Brushed With Beauty, Petals of Beauty, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd play with some squares. 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. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued it in place and set it under my stamping mat to give it a little pressure while it was setting up.

Using the second smallest square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut three pieces from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP).  When I taped them together, I counted the stitch marks, 8 on each side. I figured if I counted them then it would be even on both sides and easy to get all three pieces aligned nicely.  I set them aside.

Next I cut a 3-5/8"x 4-7/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I laid the squares on top but I didn't tape them in place yet. I needed to see where the words should go. Once I saw how it was going to look, I stamped the words from "The Right Words" set using black Memento ink.

The squares were then taped in place. The left tips of the squares are about 5/8" from the fold.

The leafy piece is from the "Petals of Beauty" bundle and was cut using a piece of Basic White card stock that had a piece from a double-sided sheet to the back. I wanted this piece to be a sticker because it's too tiny to try to glue down nicely.  Once that was set in place I added Dimensionals to the back of the layer and it was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

I think some embellishments would look pretty on it but I left it plain because I'm mailing it and I don't want to pay the extra postage for the embellishments.  

This was a fun card to make and I liked playing with the squares.

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

Now I'm off to work a little more on a bracelet I decided to make. Would you like to see it once it's done? 

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

Wildflower Birthday, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm late in making my card tonight and I debate whether or not I should make one or just pass. I rarely miss a day of posting a card. Then I remembered a couple of piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I found on my worktable while I was cleaning up some stacks of stuff. I found the cake and the Pretty in Pink pieces all cut just waiting to be made into a card. I know the cake and background paper is from a retired pack but ....  I still had the pack and these pieces really needed to be used, plus I am in crunch time. So here's the card I whipped up today.

The DSP is from the (retired) "Wildflower Birthday" package. I had already cut the pieces using the "Everyday Arches" die set. It looks like I used the 2nd and 3rd die in the set.  Now from here I was on my own.

I taped the two arched pieces together and added Dimensionals to the back.

Using a folded half-sheet of Basic White card for the base, I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the same package. It's such a pretty gingham piece. 

Then the arched pieces were added. 

The balloon is from the same package. It had two sheets of pre-cut images. So I thought the balloon was the best fit for this card. Dimensionals were added to the part of the ballon that touches the top layer.

I didn't add any sentiment because the card pretty much speaks for itself. And that was it. I thought about adding some bling to where the dots are on the "frosting" swooped design but I decided to leave it, it gets more expensive to mail cards with hard/firm embellishments.  Dimensionals squish down in the postal machines (as long as there aren't too many layers).  

This was a very super quick card to make and I did leave the package of DSP out so I can make a few more like this for my stash.  I'd really like to use up that package.  I'm on a quest to use up packages, there's SO many sitting around here. I just hate to give them up.  Not that I'm going to post a lot of retired items here but today I was in a time crunch and I just had to.  Plus this layout can be used for other sheets of current DSP. I may take the time tomorrow and work it out with some and see what I get.

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

Friendly Foliage, Peaceful Garden, 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 it on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here.  I followed the link but there were no measurements on how it was made, so I guessed! Please read on to see how I put this card together.

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 thought this was a fun card to make because my plan was to use the "Friendly Foliage" bundle and when I saw this card on Pinterest, I thought it was great because I could use the "Peaceful Garden" Designer Series Paper (DSP). It's actually still available to order! I thought once the fall mini catalog was over the items were no longer available, but some are!  Nice!  Anyway, the strip on the right side was cut at 1-1/4" x 4-3/4" and the larger piece was cut at 3" x 4".  I taped the strip down first. It's about 3/8" from the right edge and the top and bottom edges.  

The larger piece of DSP was taped in place on top of the strip about 3/8" from the fold and 7/8" from the right edge. It is about 3/4" from the top and bottom edges. 

The image is from the "Friendly Foliage" bundle and was stamped using Secret Sea ink on Basic White card stock. It was then cut out using both dies from the bundle. One cuts out the outside edge and the other cuts the center pieces. It can be done together so save a step.

After cutting out the focal piece, I cut two of the open leafs pieces using Basic White card stock. 

I took some linen thread and wrapped it around my four fingers two times. I took a glue dot and pressed it on the thread after squishing it to form a figure 8.  I pressed the glue dot down onto the fron tof the card 

The words were stamped next using Versa Mark on a 2-1/8" x 5/8" piece of Secret Sea card stock. White embossing powder was put on top, shaken off and then heat set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place over the linen piece.  And the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. I do like it a lot. I was glad to use up more of that "Peaceful Garden" DSP.

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

Brushed With Beauty, Petals of Beauty, 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 struggled SO much with this card. With colors mostly. Please read on to see how it was made.

First of all this was not what was in my head. It was SO much prettier there! LOL The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla 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 (DSP) from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I set it aside.

Next, using the largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut the floral piece from the same package of DSP.  I taped it to the bottom right corner and I trimmed the bottom and side. I had actually had a piece of Very Vanilla there but it looked awful, so I covered it with the DSP.

Using the second largest circle die I cut a Very Vanilla piece and I set it aside.

The flowers were a struggle because I couldn't match the color of the ones in the DSP.  Perhaps if they were stamped on Basic White they would have matched better, I don't know.  Anyway, I stamped the right one using Peach Pie for the solid layer and for the top I used Timid Tiger ink. And for the left flower I used Pretty in Pink for the solid part and Flirty Flamingo for the top detailed layer.  I cut them out using the dies in the "Petals of Beauty" bundle (where the stamp images came from).  

The centers were an issue too. I had original cut them from Crushed Curry card stock but it was too bright, so I took my blending brush and some Early Espresso ink and lightly colored them. Well, that looked awful, so I really inked up the brush and added more Early Espresso and went with that.  I'm still not happy with the centers.

My next issue was to get the leaves the right color. Nothing really matched the background DSP. I tried everything I had that was current. I think a mint color would go better with it but I ended up using Mossy Meadow. I cut the one group of leaves and I cut the petals off to slip them under the flowers.

I laid the flowers in place so I could see where the wording would go. The words are from the "Peaceful Pier" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I taped this in place on the front of the card, covering the floral circle a bit.

Now it was time to add the flowers. I added Dimensionals to the back of the pink one and set it in place. I added Dimensionals to the right side of the peach/orange one and taped on the other half and set it in place on the front of the card. I didn't press down on them because I needed to be able to slip the leaves under it and I didn't want to have a Dimensional stopping me. I added a little glue to the leaves and slipped them under the flowers.

A few pearls were added and the card was finished.

WOW! I'm hoping that my next card won't be such a disaster and such a struggle!  This one is just not me!

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

Impressions Abloom, Painterly Pears, Fully Flowering Ephemera, Thank You Card, 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 right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Soft Sea Foam card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. The piece on the left measures 1x 4-3/4" and the piece behind the oval measures 2" x 5".  I glued those in place on the front of the card. The strip on the left is about 1/2" from the fold and 3/8" from the top and bottom. The larger piece of DSP is about 7/8" from the fold and 1/4" from the top and bottom edge. 

The oval is from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle was cut on a piece of Basic White card stock. Before stamping the words on it, I popped out the flower and leaves from the "Fully Flowering" ephemera package and laid them over the oval for placement. Once I set them were I thought they looked best I stamped the words. 

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/4" from the right edge and about 3/4" from the top and bottom edge.  

The flowers and leaves were added next. Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower piece and it was set in place on the oval The leaves piece was cut so three leaves are exposed on the top and bottom. I added a bit of glue to the ends of the leaves and slipped them under the flower piece.

I took some retired "Candy Dots" and added them to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun layout to play with. I made myself a copier paper sample for future reference. I think I will be using this layout more in the near future. I've had a look at the stamps in the new spring mini and I think some of them will work in this layout!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's thank you 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 tried to do some scoring but it didn't turn out the way I wanted it too. But it is what it is. 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. 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 largest layer. I taped it in place on the front of the card. Then I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and that's the piece I scored.

I marked score lines beginning at 1/4". Then I marked 3/16", 1/8" and I repeated that for a total of four 3/16" spaces. I marked the top and bottom. Then I scored across the lines, criss crossing.

Once the scoring was done. I added the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. The top two were added using Dimensonals and the rest were tucked under them.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the 5th circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also cut another circle of Basic White using the next larger circle. I taped the circles together and then taped them to the front of the piece.  And then that was all taped to the front of the card base.

I added a few pearls and the card was done.

I was disappointed in the scoring. I found it difficult to score straight. My paper kept moving on me. I may try this again sometime using a different scoring tool/board.

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

Extraordinary Flora, 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 with you. I have a special friend I send a card to every month and I think this will be the one she gets this month. 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. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

The two large layers were made by using the largest and second largest dies in the "Textured Notes" set. I cut them both using Basic White card stock.  I taped the largest one to the front of the card.

The flowers were die cut next. They are from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I cut them using the matching die.  I had to cut two sections in the melon color because I needed two of the roses and you only get one pair per section.  

I stamped the words from "The Right Words" set using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the smallest die in the "Textured Notes" set.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was centered on the smaller cut rectangle. 

The two larger flower images were popped up on Dimenisonals and set lightly in place on the opposite corners of the word piece. The other pieces were trimmed as needed, glued and tucked under the larger flowers. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I added some pearls to finish off the card. It gave it a little softer look. I think this card can be used for several other occasions too, like birthday, get well, wedding or anniversary. 

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

Banner Sayings, More Messages, Friendly Foliage, Petals of Beauty, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. It's my first card for the New Year. As you know I post a card a day, except for a few holidays but for the most part you will see a card a day on here from me and I plan to continue that in 2026.  I not only make cards, I do other crafts as well and I was thinking of sharing some of them with you after I am done making them. So be on the lookout for those too!  So onto today's card, please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and cut a circle from it using the second largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

Then I cut a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the (retired) "Corrugated" embossing folder.  I added glue around the back of the circle and set the corrugated piece in place.

Next I die cut the leaves. The long Basic White one is from the "Petals of Beauty" bundle and the shorter Basic Beige one is from the "Friendly Foliage" bundle. I added little dots of glue to the largest parts on the stem and set the piece in place to the right of the circle.  And I added a little bit of glue to the bottom of the stem on the Basic Beige one and slipped it under the leaf of the Basic White piece.

The words are from the "Banner Sayings" and were cut using the "More Messages" die. Actually I didn't cut the words from it, I had cut a piece of Basic White from the die set. It cuts 18 shapes at one time. I set up the piece in my Stamparatus/MISTI and traced around it. Then I set the stamp inside that area. I stamped in the traced area to see if I got it straight. It's pretty easy to get the words straight when they are clear stamps.  It looked straight enough to me so I took the traced piece and added a little bit of removable tape to the back and set it over the traced area.  I stamped the words in black Memento ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

I thought the glue on the flowers and corrugated piece was set enough so I added Dimensionals to the back of the piece and set it in place on the front of the card.

The word piece was added. And I thought I'd add some pearls to keep the eye moving across the card. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a pretty quick and easy card to make. I am thinking that maybe Smoky Slate might have been a better choice for the smaller leaves but I still like it the way it is.

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

Happy New Year!

Hello my Stamping Friends. It's 2026 and I'm hoping is a great year for each and every one of you. I'm anxiously waiting for the new spring catalog to go online so I can order even more stamps and things!  But in the meantime (which is one of the tougher times) I will have to play with what I have until what I order arrives.  Then the fun really begins, right?  

Happy New Year!
Wanda

Snowflake Kisses, Calendar Page, Stampin' Up!

WOW! Can you believe this year has come to and end? It seems like it was a long year but yet it seemed like it went fast. Maybe it's just that since Halloween it seemed like the time went fast!  Anyway, it's the last day of the year and I'm one day ahead of myself! Nice way to end the year, huh? I have my January 2026 calendar page ready. I'm a bit disappointed in it but this one was a learning experience. Please read on to see how it was made.

I cut a 3-1/2" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock for the base. 

My calendar page came from a little tablet of calendars I had gotten at the Dollar Tree. It's so odd but there's 3 copies of each month. The calendars come with a little note pad too. I trim the calendar backing down and I punch 2 holes in it so I can hang it from my little command hook by my worktable.  

I wanted to make calendar pages like I did last year (lost interest in July) so I thought I'd use one of the duplicate pieces to do it. 

I'm saying this was a learning experience because I know for next month what I need to do to make it better.

I will put the calendar on top of an 1/8" layer of card stock. Here Balmy Blue or Highland Heather would be pretty.  And for the upper part I think I would also have a layer but it would probably still be white. It just looks too empty up there.  Though it will depend on the images I use whether it will need a layer or not. But the calendar itself definitely needs a layer. And this is how we learn.

My snowflakes are die cut from the "Snowflake Kisses" bundle. I took a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and using my blending brush I lightly scrubbed on some Balmy Blue ink and then some Pretty in Pink on top of that and then a little Highland Heather for a tiny bit more purple.  I cut them out and then just glued them in place.  Not one of my finer pieces of work but it's January and here in Minnesota, we have snow and we have cold and the cold allows us to keep the snow, even if we are SO done with it.  We just got 5" in our backyard two days ago and there was a dusting today.  And now it's going to get cold again.  But on the bright side, in a couple of months the snow will be melting and spring will be here! LOL I do love the snow but have been disappointed the last few years because it's not snowman snow and I love making a snowman. Maybe next year!

I hope you all have some great memories of 2025 and I wish the best for you in the New Year,
Wanda

Simply Said, Extraordinary Floral Washi Tape, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. One can never have enough birthday cards on hand, can they? I saw this card on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try. I have a lot of the "Extraordinary Floral" Washi tape left so why not? You can see the original card by clicking here. There was no link attached to it and no name of who made it so I guessed at how it was put together. 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. 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 I took a whole section of the Washi tape and burnished it onto the right side of the piece. I had pulled it up and removed it several times. It made wrinkles in the Washi tape doing that but I was amazed at how easy it was to smooth them out just using my bone folder. Go slowly and go over it several times and all of a sudden every wrinkle was gone!  It's not like I pressed the whole thing in place, I worked on the outside edge and after a few attempts I got it to go straight along the edge of the card stock.  I trimmed off the right side a bit and then the left side so it measured 4" there. And from top to bottom it was trimmed to 5-1/4".  

The embossed flowers are from the "Glass Garden" folders set. I trimmed it to 2" x 5-1/4" after I embossed it.  I glued it to the left side of the card stock with the Washi tape on it. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I had some flowers and leaves already cut from the Washi tape roll.  They were left over from other times when I'd cut a full strip.  The die covers the full strip so you get a lot of pieces in one cut.  I didn't have the rose but pieces because I needed several of them on a prior card and I was left with a lot of other pieces. I just pop them in a little zip bag and hang onto them till I need them.  So on my card I added two smaller flowers and a long leaf image under them in place of the rose buds.  It's still pretty this way. I had taken the large flower and added Dimensionals to the back. I used my silicone mat and slipped the pieces under the large flower. Some pieces were pretty loose but once I got them together I added glue to the back and then set the piece in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a 1/2" 3-1/8" piece of Basic Beige card stock. I wasn't sure if the piece was Basic Beige or Soft Sea Foam, either one will work. I had a scrap piece of Basic Beige so I thought I'd use it.  I set the word piece in place using some small glue dots on the right and glue on the left. I didn't think the glue would stick well on top of the Washi tape.  I also added a few small glue dots to the green leaves that crossed over from the flower cluster to the Washi sheet.  

For a final touch I added a little flower using a small Dimensional and the card was done.

It's SO pretty. How could you not want to make one?

Thank you SO very much for stopping in and seeing today's birthday card,
Wanda

Friendly Foliage, Everyday Arches, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I just loved the layout and I had the set so I thought I'd give it a try. You can see the original card by clicking 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. 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 that to the front of the card.

Using a piece of Basic White card stock and the 4th largest die from the "Everyday Arches" set I cut the piece and taped it on top of the DSP.

The framed flower image is from the "Friendly Foliage" bundle. I stamped the image using Lost Lagoon ink. I also stamped the small leaf image from the set on a separate piece of Basic White card stock. On the larger piece, I affixed it to a piece from the "Foam Adhesive Sheets" package. I trimmed off any excess sticky parts showing so it doesn't mess up my embossing machine.  The bundle has two dies that go on top of this image. One to cut the outside part and the other to cut the inside. I used post it tape to hold down the piece to cut it out.  Terri has a video on how to cut the piece nicely.  You can see that video by clicking  here. And by the way, her card is stunning.  It's so popular that when you look for "Friendly Foliage" on Pinterest, her card pops up! She gives some great tips on how to cut this out.

Once cut out I removed the backing and set the piece in place about 1/4" from the bottom of the arched piece.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the smallest arched die in the set. I used glue on the left side and a Dimensional on the right side and set the piece in place.

I added glue to the bottom area of the little leaf piece and set it in place on the small arched piece. 

I had some retired "Faceted Dots" and added them to the front of the card and the card was done. 

I'm pleased with the way this card turned out and I really like this layout.

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

The Right Words, Brushed With Beauty, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm trying to get back into the swing of my everyday life. I find it a bit difficult to do after the holidays. I often pre-post my cards so I have the holidays off. Then when it's over I head to my workroom and I feel a bit lost.  I don't feel so much lost this time as I do overwhelmed at the mess I left my worktable in!  I guess some major cleaning up is in store for the week. It will take me that long to clean it up because, well there's another holiday in there with entertaining friends and when I clean in my workroom I tend to watch/play a movie on either Pluto tv or Tubi and when there's a commercial I get up and clean up something.  It's amazing how much stuff you can get done during a commercial! They're not just for getting snacks and bathroom breaks anymore!  LOL. I will let you know how my workroom looks at the end of the week! Wish me luck!  So onto today's card, I have a sympathy 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 Very Vanilla card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-3/4" x 3-3/8" piece of Mossy Meadow for the back layer. 

On top of that layer on the left I taped a 1" x 4" strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package. On the upper right I cut a 1-3/4" x 2" piece from the same package of DSP.  And on the bottom right I cut a 1-1/2" x 2" piece of the same DSP.

I taped this piece to the card base.

The word piece measures 1-3/8" x 2-3/4" and was cut from a scrap piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I stamped the words from "The Right Words" set using Mossy Meadow ink. This set is probably going to be retiring because it's made with the red rubber and Stampin' Up! is going to be going to all clear vinyl in the new year.  Anyway, once the words were stamped I cut a 1-5/8" x 2-7/8" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and taped the two pieces together.  Please note that the right edge of the word piece lines up with the right edge of the layer. It's not centered on the Mossy Meadow layer.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place over the opening that is created between the upper and lower pieces of DSP. You don't have to be perfect in setting this piece on. You just need to make sure it covered both side layers of the DSP.  

I added a brass butterfly to give it a little bling. I didn't want a lot of bling but just enough to keep the card looking simple.  And that was it.

This layout is a perfect way to use up those scraps in your packages of DSP! What I like best about this card is that it has a large back piece that creates the illusion of having lots of layers.  How fun is that?

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

Birthday Treats Mix & Match Ephemera, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm working on getting all of the Christmas stamps, papers and embellishments off my worktable. It's such a mess. I have a very small space to create but it seems to be comfortable to me! LOL But this coming week the table is getting all cleaned off and cleaned up. There's so many little bits of tape on it that have collected paper dust that they are no longer sticky. Which is a good thing but not a clean and tidy thing. In cleaning up some of the larger stuff I ran across the "Birthday Treats" Mix & Match ephemera package so I thought I'd make a birthday card using one of my favorite layouts for smaller images. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Peach Pie. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White to the inside. 

I cut a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White for the layer. 

A 3" x 4-1/8" piece of Timid Tiger was cut for the solid layer and a 2-7/8" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Subtles" 6" x 6" stack was cut for the top layer. 

I took a little bit of tape and lined up the DSP on top of the Timid Tiger piece. The tape is to hold the piece in place so I can cut the holes. I used a 1-1/4" circle punch to punch through both lined up pieces. Then I took the punched piece of DSP and placed a piece of scrap copier paper behind it and used my 1-3/8" circle punch to punch out a ring. I lined the punch up so I could get the ring evenly spaced. Once punched I taped the two pieces together.

I set the two layers on top of the Basic White piece so I could see where the opening would go. Then I took my blending brush and inked it up with some Balmy Blue ink and scrubbed it on that area.

I needed some ribbon but didn't have any of the in colors so I took a retired piece of Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon and wrapped the ends around the piece. I centered it between the bottom of the circle and the bottom edge of the layers. I taped the ends to the back using scotch tape.  Dimensionals were added all over the back piece and small ones around the opening. I set the piece in place on top of the Basic White piece and then that was taped on top of the card base.

The words are also from the "Birthday Treats" pack and were set in place using Dimensionals. 

The cute little cupcake is from the same pack and it too was set in place using Dimensionals.  And that was it.

I love how just a layered circle opening can make a small image the focal point of the card.  This is a fun and easy card to make too.  Depending on the DSP used on the front determines whether or not I will use ribbon alone, ribbon with words or just words.

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