Petal Park, Timeless Arrangements, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I do not have a "Cheerful Daisies" card to share with you! I went with "Petal Park"! But I'll be back making more cards using the "Cheerful Daisies" set. I've found so many pretties that I want to make and share with you.

Today's card was found on Pinterest. I am not sure if it's a TikTok video, it's only a minute long. You can see it by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Fresh as a Daisy" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the card base.

Next cut a piece of Basic White that measured 4-7/8" x 3-5/8". I stamped the outline of the leaves on it from the "Petal Park" set using Mossy Meadow ink. Then I stamped the solid part of the leave using Mossy Meadow ink that's been stamped off once before stamping on the Basic White piece.

The flowers were stamped next. I used Berry Burst ink for the outline and Berry Burst stamped off once for the solid parts. I also stamped two more sets of flowers. I fussy cut mine because I didn't buy the punch. It just didn't fit in my budget, I had way too many items on my list and omitting this punch was part of my scaling down on the order. It's not so bad to fussy cut so I was fine with it.

A 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock was cut for the layer behind the Basic White card stock. I taped the two pieces together.

The words are from the "Timeless Arrangements" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I die cut it with the smallest die from the "Nested Essentials" set. I set the piece in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The fussy cut flowers were added on the front with a Dimensional. 

I colored some crystal rhinestones using my dark Mossy Meadow Blends pen and I set them in place on the front of the card.

The center of the flowers looked like they needed something to I took the Wink of Stella pen and colored the center of each one. 

The Mossy Meadow layered piece was set on the front of the card base with Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a fun and easy card to make. I like all of the flower clusters on it.

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

Cheerful Daisies, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am going to make one more card using the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle before I move on to a different set. But be reassured I will be back with this set soon. There's SO many cards out there I'd like to make and many to get inspiration from.  Today's card was found on Pinterest. You can follow along with the video by clicking here. Just a note here, there are no measurements for the card in the video. Please read on to see how I made this card.  

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that I textured using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. I glued it on to the card base. 

A 4" x 1-3/4" piece from the "Fresh as a Daisy" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut for the top background piece. And a 4-1/4" x 2" piece of Basic Black card stock was cut for the layer behind the DSP. I taped the two layers together and they were glued to on top of the textured Basic White piece. It sits about 1-5/8" from the side edges and 3/8" from the fold.

The Basic Black circle was die cut using the second largest die from the "Layering Circles" die set. I glued it down about 1" from the right side and 1/2" from the bottom edge.

The flowers from the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle were die cut using Basic White card stock. The center areas were colored with Lemon Lolly and the direct centers were colored with Wild Wheat. I used my ink pads and a foam dauber to color those areas.  On the original card the flowers were assembled using Dimensionals between the bottom layer and the top two glued together. Does that make sense? Kind of. Glue the top two layers together at the center area and then add the bottom solid layer using Dimensionals. There, how's that? Better?  I didn't want to do that because the card would be way too thick for mailing. I just added Dimensionals to the back of the flowers and set them in place on the front of the card. I just eyed it. I did not press the flowers down in case I needed to add the ferny things under it.

The ferny things were die cut using the "More Dazzle" gold paper. I was gifted a square of gold and silver and I was glad I got to play with it. The square itself is kind of ugly but once I cut the ferny pieces my image of the paper did a 180!  I was glad I didn't press down on the daisies because the bottom one would have been in the way. I just slipped it under the flower and the Dimensional helped hold it down along with the flower. The other ferny piece was glued in place.

The words are from the same set and were stamped on a piece of Pebble Path card stock using black Memento ink. I die cut them with the die from the same bundle. The piece was set in place on the front of the card. It's about 5/8" from the right edge and 5/8" from the bottom edge. Dimensionals were added to the back.

A double bow was tied using some linen thread. And crystal rhinestones were added to the piece and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make using some colors that aren't ones I would have chosen. They are SO pretty together. 

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

Cheerful Daisies, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card for you that I found on Pinterest. I think it was the color combos that caught my eye. Plus it's the "Cheerful Daisies" set!  I found the original card here. There's not a lot of information on how to make the card, so please read on to see how I made it. 

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

There is a pretty textured piece using Soft Sea Foam card stock that almost blends into the card base. That piece measures 3-1/2" x 4-1/4". It was textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I didn't have the folder that was used on the original card. But I try to make do with what I have.

I cut a Basic White piece that measures 3-1/8" x 4-3/8". This is the piece that all the other pieces with be taped/glued to.

Next I die cut the flowers using Moody Mauve card stock. Is mauve coming back in style?  It's pretty. I cut one set of the three flowers and cut all three of them apart. And I also die cut the smaller top detail pieces, one for each flower.  I also stamped the flower centers using the image in the set. They were stamped on a scrap piece of Wild Wheat card stock using Pecan Pie ink. I tried Wild Wheat ink but it was too light so I figured the color must have been Pecan Pie. I die cut the large one and fussy cut the two smaller ones. I glued the flowers together and then glued on the center pieces. I set them aside to set up.

While the glue was drying I die cut a Soft Sea Foam and a Mossy Meadow set of ferny leaves. I also stamped the other leaves using Mossy Meadow ink on some scrap Basic White card stock. I used the die to cut them out. 

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them with the die from the same "Cheerful Daisies" bundle. 

There's a little bit more stamping but it happened on the way I did my card, after the largest flower was set in place.

I took the 3-1/8" x 4-3/8" piece of Basic White and glued the largest flower to the left side. I made sure the flower petals didn't hang over so much that it would hang over the fold of the card base. So to make sure that didn't happen I set the Basic White piece on the front of the card and then set the flower in it's place. I just used the card base as a guide, I wasn't ready to permanently set it in place on the front of the card.

After the largest flower was set in place, I took the stamp with the three small flowers on it and stamped them near the largest flower using Moody Mauve ink. I stamped them twice. Once in the upper right and one to the lower left of the larger flower. I could have stamped them out a bit more so they would show better, but it still looks nice this way. 

Next I added two leaves behind the largest flower and the Mossy Meadow ferny piece.

The smaller full flower was added to the bottom, leaves were tucked in first and then the Soft Sea Foam ferny piece was added. 

I didn't have the same ribbon so I took a piece of retired white ribbon and folded it to fit across the word piece. I used about 6" of ribbon. It's just folded in half and affixed to the word piece. The ends on the right were trimmed, Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The final flower was added, it's tucked behind the largest flower yet part of the petals are hanging over the word piece. I forgot to add the single leaf under that flower but I think it looks good without it. You can always add it yourself if you wish.

Using my light Pecan Pie Blends pen and colored three crystal rhinestones. I gave them a minute to dry and set them in place on the front of the card.

Dimensionals were added to the 3-1/8" x 4-3/8" piece and it was centered on the front of the card base. 

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

This was a fun card to make. It had lots of pieces but it's SO worth it. In person, I love the colors!

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

Cheerful Daisies, Give It A Whirl, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a little pretty that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. There was no link to the photo so I had to wing it! Please read on to see how I made this card.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Bubble Bath card stock. The heart from the "Give a Whirl" die set. I don't know where the heart came from on the original card. I'm just using what I have. In the past I used to have all the items to make a card I saw but now I just try to use what I have and make it work.  This heart works so I ran with it. I set the Bubble Bath pieces aside.

Next I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued this to the Bubble Bath piece and then I taped that to the front of the card base.

The flowers from the "Cheerful Daisies were die cut using Basic White card stock. I cut two sets. I needed two of each except for the large one, I only needed one of them. I set it aside for a future card. There are three layers for the flowers. One, the back layer is solid. The second layer is solid but a bit smaller and the third layer is the top detailed one. The previous cards I made didn't have that solid back layer. I wasn't sure how that die was used. Now I know!

I stamped the flower centers using Lemon Lolly ink. Then I took a q-tip and colored around the center of the top layer pieces using Bubble Bath ink. I don't know how they were colored on the original card so I did what I thought would work. It's a little bit darker but it's still pretty. I glued the pieces together in the center and center areas on the top layer.

The leaves and ferny pieces were die cut using Soft Succulent card stock. The leaves are from the group of three daisies. I had cut them Basic White ones off when I was cutting the flowers apart for the card. Prior card I had made I kept the three flowers together. This just tells me how much more fun I can have with this set!

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Versa Mark and embossed using gold embossing powder. They were die cut using a die in the same set. 

Now to assemble. I took one set of leaves and glued the end to the card in the bottom right corner. I looked at the orientation from the original card. Next was the larger flower. I set it in place using Dimenisonals but I did not press down on it in case I needed to slip pieces under it.

The flower on the left was added next using glue, then the ferny piece was added, topped off with the half flower.

The leaves that you see under the heart were glued on next an then glue was added to the back of the heart and the heart was slipped under the largest flower. The last half flower was glued in place.

I glued the fern piece in place and then the last flower was glue din place, slipping a little bit of it under the largest flower and on top of the edge of the heart.

The words were set in place using Dimensionals were added to the back and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I think it's SO pretty.  See why I just had to make it?

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

Cheerful Daisies, Fresh as a Daisy, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. While looking for the card I posted yesterday, I ran across this one. You can see the original card here. I didn't find any directions so please read on to see how I made the card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic white card stock.  I took a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Fresh as a Daisy" 12" x 12" set. It's the backside of a floral sheet. I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I die cut the scalloped rectangle from the "Color & Contour" bundle. I wasn't sure what size rectangle was used. I counted the bumps but as it turns out the larger one just has larger bumps but just as many.  UGH. SO, I guessed on which one. I used the second largest one but I should have used the largest one. I didn't notice that until the piece was put together. But I just changed where the words went and it worked out.

After die cutting the scalloped rectangle using Basic White card stock, I cut a piece of DSP from the "Fresh as a Daisy" package to fit inside the stitched area of the rectangle. I taped that piece inside the rectangle. The last two bumps on the top, not counting the corner bump, I cut the piece on the left edge.

The daisies were cut out next. Both the daisy piece with the three daisies joined together, and the pieces that fit on the tops were cut at the same time.

I stamped the centers of each flower using Crushed Curry ink. Then the top pieces were glued on.

I tied the bow using some white ribbon (retired) and some linen twine/thread was tied to create another bow. I used a glue dot to hold the twine ribbon to the white ribbon.

The words are from the same "Cheerful Daisies" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on scrap piece of Basic White card stock.

Now it's time to assemble the card. I set the scalloped rectangle piece in place using Dimensionals. They are about 1/2" from the top edge. Then the ribbons were set in place. I used a glue dot a bit off center and added glue to the center. I wanted that bow to stay in place. I tucked part of the bow under the rectangle a bit.

The flowers were set on next. I used pieces of Dimensionals on the wider areas so they wouldn't show through. 

The word piece was trimmed to 3/8" x  3-7/8. I snipped the ends. When snipping my ends I had trouble wrapping it around my brain to snip the ends in the same direction so I had to make a second one, almost cutting it wrong too. But I caught myself before it happened again! UGH!  I added Dimensional pieces behind it and set them in place on the lower part of the card. And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and even with using the smaller size rectangle, it still turned out nice.

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

Cheerful Daisies, Countryside Inn, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I'm going to share a card with you that I found on Pinterest. It was posted by one of my favorite card makers (I have so many) Claire Daly. You can see her card here. I was looking for a card to make using the "Countryside Inn" Designer Series Paper and her card popped up on Pinterest. So I clicked on the card and was directed to her blog. I was thrilled to find this card and started right in making it.

Here's how I made the card. The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy card stock. The card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

My DSP was cut at 3-3/4" wide so I had to make the length 5".  I taped it in place on the front of the card. I also cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside. 

I didn't have the die that was used for the vellum piece, so I just took the largest circle die from the "Layering Circles" set and cut my piece. I glued it on top of the DSP, not quite centered, there's more on the upper part of the card than the bottom.

Now came time to die cut the flowers. They are from the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle and were die cut from Basic White card stock. I took the flower center stamp and colored the centers of the flowers using Crushed Curry ink. Then the top detailed layers of the flowers were glued in place. The flowers are all joined together and they are left joined but the leaves that were attached were snipped off and discarded. 

The branch ferny images were die cut using Balmy Blue card stock. I needed 4 of them.

The words are from the same "Cheerful Daisies" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Night of Navy ink. They were die cut using the die from the same bundle.

Now it's time to assemble the card. The flowers were set in place using Dimensionals. I didn't press down on them right away in case I needed to lift one up to slip the ferny things under it. I did dip the ends of the ferny pieces in glue before I slipped them under the flowers.

The words were set in place using Dimensionals and crystal rhinestones were added and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I was thrilled to have been able to use the DSP that I was gifted with.

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

Textured Floral, Layering Leaves, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy friendship card. Though you could easily make this into a card for other occasions. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Balmy Blue card stock. This card opens in the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock. I taped one to the inside and the other was textured using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. I glued that one to the front of the card base.

Using the dies from the "Textured Floral" bundle, I die cut three leaf clusters. I used Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, and Fresh Freesia card stock. Locating what is somewhat center (by eyeing) I added some glue to that area and I pressed the leaf clusters in place. I began with the Boho Blue, then the Balmy Blue, and finally the Fresh Freesia.  

The words are from the "Layering Leaves" and were stamped using Balmy Blue ink on a piece of scrap Basic White card stock. I die cut them using the 3rd largest stitched circle die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. And using the "Layering Circles" die set I die cut the scalloped circle that was just a little larger than the stitched circle using Balmy Blue card stock. I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back, the piece was set in place and the card was done.

Super quick, huh? And fun, right? Oh and don't forget easy. There's lots of dies out there that would work with this card. Some leaf sets you may have to trim down. These leaves stick out about 2-3/4" beyond the circle (not including what is hidden under the circle).  I thought this was a fun card to make and I can see myself making more.

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

Petal Park, Go To Greetings. Basic Borders, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you using a fun border die. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut the "V" or envelope looking tip using the die from the "Basic Borders" die set. I marked my card front lightly with a pencil down the center and then I lightly marked the card on each side about 1-3/4" from the fold.

Next I took a quarter sheet of Shaded Spruce card stock and found the center I cut the piece so it measured 2-1/8". 

Then I took piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Inked Botanicals" 6" x 6" stack and I cut it at 5-1/2" x 3".  I figured I could make two cards from the same piece. And yes, I actually made two matching cards. Once the DSP was cut I taped it to a piece of Basic White card stock that was cut a hair smaller than 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  I wanted to have it a bit smaller so the card would still close nicely but not too much smaller so things would show on the inside flap. Once the DSP was taped to the piece I set it aside.

The flowers were stamped using Shaded Spruce ink. I stamped off on the solid parts and used the ink full strength on the details. I used my Wink of Stella pen and picked up a little bit of Shaded Spruce ink and colored in the flower centers. Then I fussy cut the flowers. I did not order the matching punch but that's okay, the flowers are quick and easy to fussy cut. I laid the pieces out to see where I was going to place the words.

The words are from the "Go to Greetings" set and were stamped using Shaded Spruce ink.

Then the Shaded Spruce "V" shaped piece was added to the back of the Basic White "V" shape. I left about 3/8" of the Shaded Spruce piece showing. I added glue to the back of the "V" pieces and affixed them to the piece with the DSP attached.

Now it was time to add the flowers. The largest flower was added using a Dimensional. The other pieces were added using a dot of glue.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. I do like the "V" layout. I have lots of fun DSP and could make more using them. I am looking forward to see what the Christmas papers will be like and hope that maybe they'd work with this layout. It would make for a pretty quick Christmas card.

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

Darling Details, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on YouTube. The link can be found here but there's no instructions for this card. The video is for a different card but this card was seen at the end. I liked it so I thought I'd make it. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the focal piece. I also cut another piece of Basic White card stock that measured 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" for the images to go.

I die cut the pretty dotted floral edged piece using the die that is in the "Darling Details" bundle. There's a lot of fun pieces in that die set that I have hardly played with. 

Next I took a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and stamped the flowers using Bubble Bath ink for the solid part and Berry Burst for the outline. For the leaves I stamped them using Lemon Lime Twist for the solid part and Granny Apple Green for the details. I used the matching dies to cut them out. 

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Berry Burst ink on the 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece. I had laid out the images to where I thought they should go and then lined up the words so they fit in that floral framed area. 

I glued the edges of the 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock and affixed it to the die cut floral edged piece.

The leaves were taped down first. The flower was added using Dimensionals and then the other flower was taped down. For that smaller flower I had used my Wink of Stella pen and picked up a little Berry Burst ink to give it a bit darker color than the Bubble Bath color.

I set the whole piece in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals and the card was done.

I was thrilled to have run across this card and it was great to use dies from the bundle. Especially ones I rarely use. 

This was a fun card to make and pretty too!

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

Dainty Delight, Lasting Joy, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an interesting card to share with you. I had gotten a sample of the holographic paper and thought I'd play with it. I do regret using it here. I think a piece of Smoky Slate might have been better. But it is what it is and I'll share with you how I made the card. You can fine tune your card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. The textured layer measures 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" and was textured using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. I glued this piece to the front of the card base.

Next I cut a 4-1/4" x 1-3/4" piece of Basic Gray card stock. I glued that on top of the textured piece about 1/2" from the bottom, left side and top of that piece. 

I die cut 3 floral images from the "Dainty Delight" bundle using Basic White card stock. I set them aside.

Then I cut the holographic piece about 1/4" x 3" and a 3/8" x 2-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the words. I actually cut three strips because I don't always get the words straight and I have to cut more, so today I was prepared. I stamped the words from the "Lasting Joy" set using Smoky Slate ink. I got them straight the first time. Doesn't that figure? I cut the extra card stock strips and didn't need them. Murphy's Law??? But at least I didn't have to keep stamping them, right? One and done! I snipped the right end to look like a ribbon end. Then I glued the bottom edge of that piece and affixed it to the upper part of the holographic piece. I set it aside to dry for a bit.

In the meantime I took some silver thread I had and wrapped it around an embossing powder container about 6 times and added a tiny glue dot to hold all the strands in place. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the glued word piece and it was set in place on the Basic Gray piece after I set the circle of silver thread down. I made sure that the glue dot part is hidden under the word piece.

I added tiny pieces of Dimensionals to the part of the floral piece where the stem ends and then I set all three in place. I did add a little dot of glue to parts of the stems that touch the word piece.

Tiny pearls were added to the piece and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. Not quite what I had in mind but close!

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

Darling Details, Layering Leaves, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card for you that I found on Pinterest. I was looking for a pair of wired earrings and when I opened up Pinterest this card was there. Well so much for the earring hunt, I had to make this card.  And I had all of the stuff to do it too. Ya gotta love that! You can see the original card here.  And please read on to see how I made mine. I did make a few little changes.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 1-3/8" x 5-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Zoo Crew" 12" x 12" package. I cut it that size because the piece I was going to use had a cute fox on a motor scooter on the other side and I didn't want to cut into that. Then I cut a 3/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic Black for the strip. I was going to leave the card like that when I noticed that I did have the cute border die. It's from the "Darling Details" bundle. I die cut it from a piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed it to 5-1/2" making it symmetrical. I threaded the gingham ribbon through the piece. Had I paid better attention, I would have pulled the ribbon until the white squared inside were centered on the opening. Not that it makes a big difference because I didn't notice it until I saw the photo of the card. I still like it the way it is.

After gluing the ribbon in place, I glued the strip to the Basic Black strip on the front of the card. I centered it on that strip. A bow was tied and glued down and then a silver cord bow was tied and a glue dot holds it in place. I didn't add those until after the words were stamped.

Next I die cut the flower outline from the "Darling Details" set using Basic Black card stock. I had used a double sided sticky sheet on the back of the card stock so it would be a sticker and easier to put on the front of the card. I lifted the black strip up just a bit so the ends of the flower could be tucked in ever so slightly because I didn't want to lose any height of that flower cluster.

The words are from the "Layering Leaves" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on the right side.

I secured my bows and the card was done. Change the words and this card can be used for a number of other occasions. 

This was a very fun, quick, and easy card to make. It was also an eyeopener for me. I didn't know I had that border die. I have seen it used on other cards and wondered where it came from and here I had it all along.  Sounds SO typical of my workroom. I have stuff here I didn't remember I had. It's like Christmas when I start cleaning a drawer. New fun stuff to play with! LOL

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

Artistically Inked, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty find to share with you. I ran across this card on Pinterest and just had to make it. I'm still kind of stuck on white on white cards.  You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

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

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the layer. It was textured using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder and then it was glued to the front of the card. I prefer to use glue because I have found that tape doesn't always hold well because of the texture. There just doesn't seem to be enough contact surface to make it stick well. Glue doesn't leave me with any questions of not staying in place. 

The next thing I did was to die cut the floral image from the "Artistically Inked" bundle using Basic White card stock. I cut tiny pieces of Dimensionals and set them in the wider areas on the back side. The upper part of the piece does not have any Dimensionals because the lines up there are just too thin. But the ones I added on the bottom area seemed to be enough to support the piece and help the top stay raised a bit.

Next I tied a white ribbon (retired) bow and set it in place on the front of the card using a glue dot.

The words were added next. I do not recall what set they are from, I had stamped them a while ago and they were in my stash. They were punched out using the "Double Oval" punch and set in place using Dimensionals. And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and such a pretty one too!

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

Lasting Joy, Dainty Delight, Timeless Arrangements, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I took a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the layer and for the focal layer I cut a piece of Basic White card stock to measure 3-3/4" x 5".  I took this smaller layer and flipped it over on my scoring board and scored 5 lines. I scored them at 2-1/8", 2-1/4", 2-3/4", 2-1/2", and 2-5/8".  I turned it over and taped it to the 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White.  Then that was set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

Using the "Timeless Arrangements" bundle, I die cut some leaves and flowers using Basic White card stock. I set them aside.

I die cut two daisies from the "Dainty Delights" bundle. I glued them together at the center and I had die cut a circle for the center. I had thought about adding some embossing powder on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and heat setting it and then die cutting the circle for the flower center. I thought it could use some color. Maybe if I ever make another one I'll consider it (if I remember!!!).

Next I cut two strips of Basic White card stock that measures 3/4" x 2-3/8" and another one that measures 3/4" x 3".  I took the 3" piece and textured it using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder.  I glued this piece down on the front of the card about 1-7/8" from the bottom of the top layer and 1/8" from the right edge on the top layer. 

The words are from the "Lasting Joy" set, they were stamped using Versa Mark ink and silver embossing powder.  Dimensionals were added to the back of this piece and it was set in place on the front of the card about 3/8" from the bottom edge of the glued textured strip and 1/8" over from the right edge of the textured strip.

Next the die cut flowers and leaves pieces were set in place with a little liquid glue, I used the Tombow Mono glue. Once all the little pieces were set in place where I thought they looked nice, I added the daisy to the upper left corner of the word piece and the card was done.

This was a very fun and easy card to make. I really like how it turned out. I think it would make a nice wedding card too!

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

Layering Leaves, Masterfully Made, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card using a layout I found at "Kards by Kadie". I liked how hers looked and thought I would make one myself to share with you. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

The first thing I did was I cut the horizontal panels. The Mossy Meadow piece was cut at 5-1/2" x 2-1/4" and the Berry Burst layer was cut at 5-1/2" x 2". I textured the Berry Burst layer using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. I glued the two pieces together and then taped that to the front of the card base.

Next I cut the vertical layers. The Mossy Meadow piece was cut at 4-1/4" x 2-1/4" and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Masterfully Made 12" x 12" package was cut at 4-1/4" x 2".  I taped the two layers together.

I didn't have any fun ribbons, just some white so I took my light Granny Apple Green Blends pen and I colored in the ribbon. I set it aside to day. I was kind of surprised at how stiff the marker made the ribbon. But it colored it and that was what I wanted it to do.  I wrapped a 3" piece around the panels and taped the ends down on the back. I slipped a little piece of ribbon under the ribbon in the front and tied a knot. What I like about these knots is that you can move it across the taped piece of ribbon and place the knot anywhere you'd like it to go. Once the ribbon was added I glued the panels to the front of the card about 1" from the left edge. 

The words are from the "Layering Leaves" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a 2-3/4" x 1-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock. I taped that to a 2-7/8" x 1-5/8" piece of Berry Burst and then that was taped to a 3" x 1-3/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place.

I didn't add any other embellishments, I am going to be mailing this card and I didn't want to pay for any extra postage.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. This could also be used as a sympathy card using these same words. By changing the words it could be used for a number of other occasions. 

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