Simply Said, Extraordinary Flora, 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 2" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the floral embossing folder from the "Glass Garden" set. There's two long folders in that set. I glued it to a 5-1/4" x 2-1/4" piece of Coastal Cabana card stock. I taped that to the left side of the card about 1/4" from the top, bottom and fold. 

The circles were cut next and are from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I used the second largest one for the Costal Cabana one and the third largest for the Basic White one. I taped the circles together. 

Next I piled on the flowers. They are from the "Extraordinary Flora" roll of Washi tape. I cut a section off the roll, the purplish section and I affixed it to a piece of Basic White card stock. Then I cut the pieces out using the matching die. Then I proceeded to arrange them.

I cut a piece of double-sided tape and laid it face up. Then I stuck the bottom left leaf branch down first. The large flower with leaves was added  next and then the double flowers. I tucked in the remaining pieces and added a single flower to the other three flowers. I turned the piece over and added Dimensionals. Lots of Dimensionals. I made sure they were covering where pieces overlaid each other. Once I got the piece covered enough I removed the backing from the Dimensionals and set the piece in place on the circles. 

I laid the circle on top of the card to see where it would look the best. Before taping it down I stamped the "hello" from the "Simply Said" set using Coastal Cabana ink.  Then the circle was taped down and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I love that washi tape. I have SO much washi tape left. The roll has 66 sections and it's going to take a while to use up all of them!  What's fun with them too is, here I used Coastal Cabana for the layers and other times I've used Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, and Petunia Pop. It's all in the mood I'm in that determines the color layers! LOL   It was easy to make and I'd love to make more!

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

Simply Said, Extraordinary Flora, 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 basics of this card on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I put this card together.

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.

The Basic White layer was cut at 3-7/8" x 5-1/8". I textured the center using the "Glass & Garden" embossing folder. I centered it on the piece. I taped this to the Fresh Freesia piece and then that was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Fresh Freesia ink. I cut it out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. When I set the die up on the card stock, I made sure the words were to the right of the die. I preferred to use a die instead of cutting a piece to fit. 

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I took one section and affixed it to a piece of Basic White card stock and then cut it out using the matching die.  I used the large double flower piece, a single flower and a long leafy branch. I cut the leafy branch because I didn't need two long ones, these are very long. I just trimmed around the one leaf so it looked pretty normal. The one on the top is from the middle of the long branch on the bottom.

To assemble the flowers I took the largest one and added a couple small Dimensionals and affixed it to the word piece. Get the flower close enough to the words but yet far enough so there's even white showing on each end of the words. After trimming the long branch I added the center part I trimmed and glued it to the word piece, tucking it under the large flower piece a bit. Then I glued on the single flower. And lastly I glued on the cut branch. I turned the piece over and added Dimensionals to the word piece. 

I set the word piece in place on the front of the card and noticed that the greenery was sagging so I ended up adding Dimensionals to the back of them. I had to make them double thick on bottom branch/leaves and on the upper leafy part of the double flower. You'll be able to see where you need to double up on the Dimensionals.

And for a final touch I added three colored rhinestones to the front of the card and the card was done.

I like how this turned out and I really LOVE how fast it was to make!

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

Charming Day, Simply Said, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Thinking of You card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I changed it a little. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how the card 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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock for the layer. Before taping it in place I cut the greenery from the "Charming Day" bundle.

Next I cut a piece of Basic White card stock that measures 3-7/8" x 4".  

Using the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package, I cut a piece to measure 3-5/8" x 5".  I cut the DSP again to measure 3-5/8" x 3-1/2".  The remaining piece was turned over and torn at one end, then taped to the bottom of the floral piece of DSP. That was then taped to the Basic White layer and then that was taped to the Mossy Meadow piece.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using 6th die in the "Countryside Corners" die set (retired) and the Basic Black layer behind it was cut using the 5th die in that set. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

The flower was cut next using Petal Pink card stock and the die from the "Charming Day" bundle. 

I added a little glue to the bottom 3 leaves of the greenery piece and set it in place on the front of the card. The end of the stem is about 1-1/8" from the bottom edge of the card. The word piece was set in place over the stem, centering it on the front of the card from side to side. It's about 3/4" up from the bottom edge of the card. 

A little glue was added to the flower where it would be touching the word piece and it was set in place. And that was it.

I wanted to make this card because of the DSP. I found it a bit busy and didn't know what to do with it. When I saw this card I thought the DSP was perfect!

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

Charming Day, 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 the 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 5-1/2" x 4-1/4' piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I trimmed it to 5-1/4" x 2-1/2" and then glued it to the bottom part of the card.

The flower is from the "Charming Day" bundle and was stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I colored it in using both light and dark Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green Blends pens. Then I cut it out using the matching die in the bundle.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I trimmed the piece to measure 7/8" x 3". 

Dimensionals were added behind the flower and the word piece and they were set in place on the front of the card.

I colored a few rhinestones using my dark Old Olive Blends pen and they were placed on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a quick and simple card to make. There's a touch of elegance to it too. 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 birthday card,
Wanda

Painterly Pears, Label Me Grateful, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I was looking for a card using this Designer Series Paper (DSP).  You can see the original card by clicking 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 right and the fold is on the left. 

The DSP is from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. I was looking for a card that used this sheet of DSP. I found it difficult to work with and when I ran across this card I knew I had to make it. Of course there were two full sheets of this in my package. I desperately wanted to use this sheet and today I did!

The words are from the "Label Me Grateful" and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock. They were cut out using the 4th smallest die in the "Everyday Arches" set. 

I cut an Old Olive layer using the 5th smallest die in the same set. I taped the layers together and then I taped that to the front of the card centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The pears and flowers were fussy cut from another sheet in the same package. 

I glued the large pear down first. I didn't like how the side of the pear was drooping so I took two pieces of scrap card stock and glued them together. Then I cut that into pieces, I added glue to each side and slipped it under the pear so it was level with the left side. Then the stem was glued to the pear. I added a the same glued card stock thickness to under the right leaf.

Next I added the double pears using Dimensionals. The flowers were glued in place behind the double pears and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I'm sure it would have been a lot quicker if I had the dies that cut out the pears but I didn't want to invest in them because I bought a lot of other bundles. Fussy cutting here wasn't bad. I'm very happy with the way this card turned out.

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

Painterly Pears, The Right Words, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick birthday card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Secret Sea card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

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

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. I cut it to measure 2" x 5-1/4". 

The Granny Apple Green layer behind the DSP was cut at 2-1/4" x 5-1/2". I taped the two pieces together and then taped it to the front of the card about 3/4" from the bottom edge of the card.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Nested Essentials" set. I cut the piece to about 3/4". I added tape to the back and slipped it under the top edge of the Granny Apple Green layer.

I had some retired Old Olive ribbon that I tied into a bow and glued it to the front of the card just under the word piece.

And that was it. It's a super easy, quick and fun card to make. I can imagine myself using up some of my DSP on layouts like this. I have a ton of it I need to use up!

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

Extraordinary Flora, The Right Words, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you. I found the floral arrangement part on Pinterest. You can see that by clicking here. From there I went on to make up the rest of the 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I took a 2-1/2" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. Then I cut a 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Strawberry Slush card stock for the layer. I glued the Basic White piece to it.

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape roll. I put the pink flowered section on a piece of Basic White card stock and I cut them out using the matching die. I had to cut two because of the little roses at the top and bottom, there's only one in each section. 

After cutting them all out, I looked at the original card for placement. I ended up just starting with the top and bottom double rose pieces and I glued them in place. I only added glue to the middle of that piece.

Next were the flowers with the two different colored leaves. There's two sizes of them. I added a large and a small on the top area and bottom area. The large flower in the center was added next using two small Dimensionals. Then the two green leaf clusters were added to each side of that flower. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Strawberry Slush piece and it was set in place about 1/4" from the fold and the top edge of the card.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I punched them out using the hexagon punch. I made sure the words were close to the bottom so I could add a flower to the top. I also punched out a Strawberry Slush piece too. I cut it in half and taped each half to the top and bottom of the word piece. 

A couple of small Dimensionals were added to the back of the double floral piece and it was set in place on top of the word piece.

I took two strands of linen thread and tied a bow. I trimmed the ends and glue it in place.

I did like the elements that were added on the original card but I decided to leave my card as it was. I do like how it turned out.

This was a fun card to make. I love that Washi tape and I've made lots of card using it. 

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

The Right Words, Sunflower 3D Embossing, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another quick and easy card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest and you can see the original card by clicking 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. 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 "Sunflower" 3D embossing folder. I trimmed the piece to measure 4" x 2-3/4".  Cut the 4" first. Then the remainder is actually cut in half and you are able to make two quick cards with these pieces.

The Basic Black layer measures 4" x 3". I glued the textured sunflower to the Basic Black piece. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White was cut for the large top layer. I laid the textured layer on top of this piece so I could see where the words would go. The words I used are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. 

After stamping the words I taped the sunflower layer to the front of the card about 7/8" from the top edge. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card base. And that was it. 

This card was super simple. Super quick. Super easy. And super elegant!

Thank you SO very much for stopping by to see today's sympathy card,
Wanda

Charming Day, Sunflower 3D Embossed Birthday 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 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Secret Sea card stock and textured it using the "Sunflower" 3D embossing folder. After embossing it I cut it to  3-7/8" x 5-1/8". 

Next I took my Basic White ink pad and dragged it over the top of the piece. The ink made contact on the raised areas. I used my heat tool to help the ink dry quicker. It is a slow drying ink. Once dry Dimensionals were added to the back. But did Wanda add Dimensionals? No, she added glue and just as she was going to put it on the front of the card she remembered she was doing to use Dimensionals. So what she ended up doing was cutting a piece of Basic White card stock that measured just shy of the  3-7/8" x 5-1/8". UGH! I think it worked out for the best because texturing the card stock made it feel a bit thinner, now it has a thick sturdy feel to it. Happy accident? 

Before the Dimensionals went on the back I took a 6" piece of 1/4" Basic White (retired) ribbon and taped the ends to the back. Then the Dimensionals were added and the piece 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. Secret Sea ink would look pretty too but I had the black sitting in front of me and the lazy part of me didn't want to get up and get the Secret Sea ink pad! I had used a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. Once stamped I cut them out using the largest die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place across the ribbon. And the card was done.

This was so quick and easy to make. This is such a pretty folder. I can't wait to try some other techniques using it.

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

Charming Day, Floral Charm, 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. There was no direct link so I had to work the card myself. 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.

I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Forever Plaid" embossing folder. Once embossed I trimmed the piece to 4" x 5-1/4".  I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I cut a 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package. I glued it to the front of the card over the textured piece only. 

Then I cut a 3/8" x 5-1/4" piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock and glued it to on top of the textured piece, making sure it's butted up against the DSP.

The flowers are from the "Charming Day" bundle and was cut using Berry Burst card stock. I glued it to the front of the card.

The words are from the same "Charming Day" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a 7/8" x 2-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the upper right side of the card.

I added a few enamel dots (retired) to the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I would love to make another one sometime soon.

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

Painterly Pears, Choose Happy, Friendship Card, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I thought it was such a pretty card that I had to make one with what supplies I had. You can see the original card by clicking 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. 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 "Forever Plaid" embossing folder. I then trimmed it to 4" x 5-1/4". I glued that to the front of the card base.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. I cut a strip to measure 5-1/4" x 1". I glued that to the left side of the card covering the textured piece.

The pears are from the same package of DSP and were fussy cut. I didn't buy the dies for the paper, I just wanted the paper so I have to fussy cut. But that's okay, it doesn't take that long with these images. I cut the large pear and the stem with leaves, the double pears with leaves and I cut around the pink flower cluster.

The "hello" is from the "Choose Happy" set and was stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I just took my scissors and cut around the word. It ended up measuring 1/2" x 7/8".

To assemble the card I took a piece of black ribbon that I had in my stash and cut to measure 7". I folded it in half to form the loop at the top. Then I stapled it in the center to hold it in place. I trimmed the ends and then added some glue dots to the back. In between the glue does I added some glue to make sure it will stay!

The large pear was added using Dimensionals and the stem was added with Dimensionals on the leaves and a little bit of glue on the bottom of the stem. I set it in place on top of the pear.

The little pink flowers were added next. I Dimensional was added to the lower flower and glue to the right edges of the other two flowers.

Then the pair of pears was added. Again, glue was added where the left pear sits on top of the large pear and a Dimensional on the right pear and small Dimensional between the stems of the pears. It's in the white area of those stems.

The "hello" was added next using 2 small Dimensionals.

I didn't have any Mossy Meadow embellishments so I colored a couple of white Candy Dots (retired) using my dark  Mossy Meadow Blends pen. I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

I do like how this card turned out. I had most of the supplies and what I substituted worked just fine. I could see myself making another one like this sometime in the near future.

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

Charming Day, Floral Charm, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today's card was found on Pinterest. I made a few minor changes. You can see the original card by clicking here. It will open to a new window. 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.

I cut a 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Pretty Peacock card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 4-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package. I cut the left side off at 3/4" and I turned it over and taped it to the left side of the Pretty Peacock piece. I taped the remaining piece in place making sure I butted up the DSP edges. I taped the entire piece to the front of the card. I just eyed centering it.

Next I stamped the words from the "Charming Day" bundle using Pretty Peacock ink on a 3/4" x 3" piece of Basic White card stock. I set it in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. It's about 5/8" from the bottom edge and the right edge of the card base.

The flower was stamped from the same "Charming Day" bundle and was cut out using the coordinating die. I used a blending brush and tapped on Mossy Meadow ink on the leaves. For the flower I tapped on some Peach Pie first and then some Cajun Craze more towards the center. Dimensionals were added to the leaves and I added a Dimensional to the edge of the word piece. I wanted to make sure that I would be able to get the Dimensional under the flower without it getting on the word piece. I just moved the flower around until it hovered over the Dimensional and I pressed the flower in place. 

I had some retired Candy Dots in my stash so I added them to the end of the word piece and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It was very quick and easy too.

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

Painterly Pears, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I changed it a bit due to not having all the same products. I did what I could with what I had. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

The card technique or fun fold here is the "Book Fold". It's super easy to do too. I cut my Basic Black card stock on the 8-1/2" side. Once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11".  I scored it in the middle at 5-1/2, as usual. Then I score one inch on each side. So the scores are at 6-1/2", 5-1/2" and 4-1/2".  Fold the card in half and burnish the fold line using a bone folder. You want a nice crisp fold. I opened the card and folded the top part back on the 4-1/2" fold, just like you are opening a card. I added glue to the one inch area and closed the card. I set it aside to dry. 

Next I cut the Granny Apple Green card stock. The left strip measures 4-1/8" x 7/8" and the larger piece measures 4-1/8" x 4-3/8". 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. I used a scrap piece for the strip. It measured 4" x 3/4". I taped it to the Granny Apple Green strip. The larger piece of DSP measures 4" x 3-1/2".  I taped that piece to the larger Granny Apple Green piece. Then I taped the strip to the front of the card.

As for the larger piece, I needed to add the circle before attaching it to the front of the card. I had used the retired "Spotlight on Nature" bundle and cut it using the largest die on Basic White card stock. I taped it to the front of the card about 1" from the top of the DSP and 1" from the side of the DSP. 

The pears were fussy cut because I only bought the DSP and not the stamp set/bundle. The bundle has the matching dies but these images are very easy to fussy cut so I went that route, plus I had bought way too many stamp sets to play with and I didn't dare get another.  Once fussy cut I laid them on the circle and noticed that the circle was too bright. I didn't have the dies to cut the other elements around the pears so I thought I'd just take a toothbrush (the husbands, not mine *winks*) and tapped on some Crushed Curry ink. I think Peach Pie might have been a better choice after I had put the card together. Once the color was added to the circle I set the large pear and stem on the left in place using tape. Then  the second large pear and stem was added with Dimensionals. The small pair of pears was added using Dimensionals on the left side and a bit of tape where it would be touching the large pear.

I had fussy cut some of the flowers from the same sheet the pears were on and I glued them to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on Basic White card stock. I used a 1-1/2" circle punch on the word piece. I set it in place using Dimensionals. I also added a couple of flowers to it too.

The flowers were nice but they needed a little something so I added some small pearls to the center of each one and the card was done.

I did have fun making this card. It's something I don't think I would make again but I do like how it turned out.

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

Painterly Pears, Simply Said, Just a Note, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy note card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) used here is from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. I had made a card using this paper a few days ago and I cut another piece from that same sheet. 

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 Mossy Meadow for the large layer.

The DSP measures 3-3/4" x 5". I stamped the word from the "Simply Said" set using Mossy Meadow ink. Then I taped this piece to the Mossy Meadow piece and that was then taped to the front of the card.

When I had cut the large pair on the card I made the other day and there was a small pear on the piece I had cut off. I didn't want to put it in the scrap bin so I thought I'd just fussy cut it. I didn't buy the dies that go with the DSP, and I don't know if there is a die for the small pear but I do know there's one for the large pear. I added a Dimensional behind the little pear and added it to the front of the card. The image has two pears together and I set it on the one that closely matched the pear I had cut. And that was all I did to make this card.

This was such a quick card to make and even fussy cutting was quick and easy because there wasn't a lot of jagged edges to cut around.

It was fun to just whip up a card in a flash. Sometimes you just need to do that and other times you need to play with lots of layers or pieces! I LOVE layers!

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