Love What You Do, Abstract Impressions, Springtime Impressions, Thank You Card, 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

I finally got to play with the pretty flower die that is sold as a bundle with the "Abstract Impressions. It's called "Springtime Impressions".  

I die cut the flower piece using Bermuda Bay card stock. I used the sticky paper behind it so after die cutting it, it is now a sticker. I HATE gluing intricate things like that.  I avoid them at all costs but with the double sided sticky sheet I am now using these things a lot more and loving it! I stuck that flower image to the left side of the folded half-sheet of Bermuda Bay card stock.

Next I took a 3-3/4" x 2-1/8" piece of Whisper White and stamped the leaves/stems using Soft Sea Foam with the thickest leaves image. And I used Pear Pizzazz for the thinner leaves image.  I stamped the flowers using Bermuda Bay ink and I stamped the highlights of the flowers using Night of Navy.  I cut a Night of Navy piece 3-7/8" x 2-1/4" for the layer. I taped it to the stamped flower layer. I taped those layers to the card front.  Then I added a piece of the retired corduroy Night of Navy ribbon.

The words are from the "Love What You Do" set. I stamped them using Night of Navy ink. I die cut a scalloped oval in Night of Navy at the same time I die cut the word oval. I taped those two pieces together.  I set the oval in place on the card using Dimensionals.  And that was it.  This card was a lot quicker to make than I thought it would be.

It was a very fun card to make and I can see myself making another one.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Love What You Do, Bokeh Dots, Thank You Card, 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

I colored in the flowers using the new Highland Heather Blends pens.  It didn't turn out muddy because the pens are alcohol based.  I'm glad it turned out pretty. I was hesitant about coloring them.  You can find the original post here and you will understand more of what I'm talking about.

Thanks for visiting today,
Wanda

Love What You Do, Bokeh Dots, Thank You Card, 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

Today's card is kind of plain.  I was thinking about coloring in the flowers but when you have green in the background of your image and you add color, you could end up with mud.  I didn't want to make mud today!! Perhaps the Blends markers may work better, they won't lift the watercolor off, they are alcohol base.  I will have to think about it and if I decide to give it a try, I will post it on here!

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black. The Mint Macaron is cut 5-1/8" x 3-7/8".  

The Whisper White focal piece is cut 4-1/8" x 2-7/8" and the Basic Black layer behind it is cut 4-1/4" x 4".  

I stamped the "Bokeh Dots" sparkle image using Mint Macaron ink.  My ink pad is still a bit too juicy and I don't always get a crisp image.  But this one was okay.  I added a post it note to the bottom edge of the sparkle image and stamped the flowers from the "Love What You Do" set using black Memento ink. The words are from the same set and they were also stamped using black Memento ink.

I cut a 1-1/4" x 5-1/8 strip of the dotted Mint Macaron Decorative Series Paper (DSP).  I love the DSP this year, it's not as expensive and it's not the 12" x 12" sheets.  I have yet to use a full pack of the 12" x 12" and I have yet to use up a full pack of 6" x 6" stacks from years past.  And when you only us a little strip like this, UGH, it takes forever!!! LOL   I taped that strip in place on the Mint Macaron piece of card stock. Then I taped that to the Basic Black piece and I taped those to the card base.

I added the Basic Black layer to the focal piece and I set those in place using Dimensionals.  And there you have it.  A kind of blah card.  I am thinking of using the Highland Heather Blends on the flowers and I may just do it. I'll post it if and when I do it.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Abstract Impressions, Itty Bitty Greetings, Get Well Card, 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

Today I was having some fun with the "Trellis" embossing folder.  I had embossed a piece of Melon Mango and had no idea what to do with it.  The "Abstract Impressions" set we still sitting out so I thought I would stamp a flower using the Melon Mango and Pumpkin Pie ink (which were still sitting out - imagine that!!!).  After I stamped the flower I grabbed my book of Split Coast Sketches and found sketch  SC167 and thought I would work with it and this is what I ended up with. I had also added two leaves using Pear Pizzazz ink.  Almost forgot about the leaves.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of embossed Melon Mango card stock. 

I cut two pieces of the "Share What You Love" Specialty Designer Series Paper (SDSP).  I have not been using the special sides much!!  The special sides have a shimmer added to the flowers and other images. It's pretty but I found this side to be of interest to me for some reason.  These colors ended up making the card look more like a fall card. But that's okay, I like the colors anyway. I cut those rectangles 1-5/8" x 2-1/2".  I cut the Basic Black layers 1-3/4" x 2-5/8".  I taped those layers together and then set them in place, centered on the front using Dimensionals.

The flower was die cut with the 2-7/16" circle die and a Basic Black scallop was added. This scallop was the next size larger than the circle.  The words are from the "Itty Bitty Greetings". I stamped them using black Memento ink. I taped those two pieces together and taped the right and left side to the top of the rectangles.  And that was it.  It was a pretty quick card to make, much to my surprise since I hadn't a clue where I was going with it at first!!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Healing Hug, Abstract Impressions, Get Well Card, 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

This new "Abstract Impressions" set is a very fun one to play with and you can whip up some quick and pretty cards with it too. I am on limited stamping time today and I took out this set with nothing in mind.  I took the big rose piece and then this idea popped into my head!! And this is what it looked like in my head too!!! LOL That doesn't always happen.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Daffodil Delight. On top of that is a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic Black.  And the focal piece is cut 3-3/8" x 4-5/8". 

I stamped the large flowers from the "Abstract Impressions" set.  I used Highland Heather on the thickest flower image. I then stamped the flower details using the thinnest flower image. There's a third one but I didn't have three purples so I just used the two images.  I used Gorgeous Grape for the thinnest flower image. 

The yellow flower was stamped using the thickest flower and Daffodil Delight ink. I stamped the detail image using Cajun Craze ink. 

The leaves were stamped using the butterfly wings image. I used Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.

The words are from the "Healing Hugs" set. I stamped them using black Memento ink. 

I taped the Basic Black layer to the Whisper White piece and I set those two layers in place on the card front using Dimensionals.  And that was it. A super quick and easy card to make. Oh and pretty too!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Abstract Impressions, Thank You Card, 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

I found a fun card on Pinterest that I just had to make. I didn't have all of the same materials used but I managed to recreate it with what I had. I did not purchase the in colors this time around. It's a huge expense (around $80) to get the in colors, ink pad, markers, card stock and ink refills so I opted to pass this time. It was a decision that I was able to make pretty easily as I looked at the prior in colors and all the card stock that was left over before it retired. I don't use them enough so I decided not to purchase them. I believe the original card was made using the new in colors.  I managed to make it without it.  So here is how I did it using the "Abstract Impressions" set:

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Daffodil Delight. The original card was made using Pineapple Punch. It's a brighter yellow. The Basic Black layer was cut 4" x 5-1/4". The Whisper White layer was cut 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".

I stamped the large flower using Calypso Coral. The original card used Grapefruit Grove. I stamped the background (thicker image) using Calypso Coral stamped off once. Then I used the thinner flower image with Calypso Coral straight from the ink pad.

The round flowers were made using Mango Melody for the thicker image and I used Pumpkin Pie for the detail image.  I don't know what colors were used on the original card.

The yellow flower was made using the thicker flower image and Daffodil Delight ink stamped off once. The detail image was stamped directly from the ink pad. 

The leaves were stamped using Granny Apple Green. I think the original card used the new Call Me Clover.  The tiny leaves on the orange flowers are the inside of the butterfly wings. How fun to use that for leaves.

I stamped the dragonfly body using black memento ink and the wings were stamped using Mango Melody ink. 

The words are from the same set. It would have been fun to have a happy birthday in that set too but I can use a thank you card too! The words were stamped using black Memento ink. They were punched out using the "Tailored Tag" punch. 

A piece of black baker's twine was tied around the card and then the words were set in place using Dimensionals.  A tip here. The twine was added and then the punched piece was set on the card to see exactly where the word piece should go. I didn't want it to cover too much of my flowers, so I found the right spot to place them.  Once they were in place I taped the Whisper White piece to the Basic Black piece. Then I taped those two layers to the card base. I added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock to the inside of the card and that was it!

I think it's such a pretty card and I just had to make one. Even with the colors I used, I think it's such a bright and cheery color!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Abstract Impressions, Friendly Expressions, Thank You Card, 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

Today's card is super simple. You don't even have to be perfect at the bottom but if you feel you need your flower line to be straight, you can mark it with tiny pencil lines and erase them when you are done with the card.

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. On top of that is a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic Black card stock. And the focal piece is cut 4" x 5-1/4".  

I stamped the leaf/blade/stem image that had the most leaves using Lemon Lime Twist ink.  Then I stamped the other leaf image using Granny Apple Green ink.

I used Real Red for the flowers. 

The words are from the "Friendly Expressions" set. I stamped them using black Memento ink.  I added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock to the inside of the card and that was it. No Dimensionals, bobbles or ribbons.  A clean and simple card. Oh and a very quick one too!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Dandelion Wishes, Get Well Card, 2018 - 2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

I took the day off yesterday. I was visiting some friends from high school and when I got home I had a lot of things to do and couldn't squeeze in a card. It was kind of sad because I LOVE spending time in my workroom, even though it's such a mess!  And speaking of a mess, I was looking at the mess on my worktable and I saw the layered rectangle and thought I should work it into a card. 

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Mint Macaron.  On top of that is a 5-1/4" x 4" piece of Whisper White card stock.

The black layer is 4-1/8" x 3-1/8". The "Share What You Love" Specialty Designer Series Paper (SDSP) was cut 4" x 3".  I tied a piece of the Whisper White sheer 1/8" ribbon around it and tied a knot. I set it in place with Dimensionals.

I also had the black scalloped oval laying on my worktable. I stamped the words from the "Dandelion Wishes" set using black Memento ink. I die cut it with an oval that went with the scalloped oval.  I taped those two pieces together. I set the oval in place using Dimensionals. I only added them to 3/4 of the oval, there's no need to cover the entire back, it's raised too high to stick to the Whisper White piece. Plus that would bend the oval!

This was a very fun and easy card to make. I wish it wouldn't have sat on my worktable for so long!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Waterfront, Perennial Birthday, Masculine birthday Card

I can't believe how horrible I am at taking photos with my camera.  I'm REALLY good with my 35 mm camera but when it comes to the camera phone. Well, you can see for yourself!!!  But you get the gist of the image and it's almost always in focus, it's just almost always crooked that's all! LOL

Oh and I'm not sure why I can't get my text to be "normal" instead of below my image.  But I'm leaving it because I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what was wrong and I give up. SO it is what it is today!

Today's card was a super fun and easy card to make. At least that went well!  LOL

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock. On top of that is a 5-1/8" x 3-7/8" piece of Soft Sued card stock.  And the Whisper White focal piece was cut 4-7/8" x 3-5/8".  

I used the "Waterfront" set to make this card. The mountain was stamped first and I used Soft Suede card stock. I stamped off once and then on the Whisper White piece.  Next I stamped the "grass" using the new Granny Apple Green.  It gives it the look of spring. I will have to try this in the fall using a darker green for the "grass" and a darker blue for the water and see if it gives the feeling of the season! And then again by the time fall rolls around I will have forgotten I was thinking of doing that!!! LOL

Okay, after I added the "grass" I stamped the trees using Garden Green. I wish I would have taken the Early Espresso marker and drawn in the trunks. It would give the trees a little more definition.  The water was stamped using the new Balmy Blue and I did stamp off once before stamping on the Whisper White.

The words are from the "Perennial Birthday" set and were stamped using Soft Suede, right from the ink pad, not stamped off.  And that was it.  I just taped the layers together and I was done!  As quick and simple as that. And it's such a wonderful masculine card. It would also make a great masculine get well card or even a Father's Day card.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Itty Bitty Greetings, Sympathy, Get Well or Thinking of You Card, Flourish Thinlits

I found a card on Pinterest and I thought it would be fun to try to recreate it.  Here is my version.  It's a bit different than the original.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  

I took a piece of scrap Whisper White card stock and daubbered some daffodil delight on it. I did it kind of like five dots on a dice. I made them the size of a quarter. Next I came in with some Granny Apple Green and added it between the dots.  And then I added some Pear Pizzazz. I filled in the open areas with it.  I took a 1" circle punch and punched out three circles. I made sure each one caught some Daffodil Delight.  I set them in place with Dimensionals. I wished I had moved mine over a little more to the left though.

I die cut a leaf branch "thing" from the "Flourish Thinlits" dies using gold foil paper. I set it in place on top of the circles.

I stamped the words from the "Itty Bitty Greetings" set using Pear Pizzazz ink. And that was it. It's a quick and simple card.  This would be fun to do with Christmas colors and something Christmasy on top of the circles.  Do you think I will remember that when the Christmas stamps come out? Probably not!  LOL

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Love What You Do, Itty Bitty Greetings, Share What You Love DSP, 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

This card is SO pretty. I LOVE these colors together. I found this card on Pinterest. It was pretty simple to make and it does have several pieces to it.

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Mint Macaron. The contrasting color is Tranquil Tide.  I think that is a beautiful color and I have played with it a lot. The "Decorative Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Share What You Love". I cut that piece 1-5/8" x 5-1/8".  The Tranquil Tide Stitched Squares are die cut using the second smallest square. I cut three of them. I set them in place on the left side of the card.

I stamped the flowers from the "Love What You Do" set. They were stamped using Versa Mark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I colored the flowers in using the two Bermuda Bay Blends markers. I had colored the flowers in when I originally thought the stitched squares were Bermuda Bay. I had to do some removal on the card after realizing the color was wrong.  But I didn't want to redo the flowers and I thought they color of them blended in just fine.  I took the light Soft Sea Foam Blends and just scribbled over the entire image.  I did color over the colored images. When you do this, you want to make sure the ink is dry or it will smear.  I set that stitched oval in place using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Itty Bitty Greetings" set. I die cut them with the smallest oval die. I sponged the edges with Mint Macaron ink. I set the words in place using Dimensionals. I added a 4" x %-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock to the inside of the card and it was done. 

This was a fun card to make (once I figured out the colors) and I think I would still use the Bermuda Bay for the coloring of the flowers.  The other option is to use the Tranquil Tide marker or ink pad and a blender pen. I much prefer the Blends pens.  They are easy to work with and color so evenly with no lines. Oh and if you color in one spot more than a couple of times, the area will get a little darker but it won't make the paper pill. 

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Sweet Baby, Itty Bitty Greetings, Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper, 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

Today I'm going to share with you another card I made using the "Animal Expedition" Decorative Series Paper (DSP). 

This is a very quick and simple card to make.

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Soft Sea Foam. This card opens on the right. 

The Basic Black layer is cut 4" x 5-1/4".  I didn't plan very well or I would have cut the scalloped oval from the center of that black layer. No one will ever know.  But I wasn't sure what color I was going to use for my scallop and by the time I figured out the color, I had already cut it.  I usually say next, "live and learn" but I don't learn!!! LOL  And the top piece is from the "Twinkle Twinkle" DSP. I cut that piece 3-3/4" x 5".  

I fussy cut the kangaroo from the "Animal Expedition". I fussy cut it because I didn't buy the bundle with the stamps and dies.  I couldn't justify it because it will only be available for one year, like the "Special Delivery" set was.  Now there a lesson was learned!!!  When I saw the DSP I thought I would just get that and make some cards and fussy cut the images.  SO that is what I did today.

I had die cut the largest scalloped oval using Basic Black card stock.  The Whisper White was die cut from the largest stitched oval die.  I taped those two pieces together. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the card. I then added the kangaroo using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Itty Bitty Greetings" and I stamped them using black Memento ink.  I punched them out using the "Classic Label" punch. I set them in place with small Dimensionals.

I added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock to the inside and stamped some words from the "Sweet Baby" set.  And that was it.  I thought it was a fun card and I didn't mind fussy cutting this kangaroo, there wasn't a lot of thin or tight turns on it!! It was pretty simple cutting.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Abstract Impressions, Get Well Card, 2019-2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

I found a fun and cherry card on Pinterest that I just HAD to make.  Just looking at it made me feel happy.  It's SO cheerful.  And it was a very quick and simple card to make.

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  This card was cut on the 8-1/2" side at 4-1/4"  This card opens at the bottom.

I the 4th largest square scallop die and the largest stitched square die to make the focal piece.

The first thing I stamped were the words. From there I knew where to go with the leaves.

The leaves were stamped using Lemon Lime Twist first and using the leaves image that has the most leaves.  Then I used Granny Apple Green for the leaves that had the least amount in the image.  I only stamped them once on the left side and once on the right. I didn't stamp any more than that because the focal image would hide the rest.

I took the stitched square and stamped the leaves the same way. Then I took the flower image and stamped it using Crushed Curry ink.  The highlights were stamped using Mango Melody ink. That was the first time I used that color.  What a pretty color!  And that was it for the stamping.

I taped the squares together and I set it in place with Dimensionals.  And guess what?  You're done!!  And it's SO cheerful.  What a pretty get well card!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Animal Outing, Animal Expedition, Children's Birthday Card, 2018 - 2019 Stampin' Up! Catalog

While not being on Pinterest, I was surfing the net and ran across a fun card that I thought I would try to make.  I found the card at Cindy Lee Bee Designs.

I said "try" to make it because all I bought was the "Animal Expedition" Decorative Series Paper (DSP).  I had bought that one set last year, the one with the cake and chef with the matching dies and the DSP that you could die cut images from.  And then it was no longer available. SO that is what I felt was going to happen with this "Animal Outing" bundle. There's lots of fun accessories to this set. The leaf ribbon and wooden frame elements.  It's all a lot of fun but it won't be in the catalog next year so I just couldn't justify buying the stamps and die bundle for $45.00 plus $11.00 for the DSP. So I thought I would just squeak by buying just the DSP and fussing cutting what I needed. There's two sheets full of fun animals to fussy cut.

I used my computer to make the words and I googled the RGB color code for the Cherry Cobbler ink.  The words are not the same font as the ones in the set but like I said, I just couldn't justify buying it.

I do like how it turned out and I think I will have a lot of fun with the other cute animals in the DSP package.  I don't care much for fussy cutting but if I'm only making one every now and then I think I will survive. 

I think this would also make a cute Valentine's Day card.  I may have to save one giraffe with the frog for February!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda