Labeled With Love, Thoughtful Journey, Layers of Beauty, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock for the layer. Before I did anything else I used the die in the "Labeled With Love" bundle to cut the die for the layers.

The Designer Series Paper (DPS) is from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack. It was cut at 3-3/4" x 5".  I taped the DSP to the Mossy Meadow piece and then that was taped to the card base.

The words are from the "Labeled With Love" and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I stamped them over to the right a bit so I could add the leaves. 

Using Cajun Craze card stock I cut the leaves from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle. 

Now I'm ready to assemble the rest of the card. I cut the Mossy Meadow die cut piece in half and taped each half on the back of the word piece so it looks like it's layered. Mine wasn't cut exactly in the center but it really doesn't matter because the sides don't show much. Once the Mossy Meadow pieces were taped in place Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The Cajun Craze leaves piece was glued in place and the card was done.

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

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

Autumn Leaves, Unbounded Love, Masculine Fall Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine/fall birthday card to share with you. I like to lean towards masculine because of the fall colors and there's no flowers but it could be used for a female birthday card as well. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. You can use a half-sheet of Cajun Craze and a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White on the inside. I just found it used less colored card stock to cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece and tape it to the front.  But before that piece was taped I used the leaf vein images from the "Autumn Leaves" bundle and stamped them with Cajun Craze ink. 

After taping the Cajun Craze stamped piece to the front of the card base, I cut a piece of Basic Black card stock that measured 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" and a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Splendid Autumn" 6" x 5" stack was cut at 3-3/8" x 4-5/8" and taped to the Basic Black piece. Then that was taped to the Cajun Craze piece.

I cut a Garden Green and two Crushed Curry leaf veins using the die from the "Autumn Leaves" bundle. I also cut an oak leaf from the same bundle using the "Oxidized Copper" DSP. 

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them using the die from the same bundle. I didn't like that it didn't have a border so I used my Basic Black marker and colored around the edges. This is the part that I'm not thrilled with on this card. It's just too bright looking, plus I didn't to a good job coloring around those edges. But it is what it is.  The word piece was set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

If I were to make another one (which I probably will because there's 3 more sheets in the stack) I would do something different with the word piece. Perhaps die cut a Basic Black piece and cut it in half and add each piece to the upper and lower part of the word piece so it looks like it has a layer that is a bit larger than the original one. All I really know is it could use a little work on the word piece.  You can probably come up with something better!

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

Autumn Leaves, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fall card to share with you using the "Book Fold" technique. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a half-sheet of Basic White card stock. Once cut in half (on the short side) it measures 4-1/4" x 11".  I scored the piece at 4-1/4", 5-1/2" and 6-3/4". 

I cut a 4" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Iconic Celebrations" 6" x 6" stack. I taped it to one end of the 4-1/4" x 11" piece of card stock. I kept in mind that the end I would be taping this would be the front of the card (it was on the right side of the Basic White piece. Once the DSP was in place I used an almost 3" circle die. Any large die in that size area will work. I cut the DSP and card stock at the same time.

Now I was ready to glue the "book" shut. I added glue to the area between the 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" score lines. I closed the piece and let the glue set up. While the glue was drying I cut a 1" x 4" strip of DSP for the left side of the card. The piece on here is the backside of the acorn piece. I taped my piece in place.

Using the leaf dies from the "Autumn Leaves" bundle and I cut a bunch of colorful leaves. I used Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Pecan Pie card stock for them. 

I cut a piece of Basic White card stock that was a little shy of 4-1/4" x 4-1/4".  I taped the leaves onto this piece, trying to fill it up as much as I could. Then I added glue around the perimeter of the piece and taped it to the back of the front cover. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out using a 2-7/8" circle die. I glued it to the front of the card, the left edge of the circle touched the left edge of the large circle. Yu can't see it because the large leaf is hiding it.

That large leaf is from the same bundle. I stamped it using Crushed Curry ink on Crushed Curry card stock and I cut it out using the matching die. I glued the leaf in place over part of the Basic White circle. I glued and tucked in more leaves around the left side of the large circle and one on the word circle.

This was a fun card to make. I love all the fall leaves. I'm ready for a long fall!

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

Pick of the Patch, Dainty Delight, Days to Remember, Fall Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fall birthday 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. The card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Designer Series Paper from the "Fresh as a Daisy" 12" x 12" package. The other side has some really pretty daisies with a beautiful mauve colored background. I hated to use this piece like that but I needed something fallish and I didn't have any fall DSP. I taped the DSP to the card base.

Next I die cut the lattice Basic White piece from the "Split Card Textures" dies using a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. I used glue to set it in place, I thought it was the only way to go around that thin edge without making a mess. I should have used double-sided sticky sheet but I always think of this stuff after I'm done cutting. But I made it work, it's on the front of the card.

The Garden Green vine is from the "Dainty Delight" bundle. Again I should have used a double-sided sticky sheet but I didn't. So I added a dot of glue on each leaf and I set it in place on the front of the card.

Then I stamped the pumpkins from the "Pick of the Patch" set using Pumpkin Pie ink on Basic White card stock. I fussy cut them out. The leaves were stamped next. I used both leaf shapes in the set with Garden Green and Mossy Meadow ink. I fussy cut them out too. And the stems were stamped using Pecan Pie ink and they were fussy cut out. I glued the stems in place and then the leaves were added.

Dimensionals were used to set the pumpkins on the vine starting with a medium size one on the bottom and two smaller ones on the way up the vine. Just before I set the larger pumpkin in place, I thought the background there was just a bit to bright. So I took my Blending Brush and scrubbed on some Garden Green ink. 

And I waited to add the pumpkin so I could stamp the words. They are from the "Days to Remember" set and were stamped using Pecan Pie ink. The large pumpkin was set in place with Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I enjoyed creating it as I went. I had no idea where I was going with it. I just knew I wanted to use the "Split Card Textures" die on a card. And this is what I ended up with.

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

Petal Park, Pick of the Patch, Through The Years, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fall birthday card to share with you. It was pretty simple to make and I was able to turn a spring/summer set into a fall one with just a little bit of color! Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Garden Green card stock. I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock to the inside. I also cut another 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card tock for the outside of the card.

I stamped the leaves from the "Petal Park" set using Garden Green ink. I had set it up in my Stamparatus and I stamped twice, that's why it's so dark. And in being so dark I had to use black Memento ink for the details.

The flowers were stamped next. I used Crushed Curry ink for the solid part and Pumpkin Pie for the details. There is a punch for the flowers but I just fussy cut them (because once again I was too lazy to get up and get the punch. It's so involved. I would have to get off my chair, walk over to where the punches are kept, find the right punch, and walk back to my worktable.  See, so involved!!! It just screams "LAZY" doesn't it?  LOL). Once the flowers were cut I set them aside.

I stamped the pumpkin from the "Pick of the Patch" set using Pumpkin Pie ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I stamped the stem using Pecan Pie ink and the leaf using Garden Green ink. I fussy cut the three of those out.

Before adding the words I assembled the card. If I were to make the card again, I would just set the pieces on the front so I could see where to add the dots. I ended up getting ink on the one flower and I had to redo it. I stamped off once using Pecan Pie ink for the dots. You can also do the words at this time as well. I didn't! Sometimes I do things a bit backwards when I'm designing because I'm not really sure where I'm going with the card/project.

The pumpkin was set in place first using Dimensionals. Then the little flower on the right and the larger flower on the left were added using Dimensionals. I taped the medium size flower in place.

I added my wording from the "Through the Years" set using Pecan Pie ink.  I taped the piece to the front of the card and the card was done.

I though this was a fun card to make and I was glad I could work a fall card into the "Petal Park" set.

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

Rustic Harvest, Art Gallery, Masculine Birthday Card, 2022 Stampin' Up! Fall Mini

Today's card was found here on Pinterest. I was looking for a card to make using the "Rustic Harvest" Designer Series Paper (DSP) and I saw this one. It did involve some fussy cutting, but I was up for the challenge

Here's how I made the card. First I fussy cut three pumpkins and some leaves. I fussy cut around the vines. That part I didn't like but I survived it! LOL  Then I cut the card stock.

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

Next I cut the DSP from the "Rustic Harvest" 12" x 12" package. It measured 4" x 5-1/4" and I taped it to the front of the card.

Then the top two layers were cut. The Basic Black piece measured 4-1/8" x 2-7/8" and the Basic White piece measured 4" x 2-3/4".  

The pumpkins and leaves were fussy cut and the one pumpkin with the vine was the worst to cut because the vine was kind of winding around a bit. But I cut it out and was happy with the way it looked. 

I set the second and third pumpkin on top of the Basic White piece to see where the words would go. The words are from the "Art gallery" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink.

Next I taped the Basic Black piece to the Basic White piece and began adding the pumpkins and leaves. I set the piece in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock on the inside and the card was done.

This was a very fun and easy card to make. It's not only great for a fall Thanksgiving type card but a masculine birthday card as well.

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

Forever Fern, Painted Poppies, Peaceful Moments, Fall Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

I'm still on my quest to make the stamp sets I bought in the spring into fall cards.  Here's what I came up with using the "Forever Fern" set.

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 White for the front panel.

I stamped some of the leaf images right onto the panel piece. Then I stamped some onto a separate piece of card stock. I used Old Olive and Mossy Meadow for my greens. Then I stamped some of the rounded leaves stamp using Cajun Craze ink. I die cut these out with the matching dies.  I had set them on the front of my card and placed them where I thought they would look the best.

The circle piece is from the "Painted Poppies" dies. I die cut it using Soft Suede card stock.  

I stamped the words using Soft Suede ink on a scrap piece of Basic White. I die cut them using the 1-7/8" circle die. I taped the words to the center of the Soft Suede piece.  Then I set it on top of the fern pieces and rearranged them to my liking.  I carefully removed the circle piece and took a think slice of scotch tape and taped the pieces together. I carefully picked them up and turned them over to add more tape. Then I added Dimensionals to the back. I made sure they covered over where the leaves met each other. That helped hold them together more and gave the piece more stability.  

Before I set the leaf cluster in place, I took the dotted image from the "Forever Fern" set and using Soft Suede in, I stamped off once and then onto my piece. I stamped all around the leaves on the panel piece.

Then I set the leaves in place.  The circle was added by putting snail tape on the upper part of the solid circle and Dimensionals on the bottom part. 

I didn't like how the word piece looked so white and open so I colored some rhinestones using the dark Cajun Craze Blends pen and set them on the circle.  I thought the rest of the card could use some to tie it all together so I colored three more and set them on the panel piece.  

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

This was a very fun card to make and I was glad I was able to turn the spring fern set into a fall set. I love to have versatile stamp sets.

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

Art Gallery, Fall Birthday Card, 2021-2022 Stampin' Up! Catalog

I was wondering what other stamp sets I have that I can use fall colors to make the set more versatile. SO I grabbed the "Art Gallery" set off my shelf and some fall colors and I sat down to figure out a fun fall layout.  And this is what I came up with.

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

I cut two pieces of Basic White card stock at 4" x 5-1/4".  I taped one to the inside and I set the outside piece aside.

I stamped the flowers from the "Art Gallery" set using Calypso Coral for the main part and Cajun Craze for the highlight image for two flowers. And the other two flowers were stamped using Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry inks. I debated on the Daffodil Delight because it was screaming "summer" but I went with it anyway. I could have toned it down a bit with some stamped off Pumpkin Pie ink but I decided to just see what happens with my first choices.

I stamped the leaves using Old Olive ink and I die cut the leaves and the flowers. I did cut off some of the leaves so I could tuck them in later.

I arranged the flowers and the stem with two leaves on it on the front of my card. Then I put another 4" x 5-1/4" piece of card stock on top and turned the piece over. I used some small pieces of scotch tape to hold the pieces together. I turned it over and added a bit of glue where the pieces seemed a bit weak. 

I set the flowers on top of my Basic White piece so I could see where to stamp the words. The words are also from the "Art Gallery" set and were stamped using Cajun Craze ink. Then I taped this piece to the card base.

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

The leaves I cut off from stamping some extra stems were set in place with a little bit of glue. I chose glue because I wanted to make sure I could move them around a little if I needed to.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make and I think it has a fall touch to it.

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

Peaceful Moments, Fall Birthday Card, September 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit

I found this fun card on the internet and I forgot to grab the link before I closed out the image. Several hours and tons of new searches later it dawned on me I forgot the link.  I tried to look for it but had no luck. So if you know who the original designer of this card is or if you have a link to the original card, please let me know so I can link it.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock. On top of that is the party favor box from the September 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit.  I taped the backside so the die cut pieces wouldn't fall out. I had used Scotch tape to do that. Then I cut the piece to 4" x 5-1/4". 

The Whisper White piece on the top was cut 2-3/8" x 4".  Then I die cut the Pumpkin Pie card stock square using the "Stitched Shapes Framelits" dues. I had used the 2nd largest one.  

I stamped the pumpkin image from the Paper Pumpkin kit using Crumb Cake ink that was stamped off once.  It gave the background a nice look, soft and subtle. 

The words are from the "Peaceful Moments" set. Crumb Cake ink was used to stamp them.

After stamping on the Whisper White card stock I taped the Pumpkin Pie square on top. I lined up the sides and top to try to get them as equal as possible.  

The pumpkins are from the kit and were set in place using Dimensionals. 

I took some black Baker's Twine and wound it around the Whisper White piece a couple of times and tied a bow. 

The panel was set in place using Dimensionals.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I really like this layout. I'm going to have to try it with different stamps and different backgrounds. 

Thank you SO very much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Halloween Card, Fall Card, Friendship Card, September 2020 Paper Pumpkin Card

Here's the second card I made today using the September 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit.  I could have posted it tomorrow but I don't want to make too many of my posts with Paper Pumpkin stuff because not everyone subscribes to it.

Here's how I made my card.  I took a half-sheet of Mossy Meadow card stock and folded it in half. This card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

On top of tat is a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Whisper White card stock.

I cut one of the Paper Pumpkin party favors to use for the center. I cut off the sides and kept the middle. That middle piece measures 2-1/2" x 3-5/8".  I cut the Old Olive piece 2-7/8" x 4". I put a small dot of tape at the area where I think the hole will be punched out. I need the tape there to hold the pieces together and prevent them from slipping.  I took my 1-1/4" circle punch and put the piece all the way into the punch.I eyed both sides to make sure they were as even as could be and I punched the circle.  Then I took the 1-3/8" circle punch and punched the party favor circle a little bit bigger. I eyed the punch and then punched out the thin ring. You don't need the ring so toss it in recycling. I taped those two pieces together.

The words are from the kit and were stamped on Whisper White card stock using Cajun Craze ink.  I punched them with the "Classic Label" punch.  

I took a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock, mine measured 2" x 2" and I centered it on the back side of the circle. I had set Dimensionals around the circle and I affixed the scrap piece to the front layers. 

I took some black Baker's Twine from the kit and wrapped it around the two layers and tied a bow in the front. I did add a glue dot to hold the bow where I needed it to be. I set the words above the bow using Dimensionals.

I added a Dimensional to the back of the little pumpkin in the kit and set it in the center of the punched circle. 

I glued a curly piece to the front of the card just above the words. 

The front panel was done so I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on top of the Whisper White piece. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White was added to the inside and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and it's a layout I love to use with smaller images.  

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

Celebration Tidings, Thank You Card, Fall Card, Thanksgiving Card, 2020 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog

I found a fun card on Pinterest but I didn't have some of the elements to make it so I just used what I had and this is what I came up with.  You can see the original card here. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock. The original card used Rich Razzleberry card stock for the base. I changed up the color layout.

I cut a 5-1/4" x 2" piece of Rich Razzleberry and a 5-1/4" x 2" piece of the new "Plaid Tidings" 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I lined up these two pieces and used transparent tape on the back to hold them together. I added snail tape to the back and set it in place on top of the Whisper White card base.

I die cut the Whisper White piece using the second largest "Stitched Nested Labels" dies. 

The word piece was cut 3/4" x 4-1/4".  I used Versa Mark and stamped the words from the "Celebration Tidings". Then I heat embossed it using white embossing powder.

The image from the "Celebration Tidings" set was used here.  I stamped the top part first and then the bottom. I set the word piece in place so I knew where to stamp the bottom image. I used my Stamparatus to do this and try to get it as even as possible.  It's a little crooked but it's close! It's handmade!

The images were colored in using the light and dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pens on the pumpkins. The leaves were colored in using the light Old Olive Blends pen and the floral part on the image was colored in using the light Rich Razzleberry Blends pen. This strip was then punched using the "Triple Banner" punch. There is not a groove in the punch but I just lined it up and made sure it was equal on both sides. I taped this piece in place.

The Whisper White piece was set in place with Dimensionals and the card was done.

I like the original one but I'm pleased with how mine turned out too.

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

Banner Year, Plaid Tidings, Fall Card, 2020 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog

I found another layout I like that allows you to highlight smaller images. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  The card stock was cut on the 8-1/2" side so before it was folded it measured 4-1/4" x 11.  It was folded in half at 5-1/2". This card opens at the bottom and the fold is at the top.

I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Plaid Tidings" 6" x 6" paper stack. It was cut at 4-1/4" x 2-3/4".

The border piece was die cut using the die from the "Ornate Borders" dies on Rich Razzleberry card stock. I left enough of an edge (over 1/2") so I could tape it to the DSP before taping it to the front of the card. The DSP was lined up with the bottom of the card.

The words are from the Banner Year" set and were stamped using Garden Green ink. I punched them out using the "Classic Label" punch.

The pumpkin is from the "Banner Year" set and was stamped using Pumpkin Pie ink on Whisper White card stock. The stem and leaf image (both on the same stamp) were colored in with my Soft Suede and Garden Green markers. I fussy cut the piece out and then I took the matching markers and colored around the edges to hid any of the white I missed from fussy cutting.

I die cut two circles, one from Whisper White measuring 1-1/8" and one from Rich Razzleberry card stock measuring 1-3/8".  I taped the two circles together.

I had some wine colored organza ribbon that I thought would blend in nicely. I wrapped it around the card twice to make it darker and I taped the ends on the front.  I doubled a piece of ribbon and tied a knot, trimmed the ends and set it in place using a glue dot.

I taped the circles to the top left of the card and added the pumpkin using a Dimensional. 

The words were set in place using three small Dimensionals and the card was done.

I REALLY like how my card turned out and I look forward to using this layout again. I have several stamp sets that have small images.

Thank you ever SO much for taking the time to visit today,
Wanda

Banner Year, Plaid Tidings, Fall Card, 2020 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog

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

My Whisper White piece as cut 3-1/2" x 4-5/8".

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the new "Plaid Tidings" 6" x 6" stack.  I cut my DSP 2-7/8" x 4".  

I cut a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock 3" x 4-1/8".

I lined up the DSP on top of the Pumpkin Pie piece. I added a tiny little dot of snail tape in the area where the circle is to be punched out.  You only need a tiny amount to hold the DSP in place while you punch.  I used a 1-1/4" circle punch.  I slid the two pieces (all lined up) into the punch, all the way to the back. I centered the sides and then I punched the circle.

I took the DSP and put a piece of copier paper behind it and punched a ring around the circle using the 2-3/8" circle punch.  I tossed the ring in recycling.  

I taped the DSP to the card stock, being sure to line up the circles and the edges.

I tied a black ribbon around the two pieces.  I cut my ribbon about 3-3/4" long and I taped the ends to the back.  Then I slipped more ribbon (still on the spool) under the taped ribbon and tied a knot. My ribbon is retired. I think it's been long retied but I still have a little bit left.  It's from WAY back when the spools had 25 yards on them. WOW, that was a lot of ribbon.

I stamped the pumpkin from the "Banner Year" set using Pumpkin Pie ink on a piece of Whisper White card stock that measured 2" x 2". The leaf and stem images are on one stamp so I used a marker to color the leaf Mossy Meadow and the stem Early Espresso. I huffed on it and then stamped it on top of the pumpkin. 

Dimensionals were placed around the back side of the circle on the card stock. Then the Pumpkin image was set in place.

Dimensionals were added to the rest of the exposed Pumpkin Pie card stock and snail tape on the 2" x 2" Whisper White square.  I set this on top of a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Whisper White.  

I taped the entire piece to the front of the card using snail tape.

The words are from the "Banner Year" set. I stamped them using Mossy Meadow ink.  My Whisper White strip measured 2-3/8" x 3/4".  I set it in place using Dimensionals.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White was added to the inside of the card and the card was finished.

This was a very fun card and this is always my go to layout when it comes to using small images. That tiny image becomes the focal point of the card.  Cute little pumpkin, huh?  I chose the "Banner Year" set because it covers several holidays/occasions including fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day and there's even a dove that could be uses for a wedding card too. I may have to give that one a try too.  This set has lots of possibilities. I plan on using it a lot!

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

Painted Harvest, Happy Birthday Gorgeous, Fall Birthday Card, 2017 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog

I found this fun card on Pinterest. It caught my eye because of the background, which mine turned out darker than the one posted.  I was tempted to use Soft Smoke instead of Early Espresso stamped off twice.  But it's still pretty.  You can see the original card here.  

This was very easy to make.  The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Early Espresso card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Early Espresso card stock cut 5" x 3-3/4". Yup, you read that right, Early Espresso on top of Early Espresso.  I think I would have chosen Cajun Craze for the base instead, but I was just going by what I saw, because what I saw I did like.  And the top layer is Very Vanilla.

I stamped the flowers on the Very Vanilla using Early Espresso ink and stamping off twice before I stamped on the card stock.  Then I added a 1-1/2" x 3-3/4"piece of "Painted Autumn" Decorative Series Paper (DSP).  I stamped the words from the "Happy Birthday Gorgeous" set using Early Espresso ink.  I taped it to the Early Espresso piece of card stock and then tied some jute around it and knotted it.  

I stamped another flower using Crushed Curry first and then Tangerine Tango on top of that.  The center of the flower is Early Espresso.  Then the flower was die cut using the stitched circle die.

Next I stamped the leaves and the leaf veins using Lemon Line Twist.  I punched them out and set them on the back of the die cut circle using Dimensionals.  The Dimensionals were on double duty.  There were to raise the flower up and at the same time the stems caught a little of it and it held them in place as well.  And for the final step, I added Dimensionals to the back of the front panel and set it in place and the card was done. 

I still like how this card looks, even though my background is a little darker.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Colorful Season, Seasonal Layers, Thank You Card, Masculine Card

Today I thought I would play with the "Colorful Season" set. I bought this set because I LOVED the snowflakes in it. I've hardly used them, but winter isn't here yet, so watch out!!! LOL  This was a fun card to make.  Very little stamping and lots of color!

The base of this card is a folded 1/2-sheet of Tangerine Tango card stock.  I added a 2" x 5-1/2" strip of "Delightful Daisy" Designer Series Paper (DSP).  

I stamped Always Artichoke ink on a piece of Artichoke card stock using the vein leaf image from the "Colorful Season" set.  I also stamped two tiny leaves using Peekaboo Peach ink and card stock. I die cut the leaves.  I used Cajun Craze and another piece of Always Artichoke and die cut the leaf silhouettes.

The words are from the "Beautiful Bouquet" set.  I was looking for some words that would look nice in a round area as opposed to an oval one. The words were stamped using Always Artichoke ink.  I used the stitched circle die to cut out the words and I used a scrap piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock to die cut the circle scallop to go behind the words.  I added Dimensionals to the back of the words.  I didn't set them in place yet, I just set them on top of the card front and then I began to layer the leaves.  After I got them where I wanted them, I removed the word piece and carefully taped the leaves in place.  Then I added the words.  It's pretty simple to do too, colorful and a lot of fun!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Cookie Cutter Halloween Fall Scarecrow Card

I was surfing the net for more cards to make using the "Cookie Cutter Halloween" set.  I just feel like I need to get a little bit more use out of the set before I put it away.  I'm sure it will be retired.  Which is too bad, it's a very fun set to pay with.

I found this card at "Artistic Designs by Rachael." You can see her card here.    

I tried to find the words for this card but I didn't have them. Then I read that Rachael used her computer to type up the wording.  SO I grabbed a piece of card stock and put it in my computer. I found a color that was close to the Dapper Denim. I could have looked up the RGB code but I figured I could find something close and get by with it, and I did.

I used the "Gorgeous Grunge" splatter for the background.  I used Pumpkin Pie ink and on the Dapper Denim ink, I stamped off once (but not on the Pumpkin Pie color).  

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock. A strip of Dapper Denim is added to the side and Whisper White is used to fill in the rest of the front.

A paper doily was added after the stamping.  A swirl from the "Swirly Scribbles" thinlits die wa added. 

I had to fussy cut the crow.  The strip that it is sitting on is a piece of the decorative "Hallowee Nights" paper.  I didn't have any orange ribbon.  The scarecrow was stamped, punched and colored and then added using Dimensionals.  And that was it.  Super easy.  Super cute.  And super fun!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Woodland Embossing Folder, Fall Card, Accordion Technique

This card is one that was from last months Technique Tuesday Swap. It was made by Tanya.  

The "Woodland" embossing folder was used for the background.  I do not know what the name of the stamp set is where the leaves are from.  If you know, please let me know so I can update my post with the correct information.

The inside of the card is fun!  That is where the accordion technique comes in!  It's an easy technique and you can see how to do it by looking at my last post where I have the instructions.  Click here for those instructions.  You will be surprised at how easy this technique is to do.  Give it a try!!!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Fall Card Using the Cookie Cutter Halloween Set

I'm SO glad there is this cute little scarecrow in the "Cookie Cutter Halloween" set.  I didn't feel like I got to play with that set very much last month.  I had too many other things going on and it kind of got neglected.  So when it dawned on me that a scarecrow can be used all November, I was thrilled. Not that I'm going to make a scarecrow card every day in November!!!  I promise I won't!

This card was found on Pinterest.  You can see the original card here.  

I colored mine a little different but the background papers and layout is the same.  I think I liked it because of the papers.

It was a fun card to make.  I also sued the "Spooky Fun" set to make the pumpkins.  I didn't buy the dies that went with that set so I had to fussy cut the pumpkins, but it was worth it.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda

A Botanical Builder and Designer Tin of Cards Birthday Card

Today I'm going to share with you a fallish card. Since it's September, it's time to get away from the pastel and bright papers and into something more fall looking.  You can't go wrong with any shade of orange now!!!

For my card I used Pumpkin Pie card stock for the base and for the layer. I used Pumpkin Pie Decorative paper for the strip of wording.

I used Tangerine Tango for the flower and I used Garden Green for the leaf. The center of the flower is Whisper White, Early Espresso and the dot is just a punched piece of Pumpkin Pie.  I set the flower with the leaf in place using a Dimensional.  

The words are from the "Designer Tin of Cards" set.  It has a lot of fun wording in it.  I chose this one because it fit so well in that corner.  I used Early Espresso ink to stamp it.

I set the top layered focal in place using Dimensionals.  And I also used the new "Festive" embossing folder.

This was a fun and easy card to make.  I like this layout and I think I'm going to have to try it for some more fall and some winter or Christmas cards.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A For All Things Fall Card and Camouflage Technique

I was cleaning up my worktable (something I don't do often enough) and I ran across a card I had received in Augusts swap. The technique used here is the Camouflage Technique.  It's a very fun one to do but you do need to make sure you have some time to create with it.  The card stock is wet from rubbing alcohol and it does take time to dry.  Though you can speed it up with the heat tool, but that takes time too.  So if you are in a hurry to make a card, this is not the technique you are looking for!

But if you're looking for a fun technique or wanting to try something new, well then this is for you!!!  It is a very easy  technique to do, it just requires a little time.  You can find the instructions here.

This card was made by Nancy at Terri's Technique Tuesday group.  I LOVE the fun fall colors she used.  I don't have this "For All Things" stamp set.  It's a fun one but not in my library!  That's what is fun about swaps too, you get to see other sets up close and personal.  

Give this technique a try!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda