Thoughtful Journey, Simply Said, Friendship, Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy friendship 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 cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Petunia Pop card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack. These stacks are so much fun to use. There's lots of different images and lots of pages per stack.  

The DSP was taped to the Petunia Pop piece and that was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out using the round die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I wanted a layer behind it but nothing too big. The next size circle in that set was just too big so I found my 1-3/4" punch and punched out the circle from a scrap piece of Petunia Pop.  You can also punch out the circle from the Petunia Pop layer before you tape the layers together.

I taped the word piece to the Petunia Pop layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make. I was going to just use the DSP alone but I thought it really needed a layer. Plus it felt like it was just too simple without layers, though it still did look nice. 

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today's card has a few pieces to it but it did go together pretty fast. Please read on to see how I made it.

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" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White for the large layer. On top of that layer are three strips of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. After embossing it I cut the pieces at 4" x 1", 4" x 7/8" and 4" x 1/2". I glued them to the large layer and then that was taped to the front of the card.

Using the two smaller dies from the "Stylish Shapes" set, I cut them using Basic White card stock. I taped the little one to the larger one. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the top edge and 1/4" from the fold. 

A flower from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll was set on the rectangles using Dimensionals. I had some parts leftover from cutting a section of them from a previous card. I have a little baggie full of parts! 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink. They were in the stamp set and I thought I'd use it. It blended in well enough with the color of the flowers. It set in place using Dimensionals.

This was a fun card to make and would make a great wedding, get well, thinking of you or thank you card too.

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

Impressions Abloom, Simply Said, Extraordinary Flora, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super 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 is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Strawberry Slush card stock for the layer. I used my 1-3/8" punch and punched out three circles from the center area of that piece.

The Basic White layer measured 3-3/4" x 5" and was textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued that to the Strawberry Slush piece and then that was taped to the front of the card. 

Using the second smallest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut three circles. One of them I stamped the "hello" from the "Simply Said" set using Garden Green ink. I taped the white circles to the strawberry circles. Dimensionals were added to the back of the "hello" one. 

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I put the section I was using on a piece of Basic White card stock and then cut them out using the matching die. I popped the flowers up using two small Dimensionals on each one. 

The circles with the flowers were glued in place about 3/4" from the edge of the card and 5/8" from the fold. The "hello" circle as centered as much as I could by eyeing it. It's about 5/8" from the side edge of the card and 2" from the top and bottom edges.

I thought the card could use a little something in those empty spots so I cut the flowers from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle using a scrap piece of Strawberry Slush card stock. It looked okay but it still needed something else. I was going to add Wink of Stella but decided to just add some tiny pearls and that's just what it needed. It's sweet and simple.

This was a fun card to make and so very quick.

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

Impressions Abloom, The Right Words, 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. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Fresh Freesia card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock. First I cut the hole on the left side using the largest die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Once the circle was cut I textured the piece using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. Then I glued that to the Fresh Freesia piece. Then that was taped to the card base.

The flowers came next. They are from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle and were cut using Basic White, Daffodil Delight and Garden Green card stock. Using my blending brush I scrubbed on some Fresh Freesia ink on the center are of the white flowers. Then the Daffodil Delight centeres were glued in place. I glued the double stem on the front of the card. I took the top two leaves off the branch of four leaves and I glued them in place. The bottom flower was taped in place and the top one was added using a Dimensional. 

The words are from the "Right Words" set and were stamped using Garden Green ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also cut a Garden Green piece using the same die. I cut that die in half down the center and I taped the pieces to the top and bottom of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

At this point I thought the card was done but that upper right area just needed something. SO I took the flower die from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle and cut them out. The one die cuts out three flowers at a time. Nice! Makes it quicker! I used Fresh Freesia ink for those little flowers. I glued them in place but the card still needed something.

I took my Wink of Stella pen and added a bit of sparkle to the center of the big flowers and I colored the little flowers with it. It looked good but still needed something more. I dug out my tiny pearls and added one to each little flower and the card was done!

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

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

Peaceful Pier, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. I found the card on Pinterest and I changed it a bit. You can see the original card here. 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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Strawberry Slush card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 4" x 2-5/8" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock and a 4" x 2-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock.

The Pretty in Pink card stock was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued that to the left side and the Basic White piece was taped to the right side.

The center focal piece was cut as follows. The largest layer is a 3" x 3" piece of Strawberry Slush. On top of that is a 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock and on top of that is a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock. 

On the Basic White square I added the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I laid the strip out on a piece of Basic White card stock and then using the matching die, I cut them out. I placed them on the piece using glue. I did change the layout there a bit too. 

I set the square on top of the card front for placement of the words. The words are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the square layers and then it was set in the front of the card centering it using the lines where the Pretty in Pink and Basic White pieces line up. I got those two pieces butted up to each other so well that you couldn't see any gaps. And did that matter? NO, it did not. It was all covered by the layered squares. Usually, when it does matter I don't always get it exact but this time I did and no one can see it! LOL  Okay, done whining. LOL 

Using glue, I added some glass raindrops that I had and the card was done. 

I opted to make it a regular card instead of a fancy fold because the ones receiving it won't understand the concept of the diamond being part of the opening. Plus my diamond is centered. I didn't want to move it over to the right because I thought the words would look squished. This way it gave nice spacing in front and in back of the words. 

It was a fun card to make and I am pleased with the way it turned out.

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

Beautiful Gallery, Simply Said, Friendship, Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship/note 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 was on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I cut my piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. It was leftover from the card I made on June 29th.  It was sitting on my worktable (because I rarely put anything away) and I thought I'd make a card using it. I cut the piece to measure 3" x 4".  For the layer behind the DSP, I cut a 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock. I taped the two pieces together and then glued that to the front of the card. I prefer to glue anything that comes in contact with textured card stock because tape doesn't always stick. 

The words were stamped next. Using the "Simply Said" set I stamped them using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. The Mossy Meadow circle measures 1-7/8". I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

I was so glad I was able to use up that leftover piece of DSP (before it got ruined) and make a quick and easy card with it.

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

Impressions Abloom, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple 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 cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. Then I turned it over and made 8 score lines starting at the 1" mark on my scoring board. I scored every 1/8". I added glue to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

Using Granny Apple Green card stock I cut the stem from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle.  Using the same bundle I cut two flowers using Lemon Lolly card stock and for the center of the flowers I cut them using Basic White card stock. I took my blending brush and scrubbed on some Pecan Pie ink. I thought Pecan Pie card stock would be too dark. 

Before gluing the flower centers in place I took another blending brush and scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight ink to the center of the flowers. Leaving them plain made them look washed out. The centers were glued in place and a little Wink of Stella was added to them.

I glued the stems in place starting with the bottom of the stem on the 6th score line about 1" up from the bottom edge of the card and the left stem is about 1" from the fold. Once that was glued in place I glued one flower in place and the other was set in place using a Dimensional. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I found this in the stamp container. I must have had extras. It was die cut too. The die is from the "Heart Shaped" set from the Sale-a-Brations earlier in the year. I set the words in place using Dimensionals. 

I thought about adding some embellishments but I opted to just leave it clean and simple.

This was a fun card to make and I love how quickly it went together.

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

Simply Said, Beautiful Gallery, 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 Beige card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 1-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic Beige and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. Then I trimmed it to 1-1/2" x 5-1/4". I taped it to the left side of the card.

Next I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. I cut it to measure 3" x 5-1/4". I taped that to the front of the card. I did overlap the textured piece a bit but that was my plan. I didn't want to just add a strip and hope there were no gaps. This way I was positive there would be no gaps. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic Beige card stock. I cut them out using the "Labeled With Love" punch. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

For my embellishments, I used some glass raindrops I found in my stash. Those things are pretty old! But they are still useful! 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside and the card was done.

This is such a quick, easy and pretty card.

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

Simply Said, Impressions Abloom, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found the bulk of the card on Pinterest. You can see that card here. It will open up to a new window. Please read on to see how it was put together. 

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 Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Corrugated" embossing folder. Then I cut it to 3-3/4" x 5".  I glued it to the front of the card with equal spacing all around.

The flowers are from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. I cut the stems and leaves using Granny Apple Green card stock and the flowers from Lemon Lolly card stock. Using Daffodil Delight ink and my blending brush, I scrubbed the ink on the bottoms of the large flowers and over the entire tiny flowers. I also added Wink of Stella on the tiny flowers. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set using Granny Apple Green ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the "Labeled With Love" punch. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside. 

I glued the flower stems on first and then the leaf cluster was glued in place.

The flowers were added to the stems and the three tiny flowers were glued in place around the card. I couldn't find any yellow embellishments so that's why I cut the little flowers. You need to do what works and work with what you have on hand, right?

The word piece was set in place on the right.

Taking some white baker's twine, I wrapped it around two fingers (in figure 8's) and tied them in the center. I glued that to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick card to make and I love how bright and cheery it is.

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

Simply Said, Extraordinary Flora, Note or Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a note card to share with you. I found it on Instagram. You can see the original card by clicking here. A new window will open. 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 2-1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brights" 6" x 6" stack. I taped it to the left side of the card front.

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the 4th circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

Next I cut the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape strip. I added the strip to a piece of Basic White card stock and then cut them out using the matching die. 

I glued the pieces in place on the upper part first. Then the word piece was added and then the last 4 pieces. And the card was done.

Mine is a bit different than the original because I didn't have all of the same parts but I made it work. I did forget to add some bling to the card. I may add a few pearls or some retired dots or I may just leave it as it is since the DSP is speckled.

This was a fun card to make and SO quick too!

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

Impressions Abloom, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy 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 cut a 4" x 4" piece of DSP from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package and a 4" x 2" piece. I marked the smaller piece at 1/2" up on each side and on the bottom I marked it at 2-1/2". I set the piece in my paper cutter and cut from the side marks to the center mark. I taped that to the top part of the 4" piece and then that was taped to the front of the card. Something I don't usually do until after the words were added but I was using my Stamperatus/MISTY to line up my stamp. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink. 

The flower is from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle and were cut using Gorgeous Grape for the flower, Old Olive for the leaf and I had used Daffodil Delight for the center and ended up tapping my Pecan Pie ink pad on it because the yellow was just too bright. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower and it was set in place on the left side of the card. The leave was glued in place under the flower and the center was glued in place.

I thought the bottom part looked too open so I glued on a few purple sequins that I had in my stash. And the card was done.

This card went together so quickly and I love it that I was able to use up some of my DSP stash!

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

Damask Designs, With You in Mind, Extraordinary Flora, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an anniversary card to share with you. It's quick and easy to make. Please read on to see how it's 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 3-1/2" piece of Basic White and textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the lower part of the card.

Next I stamped the words from the "With You in Mind" set using Lost Lagoon ink.

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll and were placed on a piece of Basic White card stock and then cut using the matching die. I randomly placed the pieces until I thought it looked full enough. I started with the greenery, the long one on the left and the broader leaf one near the "A", I glued them in place.  The large flower was added next using Dimensionals. The little flower on the long piece of greenery was added with a Dimensional and the rest of the flowers were glued in place. And that was it.

Super easy. Super quick. Super fun! And elegant too!

I thought this was a very quick card to make and would be great for a birthday, wedding, thinking of you, get well and a friendship card. I love cards that are versatile.

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

With You in Mind, Perennial Postage, Perennial Lavender, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Do you ever have some Designer Series Paper (DSP) that looks too busy or you're not sure what to do with it? I have that happen a lot. But today I made a card using some I thought was difficult. 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

Using the second largest die in the "Perennial Postage" set I cut the piece from Basic White card stock. I

The DSP is from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. It measures 4" x 2-3/4". I taped that to a 4-1/8" x 2-7/8" piece of Gorgeous Grape card stock. Then that was taped to the die cut piece. Dimensionals were added behind the piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The words are from the "With You In Mind" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink on Basic White card stock. I cut it to measure 3-3/16" x 1-11/16". If you don't like working in 1/16th inches you can cut the piece to measure 3-1/4" x 1-3/4". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the DSP. Again, I eyed it as much as I could.

I took two retired enamel dots and added them to the word piece and the card was done.

This was such a great way to use that busy paper. Plus using larger wording helps too. I may be digging out some other busy papers and making some quick cards! Though I think I will cut my word piece first and then set up the stamp in my Stamperatus/MISTY and stamp several. I would probably stamp the words in black Memento ink so I can use them on future cards because black goes with all cards, right? Black would have looked just fine here too! I'm looking forward to using up some of that DSP that I have stacked here!

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

Extraordinary Flora, Peaceful Pier, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another pretty card that was made using the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape. I have a lot of this Washi tape and I plan on making some more cards using it in the near future. I also plan on making more than one when I make the upcoming cards. I want to make some for Christmas gifts. A nice bundle of cards is always a great gift! I found today's card on Youtube. It was made by Terri Gaines. She's such a great stamper. You can see the video for this card here. And you can see her website here. Subscribe to her Youtube channel, she's got SO many great tips, techniques and card samples with step by step details on how to make the card presented! I followed along with this one because I wanted to get my card to look as close to Terri's as possible. Just because I loved how she made her card!

The base of the 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 Flirty Flamingo was cut for the layer. Before I did anything else, I took the die from the "Stylish Shapes" and cut one from the middle of the piece.

A 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" was textured on each side using one of the images the "Glass Garden" embossing folder set. The center gets squished a bit but the flowers hide it. When I embossed my piece I set the card stock inside the folder and lined it up with the upper little flower that looks like a plus sign. It's lined up along the outside of that plus sign. I needed a reference to make sure I got the piece in far enough. 

Once the piece was textured I taped it to the Melon Mambo piece and then that was taped to the front of the card base.

I followed along with Terri's video on placing the flowers and greenery. It doesn't look exactly like hers and I didn't expect it to. It is pretty and that's what I was going for. Plus it used up all the pieces from one section of the Washi tape! 

The words are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped using Melon Mambo. It should have been Flirty Flamingo but by the time I realized that it was too late. I don't think you would have noticed that had I not said anything! I cut the word piece using the same size die. I taped the word piece to the Flirty Flamingo piece and I cut off the right end. I glued that to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a fun, quick and easy card to make!

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