Happy Hibiscus, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a few things to get ready for a couple of friends who are coming over to celebrate New Year's Eve with us but I thought I'd post a card first. I needed a break and card making is SO relaxing for me. I found this card on Pinterest and you can see it here. There were no instructions so please read on to see how I put it together.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Happy Hibiscus" hybrid embossing folder. This is a fun folder because the dies in the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle has a die that matches the flowers. How fun is that? After embossing I glued the piece to the front of the card.

The flowers were stamped next. I used Crushed Curry for the outline and Daffodil Delight for the solid part. The leaves were done using Shaded Spruce for the outline and Old Olive for the solid part. I die cut the pieces out, plus I die cut three white flowers at the same time.

Dimensionals were added to the two larger flowers and they were set in place on the front of the card. I glued the smaller one in place.

Next came the leaves, they were tucked in and set in place with Dimensionals.

The tiny white ones were added using a dot of glue. Each of the flowers got a crystal rhinestone.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Old Olive ink. I used the die from the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle to cut them out. They were set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a very fun and easy card to make. I love the yellow on white, it's such a soft looking card.

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

Regal Floral, Labeled With Love, Regal Winter, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. This time of the year is when you are done making Christmas cards and have to play with the other set you have until you can order from the new mini and Sale-a-Bration catalog AND then wait for the items to arrive. So in the meantime I am playing with sets I bought that I hadn't played with much. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Regal Floral" bundle. 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. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Berry Burst for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Pretty Peacock that was textured using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. 

A 5" x 1-3/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Regal Winter" 12" x 12" package was cut for the strip on the left. I also cut a 5" x 1/2" strip of Berry Burst for the right edge of the DSP strip. I wanted to give it that look of looking like it was layered all around. Now if you are more efficient than I am you can cut your DSP and the strip, tape them together as I did but the textured Pretty Peacock piece could be cut at 1-7/8" x 5". I glued down the Pretty Peacock piece and then I glued the strip to the top of that piece.

I cut a 3" x 3" piece of Berry Burst, a 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Pretty Peacock and a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of Basic White for the top three layers. On the Basic White piece I stamped the words from the "Labeled with Love" bundle. The three pieces were taped together and glued to the front of the card.

Next I stamped the flowers and greenery. The flowers are from the "Regal Floral" bundle and were stamped using Berry Burst ink. One set of leaves were stamped using Pretty Peacock ink and the other was stamped using Blackberry Bliss ink. I cut them out using the matching dies in the bundle. I added a little tape to the bottom of the stems and set them in place behind the flowers. I thought the piece needed something so I used my Wink of Stella pen and colored over each leaf and petal. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the bottom right area of the square layered piece.

I thought the flowers needed something in the centers so I found some enamel dots from the "It's My Party" package (dating back to 2016 - VERY retired!) and I set one of the pink colored dots in the center of each flower. They blended in well and I was glad I was able to use them. I have a lot more to use and I have a lot more cards to make so there's hope for that package yet! LOL

This was a fun and simple card to make. I'm sure it will brighten the day of the one who receives it.

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

Regal Floral, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple yet elegant looking birthday 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 textured a 1-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card about 1" from the fold

Next I cut the rectangles, they are from the "Nested Essentials" set. I used the second and third rectangles. I taped them together on the Basic White card stock using some post it tape. Once cut I added pieces of Dimensionals to the back and I set it aside.

Using the second rectangle die I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Regal Winter" 12" x 12" package. I trimmed it where the dotted lines were so it wouldn't show behind the Basic White framed piece. 

The words came next. They are from the "Labeled with Love" bundle and were stamped using Pretty Peacock ink.

The backing was removed from the framed piece and set it on top of the DSP. I did have a little hanging over but I just trimmed it off. Then I glued this in place 1/2" from the fold and 1-1/8" from the top edge. And that was it, the card was done.

So quick and easy to do. And a bit of elegance too!

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

Happy Hibiscus, Countryside Corners, Unbounded Love, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I was in need of a sympathy card.  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 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Shaded Spruce card stock stock and textured is using the "Happy Hibiscus" embossing folder. Then I trimmed it to 4" x 5-1/4". I glued it to the front of the card base.

Next I stamped the flower images from the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I colored the flowers using light and dark Powder Pink Blends pens, dark Pumpkin Pie, and light Daffodil Delight. The leaf was colored in using the light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens. I cut them out using the matching dies.

Then I cut the Shaded Spruce and Basic White pieces using the "Countryside Corners" dies. I stamped the words from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and black Memento ink. I taped it to the Shaded Spruce piece.

The "Happy Hibiscus" bundle has a circle die so I cut two of Basic White and taped them to the opposite corners of the "Countryside Corners" piece. 

I set the flowers in place using Dimensionals and then I added Dimensionals to the back of the whole thing and centered it as much as I could by eyeing it. 

A brass butterfly was added to give it a more peaceful look.

This was a touch card to make. It was easy but the reason made it tough.

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

Take to the Sky, Adventurous Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I made a birthday card for hubby. Yup, his birthday is the day after Christmas and I celebrate it as a separate day, not combining Christmas and birthday gifts. Though I do put the birthday gift under the tree, he can hold it and shake it but he's not allowed to open it till his birthday. Anyway, this is the card I came up with, it's short and sweet and to the point. I'm exhausted from all of the holiday stuff and here I am making his card because I didn't remember to do it ahead of time. 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package. Before taping it to the card base I cut a circle using the die from the "Everyday Details" set.

I stamped the clouds, plane and words from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle. I cut them out with the matching dies.  I took my light Blends Balmy Blue pen and drew along the cloud lines.

Using the light and dark Smoky Slate Blends pens I colored in the airplane. My light pen is almost dried up. How does that happen.  I often wonder if I could just add some rubbing alcohol and bring it back to life. I guess I could give it a try, I don't have anything to lose, I need to order a new one so if it doesn't work it gets tossed out and if it does work I will hold off on ordering a new one. Anyway, Dimensionals were added to all of the pieces and they were set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make and I'm sure hubby will like it.

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

Merry Christmas 2024

Merry Christmas. As I do every year I share with you the card I sent out to friends and relatives. I didn't do any stamping on mine this year. I was falling behind with all of the other things that come with the season so I did what I could to get a decent card out. We had left on the 21st for Duluth and came home on the 23rd. It didn't give me much time to get the house ready for Christmas eve. It was a bit stressful but so worth it and things managed to get done. 

I got my image from Etsy. I found a shop that had some beautiful downloads and they were even on sale so I just had to. If you know me and snowmen you will understand why I chose this one. After purchasing the packet I downloaded it and set it up on a page on my computer. I had 4 per page and I printed them out. Then I trimmed them and taped them to a Basic White card base. 

I forgot to mention I had ran my card stock through my printer to add the wording on the inside. Then I cut them in half on the long side. Then the snowman was added.

I even printed out the greeting and used a retired punch to punch them out and the layer behind them. The one in the photo shows Garden Green for the layer. That was one of my practice ones. I didn't much care for the green. I ended up using the retired Seaside Spray. That was such a pretty color and it went so well with the sky.  I popped the layers up on Dimensionals and they were ready to sign.

It was a different way for me to do our cards this year. 

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas filled with peace, love and joy,
Wanda

Sentimental Christmas, Greetings of the Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I thought I'd post a card before the Christmas Eve festivities start. 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. 

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Shaded Spruce card stock for the layer. 

Next I cut a  4-1/2" x 3-1/4"piece of Basic White for the next layer. On top of tat is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Sentimental Christmas" 12" x 12" package. It measured 4-1/4" x 3".  I used a little bit of tape where the opening was going to be cut so the pieces would stick together. You want them to be together the way they are going to be on the card, so taping them at that spot where you are going to cut the opening helps hold them together.

I used the rounded corner rectangle dies from the "Nested Essentials" die set. I used second smallest one on the two layers together. Then I removed the DSP and using the second die in that set I lined it up over the opening to get it as equal around as I could and I cut it. Once cut I taped the DSP to the Basic White piece, lining up the openings. 

Then I took a piece of DSP from the "Sentimental Christmas" package and cut it so I had the image of a deer for my opening. Glue was added around the backside of the opening and the piece was set in place and then it was taped to the Shaded Spruce piece.  Then that was taped to the card base.

The words were stamped next on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Real Red ink.  They are from the "Greetings of the Season" set. Then they were cut using the second stitched circle die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the right side of the card.  

Because it has such a vintage look to it I thought I'd color some rhinestones using my dark Real Red Blends Pen. I set them over the berries that were on the branches. It just reminded me of the vintage cards from the 60's that had the glitter outlines on them. It just needed that nostalgic touch. And the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make and I REALLY like how it turned out. 

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

Greetings of the Season, Reindeer Days, Christmas Cards, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have another Christmas 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 Pool Party card stock for the layer.

On top of the Pool Party layer are strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Reindeer Days" 12" x 12" package. I cut the top piece at 1-3/4" x 5". The bottom strips are on the backside of the deer paper. I cut the bottom strip at 1/2" x 5" and the middle strip was cut at 1-1/4" x 5". I taped the strips in place leaving about 1/8" space between them and also on the top and bottom edges too.

I stamped the words from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle using Real Red ink. Then I cut them using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I trimmed off the bottom of the circle about 1/2", tape was added to the back and I slipped the piece under the bottom strip just a bit.

The deer is from another sheet and I fussy cut it. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I also fussy cut a few trees that are from the same DSP that was used on the two bottom strips. I taped them in place and the card was done.

This was such fun card to make. It was quick and easy too.

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

Snowy Wonder, Snowy Scenes, Christmas Cards, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very pretty Christmas card I found on Pinterest. I just had to make it, plus I hadn't used half of those images in the "Snowy Wonder" bundle. I've mostly used the dies. You can see the original card here. I prefer to follow written instructions over videos. There's too much extra chatter on videos for me. I skipped over a lot of the video to get to the parts I needed to know. I stuck with it till all of the pieces were stamped and cut and then I just used the pic of the card for placement. The video did a nice job showing how the card was done. Don't get me wrong, I do like videos that show me how to make things that I don't understand. 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 was cut in half on the short side so once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11" It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

Using the globe die from the "Snowy Wonder" bundle I cut the piece out on the upper part of the card, leaving equal spacing on the sides and top. 

A piece of DSP from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package was cut at about 3-3/4" x 3-1/2" and taped to the inside of the front panel. I cut a piece of Basic White that was just a hair short of 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" and taped it to that same area to hide the DSP.  

Next came all of the stamping. The house was stamped using Pecan Pie ink. The trees were stamped using Garden Green, the mountains were stamped using Pool Party and the solid trees were cut from Garden Green card stock. I was using what I had on hand for those trees. Three Basic White snowflakes were also cut out.

The words are from the same "Snowy Wonder" bundle and were stamped using Pool Party ink. I cut the piece to measure about 5/8" and 2" long. The left side is flush with the front of the card's left edge and the right side was cut at an angle.  

I just looked at the original card for placement of all of the pieces. I just love the look of this card, it's so fun and cute!

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

Sparkling Snowflakes, One of Kind, Sophisticated Sled, Encircled in Nature, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. I just couldn't leave yesterday's card alone. I obsessed about it all day and knew I just had to dress it up. What do you think? Please read on to see what I added to dress the card up.

I cut two boughs from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. I used Old Olive and Garden Green card stock. I cut the Old Olive piece in half. I set them aside.

Then I cut out 3 pairs of the thin branches using Old Olive card stock. They came from the "Encircled in Nature" bundle. 

And the bow is from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. I stamped the image using black Memento ink and I fussy cut the bow from the image. I colored the bow using my light Real Red Blends Pen and then added low lights using the dark pen. I also colored some rhinestones using the dark pen. I set them aside to dry.

I picked a spot where I wanted the greenery to start. If you view the circle as a clock it was be at the 11. I added some glue and set three of the thinner Old Olive pieces in place. The ones on the upper part were cut back about 1" or they would hang well beyond the card size.

The Garden Green piece was set on top of the pieces just added and then the two pieces of Old Olive boughs were added. I gave them a minute to set up and then I glued on the bow.

Clear rhinestones were added to the snowflakes and the red rhinestones were added to the greenery.

Now didn't that dress up the snowflake wreath? I like this card a whole lot more now!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see the improvement to the Christmas card,
Wanda

Sparkling Snowflakes, One of a Kind, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Balmy Blue card stock. Did you notice I didn't use Basic White for the card base? I step out of my box now and them for a card or two! I usually use Basic White to save on card stock because of the cost and I will use a color for a back layer. I could have done that too but the layer would not have shown very much, just a sliver (about 1/8"). So I decided to use a half-sheet instead. Okay, so where were we. Oh, the card base. I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock, one for the inside and one for the front. I taped the one to the inside.

I took the piece for the front and scrubbed on some Balmy Blue ink using my Blending Brush. I tried to make it into somewhat of a circle, leaving the center lighter than the outer part.

The snowflakes were cut using the die from the "One of a Kind" bundle. I cut 7 of them using Basic White card stock. I took a 1-1/2" circle I had punched and set it on the the center of the piece and I added the snowflakes one by one using some mono glue. 

Then the words were stamped using Balmy Blue ink. They are from the "Sparkling Snowflakes" set. And I called the card done.

I think I could have centered it better and I think it could use some finesse. Maybe I'll work on that in a few days. It's so busy with all the things I need to get done for Christmas eve (which is only 4 days away -YIKES!). 

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

Joyful Images, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I picked a card from the mini catalog, sort of. I used what I had and improvised. It's from page 17 if you'd like to see it. 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. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. I colored the bottom area using Real Red ink and my Blending Brush. I started at the bottom and worked my way up towards the middle. I kept the bottom area dark like in the photo. 

The images are from the "Joyful Images" package. I used two candy canes, a bow, the envelop and a green strip. I put them together they way they looked in the photo. 

The words were done on my computer. I used the font called "Ink Free" and the code for the Real Red color (R-201,G-30,B-69 for those of you who want the color code). I used 18 pt on the font. I trimmed it to 1-5/8" x 7/16". I glued it to the bottom edge of the envelope piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. 

I just LOVE the way this card looks. It's SO pretty and I want to keep it and not give it away! LOL

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

Snowflake Sky, Snowy Scene, Snowy Wonder, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy 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 on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it with the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

A 4" x 1-1/2" strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Take a Bow" 6" x 6" stack. I glued that to the front of the card about 1/2" from the fold.

The snow globe is from the "Snowy Scene" 12" x 12" package of DSP, I fussy cut it out.  I stamped the greetings from the "Snowy Wonder" bundle using black Memento ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

I added some snowflakes from the "White Loose Snowflakes" container using glue and the card was done. 

This was such a fun card to make and I'm happy with the way it turned out.

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