Special Reason, Flourishing Phrases, Thank You Card

While still playing with the "Special Reason" set and the "So Detailed" Thinlits.  I am going to be very sad when it retires at the end of the month.  Especially since I found so many fun cards to make using it.  And I am very serious about my stamp purchasing from the new catalog.  It's going to be scaled back so I can play with the sets I have.  I also used the "Flourish" thinlits dies for the leaves.

So lets talk about how the card was made.  I used a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  I used the "Falling Petals" embossing folder.  

I cut a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock for the tag.  I punched the top and added a Sweet Sugarplum ribbon to it.  I did have to trim off 1" on the bottom before I taped it in place.  I liked up the doily piece and then added the tag.

I die cut the flower using the Sweet Sugarplum card stock.  The leaves were cut using Old Olive card stock.

I glued the flower in place and then tucked in the larger leaves.

I stamped the words from the "Flourishing Phrases" set.  I trimmed it up and then added the leaf.  I set it in place using Dimensionals.  

It is a very simple card to make.  I found it here on Pinterest.  I changed the colors but kept most of the layout.  I don't do tag cards very often and I really do like the tag on this one.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Petite Petals, Falling in Love DSP, Mother's Day Gift Bag

This bag looks much bigger in the photo than it is in person. I have a gift for a friend and I was going to make a box for it but I thought that a bag would be more fun.  I made some at Christmas and had a blast making them.  When I assemble them I ALWAYS use glue.  I don't feel that tape holds well enough.  This bag is 1" deep x 1-3/4" wide x 4-1/4" tall.

I had a 1/4 piece of doily left from another project so I glued it in the corner of the upper part of the bag.  Then I punched out a flower using Sweet Sugarplum card stock.  I die cut a leaf from the "Stylish Stems" framelits.  I thought that little leaf was so cute and it looks adorable on here.  I used Old Olive card stock for that leaf.

I punched two holes in the top of the bag so I could add the ribbon and tie a bow.

The instructions for the ribbon can be found here.  Handles can be added instead of punching holes and adding bows.  Just make sure you glue them and not tape them.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Special Reason, Stylish Stems Framelits, Rose Wonder, Thank You Card.

I'm still working on my thank you cards.  I suppose I could just make one design and send the cards out.  It's not like they are going to compare notes and see that I made everyone the same exact card.  Doing it this way gives me an excuse to make more cards and play in my workroom a lot longer.  

I found this card on Pinterest.  I went to the site where it was published from and found that the person who had the card on their blog copied it from another stamper.  But she didn't say who or give a link back.  I am not providing a link back only because my computer went blank and was sounding like an alarm clock.  Thank you Windows updates.  GRRR. You have no warning with the updates and everything I had open on my computer was lost.  So I do not know where the card came from and even if I did, it wouldn't do you any good to go there, the stamper didn't provide any information on it.

I am going to tell you how I made the card.  The base is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White cardstock.  I took two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Whisper White cardstock.  On one piece I used the "Falling Petals" embossing folder.  I cut that piece at 3-1/2".  I did save the bottom part for some other card on a day when I get an idea for it!!!  LOL  Then I taped that piece to the other 4" x 5-1/4" piece.  I also added a 1-3/4"  x 4" piece of Whisper White to the bottom.  But first I stamped the border piece from the "Special Reason" set and the words from the "Rose Wonder" set.  Then I added a 1/2" x 4" strip of Blushing Bride cardstock to cover the seam.  

I die cut the scalloped circle using Rose Red cardstock.  I die cut the Whisper White circle using a stitched framelit.  Then I die cut the flower.  I stamped the two flowers and die cut them out. Those were stamped using Rose Red ink.  Then I die cut 3 leaves using Old Olive cardstock. Many of the pieces were cut at the same time to save time!

To assemble the card, the Whisper White panel was set in place using Dimensionals.  The Scalloped piece was taped in place and then the die cut circle flower piece was set in place using Dimensionals. Then the leaves were added and lastly the two flowers.  I did use some White enamel accents on the center of the flower, I colored them yellow with a Sharpie marker.  And that was it.  It was a pretty quick and simple card to make.  I did have fun making it and I can see myself making more in the future. It's a versatile design and can be used for many other occasions.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

So in Love, So Detailed, Mother's Day Card

Today I thought I would make a Mother's Day card for my mom.  I didn't want to wait until the last minute like I so often do.  So now it's made and I'll tell you how I did it!!!

I used a folded half-sheet of Soft Sky cardstock.  Then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of "Falling in Love" Decorative Series Paper (DSP).

I die cut the beautiful flowers from the "So Detailed" Thinlits.  I used the retired glitter paper I had gotten during the Sale-a-Bration.  I could have used  a piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock if I hadn't had the glitter paper.

I did the words on my computer.

See that cute heart by the words?  That came from the flowers.  One of them makes an adorable heart, so why not use it!! Actually, there are two hearts that come out of those petals.  I added one on the inside.

I cut a piece of Vellum 1-1/4" x 4-1/4".  I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 3/4" x 2-5/8".  My words were done on the computer, so I just printed them out and cut them to size.  I added the heart and then taped it to the Vellum.

Next I took my die cut flowers and taped the left side.  You can't see it but in the design of the Thinlit, there is a thick edge that you can tape down!!! YAY, such smart thinking.  I'd hate to try to glue all of that down.  Then I took the lacy ribbon and cut it to fit around the front of the card.  I taped it to the back.  Then I added a piece of the vanilla satin ribbon and set it on top of the lacy ribbon.  I used that ribbon because you could see that thick edge of the flower part though the lace.  Next I taped the word piece in place.  I only added tape where the white part was on the back. I didn't want the tape to show through the Vellum.  I taped the entire piece onto the Soft Sky card base.  I added a Petite Petals punched out glitter paper flower using a Dimensional. I added a pearl to the middle and it was done!

Super simple and very elegant looking.  I wish we could buy this glitter paper!!! I LOVE those colors.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Flourishing Phrases, Flourish Thinlits, Timeless Texture, Thank You Card

Today I found a fun card on Pinterest and knowing that I didn't have everything to make it, I decided to improvise and use what I have.  You can see the original card here.  

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White cardstock. A 4" x 5-1/4" layer of Whisper White is set on top using Dimensionals.  But before that happens all of the other elements of the card happen!!!

First I stamped the splatter using the "Timeless Texture" set. I also stamped it in the bottom left corner, using Mint Macaron ink.  I thought it needed something more there.

Next I die cut the flower and the lacy border piece using Whisper White cardstock.  I glued them in place, the flower on the cardstock and the lacy border on top of a 4" x 3/4" piece of decorative paper from the 12" x 12" In color pad.  I set them aside to dry.  

Then I took a paper doily and cut it in half.  I also cut a circle of Mint Macaron cardstock.  I cut the circle in half and taped it to the doily.  I taped the doily in place on the front panel.  On the original card the words are near the bottom right.  I moved mine to the top, mostly because I would have had to move the white flowers up higher and it was too late to do that.  So, the words went at the top. There was plenty of room and I think they look just fine up there.  After I set the doily piece in place I added the decorative paper strip.  Then I took some linen thread and wound it around my glue bottle 2 times and slid it off.  I used a glue dot and some tape to set it in place on top of the strip.  

The flower is from the "Flourishing Phrases" set.  I stamped it using Mint Macaron and then I had to fussy cut it out.  I didn't realize that until I was looking through the "Flourish" Thinlits and there was no flower.  Did you hear me scream "NO" where you live?  LOL  I am SO spoiled using the Thinlits that fussy cutting is now something I try to avoid.  But I managed to do it and I survived it!!! LOL  I added Dimensionals to the back of the flower and set it in place trying to center it with the doily and half circle piece.

I added some rhinestones to the card and one to the center of the flower and it was done.  When I first saw this card I didn't think it was that involved.  It didn't take a long time to make but it's definitely NOT a quick card!!  I still need a few more thank you cards so I'd better find a new one for tomorrow!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Special Reason, Thank You Card

I'm still having some fun with the "Special Reason" stamp set and dies before they retire at the end of the month.  I have found so many cute cards to make and it makes me sad that it's retiring.  So I plan to make a few more cards using the set before I move onto something else.

This was a super easy, quick and adorable card to make.  I found it on Pinterest.  You can see the original card here.  

After finishing the card I noticed that I used Old Olive for my green instead of Pear Pizzazz.  I also used Old Olive for my words (on purpose) instead of Tempting Turquoise.  I thought the green should be tied in with the leaves.  

I can't believe how simple this card was to make.  The base is a folded half sheet of Whisper White cardstock.  Then I cut a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock.  On top of that is a 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Next I stamped the veins of the leaves on a scrap piece of Old Olive cardstock.  I die cut them out.  I also die cut the flower on the Whisper White panel piece.  Once the die cutting was done I taped the flower to the Tempting Turquoise piece and then added the two leaves.  I wrapped and then tied a piece of white Baker's Twine around the layered panel.  I taped that panel in place.

I inked up the words from the "Flourishing Phrases" set.  I did like the words used in the original card but I didn't have them, plus I needed a thank you card.  I still need a few more thank you cards, so I'd better get moving on it!!!

This was a very fun card to make. I couldn't believe how quick and simple it was.  I think it would make an excellent get well, birthday, thinking of you, Mother's Day, and even a sympathy card.  A VERY versatile set!  I LOVE that!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Best Birds, Birthday Card, 3D Fence Card Technique

It's time for another fun technique.  Today's card was from one of Terri's Technique Tuesdays.  I think it was from a couple of months ago.  It's a very fun technique and rather easy, even though it may look a bit complicated.

For this card we used the "Best Birds" set, and the "Hardwood" background.  

I will give you a tip in assembling the card.  After assembling, open up the box (the fence) part first and set it on the front of the card without any tape.  That way you will see which part of the box needs the tape or glue.  If you look closely at my card you can see on the left (of the top image) that I had my tape wrong and I had to remove it, which resulted in the paper tearing.  But it's just a sample so it's okay.  But I did learn that important lesson and I'm sharing it with you so you don't make that same mistake.  I think next time I try a technique that is like this I may use removable tape and then tape with regular tape later, once I've made sure I know what I'm doing and where the tape goes!!!  I'm great when it comes to designing and assembling my own creations but when I have to follow directions, well.....  I don't always do it very well!!!  Okay, I shouldn't say "always", because most of the time I do, but there are occasions when I mess things up!!  Yup, even I mess things up!!! LOL

I don't know if you can see it in the photos, but this actually opens up into a regular size card too. The base of this card is a folded half sheet of Soft Suede. Then the Very Vanilla is put on top of that and then the box is added after all the stamping is done.  There's a tutorial on You Tube that shows you how to do this technique. Just click here.  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Dragonfly Dreams, Get Well Card

Today I didn't spend any time in my workroom so I was thinking that I wouldn't be posting a card but I had this one sitting on my worktable to share with you.  It was a card that was sent to me by a demonstrator named Lisa.  She sent me this card after I got home from the hospital.  I think it's such a fun and stunning card.  So fun that I had to order the set!!! This set will be in the new catalog but I ordered it now because it's bundled and I saved 10%.  So with shipping to my home it was still cheaper than waiting to order it individually from the new catalog.  The set is called "Dragonfly Dreams" and the dies are called "Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits".  I have seen SO many adorable cards made using this set.  It arrived 2 days ago and I need to bring it down to my workroom so I can play with it.  I do have a few other sets that will be retiring that I want to play with first though!

This card opens from the right side.  The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Soft Suede. Bees were stamped as a background using Basic Black ink. 

The bee on the stitched oval piece was stamped on what feels like watercolor paper.  It looks like it was colored in with a blender pen and Delightful Daffodil ink.  Then some Sahara Sand ink was used around the bee.  I'm not sure of the color, but that's what I think was used.  I am not sure what set the words are from.  They are not from the "Dragonfly Dreams" set.

I love how the ribbon was done too.  I don't have that ribbon so I won't be duplicating this card the same way as Lisa did.  But I would like to make some if I can find the words.  They look familiar but I don't recall the name of the set.  Anyway, once the ribbon was set in place on the card, then the oval was added using Dimensionals.

It's a pretty simple card to make and pretty darn cute!!!  Oh and it was a card that brightened my day when I received it.  Thanks SO much Lisa!  Your card got a lot of ooohs and aaaahs!!!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Special Reason, Stylish Stems, Thank You Card

I am making thank you cards for my friends and family that had bought me gifts while I was healing from my total hip replacement. I'm still healing, it's only been 5 weeks.  But I'm at about 75% so I think I'm doing pretty good!!

As I was looking at Pinterest, I found this fun card. You can see the original card here.    I was thrilled because, not only is it cute but I got to use the "Special Reason" set that is retiring soon.  I have not played with it enough and the more I look on Pinterest, the more I find to make.  It's another lesson in buying too many stamp sets.  I need to keep it down to 4 or 5 new ones and be happy with that.  And then I need to keep reminding myself why I'm not buying every set I see that I like!!!  That's the hard part.

For my leaves, I used Pear Pizzaz ink.

The larger flower was stamped using So Saffron ink and then the center has Crushed Curry daubed on.  And the very center has a little Flirty Flamingo rubbed in. I did that after I was making the other two flowers.

For the other two flowers, I took a 2" x 2" piece of Whisper White card stock. I daubed the center with Crushed Curry and then scrubbed in Flirty Flamingo on one and Sweet Sugarplum on the other.  

I started out with the large flower.  After stamping and coloring it, I die cut it out.  Then I set in in place on the 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock.  I needed to see where to die cut the small flowers.  Before I taped the 2" x 2" pieces on the back of the small flower die cuts, I set the large flower where I thought it would be going so I could know where to stamp the leaves.   Once the leaves were stamped, I stamped the words. Next I taped the 2" x 2" pieces on the backs of the small flowers. I made sure the yellow was centered on the flower. Then I set the large flower in place using Dimensionals.  I set the 4" x 5-1/4" panel in place on a folded half-sheet of Whisper White cardstock and the card was done.  Pretty simple and very lovely!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

April 2017 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card, Mother's Day Card

Today I was playing some more with the April Paper Pumpkin kit. I have yet to make a card from the kit with what is only in the kit.  I kind of like them but I had some ideas for other cards so I ran with them instead.  But I should do them up and get the box off my worktable.

I had fun making this card.  The black card base is from the kit.  I folded the piece in half.  Then I colored in the embossed watercolor paper using the yellow and blue watercolor pencils that came with the kit.  I first colored the yellow one all over the area and then I lightly went over it with the blue one so when I used water on the included brush I would get a nice green color.  I wanted a more smooth color but this will do!

Then I cut that piece of watercolor paper to 4-3/4" x 1-7/8". Before taped it in place I added a half of a paper doily to it.  

Then I die cut the butterfly using Basic Black cardstock.  I set it in place with some trimmed Dimensionals.  I added some rhinestones down the center to give it a little more bling, without them it looks pretty blah.

The words are from the kit. I stamped them using the Basic Black ink from the kit.  I die cut them out using the Stitched Oval dies.  I die cut a Pear Pizzazz scalloped oval to go behind it.  I taped those two pieces together and used Dimensionals to set it in place.

The kit also came with these larger plastic flowers.  They are clear plastic and the backs of them have a glittered coating.  I set it in place using glue dots and I added a rhinestone to the center of it.  There is  a hole in the center and without the rhinestone, it looked odd. It actually looked like I had forgotten to finish it.

And that was it! It was a pretty simple card to make.  It's fun playing with the embossed watercolor paper.  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

April 2017 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card, Father's Day, Masculine Card

I was playing around with one of the pieces of decorative paper in the April 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit.  I liked the striped paper but I thought I would mix it up a bit and make it even busier.  I cut 1/4" strips from the piece and taped them onto a piece of Whisper White card stock. I moved them over just a bit so they looked more like a rectangle checkerboard.  After I taped them all in place I trimmed them to measure 4-1/4" by whatever was left.  That whatever part is hidden behind the Decorative Series Paper (DSP) from the Urban Underground pack.  I need to use that up before the end of the month too!

I used the same layout as I did a few days ago. You can see that card here plus the measurements on cutting that top layer.  Though that part isn't a big deal as far as accuracy goes.  You can cut that at any angle you want and it will still look good. I think I may have cut mine a bit shorter so I could expose more of the checkerboard image that I created.  

I used the Washi tape that came with the kit.  And I stamped the words that came in the kit.  I did cut a 1" strip of Whisper White cardstock and punched the ends before I added the Washi tape.  

The words were die cut with the oval dies and a Basic Black scalloped layer was die cut for each of them as well.  I set the words in place using Dimensionals.

I took the "White Perfect Accents" and colored them black with a Sharpie and I scattered them around the front of the card on the Urban Underground paper.  

It was a fun and simple card to make.  I did like playing with the strips the most. I thought it was a lot of fun to create a whole new look.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Flourishing Phrases, Flourish Thinlits, Wedding Card

I'm still working on using up my "Falling in Love" Decorative Series Paper (DSP).  The backside of this is a beautiful lacy image.  It's the image that I was going to use on my card and somehow it got flipped over and all of a sudden I liked what I saw.  I saw a super easy card to make!!! LOL

I used the "Flourishing Phrases" stamp set and "Flourish" Thinlits die.  I stamped the words and used the die to cut them out.  

The leaves are from the "Flourish" Thinlits dies.  I cut two using Mint Macaron card stock.  It was a soft enough green to compliment the card without causing a huge distraction.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla cardstock.  I added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Soft Suede cardstock.  Then on top of that I added the DSP that was cut 3-3/8" x 5".

I had stamped the words on a piece of Very Vanilla using Tip Top Taupe ink.  I set the leaves in place with glue dots and set the words in place using Dimensionals.  And that was it.  Super simple and quick.  I think I would like to try it with the lacy side and see if I like it better.  It was the cute flowers here that caught my attention.  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Designer Tin of Cards Kit, Thank You Card, Tin of Cards

I never knew how fun these kits in the Stampin' Up! catalogs were until I went to Terri's "Designer Tin of Cards" kit class. The tin had everything you need to make 16 cards. There's dividers in the tin plus sequins, Washi tape, paper clips, and Baker's Twine.  You bring your own tape.  Dimensionals and glue dots were provided.  

We sat at a table and sorted out the items in the tin.  Then we stamped the words we wanted on each of the focal pieces.  Then we went back to our table to assemble.  Terri is SO organized with these events. It was a great time and I LOVED putting these cards together.  It was nice not to have to stand at the paper cutter or try to figure out what colors to use.  The kit came with a little brochure that showed the finished cards.  I LOVED it!!!

This is one of the cards from the tin.  Yesterday I posted a card I made using this layout.  I will be honest with you here.  When I saw that card base with that wild design, I was not thrilled.  It was SO loud and busy, too busy for me.  But when that angled cut piece went over the top of it, that card all of a sudden became my favorite one in the kit!!!  Funny how that works out, isn't it?  LOL You can see the card I made using this layout by clicking here.  The measurements for the card can be found there too so you can make your own!!!  I'm going to look for some other colors of the decorative papers that go together and come up with a few more cards.  It's SO fun!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Tin of Cards, Designer Tin of Cards, Flourish Thinlits, Birthday Card

Thursday night I was at Terri's "Tin of Cards" class and one of the cards in the tin had this layout.  I will share that card with you tomorrow. I LOVED that layout so much I just had to remake it using the decorative papers that I had. I like the finished results.

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla.  I added a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of "Falling in Love" Decorative Series Paper (DSP) to the front of the card base.  Then I took another piece of the DSP from the same package and cut it from top to bottom.  I cut the top at 2-1/4" in and the bottom at 1-1/8" in.  I taped that piece on top of the first piece of DSP.  To save on DSP you could just use a half piece of the one you first taped down.  But the top piece is not cut so there could be equal parts.  I taped that second piece of DSP in place and then began to figure out what I wanted for my embellishments.

In digging through the mess on my worktable, I ran across the doily pieces I had cut from another project.  I taped the doily piece in place.  Then I used the "Flourish" Thinlits and die cut that lacy piece using Tip Top Taupe.  I used the 2-1/2" scalloped circle and cut out a Sweet Sugarplum piece. Then I used the stitched dies and cut out a 2-3/8" circle of Very Vanilla.  I stamped the words from the "Tin of Cards" set.  That set is soon to retire.  I'm going to miss the greetings in it the most. I stamped those words using Tip Top Taupe ink.  Then I took the festive image from the "Designer Tin of Cards" set and stamped the confetti using Sweet Sugarplum ink but stamped off once before stamping on the circle.

I had a tiny gold paper clip left over from the "Tin of Cards" kit class last week.  I tied a piece of Baker's Twine that I had from the March 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit.  It's best to tie the twine on the paper clip, clip it to the piece and then tie the bow.  I set that piece in place using Dimensionals.  Then I added a few sequins that were left over from a Paper Pumpkin kit and it was done.  A very quick, simple and fun card to make!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda