Zoo Crew, Darling Details, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello! I'm so happy to share today's card with you. I found a fun layout on Pinterest and I went with it. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Boho Blue. It 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 was taped to the front and one was taped to the inside.

Next I cut a piece of Boho Blue card stock that measured 4-1/2" x 1-1/4". I taped it to the front of the card about 3/4" from the edge of the card base. 

Then I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the in colors 6" x 6" stack. I cut one at 1" x 4" and I taped it to the top of the Boho Blue strip about 1-1/2" from the edge of the card base.

The square piece was cut at 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" and was taped about 1-1/4" from the edge of the card base.

The largest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set was used to cut the Boho Blue circle and the next size smaller was cut using a piece of Basic White card stock. I used my blending brush and scrubbed on some Boho Blue ink to give that background a bit of color. I taped the two circles together and set them on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

Then I fussy cut the armadillo from the "Zoo Crew" DSP. And by the way, this is the first armadillo card I ever made!  LOL I set the armadillo in place using some small Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Darling Details" set using Boho Blue ink. I die cut them with the die from the same "Stylish Shapes" set. I set it in place using tape on the end that sits on the circle and a Dimensional on the other end. And the card was finished.

This was a fun card to make and this is a fun layout to play with.

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

Enjoy the Rhythm, Darling Details, Zoo Crew, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello! Today I have a quick and easy card for you to make. I was able to put it together in under 20 minutes (without rushing!). 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.

I cut a 1-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Delightful Eclectic" package. I taped that to a 1-5/8" x 4-7/8" piece of Night of Navy card stock. I taped the two pieces together and then taped that to the left side of the card front.

Next I cut a 2-3/4" x 3-7/8" piece of Bubble Bath card stock and stamped the music on it from the "Enjoy the Rhythm" set using Bubble Bath ink. I taped that to a 2-7/8" x 4" piece of Night of Navy card stock and that was set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

The bear is from the "Zoo Crew" DSP package, was fussy cut and Dimensionals were added to the back. I set it in place on top of the Bubble Bath card stock piece.

The words are from the "Darling Details" set and were stamped using Night of Navy ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock. I punched them out using the "Double Oval" punch. Then I punched out the scalloped oval from the same punch on a scrap piece of Night of Navy card stock. I taped the two ovals together and then set the piece in place using a Dimensional on the top and one on the right. A bit of glue was added to the left side and the piece was set in place on the upper part of the card. And the card was done.

I think it's cute. I like that bear! It was a fun card to make and the fussy cutting was pretty simple. This card is great for adults and kids alike.

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

Best Day, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

 Hello. I'm happy you are here to see today's cute birthday card. This kitty is just adorable stuffed into a cupcake liner! Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Mint Macaron card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the inside and a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the outside.

On the bottom of the piece for the front I cut a 3-7/8" x 1-3/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Dandy Designs" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the bottom of the Basic White piece. I also taped a 5/16" x 3-7/8" strip of Mint Macaron card stock along the upper edge of the DSP. 

The words are from the "Best Day" set and were stamped using Mint Macaron ink.  After stamping them I think they should have been stamped in Granite Gray or even Basic Black. The green is a bit too light. Once the words were stamped I taped the piece to the front of the card.

Next I stamped the cat from the same "Best Day" set using black Memento ink. I fussy cut it out. Then I colored it using my Blends Pens. I used light Blushing Bride for the cupcake liner and I colored the dots in using my light and dark Mint Macaron Blends Pen. The cat was colored in using light and dark Granite Gray Blends Pens. The bow, balloon and part of the hat was colored in using the Dark Mint Macaron pen and the rest of the had was colored in using the light Mint Macaron pen.  The eyes were colored in using the light Granny Apple Green pen and the nose was colored in using the light Flirty Flamingo. On all of the dark Mint Macaron areas I colored over them using my Wink of Stella pen.

I die cut a stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" die set using Basic White card stock. I used the second largest circle in that set.  And for the scalloped edge circle I used one from the "Layering Circles" die set that was just a bit larger than the stitched circle. I taped the two layers together and added Dimensionals to the back. I set it in place on the front of the card. Dimensionals were added to the back of the cat piece and it was set in place on top of the circles.  

For a final touch I added three "Polished Dots" (retired) to the front of the card. You can find whatever embellishments work best for your card. You can even color in some pearls using your Blends Pens!

I just love this kitty and I think the card is perrrrfect for adults and kids alike! (you can groan if you want!! LOL)

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

Best Day, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello. I'm so happy you are here so I can share with you how I made this fun birthday card. I just love this cupcake kitty image.  Please read on to see how the card was made.

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

I cut 2 pieces of card stock that measure 4" x 5-1/4" each. One for the front and one for the inside. I taped the inside piece in place.

Next I took the front piece and using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Highland Heather ink in the lower right and upper left areas of it.

Then using Highland Heather ink and the small swirls and dots image I randomly stamped it on the piece.

The triangles were easy to make. You just take a 2" x 2" square of Designer Series Paper (DSP) and cut it in half along the diagonal. My DSP is from the "Dainty Designs" 12" x 12" package. And the layer behind the triangles is a 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" piece of Highland Heather card stock cut the same way. I taped the triangles together and then taped them to the upper right and lower left corners.

The kitty is from the "Best Day" stamp set using black Memento ink and was fussy cut out. I colored the cat in using my light and dark Granite Gray Blends pens. The eyes were colored in using the light Balmy Blue Blends pen. The cupcake holder was colored in using the light Blushing Bride Blends pen. The nose of the cat was colored in using the light Flirty Flamingo Blends pen. The hat, dots, balloon and bow tie were colored in using the light Highland Heather and So Saffron Blends pens. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the lower right side of the card.

The words are from the same "Best Day" set and were stamped using Highland Heather ink. I used the 1-3/8" circle die and the 1-1/2" scalloped die from the "Layering Circles" die set. I taped the layers together and then set them in place using Dimensionals.  And the card was done.

Isn't it cute?  I just love that kitty!!

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

Wanda

Best Day, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

 Hello there! I'm happy to see you made it here today so I can share with you the birthday card I made using the cat from the "Best Day" set.

To start out, the base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. My card opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

Next I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) for the left panel. It measures 5-3/8" x 2-1/8".  My DSP is from the "Dandy Designs" 12" x 12" package. My piece was just sitting on my worktable so I thought I'd use it on a card. There's lots of other designs of DSP that will work. Find one and cut it to size! I taped my piece down on the left side about 1/8" from the top, bottom and side.

Next I stamped the cat from the "Best Day" set using black Memento ink. I fussy cut it out and then colored it in using my Blends. I used light Granny Apple Green, light and dark Blushing Bride and dark Daffodil Delight because my light was dried up. I don't understand how that happened. I'm careful with them. I may set it on the brush tip end and see if the liquid inside might run to that end of the pen. It's worth a try, isn't it? Once the coloring was done I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

Then I took out my "Layering Circles" die set and used the second largest circle and die cut one from a piece of Basic White card stock. And then I took the second largest scalloped circle and die cut one from a piece of Granny Apple Green card stock.  I taped the two layers together and added Dimensionals to the back. I set it aside.

The words are from the same "Best Day" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I love these words, it's such a perfect saying.

The circle was set in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as you can by eyeing it. And then the cat piece was set on top of that.  The card was done, as quick as that!!

This was a fun card to make and I do miss my light Daffodil Delight Blends pen. I have a few I need to replace but first I am going to try setting it upright on the brush tip end and see if that doesn't help.  I'm not out anything if it doesn't, right?

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

Best Day, Framed Florets, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Welcome! I'm happy you are here today to see my creations. Today's creation kind of has a gag factor to it. I'm not fond of the colors I chose but it is what it is.  I'm sure a kid wouldn't care what the colors are, they are bright and there'd probably be money inside!!! LOL So I'm hoping you'll pick better colors for your cake! But I will share with you how I made mine so we don't make that mistake gain!

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pear Pizzazz. My card was cut in half on the short side of the sheet so once it was cut it measured 1/4" x 11".  The fold is on the top and the card opens at the bottom.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Whit for the outside and one for the inside. I taped the inside piece in place so I wouldn't lose it or get it dirty. Plus once the front is done the card is all done!

Next I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Pear Pizzazz card stock for the layer to go on top of the Basic White piece. And a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper from the 6" x 6" "Subtles" stack. I taped the three pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card base.

Next I die cut the oval. Which could have been cut from the Pear Pizzazz layer but I had a scrap piece I wanted to use up so I didn't cut corners that way.  And I also die cut a Basic White oval. The oval is from the "Framed Florets" bundle. I placed the white oval inside the Pear Pizzazz frame and taped them together using some scotch tape. Then I decided I wanted it a bit stronger so I traced the oval onto a scrap piece of card stock and then taped the ovals to it. Now it was nice and stable. I could have avoided the scotch tape doing this in the first place.  Dimenisonals were added to the back of the ovals piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I stamped the cake from the "Best Day" set using Black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. The piece was fussy cut out and then colored using markers. I should have used my Blends pens, I would probably have gotten nicer looking colors but I didn't.  I used So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Balmy Blue and Pear Pizzazz.  Once thing I can say is, it's colorful!! Dimensionals were added to the back of the card and it was set in place on the oval and the card was done. I may go back and add some Wink of Stella because I feel the poor thing could use a little bling!

It's not one of my better works! I'm still working with this image and obviously I'm struggling with it. There's not a lot of cards on the internet to get ideas from either.  Wait till they see this one!!! LOL

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

Best Day, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello there! I'm happy you found your way here today. I have a fun, easy and quick card to share with you. I am trying to use some Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I don't care much for. And now I like it!! Funny how that goes, isn't it? Read on to see how you can make a card like this.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Melon Mambo card stock. The card opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of melon Mambo and texture it using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. I added dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the front of the card.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the inside of the card and it was taped in place.

Next I cut the DSP. It's from the "Hues of Happiness" package and I cut a 1-3/4" strip and then I cut a 4" piece from it and a 2-3/4" piece.  The pieces have Basic White layers which measured 1-7/8" x 4-1/8" and 1-7/8" x 2-7/8". I taped the DSP to the Basic White layers and set them in place on the front of the card using mono glue.

The image is from the "Best Day" set and was stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. The piece was cut out and then colored using Melon Mambo light and dark and So Saffron light and dark Blends Pens. I added some Wink of Stella to the words, the center strip on the cake and to all of the dots. I added Dimensionals to the back of the piece and set it aside.

A 2-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the front and a 2-7/8" x 3-5/8" piece of Melon Mambo was cut for the layer behind it. I taped the Basic White piece to the Melon Mambo piece and then that piece was set in place on top of the card front. The stamped image was added to the piece and the card was done.

I didn't even have to stamp any words, they were already on the image!!! I thought it was a fun card and I think I should have added some So Saffron ink to the Basic White piece before the cake was set in place. Maybe if I do another one sometime I'll give that a try.

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

Best Witches, Scary Cute, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2022 Mini Catalog

I found today's card on Pinterest. I was ready to move on from Halloween cards but I found this cutie and thought I'd give it a try. There's not a lot of info on how it was made, so here's how I made mine. 

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White car stock for the inside and I taped it in place. And I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Black & White Designs" 12" x 12" package. The stars have stars on the back so I cut a 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" strip for the center of the card. I did cut a strip of scrap card stock just a little bit smaller than 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" to tape behind the DSP. I needed it to be a bit more firm than it is. I took some Highland Heather ribbon that I had and I taped the ends to the back of the strip.  

The 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP was taped to the front of the card and then the strip was taped in place.

I stamped the witch from the "Best Witches" set using black Memento ink. I colored her in using Blends pens. I used light and dark Highland Heather, dark Daffodil Delight, dark Basic Gray, light Basic Black, Bronze, and both light and dark Petal Pink. I fussy cut her out before I colored her.

Then I cut a 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and I stamped some stars on it. I didn't have the stars that were used on the original card so stamping the ones from the set did the trick. I cut a 2-3/4" x 3-3/4" piece of Highland Heather for the layer. I taped the two layers together.

The witch was set in place on top of the two layers using Dimensionals. And Dimensionals were added to the back of the layers and set in place on the front of the card. 

I added a bat using Dimensionals. Wink of Stella was added to the bat for some sparkle. I also put some on the hat buckle but it doesn't show up much.

A bow was added to the top of the card and then the words were added. They are from the same "Best Witches" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. 

Best Witches, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2022 Mini Catalog

Like I was saying in yesterday's post, there's not that many more days until Halloween and I haven't used my Halloween sets as much as I would have liked to.  I always tell myself not to buy too many sets because I don't get to play with them all as much as I'd hoped. And when the catalogs come out that little voice in my head that tells me to be cautious is muffled!!! LOL  So here I am with sets that got very little use. Today I'm playing with "Best Witches" and here's how I made my card.

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

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Granny Apple Green card stock and I textured it using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder and then I glued it to the front of the card.

I cut three strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from some scraps I had sitting on my worktable. I cut them at 1/2" and glued them in place. I like to use glue on textured card stock because tape doesn't seem to get into all the areas and doesn't seem to stick as well as I'd like it to.

Next I stamped the witch from the "Best Witches" set using black Memento ink. I colored her in using my Blends pens. I used Blackberry Bliss, light and dark. Light Black. Dark Smoky Slate. Granny Apple Green, light and dark. Light Mango Melody. Light and dark Light Petal Pink. And Bronze. I did fussy cut her out before I colored because I recall having ink in my fingers when cutting and having it transfer from one area to the other. So I learned to cut first and then color. I set her in place using Dimensionals.

The words are from the same "Best Witches" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. They were die cut using the die from "Stylish Shapes" set. I set the words in place using Dimensionals.

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

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

Scary Cute, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

I just realized there's only a couple weeks left until Halloween and then I have to stop making Halloween cards. I haven't made that many and I have a couple of stamp sets that are being neglected. I'm wanting to move on to fall and Christmas cards. But today I thought I'd throw in a Halloween card and here it is and how I made it.

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

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Gorgeous Grape for the layer and taped it on top of the card front.

A piece of Basic Black was cut at 4-3/4" x 3-1/2" and the Granny Apple Green Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brights Collection" 6" x 6" stack was cut at 3-1/2" x 3-1/4". I taped the DSP to the Basic Black piece and I taped those to the Gorgeous Grape piece.

Then I die cut the Pumpkin Pie circle using the second largest stitched circle die from the "Stylish Shapes" set and a Basic White one (or any scrap you have).I cut a circle from that circle using the 5th circle die in the set. And I cut two small Basic White circles. One I stamped the frog from the "Scary Cute" set using black Memento ink and the other I stamped "Boo" from the same set. The frog was colored in using the light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens. The "Boo" had been stamped to the right side of the circle because in my head I'm thinking I am going to add a bat to the other side.

So now that I have my circles cut and stamped, I taped the "boo" one to the inside of the Pumpkin Pie circle. Oh, I forgot to say, the Pumpkin Pie DSP is from the "Gingham Cottage" 12" x 12" stack. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set on the front of the card about 1" from the right edge and eyed evenly as possible on the top and bottom.

The frog piece was added using a couple of Dimensionals on the left and a little bit of tape on the right.

The bats were glued in place. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside and the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make. It's such a different layout than I usually use. Sometimes it's good to step outside the box!! LOL

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

Scary Cute, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2022 Fall Catalog

When I saw this card on Pinterest I just knew I had to make one. I love finding kid friendly Halloween cards. This one was just too cute to pass up. You can see the original card here.  

The base of this card is folded half-sheet of Basic Black 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 inside and for the top of the card.  And a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the layer on top of the card base.

I die cut a circle using the 2-1/8" die from the "Layering Circles" die and I set it on top of the smallest Basic White piece. I took my Blending brush and scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight around the circle.  Then I scrubbed on some Pacific Point ink and I did get some on the Daffodil Delight (on purpose!). And then Night of Navy ink was scrubbed on the outer area.

I die cut the tree and bats from the same "Scary Cute" bundle using Basic Black card stock. 

I took a scrap piece of Basic Black card stock and cut the ground freehand. 

The words are from the "Scary Cute" set and were stamped on the ground piece using Versa Mark. They were then embossed with white embossing powder. I always have trouble getting the words straight when I use white on a dark background. Once the words were done I taped the ground piece in place.

Then I stamped the Frankenstein boy from the same "Scary Cute" set. I used black Memento ink to do that.

I glued the tree and bats in place.

And for the final touch, I took my white gel pen and added some stars to the sky. And the card was done.

This was a very fun and quick card to make.

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

Best Witches, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Split Circle Technique Stampin' Up! Fall Mini Catalog 2022

I had so much fun making this card. I was looking on Pinterest and saw a card that used the "Split Circle" technique so I thought I'd see if I could make one using a Halloween motif.  And here it is. I think the green background could use something more but other than that I like it. Maybe I'll add a few black bats, I don't know but it does need something. You can see one I made by clicking here. 

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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock for the layer and a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Granny Apple Green Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Brights Collection 6" x 6" stack. I taped that on top of the Basic Black piece.

Next I die cut the circles using the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th largest circles in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I counted the circles being the largest one was number 1. 

I used Highland Heather DSP from the "Brights Collection" stack. Pumpkin Pie from the "Gingham Cottage" 12" x 12" stack, and Basic Black from the "Black & White Designs" 12" x 12" package. You need to cut 5 circles. The center one can be used for both the top and bottom split. You need to cut one large and one small of the Highland Heather and Basic Black ones. After you die cut them you need to cut them in half. After I die cut mine, I folded the scrap piece in half to find the center of the circle. I placed the circle back inside the piece and then marked center on the top and bottom lightly with a pencil. After they were cut I assembled the circle halves and taped them together. Put them together before you tape them or you could mess them up.  Yup, speaking from experience here!!

I die cut the second to the last circle using a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I colored it in using Gorgeous Grape ink and my Blending brush. 

The frog is from the "Best Witches" set and was stamped using black Memento ink. I fussy cut him out and colored him with both light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens. I set him in place on top of the Gorgeous Grape circle using a Dimensional.

The words are from my computer. I didn't have a current set with just "happy halloween" so I used my computer and I colored the words using the RGB code for the Pumpkin Pie color. I used Comic Sans MS font, bolded. I die cut the words using the ribbon ends die from the same "Stylish Shapes" set. I set the words in place using Dimensionals and the card was done. But like I said, the background needs something. Black dots. Stars. Bats.  Something.

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

Best Witches, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2022 Fall Mini Catalog

Here's another kid friendly Halloween card. I thought I'd make one more before I move onto something else for a little bit.

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 the bottom of the front piece off using a die from the "Basic Borders" die set.

I stamped the cute little witch from the "Best Witches" set using black Memento ink. I colored her in using my Blends pens. I used Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight and Balmy Blue.  Where is the Balmy Blue you ask?  It's just on the bubbles.  And right after I colored them I thought they should have been Granny Apple Green instead.

The little frog was stamped next and colored in using both light and dark Granny Apple Green. I took the light Balmy Blue Blends and colored a little under the images.

The words are from the same "Best Witches" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I die cut them with the scalloped rectangle die from the "Mini Pocket Envelope" die set. I added a 1-1/2" x 2-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock behind it. I taped those two pieces together. Dimensionals were added behind the piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I die cut three bats from the "Scary Cute" bundle using Basic Black card stock. I glued them in place on the front of the card.

A 1-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut from the "Gingham Cottage" 12" x 12" stack. You get a lot of fun papers in that stack, 48 pieces to be exact. And after taping that piece in place the card was done. Fun and cute.

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

Best Witches, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! Fall Mini Catalog 2022

I had regrets about not ordering the Halloween stamp set with the witches hats but I have been having fun with the cute little witches from the "Best Witches" set. I found this card on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. 

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 Rich Razzleberry card stock for the bottom layer. Then I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Celebrate Everything" 12" x 12" stack. And no, I did not have to color in the stars! I taped the DSP to the Rich Razzleberry piece.

Then I cut a 2-1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock for the focal piece. I stamped the witch from the "Best Witches" set using black Memento ink. The stars were also stamped using the black Memento ink. Those stars I did have to colors in and I used Daffodil Delight dark Blends pen to do it.

The dress and band on the hat were colored in using both light and dark Rich Razzleberry Blends pen. The legs and hat buckle were colored in using the light Smoky Slate Blends pen.

I colored the hat and cape were colored in using the light Basic Black Blends pen.

Light Petal Pink Blends pen was used on the face and hands. And I used the dark Petal Pink for the cheeks. 

Dark Daffodil Delight was used for the hair.

And the broom handle was colored in using the light Soft Suede Blends pen and the straw part was colored in using light Soft Suede and then light Cajun Craze on top. It gave it a nice redish-brown look.

I took my Wink of Stella pen and colord in the hat buckle, the stars, and the straw part of the broom. It gives it a bit of a magical look.

Next I cut a 2-1/4" x 4" piece of Rich Razzleberry for the layer behind the focal piece. I lines them up the way I thought it would look best and I turned it over and traced two edges on the Basic White piece so I could easily tape them back exactly where I wanted them to go. Once they were taped I taped them to the front of the card.

The words are from the same "Best Witches" set and were stamped on a 1/2" x 3-3/8" piece of Crushed Curry card stock using black Memento ink. I set the strip in place using Dimensionals.

Two pearls were colored black using my dark Basic Black Blends pen and they were set in place on each side of the words.  And the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick, and easy card to make. I had fun coloring and I thought this layout was fun and different.

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

Best Witches, Halloween Card, Kid Friendly, Fall Mini Catalog 2022 Stampin' Up!

I had a piece of scrap Designer Series Paper (DSP) left over from a card I made last week. The DSP is from the "Celebrate Everything" 12' x 12" stack.  There's LOTS of fun sheets in this stack and for lots of occasions.  This piece in particular has ghosts and pumpkins on the backside. I had colored in the pumpkins using my light and dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pens. It was just sitting on my worktable and I thought it looked fun so I decided to use that side of the piece for my card. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Granny Apple Green card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Gorgeous Grape for the layer. I textured it using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. I also cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the inside. I taped both to the card.

Next I cut a layer to fit my piece of DSP. My DSP measured 2-7/8" x 3-3/8" and the Granny Apple Green layer measured 3" x 3-1/2". I stamped the words from the "Best Witches" set using black Memento ink. I taped the two layers together and added Dimensionals to the back.

The frog is from the same "Best Witches" set and was stamped using Basic Black ink. I've had the black Memento ink bleed too many times because it's an alcohol base too. But Basic Black is a water based ink so I knew it would be fine using Blends Pens.  As long as the ink was dry before I started coloring. I colored the frog in using both light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens. I punched him out using the "Double Oval" punch. I also punched out the layer behind the frog using Granny Apple Green and the same punch. I taped the frog oval to the scalloped layer. 

To assemble, I set the DSP layered piece in place using Dimensionals. I moved the piece over to the left.

I added a Dimensional to the right side of the oval and tape to the left. I set the oval in place and the card was done.

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

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

Scary Cute, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Today's card was fun to make. Pretty quick and easy too. 

First I took a 1/4 sheet of Basic White card stock a Blending Brush and I scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight ink. Then I added some Mango Melody. And then some Cajun Craze on the outer edges. Then I die cut a 2-7/16" circle. I cut a piece of Basic White card stock and made some small waves on it. Then I set on top of the circle, exposing a little bit of the bottom edge. And I scrubbed on some Old Olive. 

Next I stamped the cute little Frankenstein kid on the circle using black Memento ink.

I die cut a circle one size larger than the focal piece. I also set three small bat dies in the center of that circle and I die cut them all at once. I taped the two circles together and I added Dimensionals behind them.

The words are from the "Scary Cute" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I die cut it with the ribbon die in the "Scary Cute" bundle. I ran the widest part of my Basic Black marker around the edges of the piece and added Dimensionals behind it. I set it aside.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black 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 Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

Then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Gingham Cottage" 12" x 12" package. I taped the DSP to the front of the card. Then I added the focal piece and the word piece and the card was done.  See, I told you it was quick and easy.  Oh and cute too!!!

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

Best Witches, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

I had purchased the "Best Witches" set with my granddaughters in mind. I thought they'd have fun making some cards with this friendly witch. It's always fun to have kid friendly cards. I found this card on Pinterest but I did change a number of things on it. You can see the original card here. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black 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 Basic White for the inside and a Mango Melody piece for the front. I taped them both in place.

I cut 3 one inch strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Celebrate Everything" 12" x 12" package. I cut these 4-1/4" long. I taped them to the Mango Melody piece. 

The witch was stamped from the "Best Witches" set using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I fussy cut her out. I colored her with markers. I used Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Blushing Bride, Petal Pink, Smoky Slate, and Granny Apple Green. 

The circle is from the "Layering Circles" die set. I used the 3rd largest one, (the 2-7/16" one) on a piece of Basic White card stock. I added the witch to it using Dimensionals. I added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

Then I stamped the words from the same "Best Witches" set using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them using the second smallest ribbon die from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. I set the words in place using Dimensionals and I thought the card was done. But I decided to add some Wink of Stella to the buckle on the hat and the bristles on the broom.  Now the card was done.

This was a fun, quick, and easy card to make. Yes, even with the fussy cutting! 

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

Hippest Hippos, Peaceful Moments, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

I still had my "Hippest Hippos" set sitting out so I thought I'd play with it again today. I found this card on the internet. You can see the original here. I pretty much copied it exact, except for the words.

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

I cut a 1" x 5-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Brights Collection 6" x 6" stack. There's a lot of papers in those stacks in each color group. I taped the DSP to the bottom of the card.

Next I stamped the hippo from the "Hippest Hippos" set and die cut it with the matching die. Then I colored it in using my Blends pens. I used light Gray Granit for the face, belly and toe nails. The head and body were colored in using the light Smoky Slate. The nostrils were done with a touch of light Flirty Flamingo. The flower is light Poppy Parade, and the leaf and stem are light Granny Apple Green. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

I die cut a 2-1/8" Basic White circle from the "Layering Circles" die set. Then I die cut a 2-7/16" scalloped circle from the same set using Pacific Point card stock. I took the Basic White circle and my blending brush and I scrubbed on some Gray Granite ink. I think something in the blue field would have been prettier.  The two circles were then taped together and Dimensionals were added to the back. I placed the circles on top of the card to see how much room I had for the words. The words are from the "Peaceful Moments" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

Next the circle was set in place on the the front and then the hippo was added to the circle. I did add a little "Wink of Stella" to the flower but it didn't show up on the photo, but trust me, it's there and it's pretty! And that was it.

This was a fun, quick, and easy card to make. This would also make a great Birthday, Mother's Day, Get Well, or Thinking of You card.

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

Hippest Hippos, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

In just a few short days the "Hippest Hippos" set is going to be retiring. It was a very fun Sale-a-Bration set. I've played with it quite a bit and have had a lot of fun with it. I found this card on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try with the materials I had. You can see the original card here. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Pacific Point card stock.  It picked up the splotches of Pacific Point in the Designer Series Paper (DSP), well, it was supposed to. To me it looks out of place I should have just stuck with Night of Navy!

I cut a piece of DSP from the "Pretty Prints" 12" x 12" package. It measured 5-1/2" x 2-1/8".  I made it 1/8" wider than I needed to but I wanted my Basic White piece to lay on top and not be butted up against the edge. I taped this to the right side of the card.

Then I cut a piece of Basic White card stock that measured 5-1/2" x 2".  I set it aside. 

The hippo is from the "Hippest Hippos" set and was stamped using black Memento ink. I colored him in using my Blends pens. I used light Gray Granite for the face, belly, and toenails. Then I used light Smoky Slate for the body and head. A little light Flirty Flamingo was dues for the nose and mouth. And light Balmy Blue was used for the eyes. He was die cut using the matching dies in the bundle. I added Dimensionals to the back and set him aside.

I still had my balloon punch so I punched out a balloon using the same DSP as is on the right side of the card. I added a couple of Dimensionals behind it and set it aside.

The hippo and balloon were set on top of the Basic White strip so I could see where to scrub on some Balmy Blue ink with my blending brush. Then I set the two pieces back on top of the card stock to see where the words would go. 

The words are from the "Peaceful Moments" set. It's such a fun word set and the fonts in it are wonderful. I stamped the words using Nigh of Navy ink. I taped the strip to the front of the card about 1/4" from the folded edge.

Now I was ready to set the hippo and balloon in place. After they were on the strip I drew in the lines for the balloon string. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside of the card and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I just love these adorable hippos and will be sad to see them go. But then maybe I can play with some of the other sets I bought and maybe even start our Christmas cards!!  Maybe!!! LOL  I think this could be a card for adults and kids alike!

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

Sweet Ice Cream, Pansy Patch, Birthday Card

I haven't made a card using the "Sweet Ice Cream" set in a while. I have been too busy with other sets. This is such a fun one and can be used for kids and adults.  I'm not overly thrilled with this card, mostly because of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I used.  I couldn't find the ice cream DSP that went with this set. Then I found it after the card was done. The DSP that was showing through the plastic didn't look like it had anything to do with ice cream but had I looked inside I would have seen it.  Oh well.  You can use whatever kind of DSP you'd like at the bottom and make the card even better!

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.

I cut a 2-1/4" x 4" piece of DSP from the "Abstract Beauty" 4" x 6" stack. You could easily make two cards quickly using this layout with that DSP. I only had to recycle 1" of it. I taped that DSP to the bottom of the card about 1/8" around each side and bottom edge.  

I die cut a scalloped rectangle using the dies from the "Color & Contour" bundle. 

Next the ice cream was stamped using Pool Party ink. I stamped the sprinkles using Early Espresso ink. Then I punched it out using the matching punch.

The bottom of the cone was stamped using Cinnamon Cider ink and the lines on it were also Cinnamon Cider ink.  

Dimensionals were added to the back of the rectangle piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. Then the cone was glued in place. I thought it would be more difficult to press it down if I had used tape. Had I used tape before I added the Dimensionals, tape would have worked just fine.  And then the ice cream was added using Dimensionals.

A few "Genial Gems" were added to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. It's such a fun and cute set!

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