Delightful Wishes, Floral Delight, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found myself with a few extra minutes to play along with a video. I found this card and thought I'd give it a try. You can see the original card here. I actually had all of the materials to make this card. Please read on to see how I put it together. I'll give you the condensed version as there's a lot of product talk on the video. I like to get right to the card. I'll also share a couple of tips with you too on this.

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

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package was cut for the large layer. You will also need to cut a 4-1/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Old Olive for the layer and a 2-3/8" x 3-7/8" piece of Basic White that will go behind the folded DSP. The original instructions have you cut that piece ad 2-1/2" x 4" and then you can trim any excess if you don't get it on the piece straight. I avoided any trimming by cutting the piece smaller.

The folded piece of DSP was cut at 4" x 7" and scored at 1/2" and then 1" intervals. So you score at 1/2", 1-1/2", 2", 4", 3-1/2", 4-1/2" 5", 6" and 6-1/2". Then you fold them mountain/valley. Starting on the left side you fold mountain and the next score is valley and repeat across.  Do not use a bone folder to crease the edges. 

The instructions have you added 3 Dimensionals in a row behind each half inch fold. There's Dimensionals behind the left piece too. They are visible if you look at the card from that side. You may want to refer to the video if my directions are not clear enough. There's a total of 18 Dimensionals on this piece. The instructions have you tape across the back of the piece with strong adhesive. I used Tear n Tape across mine. I had to leave it for a bit to take care of other household things and when I came back the tape wasn't holding. SO I opened up my Tombow mono glue and I glued it to the Old Olive piece. I'm thinking that had I affixed it to the Old Olive piece before I left it still would have come apart. There's a lot of energy there wanting to spread open and not be held closed. So glue worked best and it is holding. Once the piece was glued to the Old Olive piece I put it under a couple of stamp sets to hold it in place while the glue sets up. I left it there while I die cut the flowers and leaves.

The flowers and leaves are from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. I cut them out using Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie, and Old Olive card stock. I glued the pieces together. In the video she states that the detailed part (Daffodil Delight) doesn't line up to anything on the flower and you have to move it around to see what looks best.  If you look at the detailed piece you will see that there is a pretty solid petal, on the Lemon Lolly piece there is a petal with the same ripply ends, they match up. I used a little glue to hold them together.  And on the smaller flower there is a petal on the Lemon Lolly piece that matches the detailed piece. If you look at the way I put it together you will see it. There's an area on the flower that looks like a petal is missing. The petal to the right of that is next to the petal that matches the open ovalish detailed piece. There's where you line that one up at. And if you look to the left of that opening, that detailed piece rides along the left side of that petal. It all fits together nicely. 

Once the pieces were glued together I stamped the word, they are from the same bundle. I masked off the "you a" part and just stamped the happy birthday on a 3/8" strip of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I trimmed it to measure 2-1/2" long and I snipped the ends. It was put in place centering it on the pleated piece. I glued the left side and on the third pleat I added a small Dimensional. It's just behind the "BI".  

The flowers were glued in place. I used a little more glue than normal, I wanted it to stick. I also added a Dimensional under the flower on the second pleat for the bottom flower and on the last pleat for the smaller flower. I added some glue to the leaves and slipped them under the flowers. And that was it. I thought it was fun to learn a new technique but I doubt I'll ever make another one, it's not really my style.

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

Sophisticated Sled, Snowy Scenes, Peekaboo Flap Technique, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you. The technique is called the "Peekaboo Flap".  I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. If you click through there's even a PDF file you can download for free that will show you how it's made. 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. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the inside (don't tape it in place yet.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut next. It measures 5-1/4" x 4" and is from the "Take a Bow" 6" x 6" stack. I taped it to the front of the card. Then I cut the center out using the 4th largest die in the "Countryside Corners" set. 

Using the same die I cut a Pool Party piece and textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. 

The piece that will be placed on top of the textured piece was cut from Basic White card stock using the 5th largest die in the set. Using Pool Party ink and my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some color. I glued the two pieces together.

I fussy cut the globe from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package of DSP. On the other side of the globe sheet is the pretty snowflake piece. I cut that strip at 1-1/2" x 5".  I snipped the top to give it the two points. I folded the piece so the top part was 4" long, from the tip to the fold. I glued the 1" of the folded piece to the back center of the Basic White piece. I'll give you a little tip on how I found center quickly and got the piece on straight. Making sure my fold was straight helped with that. On the upper part of the Basic White piece I found center and just touched the edge a bit with my fingernail to make the tiniest dent on the top. I eyed the center of the arrow/ribbon end and taped the bottom part in place. You can also measure 1-7/8" from either side of the Basic White piece and taped the back 1" of the strip in place. 

Once the strip is in place then I taped the Basic White piece to the inside of the card. I slipped the ribbon piece through the opening of the front of the card. 

I taped the Pool Party layered piece in place on the ribbon. Make sure you only place the tape where the ribbon is in the opening. I used a lot of tape there. 

Next I stamped the words on the globe. They are from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle using black Memento ink. My pad was just recently inked so it was a bit juicy and made the words thicker. The I added the globe using Dimensionals. 

For the final touch I added a bunch of the cute little snowflakes from the "White Loose Snowflakes" container. And the card was done.

I thought this was a fun card to make. I would rather have had something else for the background on the card base but I was limited in colors with my DSP. Maybe if I would have switched the ribbon strip color for the green snowflake color.  Hmmm, sounds like it might be prettier.  But I think I was looking at colors and found the center might be too washed out that way. Oh well, it is what it is. It was still fun to make.

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

Let's Go Fishing, Father's Day Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found a corner fold card with an orientation different than I have done in the past.  These cards are usually fun to make but for some odd reason I struggled with this one. Fortunately there was a video at the site to help me get it right. My problem is always that corner fold. Some papers don't like to fold as nice as others and this one caused me to struggle. But I did get it done! I found the card on Pinterest and the link from there will take you to the video.  Please read on to see how I made the card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy card stock. Once cut in half on the short side, the piece measured 4-1/4" x 11".  It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock to the inside. Which I found brave because after taping I thought, what if I ruin the front. But I continued.

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Let's Go Fishing" 12" x 12" package. 

Now when I mentioned that I had trouble folding mine, well that's because I didn't follow the directions and I just scored my piece and folded it over so it's not actually a corner flip card, it's just a corner fold. Had I followed the directions I would have had an easier time.  Though this way works and there was no cutting it was a bit more difficult to fold. 

I marked the top of my card at 1-7/8" and I marked the right side at 5/8" from the bottom. I scored it from mark to mark and I folded it over.

I took the DSP and also marked it but I went a little bit shorter, which I should not have done. If anything I should have just cut it on the inside of the marks to make it a hair shorter. Cutting it the way I did you can see the cut line on the DSP. But you might not have noticed that had I not pointed it out to you. After cutting the DSP I taped it in place. Then I glued down the corner.

For the focal piece I cut a 3" x 3" piece of Night of Navy card stock. On top of that is a 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and on top of that is a 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" piece of DSP from the same package. I taped all three of those pieces together and taped them to the front of the card.

The words were done on my computer because I didn't have any Father's Day stamps (that I could find) and I didn't purchase the fishing set, just the DSP. I die cut the words using the 4th largest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set and the Night of Navy circle was cut using the 3rd largest circle. I taped the two circles together and set them in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

A 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" piece of Very Vanilla card stock was cut for the inside cover to hide the fold line and back of the Night of Navy square.

I colored a few pearls using the dark Night of Navy Blends pen and set them in place on the front of the card. And the card was done.

This wasn't all that bad to make but next time I will probably do it the right way. Though this was was a lot quicker!! LOL

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

Fresh as a Daisy, Perennial Postage, Mother's Day Card, Envelope Flap Technique, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I learned an important lesson.  Do not work on cards while on the phone. I found this card on the internet and thought I'd give the "Envelope Flap" card a try. You can see the original card here and learn how to make it correctly there! Please read on to see what I did!

The base of the card is a 1/4 sheet of Daffodil Delight card stock. It measures 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  

A 7-1/2" x 5" piece of Basic White was cut for the front and was scored at 3-3/4" along the long side. And another Basic White piece was cut at 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" and was textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. This piece was glued to the folded Basic White piece but not the usual way you would think. The fold is on the bottom and the card opens on the top. With your piece orientated that way you can glue the textured piece to it.

I did stamp on the inside using the words from the "Perennial Postage" set with black Memento ink.

The flap is made using a 3-5/8" x 3-5/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Fresh as a Daisy" 12" x 12" package. It was cut diagonally to form the flap.

The words are from the same "Perennial Postage" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them using the 4th largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set. And I die cut a Crushed Curry circle using the 3rd largest die in that same set. I taped the circles together.

Now here's where I went wrong. I glued the flap to the front of the card. After realizing what I had done and knowing I didn't want to redo it, I just added Dimensionals behind the circle and I set it in place on the front of the card. Originally the flap was tucked behind the folded Basic White piece and the circle was added with Dimensionals so the tip of the flap would go under it and stay in place. 

I got the look but not the technique. I'll have to try this another time with different DSP.  Maybe on a Father's Day card.  But I still like how it looks.

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

Around the Bend, Bee Mine, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you. I found the instructions on Pinterest while actually looking for something other than a card! You can see that video here. I don't know what the technique is called but it's easy and fun.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Sweet Sorbet card stock. Since it's an in color that is retiring soon I wanted to make sure I use more of it up before the end of April. Actually I forgot about that in color, it seems once the new ones come into play the previous ones are pushed aside.  Anyway, my card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut two pieces of Basic White card stock that measure 4" x 5-1/4" each. I taped one to the inside. 

On the outside piece I taped down four pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Bee Mine" 12" x 12" package. I cut these four pieces at 2-1/2" x 1-7/8". The DSP is scored on 4 corners. See the photo to know where each piece is scored. I marked my pieces at 1" on one side and 1" on the next side and folded the corner now. I did glue mine to hold it in place. 

Then I tape these pieces on the Basic White piece leaving about 1/8" border on all sides.

The words are from the retiring "Around the Bend" bundle using Sweet Sorbet ink. I kind of regret using that color. The Parakeet Party would have been too light and I think the Balmy Blue might have been too light too. I guess I should have tested it out on a scrap piece first. But I do know black Memento ink would have been way too bold. 

Once the words were stamped I taped that piece to the card base and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and a way to use up some of those scrap pieces of  DSP.

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

Throughout The Year, Timeless Arrangements, Layered Florals, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using a fun technique. I found a card using this technique here.  Doesn't it look like one of those old velvet paintings? Please read on to see how I made it.

The base of the my card is a folded half-sheet of Fresh Freesia card stock.  It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock, one is for the inside and one is for the outside. I taped the one on the inside and the outside one was textured using the "Layered Florals embossing folder. 

The piece was colored in using Blends pens. I colored on the debossed side (the dented side, not the raised side). I used dark Lemon Lolly, both light and dark Granny Apple Green and both light and dark Fresh Freesia.  I colored in the Lemon Lolly first. I had embossed two pieces of card stock, one to practice on first because I'd never done this before and wasn't sure if I had to stay within the lines or not. Well, you do when it comes to spaces where the yellow would meet the freesia but it's not a huge deal if it bleeds a little. As long as you don't color over it a lot it's okay. But if you color outside the bump on the flowers (as long as you don't color over the little white flowers) you can color as much as you want in the flat areas because it won't show when it's all done. So color away. Give as much detail in shading as you wish. I did and it didn't show up as much as I thought it would. It was all an experiment with this technique for me. 

So once I was done coloring I took my black Memento ink pad and ran it over the same "backside" of the piece and covered it in black. I used my heat tool and helped dry the ink.

Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card base.

The words are from the "Throughout the Year" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and die cut using the die from the "Timeless Arrangements" bundle. Then it was set in place using Dimensionals.  And the card was done.

This was a fun technique and I can see myself doing this again in different colors. Now to sign it and it's ready to hand deliver on Sunday!

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

Autumn Leaves, Days to Remember, Pick of the Patch, Masculine Fall Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I took the other pieces of the "One Sheet Wonder" pumpkin paper that I made a few weeks back.  I has used the "Pick of the Patch" set to make the full sheet. It took a while to do because I had to stamp off and then spritz the image and then stamp on the card stock. I stuck with it and got the whole sheet filled. Then I used my Blending Brush to scrub on some more color around the whole sheet. Yesterday I cut a quarter sheet from the full sheet and used part of it. Today I'm using the other part that measures 2-1/2" x 4". Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded sheet of Basic White card stock. I taped the "One Sheet Wonder" piece to it on the left. 

On the right I glued a piece of Garden Green card stock that measured 1-1/2" and was textured using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. 

A 1/4" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock was cut for the strip between the two affixed pieces. I glued that strip in place.

The leaves are from the "Autumn Leaves" bundle and were die cut using the "Oxidized Copper" Designer Series Paper (DSP) and gold foil paper. I glued the two gold ones down and the copper one was set in place using Dimensionals.  I had colored a long piece of white piece of Baker's Twine using my dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pen. I tied a bow and glued it on top of the copper leaf.

The words are from the "Days to Remember" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Garden Green ink. I punched them out using the "Double Oval" punch.  I punched out a Pumpkin Pie scalloped oval piece using the same punch. I taped the ovals together and set them in place using Dimensionals.

I had some retired rhinestones I added to give the card a little bling.  I didn't want to add too much bling since it's supposed to be a masculine card but it goes either way.  And that was it.

I like how it looked but I like yesterday's card better.

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

Dainty Delight, Layering Leaves, Friendship Card, Book Card Technique, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. I had a lot of fun making it and was thrilled that it turned out they way I imagined it! Please read on to see how I made todays card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut it in half on the short side so once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11". The fold is on the left and it opens on the right. I scored it at 4-1/2", 5-1/2", and 6-1/2".  Fold the piece in half on the 5-1/2" score.  I added glue to the area between the 5-1/2" score line and 6-1/2" score line. Then I closed the card. Now you have a "Book Card". Super simple technique. Now you just decorate as you would like.

I wanted to make a ring of flower so I die cut 22 flowers from the "Dainty Delight" bundle. I glued two together so I ended up with 11 flowers. I also die cut 9 leaves using Mossy Meadow card stock.

A 4-1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock and a 3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock for the left side of the "book".  

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Fresh As A Daisy" 12" x 12" package. I cut one at 4" x 3-3/4" and a 1/2" x 3-3/4".  I taped the DSP strip to the Basic White strip and then taped that to the left side of the card. 

I lined up the two larger pieces and used some post it tape to hold them together. Then I took the second and third largest circle dies from the "Layering Dies" set and cut my circles. First I used the smaller one, centering it as much as I could on the taped pieces. After cutting them together, I took the larger one and lined it up on the piece of DSP. I did tape this down too, I didn't want it moving on me while I was cutting it. I didn't save the ring of DSP cutting it created.  I set the Basic White piece on top of the card front and I lightly traced around it onto the card base. I needed to see where I could stamp the words. The words are from the "Layering Leaves" set using black Memento ink. I let the ink dry a bit before I erased the lines. I have a kneadable eraser, it removes the graphite with out pilling your paper. It's one of the best erasers you can use. I highly recommend you getting one. You can get them at your local craft store where you'd find drawing pencils. I taped the DSP circle piece to the Basic White circle piece. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the top of the card base.

Now for the flowers. I added a dot of glue to the back of the flowers and place them around the ring. I forgot to mention the flower centers. I had die cut them when I die cut the flowers and I colored them in with my light Lolly Lemon Blends pen. You can also use Lemon Lolly card stock but I didn't have any scrap. I glued the centers on each flower.

Next the leaves were added by adding a little bit of glue and tucking them under the flowers. And the card was done.

I am pleased with the way the card turned out and I can't wait to mail it out.

Thank you SO very much for stopping in and seeing today's friendship card,
Wanda

Forever Fern, Go To Greetings, Fancy Flora, Friendship Card, Floating Circle Technique, Stampin' Up!

Hello! I'm happy you are here to see today's interesting card. I've wanted to play with the "Floating Circle" technique for a while now. I did a floating circle before but never like this one. You can see the one I made a while back by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of the 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 piece of Basic White card stock to measure 5" x 3-3/4".  And I cut the Starry Sky layer at 5-1/8" x 3-7/8".  I set these two pieces aside.

You will need a window sheet for this technique. I die cut it using the 2-11/16" die from the "Layering Circles" die set. It's the second largest one in the set.

Next I cut strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Fancy Flora" 6" x 6" package at 1/4" each. I just randomly picked up the strips and set them in place on the circle using mono glue. I started in the center and worked my way out. To keep the spaces even between the strips, I set a toothpick down and butted the edge of the glued strip next to it. I waited a few seconds for the glue to set and then continued with the strips until the circle was filled.  Then I took a scissors and trimmed around the circle, cutting off the ends of the strips. Small Dimensionals were added to the back where the strips were so they wouldn't show through the window sheet. I set the piece aside.

Then I took a piece of Basic White card stock and die cut the leaves from the "Forever Fern" bundle. I trimmed off the bottom two leaf clusters because the piece was way to large. I glued the piece to the circle and I set it aside to set up.

The words are from the "Go To Greetings" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I did set the circle on the piece for placement to see where the words would go.

Once the words were stamped I set the circle in place. The Basic White piece was taped to the Starry Sky piece and that was taped to the card base and the card was done.

This was a fun technique and a whole lot easier to do than the previous one. I like this technique much better.

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

Wanda

Playing in the Rain, Easter Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello! I'm so happy to share this cute little bunny card with you. I was going to make a "Book" card but it didn't turn out right so I had to chop the piece up and trim it so I could make a card with all of those layers. Click here to see my inspiration for the book card.  I can't find the card I made several years ago that used the book technique. It's a simple technique. You score your card 1" on each side of the middle fold and you glue that area shut. And on that 1" strip you decorate with Designer Series Paper (DSP) or whatever you prefer. And the wider part you decorate a card front as normal. I cut off that 1" part because I just couldn't make it work with my card today. But I did make my card a wobbling card. The little bunny wiggles when you draw his foot down about a 1/4" and let it go.  SO cute.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Mint Macaron (retiring soon) and it opens on the bottom with the fold on the top. I stamped the flower image from the "Playing in the Rain" set using Mint Macaron ink.

The layers are as follows, from the largest (bottom) to the smallest (top).  

Basic White 4" x 3-1/2"

Flirty Flamingo 3-7/8" x 3-3/8"

Mint Macaron DSP from the 6" x 6" Subtles package 3-3/4" x 3-1/4"

Basic White 3-1/8" x 2-5/8"

Flirty Flamingo 3" x 2-1/2"

Mint Macaron card stock 2-7/8" x 2-1/8"

Basic White 2-3/4" x 2".

Before taping the layers together I took the top Basic White layer and scrubbed on some Mint Macaron ink with my Blending Brush. After the layers were all taped together I taped them to the front of the card base lining up the top, left side and bottom equally.

Next I stamped the flowers using black Memento ink, I needed 3 of them and I stamped the bunny at the same time. I fussy cut them all out.

The flowers were colored using Blends pens. I used light Flirty Flamingo, dark Daffodil Delight and light Mint Macaron. I taped them in place on the mid to lower part of the top piece.

The bunny's shirt was colored in using both light and dark Mint Macaron Blends pen. The ears were colored in using the dark Petal Pink pen and the nose was colored in using the light Flirty Flamingo pen.

Now to make the wabbling spring gadget. I took 24 gauge wire and wrapped it 4 times around an ink pen. I left about 3/8" unwrapped on each end. 

Using my 5/8" circle punch, I punched out 4 Basic White circles. Two of them I used a push pin to make a hole before punching. I made the hold a little offset from dead center. Then I took one end of the wire and put it through the hole. I used some Tear and Tape on top of it. I also ran a thin line of Mono glue around the edges and I set a circle on top that does not have a hole in it. I repeated this for the other end.

I glued the circle to the back of the bunny and then I glued the other end onto the front of the card.

The words were done on my computer since I couldn't find any "Happy Easter" words large enough to work in that area. I used "BlacklightD" font. I printed them out on Basic White card stock and then die cut them using the 1-5/8" circle die from the "Layering Circle" die set. Then I die cut a Flirty Flamingo circle using the scalloped circle die from the same set. I taped the two circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

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

I thought it turned out cute. I'm going to be giving it to my mom for Easter. She is now in a nursing home and I think it will be a cheery addition to her card collection. I want to make another one. I hope I can find some time to so that tomorrow.

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

Snowman Magic, Shaker Christmas Card, Stamping Techniques, Stampin' Up!

Today I ran across a fun shaker card. Shaker cards are not one of my favorite cards to make because of all the extra steps involved. But I endured them to make this card because I just LOVE snowmen!  I found the video here and it may be easier for you to watch it than for me to try to not miss a step. I will try and if you get lost, then go to the video. You can see that video you here. I didn't have some of the products used here so this is how I made mine.

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.

A 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Real Red card stock was cut for the layer. Before I taped it down I die cut the scarf. Then I glued the piece in place.. I wanted a very strong bond because I feel that the shaker part can be a bit weighty.

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the "Santa's Express" Designer Series Paper  12" x 12" package. I glued that on top of the Real Red piece.

I did not have the background paper that was used for behind the snowman so I had taken some retired DSP from the "Snowflake Splendor" package. If I necessary I was going to take a piece of card stock and wet it, add some Mint Macaron ink and some salt to get a wintry effect but I had this DSP so I went with it. I cut this background piece of DSP at 4-3/4" x 3-7/16".  I also cut another piece out of some scrap Basic White card stock. I taped the DSP on top of this piece. The DSP needed more stability. 

The snowflake frame is from the "Snowman Magic" bundle. I didn't have the glimmer paper that was used so I just used Basic White card stock. After die cutting it, I  cut the frame out using the second largest stitched frame from the "Rectangle Stitched Framelits" die set. 

I cut the snow at the bottom by just using my scissors and making some mounds. The original card has you make two separate snow mound pieces, I just made the one.

The snowman was die cut, you need two.  On one of them I die cut the face. You need to save the nose and color it in using the dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pen. You will also need to take a piece of Basic Black card stock and glue it behind the face so the eyes and mouth show. Though I'm thinking you could just take your marker and color in the second snowman in that space and get the same effect, right? After the black piece was set in place, the nose was glued on, then the scarf. The hat was die cut from a scrap piece of Basic Black and it was glued on. The second snowman body was glued to the first one.  I added a bit of Wink of Stella to the hat and scarf for a little sparkle.

The arms were die cut from Basic White card stock and colored in using the Bronze Blends pen. They were glued behind the snowman. I would think that they could be added before gluing on the second body, sandwiching them in between the two pieces. I may try that when I make my next snowman for a future card. I will also try out the coloring of the second body piece too.

Okay, the trees were die cut, you need three. You need to take your bronze Blends pen and color the stem. I would think that the Crumb Cake marker would give you close to the same color, same for the arms. And you could even cut the arms from Crumb Cake card stock. And maybe the trees too.

I did not have the Evening Evergreen Blends pen so I used my ink pad to slid over the branches and a little bit on the trunk so it didn't look like the branches were missing up the trunk. 

The middle tree was glued in place first. Then the snow mounds piece. Then the other two trees. 

The bird was stamped using Tahitian Tide ink and the beak was avoided. I actually put my fingernail over it while I inked the bird. I was surprised that the ink came off my fingernail so quickly.  The beak was colored in using Crushed Curry, though I would have preferred Daffodil Delight or Pumpkin Pie. The bird was set in the third tree using a tiny Dimensional.

Next the snowman was set in place using Dimensionals. The video tells you to put a Dimensional over the arm areas to help hold them in place. Another reason for them being added before the second snowman piece is glued on.

I'm kind of lost here in all the stuff you need to do to get this card made!! LOL  I forgot to mention that when I die cut the snowflake frame, I also cut a piece of acetate for the window. I glued it in place and set it a side. You want this dry before you need it. Then the double sided sticky foam strips were set in place all around the frame. To add the frame to the snowman piece, you need to add your sequins or snow stuff on the snowman piece and then bring in the front piece. It's probably best to stand up to do this so you can see it will be set evenly all around. Though you can do some trimming off of any thing that didn't line up. I've done that when I've made these cards. 

The words were added to the bottom right corner. Mine are from the retired "Petite Pairs" set because I didn't have the set that was used on the original card. I used the oval die from the "Mini Pocket" envelope die. I can't wait to play with more than just the oval from that die cut set!

I glued my piece to the front of the card and I added a couple of snowflakes to the front that were die cut from the set.  And the card was done.

I hope I was able to explain it well enough, but there's the video you can watch to clarify anything I missed or explained differently.

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

Wonderful World, Artistically Inked, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

I have always liked these corner flip cards. They are easy to make and give a fun look too.

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

To make the flip part you just need to get your paper cutter out and set your card stock on it with the long side on the cutter, line up the left edge at 3".  Line your cutting blade up at 2-1/5" and cut down to 4-7/8".  Then turn it clockwise so the shorter edge is on the top and line the left edge up at 3". Line your cutting blade at 3" and cut up to 5/8".  I like to score my piece before I fold the corner over. I just take my rule rand line up across the corners and score on the two small areas. You don't need to do this, I just find I get a better fold when I that.  You can just push that bottom part of the half-square you cut inward and upward, close the card and then press the flipped part down.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Wonderful World" 12" x 12" package. I love it that they named the DSP the same as the stamp set so I can easily see which set it goes to. Not that I can't use it for a different set but I can quickly find it when looking for it while using this set.  Anyway, I cut the DSP at 4" x 5-1/4".  I marked the top left at 5/8" and the right side at 3-1/2".  Then I used my cutter and cut off that corner so the piece would fit nicely under that flap. I taped the DSP in place on the front of the card. I didn't take note that the angled edge would be showing on the other side before taping. I was planning on adding on adding a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece to cover that opening anyway, so I was just careful when I pressed the DSP in place, I opened my card to do that so it wouldn't stick to the inside of my card and tape my card shut! I added thee 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece to the inside and I was ready to decorate the front.

I cut a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of DSP for the square. It's actually the backside of the floral DSP I had just taped down for the front.

The flower is from the "Wonderful World" set and was stamped using Garden Green and Melon Mambo ink on the flower. I set up a piece of Basic White card stock in my Stamperatus, I masked off the stem and stamped the flower and then I masked the flower and stamped the stem. I prefer to do it this way instead of using markers. One reason is I find this kind of stamping ruins my markers and I get a better coverage with an ink pad. Plus I can ink again if I need to.  But that's a personal preference. Once the flower was inked, I die cut it using the 2-1/8" circle die from the "Layering Circles" die set. I set the flower in place using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Artistically Inked" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Rectangle Stitched" framelits die set. I set them in place using Dimensionals.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White was added to the inside and before I send this card off, I am going to use a couple of glue dots to hold the flap down. I like it to be nice and flat. In the photo it's not stuck down and it looks fine, I just like to have mine lay flatter.

And that's it. It's a very fun and easy card to make once you get the hang of how it works. If you are leery of trying it, use a half-sheet of scrap copier paper first and you will feel confident enough to move onto card stock!

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

Santa's Delivery, Santa Express, Christmas Card, Split Circle Technique, Stampin' Up!

I had forgotten about the fun "Split Circle" technique. I think I may have done it once but it would have to have been a long time ago because I don't recall. I did try to do a search on my blog and nothing came up, so maybe I never did try one.  But at my age, I forget and somethings I do is new to me!!! LOL  Just being happy doing what I'm doing. So how was this card made? 

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

Next I cut a Granny Apple Green 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brights Collection" 6" x 6" stack. I love buying those stacks because you get all the colors in several designs. I never seem to use them all up before they retire though. I taped this piece on top of the card base.

Then I cut a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I taped this piece on top of the DSP.

For the fun wavy pieces, I die cut circles using the "Stylish Shapes" stitched circles dies. I used the second, third and fourth largest dies. The DSP is from the "Santa Express" 12" x 12" package. When you do this technique, you get two cards because you cut the circles in half. I cut one large dotted and one large striped. I cut two of the red but I really only needed one if I was going to make just one card.  And then I cut one of the striped paper using the 4th smallest die and one of the dotted using that same die. For the circle the penguin is on, I used the second smallest die in the set and I scrubbed on some Granny Apple Green ink using my blending brush.

The words are from the "Santa's Delivery" set and were stamped on a 3/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock using Poppy Parade ink. And the Granny Apple Green layer behind it was cut at 1" x 4-1/4". I taped the strips together.

The penguin is from the "Santa's Delivery" set and was stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White. I die cut it using the matching die. I colored him in using the following markers, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, and Blushing Bride (for the tongue). I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

Now to assemble the half circles. I included a picture of how mine looked, though these are upside down. Sorry. But you get the idea. When I was first gluing the circles together (yes, I used glue because I wanted to have that movement on the DSP before the glue set so I could get them lined up nicely on the straight edge), you want to make sure you glue them in the right direction. If you were to turn the bottom piece 180 degrees, you'd see that the circles are lined up on the same side. Lay them out first before you glue. And when you glue, just make sure the corner tips line up and the top cut edges line up. It can be a hair off because that edge will be hidden by a word strip.  So, once I got my circles together I set them in place on top of the Basic White piece. I eyed them so the top and bottom were fairly equal and the same for the sides. Then I taped the pieces in place. I made sure the red centers lined up with each other and the rest just fall into place.

Next the word piece went over the top of the half circles. Then the little Basic White circle was taped in place. The penguin was then added to the circle.

I added a few red rhinestones to the front and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I love the look of it and I think this is something I would do again in the near future.

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

Happiness Abounds, Hues of Happiness, Birthday Card,

I have not done the "Floating" technique in a while. I had done a "Floating Frame" card a while back. You can see that card here. You can get more details on how do make it too.

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 Highland Heather card stock for the layer. Then I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White for the top layer.

I die cut my flowers and leaves from the "Hues of Happiness" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I used the largest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. 

The flowers and leaves were place around a circle I traced onto a piece of card stock. I traced the outside of the circle only. The flowers and leaves were added using one Dimensional on each and I exposed the sticky part a little bit so it stayed in place. Then I die cut it with the circle die. 

Next I placed the pieces on the 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock. I did lightly trace a circle on it too. I erased it as I put the pieces in place. If you read the instructions on the link I posted above, Press n Seal was used. I didn't use it, I just winged it. I set the pieces in place using additional Dimensionals.  Everything is added with Dimensionals.

Once done putting the pieces in the circle and erasing the traced circle, I stamped the words on the front of the card. They are from the "Happiness Abounds" set using black Memento ink.  

I didn't like the look of the background so I thought I would speckle it using my Old Olive marker. I just flicked the tip of the marker from the inside edge of the cap to the outside. I covered the circle with the first circle I had die cut so it didn't get speckles on it.  

The Basic White piece was taped to the Highland Heather piece and that was set in place on the card base using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It's also a fun technique to do too!

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

Artistically Inked, Thank You Card, One Sheet Wonder Technique, Stampin' Up!

I have not done a "One Sheet Wonder" in a long time. When I've done them I've often just used a half sheet of card stock but here I used a full sheet. It was quick and easy and I got 4 cards out of the deal!  I found this card here. 

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 Fresh Freesia card stock for the layer.  Then I took a half-sheet of Soft Sea Foam and I cut it into 8 strips so I could tape one to each side of the card. I only needed a hair of it showing.  So you can cut your strips as small as 1/2" each. 

To make my "One Sheet Wonder" I took a full sheet of Basic White card stock and stamped all over it. The  "Artistically Inked" stamp set was used here. I used Flirty Flamingo for the larger flowers. Highland Heather was used for the smaller flower and a really small flower was stamped on the inside of the Flirty Flamingo flowers. The leaves were stamped using Soft Sea Foam ink. And the dots were stamped using black Memento ink.

The "thanks" is from the same set and was stamped using black Memento ink. I cut my sheet to 3-3/4" x 5-1/8".  The Soft Sea Foam strips were cut at 5-1/8" long x 1/2".  And the Highland Heather piece was cut at 4" x 5-1/4".

I taped the Soft Sea Foam Strips to the "One Sheet Wonder" piece. Then I tied a ribbon around it. I like to wrap the ribbon around the piece (the ribbon is about 6" long. I use snail tape first and than add scotch tape to make sure it stays in place. Then that piece was taped to the Highland Heather piece and then that was taped to the card base.

A piece of ribbon was slipped under the taped ribbon and a knot was tied.  And the card was done!

Not only is it a "One Sheet Wonder" but a quick one at that too!  Now I have 4 cards that were made in hardly any time at all! And I love the colors. I'm SO ready for spring colors. All of our snow is melted but it's still very brown out there. 

This was a very fun card to make and I really like "One Sheet Wonders"!

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop by and see today's thank you card and fun technique,
Wanda

To assemble the card, I taped the Soft Sea Foam strips to the 

Calming Camellia, Special Moments, Friendship or Thinking of You Card, 2022 Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration

I found this wonderful card on Pinterest. I clicked through the link and didn't get a lot of information, but just enough so I could figure out the rest. You can see the original card here.  There were several colors of cards posted but I chose this one because of the richness.

The base of this card is a half-sheet of Crumb Cake card stock. I did not fold it in half right away because the stamping went on the backside too. I stamped the flower image on the back and then added the swirl image and the leaves image, all using Crumb Cake ink. See the photo below. I didn't get all the images the way they were on the original card, but I really don't think it matters. It's pretty however you get them on there!

Next I die cut the scalloped rectangle. It's from the "Scalloped Contours" set. I used the second one in the set. 

Then I cut a 3-3/8" x 4-3/4" piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock for the layer. And I also cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White for the inside.

I stamped the flower from the "Calming Camellia" set using Blackberry Bliss ink. I added a swirl using Crumb Cake ink. And the words are from the "Special Moments" set and were stamped using Blackberry Bliss ink. 

Now here comes the fun part. I was a bit apprehensive to try this. I don't like ruining my cards.  But it's SO easy. I took my Blender pen and refilled it. I wanted it very juicy.  If you don't have the recipe for the refill, just click here. I posted it many years ago. There's even instructions on how to take your pen apart.  I took a clear stamping block and added a drop of White ink. The drop was about the size of half a pea. You don't need much. Dip the tip of your Blender pen in the ink and then color the flowers in. Start on the top where they are the whitest a color towards the center of the flower.  And that's all you do. The Blackberry Bliss ink bleeds and does it's own thing.  You can go over the tips again later if you want them whiter. It takes a little while for this to dry but it's SO worth it.  I would recommend die cutting the scalloped piece first and then stamping the flower, swirl, words, and then color it. Then you can take care of the rest of the elements of the card while the ink is drying. 

I did color in the leaves with my Old Olive light Blends pen. They turned more purple but it's pretty too! I don't think you can ruin this card. I thought I was going to have problems with it but once I started coloring I saw the beauty and loved the technique.

After the ink dried I taped the scalloped piece to the Blackberry Bliss piece and that was taped to the front of the folded card. My card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I added the piece of Basic White inside and the card was done.  Isn't it pretty?  I think I want to make another one using Pacific Point or Evening Evergreen. 

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

 

Penguin Place, Penguin Playmates, Pop-Up Christmas Card, Weekend Project

Today I thought I would have some fun making a pop-up card. It was an experiment and I learned what not do to! LOL Here's how I made the card.

First lets talk about the front. I cut a half-sheet of Basic White card stock on the short 8-1/2" side so it measured 4-1/4" x 11" when I was done. Then I folded it in half. My card opens at the bottom and the fold is at the top. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Shaded Spruce for the layer. Before I taped it down I die cut a circle using the largest die in the "Circle Dies" set. It measured 2-15/16".  Then I taped the piece on top of the front of the card.

A 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) was taped on top of the Shaded Spruce piece.

I die cut the dashed circle piece using a scrap of the DSP and the second largest circle die. I taped those two circles together.

The bear was fussy cut and set in place on the circle using Dimensionals. Then the entire piece was set in place on top of the card. 

I tied a silky white bow from some ribbon that was 5/8"wide. I set it in place with a large glue dot.

Now for the inside.  I made the pop up part and added the images. I am going to see if I can include the PDF for it here.  If not, I will add a photo of it. 

I then printed out the pattern onto a piece of Basic White card stock. I fussy cut the two pieces. I did trace a second set that has no writing on it because I could see the writing on my card but you really have to look at the inside part of it to really see it.  You could probably turn it over but there will be a light rectangle where the words would go. But you could do the words on a strip of card stock and tape it to the front.  Or you can just leave it as it is and ignore the marks in the inner part of the piece.

When you are done fussy cutting it out, you are going to score on all the dotted lines. I did score on both sides of the three lines that all cross each other. You want to soften them up a bit and scoring on both sides took care of that.  Then you are going to want to fold them in mountain and valley folds. It's a bit tricky but you can do it.  

I stamped the words from the "Snowman Season" set using Real Red ink. I had to do this now if I wanted to have it directly on the piece and not added later.

I cut the circle behind the bear and glued it in place. I added that first because I needed to make the slit for the mechanism and it had to go through both the fussy cut piece and the DSP.  I inserted end B into the slit and folded the piece upward. I glued it in place. Then the other end of the mechanism was glued in place. I folded that end downward and glued it to the area marked with an "A".  

Now I was ready to decorate my pieces. I fussy cut the bear and glued him in place.  I could have omitted adding the circle before the mechanism and raising the circle up higher but I was still experimenting.  If I were to make another one I think I would take that fussy cut circle and make it into a 1-1/4" rectangle that would be about 1-1/2" high.  But for now it's a circle and a little low on the card. 

I fussy cut the fox and snowman and glued them in place. I had added the glue to the side pieces and then added the characters. I did have to trim a bit of the card stock behind them, I didn't want any showing.  

Then the penguin was added. I die cut a 2-1/8" circle of the DSP with the trees in the design and I glued it to the tab that was sticking up. The penguin was added and the card was done. 

When you're holding it and opening it, it doesn't look so bad but the penguin could have been lower on the piece so the other two characters could be seen better. And the words could be stamped directly to the inside of the card.  There's other ways to make this work! I thought about trimming around the penguin so only a little bit of the tree paper shows, then the characters behind it could be seen better.  Still experimenting!!!

The inside cover could use some finesse too, but like I said, it was an experiment and I did learn a lot!

Now to figure out how to get the PDF available to you. From what I could figure out with my limited computer skills, I think you will just have to click Pop-Up PDF and you will get the pattern. If it doesn't work, please look on the right side bar, scroll down to where you can see my email and contact me and I'll send it to you!  I found this a bit confusing to do but I hope I did get it right. 

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop by and see today's pop-up card,
Wanda

Cute Halloween, Frightfully Cute, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Polaroid Technique

I had so much fun making the Polaroid technique card yesterday that I had to try it again. But I did not go to the dark side this time. I wanted to add some color. I stepped out of my box yesterday but went back in it today. I just like color!!

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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic Black card stock and I glued it to the card base.

I used the colored dotted sheet from the "Cute Halloween" 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP) stack. I cut the piece 4" x 5-1/4" and glued it to the Basic Black piece.

For the Polaroid piece, I cut the Basic White card stock at 3" x 3-3/4".  Then I took a 2-3/8 square die and cut the piece, setting the die at the upper part and making sure it was even on both sides and the top.  I used a piece of Post It tape to hold my die in place so it wouldn't shift as I cut it.  

I also cut a 3-1/8" x 3-7/8" piece of Basic Black and glued the White Polaroid piece to it.

The ghost DSP is from the same "Cute Halloween" DSP stack. I cut it at 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" and I glued it to the inside of the Polaroid piece. 

The words "frightfully cute" are from the "Frightfully Cute" stamp set and were stamped using black Memento ink right on the bottom of the Polaroid piece. 

Dimensionals were added to the Polaroid piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. I liked it sitting at an angle because it gives it more character. And that was it.

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

Frightfully Cute, Cute Halloween, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Polaroid Technique

One of my favorite card to make uses the "Polaroid Technique". This is a very easy and fun technique and gives the look of a Polaroid photo. Remember those?  Except this card you don't need to wave in the air to help expose the image! LOL

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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic Black card stock and I glued it to the card base.

Then I went to the dark side. There's a lot of black and white images in the "Cute Halloween" 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP) stack. Actually all of the images on the backsides are black and white. SO I thought I'd flip a sheet over.  These black and white dots looked fun so I cut the piece 4" x 5-1/4" and glued it to the Basic Black piece.

Now for the fun Polaroid piece.  You cut your card stock at 3" x 3-3/4".  Then I took a 2-3/8 square die and cut the piece, setting the die at the upper part and making sure it was even on both sides and the top.  I used a piece of Post It tape to hold my die in place so it wouldn't shift as I cut it.  Cute Polaroid piece, huh?

I also cut a 3-1/8" x 3-7/8" piece of Basic Black and glued the White Polaroid piece to it.

The bat DSP is from the same "Cute Halloween" DSP stack. I cut it at 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" and I glued it to the inside of the Polaroid piece. 

The words are from the "Frightfully Cute" stamp set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. It's hard to see in the picture but I die cut a Highland Heather scalloped circle that was just a bit larger than the word circle. And then I die cut a larger scalloped circle. I glued the three circles together. I added 3 enamel dots to the word piece and then I glued it in place on the Polaroid piece.

Dimensionals were added to the Polaroid piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. I liked it sitting at an angle because it gives it more character. And that was it.

This is a super quick and easy technique and you can use up some of your DSP stash when you make cards like this.

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