Simply Said, Thoughtful Designs, Thoughtful Wishes, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy card for you to make. I found it on Pinterest and you see the original card here.  What turned me onto this card the most is that I can use my scraps of Designer Series Paper (DSP) and make a pretty card!  Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the right. I cut a 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer.

Using the second smallest square in the "Stylish Shapes" set I cut 3 squares from the "Thoughtful Designs" 12" x 12" package of DSP.  I taped them to the left side of the 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock. 

I stamped the words next. They are from the "Simply Said" set using Pretty Peacock ink. 

Next I cut the swag type piece from the "Thoughtful Wishes" bundle using Basic White card stock. I added glue to the largest parts of the piece and set it in place on the front of the card.

The 5" x 3-3/4" piece was added to the front of the card base using Dimensionals.

I added some crystal rhinestones and the card was done!

This was so fun to make, so quick and so easy. I can see using this with lots of scraps of DSP and using different sentiments for other occasions. It's a very versatile layout.

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

Labeled With Love, Simply Said, Flowers of Beauty, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I saw it on Pinterest and I really liked how it looked so I thought I'd give it a try. You can see the original card here.  I made some changes, mostly due to supplies on hand. Please read on to see how the card was made.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pretty Peacock card stock.  Then I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Thoughtful Designs" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to Pretty Peacock piece. Then I taped that to the card base.

A 3-1/8" x 3-1/8" piece of Pretty Peacock card stock was cut for the layer. If I were to make another card I would cut the piece at 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" because I didn't like the spacing between the strips. Those strips are cut from a 3" x 3" piece of DSP from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack and then cut in 1" strips. I taped the strips to the layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were cut using the die from the "Labeled With Love" bundle. Black Memento ink on Basic White card stock was used to make the word piece. I set it aside.

The Basic White "greenery" is from the "Flowers of Beauty" bundle. I added a little glue to the larger areas of the piece and set it in place on the front of the card. 

I added Dimensionals to the bottom of the word piece and a little tape to the top and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

A piece of Basic Black Baker's Twine was used to make the bow. It was set in place using a glue dot.

A few pearls were colored using the dark Pretty Peacock Blends pen and they were set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

I do like how the card turned out but would do the layer for the strips 1/8" larger. It was fun to make and I can see myself making more in the future.

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

Spotlight on Nature, Cutest Cows, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. The original card used a half-sheet of Boho Blue card stock. I prefer to use Basic White as my card base because it saves on the colored card stock (which is more expensive) and I still have to add a piece of Basic White on the inside to write on. My 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 a piece of Boho Blue card stock. I textured the Basic White piece using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. Then I trimmed the card to 5-1/8" x 3-3/4".  I glued the Basic White piece to the Boho Blue piece and then I taped that to the front of the card base.

Next I took a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Countryside Inn" 12" x 12" package. I was gifted this DSP and I've been having fun finding cards on Pinterest to use it up.  My piece was cut at 5-1/8" x 2". I glued that to the right side of the textured Basic White piece. 

The flowers are from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I colored them in using my "Blender Pen" and Boho Blue ink. I don't purchase the Blends Pens or markers of in-colors because it gets too expensive. Most of the time I purchase the ink refill bottles and empty cubes. This way it cuts down on costs for me so I can buy more stamp sets!!  Anyway, I colored in the flowers using Boho Blue ink and the leaves were colored in using Granny Apple Green ink. I do have the Blends pens in that color but opted to use the Blender Pen instead. Once the coloring was done I cut them out using the second largest die in the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle.  

The words are from the "Cutest Cows" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them using the second smallest die on the second set of circles in the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle.  That die set comes with 12 circle dies, 6 on each card that comes in the set. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the large circle and it was set in place on the front of the card. The top edge of the circle is about 3/4" from the top edge and has equal distance on each side.

The word piece was added next using Dimensionals on the bottom and sides and tape on the upper top. It was set in place on the front of the card.

I took a piece of Night of Navy Baker's Twine (retired), tied a bow and set it in place on the front of the card using a glue dot that was folded over so it didn't show. And that was it, the card was done. Wasn't that quick?

This was a fun card to make. I love how it looks and how easy it was to put together.

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

Unbounded Love, Thoughtful Journey, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have an update on my hip replacement surgery. I saw the surgeon yesterday and the bandage was removed. I didn't want to look!  LOL It's healing nicely and I can resume all of my regular daily duties, even driving! My balance is great and I am walking pretty normal, it's not quite perfect but the muscles and the area is still swollen so it will take a little longer to be "normal". But for the most part I'm off and running and happy with the progress. It's such great news and I just had to share it with you.  Now onto today's card. 

I have a quick and simple birthday card to share with you.  It was supposed to be a sympathy card but I picked up the wrong wording so now I have a birthday card. I do have the other half of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) so I can make the card I need after I get done posting this one. I won't share it here since it will look a lot like this one. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Boho Blue card stock. 

The DSP is from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack. I cut the piece in half and then cut that strip at 5". I also textured a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I cut that piece at 5" x 1-1/2". I glued that strip to the left of the Boho Blue piece and the DSP was glued to the right. I taped that piece to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle. I stamped them on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Unbounded Love" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.  And that was it, the card was done.

This is such a super quick and easy card to make.

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

Spotlight on Nature, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a friendship card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but there was no link so I had to guess at what colors were used. I think I got it close. You can see the original card here. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Pretty Peacock card stock, once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11". I thought it might have been Lost Lagoon but that color didn't go as well with the Designer Series Paper (DSP) as the Pretty Peacock did. My 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 was taped to the inside and the other was used to stamp the flowers from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle using black Memento ink. On a separate piece of Basic White card stock I stamped the butterfly and the leaves both using black Memento ink.

Next I cut a piece of DSP from the "Thoughtful Designs" 12" x 12" package.  I cut the center out using the die from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I used the second largest die. Then I took the next smaller one and lined it up on the center of the piece that was cut out and I cut it. Now I had a ring, you need to save that ring, oh and line it up with the design on the DSP. That part was difficult for me because I removed the ring and didn't think about it lining up until much later. I used some post it tape to hold the ring in place.

The coloring came next. I colored the images in using my light Lost Lagoon Blends pen and then added some highlights using my light Pretty Peacock Blends pen. I fussy cut the butterfly and the leaves.

The DSP was taped to the stamped flower piece. I did have to trim the flower piece because it hung over the DSP. The ring was added using some glue. I taped this piece to the front of the card.

I used Versa Mark for the word piece and heat embossed some white embossing powder. I used the second smallest die to cut it out of the Pretty Peacock card stock. I also cut a Basic White piece using the same die. I taped the two circles together, offsetting them a bit. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The leaves and butterfly were fussy cut. The leaves were taped in place under the two circles and the butterfly was added with Dimensionals.

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

This was a pretty simple card to make and I love playing with the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle.

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

Simply Said, Wildly Flowering, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I had ordered another package of this paper and it's sitting on my table waiting for me to finish the first package! It was on sale. What would you do? LOL You can see the original card here. I changed it a bit. I was looking for a quick and easy thank you card to make because I need to send a few out. There was no link to the original card so I had to wing it. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White for the inside and a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic White for the top layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Wildly Flowering" 12" x 12" package.  I cut the top piece at 3-1/4" x 3-3/8".  The piece on the bottom is the backside of the top piece and it was cut at 1-3/8" x 3-3/8".  I cut it that size because it was what was left from cutting the larger pieces. I could have trimmed it down to match the original card but I didn't want to have any waste. In doing that I had to use that area for the words instead of pearls. I taped the DSP pieces to the Basic White piece. 

I took some retired ribbon I had and taped the ends to the back and slipped a piece of ribbon under it on the front and tied a knot. I trimmed the ends. I like these kinds of knots because you can slide the piece across the ribbon and put it exactly where you want it on the front of the card.

Dimensionals were put on the back of the piece and it was set in place on the front of the card base. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

A few pearls were added to the upper part of the card and the card was done. Now to write in it and get it sent off in tomorrows mail.

This design can be used for many other occasions too. I love these colors. It's got a nostalgic feel to it. Now off to ice my hip. There's still a tender spot but it's getting SO much better.

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

Sophisticated Sled, Gift Card Holder, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. First I have something to confess. I have been pre-posting my cards since the 11th.  I do go online in the evening and post my card to Pinterest so when you get the notice that a new card is available you are able to go directly to that card instead of just to my blog. It's something that is required to do by Pinterest. My husband set it up for me for a few of days but I was able to resume that on the 14th.  I had total hip replacement on Monday the 12th. I had to get up at 3:30 in the morning. REALLY? No one is up at 3:30 in the morning, not even the birds. I did make a point to ask everyone I encountered if they had to wake up at 3:30 in the morning. My husband would laugh every time I asked anyone that came into my room. Not a single one of them was up at 3:30.  LOL  Anyway, my surgery was at 7:30 am and I guess it was done a couple of hours later. I wasn't awake then. The hospital was extremely busy and I didn't get a room until 5 pm. In the meantime I had lunch and PT and lots of stats checks. I felt great and when I got wheeled to my room the nurse wanted to know if I wanted a walker or use the cane I had in my hand. I asked if I could just walk without anything. She was all for it, so I did. I never used my cane and I've been walking on my new hip since. I'm sore where the muscles were spread to get the new hip in but that totally goes away in about a week. Tuesday and Wednesday were the worst for that burning muscle pain but after that it was less each day. I am doing well and am happy to be walking without the pain I had before (and muscle burn) after surgery. So I'm back to my blog and getting back to life before the hip. It just gets better from here! So let me tell you about today's card.

I decided to make another gift card holder. I am going to need several of them this year. The grandkids are growing up and are preferring money to gifts. I'm okay with that but I want the card to be special so they can take the money out of it and toss the card! LOL

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Misty Moonlight card stock. It was cut in half on the short side so once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11".  I scored it at 2-1/4" and 5-1/2".  I folded the first scored area inward and the 5-1/2" one is the center of the card and I folded it inward too.

On the front flap I used a circle punch (a die will work too) and punched it so it would be easy to get the gift card or money out.  I added glue to the sides of the scored piece and burnished them so the glue would take.

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

I used a 3" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Winter Meadow" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card. 

Using the 3rd and 4th "Countryside Corners" die set I cut the large piece using Misty Moonlight card stock and using the 4th die I cut a piece of DSP. I taped the DSP to the card stock. I taped it in place on the front of the card. I tried to center it. I mark the back of the "Countryside Corners" piece so I know not to get tape beyond that point or the card will be taped shut. You don't want to do that! (I did it once - live and learn and remind everyone else not to do it!).

I cut the sled from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle using Pecan Pie card stock. The runners were cut from Basic Black card stock. I glued the sled to the runners. The greens were cut using a die from the same bundle on Old Olive and Mossy Meadow card stock. I set them aside.

The skates and laces were die cut from a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. The blades were cut from some silver foil card stock I had. I glued the blades to the skates and I set the skates together and added Dimensionals to the back. 

I took a 3" piece of white Baker's Twine and affixed it to the top part of the sled using a glue dot. I trimmed the ends a bit and then set the skated on top of it. The Dimensionals will hold the twine in place. The greenery pieces were set in place using a little bit of Mono glue.

A double bow was tied using white Baker's Twine. It was set in place using a glue dot. 

I colored a few pearls using my dark Cherry Cobbler Blends pen and set them in place on the greenery.  The sled was then set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I just love this sled bundle and I love making gift card holders.

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

Winter Meadow, Greetings of the Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that came from an error on yesterday's card. I call it a "happy accident". Who would have thought that a deer moved just a inch or so to the middle would mess up a sled card.  Please read on to see what I mean and how the card was made.

Yesterday I had made a card using the "Winter Meadow" Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 12" x 12" package. The sheet has 6 deer and if you cut the sheet at 4" and 4" and then cut those strips at 5-1/4" on each end you have 6 deer cards.  I didn't pay attention that the deer is not in the same spot on each 4" piece. As I was making my card yesterday I had my sled all put together, the skates, the "greenery", the bow and the "berries".  I added Dimensionals to the back and set it on the front of the card (without removing the backing on the Dimensionals. I needed to see where the words were going to go when I realized that a lot of the deer was covered up. I almost stuck the sled in place but the more I looked at it with the deer a bit behind the sled the more I didn't like it. SO I got out another piece of the DSP, the Smoky Slate card stock for the base and the Basic Gray for the layer (it was cut at 4-1/8" x 5-3/8").  I got everything all taped together and then I added the sled and was much happier.

I was left with today's card. I had made a card last year using the deer and it was a sympathy card. I didn't want to repeat that so I thought I would play with the new "Greetings of the Season" bundle. I stamped the words using Basic Gray ink. Basic Black would be too dark. I just left it at that and called it done.

Today's card was a quick one because all the work was done the other day except for the words but even at that it's a quick card if you were to start from scratch. I love this DSP and will be making one more with a sled and I'll be checking on the other two deer cards to see where they are placed and I may just end up making some more sympathy cards to have in my stash. It's always fun when you have DSP that carries the card.  P.S. I like the sled card better!  LOL

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

Sophisticated Sled, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun Christmas card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I had almost all of the stuff to make it. The Pinterest post didn't have a link or a name on it of who made it. So if you know who made that card please let me know so I can give them credit. Please read on to hear how I made this card.

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

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic Gray card stock and a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Winter Meadow" 12" x 12" package. Before taping the DSP to the Basic Gray piece, I stamped the words from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle using Basic Gray ink. The piece was taped to the Basic Gray piece and then that was taped to the front of the card.

The sled was done next. I die cut the runners out of Basic Gray card stock. You could use the piece you're taping to the front of the card, no one will know there's a piece missing in the middle. My piece has a circle missing in the middle. I cut what I need and put the piece back in the package to use on a card such as this. 

The body of the sled was cut from a piece of Smoky Slate card stock. I glued the body to the runners. 

Basic White card stock was used for the skates and laces. I glued the laces in place. While that was drying I die cut the silver pieces, the blades and the "greenery". I needed to cut two pieces of the "greenery". 

The blades were glued to the skates and the skates were glued together.

I took a 4" piece of black Baker's Twine and folded it in half. I set the middle of the twine on a glue dot in the middle of the upper part of the sled. I moved the bottom parts of the twine so they hung where I thought the skated would be going. Dimensionals were added to the back of the skates and they were set in place over the twine.

Next the "greenery" was glued in place on top of the twine. I tied a checkered bow from some retired ribbon. I glued the bow in place on top of the silver "greenery".  

Three pearls were colored using the dark Cherry Cobbler Blends pen and were set in place just under the middle part of the bow.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the sled and the sled was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done. 

Such a fun and pretty card, huh? Now you can see why I just had to make one. I'm tempted to order more of that DSP but there's SO many sheets in it that I wouldn't be able to use up. I know that for a fact because I did have two packages. So I try to talk myself to believing I should "work with what you have".  I do have plenty to keep me busy! See there, I just talked myself out of the DSP! LOL

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

Perennial Lavender, Layering Leaves, Thank You, Gift Card Holder, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a gift card holder thank you card to share with you. These are so quick and easy to do. I plan to make some for Christmas this year too. I'm making this one for a neighbor who kindly took in our cat for the night while I had to prep for surgery the next day. (Total hip). They are thrilled to have him. He is a good kitty and loves to play. I'm SO grateful that he will be staying with people how love him. My surgery was on the 12th and I have pre-posted my cards because I was pretty sure I wouldn't be coherent enough to put one together on the meds I'm given. So as of now it's Saturday August 10th and I'm still at home. One day left before I go in. Oh and I have to be there at 5 am. That means I have to get up at 3:30 am. REALLY?  I'm not a morning person so I hope I get some drugs right away so I will be nice and not crabby at that time of the day. I mean, who gets up that early?  LOL  It will all be good and by the time you are reading this post I will have been home for 10 days and by then I should be back in my workroom with more fun cards to share. Anyway, please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Highland Heather card stock. Once cut it measures 4-1/4" x 11". I scored it at 5-1/2" and 8-3/4". I folded the scored pieces inward. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

On the front flap of the card I used a circle punch to make a little "U" shape on the edge to grab the gift card easier.

That pouch for the gift card is just glued along the two edges and that's it. Easy peasy.

On the front I cut a 4" x 3" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. Mine is a bit short because it was a piece in my package that I thought I should use up. I taped that to the front of the card.

The words were stamped next and are from the "Layering Leaves" set. I stamped them on Basic White card stock using Gorgeous Grape ink. I cut them out using the "Countryside Corners" die set. I used the 5th die for the words and the 4th for the Highland Heather card stock. I taped the two pieces together.  I glued the piece in place. It can also be set in place with Dimensionals. I chose to use glue.

And the card was done. It's such an easy card to make. I have a couple of birthday's coming up and gift cards are the gift, so... the card is going to be made with this layout!

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

Season of Green & Gold, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I found the card on Pinterest and was going to make it but had to change it because I didn't have the wording used on it. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I cut the Designer Series Papers (DSP) from the "Season of Green & Gold" 12" x 12" package. I cut the dark green piece at 3-3/4" x 2" and the gold stars at 2-1/2" x 3".  I glued the green piece down first about 1/2" from the top edge and about 1/2" from the fold. The gold stars piece was glued on next and it's about 3/4" from the top and 3/4" from the fold. 

The words are from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out using the largest stitched rectangle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I set the piece in place using Dimensionals. It's about 5/8" from the right edge and about 5/8" from the bottom.

The bells are from the same "Season of Green & Gold" DSP and were fussy cut. I used Dimensionals on the small bell and glue on the larger one. I set the bells in place on the front of the card and that was it, the card was done. So this is my version of the card using what I had. 

This was a super quick and easy card to make, even with the fussy cutting! I can see myself making more of these this Christmas.

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

Thoughtful Wishes, Thoughtful Journey, Happiest Day, Spotlight on Nature, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on the internet. You can see the original card here. I did change it a little. Please read on to see how I put this card together.

First I cut a piece of Boho Blue card stock to measure 4-1/4" x8-1/4".  I scored it at 2-3/4".  

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" package was added next. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece for the inside and I taped it in place. On the front I cut a 2-1/2" x 4" piece of the same design DSP and I taped that in place. I also die cut a circle from the same DSP using the second largest die of that design in the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. Before putting the die back I cut a Boho Blue piece and a Basic White piece. 

I took the next larger size die using that same design and cut a piece of DSP from the same package. This DSP is on the backside of a sheet with trees on it, it's got a frosty look to it. I set all of these pieces aside.

The floral pieces were cut next, I cut two Basic White ones and two DSP ones. I bunched them together and I added a little dot of glue at the stems to hold them all in place after I got them to where I thought they looked the best. I tied a bow around them using a piece of linen thread. I set the piece aside.

I stamped the words from the "Happiest Day" set using Boho Blue ink on the Basic White circle. You can stamp the words first and then cut them out if it's easier for you.  

Now we have all the pieces we need. The first thing I did was I taped the smaller Boho Blue circle to the smaller DSP piece. I lined them up so all of the holes matched.  Then I taped the left side to the front of the card.

Next I taped the large circle in place on the inside. I didn't even try to match the way the circles lined up. I didn't think it would matter. I took the word piece and added tape to the back. Then I lined it up with the front piece and closed the card so it would stay where it needed to be. 

Tape was added to the back of the word piece and was lined up with the front piece and then I slowly closed the card so it stayed lined up. If you don't press down you will be able to move the piece if it's not lining up all the way. I thought this was the most difficult part of the card.

Once that was done I cut a 4" x 2-1/2" piece of Basic White for the inside of the flap.

I put some glue on my silicone mat and thinly spread it around. I pressed the flower bunch on it and set them in place on the front of the card. I added a brass butterfly and the card was done.

I do like how this card looks but I don't think I'd make another one. I thought it took too much time to line up those holes and it was a bit frustrating.

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

Cheerful Daisies, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another birthday card to share with you using the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle.  I found this card on Pinterest. It was the open circle on the front that caught my eye. I don't recall making a card like this and if I did it was a long time ago. Though I could have made one last week and didn't remember! I've been so busy lately I can't keep things straight. UGH! You can see the original card here. There was no link to the original card and there was no name as to who designed it. I used the materials I had and worked this card the best I could. Please read on to see how I put this card togehter.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and taped it to the inside.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Countryside Inn" 12" x 12" package was cut for the front. I was gifted several pieces of this DSP and I have been struggling with it but like yesterday, I had found a card that used this paper and it was right up my alley.  This piece of DSP was taped to the front of the card.  

Using the 3rd circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set I centered the die from side to side on the front of the card, which is about 1" from each side and the top is about 7/8" from the top edge. I cut through the DSP and card front.

I used the next size larger circle for the ring. I cut the circle and then used the die I used for the opening and cut the center for the ring. I glued the ring to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Night of Navy ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using the same die as the opening in the front. I closed the card and then taped the word piece in place. 

Next came the flowers. I cut them using the dies in the "Cheerful Daises" bundle. I colored the centers of each flower using my light and dark Daffodil Delight Blends pens. I did make my flowers a little different. I used all three layers for the flowers instead of just two layers. The two layers is very pretty. Mine was an accident. I wasn't paying attention and just cut, colored and glued all three. It looks just as pretty. 

I didn't add any bling because of the little white flowers on the DSP would not allow them to stand out as much as they would if the background was all dark.  

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

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

Cheerful Daisies, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a pretty (and easy) card I found on Pinterest. I just had to make it because of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) on the background. I was gifted some pieces of DSP from the "Countryside Inn" 12" x 12" package. I have struggled with this DSP but when I saw this card I knew I would be making one. You can see the original card here. Please read onto see how I put this card together.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and I taped it to the inside.

The piece for the outside is cut at 4" x 5-1/4" piece of the DSP and set aside.

The flowers were cut next and they are from t he "Cheerful Daisies" bundle. There is a group of three flowers on one die, I cut one of Basic White card stock. Next there is the top detailed pieces, there's three and you will need one of each. And there is a bottom piece for each flower and you will need one of each.  Plus there's the branch looking piece, you need to of them. All were cut from Basic White card stock. 

I used my light and dark Daffodil Delight Blends pen and colored the centers of the flowers. Then I glued the flower pieces together.  Dimensionals are added to the back. I laid the piece on top of the DSP to see where the words would be going.

The words are stamped using Versa Mark and then white embossing powder was heated to set them.  The piece was then taped to the front of the card base.

Now it was time to add the flower piece and branches. Once again I set the large piece on top of the DSP and I slipped the branch pieces under it. I carefully lifted the flower piece and glued the branch pieces in place. I removed the backing on the Dimensionals and set the flower piece in place. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I love how quickly it went together and how easy it was to make.

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

Happiest Day, Wildly Flowering, Birthday Card, Gift Card Holder, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card gift card holder card to share with you. WOW, I used the word "card" three times in that unusually worded sentence.  My English teacher would be appalled! But I'm not being graded here so hopefully you will overlook it and read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a quarter sheet of Misty Moonlight card stock. It measures 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  

I cut a 6" x 3" piece of Basic White card stock and folded it at 3".  

A 3" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wildly Flowering" 12" x 12" package was taped to the front of the Basic White piece. 

On the inside I cut another piece of DSP from the same package. It measured 3" x 3-1/4". I scored it on the long side at 1/4" on each side. I folded the scores to the inside. I used a circle punch to punch a bit off the top to make it easier to remove the gift card. I then glued that piece to the top of the Basic White piece on the inside flap.

The words were done next. They are from the "Happiest Day" set and were stamped using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut them out using the "Perennial Postage" die. I used the 4th die in the set. I had moved the die so the words were on the upper part. I needed to have room for a bow.

I didn't have any Misty Moonlight ribbon so I used some retire Basic White ribbon that I had. I tied a bow and set it on that open area using a glue dot.  The word piece was set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This is such a quick and easy way to make a gift card card. I am thinking I may be making some of these for Christmas. They not only hold gift cards but you can fold some money up and slip it in that pocket too.

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

Country Flowers, Country Woods, Unbounded Love, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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

I textured a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Pecan Pie card stock using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I trimmed it down to 4" x 5-1/4" and glued it to the front of the card.

A piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) measuring 5" x 1-1/2" was glued to the top of the Pecan Pie piece. I do not know the name of this DSP, sorry.

Next the large Basic White circle was cut using the largest die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. And the second smallest was used to cut the "hello". The "hello" is from the "Unbounded Love" bundle. I stamped it using black Memento ink. 

The tea pot is from the "Country Flowers" bundle and was cut from the "Country Woods" (DSP) 12" x 12" package. The greenery was cut from a piece of DSP from that package too.

I glued the greenery down. I cut a leaf from the bottom because it would be just lost under there anyway. I set the pot in place with Dimensionals and then that loose leaf was glued by the stem to the larger greenery piece. I let it hang over the pot for a more 3D effect.

A linen bow was tied and then set in place on the front of the pot.

The words from the "Unbounded Love" bundle were set in place next using Dimensionals on the outer area and glue on the area that touches the pot. And that was it. A super quick and easy friendship card to make. 

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

Sophisticated Sled, Winter Meadow, Gift Card Holder Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a fun gift card holder Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Moody Mauve card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Winter Meadow" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the card base.

Next I cut a 6" x 4-1/4" piece of Moody Mauve card stock and I folded it in half on the long side. Once folded it measures 3" x 4-1/4".  I taped a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of DSP on the front from the same package.

I also took another piece of DSP and cut it at 3-1/4" x 3".  I scored it at 1/4" on the two sides. Once the score lines were folded in it measured 2-3/4" x 3".  I took a round punch and punched the upper part so you can get the gift card out easier. Then the piece was glued to the inside of the piece. I glued the bottom and then the outside of the folded sides. It was set in place on the inside of the front cover of the little card.

On the inside of the little card I taped a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White to stamp or write on. 

The little card was taped in place on the front of the card base. 

The sled was made next. It's made the same as the one I did yesterday. The instructions are exactly the same, so if they sound familiar, that's why. The bottom part of the sled was cut using Basic Black card stock. The "wooden" part of the sled was cut from Pecan Pie card stock. The greenery was cut using Old Olive and Mossy Meadow card stock. The skates and laces were cut from Basic White card stock. And the blades were cut from some silver metallic card stock. 

The laces were glued to the skates and then the blades were added. I took a 6" piece of Baker's Twine and attached it to the back of the skates using Dimensionals to hold it down. I left 2" on the upper part, 1" on each side for "hanging" the skates. More Dimensionals were added to the back of the skates and they were set aside.

Next I added the greenery to the top part of the sled. Then the skates were set in place using the Dimensionals and at the top a glue dot was added to hold the string. I tied a double bow and added it using two glue dots. 

Three pearls were colored using my dark Cherry Cobbler Blends pen and set on the greenery. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the sled and it was placed on the front of the little card.

And that was it. I think it's a fun gift card holder Christmas card.

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

Sophisticated Sled, Greetings of the Season, Winter Meadow, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another car using the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. I just love the sled and the skates. It's such a fun set to play with and it's got endless possibilities. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. One I taped on the inside and the second one I textured using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I usually don't cut the piece to size until after I emboss it but I was at the cutter and cutting the same color so I crossed my fingers and hoped that it would retain it's size. It did. I glued this piece to the front of the card.

Next came the strips. I have always hated to do strips because I'd never get them right. I'd struggle to get them even. And I'd always mess them up somehow.  But lately I think I've caught on and have been getting them right. So you may see more cards with strips (that are straight! LOL). The layers on the strips are 4" x 5/8" pieces of Misty Moonlight card stock. You will need three of them. And the Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Winter Meadow" 12" x 12" package and were cut at 3-3/4" x 1/2".  I taped the DSP to the strips and the pieces were set in place on the front of the card using glue. The top strip is 1" from the top edge of the card base. There is a 1/8" space between the strips. 

The sled was made next. The bottom part of the sled was cut using Basic Black card stock. The "wooden" part of the sled was cut from Pecan Pie card stock. The greenery was cut using Old Olive and Mossy Meadow card stock. The skates and laces were cut from Basic White card stock. And the blades were cut from some silver metallic card stock. 

The laces were glued to the skates and then the blades were added. I took a 6" piece of Baker's Twine and attached it to the back of the skates using Dimensionals to hold it down. I left 2" on the upper part, 1" on each side for "hanging" the skates. More Dimensionals were added to the back of the skates and they were set aside.

Next I added the greenery to the top part of the sled. Then the skates were set in place using the Dimensionals and at the top a glue dot was added to hold the string. I tied a double bow and added it using two glue dots. 

Four pearls were colored using my dark Cherry Cobbler Blends pen. Three of them were set on the greenery. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the sled and it was placed on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle and were cut out using a die from that bundle. I used Misty Moonlight ink for the words. The dies in that bundle are tags. I taped the hole of the tag. I saved the dot and taped it back in the opening.  Then I covered it using the other pearl I colored. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

I love how this card turned out. That DSP is SO pretty and I was glad it returned to the catalog from last year.  This was a fun card to make. I just love playing with this sled. Watch for more sled cards in the future.

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

Sophisticated Sled, Spotlight on Nature, Iconic Celebrations, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog.  It's now past July so I feel like I can pop a few more Christmas cards in the mix. Today I used the "Sophisticated Sled" to make my card. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a quarter sheet of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Falling Snow" embossing folder. I cut it to 4" x 5-1/4" and I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I cut some circles using the dies from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Iconic Celebrations" 6" x 6" stack. The circles were glued in place on top of the embossed piece.

The words are from the same "Sophisticated Sled" and were cut using the die from the "Unbounded Love" bundle. The smallest matching circle in the "Spotlight on Nature" was too small, so I hunted for one that would work.  The words were stamped using black Memento ink and I took my Misty Moonlight marker and ran the belly of it along the edge of the circle to give it a bit of color. The word piece was set in place using Dimensionals. 

The sled came next. The frame is cut using Basic Black card stock. The wooden part is cut from a piece of Pecan Pie card stock. The skates and laces are Basic White. The blades are cut from some silver metallic paper. And the greenery is cut from Mossy Meadow and Old Olive card stock. 

The "wooden" part of the sled was glued on first.  Then the greenery was added. Mossy Meadow was set down first and then the Old Olive piece. 

I glued the laces to the skates and I glued the blades on. Dimensionals were added to the back. I lined the shoes up to where I thought they looked good "hanging" and added Dimensionals to the back. I pressed down only on the ones that touched the other skate. I did this because I needed to lift them up to add the twine. That piece of twine measures 3". I glued the middle of that twine to the middle of the greenery. 

A double bow was tied and set in place with glue dots.

I removed the backing on the Dimensionals and set the skates in place.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the sled and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the right edge.

I colored some pearls using my dark Cherry Cobbler Blends pen. I set them in place on the greenery.

A few small crystal rhinestones and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I like how it turned out. I can't wait to see what the new Christmas DSP will look like. I need some fun papers to play with this holiday season.

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

Spotlight on Nature, Perennial Lavender, Adventurous Sky, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you.  With the way the Designer Series Paper (DSP) is cut you get a "Two Fer" if you choose. And why not? The paper is already cut and you'll just put it back in the package and forget about it. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and taped it to the inside. I also cut a 4-1/4" x 4-1/2" piece of Very Vanilla card stock that I textured using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. Once textured I trimmed the piece to measure 4"x 5-1/4". I embossed first and then cut because I've had times were the embossing pulls the card stock in a bit and it's not the same size as you had cut. SO I just play it safe and texture first and then cut. I glued this piece to the front of the card. 

On the third of this month I had made a card using the circle die with "Happy Birthday" stamped on it. I was originally going to use Crumb Cake card stock for that but it didn't look right so I set them aside for a later date. Well, today I thought I'd try to work those into my card. I had made 3 of them but with this card I only used two. SO look forward to a future card using that circle.  The circle is from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I had stamped the words from the "Adventurous Sky" on it using black Memento ink. That circle was glued to the front of the card.

Next came the DSP, it's from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package and a piece was cut at 3-1/2" x 2-3/8". And then it was cut along the diagonal. Now the only way for this to work is to cut two pieces that size so you can switch them out. The backside of the floral image is the purple piece. I cut a piece of scrap card stock that was just shy of 3-1/2" x 2-3/8" so I could tape the DSP to it. Once the DSP was taped down Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set I place on the front of the card. 

The die cut leaf piece is from the "Flowers of Beauty" bundle and were cut using Very Vanilla card stock.  I thought it looked a bit blah so I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored all over it. Then I cut some Dimensionals very thin and stuck them to the back of the piece. The piece was set in place on the front of the card.

I took 12" of twine, folded it in half and made a bow. I trimmed the ends and set the bow in place using two small glue dots. 

A three tiny pearls were added to the front and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I like it that I got two cards done at the same time. 

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

Perennial Lavender, Sketched Butterflies, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using scraps of Designer Series Paper (DSP). Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I set it aside.

Next I cut the strips. The Highland Heather strips are cut as follows, 4-7/8" x 5/8", 4-1/8" x 5/8", and 3" x 5/8".

The DSP is from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. It was cut at 4-3/4" x 1/2", 4" x 1/2", and 2-7/8" x 1/2".  I taped the layers together and then they were glued to the textured piece. The tallest strip is about 1/4" from the edge of the textured piece. The next piece was glued about 1/8" from the first strip and the third strip was glued at 1/8" from the second strip.  I used the "Toothpick Method" to get them spaced equally. I used two round toothpicks between the strips. I forgot I used to use toothpicks to space my pieces. How the memory is failing! LOL  I just put the toothpicks down against the first strip and then butt the next one up to it and so on. Don't get glue on the toothpicks or they could stick to your card and then you'll have to figure out a clever way to incorporate them onto your card. LOL After I'm done with the toothpicks, if I didn't get any glue on them I put them back in my toothpick holder. Don't say YUCK!  These toothpicks are for crafting only. 

Once the strips were added, Dimensionals were added to the back of the embossed piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I cut a butterfly from the "Sketched Butterflies" bundle using a piece of DSP from the same "Perennial Lavender" package. I set it in place using a small Dimensional. I added three tiny pearls down the center for the body. I was going to color it in with my Basic Black marker but the body was kind of oval and not straight and I thought it would look a bit odd so I went with the pearls. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink on a 3" x 5/8" strip of Basic White card stock. They were set in place using Dimensionals.  And that was it, the card was done.  

This was a fun card to make and I really like this layout. It used up some pieces of scrap that I had almost tossed in recycling.  

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

Simply Said, Thoughtful Journey, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy card to make. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opened 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 "Layered Florals" embossing folder.

I had a strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" package and I trimmed it to 2" x 5-1/4".  I glued this to the left side of the embossed piece. Then I glued the embossed piece to the front of the card. 

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed the piece to measure 5-/8" 2-3/4". Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. It was centered by eyeing it and it's about 1-5/8" up from the bottom of the card base. 

I added a little brass butterfly to give it a little bling that fit with the nature theme.

And there you have it. A super quick and easy card plus I got to use a bit of scrap in my "Thoughtful Journey" package.

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

Enduring Beauty, Adventurous Sky, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I just love red, black and white on cards. I found the card here. A few changes were made but for the most part it is very similar. I wasn't able to track down the measurements so I had to wing it. Please read on to see how I made this card. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. After cutting in half it measured 4-1/4" x 11".  It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

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

The top layers are cut as follows. The Basic Black piece measures 4" x 5-1/4" and the Basic White layer measures 3-3/4" x 5".  I cut the Basic White layer after I textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I taped the Basic Black piece on top of the card base and then glued the Basic White piece in place.

Next the flower image from the "Enduring Beauty" bundle was stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. This bundle comes with stencils and I started with Real Red ink on my Blending Brush but I couldn't get it dark enough so I ended up coloring with my Blends Pens. I used the dark Real Red and light Cherry Cobbler on the flowers and both light and dark Granny Apple Green for the leaves. There's not a lot to the coloring just fill it in with the lighter color and add some highlights with the darker color and you're done. The piece was then cut out using the matching die in the bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die in the bundle. I snipped the ends so they were straight. Then the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

I took some linen thread I had and tied a double bow. I pulled a little on one end on each side so the loops weren't exactly the same. It was then set in place using a coupe of small glue dots. You can glue it in place too, either will work.

I thought about adding some bling but I liked it the way it was. It keeps your eye focused on the red flowers. They eye is attracted to red and had I added some red bling it wouldn't have the same feeling that it has being plain.

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

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

Thoughtful Journey, Unbounded Love, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun die cut card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock and I taped it to the front of the card.

Next I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" package. That piece measures 3-3/4" x 5".

I cut another piece of DSP from the same package and I cut it the same size. Using the 7th die in the "Deckled Circles" die set I cut into the top piece about 2-1/4".  Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on top of the first piece of DSP.

The wording is from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Night of Navy ink. I cut them out using a die from the same bundle. This die is a bit difficult to work with. I thought it would just make some marks on the card stock and cut the outer edge. It actually cut out the center word piece. I taped the pieces back together. Dimensionals were added to the back on the areas where they would be sticking to the DSP. 

The leaves are from another die in the "Unbounded Love" bundle. I had originally cut out that piece with different words but it too was a die that the inside comes out. I couldn't tape it back together because the part that would hang over the open area wouldn't be sturdy enough to support the piece. SO I cut the leaves off the piece and tucked them under the "hello" piece. I liked the look so I glued the stem of the leaves down and then set the word piece in place over a bit of the leaves. And I liked how it looked and I left it as it was. No bling, no ribbons and no threads.

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

Adventurous Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I had made this card the other day and thought I had posted it. No wonder I had to scramble to make one that evening. I think I really need to take a day and clean off my worktable. This was a fun and simple card to make. Please read on to see how it was done.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy card stock. It open on the right and the fold is on the left. 

A 4"x 5-1/4" piece of Night of Navy was cut for the layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut next. It's from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package. The piece on the left was cut at 5" x 1-5/8". The top right piece was cut at 2" x 3-1/4" and the bottom piece was cut at 2" x 1-5/8".  I taped them to the layer piece.

I cut the plane from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle. I used Copper Clay for the body and Smoky Slate for the wings. I also cut the propellers using Basic Black card stock. The die cuts two and I used them both. The other areas that look dark were colored in using my Basic Black marker, including the tires. I glued the pieces to the plane together. Dimensionals were added to the back of the plane and it was set in place on the front of the card but I didn't press down on it yet.

The words were from the same "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamp using Night of Navy ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the cloud die from the bundle. I also cut a few more clouds at the same time. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place on the front of the card. There was two small clouds that I just taped in place (no Dimensionals).  I pressed down on the pieces so they were affixed to the front of the card.

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 fun and quick card to make. I like how it turned out and I especially love the DSP background.

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

Enduring Beauty, Cheerful Daisies, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have one more "Enduring Beauty" flower bunch to share with you and then I'll move on to something else (promise). Please read on to see how the card was made.

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

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

Next I cut a strip of DSP from the "Season of Green & Gold" 12" x 12" package. It measures 5-1/4" x 1-1/2". I taped that to the left side of the card, on top of the "Wildly Flowering" DSP.

Then the flowers were colored. I stamped them from the "Enduring Beauty" bundle using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock.  I colored them using the matching stencils. I used stencils 1-4. The colors I used were Bubble Bath and Fresh Freesia for the flowers and Granny Apple Green for the leaves (stencils 3 and 4). Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card but don't press down on it yet.

The words are from the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink and then cut out using the matching die. I set the words in place using Dimensionals. 

In that same die there is a branchy looking die, I cut two and tucked them under the flower piece and then I pressed the flower piece in place.

I added a few small pearls and the card was done. 

There is one thing I would do if I were to make this again. I'd pay better attention to the outline on the colored flowers. On this card they seemed to have gotten dulled. I would stamp my image using the Stamparatus or a MISTI and leave the stamp on it until I'm all done with the card. Once the stenciling was done I could have put it back in the Stamparatus or MISTI and stamped it again to make those lines darker. But this is what I ended up with because that thought didn't come to mind until I was all done and it was too late.

Stenciling is such a fun way to make beautiful cards. I do like how it turned out. I think it's the background that is making this card likable for me.

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

Enduring Beauty, Cheerful Daisies, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another stenciled card to share with you. I found the card on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try. When I made the card yesterday I made a couple. Why not. You have the stencils out and "dirty" so you might was well make more than one. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put the card together. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. Once cut in half it measures 4-1/4" x 11". It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I took a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Layered Florals" embossing folder. Then the piece was cut into strips that measured 1-1/2" x 3-7/8". I cut mine a bit shorter than on the original card. And had I realized how big the spaces were between the strips I would have cut them a bit wider. And I could have cut the strips at 3-3/4" so the sides were as wide as the top and bottom.  I don't understand why mine was so off when I had followed the instructions. But it is what it is. I glued these pieces in place.

Next I stamped the flower from the "Enduring Beauty" bundle using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I colored it in using the stencils in the bundle. I used the matching stencils to color it. I used stencils #1-4. I colored a couple of flowers using the Daffodil Delight and the reaming flowers using Calypso Coral. I used Calypso Coral for the highlights on the three flowers. I also used it on the Daffodil Delight flowers but very lightly. I tried using Daffodil Delight to make it a bit darker but it didn't work. The leaves were colored using Granny Apple Green for both the leaves  and the details on the leaves (stencils 3 and 4). Once the coloring was done I cut them out using the matching die.  Then I cut the piece in half.

I took a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and before I taped it to the inside of the card I used it as a guide for the stenciled flowers. I set the bottom piece on the left bottom area and trimmed any excess that hung over. And then I did the same for the upper piece. Once that was done I taped the Basic White piece to the inside of the card.

The flower pieces were glued to the front of the card.  It's best to use glue because there is so much texture on the Basic White piece that the tape might not get enough coverage to stick.

The words are from the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the same "Cheerful Daisies" bundle. I set the words in place on the front of the card. On the original card it was shown how to put the upper leaf over the words. With the words I chose that didn't work but I was able to get the leaf on the bottom to go over the word piece. I just thought it was a fun touch.

And that was it, the card was done. I do like how it turned out but I would redo the measurements next time to there isn't such a gap between them.

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