To A Wild Rose, Sweet Strawberry, Thank You Card

The "To a Wild Rose" set is retiring in a few days. It's kind of sad because it was an expensive bundle ($70 total) and it was only available for one year. There is no way I got $70 worth of use out of it. So I'm making sure I rethink buying these Million Dollar Winners (demonstrator designed) sets. Especially ones this expensive.  So I will be holding onto this set for a little while until I feel I've used it enough to sell it.

So onto this card. The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. 

I stamped the flower from the "To a Wild Rose" set using black Memento ink. Then I stamped the solid area image using Flirty Flamingo that was stamped off once. And then I used the detail image with Flirty Flamingo ink. I die cut the flowers using the matching die.

I then stamped the leaves using black Memento ink and I used Granny Apple Green to stamp the leaf centers. The leaves were then die cut out.

The die cut pieces were set on top of the card base to see where to do the sponging. I sponged on some Daffodil Delight ink to help the flowers stand out more.  It was a toss up between Balmy Blue or Daffodil Delight ink. I'm thinking the Balmy Blue might have been the way to go.  I also wanted to know where the words were going to go too. 

The words are from the "Sweet Strawberry" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

I set the flowers in place using Dimensionals on the right flower and half Dimensionals on the left flower and half tape. You don't want to add Dimensionals where the flower will be covering the other flower. Before I pressed the flowers in place, I added some tape to the leaves, slipped them under the flowers and then pressed everything in place.

This was an easy card to make. I may stamp and die cut a few more pieces to assemble another time.  Just want to try to get as much use as I can from this set.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time today to see this thank you card,
Wanda

Beautiful Friendship, Sweet Strawberry, Thank You Card

Today's card was a quick one to make.  It was so quick that I actually felt a bit guilty and added some Wink of Stella to help ease that guilt! LOL

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Ornate Garden" 12" x 12" package. I  just realized there's only a few days left before the new catalog begins and all the DSP I have retires. UGH.  And it was a goal of mine to try to use it up before it retires.  Though I did think that I had the whole month of May but I was wrong. Before I taped the DSP to the front of the card I taped down some ribbon. First I was going to use the 3/8" wide white ribbon (retired) but it was too bright and I didn't really like the look. SO I took some Old Olive (retired) ribbon and taped it on top of the white and I liked it SO much better. I also taped the ends of the ribbon on the back of the DSP using scotch tape.

Then I stamped the flower from the "Beautiful Friendship" set using Pacific Point ink.  I love that color and don't use it much.  Once the flower was stamped I die cut it using the second largest "Stitched Nested Labels" die. 

The leaves were stamped next using Old Olive ink.

The words are from the "Sweet Strawberry" set using black Memento ink.

And before I set the piece in place on the front of the card with Dimensionals, I colored the flowers with Wink of Stella.  It gave it some sparkle which then tied it in with the gold shiny background.

Like I said, it was a very quick card to make and it was super easy too.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to see this super easy thank you card today,

Wanda

Sweet Strawberry, Birthday Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

I had made a few extra strawberries yesterday from the "Sweet Strawberries" stamp set and I didn't want them to get ruined or lost so I thought I'd try to come up with a new card with the pieces I had sitting on my worktable.  And this is what I came up with.

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

I cut a 5-1/2" x 1-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Berry Delightful" 12" x 12" package that was available in the latest Sale-a-Bration book.  I still have some sheets to use up and I am going to be doing that.  After spending the last week going through retired DSP and pricing it for a future garage sale, I decided I'd be using the papers more and making it a goal to use them up. The DSP used here was actually a scrap. I know, you can hardly use up a 12" x 12" sheet by cutting it in 5-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces!

I cut a 5-1/2" x 1-3/4" piece of Basic Black card stock for the layer. I taped that layer in place about 1/2" up from the bottom. 

The words are from the "Sweet Strawberry" set and were stamped using Poppy Parade ink. Then they were die cut using the second largest "Stitched Circle" die.  A Basic Black scalloped was die cut that was a little bit larger than the stitched circle. Those two circles were taped together. I wasn't sure where I was going with this yet. I just knew I wanted to make a birthday card and it needed to go above the DSP.

I decided to cut the circle in half, well, a little less than half because I needed to tuck it behind the DSP strip and make sure the words show. I taped the circle and slipped it under the DSP strip and pressed it down to hold it in place.

I glued the stem to the strawberry and glued the leaf to the right side. Then I added Dimensionals to the piece and set it in place on the left side of the card.  I was thinking of adding some Wink of Stella to the strawberry but I didn't.  I'm till thinking it could use it! It doesn't show up in the photos anywhere, so just pretend that it's on there and sparkling away! LOL

I took one of the tiny flowers that were left over from yesterday too and I added it to the word piece using glue. A pearl was set in the center of the flower and the card was done.

This is a very quick and easy card to make, even if I had to start from the beginning with no extra pieces on hand. I think it's a bright and cheery card too!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see this cheery birthday card,
Wanda

Sweet Strawberry, Birthday Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

I can't begin to tell you how much fun I had making this card.  First of all it's pretty. I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original here.  I just loved the colors and how cheery it was. And then there's the matching punch. It finally arrived. I ordered it with the set in February and it's almost the end of April and it is finally here. SO I will be making quite a few cards using this set. I love punches, they don't seem to wear out my arm as much as cranking the Big Shot with the die cuts. Plus I seem to be able to line things up better with a punch.  So onto the making of this card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card 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 "Ornate Flowers" embossing folder. 

The Basic Black piece was cut 3" x 4" and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Berry Delightful" 12" x 12" package (from Sale-a-Brations) was cut at 2-3/4" x 3-3/4".  I have found some fun strawberry background papers on the internet to download if you can't get your hands on this DSP.  I taped the DSP to the Basic Black piece and Dimensionals were added to the back.

The words are from the "Sweet Strawberry" set and were stamped using Poppy Parade ink. Then they were die cut using the second largest Stitched Circle die.  A Basic Black scalloped circled that was a little bit larger than the stitched circle was die cut and the circles were taped together.

The strawberries were stamped using black memento ink and stamped with Poppy Parade ink. The stems were stamped using Garden Green ink. I set this up in my Stamparatus and stamped the stem twice to get it nice and dark. Then I stamped Garden Green ink over the stems. The leaves were stamped the same way except I used Granny Apple Green to stamp them. And the tiny flowers were stamped using Blushing Bride ink, twice for the outline and stamped off once for the centers. Everything was punched out 

I took the flowers and put them in the palm of my hand. I cupped my hand and I took the end of my ink pen and pressed it into my palm to get it to curl a bit.

I set the DSP piece in place on the front of the card about 5/8" from the fold and 1" from the top.  I added Dimensionals to the right side of the circle and double-sided tape on the left side.  Then I set the circle in place on top of the rectangle piece. 

The stems were glued to the strawberries. I preferred glue but tape can be used too, it was just more difficult to get the tape on such a small area.  I snipped off the top of the stems. I taped the left strawberry first and then I added the second one. I did use tape on the upper part of the Granny Apple Green leaf and I slipped it under the strawberry before the glue set. 

The little flowers were added using a dot of glue. Glue dots would work nicely too. A tiny gold metallic pearl was added to the center of each flower and the card was done.

I totally loved making this card and it made me smile when I finished it because I love happy feeling it created.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time today to see this sweet birthday card,
Wanda

Good Morning Magnolia, Thinking of You Card

The "Good Morning Magnolia" set is retiring next month and the "thinking of you" words in the set are one of the prettiest ones I've seen and I've used them a lot. I'm gong to miss this set mostly for those words.  I found this card on Pinterest and I thought it would be great to actually use some of that gold foiled paper in the "Ornate Garden" Designer Series Paper (DSP) 12" x 12" package.  You can see the original card here. I only changed the words. This is a versatile card and you can use it for other occasions too. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Old Olive. This card was cut in half on the 8-1/2" edge of the full sheet of card stock. So this card opens at the bottom and the fold is at the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of the DSP and before I taped it to the front of the card, I punched out the small daisy. I put the long side of the DSP into the punch and slit it all they way in until it stopped. Then I punched the daisy. Be careful removing the punch because those little points in the center area want to curl and get caught in the punch.

An Old Olive piece was cut at 3" x 4" and the Basic White piece on top was cut at 2-3/4" x 3-3/4".   I taped the two pieces together.

I punched the large daisy using a piece of the DSP. I couldn't do it from the center of the 4"" x 5-1/4" piece because you could see where it was punched. So I could only punch the smaller one.

I also punched a large gold foil flower too.

A Dimensional was used to affix the DSP flower to the gold foil flower. They were offset so the petals of the one were in the open space of the other. The small flower was set in place using Tombow mono glue. The petals sat on top of the petals from the gold foil flower. I set it aside to dry.

The words were stamped using black Memento ink and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and then die cut using the 2" oval die. I also die cut the scalloped oval that is just a bit bigger than the die the words were cut from.  The oval dies are retiring too. I love using them and I'm hoping something fun will be replacing them. You can't always use circle dies for words and sometimes square and rectangle just don't cut it.  Anyway, I taped the word piece to the gold foil scalloped oval. I added Dimensionals on the back and set it in place at the bottom of the card. I set the words in place because I wanted to make sure they fit in the area and the flower didn't cover them.  I had set the flower in place first and had to move everything. The word piece is very close to the bottom edge of the white piece. Only about 1/8" of the white is showing.

The flower was set in place using a Dimensional and a retired faceted gem was added to the center. You could use a large rhinestone colored with a Blends Pen or you can punch a circle and glue it in place too. 

This is a super easy and fun card to use.  I love this layout and will probably be using it again in the near future.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see this thinking of you card today,
Wanda

Under My Umbrella, Baby Shower Card

I had to make one more card using the "Under My Umbrella" set before I put it away. I wanted to make sure I had a baby shower card for my stash. I probably will be keeping this one since I will be giving up my set sometime in the future. You can see the original card here. 

I made my card a little different. The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Daffodil Delight Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Brights Collection 6" x 6" stack. I taped this piece to the front of the card.

I used the largest "Stitched So Sweetly" scalloped rectangle die for the Basic White panel. I die cut this piece and then I set it in my Stamparatus to stamp the words from the "Under My Umbrella" set. The words were stamped using black Memento ink. 

Next I stamped the umbrellas using black Memento ink on Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight and Sea Side Spray card stock. I used my chalk pen on the Sea Side Spray piece and then it dried up. So I had to take some white acrylic paint and a toothpick and add the dots to the pink and yellow umbrellas. I set them aside to dry.

I stamped the flowers from the same set using black Memento ink. I colored them in using the light Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green Blends pens. I fussy cut the flowers out and set them aside.

The handles were punched out using Soft Suede card stock.

The rectangle piece was ready to be set on the front of the card but I couldn't find it. I traced my steps, looked on the floor. I even looked on the elbow of my sweater in case I had gotten tape on it and it was stuck to my clothing.  It was no where to be seen. UGH.  So I put the Dimensionals on the umbrellas and tried to think of where it could have gone. I added tape to the back of the umbrella handles and then I decided I just had to make another one.  So I got a quarter sheet of Basic White card stock and I took out my Stamparatus and lo and behold, there it was still under the magnets in the Stamparatus!!!  I've never done that before.  There's a first time for everything. 

So after my discovery, I taped the scalloped piece onto the DSP, centering it as much as I could by eying it.  

I removed the protective pieces from the Dimensionals and I stuck the umbrella to it making sure it was straight. I did that with the other two umbrellas. I set the pink one in place first, then the yellow and then the blue.

I added a dot of glue to the top of each umbrella and I set the little flowers in place. I added some Wink of Stella to the flowers only, not the leaves.

I took my Sea Side Spray Blends pen and colored some rhinestones and added them to the center of each flower and the card was done.

This was a very easy card to make and it was fun until I couldn't find the scalloped piece.  I am going to be keeping this card for future use. I have newly married nephews who will probably be starting a family soon and I probably won't own this set by then, but the card is ready!!  

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to see this sweet baby shower card,
Wanda

Under My Umbrella, Thinking of You Card, Friendship Card

Welcome back to my blog. I wanted to make one more card using the "Under My Umbrella" set before I put it back on the shelf until it retires next month.  I may make a couple more cards using it before I say goodbye to it.  I REALLY need to downsize my sets. 

I took a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Flowers for Every Season"  6" x 6" stack.  I stamped the umbrella top using black Memento ink on the yellow flowered DSP.  I wanted to find some DSP that had smaller designs so it wouldn't get lost on the small umbrella piece. This worked perfectly. After stamping I punched it out with the matching punch. 

I stamped the raindrops on a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock using Seaside Spray ink. Then I die cut the circle out using the largest Stitched Circle die. I set the umbrella on top to see where to stamp the handle. The handle was stamped using black Memento ink.  Make sure you check your block before you stamp so you don't get any ink from the corners onto the circle like I did. I didn't know I got ink on the corner of the block and I didn't know it transferred to my stamped circle.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do. I REALLY didn't want to stamp more raindrops. Not that it was difficult but I just didn't want to. SO I stamped the tiny flower cluster and fussy cut it out. Then I colored it using by light Flirty Flamingo, light Mango Melody and light Granny Apple Green Blends pens. I would just hide the smudge of ink that there was no other way of hiding other than starting over.

The boots were stamped and fussy cut out.  I colored them with the light So Saffron Blends pen. Then I colored in some dark Mango Melody and then I colored over the Mango Melody so it would blend in better. I didn't like what I saw, it needed Crushed Curry but I don't have any Crushed Curry Blends pens and Stampin' Up! doesn't either!  I ended up using my Crushed Curry marker and just colored on the top edge of the boots, the bottom of the boots and along the left side of each boot. It drew that color in that I was looking for. Now I was happy with the way the boots looked.

I took another piece of DSP from the same package and I cut it at 5-1/2" x 1-1/4".  I also cut a piece of Crushed Curry card stock at 5-1/2" x 1-1/2" and I taped those two pieces together. 

I used the largest scalloped circle to die cut a Crushed Curry piece for the raindrop layer. I taped the two circles together.

The striped strip and circle piece was set on top of the card base for placement of the words. The words are from the same "Under My Umbrella" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

Once the words were stamped I was ready to assemble the pieces.

First I taped the strip in place about 1/2" from the fold. Dimensionals were added to the back of the circle piece and set in place on the front of the card. I added the umbrella, boots and the little flower cluster using Dimensionals. And when I looked at the card I thought something was missing. The boots needed something. So I stamped another little cluster of flowers and fussy cut the smaller one. I colored it the same as I did for the other flower cluster. I added a dot of glue and set it in place on the boot. 

I finished off the card by adding some Wink of Stella to the flowers and the card was done.

This was a fun and easy card to make. It would also be a great friendship card and it could easily be changed into a bridal or baby shower card.  I may have to make a few of those before I sell my set/bundle.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time today to see my latest thinking of you card,
Wanda

Under My Umbrella, Thinking of You Card

The "Under My Umbrella" set and matching punch are retiring next month.  I'm going to miss this set.  You never know when you need a shower card or like this card, a thinking of you card.  But there's SO many other sets that you can make a thinkin of you card with but not many to make a shower card with.  Then I say, "I'll just make a bunch of shower cards to have on hand."  But that doesn't work for me. When I need a card I usually make a fresh one and I think I figured out why. It's because the whole time I'm making the card I'm thinking about the person who is getting it. So my other option is to stamp and punch a bunch of pieces to make a card with later. I thought that was a great idea but this set has some cute background flowers that need to be stamped later.  And, this is a big AND, not to mention they'd have to be fussy cut if I were to add them to make a background later on down the road.  So I just decided I'd make a few cards with it and move on.  I found a cute card on Pinterest that I thought I'd give a try with what I had. You can see the original card here.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card opens at the bottom and the fold is at the top. The full sheet of card stock was cut in half on the 8-1/2" edge. The front was textured using the "Brick & Mortar" embossing folder.

I cut a piece of Basic White card stock to measure 4-1/4" x 2-1/2" and I stamped the words from the "Under My Umbrella" set using black Memento ink.

Then I stamped the flowers. Once the flowers were stamped I colored them in using both light and dark Poppy Parade, Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green Blends Pens. For the flower centers I just used the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Pen. The flowers were then colored over using the Wink of Stella pen, but not the leaves. 

The small flower on the umbrella was stamped on a scrap piece of card stock and was colored in the same way as the larger ones.  This flower was fussy cut out. I also added Wink of Stella to those little flowers.

I stamped the umbrella and the boots using Black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I colored in the umbrella with both light and dark Blends pens and the boots were colored in with both light and dark Balmy Blue Blends pens. I always start with the lightest pen and work in the dark one on the edges. Then I come back with the light pen and blend in the contrast lines. It smooths out the light and the dark coloring.  It blends them in, hence the name "Blends Pens".  

Once I was done coloring I punched out the umbrella and the boots.  Normally I punch first in case I mess up the coloring but I must have been feeling either brave or confident.  I didn't mess up the coloring. I stayed within the lines this time!

I die cut a Basic White circle from the "Layering Circles" dies using the 2-7/16" one and I die cut a Basic Black scalloped circle using the scalloped one that was just a bit larger than the Basic White circle. I taped those two circles together.

I also cut a 4-1/4" x 2-5/8" piece of Basic Black for the layer on the word panel. And I cut a 4-1/4" x 1" piece of Poppy Parade card stock for the bottom of the card. I know I have the 6" x 6" Brights Collection Designer Series Paper (DSP) with the Poppy Parade designs in it but I couldn't find the stack. I think it's buried in a big mess on my worktable.  I think!! So I just used a piece of Poppy Parade card stock. I was going to texture it using the "Ornate Flowers" embossing folder but I forgot. But it worked out fine anyway.

I glued the Poppy Parade piece to the bottom of the front of the card. Then I taped the word piece to the Basic Black strip and set that in place 3/4" from the bottom of the the front of the card using glue. I glue my pieces to the textured papers because I want to make sure that it will stay. Sometimes you don't always get good contact with texture and the piece comes apart. Gluing makes sure it won't come apart. Just be sure to wait a few seconds for the glue to set. I have continued working on cards and found the piece moved a bit because the glue was not set enough. By the time you are ready to assemble and affix the rest of the pieces the glue should be set. I had used the Tombow Mono glue on my card.

I punched out the umbrella handle using a scrap of Basic Black card stock. Then I set the umbrella top and boots in place to see where the handle should go. Once I determined where the handle should go, I taped it in place. I used my silicone mat and just ran my snail tape over it. The tape doesn't stick to the mat and just magically ends up only on the piece.  Gotta love silicone! I then taped the umbrella and then the boots. I did slide the boots under the umbrella.  I never press down on my taped pieces until I know for sure they are exactly where I want them to be. That way you can remove them or move them without much trouble. 

Dimensionals were added to the circle and the circle was then set in place on the front of the card.  

The little flower piece was added to the top right of the umbrella using a small Dimensional and the card was done.

It's cute and should brighten up someone's day.  It's got such a bright and cheery look to it.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to see this sweet umbrella card,
Wanda

To a Wild Rose, Peaceful Moments, Sympathy Card

Today I thought I'd make another quick and easy card using the "To a Wild Rose" stamp set. I should have played with this set more and now it's going to be retiring.  The sad part is, it was kind of expensive because I bought the bundle, the set and dies together. And I didn't realize that it was going to retire in just one year.  So I will be rethinking my purchasing of these types of stamp sets. I like to have more time to play with them.

So, onto this card.  The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a piece of Balmy Blue that measured 4" x 5-1/4" and a piece of Rococo Rose that measured 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"and the focal piece of Basic White was cut at 3-3/4" x 5.

I took a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and stamped the flower using Rococo Rose for the outline image and Blushing Bride for the highlights. I die cut it out.

The leaves were stamped using Granny Apple Green for the outline image and for the solid part. I die cut the leaves and the flower. Oh, I did stamp and die cut two sets of leaves.  

I set the flower on the focal piece so I could see where the words would be going. The words are from the "Peaceful Moments" set and were stamped using Granny Apple Green ink.

The layers were taped together and then taped to the card base.  

I took some white twine and wrapped it around my fingers to get some nice loops. I taped the loops down in the center area of where the flower would be going. 

Then I set the flower on top to see where the leaves would be going. The leaves were taped in place and the flower was set in place using Dimensionals.

I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored in the details on the center part of the flower and some lines on the flower and I colored all the leaves in.  The leaves on the right were cut. I cut one off and taped it where you see the lone leaf.

Some pearls were added and the card was done.

I think I may have liked it in purples better than the pink colors. But it's still nice.

This was a fun and easy card to make.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to have a look at this sympathy card,
Wanda

To a Wild Rose, Peaceful Moments, Thinking of You Card

I did not take a good look at the retiring list because I hate to say goodbye to some of my sets.  While I was looking at the new catalog, I had the "To a Wild Rose" set sitting out and I didn't even need to look in the catalog to know it's retiring. It's a special set. It's one that a demonstrator, who sold over 1 million dollars in product, gets to design a set. It's kind of sad about those sets because they are only in the catalog for one year. I found this card on Pinterest. You can see the original card here.  

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.

I stamped the flower on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Night of Navy for the outline. Then I stamped the solid part using Balmy Blue but I stamped off once. And the detail part was stamped using Balmy Blue fresh from the ink pad.  I die cut it with the matching die.

A 3" x 3" piece of Basic White was cut and the leaves from the "To a Wild Rose" were stamped using Mossy Meadow for the outline images. Then Old Olive was stamped using a detailed image. I only used two of the leaf stamps but I did use all three stamps for the flower. It would have been better if I had gotten the leaves closer to the corners or even stamped off so some of the leaf is missing. But it's still pretty the way it is.

I cut a 3-1/8" x 3-1/8" piece of Balmy Blue card stock and 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Night of Navy card stock for the layers. I taped all three of those layers together.

Then I die cut a Balmy Blue lacy piece using the die from the "Wild Rose" dies.  I used a double sided sticky sheet before I die cut them because I didn't want to mess with any glue.  

I set the lacy piece down and the layered piece on top to see where the words would go. I wanted to make a "Thinking of You" card and I wanted the word to fit evenly.

The words are from the "Peaceful Moments" set using Mossy Meadow ink.

The lacy piece was then set in place and the square layers on top.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower and it was set in place on top of the leaves.  And that was it. 

This was a very quick and easy card to make. It can be used for several other occasions too. It's very versatile.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to see this sweet versatile card,
Wanda

Beautiful Friendship, Peaceful Moments, Thank You Card

I thought I'd give the "One Sheet Wonder" technique another try. Why not since I hadn't put the stamp sets away yet.  LOL Like I put things away right away!!! 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I took the larger double rose image from the "Beautiful Friendship" set and stamped it around the edges using Daffodil Delight ink. I stamped it in various directions.  I didn't keep the upper part open like I did when I made yesterday's "One Sheet Wonder".  

Next I stamped the same flowers using Crushed Curry ink. I stamped in the open areas and I stamped over the Daffodil Delight images too.  

The leaves were stamped using Pear Pizzazz ink. They were stamped once and then again before inking it up again. That is where you get the soft muted colors.

This was a quick and easy way to make a fun background image. 

 I cut my piece 1-7/8" x 4-5/8". I made three cards and there was still a nice size piece left for a future card or for my stash so I can run across it someday and whip up a card in no time. I also cut a 2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic Black card stock for the layer. I didn't tape them together yet.

The words are from the "Peaceful Moments" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and were stamped using black Memento.  I die cut them using a stitched oval die. I die cut the scalloped layer from the Basic Black layer I cut for the rose strip. No one will know there's an oval cut from that strip. Or you can use a piece of scrap Basic Black card stock. 

Two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock was cut. One for the inside of the card and one for the front.  I textured the front piece using the "Ornate Floral" embossing folder. I glued this to the front of the Basic Black card base.

Next I taped the floral strip and the Basic Black layer together and glued them in place. 

I taped the ovals together and added Dimensionals to the back. I set the oval in place on the front of the card and the card was done. 

What is fun with this layout is you can use it with different orientations. You can put the long strip at the top, like I did here. Or you can put it at the bottom. You can also turn the card so it opens on the right and add the words towards the top, or middle, or bottom. I would use larger words if you're going to do it that way. I made two like the one pictured and one with the words at the top and the panel at the bottom. I liked the panel at the top much better. 

This stamp set is going to be retiring soon and it will be added to my web store sometime in the near future. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time today to see this fun and easy thank you card,
Wanda

Beautiful Friendship, Good Morning Magnolia, Thinking of You Card, One Sheet Wonder Card Technique

I have not done a "One Sheet Wonder" (OSW) in years. I found this one on Pinterest and thought I would give it a try. You can see the original card here. I ruined the first one because my Blushing Bride ink pad is one of the old fabric ones and the stamp didn't ink up nicely. And it's not like you can do this on the Stamparatus.  Well, I suppose you could but it would take a very long time. I had the stamp on my clear block and I tried to get a nice image but I wasn't having much luck. So I thought I would change colors and it was too dark. Oh, I even changed the color and stamped on top of what I had already stamped and it was SO muddy looking.  UGH.  I wasn't going to give up. I stuck with it and this is what I ended up with.  Usually a OSW is a full sheet of card stock or Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I used a half-sheet of Basic White card stock.  The link also has a video so you can follow along. Here's how I made my cards.

The base of the piece is a half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I used the hydrangea looking image from the "Beautiful Friendship" set and Rococo Rose ink that I stamped off once before stamping on the card stock. Or you can use the Blushing Bride ink pad if you have a nicer pad than mine!  

Next the large rose image was stamped using Seaside Spray ink. It's stamped all over, back to back in some places and over the Rococo Rose images too.

Then the single rose was stamped using So Saffron ink. It's stamped in a lot of the open areas and it's not only a single stamp but a second generation too for that lighter look around the open areas. 

The leaves were stamped using Pear Pizzazz ink and were stamped three times in a row on top of each other but moved up just a little with each stamping. My third generation image didn't show up as well, so I ended up stamping off once and then adding it near the other leaf images.  

And the last thing you stamp is the dots from the "Waterfront" stamp set. So Saffron ink was used to to stamp the dots. 

The words are from the "Good Morning Magnolia" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and die cut using the second smallest "Stitched Circle" dies. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Seaside Spray.  Actually I cut two because this OSW will make two cards. I die cut a scalloped circle from the center using the Circle dies. It's one that is just a bit larger than the Stitched circle die. 

The words were taped to the scalloped circle and Dimensionals were added to the back.

The OSW was first cut in half at 4-1/4".  Then I cut it down to 3-7/8" x 5-1/8". I cut on the flowered edges so I could keep the white open area open. Then they were taped to the Seaside Spray piece and that was taped to the front of the card base.

The words were set in place in the open white area and the card was done.  Rhinestones, sequins, enamel dots or anything else you think would look great can be added around the card for some shimmer.  Even some Wink of Stella would be pretty.

I changed the orientation of one of the cards. I thought it looked better that way. You'll know if you make them. 

This was a fun card to make once I got the colors to work for me. And I do regret not doing a full sheet of card stock to make four super quick cards.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see this pretty One Sheet Wonder card,
Wanda 

Beautiful Friendship, Good Morning Magnolia, Thinking of You Card

Both of the sets "Beautiful Friendship" and "Good Morning Magnolia" that I used to make this card are retiring soon.  I LOVE the "Thinking of You" font in the "Good Morning Magnolia". I've used it on a lot of cards. I may hang onto it for a while but like most of the sets I have, I'm going to have to let them go sometime! I found this card on the internet. I don't even know how I got there but I'm glad I did. You can see that card here.  There is a video for you to follow along. I fast forwarded it some but didn't I did mine a little different.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Mossy Meadow card stock. I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White on the inside.

On the outside I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Blushing Bride card stock and taped it to the front of the card.

The Basic White is cut 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  I stamped the flowers from the "Beautiful Friendship" set using Blushing Bride ink. I stamped the flower five times on the card stock. The video showed to stamp two more flowers on some scrap Basic White card stock, so I did that. Then the leaves were stamped using Pear Pizzazz ink. And two more were stamped on scrap Basic White card stock.  

The two flowers and two sets of leaves were fussy cut out. They weren't bad to fussy cut so I didn't whine, not once!  LOL  

I didn't have the Designer Series Paper (DSP) that was used on the original card but I did have some wood look so I used that. I cut that piece 3/4" x 5-1/8" and taped it to the right edge of the Basic White piece.  Some of my leaves and flowers got covered but that's okay, it looks more natural when that happens.

I stamped the words from the "Good Morning Magnolia" set using black Memento ink. Then I punched them out using the "Timeless" label punch. I added Dimensionals to the back of it and to the two flowers. Now on the original card there's a couple of layers of card stock on the inside of the card. A strip of DSP and a flower and leaves. I don't usually decorate the inside of my cards and I didn't look ahead on the video so I ended up with an extra flower and leaves cut and there was no way I was not going to use them on my card. After all, I did fussy cut them without whining! LOL  So I set the word piece in place. I let it overlap the 3/4" DSP strip a bit too. Then I set the bottom flower in place and tucked the leaf under it. I did add a bit of tape to that leaf before I tucked it under the flower. I also made sure the flower and leaves were on top of the word piece a bit. The other flower was set in place tucked under the word piece just a bit. And the other leaves piece was slipped under the word piece. And then I pressed down on the pieces. I don't press down until I'm sure everything is where I'd like it to be.  

I colored some crystal rhinestones using my dark Mossy Meadow Blends pen and I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was one.  

This was a fun card to make and it was easy to follow along on the video too. The lady has an English accent and I LOVE it!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to see today's "Thinking of You" card,"
Wanda

All Things Fabulous, Free as a Bird, Thank You Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

I found a sweet card on Pinterest and I thought it would make a nice thank you card. You can see the original card here. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. 

I took a scrap piece of Basic White and I stamped one of the larger flowers using Misty Moonlight ink that was stamped off once. Then for the highlight I inked up the center image and lightly stamped off and then stamped onto the flower. I did this for the other shaped flower in the set too. 

The leaves are from the same "A Things Fabulous" set (that will be in the 2021-2022 annual catalog - yay!!).  I stamped the leaves using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. 

I die cut the flowers and leaves all at the same time. 

The flowers were set on top of the front of the card to see where the words should go.

The words are from the "Free as a Bird" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink.

I taped the top flower in place first and I tucked the leaf under it before I pressed it down. Then the second flower was set in place using Dimensionals. I added a little Wink of Stella to the center of the flowers and that was it.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I think it would be pretty using Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape in too!  It would also work for other occasions too, like a birthday, anniversary, wedding, thinking of you, sympathy and get well. Very versatile.  That is why a stamp set like this appeals to me. I can get a lot of use out of it because it's good for more than one occasion or season.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see this quick and easy card,
Wanda

All Things Fabulous, Sweet Ice Cream, Birthday Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

I saw this pretty card on Pinterest and I just happen to have my "All Things Fabulous" set still sitting out. (Like I ever put things back right away! LOL).  You can see the original card here. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Daffodil Delight. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock. One for the front and one for the inside.

I cut a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper from the 6" x 6" Brights Collection.  I saw in the new catalog that the designs on the stacks are changed again. I'm glad because these were difficult to work with. I hadn't even opened the Brights back yet. And when I do all I use is 2" off one sheet.  LOL  Oh well.

I set the DSP on top of the Basic White piece. I didn't tape it down, I just set it on it for word placement. I wanted to make this into a birthday card and I wanted to find a "happy birthday" that was on one line. I didn't have very many current sets with it on one line. But I did find this one in the "Sweet Ice Cream" set. I LOVE how large the letters are too.  I stamped them using Mossy Meadow ink and I set the piece aside.

I took some scrap Basic White card stock and I stamped the large and small flower using Daffodil Delight ink. I stamped the center of the flowers using the detail image and Mango Melody ink.

The leaves were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink and the lighter ones were just Mossy Meadow stamped off once. I die cut the leaves and flowers at the same time. I also die cut the lacy piece using a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. This lacy piece has four areas on it in the middle that are perfect for setting a glue dot on.

I taped the Basic White piece to the front of the card and then the DSP.  I added the lacy piece using glue dots.

I had also die cut two leaves from Mango Melody card stock for behind the top leaves to add contrast. I taped the lighter leaves to these Mango Melody pieces. The top leaves were taped in place and then the larger flower was set in place using Dimensionals. I tucked the dark leaf under it just before I pressed down on the flower. I had also added tape to the back of that leaf to make sure it would stick if a Dimensional didn't make contact with it.  Best to be safe than sorry. The smaller flower had Dimensionals on the left side and tape on the right and it was set in place over the left side of the edge of the larger flower.

The other piece of Basic White card stock was taped to the inside and the card was done. 

This card just has a happy feeling to it. I would love to make another one as a thinking of you card or a Mother's Day card. I do need to make a Mother's Day card soon! But I'll probably wait until the last minute.  Anyway, I think the next time I stamp and die cut flowers from the "All Things Fabulous" set I'm going to do a few extra and make another card like this in a different color, or the color I'm using that day!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see this cheery card,
Wanda

All Things Fabulous, Itty Bitty Greetings, Congratulations Card, Stampin' Up! 2021 Spring Catalog

Today's card was fun to make, though I did struggle with color combinations for the details in the flowers. I had forgotten I bought this set/bundle. It was at the bottom of my stack of stamp sets and I had been so busy playing with the other ones that I forgot about this one.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4"piece of Seaside Spray card stock for the top layer. I am thinking it might be prettier if it were textured a little. Or maybe Versa Mark or Seaside Spray ink. It needs something. I taped this piece to the front of the card.

I die cut the fun lacy image using Basic White card stock and I set it in place using glue dots. There's three areas where you can add a glue dot that won't show. But it didn't matter on here because the flowers covered most of the piece.

I stamped the flower from the "All Things Fabulous" set using Blushing Bride on the top one and Rococo Rose for the center of the flower. And the other two flowers were stamped with a different image using Rococo Rose for the base of the flower and Cajun Craze for the center part.  

Then I stamped three sets of leaves using Granny Apple Green ink. I die cut them and the flowers.

The words are from the "Itty Bitty Greetings" set and were stamped on Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I punched them out using the "Classic Label" punch. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

I taped the large Blushing Bride flower and set it on top of the lacy piece but I didn't press it down very hard on the edges. I need to make sure I can slip leaves under it. Then I added the bottom right flower using tape. The flower on the bottom left was set in place using Dimenisonals. Again, I didn't press down on it because I wasn't sure where the leaves were going to go. 

I added tape to the leaves and added them there I thought they looked best.

Then the words were set in place. 

Some Wink of Stella was added to the highlighted parts of the flowers and the card was done.

I do like how this card turned out but I still think the background could use a little something.  This would also make a great Mother's Day, Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Thinking of You and Get Well card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to have a look at my card today,
Wanda

Forever Fern, Good Morning Magnolia, Thinking of You Card

Today I needed to make a thank you card.  Does this look like a thank you card to you?  I don't know what I was thinking but I ended up with a soft looking "thinking of you" card.  So tomorrow I will probably work on a thank you card.  UGH!  I'm going to look at this as a happy mistake!!

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

I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Rococo Rose card stock. Before I taped it to the front of the card I die cut a 2-1/8" circle from it. If you have some scrap you can use that but cut your circle from that but I like to use the piece that is going to be mostly hidden behind another layer.  Why not???

I took some scrap pieces of Basic White card stock and I stamped a couple of the leaf images using Mossy Meadow ink. I die cut them and set them aside.

I took the rounded image stamp, I'm not sure if it's buds or leaves, and I stamped two of them on some scrap pieces of Basic White card stock using Rococo Rose ink. I'm going to miss that color. It's retiring next month. I die cut the two images and then I colored each leaf/berry with Wink of Stella. It needed a little bit of sparkle.  

The words are from the "Good Morning Magnolia" set and were stamped using Rococo Rose ink. I die cut it with the 1-7/8" Stitched Circle die.  I taped the two circles together.

I cut a Basic White piece of card stock that measured 3-3/4" x 5" and taped it to the Rococo Rose piece.

The Mossy Meadow leaf pieces were taped in place on the front of the card and then the Rococo Rose pieces were taped in place.

The circles were added using Dimensionals and the card was done.  After the card was done and this post was almost finished I kept looking at the pink leaf/flowers area and thought that some greens needed to be put in that middle space. So I stamped another leaf set and cut a leaf and slid it under the circle at around the 9 o'clock position.  It toned down that center area. I did like it without the greens on top but it kind of separated the Rococo Rose pieces a bit when a leaf was added. Plus it gave it some dimension.  

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. I do like this layout and I REALLY like this stamp set!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to look at my "thank you" card today! LOL,
Wanda

Sweet Ice Cream, Birthday Card, Children's Birthday Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

I made this card with an adult in mind but it is also a perfect card for a child. It's a perfect card for anyone. Especially those who love ice cream!!!

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Coastal Cabana card stock. My card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut two pieces of  Basic White card stock that measured  1" x 5-1/4". One for the front and one for the inside.  I taped the one to the inside and I waited for the one for the front.

I had a scrap piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Ice Cream Corner" 12" x 12" package. I cut trimmed it up to measure 3-5/8" x 3-1/4". I taped it to a 3-3/4" x 3-3/8" piece of Coastal Cabana card stock. I didn't have any matching Stampin' Up! ribbon so I used some Offray ribbon I had gotten at Walmart a while back (before the pandemic - I haven't been in Walmart since Christmas of 2019).  Anyway, I was just happy that I had some ribbon that matched and I could use it. I didn't use it up, it was brand new but I can make more of this card and use more ribbon.  I taped the ends of the ribbon behind the layers using double sided tape and then when they were where I wanted them to be, I taped them down with scotch tape. I slipped the end of the ribbon still on the spool under the taped piece of ribbon, I tied a knot and then cut the end of the ribbon. I set this piece on top of the Basic White piece to see where the words would go.

The words are from the same "Sweet Ice Cream" set and were stamped using Cinnamon Cider ink. I had just ordered that ink pad. I love how much it looks like the color of gingerbread so I have plans for that color this fall with some retired gingerbread boy stamps, dies and punches.  Once the words were stamped I taped the piece to the card base.

The DSP layered piece was set in place using Dimenisonals.

I punched out the cone using the DSP from the "Ice Cream Corner" package.  It's actually from the back of the ice cream cone paper used on the card. It doesn't take much for the cone so I made sure that punched cones from any scraps. 

I stamped the ice cream using the image from the "Sweet Ice Cream" set and Highland Heather ink. I also stamped some Highland Heather sprinkles. I added a little glue to the top edge of the cone and set the ice cream on to.  I thought the Highland Sprinkles were too light so I added some of the fun "Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles". Those were glued in place. I set the ice cream cone in place using Dimensionals on the upper part of the done and all over the ice cream.

A few more sprinkles were added to the front of the card and the card was done.

I LOVE how cute this card turned out. It's great for an adult or a child. It's colorful enough for females and the Cinnamon Cider leans towards the masculine. Just perfect!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by to see this cute ice cream cone card,
Wanda

Handsomely Suited, Father's Day Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

Today I thought I would have some fun with the "Handsomely Suited" set/bundle. I ordered the bundle so I could get the stamps and dies together. There's some fun dies in there and I hope to play with them sometime soon. But for today, this is what I came up with. Something fairly easy and fun for Father's Day.

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 "Well Suited" 12" x 12" package. I taped the piece in the middle  area because I knew I had to remove it for the second cutting. After taping, I used the third smallest "Stitched Rectangle" die and die cut the center. I lined up all sides as best as I could to get it centered or to give the appearance of being centered! 

After cutting I removed the DSP. I took the DPS and used the next size up "Rectangle Die" and centered it around the cut out area. I taped it in place with a couple pieces of Post It tape to hold it in place and I cut it out. The stitching doesn't show up so well on the DSP but it is there! Then the DSP was taped to the front of the card. You may want to put the DSP on top of the card first to make sure it all lines up. Mine was a hair off in centering and once I turned the piece around to the top was on the bottom and the bottom on the top it fit much better. So it's not perfectly centered, it just looks like it.  After making sure I got the pieces on the right spot I taped it to the front of the card. Before you cut out the piece you could add a tiny piece of DSP to the top so you'd know which end was up. I didn't think of that until just now!  DUH!  Gotta love those "DUH" moments! LOL  

Next came the words from the "Handsomely Suited" set. I stamped them using Pacific Point ink. My pad was a bit dry so it's not as solid as I would have liked it and I even stamped it in the Stamparatus. You almost have to use that to get the words straight. I put a scrap piece of copier paper on the front of the card and then stamped the words to make sure they were straight and centered. Then I stamped the words. But I didn't remember to check the edges of my stamp and I got ink by the "Have".  UGH.  And I had to stamp twice because the ink was too light. So I inked up the words again and I remembered to clean the edge but it was the wrong side.  Again, UGH!  So now I had this nice dark mark on my card. The first time it was light. So the words "now you did it" rang in my head.  What to do?  What to do?  I had some colored sequins so I thought I'd use a royal blue one to cover that mark. It worked and I was hoping it wouldn't give it too much bling for a masculine card.  I think it will work. It's just one sequin, any more and I think it would be too much. Oh and one more thing about the words. I covered the bottom word "Handsome". I didn't want that on my card. Not that the person receiving it isn't handsome but it just didn't seem right on a Father's Day card to someone who isn't my father. 

So now onto the bowtie. I die cut it from a piece of DSP from the same "Well Suited" package. There's even an oval for the center of the tie to die cut. I cut out the bow and the center piece. Before I had added the words I was thinking of putting the bow on one of the corners but it gave it that "Hello Kitty" look so I decided to do the words first. After seeing the space that was created from masking off the "Handsome" on the words I realized I had a gap to fill. When I centered the stamp I included the "Handsome" in the space. But I think this was a happy accident. (I make a lot of those!).  I added Dimensionals to the bottom of the bow and the bottom center of the bow and set it in place. Then I added the center of the bow. Before you stick the bow, make sure none of it sticks to the inside of the card.  Once the bow was added, the card was done. 

I like how it turned out. It's masculine looking and a perfect card for Father's Day. It would also make a great masculine birthday card too! This was fun to make and I can see myself using this layout again.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time today to see this easy Father's Day Card,
Wanda

Art Gallery, Flourishing Phrases, Sympathy Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

Today's card is the sympathy card I needed to make for me to send out. I begun work on it yesterday when I made the one my friend requested.  

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

I took a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. I glued this piece in place on the front of the card.

The words I used are from the retired "Flourishing Phrases" set and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I die cut them using the fourth smallest "Stitched Rectangle" die. I prefer to stamp first and then do the die cutting to make sure I get the words as straight as possible. I added Dimensionals and centered it on the front of the card.

The flowers image is from the "Art Gallery" set and were first stamped on Basic White card stock using Granny Apple Green ink and then stamped on another piece of Basic White card stock using Highland Heather and highlighted with Gorgeous Grape. I die cut both. I fussy cut off the Highland Heather leaves and glued that piece to the Granny Apple Green piece.  I added Dimensionals and set it in place on top of the Stitched Rectangle piece. Then the stem and flowers were added using Dimensionals and the card was done.

I love the simplicity of this card but I'm sad that I had to make it.  Usually when I make sympathy cards they are for the stash to sell.  I don't make very many and they do sell out. 

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

Art Gallery, Here's a Card, Sympathy Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

My "Art Gallery" set was still sitting out (I know, you'd be more surprised if I had told you I had put it away! LOL) and I had a request from a friend to make a sympathy card that was bright and colorful. This is what I came up with and she loved it.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.

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

I die cut the lacy border piece from the "Ornate Layers" dies on a piece of Basic White card stock. Then the words from the "Here's A Card" set were stamped on the right side using black Memento ink. I waited to tape that piece in place until the flower was done. If you are following along, you can tape it down now because you can see the placement.

The larger flower image was stamped using Coastal Cabana ink and the highlights image was stamped using Bermuda Bay ink. I stamped the center with Old Olive but you can pretty much use any color, it's not going to show. I took my Tombow Mono glue and drew over the stamped image and I even took a toothpick to get the pointy areas. I let the glue dry. It remains sticky when it dries. Then I added a piece of the gold foil over the top and pressed it down. I got my stipple brush and brushed away the excess foil. You can also use a toothbrush if you want.  Just lightly brush over the area to remove the foil that didn't stick to the glue.

The leaves and stem were stamped using Old Olive ink on Basic White card stock. The flower and leaves piece were die cut at the same time. I prefer cutting more than one item at a time, it saves time and wear and tear on your machine and arm. I added Dimensionals to the back of the flower and leaves and stem.

I set the word piece on top of the card and the flower pieces just for placement. Once I had them were I liked them, I taped the word piece in place and set the flower and stem in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make and my friend really liked the colors, it was exactly what she wanted. A little bit of my heart goes into sympathy cards especially when I know where they are going.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by today and have a look,
Wanda

Art Gallery, Thinking of You Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

My "Art Gallery" set was still sitting out and I found out today I was in need of another thinking of you card. This is a fun and easy set to play with. Plus there's matching dies!!!  Gotta LOVE that.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card 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 "Brick & Mortar" embossing folder (and it is NOT retiring).  I love the looks of this folder. It works with both female and masculine cards. I glued my textured piece in place. With some of the more dimensional embossed pieces, I will use glue to make sure I get it to stick better. Sometimes with the tape it will go on the whole area but because the area dips in, it won't stick to the card base. So I just glue it and I know the glue will solidly hold my piece in place.

I stamped the stem and leaves image using Old Olive ink. I die cut them with the matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and set aside.

The flower was stamped using Daffodil Delight for the larger image and Crushed Curry for the second step image. Then I stamped some Mango Melody in the center using the small center stamp. I die cut the flower out using the matching die. I didn't like how the Mango Melody looked, so I ended up drawing over that image using some Tombow Mono glue. I let the glue dry and once it was dry I added a piece of gold foil and pressed it onto the sticky glue. Tombow Mono glue remains sticky once it's dry. Ever try to remove it from your fingers? What a mess!  I have a love hate relationship with this glue! LOL After the foil was pressed onto the glued area I took a stipple brush and brushed away the gold that didn't stick. It brushed away easily because the gold foil is so thin and fragile. You could use a toothbrush to do this too. Once I got all the loose gold foil off it ended up as you see it. Pretty, huh? I added Dimensionals to the back.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut it with the rectangle die from the bundle.  And now I was ready to assemble.

I set the stem piece in place and then the flower on top. I was going to have the words go over the stem but it didn't look quite right so I added it below the flower and I think it worked there much better. And the card was done!  

This was an easy and fun card to make. Plus super quick. I need to use that gold foil more often, it's fun and pretty!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time today to see this easy to make flower card,
Wanda

Art Gallery, Thinking of You Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

Today I needed to make a thinking of you card. I pulled out my "Art Gallery" stamp set and found a card on Pinterest that I thought would be pretty to make. You can see that card here. I changed it a little.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card opens on the right and the fold is on the left. Folded it measures 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  

I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Fine Art Floral" 12" x 12" package that measured 4" x 5-1/4".  I taped it to the front of the card.

I die cut the lacy frame from the "Ornate Layers" dies using Basic White card stock. I LOVE this lacy frame and I should use it more, it's SO pretty.

The flower is from a piece of the DSP from the same package. There are two pages of flowers that fit in the die. I found a flower that didn't have any other pieces of flower in the background and I die cut it. Some of the flowers overlap each other and it's hard to find one that is all alone.

I stamped the flower stem and leaf image using Old Olive ink on Basic White card stock. I die cut it out. I LOVE it that I don't have to fussy cut these pieces, though they are easy enough to fussy cut.  But when I don't have to, I'm thrilled. I tend to make more cards using the set when I don't have to fussy cut!

And the words are from the same "Art Gallery" set and were stamped using Old Olive ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. There is a die in the bundle that is perfect for these words. I die cut them out and now I was ready to assemble my card. I cut a 4" x 1-1/2" piece of Rococo Rose card stock. 

The Rococo Rose piece was taped to the middle of the DSP. Then I set the lacy piece in place using Dimensionals. Next I added the stem and leaves piece using Dimensionals. The flower was set in place using Dimensionals and placed just over the top of the stem. The words were also added using Dimensionals. Make sure you don't add a Dimensional to the center of the word piece or you won't like the results. You need that stem to be between the Dimensionals. Once the words were added the card was done.  You could add some bling if you wish. I left it plain because I am sending it through the mail and I don't want to pay extra.

Wouldn't this make a nice Mother's Day, Birthday, Get Well or even a Sympathy card?

This was a fun, easy and pretty card to make. Now I need to get it addressed and ready to mail.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to see this pretty flower card,
Wanda

Handsomely Suited, Masculine Birthday Card, Father's Day Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

Today's card was found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I liked it so much I pretty much copied it as it was. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Misty Moonlight card stock. This card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

There is a 4" x 5-1/4" Basic White piece on top of the card base for the first layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Well Suited" 12" x 12" package. The piece was cut at 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" and taped on top of the Basic White layer.

The ties were stamped using the two long tie stamps from the "Handsomely Suited" set. The first tie was stamped using Versa Mark on Misty Moonlight card stock and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

The center tie was stamped on Smoky Slate card stock using Basic Gray ink.

And the third tie was stamped using Seaside Spray card stock and Misty Moonlight ink.

All three ties were die cut and set in place on top of the DSP using Dimensionals.

The words are from the same "Handsomely Suited" set and were stamped on a piece of Basic White using Misty Moonlight ink. They were die cut using the second smallest Rectangle Die in the set of 8 dies in the package. The words were also set in place using Dimensionals.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White was added to the inside of the card and the card was done.

This is a fun set to play with and I like it because it's a great masculine set.

What was nice about the components of this card was that I was able to use scraps.  It was nice to not to have to die cut a new piece of card stock for small pieces. But sometimes it happens and you just have to roll with it. But when it happens that you can use up all scraps, it's even better!

There are also some Father's Day words in this set and this card would make a great Father's Day card too!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see this nice masculine card today,
Wanda

Hey Chick, Friendship Card, 2021 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

I'm questioning my purchase of the "Chick Dies". I still had my "Hey Chick" stamp set from a couple of years ago and I hardly used it. So when I saw the dies I thought it would be fun to add that to the set and make some cute cards.  Well, I found it difficult to come up with a card back when it was just the set and now add the dies to the mix and I'm still finding it difficult.  Maybe if I find some time where I can dedicate more time to playing with it.  I had limited time today and here is what I came up with.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.  I used a blending brush and scrubbed in some Seaside Spray ink.  I believe the Seaside Spray will be retiring soon.  It was one of my favorite in-colors.

Next I die cut the corn stalks and the parts that hold the corn cobs, there were four of them. I die cut two corn stalks and just four of the corn cob holder parts using Old Olive card stock.  I also cut four ears of corn using Daffodil Delight card stock. I had used scrap card stock when die cutting these pieces.  I glued the corn cob to the holder piece and set it aside to set up. 

I took some white glue and put some on a piece of waxed paper. I folded the paper in half and spread it thin with my bone folder. I opened up the waxed paper and set my corn stalk and pressed it into the glue. I set it in place on the area where I scrubbed in the Seaside Spray color. I repeated this for the other corn stalk.  Then I added the corns to the stalks.

The fence was die cut using some silver foil card stock. I happened to have had a scrap piece in my package and it had a double stick piece on it already. Yay, no messy glue to deal with when adding this piece.  Though removing all those little dots in the fence was not fun because they stuck to the sticky backing. I had to carefully remove them before I could set the fence in place.  I think the fence is adorable and using the foil paper makes it look even cuter! I set the fence in place over the corn stalks. I did use my heat tool to warm up the fence to make sure it stuck. It was starting to come loose so heating up the piece makes the sticky part more stickier and it's really sticking now!

Next I stamped the words from the "Hey Chick" set using black Memento ink.

I stamped the chick and die cut it using the die in the new "Chick" dies. I colored it in using the Blends pens. I used light Daffodil Delight then added some highlights with the dark Daffodil Delight pen. The feet and beak were colored in using the dark Pumpkin Pie pen. The tail feathers were colored using both the light and dark Real Red pens. And the hair was done using both the light and dark Bermuda Bay pens. 

I set the chicken in place over the corn stalk ends and the card was done. It was a quick card to make but I am not thrilled with it. I may cut the edges so it's smaller and add it to a Bermuda Bay or Seaside Spray card base. It's just too plain looking. It needs a little something and I think that might just be what will make the image pop more.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop by and have a look at today's card,
Wanda