Sketched Butterflies, Elements of Text, 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 Highland Heather card stock for the layer and taped it to the card base. Then I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer.

On the Basic White layer I stamped the circle of words from the "Elements of Texture" set using Smoky Slate ink. I taped this piece on top of the Highland Heather piece. 

The words are from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. It was a Sale-a-Bration item. I used it because the piece was stamped and sitting on my worktable and I thought I should make some use of it before it gets ruined or lost. The bundle also has the die that was used here. I cut a piece of Highland Heather card stock at 9/16" x 2-7/8".  I taped the word piece to it. Then I trimmed the corners with my scissors. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

I cut the butterflies from the "Sketched Butterflies" bundle using Highland Heather card stock. These butterflies are already "stuck" together, they cut out as one piece. I cut pieces of Dimensionals and put them on the body part of the butterflies. I set them in place on the circle. I added some rhinestones to the center of each of the butterflies.

The word piece was set in place and the card was done.

This was such a super quick and easy card to make. I really like that circle of words.

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

Sketched Butterflies, Wildly Flowering, 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'm a bit late in posting because I was almost done making a beautiful card I found on Pinterest and the more I worked on it the more it looked familiar. I looked back over the posts on my blog and there it was. I had already made the card. It still catches my eye! LOL So I had to start from scratch but I had to rush because I needed to get it done before the deadline. If I wait too long to post it becomes the next day's business. Please read on to see how I made today's super quick and easy 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. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of "Wildly Flowering" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I taped it to the card base.

Next I cut two strips. The top one measures 4" x 1-1/4" and the bottom one is 4-1/2" x 1-1/2". I taped them to the front of the card. The bottom one is about 1/2" from the bottom edge of the card base and equally spaced on each side (as much as you can by eyeing it).  There is a 1/4" space between the top and bottom strips.

A circle was cut using the "Deckled Circles" dies using Misty Moonlight card stock. I used another circle for the DSP. Before taping the DSP to the circle I had cut the smaller circle from the center. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

The words are from the "Sketched Butterflies" bundle. I stamped them using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut them out with a "Deckled Circle" die and taped it to the smaller Misty Moonlight die. I added tape to the right side of the piece and Dimensionals to the left side. I affixed the smaller circle to the top of the larger circle. Then I removed the backing on the Dimensionals and set the circles in place.

I added the butterfly that was made using Basic White card stock and a die from the "Sketched Butterflies" bundle. I added three rhinestones down the center of the butterfly and one on the DSP circle.

This was a quick card to make and I think it turned out okay, not one of my favorites.

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

Storybook Moments, Storybook Friends, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday 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 Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Storybook Moments" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the card base.

Next I cut the frame using a die from the "Storybook Friends" bundle and Wile Wheat card stock. That's a color that I rarely use and it's retiring soon too. Using the same die I cut another frame from Basic White card stock because I needed a light colored center. The white was too bright so using my Blending Brush I I lightly scrubbed on some Wild Wheat ink. 

The bunny is from the "Storybook Moments" DSP package and the blueberry bush too. That was not a pre-cut image like the bunny is. I fussy cut this piece from a sheet that was full of other images. Then I cut it in half and used both pieces on the card.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using Blueberry Bushel ink. I fussy cut around the letters.

The framed piece was set in place using glue. I taped the center piece in place. Then the bush pieces were taped in place. Dimensionals were added to the back of the bunny and words and they were set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. It can be used for several other occasions too.

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

Delightful Wishes, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. There was no link so I had to figure out the measurements myself. 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 cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I cut a 1-1/2" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. I glued it to the bottom part of the textured piece.

The focal piece was cut at 2-1/2" x 3-3/4" using Basic White card stock. The Pecan Pie layer behind it was cut at 2-3/4" x 4". I taped the two pieces together and then glued it to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

Now for the die cut pieces. The are from the "Delightful Wished" bundle. I cut the branch using Early Espresso card stock. For the solid part of the flowers I used Lemon Lolly card stock. For the flower details I used Daffodil Delight card stock. The leaves were cut using Old Olive and Garden Green card stock. For the center of the flowers I used the same DSP as was used at the bottom of the textured piece. I could have cut them right from that piece had I cut the focal layers first. But I didn't so I had to snip off a small piece of the DSP and use that. The "wishing" was cut using Garden Green for the word piece and Basic White for the back layer. I glued the word to the backing. Don't lose those little dots for the "i's".  All of these pieces were glued together and then glued to the front of the card.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I cut them using a die in the same bundle. I set them in place using Dimensionals.

I had some yellowish glass rain drops from years ago so I glued a few of them in place on the front of the card.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It has a lot of pieces but that didn't stop it from being fun to make. This is a very nice bundle to play with.

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

Beautiful Butterflies, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I found a beautiful butterfly card on the internet and I thought I'd give it a try. You can see the original card 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. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the butterfly embossing folder from the "Beautiful Butterflies" bundle. I trimmed it to 4" x 5-1/4" and glued it to the front of the card.

I took a quarter sheet of Basic White card stock and cut the butterfly. The embossing folder is designed to hold the matching die. I set the die on top of the butterfly on the folder, added my card stock, closed the folder and ran it through my Big Shot. It textured and cut the butterfly all at the same time. How fun is that?

I used Daffodil Delight and my blending brush to scrub on some ink around the outer edges of the butterfly. Then I used Pretty in Pink ink to color in the center area, I did go over a bit of the Daffodil Delight and it created a little orange in some areas. 

Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place over the butterfly on the 4" x 5-1/4" embossed piece.

The words are from the same "Beautiful Butterflies" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the same bundle.  I had to double up on the Dimensionals. They are on each end of the word piece. 

I tied a bow with some silver cording an glued it to the wing. Then I added a little glue to the center of the word piece and set it in place across the wing. 

I set that word piece across the body. Across either wing and I just wasn't liking it. I set it across the left wing and walked away and when I came back I liked what I saw, so this is what I ended up with.

This was an easy card to make, other than struggling with the word piece.

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

Delightful Wishes, Simply Said, Heart Shaped, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but there were no instructions so I had to wing it. You can see the original card here.  Please read on to see how it was made. 

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

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Daffodil Delight card stock. I was planning on cutting the details of the flowers out of the center of this piece but I had already cut something from the center for a card a while ago. So I had to plan differently. 

Using Old Olive I cut it at 4" x 5-1/4" and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the Daffodil Delight piece and then taped that to the front of the card base. The flowers are from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. 

Next I cut the layers on the left side. I cut a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Daffodil Delight.  This is where I cut the flower details. The layer on top of that is a piece of Old Olive and it measures 1-7/8" x 5-1/4".  I cut the leaves from the center of that piece. And on top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. Then I taped all of those layers to the front of the card about 5/16" from the fold.

A Basic White circle was cut using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle.

I cut the solid part of the flowers using Lemon Lolly card stock. I glued the Daffodil Delight detailed pieces to the center of the flowers.

Tape was added behind the large flower and it was set in place on the circle. I didn't press down on it because I needed to be able to lift it to slip the leaf under. I added tape to two of the leaves and slipped them under the large flower.

A couple of Dimensionals are added to the smaller flower and it was set in place on the circle, overlapping the larger flower a little. Tape was added to the last leaf and it was slipped under the small flower.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I tied a yellow ribbon into a bow and glued it in place below the word piece. My ribbon is some retired stuff I had on hand. It matched and I went with it. It's nice to use some of this stash I have. (there's so much stash here!).

This was a fun card to make and I would love to make more. It was quick and easy to do.

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

Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Daffodil Delight card stock for the layer. Before doing anything else to it I cut the second largest circle from the "Deckled Circles" set.

Using a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock I textured it using the "Dotted Circles" embossing folder. I glued this piece to the Daffodil Delight piece and then I glued that to the front of the card.

The "hello" is from the "Simply Said" set and was stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using the smallest die in the "Deckled Circles" set. I taped it to the Daffodil Delight circle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

The cute bee piece is from last month's calendar. I didn't want to put it in recycling so it sat on my worktable for the past 12 days. Trimmed it to the Designer Series Paper (DSP) edges. It measured 2-1/4" x 3-1/8". Then I taped it to a 2-1/2" x 3-3/8" piece of Daffodil Delight card stock. Then I glued that to the front of the card. The "hello" was set in place and the card was done.

What a perfect way to use (reuse) the piece. From a calendar page to a fun, bright and cheery card.

I am pleased with how it turned out and was glad I was able to use it.

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

Darling Dinos, Children's Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another children's birthday 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 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Granny Apple Green card stock and textured it using the "Dotted Circles" embossing folder. I usually emboss first and then cut but with all of these dots I thought I might crush some after embossing. I glued this piece to the card base.

Next I stamped the images from the "Darling Dinos" bundle. I colored the dino using both light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens. The belly, spots and spine were colored in using the light Daffodil Delight Blends pen. The balloon was colored in using both light and dark Daffodil Delight Blends pens. The rocks were colored in using both light and dark Smoky Slate Blends pens. 

There's two sets of rocks. One was stamped on a separate sheet of Basic White card stock and the other was stamped on the focal piece. I cut the piece to measure 3-1/4" x 4-1/2". I laid the dino on the center to see where I needed to stamp the rocks on the left.  I also set the words in place and stamped both the rocks and words at the same time. Then I colored those rocks in.

Dimensionals were added to all of the die cut pieces and they were set in place on the front of the card. I took my Basic Black marker and drew the balloon string on. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I love the greens on the dino, it's bright and cheery. I went with a yellow balloon so it could be for a boy or girl who love dinos!

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

Darling Dinos, Children's Birthday Cards, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a children's birthday card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I clicked on the link and got some help with the colors but that was about it. I did change it a little. You can see the original card here. 

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 Summer Splash card stock for the layer. And on top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock.

For the diamond shape on the Basic White layer I made a template. I don't know if there's a diamond shape die cut, I am not familiar with all of the Stampin' Up! products. So making a template was the best way to go for me. Here's how I made mine. I took a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of copier paper and I folded it in half on the long side. I opened it up and folded it on the short side. You want to open it up because just folding it in half and then folding the half in half will cause the piece to shift a bit.  I opened the piece up. On the long side I made a mark 3/8" in on each side and on the short side (top and bottom) I made a mark 1/2" in. I set the piece in my paper cutter and cut from mark to mark. Then I took this template and set it on top of a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of card stock and traced the diamond and then I cut it out. I wanted a stiffer template plus one that didn't have fold marks on it. I didn't want to take any chances on the ink going under the copier paper.  Once the template was done I lined it up with a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and colored it in using my Blending Brush and Summer Splash ink. After reading about the making of the original card, Balmy Blue was used for the diamond. Either one works. 

The only things I bought for the in colors is ink pads and card stock. I don't purchase the Blending Brushes or markers, it's just too expensive. So since I didn't have the Summer Splash marker I used my Coastal Cabana marker and it matched well enough that no one will notice the color difference. 

Once the diamond was done being stitched around I stamped the hearts.

The dino and balloon from the "Darling Dinos" bundle. I stamped them using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. Using the matching dies I cut them out. 

I took my Blender pen and colored the dino in using Summer Splash ink. I did have the Lemon Lime Twist Blends Pen so I colored in the rest of the dino using it.

The balloon was colored in using Petunia Pop ink. I still had my Blender pen out so I thought I'd use it. I forgot how fun it was to use the Blender pen.

Dimensionals were added behind the dino and balloon and it was set in place on the front of the card. I took my Basic Black marker and drew the balloon string.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Summer Splash ink. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I snipped the left side to make it fit the card.

For the embellishments I had some very old rain drops so I thought I'd use them. The two in the diamond blended well enough but the one on the white part didn't so I took my Blender pen and made little "Summer Splash" circles. I glued the rain drops to them and the color came through and it looks SO much better. I'm so happy I figured that out because I have lots of rain drops to use up!

This was a fun card to make. I love dinosaurs and these little guys are SO cute!

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

Simply Said, Wildflower Birthday, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pool Party card stock for the layer. I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

Then I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package. I glued it to the top of the textured Pool Party piece.

Next came the focal piece. Using the "Countryside Corners" die set I cut the second larges one using Pool Party card stock. 

I took a piece of Basic White card stock and using the third largest die I cut it and then textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued the two pieces together.

The cake is from the "Wildflower Birthday" package. Dimenisonals were added to the back and it was set in place on the top of the die cut layers.

I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" set. A Dimensional was added to each end and a little bit of glue was added to the stem of the cake plate. The words were set in place and the card was done.

This cake doesn't have any candles so it would be a great wedding card too (changing the colors up a bit).

I loved how quickly this card went together, it was so easy to make.

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

Delightful Wishes, Spotlight on Nature, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock for the layer. In the center of that piece I cut the large Old Olive circle from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. And from the center of that circle I cut the smaller circle under the birthday greeting. Talk about making use of all of a quarter sheet of card stock! But with the rising prices of things, you have to. And Stampin' Up! will be raising the cost of their card stock in the new catalog. SO if you can, stock up now. I think it's around $2 or more per package. And Basic White and Very Vanilla are going to go from 40 sheets to 24 sheets. OUCH! This is why I tend to make my cards with a White base and add my colors on top of that. Fortunately I have a LOT of white so I'm good there. So cutting your layers from other layers on your card makes a whole lot more sense now! 

Anyway, I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package, it measures 3-3/4" x 5". I taped it to the Old Olive layer and then that was taped to the card base.

The flowers are from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle and were stamped using Lemon Lolly for the main petals and Daffodil Delight for the details. The branch was stamped using Pecan Pie and the leaves are stamped using Old Olive. I cut them out using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I glued it to the large Old Olive circle. I used glue because there isn't a lot on the large circle to tape, plus the glue allows me to slide it around a bit to get it centered. Once glued I taped the piece to the front of the card.

The word piece was taped to the small Old Olive circle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I added  three crystal rhinestones that I had colored using my dark Daffodil Delight Blends pen. And the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. Though I think the flowers could have been done using Daffodil Delight for the solid part and Crushed Curry for the details. They would blend better with the DSP.

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

Wildflower Birthday, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another birthday card to share with you using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP). Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a Pool Part card stock at 3-3/4" x 5" before I taped it to the card base I used the second and third largest rectangle dies from the "Nested Essentials" die set. I taped the dies so they wouldn't shift so I could cut out a frame. You also get the center part cut out but it can be saved for a future card (someday!). Once cut I taped it to the card base.

Next I cut a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Pool Party ink over the are where the window will go. You can scrub all over the place but be careful not to color too close to the edge, you want to keep that white.

The DSP was cut next. It measures 4-1/4" x 3". I took the third largest die from the "Nested Essentials" set and cut out the window.

I glued the Pool Party frame over the DSP window. Then I taped the piece to the Basic White piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the Pool Party piece.

The words are from the "Labeled with Love" bundle and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Blueberry Bushell ink. I fussy cut around them. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the right side of the card and the card was done!

This card has a lot of layers but they are SO worth it. I really like how it turned out.

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

Wildflower Birthday, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. There are SO many fun images in the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package. I found this card on Instagram, I don't usually look there but I think there was a link that lead me to that page. You can see the original card here.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pretty in Pink card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

I cut another 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card. If you want to save card stock you can cut this piece in half to it measures 4" x 2-5/8". 

A 2-5/8" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) was cut from the "Wildflower Birthday" package. The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. Then it was glued to the textured piece of Basic White. If  you're cutting your Basic White piece in half you are going to want to make sure you butt the DSP tightly to it.

The cake is from the same package of DSP. It came from a whole sheet of die cut images. This cake is so pretty and I thought I would look for a card to make using it. You get 2 per package! The cake was set in place using Dimensionals. 

The tassel banner on the upper right corner is from the same sheet and it was set in place using Dimensionals. I snipped the ends after I set it in place.

A few rhinestones were added to the front. They are retired but it was what I had on hand.  And that was it, the card was done.

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 to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can view it here. There were no instructions as to how it was made so 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 cut a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the layer. Using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Boho Blue ink. I left the upper left corner white.

I took a half-sheet of Basic White card stock and cut the flowers using the dies from the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle. I cut two sets plus an extra middle small flower, including the center detailed pieces. I snipped the leaves off and I cut the flowers apart. I also cut one ferny looking piece too.

The flower centers were glued to the flower pieces. A Dimensional was added to the bottom right flower and everthing else was tucked under and glued in place. 

I stamped the words from the same bundle using Boho Blue ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out usign a die in the bundle. 

A bow was tied from some ribbon. Mine is retired but it matched so I went with it. I set the ribbon in place using a glue dot. 

The words were added by placing a Dimensional on each end and a bit of glue in the center.  And that was it, the card was done. 

There's quite a few pieces to this card but it was so worth it, plus it was pretty simple to do and I'm pleased at the way it turned out.

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