Velvet Meadow, Wild Bunch, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I had used this layout (sort of) on a card I posted 3 days ago. You can see that card by clicking here.  I made a different version of the layout and I like it better. It's got one less layer and the triangles lay across the DSP. I like this version better because it lets the triangles stand out more. 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 Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Velvet Meadow" 12" x 12" package.  I didn't tape it to the card front yet, I worded on top of it first.

The left two triangles were made first. I cut a piece of DSP from the same package at 4" x 2-5/8" and I cut a piece of Berry Burst using the same measurements.  I cut the DSP diagonally from the upper left to the bottom right. I actually had to cut two because the orientation of the DSP didn't match up nicely so I cut the next piece from the upper right corner to the bottom left. I figured that it would end up producing two cards to I cut another Berry Burst layer and I cut them they same way. Left corner first on one and right corner first on the second.  Now the pieces line up.  For the DSP, I cut 5/8" off the left sides. This allowed the DSP to lay in the Berry Burst piece evenly/equally.  I taped the DSP to the Berry Burst piece and then I taped those to the left side of the large DSP layer. 

For the right triangle, I cut the two pieces at 3-1/2" x 3-1/2". I marked the center on the the 3-1/4" piece in the center at 1-5/8".  I cut from the corners to the center mark. I did the same for both pieces. On the right edge of the DSP I cut 5/8" off and taped it to the Berry Burst piece. Then that was taped to the front of the card. I just eyed it to get it centered as much as I could without measuring. If it looks good to your eye, then it's good!

I took out the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape and I cut off one panel and laid it on a piece of Basic White card stock. Then I cut the pieces out using the matching die. I added Dimensionals to the largest flower and the rest of the pieces were tucked and clued in place.  

The words are from the "Wild Bunch" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Basic Black ink. I used the "Three Banner" punch to punch them out. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I was so happy to see that the "Extraordinary Flora" Washi tape went well with this DSP.

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

Sunflower, Wild Bunch, Note Friendship Card, Double Vision Technique, Stampin' Up!

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

This card was made using the "Double Vision" technique. I had seen this technique used on a lot of cards and thought it looked so cool. So I finally broke down and thought I'd give it a try. I did not find it fun at all, even though it turned out!  I found it tedious to try to get the strips in place. 

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. 

A 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Cajun Craze card stock was cut for the large layer.

I textured a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock using the "Sunflower" 3D embossing folder. I cut the piece into 1/2" strips. Keeping them in order was not a big deal, I just laid one on top of the other as I cut them. 

The pieces are set in place on the Cajun Craze by gluing one down and then using Dimensionals on the next. This is repeated until you run out of strips.  I did not like trying to line these up. I thought it took more time than needed. Often I think that since I did one and know how to do it, a second one will be easier. Nope, I don't have that thought with this. It's a simple technique. Cutting, taping and gluing. You have to get those strips on perfectly or you will have gaps and it will look crooked.  I spent more time repositioning the ones with the Dimensionals. The glued on ones were quicker because you could slide them until the glue set up.  I'm glad it turned out but I won't be making another one unless I can find an easier way to line the strips up.

Okay, rant is done. LOL. For the words I used the "just a little note" from the "Wild Bunch" set. They were stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the smallest rectangle stitched die from the "Nested Essentials" die set.  I cut the words so they were on the right side. The plan is to add some bling in the open space. 

Using the next larger size of  the rectangle dies, I cut a Cajun Craze piece. I taped the word piece to it. Then I glued the layered piece to the bottom area of the card about 5/8" up from the bottom and 3/8" from the right edge.  When I glued the layered piece in place, I set it where I wanted it to go and then I lifted it up a little and made a pencil line on the raised pieces. I did this for the top and bottom of the word layer. Then I added glue between those pencil lines and set the piece in place on top of the strips.

I wanted to add something to the word piece but not sure. I had some little sunflowers on my worktable that I'm pretty sure were from Hobby Lobby. I added some Cajun Craze to the center using my light Cajun Craze Blends pen.  The center has a hard piece to it and I'm thinking about taking a flush cutter (pliers) and cutting it off and added a small Early Espresso that will probably come from a small hole paper punch.  But for now I'm leaving it the way it is.

I am happy with the looks of the card. I like the look of the technique but unless I can find another way to add the raised strips quicker while keeping them perfectly straight. All it takes is one of them being off and it's a mess!  

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

Waterside Retreat, Wild Bunch, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today is a very busy day here and I thought I'd see if I could make a quick masculine card. 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Waterslide Resort" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to a 2-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Old Olive card stock. Then I taped that to the front of the card about 1-5/8" from the bottom edge.

The "happy birthday" was stamped next. It's from the "Wild Bunch" set and was stamped using Old Olive ink. I stamped them just above the layered piece. Anywhere in that area would look good.

The circle was actually in my package of DSP. It had been cut using the largest stitched circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/4" from the top and left side.

I fussy cut the oars, vest and bobber. I set the oars and bobber in place using Dimensionals.

For a little bling, I added a few green "Genial Gems" (retired).  I have a few left and that package will be used up! Can't wait for that!  It's not often that I use up my packages of bling but I'm working on it. These seemed to blend in well with the colors on the card and that's why I used them.

This was a fun, quick, and easy card to make. I think the circle could have used a layer but there isn't one in the set, I used the largest.  But it's still nice looking.

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

Delicate Dreams, Wild Bunch, Friendship Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a note card to share with you. I had seen this layout on several cards on Pinterest but no instructions. I saw that people asked if there were measurements but the one who posted it didn't reply. So off I went to grab some copier paper and make a mock card (for my stack of card sample/layouts) and I worked the pieces. Are you ready for this?  Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Delicate Dreams" 12" x 12" package. I taped it in place.

Next I cut the left triangles. For the Hydrangea Hue layers I cut a 5" x 3-3/4" piece and cut it along the diagonal. One piece would need to be flipped over or you can cut another piece and then cut that one on the diagonal on the opposite side.  

The Basic White pieces were cut the same way. The piece measures the same 5" x 3-3/4" and after cutting along the diagonal, I cut off 3/8" on the left side. I had tried to just cut the piece 1/4" smaller and then cut on the diagonal but it didn't work. So I just cut the same size piece and after cutting on the diagonal I then cut the left side and the piece fit perfectly.  I did cut two and flipped the other one, cut the left end and then I laid both pieces in the "Lovely Stripes" embossing folder to texture them. I glued them to the Hydrangea Hue pieces and then that was taped to the front of the card about 1/4" from the top, left side and bottom.

For the center piece I cut a 3-5/8" x 2-3/4" piece of Hydrangea Hue card stock. Using a pencil, I lightly marked the center which was 1-3/8" and I cut from the corners to the center mark. 

I also cut the same size piece in Basic White card stock.  Once I was done cutting from the corners to the center I cut off 5/8" from the right edge.  

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Wild Bunch" set and were stamped using Basic Black ink.  I then taped the piece to the Hydrangea Hue layer and that was then taped to the right side of the card. I centered it by eyeing it. 

I fussy cut the flowers from another sheet of DSP in the same "Delicate Dreams" package.  I set the tan one in place using Dimensionals. Then the other two blue ones were glued in place. I only added glue to where the center area of the flowers.  I had fussy cut three little flowers but lost one so I cut another and then I found the other. It just showed up. How odd is that? I added a small Dimensional to the two blue little flowers and to one of the little tan flowers. I set one of the blue ones just under the large tan flower. I glued one little tan flower on the upper left side and the other little tan flower was set in place on the lower left side using a Dimensional. And the last little blue flower was set in place on the word panel using a Dimensional.  And the card was done.

This was actually a fun card to make once I figured out how to make the pieces.  I do like how it turned out though I think my next one will have busier DSP on the largest layer.  

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

Heirloom Boutique, Bloom Boutique, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. I didn't make many changes to it, I thought it was pretty just as it was. There was no link provided to get any instructions. Please read on to see how I put the card together.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Bloom Boutique" 12" x 12" package and taped it to the card base.

For the left panel, I cut a 2" x 3-1/2" piece of DSP from the same package. It's layered with a 2-1/8" x 3-5/8" piece of Barely Blush card stock. And under that is a 2-1/4" x 3-3/4" piece of Hydrangea Hue card stock. I taped these three pieces together and then taped it to the front of the card on the left side. It's about 1/2" from the top edge and 1/2" from the fold.

Using the 3rd smallest die in the "Party Banner Dies" set I cut a piece from Basic White card stock. Then I cut it on the "Eyelet Blooms" die. I used the 4th smallest banner die and cut a Hydrangea Hue piece. I glued the eyelet piece to the Hydrangea Hue piece. I added little dots of glue on the solid areas. 

The flower parts were cut next. They are form the "Heirloom Boutique" bundle. I cut the flower using "Barely Blush" card stock. The flower center is Crisp Cantaloupe and the greenery is "Peaceful Pine. The center was glued to the flower and Dimensionals were added to the back. I set the greenery behind it and they stuck to the Dimensionals. I added some tape where the greenery had covered the Dimensionals and set the piece in place on the banner layers. Dimensionals were added to the back of the banner layers piece and it was set in place about 1/2" from the right side and 1/2" from the bottom, from the tip of the banner piece.

The "happy birthday" was from my computer and it had been sitting on my worktable so I thought I'd use it before it got ruined.  I had cut it out with a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1" from the top and 1/4" from the right side.  

I had some retired foiled gems that I added to the card. I thought they matched close enough. It's nice to use what I have and make it work.

This was a fun card to make. I think this is a fun bundle to play with. I may have to try a different card tomorrow!  Maybe!

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

Flora & Fern, Moonlit Flora, Lovely Arrangements, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card. I found it 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 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 Golden Glow card stock for the largest layer.  On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper from the "Moonlit Flora" 12" x 12" package. Before taping it to the Golden Glow card stock layer, I die cut the little "greenery" clusters from the "Fern & Flora" bundle. I cut two of them from the center of that piece. Once the DSP was taped to the Golden Glow piece, I taped that to the front of the card base.

I cut another piece of DSP from the same package that measures 5-1/4" x 1-1/2". I cut a 1-3/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Mossy Meadow for the layer. I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the left side of the card about 1/2" from the fold.

I cut a larger fern piece using Mossy Meadow and a curled fern piece using Old Olive. These dies are in the "Fern & Flora" bundle.  

The "hello" is from the "Lovely Arrangements" bundle and was stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Basic Black ink. I had masked off the "friend" from the stamp. The "hello" was punched out using the "Three Banner" punch.  I used Old Olive ink and a dauber and added it to the edges of the piece.  I set it aside.

I taped the end of the large fern and set it in place on the front of the card. Then I added the Golden Glow piece on top of the fern with a little tape. The curled fern was added with a little bit of tape on the end.

The word piece came next. I added a Dimensional on the right side and glue on the other. I set it in place on top of the Golden Glow "greenery" piece. A little glue was added to the end of the other Golden Glow "greenery" piece and it was slipped under the word piece. I didn't have any matching ribbon so that is why I added another Golden Glow piece.  It seemed to have done the trick.

I had two retired "Patterned Dots" to the bottom left of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It's too bad that I didn't get more of the moth on the right but what's there is enough to see it.  

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

Cutest Crew, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that is made with LOTS of squares. I found it on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try. I had always wanted to try this technique/layout. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock for the large layer. On top of that a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White will be taped down. I haven't taped anything down yet. I needed to cut a square from the center of the Misty Moonlight piece. I used the 3rd largest square in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

Next I cut a number of squares from the "Paper Medley" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I used the 4th square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I taped them to the Basic White layer. I used round toothpicks as spacers so I could get the spaces as even and equal as possible. I overlapped squares and trimmed them when I was done. I did not like doing this part and this is going to be a one of a kind layout. I found it tedious and I'd rather fussy cut anything than do this!  LOL. Once the squares were all in place an all the little corners were filled in, I taped the piece to the Misty Moonlight piece. 

I had some ribbon that was close enough in color so I taped it to the back. Then I taped the piece to the front of the card base.

I need a Basic White square so I cut one using the 4th largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

The penguin is from the "Wild Bunch" set and was stamped using Basic Black ink. It needed to be fussy cut but I had used my Scan N Cut to cut a bunch of these out a few days ago.  I colored the penguin in using Blends Pens. I used light Basic Black, light Pumpkin Pie and light Pool Party for around the eye area and the left side of the belly. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the Basic White square. Then that was taped to the Misty Moonlight square. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

The words are from the same "Wild Bunch" set and was stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed it to measure 2 x 3/8" and was set in place on the front of the card using tape on the left side and a couple of Dimensionals on the rest of the piece.  And that was it. I was done!

I do like how it looks but I will not be making another one. I know, never say never, but I'm pretty sure it would be a very long time before I attempt this again! Doing a layout like this makes you appreciate those who put these cards together. 

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

Wild Bunch, Birthday Card, Stampin Up!

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

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pool Party card stock and textured it using the "Lazy Daisy" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Waterside Retreat" 12" x 12" package. I cut it at 1-1/2" x 5" and I taped it to a 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock. I glued this to the left side of the embossed piece.

I cut a Basic White square using the third die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I stamped the background using the die in the "Wild Bunch" set. I cut a 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock for the layer. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it on the front of the card about 3/4" from the fold and 1-1/8" from the top edge. 

The cow is from the "Wild Bunch" set. It was stamped using Basic Black ink. I had used my "Scan n Cut" machine to cut him out. I had stamped a full sheet of characters from that set and cut them all out at one time. I colored it using Golden Glow ink and a Blending pen. I didn't buy the Blends pens in the in colors because they won't be around long enough for me so I just use a Blending pen and the ink. I did outline some areas using the light Pecan Pie Blends pen and for the mouth I used both light and dark Petal Pink.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the square. 

The "Happy Birthday" is from the same set and was stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap of Basic White card stock. I used the "Three Banner" punch to punch them out. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the front of the card about 3/8" from the bottom edge and 1/4" from the right edge. And that was it. 

I think it's a sweet card and it was very fun to make.

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

Wild Bunch, Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a note card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest and just had to make it. Since I have a lot of these characters from the "Wild Bunch" set already cut out, I might as well use them, right? You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock.  A 5-1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut and taped to the inside.

The polka dotted Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Paper Medley" 12" x 12" package. I cut it at 5-1/4" x 4" and taped it to the front of the card.

Using the 3rd square in the "Stylish Shapes" set I used a scrap piece of Basic White card stock to cut it out on. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

I used the light Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie Blends pens to color in the penguin. 

The words were done next. They are from the same "Wild Bunch" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Pool Party card stock using Basic Black ink.  I cut the piece to measure 1" x 1-3/8".  I added a tiny dot of tape to the back and set it on the square piece. I did the same with the penguin.  Once they were where I liked them I set them in place. I added tape to the right side of the word piece and placed it back on the square. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the penguin where it touched the square and it was set in place. 

I removed the backing from the Dimensionals on the square and set it in place on the front of the card. It's about 3/8" from the fold and the right side and 1-1/2" from the top edge and measuring from the square it's about 2-1/8" from the bottom edge.

The dots are from the "Bats Ghosts & Dots" embellishment package. There's so many of them in the package that I'm pretty sure I won't be using them all up on Halloween cards. So I'm trying to use up what I have.

This was a super easy, quick and fun card to make. I like this simple layout and can see myself using it again in the near future.

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

Lovely Arrangements, Fern & Flora, Friendship Note Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very quick and easy card to share with you. I found it on the internet. You can see the original card by clicking here. I did change it a little. Please read on to see how the card 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 Basic White card stock and taped it to the front of the card.

Next I cut the circle pieces using the die from the "Lovely Arrangements" bundle. Two were needed for the front of the card. Dimensionals (lots of Dimensionals) were added to the back of the pieces and set in place on the front of the card.

The Basic White "greenery" were cut using the dies from the "Fern & Flora" bundle. I arranged them the way I thought they looked best and added a little tape to hold them. I flipped them over and added little dots of glue to the more wider white spaces and then set the grouping down on the front of the card.

A white Baker's Twine bow was tied and just laid on top of the card. I didn't glue it yet because I need to see where the words would go and how it would look.

The words are from the "Lovely Arrangements" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out with the die in the same bundle.  I set it across the bow and moved the two around until I thought it looked good. The bow was then glued down and the word piece was set in place using Dimensionals. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very quick card to make. I'm a big fan of white on white.

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

Framed Violets, Velvet Meadow, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

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

Next I stamped the flowers from the "Framed Violets" 12" x 12" package using Basic Black ink. I cut them out with the matching die. I don't have the in colors Blends so I used my Blending pen and ink pads to color it. I used Hydrangea Hue for the flowers and Peaceful Pine for the greens.  

Using the "Framed Violets" dies, I cut the scalloped oval using Peaceful Pine card stock. I also cut an oval using Basic White card stock. On the Basic White piece I stamped the words from the same "Framed Violets" set using Basic Black ink. I taped the ovals together and added Dimensionals to the back. I set the piece in place on the front of the card.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower piece and it was placed on top of the oval. 

I added a couple of tiny pearls to the center of the flowers. 

And for a final touch, I added a brass butterfly that I had leftover. I have two more in that package and it will be great to actually use up a package of embellishments.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I love the softness of the colors on here. 

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

Wild Bunch, 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Calypso Coral card stock for the largest layer. 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) used here is from the "Paper Medley" 12" x 12" package. It was cut at 4-1/4" x 3". It 's taped to a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

I took a scrap piece of Calypso Coral and made the frame using the 2nd and 3rd dies in the "Nested Essentials" set. I also cut a Basic White piece using both dies. I trimmed away the dotted edge on the larger Basic White piece so I could use it as a backing. I taped the frame to the piece.

On the smaller Basic White piece I scrubbed on some "Smoky Slate" ink using my Blending brush. I taped that to the center of the Calypso Coral frame. Dimensionals were added on the back and it was set aside.

The snail is from the "Wild Bunch" set and was stamped using Basic Black ink. I want to say I fussy cut it out but what I did was I stamped a 8-1/2" x 11" piece of Basic White card stock using all of the characters in the "Wild Bunch" set and I ran it through my Scan n Cut and let the machine cut them out for me. It's such a hand and time saver.  I colored the snail's body using my Ivory Blends pen. And for the shell I used my light and dark Calypso Coral Blends pens. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the rectangle framed piece. 

The words are from the same "Wild Bunch" set and were stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the 3rd circle die in the "Stitched Shapes" set. I colored around the edge using the dark Calypso Coral Blends pen. 

Next I removed the backing on the Dimensionals on the large Basic White and DSP piece and centered it on top of the large Calypso Coral layer.

The snail layered piece was set in place on the upper part of the card using equal spacing on the sides and top.

The words were taped in place under the snail image and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It didn't take much coloring and with the Scan n Cut cutting out my piece it didn't take much time to make either.  I hope to use that machine more but most of the sets I buy have matching dies.  

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

Oh My Fright, Frightfully Fun, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have two cards to share with you. I wasn't thrilled with the simpler looking one so I thought I'd try another card instead. But I decided to post the not so good one just to let you see that sometimes I can make ugly cards!  It sure needs a lot of finesse but it's going to just stay like it is. I'll probably give it to one of the granddaughters with money in it. They just toss the card anyway and that one is toss worthy! LOL. 

The basically plain card was just a piece of DSP from the "Frightfully Fun" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) package. I cut it at 3-3/4" x 5" and taped it to a 4" x 5" piece of Basic Black card stock. I thought adding Dimensionals to the back to pop it up might improve it.  It didn't.  The large bat is a sticker from the "Frightfully Fun Times" sticker sheet.  I have problems with stickers sometimes. Like that large bat for instance. I would have rather popped it up with Dimensionals but it's just laying there flat. Same with the smaller bat. It's from the same sticker package.  As were the words and the framed piece it was affixed to.  That would have looked better popped up too.  I did use one of the cute bat embellishments in the upper left corner and in that same package was some black and white dots. I used three dots on the card. I can't say I'm thrilled with this card at all. But I really do like the other card, it's got nice detail and dimension.  Please read on to see how I made that card.

I had searched my stack of card sketches to see what I thought would be fun to play with and I came up with this one.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.  

The DSP is from the same "Frightfully Fun" package. It measures 5-1/4" x 4" and was taped to the card front.

Then I cut a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock for one of the top layers. A 4-1/4" x 3" piece of Basic Black card stock will go on top of that. The DSP, from the same package, was cut at 4" long and cut into strips of 3/4", 1" 3/4" (all 4" long).  I taped the outside 3/4" pieces down first and added the 1" center piece. It's easier to get it to look better spaced when I do it that way. I taped the Basic Black piece to the Pumpkin Pie piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and set it in place on the front of the card. 

The tree was cut using the die from the "Oh My Fright" die set. I cut 4 of them from a piece of Basic Black card stock. I glued them together. I wanted it to have more depth than just using Dimensionals plus I wanted the branches more solid than flopping around. It would be almost impossible to add Dimensionals to the tips of the branches.  

There is a die in the set that has 3 bats in one. SO I cut the three bats out. I cut my Dimensionals so the would fit on the back of the bats. 

I stamped the words from the "Oh My Fright" set using Versa Mark on Basic Black card stock. I sprinkled white embossing powder on it and heat set it. I cut them out using the 4th circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back.

I die cut a ghost using vellum and I was ready to assemble the card. 

I laid the ghost behind the tree in several spots until I could find an area I liked it. I added tape to the lower part of the ghost and set it in place. Then I glued the tree in place. The bats were added next. 

The word piece was set in place. I made sure I didn't add Dimensionals to the areas that would hang over. 

And for the fun part. I added three ghost from the super stinkin' cute "Bats, Ghosts & Dots" package.  And the card was done. 

This card was way more fun to make. It has a not of movement to it. It has lots of pieces and I just like it better.

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

Wild Bunch, Woodland Wishes, Waterside Resort, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick Christmas 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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock. I taped the two pieces together.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Waterside Resort" 12" x 12" package and was taped to the Old Olive layer.

I cut a 3/16" x 3-7/8" strip of Mossy Meadow and taped it over the open space where the two pieces of DSP line up.

I cut two circles using dies from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I used the 2nd and 3rd dies in that set. I used Mossy Meadow card stock for the larger circle and Basic White card stock for the smaller circle. On the smaller circle I scrubbed on some Old Olive ink. I taped the circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on top of the card about 7/8" from the fold and the bottom and 1/2" from the right side.

Next I stamped the penguin from the "Wild Bunch" set and colored it in using Blends and a Blending pen. I used light Basic Black on the head and sides/arms. I used light Pumpkin Pie for the beak and feet. I took my Blending pen and Smoky Slate ink and lightly colored it around the bottom of the body and above the ears. I also used Petal Pink and the Blending pen to lightly color the "cheeks". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the top of the circles.

The words are from the "Woodland Wishes" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I punched them out using the "Three Banner" punch. I also punched out a Mossy Meadow piece and another Mossy Meadow piece but just about 1/2" of the tip. I taped the tip piece in place first and for the other piece I cut it in half lengthwise. I taped it to the top and bottom of the word piece. Tape was added to the back of the word piece and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1-3/8" from the bottom of the card and the tip is about 7/8" from the left side. This measurement may vary with your card due to where you put the Dimensionals. Mine ended up being butted up agains a Dimensional. 

I don't have any bling to add at the moment but I may find something before I add this to my stash.

This was a quick card to make. My plan for the card was to make a Christmas card using the penguin image. Mission accomplished. It's just too bad I didn't have any holiday DSP but I just used what I had and made it work.

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