Waterside Retreat, Phrases & Frames, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy thinking of 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 was on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Balmy Blue card stock for the large layer. 

Using one of the images on a sheet in the "Waterside Resort" 12" x 12" package, I trimmed it to 3-3/4" x 5" and I taped it to the Balmy Blue layer.  Then that was taped to the front of the card.

Now came some fussy cutting. I love the full sheet of bikes and it's too bad I didn't have a die for them but I don't really mind fussy cutting. SO I picked out a bike I liked on the sheet and cut it out. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the lower left side of the card. Right in the sand!

Next I did a little searching my current sets for the words. I found these in the "Phrases & Frames" bundle and they were stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I didn't like how bright it was so I toned it down a bit by taking the belly of the light Balmy Blue Blends pen and added a bit of color to the edge. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the upper right area of the card. And that was it, the card was done.

My plan for today's post was to make a quick and easy card because I'm in the middle of making a hooded cowl or is it called a cowl neck snood? Either way, I'm working on it and if I get it done tomorrow, I will post a pic of it on here.  I need to get a dozen of them done for the fall craft fairs.  

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

All Aflutter, Floral Spray, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you today.

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 that I am going to use as a base to tape the top strips on. 

I cut a 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" strip of Basic White and textured it using the new "Floral Spray" embossing folder.  

The top strip was cut at 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" and the bottom strip was cut at 1" x 5-1/4".  On the bottom strip I stamped the words from the "All Aflutter" stamp set using the new hybrid Basic Black ink. 

I added tape to the top strip. I set it in place and pressed down on the upper area but not on the lower part. I added glue to the textured strip and slipped it under the top strip by just a hair. And the bottom strip was taped in place.

I cut two 1/4" x 5-1/4" strips of Basic White and I glued them to the edges of the top and bottom strips. 

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

The butterflies are from the "All Aflutter" set and was stamped using Smoky Slate ink that was stamped off twice and then on the Basic White piece. I cut them out using the matching punch. Dimensionals were added to the back of each one and they were set in lace on the front of the card.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. The new "Floral Spray" embossing folder is SO pretty and I look forward to playing with it again sometime soon. I never know how soon but I will tell you that it's still sitting on my worktable! LOL

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

Brushed With Beauty, Petals of Beauty, The Right Words, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. It's a pretty quick and easy card to put together. 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 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brushed with Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I cut a 5-1/8" x 3-7/8" piece of Very Vanilla card stock for the large layer.

Two strips of DSP were added to the Very Vanilla piece. They measure 3-1/2" x 1-1/2" and the other measures 3-1/2" x 1". I taped them in place about 1/2" from the top and two sides of the piece. 

I cut a 3/8" x 3-7/8" strip of DSP that matched the large background piece and taped it over the strips about 2" up from the bottom.

Next I stamped the words. They are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

The piece was then taped to the front of the card.

I stamped the flowers next from the "Petals of Beauty" bundle. I used Petal Pink for the base of the flowers and Calypso Coral for the outline. Daffodil Delight was colored in the center using a Blends pen. I cut them out using the matching dies.

I also cut the leaves from the same dies using Mossy Meadow card stock. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the large flower. I pressed the smaller flower to the larger flower so a Dimensional would hold it in place. I did the same for the leaves. Tape was added to the back of the leaves and the smaller flower and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I didn't add any bling because it is going in the mail and I didn't want to spend any extra on postage. Postage is getting SO expensive so I have to cut corners where I can.

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

Brushed With Beauty, Peaceful Pier, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. It was all of those different sized strips that caught my eye and I just had to give that a try. You can see the original card by clicking here. There were no instructions so I had to wing it and that's why mine looks a little different than the original. 

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 started out cutting my strips. I had watched the video and the placement of her card stock. She was measuring in centimeters (UGH) so I flipped my ruler over and began! The whole piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package measures 7-1/2cm x 10 cm.  The pieces are cut at 1cm, 1-1/2cm, 2cm, 2-1/2cm, and 3cm.  That's the worst part of the card because I did the rest in inches!  I'm sure you've survived the metric episode! I did!!! LOL

A 4-3/4" x 3-1/3" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the layer the strips will be taped to. The video showed the strips being taped from largest at the top to smallest at the bottom. I didn't pay attention so mine is the opposite but it really doesn't matter, either one looks good. 

I taped the top piece in place and to keep my spaces spaces even, I took a round toothpick and butted it up to the strip and I butted the next one up to the other side of the toothpick. I held the toothpick in place as I did this so it stayed straight and was firmly set on the edge of the prior strip.  I did not press down on the strips until I was done setting them all in place, just in case they were a little off on one end. I did have to adjust my last two strips on one side and I was able to do that easily.

Once the strips were in place I stamped the words from the "Peaceful Pier" using black Memento ink.

The piece was then taped to a 5" x 3-3/8" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock. Dimenisonals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

It's pretty simple once you have all the measurements. And now you do!

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

Peaceful Pier, Brushed With Beauty, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of 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.

I used a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Petal Pink card stock for the back layer.

A 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the front.

Using the 3rd and 4th stitched square dies in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut the larger one from the center of the Petal Pink large layer piece. And I used the smaller one to cut the floral image from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I taped these two pieces together. 

I laid the floral layered piece on top of the Basic White layer to see where I wanted the words would go.

The words are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. Then I textured it using the "Beautiful Pattern" embossing folder. I taped the embossed piece to the Petal Pink piece and then that was taped to the front of the card.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the square piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. I was able to follow the lines of the embossing because I actually embossed them perfectly straight. The square layered piece is about 1/2" from the fold and the top of the card.  And that was it. 

This card was super quick and easy to make. It's great for those small scrap pieces of DSP that I just can't seem to let go of. You never know when you need them! 

I think this layout would be great for a sympathy card or a note card. Depending what you put in the middle, be it DSP or a die cut image, you can use this for a number of other occasions!

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

Brushed with Beauty, Petals of Beauty, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I liked the layout but didn't want a card that opened with the square piece so I modified it to suit the look I wanted. You can see the original card by clicking here. There was no clicking through to see where the card came from or for any other directions, so I guessed at the measurements. Please read on to see how the card was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. Most of my cards start out with the white card stock because I find it easier to do it that way and add the colored layers and avoid adding a white piece on the inside for writing on. When I'm done decorating the front of my card, I'm usually done with the inside too! 

I took a piece of Petal Pink and before taping it to the front of the card I used the largest square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set and cut the piece from the middle. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) and Basic White strip will hide the opening that was made and no one is the wiser. Plus it's being a bit frugal. Read on there's more frugality to come! I taped this piece to the front of the card.

Next I cut my DSP from the "Brushed with Beauty" 12" x 12" package. It measures 3-1/4" x 3-3/4" and I cut a Basic White piece 2" x 3-3/4". I took the Basic White piece and textured it using the "Stone & Vine" embossing folder. I glued it in place on the right side of the card. Then I taped the piece of DSP in place. It overlaps the Basic White piece a little. I did that on purpose because I wasn't sure where I was going with these pieces. You can trim either a bit to fit better but it's not going to show.

Using the second largest square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut one of Basic White. Before taping it to the Petal Pink square, I stamped the flower from the "Petals of Beauty" bundle using Petal Pink ink. I cut it out using the matching die. Make sure you center your flower or it could show.  After taping the squares together I added Dimensionals to the back. I set it in place on the front of the card. I lined up the tips of the squares with the seams of the DSP and embossed piece. If you don't have the square dies you can cut your pieces at 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" for the colored piece and 2-3/8" x 2-3/8" for the white piece. 

The greenery is from the "Petals of Beauty" bundle and were cut using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut the tip of the top leaf. Tape was added to each petal and the piece was set in place on the squares. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower and the flower was set in place on over the top half leaf. I had some (retired) "White Perfect Accents" embellishments and I set them in place on the front of the card. 

I didn't add any wording because I'm not sure what I want the card to say yet. It's not speaking to me yet.

This was a fun card to make and I really do like this layout. I cut the pieces out of scrap copier paper and taped them to a folded half-sheet of scrap copier paper so I could have template/sketch to follow in the future. I also write the date on the front of when it was posted on my blog so I can go back and look to see what I did and what changes I might want to make.

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

Impressions Abloom, Love Notes, The Right Words, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share. I found it on Pinterest and thought I'd give this layout a try.  You can see the original card by clicking here. 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 1/2" off the front right side. I cut a 3/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Love Notes" 6" x 6" package. It was fun to use more pieces from that package since it's main theme is Valentine's Day. I taped that strip to the inside of the card on the right edge. It shows when the card is closed. When the card is closed it looks like the strip was taped to the front but it's really on the inside.

Next I cut three strips of the same color of DSP that measure 5/8" x 2-1/4" each.  I taped them to the front of the card. Starting with the bottom strip, it's about 1-3/8" up from the bottom and 1-1/8" from the fold. There is a 1/8" space between the strips. The second strip is about 5/8" from the fold and the top is the same as the bottom, 1-1/8" from the fold. 

Once the strips were taped in place I stamped the words. They are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using Highland Heather ink.

The flowers, stem and leaves were cut next. Using Basic White card stock I used the dies from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle.  

I added glue to the double stem and set it in place on the front of the card. The smaller flower was taped in place and the larger flower was added using Dimensionals.  I taped the leaves on either side of the double stems. 

The tiny little flowers were taped in place and the card was done. I was going to add little pearls to the little flowers but I didn't want to pay extra postage to mail it. It looks fine without them but it would look prettier with them. I may add some Wink of Stella to the little flowers to give them the bling they are begging for.

This was such a fun, quick, and easy card to make. You can use up some of your scraps when making a card like this.

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

Friendly Foliage, Peaceful Garden, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here.  I followed the link but there were no measurements on how it was made, so I guessed! Please read on to see how I put this card together.

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 thought this was a fun card to make because my plan was to use the "Friendly Foliage" bundle and when I saw this card on Pinterest, I thought it was great because I could use the "Peaceful Garden" Designer Series Paper (DSP). It's actually still available to order! I thought once the fall mini catalog was over the items were no longer available, but some are!  Nice!  Anyway, the strip on the right side was cut at 1-1/4" x 4-3/4" and the larger piece was cut at 3" x 4".  I taped the strip down first. It's about 3/8" from the right edge and the top and bottom edges.  

The larger piece of DSP was taped in place on top of the strip about 3/8" from the fold and 7/8" from the right edge. It is about 3/4" from the top and bottom edges. 

The image is from the "Friendly Foliage" bundle and was stamped using Secret Sea ink on Basic White card stock. It was then cut out using both dies from the bundle. One cuts out the outside edge and the other cuts the center pieces. It can be done together so save a step.

After cutting out the focal piece, I cut two of the open leafs pieces using Basic White card stock. 

I took some linen thread and wrapped it around my four fingers two times. I took a glue dot and pressed it on the thread after squishing it to form a figure 8.  I pressed the glue dot down onto the fron tof the card 

The words were stamped next using Versa Mark on a 2-1/8" x 5/8" piece of Secret Sea card stock. White embossing powder was put on top, shaken off and then heat set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place over the linen piece.  And the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. I do like it a lot. I was glad to use up more of that "Peaceful Garden" DSP.

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

Brushed With Beauty, Petals of Beauty, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you.  I struggled SO much with this card. With colors mostly. Please read on to see how it was made.

First of all this was not what was in my head. It was SO much prettier there! LOL The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock, it opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I set it aside.

Next, using the largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut the floral piece from the same package of DSP.  I taped it to the bottom right corner and I trimmed the bottom and side. I had actually had a piece of Very Vanilla there but it looked awful, so I covered it with the DSP.

Using the second largest circle die I cut a Very Vanilla piece and I set it aside.

The flowers were a struggle because I couldn't match the color of the ones in the DSP.  Perhaps if they were stamped on Basic White they would have matched better, I don't know.  Anyway, I stamped the right one using Peach Pie for the solid layer and for the top I used Timid Tiger ink. And for the left flower I used Pretty in Pink for the solid part and Flirty Flamingo for the top detailed layer.  I cut them out using the dies in the "Petals of Beauty" bundle (where the stamp images came from).  

The centers were an issue too. I had original cut them from Crushed Curry card stock but it was too bright, so I took my blending brush and some Early Espresso ink and lightly colored them. Well, that looked awful, so I really inked up the brush and added more Early Espresso and went with that.  I'm still not happy with the centers.

My next issue was to get the leaves the right color. Nothing really matched the background DSP. I tried everything I had that was current. I think a mint color would go better with it but I ended up using Mossy Meadow. I cut the one group of leaves and I cut the petals off to slip them under the flowers.

I laid the flowers in place so I could see where the wording would go. The words are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I taped this in place on the front of the card, covering the floral circle a bit.

Now it was time to add the flowers. I added Dimensionals to the back of the pink one and set it in place. I added Dimensionals to the right side of the peach/orange one and taped on the other half and set it in place on the front of the card. I didn't press down on them because I needed to be able to slip the leaves under it and I didn't want to have a Dimensional stopping me. I added a little glue to the leaves and slipped them under the flowers.

A few pearls were added and the card was finished.

WOW! I'm hoping that my next card won't be such a disaster and such a struggle!  This one is just not me!

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. I have a special friend I send a card to every month and I think this will be the one she gets this month. Please read on to see how I made this card.

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. 

The two large layers were made by using the largest and second largest dies in the "Textured Notes" set. I cut them both using Basic White card stock.  I taped the largest one to the front of the card.

The flowers were die cut next. They are from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I cut them using the matching die.  I had to cut two sections in the melon color because I needed two of the roses and you only get one pair per section.  

I stamped the words from "The Right Words" set using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the smallest die in the "Textured Notes" set.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was centered on the smaller cut rectangle. 

The two larger flower images were popped up on Dimenisonals and set lightly in place on the opposite corners of the word piece. The other pieces were trimmed as needed, glued and tucked under the larger flowers. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I added some pearls to finish off the card. It gave it a little softer look. I think this card can be used for several other occasions too, like birthday, get well, wedding or anniversary. 

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

Friendly Foliage, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super sweet card to share with you. The original card was made by Terri Gaines. She has a video on how to make it and you can see that by clicking here.  After you watch the video, please give her a thumbs up, I know she's appreciate it. She has lots of good tips to share there too. Please read on to see how I put it together.

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 love how Terri opened her card to make sure the fold is on the left. I have made the mistake of not checking many times and have an upside down card.  UGH! I am trying to follow her tip on that and make a habit of opening the card first.  Old habits die hard!

Next I cut the Basic Black piece. Her's was done using Secret Sea card stock but mine is limited so I opted for Basic Black. Plus I still had some sitting on my table from yesterday's card.  That piece measures 3-3/4" x 5" and the Basic White piece was textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder and then cut 3-1/4" x 4-1/2".  I taped the layers together.

Then the image was stamped on Basic White card stock. Again I used black Memento ink instead of Secret Sea.  This was then set on top of a thin foam sheet. 

In the "Friendly Foliage" bundle where the image for the sprigs were stamped you will find dies. There's one that cut out the framed area and one that cut out the center. They were both set in place and cut.  There's some picking out of pieces left behind but it's pretty easy. Terri does a great job in showing how she does that.

The piece was set on the center of the card. I just eyed it.  The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink.  They were cut out using the largest ribbon end dies in the "Stylish Shapes" set. The end and sides were trimmed a set in place on the front of the card.  You use scrap pieces from cutting the image out to pop up the words. And that was it. Terri explains it a lot better and she has a link to purchase the bundle if you're interested. And BONUS, she has a free PDF project sheet for you to download!

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

The Right Words, Beautiful Gallery, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog.  While looking through my 6" x 6" stacks of Designer Series Papers (DSP) I ran across an image that had been cut in half. I had used the other half in a card a while back but saved this half for a future card. And today I thought I'd use up that piece so it's out of the stack. Now what to do with it.

I used the 5th largest die in the "Everyday Arches" set to cut the image out. It barely fit. The image is from the "Beautiful Gallery" stack. I stamped the words from "The Right Words" set using Early Expresso ink. Then I used the 4th largest die to cut the Early Expresso layer out. I taped the two pieces together.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Early Expresso 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 Beige card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Beige was cut and taped to the inside.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the arched layers and it was set in place on the center of the card. I just eyed it. I figure if it looks centered to my eyes, it's close enough! 

I had some (retired) Candy Dots that I set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy card to make. The font on the words was just perfect for the image, it just seemed to fit.

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

Sentimental Framing, Florals in Bloom, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. Please read on to se 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 textured  it using the "Exposed Brick embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I cut two pieces of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. The piece on the right was cut at 2-3/4" x 2-1/2".  The Pumpkin Pie layer behind it measures 3" x 2-3/4".  The strip on the right is the backside of the DSP and was cut at 2" x 4-1/4".  I taped the DSP to the card stock. 

I glued the long strip in place on the left and then I glued the other one on top.

The words are from the "Sentimental Framing" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the second largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

I took a sticker from the "Memories in Bloom" sticker sheet and affixed it to the top of the word circle. I added a small pearl to the center of the flower and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I like the colors of the DSP too.

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

Simply Said, Floral Charm, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of 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 Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued that to the front.

The Cajun Craze piece was cut at 4-1/2" x 3-1/4". On top of that is a 4-1/4" x 3" piece of Basic White card stock. I taped that to the Cajun Craze piece.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) used to make the 3/4" x 4" strips were from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package. The center Cajun Craze piece was textured using the "Glass Garden" folder and was cut at 1" x 4".  I taped the DSP pieces in place first and then I glued the Cajun Craze piece in place.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the smallest die from the "Countryside Corners" set. I gut the piece so the words were more to the left. I used Cajun Craze card stock for the layer behind the word piece. I used the retired "Timeless Label" punch. I had grabbed the wrong punch and I didn't notice it till after everything was taped and glued in place. Oh well, it still looks good. I taped the word piece to the Cajun Craze punched piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I fussy cut a flower and two leaves from the same package of DSP. Dimensionals were added behind the flower. I pressed the ends of the leaves in to the Dimensionals and then I set the flower in place.  And the card was done.

This was a fun card and I really like this layout. It's fun and different. It's got lots of layers, which is what I LOVE.

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

Charming Day, Simply Said, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card to share with you using the "Charming Day" bundle. Please read on to see how it was made. I saw this card on Pinterest and I made a few little changes to it. You can see the original card by clicking here. 

Since we are in September, I thought I'd use more fall colors with this set, so I chose Pumpkin Pie and Mossy Meadow.

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 the Basic White card stock at 3-3/4" x 5".  I stamped the double flower image on the left side twice. Then I stamped the single flower on a sperate piece of card stock using black Memento ink. I die cut the smaller flower from the "Charming Day" bundle.

I colored the flowers using both light and dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pen. The leaves were colored in using both light and dark Mossy Meadow Blends pen. The center of the single flower was colored in using the light Daffodil Delight Blends pen.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock was cut for the layer. I taped the Basic White piece to the Pumpkin Pie piece and then taped that to the front of the card base.

The single flower was added using Dimensionals. 

A few colored pearls were added and the card was done.

You can't go wrong coloring with Blends. They make you look like you know how to color! LOL I just kind of scribble the colors on, go around the centers with the darker color and go back with the lighter color to blend in the darker one. It's fun and easy. 

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

Peaceful Pier, Painterly Pears, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found a card on Pinterest that used this particular piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP).  You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I put this card together.

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 Petal Pink card stock for the layer. On top of that layer is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of DSP from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. I found this particular design difficult to work with and it's fantastic when I run across a card that used it.  I taped the DSP to the Petal Pink piece and then taped that to the front of the card base. I also cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside of the card.

I fussy cut the pear, stem with leaves and flowers from other pieces of DSP in the package. 

Using the third smallest arched die I cut a piece from Basic Black card stock. 

I taped the pear to the black arch. Then the stem with leaves were added. The little flowers were glued in place just under the stem. And the flower on the left side was slid under the pear. 

The piece was then taped to the the front of the card.

The words are from the "Peaceful Pier" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I trimmed it to measure 3/8" x 2-5/8".  I set the words in place using Dimensionals.

A few tiny pearls were added to the flowers on the pear and three were added to the DSP. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I was thrilled to have been able to use that particular sheet of DSP!

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

Peaceful Pier, Pretty Florals, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. It's a pretty quick and easy card to make. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Blackberry Bliss 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 taped it to the inside.

Next I cut a 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the left side of the card leaving a 1/4" border around the top, bottom and fold. 

I took a piece of Petunia Pop card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I cut it to measure 2-1/4" x 5-1/4".  I glued it to the right side of the card.

A 1/4" piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock was cut for the strip that covered where the DSP and textured card stock met.

The die cut flowers are from the "Pretty Florals" bundle using Bubble Bath card stock. I sponged a little Blackberry Bliss ink on the edges. Then I glued on the Mossy Meadow ends to each flower. I also cut out the leaves using Mossy Meadow card stock.

A 2" x 2-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the focal piece. Towards the bottom of it I stamped the words from the "Peaceful Pier" set using Mossy Meadow ink.

I cut a 2-1/4" x 3" piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock for the layer. I taped the two pieces together. Then I added the flowers. I added tape to the largest one and set it in place, I didn't press down on it right away. Then the flower on the right was added. The smallest flower was added using Dimensionals. A tiny amount of glue was added to the stems that I cut off from a larger branch and they were tucked under the flowers. Once they were under the flowers I pressed down on them to secure them and to also hold the leaves down better.

Dimenisonals were added to the back of the focal piece and it was set in place on the center of the card. I eyed it, but it's about 1-1/4" from the top and bottom edge and about 1" from each side. And that was it, the card was done.

I like how it turned out. I mostly like the colors.

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

Wanda

Beautiful Gallery, Peaceful Pier, Thinking of 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 just loved this layout and had to give it a try. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Mossy Meadow 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 and taped it to the inside.

Next I cut the floral image from the "Beautiful Gallery" using the oval die from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle.

Then I cut the outline piece using Basic White card stock. I used a double sided sticky sheet on my piece of Basic White card stock so I could make that piece a sticker. It can be glued in place but it's a bit missy. I tried that before and learned that using the double sided sticky sheet was the best way to go for me.

The background that the floral image will be taped to is another piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. It's cut at 3-3/4" x 4-7/8". The Basic White layer behind it was cut at 3-7/8" x 5". 

The words are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped on the die cut piece that is from the "Countryside Corners" dies. It's a solid die so it was difficult to line up the die on top of the words. What I did was I die cut a blank, then I taped it to a piece of grid paper in my MISTI (Stamparatus) and using a little bit of removable tape I set it in place on the grid paper. Then I traced around it. I lined up the stamp inside that traced area, inked up the stamp and gave it a try. I got it straight the first time! So I put the blank back over the traced area and stamped the words using Mossy Meadow ink. I think this was about the most difficult part of making this card. I did luck out getting it straight the first time. It could have ben moved a little to the left but it's close enough and I didn't want to try that again! 

To put the card together I taped the floral oval on the center of the other piece of DSP. Then the white oval boarder was set in place. Then the piece was taped to the Basic White layer. And then that was taped to the card base.

I took three strands of some gold thread I had and tied a bow. I used a glue dot to set it in place. I cut my tiniest Dimensionals in half and put them on the back of the word strip and that was set in place over the knot on the bow and the card was done.

I like how this turned out, even without any embellishments. The colors are so pretty! Soft and elegant looking.

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

Simply Said, Charming Day, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple 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 Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next the rose was made. Using the die from the "Charming Day" bundle I cut one of Granny Apple Green card stock and one of Real Red card stock. I cut the stem part of the red piece and glued the head of the flower on top of the green one. Then I took my dark Real Red Blends pen and colored over the cut lines the die cut made. Using the dark Granny Apple Green Blends pen I colored over the lines the die cut made and I set it aside.

I took a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock and textured it using the "Corrugated" embossing folder. I LOVE that folder and I will keep it forever. I'm considering getting rid of my Fiskars corrugated tool that I thought I was going to keep forever! After texturing the piece I cut it to 4-1/4" long. I glued it to the card base about 5/8" from the top, bottom and fold. 

Then the flower was added on top of the black piece. It was glued on and centered as much as I could by eyeing it. Sometimes eyeing things looks better than actually getting the perfectly centered. If it looks good to your eye, then it's good!

The "hello" is from the "Simply Said" set and was stamped using black Memento ink. I cut it out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. The Real Red layer behind it was cut using a 1-3/8" circle die I had that is retired. I taped the circles together, added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the front of the card. And the card was done.

I thought about adding some embellishments but I thought I'd just leave it as it was. It's got a simple and clean look to it.

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

Extraordinary Flora, Simply Said, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a "thinking of you" card to share with you.  I found the layout and floral designs for this card on Pinterest. I changed it a bit. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made the card. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base.

I cut a 1" x 5-1/4" strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brights Collection" 6" x 6" stack. I taped it to a 1-1/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Coastal Cabana card stock. I glued it to the front of the card about 7/8" from the bottom edge of the card base.

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll.  There's two sections of flowers and greenery on the roll. One is a more pink/flamingo color and the other more melon/ heather color. I cut the melon/heather section and affixed it to a piece of Basic White card stock. Then I cut the images out using the matching die. I glued the flowers in one at a time. I started at the bottom left using the greenery piece. Then the largest flower with leaves was added. I added the double flower one next. Then the rest of the pieces were just tucked in except for the individual flower towards the bottom. I only added glue down the center of each image. I wanted to be able to have room to slip in other pieces but yet have it glued securely in place.

I added the words next. They are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Coastal Cabana ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the "Labeled With Love" dies. I didn't buy the punch (which is still available). Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the upper right corner of the card.

A brass butterfly was added to the word piece and three rhinestones were added to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was another quick and simple card to make. I just love the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I love the colors here.

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