Radiant Sunflowers, Poetic Petals, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a get well 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 Cajun Craze card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Glow of Harvest" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card allowing equal spacing on all sides.

Next I stamped the words from the "Poetic Petals" bundle using Early Espresso ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Sweet Words & Labels" bundle.  Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on the lower left side of the card.

The sunflowers were made next. I cut them using Crushed Curry card stock and the centers were cut using Early Espresso card stock. They are from the "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle. I taped the centers on the flowers. I added the large flower first. Tape was added to the lower part and a Dimensional to the upper part. One small sunflower was taped behind the large flower and the other was taped on the left side and a Dimensional was added to the right side and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. It's too bad the DSP doesn't show up well on the picture, it has a pretty pearly shimmer to it. 

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

Spooktacular, Oh My Fright, Halloween Cards, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have four cards to share with you. I found these on Pinterest and since I had purchased the 6" x 6" "Spooktacular" package of Designer Series Paper (DPS) I thought I'd give these cards a try. You can see the original cards by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made these cards. 

For the base of all of my cards I used a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. They open on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

The next layers are Granny Apple Green and Pumpkin Pie card stock. 

On top I used Gorgeous Grape, Basic Black, Granny Apple Green and Pumpkin Pie. All were textured using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I dragged the Basic White ink pad over the texture to pick up the color. 

The textured pieces were glued to coordinating card stock and then that was taped to the Basic Black card base. 

The faces from the "Spooktacular" DSP were cut out using the largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. The scalloped Basic Black layer was cut using the die in the Scalloped Blooms" bundle.  I taped the circles together and then glued them to the front of the card.

I tied a bow or knot and set them in place using a glue dot.

The words are from the "Oh My Fright" bundle and were stamped on Basic White card stock using Basic Black ink. They measured 1/2" round when cut out. The Basic Black layer behind it was made using the 4th circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I taped the layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the cards and the cards were done. I actually made 8 cards and it didn't take long at all. I have some special people I will be sending some of these to.

These were fun and easy to make. They are probably quick if you make only one! 

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

Frightfully Fun Times, Harvest Hues, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. I found the card on Pinterest and I did make several changes to it. Mostly because I didn't have the parts used on the original card, so I used what I had. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Secret Sea 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 taped it to the inside. 

I cut a 3/4" strip of Basic Gray card stock and taped it to the right edge. Along the left edge of the gray piece, I affixed the colorful strip from the "Frightfully Fun Times" sticker sheet. I cut it to 5-1/2" long and set it in place.

Next I added the tag from the "Harvest Hues" ephemera pack. It's a sticker so I just removed the backing and set it in place. 

The orange dotted piece from the same ephemera pack was set in place on the lower part of the tag.

I popped out the witches hat and stuck on a round disk that makes the hat wiggle. After sticking it on the back I brushed on some baby powder to make the back not sticky anymore. Then a glue dot was added to the center of the disk and the piece in place on top of the tag. I pulled up on the hat and the wiggle piece stretched out so it wasn't flat against the tag. This way it would have room to wiggle.

A leaf from the same ephemera pack was stuck behind the hat.

I added some ghosts, bats and dots from the "Bats, Ghosts & Dots" embellishment package. 

The words are from the "Frightfully Fun Times" sticker sheet. I added it to the orange dotted piece and the card was done. 

This was a fun card to make and I hope you are able to see it wiggle in the very (VERY) short video. It's cute in real life.

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

Radiant Sunflowers, Fern & Flora, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock and a 3-5/8" x 4-7/8" piece of Basic Beige. 

On the Basic White piece I used my scoring board and made score lines on the backside. I started at 3/4" from the edges and scored every 1/8". I made 4 score lines on three sides. I left the right side (left side on the back) open. A little change from the original card. 

Using my blending brush and some Pecan Pie ink, I brushed it on the edges. Then I taped the scored piece to the top of it and then I taped that to the front of the card base, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The flowers were done next. I cut them from Basic White card stock using the dies from the "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle. Using my blending brush I scrubbed on some Barely Blush ink. 

The leaves and flower centers were cut from a piece of Basic Beige card stock. I cut out the large leaf piece and the stem with three leaves on it. Using my blending brush I scrubbed on some Pecan Pie ink. 

I glued the centers to the flowers. On the large flower I added a Dimensional to the back. I set the flower in place on the upper right side of the card and I glued the largest leaf to the upper left side. Then I glued the smaller flower on, tucking it under the large flower a little. I snipped off a leaf from the stem of three and glued it under the little flower.

The words were stamped next. They are from the same "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle using Crumb Cake ink. I cut them out using the fun die from the "Fern & Flora" bundle.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place about 2-1/8" up from the bottom edge of the card and about 1/4" from the right edge.

The smaller flower and leaf were added next. I didn't have any current ribbon but I did have some velvet ribbon that matched the Barely Blush color so I tied a bow and glued it in place. I had to add a few little glue dots to hold it while the glue dried. Velvet ribbon is a little difficult to work with because it's so thick. And that was it. The card was done.

I like the way it turned out. I was thrilled to be able to use that set for something more than just a fall card.  

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

Simple Leaves, Seasonal Cheer, Banner Sayings, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that could be used as a masculine or feminine card. Please read on to see how it could be 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. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Textured Tree Ring" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base and then I set it under my stamping mat to dry and lay flat whole I worked on the other pieces.

The center strip is a 1-3/4" x 5" piece of Peaceful Pine card stock. I textured it using the "Seasonal Cheer" mini embossing folder. There's three in that package, the leaves, candy canes and bats. I can't wait to play with them all. I ran my white ink pad over the textured piece so the leaves would stand out more. I set it aside to dry. I cut the Peaceful Pine layer for it, it measures 2" x 5-1/4'. I glued the textured strip to the Basic White strip and then that was glued to the center front of the card. 

The leaves were made next. They are from the "Simple Leaves" bundle. I stamped them using Peaceful Pine, Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry inks on Basic White card stock. I used the dotted leaf vein image on the front of all three leaves. Early Espresso ink was used to stamp them. Then they were punched out using the matching punch. I tied double bows around each stem. Dimensionals were added to the back of each and they were set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Banner Saying" set and were stamped using Basic Black ink. Then they were punched out with the "Three Banner" punch. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the lower part of the card. And the card was done.

This was a quick and easy card to make. As I look at it I regret using the Peaceful Pine ink for the top leaf, Blackberry Bliss might have been a better choice.  But it's still okay the way it is.

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

Radiant Sunflower, Scalloped Christmas Cheer, Banner Sayings, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Sunflower Fields" 12" x 12" package.  I cut two pieces that measure 5-1/4" x 2".  I taped them to the front of of the card.

Next I cut the scalloped piece from the "Scalloped Christmas Cheer" die set using Cajun Craze card stock.

The center Basic White piece was cut at 2-1/4" x 3-3/8". I took my Cajun Craze ink pad and a blending pen, I scrubbed a little bit of color to the center of the piece. Then I taped it to the center of the scalloped piece.

The flower components were cut next. The vase was cut from a scrap piece of Cajun Craze card stock. 

The leaves were cut from a scrap piece of Old Olive card stock. The flower was cut from a scrap piece of Crushed Curry and the center of the flower was cut from a scrap piece of Early Espresso card stock. I put the flower together using a little bit of tape. On the backside I added Dimensionals and set the piece on the center of the Basic White piece. 

I stamped the words from the "Banner Sayings" bundle using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. I used a die in the bundle (the die set is retired) and I cut the "hello" from it. I added a Dimensional to the right side and tape to the left and set it in place on the front of the card.

The scalloped piece was set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. After playing with this cute sunflower die, I want to pair it up with the scarecrow stamp. It looks good in my head. Let's hope it looks that good on paper!  Wish me luck! LOL

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

Oh My Fright, Spooktacular, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick Halloween card to share with you. I found a card on Pinterest that was a fun fold card but I wanted to make it flat, mostly because the person I'm giving it to wouldn't understand the fold. You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how the card was made.

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

I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Spooktacular" 6" x 6" package. 

I marked the DSP in half and then measured it so is 2-1/4" wide (1-1/8" on each side of that center mark). and I cut the bottom off so it measured 5-3/8" long. It was taped to a 5-1/2" x 2-3/8" piece of Basic Black card stock.

The two remaining strips of DSP were cut to 7/8" x 5-3/8". I taped them to the outer sides of the card about 1/8" from the fold and from the right side. 

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

The words are from the "Oh My Fright" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the left side and tape on the right. The piece was set in place on the lower left side of the card.

For a final touch a little bat from the "Bats, Ghosts & Dots" embellishments package was added to the upper right side of the card. Wouldn't it be cute if Stampin' Up! had little flies too? LOL

This was a super quick, easy and fun card to make.

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

Simply Leaves, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship fall card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Cajun Craze card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. A 4' x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Beige card stock was taped to the inside. 

On the front a piece of Basic Beige card stock was cut at 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" and a piece of Secret Sea card stock was cut at 3-3/8" x 4-5/8".  

The leaves are from the "Simply Leaves" bundle and were stamped using Cajun Craze ink, Pumpkin Pie ink, and Crushed Curry ink. They were punched out and laid on top of Basic Beige top layer so I could see where I wanted to place the words. 

The words are from the same "Simply Leaves" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink. Secret Sea ink would work there too but I had just inked up my pad and it was a bit too juicy, though the Basic Black one looks like it was a bit too juicy too.

After stamping the words I took a dotted stamp from a retired stamp set ("Shepherd's Care) and stamped Gray Granite ink on scrap paper first and then on the top layer. 

A piece of linen was doubled and tied to the stem of the Crushed Curry leaf.  Dimensionals were added to the back of the leaves and they were set in place on the front of the card.

I taped the Basic Beige layer to the Secret Sea layer and then that was taped to the front of the card and the card was done.

I didn't add any embellishments because it's going to be going out in the mail tomorrow and I don't want to pay any extra in postage. 

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make and I'm sure my friend is going to like it.

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

Simple Leaves, Sweet Words, Glow of Harvest, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. I found a card on Pinterest and thought it looked like it would be fun to make but I did make a few changes. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Beige card stock was cut for the largest layer. I also cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside of the card.

For the top layer, I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of "Glow of Harvest" Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 12" x 12" package. 

I took a scrap piece of Basic Beige card stock and stamped the leaves from the "Simple Leaves" bundle. I used Golden Glow ink on the dotted one with Early Espresso dotted veins. And the other leaf was stamped using Early Espresso. The photo doesn't do it justice. It looks black in the photo.

After stamping, the two leaves were punched out. 

The words are from the "Simply Leaves" bundle and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using Early Espresso ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Sweet Words" set. I also cut a Golden Glow piece for the layer. I taped the words to the layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. I didn't press down because I need to put the leaved in place and I didn't want to have anything in the way.

Glue was added to the back of the leaves and they were set in place on the front of the card. I tucked them under the word piece and then I pressed down on the word piece.

I tied a bow from some retired ribbon and I set it in place with glue dots on the wider part and a dot of mono glue in the center. And that was it, the card was done.

This DSP is SO pretty. It's got a shimmer to it and it's too bad it didn't show up in the pic. This was a fun card to make too.  This would also make a nice Thanksgiving card. Mine is for a friend I send a card to once a month and the wording here is just perfect!

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

Simply Leaves, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I loved everything about that card and I just had to make it. You can see the original card by clicking here. When having a play date with a fellow stamper, I stamped and punched/cut some images to take home with me so I could put some cards together there. It's fun to play with "toys" that you don't have and vice versa. We take advantage of the time and the sets in front of us. Please read on to see how today's card was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Peaceful Pine card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.  I cut a 4" x 5-2/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

Then I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Fern & Flora" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card and set it under my stamping mat to allow it to lay flat and dry.

I took the three leaves that I stamped and punched out from the "Simply Leaves" set. They were stamped using Peaceful Pine ink on Peaceful Pine card stock. I tied the stems of the three leaves together using some hemp thread. Once the bow was tied I spread/fanned  the leaves out and taped them in place so they stayed where I wanted them to be. I added Dimensionals to the back and I made sure some of those Dimensionals were on the areas where the edges of the leaves met in the back. Doing this allows the leaves to stay in place too!  

The words are from the same "Simply Leaves" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink on a 1" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock. I cut a 1-1/4" x 5" piece of Peaceful Pine card stock and taped the word piece to it. I glued it in place on the front of the card about 7/8" up from the bottom edge. 

I didn't have any current embellishments to match so I used some retired rhinestones from the "Noble Peacock" package. I have SO many retired embellishments that I need to use up! It's always nice when you are able to use them. Though it was only two out of an almost full package, I look at the brighter side and say that there's two less in that package now!  And I can see myself making more leaf cards and now I know I have some embellishments that will work!

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I think making it in some more fallish colors, it could pass as a masculine birthday card. It's pretty versatile. I can also see the leaves on a than you card and even a Thanksgiving card. I will be using it a bit more later this month. I have lots of other fun cards I want to make.

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

Pretty Poinsettia, Delicate Whispers, A Stitched Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to the blog. Today I have a Christmas 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 bottom and the fold is on the top. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut and textured for the top large layer of the card. I used the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base. 

Using a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package. It measures 4" x 1-3/4".  I glued it to the textured piece about 1" from the edge of the card base.

The words are from the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink. I cut them out using the third stitched circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" seton Basic White card stock. The Real Red circle was cut using a die in the "Spotlight on Nature" card stock. 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 1/2" from the top edge and the right side.

I cut two of the smallest flower petals from the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle using Basic White card stock. I glued the two pieces together.  I added a Dimensional to the back and set it in place on the front of the card. Then I used the next size up on the petals and cut out a Garden Green one to use as leaves. I cut the petals apart and glued them under the little white poinsettia.

The gold looking berry type pieces were cut from the "Delicate Whispers" bundle. I had some gold foil card stock and thought the little poinsettia needed some gold.

Then I cut the center pieces from the "Pretty Poinsettia" using the gold foil and I glued them in place on the center of the flower. 

I thought the card could use something more so I cut more of the flower centers using gold foil card stock. I glued them around the card and they kind of looked like gold snowflakes. It was enough to give it the bling it needed and it tied it to the gold in the flower. And that was it.

This was a fun card to make and I thought it was fun to make a little poinsettia using the large poinsettia set. 

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

Pretty Poinsettia, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas 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. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base.

Using the dies from the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle, I cut the petals from Basic White card stock. I struggle every time I try to put the flower together. I'm a symmetrical person when it comes to poinsettia petals. I like the flower to look more rounded. I got it the best I could this time. At least it doesn't look boxy.  After I glued the petals together, I cut a strip of Basic White card stock and glued it to the back for more stability. I should have cut a circle and worked on top of that but I didn't think of it because I was struggling to get it to look round.  Once I got the flower together I thought it didn't look good against the textured background so I thought if I toned it down a bit with a light color that it would look better. I used Petal Pink and a Blending Brush (I recommend doing this before you put it together) and a few spots got too dark. Well, how do you tone that down?  I was almost ready to start over when I thought I would give the leaves a coat of Wink of Stella. It toned it down enough that some of those spots that had too much ink on it and it did the trick.  I added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece aside.

I cut a strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package that measures 5-1/4" x 1-1/2" and I glued it to the DSP.  I centered it as best I could with out measuring but I did get it perfectly centered. It's 1-1/4" from the edge of the embossed piece on the top and the bottom. 

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink. I cut them out on my paper cutter so it measured 3/8" x 2-3/4".  Dimensionals were added to the back and I set the piece aside. 

I was now ready to add the poinsettia and the word piece but I noticed I got Petal Pink ink on the swirled piece on the right. I was going to add the flower to the left side but once I saw that smudge I actually thought I'd have to redo the front but then it dawned on me to just move the flower over and turn it enough to cover the smudge. I added the word piece and the card looked too plain. I had some retired snowflakes (I'd like to see Stampin' Up! bring them back) and it was just what the card needed. It was finished.

This was a fun and quick card to make and I'm glad it turned out.

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

Stitched Stocking, A Stitched Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas 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.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Poppy Parade card stock for the largest layer. On top of that I taped a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package. Then I taped the two layers to the front of the card.

I fussy cut a tree from the same package of DSP. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside because I had no idea where I'm going with this. 

I had a scrap piece of the Poppy Parade colored DSP so I found which arched die fit well with it.The die is from the "Everyday Arches" set. I used the fourth smallest. And I used the fifth smallest for the Basic White layer. I taped the two arches together and added Dimensionals to the back.  I decided that the tree will be going on top. 

The card's orientation was originally going to be portrait but I switched it to landscape because the sides looked like there was too much space between them. Though when I turned it to landscape I had no idea what I was going to do with that wide right side. Either way I had wide areas I needed to brainstorm on.

The words needed to be on the right. I stamped them from the "Stitched Stocking" bundle using Basis Black ink. I cut them out using the 2nd smallest arched die. I thought it would look nice it the flat end was tucked in behind the larger layered arched pieces. 

I set the larger arches in place but I didn't press down on the piece yet because I needed to tuck the word piece in place. I added tape to the word piece and slipped it under the large layered arched piece. Then I pressed down on both.

The tree was set in place on the large arched piece. I pressed down on it to hold it in place. I added some peppermint candies (which are coming back in the winter catalog YAY! I think they are just too cute) I had some leftover. They are just too cute.

Some little peppermint candies were added to the word piece and 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 Christmas card,
Wanda

Stitched Stocking, A Stitched Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

Using another sheet of DSP in the same package, I cut the quilted looking piece along the lines to get four of the squares. It measured a hair shy of 3-1/2" x 3-1/2".  I cut a piece of Peaceful Pine card stock to measure 3-3/4" x 3-3/4" and taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place giving equal space on the top and sides.

The words are from the "Stitched Stocking" bundle. I stamped them on a piece of Basic White card stock using Basic Black ink. They were cut out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the car below the quilted layer piece.

I had the square with the tree in it sitting on my worktable because I was trying to make a card with it and just couldn't get it to look right so I had set it aside. I used the square die from the "Stitched Stocking" bundle and I snipped the tree from the center of the Real Red piece and I had just cut the green tree from a piece of DSP from the same package. I cut a square of scrap card stock for the back and taped the Real Red piece on top and then taped the green tree to the inside. Dimensionals were added to the back and Iset it on the center of the quilted piece. 

The tree still looked too plain so I added Wink of Stella to it. It's okay but I think it could use something more. Maybe tiny pearls or some silvery looking thread.  

I cut out the little pine trees using another die in the set from a piece of Peaceful Pine card stock. I glued them to the word piece. I also colored them with Wink of Stella. It doesn't show up in the picture but it does have a nice shimmer when the light hits it. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a pretty simple card to do. The tricky part was trimming the tree from the Real Red piece so I didn't ruin the framed piece but other than that it was easy and quick.

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

Oh My Fright, Frightfully Fun, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

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

For starters I learned how to make four cards from a 6" x 6" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP).  You mark each side (I marked mine on the left edge) at 1". Make a mark, turn and mark and repeat for all 4 sides. Then cut from the top to the bottom. I used post it tape to put the two pieces back together so I could turn it to the next 1" mark and cut to the last 1" mark. I removed the tape and I had 4 cut pieces. They are all the same size and if you're using a design that has no orientation, you can make all 4 cards the same. You can also place the pieces on other areas of the card. I kept my pieces in the square they were cut so I could see which one I wanted for my card. As it turned out, I stacked them all together so I can make my 4 cards all the same. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the DSP to be attached to. I laid the DSP on the card stock and lightly drew a pencil line so I could see where the words would go.  Since there was lots of room for the words, I taped the left piece in place and then stamped the words. The words are from the "Oh My Fright" bundle. 

On the upper right piece I cut a 3" x 3-5/8" piece of DSP and I taped it to the Basic White piece. You can use an embossed piece here if you like. After taping the second piece of DSP, I cut the edges that were hanging over. I forgot to mention that the DSP is from the "Frightfully Fun" 12" x 12" package.  

The spiderweb was an afterthought and I carefully placed it near the line of the DSP and stamped it using Basic Black ink.

I die cut a tree from Basic Black card stock that had a double-sided sticky sheet affixed to it. I set it in place on the front of the card. I pressed down on the lower trunk area but not on the branches, yet.

I die cut three Basic White ghosts and set them in place behind the tree branches. I also cut a couple of bats using the scraps from making the tree and I placed them on the front of the card. I took my Cherry Cobbler Blends pen and colored in the bat's eyes on the lower bat.  

This was a very fun card to make and now to finish the other three!

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

Oh My Fright, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. I wanted to make something that was bright and fun for little kids. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock for the top layer.

On that piece of Basic Black card stock I taped down nine circles. I used the three smallest circle dies in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I cut one of each from Pumpkin Pie, Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green card stock.  Once they were taped down I trimmed the ones that were hanging over the edges.

The words are from the "Oh My Fright" bundle and were stamped using Versa Mark and then heat setting white enamel powder on top. 

I taped the Basic Black piece to the card base. 

I cut three Basic White ghosts from the same bundle. I painted them with Deco Art glow in the dark paint because I thought it would be fun. I had to use several layers because it wouldn't glow with just two coats. I added a third coat, a very thick coat and sat there watching paint dry. Thank goodness the dryer buzzed and saved me from watching! LOL When I was done folding the clothes they paint was dry. I glued the ghosts in place. 

I tied a bow from some retired black gingham ribbon and I set it in place using a glue dot. 

The three white dots are from the "Adhesive-Backed Bats, Ghosts & Dots" package and were randomly placed on the front of the card. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very fun and easy card to make and I did test the ghosts to make sure they glowed!

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

A Stitched Season, Pretty Poinsettia, 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 it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Peaceful Pine card stock. Two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White was cut, one was taped to the inside and the other was textured using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I glued that one to the front of the card.

From the 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP), "A Stitched Season", I cut a strip of the quilted looking images. They are almost 1-3/4" wide (11/16" to be exact once cut). I cut it 4" long. Then I cut a 2" x 4" piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock for the layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside (mostly because I don't know where it's going to be placed yet).

The words are from the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle and were stamped using Peaceful Pine ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the third largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. That circle measures 2-1/8", just in case you need to make a circle on your own or find one close in size. I used the retired "Layering Circles Framelits" die set for the Cherry Cobbler layer. That circle measures 2-3/8". I taped the Basic White circle to the Cherry Cobbler circle.

Now to put it on the front of the card to make it look good. A bit of thinking went on here before I decided how it will look. I took the strip and removed the backing from the Dimensionals and I set it in place on the front of the card about 1" from the bottom edge of the card. I didn't press down on the upper part.

Glue was added to the back of the circle and it was set in place about 5/8" from the top edge and 3/8" from the right edge. Then I pressed down on the strip to make sure it was now stuck in place.

I didn't have any of the button embellishments so I took my container of buttons out and found three that matched and took my Cherry Cobbler Blends pen to color them. I have a pen that the tip is mushed down and no longer colors nice when coloring on a card so I had to order a new one. I kept the old one for whatever would come up that I needed it. I thought I'd be saving it for ribbon. I don't often buy ribbons, but I do buy white ones so I can color them with Blends pens. Anyway, I let the buttons dry for about a minute and then I glued them in place on the center of the quilt looking pieces. And the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. If I were to make more to send in the mail, I think I'd use some red metallic foil card stock or just some Cherry Cobbler small circles. 

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

A Stitched Season, Pretty Poinsettia, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I had a card I found on Pinterest that I left open on my computer so I could give it a try. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 3" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package. A 2-1/4" x 3" x 4" piece of Old Olive card stock was cut for the top part. I taped the two pieces to the front of the card.

A 1/4" x 4" piece of Real Red was taped to the top edge of the piece of DSP. 

Next I cut the arch from the Everyday Arches" set. I used the 5th arch in that set on a piece of Basic White card stock.

The bird, tree and quilt looking piece were all fussy cut from the same package of DSP and the leaves are actually petals from a die in the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle.  I cut them apart to add them later.

I laid the fussy cut pieces in place where I thought they would be going so I could see where to stamp the words. The words are from the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink. Once stamped on the arched piece, I taped it to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it as best as I could. I always say, if it looks centered to me, it's centered enough!

Using tape, I added the bird first. I just laid the tree on next but didn't tape it down so I could see where to tape the quilt looking piece down. Once the quilt piece was affixed in place, I put Dimensionals to the back of the tree and set it in place.

Tape was added to the ends of the leaves and they were set in place. under the bird and quilted looking piece.

I took a piece of white baker's twine and tied a bow. It was glued to the trunk of the tree.

I thought the top of the card could use something so I added some dots from the "Adhesive Bats, Ghosts & Dots" package.

Digging thought my stash of buttons, I found one that was a nice size to fit on the quilted looking piece. And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I really like the looks of it. It's too bad there's not a lot of those birds in the package or I'd be making more of them. I have a few other cards to make that uses that bird so I'm going to hold off on making more of this one.  The paper is temporarily out of stock too!  It's just too fun and pretty!

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

A Stitched Season, Pretty Poinsettia, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I found it on Instagram. I thought it would be fun to make. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Cherry Cobbler card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut two pieces of Basic White card stock that measured 4" x 5-1/4". I taped one to the inside and the other was taped to the front.

I cut another piece of Basic white that measured 3-3/4" x 5" for the next layer.  On top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "A Stitched Season" at 3-1/2" x 3". I cut the left from the 3" mark to the right side at the 2" mark. I taped that to the Basic White piece. 

Next I cut a 1/2" x 4-1/2" strip of Cherry Cobbler. I taped it to the front along the same angle as the DSP. I trimmed the ends with a scissors to follow the edges of the sides.

I used a circle die from the "Spot on Nature" on Cherry Cobbler card stock. 

The poinsettia petals were die cut from the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle using Basic White card stock and put them together. I found that a bit difficult. I kept moving the petals around because I couldn't stop it from looking square. I did manage to get it more rounded. I put Dimensionals to the back and affixed it to the circle. 

Using three dots from the "Bats & Ghost" embellishments. I didn't have what was used on the original card but I thought these would work well, and they did the job! 

I stamped the words from the same "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle using Basic Black ink. I had recently inked up some of my stamp sets and they are a bit juicy so I ended up with too much ink on the stamp and it showed up on the top worth the most.

I taped the layers together and the card was finished.

I do like how the card turned out and I was thrilled that I got the poinsettia more rounded! I actually made another one so I could keep it as a sample.

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

Begonia Bell, Wedding Card, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I still had the "Begonia Belle" set sitting on my worktable. I know, you're SO surprised I hadn't put it away! LOL I never put things away until they are so much in my way that I have no room to work. I found this card on Pinterest and thought it would be fun to make. You can see the original card by clicking here. 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.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Granny Apple Green card stock for the largest layer.

A 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the focal piece. 

The flowers were stamped using Daffodil Delight for the base layer and Crushed Curry for the detailed layer. I also stamped the flower on a piece of copier paper because I needed a mask so I could stamp the leaves without them getting on top of the flowers.

The leaves were stamped using Granny Apple Green for both solid and detailed parts of it.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Basic Black ink.

I taped the layers together and then for a final touch, I added some pearls to the front. And that was it.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I have not made a card with no Dimensionals in a very long time. 

I thought this could be a great card for a wedding or an anniversary. 

When making my mask, I forgot that I usually trim about 1/16" off of the design. That way, when you stamp the next image over it, it lines up against the first image better. I forgot to do that so my flowers and leaves have a bit of a gap. I tried to move my mask a bit to help out but I'd rather trim the piece. Once I was done and the mask dried, I did trim it for future maskings.

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