Good Times Mix, Thoughtful Moments, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd play with the new "Good Times Mix" ephemera pack. I have mixed feelings about my purchase. I could not find any samples on the net using it so I had no inspiration. This is what I came up with today.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4' x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White for the top layer. I textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card and set it aside. When I set something like this aside I usually put it under my stamping mat and sometimes I lay a punch flat on top to help it along. Using Tombow mono glue doesn't usually make the card warp but I like to sort of "press" it a bit while I'm working on other parts of the card.

Next I punched out the wreath, flowers and ladybug. These are actually stickers. I used baby powder to make the wreath not so sticky. But before I put the baby powder on it I set my Dimensionals in place. I didn't want to have any issues of the Dimensionals not sticking to the wreath. Once the Dimensionals were in place I took a paint brush and brushed on some baby powder. You can also use your embossing buddy (if you still have it) on the back but be sure to add your Dimensionals first.  The wreath was set in place on the upper part of the card.

Next I punched out 5 daisies from the sheet. I set them in place on the wreath. I added a cute ladybug. I was going to pop it up with a Dimensional but I forgot and I was unable to remove it because whatever they used on the back is super sticky. 

I had some red ribbon so I tied a bow and glued it in place on the upper part of the wreath.

Next came the words. I have not used the "Thoughtful Moments" die and embossing folder much at all. I thought the words would be solid. I even tried coloring them with the Real Red marker but I made a mess. I even tried to brayer the ink over the words thinking the raised words would take the ink but it went on the lower areas too and made a mess. So I went with the way the piece was designed to be used. I inked up the embossing folder (on the side with the Stampin' Up! words) and then set the die cut plate in place, the card stock went over that and then it was run through the Big Shot. You get outlined cut out words. I thought about using Real Red card stock and black ink but I thought it would wouldn't look as nice. I'd really like the words to be solid red but it is what it is and I still like how it looks.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I can't wait to come up with some other ideas for the pieces in that package.

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

Thoughtful Journey, The Right Words, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy card to share with you. It's got a simple layout and works with a variety of Designer Series Papers (DSP).  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.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock was cut for the largest layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White that was textured using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the Mossy Meadow piece and then that was taped to the card base.

Next I cut a piece of DSP from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack that measured 3" x 3-1/4". I cut a piece of Mossy Meadow for the layer. It measures 3-1/4" x 3-1/2". Before taping the DSP to the layer I punched out the oval using the "Modern Oval" punch. Once the piece was punched I taped the DSP to the Mossy Meadow layer. That was then glued to the front of the card using equal spacing on the top, left and bottom edges.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. They were punched using the "Labeled with Love" punch. I taped the words to the oval. Dimensionals were added to the back of the oval and it was set in place on the front of the card.

A little brass dove was added to the sky on the piece of DSP and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make. You just can't go wrong with this layout and your favorite DSP and words.

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

Peaceful Pier, The Right Words, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I was going to try something I don't do very often (hardly at all), I cased the catalog (sort of). Please read on to see how I made today's card.

Using the "Peaceful Pier" set I started to copy the card on page 92 of the 2025-2026 catalog. What I ended up copying was the trees and dock. The rest was left for me to figure out. I had just taken what I liked about the card in the catalog and left the rest.

On a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock, I stamped the trees and dock using black Memento ink. I colored the trees and shrub in using my Granny Apple Green marker. I colored the pine trees in using my Mossy Meadow marker. I also tapped that marker on the trees and shrub. 

The dock was colored in using the SU500 Blends pen. 

The rocks were colored in using my Smoky Slate marker.

Using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Pool Party ink for the water and Soft Sky for the sky.

The words were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. They are from "The Right Words" set. I fussy cut them out. Dimenionals were added to the back. I set them aside.

I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock to the card base. Then I taped the stamped focal piece to that. The words were then added and the card was done.

I am not sure why I chose this set. I did like the peaceful look of the card in the catalog and I do like the fish in the set (that will probably be used on a future card). I like to try to buy a masculine set every catalog. 

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

Floral Delight, Simply Said, Impressions Abloom, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Daffodil Delight card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued that to the card base. I also cut another 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside of the card.

The Designer Series Paper (DPS) used here is from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. The piece measures 3" x 4".  I glued that to the upper left of the card about 3/8" from the top edge and 3/8" from the fold.

Next I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the "Labeled with Love" dies. I didn't buy the punch, I had purchased the dies in stead. You got three in a package. The punch is still available but the dies are not in the catalog anymore but they are still available to purchase. I also cut a piece using Daffodil Delight card stock. I cut that piece in half and taped each to the word piece to give it a layer that looked like the label. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

The flower is from the "Impressions Abloom" die set. The flower is Daffodil Delight, the leaf is Old Olive and the flower center is Pecan Pie. Dimensionals were added to the back and the leaf was stuck onto one of them. The flower center was taped in place and a little Wink of Stella was added for some shimmer. The piece was set aside.

Using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch I punched one of Basic White card stock and one of Daffodil Delight. I cut the Daffodil Delight one in a half and assembled it like I did for the word piece so it looked like it had a matching layer. I set the flower in place on the center of the hexagon piece and then set the whole thing on the bottom right of the card.

The words were then set in place giving some nice distance between them and the flower but equal distance on each side of the piece of DSP.

This was such a fun and quick card to make. I love how simple it was yet ended up with an elegant look.

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

Extraordinary Flora, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have one more card to share with you using the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll and then I'm moving on to something else.  YAY!! 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. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the layer and I textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I took a section of the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape and affixed it to a 3-1/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock.  Then I trimmed it to measure 3" x 5" and then I cut that in half on the short side. 

I glued the two pieces on top of the embossed layer.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the second largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I set the piece in place on the front of the card about 3/8" from the side edge of the card and about 1-1/4" from the top edge. 

Using the matching die for the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll I cut out a section. I had added Basic White to the Washi tape before cutting out the flowers. I put the larger flower at the top and on the bottom I added the leaves image and a flower. All were set in place using Dimensionals.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I love how that Washi tape makes a great background.

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

Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun, quick and easy card to share with you and it will make two with the cuttings. 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 in the left. I cut a 5-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Strawberry Slush card stock for the layer. I taped it on the top of the card base.

Next I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the main layer. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) will need to be cut next before the words can go on.

My DSP is from the "Florals in Boom" 12" x 12" package. It measured 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" and was cut on the diagonal.

I had taken a piece of Basic White card stock and laid down a section of flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll. I die cut them out with the matching die. I cut it on the diagonal too. Now I had 4 pieces so I could make two cards. I set two of the pieces to the left of the card so I could see how much space I had for words.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink.

Once the words were stamped I taped the piece to the front of the card. The DSP and floral pieces were added to the right.

I die cut the smallest circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set using a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I glued it to the center of the two pieces. 

I thought a little flower would look cute in the center of that circle. I added it using a Dimensional.

And I added a die cut flower on the lower right corner using Dimensionals. It was cut from a full section of the "Extraordinary Flora" roll. I'm going to be making a lot of cards with that roll of Washi tape. I took the whole roll and added Basic White card stock behind each section. One section has purplish flowers and the other has the pinkish flowers (like what is on today's card). There's a total of 66 sections. WOW!  That's going to make a lot of cards. They are pretty so I can imaging having a lot of fun with them.

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

Sunrise Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card using the new "Sunrise Sailing" bundle. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I textured it using the "So Swirly" embossing folder. You can use a smaller piece if you like but I just glued down the whole piece on the front of my card.

Next I cut a piece of Night of Navy card stock to measure 4" x 2". I textured it using the embossing folder in the "Sunrise Sailing" bundle. I made sure the boat area was moved more to the left. There's the whole sail boat that can be embossed. Since I was only working on the water part I made sure to move the piece over far enough in the folder to have the boat off to the left and not so centered. I glued that to the bottom of the Basic White layer.

Next I worked on the sail boat. I stamped it using black Memento ink. Then I used Real Red ink for the stripes on the sails.  There's a matching die so I cut the boat out. I added Dimensionals to the boats sails and glue to the bottom of the boat. I set the boat in place on the front of the card.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Country Corners" set. The words were set in place using Dimensionals.

The gulls were die cut from a scrap piece of Basic Black and were glued in place. And the card was done.

What a fun set to play with! I love how it turned out and can't wait to play with it some more.

Thank you SO very much for stopping in to see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Florals in Bloom, Extraordinary Flora, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I had to make one more card using this fun layout. The one I posted yesterday was pretty but I really like this one SO much better. 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, once cut it measures 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 Pretty in Pink card stock for the large layer. On top of that is a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock. These pieces were taped to the front of the card.

The top two layers are cut as follows. The Strawberry Slush card stock piece was cut at 3" x 4-1/8" and the "Florals in Bloom" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut at 2-7/8" x 4".  I used a little bit of tape in the area where the holes are going to be punched. It needs to be lined up they way it will be in the final taping. Once lined up I used a 1-1/4" circle punch for the first circle. I dropped the layers all the way into the punch and looked on each side to make sure the space I'm seeing looks equal (or close enough). Then I took the punched piece of DSP and added a piece of copier paper behind it and cut a thin ring using the 1-3/8" circle punch. Try to make that ring as equal around as possible. 

Once punched I taped the DSP to the card stock piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set using black Memento ink. They were cut out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The pretty flower is from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape spool. This is a very fun spool of tape. I added a 5-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White piece behind the tape. Then I cut the pieces out all at one time using the matching die. How fun and simple is that?  It's so simple and so easy to use.  Once the flower was added the card was done.

This was a quick and easy card to make. I do like how it turned out.

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

Extraordinary Flora, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using one of my favorite layouts for small images. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my 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 Granny Apple Green card stock for the layer.

On top of the Granny Green Apple piece is a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White.

The top two layers are made next. The card stock layer measures 3" x 4-1/8" and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer measures 2-7/8" x 4".  The DSP is from the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. 

To make the openings I lightly taped the DSP to the card stock layer in the area where the hole would be punched. Using my 1-1/4"circle punch I punched the two pieces at the same time. Now you want to make sure that the pieces are sitting the way they will be taped together so everything will line up when done.

The DSP was then cut again. You will be cutting a little thin ring from the circle. I used a scrap piece of copier paper behind the DSP because it's such a tiny piece your punching and it could rip or get caught in the punch. I used the 1-3/8" circle punch for that. Once the circles were punched I taped the DSP to the card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set aside.

Now to assemble the card. The large Granny Apple Green piece was taped to the card base. Then the Basic White piece. The DSP layered piece was set in place on top of that.

The little flower is from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape. I cut the images out using the matching die. I did set the Washi tape on Basic White card stock before cutting. I had used these images in the last two cards I posted and there's still some pieces left. I thought this little flower would be perfect for this card layout. I taped the flower inside the circle. The words were added and the card was done.

I have always liked this layout for the smaller images. It just highlights them in that little layered circle! How fun is that?

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

Extraordinary Flora, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a 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. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. 

Using the second largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I centered it and cut my opening. Then I textured the piece using the new "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I laid it on top of the card base where it was going to be placed. I took a pencil and lightly traced the opening so I knew where the words would be going.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Pretty Peacock ink. Once the words were stamped I used my kneadable eraser and removed the pencil lines. I highly recommend that eraser. It only removes the graphite. It doesn't pill the card stock. And there's no eraser stubble.

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

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape package. What's fun with this tape is it's 10 yards long and one floral section is about 5". It's got the purplish flowers in one section and the next it has more melon colored ones. Then it repeats purplish and then melon for the whole 10 yards. There's a matching die so you can cut the whole section out at one time. I put card stock behind the Washi tape and then cut them out.  Once I cut my flowers out I added them to the ones that were left over from yesterday and I began placing them around the circle. So simple and SO quick!  And that was it. 

This was a super easy, quick and fun card to make.

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

Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape, The Right Words, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I'm playing with some new stuff! I was so excited to play with the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape. It's not just regular Washi tape, it's got a die that goes with it that cuts out 16 images at one time. There's flowers and greenery. And there's two color schemes with it too. I just went with the first one off the roll. I cut out my pieces and then thought about what to do with them. 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 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. 

Next I cut an 13/16" x 3-3/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 6" x 6" Subtles stack. I thought the top layer could use a bit of soft color. 

I took the Basic White piece of card stock and starting at 1-3/4" from the top edge I scored the backside. Then I added two more score lines going upward (closer to the top edge). Now this is where the 13/16" space comes into play.  I set that strip of DSP on my card and marked lightly where I needed to make the next three score lines that would go below the DSP.

Once the score lines were done I taped the strip of DSP in place.

The words came next. They are from the new "The Right Words" set. I stamped them using Pretty Peacock ink.

Now the fun began. I set out the 16 pieces of Washi tape that I had die cut. Oh, I forgot to mention. I affixed the Washi tape to a 3-1/4" x 6" piece of Basic White card stock. I thought it was too transparent to just use it as it is. Plus I thought it might stick to my die cutting machine or pick up tiny slivers of card stock imbedded in the plate.  So my best thought was to affix it to some white card stock and cut them out that way.  It's Washi tape so if I wanted I could always remove the card stock. But I'm keeping it on there and using them as they are.

I found some images that I thought would look good on my card and I set them in place. The larger floral image was set in place using a few Dimensionals. The greenery behind it was set in place using tape.

I added a couple of the smaller flowers near the word piece. The larger one was set in place using a Dimensional and the smaller one was taped in place.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.  And that was it. Super simple and fun.

This could be used for several other occasions too, it's versatile!

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

Wildflower Birthday, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) package. It's the last one I'll be posting because the new stuff is coming sometime this evening. SO tomorrow's post will be something from the new catalog! YAY! I found today's card on Pinterest. I did change it a bit. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pool Party card stock for the layer. On top of that is a piece of DSP that was cut using the third die in the "Everyday Arches" set. I taped it to the Pool Party piece and then that was taped to the card base.

I punched out this bouquet of flowers from the DSP. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Blueberry Bushel ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. And that was it!  So simple, so quick and super easy to make.

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

Delightful Wishes, Painted Lavender, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. This card is so me. I LOVE making cards like this and when I saw this one I knew I had to make it for a special person. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. My card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer.

A 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the crimping piece. Now I do not have the embossing folder that will crimp the paper so quickly and easily (it's out of stock right now) but I still have the handheld paper crimper. I forgot how much I didn't like to use it but yet I still hung onto it. I took one of those large pony tail bands and wrapped it around the handle four times so it would hole it in a "squeezed" position. I did this so I could have a hand free to make sure the paper was guided in evenly.  Once crimped I set it aside.

I took the 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and using the second largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut a circle. It's about 11/16" from each side and the top. I saved the center piece for something else someday!  After cutting the circle from the 4" x 5-1/4" piece I stamped the "You a Happy Birthday" on the bottom right using Crumb Cake ink. I glued the crimped piece to the back of the opening.  I set it aside to dry.

Next I cut the "wishing" from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. I took both Basic White and Crumb Cake card stock and added a sticky sheet to the back. I cut the words out and then the backing for the words. I had set it aside but while I was cutting the other pieces I ended up getting the word piece and putting it together because the whole time I set it aside all I could think of was the two dots for the two "i's".  I didn't want to lose them so I went ahead and put the word pieces together including the dots! 

After cutting the circle from the 4" x 5-1/4" piece I stamped the "You a Happy Birthday" on the bottom right using Crumb Cake ink.

I cut the "greenery" from the "Painted Lavender" bundle using Basic White and Crumb Cake card stock. I also cut a Basic White butterfly just because it was tiny, cute and in the bundle. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Basic White top layer and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The "greenery" was glued together and then tied with a linen bow. I glued it in place on the front of the card.

A Dimensional was added to the back of the butterfly and it was set in place on the front of the card.

This was a pretty quick card to make and I think it turned out well. I like it!

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

Wildflower Birthday, Stylish Shapes, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another birthday card using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP).  Please read on to see how quickly this card went to gether.

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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Blueberry Bliss card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Soft Sea Foam card stock and on top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of DSP. I taped these layers together.

The balloon is from the "Wildflower Birthday" package and was set in place using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Blueberry Bushel ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I set it in place on the lower left using Dimensionals.

I added some "Itty Bitty Bokeh" sequins to the front and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make and it has a fun and cheery feel it to it. This would be great for a child, a teen or even an adult!

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