Snowman Magic, Merriest Frames, Christmas Card, Snowman Card, Stampin' Up!

Today I thought I'd work on a card for a possible family Christmas card. This one is a candidate, though I have a couple of other ideas to try out before I decide. This card was fun to make. There was no fussy cutting but there was paper tearing and that's another one of the things I don't care much for. Also heat embossing but that's not on this card so I'm good with tearing!! But if I had to add all three, well then I'd be purchasing my cards this year!!! LOL

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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Balmy Blue for the layer and then I cut a 3-7/8"  x 5" piece of Basic White for the top layer. I textured that top layer using the embossing folder from the "Merriest Frames" bundle. 

I measured the inside of the frame that embossing folder creates and it was 2-1/8" x 2-7/8". I cut a piece of Basic White for that space. 

The snowman was die cut from the "Snowman Magic" bundle using Basic White card stock. I cut out two of him. I also cut 2 arms and a snowflake at the same time. Then I cut the second snowman along with another snowflake. I also stamped the bow tie and die cut that too. And the hat was die cut from a scrap piece of Basic Black card stock. I also took a scrap piece of Daffodil Delight over to my cutter and cut a tiny sliver for the band on the hat. And the last thing I cut was the face of the snowman. I saved the nose.

I took out my Blends pens and I colored the arms using the Bronze pen. I colored the face area on the second snowman with the dark Basic Black pen. And I colored the nose using the dark Pumpkin Pie pen.

The arms were glued to the front of the second snowman body. Before I glued the top snowman on, the one with the face die cut, I made sure the eyes and mouth would all be black. Once the two snowman bodies were glued together, I put the nose back in place. Then I glued the hat and bow tie. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

I thought that rectangle I cut needed some color so I took my blending brush and scrubbed on some Balmy Blue ink. Then I tore a piece of Basic White card stock that was 2-1/8" wide and about 2" tall. I tore it to about 3/4" tall. I taped it in place on the bottom of the Balmy Blue inked rectangle. Then I taped that rectangle to the front of the card.

The snowman was set in place and I added the two snowflakes. I ended up coloring them and the torn snow with my Wink of Stella pen. I recommend doing this before you set them in place. I added a small crystal rhinestone to the center of the two snowflakes and the card was done. 

I'm happy with how it turned out and how easy it was to make it.  It's a good candidate!

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

Peaceful Moments, Pretty Prints, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Want to make a super quick card? It might take you longer to get the materials out to make the card than it will take to actually make the card!

Go get a half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock. And some white embossing powder, Versa Mark, and your heating tool. Cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper from the "Pretty Prints" 12" x 12" package.

Fold your Very Vanilla piece in half. My card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

Then stamp your words, nine are from the "Peaceful Moments" set, using Versa Mark ink and pour on some white embossing powder and tap any excess off. Heat the powder.

Tape the DSP to the front of the Very Vanilla card base and your card is done.

Yup, that quick and simple. And it's pretty too! It's a perfect masculine card!!

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

Hippest Hippos, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

A friend of mine had surgery last week and I thought it was about time to get a card to her. She should hopefully be alert enough now to enjoy some reading and tv. I know it was difficult for me to concentrate for a few days after surgery. It's like the grogginess needed time to leave. So today I'm making her a card to go with her gift.

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 die cut the scalloped layer using a die from the "Color & Contour" bundle. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

I cut a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock and textured it with a retired flower embossing folder. I was going to use the "Pretty Flowers" one but I grabbed the wrong folder.  It's still pretty, a bit busier than I wanted but it's done and I'm using it. I taped this piece to the scalloped rectangle piece.

Next I die cut the second largest stitched circle in the "Stylish Shapes" die set. I used my Blending Brush and Granny Apple Green ink and scrubbed it on the circle. I added Dimensionals behind it and set it aside.

Then I stamped the hippo from the "Hippest Hippos" set using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut it with the matching die. And I colored it in using my Blender pens. I used light Smoky Slate, light Gray Granite, dark Granny Apple Green, dark Balmy Blue, dark Real Red, and light Flirty Flamingo. I should have waited a few minutes for the alcohol to evaporate a bit before I colored the Real Red on the flower. I added Dimensionals behind the hippo and set it aside.

The words were done on my computer. I searched all my current sets to find some get well words in a straight line but had no luck, so I just decided to print them out myself. I used "Comic Sans" 18pt font for them and printed them in black. I trimmed them on my paper cutter to measure 1/2" x 2-3/8". I added Dimensionals to the back.

To assemble the card, I affixed the scalloped rectangle in place first, then the Real Red textured piece on top of that.  Then the circle was set in place with the words and moved around a bit until I thought it looked good. Then I affixed them in place. And the last thing to affix in place is the hippo on the center of the circle.  And that was it. The card was done. This is a very quick and easy card to make. 

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

Wonderful World, Art Gallery, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

So what's my excuse for today?  I left my scissors out!! (I leave everything out!!LOL) I was just trying to find an excuse as to why I was doing more fussy cutting!!  This flower looked simple enough to fussy cut. It didn't have all the jagged edges like the purple flowers on yesterday's card did. I thought the flower was pretty and I thought I could make a simple birthday card with it, so here's how I made it.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. The layer on top is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock that I roughed up the edges using the edge of my scissors.

Next I fussy cut the flower from the "Wonderful World" Designer Series Paper (DSP) 12" x 12" package. I added Dimensionals to the back and I laid it on top of the Basic White piece I had just cut. It needed some sort of background so I took my Blending Brush and Mango Melody ink and scrubbed on some color.

Then I set the piece in my Stamparatus to see where the words would go. Since I needed a birthday card and the words from the "Art Gallery" set were perfect to go across the bottom area, I stamped them using black Memento ink.

Once the words were done I affixed the flower to the Basic White piece and then I affixed the Basic White piece to the card base and the card was done.

This was as easy as I thought it would be. It's pretty and it was quick too!

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

Eden's Garden, Wonderful World, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

I found this gem on the internet and knew I just had to make it. I dove right in and after I had gotten going I saw all the fussy cutting.  But I endured it and you can see how it turned out (with a few little changes). I found the card here.  I was looking for a get well card, though this card could be used for many other occasions just by changing the wording. It's such a fun and pretty 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.

A 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the top layer.

I die cut 4 circles. Three using the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wonderful World" 12" x 12" package.  And the 4th circle was die cut from a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I used the 1-7/8" circle die from the "Layering Circles" die set. 

The words are from the "Eden's Garden" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. 

The two pinkish circles were set in place first. I set them in opposite corners.  I was going to try to do that with the other two circles but the purple flowers wouldn't let me. So I taped the left one in place and set the word one aside for the time being.

Next I fussy cut the flowers from two different sheets in the "Wonderful World" DSP package. This is when I realized I should have paid better attention to what I was getting into. I was fine with the fussy cutting until I saw the purple flowers.  But I did stick with it and was glad I did. SO once the fussy cutting was done, I added Dimensionals behind the large white flower and it's leaves.  Oh, the leaves on the upper left were from another flower and were tucked in after the white one was set in place. Then the word piece was set in place. I used Dimenisonals on the right side and glue on the other. I also held the purple one over the word piece as I set it in place to make sure it would all look good when I was done. Once the words were in place, I took some thick linen thread I had and made three loops. I actually stapled it to the front of the card, at the area where the word piece would cover it. 

The word piece was set in place and then the ends of the linen threads were glued together and tucked under. I added a dot of glue where the threads meet to hold them together more.

Now it was time to add the purple flowers. I added tape to the top three and a dot of glue to the bottom one. I positioned them so the words would still show.  And that was it. Other than the fussy cutting, I didn't mind making the card. I think I'm whining a bit too much there because I'd make another one in a heartbeat!!!  Isn't it pretty?  See why I couldn't pass it up?

Thank you ever SO much for taking your time to see this pretty get well card,
Wanda

Hippest Hippos, Art Gallery, Caroling Mice, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

I had a lot of fun making this card. I should have had more colors in it but it is what it is! I love playing with the "Hippest Hippos" set, there's three adorable hippos in it.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer.

The circles are Basic White and Smoky Slate and were die cut using the largest stitched circle die from the "Stylish Circles" die set. They are both the same size, I just offset them a bit. I cut the circles in half and them taped them together.

The ribbon tag is also from the "Stylish Circles" die set. I used the largest one and then I cut a 3/4" Basic White strip for inside that piece since there were no dies that were that size. I set the stitched one on top of the Basic White strip and traced the end so they would match. I fussy cut the end on the Basic White piece. 

The words are from the "Art Gallery" set and were stamped on a 1/2" x 3" piece of Smoky Slate card stock using black Memento ink. I snipped the right end so it had that ribbon end look.

The hippo is from the "Hippest Hippos" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. Then I colored it in using my light Smoky Slate and Granite Gray Blends pens. I also used dark Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade for the flower. The nostrils were colored in using the light Flirty Flamingo and the eye was colored in using the dark Balmy Blue pen.

The dots in the background are from the "Caroling Mice" set. I stamped them and then colored them in using my Smoky Slate marker. I didn't have a splat or splash stamp image so this one had to work and it did!

Once the dots were colored I assembled the card. I took a 1/4" strip of Smoky Slate card stock and taped it to the back of the half circles at the top. I trimmed the ends to be flush with the half circles.

I tied a piece of white Baker's Twine around the half-circles. I wrapped it twice and then tied a bow to the left.

The circles were then taped down. The two tone ribbon piece was then added. The words were place on top of that piece, lining it up on the left side. Then the hippo was put in place. I used Dimensionals on the upper part and tape on the bottom.  And that was it, the card was done. 

This card was fun, quick, and easy to make. But I think I should have stamped the dots on the background using maybe Poppy Parade or even Flirty Flamingo. Something to pull the colors together. But I still like it the way it is. I think I like the layout more than anything.

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

Wonderful World, Art Gallery, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Does this card have a feeling of calm to you?  It's what I felt when I saw it on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I didn't change it much at all.

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 used the Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Wonderful World" 12" x 12" package. I love it when the DSP is named the same as the stamp set. That way I can remember what papers go with a set instead of trying to remember or guess. I hope this is a new trend for Stampin' Up!. 

The front of my card differs a bit because I didn't have a piece of DSP wide enough. So I cut my floral piece of DSP 4" x 5-1/4".  I wasn't sure how long it was going to end up so I just cut it that way. Then I cut a piece of the DSP for the bottom part of the card. That piece was smaller than on the original card because of the size piece I had to work with.

I die cut the edge of the flora DSP using the rounded die from the "Basic Boarders" die set. I lined it up as close to the bottom as I could and made sure that each side looked even. I used post it tape to hold it in place. After die cutting I took my 4" x 1-1/2" piece of the pink DSP and glued the two together. I glued the floral on top of the pink. I tapped the long edge on my worksurface to make sure it was level. I set it sit for a while.

I stamped the flower from the "Wonderful World" set using Flirty Flamingo ink. I had masked off the leaves and stem with some painter's tape. Because I had this set up in my Stamparatus I was able to just mask off the flower part (on the stamp) and ink up the leaves, remove the mask and stamped the leaves.

Then I took the3rd largest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" die set and set it over the flower to see what words I had that would fit in that area. The words are from the "Art Gallery" set using black Memento ink. Then I die cut the flower. 

Now that my glue was set up, I took that piece and cut it to measure 4" x 5-1/4".  I taped that to the front of the card making sure I had a nice even (or fairly even) border around the card. Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower circle and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. 

The original card has a rhinestone on the circle piece. I didn't add one because I am mailing mine and I'm being cheap and not wanting to spend the extra money for a non-machinable item. I sent out too many cards so I need to save where I can.

This was a very fun, quick, and easy card to make. I love the looks of it. The color just has a nice "calm" feeling.

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

Hippest Hippos, Peaceful Moments, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

I still had my "Hippest Hippos" set sitting out so I thought I'd play with it again today. I found this card on the internet. You can see the original here. I pretty much copied it exact, except for the words.

The base of the 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 1" x 5-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Brights Collection 6" x 6" stack. There's a lot of papers in those stacks in each color group. I taped the DSP to the bottom of the card.

Next I stamped the hippo from the "Hippest Hippos" set and die cut it with the matching die. Then I colored it in using my Blends pens. I used light Gray Granit for the face, belly and toe nails. The head and body were colored in using the light Smoky Slate. The nostrils were done with a touch of light Flirty Flamingo. The flower is light Poppy Parade, and the leaf and stem are light Granny Apple Green. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

I die cut a 2-1/8" Basic White circle from the "Layering Circles" die set. Then I die cut a 2-7/16" scalloped circle from the same set using Pacific Point card stock. I took the Basic White circle and my blending brush and I scrubbed on some Gray Granite ink. I think something in the blue field would have been prettier.  The two circles were then taped together and Dimensionals were added to the back. I placed the circles on top of the card to see how much room I had for the words. The words are from the "Peaceful Moments" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

Next the circle was set in place on the the front and then the hippo was added to the circle. I did add a little "Wink of Stella" to the flower but it didn't show up on the photo, but trust me, it's there and it's pretty! And that was it.

This was a fun, quick, and easy card to make. This would also make a great Birthday, Mother's Day, Get Well, or Thinking of You card.

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

Hippest Hippos, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

In just a few short days the "Hippest Hippos" set is going to be retiring. It was a very fun Sale-a-Bration set. I've played with it quite a bit and have had a lot of fun with it. I found this card on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try with the materials I had. You can see the original card here. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Pacific Point card stock.  It picked up the splotches of Pacific Point in the Designer Series Paper (DSP), well, it was supposed to. To me it looks out of place I should have just stuck with Night of Navy!

I cut a piece of DSP from the "Pretty Prints" 12" x 12" package. It measured 5-1/2" x 2-1/8".  I made it 1/8" wider than I needed to but I wanted my Basic White piece to lay on top and not be butted up against the edge. I taped this to the right side of the card.

Then I cut a piece of Basic White card stock that measured 5-1/2" x 2".  I set it aside. 

The hippo is from the "Hippest Hippos" set and was stamped using black Memento ink. I colored him in using my Blends pens. I used light Gray Granite for the face, belly, and toenails. Then I used light Smoky Slate for the body and head. A little light Flirty Flamingo was dues for the nose and mouth. And light Balmy Blue was used for the eyes. He was die cut using the matching dies in the bundle. I added Dimensionals to the back and set him aside.

I still had my balloon punch so I punched out a balloon using the same DSP as is on the right side of the card. I added a couple of Dimensionals behind it and set it aside.

The hippo and balloon were set on top of the Basic White strip so I could see where to scrub on some Balmy Blue ink with my blending brush. Then I set the two pieces back on top of the card stock to see where the words would go. 

The words are from the "Peaceful Moments" set. It's such a fun word set and the fonts in it are wonderful. I stamped the words using Nigh of Navy ink. I taped the strip to the front of the card about 1/4" from the folded edge.

Now I was ready to set the hippo and balloon in place. After they were on the strip I drew in the lines for the balloon string. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside of the card and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I just love these adorable hippos and will be sad to see them go. But then maybe I can play with some of the other sets I bought and maybe even start our Christmas cards!!  Maybe!!! LOL  I think this could be a card for adults and kids alike!

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

Snowman Magic, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

I am such a big snowman fan. Living in Minnesota you learn to live with the snow and cold in the winter. I love the snow and the cold is okay but the ice storms are not. We don't have many but it only takes one to make you stay indoors.  I used to make a snowman every year but some of the last few winters the snow isn't snowman snow. You have to have the right snow!!  And this year I won't be able to make one due to my hip needing replacing, but watch out next winter!!! LOL  

My card was made by using a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy for the base of the card. This card opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 6" x 6" "Lights Aglow" package. There's 48 double sided pieces in this stack. For my card I used two different pieces. The red one was cut at 5-1/4" x 1-1/4" and the lighter colored piece was cut at 5-1/4" x 2-3/4". I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock to tape these pieces too. Actually I cut two, one for the inside of the card. The white paper has fun colored dots, red, blue, gold and green.  And the gold is metallic. It's very pretty in real live. I don't think it shows up if you click on the pic to enlarge it.  Anyway, once the DSP was taped down I added the sparkling "Iridescent Trim" to the spot where the two colors meet. This trim is a bit thicker than I'm used to working with. I used the Tombow glue to set it in place. I set a couple of punches on top to hold it in it's place till the glue sets.

The snowman is from the "Snowman Magic" set and was die cut using the white glitter paper. If you have read a few days ago about the snowman in the shaker card, I did do what I thought would work. After die cutting the snowman, I die cut the face. I saved the nose. I had cut 2 snowmen, one from the glitter paper and one from scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I colored in the face area with my Basic Black marker on the card stock snowman.  I die cut the arms from Crumb Cake card stock. Soft Suede would have been a better choice. I glued them to the back of the glitter piece. Then I glued the two snowman pieces together. Now the arms are sandwiched between the snowman bodies. Much safer! 

Next I colored the nose using my dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pen. If you use your marker the ink won't dry on the glitter.  When I colored it in, I gently taped the marker on the nose piece. "Drawing" across it could ruin the pen tip. Then I glued the nose back in place.

I die cut the hat using Basic Black card stock. I also cut a very thin strip of Daffodil Delight card stock for the band. I glued that in place. The scarf was die cut from a scrap piece of Night of Navy card stock. I glued that in place too. I took my Light Petal Pink Blends pen and tapped on some "blush" on the cheek areas. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

The background oval is from the "Rings of Love" DSP 12" x 12" package. I die cut it using the oval from the "Fabulous Frames" die set. I also die cut a Basic White one. I turned them over and scotch taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back, except in the area where the oval touches the trim and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. It's centered from left to right but moved up a bit from center on the top to bottom. I wanted to have some room for the words.

The snowman was then set in place on the oval. The words are from the same "Snowman Magic" set and were stamped using Night of Navy ink. I trimmed this piece to measure 2-7/8" x 3/8" and the Night of Navy layer was cut at 3" x 1/2".  I used Dimensionals to set it in place, making sure not to put one where the trim would be.

I tied a bow using the Iridescent trim and I glued it in place. I set a punch on top to hold it in place while the glue dried. The 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I just love this little guy!! He's SO cute!

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

Rings of Love, Artistically Inked, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

I am finding more cards using the "Rings of Love" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I was a bit hesitant when I got the paper but now that I'm seeing some cards on Pinterest that I really feel I need to make, I'm much happier. I did find this one on there. You can see it by clicking here.  The original card is a fancy fold. I just converted the design into a single fold. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy 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 DSP from the "Rings of Love" 12" x 12" package. I cut the piece at 1-3/4" on the short side. I flipped the left side over and taped the two pieces down on the front of the card.

I took a 3/8" x 5-1/4" piece of Night of Navy card stock for the strip that covers where the two pieces of DSP meet.

The scalloped frame is from the "Color & Contour" bundle. I die cut it using Soft Suede card stock. The DSP in the center was cut at 2" x 3-1/4". I taped that piece in place. Dimensionals were added to the back and the focal piece was set in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as possible by eying it. I always feel it's more important to get it straight then centered!

The words are from the "Artistically Inked" set and were stamped using Night of Navy ink on a scrap piece of Crumb Cake card stock.  It was die cut using the stitched oval die from the "Mini Pocket Envelope" die set. I glued the piece in place. I chose glue because the whole oval wasn't going to be on the focal piece and I didn't want it to catch on anything and come off. With the glue it's going to stay in place. 

A few colored rhinestones were added to the front and the card was done. With Blends pens and clear rhinestones, you have lots of colors available.  I used the dark Daffodil Delight for this one.  And the card was done.

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

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

Snowman Magic, Shaker Christmas Card, Stamping Techniques, Stampin' Up!

Today I ran across a fun shaker card. Shaker cards are not one of my favorite cards to make because of all the extra steps involved. But I endured them to make this card because I just LOVE snowmen!  I found the video here and it may be easier for you to watch it than for me to try to not miss a step. I will try and if you get lost, then go to the video. You can see that video you here. I didn't have some of the products used here so this is how I made mine.

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

A 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Real Red card stock was cut for the layer. Before I taped it down I die cut the scarf. Then I glued the piece in place.. I wanted a very strong bond because I feel that the shaker part can be a bit weighty.

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the "Santa's Express" Designer Series Paper  12" x 12" package. I glued that on top of the Real Red piece.

I did not have the background paper that was used for behind the snowman so I had taken some retired DSP from the "Snowflake Splendor" package. If I necessary I was going to take a piece of card stock and wet it, add some Mint Macaron ink and some salt to get a wintry effect but I had this DSP so I went with it. I cut this background piece of DSP at 4-3/4" x 3-7/16".  I also cut another piece out of some scrap Basic White card stock. I taped the DSP on top of this piece. The DSP needed more stability. 

The snowflake frame is from the "Snowman Magic" bundle. I didn't have the glimmer paper that was used so I just used Basic White card stock. After die cutting it, I  cut the frame out using the second largest stitched frame from the "Rectangle Stitched Framelits" die set. 

I cut the snow at the bottom by just using my scissors and making some mounds. The original card has you make two separate snow mound pieces, I just made the one.

The snowman was die cut, you need two.  On one of them I die cut the face. You need to save the nose and color it in using the dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pen. You will also need to take a piece of Basic Black card stock and glue it behind the face so the eyes and mouth show. Though I'm thinking you could just take your marker and color in the second snowman in that space and get the same effect, right? After the black piece was set in place, the nose was glued on, then the scarf. The hat was die cut from a scrap piece of Basic Black and it was glued on. The second snowman body was glued to the first one.  I added a bit of Wink of Stella to the hat and scarf for a little sparkle.

The arms were die cut from Basic White card stock and colored in using the Bronze Blends pen. They were glued behind the snowman. I would think that they could be added before gluing on the second body, sandwiching them in between the two pieces. I may try that when I make my next snowman for a future card. I will also try out the coloring of the second body piece too.

Okay, the trees were die cut, you need three. You need to take your bronze Blends pen and color the stem. I would think that the Crumb Cake marker would give you close to the same color, same for the arms. And you could even cut the arms from Crumb Cake card stock. And maybe the trees too.

I did not have the Evening Evergreen Blends pen so I used my ink pad to slid over the branches and a little bit on the trunk so it didn't look like the branches were missing up the trunk. 

The middle tree was glued in place first. Then the snow mounds piece. Then the other two trees. 

The bird was stamped using Tahitian Tide ink and the beak was avoided. I actually put my fingernail over it while I inked the bird. I was surprised that the ink came off my fingernail so quickly.  The beak was colored in using Crushed Curry, though I would have preferred Daffodil Delight or Pumpkin Pie. The bird was set in the third tree using a tiny Dimensional.

Next the snowman was set in place using Dimensionals. The video tells you to put a Dimensional over the arm areas to help hold them in place. Another reason for them being added before the second snowman piece is glued on.

I'm kind of lost here in all the stuff you need to do to get this card made!! LOL  I forgot to mention that when I die cut the snowflake frame, I also cut a piece of acetate for the window. I glued it in place and set it a side. You want this dry before you need it. Then the double sided sticky foam strips were set in place all around the frame. To add the frame to the snowman piece, you need to add your sequins or snow stuff on the snowman piece and then bring in the front piece. It's probably best to stand up to do this so you can see it will be set evenly all around. Though you can do some trimming off of any thing that didn't line up. I've done that when I've made these cards. 

The words were added to the bottom right corner. Mine are from the retired "Petite Pairs" set because I didn't have the set that was used on the original card. I used the oval die from the "Mini Pocket" envelope die. I can't wait to play with more than just the oval from that die cut set!

I glued my piece to the front of the card and I added a couple of snowflakes to the front that were die cut from the set.  And the card was done.

I hope I was able to explain it well enough, but there's the video you can watch to clarify anything I missed or explained differently.

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

Wonderful World, Forever Fern, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

I have found that I am really liking this "Wonderful World" Designer Series Paper (DSP) more than I thought I would. There's lots of fun things you can do with it and some can even minimize your stamping. Though I do like to stamp and color, sometimes you need something different. And here it is!

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Sahara Sand. A perfect color to go with Gorgeous Grape and yet a color I don't use very often.  This card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

The Gorgeous Grape layer is cut at 4" x 5-1/4" and taped to the card base. And the DSP from the "Wonderful World". I used two scrap pieces. The top piece was cut at 3-3/4" x 2-1/4" and the bottom piece was cut at 3-3/4" x 3".  I taped the bottom piece down first because it was the tallest and then I taped the upper piece down. 

I cut a 1/2" x 3-3/4" piece of Sahara Sand strip and I taped it down to cover where the two pieces of DSP meet.

The flower is from the same package and I die cut it using the "Fabulous Frames" die set. The frame die is SO pretty.  I used the same die to cut the outside frame for the flower. I cut a 2-1/2" x 3-1/8" piece of scrap card stock. When I cut it on the shorter side, I cut over the 2-1/2" mark to make it a hair wider. I glued it to the back of the Sahara Sand frame. Then I taped the floral image inside the frame. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place in the upper left corner of the card. 

The "hello" is from the "Forever Fern" set and was stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed it to measure 7/16" x 1-1/2". I taped it in place over the cute tag label that is in the same "Fabulous Frames" set. 

I was going to color some pearls to set on the front but I saw I had some retired candy dots so I used them instead. I have so many embellishments to try to use up and sometimes a card comes along that allows me to pop on a few.

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

This was a very fun, quick, and easy card to make. I like the pretty purple flower, it just pops with the white background it was printed on.

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

Wonderful World, Artistically Inked, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

I have always liked these corner flip cards. They are easy to make and give a fun look too.

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

To make the flip part you just need to get your paper cutter out and set your card stock on it with the long side on the cutter, line up the left edge at 3".  Line your cutting blade up at 2-1/5" and cut down to 4-7/8".  Then turn it clockwise so the shorter edge is on the top and line the left edge up at 3". Line your cutting blade at 3" and cut up to 5/8".  I like to score my piece before I fold the corner over. I just take my rule rand line up across the corners and score on the two small areas. You don't need to do this, I just find I get a better fold when I that.  You can just push that bottom part of the half-square you cut inward and upward, close the card and then press the flipped part down.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Wonderful World" 12" x 12" package. I love it that they named the DSP the same as the stamp set so I can easily see which set it goes to. Not that I can't use it for a different set but I can quickly find it when looking for it while using this set.  Anyway, I cut the DSP at 4" x 5-1/4".  I marked the top left at 5/8" and the right side at 3-1/2".  Then I used my cutter and cut off that corner so the piece would fit nicely under that flap. I taped the DSP in place on the front of the card. I didn't take note that the angled edge would be showing on the other side before taping. I was planning on adding on adding a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece to cover that opening anyway, so I was just careful when I pressed the DSP in place, I opened my card to do that so it wouldn't stick to the inside of my card and tape my card shut! I added thee 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece to the inside and I was ready to decorate the front.

I cut a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of DSP for the square. It's actually the backside of the floral DSP I had just taped down for the front.

The flower is from the "Wonderful World" set and was stamped using Garden Green and Melon Mambo ink on the flower. I set up a piece of Basic White card stock in my Stamperatus, I masked off the stem and stamped the flower and then I masked the flower and stamped the stem. I prefer to do it this way instead of using markers. One reason is I find this kind of stamping ruins my markers and I get a better coverage with an ink pad. Plus I can ink again if I need to.  But that's a personal preference. Once the flower was inked, I die cut it using the 2-1/8" circle die from the "Layering Circles" die set. I set the flower in place using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Artistically Inked" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Rectangle Stitched" framelits die set. I set them in place using Dimensionals.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White was added to the inside and before I send this card off, I am going to use a couple of glue dots to hold the flap down. I like it to be nice and flat. In the photo it's not stuck down and it looks fine, I just like to have mine lay flatter.

And that's it. It's a very fun and easy card to make once you get the hang of how it works. If you are leery of trying it, use a half-sheet of scrap copier paper first and you will feel confident enough to move onto card stock!

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

Flowering Flowers, Sun Prints, Rings of Love, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

I received some samples of the "Sun Prints" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I don't have the set that goes with them so I had to think about what I could use that would compliment the DSP and still be a fun card. And this is what I came up with.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Sahara Sand card stock. This is a color I don't use very often. I prefer the brighter colors. But now and then an idea comes along and I'm glad I have some Sahara Sand on hand. Like on today's card.  My card opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Night of Navy card stock for the layer. And the DSP was cut at 3-3/4" x 5".  I taped the DSP to the Night of Navy piece and I taped the Night of Navy piece to the front of the card. 

Now the question was, what to do next?  What do I have that would go with this layout and color combo so far.  I took a piece of DSP from the "Rings of Love" 12" x 12" package and cut it at 2-1/2" x 3".  Then I cut a Night of Navy layer at 2-3/4" x 3-1/4".  I taped the DSP to the Night of Navy piece. I added Dimensionals behind it and set it in place on the front of the card about 1/4" from the top and two sides.

The words are from the "Flowering Flowers" set and were stamped using Night of Navy ink. The ink is so dark that it looks like black ink.  So if you don't have Night of Navy ink, black will work just fine. I stamped the words on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and die cut them using the 3rd largest stitched die from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. And then I die cut a circle using Night of Navy card stock and a die from the "Layering Circles" that was just a bit larger than the stitched circle. I added Dimensionals to the bottom half and a bit of tape to the upper part. I set the circle in place on the front of the card. 

I thought the card could use a little bling so I colored some crystal rhinestones with my dark Night of Navy Blends pen and I set them in place on the circle.

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

This was a very fun, quick, and easy card to make. I do like the look of it and the colors are fun.

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

Happiness Abounds, Friendship or Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

I am not sure what category this card falls under. Is it a thinking of you card?  A friendship card? A thank you card?  I guess it's a versatile one.  This would make a pretty Mother's Day, get well, wedding, or birthday card. It's also a fun layout.

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.

First I cut a 4-3/4" x 2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Hues of Happiness" 12" x 12" package. Then I cut a 5" x 2-1/4" piece of Daffodil Delight for the layer. I taped the two together and set them in place on the front of the card. It's about 1/4" from the top, bottom, and folded edge.

Then I took a different piece of DSP from the same package and I die cut it using the third smallest stitched square die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I cut a 2-1/8" x 2-1/8" piece of Daffodil Delight card stock for the layer. I taped the two pieces together. It was then set on top of the card to see where the words were going to go. The words are from the same "Happiness Abounds" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. Then I added Dimensionals to the back of the square and set the piece in place on the front of the card about 3/4" from the left edge and bottom edge. 

The flower is from a piece of DSP in the same "Hues of Happiness" package. It was cut with the matching die and set in place on top of the square using Dimensionals. I had fussy cut a little leaf pair and slipped it under the flower.

I thought about adding some embellishments but I decided to color the flower in using my Wink of Stella pen to give it a little bit of shine. It doesn't show up in the photo but in real life it's very pretty. It added just enough glimmer. And the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. It's colorful. It was quick to make. It was easy. And it can be used for several other occasions. 

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

Santa's Delivery, Santa Express, Penguin Place, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

One more Christmas card before I move on to some of the other sets. I do realize that a few of the Sale-a-Bration sets I have are going to be retiring at the end of the month, so I'd better play with them a bit more. Especially the hippos!!!

Today's card was very quick and easy to make due to the "Santa Express" Designer Series Paper (DSP). You get a nice big 12" x 12" package with lots of fun images. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card happens to open on the right and the fold is on the left. It's not what I planned but I had grabbed the wrong folded card and it just ended up this way. But it's okay, it still looks nice.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP that had the Poppy Parade color. It's actually the backside of the next piece of DSP on the card. That piece is a fun scenery with trees, candy canes, mountains, gift packages, and more.  I cut that piece 3" x 4-1/4". I taped the Poppy Parade colored one down first and then the scenery one on top of that. But before I taped it I stamped the greetings from the "Penguin Place" using Granny Apple Green ink. 

The train is from the same DSP package and I used the die from the "Santa's Delivery" bundle to die cut it. I also die cut three puffs of smoke. I set the train and the smoke in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.  Yup, that was it.  Super quick. Super Simple. And Super fun!  

Thank you SO very much for stopping by to see this super Christmas card,
Wanda

Santa's Delivery, Santa Express, Christmas Card, Split Circle Technique, Stampin' Up!

I had forgotten about the fun "Split Circle" technique. I think I may have done it once but it would have to have been a long time ago because I don't recall. I did try to do a search on my blog and nothing came up, so maybe I never did try one.  But at my age, I forget and somethings I do is new to me!!! LOL  Just being happy doing what I'm doing. So how was this card made? 

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

Next I cut a Granny Apple Green 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Brights Collection" 6" x 6" stack. I love buying those stacks because you get all the colors in several designs. I never seem to use them all up before they retire though. I taped this piece on top of the card base.

Then I cut a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I taped this piece on top of the DSP.

For the fun wavy pieces, I die cut circles using the "Stylish Shapes" stitched circles dies. I used the second, third and fourth largest dies. The DSP is from the "Santa Express" 12" x 12" package. When you do this technique, you get two cards because you cut the circles in half. I cut one large dotted and one large striped. I cut two of the red but I really only needed one if I was going to make just one card.  And then I cut one of the striped paper using the 4th smallest die and one of the dotted using that same die. For the circle the penguin is on, I used the second smallest die in the set and I scrubbed on some Granny Apple Green ink using my blending brush.

The words are from the "Santa's Delivery" set and were stamped on a 3/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock using Poppy Parade ink. And the Granny Apple Green layer behind it was cut at 1" x 4-1/4". I taped the strips together.

The penguin is from the "Santa's Delivery" set and was stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White. I die cut it using the matching die. I colored him in using the following markers, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, and Blushing Bride (for the tongue). I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

Now to assemble the half circles. I included a picture of how mine looked, though these are upside down. Sorry. But you get the idea. When I was first gluing the circles together (yes, I used glue because I wanted to have that movement on the DSP before the glue set so I could get them lined up nicely on the straight edge), you want to make sure you glue them in the right direction. If you were to turn the bottom piece 180 degrees, you'd see that the circles are lined up on the same side. Lay them out first before you glue. And when you glue, just make sure the corner tips line up and the top cut edges line up. It can be a hair off because that edge will be hidden by a word strip.  So, once I got my circles together I set them in place on top of the Basic White piece. I eyed them so the top and bottom were fairly equal and the same for the sides. Then I taped the pieces in place. I made sure the red centers lined up with each other and the rest just fall into place.

Next the word piece went over the top of the half circles. Then the little Basic White circle was taped in place. The penguin was then added to the circle.

I added a few red rhinestones to the front and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I love the look of it and I think this is something I would do again in the near future.

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

Rings of Love, Forever Fern, Friendship or Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

I didn't think I would be getting much of any use out of the "Rings of Love" Designer Series Paper (DSP), mostly because I didn't purchase any stamp sets/bundles to go with it.  But I found another card that used the DSP and I thought it was SO pretty, so I had to make one. I did change mine a little. 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 on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I opted for Basic White for the card base because I am running low on Poppy Parade and I just had to make it work.

Next I cut my Poppy Parade card stock at 4" x 5-1/4".  I taped that to the front of the card base.

Now I had to do some creative measuring and backward measuring too. I started with the DSP.  I cut it at 1-3/4" x 4".  It's from the "Rings of Love" 12" x 12" package.  Then I cut the Basic White layer.  It measures 4-1/4" x 2-3/4". And the Mint Macaron card stock was cut at 4" x 4-1/2".  

The house is from the same DSP and I used the third smallest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes, die" set. And I die cut a Poppy Parade circle using the 1-7/8" circle die from the "Layering Circles" die set. It's the 5th smallest in that set. I taped the two circles together.

I taped the DSP to the Basic White piece and set the circle on top to see how much space I had for words. I don't usually tape the DSP down, in case I make a mistake with the words but today I rolled the dice on that one!  LOL  

The words are from the "Forever Fern" set and were stamped using Poppy Parade ink. When I stamp like that I often use a piece of scrap copier paper over my piece to try it out first to make sure it's straight and to also check to see if the ink pad isn't too wet. 

After stamping the words I taped the Basic White piece to the Mint Macaron piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

I added Dimensionals to the back of the circle piece, making sure not to add the top one up too high because part of it would be exposed over that edge. It's better to just add it near the edge of the rectangle piece, that way you know it won't be hanging over. Once the circle was set in place, the card was done. I didn't add any colored rhinestones to mine. I was going to but I want to mail this and I don't want to pay any extra postage for non-machinable envelopes.  

This was a fun card to make and I LOVE getting ideas and copying Kadie's cards!!

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

Hues of Happiness, Happiness Abounds, Friendship or Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

When I saw this card on Pinterest I knew I had to make it. It's always fun when you have most of the stuff to make a card you like. You can see the original card here. Clicking on that photo won't take you anywhere. I didn't have any measurements so here's how I made the card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) and taped it to the front of the card. Then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

I cut a 2-7/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the focal piece and a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock for the layer.

The flowers were die cut from the "Hues of Happiness" 12" x 12" DSP package. I curled the edges of the center flowers. Yup, I said flowers. There's the large one and then another one was set on top. I don't know if once these are mailed the curled part holds or not. But right now it's pretty. 

I had set the flowers on the Basic White piece so I could see where the words would go. The words are from the "Happiness Abounds" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. Once the words were stamped I taped the Basic Black layer to the back. 

Then I set the flowers in place. I used glue for the flowers since I wasn't using much because of needing the edges to stick up. So I added a dot of glue to the large flower and set it on the Basic White piece. Next  I added a little glue and placed the rest of the pieces in place. Dimensionals were added to the back of this piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I added some colored rhinestones to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun, quick, and easy card to make. Plus it's SO pretty!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's friendship or thank you card. I'm not sure which it is but it's ready for either!

Have a wonderful day, 
Wanda

Artistically Inked, Rings of Love, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Today I wanted to make a card using these cute watercolor birds in the "Rings of Love" Designer Series Paper (DSP) 12" x 12" package.  And I came up with a super simple card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Night of Navy card stock for the layer.

For the top layer I cut a 3-7/8" x 3" piece of the DSP. I cut it at 3" so I could get four cards from one strip. I only got three because I measured wrong on one. UGH!!!  Then I took a 3-7/8" x 3" piece of Basic White card stock and cut the bottom with one of the "Basic Borders" dies. I glued it to the DSP but made sure the piece didn't cover up much of the upper part of the DSP.  I knew I'd have to trim the top but I wanted the piece long enough to just cover the DSP.  After trimming the piece, it measured 3-7/8" x 5-1/8". 

Next I stamped the "thanks" from the "Artistically Inked" set using Night of Navy ink. Then I taped this piece to the front of the card. 

I took my Night of Navy Blends pen and colored the pearls. I let them sit for a minute and then set them in place on the front of the card.  And that was it the card was done.

If I were to make more, I would give that scallopy edge a bit of Night of Navy with a sponge or blending brush. Unfortunately I put all three of the cards together at the same time so they all have the same blah look there. But this is how we learn, right? LOL

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

Hippest Hippos, Very Best Occasions, Birthday Cards, Stampin' Up!

I have been finding a lot of fun cards using the "Hippest Hippos" bundle.  I found this one on Pinterest but I did change it up a bit. You can see the original card here.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Subtles" 6" x 6" stack. I taped it to the front of the card.

Next I cut a 5-1/4" x 2-1/2" piece of DSP from the "Rings of Love" 12" x 12" package. A 5-1/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Poppy Parade card stock was cut for the layer behind it. I taped these two pieces together and then taped that to the front of the card.

The hippo is from the "Hippest Hippos" set and was stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I colored her in using my Blender pen and Smoky Slate. I colored my marker on my acrylic block and picked up the color with the Blender pen.  For the tutu, I used Poppy Parade right from the marker, along with the shoes and "fingernails".  I die cut the top part of the umbrella using a scrap piece of DSP that I used for the background. The handle was die cut from a scrap piece of Early Espresso card stock.

The Basic White circle was die cut using the second largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set.  Then I die cut a Poppy Parade scalloped circle using the "Layering Circles" die set and the second largest die. I used my blending brush to scrub on some Mint Macaron ink and then I taped the two circles together. 

The words are from the "Very Best Occasions" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. 

I die cut some Poppy Parade hearts and Blushing Bride flowers using the dies in the "Hippest Hippos" set. 

Now to assemble the front. I added Dimensionals behind the circle piece and set it in place on the front of the card.  Then I added Dimensionals to the back of the hippo and set her in place on the circle.

The word piece was added using Dimensionals on the right and a dot of glue on the left. 

The hearts and flowers were set in place with dots of glue. I added crystal rhinestones to the center of each flower and the card was done.

This was a fun card and so darn cute too!!!

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

Rings of Love, Forever Fern, Happiness Abounds, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Once again I find myself using what I have to make a card I found on the internet.  You can see the original card here.  And read on to see how I made mine.

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

I stamped the background using a leaf image from the "Happiness Abounds" set.  I was just looking for an open compound leaf, though I would have settled for a single leaf if I had to. I stamped these leaves using Soft Sea Foam ink.

I took second largest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" die set and I cut out a house from the "Rings of Love" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I sponged the bottom with Old Olive and the upper part with Night of Navy ink. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

For the tree strip, I cut it from the same DSP at 4-1/4" x 1-1/2". A 4-1/4" x 1-3/4" piece of Night of Navy card stock was cut for the layer. I taped the two strips together and then taped them to the front of the card about 1-1/2" up from the bottom.

The words are from the "Forever Fern" set and were stamped using Old Olive ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed the piece to measure 5/16" x 1-3/4".  I snipped the end to make the ribbon look. Then I cut a piece of Night of Navy card stock for the layer behind it at 1/2" x 2".  I had trimmed my words after I stamped them. I would have liked them to be 1/4" but I found it difficult to trim such a thin piece.  But I'll take it!!  I taped the word piece to the Night of Navy strip and then I trimmed the end of the Night of Navy strip to match the word strip. 

Now came the tricky part. Because I didn't have the same words mine were a bit longer. So I had to move the right side all the way to the edge of the card. I left  a little bit of the large DSP strip showing above the word piece.  Then I set the circle on top to see where it was going to be permanently.  I wanted to make sure I had a little bit of the tree strip showing on the left.  And you can see how it ended up. 

I'm pleased with the way it looks and would make another one. I believe the original card had the house fussy cut. I couldn't find another house on the sheet like this one. They all seem to have something different.  So I just left it flat and it looked just fine.

This was a fun card to make!!

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

Very Best Occasions, Awash in Beauty, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

I saw this card in an email I had received so I clicked on the link to get some details. You can see the original card here. I had to make do with what I had and this is how my card turned out. I like it just the same.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I took a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and the mask from the "Artistic Mix" decorative masks package and my blending brush and scrubbed on some Balmy Blue ink.  I didn't have the die that was used on the card. I looked it up and thought I might order it, it's called "Split Textures" dies, there's two of them. But upon looking them up I saw that they are not available.  SO I thought about waiting until they did come available but then I'd probably forget what I wanted to do with them. I decided to just use a mask for the background and one of them looked a lot like the die so I went with it. At first I did it on a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock because that was what I needed but once I removed the mask the border was larger on the left than on the top. But it was okay that I had redo it because I colored over the area too many times and the Balmy Blue was really dark.  I cut the card stock at 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" and then I colored over the mask. I was much happier with how it turned out. I trimmed the long side first so the piece measured 4"and then a little off the top to match the border left on the long side. Then I trimmed the other side so the piece measured 5-1/4".  

The flower cluster is from the "Awash in Beauty" Designer Series Paper (DSP) 12" x 12" package and was fussy cut.  It was a lot of cutting but it's SO worth it. I set the piece on top of the card to see where I was going to add the words.

The words are from the "Very Best Occasions" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower and it was set in place on the front of the card.  And that was it, the card was done.

Isn't it pretty?  Even with the stenciling mask. Making do with what I had and the best part is, it worked!

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

Happiness Abounds, Hues of Happiness, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Tonight I will set the "Happiness Abounds" set aside and play with something else.  I do love playing with this set though, mostly because of the printed flowers in the "Hues of Happiness" Designer Series Paper (DSP) package. The matching dies make it easy to cut out the pretty flowers and whip up a card in no time. Here's how I made today's card:

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Early Espresso card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I chose Early Espresso because of the center of the larger flower.

Next I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of DSP from the 6" x 6" "Subtles" stack. I taped that to the front of the card base.

Now here's where I had to redo a step. I had taken a 4" x 5-1/8"piece of Basic White card stock and I textured it using the "Pretty Flowers" embossing folder.  Then I took the scalloped die from the "Basic Borders" die set.  Once I used the border die I had squished all the texture and I realized I had done it backwards!  So I die cut the scalloped piece first. I set it just above the bottom edge of the 5-18/4" side of the Basic White piece.  Then I texture it and then I cut it to the size I wanted it. After cutting the piece measured 5-1/8" x 3-1/4". I had cut 1" off the top portion. Before I glued this to the front of the card, I tied a piece of linen thread around it and made a bow. You can see it on the left of the big flower. You can see it more clearly if you click on the phot.

Once the bow was tied and the piece was glued in place, I die cut my flowers and leaves. I set them in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals for the flowers and glue for the leaves.

The words are from the "Happiness Abounds" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink. I cut them to measure 5/8" x 3".  I added Dimensionals to the right side and the center and a dot of glue to the left side.  I just noticed my words were a bit lower on the right side and I fixed that on the original card but I didn't retake the photo.  

For the final touch I added three pearls, and then a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock to the inside and the card was done.

This was a very fun and easy card to make. I like the colors and I love the layout.

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

Happiness Abounds, Birthday or Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

I saw this card after doing a Google search and I thought it was so pretty. I don't like using so many flowers on one card. Mostly because you don't get a ton of them in the package but it was just too pretty to pass up. SO I made the sacrifice and used the flowers. You can see the original here. The only way to view it is on YouTube. 

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 and textured it using the "Pretty Flowers" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I die cut a Granny Apple Green circle from the "Layering Circles" die set. I used the largest circle and then I used the third largest for the word piece. I did stamp the words from the "Happiness Abounds" set first using Black Memento ink and then I die cut the circle. I taped the circles together.  Oh, I did make sure that I had the words off to the right before I die cut them. I glued the circles to the front of the card.

Then I proceeded to die cut the flowers and leaves from the "Hues of Happiness" Designer Series Paper (DSP) 12" x 12" package. I taped the flowers in place and tucked the leaves in around them. 

Some rhinestones were added to the front and the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick, and easy card to make. I think it's SO pretty.

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

Snowman Magic, Penguin Place, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

This was not what I had in mind when I started making this card. I was working with this layout and I wanted to do a Santa card but I ended up with a snowman card. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Poppy Parade. I cut the card stock on the 8-1/2" side so when the card was cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11".  I folded it in half and added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of  Basic White on the inside.

I cut the bottom part of the front off at 1-3/4".  Then I cut a 4" x 3-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Santa Express" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

Then I die cut a Poppy Parade scalloped edge piece using the die from the "Color & Contour" bundle. I used the next smaller die and cut a Basic White piece. 

The snowman came from the "Snowman Magic" set. I die cut it with the matching die using some glitter paper. Then I stamped an Early Espresso hat and a Garden Green scarf. I set the snowman on the Basic White piece for placement for the arms. Those were stamped using Early Espresso ink. 

The face of the snowman was stamped using black Memento ink. I colored the nose with my dark Pumpkin Pie Blands pen. 

I glued the snowman to the Basic White piece. Then The had and then the scarf. 

The words are from the "Penguin Place" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. 

What happened next was maddening. I had touched the snowman's face area and the Memento ink did not dry. I debated whether or not to use it. I was going to go with Staz-On but I thought I'd have trouble with the Blends pen.  I think I should have gone with the Staz-On.  I ended up getting some black dots around the side of the hat and the arm on the left. So I took the snowflake image from the "Penguin Place" set and stamped off once with Balmy Blue ink and covered the upper part with snowflakes. 

The focal piece was glued to the Poppy Parade scalloped piece and then that piece was set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. But make sure the Dimensionals don't go beyond the cut edge of the front of the card or the card won't open. And no, I didn't to that (this time!!!LOL).

This was a very fun card to make and maybe tomorrow I'll do something with Santa.

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