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 the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape. 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 the first three layers as follows: Old Olive was cut at 3-7/8" x 4-7/8". The Strawberry Slush was cut at 3-3/4" x 4-3/4". And the Basic White piece was cut at 3-1/2" x 4-1/2".

I took a 4" x 3/4" piece of Basic White card stock and loaded it up with the images from the Extraordinary Flora" washi tape. I had a little baggie full of pieces and was wondering what I could to to get that bag used up. SO I ended up doubling the size of this piece and taped the images all over the piece. My images had been put on Basic White card stock and then cut using the matching die. 

Once the pieces were taped all over my card stock I textured the whole piece using the "Damask Design" embossing folder and then I cut them into strips. The first two measured 1" x 4" and the last one measured 3/4" x 4".  Had I been paying better attention I would have cut the second one at 3/4" so the thinner one would be in the middle. It still worked this way but I think it would look better the other way. I could have changed it and added the thinner one in the middle but then the pieces wouldn't match being across from each other. And again, that doesn't matter either but it wasn't the look I was going for, I wanted them to look like they belong together but are cut apart. Anyway, I taped the strips to the 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" piece of card stock. Then I taped that to the Strawberry Slush piece, that was then taped to the Old Olive piece and the whole thing was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Old Olive ink. I trimmed them to measure 3/8" x 3". I snipped the ends at an angle and then I taped it to a 5/8" x 3-1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock and snipped the ends to match the word piece.

Right about where the "Y" is in "HAPPY" I placed a glue dot on the first strip. Then I took a piece of Baker's Twine and made a couple of loops and stuck them to the glue dot. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the words and they were set in place over the twine. And that was it.

This was a fun card to make and I love how the texture gave the flowers a more fun look.

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

Simply Said, Perennial Lavender, Friendship Card, Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Lost Lagoon card stock and textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I chose 2" because the piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package measured 3" x 5-1/4".  I wanted to use that piece of DSP but it didn't cover the whole front of the card. So I thought the Lost Lagoon card stock would make up the difference. But first it needed some texture. 

I glued the textured piece in place first and then the DSP was glued on top of that.

This piece of DSP had a nice open space on the right for some wording. Using Basic White card stock I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using Gorgeous Grape ink. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Then I used a 1-7/8" circle die (retired) for the layer.  I taped the two layers together, added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

I added a couple of brass butterflies to the front and the card was done.

It's a simple card but has a nice look to it. I was glad I was able to use up that piece of DSP.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship/note 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. I found it on Pinterest but there were no instructions. 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.

For the strips of Designer Series Paper (DPS), I cut 1" x 4" strips from various sheets in the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package.

I had never done this technique before and I had no idea where to begin. So I started with the piece on the right that is second from the bottom. I lined it up on the right side of the corner and made sure it was straight. I taped it in place and left what was hanging over to be trimmed later. 

The next piece I added was the bottom piece. Then the left side longest piece and then the shorter one next to it. The checkered one was added and then the tiny purple one in the middle. I took my scissors and trimmed the ends off. I was surprised at how easy that was to do after I pondered how difficult it looked!

The flower was cut next. It's from the same package of DSP. I used the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. The flower center is from the same package of DSP. The leaves were cut using Lost Lagoon card stock. Dimensionals are added to the back of the flower and were set aside.

The words were added next. I did lay the flower over the area where it was going to go so I can see where I need to stamp the words. The words are from "The Right Words" set and stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink.

I thought the white area looked like it needed something so I took a scrap piece of copier paper and covered the DSP. Using my dark Highland Heather Blends pen I tapped ink over the white area.

The flower was then added and the leaves were tucked under it.

I had some retired enamel dots and added them to the front of the card and the card was done.

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

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

Charming Day, Floral Charm, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a 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 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. It was trimmed to 4" x 5-1/4". I glued it to the front of the card.

A 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package was cut and then glued to the front of the card about 1/2" from the fold.

Using a piece of Basic White card stock, the oval piece is from the "Impressions Abound" bundle. 

Next I stamped the flowers piece from the "Charming Day" bundle using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I colored the flowers in using both light and dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pens and the light Cajun Craze pen for details. The leaves are colored in using both light and dark Old Olive Blends pens. The flowers were then cut out using the matching die.

I laid piece on top of the oval so I could see how much space I had to stamp the words. I ended up using the "hello" from the "Simply Said" set. They were stamped using Old Olive ink.

The oval piece was glued in place about 1/2" from the right side and equal spacing on the top and bottom. It's not completely centered from left to right because I wanted some of the DSP to show.

The flower piece was set in place using Dimensionals. I had some enamel dots that I had gotten at a retired stamp sale. The header wasn't on them so I don't know the name. I just know they are retired. The color was close enough so I used them.

This was such a fun, quick and easy card to make and I can see myself making more like this in the future.

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

Charming Day, Simply Said, Perennial Lavender, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a 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. The large Basic White layer on top of it measures 4" x 5-1/4", it was taped in place.

The smaller Basic White layer measures 3" x 4-1/4". 

A 3" x 2-1/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the bottom of the Basic White piece.

I took some linen thread and wrapped it around the center of the piece three times and I tied a knot. I left the tails long so I could trim them.

I stamped the flower from the "Charming Day" bundle using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I colored the flowers in using both light and dark Highland Heather Blends pens. And for the leaves I used both light and dark Old Olive Blends pens. This is SO much easier coloring than using markers. I cut the flowers out using the matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

The "hello" is from the "Simply Said" set and was stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink. Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was centered on the front of the card.

The flower piece was then added. The linen ends were trimmed and a little brass butterfly was added.  And the card was done.

I do like how it turned out, it was quick and easy to make and it turned out better than what I had envisioned.  

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

Label Me Grateful, Thank You Card, Florals in Bloom, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank 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 Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Petal Pink card stock. I textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I cut it to 4" x 5-1/4".  I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I was looking for some Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I thought would go with the Petal Pink. I found this one in the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. It was leftover from a previous card and it measured 2-1/2" x 5-1/4". I didn't want to cut it down so I used it as it was. I glued it to the bottom of the Petal Pink piece. Had I known where I was going with this I would have cut my Petal Pink in half and used the other half on a future card.  But it is what it is. 

The word piece was done next. I stamped the words from the "Label Me Grateful" bundle. I cut them out using a die in the bundle.

The flowers and greenery dies were also in the bundle. I cut three flowers using Cajun Craze card stock and one of Basic White card stock. The greenery was cut using Old Olive card stock. I glued the flowers in place on the word piece. 

I turned the word piece over and added Dimensionals. I did add one to the small leaves on the right and one to the backside of the white flower.

Using some enamel dots I had (retired) I stuck them to the center of the flowers and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. It's too bad the bundle didn't come with a smaller flower in it because it would make easy poinsettias. Anyway, it was a fun card to make.

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

Beautiful Gallery, The Right Words, Sympathy 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 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 Misty Moonlight card stock for the layer. I punched out a piece using the "Labeled with Love" punch. I set it aside.

Next I took the image from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. I trimmed off 3/4" off the bottom first and then cut the top off so it measured 3-3/4". I also trimmed off the right side only so it measured 5" long. I taped that to the Misty Moonlight layer and then that was taped to the card base.

The words are from "The Right Words" set. They were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. The words were punched out using the same "Labeled with Love" punch.

I took the Misty Moonlight punched piece and cut it in half on the long side. I taped each half to the upper part of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back of it and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I thought the word piece was a bit too bright so I took my blending brush and Misty Moonlight ink and lightly scrubbed on some color. It looked SO much better after that.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. And I think the image made a nice sympathy card.

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

Cute as Can Bee, Charming Day, Friendship Card, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship/thinking of you type 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 Daffodil Delight card stock and textured it using the "So Swirly" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Cute as Can Bee" 12" x 12" package. It measures 3-3/4" x 2-3/8". It was glued to the front of the card leaving 1/4" around the top, bottom and left side.

The hexagons were cut using the dies in the "Meant to Bee" bundle. A Basic Black and a Basic White were cut. Before taping them together I punched out the black circle using the 1-3/8" punch.  After taping them together I centered the piece on the front of the card and then glued it in place.

The bee is from the same "Cute as Can Bee" DSP and was fussy cut. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.  

The words are from the "Charming Day" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using the second smallest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I taped it to the black circle and then that was placed on the front of the card using Dimensionals. And the card was done!

This was a fun card to make and I just love those little bees in that package of DSP!

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

Impressions Abloom, The Right Words, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share. 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 Bubble Bath card stock for the layer and on top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8' piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Regal Distressed" 12" x 12" package. Before taping the DSP to the Bubble Bath piece I die cut the word piece from the center using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set.

Once the layers were taped together I taped them to the front of the card.

The flowers were stamped next using the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. I stamped them using Bubble Bath ink for the solid part and Fresh Freesia for the details. The centers were first stamped using Daffodil Delight but I thought it looked too washed out so I stamped over them using Pecan Pie ink. I liked how the yellow showed through. A fun accident.

I took some gold thread and using glue dots I stuck it to the front of the card. Then I place the first large flower in place using Dimensionals. The next largest flower was added using Dimensionals on the lower part and glue on the part that touches the large flower. The same was done for the smallest flower.

The leaves were cut using Granny Apple Green card stock and were glued in place under the flowers. Once the leaves were in place I pressed down on the flowers to set them.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I trimmed the right side and glued it to the front of the card. I chose glue so I could move it around a bit and make sure it was straight.

A couple of "Brass Butterflies" were added and the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. I like now it turned out. I'm not a big fan of pink but it worked so well here.

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

Extraordinary Flora, Party Favors, Weekend Project, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun weekend project to share with you. It's great for birthday parties, weddings, anniversaries or whatever party you have in mind. It's simple to do. Please read on to see how to make these.

I took Pearson's Peppermint Patties for the candy. You can use other covered round candies too. I just like the mints because the are great for after eating at a party.

Using the smallest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut 3 using Basic White card stock. I stuck them to the backs of the patties using tear and tape. You want something pretty sticky for this. Do NOT use hot glue or even school glue. It's best to stick with the double sided tape. Glue dots would work too.

Next I took a panel of my "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape and placed it on Basic White card stock. Then I cut them out using the matching die. Using mono glue I glued two of the flowers down. On the melon colored one I added a tiny flower using a Dimensional.

On the purple one, I glued one flower over the flower that was already on the image and I used Dimensionals on the other two flowers.

And for the third one I just added a few small Dimensionals to the back of it and set it in place on the circle.  And that was it.

If you need to make a lot of these, a roll of the washi tape should do it, there's 66 sets per roll.  33 of the melon and 33 of the purple.  These make great party favors! I thought they went together rather quickly. It would be a lot quicker if you had a circle punch instead of a die. As long as it covers the back of the mint without going over the edges it will work. A 1-3/8" is about as big as you'd want to go.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I changed it a bit to suit my supplies and needs. The original card can be found here. Please read on to see how it was made. There were no instructions so I had to use my best guess.

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 Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I cut the Basic White oval using the die from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle. 

The flowers are from that same bundle and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape for the details and Highland Heather for the solid part of the flowers. The centers were stamped using Pecan Pie ink. 

The leaves were cut next. I used Granny Apple Green card stock and the dies from the same bundle. 

I laid the flowers on the oval so I could see where the wording would go. I used the "hello" from the "Simply Said" set and it was stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink.

The flowers were added next. I started with the large flower on the left. I used a few dots of glue on the center area of the flower. The second large flower was set in place using a Dimensional on the center and the smaller flower had a small Dimensional added to the center. Once the flowers were in place the greenery was added.

I removed the bottom leaf from the long stem of leaves. I added a little glue to the bottom leaves and stem and slipped it under the large lower flower. I took the leaf I cut off and added a little glue to the end and slipped it under the large flower. The two other fan looking leaves were glued in place under the large flowers.

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

I didn't like how bright the center of the flowers looked so I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored it in. It picked up a bit of the Pecan Pie color and it toned down the brightness of the white.

I had some retired dots from the "Halloween Night" package. It's what I had that matched and I need to use up my stash.

This was 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 friendship card,
Wanda

Simply Said, Impressions Abloom, Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape, 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. You can see the original card here. This will open up to a new window so you won't lose your place here. I changed the card a little. There was no link to the original post so I just winged it. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Highland Heather 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 inside and then I cut another one for the outside. I taped the inside piece in place. On the other piece, I textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder.  I glued that to the front of the card. I placed it under my stamping mat to help keep it flat while I worked on the other parts of the card.

The ovals were cut next. The Basic White one was cut first and the words from the "Simply Said" set were stamped on it using black Memento ink.

The other oval is a frame piece. It was cut from Highland Heather card stock. It's very thin and it was glued to the Basic White oval. I was surprised that I got it on the oval straight with one try! I used the mono glue so I could move things around a bit if I had to but fortunately this time I didn't have to! I moved it aside to set up.

In the meantime I took a strip from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll and stuck it to a piece of Basic White card stock. Using the matching die I cut the pieces out. 

I glued the oval to the front of the card and then I began adding the flowers. For the bottom area I started out with the large flower. I added it using a Dimensional. I didn't press down on the piece because I thought I would need to slip other pieces under it. As a rule of thumb I never press down on items with Dimensionals on it because I may have to move them or slip elements under them. Next I slipped the long piece of greenery under the flower. The leaves to the left of the long one was added next and then the lighter green one. The flower piece is actually three pieces. It's one of the daisy pieces like on top but I wanted more color on it so I glued two flowers to it.

For the top part I started out with the piece with the flower on it. It was set on the piece using a Dimensional. I slipped the yellowish leaves under the bottom leaf. Then the daisies were slipped under the upper leaf. The darker green leaves were added, they were slipped under the daisies. I took one of the larger single flowers and added a Dimensional to the back and placed it over the flower that was with the two leaves. A smaller flower was added just under that flower.

Three rhinestones were added to the oval and the card was done.

This is such a pretty card and I love how it turned out.

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

Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape, Layers of Beauty, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a much better card to share with you than the one I posted yesterday! I can't get enough of the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape. I found this card on Pinterest. You can see the original here, it will open to a new window so you can come back here easily. I did change it a bit to suit the materials I had on hand. 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 at the bottom and the fold is at the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. 

I cut a 6" piece of ribbon (retired) and taped the ends to the back of the embossed piece. Then I glued that piece to the front of the card base. I set it under my stamping mat while I worked on the other parts of the card.

The words are from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the third rectangle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

Next I took out my little baggie of pieces that were left over from die cutting out numerous sections of the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I actually had all the pieces so I didn't need to cut another section and have even more pieces to add to the baggie! The card uses 6 pieces of the washi tape images.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece and it was centered on the front of the card. I just eyed it as best as I could. But if you like to measure, it's 1-5/8" from the side edges and from the fold and bottom edge. 

The flowers were added next. I used glue to put the top flower on as best as I could. Since my wording was different, I didn't have a lot of space to glue the images. The leaves behind it were trimmed down a bit so it would fit under the word piece without having to move any Dimensionals. It too was glued in place.

For the bottom flowers and greenery, I added the top greenery piece first and then there was a smaller one that kind of looked like the top one but it only has 3 leaves, was glued around the bottom corner area. I had it stick out more because again, I didn't have a lot of room on the word piece for adding my flowers. I did have to pull the lower leaf piece down a bit once the flower was glued in place so it would show more. That is the advantage of using the mono glue. The little flower was glued in place and that part was done.

I had some retired "Polished Dots" in my stash so I added three of them to the card and the card was done.

I really like the looks of this card. It was SO fun to make and it made a perfect anniversary card.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sympathy card to share with you. This card was not what I had in mind when I started working on it. But you know that I share the good, the bad and the ugly with you. I feel like this sympathy card needs a sympathy card. Hopefully you can improve on it. 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.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder was glued to the front of the card base. 

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack was glued to 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 fussy cut around the words and set them in place using Dimensionals. 

I thought the card looked pretty blah so I added some orangish glass embellishments. It didn't help but there was not much else I could do to save this card. I think it was destined to be ugly from the very beginning.  But it is what it is and it's here!

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