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Thursday, June 05, 2025

Good Times Mix & Match Ephemera, The Right Words, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you that uses stickers. Yup, stickers. 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 Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I punched out the stickers from the sheets in the "Good Times Mix & Match" ephemera pack.  I punched out all 5 flowers on one sheet, the vase with flowers, the leaves, the ladybug and the layer behind the word piece.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut the piece to 2-1/4" x 5/8". I trimmed the sticker strip to 2-1/2" to accommodate the word piece. I also cut a piece of scrap copier paper to put on the back of the strip. I planned to add Dimensionals to the back and it couldn't be sticky all over. I was concerned that it might stick to the textured layer in the middle. So I played it safe and added the copier paper. 

To assemble the front I lightly set the vase in place and then I slipped the leaf piece behind it. The flowers were added on sporadically. The word piece was set in place using Dimensionals and then the ladybug was added. I did put a Dimensional on the back of it too. It will create a bit of bulk in the envelope but it was just the perfect place for it and it really needed to be popped up.

This was such a simple and quick card to make. 

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

Wednesday, June 04, 2025

Sunset Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I thought I'd make a masculine birthday card today and while looking on Pinterest I ran across this one. I thought it looked fun and simple enough! You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put the card together.

Using the embossing folder and die from the "Sunset Sailing" bundle I cut and embossed a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock. The embossing folder allows you to just click the die cut in place so you can emboss and cut at the same time. 

Adding color to the sale boat came next. Using the Crumb Cake marker, the mast and the cabin was colored in. The bottom part of the boat was colored in using the light Misty Moonlight Blends pen. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

Next came the water. Using my Blending Brush, Balmy Blue was scrubbed on.

The birds in the sky were colored in using the fine tip of the Crumb Cake marker and the larger bird was stamped using Crumb Cake ink.

Next the piece was glued to a piece of Basic Black. I later found that it was supposed to be Seacrest Sea, which is so dark it almost looks black. After gluing the white in place, I taped the layers to the card base.

The boat was added next. It's offset a little to give a shadow.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I moved the die as far to the left as possible and the right end was lined up with the top Basic White layer and the excess was cut off. And the card was done. 

This card was so quick and easy to make. I think it would make a great masculine sympathy card and a great Father's Day card.

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

Tuesday, June 03, 2025

Layers of Beauty, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty floral 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 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White for the top layer. I textured that layer using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glues that to the front of the card and placed it under my stamping mat to help keep it flat. Though the Mono glue doesn't warp cards, it's just a habit I have of placing cards under it. Oh and then I forget I placed it under the mat and I'm searching for it. Getting old is tough!  LOL

The floral image is from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle and was stamped using black Memento ink. The wonderfully fun part of this bundle is the masks. You just lay the masks (that are numbered) over the stamped image and with your Blending Brush you scrub on the colors. Here I used Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop and Berry Burst. SO pretty! And flor the leaves I used Old Olive for both layers. Using the same color on top of the other color just made it darker and it was the perfect shade of dark for the leaves. I had stamped my image twice because I needed to cut out the large flower with leaves and the smallest flower was a maybe. 

Once the coloring of the image was done I took the largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set and cut it out. I wanted to access as much of the flowers as I could. The bottom flower didn't get in the circle much at all. I had fussy cut the large flower with some leaves and the smallest flower with some leaves. I set them aside. 

An Old Olive circle was cut using the same die. I taped it to the back of the floral circle, leaving a little of it exposed. I glued the circles to the front of the card centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

Next I added the two fussy cut flowers using Dimensionals. I moved the smallest one enough so some of the leaves went over the circle. I thought it gave it a nice look since the large flower was doing it.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out with the banner die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also cut a Berry Burst one and taped the two together. I used the dotted lines on the Berry Burst piece to line up the word piece, just to give it a bit of a layer and color. The piece was then set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make. I can not tell you how much I LOVE the stenciling. It makes it look like you are a master at coloring! 

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

Monday, June 02, 2025

Extraordinary Flora, Gifts, Weekend Project, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun 3D project to share with you. This is a fun and super quick gift to make. Please read on to see how it was made. 

Terri has a great tutorial on how to cut out the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape using parchment paper. You can see her fantastic video here. Subscribe to her channel, it's free and it's FULL of wonderful cards and techniques. You can see that video here

After cutting out my flowers I affixed them to a clean Oui yogurt jar. Make sure you wipe it down with ribbing alcohol and let it dry before you add the flowers. 

Arrange the flowers to your liking. Rub them down with your fingers and that's it. 

Put a battery operated tea light inside and enjoy the beauty of the flowers showing through. It's SO much prettier in real life and with a candle "glowing" on the inside.

This would make a great gift or just keep it for yourself!

Thank you SO much for taking your time to see my quick and easy weekend project,
Wanda

Sunday, June 01, 2025

Notes & Totes, Beautiful Gallery, Just a Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a "just a note" card to share with you. This card could also be used as a friendship or thinking of you card. Please read on to see how I made it.

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 piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack at 5" x 3-3/4".  I taped that to a 5-1/4" x 4" piece of Old Olive. Before taping the DSP to it I punched out the hexagon piece using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch. I cut that 2" piece in half and set it aside. After taping the DSP to the Old Olive piece I taped that to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Notes & Totes" set and I stamped them using black Memento ink on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  I punched them out using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch. I taped the Old Olive hexagon pieces to the back of the vanilla hexagon piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

How simple and quick was that? And pretty too!

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

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Sunrise Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found a great masculine card on Pinterest that I thought I'd give a try. There was a link to the site it came from but there were no instructions, so I made it the way I wanted to. You can see that original card by clicking here. 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, 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 top layer. Using the "Sunrise Sailing bundle, the first thing I did was I stamped the boat using black Memento ink. The water was stamped next. I used Pool Party ink for that. Then I stamped the sails using Real Red ink. The bottom of the boat part was stamped using Pecan Pie ink. I didn't get the piece lined up so there was white showing on the very bottom so I took my Pecan Pie maker and colored it in. Problem solved and you wouldn't have noticed had I not said anything.  

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. Then the birds were added.

I took the embossing folder that is in the bundle and I lined up the boat with the impressed image in the folder. I ran it through my embossing machine and it textured the boat, water and sky. How fun was that?  Oh and that was it for creating this card. All I had to do was to glue the piece to the card base. And the card was done!

This was such a quick and simple card to make. I do like how it turned out. I love the red stripes on the sail. Your eye is drawn right to the sails, it keeps them focused on the center of the card. Then your eye moves down to the water and then up to the birds.  Am I right?  

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


Friday, May 30, 2025

Sunrise Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see that card here. I changed a couple of things do to supplies issues.  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 4-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Balmy Blue card stock for the layer. The original instructions has the piece cut a bit longer. I cut my according to their measurements and had to trim it back so it was 4-3/4" instead of 5". At least the error had you cut it longer instead of shorter! Anyway, on top of that is a layer of Poppy Parade and a Basic White focal piece. The Poppy Parade layer measures 3-7/8" x 2-3/4" and the Basic White layer measures 3-3/4" x 2-5/8". 

The first thing I did was I die cut the boat using Poppy Parade card stock and then the sail using Basic White card stock. I taped the two pieces together. I laid the boat on top of the Basic White piece so I could get an idea where the water marks should go. Those water marks were stamped using Balmy Blue ink and then stamped again without adding more ink. 

And while I still had the stamp and ink out I stamped the water marks on the Balmy Blue piece. Those water marks were stamped off once to they had a lighter look to them.

A 1" circle was punched and a bit of removable tape added to the back. Once laid the boat on the front of the card so I could see where the moon is going to be. I set the circle in place, set the boat aside and using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Balmy Blue in the water and sky.

The bird was stamped next using black Memento ink. 

The words are from "The Right Words" set using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Balmy Blue card stock. The scrap was left over from cutting the large Balmy Blue layer. That strip measures 1/2" x 2". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside. I also added Dimensionals to the back of the boat and sails.

It's time to assemble the card. I taped the Basic White piece to the Poppy Parade piece. Then that was taped to the Balmy Blue piece. That was then taped to the card base.

The boat was added next and then the words. 

I didn't have the embellishments that were used on the original card so I used what I had. Mine were some long ago retired enamel dots. I don't know what the package was called. It has stars and hearts on it too. I just thought it was close enough and it worked!

This was a fun card to make. Oh, I forgot to mention, when I put the sail boat in place I moved the sails to the left a bit causing the bottom mast part to bend just a bit but it's not noticeable. 

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

Thursday, May 29, 2025

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty card that I found on the internet. You can see that card here. I did change a couple of things because I didn't have the exact supplies. Please read on to see how I put the 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 Petunia Pop card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White that I textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. The original card had a pretty floral folder that I do not have. I just made do with what I had. I glued the Basic White piece to the Petunia Pop layer and then I taped that to the card base.

Next I stamped the words. They are from "The Right Words" set using Petunia Pop ink. I cut them out on my paper cutter. Once cut they measure 2-1/2" x 3/4". The Petunia Pop layer was cut at 2-3/8" x 1".  I taped the layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place on the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The flowers are from the "Extraordinary Floral" Washi tape roll. I rolled out a section on a piece of Basic White card stock and using the matching die I cut all of the flowers at one time. There's 16 flowers in one section. There's two different sections, one with the flowers that compliment the Petunia Pop colors and one that compliments the Pretty in Pink colors. Plus you can use greens or any other colors that work well with it but those two colors are the ones used in the two sets. Okay, once the flowers were cut I added Dimenisonals on part of them and set them in place on the front of the card. The greenery was glued in place and the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy car to make and it's SO pretty. I think if I were to make another one I think I would change the orientation and use larger words. Maybe!

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

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Florals in Bloom, The Right Words, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a pretty thinking of you card to share today. 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 textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base and set it aside. I like to set a piece of copier paper on top and then set a punch or something heavy on it to keep it flat. Though the mono glue doesn't usually make your card stock warp. It's just a habit I have.

Next I cut the rectangles from the 6" x 6" "Subtles" stack using the "Perennial Postage" dies. As you can see I cut two. I glued them to the front of the card about 5/8" from the fold and 3/4" from the bottom for the left one and for the right one it's 5/8" from the edge and 5/8" from the top. I eyed it and didn't get them exactly the same but who's going to see it's off by such a small amount?

The flowers are from the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package and were fussy cut. I was watching a movie and thought I'd cut some flowers out but wasn't thinking about what to do with them. I just can't watch tv without doing something. I was in my workroom so that means fussy cutting. If I were in our living room I would have been crocheting popcorn! Yup, I said popcorn. I'm crocheting popcorn for our Christmas tree this year. I have a bunch of wooden beads I'm painting the color of cranberries and I plan on making popcorn and cranberry garland. It's fun to crochet them and the don't take long at all to make. I have 350 done and I am shooting for 500. I'm not sure how many I will need but I figured if I make too many I'll just put them in a bowl and set them out. I'll post it on here when I get it done. Anyway, I took the flowers and added them to the front of the card. Dimensionals were added to the largest flower and I set it in place in the center of the card.

The two darker flowers were added using glue and the leaves were added using tape.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using Petunia Pop ink on Basic White card stock. I cut the piece to measure 2-1/4" x 1-3/4". The Petunia Pop card stock behind it measures 2-3/8" x 1-7/8". I taped the layers together. Dimensonals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was pretty fun to make, especially with all of the pieces cut in advance.

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

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Florals in Bloom, Simply Said, Florals in Bloom, 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pretty in Pink card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the Pretty in Pink piece.

Next I cut the black piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. I didn't notice the sheet in the package when I made yesterday's card. Apparently I do have the black DSP that was used on that original card. Oh well, what I used worked just fine. Anyway, I cut that DSP at 3-1/2" x 3-1/4". I glued it to the front of the card centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The small Basic White piece was cut at 4-1/8" x 2-1/2" and the Pretty Pink layer behind it was cut at 4-1/4" x 2-5/8" and I set these aside.

The flowers were cut next. They are from the "Florals in Bloom" DSP. I fussy cut them. The leaves are from the "Pretty Florals" bundle and were cut using Granny Apple Green card stock. Using my blending brush and Old Olive ink I scrubbed on some ink so it would tone the brightness of the Granny Apple Green down a bit. Dimensionals were added to the back of the two flowers. I laid them on the Basic White piece so I could see where the words would go.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. Once stamped I set the flowers in place. I added a bit of tape to the bottom part of the leaves and slipped them under the flowers. I taped this piece to the Pretty in Pink layer. Dimensonals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I thought the small Basic White piece looked a little to blah so added some pink sequins that I had in my stash. I think they were from a Paper Pumpkin kit many years ago. They added a nice touch to the card. It gave it a bit of a sparkle and filled the empty space a bit. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I do like how it turned out. I'm not a big fan of fussy cutting but sometimes it just has to be done. It was only two flowers and I survived it!  LOL

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

Monday, May 26, 2025

Florals in Bloom Simply Said, Pretty Florals, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very pretty friendship card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I did change it a bit because I didn't have the exact items used in the card. I made due with what I had. There is a video to help assemble the card but there's no measurements given so I had to wing it. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

The base of my crd is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I usually use Basic White for my base layer, mostly because I have a ton of it and I also don't have to cut a separate piece for the inside of the card. The card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 5-/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Petunia Pop card stock. I textured it using the "Damask Details" embossing folder.  Before gluing it to the card base, I cut a 1-1/8" strip of Basic Black card stock. I glued it at an angle on the textured piece and then trimmed the sides. Once that was done I glued the textured piece to the card base.

Next I cut the Designer Series Paper (DSP). The black piece came from the "Botanical Textures" 12" x 12" package. And for the flowered piece I uses "Florals in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. The black piece was cut at 2-1/2" x 5" and the floral piece was cut at 3" x 4".  I taped the two pieces of DSP together.

The circle is from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I used the largest circle in the die set. This is retired now but I still had the bundle in my stash.  I taped it to the DSP and trimmed the right side. A 5" piece of ribbon was taped to the piece. The ends are taped to the backside. Another piece of ribbon was slipped under the taped piece and a knot was tied. I waited until the flowers were added before I trimmed the ends of the ribbon.

The flowers are from the "Florals in Bloom" DSP. There's a matching die in the "Pretty Florals" bundle for the large flower. I cut one and I fussy cut the other two flowers and leaves. I set the large flower in place using Dimensionals and I taped the other pieces in place. 

I used the "hello" from the "Simply Said" set and stamped it using black Memento ink. 

I glued the DSP layers to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a pretty card and I really like how it turned out even though it's not exactly like the original card. I just LOVE those flowers. There's not that many large flowers on the sheet of DSP but there are two sheets so I can see more cards similar to this in the near future.

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

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Good Times Mix, Thoughtful Moments, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd play with the new "Good Times Mix" ephemera pack. I have mixed feelings about my purchase. I could not find any samples on the net using it so I had no inspiration. This is what I came up with today.

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 for the top layer. I textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card and set it aside. When I set something like this aside I usually put it under my stamping mat and sometimes I lay a punch flat on top to help it along. Using Tombow mono glue doesn't usually make the card warp but I like to sort of "press" it a bit while I'm working on other parts of the card.

Next I punched out the wreath, flowers and ladybug. These are actually stickers. I used baby powder to make the wreath not so sticky. But before I put the baby powder on it I set my Dimensionals in place. I didn't want to have any issues of the Dimensionals not sticking to the wreath. Once the Dimensionals were in place I took a paint brush and brushed on some baby powder. You can also use your embossing buddy (if you still have it) on the back but be sure to add your Dimensionals first.  The wreath was set in place on the upper part of the card.

Next I punched out 5 daisies from the sheet. I set them in place on the wreath. I added a cute ladybug. I was going to pop it up with a Dimensional but I forgot and I was unable to remove it because whatever they used on the back is super sticky. 

I had some red ribbon so I tied a bow and glued it in place on the upper part of the wreath.

Next came the words. I have not used the "Thoughtful Moments" die and embossing folder much at all. I thought the words would be solid. I even tried coloring them with the Real Red marker but I made a mess. I even tried to brayer the ink over the words thinking the raised words would take the ink but it went on the lower areas too and made a mess. So I went with the way the piece was designed to be used. I inked up the embossing folder (on the side with the Stampin' Up! words) and then set the die cut plate in place, the card stock went over that and then it was run through the Big Shot. You get outlined cut out words. I thought about using Real Red card stock and black ink but I thought it would wouldn't look as nice. I'd really like the words to be solid red but it is what it is and I still like how it looks.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I can't wait to come up with some other ideas for the pieces in that package.

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

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Thoughtful Journey, The Right Words, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy card to share with you. It's got a simple layout and works with a variety of Designer Series Papers (DSP).  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.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock was cut for the largest layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White that was textured using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I glued it to the Mossy Meadow piece and then that was taped to the card base.

Next I cut a piece of DSP from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack that measured 3" x 3-1/4". I cut a piece of Mossy Meadow for the layer. It measures 3-1/4" x 3-1/2". Before taping the DSP to the layer I punched out the oval using the "Modern Oval" punch. Once the piece was punched I taped the DSP to the Mossy Meadow layer. That was then glued to the front of the card using equal spacing on the top, left and bottom edges.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. They were punched using the "Labeled with Love" punch. I taped the words to the oval. Dimensionals were added to the back of the oval and it was set in place on the front of the card.

A little brass dove was added to the sky on the piece of DSP and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make. You just can't go wrong with this layout and your favorite DSP and words.

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

Friday, May 23, 2025

Peaceful Pier, The Right Words, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I was going to try something I don't do very often (hardly at all), I cased the catalog (sort of). Please read on to see how I made today's card.

Using the "Peaceful Pier" set I started to copy the card on page 92 of the 2025-2026 catalog. What I ended up copying was the trees and dock. The rest was left for me to figure out. I had just taken what I liked about the card in the catalog and left the rest.

On a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock, I stamped the trees and dock using black Memento ink. I colored the trees and shrub in using my Granny Apple Green marker. I colored the pine trees in using my Mossy Meadow marker. I also tapped that marker on the trees and shrub. 

The dock was colored in using the SU500 Blends pen. 

The rocks were colored in using my Smoky Slate marker.

Using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Pool Party ink for the water and Soft Sky for the sky.

The words were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. They are from "The Right Words" set. I fussy cut them out. Dimenionals were added to the back. I set them aside.

I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock to the card base. Then I taped the stamped focal piece to that. The words were then added and the card was done.

I am not sure why I chose this set. I did like the peaceful look of the card in the catalog and I do like the fish in the set (that will probably be used on a future card). I like to try to buy a masculine set every catalog. 

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