Charming Day, Floral Charm, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how the card was made.

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

I stamped the leaves on the front using Cloud Cover ink and the image from the "Charming Day" bundle. 

The circles from the "Stylish Shapes" set were cut next. I cut the Mossy Meadow ones using the first three circle dies. I used the second third and fourth for the Designer Series Paper (DSP) that is from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package. Two were cut from the orange sheet and on the backside the circle on the right was cut. 

Two branches were cut from Mossy Meadow card stock and were set aside.

The focal image was stamped using black Memento ink. I colored it in using my light and dark Mossy Meadow Blends pens and I used the Timid Tiger ink pad and a Blending pen to color in the flowers. I didn't buy the Blends in the in-colors so I just use my Blending pen and make do. Once the coloring was done I cut the piece out using the matching die.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using Night of Navy ink. I chose this image because it was the last stamp in the set that I have not used yet. It's the first time in a long time that I've actually used every image in a set! I cut them out using the die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

To assemble the card I first taped the circles together and then taped them to the front of the card.

The branches were cut off at the bottom and a little glue was added to the parts that will be hidden under the floral image. Once those were glued down the focal image was set in place using Dimensionals.

The words were set in place using Dimensionals and for a final touch I added some (retired) candy dots to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I have always liked circles on cards, it keeps your eyes moving around the card instead of being fixed at one spot. 

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

Painterly Pears, Label Me Grateful, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I was looking for a card using this Designer Series Paper (DSP).  You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

The DSP is from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. I was looking for a card that used this sheet of DSP. I found it difficult to work with and when I ran across this card I knew I had to make it. Of course there were two full sheets of this in my package. I desperately wanted to use this sheet and today I did!

The words are from the "Label Me Grateful" and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock. They were cut out using the 4th smallest die in the "Everyday Arches" set. 

I cut an Old Olive layer using the 5th smallest die in the same set. I taped the layers together and then I taped that to the front of the card centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The pears and flowers were fussy cut from another sheet in the same package. 

I glued the large pear down first. I didn't like how the side of the pear was drooping so I took two pieces of scrap card stock and glued them together. Then I cut that into pieces, I added glue to each side and slipped it under the pear so it was level with the left side. Then the stem was glued to the pear. I added a the same glued card stock thickness to under the right leaf.

Next I added the double pears using Dimensionals. The flowers were glued in place behind the double pears and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I'm sure it would have been a lot quicker if I had the dies that cut out the pears but I didn't want to invest in them because I bought a lot of other bundles. Fussy cutting here wasn't bad. I'm very happy with the way this card turned out.

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

Extraordinary Flora, The Right Words, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you. I found the floral arrangement part on Pinterest. You can see that by clicking here. From there I went on to make up the rest of the card. 

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I took a 2-1/2" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. Then I cut a 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Strawberry Slush card stock for the layer. I glued the Basic White piece to it.

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll. I put the pink flowered section on a piece of Basic White card stock and I cut them out using the matching die. I had to cut two because of the little roses at the top and bottom, there's only one in each section. 

After cutting them all out, I looked at the original card for placement. I ended up just starting with the top and bottom double rose pieces and I glued them in place. I only added glue to the middle of that piece.

Next were the flowers with the two different colored leaves. There's two sizes of them. I added a large and a small on the top area and bottom area. The large flower in the center was added next using two small Dimensionals. Then the two green leaf clusters were added to each side of that flower. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Strawberry Slush piece and it was set in place about 1/4" from the fold and the top edge of the card.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I punched them out using the hexagon punch. I made sure the words were close to the bottom so I could add a flower to the top. I also punched out a Strawberry Slush piece too. I cut it in half and taped each half to the top and bottom of the word piece. 

A couple of small Dimensionals were added to the back of the double floral piece and it was set in place on top of the word piece.

I took two strands of linen thread and tied a bow. I trimmed the ends and glue it in place.

I did like the elements that were added on the original card but I decided to leave my card as it was. I do like how it turned out.

This was a fun card to make. I love that Washi tape and I've made lots of card using it. 

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

Charming Day, Label Me Grateful, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I created a thank you card to share. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. After texturing it I cut it to 4" x 5-1/4". Then I glued it to the front of the card base.

Next I stamped the word piece from the "Label Me Grateful" bundle using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die that came with the bundle.

Then I stamped the flowers from the "Charming Day" bundle. I stamped them using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut the piece out using the matching die. It was then colored in using both light and dark Granny Apple Green and Highland Heather Blends pens.

I added a little tape to three of the leaves that would be touching the word piece. I set the word piece on top of the card front and then added the flowers. I wanted it to become one piece. I then turned the piece over and added Dimensionals. I made sure I added Dimensionals over the areas where the flowers met the word piece for extra security.  The piece was then set in place on top of the card base.

I liked how it looked but it still needed something so I found some little colored rhinestones and I added them to the card and the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. It would have been a lot quicker for me if I could have given more thought to the embossing folder. I put the card stock in the wrong orientation twice. Third times a charm, right?  What does that really mean?  I'm going to have to look that up sometime when I have nothing better to do. LOL

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

Charming Day, With You In Mind, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a thank you card to share today. My "Charming Day" bundle was still sitting out and I saw that there as another flower with leaves image that I hadn't played with yet. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I textured it on using my scoring tool. I turned the piece over and scored on the left side about 1/4" from the edge. I scored 1/4" from the top and bottom. The score lines are 1/8" apart. I made 5 of them. I repeated that for the bottom. 

I turned the piece over and stamped the "Thank you" from the "With You in Mind" set using black Memento ink. I added Dimensionals to the back of the piece and I set it in place on the front of the card.

The flower is from the "Charming Day" bundle. I stamped it using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using the matching die. I also cut out two leaf branches and I set those aside. Using both light and dark Blends pens I colored the leaves with Granny Apple Green and the flower with Poppy Parade. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set on top of the scored piece. I didn't press down because the leaf branches needed to be tucked in. I added a little glue to the ends of the leaf branches and slipped them under the flower piece on both sides. Then I glued one leaf on each of the sets. If you look hard you can see the leaf that is not sticking up in the air, that's the ones glued down! And that was it, the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. Of all the pieces to it, I think the flower with leaves took the longest because of the coloring. Everything else was super quick. I can see myself making more like this. It was fun and quick.

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

Label Me Grateful, Thank You Card, Florals in Bloom, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Petal Pink card stock. I textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I cut it to 4" x 5-1/4".  I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I was looking for some Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I thought would go with the Petal Pink. I found this one in the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. It was leftover from a previous card and it measured 2-1/2" x 5-1/4". I didn't want to cut it down so I used it as it was. I glued it to the bottom of the Petal Pink piece. Had I known where I was going with this I would have cut my Petal Pink in half and used the other half on a future card.  But it is what it is. 

The word piece was done next. I stamped the words from the "Label Me Grateful" bundle. I cut them out using a die in the bundle.

The flowers and greenery dies were also in the bundle. I cut three flowers using Cajun Craze card stock and one of Basic White card stock. The greenery was cut using Old Olive card stock. I glued the flowers in place on the word piece. 

I turned the word piece over and added Dimensionals. I did add one to the small leaves on the right and one to the backside of the white flower.

Using some enamel dots I had (retired) I stuck them to the center of the flowers and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. It's too bad the bundle didn't come with a smaller flower in it because it would make easy poinsettias. Anyway, it was a fun card to make.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today's card has a few pieces to it but it did go together pretty fast. Please read on to see how I made it.

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

I cut a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White for the large layer. On top of that layer are three strips of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. After embossing it I cut the pieces at 4" x 1", 4" x 7/8" and 4" x 1/2". I glued them to the large layer and then that was taped to the front of the card.

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

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

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

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

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

Simply Zinnia, Simply Said, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun thank you card to share with you. Though it can be used for a number of other occasions as well. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White for the top layer and a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White for the back of that top layer.

Next I cut 1/4" strips of card stock at least 5-1/2" long. You want them long so you don't have an issue with white showing on the ends. For my card I used Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Pie, and Petal Pink. I taped them in place on the right side of the card stock. I made sure they butted up against each other so there were no gaps between them. 

Now came the tricky part. Using the 3rd die in the "Nested Essentials" set I cut out the piece. I had to make sure I lined it up so it was equal on each side or the Petal Pink lined on the cut out piece wouldn't line up with the Petal Pink piece on the right side of the piece. I lucked out here. I had made a second one at the same time and I messed it up. It would be easier with something that had corners to line up, like a hexagon or a square. But I chose this shape for some odd reason! Anyway, once it was cut out I taped the 4" x 5-1/4" piece to the 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece. Then I taped the cut out piece back in the opening but I turned it around. This is where you can see that the Petal Pink lines up.

The words were next. I stamped them from the "Simply Said" set using black Memento ink.

Then the flower was made. It's from the "Simply Zinnia" bundle. I cut out two petal pieces using Cajun Craze card stock. The center was cut from a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock and the top layer on the flower was cut from Peach Pie card stock.  I cut a Mossy Meadow leaf. I glued the flower pieces together and set them aside.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the 4" x 5-1/4" piece and it was set in place on the card base.

Then the flower was added and a little glue was added to the end of the leaf and it was tucked in under the flower.

I took some retired "Polished Dots" and colored them using my dark Cajun Craze Blends pen. I set them in place on the white part of the cut piece and the card was done. 

I'm not thrilled with that wide open space on the left side. I think maybe I should have added the flower stem there, it looks like it needs something.

This was a fun card to make and should I make another one I think I will use something with corners that I can line up to make doing that cut out piece easier.

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

Sketched Butterflies, Elements of Text, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Highland Heather card stock for the layer and taped it to the card base. Then I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer.

On the Basic White layer I stamped the circle of words from the "Elements of Texture" set using Smoky Slate ink. I taped this piece on top of the Highland Heather piece. 

The words are from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. It was a Sale-a-Bration item. I used it because the piece was stamped and sitting on my worktable and I thought I should make some use of it before it gets ruined or lost. The bundle also has the die that was used here. I cut a piece of Highland Heather card stock at 9/16" x 2-7/8".  I taped the word piece to it. Then I trimmed the corners with my scissors. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

I cut the butterflies from the "Sketched Butterflies" bundle using Highland Heather card stock. These butterflies are already "stuck" together, they cut out as one piece. I cut pieces of Dimensionals and put them on the body part of the butterflies. I set them in place on the circle. I added some rhinestones to the center of each of the butterflies.

The word piece was set in place and the card was done.

This was such a super quick and easy card to make. I really like that circle of words.

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

Storybook Friends, Storybook Moments, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd play with the "Storybook Moments" and "Storybook Friends" bundle one more time before I set it aside to make some cards I need to get mailed out soon. I ran across this card on Pinterest and thought it would be fun to make. You can see the original card here. I did change it a little. Please read on to see how I put this card together.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I sponged on some Pebbled Path ink. Yup, I used a sponge. I have not used one in a long time, not since the Blending Brushes came into being.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cajun Craze card stock for the layer. On top of that layer is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White. I sponged the edges here too and the are where the pieces gap under the focal pieces. I taped these two pieces together and then taped that to the card base.

On the right I cut a 1-3/4" x 3-3/4" piece of Cajun Craze card stock that I textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued it on top of the Basic White layer.

On the left side I cut a piece of Cajun Craze piece that measures 3-1/8" x 3-3/4".  And the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Storybook Moments" 12" x 12" package was cut at 3" x 3-5/8".  I taped the DSP to the Cajun Craze layer and then taped the layers to the front of the card.

Using a die from the "Perennial Postage" I cut one of Basic White and sponged on some Pebbled Path ink and one from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" stack. I taped the two pieces together, offsetting them.

The words are from the "Timeless Friends" bundle and were stamped on a Basic White oval that was sponged with the Pebbled Path ink. The oval was a leftover piece from cutting the framed die in the bundle. I stamped the words using black Memento ink. I taped it to the center of the "Timeless Plaid" piece.

I fussy cut the bunny and the flowers from a sheet of DSP in the "Storybook Moments" package. Also in that package I took out the sheet that has punch outs. I punched out the carrots and tool. I added a Dimensional to the foot and knee area of the bunny and to the greens on the carrots, tape was added to the rest of the pieces and they were set in place on the front of the card. I started with the fussy cut flowers. I taped them in place in the center (sort of) area and then the bunny was next. The carrots were added and the tool was slipped under them a bit.

A black Baker's Twine bow was tied and glued in place. I like to use Tacky glue on the twine because the mono glue absorbs through the fibers and sometimes makes the bow sticky and sticks to the inside of the envelop. That doesn't happen with Tacky glue.

I added a few retired gems to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I like how it turned out even though I didn't totally follow the original card.

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

Storybook Moments, Heart Shaped, Thank You card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but I forgot to bookmark it and searching in my history yielded nothing, I had gone too many places. So if you know who made this card, please let me know so I can edit my post and give them credit. So for now, please read on to see how the card was made.

Edited: The card was found on Linda Heller's blog. You can see the original card here. 

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

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Old Olive card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Storybook Moments" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Old Olive piece. 

I cut a 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the "Timeless Plaid" 6" x 6" stack. I taped it to the bottom of the "Storybook Moments" piece.

A 3/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Old Olive was cut for the layer. I taped it along the top edge of the "Timeless Plaid" piece.

Then I cut the bunny from a sheet of DSP in the "Storybook Moments" package using the 3rd smallest die in the "Everyday Arches" set. Taking the next size larger I cut out the Old Olive layer. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. I made sure I didn't add any Dimensionals were the word piece was going to go so I could slip it under if needed.

I fussy cut a carrot and taped it to the arched piece.

The words are from the "Heart Shaped" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die in that same bundle. I added tape to the back and slipped the right side under the arched layers.  

I wasn't sure what I was going to do about wording on this piece. I'm thinking I'd like to make another one and make it into an Easter card with a "Happy Easter" in place of the thank you. I just thought this card was cute and I love all of these colors together. It created a warm and inviting card.

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

Layer of Beauty, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on the internet. I thought it was so pretty so I had to give it a try. I was a bit disappointed in some issues that I had. I'll tell you about them later in the post. You can see the original card here. 

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

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic White card stock and I stamped the flower from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle using black Memento ink. 

This bundle came with numbered stencils to make the coloring easier. Using my Blending Brush and the #1 stencil I scrubbed on some Lemon Lolly. Then with the second stencil I used Daffodil Delight and the third one I used Crushed Curry. When adding the Lemon Lolly the black ink smeared/smudged. I don't know if it was the Lemon Lolly ink or if the black ink wasn't 100% dry. So my flowers don't look very vibrant. I was disappointed in that. 

The 4th and 5th stencil are the leaves and I used Granny Apple Green for both of them. Now the ink did not smear/smudge. That's why I'm not sure if it was the Lemon Lolly ink or the black not quite dry. It may have been dry enough for the leaves.  Either way I an not thrilled with the way it came out. 

The words are from the same "Layers of Beauty" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. 

I colored some whitish looking sequins using my dark Granny Apple Green Blends pen and I glued them in place on the front of the card. 

This piece was then taped to the card base and the card was done. 

I love stenciling but this one wasn't as fun because of the smudging. If I were to make another one I think I would stamp it the day before and I would also stamp the flower on the upper right corner too. It's a little too white up there for me. 

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

Labeled With Love, Bloom Impressions, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued this to the front of the card base.

Next I cut a 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Bloom Impressions" 12" x 12" package from the Sale-a-Bration book. I glued it to the front of the card about 1" from the bottom edge.

Using the square dies from the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut the framed piece. I used the third and fifth dies. I taped them to a piece of Basic White card stock and cut them both together.

The "thanks" is from the "Labeled with Love" bundle and was stamped using black Memento ink. The word piece actually reads "thanks friend" but I masked the "friend" part off because it wouldn't all fit on the square. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 3/4" from the bottom and right edge.

I added some sequins from the "Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix" container using some mono glue.

And for a final touch I added a brass butterfly to the square. That was it, the card was done.

This is a very quick and easy card to make. It's a perfect way to use strips of scrap DSP.

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

Friendly Seagulls, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another thank you card to share with you using the "Friendly Seagulls" Sale-A-Bration set. I found a card on Pinterest that I thought I could work with to create my card. You can see that card here. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Azure Afternoon card stock for the layer. I haven't used that color much at all and I don't know why, it's SO pretty. I taped this piece to the card base. 

A 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White was cut for the focal piece. On that piece the "sand" and birds in the background will be stamped but first I had to stamp and fussy cut the bird and fries so I knew where I'd  be adding the "sand" and the birds in the sky.

I stamped the seagull and two fries using black Memento ink. I fussy cut them and then colored them. I used my Blending pens for the coloring all in the lights. Lemon Lolly for the fries and the buns (?) on the front of the fry package, Pecan Pie for what is between the buns, and Azure Afternoon for the fry boxes.

Gray Granite was used for the birds wings, Pumpkin Pie for the beak and feet, and Lemon Lolly for the fries in the birds mouth. 

I laid the pieces on the front of the card for placement, removed them and scrubbed in some Gray Granite ink using my Blending brush, then the "sand" was added using Pecan Pie ink that was stamped off once then stamped on the card front and stamped one more time. When I though it looked full enough I stopped.

The bird and fries were added using Dimensionals.

The words were done on my computer. I used Freehand471 BT font at size16. I bolded the words and printed it in black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Using my Blending brush and Azure Afternoon ink I lightly added a little color to the edges of the word piece. Then I set it in place using Dimensionals.  And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make, even with the fussy cutting!

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

Friendly Seagulls, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you using the new "Friendly Seagulls" set that I got free in my Sale-A-Bration order. I found a card on Pinterest that I liked so I followed it with a few changes. You can see that card here.  Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

The top layers were cut, taped together and then taped to the front of the card. I cut the Pebble Path piece at 5-3/8" x 4-1/8" and the Lost Lagoon piece at 5-1/4" x 4".  

The Basic White layer was cut at 3-3/4" x 5". I had typed my words on the computer and printed them out on the Basic White card stock and then I cut it. 

I had stamped the seagull on the Basic White piece but ended up stamping another one on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and fussy cut it out. I colored the fries using my Daffodil Delight marker, the beak and feet using my Pumpkin Pie marker and the highlights on the gull using my Smoky Slate marker. Dimensionals were added to the back and I set the piece aside.

I masked off the side and bottom of the left area of the card so I could scrub on some Lost Lagoon ink with my Blending Brush. 

Next I took my Pebble Path ink pad (I used a cube) and dragged it across a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock (only because I was making more than one of these cards but you can use a scrap piece). The piece was cut at 1" x ?. I used a "?" because the length will vary depending on where the bottom of your Lost Lagoon is. My piece is 1" x 2-3/16", I taped it to the front of the card. Then I took a 1/2" x 1-1/2" piece and set it in place using Dimensionals.

Now the gull was ready to set in place and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make once I got the words set up on the computer so they would print were I wanted them to.

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

Spotlight on Nature, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another thank you card to share with you. What's fun with the placement of the words here is you can add any other wording you need and make it work. It can go across the flowers and still look great. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Peach Pie card stock for the background layer. I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I cut the strips for the middle. The Basic White piece was cut at 1-3/4" x 5" and the Basic Black layer behind it was cut 2" x 5-1/4".  I textured the Basic White piece using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the Basic Black piece and then I glued that to the center of the card front.

The circles were cut next. They are from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I used the largest ones of this design in the set. One on Basic Black card stock and one on Basic White card stock. 

The flower were stamped on the Basic White piece using black Memento ink. I also stamped the butterfly on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I fussy cut the butterfly out.

Using my Blends pens I colored in the butterfly and the flowers. I used both light and dark Pumpkin Pie,  dark Lemon Lolly and light and dark Granny Apple Green on the leaves and stems. I taped the two circles together. Glue was added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card leaving equal space at the top, bottom and left side.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I trimmed it to measure 5/8" x 2". I taped it to a scrap piece of Basic Black card stock and trimmed a border around it. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card, centering it on the strip.

I set the butterfly in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I really love coloring with Blends pens!

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

Spotlight on Nature, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you. I found a card on Pinterest using this layout so I thought I'd give it a try. You can see that card here. There were no measurements so please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I textured it using the "Dotted Circles" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card. Tape doesn't seem to stick as well when there's lots of space on the back that doesn't touch the card base. I just play it safe and glue it.

Next I die cut the circles. They are from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I cut the largest one using Basic Black card stock and the one with the dashes and dots was cut using Basic White card stock.

Using the bunch of leaves in the "Spotlight on Nature" set I stamped them twice using black Memento ink.

The butterfly was stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I colored it in using both light and dark Flirty Flamingo Blends pens. I fussy cut it out. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

The circles were taped together and then glued to the front of the card. Then the butterfly was added. A checkered bow was tied and glued to the front.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed it to 1-5/8" x 1-3/4". I angled the ends. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

A few rhinestones were colored using the dark Flirty Flamingo Blends pen and set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun and easy card to make. I like playing with this set, especially the dies!

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

Regal Floral, Happy Hibiscus, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on the internet. I was searching for a card using the "Regal Floral" bundle, a set I had purchased but hadn't used yet because I bought too many fun sets and played with them instead.  I was in need of a thank you card for our neighbors who watched out cat while we were out of town for a few days.  They just love him and were glad to take care of him for us. You can see the original card here. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. Once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11". It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I too a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Regal Winter" 12" x 12" package.  I cut it at 2" x 4-1/4" and I cut a piece of Basic White for the layer that measures 2-1/4" x 4-1/2". I glued that to the front of the card about 1/2" from the left edge and the top and bottom.

Then I worked on the focal piece. I cut a piece of Basic White card stock 2"x 3-1/4".  I stamped the greenery on it from the "Regal Flora" bundle using Shaded Spruce ink. There's two different images in the Shaded Spruce. 

I stamped on the dots using Blackberry Bliss ink that was stamped off once. I did that on three different places on that piece. I taped this to a 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1-1/8" from the left side and 1" from the top and bottom.

The flowers were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Blackberry Bliss ink. I cut them out using the die from the bundle. I thought it was too dark so I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored over the flowers. Dimensionals were added to the back where they would be touching the panel.  And that was it, the card was done. 

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

Autumn Leaves, Leaf Fall, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple card to share with you. It can be used as a thank you card or Thanksgiving card. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Pretty Peacock card stock for the layer.

On top of the Pretty Peacock piece is a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Leaf Fall" 3D embossing folder.  I had put this folder away because I thought it was retired. I'm glad I looked it up on the Stampin' Up! website. Anyway, after texturing it I glued it to the Pretty Peacock piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

The words are from the "Autumn Leaves" bundle. I stamped them using a super juicy black Memento ink pad. I had just inked it and I should have let it sit a bit before using it. But I didn't and this is what happens. The "I'm" is a bit thick. 

Next I set the square layered piece in place centering it on the left, top and right by eying it. And for those of you who like measurements, it's about 3/4" from those edges.

I cut a leaf from the "Oxidized Copper" Designer Series Paper (DSP) using the die in the "Autumn Leaves" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the upper left corner of the square.

I tied a linen bow and glued it to the leaf and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I love that DSP it's SO pretty. I haven't used it much because it's a bit expensive but I think I need to use it a lot more so I can use it up. I have SO much DSP leftover from years past. UGH! I need to stop hoarding it and use it up. I run out, so I run out. I'm pretty good at substituting and using what I have so going forward I'm going to try harder to use up my DSP so I'm not stuck with stacks of it that just sit there. It's a challenge and I hope I can meet it!

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

Happiest Day, Friendship Card, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I was looking at the stamp sets I have and I ran across one that I hadn't used yet. Yup, I hadn't used it yet.  I may have purchased too many sets because they caught my eye and I had to have them. I don't know why this one caught my eye but it did.  I searched the net to find a fun card to see what I can make with the set and this one peaked my interest. I'm not sure what category this card would fall under. Is it a thank you card or a friendship card? What do you think? You can see they original card here. There were no instructions so I had to wing it. 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. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

For the layers I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black, on top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Unbounded Beauty" 12" x 12" package was cut at 3-3/4" x 5". I set the DSP piece aside and taped the two other layers together and then I set them aside.

The strip for the words was cut at 4-1/4" x 1-3/4" and the Basic Black Layer behind it was cut at 4-3/8" x 1-7/8".  

I stamped the words and dragonfly outline at the same time. I lined them up on the piece and using my Stamparatus I stamped them together. Actually I used my small MISTI, my Stamparatus has some other stamps in it that I'm using to make multiples of cards for holiday cards as a gift for a friend. Anyway, after stamping those I stamped the wings. I used Flirty Flamingo for the top part of the wings. I think I should have stamped off once so it wasn't so dark and would go better with the DSP.  The bottom part of the wings were stamped using Daffodil Delight.

Oops I forgot about the arrow pieces. I stamped those in the opposite corners using Flirty Flamingo ink. Then I taped the Basic White piece to the Basic Black layer. I taped that to the front of the card. Normally I don't do that, I will set it on the area it's going to go so I can see where to stamp on the piece it will be taped to but I figured I really couldn't ruin the sun so I went ahead and taped it down.

Daffodil Delight was also used to stamp the sun and the rays. There are two separate stamps. I stamped them using my MISTI and I stamped them three times to get them dark. I should have used Crushed Curry and it would have showed up better. But it is what it is and noting it here I will know better in the future what to do to make the sun darker.

I taped the DSP piece to the Basic White piece and then that was taped to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I am anxious to play with this set again.

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