Traditions of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made. Once again I used one of the layouts that I have in my 3D stash.

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 "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

Next I cut three pieces of DSP that measure 2" x 1-1/2" each and they were taped to a piece of Basic White card stock that measures 2-1/4" x 5".  This was taped to the left side of the card.

The flowers were fussy cut because I do not have the die that goes with the DSP. It wasn't too bad to cut, I brought the sheet along with me to a craft fair and when there was down time I fussy cut some pieces out. I set the piece in place using Dimensionals where they wouldn't be seen, so some of the thinner pieces do not have any backing behind them. 

I do not know where the words came from. They were gifted to me along with the DSP but they are probably in the current 2025 holiday mini catalog.

I thought this was a fun card to make and I did learn something after I put it together. It's important to watch which directions the dots go. I was using scraps from the card I made yesterday.  Oh well, maybe no one will notice, right?  LOL

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

Traditions of Christmas, Traditional Labels, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I used a layout from previous cards I've made. I like to take my favorite layouts and cut out all of the pieces and tape them together on a piece of copier paper like it's a card. I write down all of the measurements and I even write down the date I posted the card so I can look back on it for reference. I have them bound up in a stack in my workroom. I prefer a 3D version of a card layout than just a sketch. Anyway, please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Old Olive card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and taped it to the inside.

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

The Designer Series Paper (DPS) is from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I cut the top strips at 2-1/2" x 1". And the bottom piece measures 2" x 3-1/4".  I taped this piece on first. Then I taped the two side pieces on and then the middle piece. What's fun about this layout is those strips butt up against the bottom layer so it's easy to get the sides lined up. The middle piece is always a bit tricky to get equal on each side but I do my best, after all, it's a handmade card!

Once the pieces were taped in place Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card.

The words are from the "Traditional Labels" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die in the bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in pace over the seam where the two colors of DSP meet. 

The little flower and leaves at the bottom were cut from another piece of DSP in the package. I set the flower in place using a Dimensional and glued the leaves down.  And the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. I was pleased with how it turned out.

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

Joyful Days Memories & More, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. Each year I say I'm going to start my Christmas cards in late summer but it never happens. I will be rushing next month, after Thanksgiving, to get my cards made, the family letter written and then sent out just before Christmas. Hopefully next weekend I can find some time to get my cards started. I think it's the designing of it that holds me back the most. Once I figure that out, it's just a matter of cutting and taping (which can be done in front of the tv while watching a movie). Anyway, 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece from the "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack. I had trimmed that piece to fit my card. It originally measures 6" x 4".  I taped that to the front of the card.

The words are from another piece in the same pack. There's a stack of images that measure 3" x 4".  I trimmed up the "Christmas Cheer" to measure 2-5/8" x 1-3/16" and I cut a 2-7/8" x 1-1/2" piece of Mossy Meadow for the layer. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I had some "White Loose Snowflakes" leftover from a couple of catalogs ago so I glued a few on the front of the card and the card was done. Pearls or clear rhinestones would be pretty on it too.

This was a very quick, easy and fun card to make. It's not real colorful but that's okay. I have a guy I will be sending this to and it's perfect for him. Not a lot of frill and just enough cheer!

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

Autumn Toile, Simply Said, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Early Espresso card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock was cut and taped to the inside of the card.

I cut a 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" piece of Very Vanilla card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Early Espresso card stock.

The DSP was cut into three strips. They all measure 4" long and each one is cut at a different with, 1", 7/8" and 1/2".  Try to keep the picture (if there is one on your paper) in order.  I taped the strips to the Early Espresso layer and that was then taped to the Very Vanilla layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink on a scrap piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I cut them out using the Labeled with Love die (a punch is available instead). I also cut out a piece from a scrap piece of DSP which I later regretted. That piece of DSP has a grid on it that is not exactly even so it was a bit difficult to line things up.  I cut the piece of DSP in half and taped each half to the Very Vanilla word piece. Dimensionals were add to the back of that and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. I chose the upper part because I liked the little deer on the bottom to show. And that was it!

I thought this was a quick and easy card to make. All you need is a 2-1/4" x 4" piece of DSP to make this card. It's practically scrap!

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

Autumn Toile, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine birthday card to share with you today. I found it on Pinterest and just had to make it because the Designer Series Paper (DSP) it used was a busy background and one in my package of "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package. I was thinking I'd probably be trying to make cards using the design on the back. But when this card popped up I saw a use for that design. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Early Espresso card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla and taped it to the inside.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cajun Craze was cut for the largest layer. On top of that are two strips of the DSP. They measure 5" x 1-3/4" each. I taped them on top of the Cajun Craze piece, allowing 1/4" spacing around the outer edges.

The DSP focal piece measures 3" x 3-3/4".  A 2-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Very Vanilla was cut for the next layer and the last layer is Early Espresso and was cut at 3" x 3-3/4".  I taped the layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. It's about 5/8" from each side and 7/8" from top to bottom.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink on a 5/8" x 2-3/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I snipped each end at an angle.

I cut a 1/4" strip of Early Espresso card stock about 4" long. It was from a scrap left over from cutting the focal layer. I taped it to the back of the word piece and then snipped the ends to match the word ends. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

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

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I love this layout for using DPS as a focal piece. I'm going to have to make a template from copier paper and add it to my stack. I keep layouts for future use. I prefer physical ones over printed ones. Then I know what I'm looking at. Plus I write down the date the card was posted so I can refer to that if I need to too.

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

Autumn Toile, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine 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 Early Espresso 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 and taped it to the inside.

On the front I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package. I cut it in half at 2". I taped the tree half on the left side of the card front and the brown side on the right side. 

I also cut another piece of DSP from the same sheet that measures 3" x 2-3/8". The Basic White layer measures 3-1/4" x 2-5/8" and the DSP was taped to it. The Early Espresso layer measures 3-1/2" x 2-7/8" and the other two taped layers were taped to this one and then this was taped to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eying it. It's about 11/16" from each side and 7/8" from the top and 1-1/8" from the bottom.  Eying isn't and exact science but it is close enough. I figure if I think it looks good by eying it, then it looks good. 

Then the words were stamped. They are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I don't even try to get them straight on the paper. I trim them up after and hope for the best. I usually take a ruler or a piece of scrap card stock (depending on the length of the piece I'm working onO) and I make a pencil mark on each end. I put it in the paper trimmer and cut it so it's now straight. My piece measures 3/8" x 2-5/8".  I taped it to a piece of Early Espresso card stock measuring 5/8" x 2-5/8". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the focal layer. I lined up the edges of the word piece with the Basic White layer and 1-5/16" from the bottom edge of the card. 

The deer is from the retired "Grassy Grove" bundle and it was cut using the smallest deer die on Early Espresso card stock. I glued it in place on the front of the card. I didn't buy the bundle that this DSP went with so I didn't have the current deer but you can swap them out if you have the bundle.

This was a very fun card to make and I needed to make some masculine cards and this foot the bill.

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

Charming Day, Female 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. When I entered the blog address to this card, I got a warning that the site wasn't safe so I closed the page.  I just made the card by looking at the pic on Pinterest. I changed it a little but for the most part it looks the same. 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 cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and I textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

The flowers are from the "Charming Day" bundle. I stamped and die cut two of them. I also die cut two of the stems of leaves from Mossy Meadow card stock.

I colored the flowers using both light and dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pens. And the stamped leaves were colored using both light and dark Mossy Meadow Blends pens.

I cut a 2-1/2" Crumb Cake circle. I stamped the "Hey" from the same "Charming Day" bundle using Mossy Meadow ink.

The Happy Birthday is also from the same set and was stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. 

To put the pieces together I added some tape to the back of one of the flower pieces. I cut off the larger flower on the second piece. I took that piece and stuck it to the piece that was whole. The leaves that were cut from the large flower piece were stuck to the back of the upper part of the whole piece. And the one large leaf was cut from that first large flower. It was stuck to the bottom right side of the large whole piece.

Dimensionals were then added to the back of all of the pieces that were stuck together. I took the circle with the "Hey" stamped on it and the Dimensionals from the large piece held it in place. I didn't press down on the Dimensionals because I needed to slip the greenery in. The top piece of greenery was cut off and the remaining piece was the one that is stuck to the left side. And the second cut piece of greenery was cut and it was slipped under the leaves on the bottom. I had to add a little glue to the ends to get them to stay in place. 

Tape was added to the back of the circle and then the whole piece was set in place. I pressed down so the Dimensionals would make it all stick to the front of the card.

I tied a linen bow and set it on the front of the card using a glue dot.  

Dimensionals were added to the word piece and it was set in place over the bow. I don't believe I mentioned the word piece after stamping it. I cut it to 5/8" wide and 3" long. I snipped the ends at an angle. I usually snip one end and then put the cut piece on the other side so they are the same. 

I added a few pearls to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I love coloring with the Blends pens. They make you look like you are REALLY good at coloring.  

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

Autumn Toile, Simply Said, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine 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. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Early Espresso was cut for the top layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DPS) is from the "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package. I cut it into 4 strips that measure 3-5/8" x 1-1/8". I chose the green from the package because I thought it was one of the more difficult pieces to use. All the strips are from the same sheet of DSP. I taped them down on top of the Early Espresso layer.

I took some linen thread and wrapped it around the piece twice and tied a knot to hold it in place. I taped the back of the piece and set it on the front of the card base.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink. I cut them out using the "Labeled with Love" die. I didn't buy the punch when these were available, I opted for the 3 piece die set. Which I have no regret because when I cut the word piece out, I took anther die and cut one of Early Espresso at the same time.

I cut the Early Espresso piece in half the long way. I added tape to the top and bottom of the word piece and added the Early Espresso pieces so it looked like it was a one piece layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and the words were set in place over the linen thread.  And the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make, plus it's a perfect way to use busy DSP. 

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have one last Halloween card to share with you using the Stampin' Up! "Spooky Sweet" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I used some of the other pieces left for a few non-Stampin' Up! cards. I may share them with you but I have other cards I want to post. I may do a double post. I don't usually make two posts in one day but I could do that just to show you how fun those cards are. Anyway, please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black 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 and taped it to the inside.

For the front I had taken a piece of the prettiest DSP in the package and taped it to the front.  Then I cut the arch out using the 5th largest die in the "Everyday Arches" set. 

The piece behind is another piece of DSP. It's the one with the light orange lines going through it. I used my Blending brush and scrubbed on some Petunia Pop all over the piece. Then I scrubbed on a little Secret Sea on the upper area and some Mossy Meadow on the lower part. I glued that to the inside of the card front.

I cut the house, bat and fence using the dies from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle and Basic Black card stock.

A piece off Daffodil Delight was trimmed for the back of the house. I glued that in place and set it aside. The characters are from the same package of DSP and were on a pre-cut sheet. I popped them out and added Dimensionals to the back. 

The fence was glued in place and then the house was taped down just a hair above the fence. Dimensionals were added to the back of the characters and they were set in place on the front of the card.. The bat was set in place with a Dimensional. I didn't have a "boo" die cut so I cut one out on my Cricut. After I had taken the photo and posted it on here I saw that the "boo" could have used some yellow behind the openings on the letters. So I cut some tiny pieces of Daffodil Delight card stock and slipped it under the opening. They are a bit small and the yellow didn't show up as much as I would have liked it to but it does show up some.

For a final touch I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored in the bat, house windows, boo, the crown, the dress on the character on the left and I colored in the pumpkin and body of the other character. 

This was a very fun card to make and I'm glad to have used up a full package of DSP!  It's too bad I can't make some kind of fireworks type activity on this post! LOL

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Great news, from the pieces in the package of "Spooky Sweet" Designer Series Paper (DSP), it looks like there's only enough paper to make a couple more cards after today. YAY!  Hope you didn't get sick of seeing days and days worth of Halloween cards. It's a paper that I just had to use up because I have too much of it sitting around here from past Halloweens. So my quest is almost complete. I'll be moving onto something for fall, a few birthday and of course Christmas. Please read on to see how today's card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of the DSP and taped it to the front. The bats and candies paper was a scrap piece. I trimmed it to 3" x 5". I taped it to the left side of the card, giving equal spacing on the three sides. 

The green framed piece is a piece that was cut from another sheet in the package. It measures 2" x 3-1/2".  I cut a layer for it using what was left over from the piece that was taped to the left side. This is the backside of that piece. It measures 2-1/4" x 3-3/4". I taped the two pieces together and taped it to the front of the card.

Next I stamped the cute character from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle and colored him using both light and dark Blends in the following colors, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight. I colored the pants using by Blender pen and the Petunia Pop ink pad. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the green framed piece.

The bat and candy corn are cut-outs from another sheet in the package. I set them in place using Dimensionals. I colored the bat and candy corns and the lolly pop using my Wink of Stella pen. And the card was done.

I was thinking about adding some words to the card but I thought I'd leave it the way it was so the cute candy and bats paper would show more. I think that paper is SO adorable.

This was a fun card to make and I was glad to use more pieces from the package.

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

Extraordinary Flora, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. I had found it on the internet and I had left the website where it came from open but someone (bless his heart) backed up my computer so we could see if it was able to support windows 11.  It is not so I will be getting a new computer. I am never excited about that because of all the things I need to reinstall (and the passwords). Such a pain. But on the brighter side I will have a computer that should work for another 12-15 years!  Maybe by then I'll be too old to use it! LOL  Maybe not so LOL! Anyway, please read on to see how today's card 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 Shy Shamrock for the layer. Using the 3-1/2" die from the "Spotlight on Nature" set I cut it from the center of this piece.

Then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued that to the Shy Shamrock piece and then that was taped to the front of the card. I set it under my stamping mat to keep flat while I worked on the circles.

I cut a Basic White circle using the same die set. This one measures about 2-3/4".  I taped it to the Shy Shamrock circle. I glued it to the front of the card about 1/2" from the edge and fold and about 1" from the top edge of the card. Again I placed it under my stamping mat while I worked on the words and flowers.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Shy Shamrock ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Using my blending pen I picked up some Shy Shamrock ink on it and colored the edges. I didn't purchase the markers or the Blends because they don't stay around long. I just purchase the ink pads and inkers. Sometimes I don't even buy the ink pads, I'll just buy the little ink spots and inkers. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside. 

Next I die cut the flowers from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. I laid the purplish color section on a piece of Basic White card stock and then I cut them out using the matching die.

To assemble the flowers, I first added the word piece at about the 3 o'clock position on the circles. Then I added the large flower below the words using a Dimensional.

Glue was added to a scrap piece of paper and I dragged the pieces through it and set them in place. The original card didn't have a little flower on the word piece. I added one there because the post it tape I used stuck too firmly and tore my card stock a bit there and I just wanted to cover it up instead of make a new word piece. Once all of the flowers were glued in place the card was done.

This tape is such a fun thing to play with and there's SO many flowers and leaves on a roll. 1056 pieces to be exact!  That's a lot of fun in one roll!

This was a fun card to make and I know who's getting this one!

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. In my quest to use up the Designer Series Paper (DSP) in the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package, I am getting close. From what I can figure I think there's about 4 more cards to make and then I'm just down to some cutouts left but I'm probably not going to do much with them. Perhaps put them in my parts envelope and use them another season! So onto today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black 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 taped it to the inside.

On the front I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP and taped it to the front. On top of that is a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of DSP and that was taped to the front of the card with equal spacing all around, as much as you eye thinks it looks good. 

I cut three strips of DSP that measure 4" x 3/4" each. The center one was supposed to be 1" x 4" but I didn't have enough scraps left so I used what I had. I taped them on the front. I taped the ends ones first and then the center one.

The tree was a cutout and was fussy cut and glued in place. I glued it across the bottom and up the main part of the trunk plus up the three other branches off the trunk. I left the thinner branches to be free.

The character and candy corn were from the cutouts. I set them in place using Dimensionals. 

The circle is was made from a piece of Basic White card stock and the second smallest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" die set. Using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Pumpkin Pie ink on the edges and then without reinking the brush I lightly scrubbed on the rest of the circle. I set that piece in place using tape.

The bat was a die cut from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle and was cut using the die in that bundle. I set it in place using a small Dimensional. 

I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored over the bat, the candy corn, the crown and the character's clothing. And the card was done.

This was a very fun and quick card to make. I'm excited to be almost done with that package of DSP. It will be a first for me. I don't ever recall using up a package of DSP in all the years I've been stamping.

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

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you.  Yup, I'm almost out of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package. YAY!  I've been making SO many Halloween cards trying to reach my goal of actually using up a package of DSP! Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and taped it to the inside. 

The background on the front is from a sheet of DSP in the package. There's several little background scenes. This was cut at 4" x 5-1/4" and was taped to the front of the card.

The cat was stamped from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I cut it out with the coordinating die. I used my Blends pens to color it in. I used all light Blends in Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Berry Burst and Pecan Pie (on the nose). 

The elements on the front are all from the same package of DSP. I set the broom on first, then the cat and then the other character, that I have yet to figure out what it is. Any ideas? The candies were taped down on the bottom part of the card and the bat was cut using a die from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle. I set it in place using a small Dimensional.

I added Wink of Stella to the bat, the candies, the pumpkins in the background and the candy buckets.

This was such a quick and easy card to make. I love these pre-cut pieces!

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

Painterly Pears, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found this card on Pinterest. You can see it by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Secret Sea card stock. If you don't have Secret Sea you can always use Basic Black. My card opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut for the large layer. It's from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package and was taped to the front of the card.

Next I cut the Secret Sea layer that measures 3-1/4" x 4-1/4". On top of that is a 3" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock. A 3/4" x 4" strip of DSP was added to the left side. It's actually the backside of the large piece of DSP. I taped this piece to front of the card, giving equal space all around (I just eyed it. I always figure that if it looks centered by my eyes, it's close enough).

The pears are from the same package of DSP and were fussy cut. I sat in front of the tv one night and cut up a whole sheet of DSP so they are ready when I want to make a card. I'm hoping to use up this package of DSP too, especially since I fussy cut all of those pieces!

The stem was glued to the largest pear. Then that piece was set on top of the card, along with the other two pieces. I just set them there for placement of the words. The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. Secret Sea can be used there too or Basic Black. 

Once the word were stamped I added the pears using Dimensionals. The double pears were added using tape on the left and a Dimensional on the right.

The Petal Pink flowers were added using tape.

I had some green pearls so I added those. I don't always have the embellishments on cards I see so I just use what I have. Maybe someday I'll use up all of that stuff too! (wishful thinking)

This was a fun card to make and I know my friend will love it because she's mentioned before how much she likes that package of DSP.

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