Fern & Flora, Moonlit Flora, Wild Bunch, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. It required a lot of fussy cutting but I think it's worth it. 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 Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Moonlit Flora" 12" x 12" package and taped it to the front of the card base. On top of that is taped a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Soft Sea Foam card stock.

On top of the Soft Sea Foam piece I cut a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" piece of DSP from the same package. I taped it to the left side of the piece and on the right side I taped a 3-1/2" x 1" piece of Basic Black card stock that I textured using the "Paradise Garden" embossing folder. I glued that piece in place.

Now the fun began. On one of the sheets I found some really pretty leaf clusters, so I fussy cut them. I also fussy cut the flowers and a little moth.  

After all the fussy cutting, I die cut some Basic White flowers, Golden Glow flowers, a Basic Black fern, a basic White fern, a Basic White leaf cluster, a Soft Sea Foam curled fern, and a couple of leaf clusters in Soft Sea Foam. 

I assembled the little flowers and added the centers to them using glue. 

A Golden Glow circle was cut using the 2nd largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also cut a Basic Black circle using the 3rd largest die and a Basic White circle using the 4th largest die. 

I stamped the words from the "Wild Bunch" set using Basic Black ink on my Basic White circle. I set them aside.

Now came all the assembling. I started out with the two big leaf clusters I cut. I laid the Basic Black circle on top of the ends of them and cut away the excess. I was careful to preserve anything I had fussy cut so I could tuck it in later. Once the big leafy clusters were down I then taped them to the Golden Glow circle. Once again I laid the Basic Black circle on top and began tucking some taped and glued pieces under it.  

When I had everything were I thought it looked good, I set the Basic Black circle in place using Dimensionals.  

I added tape to the word piece and set it on top of the Basic Black piece but I didn't press down on it. I tucked the fussy cut gold flowers under it and also on top of the layers of flora I had previously added.  There was a leaf piece I was able to salvage so I taped that to the lower right of the circle along with a couple of flower buds. 

The little moth was added using a small Dimensional and I set it in the upper right corner (so cute!). 

I added the little black dots are from the "Bats Ghosts & Dots" embellishments package and the card was done.

I'm not sure what took longer, the fussing cutting or all the arranging of what was fussy cut and die cut. I am thrilled with how the card turned out. I'm not sure I'd want to make another one like it, it was very time consuming.

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

Fern & Flora, Prayers & Promises, 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 Basic White card stock for the top layer. 

Next I cut a strip of Basic White card stock that I textured by using my cutting/scoring board. I lined up my card stock in my paper cutter and I scored 10 lines that were 1/8" apart. I flipped it over and trimmed it to 1-1/4" wide (trimming very close to the first and last score lines) and I cut it to 4" long.  I laid this piece on top of the large Basic White card stock so I could see where the words would go. You will want to use the raised side for the front of the card.

The words are from the "Prayers & Promises" set and were stamped using Smoky Slate ink.

I die cut the fern pieces from the "Fern & Flora" bundle using Basic White card stock. 

A 3/4" x 1-1/4" piece of Basic White was cut to go on top of the scored piece. I wrapped a piece of Baker's Twine around it four times. 

The fern pieces were taped in place and then the twine wrapped piece was glued on top of that. I used glue because the piece is not completely flat on the back and I wanted to be sure that the twine stays in place.  Plus it helps hold the stems of the fern pieces in place. I did add a little bit of glue to the ferns to hold the top parts down. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the scored piece and it was set in place on the front of the card about 5/8" from the edge of the top layer. 

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

I stamped a little moth from the "Fern & Flora" bundle using Smoky Slate ink. I cut it out with the matching die. I glued it in place on top of the wrapped twine piece and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I am such a fan of white on white cards.

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

Wild Bunch, Fabulous Sayings, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that I had printed a Buffalo Plaid design on using my computer. I had the SVG file for years.  I was glad I was able to locate it. I tried to match the Golden Glow color as much as I could. I'm pretty close! I taped this piece to the card base. 

Next, using the "Arched Dies" set I cut a piece of Basic White using the 6th largest die and I cut a piece of Golden Glow using the 5th largest die.

On the Basic White piece I textured it using the "Paradise Garden" embossing folder. I glued it to the Golden Glow arched piece. I set it under my stamping mat to set up and lay flat.

The snail is from the "Wild Bunch" set and was stamped using Basic Black ink. I colored the shell using Golden Glow ink (I didn't buy the Blends pens so I used my blending pen and the ink pad to color it in). I colored the body part using my light Smoky Slate Blends pen. I fussy cut the piece out.

The words are from the "Fabulous Saying" set and were stamped using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock.  I cut them out using a die from the "Fern & Flora" bundle. I cut the words to the right so I could add something on the left since the words weren't long like they are on the original card. I colored the edges of the piece using Golden Glow ink. 

The leaf on the left was cut from a scrap piece using a die in the "Fern & Flora" bundle. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the arched pieces. I set it in place on the center of the card.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece and it was set in place about 3/8" up from the bottom edge of the Golden Glow arched piece. 

And Dimensionals were added to the back of the snail and it was set in place about 1/4" up from the top edge of the word piece. 

I glued the leafy image in place to the left of the "hello".  I also added some Wink of Stella to the buds on that piece. 

This was a fun card to make and I was glad I was able to use the Buffalo Plaid design I had. It's just too fun to play with and it's what this card needed.

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

Cutest Crew, Wild Bunch, Children's 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 by clicking here. I did change it a little.  

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. 

On the top of this card I die cut a quarter sheet of Balmy Blue card stock using the "Eyelet Blooms" die. I just had to have that die. I think it's SO pretty. I cut the piece and then I got all of the pieces out of the die and I thought it wasn't so bad, there wasn't a lot of pieces stuck in the die. Nope, they were stuck on the card stock. So I spent a bit of time getting the pieces out of there. UGH. I am not sure how much I'll be using it in the near future.  My love for the die dropped a little!  LOL  I'm sure I'll grab it again and forget about the time it took to clean it out. I used little dots of glue and stuck it to the front of the card base.

Next I cut the Basic White ribbon looking piece using the 8th die in the "Party Banners" die set. I taped it to the front of the card, centering it at the top as much as I could by eyeing it.

I die cut the circles. The Balmy Blue circle was cut using the largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set and I used the second largest die using Basic White card stock.

On the Basic White circle, I scrubbed on some Balmy Blue ink using a blending brush. 

The birthday greeting is from the "Wild Bunch" set using Basic Black ink. I taped the two circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the banner piece.

I stamped the birds from the "Cutest Crew" set using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the matching die. I colored the birds using light Blends pens, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue, Bubble Bath. I also used the dark Soft Sea Foam Blends pen for the grass. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place on the circle just above the word piece.

I used some retired "Loose Frosted Dots" embellishments for the bling and the card was done.

This was actually a fun card to make in spite of having to remove all of those die cut dots on the "Eyelet Blooms" piece. 

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy masculine birthday card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. I did change the card a little. Please read on to see how I made the card. 

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

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 4' x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) "Waterside Resort" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Misty Moonlight piece.

Next I cut a 2" x 3-1/2" piece of DSP from the same package and taped it to a 2-1/4" x 3-3/4" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock.

On the backside of the fish DSP you will find the waves image. I cut that piece at 1" x 2-1/2". I taped it to a 1-1/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock.

The words are from the "Cutest Crew" stamp set and were stamped using Misty Moonlight ink. I used the middle slot from the 'Three Banner" punch to punch them out. 

I fussy cut a bobber (I think it's called a bobber) and I took a marker and went around the edges to give it a bit of color so it didn't get lost in the wooded piece of DSP. 

I taped the fish layer down first about 1/2" from the fold and about 3/4" from the top and bottom edges. 

Next I taped the waves piece on top of the fish layer. It's about 1" from the right side and 1-3/8" from the top and bottom edges.  

The "happy birthday" is from the "Cutest Crew" stamp set and was set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. It's about 2" from the bottom edge and 3/8" from the right side. 

I added a couple small Dimensionals to the back of the bobber piece and set it in place on the front of the card at an angle.  It's about 3/8" from the bottom edge and the top part of the bobber is about 1/2" from the right edge.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. It's a great masculine card!

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

Cutest Crew, 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 don't make many boy crds and I thought this one would be perfect for a boy. Who doesn't love the looks of this cow?  I liked the layout on a card I saw on Pinterest so I thought I'd go with it. You can see that 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 quarter sheet of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Forever Plaid" embossing folder and then I trimmed it to 4" x 5-1/4".

Using the second largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" die set, I cut it out on scrap card stock. Then, using my blending brush, I scrubbed on some Misty Moonlight ink where I thought the cow would look the best.

I stamped the cow from the "Cutest Crew" using Basic Black ink. I fussy cut it out. Then I colored it using Blends pens. I used Ivory on the top of the nose, bottom lip, and the horns. I used Petal Pink on the ears and the rest of the nose area. The top part of the head and now the forehead to the nose was colored in with both light and dark Crumb Cake. And the body, face and top of the ears was colored in using both light and dark Pecan Pie. 

Do you see how perfectly I fussy cut the cow out?  It's not perfect but I have a trick to make it look perfect and I'm going to share it with you again. I say again because it's been a very long time since I shared it. I just figured everyone knew how to do it by now.  Anyway. I lay my image on a piece of scrap copier paper and I take a Sharpie and color around the edges, like tracing the image. I used to use the belly of a marker but Stampin' Up! no longer sells the markers.  I didn't want to use my Basic Black Blends pen because I didn't want to ruin it so I just used a regular old Sharpie.  Just trace along, don't stop or the ink bleeds. Once it's all traced it looks like you are the best fussy cutter around!  It gives the edges that nice solid look and I think it looks more professional too!  Give it a try and tell me what you think. I don't often do it but when the mood hits I do!

The words are from the same "Wild Bunch" set and were stamped using Basic Black ink. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set.

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

Then the word piece was added with Dimensionals and lastly the cow was added with Dimensionals. It was set so the back feet were lined up with the word piece.

I used three black dots from the "Adhesive-Backed Bats Ghosts & Dots" package. It's such a cute package and I can see myself using the bats and ghosts but the dots, not as much so when I was thinking about adding something to the card I thought of that package and added three of the black ones to the card and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make and I'm happy with how the cow turned out. 

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

Framed Violets, Wild Bunch, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you using the new "Framed Violets" bundle.  This is one set I'm going to keep for a long time because I love the oval and the scalloped oval behind it.  Please read on to see how the 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 a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Lazy Daisy" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card and then I set it under my stamping mat so lay flat while the glue dried.

I cut two strips of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Bloom Boutique" 12" x 12" package that measure 1-1/2" x 4-3/4" each. The Hydrangea Hue card stock behind the DSP measures 1-3/4" x 5".  I taped the layers together and then glued them to the front of the card. There is about 1/4" space between the two strips and they are about 1/4" from the fold and right side and top and bottom. I set the piece under my stamping mat again.

Next I cut the scalloped oval using a piece of Hydrangea Hue card stock. I also cut a basic White piece using the solid oval in the bundle.  I taped the two pieces together.

Using the dies in the bundle, the stem was cut using gold foil card stock. 

The leaves were cut using Granny Apple Green card stock and the flowers were cut using Hydrangea Hue card stock. 

I taped the stem piece down first and then the flowers were added. I made sure the center of the flowers lined up with the stem piece so you could see the gold under them. The leaves were added next.

The words are from the "Wild Bunch" set and were stamped using Basic Black ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I also die cut the next size larger using Hydrangea Hue card stock. I taped the layers together.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the oval piece and it was centered on the front of the card. Dimensionals were also added to the back of the word piece and it was set in place over the oval about 1-1/2" up from the bottom edge of the card and the card was done.

I can't wait to play with this set more in the near future. I love these colors. This would make a nice get well card, Mother's Day card, thank you card or a thinking of you card. It's very versatile.

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

Ready, Set, Go!, Gears & Texture, Teen/Masculine 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 by clicking here. I did change it a little. 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 right and the fold is on the left. 

A 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic Black card stock was cut and taped to the front of the card base.

Using the "Forever Plaid" embossing folder was used on a piece of Smoky Slate card stock. It was trimmed to 3-3/4" x 5". This was glued to the Basic Black layer. I placed it under my stamping mat to lay flat and set up.

Next I cut the banner pieces. I used the 9th and 10th banner die in the "Party Banners" set. I used Real Red on the large one and Basic White card stock on the smaller one.

I stamped the card and the flags from the "Ready, Set, Go!" bundle using Basic Black ink. I cut them out using the matching dies. 

The car was colored in using Blends pens. I used light Real Red, dark Daffodil Delight, light Basic Black and light Smoky Slate. Dimensionals were added to the back and I set it on top of the Basic White banner, I didn't stick it down, I just laid it on there so I could see where the words would go.

The words are from the same "Ready, Set, Go!" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink.  

Once the words were stamped I taped the Basic White banner to the Real Red banner. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. I didn't press down on the bottom part of the banner layers. 

The car was added next and then the flags. 

I die cut a couple of gears from the "Gears & Texture" bundle using Basic Black card stock on the large gear and silver card stock on the smaller one. I added glue to the large one and slipped it under the banner piece. I glued the silver piece to the center of the large gear. 

I didn't have any black dots so I took three of the "Loose Frosted Dots" pieces and I colored them black using the dark Basic Black Blends pen. I glued them in place and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I'm thrilled to add another teen card to my very thin stash!

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

Velvet Meadow, Scalloped Blooms, 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 by clicking here.  Please read on to see how I put this card together. 

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" x 5-3/8" piece of Peaceful Pine card stock and taped it to the front of the card.

Using the "Lazy Daisy" embossing folder I textured a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Berry Burst card stock and then I glued it to the front of the card. I set it under my stamping mat to set up and lay flat.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Velvet Meadow" 12" x 12" package and was cut at 4-3/4" x 3-1/2".  

I used the birthday greetings from the "Scalloped Blooms" bundle with Peaceful Pine ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. Icentered it as much as I could by eyeing it. 

The bling is from the "Loose Frosted Dots" container and I glued on three yellow ones.  And that was it, the card was done.

You can get 6 cards from just one sheet of this DPS. There are two sheets of this design in the package, so you could whip up 12 cards in no time at all. 

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

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

Velvet Meadow, Banner Saying, All Aflutter, 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 by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made it. 

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 Cloud Cover card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Velvet Meadow" 12" x 12" package. I cut the piece in half and turned one around so the backside is showing. I taped both pieces down.

Then I cut a 2-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Cloud Cover card stock and a 2-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of DSP from the same package was taped on top of that. I added Dimensionals behind it and set it in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

I took a piece of Basic White card stock and cut out one of the dies from the "Sweet Words & Labels" die set. I taped it to the top of the Cloud Cover centered layer.

I fussy cut the flowers and leaves from a sheet of the same DSP. I didn't buy the dies so I have to fussy cut but it's okay, it doesn't take long. I taped down the double flower first. Then the large piece was added using Dimensionals. I never press down right away on pieces with Dimensionals in case I need to slide a leaf or words under it. 

The words are from the "Banner Sayings" set and were cut out using the "Three Banner" punch.  I added tape to it and slipped it under the larger flower. 

Using a little glue on the ends of the leaves I slipped them under the flowers.

The butterfly is from the "All Aflutter" set. I stamped it on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Berry Burst ink. I cut it out using the matching punch. I added a Dimensional to the back and set it in place on the card.

For the bling I added three pieces from the "Loose Frosted Dots" (retired) container and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and even though it's not exactly like the original card, I still like how it looks.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy children's birthday 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 bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Pool Party card stock was cut for the largest layer. I taped that to the card base.

Next I cut a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4"piece of Basic White card stock and taped a 4-1/4" x 3" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Paper Medley" 12" x 12" package on top of it. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the Pool Party layer. 

I took a scrap piece of Pool Party card stock and using two of the rectangle dies from the "Nested Essentials" set and cut a frame. I had used the second and third dies in that set for the frame. I also took the second die and cut a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut around the dotted "lines" and then scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight ink using a blending brush. I glued this piece and frame together. The piece was then taped on top of the DSP using equal spacing on the top and left side.

Using the "Meant for You" ephemera package I took the cupcake and balloon cluster from the die cut pieces. Dimensionals were added to the back of both and they were set in place on the front of the card.

The word piece is also from the same ephemera package. I stamped the words from the using Basic Black ink on the "Banner Sayings" set to the left side of that piece. I trimmed the right side to match the left. I added a small Dimensional to each end and set them in place over the strings of the balloon cluster.

I added some Wink of Stella to the balloons and the cupcake to give it a bit of a shine. I just thought it needed something.  And the card was done. 

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. I like using these ephemera packages because there's so many pieces in them and you can have fun putting together quick and fun cards.

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

Wild Bunch, Children's or Teens Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you using the "Wild Bunch" set. Between this set and the "Cutest Crew" set, I just can't get enough! Both are so much fun to play with. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Smoky Slate card stock and I stamped the hash marked squares using Smoky Slate ink. I just put the stamp on my clear block as straight as I could get it and I stamped from the bottom edge up. I used the left edge of the card stock and the left edge of the clear blog as a guide so I could get a straight (or fairly straight) line. I taped this piece to the front of the care base.

Next I cut the circle from the "Spotlight on Nature" dies using Basic White card stock. I scrubbed on some Balmy Blue ink. Then I stamped the greens in the background using a stamp in the "Wild Bunch" set and Mossy Meadow ink. I masked off the bottom so it "drew" a straight line to distinguish the ground from the background.

The koala was stamped using Basic Black ink and fussy cut. I colored it in using Blends pens. I started with the cheeks and light Bubble Bath. I also colored in the ears with it too. Then I colored in the koala using light Smoky Slate. I made the highlights using dark Smoky Slate. The nose is colored in using light Basic Black. I took a white pen and added some dots and highlights on the bear. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the circle. Dimensionals were added to the back of the circle and it was set in place on the front of the card about 3/4" from the top and sides. 

The happy birthday is from the same set and was stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. It was then punched out using the "Three Banner" punch. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 7/8" up from the bottom and about 1" from the sides. 

I thought the card could use a punch of color so I glued on a few "Frosted Dots" that I got on clearance. They are so pretty and you'll be seeing them on upcoming future cards.  

This was a very fun card to make and I LOVE this set SO much. 

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

Gears & Texture, With You In Mind, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you. It was made using the "One Sheet Wonder" technique.  I found it on Pinterest and you can see the original by clicking here. There is a video you can follow too.  I'm only posting one of the 4 cards I made. Please read on to see how it was made.

I used the "Gears & Texture" bundle to make the card. I've used the bundle before but only the dies so this was a first time I used the stamps. 

The colors of ink pads used here are Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Basic Black, Pecan Pie, and Pretty Peacock.  

The lady in the video had you make a pencil line to mark the for spaces on the full sheet of Basic White card stock. I just put my piece on my paper cutter and scored the lines to get my grid. It's all being cut away so it didn't matter if it was pencil or score marks though the score marks were a lot quick her than measuring and drawing.  

I used the "With You In Mind" set to stamp the birthday greetings. I was looking through my current sets to find some thing that was large but I didn't have anything, so I dug out a recently retired set and used it.  

The die cut gears and pieces were cut using Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Basic Black, and Silver Foil card stock. 

After all of the stamping in the middle area of the full sheet and across the score lines I cut my pieces to measure 3-3/4" x 5".

I used Lost Lagoon for my layer and it measured 4" x 5-1/4".  That was taped to a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.

Some of the gears I popped up with Dimensionals and other elements I just glued in place.

This was fun and it was great to get 4 cards done so fast. My masculine stash is not very big so this was nice to be able to add to it.

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

Cutest Crew, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I didn't have the same materials but I ran with what I had. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made the card.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Hydrangea Hue card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Bloom Boutique" 12" x 12" package. I cut it at 2" x 4-3/4" and taped it at the bottom of the Basic White layer leaving a 1/8" border on the sides and bottom. 

I cut a piece of Hydrangea Hue card stock and textured it using the "Lazy Daisy" embossing folder. I trimmed it to 4-3/4" x 3/8" and I glued it to the top edge of the DSP.  Had I been paying better attention I should have cut the DSP a little narrower. I would have been able to get the word piece up higher but it all worked out anyway.

The words are from the "Cutest Crew" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink. I punched them out using the "Modern Oval" punch. Dimensionals were added to the back and I set them aside.

At the same time I stamped the words, I stamped the birds. I just can't get enough of those birds! They are just too cute and too fun to play with.  I cut them out using the matching die. They were colored in using Blends for the yellow and red bird. I used Daffodil Delight and Poppy Parade. For the blue bird I used Hydrangea Hue ink pad and a blending pen. I didn't buy the Blends. The grass was colored in using the dark Soft Sea Foam pen and the beaks were colored in using the light Pumpkin Pie pen. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place on top of the textured strip.

Next I set the words in place.

I also punched out some butterflies using a die in the bundle and Hydrangea Hue card stock. I had a scrap piece but if I hadn't I would have cut it from the large layer.  Once the butterflies were added, the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make and I just love the looks and feel of it.

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