Delightful Wishes, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a spring looking 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. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Old Olive for the layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. I cut two pieces at 3-3/4" x 5" and then I cut them at an angle.  I cut the left side at about 1" down from the upper corner and on the right side about 3-3/4" down. When you do a card like this you can make two cards at one time! I taped the DSP to the Old Olive piece and then that was taped to the card base.

Next came the stamping. The Basic White card stock was cut at 2-3/4" x 2-3/4". I used the stamps from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. The flowers petals were stamped using Lemon Lolly and the outlines were stamped using Daffodil Delight. The stem was stamped using Pecan Pie ink and the leaves were stamped using Old Olive ink.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Old Olive ink. I cut a 3" x 3" piece of Old Olive for the layer. 

I didn't like the look of the line where the two pieces of DSP met so I took a scrap piece of the DSP and taped it over the seam. My DSP was cut at 4" x 6" and after I had trimmed it down there were thin strips left so I thought I would use those instead of looking for something else to cut and tape on. One of the strips were not long enough so I ended up cutting it in pieces and taped them over the seam on the outer sides. The word piece covered the part that wasn't taped. I trimmed the edges at an angle before I taped them in place.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece and it was taped in place on the front of the card.

I glued on a bee from the  "Tiny Bee Trinkets" container. I also added a couple of crystal rhinestones that I had colored using the dark Lemon Lolly Blends pen. And that was it, the card was done.

I though it was a fun card to make and the bonus is that I got two card done so fast!

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

Friendly Seagulls, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another thank you card to share with you using the "Friendly Seagulls" Sale-A-Bration set. I found a card on Pinterest that I thought I could work with to create my card. You can see that card 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 Azure Afternoon card stock for the layer. I haven't used that color much at all and I don't know why, it's SO pretty. I taped this piece to the card base. 

A 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White was cut for the focal piece. On that piece the "sand" and birds in the background will be stamped but first I had to stamp and fussy cut the bird and fries so I knew where I'd  be adding the "sand" and the birds in the sky.

I stamped the seagull and two fries using black Memento ink. I fussy cut them and then colored them. I used my Blending pens for the coloring all in the lights. Lemon Lolly for the fries and the buns (?) on the front of the fry package, Pecan Pie for what is between the buns, and Azure Afternoon for the fry boxes.

Gray Granite was used for the birds wings, Pumpkin Pie for the beak and feet, and Lemon Lolly for the fries in the birds mouth. 

I laid the pieces on the front of the card for placement, removed them and scrubbed in some Gray Granite ink using my Blending brush, then the "sand" was added using Pecan Pie ink that was stamped off once then stamped on the card front and stamped one more time. When I though it looked full enough I stopped.

The bird and fries were added using Dimensionals.

The words were done on my computer. I used Freehand471 BT font at size16. I bolded the words and printed it in black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Using my Blending brush and Azure Afternoon ink I lightly added a little color to the edges of the word piece. Then I set it in place using Dimensionals.  And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make, even with the fussy cutting!

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

Friendly Seagulls, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you using the new "Friendly Seagulls" set that I got free in my Sale-A-Bration order. I found a card on Pinterest that I liked so I followed it with a few changes. You can see that card here.  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. 

The top layers were cut, taped together and then taped to the front of the card. I cut the Pebble Path piece at 5-3/8" x 4-1/8" and the Lost Lagoon piece at 5-1/4" x 4".  

The Basic White layer was cut at 3-3/4" x 5". I had typed my words on the computer and printed them out on the Basic White card stock and then I cut it. 

I had stamped the seagull on the Basic White piece but ended up stamping another one on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and fussy cut it out. I colored the fries using my Daffodil Delight marker, the beak and feet using my Pumpkin Pie marker and the highlights on the gull using my Smoky Slate marker. Dimensionals were added to the back and I set the piece aside.

I masked off the side and bottom of the left area of the card so I could scrub on some Lost Lagoon ink with my Blending Brush. 

Next I took my Pebble Path ink pad (I used a cube) and dragged it across a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock (only because I was making more than one of these cards but you can use a scrap piece). The piece was cut at 1" x ?. I used a "?" because the length will vary depending on where the bottom of your Lost Lagoon is. My piece is 1" x 2-3/16", I taped it to the front of the card. Then I took a 1/2" x 1-1/2" piece and set it in place using Dimensionals.

Now the gull was ready to set in place and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make once I got the words set up on the computer so they would print were I wanted them to.

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

Floral Delight, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the new "Floral Delight" Designer Series Paper (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 right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer and then I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued this piece to the front of the card.

The DSP was cut at 2" x 4-3/4" and taped to a 2-1/4" x 5" piece of Old Olive card stock. I glued this to the left side of the card about 1/4" from the top, bottom and fold.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the "Nested Essentials" rectangle die cut. Then I took the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch and punched out an Old Olive piece that I used as the back layer for the word piece. I taped the words to it. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. 

I colored some small rhinestones using my dark Daffodil Delight Blends pen and I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a simple card to make and I am SO loving that DSP. It was gifted to me but I may have to order some in the near future.

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

Simply Said, Unbounded Beauty, 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 3-5/8" x 4-7/8" piece of Basic White card stock. I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. Then I glued that to the front of the card base.

Next I cut the pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Unbounded Beauty" 12" x 12" package. The long piece measures 1" x 4" and the ends were snipped to look like ribbon ends. I glued that in place about 1-1/2" from the left edge.

Taking another piece of the DSP and using the second largest rectangle die from the "Nested Essentials" package I cut the piece and glued it to the front of the card about 1-1/4" from the left edge and 1" from the fold. 

Using the same die I cut a Basic White piece. On that piece I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using black Memento ink. I glued it in place on the front of the card. It's about 2" from the left edge and 1-5/8" from the fold.

I cut some leaves from the "Textured Floral" bundle using Basic White card stock and I tucked them under the rectangles.

I added a few rhinestones I colored using the light Flirty Flamingo Blends pen.

This was a very easy and quick card to make. I love how simple it looks. Should I make another one I would pop up the word piece with Dimensionals.

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

Spotlight on Nature, Simply Said, 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 Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I took a 10" piece of Flirty Flamingo ribbon and cut it in half. I looped them together and taped the edges to the back. Then I glued the piece to the front of the card.

Next I took a piece of Basic White card stock I stamped the image from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle using black Memento ink. I colored the flowers in using both light and dark Flirty Flamingo Blends pens.  The greenery was colored in using both light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the sides and top.

 I stamped and colored the butterfly the same as the flowers except that I did add a little light Daffodil Delight to the butterfly near the body and on the tips of the wings.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped on a 1/2" x 2-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

This was such a quick and easy card to make.

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

Happy Hibiscus, Best Family Ever" 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 Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Happy Hibiscus" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base.

Next I cut the pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Unbounded Beauty" 12" x  12" package. The back piece was cut at 2" x 2" and the top piece at 1-1/2" x 2". I taped the pieces together with the right sides lining up with each other. I glued this to the front of the card.

The flowers are from the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle and were stamped using Crushed Curry for the outline image and were colored in using both light and dark Daffodil Delight Blends pens. Then I put them in the embossing folder along with the matching die and cut and textured them at the same time. I went over them with Wink of Stella and fit them together to where I thought they looked best. I taped them together on the back then Dimensionals were added. I set the piece in place on top of the card front.

The leaves were cut using the die in the bundle on some Garden Green card stock. I cut three, added glue to the back and slipped them under the flowers.

The words are from the "Best Family Ever" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed them to measure 1/2" x 2-1/4". Dimensionals were added to the back and set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun and easy card to make. 

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

Happy Hibiscus, Adventurous Sky, 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 that card by clicking here. I just thought it was so pretty that I had to give it a try. There's instructions in the link on how it was made. I pretty much followed it. Please read on to see how I put it together since I did make a few changes.

My card starts off with a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 5-3/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Petal Pink card stock and taped it to the card base. On top of that is a 5-1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock and that was taped to the Petal Pink piece. And on top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that's from the "Regal Distressed Patterns" 12" x 12" package. It measures 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" and was taped to the Basic White piece.

Next the Petal Pink strips were cut. They measure 1/2" x 4-3/4". You need two of them. I stamped the words from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle using Versa Mark and I embossed them using gold embossing powder. I taped them to the front of the card. It about 3/8" from the bottom edge of the card. 

Then the flowers were made. They are from the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. Color them first. These were colored using the following Blends pens Daffodil Delight (D), Cajun Craze (L) and Flirty Flamingo (D). Now the piece is lined up in the "Happy Hibiscus" embossing folder along with the die and they are textured and cut at the same time. The mistake I did making my card was I colored after I textured and the texture is not as deep as I would have liked it to be.  But that's okay, I plan to make another one this weekend to practice with this hybrid embossing folder. 

The leaves were stamped than then colored in using Granny Apple Green (D) and Old Olive (L).  An Old Olive card stock leave was die cut too. 

A couple of strips of tape were added where the flowers are going to go and 24" of gold thread was wound around the area. 

I used glue to put the flowers and leaves in place. The large flower went first, then the second largest and then the smallest. Once they were set up enough I added the Old Olive card stock leaf and then tucked in the other leaves.

A couple of brass butterflies were added and the card was done. 

I'm pleased with the way it turned out but will be much happier with my second attempt this weekend.

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

Enduring Beauty, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I have a lot of January birthday coming up! Please read on to see how I made the 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 "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base.

Next I stamped the floral image from the "Enduing Beauty" bundle  using black Memento ink.  I colored the images in using the matching masks. They are numbered and you just line them up, ink up your Blending Brush and scrub on the color. I used Petunia Pop and Rich Razzleberry for the flowers and Old Olive for the greens. I did use a light brushing of Rich Razzleberry on the leaves and then colored over them with the Old Olive. It gave them a richer look. 

Once the coloring part was done I cut the piece out using the matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the lower part of the card.

The words are from the "Labeled With Love" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I set them in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This is such a fun card to make. I love the stencils. They make it look like you are perfect at coloring! Shhhh, don't tell anyone how easy it was, let them be impressed!

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

Enduring Beauty, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found the layout on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. 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 Crumb Cake card stock that was textured using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

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

The flowers are from the "Enduring Beauty" bundle. I stamped the image using black Memento ink. Then I got my Blending Brushes and ink pads out. I used Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive inks. There are masks in the bundle and they are numbered. You just line up the parts on the mask and scrub on the color. I tape my masks down with removable tape and I did tape down my stamped image so it wouldn't move on me while I was adding the color. A little tip here. If you're going to use the masks to color your flowers, make more than one. You're getting them all inked up so why not. You have to rinse them off when you are done. I make 8 but only colored 4. I'll color the other 4 some other day. I did color the leaves though so all I will need to color is the flowers.

Looking at the original card, I cut the flower in half and taped the bottom piece in place. On the upper piece I used Dimensionals. I did click through the link to the blog and it shows the piece cut in half plus there were a little bundle of flowers cut off too. I did cut them but since I put my wording in the middle I could have left the flowers. Next time I'll check first! But it's still pretty without them.

Once the flowers were added I stamped the words from the "Labeled With Love" set using black Memento ink. 

I glued the flower piece on top of the textured Crumb Cake piece and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I love how elegant it looks.

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

Happy Hibiscus, Labeled With Love, 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 I changed it a bit. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put it together.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. I cut two pieces of Basic White card stock at 4" x 5-1/4".  I taped one to the inside and the other I textured using the "Happy Hibiscus" hybrid embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

I stamped the flowers using the "Happy Hibiscus" stamp. Then I die cut them using the matching die. I also textured them by putting them in the matching embossing folder. Once I finished the texturing I colored the flower using both light and dark Real Red Blends pen and the dark Daffodil Delight pen for the center of two of the flowers.

Leaves were die cut using Old Olive card stock.

The words are from the "Labeled With Love" set using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the circle die in the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle. 

Dimensionals were used behind the larger flower and the word circle. I set the other pieces in place using glue.

I had colored some small rhinestones using my dark Real Red Blends pen and I set them in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I REALLY love all the red.

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

Happy Hibiscus, 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 Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Happy Hibiscus" hybrid embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

Next I took another piece of Basic White card stock and embossed it with the same folder. Then I cut out the flowers with the matching die. I'm not really sure how this die and folder are supposed to work together. Once they were cut they were a bit flat so I put them back in the folder. They just slid into place so I didn't have to be concerned about double embossing on them. Once they were embossed (again) I took my Blending Brushes and brushed on some Bubble Bath ink first and then on then on the very edges I brushed on some Flirty Flamingo. I used my dark Lemon Lolly Blends pen and colored the centers of the flowers.

The leaves were die cut and then colored by brushing on some Granny Apple Green ink.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the large flower. I set it in place but I didn't push it down to secure it. I needed it loose so I could slip the other elements under it as needed. I glued the flowers and then the leaves were added last.

The words were done on my computer. They were just sitting around on my worktable and I thought I'd just use them. Had I not used them I would have used the words from the "Simply Said" set.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. I love the soft look of it.

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

Spotlight on Nature, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another thank you card to share with you. What's fun with the placement of the words here is you can add any other wording you need and make it work. It can go across the flowers and still look great. 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 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 a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Peach Pie card stock for the background layer. I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I cut the strips for the middle. The Basic White piece was cut at 1-3/4" x 5" and the Basic Black layer behind it was cut 2" x 5-1/4".  I textured the Basic White piece using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the Basic Black piece and then I glued that to the center of the card front.

The circles were cut next. They are from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I used the largest ones of this design in the set. One on Basic Black card stock and one on Basic White card stock. 

The flower were stamped on the Basic White piece using black Memento ink. I also stamped the butterfly on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I fussy cut the butterfly out.

Using my Blends pens I colored in the butterfly and the flowers. I used both light and dark Pumpkin Pie,  dark Lemon Lolly and light and dark Granny Apple Green on the leaves and stems. I taped the two circles together. Glue was added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card leaving equal space at the top, bottom and left side.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I trimmed it to measure 5/8" x 2". I taped it to a scrap piece of Basic Black card stock and trimmed a border around it. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card, centering it on the strip.

I set the butterfly in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I really love coloring with Blends pens!

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

Spotlight on Nature, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you card to share with you. I found a card on Pinterest using this layout so I thought I'd give it a try. You can see that card here. There were no measurements so 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 for the top layer. I textured it using the "Dotted Circles" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card. Tape doesn't seem to stick as well when there's lots of space on the back that doesn't touch the card base. I just play it safe and glue it.

Next I die cut the circles. They are from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I cut the largest one using Basic Black card stock and the one with the dashes and dots was cut using Basic White card stock.

Using the bunch of leaves in the "Spotlight on Nature" set I stamped them twice using black Memento ink.

The butterfly was stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I colored it in using both light and dark Flirty Flamingo Blends pens. I fussy cut it out. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

The circles were taped together and then glued to the front of the card. Then the butterfly was added. A checkered bow was tied and glued to the front.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed it to 1-5/8" x 1-3/4". I angled the ends. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

A few rhinestones were colored using the dark Flirty Flamingo Blends pen and set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun and easy card to make. I like playing with this set, especially the dies!

Thank you SO much for stopping by to see today's thank you card,
Wanda