A Guy Greetings Father's Day Card

Here is another card I made at Terri's very fun Stamp a Stack.  Terri is so talented and her cards are always so fun to make.  She always pays attention to the calendar and what events or dates are coming up and includes a card idea in her Stamp a Stack cards.  This time we make a Father's Day card.  It could be easily changed into a masculine birthday, get well or even a sympathy card.

For this card we used the Gorgeous Grunge and Guy Greetings sets.  I want to get the Guy Greetings set.  I LOVE the looks of that old car, though it does remind me of one of the retired stamp sets from a few years back.  Or I could be imagining it!!!

We used Early Espresso and Crumb Cake card stock.  Early Espresso ink was also used here.

The 2-1/2" circle punch, Ornate Tag  Topper Punch, sponges and linen thread were also used.  

I sponged the edges on all of my pieces, including the Early Espresso front panel.  

This was a super fun card to make too!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

You've Got This General Card

Last night I attended Terri's ever so fun Stamp a Stack.  This was one of the cards we made.  It's from the "You've Got This" set.  I believe that set is on my wishlist.  It's way down on the list though. I wasn't sure I really wanted it.  Has that ever happened to you? You see a set you're not sure of and then you see what has been done with it and then you want it!!  That happens to me a lot.  Sometimes I think I'm losing my creativity.  

This card was super easy to do.  Though there was fussy cutting on the flower.  I'm so spoiled by dies and punches now that cutting with scissors is something I try to avoid at all costs.  

I love how clever Terri was with the stem.  It's the leaf from the Bird Builder punch.  I never would have thought of that!!! Leave it to Terri to come up with those creative ideas!!

The paper is the new Watermelon Wonder.  The stem is Pear Pizzazz, the base of the card is Basic Black and the focal layer is Whisper White.

The background image was stamped using Memento ink.  And that image comes with the flower image!!!  I do so love that background!!

I had a great time and I have a few more cards to share with you in the next week or so!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Wild About Flowers Petite Petals Card Birthday Card

Today I'm playing with the new "Wild About Flowers" set.  I stamped the foliage using Pear Pizzazz.  I was going to use the flower tops that went with the set but I decided to use the "Petite Petals", mostly because I wanted them raised on top of the card.  I could have cut out those flower tops but I didn't want to.  This set did not come with a punch, so I thought the little flowers from "Petite Petals" would work nicely on this stem, and they did!  I stamped those flowers using Daffodil Delight.  I sponged the edges using Melon Mambo.  I set the flowers in place using Dimensionals.  In the center of each flower I added a candy dot.  I also played with the papers from the new Subtles Designer Series Paper.  There's some fun designs in there.  I think I could actually use up a pack of papers with these designs!!!  I LOVE them!!!

The words are from the "Wetlands" set.  I used the oval punch and the scalloped oval punch layered.  I set that piece in place using Dimensionals.  The flowers and decorative paper layer were just taped in place.  I didn't want too much height on the card.

The background was textured using the Decorative Dots embossing folder.

The base of the card and the layers are Melon Mambo card stock.

This was a pretty fast card to make and super easy!!


Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

A Kinda Eclectic Crazy about You Birthday Card

Here's a bright and cheery card that could use something!!!  It's got a lot of color and it does keep your eye moving around the card but it lacks something.  Maybe more depth.  Maybe some Melon Mambo behind the Pear Pizzazz card stock.  And why do I always see this stuff after put the photo on the page to be posted???  LOL

Anyway, it's bright and cheery!  I used the Kinda Eclectic set for the stamped ribbon piece, the leaf, the sun and the butterfly.  

The butterfly and the ribbon piece were stamped using Melon Mambo ink.  The layer behind the ribbon is a scrap piece of Melon Mambo card stock.  The butterfly was punched out and set in place using a Dimensional.  I also added 3 medium size pearls to the center of the butterfly.

The leaf was stamped using Pearl Pizzazz, as well as the words, which are from the Crazy about You set.  

The sun was stamped using Daffodil Delight.  

The stamped layer was set on top of a piece of trimmed Pear Pizzazz.  And that was set in place on top of a folded half sheet of Whisper White card stock.

This was a quick card to make but next time I would add the Melon Mambo to the background layers.  I really think that is what it needs.  

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,

Wanda

A Wetlands Papillon Potpourri and Butterfly Framelit Birthday

When I was at Terri's Stamping Technique night I saw a pretty card from her display boards.  I did change it quite a bit.  I don't have any current decorative paper, so I used the Dazzling Diamonds paper.  I thought it would be pretty with the Smoky Slate card stock.   I layered the Dazzling Diamonds paper on top of a scrap piece of Smoky Slate.

The small butterflies are from the Papillon Potpourri set.  I stamped them using Smoky Slate ink and punched them out.  I set them in place using Dimensionals.  I added 3 tiny perls down th ecenter of each one.

The large butterfly is from the Butterfly Thinlits.  I set it in place using Dimensionals.  I added 6 medium size pearls down the center of each one.

The words are from the Wetlands set. 

This would also be a pretty get well card, sympathy card, anniversary card, and a wedding card.

This was a super easy and quick to make.  And now I get to have little bits of glitter on me for the remainder of the day!!! LOL

I just happened upon the original card so I thought I should give credit where credit is due.  Angie  at Too Cool Stamping has the original card posted on her blog, the original card was made by Michelle Hoover. I have no link to any info on Michelle, sorry.  Updated 6-6-15

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Serene Silhouettes Sympathy Card

As I was looking through the new catalog I noticed that the "Serene Silhouettes" set was still available. Somewhere along the line I thought this set was retired (last year) and I never played with it.  I love this set and I'm sad that I had put it in the retired group of stamp sets.  So today I pulled it out of that group and put it in the active stack!!!  And I thought I would play with it too.

Missing my Soft Sky (because of re-inking issues we don't like to discuss), I used Pool Party ink.  I had taken the oval Thinlit and cut it out of scrap card stock.  Then I sponged the oval with Pool Party ink.  I used my last sponge and now I HAVE to rinse out sponges.  It's one of those chores I just HATE to do.  I don't know why, it's not difficult and it's not all that messy but for some reason I just HATE to do it.  Anyway, after the sponging, I stamped the tree using black Memento ink.

The words are from the "Love & Sympathy" set.  I didn't check to see if that one was a current set or not.  I'll be doing that after I'm done posting here.  After stamping the words I saw that the top part of the card looked so empty.  I still had my butterfly punch sitting out from yesterday (I never put anything away!!!) so I punched out the butterfly using a scrap piece of Pool Party card stock (which happened to be sitting on my worktable, imagine that!!!!).  I glued it in place and then added 3 pearls down the center.

This was such an easy card to make.  I'm actually considering cutting it down and adding a layer of Pool Party behind it to give it a little bit of a punch.  It's too blah!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Thoughts and Prayers Sympathy Card

Today I was in need of a sympathy card.  My hubby's aunt died yesterday and the funeral is tomorrow.  I found a card made by Dawn at Do Stamping with Dawn.  I thought it was so pretty.  I do have problems using the blocks to make background images. There's always something on my ink pad that gets picked up on the block and transferred to the paper. You'd think that after all that transferring that there'd be nothing left on the block, wouldn't you?  It doesn't show up as much if you stamp off but when I do a direct from ink pad to paper it shows.  The card is still pretty but not what I wanted to see when I stamped the block.

I stamped the block using Pool Party.  I wanted Soft Sky but remember what I said the other day??  I inked up that pad with Pool Party!  GRRRR.  I have an inker ordered.  I had rinsed off the pad until the water ran clear.  I patted it with a bunch of paper towels and I've left it sitting open. It's dry and waiting for the ink.  It will probably take the whole bottle of ink!!!!  Okay, let's move on here!! LOL

The words and the pretty branch were stamped using the black Memento ink (not the Memories ink pad - I need to toss that one out!).  

I used the small butterfly punch and set the butterfly in place using a Dimensional.  The Whisper White focal piece was set in place using Dimensionals as well.  

I had some thick baker's twine and wrapped it around the focal piece.  That is why I needed to use Dimensionals.  You really can't tape a card like that in place.  The twine is too bulky and would make for a very bumpy card.  Though my card does look a bit lumpy.  I ran out of Dimensionals and I used some that I had gotten in the mail a while back with some stickers or something.  They are a bit thicker.  I'm hoping that they will squish down a bit once the card is put in the envelope.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

A Kinda Eclectic Flower Shop Petite Petals Birthday Card

WOW, that title was a mouthful!!!  I was trying to catch all of the main stamp sets that were used to make this card.  I did miss the "Petite Pairs" for the words.  Oh and about those words.  I meant to stamp them using Memento ink and I grabbed the Memories ink pad that I had.  Apparently just because the Memories set started with M I just assumed it was the one I wanted.  The ink is more bluish than black.  I do LOVE the Memento ink pad.  The black is a very rich crisp black and it dries a whole lot faster than the Basic Black pad.  And it doesn't stain the image as much as the black StazOn does.  It's my ink pad of choice!!

So now that we got that out of the way, lets talk about my card!!! I used the "Kinda Eclectic" sun burst on the background.  I stamped it using Daffodil Delight.  Then I took the leaf image from that same set and stamped it using Pear Pizzazz.  On a piece of scrap card stock I stamped the flower from "Flower Shop" using Melon Mambo ink.  The tiny flower in the center is from the "Petite Petals" set and it was stamped using Daffodil Delight.  Those two pieces were punched out, taped together, and then set in place using Dimensionals.  A Tempting Turquoise Candy Dot was set in the center of the flower.  The butterfly is from the "Papillion Potpourri" set and stamped using Tempting Turquoise ink. The base of the card is Tempting Turquoise.  

This was a very simple card to make and it can be used for several other occasions as well!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Kinda Eclectic and Crazy about You Birthday Card

I found this fun card made by Teneale at Teneale Williams blog.  Please go there and look at her card, it's much nicer than mine.  I originally had Soft Sky for the sponged on center of the card and for the base of the card BUT..... I went to re-ink my pad and I used Lost Lagoon inker. GRRR.  But all was not lost, I ran the ink pad under water until it ran clear and I took a bunch of paper towels and dried off the pad.  I went to re-ink it with Soft Sky and low and behold, I didn't have any.  I think that is SO odd because I'm usually SO good about getting the inker when I buy the pad.  I don't recall using the last of it and usually when I do I order a new one.  I spent a little time looking for the ink bottle but had no luck so I just changed colors.

For my card here I used Pool Party for the base of the card and for the sponging of the ink in the center.  Then I stamped the sunburst image using Lost Lagoon.  (See, that's where the Lost Lagoon ink came to mind for the Soft Sky pad!).  I had already cut out the words using the "Hello You" Thinlits Die.  

The background paper is from the "Irresistibly You" decorative paper pack. This paper has the images already on it. It's like they are embossed with clear embossing powder.  You just ink it up and the images magically appear!!!

I used the star border punch and punched out some Silver Glimmer Paper.  I glued the stars on.  Then I remembered I needed to make room for the work "Birthday".  So I picked off a couple of stars and stamped the word using black StazOn.  You really do need to use StazOn here because of the stars in the background.  Other inks will bead up and you won't be able to see the entire word clearly.  

I glued the "Happy" on and added a few more stars.  I taped the layers together and it was done.  Teneale used some balloons on her card.  I didn't have those so I tilted my words a little more so they took up some space and just left it as it is. I do like how it turned out and if you don't go to Teneale's page you will think my card is very cool!!! LOL

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Butterfly Thinlits Birthday Card

I am having a lot of fun with these Thinlits now that I know to use waxed paper between the metal and the card stock.  It makes removing the paper SO much easier.  

I used Hello Hone for the base of my card.  The layer is Baked Brown Sugar.  

The decorative paper is from the "Lullaby" pack.  The butterfly is Tempting Turquoise.

The scalloped circle is Crisp Cantaloupe with a 1-3/8" circle of Baked Brown Sugar.  The words were done on my computer.  

I had a scrap of the striped paper from the "Lullaby" pack that I just wanted to get rid of.  I think it worked well on the center of this card.  

The butterfly and the word piece were set in place using Dimensionals.  Everything else was just taped in place.  

I added some pearls down the center of the butterfly and I added one on the corner of the striped piece.  And that was it.  Super easy and very quick to make!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Sheltering Tree Thank You Card

I just couldn't wait to make the cherry blossom looking tree using the "Sheltering Tree" stamp set.  I wanted to make it before the summer sneaks upon me and my trees should be green!!!  Not that I can't make a spring like tree anytime of the year but it just somehow doesn't fit in at Christmas time!!! LOL

This is another quick and simple card to make.  I stamped the tree using Early Espresso.  The leaves on the tree are Pirouette Pink with some Strawberry Slush tapped on directly from the pad.  The little flowers at the bottom are done in Strawberry Slush but stamped off.  

The grass was done using Pear Pizzazz.  And finally, the words are done using Early Espresso.

This is a super easy card to make and can be used for several other occasions as well!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Sheltering Tree Birthday Card

I got this set about a month ago but have not used it yet.  I don't know why, there's so many pretty cards made using it.  I thought I would make a spring looking card.  The trees here are getting greener and greener and those beautiful lime green colors are darkening each day.  I still want to make one with the cherry blossoms on it.  I may give that one a try tomorrow. We're suppose to get rain so it may be an indoors day!!!  I like those kinds of days.

For my card here I sponged in Tempting Turquoise for the sky.  For the foreground I sponged in some Pearl Pizzazz.  I also used Pear Pizzazz on the stamped grass/ground image. 

The tree was stamped using Early Espresso.  The leaves were stamped using Pear Pizzazz and some Garden Green tapped on using the ink pad.  The swing was stamped using Early Espresso.

The words are from the "Hey You" set and stamped using Early Espresso.  And that was it.  Very simple and super quick!!!  I think my next card will have the tree moved down a lot more so 1/3 of the card is not an open grassy area!  Unless you can find bigger words for that space.  It's just too open.  But looking beyond that, the tree turned out pretty and I love that little swing.

This would be a great masculine card too!  It also looks like it could be used as a sympathy card as well.  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Flower Shop Tri-Fold Window Card

Today I am going to share a card with you that Mary had made for the swap at Terri's Technique Tuesday for her downline.  

This technique is called the "Tri-fold Window".  It's a lot easier to do than it looks.

I think it was SO sweet of Mary to share with me one of her swaps.  I wasn't able to participate in the swap this month because I just had too much going on and adding one more thing to my ever-growing list was not in the picture.  

If you'd like to learn more about this technique you can click here.  It will take you to my earlier post on this technique.  

I can actually tell you what sets were used here because I own both of them.  The leaves are from the "Kinda Eclectic" set and the flower are from the "Flower Shop" set!!  Like I said, these are a lot easier than they look!  Give it a try!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Graduation, Wedding, Shower Party Favors

Last night at Terri's very fun Technique Tuesday for her downline, they got to make this fun party favor.  

This one was actually made into a card.  I should have taken the photo at an angle so you can see that the part where the ribbon is tied is actually a "box" where you slide in 3 Hershey Nuggets.  I did not come up with this idea, I found it online.  I had made one before and I actually taught the group how to do this.  It was fun teaching there.  I had not done that in a VERY long time.  

I do not know the name of the stamp set that was used here.  That usually means that I don't own it.  I would like to own it but I saw the new catalog and there's too many things in it that I want, so I will not be getting this set.

Anyway, if you'd like to learn how to make theses fun party favors you can find at link to it on my first posting of this project.  

These would make very fun and adorable thank you's for a graduation party, wedding, a baby shower, and a wedding shower.  Plus they make a nice card that an be used as a birthday (as shown), a get well gesture or even just a thinking of you card.  And surprisingly so, they don't take long to make at all!!!  Give one a try and you'll be making more!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today and have fun with these!
Wanda