Varied Vases, Birthday Card

Today I'm playing with the "Varied Vases" set.  It's in the current catalog.  I just placed my order this morning and now I wait for my new stuff to come.  I wait patiently!!! LOL  But in the meantime I will play with sets that are in the current catalog. 

I saw this card when I was going to place my order this morning.  You can see the original card here.  I changed it a little but it's still pretty.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Melon Mambo.  And on top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Whisper White card stock.  

I stamped the vases first and then the flowers.  I colored the flowers on the left using the Melon Mambo marker. The flowers in the center I used Mango Melody ink and the flower stamp.  And for the flowers on the right I used the dark Petal Pink Blends pen.  The tulip was stamped using black Memento ink on Melon Mambo card stock and then punched out.  I set it in place using a small Dimensional.

I colored the inside of the vases with the light Petal Pink Blends pen.

I cut a 2-1/4" x 3-7/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP), mine is from the now retired "Share What You Love" pack.  I taped the DSP to the bottom of the card and then took a piece of Melon Mambo ribbon and taped the ends on the backside.  I tied a knot in the front with a smaller piece of ribbon.  

The words are from the "Southern Serenade" set, which I believe is retired as well.  I need to get my stamp sets sorted out so the retired stuff is on a different shelf.  Though the words don't matter, you will find what you like or need and put it in that space anyway.  I stamped the words on Whisper White card stock using black Memento ink.  I die cut them with the stitched oval die and then die cut a Melon Mambo scalloped circle.  I taped the ovals together and then set them in place using Dimensionals.  

And for the final touch, I added a couple of small pearls to the flowers on the left.  And that was it.  I thought it was a pretty simple card and a pretty card at that!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Beautiful Bouquet, May 2019 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card, Birthday Card

Yup, you guessed it. I still have some May 2019 Paper Pumpkin pieces left.  Actually I have lots of them but I'm hoping to use them up by duplicating some of the cards I have already made. I am on a quest to use up the items in the kit.  Too many times I just make a card or two and then move onto something else.  I'm going to try harder to make cards from the kits and use up the pieces.  

Today's card was found on Pinterest. I did make a few little changes but it's pretty close to the original card.  

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock.  On top of that is taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Soft Suede card stock that was textured using the "Pinewood Planks" embossing folder.  On top the Soft Suede piece is taped a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Very Vanilla.  And the focal piece is from the May 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit.  The piece was cut to 3-3/8" x 4-5/8".  

I colored the leaves using the light Old Olive Blends pen. I colored the flower buds using the light Real Red Blends pen.  The tiny buds were colored using the light Bermuda Bay Blends pen.  Click on the photo to see a closer look.

I colored the eggs using a blender pen and the Balmy Blue marker.  I added white dots using the chalk marker.  I colored above the eggs using the Crushed Curry marker.  And I colored the nest using the So Saffron marker. I also colored over some of the Crushed Curry area to soften it a bit.  I taped this piece to the Very Vanilla piece on the card.

The words were stamped on a piece that came in the kit.  I had stamped Soft Suede on it using the splatter image in the kit. I did stamp off two times before I stamped onto the piece. 

The words are from the "Beautiful Bouquet" set. I used Soft Suede ink to stamp them.  I set that piece in place using Dimensionals.

The feather is from the kit. I punched it out and set it in place using two small Dimensionals.  

I thought it was a pretty card and would make a great masculine birthday card.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Beautiful Promenade, Sympathy Card, Interlocking Rectangle Gate Fold Technique Card

The "Interlocking Rectangle Gate Fold Technique Card" sure is a mouthful of words!  This really is a very fun and simple technique.  You can find a video for this technique here.  

The base of my card is a half-sheet of Whisper White card stock that was scored at 2-1/8" and 6-3/8" on the long side.  The sides are folded inward.

Next I die cut the frame. I used the first, third and fifthth largest "Stitched Rectangle" dies.  The first and third largest were used for the frame.  I set up the dies on a piece of "Share What You Love" Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I had also die cut a Whisper White piece to tape to the DSP, I wanted it to be a firmer piece than the original instructions were asking for.

I die cut the center panel using the fifth largest die.  I also die cut a second piece using Whisper White card stock.  I wanted that panel to be firmer too.

I taped the left side of the frame to the left side of the front of the card.  And then I taped the panel to the right side of the right front of the card.  Be sure not to get tape beyond the halfway mark or your card will be taped shut.

For my design, I stamped the flower from the "Beautiful Promenade" set using Rich Razzleberry ink. I also stamped the inside of the flower with Rich Razzleberry ink but I stamped off once. I took the Wink of Stella pen and colored the inside of the flower.  It caused the ink to smear which made the flower look more pink on the inside. A welcomed and fun effect.

I die cut some leaves from the "Beautiful Layers" thinlits that were from the bundle (you can purchase the stamp set and dies at the same time for a discounted price, but this is only when they are first introduced).  The leaves were die cut using Old Olive card stock.

I set the flower in place using Dimensionals.  The leaves were added behind it.  

The words are from the "Itty Bitty Greetings" set. They were stamped using black Memento ink.  I punched them out using the "Classic Label" punch. I set them in place using Dimensionals. I added a leaf behind the word piece using snail tape.  

And for the final touch, I added some crystal rhinestones around the card to give it some bling. 

This is a fun and easy technique.  Watch the video to see how it works and for more instructions.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Dandelion Wishes, Get Well Card

Today's card was a super quick and easy card to make. I love how Designer Series Paper (DSP) can just take over the card so you don't have to do a lot of stamping. I found this card on Pinterest but I forgot to get a link to it. So if you know who made this card, please let me know so I can give them credit and link back to them.  I did change the words, but I actually had everything else to make the card!

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Rich Razzleberry card stock.  On top I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of the DSP from the "Share What You Love" 12" x 12" paper pack.  I also cut a 4" x 1-3/4" piece of  DSP from the same pack.  The stripes are actually the backside of the flowers piece.  I could have cut the larger piece 1-3/4" shorter but it didn't matter, the stripes weren't going the right direction.  I just taped the striped piece over the full cut flower piece.  I  taped the flowered piece to the card base and then I taped a 6" piece of the Rich Razzleberry ribbon to the back of the card. I uses snail tape on the ribbon and I also taped the ends down using transparent tape.  I took the end of the ribbon (still on the spool) and slipped it under the ribbon I had just taped down. I tied a knot and then I cut the ribbon. I like these kinds of knots because you can slide them to where you want them to be.

Next I taped the panel in place on top of the card base.

I stamped the words from the "Dandelion Wishes" set using Rich Razzleberry ink.  I die cut them with the second smallest stitched circle die. I also die cut a scalloped circle that was just a little larger than the stitched circle using Rich Razzleberry card stock.  I taped the circles together and then set them in place using Dimensionals.  I added a "Petal Pink" rhinestone to the circle for a bit of bling.

And for the final piece, I added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock to the inside and the card was done!

This was such an easy card to make.  And I think it's pretty too!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Dandelion Wishes, Itty Bitty Greetings, Sympathy Card, Masking Technique

This has to be one of the easiest masking technique cards I've ever made.  I found a card on Pinterest that I thought I would try my hand at. It was the colors that drew me to the card.  You have to scroll down a bit to see the original card. There was no direct link to just that one card. 

I took a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock and set it on my grid paper so I could mask it off easier.  The fold is at the top and I lined it up on the 5" mark of my grid paper.  I masked off the top inch using post it notes. I just lined them up next to each other and made sure there was no gap.  And at the bottom I masked up 1-1/4".  I wasn't going to make it even.  And when things aren't even you usually make up that wider space at the bottom of the piece. 

I took my dauber sponge and sponged in the Bermuda Bay ink.  I  began sponging on the post it paper near the Whisper White piece and then worked my way over to it.  Doing that makes it easier not to get a lot of ink in one spot when you re-ink your dauber.

After I got the color the way I thought I would like it, I almost removed the post it notes.  Don't do that!  I inked up the dandelions image from the "Dandelion Wishes" set.  I stamped them using Bermuda Bay ink.  I stamped on the left first and then inked it up again and stamped on the right.  I also stamped in the center but I didn't ink it up again for that one.

And for the darkest one, I used the single Dandelion image that has the seeds blowing and I stamped it using Shaded Spruce ink.  

The words are from the "Itty Bitty Greetings" set and I stamped them using black Memento ink. Now I was ready to remove the post it notes.  And the card was finished.  I LOVE the crisp lines the post it notes left when sponging.  If I were to do this again, I would move the first set of dandelions on the left over a little bit more and move the Shaded Spruce ones more towards the center so they show up better.  Or maybe stamp off on the Bermuda Bay ones and  then stamp the Shaded Spruce ones (but still move them over just a little bit).

This was a fun card and I can see myself making more in the future.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Petal Palette, Just Because, Birthday Card

Today's card was made using the "Petal Palette" set that is retiring in a few days.  I've had a lot of fun with this set and will probably not be giving it up right away.  I still want to make some cards using it. I did save a lot of samples!!

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  On top of that I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Poppy Parade dotted paper from the 6" x 6" Brights Collection Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack.

I cut a 4" x 2-3/4" piece of Whisper White and I stamped the words at the top from the "Just Because" set. I masked off the potted plant so I could just use the words.  I stamped them using black Memento ink.

I took a scrap piece of Whisper White and I stamped the flower image using black Memento ink and then I die cut it.  That is one of the things I REALLY liked about this set, stamps and matching die cuts, they're the best!!!

I colored the flowers in using the Poppy Parade Blends Pens (light and dark) and I colored the leaves in using the Old Olive light and dark Blends pens.  I also colored the flowers using the Wink of Stella marker, to give it a little bit of bling.

I stamped the dotted image from the "Petal Palette" using Crumb Cake ink.  I stamped it several times at and angle across the piece. 

I cut a 4-1/8" x 2-7/8" piece of Crumb Cake card stock and taped the word panel to it.  I taped those layers to the card base.

I set the flowers in place using Dimensionals.  And that was it.  This was a very simple and quick card to make.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Touches of Texture, Birthday Card, Sympathy Card, Get Well Card

The "Touches of Texture" stamp set will be retiring soon.  I liked this set because it was very versatile.  This card could easily be a birthday, sympathy, get well, thinking of you or even a Mother's Day card.  I will be putting some of my retired set up for sale in my web store.  This will begin around the beginning of the second week in June.

Today's card was VERY simple to make.  I had found it while surfing the net.  You can see the original card here.  

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock. With the card opened and on the scoring board, score from the left edge in at 4-3/4", 4-7/8", 7-7/8" and 8".  Isn't that a pretty way to add some simple texture to the card front?  And easy too!

Next I took a 2-1/4" x 4" piece of Whisper White card stock and I stamped the flower image from the "Touches of Texture" set using black Memento ink.  I colored them in with the retired Powder Pink marker and a Blender Pen.  I colored the leaves in using the light and dark Old Olive Blends pens.  I taped that piece to a 2-3/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Flirty Flamingo.  I taped the two layers together.  I taped a strip of Old Olive ribbon around the panels.  I didn't have any current Old Olive ribbon so I used some retired stuff.  The original card used Mint Macaron for the ribbon. I didn't have any Mint Macaron ribbon either.  And it looks like Mint Macaron was also used for the leaf colors.  Okay, back to my card....

Next I set the stamped panel in place using Dimensionals and for the final touch I added some tiny pearls to the inside of the 5 open flowers.  And that was it.  It's a very pretty and elegant looking card.  I think this would be SO pretty using the Highland Heather colors!!!  I don't have any matching ribbon though but some white ribbon and a Blends pen and I'm in business!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Floral Frames, Southern Serenade, Birthday Card

If you are looking to make a super quick card, this is it!  I couldn't believe how fast this card went together.  I found this card on the internet and you can see the original here.  I did change the bottom part of the card a little and the words.

The base the card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock. 

On top of the card base is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red.

And the focal piece, the top Whisper White piece was cut 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  

I stamped the ring image using black Memento ink.  I usually use Memento ink but here I really needed to because I was going to be coloring in the flowers with alcohol markers.  

I stamped the matching flowers on a piece of scrap Whisper White card stock. I die cut these flowers.  If you don't have the dies you can fussy cut them.  

I colored the flowers in the ring using the Real Red light and dark Blends pens.  I didn't think I had Real Red. I guess I need to cross it off my list. I thought the Blends I had were Flirty Flamingo because the caps are not a dark red, or even red looking.  But now I know and I hope I remember!!! LOL  Then I colored in the greenery using both light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens. After coloring in the flowers on the card front, I colored in the flowers that I stamped and die cut separately.  

I taped the card front to the Real Red layer. Then I set those layers in place on top of the card base using Dimensionals. 

I set the matching flowers in place using Dimensionals.  

I colored in three enamel dots using the dark Granny Apple Green Blends pen.  I set them in place on the bottom right of the card front.  

I added some tiny pearls to the center of each flower and that was it.

I can't believe how quickly this card went together.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Southern Serenade, Floral Frames, Share What You Love, Birthday Card

Today I thought I would find a set in my stash that would be retiring in a few days and play with it.  I have some that I have hardly touched.  SO sad.  But with the new catalog I am going to be more selective and also only buy a few sets. That way I can play with them more, plus play with the ones I already have.  I say this all the time, let's see if I do it this time around!  There's TOO many pretties in the new catalog.  UGH

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Tranquil Tide card stock.  I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Whisper White to use as a base for my 2-1/8" x 5-1/8" piece of "Share What You Love Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I used the  "Corrugated" embossing folder and textured a 2-1/8" x 5-1/8" piece of  Whisper White card sock.

I took a piece of the Tranquil Tide velvet ribbon from my May Paper Pumpkin kit and wrapped it around the front of the card and taped the ends on the back with scotch tape. 

I stamped the words from the "Southern Serenade" set using Tranquil Tide ink.  I die cut them with the second largest "Stitched Circles" dies.  I die cut them so the words were more at the bottom of the circle. I die cut a scalloped Tranquil Tide circle just a little bit larger than the stitched circle. I taped the two circles together.  

Next I die cut two leaves from the "Floral Frames" set using Tranquil Tide card stock. I taped them to the circle layers around the 7 o'clock position.  I set the circles in place using Dimensionals.  

I fussy cut a flower from the "Share What You Love" DSP and I taped it to the upper part of the circle. 

And for the final touch, I added tiny little pearls to the center of all of the flowers.  This one had a lot because the piece of DSP had a lot of little flowers on it.  The other half of that DSP only have 6 flowers. But it's okay, I think it's pretty as it is.

This was a fun and easy card to make. This layout is always a fun one.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Climbing Roses, Beautiful Bouquet, Birthday Card

Only a few more days and this fun stamp set, "Climbing Roses" retires.  I will miss it, it's got a lot of fun pieces to it. I love the lattice thing in the background.  I sure does add a lot to the card.  

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black.  I textured a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Whisper White card stock using the "Pinewood Planks" embossing folder. 

I die cut the lattice looking piece using Basic Black card stock. 

I stamped the flowers from the "Climbing Roses"set. I die cut them. I also cut a smaller flower and die cut it as well.  

I colored the flowers using the Real Red marker.  I don't have the Blends pen yet, but it's on my list to get next month.  I colored the inside parts of the flower using the Cherry Cobbler marker.  The leaves were colored in using the Granny Apple Green Blends pen, both light and dark.  

I die cut two leaves using Granny Apple Green. I also die cut the scalloped oval at the same time.

I stamped the words from the "Beautiful Bouquet" set and die cut them with the Stitched oval die.  I taped this piece to the scalloped oval die.  I had stamped the words close to the right side of the oval because I knew I'd be covering up part of the oval on the left. 

I glued the lattice piece in place and then set the flower piece on top using Dimensionals.  I taped the ovals in place, slipping them a little bit behind the flower piece.  I taped the ends of the leaves I die cut and slipped them under the oval and then I pressed the ovals in place. 

Next I set the smaller flower in place on top of the oval. I added a Dimensional behind it.  

And for the final touch I colored over the flowers with the "Wink of Stella" pen.  And that was it.  

This was a very fun card to make and I really enjoyed coloring it.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

May 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Thank You Card

WOW, just like yesterday, the background looks pink.  It's really a white piece of chipboard.  It's from a 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper pack.  It must be the lighting in my workroom.  I don't know.  But it's not part of the card, it's just the background.

This was a fun card to create.  I had taken one of the small envelopes in the May 2019 Paper Pumpkin kits and trimmed it down to 3-1/8" x 4-1/2".  I liked the soft stripes on the inside and I was planning on using that side but as I was popping out the flower die cuts in the kit I thought it would be fun to place it over the matching flower that was stamped on the envelope and make a card of this.  So here's how I did it.

I stamped the "Thank You" that was in the kit and I used Pacific Point ink.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Balmy Blue.  I stamped around the edges using Bashful Blue ink and the dotted image from the kit.  I only stamped about 1" inward, there was no need to stamp the whole piece because the layers would hide it.

Then I took a 3-1/4" x 4-3/8" piece of Pacific Point card stock and taped the envelope piece to it.  I set the layers in place on the card base using Dimensionals.

I set the die cut flowers in place using Dimensionals. I lined them up over the flowers that were already printed on the envelope.

And lastly I added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock to the inside and the card was one.

I did have to laugh though.  In an effort to use up the cards in the set I just created even more cards using the envelopes as a card.  Not that I don't think it's fun to get more cards from a kit than it was designed for but I have a ton of things to do and now I have even more cards to make!!

This was fun to make though. It was quick and I was glad that I could use the envelope to make a card.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Beautiful Bouquet, May 2019 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card, Birthday Card

I do like the May 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit but I'm not a big fan of the note cards. I like full-sized cards.  SO I set out to make the note card a regular size card and this is what I came up with. 

This is one of my favorite layouts.  I use it mostly when there is a small image in a set. It focuses on it and really shows it off.  Suddenly that little image takes center stage!

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pool Party card stock.  The card stock was cut in half on the 8-1/2" side.  This card is folded at the top and opens at the bottom.  It can be cut to open at the side.  Either way works.

The Very Vanilla layer on top of the card base measures 3-1/2" x 4-5/8".  On top of the Very Vanilla is a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Bermuda Bay card stock.  And on top of that is one of the note cards from the Paper Pumpkin kit.  I cut it to 2-7/8" x 4".  Now had I paid attention, I could have used the other side of the note card and cut it to 3-1/2" x 4-5/8".  It's vanilla on the one side and Pool Party on the other.  But I'm slow and didn't catch that right away.  I ended up cutting a piece of Very Vanilla.  But now I know and so do you!  But I did end up cutting it to 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" and taping it to the inside of the card.  So all was not lost after all! 

To make the holes on the top two pieces, I added a tiny dot of tape to the area where I thought the circle would be.  I made sure I lined up the edges as though the pieces were all taped up.  Then I took the 1-3/8" circle punch and punched through both pieces at the same time.  Then I took the 1-1/2" circle punch and punched an even ring from the first hole on the top piece.  This allows the Bermuda Bay color to show through as an inside border.  I taped those two pieces together.

The flower image from the Paper Pumpkin kit was stamped on a scrap piece of Very Vanilla using black Memento ink.  I colored the flowers using the Blends Pens. First I colored the entire flower in using the Light Petal Pink. Then I colored in some highlights using the Light Calypso Coral pen. Next I colored in the leaves using using the light and dark Granny Apple Green pen.  The coloring was so quick and easy with the Blends pens.  

I added some Dimensionals around the back of the circle on the Bermuda Bay piece.  I centered the colored flowers and set them in place.  I added some of the twine that came in the kit. I wrapped it around the panel three times and I taped the ends to the back.  I used snail to start and then added Scotch tape to hold the ends.  

Next I added Dimensionals all over the Bermuda Bay piece. I added snail tape to the piece that the flowers were on.  I set the piece in place on top of the Very Vanilla piece.  Then I added snail to the back of the Very Vanilla piece and set that in place using snail tape.  

I used one of the word panel pieces that were in the kit. The silver edging is a nice touch.  I stamped the words from the "Beautiful Bouquet" set using black Memento ink.  I set that piece in place over the twine using Dimensionals.  

This was fun to make and I was thrilled at the way it turned out.  Now I have a full-size card, just they way I like them! LOL

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Perennial Birthday, Butterfly Gala, Birthday Card, Crossover Gate Fold Technique

Yesterday I had attended a swap and I posted the wiper card technique on my card.  I had also made the "Crossover Gate Fold" technique. A friend of mine at the swap had given me one of her swap cards a few months back and I had not participated in the swap and I had felt like I owed her a card.  SO, since I had some time on my hands (not really - I was doing laundry and my workroom is next to the laundry room and MY rule is you need to be near the washer in the event that it might go off balance.  Even in all the years I've had the machine it hasn't gone off balance, but there is that chance and I don't want to take it, right?  LOL) I played with this technique.

This is a super quick card to make.  Well, quicker than yesterday's card.  But all in all, it is a quick card.  You cut a piece of card stock 4-1/4" x 11", here I used Poppy Parade.  You score it on the long side at 2-3/4" and 8-1/4".  The score lines are folded in.  

I cut two piece of Poppy Parade Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 6" x 6" Brights collection.  They measure 1-11/16" x 5".  I also cut two Basic Black pieces of card stock that measure 1-15/16" x 5-1/4".  I taped those two layers together.  I taped them on top of the card front.  Be sure to only tape to where the strip meets the card front.  I taped the left side on the top and the right side on the bottom.

The words are from the "Perennial Birthday" set. I stamped them on Whisper White card stock using black Memento ink.  I die cut them using the third longest thin rectangle die from the "Rectangle Stitched Framelits" dies.  For those of  you who don't have the dies, the piece measures just a hair over 3-1/4" x just a hair over 1-1/4".  I cut a piece of Basic Black card stock that was 1/8" larger than the stitched piece.  I taped those pieces together and then set it in place on the bottom panel using Dimensionals.  

The Whisper White butterflies are from the "Butterfly Beauty" thinlits that compliment the "Butterfly Gala" stamp set.  It's a fun and cheery set to play with.  The butterflies are die cut in one large piece so I had to cut the butterflies off of the large center butterfly.  I wasn't able to save the large butterfly but that's okay, I got four butterflies off it and two I'll save for another project some day down the road!  I set the butterflies in place using Dimensionals and Dimensional pieces.  I colored the butterflies with the Wink of Stella brush and when they dried I added a black faceted rhinestone to each one.  

The "Butterfly Beauty" thinlits also came with some tiny butterflies. I die cut one from a scrap of Poppy Parade card stock and glued it to the 4" x 5-1/4" Whisper White piece I taped to the inside of the card.  I just put it in the bottom right corner for a little touch of fun!

I liked making this card. I thought it was a lot of fun.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Geared Up Garage, Perennial Birthday, Masculine Card, Wiper Technique

Tonight I will be participating in a card swap using the "Wiper" technique.  It's a pretty simple technique, it's just got a lot of pieces to it.  You can find a good tutorial here.  It's a You Tube tutorial and easy to follow.  I would explain it, but it's easier to follow the video.

For the front of my card I used the "Geared Up Garage" set.  I stamped the car on a 3-1/2" x 2-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock.  I colored the car using the Real Red marker. I don't have the Real Red Blends pen yet, but it will be in my next order!  I also used the Daffodil Delight marker on the lights and the Smoky Slate for the tires and grill.  I taped that piece to a 3-5/8" x 2-3/8" piece of Basic Black.  

The Real Red piece was cut 2-3/4" x 8".  The piece is folded in half and the car layers were taped to it.  I didn't want to tape the piece to the card front because the red would just blend in, so I cut  a 2-7/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Basic Black. 

I did add a 3-1/2" x 2-1/4" piece of Whisper White to the inside Real Red piece for writing the sentiment on. 

I die cut some Basic Black and Real Red gears for embellishment.  

The words on the side are from the "Perennial Birthday" set.  And the words on the wiper piece are from the "Geared Up Garage" set.  I added a gear to the end of the wiper piece.  

The technique is fun but not when you have to make a bunch for a swap.  LOL  

I have a couple of other wiper cards.  You can find one here and another one here.  

This would also make a great Father's Day card, don't you think?  

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda