Timeless Arrangements, Happiness Abounds, Friendship or Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I ran a cross a quick and easy card on Pinterest. There's supposed to be a video but there was no link. You can see the original card here and please read on to see how I made it.

I couldn't decide if the wording here was for a friendship card or for a thank you card. Either would work.

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

I cut a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top focal piece. I textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued it to a 3" x 4-1/4"piece of Basic Black card stock. And then that was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Happiness Abounds" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic white card stock. 

The leaves pieces are from the "Timeless Arrangements" bundle and were die cut using Basic Black ink. I used the leafy looking die and the one that looks like buds. I glued both of them to the back of the word piece. I added Dimensionals to the back of the word piece and set them in place on the front of the card.

A few black embellishments were added to the focal piece and the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I think I'd like to try this in some other colors too.

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

Dainty Delight, Framed Florets, Birthday or Wedding Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello! I'm happy you are here to see today's card. I'm not sure if it's a wedding card or a birthday card but I'm leaning towards a birthday card because of the words "special person".  Person meaning one and a wedding might read "couple".  Anyway, it's such a pretty card and with the right words could be used for a number of occasions. I found this card on the internet. 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 Balmy Blue card stock. After cutting the piece measured 4-1/4" x 11", it opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut two pieces of Basic White at 4" x 5-1/4", one for the inside and one for the outside. 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Country Floral Lane" 12" x 12" package and was cut at 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  I taped the DSP to the Basic White piece.

Next I die cut the pieces using the dies in the "Dainty Delight" bundle.  I used Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Mint Macaron, Sweet Sorbet, and Basic White card stock.

The Basic White piece was die cut using the third largest stitched circle in the "Stylish Shapes" die set. 

The words are from the "Framed Florets" set and were stamped on the Basic White circle using black Memento ink. 

To put the piece together, I taped the circle in place first. Then the long arched Mossy Meadow leaves piece.

Then the Mint Macaron tiny flowers on a stem were added. The Sweet Sorbet flowers were added next  and then the Daisies were added using small Dimensionals. I colored the Daffodil Delight centers using my Wink of Stella pen. The tiny leave were glued in place under the Sweet Sorbet flowers.

I added some blue gems I had in my stash and the card was done.

This was such a pretty card and I was glad I ran across it. I'm looking for some fun things to make while I'm waiting for my order to arrive. I just ordered yesterday but it feels like it's going to take forever. LOL

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

Dainty Delight, Artistically Inked, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

 

Hello! I'm glad you found your way here to see today's card I made to share with you. It's a fun card with lots of fun pieces. I saw a card on Pinterest and I thought I'd give it a try with what I have and guessing at the measurements. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock, one for the inside and one for the outside. On the outside piece I added some dots by flicking my Crumb Cake and Balmy Blue markers onto the paper, one at a time. I don't think you can do it with both at the same time!

Then I taped that to the outside of the card and I taped the other Basic White piece to the inside.

Next I cut some Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Country Floral Lane" 12" x 12" package from the spring mini catalog. Those two pieces measure 1" x 2-1/2" each. 

I had a piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. It was just sitting on my worktable so I cut it to measure 2-1/4" x 3". I taped the DSP to this piece. The DSP is about 1/4" on the bottom and 3/8" on the side. Flip it over and repeat for the other side. Then the piece was taped in place on top of the card front. 

A Basic White ring was made using two circle dies at the same time. I would have liked it a bit thinner but it is what it is. I kept the center, that is where the words were stamped. Though I thought it might have been easier to stamp the words and then set up the two circle dies, but I always manage to do things the hard way!  LOL

The "hello" is from the "Artistically Inked" set and was stamped using Crumb Cake ink. 

The little flowers were die cut using Blushing Bride card stock scrap and the die from the "Dainty Delight" bundle.  The daisy is also from the same die set. I die cut two and glued the two pieces together. 

The little leaves are from the same "Dainty Delight" bundle and were die cut using Old Olive card stock scraps. The leaves come two in a set so I was able to cut the four at one time. 

The flowers bundle is from the "Dainty Delight" set and was stamped using black Memento ink. Then colored in using the Balmy Blue marker. 

To assemble the rest of the card, I glued the ring in place first. Then the word piece was added next using Dimensionals. The blue flower piece was set in place using Dimensionals.

The little pink flowers were added with a small Dimensional each with the leaf being tucked under the Dimensional.

Then the Daisy was set in place with a Dimensional and the leaves were glued to the back of the petals.

I colored some crystal rhinestones using my dark Mango Melody Blends pen and those were set in place on the card and the card was done.

I think I would love to use this design again sometime, though I think I would raise the textured piece up on Dimensionals, it looks a bit too flat there but it's still nice and I am happy with the way it turned out. This card could be used for a number of occasions. I'm looking forward to seeing what I can make using a Christmas theme later in the year. 

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

Eden's Garden, Get Well Card, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello! So glad you could make it here today. I have a quick and easy card for you to make today! Yes, you can make this card too!! 

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

I cut a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Fresh Freesia card stock for the layer. I textured it using the "Pretty Flowers" embossing folder and then I glued it in place. I prefer glue because tape doesn't seem to get on enough flat surfaces to hold nicely.

Then I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Hues of Happiness" 12" x 12" package and I taped it to a 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Fresh Freesia card stock. Then the piece was glued to the front of the card. The piece was set in place about 1/2" from the left edge of the card and 1/2" from the bottom edge card. Before I taped the DSP to the card stock I did cut the scalloped circle to save on card stock, only because I didn't have a scrap piece large enough. 

The words are from the "Eden's Garden" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I die cut them using the 1-5/8" circle from the "Layering Circles" die set and the Fresh Freesia layer behind it is from the same die set. I taped the circles together and then I set them in place using Dimensionals. And the card was done.

I told you it was quick and easy! Now go make one and use up some of those smaller pieces of DSP and card stock!

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Get Well/Friendship card,

Wanda

Artistically Inked, Forever Fern, Friendship or Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

The other day I made a card using these same elements. And at that link there was another card featuring the same images but adding a square in the center with the flower coming out. I thought the first card was so pretty and easy that I thought I'd give the second one a try. I am not sure which I like better. This one was a little bit more work but not bad.  You can see the original card here. I didn't have some of the materials, so I made do with what I had. 

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

I added a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Bermuda Bay card stock for the bottom layer. Then a 3/4" x 5" piece of Coastal Cabana card stock was cut and taped for the next layer.  These were then taped to the front of the card. 

A Basic White layer was cut at 3-5/8" x 4-7/8".  I die cut a 2-1/8" square from the upper part of the piece. I made sure there was equal spacing on the top and sides. U didn't have the new "Stylish Shapes" dies yet so I used what I had. Then the piece was textured using the "Tasteful Textile" embossing folder. 

I also cut a 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I stamped the larger flower on it using Coastal Cabana ink.  I set this piece in place on the textured front piece using Dimensionals. Dimensionals were also added to the rest of the larger white piece. A little glue or tape was added to the back of the 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece and the entire piece was placed on the front of the card. 

The flower and leaves were stamped using the "Artistically Inked" set with Bermuda Bay ink and Granny Apple Green ink. They were die cut. The flower was set in place in the middle of the square with Dimensionals and the leaves had a dot of glue added to the bottom tips and slipped under the flower.

The words are from the "Forever Fern" set and were stamped on a scrap of Basic Black card stock with Versa Mark ink. Then heat set with white embossing powder. The piece was trimmed with a scissors and set in place on the front of the card with a dot of clue on each end.

A black and white Baker's Twine bow was tied and set in place with a dot of glue.

I didn't add any embellishments. I forgot but I think I may just leave it as it is and allow the eye to be drawn to the square window of the card.

I almost forgot. I didn't have the Designer Series Paper (DSP) that was used on the original card so I cut a 1/4" strip of DSP from the "Daffodil Afternoon" set. I glued it in place and then trimmed the edges. It ended up being 3-5/8" long.

This was a fun card to make and I am pleased with the way it turned out.

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

Catch You Later, Friendship Card, 2022 Stampin' Up! Spring Mini Catalog

I had to make one more cat image before I put the set aside to play with something else.  I have too many sets sitting in front of me!!!  Why do I do that?  UGH!!!  

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock for the layer.  The DSP is from the "Simply Marbelous" 6" x 6" stack. I thought this piece had a nice movement and flow to it. It kind of looks like water.

I cut a 2-3/4" x 1-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the cat and fish image from the "Catch You Later" set. I stamped it using black Memento ink.  And I cut a 2-7/8" x 1-7/8" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock for the layer behind it.  I colored the image pretty much the same way I did with yesterday's card. I used my watercolor pencils and a Blender pen. Click here to see the card and how it was colored. I did a much better job coloring yesterday than I did today! I don't know why!!!

Then I cut a 2-1/4" x 1-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the words, they are from the same "Catch You Later" set. I cut a 2-3/8" x 1-3/4" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock for the layer behind it.

I taped the words behind the cat and fish image and then I added Dimensionals.  I set the piece in place on top of the DSP and the card was done!

This was a very fun and easy card to make.  I just love that cat and fish image. I will play with it again sometime in the future, but for now I'm off to play with the other new stuff!

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

Positive Thoughts, Birthday, Friendship Card

I found a very fun and easy card to make while looking on Pinterest.  I wasn't sure what I was looking for but I ran across this card and thought I'd give it a try. You can see the original card here.  I went to the link but I didn't get any measurements so I had to guess.  Here's how I made this card.  

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  On top of that is a 4-1/4" x 3" piece of Bermuda Bay card stock.

I cut a 3-3/4" x 2-1/2" piece of Soft Suede and on top of that is the Whisper White focal piece that measures 2-3/8" x 3-5/8".  

I stamped the flower using Bermuda Bay ink.

Next I stamped the words using Soft Suede ink.

I taped the focal piece to the Soft Suede piece and then I taped them to the Bermuda Bay piece.

I added Dimensionals to the back of the Bermuda Bay piece and I set it in place on the card base.

And that was it. It's super easy and quick too. I like this layout and I want to find a single small flower that would look nice.  I think I could make it work.  I have always liked the smaller images. I have a card layout that is perfect for them.

Have fun making this. It's a fun card to make.

Thank you SO much for taking the time to stop by today,
Wanda

Beautiful Friendship,Birthday Card, August 2019 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card

I still have my August 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit sitting out.  After the card I made yesterday (I made 6 of them) I still had LOTS of pieces left in the kit.  And I mean LOTS!  There's lots of leaves in two styles.  There's the pretty vellum leaves like the one in the center of this card.  There's thread, ribbon, sequins, tags another vellum flower type image.  And since I'm not doing the bags, I need to come up with something for cards and this is today's creation.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla that was textured using the "Eyelet Lace" embossing folder.  I set that piece in place on top of the card base using Dimensionals.

I took the large Crushed Curry printed circle from the kit and added a Merry Merlot scalloped circle to the back of it. I used the largest scalloped circle in the pack.  Then I punched out a 1-1/2" circle from a scrap piece of Very Vanilla.  I added a Merry Merlot circle to the back of it.  It's from the same circle pack as the scalloped circle. I did cut both out at the same time. I cut the smaller circle from the center of the large scalloped circle.  You can do them individually but it just saves time and wear and tear on the machine.  I taped the larger circles together and I taped the smaller circles together.  I set the smaller circle in place using Dimensionals.  I added the vellum leaf using three small Dimensionals.

Next I added the thread. I added some snail tape to area where the large circle will hide it.  I added my loops of thread and stuck them to the tape as I created them.  I did add a piece of scotch tape over the inside ends after I was done. I didn't want them coming loose from the snail tape.  I thought they might since I touched that tape an awful lot with my fingers. 

I set the large circle in place using Dimensionals.  Then I glued the end of the Merry Merlot leaves under the circle. I took another set of leaves, turned them over and colored it with the light Mossy Meadow Blends Pen.  I splattered some darker Blends Mossy Meadow over the leaves using the cover flick method.  It's where you use the cover of the pen and push about 1/4th of the end of the pen against the edge to make the ink flick off the cap and onto your paper/work.  The first time I hear about this I didn't understand what to do.  Flicking the pen off the cap was the instructions.  So I took the cap and I tapped the pen on it really hard and nothing flicked.  I made a lot of noise with the banging of the two pieces.  I thought maybe you had to have REALLY juicy markers to do this (I was using the markers at the time).  So I searched the net and found someone doing it and saw that you actually put the tip of the pen on the inside of the cover, at the bottom.  You only insert it about 1/4" and you push the tip of the pen out of the cap (that's the flicking part) and it splatters ink on the area you are working on.  SO I thought I would try it using a Blends pen. It works SO much easier with the Blends.  I'm not sure what it will do to the tips but only time will tell.  And it's not like I do it all the time.  So that's my story on the flicking!!!  Did you have a good laugh picturing me banging the cap and pen together?  LOL I laugh when I think about it now! So once I got the splatter on my leaves, I glued them in behind the Merry Merlot leaves.  Then I glued on a couple of the Crumb Cake leaves that came in the kit.  There's LOTS of those in the kit, along with lots of the other leaves. 

I tied a bow from the ribbon that is in the kit and set it in place with a glue dot that came with the kit (there's lots of those too). 

I took one of the Crumb Cake ribbon strips and stamped the words from the "Beautiful Friendship" set using Merry Merlot ink.  I thought it needed a layer behind it so I took a scrap of Merry Merlot card stock and cut a 5/8" strip and taped the two together. I trimmed the ends of the Merry Merlot piece to match the ends of the Crumb Cake piece.  I set the words in place using Dimensionals.

And for the final touch I added some sequins.  There's lots of those in the kit too.

This was a fun card to make and it put a very little dent in the leaves in the kit!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Beautiful Friendship, Birthday Card, 2019-2020 Stampin' Up! Catalog

Today I thought I would play with the "Beautiful Friendship" set.  I am not really sure why I bought this set.  It kind of reminds me of the "old" stamping.  Flat with no dimension to it.  I'm SO spoiled by stamps that have die cuts to them.  Though they are more expensive.  Maybe I got this set because it didn't cost a lot.  But I thought I should use it and this is what I came up with in the "quick cards" category.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Crumb Cake card stock.  This card opens at the bottom and the fold is at the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I put the card stock in my Stamparatus. I like to use it in the event that the image doesn't get inked up enough, I can just add more ink and stamp again in the exact same spot.  It's much like the "Stamp-a-ma-jig" except you don't have to hold on to anything.  The stamps cling and stay put so you can whip up a bunch of cards in no time.  I actually made three.  I was just going to make the one so I had the card stock cut for one and I decided to make two more.  Why not, the Stamparatus will hold everything in place so I just have to add a new piece of card stock, ink the image and stamp.  Repeat until you are done!!

I stamped the flower first. I used Flirty Flamingo ink on the Very Vanilla card stock piece.  The rose s are one large piece. Then I added the leaves. I lined them up on the flower and closed the "lid" of the Stamparatus and then I inked them using Old Olive.  I did have to move one of the sets of leaves and stamp each piece again.  The stamp set only came with two sets of leaves.  

The words are from the same set and I stamped them using Soft Suede ink.

I added a few pearls on the front and than a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla on the inside and the card was finished.

This is a very quick and simple card to make.  

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda