Happiest Season Tags, A Stitched Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card made using some ephemera pieces. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "A Stitched  Season" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base.

The ephemera pieces are from the "Happiest Season Tags" package. I removed the backing and affixed them to the arched tag piece. 

In the package I round the cute dotted red ribbon piece and affixed it to the upper part of the tag. I took some baker's twine and tied a bow to the upper part of the arched tag piece and the dotted red ribbon piece.

The tag piece wasn't a sticker so I had to add tape to it and set the piece in place on the front of the card. I allowed room under the piece for the "Merry Christmas" wording. I'm not sure what set those are from. They were sitting on my worktable and I thought I'd use them. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

The three red embellishment dots are from the "Christmas Berries" package.  There's some cute leaves with it but they got lost in the background so I used them on the little pink flower.  I can't wait to play with them all together on a card!

This was a fun card to make. It's a quick and easy card to make. 

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

Radiant Sunflowers, Banner Sayings, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I ran across the card front with the left layered panel already taped to it. I must have had plans for it and changed my mind. But I thought I would make a card with it so it didn't get ruined. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Crushed Curry card stock and textured it using the "Sunflower" embossing folder. I had glued it to the front of the card.

Both panels measure the same. The Cajun Craze layers were cut at 2-1/2" x 3-3/4". On the left panel a 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Sunflower Fields" 12" x 12" package. It was taped to the Cajun Craze layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the upper left side of the card about 1/4" from the fold and the top edge. 

On the right panel I cut a piece of Basic White at 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" and I scrubbed on some Cajun Craze ink using my blending brush.  

Using the "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle I cut the vase using Early Espresso, the leaves were cut using Mossy Meadow, the sunflower was cut using Crushed curry and the flower center was cut using Cajun Craze card stock. I added tape to the back of the vase and added the stem and then the flower was taped on. These pieces won't stay together well because there's not enough surface to make them stick but I didn't need them to hold well. I just put them together so I could lay it on the Basic White piece to see where the words would go. 

The words are from the "Banner Sayings" and were stamped using Basic Black ink. They are about 1/4" from the bottom edge of the Basic White edge. 

I added glue to the assembled flower pieces, I set it all in place on the center of the Basic White piece. Dimensionals were added to the upper right and lower bottom area of the panel and tape on the upper left where it touches the DSP panel.  And the card was done.

It's fun to find cards partially done and whip up one in no time! Plus it was great to get it off my worktable without it getting ruined. A win/win!

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

Spooktacular, Halloween Tissue, Weekend Project, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd create a fun project to share. I love to have tissue in my car and you can find the round tissue container that fit nicely in the cup holder in the car. I got mine at The Dollar Tree. I didn't want to buy them online because I only needed one container and other places that sell them have them in multi-packages. I only wanted one. Please read on to see how I decorated my container.

I cut two strips of Basic Black card stock that measured 9" x 1".  I taped one to the top and one to the bottom of the container. To get the edges even, I taped the strips on the container having the edge of the card stock against my table so it laid evenly around the container. I flipped the container over and added the second strip the same way. I used super sticky tape because regular double sided tape wasn't strong enough. Glue will work well here too. 

My cute pumpkin face is from the "Spooktacular" 6" x 6" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I had to use two sheets because one wouldn't go all the way around the container. So this meant that I needed to trim the sides of the DSP at 3/4" on each side of both pieces. 

I marked the center of the container and I marked the center of the DSP. The center of the container was marked too. Center didn't have to be exact, just close. As long as it's close to where the Basic Black strips were in the back. I used very sticky tape to the back of both pieces of DSP. Leave about 3/8" of the Basic Black showing on the top. And begin your first piece of DSP on the back. Then tape the other piece of DSP to the front and you're done!

What a fun way to decorate your car a bit for Halloween and that's the extent of decorating in my car! LOL

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

Season's of Celebration, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you using ephemera pieces. 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 "Irresistible Designs" Designer Series Paper (DPS). Using a Blending Brush and Hydrangea Hue ink, I scrubbed on some color to the DPS. I taped this piece to the card base.

The word piece from the "Season's of Celebration" was added first. I removed the backing from the piece and added Dimensionals. I took my paint brush and added some baby powder to make the sticky part not sticky anymore. I removed the backing from the Dimensionals and set the piece in place at the bottom of the card about 1/2" from the bottom edge of the card.

I did the same with the back of the adorable truck and I set it in place about 1/4" from the bottom of the tire to the top of the word piece. 

There were stars in the package so I added them to the card too. I gave them a bit of sparkle using my Wink of Stella pen and the card was done.

This was an unbelievably quick, easy and fun card to make. 

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

Oh My Fright, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. I found a card on Pinterest and thought I'd make one using Stampin' Up! supplies plus eyes! You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how it was made.

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 two pieces of Basic White card stock that measure 4" x 5-1/4". I taped one to the inside and the other goes on the front.

On the front piece I took a blending brush and scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight in the middle and a little around the outer part of middle area. Then I added some Crushed Curry to the middle and a little in other spots of the outer part. Next Pumpkin Pie ink was added to the center of the card and a little around the outer areas. Gorgeous Grape ink was added using a sponge. I needed it to look more blotted than smooth. I did the same with Basic Black ink. I did end up using the Blending Brush with Gorgeous Grape to cover any white areas and then I added a little Basic Black on my Blending Brush and filled in any remaining light areas.

I cut the tree using a die from the "Oh My Fright" bundle on Basic Black card stock. I had added a double-sided sticky sheet to my card stock before cutting it to make it into a sticker. I cut two and stuck one on top of the other and then I set it in place on the front of the card, it's off to the right a bit.

Wiggly eye pairs were added to the front. I was going to leave it at that but I decided to add some bats to fill the sky more.  A Real Red marker was used to color the eyes in. I just think bats need to have red eyes. I did leave a little room at the bottom for the words. They are from the same "Oh My Fright" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink. And that was it, the card was done.

This was so fun to make. I love using blending brushes and having fun adding colors. 

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

Pretty Poinsettia, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd play with the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle. I had cut some pieces and stamped some wording when I had a play date with a friend. I thought I should put a card together before parts get lost or ruined. I found a card on the internet and thought I would give it a try. You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how I made the card.

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

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic Beige card stock. I taped one to the inside and the other I textured using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I took a piece of dark blue ribbon I had on hand and wrapped the edges to the back and taped them down. Then I glued the Basic Beige piece to the front of the card.

The poinsettia petals were die cut using some pearly card stock my friend had. When I had seen the poinsettia card on the internet it reminded me that I had cut the pearly petals a while back. I put the petals together and set it aside.

For the center of the flower I used the pretty star looking die and cut two of silver card stock. I glued them to the center of the card.

The words are from the same "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle and were stamped on a piece of Basic Beige. I used Night of Navy ink to stamp the words. Then I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored in the centers of the letters. The pen was picking up the blue so I tried to blend the colors in on the edges to make it look like I meant to do that! I have done several cards in the past that I used the "I meant to do that" trick! Now you know! LOL I cut the words out using the 3rd square in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the lower right.

I added a few Dimensionals to the back of the poinsettia and set it in place above the ribbon line.

A ribbon bow was tied and glue dots were used to hold it in place.  And that was it. I didn't add any embellishments, I just wanted the swirls to carry the back of the card.

This was a very fun and easy card to make. It's nice to use some ribbons that are in my stash. I need to do that more.

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

Season of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card I made using the "Season of Celebration" ephemera package. 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 bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4' piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Irresistible Designs" 12" x 12" package. I took a blending brush and scrubbed on some Real Red ink. Then I taped this piece to the front of the card base.

I cut a Basic White circle using the third circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. On top of that I added one of the poinsettia pieces from the "Season of Celebration" package. I removed the backing and added Dimensionals. Then I brushed on baby powder on all the exposed sticky areas. Then I removed the backing on the Dimenisonals and set the piece in place on the circle. 

I took the word piece from the same package and treated the back like I did with the poinsettia piece. I set the word piece in place about 7/8" from the bottom and equal spacing on each side. 

The circle piece was taped to the front of the card about 7/8" from the top edge. 

I took three of the flower images and treated the back like I did for the word piece and the poinsettia piece. I removed the backing on the Dimensional and set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. 

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

Oh My Fright, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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 two pieces of Basic White card stock that measures 4" x 5-1/4". I taped one on the inside and the other I textured using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Oh My Fright" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the 4th square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I didn't have the die that was used on the original card. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the lower part of the card.

The tree from the "Oh My Fright" bundle was cut using Basic Black card stock. I glued it to the front of the card. I had cut the bats at the same time, there are three on one die so it was a quick cut! I taped a little piece of Real Red card stock behind the bats.

I cut three ghosts using Basic White card stock. I cut a small piece of Basic Black card stock and glued it to the back of each ghost. Dimensionals were added to the back of the ghosts and they were set in place on the front of the card. 

The bats were glued down next. 

I was going to stop but I thought the word piece could use something, so I took a bat from the "Bats, Ghosts & Dots" embellishments. Then I saw how many little black dots I still had in the package so I added some to the front of the card. I also added one to the trunk area of the tree to make it look like a knot hole.  And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It was pretty quick and easy too.

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

Season of Celebration Ephemera, Holiday Card, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card using the "Season of Celebration" ephemera package.  Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Irresistible" 12' x 12" package. Before taping it to the front of the card base, I too my blending brush and scrubbed on some Hydrangea Hue ink.

The trees were taped down first.  Then the car was added using Dimensionals. I removed the backing from the back of the truck and added Dimensionals to the back. Then I brushed on some baby powder (you can also use corn starch) on the back. Once all the shine from the sticky parts were covered, I removed the backing on the Dimensionals and set the truck in place. 

I did the same with the word piece. The sky looked a bit empty so I added some stars that were in the same package and that was it, the card was done. 

This was another fun card to make using the "Season of Celebration" package.

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

Season of Celebration Ephemera, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. There's no stamping involved at all. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Hydrangea Hue card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was taped to the inside.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Irresistible Designs" 12" x 12" package. Using a blending brush and Hydrangea Hue ink, I scrubbed on some color to the center area and a outwards. I taped this piece to the front of the card.

The cute images are from the "Season of Celebration" ephemera package. I love it that they are stickers but yet I love to have dimension on my cards. So even with stickers you can do both.

I affixed the snow globe snowman down first. Then I added the words under it. 

This is when I decided to add some dimension.  I removed the backing from the stickers and added a Dimensional. Then I took some baby powder and brushed it on the stickers. When the sticky was gone, I removed the backing from the Dimensionals and set the pieces in place.  I thought the card could use a little sparkle so I added Wink of Stella to the snowflakes, berries and the inside bluish part of the snow globe. And that was it, the card was done.

Super easy and quick too!

This was fun and I just love this snowman, he's too cute!

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

Sunflower Fields, Scalloped Blooms, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I thought I'd make one more card using the "Sunflower Fields" Designer Series Paper (DSP) before I move onto something else.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Cajun Craze 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 piece of Crushed Curry card stock that measures 1" x 5-1/4" and I textured it using the "Lazy Daisy" embossing folder. This will be glued to the left side after I cut the DSP.

The DSP measures 3" x 5-1/4" and was taped down first and then the 1" strip was glued down.

The words are from the "Scalloped Blooms" bundle using Basic Black ink. I cut it out using the third circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set. The payer was cut from the "Scalloped Blooms" bundle and Cajun Craze card stock was used. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card about 1-1/8" from the top edge and 3/4" from the right and left sides. And the card was done.

I was just amazed at how quick this card was to make. It's fun how DSP can really carry a card, isn't it?

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

Radiant Flowers, Scalloped Wishes, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a 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 Cajun Craze card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold was on top. I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock to the inside.

On the front I cut a 4" x 5/4" piece of Designer Series paper from the "Sunflower Fields" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I cut a piece of Cajun Craze that measured 3" x 4".  A 2-3/4" x 3-3/4" piece of DSP from the same package was cut and taped to the Cajun Craze layer.  I taped the layers to the front of the card about 3/4" from the left edge of the card and I lined it up along the top and bottom edges of the large piece of DSP.

The words are from the "Scalloped Wishes" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink. I cut it out using the third largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. And the layer behind it was cut using Cajun Craze card stock and the second largest circle die in the same set. I taped the two circles together and added Dimensionals to the back.

The cute sunflower was made next. I die cut the flower from the "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle using Crushed Curry card stock. The leaves were cut using Old Olive card stock and the center of the flower was cut using Cajun Craze card stock. I taped the Cajun Craze flower center in place. Before taping the flower to the stem, I cut the top leaf off. The piece was then taped to the white circle. 

I removed the backing from the Dimensionals and set the circle in place about 1/2" from the right edge and about 7/8" from the bottom edge of the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I can't wait to get it out in the mail to a friend.

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

Radiant Sunflowers, Poetic Petals, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a get well 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 Cajun Craze 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.

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Glow of Harvest" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card allowing equal spacing on all sides.

Next I stamped the words from the "Poetic Petals" bundle using Early Espresso ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Sweet Words & Labels" bundle.  Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on the lower left side of the card.

The sunflowers were made next. I cut them using Crushed Curry card stock and the centers were cut using Early Espresso card stock. They are from the "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle. I taped the centers on the flowers. I added the large flower first. Tape was added to the lower part and a Dimensional to the upper part. One small sunflower was taped behind the large flower and the other was taped on the left side and a Dimensional was added to the right side and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. It's too bad the DSP doesn't show up well on the picture, it has a pretty pearly shimmer to it. 

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

Radiant Sunflowers, Poetic Petals, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a get well 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 (after thought here, I think Early Espresso would have looked better). 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Crushed Curry was cut for the largest layer.

Then I cut a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Cajun Craze for the next layer. 

On top of the Cajun Craze layer I added some pretty Designer Series Paper (DSP). On the upper part I cut the DSP at 2-1/2" x 1" and I cut three of them. I kept them in the order of the way they were cut so the design would carry through. I chose this color because out of all the pretty papers in the pack I thought this one was the most difficult one to work with.  But after using this layout, it didn't seem as difficult anymore. I taped the three pieces on the upper part of the layer.

A 2" x 3-1/4" piece of DSP from the same package, it was actually the backside of the upper piece.  I taped that piece to the lower part of the card.

The words are from the "Poetic Petals" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink. I used the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set but after cutting them out I realized there's a die that is just about the same size in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I big DUH there on my part.  LOL. When I die cut the words, I moved the die so the words would be as close as I could to the right.

The flower stem from the "Radiant Sunflowers" was cut using Garden Green card stock. The flower was cut using another die from the set on Cajun Craze card stock and the center was cut using another die and Early Espresso card stock. I glued the center to the flower.

I set the word piece in place using Dimensionals. I glued the flower stem to the left side of the word piece. I snipped the upper part of the stem and the flower was added using Dimensionals. And the card was done. It's all ready to go out in the mail tomorrow.

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