Banner Sayings, Brushed With Beauty, Quilt Technique, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you 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 Calypso Coral card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White that I textured using the "Beautiful Pattern" embossing folder. I glued it to the Calypso Coral piece and that was taped to the front of the card.

Next came all of the fun cuttings.  I used "Brushed With Beauty" Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 12" x 12" package.  I cut my pieces at 1" wide. You will need 4 squares at 1" x 1".  Two of the main color and two of a contrasting color.  

For the floral strip on the right I cut it at 2-3/8" long and I glued it to the front about 1-3/4" up from the bottom edge of the embossed piece.  After that, placement of the other pieces was a lot easier.

I cut my 4 squares in half on the diagonal.  I glued them in place starting with the coral one, butting it up to the 2-3/8" piece. Then I alternated the pieces to form the large square. Just three more pieces to go.

The bottom piece measures 3/4".  Make sure you set it in place to be sure it is long enough or too long. You could be a little off on the placement of the square but it's okay, just trim or add before you glue.

The left piece measures 3/4" and the top piece measures 1". 

Once the pieces were glued in place, I set them aside to set up.

Next I stamped the words from the "Banner Sayings" bundle using Mossy Meadow ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using one of the die shapes on the large set of dies (they are all attached so you end up with lots of extra die cut shapes). 

I added some linen thread to the center of the square. My points didn't look so great so it was nice that I was able to cover them up. I used a glue dot to hold half of the thread first and then I added another glue dot on top of those threads and pressed the others in after I gave them a twist to form a figure 8.  

Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece and it was set in place on top of the thread. Be sure not to put a Dimensional over the thread area or your word piece will stick up a bit higher on that end.

I added a brass butterfly for a little bling and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I rarely make "quilt cards".  I would like to try it again with different colors and maybe something different in the center of the squre.

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

Simply Said, Brushed With Beauty, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

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

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I cut the four pieces at 1" x 1". Using the corner rounder, I rounded two opposite corners. 

The Mossy Meadow layer behind the squares is cut at 1-1/8" x 1-1/8". And again I rounded two opposite corners. 

I taped the DSP to the Mossy Meadow layer. Dimensionals were added to the back. Before removing the backing on the Dimensionals I set the pieces in place to see how much space I had for words.

I used the birthday wishes from the "Simply Said" set. They were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. 

Once the stamping was done, I set the squares in place. Set the points to the center. I left about 1/8" space between the pieces.

I taped the large layer to the front of the card and the card was done.

This is such a quick and easy card to make and I like this layout. If (when) I make another one I think I would use an embossing folder on maybe another layer. I'll have to work with that.

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

Choose Happy, Cute as a Bug, Sweet Bugs, 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 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 Mossy Meadow card stock for the large layer. On top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Cute as a Bug" 12" x 12" package.  It was cut from one of the sheets with several other designs on it, like the one the ladybug is sitting on.  I taped the DSP to the large Mossy Meadow layer and then I taped that to the front of the card.

Speaking of that piece, I trimmed it a little so it measures 2-3/4" x 3-1/2" and the Mossy Meadow layer behind it measured 3-7/8" x 3-5/8".  I taped the two pieces together. Now this is where the "Hello" should have been stamped. It's from the "Choose Happy" set. I forgot and had to stamp it with the Dimensionals on the back. UGH! But it worked.  Anyway, once the words were stamped using black Memento ink, Dimensionals needed to be added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. I eyed it so there was equal spacing on the top, bottom and left side.

The ant, single flower, lily of the valley, mushrooms and ladybug were cut using the matching dies in the "Sweet Bugs" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back of all of them.  They were set in place on the front of the card. I made sure the lily of the valley one was behind the ant's body so it looked like it was part of the background. I had laid it on the DSP and it looked like it was floating in the air. But once the ant was in front of it, it looked like it was in the ground.  Nice save! 

I was going to add one of those cute ladybug embellishments but I forgot. I'm not sure it needs it and I'll give it some more thought but for now this is what the card looks like.

This was a very fun card to make. It reminded me of those vinyl scenes I used to play with as a kid. I believe they were called "Color Forms".  I'm dating myself here! LOL. Except Color Forms weren't set up on Dimensionals but they were set on a background scene.  Anyway, it was a fun nostalgic little trip down memory lane.

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

Gears & Textures, Fabulous Sayings, 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's 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 1-3/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic Black card stock and embossed the "happy birthday" from the "Fabulous Sayings" set using gold embossing powder (and Versa Mark). 

I cut out several gears fro the "Gears & Textures" bundle using Basic Black card stock.

I glued the gears on the left side of the card front. 

Then I taped the word piece in place. 

I cut a 5-1/2" x 1/4" piece of gold foil card stock and glued it on top of the Basic Black word piece and overlapped it a bit to make the gears blend in better.  And that was it.

This was a very simple card to make with lots of pieces! It was fun gluing them on.

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

Cute as a Bug, Sweet Bugs, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun 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 Old Olive 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 White card stock. One I taped to the inside and the other I taped to the outside.

Using a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Cute as a Bug" 12" x 12" package. I trimmed the piece at the top. I cut from the upper left point to 1-3/4" down from the top. 

I took a piece of Old Olive card stock and cut it 4-1/4" x 2" and cut it diagonally. 

The Basic White triangle was cut next. I cut the piece at 3-7/8" on the long side and 1-5/8" on the short side. If you cut your card stock at 3-7/8" x 1-5/8" you will get two pieces. One of them will be facing the way you want it. With the white piece it's not that important but with the DSP it is.

For the DSP piece it measures 1-5/8" on the short side and 3-5/8" on the long side. Again, if you cut a rectangle 1-5/8" x 3-1/8" and cut it in half on an angle you will have two pieces and one of them will face the direction you want. I messed my pieces up by trying to just cut it as it looks on the card instead of making a rectangle.  SO much easier cutting the rectangle.  

Once those were cut I taped them together and then taped that to the Old Olive piece that was cut. I taped this piece to the front of the card. The narrow tip touched the upper left corner and the right tip touched the right edge. I lay my taped piece on top of my card but I never press down on it until I've got things adjusted to where I like it or where they belong. Once I got my tips matched up and then pressed down.

The circles is cut from a piece of Gorgeous Grape card stock. I had originally cut it from Basic White but didn't like the look of the bug on it. So using the 4th largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut my circle.

The bug is from the same package of DSP. I cut it from the matching die in the "Sweet Bugs" bundle. I laid it on the circle, holding it firmly I turned it over and traced the back of the circle so I would know where not to put the Dimensionals. The Dimensionals were added and I set the circle on top. I added tape to the back of the circle and set it in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped on one of the shapes from the "Banner Sayings" bundle. When you cut one word on there you cut a bunch of other shapes. It's just one larger die and you get a variety of pieces. It was kind of nice to have something precut when it came to all the fussy figuring I had done with that triangle.  I stamped the words using Mossy Meadow ink and set it in place using Dimenisonals.

I added a little ladybug from the "Ladybug" embellishments package.  And the card was done.

Now that I have the measurements I'm going to use this layout again sometime. But first I have to make my copier paper sample so I have it for future reference.

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

Cute as a Bug, Friendly Foliage, 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. 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 "Cute As A Bug" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

The dandelions image is from the same package of DSP. It came from a sheet filled with many images. I thought this one looked like a get well feel to it.  It was trimmed to measure 3" x 4".  I cut a 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and taped the piece of DSP to it. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Friendly Foliage" bundle and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on Basic White card stock. I fussy cut them out. I added pieces of Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place. I had originally cut the words in a rectangle shape but it took away from the grass and end of the dandelion stems. So fussy cutting was the only way to go and I'm glad I did. Placing the pieces of Dimensionals was a bit tricky but I managed to get them thin enough yet wide enough to work.

For a final touch I added the ladybug and clear dots from the "Ladybug Garden" epoxy shapes.  And that was it. 

This was a quick and easy card to make. I just love the look of the dandelions. 

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

Petals of Beauty, Brushed With Beauty, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card with LOTS of layers! I had found this layout earlier this month but can't find the link to it. Please read on to see how I made this 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 left.

Cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Beautiful Pattern" embossing folder on Basic White card stock. I glue it to the front of the card.

Next I cut a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White that was textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder.  I glued it to the '3" x 4-1/4" piece of card stock. 

Next I cut the strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brushed With Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I cut the long strip at 3/4" wide x 4" and the smaller one (which is the backside of the first image) was cut at 3/4" x 2-3/4".  

I stamped the "hello" from the "Simply Said" set using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut it out using the 4th largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

The flower was stamped from an image from "Petals of Beauty" bundle using Calypso Coral ink. I though it matched the flowers in the upper part of the DSP strip.  I cut the flower out using a matching die in the bundle. 

I taped the long strip down first, centering it as much as possible by eyeing it. Then I glued the circle in place. The green strip was glued on next.

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

The flower was set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

I love this layout and I do plan to use it again in the future.  I made my copier paper sample of this card (and I pencil in the date so I can refer to it if needed). I have a huge stack of copier paper card samples. I like to have them in 3D so I can visualize it better.

This was a very fun card to make and I can't wait to play with it again. Maybe tomorrow!  There's SO may things you can do with this layout.

Update on the beanie!  Here it is, flaws and all. I'll be selling it as "slightly irregular".  Every time I hear those two words I think of the store "Hurrah" from years ago that had a fun jingle, "It's slightly irregular, you hardly see or car...."  I just dated myself, didn't I?  LOL

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

Wanda

Lovely & Beautiful, Fabulous Sayings, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and simple card to share with you. I got this idea from Lynette's "My Stamping Addiction" blog. She has a lot of fun cards on your blog, so if you have time, take a look.  You can see her card by clicking here. I like the lettering she used, it looks like a fun stamp.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. Once cut in half it measures 4-1/4" x 11".  It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) I used is from the "Lovely & Beautiful" 12" x 12" package. I first cut it at 4-1/4" x 2-1/2" but I thought it was too long so I trimmed it to 2". I taped that to the top part of the card. 

I cut a 1/8" strip of Old Olive card stock and glued it to the edge of the DSP.

The words are from the "Fabulous Sayings" set and were stamped using Old Olive ink. I had stamped over them a couple of times (using my stamp aligner) and the ink got a bit dark but it's okay it still looks fine.

This was actually by second attempt at this card. I had set up the words in my stamp aligner and I forget to get the ink pad. So I got the ink pad and then set my card back in the aligner. I didn't pay attention that I had the words aligned for them to be at the center area of the piece so when I stamped they were too low. I was going to just leave it but decided to make another one since the stamp was still in the aligner. As for the one I did wrong, I took that scrap of DSP that I trimmed off and taped it under the Old Olive strip and the words were back to being snug up against the DSP and now I have two cards!  Fun how you can fix a mistake so simply and have it work out!

Update on the beanie. I did end up finishing the ends and when I'm done here I'm going to make the removable pom pom for the top and then it's ready for it's debut! So stop back tomorrow to see it. I do plan on making another one since I learned SO much on what not to do! LOL

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

Love Notes, Endless Love, Valentine's Day Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Valentine's Day card to share with you. I was going to work on one this weekend but with the weather being a bit more doable tomorrow I thought I'd make a Valentine's Day card tonight so I can bring it to my mom tomorrow when we go visit her. She's in a nursing home and I heard it takes 2 weeks for the residents to get their mail. I don't know if it's true but I thought I'd just bring her card tomorrow when I see her. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Cherry Cobbler card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece from the "Love Notes" 6" x 6" stack. On the back of those hearts is the purple piece that you see on top of the hearts. That piece measures 2-7/8" x 5-1/4".  

The strips were cut next. I thought the heart flowers were so cute so I cut 4 of them that measure 1" x 2-1/2" each. The Garden Green layer behind them measures 1-1/4" x 2-3/4".  I taped the pieces together and then taped them to the purple piece. Then that was taped to the hearts piece.

The Cherry Cobbler hearts were cut from the "Endless Love" die set.  Not thinking, I should have used a double sided sticky sheet before cutting them out. It would have made it much easier to set them in place. I had to use glue but it still got the job done, just a bit messier!

The "BE MY VALENTINE" sentiment piece is from the same "Love Notes" pack. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the bottom area of the card. 

I used some of those cute hearts from the "Loose Valentine's" assortment container. They were glued in place to add a little more "bling" to the card. I liked the white ones because they just popped out on the green background.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside of the card and the card was done.

Now to write in it and get it set by my purse do I don't forget to bring it tomorrow.

Update on the beanie. You guessed it. Another failure. Though I did keep knitting to the end and I've been debating whether to finish it and sell it as an irregular or rip it apart for the 9th time and try again!  Persistent or stubborn?  I'm not sure which it is. Maybe crazy?? LOL

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

Sweet Bugs, Cute as a Bug, 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 Mossy Meadow 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 "Cute as a Bug" 12" x 12" package.  I taped it to the front of the card.

I cut a piece of Basic White card stock to measure 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. 

On top of the textured piece is a 4-1/4" x 3" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and glued it to the Basic White piece.

I cut three strips of DSP from the same package. The two outside pieces measure 3/4" x 4" and the center strip is 1"" x 4". I taped them to the Mossy Meadow piece.

Next I cut a circle from Basic White card stock using the third largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I scrubbed on some Poppy Parade ink and set it aside.

Then I die cut the flowers and lady bug from the same package of DSP.

The words are from the "Sweet Bug" bundle and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink.  Punched it out using the "Labeled With Love" punch. I also punched out a Mossy Meadow piece and I cut it in half. I taped each half to the back of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the word piece, the ladybug and the flower piece. I set the lady bug and flower piece in place on the circle and I set the word piece in place under the circle using Dimensionals. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the exposed brick piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I added a little lady bug embellishment from the "Ladybug Garden" epoxy shapes packages and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I love cards with lots of layers and this one sure does!

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

Love Notes, Valentine's Day Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I think I only need two more Valentine's Day cards and I'm set. It's so nice not to have to rush to make a card before a deadline!  Hope the rest of the year continues on that great note! (crosses fingers).  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 one of the images in the "Love Notes" 6" x 6" stack at 4" x 5-1/4". I taped that to the front of the card.

Actually, all of the pieces on this card are from the "Love Notes" stack. The "Be Mine" piece was trimmed to 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" and the purple layer behind it was cut at 2-3/4" x 2-3/4".  

I trimmed the "Happy Valentine's Day" piece to measure 2-1/4" x 1".  I should have cut it at 2-3/8" instead because the "Y" is awfully close to the right edge. I taped that to another piece from the stack. It measured 2-1/2" x 1-1/4".  

Dimensionals were added behind both of the layered pieces and they were set in place on the front of the card. The top piece is about 1/2" from the top and 3/4" from each side.  And the word piece was set in place about 1/2" from the bottom edge and about 7/8" from the fold and right side.

I added some hearts from the "Loose Valentine's" assortment container.It's got red, pink and white hearts, plus some little black bordered envelopes with a heart in the middle and some pieces that look like candy jimmies you'd see on cupcakes.  Lots of fun pieces in it for shaker cards. I may just have to make one, it's the only way to use up all of these pieces!

So that's it for this card. It was super quick and easy to make. 

Now back to my beanie. Yup, you guessed it, it didn't turn out so I'm on attempt #8.  Persistent, huh?  LOL So, if I happen to get it right this time I will take a pic and share it with you tomorrow!

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

Fabulous Sayings, Days Like This Memories & More, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Have I got a super quick and easy card for you to make. Please read on to see how to do it!

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 Flirty Flamingo card stock.

The butterfly and flowers image is from the "Days Like This" memories & more card pack. It's got a lot of fun images to play with. This one was on top when I opened the package so I decide to see what I could do with it. 

I stamped the "happy birthday" from the "Fabulous Sayings" set using black Memento ink. Then I taped it to the Flirty Flamingo layer.

Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the card base.

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

I told you it was super quick and easy. 

It has such a fun spring feel to it. I'm here in Minnesota and right now it's -5 but tomorrow it's supposed to be 14 above and then dipping down again. The weather here is such a tease.  I know spring will come but I'm really tired of this frigid bitter cold.  Not that I like to go outside, I'm an indoor person but when I have to go out I don't want to go out when it's this cold.  Okay, enough of my whining. I hope you are all safe and warm where you live.

Now I'm off to work on a beanie that I started 4 times already.  Actually 3 and a half. I started the 4th one and wasn't paying attention and the yarn ran out and the piece fell off my machine. UGH.  My next try will be a success, right?  I hope so. I'm SO determined to get it right.  When I finish it I will post a pic of it here for you! Hope that's tomorrow! LOL

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

Greenery Lane, Fabulous Sayings, 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 Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Garden Green card stock. Using the 3rd largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" die set, I cut one from the center of the large layer before taping it to the front of the card.

Next I took a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and placed some of the new "Greenery Lane" washi tape on it.  I found it a bit difficult to get it off the roll and onto the paper so what I did was pulled out the length I needed plus a little more. Then I stuck the tape to my work surface. I lined up my card stock and slipped it under the washi tape, lining up the edge of the card stock with the edge of the tape. Then I cut the tape off the roll. I trimmed the card stock to measure 3-1/2" (which is the width of the washi tape) x 4-3/4". This was then taped to the Garden Green large layer.

Using the new "Lovely Stripes" embossing folder I textured a piece of Basic White card stock. Then I cut it to measure 3-1/2" x 1-3/8". The Garden Green layer behind it measures 3-3/4" x 1-5/8".  I taped the two layers together and then taped that to the front of the card about 5/8" from the top edge and 5/8" from the fold. 

The "hello" is from the "Fabulous Sayings" set and was stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the 4th largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I taped the two circles together and set them in place using Dimensionals.

I stamped 6 flowers from the "Greenery Lane" bundle using Garden Green ink. I stamped 3 using full ink and what ink was left on the flowers I stamped on another section of the Basic White card stock. I cut them out with the matching dies and set them in place with cut Dimensionals.

I added little pearls to each flower 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 friendship card,
Wanda

Beautiful Gallery, Reason to Celebrate, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card using the layout I did yesterday. I just knew I could do better. This time I did not tape the folds down and I liked it much better.

This post is going to be short because I'm going to have you click the link to yesterday's card for the instructions and the video link in that post so you can follow along on how to do it.  I highly recommend NOT taping down the folded areas. Just burnish them well and they'll stay down nicely.  The link I'm referring to is here. 

I do recommend you make the tick marks like I did. If you look really close at my card you'll see they are still there because I forgot to erase them.  Another thing I highly recommend is a kneadable eraser. They are also referred to as an art gum eraser. I've used them in art class when I was in high school in the last century! LOL. You can actually shape it, that's where "kneadable" comes into play. I even pull pea size pieces off and replace the eraser on my mechanical pencils with it. The magic of these erasers is it will remove the pencil marks and not ruin the paper. Go in one direction (even with regular erasers). I will not be without one! You can get them in the art departments of Michaels or Hobby Lobby. Perhaps on Amazon, I've never looked there for one but they have almost everything you can imagine.

For today's card I used the Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. It's such a pretty image and it was the last sheet in the package (I have one more unopened pack!). 

The words I used are from the "Reason to Celebrate" set and I stamped them using Secret Sea ink on Very Vanilla card stock. After cutting the words using the largest ribbon die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I sponged on a little bit of Secret Sea ink to tone down the brightness of the piece. It was set in place later with Dimenisonals.

The base of my card is also a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock. 

My large layer is a piece of Secret Sea card stock.

I used white Baker's Twine for my string. I think I made the loops a bit too big but I can live with that. I was just thrilled that my paper folding was SO much better than yesterday, though this piece of DSP seemed a bit thicker and took a little longer to manipulate. And my centers are almost perfect (because I used tick marks).

For my "bling" I took some "Candy Dots" (retired) and colored them with a black Sharpie and I set them in place on the front of the card. I still have a lot more of those dots left. If they were real candy they would have been gone by now!  LOL They were/are fun to work with. I love that they are metal and they stick well to the card.

I think that about covers what I did for this card. This post wasn't as short as I thought it would be. I guess I rambled!

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