Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape, Layers of Beauty, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a much better card to share with you than the one I posted yesterday! I can't get enough of the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape. I found this card on Pinterest. You can see the original here, it will open to a new window so you can come back here easily. I did change it a bit to suit the materials I had on hand. 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 at the bottom and the fold is at the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. 

I cut a 6" piece of ribbon (retired) and taped the ends to the back of the embossed piece. Then I glued that piece to the front of the card base. I set it under my stamping mat while I worked on the other parts of the card.

The words are from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the third rectangle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

Next I took out my little baggie of pieces that were left over from die cutting out numerous sections of the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I actually had all the pieces so I didn't need to cut another section and have even more pieces to add to the baggie! The card uses 6 pieces of the washi tape images.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece and it was centered on the front of the card. I just eyed it as best as I could. But if you like to measure, it's 1-5/8" from the side edges and from the fold and bottom edge. 

The flowers were added next. I used glue to put the top flower on as best as I could. Since my wording was different, I didn't have a lot of space to glue the images. The leaves behind it were trimmed down a bit so it would fit under the word piece without having to move any Dimensionals. It too was glued in place.

For the bottom flowers and greenery, I added the top greenery piece first and then there was a smaller one that kind of looked like the top one but it only has 3 leaves, was glued around the bottom corner area. I had it stick out more because again, I didn't have a lot of room on the word piece for adding my flowers. I did have to pull the lower leaf piece down a bit once the flower was glued in place so it would show more. That is the advantage of using the mono glue. The little flower was glued in place and that part was done.

I had some retired "Polished Dots" in my stash so I added three of them to the card and the card was done.

I really like the looks of this card. It was SO fun to make and it made a perfect anniversary card.

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

Simply Said, Extraordinary Flora, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today's card has a few pieces to it but it did go together pretty fast. 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" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White for the large layer. On top of that layer are three strips of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. After embossing it I cut the pieces at 4" x 1", 4" x 7/8" and 4" x 1/2". I glued them to the large layer and then that was taped to the front of the card.

Using the two smaller dies from the "Stylish Shapes" set, I cut them using Basic White card stock. I taped the little one to the larger one. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the top edge and 1/4" from the fold. 

A flower from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll was set on the rectangles using Dimensionals. I had some parts leftover from cutting a section of them from a previous card. I have a little baggie full of parts! 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink. They were in the stamp set and I thought I'd use it. It blended in well enough with the color of the flowers. It set in place using Dimensionals.

This was a fun card to make and would make a great wedding, get well, thinking of you or thank you card too.

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

Damask Designs, With You in Mind, Extraordinary Flora, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an anniversary card to share with you. It's quick and easy to make. Please read on to see how it's 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 3-1/2" piece of Basic White and textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the lower part of the card.

Next I stamped the words from the "With You in Mind" set using Lost Lagoon ink.

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll and were placed on a piece of Basic White card stock and then cut using the matching die. I randomly placed the pieces until I thought it looked full enough. I started with the greenery, the long one on the left and the broader leaf one near the "A", I glued them in place.  The large flower was added next using Dimensionals. The little flower on the long piece of greenery was added with a Dimensional and the rest of the flowers were glued in place. And that was it.

Super easy. Super quick. Super fun! And elegant too!

I thought this was a very quick card to make and would be great for a birthday, wedding, thinking of you, get well and a friendship card. I love cards that are versatile.

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

Layers of Beauty, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty floral 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 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White for the top layer. I textured that layer using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glues that to the front of the card and placed it under my stamping mat to help keep it flat. Though the Mono glue doesn't warp cards, it's just a habit I have of placing cards under it. Oh and then I forget I placed it under the mat and I'm searching for it. Getting old is tough!  LOL

The floral image is from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle and was stamped using black Memento ink. The wonderfully fun part of this bundle is the masks. You just lay the masks (that are numbered) over the stamped image and with your Blending Brush you scrub on the colors. Here I used Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop and Berry Burst. SO pretty! And flor the leaves I used Old Olive for both layers. Using the same color on top of the other color just made it darker and it was the perfect shade of dark for the leaves. I had stamped my image twice because I needed to cut out the large flower with leaves and the smallest flower was a maybe. 

Once the coloring of the image was done I took the largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set and cut it out. I wanted to access as much of the flowers as I could. The bottom flower didn't get in the circle much at all. I had fussy cut the large flower with some leaves and the smallest flower with some leaves. I set them aside. 

An Old Olive circle was cut using the same die. I taped it to the back of the floral circle, leaving a little of it exposed. I glued the circles to the front of the card centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

Next I added the two fussy cut flowers using Dimensionals. I moved the smallest one enough so some of the leaves went over the circle. I thought it gave it a nice look since the large flower was doing it.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out with the banner die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also cut a Berry Burst one and taped the two together. I used the dotted lines on the Berry Burst piece to line up the word piece, just to give it a bit of a layer and color. The piece was then set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make. I can not tell you how much I LOVE the stenciling. It makes it look like you are a master at coloring! 

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

Heart Shaped, Elements of Text, Happy Hibiscus, Wedding Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a beautiful card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I did a little research on the card so I could find any instructions. There were no measurements to be found so please read on to see how I put this card together. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock, it opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I cut another 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and using my Blending brush I scrubbed on some Balmy Blue ink. Then I stamped the words from the "Elements of Text" using black Memento ink. I took my Basic Black marker and flicked/splattered some dots all over the place. Then I tore the left side a bit. I glued this piece to the textured piece. I thought it felt a bit flimsy so I cut another piece of Basic White card stock just a hair shy of 3-3/4" x 5" and glued it to the back of the textured piece. I slipped it under my stamping mat with a book on top to keep it flat. 

In the meantime I cut out the Basic White heart from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. I took another piece of Basic White card stock and scrubbed on some Granny Apple Green ink. I flicked on some Basic Black dots/splatters and cut a heart out.

The flowers were cut from a piece of card stock I had colored a few weeks back. I had used Pretty in Pink, Petal Pink, Melon Mambo, and Basic Beige inks. You just fill up a sheet of card stock with all of these fun colors and use it as needed. I still have a 1/4 sheet left to use for future card. There is a flower die in the bundle. I cut 8 flowers.

I used small Dimensionals to put the pieces on the front of the card. Using my silicone mat, I set a Dimensional on the back of the Basic White heart on the upper left and lower right. I set a flower on top of each one of those Dimensionals. I did the same to the bottom heart on the upper right part of the heart. 

I set the Basic White heart on first and then the Granny Apple Green heart next. By adding the Dimensinals the way I did I was able to get the hearts to stick plus the flowers on top all in one step. 

Next I added the rest of the flowers using small Dimensionals.

I colored 4 pearls using my dark Flirty Flamingo Blends pen. I set them in place on the flowers seen on the photo. Then I added three tiny pearls to the center of the remaining flowers.

The words are from the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle. I stamped them using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed it to 5/8" x 3" and I snipped the ends. 

I took some thin gold cord and wound it around my fingers and put it in place using a Dimensional. I added the word piece by placing Dimensionals in places where they weren't on top of other Dimensionals. 

I turned the piece over, added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the card base, and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It's got a lot of pieces to it but it's SO worth it. I LOVE how it turned out.

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

Heart Shaped, Birthday, Wedding, Anniversary, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very versatile 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, it opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Petal Pink 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 new "Starstruck" embossing folder. I took my Blending Brush and Petal Pink ink and scrubbed some on to add a bit of color.

The panels were made by using the second size die in the "Everyday Details" set. I cut two of Basic White.

The circle was made by using the largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. In that same set was that ribbon piece. I cut it in half and taped each end to the back of the circle. I did use a rule to get them to be exactly across from each other. 

Next I cut the heart using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. Yesterday I had made a full sheet of colors using Petal Pink, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Crumb Cake. I have lots leftover so I cut another heart and I cut one of Old Olive. I glued the Old Olive one down first and then the colored one. I cut three flower bunches from the set and used my Blending Brush and scrubbed on some Petal Pink. I think I may have added too much because it looks a bit like Pumpkin Pie but I kept it anyway. I glued them to the heart. In the photo it almost looks like they glow. In person it's not really that bright.

I die cut the word piece, it's a die from the same "Heart Shaped" bundle. I didn't know what this card should be. It just wasn't speaking to me. Wedding, Anniversary, Friendship?  What's it telling you?

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in today,
Wanda

Happy Hibiscus, Cake Celebrations, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an anniversary 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 Peach Pie card stock and taped it to the card base.

Next I took a piece of Basic White card stock and die cut 3 squares using the smallest stitched square in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

Behind the squares is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Bloom Impressions" 12" x 12" package. This is a Sale-a-Bration item.

I taped the Basic White piece to the front of the card.

Next I cut the flower using the die and the embossing folder from the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle. Using my Blending Brushes I scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie ink. I did color the center in using my light Cajun Craze Blends pen. 

Using the same "Happy Hibiscus" bundle I cut two leaves from Basic White card stock. I colored them in using both light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens. I glued the leaves to the back of the flower. Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower and leaves and they were set in place on the center of the squares.

The words are from the "Cake Celebrations" bundle and were stamped using Granny Apple Green ink. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also cut a Peach Pie card stock piece. I cut this piece in half and taped each half to the edges of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

This was a super easy card to make. I think I want to make some more Hibiscus flower and color them with the Blending Brushes. I had colored some before using the Blends Pens but it took away some of the detail from the flower. I like the way this flower looks. 

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

Layers of Beauty, Simply Zinnia, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on the internet. I was looking for a card to make that uses that busy zinnia Designer Series Paper (DPS).  You can see the original card here. I did change it a bit because I needed an anniversary card. Please read on to see how the card was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Berry Burst card stock. This is a color I don't use much of so it was nice to be able to play with it. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was taped to the inside.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of DSP from the "Flowering Zinnias" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the Blackberry Bliss piece.

The Old Olive striped piece is from the same package and was cut at 1" x 3-7/8" and was taped about 2" from the top edge of the card.

Next I cut the Pumpkin Pie colored piece of DSP from the same package it measures 2-3/8" x 2-3/8" and the Blackberry Bliss layer behind it was cut at 2-1/2" x 2-1/2". I taped the two pieces together. I set that in place on the front of the card about 1-1/4" from the top edge and 5/8" from the fold.

I cut a piece of Basic White card stock that measures 1-7/8" x 3-3/8" after texturing it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I prefer to texture first and then cut so you get the exact size. The Blackberry Bliss layer behind it was cut at 2" x 3-1/2". I glued the Basic White piece to the Blackberry Bliss piece. I prefer glue because it sticks better on texture than tape does. I taped this piece to the Pumpkin Pie square layer. It's about 3/4" from the top edge and 7/8" from the fold.

The flower petals from the "Simply Zinnias" bundle were die cut next using Flirty Flamingo, Berry Burst and Blackberry Bliss card stock. I glued the three flowers together in the center only. The large center part was cut using a scrap piece of Crushed Curry and the star ring around that piece was cut from a scrap piece of Lemon Lolly. I glued those pieces in place. 

The stem was cut from a piece of Mossy Meadow and the leaves were cut from Granny Apple Green card stock.

I added glue behind the flower and a little glue on the stem about 3/4 of the way down and I slipped it under the flower. The leaves were added next.

Blackberry Bliss card stock was used for the word piece. The words are from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle and were stamped using Versa Mark ink. White embossing powder was sprinkled on top and heat set. I cut them out using the second stitched rectangle die from the "Nested Essentials" set. I set it in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It's got a lot of pieces and I was able to use that busy Zinnia DSP.

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

Layers of Beauty, Best Family Ever, Adventurous Sky, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm glad you found your way here. I have a fun and easy card to share with you. This card can be used for a number of occasions. Today I chose birthday. 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. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White for the top layer.

The strips are 1" wide each. One is 4" long and the other is 5-1/4" long. I scored them on my scoring board. I started in the middle at 1/2". I scored two more on each side of the center score. I did this for both pieces. I turned them over because the bumpy side is the one you want on top of your card. I used glue to set mine in place because I didn't want to squish down the bumps. The 4" one was glued down first, it's about 1-1/2" up from the top layer piece. And the 5-1/4" piece was glued on about 5/8" from the left edge of that top layer piece. 

I cut 2 squares from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I used the two smallest on a scrap of Basic White card stock. I taped the small one on top of the larger one. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card about 1-1/4" from the 4" x 5-1/4" layer and 3/8" from the left edge. I didn't press down on the piece yet because the words need to go between the two squares.

The little flower was found on my worktable. It had been cut off a larger stenciled "Layers of Beauty" flower. I had saved it thinking someday I would use it and someday came! And I was able to find it! I added that because I can easily lose things on my worktable!  The flower was added with small Dimensionals and set in place on the little square.

I stamped the words from the "Best Family Ever" set using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle. I used a couple of small Dimensionals on the right side and a little bit of glue on the left. I slipped the piece between the two squares and pressed down on all the pieces to set them in place. And that was it, the card was done. 

I didn't add any bling, I wanted to keep it clean looking. 

This would be a great wedding, anniversary, thinking of you, thank you, friendship, Christmas or get well card. There's lots you can do with this. I like this layout. It's so simple, it's quick and super easy to do.

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

Layers of Beauty, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an anniversary card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made this card.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I used the third largest rectangle in the "Deckled Rectangles" die set. Then I put both pieces in the "Layered Florals" embossing folder and ran it through my Big Shot. I'm saving the inside piece for a future card (maybe someday! LOL).  Dimensionals were added to the frame and set aside.

Next I stamped the flower from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle. I used the matching stencil set and colored in the image using my Blending Brush and ink pads. The stencils are numbered so you can use them in order and get the perfect shading and blending. The colors I used are Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop and Berry Burst for stencils 1-3. And for the greenery I used Old Olive on both stencils 4 and 5. I cut the piece out using the matching die.

I set the frame on the front of the card base and laid the floral piece on top of that so I could see where the words would go.  The words are from the "Layers of Beauty" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

Once the words were done I set the frame in place. Dimensionals were added to the back of the floral piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. I did use some glue where the piece touched the frame.

After finishing it I thought the words would have looked better moved to the right, it seems a bit open there. But it is what it is and I do like how it turned out. It was a fun card to make and I REALLY like stenciling, I think it's a lot of fun.

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

Layers of Beauty, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a stenciled anniversary 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. 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. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I stamped the flowers from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle. This bundle comes with stencils to make the coloring simple. The stencils are numbered so you can use them in order and get the perfect shading. The colors I used on mine were Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop and Berry Burst for stencils 1-3. And for the greenery I used Old Olive on both stencils 4 and 5. 

Once the stenciling was done I cut the piece using the matching die. I didn't want my piece to take up the whole front of the card so I fussy cut a tiny flower and a cluster of smaller flowers. Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on the right side of the card.

The words are from the same "Layers of Beauty" bundle and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Mossy Meadow ink. I wanted a darker green than Old Olive, even though there's no Mossy Meadow on the flowered piece.  I used the "Modern Oval" punch and punched out the words. I set them in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. And the card was done. Some light pink embellishments would be pretty but I am sending this card in the mail and don't want to pay extra postage.

This was a fun card to make. I love stenciling and the end results make it look like you are great at blending! 

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

Enduring Beauty, Days to Remember, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a versatile card to share with you. I made mine into a birthday card but it can be used for several other occasions. It's very easy to make and you can have the prettiest coloring you've ever done! I am amazed at how it turned out. 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" x 5-1/4" piece of Daffodil Delight card stock and I taped it to the front of the card.

A piece of Basic White card stock was used to die cut the postage stamp edged rectangle piece using the dies from the "Enduring Beauty" bundle. Then I textured it using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. I glued that on top of the Daffodil Delight piece, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

I stamped the flower image using the stamp from the "Enduring Beauty" bundle on a piece of Basic White card stock with black Memento ink. I colored the piece in using the fun masks. They are numbered and have a "V" on the upper left edge so you really can't mess it up. Using my Blending Brush I colored the flowers in using Daffodil Delight ink. Then the next mask does the highlights. I scrubbed on some Crushed Curry and that was it for the flowers. Next was the leaves. I used Granny Apple Green and the next mask. And then the details on the leaves was done with another mask. I used Garden Green for that and the piece was all colored.  I set up my workspace to do several flowers at one time since I was getting the stencils all inked up. I set them aside and will make a card with them on another day. 

The bundle has a die to cut out the whole flower image. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was 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 on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I punched them out using the punch from the "Dual Oval" punch.

Using the same punch I punched out a Granny Apple Green scalloped oval. I taped the 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.

Isn't it pretty? I love the coloring, it looks SO perfect! I'm in awe!

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

Days to Remember, Flight & Airy, Wedding or Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple wedding or anniversary card to share with you.  I'm leaning more towards wedding. What do you think when you see this card? 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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Boho Blue for the layer and a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. I textured that piece using the "Layered Florals" embossing folder. I taped the Boho Blue piece on the card base and then I glued that to the embossed piece to the Boho Blue piece.

The birds are from the "Flight & Airy" 12" x 12" package. I punched them out using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch. I also punched out a Boho Blue hexagon. This could be done on the Boho Blue layer piece before you tape it to the card base. I had a piece that already had a large circle removed from the center so I had to use a separate piece of card stock. I took the Boho Blue piece and cut it in half. I taped one to the upper part of the bird piece and one to the lower part. Now it looks like it's got a nice big layer behind it. 

I die cut the ribbon piece using the largest die from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. I taped the layered bird piece to it. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was 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. I punched them out using the "Double Oval" punch. Using the same punch I punched out the scalloped oval on a scrap piece of Boho Blue. I taped the ovals together and then I glued them to the front of the card. And the card was done.

This is such a pretty elegant looking card and it was very quick to make.

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

Flight & Airy, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a card to share with you that I happened on by a happy accident. When I was making the card I posted yesterday I had punched out several birds using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch. I just left them sitting on my worktable (of course I did) after finishing my card. I had opened up Pinterest today and this layout for the birds happened to pop up.  How uncanny is that? You can see the original card here. It's got a fun fold but I didn't make mine that way. 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Flight & Airy" 12" x 12" package. I taped this piece to the front of the card. 

A 1" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the same package was cut for the side strip. And a 1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of Flirty Flamingo card stock was cut and taped to the back of the 1" strip. About 1/8" piece of the Flirty Flamingo piece was left showing. This was then taped to the front of the card.

The birds are from the "Flight & Airy" package using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch. I taped the top and bottom one in place and the center one was added using Dimensionals.

Pearls were added to the sides of each hexagon and the card was done.

I think it's a pretty card but one that I don't usually make cards with no words on the front. I'm not sure what occasion this would fall under. I'm sure quite a few like Anniversary, thinking of you, Birthday, Wedding?  Not sure. I prefer cards with words on the front. It was fun to make and I do like the pretty colors. I'm amazed at how many cards can be made using the "Flight & Airy" DSP. Makes me wonder if I should have just gotten the paper instead of all the other stamp sets I bought and have hardly used because I keep making cards with this beautiful paper. LOL

Thank you SO much for stopping in to see today's card,
Wanda

Softly Sophisticated, Forever Love, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I did not get any suggestions on how to improve yesterday's card so I had to come up with something myself.  After finishing the thoughts that went through my head was "leave well enough alone!"  LOL But here it is. You can see yesterday's card here and read on to see what I added to it today. 

I added a Vellum circle using the third largest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" die set.

Next I stamped the leaves from the "Softly Sophisticated" set using Pretty Peacock ink. Then I stamped the Berry Burst flowers.  I fussy cut the piece out. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was centered on the Vellum piece. A bit of glue was added to the back of the Vellum piece and it was centered on the Designer Series Paper (DSP) circle. And that was the changes I made. I'm still not thrilled with it but it's done and I'm moving on to a different card.

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

Forever Love, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. The title of today's post should have been "HELP"!  I have no idea where to go with this card. Any ideas? Please read on to see how I made it so far.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. A 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White was cut and then textured using the "Softly Sophisticated" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

I die cut the circle using the flowered paper from the "Forever Love" 12" x 12" package. I used the largest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. 

Three gold foil card stock strips 1/4" x 3-3/4" were cut and glued to the front of the card.

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

I do not know what set the words are from, if you do, please let me know so I can add that here. I had stamped them at Terr's Stamp-a-Stack and put them in my bag but ended up using other words on my cards but didn't want to waste these. I glued them to a scalloped gold foil oval that was from the "Double Oval" punch. I set them in place using Dimensionals.

And that's as far as I got. I drew a blank and just decided to post it and beg for help. Any ideas?

Thank you for taking your time to stop in and see today's hot mess!
Wanda

Softly Sophisticated, Flight & Airy, Delightful Doily, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an anniversary 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Softly Sophisticated" embossing folder. I got it free from the Sale-a-Bration catalog with a qualifying purchase. I did have a little trouble getting it out of the folder. It was stuck in all of those little dots but I did get it out and once I got it started it came out nicely. I thought I was going to rip it and I'm one who likes to be rough with it to see how much stress the paper can take so I know how to handle it in the future. It can take a lot which made me happy. I always glue my embossed pieces in place.

Next I cut a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. On top of that is a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Flight & Airy" 12"x 12" package. 

I finally used the "Delightful Doily" die set. I forgot I had it. I die cut a Basic White doily and I cut it in half. In the set is an outline of the doily. It is mostly for the embossing folder but I thought it would look good as a layer behind the lacy doily. I cut this piece in half too. I added a bit of glue to the lacy piece and attached it to the Lemon Lolly piece. That piece was then taped to the left edge of the DSP.

The bird is from the same "Flight & Airy" package and was fussy cut. Dimensionals were added to the back of it and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The word piece was punched using the "Double Oval" punch using Basic White and Boho Blue card stock. They were taped together and set in place on the front of the card. I do not know where the words came from. I had stamped them at Terri's Stamp-a-Stack but didn't use them. I added different words to my card and just stuck that in my bag for future use. I set the word piece in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

I'm not overly fond of the Lemon Lolly part but it is what it is. 

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

Artistically Inked, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty find to share with you. I ran across this card on Pinterest and just had to make it. I'm still kind of stuck on white on white cards.  You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

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

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the layer. It was textured using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder and then it was glued to the front of the card. I prefer to use glue because I have found that tape doesn't always hold well because of the texture. There just doesn't seem to be enough contact surface to make it stick well. Glue doesn't leave me with any questions of not staying in place. 

The next thing I did was to die cut the floral image from the "Artistically Inked" bundle using Basic White card stock. I cut tiny pieces of Dimensionals and set them in the wider areas on the back side. The upper part of the piece does not have any Dimensionals because the lines up there are just too thin. But the ones I added on the bottom area seemed to be enough to support the piece and help the top stay raised a bit.

Next I tied a white ribbon (retired) bow and set it in place on the front of the card using a glue dot.

The words were added next. I do not recall what set they are from, I had stamped them a while ago and they were in my stash. They were punched out using the "Double Oval" punch and set in place using Dimensionals. And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and such a pretty one too!

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

Best Family Ever, Stylish Shapes, Anniversary or Wedding Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello! I'm happy you are here today. I have a fun card that uses some scraps! Who doesn't love using up scraps? Please read on to see how to make one of your own!

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I had started out with a half-sheet of Cherry Cobbler but the piece really looked like it needed a white border so I went with Basic White for the base and a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cherry Cobbler for the layer. I did texture that layer using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder (pssst, the folder is NOT retiring, yay!!). I glued the Cherry Cobbler piece to the Basic White piece.

Next I took a piece Designer Series Paper (DSP) scrap from the "Awash in Beauty" 12" x 12" package. My piece measured 4-1/8" x 3-1/4".  You can use smaller pieces too, this was just how "tall" my piece was. I think if it were a bit shorter it might look better but I had no idea how to work this into a card so I winged it. I took that piece of DSP and cut it into 1-3/8" strips.  

Next I took a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and I taped the DSP strips to it leaving about 1/8" space between them. To make the spaces even, I often cut a strip of card stock the width I need and I set it along the edge of the first piece I lay down and then add the next piece with that strip sitting in between as a guide. Then I trimmed the Mossy Meadow piece of card stock. It measured 4-1/2" x 3-1/2" when I was done. Now that I know those measurements I can make future cards with ease. Oh, one thing to remember is to keep the strips of DSP in order so they still for a picture when you tape them down. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the Cherry Cobbler piece.

The words are from the "Best Family Ever" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. They were set in place using Dimensionals. 

The bow was sitting on my worktable. It was from a packet that Terri had sent me in a thank you gift package.  She even ties them for you before she packages them up! I used a dot of mono glue and slipped it slightly under the corner of the word piece. And the card was done.

This card design could be used for a number of other occasions as well as birthday. Fun, pretty and versatile too. Plus you get to use up scraps!

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