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