thought it was SO pretty. I had all of the stuff to make it, so why not? You can see the original card here. There was no link to it so I made it as best as I could. Please read on to see how I put it together. It is a little different than the original card but it's still pretty.

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 DSP for the layer. I taped it to the card base.

Next I took the pretty piece of DSP and cut it using the third largest die in the "Everyday Arches" die set.

I stamped the words from the "Birthday Celebration" set using Blueberry Bushel ink. 

The Pretty in Pink layer behind it was cut using the second largest die in that set. I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

One of the sheets in the package has punch outs and the balloon was included in that sheet. Cute, huh? I set it in pace with a couple of Dimensionals on the back.

And for the final touch three gold sequins were added and the card was done. Isn't it pretty? See why I just had to make it?

The beauty of packages of DSP is that there are two sheets of each design in it. So that means I was able to make two of these cards at the same time. And why not? I already had the words set up in the MISTY/Stamparatus and they were all inked up and ready to go. So I got two cards done today!  YAY!

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

Wildflower Birthday, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another birthday card to share with you using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I'm sad that this DSP did not make into the new catalog. It's such a fun pack with beautiful sheets and two sheets of punch out images. 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 Pretty in Pink card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" piece of Blueberry Bushel card stock.

The DSP on top of the Blueberry Bushel piece was cut at 3" x 2-1/2" for the top piece and 3" x 1-5/8" for the bottom piece. I taped those to the the Blueberry Bushel piece. Then that was taped to the Pretty in Pink piece and then that was taped to the front of the card base.

The flower and leaf were punched out. Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower. I set the leaf on one of the Dimensionals and also added tape to the back of the leaf. I set the flower in place.

I stamped the words using the "Simply Said" set. I thought Blueberry Bushel ink would be a better look than black ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. I really like that die. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the lower part of the card.

This was a fun and quick card to make. I do like how it turned out. I love the colors. This would also make a great thinking of you card, get well card or a thank you card.

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

Wildflower Birthday, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Did you ever suddenly realize you needed to quick whip up a birthday card and get it out in the mail before the mail carrier arrives? Well, that happened to me today. I hadn't paid attention to the calendar and took a look today and saw I needed to rush to my workroom and whip out a card in a flash. Please read on to see how I made this card.

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

Next I took the cake image from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP). There are two sheets full of images just ready to put on a card. This was one of them. It was trimmed a very little bit so it measures 3-1/2" x 5". 

I trimmed a piece of Misty Moonlight card stock to measure 3-3/4" x 5-1/4". I taped the DSP to it and then that was taped to the front of the card base.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. I decided to set it on the cake at an angle because putting it on straight didn't look so good because there wasn't a lot of room to place it. And that was it, the card was done. I quickly addressed the envelope and wrote a nice little note inside and off it went and just in time too! Phew!

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

Darling Dinos, Children's Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

The Designer Series Paper I used for this card is from the "Unbounded Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I cut the back layer at 4" x 5-1/4" and I taped it to the card base.

The next layer (the Peach Pie colored one) was cut at 3-1/2" x 4-3/4".  I didn't tape that to the front of the card yet. 

Three strips measuring 1" x 2-1/2" and one piece measuring 2" x 3-1/4" were cut. Those pieces were set in place on top of the peach colored layer. 

Next I stamped the words from the "Darling Dinos" bundle using black Memento ink. I decided to just stamp right on top of the DSP.  I thought about stamping them on Basic White card stock but there wouldn't be much of a border around it showing the green. So stamping directly to the DSP was the better option. Though the hexagon piece could have been moved up to make up for that space.

Now at this point I could wrap some ribbon around the piece and add a bow when I'm done but I opted to not do the ribbon because it wouldn't show due to the hexagon piece. 

The hexagon piece was punched out of Basic White card stock using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch. I used Pretty in Pink ink on a Blending Brush and scrubbed on some ink to soften the piece.  The plain white was just too bright. I taped it to the front of the card. I pretty much centered the hexagon over the dividing like between the strips and larger bottom piece of DSP.

Then the cute dino was stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I did not buy the in color Blends Pens so I used my Blending Pen and ink pads to color it in. I used Shy Shamrock for the body. Pretty in Pink for the toe nails, dots and crown behind the head. Peach Pie and Pretty in Pink with a little Boho Blue over some of the pink areas to give it a soft purple look.  Dimensionals were added behind the dino and I set it in place on the hexagon.

I tied a bow and glued it to the left side. This hid the space where the gap is between the strips and bottom piece of DSP.

This was a fun and easy card to make. I'm going to miss this set. It is retired but I am still playing with it till the new stuff comes.  And like I did the other day, I made a template using copier paper so I could repeat this layout with ease. I also put the date of my post on it so I can look back to see color placement or any changes I made. 

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

Beautiful Butterflies, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that allows you to use up some of those pieces of scrap Designer Series Paper (DSP). 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 piece of DSP is from the "Bloom Impressions" 12" x 12" package. This was a free Sale-a-Brations item. This piece was sitting on my worktable just waiting to be used. It measured 1-7/8" wide and I trimmed it to 5-1/4" long. Now here's the beauty of this card. You can take your scrap piece and make it work. If your piece is narrower or wider you can make it work. Just cut it to 5-1/4" long. The textured piece will make up the difference.

The textured piece here was made using the embossing folder from the "Beautiful Butterflies" bundle and a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it 2" wide by 5-1/4" long. I taped the DSP to the left and I glued the textured piece to the right.

I also had this circle on my worktable so I thought I'd try to make it work too. It's from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I had used the second largest die when I had cut it. I stamped the "birthday wishes" from the "Simply Said" set using black Memento ink. I stamped it on the lower part of the circle so I could add a butterfly to the upper part.

The butterflies were cut using the same "Beautiful Butterflies" bundle using Basic White card stock. These little butterflies have a cute little body too. I glued the body on the two butterflies I cut.  Oh and the die set has two butterflies and two little bodies so you only had to run it through the machine once. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set aside.

I set the circle in place using Dimensionals and then the butterflies were added. Two little pearls were added to the bodies and the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. You can use any DSP you have to create a card like this. So grab your scraps, grab your retired DSP and make some quick cards in no time.

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

Darling Dinos, Children's Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. This seems to be the longest time of stamping for me. It's the time from when the new catalog hits my worktable until I can order and get the new stuff! So what that means is I now have to play with what I have and with what is going to be retiring, even though I really like the set. The "Darling Dinos" is one of those sets I really like and yes, it's going to be retiring. So I thought I'd make a card with it today and share it with you. Please read on to see how it was made. Plus I have a tip on layouts to share with you.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the card base.

Next I cut the strips. The DSP for the strips is from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" package. I cut three of them at 1/2" x 3-3/4". And the Basic White layer behind them was cut at 2/4" x 4".  I taped the pieces together and then I taped them to the front of the card. The edge of the right strip is about 7/8" from the side of the card. The spaces between the strips is 1/8".  

Then I cut the circle using the 5th smallest die in the "Deckled Circles" set. I cut it from a piece of Basic White. Using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the right edge.

The dino was next. I stamped him using black Memento ink. I cut him out using the matching die. I colored him with my light Old Olive and light Daffodil Delight Blends pen. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the circle. I just placed it where I thought it looked best.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut the piece to measure 2" x 1". The Daffodil Delight layer was cut at 2-1/4" x 1-1/4".  I taped the layers together. I added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card. And the card was done.

I often make a copier paper template/sample of my cards so I can use the layout again at another time. I write down the measurements on the piece and I just recently started writing down the dates I  used the layout so I can go look at it for colors and contrast if needed. I have a stack of these on my worktable. I took my stack out today and I set the dino on top of areas on the samples until I found one that looked like it would best display the image. This one won today! It's fun having these layouts so I can see exactly what I'm getting and the size is exact. It makes it easy to put together a card with lots of layers too.  It's also versatile. The sample is portrait and my card today is landscape. I moved the word piece too.  So I'm not stuck with only one way to play with the layout.

This was a fun children's card to make and I thank you for taking your time to stop in and see it,
Wanda

Darling Dinos, Children's Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I wanted to play with the "Darling Dino" bundle. I found this card on Pinterest that I just had to make. There was no link so I had to guess at the measurements. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put this card together. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Misty Moonlight.

The Pecan Pie piece was cut at 3-5/8" x 4-7/8" and the Basic White piece on top of that was cut at 3-1/2" x 4-3/4".  I taped the white piece to the pecan piece. 

Three strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 'Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" stack. Each strip measures 1" x 4-1/2". They were taped to the Basic White piece. 

A piece of linen thread was wrapped around the piece twice and a bow was tied at the left side. It was then taped on top of the Misty Moonlight piece.

Next came the stamping. The dino and flowers from the bundle were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the matching dies. The dino was colored using both light and dark Pecan Pie Blends pens and light Misty Moonlight. The flowers were colored in using light Misty Moon light, light Daffodil Delight and light Old Olive Blends pens.  

On the original card it looks like they masked the "Happy Birthday" words from the bundle. I don't like to mask so I just printed out the words on my computer. I used the RGB code for Pecan Pie. That code is R=169, G= 116, and B=74. I used Ariel Black font at 14 pt. Once I printed them out I cut them using the 9th die in the "Deckled Circle" set. I set the dino on the card stock so I could see where I needed to tape down the die.

The grassy area on the bottom was made using my light Old Olive Blends pen. I just dotted it on. I didn't do it fast because I didn't want any dashes, just dots. 

I set the dino where it was going to go and then taped the flowers down. I added Dimensionals behind the dino and set it in place on the circle. Dimensionals were added to the back of the circle and it was set in place on top of the card and the card was done.

I LOVE the richness of the colors on this card. My colors are a bit different than on the original card but that's okay, I like them both.

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

Labeled With Love, Wildflower Birthday, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun birthday card to share with you and an easy layout! Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pretty in Pink card stock. Once cut in half on the short side it measured 4-1/4" x 11".  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 for the layer.

On top of that layer I have three pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package. The bottom piece was cut at 1-3/4" x 3-7/8" and the top two pieces are cut at 3-1/4" x 1-7/8" each. I taped them on top of the Basic White piece.

Next I stamped the words from the "Labeled With Love" bundle using Blueberry Bushel ink on a piece of Basic White card stock.  I cut them out using the 4th largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. And the Pretty in Pink circle was the 3rd largest in that set. I taped the two circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1-1/2" from the bottom edge. 

I had some retired gold pearls and I thought I'd use them on this card. I had three left in the package and now I just have a bunch of silver one. I'm sure I'll be using them up soon too. That's my goal, to use up what I have.  After adding the pearls, the card was done.

It's such a quick and simple layout. Plus you can use lots of scrap pieces in your stash. I love that idea!

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

Wildflower Birthday, Delightful Wishes, Beautiful Butterflies, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I created a quick birthday card with some pieces that I had sitting on my worktable.  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 from the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I had a 4-3/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Starstruck" embossing folder that was available in the 2025 Sale-a-Bration booklet. It was glued to a 5" x 3" piece of Pool Party. This was the piece sitting on my worktable, it was ready to go.

Sitting on top of it was the tassel banner, so I just added some Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the textured piece. Then I taped that to the upper part of the card about 1/4" from the two sides and top fold.

The cupcake was sitting on my worktable with Dimensionals on the back. I'm not sure what I was going to do with it but I decided to add it to this card. The cupcake and tassels are from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP).  

The words were stamped from the "Beautiful Butterflies" bundle and were stamped using Blueberry Bushell ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the fold.

I thought the card looked pretty plain so I added some "Itty Bitty Bokeh" sequin type pieces to the front and the card was done.

I'm not overly thrilled with it but I did get some pieces off my worktable!

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

Painted Lavender, Textured Floral, Heart Shaped, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today's friendship card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest. I'm not sure what supplies were used to make the original card so I did what I could with what I had. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I put this card together.

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

I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I flipped it over and then scored around the edge at 1/4". I try to get as close to the 1/4" mark as I can without going over. Then I go back and match up the score lines. I turned it over because that's the side I want for the front of my card.

The flower sprigs are from the "Painted Lavender" bundle. I cut them from some Basic White card stock. I also cut a butterfly from that bundle and the flower is from the "Textured Floral" bundle. Using a piece of Old Olive card stock I cut the greenery from a die in the "Textured Floral" bundle. 

I cut a 1-1/2" x 2" piece of Basic White card stock and a 1-3/8" x 1-7/8" piece of Basic Black card stock. I taped these two pieces together.  I laid it on the lower part of the scored piece so I could see where the words would go. The words are from the "Heart Shaped" (retired) bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. It was the only set I had with a tiny "hello" but you can substitute any wording you would like.

Once the words were stamped I taped the scored piece to the front of the card base.

Next I taped the black and white piece on the lower part of the card about 3/8" from the bottom edge and right side. I pressed down on the middle because I wasn't sure where I was going to put the greenery. I ended up slipping one of the Old Olive pieces under the upper right corner of the black and white piece and then I pressed the entire piece down.

I added a dot of glue and set the long Basic White pieces in place. I added the other Old Olive piece in place and then the flower piece was added using a Dimensional that I cut in half.

I took some Baker's Twine and pulled the threads apart. I tied them in a bow and glued it to the stems just under the flower.

The butterfly was set in place with a Dimensional that was cut in half. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I was happy to know I had enough different dies to make it look close to the original with some minor changes.

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

Simply Said, Wildflower Birthday, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

The two strips on the left are from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP). They come from a sheet that has a lot of panels on it. I had cut these from the sheet a while ago and used the other parts that were next to them. I saw these in the package and wondered if I could make a card using them and this is what I came up with. I taped them to the left side about 3/8" from the left edge and top fold and bottom edge. There's a 1/8" space between the two strips.

I wasn't sure about the bottom strip but I thought I just just add it because it's in the package along with the other pieces. I stamped the greetings on from the "Simply Said" set using black Memento ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place about 3/4" from the bottom edge and 1/2" from the right side.

The flowers were popped out from a fun sheet in the package of DSP. I should have moved them down a bit. It looks like they are up a bit too high. Dimensionals were added to the flowers but glue was used on the leaves or I would have moved them. I could always add another flower over the bottom leaf and see what that looks like but for now, this is what it looks like. It's nice to use up these pieces.

This was a very simple card to make and it used up some pieces in the package.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's card (they all can't be winners),
Wanda

Delightful Wishes, Adventurous Sky, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Old Olive card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. I taped it on top of the Old Olive piece.

Next I cut a piece of Old Olive card stock that measures 4-3/4" x 2".  I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. It was then glued to the front of the card about 1/2" from the fold and about 3/8" from the top edge.

I cut a circle from Basic White card stock using the second largest die from the Stylish Shapes set. 

The flowers are from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle and were cut using Daffodil Delight for the base of the flowers and Crushed Curry for the details on the large flower and Lemon Lolly for the details on the smaller flowers. I set them in place on the circle using Dimensionals. 

I cut three Old Olive leaves. I had a scrap piece but you can cut them from the center of the Old Olive layer, no one will ever know there's card stock missing there. I glued them in place under the flowers.

I still have a lot of pearls so I used them on the center of the flowers.

The words are from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die in the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. I snipped the ends so it wasn't as long. The words were too short for that die. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card about 1" from the bottom edge of the card and 3/8" from the right side. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a pretty quick and easy card to make. I have SO much of this DSP to use up and so little time to do it, it retires in a few days.

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

With You in Mind, Wildflower Birthday, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how 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 the focal piece from a sheet of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package. I was hoping that Stampin' Up! would put this in the new catalog but I didn't see it there. (I got my catalog in the mail early this afternoon but wasn't informed it was here until I ran across it in the early evening. Someone is grounded! LOL). Anyway, this image was cut from a sheet that was full of other pieces that can be made into cards or used as layers. The piece was trimmed to 3-1/2" x 5".  I trimmed it because I wanted the numbers to be easier to work with plus I wasn't great at cutting on the line to separate this piece from the one next to it so there was a bit of color on the edge. I didn't trim much though, this piece was about the size you see.

A 3-3/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock was cut for the layer.

Next I stamped the words. They are from the "With You in Mind" set. I stamped them using Misty Moonlight ink. Then I taped the piece to the Misty Moonlight layer and that was then taped to the front of the card.

I thought the card still needed something so I popped out the cupcake from the sheet that was full of pop out images. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the left side of the card. And that was it, the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy card to make. I'm going to miss that DSP package.

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

Wild Flower Birthday, Adventurous Sky, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock, 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 layer.

On that layer I taped a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wild Flower Birthday" 12" x 12" package. I'm hoping in the new catalog that there are more packs of DSP that have punch out pieces. Those types of sheets make it easy to quickly put a card together.

A piece of Pool Party card stock was cut using the second largest die in the "Countryside Corners" set. On top of that is a piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder after it was cut using the third largest die in that same set. I glued the textured piece to the Pool Party piece.

Next I popped out the pieces from a sheet in the package of DSP and I set them in place on the front of the card.  I used Dimensionals on the flowers and I used glue on the other pieces.

The words are from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamped using Old Olive ink. I cut them out using the die in that bundle. I snipped off the left end of that piece. That cut end was hidden behind the top leaf. I glued the words in place and I used a small Dimensional at the right end of it to hold it down. Without the Dimensional the end curled up. And that was it, the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy card to make. Plus pretty too. I just love this DSP package.

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

Darling Dinos, Children's Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a children's birthday card to share with you. And none of it uses anything from the "Storybook Moments" bundle!  Shocker, huh? LOL  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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8' piece of Old Olive card stock. On top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" stack. I cut it at 5-3/8" x 3". I taped this piece to the Old Olive piece.

A 3-1/8 x 3-7/8" piece of DSP from the same stack was cut and taped to the top of the Old Olive and DSP pieces. It's about 1/2" from the left edge and 3/4" from the top and bottom.  

Next I stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock to create the ground. I used Pecan Pie and my Blending Brush to scrub on some color. Using the rocks image from the "Darling Dinos" bundle, I stamped the rocks using Pecan Pie ink. Then I used the second largest circle from the "Stylish Shapes" die set to cut the circle out. Once it was cut out I took the Old Olive ink and the "grass" stamp and added grass along the top of the dirt.

The dino was stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I colored it in using the light Old Olive Blends Pen and the light Mossy Meadow Blends pen. I didn't color the toes, I left them white. I cut him out using the matching die. I also stamped the party had and cut it out. I colored it in using both light and dark Daffodil Delight Blends Pens. 

I taped the dino to the circle and then the circle was added to the front of the card using Dimensionals. I added the party hat using a single Dimensional. 

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I cut it out using the third largest die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I set it in place using Dimensionals.

I thought the circle looked to blah so I added a little bit of bling. I had some retired rhinestones from the "Noble Peacock" package and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I just love these dinos, just too cute!

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