Cutest Crew, 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock before texturing it using the "Beautiful Pattern" embossing folder, I took my blending brush and scrubbed on some Soft Sea Foam ink in an oval shape were I want the birds to go.  I glued the piece in place and set it under my stamping mat to set up and stay flat while I worked on the other parts of the card.

I stamped the birds and the words from the "Cutest Crew" bundle using Basic Black hybrid ink.

I fussy cut the words and I die cut the birds.

The birds were colored in using both light and dark Daffodil Delight Blends pens. The beaks were colored in using light Pumpkin Pie and the grass was colored in using dark Soft Sea Foam. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The "hello" was traced using the light Pumpkin Pie blends. Dimensionals were added to the back and they was set in place on the front of the card.

I die cut the butterflies using Basic White card stock and colored them with my light Pumpkin Pie Blends pen. I glued them in place and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I can't tell you how much I LOVE making cards with those little birds!

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

Extraordinary Flora, Wedding Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a wedding 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" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it with the (Corrugated" (retired) embossing folder. I hung on to this folder because I've always loved that look. You can use whatever current folder you have, any of the current ones will look just as lovely. I glued this piece to the front of the card allowing equal spacing between the top, bottom and right side. I set it under my stamping mat to set up.

Next I hunted for wedding words but none of the sets I own had anything so I just used my word processor to create them. I used the font "Snell Roundhand" at 18pt. and just printed it out on Basic White card stock with the printer set at black ink. 

The words were die cut using the smallest square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set.  I thought they'd look nicer cut at the angle instead of just flat/normal. I taped them on place using a banner that is from the "Three Banner" punch, using Basic White card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the tip of the banner piece to the fold and 2" up from the bottom from that same tip. 

I had some flowers that were die cut from the "Extraordinary Flora" washi tape roll. The tape and the matching die is still available.  I had cut a section off the tape and set it in place on a piece of Basic White card stock. The tape is pretty on it's own but a bit too transparent for my taste so having it on a white background gave it a more solid look plus it was more firm to work with. Starting with the long green piece on the left I taped it in place. Then I took a small flower, added a small Dimensional to the back and set it in place, tucking a little bit of it under the banner piece. The large flower piece was added next. I added tape to the part of the flower that would be touching the word piece and Dimensionals on the rest. And for the bottom flower, I had a bit of an issue with it. I almost tossed it because the flower didn't cut nice because part of it was cut off when I had cut the strip. But I set it in place anyway and then I added a small flower on top of it and viola, I had a viable and pretty piece again.

For the embellishments, I colored three pearls using my light Flirty Flamingo Blends pen. I let them dry for a few seconds before I set them in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

I do like how this turned out and I think it would be a great layout for a Mother's Day, Birthday, Get Well or Thinking of You card. 

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

Waterside Retreat, Lovely Arrangements, Branching Out, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy masculine birthday card to share with you. It could also be changed to a Father's Day or masculine thinking of you card. I found the card on Terri's YouTube channel. She shows how to make use of all of the images on a sheet of Designer Series Paper (DSP) using the "Waterside Retreat" 12" x 12" package. You can see her wonderful video by clicking here. For this particular card, the basic instructions start at about the 3:16 mark. 

To make the card I used 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 Mossy Meadow card stock and textured it using the "Forever Plaid" embossing folder. I did mine this way because I didn't want to texture the whole half-sheet of Mossy Meadow and I didn't want to add a piece of Basic White to the inside. I just prefer to do my cards this way.

Next the image is from the "Waterside Retreat" package of DSP and I cut it out using the 4th largest die in the "Branching Out" die set. It is retiring but last I checked it was still available.  

The words are from the "Lovely Arrangements" bundle and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I taped this image to a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock that was cut using the 3rd largest die in that set. 

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

I was thrilled to see that Terri showed how to use every image on that sheet. Though one I will struggle with because I do not have the cattail dies that she used but I'm sure I'll come up with something and luck you will get to see it here! LOL

This was such a super quick card to make and I may make another one from the second sheet in the package. I'm on a quest to use up my DSP instead of hanging on to it. I figure if I really need to, I could purchase more but my real plan is to just move on to another package of DSP I have and work on it. Maybe that way I'll use more of my papers and not hoard them for something better that usually never comes along! Wish me luck there!

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

Sunset Coast, Scenic Coast, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sympathy card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. There was no link to how it was made so please read on to see how I put it together.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy 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 I taped it to the inside.

A 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Azure Afternoon card stock was cut for the front of the card. I textured it using the "So Swirly" (retired) embossing folder.  I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I cut the lighthouse out. using the "Sunset Coast" die set and Night of Navy card stock. I cut the lighthouse piece out using the 3rd largest die in the "Everyday Arches" set. I made sure there was room on the bottom and sides so it looked like it was on a higher hill. I trimmed the sides to fit with the die cut sides.

The sunset is from the "Scenic Coast" 6" x 6" stack of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I laid the lighthouse piece on top of the DSP so I could see where it needed to be cut out to get the maximum "pretty" on the card. I cut it out using the same size die as I used for the lighthouse.

I took another piece of Night of Navy card stock and cut the layer behind the DSP using the next larger arched die. I glued the DSP to the larger Night of Navy arched piece. Then I taped the lighthouse piece down.  

Two die cut birds were taped in place in the sky. I had cut them out the same time as the lighthouse. There was a lot of open area to cut them out. I was glad they looked dark enough to they don't look so blue.

From the scraps of Night of Navy card stock I had cut a 1" x 4-1/4" strip and glued it to the front of the card about 7/8" from the bottom edge of the card base.

The arched layers were set in place on the front of the card. 

The words were done on my computer and I had cut them out with a retired die. They were sitting on my worktable and I thought this looked like a peaceful sympathy card. I set it in place with Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make and I do like how it turned out.

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

Waterside Retreat, Scenic Coast, Scalloped Blooms, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine birthday card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. 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 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 "Waterside Retreat" 12" x 12" package. 

I cut the lighthouse from the "Sunset Coast" die set using Night of Navy card stock. Then I used a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" die set to cut the circle over the lighthouse image. If I had been smart, I would have used a double sided sticky sheet on the Night of Navy piece before cutting it, but I didn't so glue had to be used.

A piece of DSP from the "Scenic Coast" 6" x 6"  stack. I trimmed the piece to fit in the circle. It's all up to you where you want the sun to set and here I chose the middle. I had to use glue to hold it in place. 

Using the largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut a circle from the "Waterside Retreat" piece I had cut. 

The lighthouse circled piece was then glued to the opening on the "Waterside Retreat" piece.

Using the "Scalloped Blooms" bundle, I stamped the words on the DSP using Basic Black hybrid ink. I gave it a few seconds to dry. I think it takes a little longer to dry than the Memento ink.

Once the ink was dry I taped the piece to the card base and the card was done.

On the original card some gulls were stamped by the wording. I didn't buy the whole bundle, I just bought the die set.

This was a fun card to make. A bit touchy with the circle placement but other than that it went quickly.

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

Waterside Retreat, Cutest Crew, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Waterside Retreat" 12" x 12" package. I cut this image from a sheet that has 10 wonderful images to cut and use. I taped it to the front of the card base.

The focal image is from the same sheet of DSP. I used the "Branching Out Die" set to cut it out. I also cut another piece out using Basic White card stock and one step larger. I used my blending brush and Balmy Blue ink to color the edges. 

The two die cut pieces were taped together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The words are from the "Cutest Crew" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black hybrid ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Using my blending brush I scrubbed the edges with Balmy Blue. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place over an ice cream cone sign on the image.

And that was it. Super quick and easy. This would be a great card for Father's Day too. I can't wait to play with a few more of those images in that package of DSP.

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

Lily of the Valley, Sweet Words & Labels, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a get well card to share with you. This isn't exactly what I had in mind when I started. Kind of like yesterday's card. I'm thinking I may need to take a day off and come back fresh!  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 and textured it using the "Eyelet Blooms" die. I think it's a very pretty die but it takes a lot of time to clean out all of those little dots not only from the card stock but from the die itself.  But it's SO worth it. 

I colored the center area using the new "Peaceful Pine" ink but I think I should have went with Old Olive instead, this just looks to green. I added little dots of glue to the flat spots around the large "flowers" and set it in place on the front of the card.

Next I cut a 5-1/4" x 1-1/2" strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Valley in Bloom" 12" x 12" package. I glued it to the left side of the card (on top of the die cut piece).

I added a leaf that was cut from the same DSP using the "Lily of the Valley" dies. A Basic Beige lily of the valley was cut and both were glued to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Friendly Foliage" bundle and were stamped using Peaceful Pine ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Sweet Words & Labels" die set. Using the next size larger die I cut out the layer on Peaceful Pine card stock. I taped the layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I'm not sure what I could have done to improve this card. I tried Garden Green on the die cut piece and it looked way too light. Then I used the Peaceful Pine ink thinking it was better but it's still too green. Maybe I should have went with the Darling Duckling ink.  I don't know. I got frustrated that I wasn't getting the color I was hoping for and thought I'd just put the card together and maybe it would all come into focus. All I can focus on is that center bright green area.  UGH.   But it was a learning experience and I'm going to give this another try in a few days with different DSP and different colors because I like the concept!

I promise you, tomorrow's card will be SO much better!

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

Meant for You Ephemera, Ballon Festoon, Children's Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a children's birthday card to share with you. I didn't realize how little images I have to make children's cards. I could use the "Cutest Crew" or the "Sweet Bugs" but I didn't think of those sets until I was all done. This is what I came up with and it's going to have to do because I need it today.

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 "Velvet Meadows" 12" x 12" package. Before taping it to the front of the card base I stenciled the balloon from the "Balloon Festoon" die set. I cut the balloon out on a piece of card stock, set it on the DSP and then scrubbed on some Cloud Cover ink using my blending brush. 

The cluster of balloons is from the "Meant for You Mix & Match" ephemera package. The images in the package are stickers but I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on top of the balloon.

The words are from the "Banner Sayings" set and were stamped using Basic Black hybrid ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I punched them out using the "Three Banner" punch.

I thought the card could use a little something more so I added Wink of Stella to the balloons but it still needed something. I pulled out some old "Itty Bitty Bokeh" mixed dots/sequins and glued them in place on the front of the card. It dressed it up some but I'm still not happy with the way it turned out. It's nothing like what was in my head! But it's done and ready to go.

It was fun making it but frustrating because I wasn't sure where I was going with it. I do like how the balloon blended in nicely with the DSP but other than that, it could use a bit more finesse.

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

Artisan Sketched Garden, Garden Gatherings, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I love layers and this card has plenty!  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 bottom and the fold is on the top.  

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 a retired embossing folder. I glued the piece to the front of the card.

Next I cut a 5-1/4" x 1" strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Artisan Sketched Garden" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to a 5-1/4" x 1-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock. I glued it to the front of the card about 5/8" up from the bottom edge of the card base.

The squares were cut next. Using the first and second square dies from the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut the large one using Basic Black card stock and the other one using Basic White card stock. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card with the tips just a hair under the edges of the Basic White textured layer.

The floral image is from another sheet in the "Artisan Sketched Garden" package of DSP. I fussy cut it and then colored the flowers using both light and dark Flirty Flamingo Blends and the leaves were colored in using the light Granny Apple Green Blends.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was et in place on the middle of the square layered piece.

A Basic Black Baker's twine bow was tied and added using a glue dot.

The words are from the "Garden Gatherings" bundle and were stamped using Versa Mark on Basic Black card stock. White embossing powder was sprinkled on and it was heat set in place. I trimmed the piece to measure 2" x 3/8". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. And that was it, the card was done.  

It's simple yet has a lot of pieces to it. I love this layout and I am planning on using it again in the near future.

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

Waterside Retreat, Garden Gatherings, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick masculine 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 the beautiful watercolor boat/lake image from a sheet of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that came from the "Waterside Retreat" 12" x 12" package. After cutting it from the sheet of several other images, I measured it. It measures 4-3/4" x 3-1/4".  

A 5" x 3-1/2" piece of "Peaceful Pine"card stock for the layer. I taped the two pieces together and then taped that to the card base.

The words are from the "Garden Gatherings" bundle and were stamped using the new Basic Black hybrid ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Sweet Words & Labels" die set.  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 perfect masculine birthday card. It would also make a great Father's Day card and even a masculine sympathy card.

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

Lovely & Beautiful, Floral Spray, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy 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 2-3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White and textured it using the "Floral Spray" embossing folder. Using strong tape, I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I cut a 2-5/8" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Lovely & Beautiful" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the left side of the card base. It overlapped the textured piece a little. You can also do it the opposite and tape down the DSP first and then the textured piece, it really doesn't matter. It depends on which one you want to highlight more than the other.

The words are from the "Simply Said" (retired) using the new Basic Black hybrid ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Sweet Words" die set. 

Then I used the next largest die in that set and cut a layer using "Fresh Freesia" card stock. 

I taped the two layers together and added Dimensionals to the back. I set them in place on the center of the card. I didn't press down on the piece yet because I needed to add the leaf. 

The leaf is from the "Springtime Scenes" die set and it was cut using gold foil card stock. I added a little dot of glue on the last four leaves and slipped it under the word piece. 

I still have some brass butterflies left so I added one to the word piece and the card was done.

This is such pretty paper to play with and I do like how this card turned out. It was fun, quick and easy to do.

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

Floral Spray, Peace on Earth, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sympathy 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 Berry Burst card stock for the layer. I chose that color because the piece was sitting on my worktable with the layer I cut from the center for yesterday's card. So why not use it before it gets ruined? I taped that piece to the front of the card base.

Next I cut the front piece from Basic White card stock. It measures 3-7/8" x 5-1/8". I cut the square in the upper part using the largest square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also used this as my guide for the embossed image.

I stamped the floral image using the "Floral Spray" embossing folder. I set the piece with the square cut out on it over the textured piece to find the best image I could that would fit in that opening.  Once I found what I liked I trimmed it up and taped it to the Berry Burst piece.

The words were stamped next. I used a retired set (Peace on Earth)  and Basic Black Hybrid ink to stamp them. You want to give this ink a good minuted to dry. I touched it and smeared it a little but I was able to clean it up using my art gum kneadable eraser. I love that eraser. It picks up graphite (and other stuff) without making the paper pill. I even removed the eraser from my mechanical pencil, pinched off a piece of the kneadable eraser and formed it into a drumstick ice cream cone shape and pushed it into the place where the eraser goes. Because it's kneadable you can work it by stretching it and rolling it between your thumb and forefinger and get it soft and even more kneadable. Then shape it to fit where you want.  I love having it at the end of my mechanical pencils.  Just make sure you have a large enough piece so it goes deep into the eraser opening or it will just roll out.  Okay, sales pitch is done. LOL I added Dimensionals to the back of the piece and set it in place on top of the card base.

I had some retired embellishments from the "Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots" package and I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy sympathy card to make. I think it would make a nice card for other occasions too. It's an easy layout to play with too.

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

Velvet Meadow, Scalloped Blooms, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple 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 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper form the "Velvet Meadow" 12" x 12" package and glued it to the front of the card base. I used glue because the other side has some velvet images on it and I needed the piece to stick well. I wasn't sure if tape would hold down on the velvet so I decided not to take any chances and to just glue it. I set it under my stamping mat so it could lay very flat while the glue set up.

In the meantime I cut another piece of the DSP but this time I used the velvety side. These flowers are just SO pretty in person. They have a velvety center and there's little velvet flowers around the background. My piece was cut at 2" x 4-3/4" and I layered it with a 2-1/4" x 5" piece of Peaceful Pine card stock. 

I taped this to the front of the card about 1/4" from the fold and both sides. 

The words are from the "Scalloped Blooms" bundle and were stamped using the Basic Black hybrid ink on Basic white card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Sweet Words & Labels" die set. 

I used the next size up die for the Peaceful Pine layer. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/2" up from the bottom and equal spacing on each side. I just eyed it. I figure if it looks equal to my eyes, it's close enough. I did measure the right side and it's about 1-1/8" from the right edge of the card base.

I had some retired "Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots" in a color that was close enough to the color in the flowers so I used them. I need to use up these embellishments and it's happening but it's happening slowly. But I should look at it as "it's happening", right?  Anyway, after adding the embellishments, the card was done.

This was such a super quick and easy card to make. This velvet DSP is SO pretty and I can't wait to play with it some more.

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

Velvet Meadow, Sweet Words, 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's made.

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

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

A 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Velvet Meadow" 12" x 12" package was used for the top layer. This DSP has velvet flowers on it. This particular piece has the velvet on the little white flowers. So fun, so different, and so pretty! I taped this to the Berry Burst piece and then that was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Scalloped Blooms" set and were stamped using the new Basic Black Hybrid ink pad. This ink pad works with markers, watercolors and alcohol inks.  Gotta love that.  I know I do. And I find it stamps such a crisp image.

I cut the words out using a die from the "Sweet Words" labels and dies. Before taping the Berry Burst card stock you can cut the next largest label for the layer. I didn't do that, I had a scrap piece and I used that for my piece. I taped the die cut pieces together, added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

The little hearts are from the border of the Berry Burst layer. I glued them in place on the word piece and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I love this velvet paper. There's SO many pretty designs in this package.

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