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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy 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 was on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow for the large layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package was cut at 3-3/4" x 5". 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I taped the DSP to the Mossy Meadow piece and then that was taped to the card base.

This set has two sheets full of pears and leaves that can be cut out with coordinating dies. I did not by the dies, just the DSP so I fussy cut the pieces. There is not a lot of jagged edges to cut so it didn't take long to cut the pear and the leaves. Dimensionals were added to the back of both pieces. I set the pear in place first and then I set the leaved on. And that was it. 

This paper is SO pretty and easy to work with. The sheet that the words were stamped on have images all around the edges with the center being white. It makes it great to cut it for a one sheet wonder. I cut the piece at 4". I didn't cut anymore off the sheet because I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them. I was just making what I had in mind and it turned out!  Don't you love it when what you designed in your mind looks like the end piece?  I know I do! 

This was a super quick and easy card to make and since there's another full sheet in the set, I may make another one in the near future.

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

The Right Words, Painterly Pears, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty card that I found on Pinterest that I thought I'd give a try. You can see the original card by clicking here. It will open in a new window so you can easily find your way back here. There were no instructions in the link and I didn't have a lot of time to look any other info on the card. So I just thought I'd go for it. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It was cut in half on the short side. Once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11". I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

Now for the outside. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Daffodil Delight was cut for the largest layer. ON top of that layer is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Painterly Pears" 12" x 12" package. I cut the black with lines piece at 3-7/8" x 2-3/4" and I tore the bottom  so it was roughly 2-1/2". Then I cut a 2" x 3-7/8" piece of Peach Pie card stock. I taped that in the center area of the Daffodil Delight piece. You don't have to have it perfectly centered, most of it is going to be covered up anyway. You can make the piece a bit smaller if you want, I just thought 2" was a safe amount, it gave me some wiggle room. Then the bottom piece was cut just like the top piece, measuring 3-7/8" x 2-3/4" and ripping the top edge. I taped the top piece on first and then the bottom piece. I made sure I had enough of the Peach Pie showing. I had tore my Mossy Meadow piece a little shy so I trimmed the bottom a bit. My Mossy Meadow is card stock. I couldn't find the Mossy Meadow DSP like was used on the original card. It still worked out just fine. It's very difficult to make a mistake on this part. The larger you rip the card stock or DSP the more the Peach Pie will show. What could go wrong there? Well, if you tear over an inch of the DSP or card stock but that's a ways from the edge. 

The top layer was done next. The Basic Black layer was cut at 4-1/8" x 2-7/8" and the DSP from the same package was cut at 4" x 2-3/4". The DSP was taped to the Basic Black piece. 

I took some linen thread and doubled it. I tied it around the panel and tied a bow. Dimensionals were added to the back of the panel and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Peach Pie. It was trimmed to 3-8" wide by 2-3/8" long. I trimmed the ends at an angle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the thread. Press those Dimensionals down hard to they stick over the thread. 

I had some leftover "Genial Gems" from a few yeas back so I added them to the front of the card and the card was done. 

This card has lots of layers, which is what I LOVE. I haven't made a card with lots of layers in a very long time. It does take a little longer to make one like this but it was so worth it. I do like how it turned out using what I had on hand.

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

Simply Said, Fully Flowering Ephemeras, Friendship Card, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy 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 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I trimmed it to measure 4" x 5-1/4" and I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Subtles" 6" x 6" stack. I used the "Petal Pink color. The piece measures 3-3/4" x 1-3/4". I glued it to the front of the card about 1-5/8" from the top edge.

Using the "Stylish Shapes" die set, I cut a circle using the largest die. 

The flowers and leaves are from the fun "Fully Flowering" ephemera pack. I laid them out on the circle to see where I could add some words. That's when I decided that this was going to be a friendship or thinking of you card. 

The "hello" came from the "Simply Said" set and it was stamped using Garden Green ink. I glued the circle to the front of the card. I tried to get it centered on the left and right and then centered it from the top and bottom of the piece of DSP. The top of my circle ended up being 7/8" from the top edge of the card.

The flowers were added next. I picked out two flowers and one of the leaves. The leaves were from the same sheet as the big flower. I cut it apart because it was a bit too long and this way I could make it look like I had two sets of leaves. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the large flower. I slipped the other flower piece under the large flower a bit and then the leaves. Some of the pieces caught a bit of the Dimensionals but some parts didn't so I lifted it up a bit and added some glue. 

For a bit of sparkle, I had some pink rhinestones so I added three to the card and the card was done.

Such a quick and easy card to make and I do like how it turned out. There's lots of flowers and leaves in that package and I hope to fine a way to use them that's just as creative as this one was. Wish me luck on that!

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

The Right Words, Beautiful Gallery, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sympathy card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. There weren't any instructions so please read on to see how I put it 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.

Using the flowered piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack, I cut the piece to measure 3" x 5-1/2". On the flip side of that image is the piece that is on the left. It's cut at 1-1/4" x 5-1/2".  I taped both pieces to the front of the card.

The strip on the left was made using a piece of Cloud Cover card stock that I textured using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I trimmed it to measure 1" x 5-1/4".  I glued that to the left side.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I punched them out using the "Labeled With Love" punch. I also punched out a Secret Sea" piece too. I cut the Secret Sea piece in half and taped each half to the back of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This is such a quick and easy way to use up DSP! And I have LOTS!  I love that I could use Basic White card stock for the card base and add the DSP to the front. I'm going to have to use this layout again!

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

Sunrise Sailing, Beautiful Gallery, Masculine Sympathy 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 see the original card by clicking here. It will open to a new window so you can easily find your way back here. I made a few small changes. There were no instructions, so please read on to see how I put the card together.

As usual, I make my card bases using Basic White card stock. It's rare that I make them with colored card stock. So, 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" piece of Balmy Blue card stock for the largest layer. Before taping it down I used the 5th die in the "Everyday Arches" die set. They are still available in the catalog. I cut it from the center of the piece of card stock.

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Night of Navy card stock and textured it using the embossing folder in the "Sunrise Sailing" bundle. I taped it to the Balmy Blue layer and then that was taped to the front of the card.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. I cut the image out using the 6th die in the "Everyday Arches" die set. I taped that to the Balmy Blue arched piece and set it in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

The sail boat is from the "Sunrise Sailing" bundle. I cut the boat part out using Pecan Pie card stock. The sails were cut using both Balmy Blue and Night of Navy card stock. I taped the Balmy Blue piece to the Pecan Pie sail and then the Night of Navy piece on top of that. I taped the piece to the front of the card.

I die cut the birds from the same bundle using Basic Black card stock. I glued them in place.

The words were done on my computer. I couldn't find any that were the right size for this so I had to resort to typing them out. I used the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle to cut them out. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very easy card to make and it really didn't take much time at all. I like how it turned out and I have a few more sheets of that DSP and I think I'm going to make a couple more before I leave my workroom.

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

Charming Day, 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 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. Then I cut it to measure 4" x 5-1/4". I glued it to the card base.

Next I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package. It mdasured 4" x 2-3/4". Then I cut the layer using the new Secret Sea card stock. I haven't used it yet. It's so dark it almost looks black. I didn't think I had any but I forgot I had ordered a variety pack of the in colors and there's four sheets of each color in it. I taped the DSP to the card stock and then glued that to the front of the card using equal spacing all around. I just eyed it. I rarely measure. If it looks good then it is good!

The leaves/branch were cut using the die from the "Charming Day" bundle. I cut it using Secret Sea card stock. 

The words were done next. They are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Secret Sea ink. They were punched out using the "Labeled With Love" punch. I also punched one using Secret Sea card stock. I cut the Secret Sea card stock piece in half and taped each half to the back of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back. 

I laid the leaves/branch piece on top of the DSP and then set the word piece in place. The Dimensionals will help hold the piece down. I gave it a little tug to see if I needed to add a little glue behind a leaf or two but it held tightly.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. It's a simple layout that will work with lots of the DSP in your stash!

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

Charming Day, Label Me Grateful, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I created a thank you card to share. 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 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. After texturing it I cut it to 4" x 5-1/4". Then I glued it to the front of the card base.

Next I stamped the word piece from the "Label Me Grateful" bundle using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die that came with the bundle.

Then I stamped the flowers from the "Charming Day" bundle. I stamped them using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut the piece out using the matching die. It was then colored in using both light and dark Granny Apple Green and Highland Heather Blends pens.

I added a little tape to three of the leaves that would be touching the word piece. I set the word piece on top of the card front and then added the flowers. I wanted it to become one piece. I then turned the piece over and added Dimensionals. I made sure I added Dimensionals over the areas where the flowers met the word piece for extra security.  The piece was then set in place on top of the card base.

I liked how it looked but it still needed something so I found some little colored rhinestones and I added them to the card and the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. It would have been a lot quicker for me if I could have given more thought to the embossing folder. I put the card stock in the wrong orientation twice. Third times a charm, right?  What does that really mean?  I'm going to have to look that up sometime when I have nothing better to do. LOL

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

Charming Day, With You In Mind, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a thank you card to share today. My "Charming Day" bundle was still sitting out and I saw that there as another flower with leaves image that I hadn't played with yet. 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 I textured it on using my scoring tool. I turned the piece over and scored on the left side about 1/4" from the edge. I scored 1/4" from the top and bottom. The score lines are 1/8" apart. I made 5 of them. I repeated that for the bottom. 

I turned the piece over and stamped the "Thank you" from the "With You in Mind" set using black Memento ink. I added Dimensionals to the back of the piece and I set it in place on the front of the card.

The flower is from the "Charming Day" bundle. I stamped it using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using the matching die. I also cut out two leaf branches and I set those aside. Using both light and dark Blends pens I colored the leaves with Granny Apple Green and the flower with Poppy Parade. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set on top of the scored piece. I didn't press down because the leaf branches needed to be tucked in. I added a little glue to the ends of the leaf branches and slipped them under the flower piece on both sides. Then I glued one leaf on each of the sets. If you look hard you can see the leaf that is not sticking up in the air, that's the ones glued down! And that was it, the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. Of all the pieces to it, I think the flower with leaves took the longest because of the coloring. Everything else was super quick. I can see myself making more like this. It was fun and quick.

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

Charming Day, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple friendship 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 bottom.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Berry Burst card stock for the layer. I taped it to the front of the card.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package was cut at 3-3/4" x 5" and then I cut that piece in half at 2-1/8". I taped one piece on the left side and I flipped the piece over and taped it to the other side.

I had an oval leftover from making a card using the ring that was die cut. I'm not very good at explaining that, am I? Look at the card here. I cut the center oval piece using one die from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle and the other oval die is for the ring. A visual usually works better for me. So when you use the die that creates the ring you end up with an oval. I put them in my stash of parts. Well, today I actually used something from that stash! YAY me! I textured that piece using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

The flowers from the "Charming Day" bundle were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I colored it using my light and dark Shaded Spruce and Berry Burst Blends pens. Then I cut it out using the matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The "hello" is from the "Simply Said" set and was stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I fussy cut around the word and then glued it on the oval.

I thought the oval needed some embellishments so I found some retired Candy Dots that matched close enough and used them on the piece and the card was finished.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. I love it when I can use up some of the things I have sitting around here.

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

Charming Day, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship/note card to share with you. It's quick and easy to make. Please read on to see how it went together.

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 Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

Next I stamped the flower image from the "Charming Day" bundle using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I colored the flowers in using both light and dark Highland Heather Blends pens. The leaves were colored in using both light and dark Lost Lagoon Blends pens. I don't think I've ever used Lost Lagoon for the color of leaves before but it works so well here. Once colored, I cut them out using the matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the bottom left corner of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Lost Lagoon ink. They were cut out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. The layer behind it was cut using a 1-7/8" circle die (retired). I taped the layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done. 

I thought about adding some embellishments but the background is a bit too busy for that. I think any embellishment would get lost in all that business. It looks fine the way it is. It was a fun, quick and easy card to make.

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

Impressions Abloom, Charming Day, 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 see the original card here. The link will open to a new window. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the 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 I textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. After texturing I cut it to measure 4" x 5-1/4" and then I glued it to the front of the card.

The oval was cut next. It's from the "Impressions Abloom". I cut the center piece and then the ring piece. I glued the ring to the center piece.

Next the flowers image was stamped and cut. It's from the "Charming Day" bundle. I colored it in using my light and dark Blends pens, I used Bubble Bath, Pumpkin Pie and Granny Apple Green. I didn't have the same colors that were on the original card. 

Two branches of leaves were die cut using the die from the "Charming Day" bundle. I cut them from Basic White card stock. I set the branches in place using a dot of glue here and there.

The flowers were set in place using Dimensionals. 

I should have stamped the words before I added all the other pieces, but I was not thinking so they had to be added on separately.  The words are from the "Charming Day" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed it down to 5/8" x 3". I snipped the ends to give the piece a bit of character. It was then set in place using Dimensionals.

I added some rhinestones to the front of the card and the card was finished.

Even though I didn't have the same colors, embellishments, or dies I think the card turned out nice.

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

Charming Day, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I'm sharing with you a card I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. It will open to a new window so you can easily find your way back here. Please read on to see how I made the card. I did make a few changes.

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

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Floral Charm" 12" x 12" package. It measures 5-1/4" x 1-1/2". I taped this piece to the bottom of the card.

The Lost Lagoon piece measures 2-1/8" x 5-1/4". I stamped the flowers on it using the "Charming Day" bundle and black Memento ink. I taped that piece to the upper part of the card.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. After trimming the piece measures 5-1/4" x 3/4".  I taped the piece over the open area on the card

I stamped the flower on the left using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I colored it in using Lost Lagoon ink with my blending brush. I also added the Cajun Craze color using my blending brush. Then I thought the images could use a bit more detail so I used my light Lost Lagoon and Cajun Craze Blends pens. I also colored the center in using my dark Daffodil Delight blends pen. The piece was cut out using a matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I tied a double baker's twine bow and set it in place using a glue dot.

I had some retired enamel dots and I added them to the right side of the word piece and the card was done.

I thought this card looked so pretty when I ran across it in Pinterest that I just had to make it. I'm pleased with the way it turned out.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape. 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 the first three layers as follows: Old Olive was cut at 3-7/8" x 4-7/8". The Strawberry Slush was cut at 3-3/4" x 4-3/4". And the Basic White piece was cut at 3-1/2" x 4-1/2".

I took a 4" x 3/4" piece of Basic White card stock and loaded it up with the images from the Extraordinary Flora" washi tape. I had a little baggie full of pieces and was wondering what I could to to get that bag used up. SO I ended up doubling the size of this piece and taped the images all over the piece. My images had been put on Basic White card stock and then cut using the matching die. 

Once the pieces were taped all over my card stock I textured the whole piece using the "Damask Design" embossing folder and then I cut them into strips. The first two measured 1" x 4" and the last one measured 3/4" x 4".  Had I been paying better attention I would have cut the second one at 3/4" so the thinner one would be in the middle. It still worked this way but I think it would look better the other way. I could have changed it and added the thinner one in the middle but then the pieces wouldn't match being across from each other. And again, that doesn't matter either but it wasn't the look I was going for, I wanted them to look like they belong together but are cut apart. Anyway, I taped the strips to the 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" piece of card stock. Then I taped that to the Strawberry Slush piece, that was then taped to the Old Olive piece and the whole thing was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Old Olive ink. I trimmed them to measure 3/8" x 3". I snipped the ends at an angle and then I taped it to a 5/8" x 3-1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock and snipped the ends to match the word piece.

Right about where the "Y" is in "HAPPY" I placed a glue dot on the first strip. Then I took a piece of Baker's Twine and made a couple of loops and stuck them to the glue dot. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the words and they were set in place over the twine. And that was it.

This was a fun card to make and I love how the texture gave the flowers a more fun look.

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

Simply Said, Perennial Lavender, Friendship Card, Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a note 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 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Lost Lagoon card stock and textured it using the "Damask Designs" embossing folder. I chose 2" because the piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package measured 3" x 5-1/4".  I wanted to use that piece of DSP but it didn't cover the whole front of the card. So I thought the Lost Lagoon card stock would make up the difference. But first it needed some texture. 

I glued the textured piece in place first and then the DSP was glued on top of that.

This piece of DSP had a nice open space on the right for some wording. Using Basic White card stock I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using Gorgeous Grape ink. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Then I used a 1-7/8" circle die (retired) for the layer.  I taped the two layers together, added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

I added a couple of brass butterflies to the front and the card was done.

It's a simple card but has a nice look to it. I was glad I was able to use up that piece of DSP.

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