Once again it seems that I'm making super quick cards because my time is so limited lately. I have been sewing masks for the local hospital, which I delivered last week and now I'm making them for relatives, friends, and neighbors. They want to pay me but I just can't accept any money for them. This is a crisis we are in and I would not feel right profiting off it. I gladly sit at my machine knowing I'm helping out someone. I should be done sewing after this week and I will be spending some time for me. I have things I want to do. I want to play with some metals and I want to paint a canvas I have drawn out. And I'd like to play with some polymer clay! Plus make cards. Oh and I suppose do laundry, clean and cook dinner (and make lunch because hubby is working from home). Life is different but yet I need to find some part of the day that feels like the old "normal", it helps me stay grounded.
Okay, onto my card. The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock. I have been doing a lot of my cards using Whisper White for the card base because my other colors will become limited and I don't know if I will be able to afford to put an order in. The ads people click on here pay a little and I use it towards new stamp sets. Now I will have to be using it to get more card stock and if I get clicks I may get a stamp set too. It takes a while for it to add up. I don't have an extremely popular blog. And now back to the card.
I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of copier paper (clean scrap will do) and I used it to tape the Designer Series Paper (DSP) on. The DSP is from the "Pleased as Punch" 12" x 12" paper pack. I cut the pieces 2" x 5-1/4" each and I taped them to the copier paper. I often do that so I can get the DSP even and also so I have something to line up and tape it on straight. I could add the pieces right onto the card base but I often get it crooked. I taped the DSP piece to the card base.
Then I stamped the flower from the "Hoot Hoot"Hooray" set using black Memento ink. I did mask off the "you made my day" words because I wanted to make this a Mother's Day card. I colored the flower in using my Blends Pen. I used light and dark Granny Apple Green and Calypso Coral for the leaves and petals. I used dark Daffodil Delight for the center of the flower. And that was it for the coloring. So quick and easy. I die cut the flower using the stitched oval die. I left the bottom part more open so I had room for the words.
I die cut a Calypso Coral oval using the scalloped oval die. I taped the stitched oval to it. Then I taped the ovals to the front of the card.
The words are from the Itty Bitty Greetings" set. I stamped them using black Memento ink. I punched out the words using the "Classic Label" punch. I set the words on using Dimensionals.
And that was it. I love this DSP, it's SO pretty. The backside of the green is tulips and I didn't buy the punch and the backside of the flowers is some pretty stripes that I will be using in the future. Maybe, I like the flowers much better.
This is a very quick way to make a card. I may make some cards using this layout to get rid of some retired DSP. I have LOTS of it!!
Thank you SO much for taking the time to stop by today. I hope this post finds you safe and healthy,
Thank you SO much for taking the time to stop by today. I hope this post finds you safe and healthy,
Wanda
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