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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and pretty birthday card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. The link does not take you to any information on how it was made so I had to wing it. Please read on to see how I made this 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 left. 

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

The next layer is a piece of DSP from the "Thoughtful Designs" 12" x 12" package and was cut at 4" x 3-1/2". And the Basic White layer was cut at 4-1/8" x 3-5/8".  I taped the layers together and then taped that to the front of the card making it equal on all four sides. You can measure it, I just eye it.

Next I cut a piece of DSP from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack. I cut 2" from the left side of that image sheet and I cut the top off so it measured 2" x 4-1/2".  The Basic White layer behind it was cut at 4-1/8" x 4-5/8" and the two layers were taped together. It was then taped to the front of the card. It is about 3/4" from the fold and about 7/16" from the top edge. I just eye it and tape it in place. The card has a lot of things going on with color and elements that no one will notice if it's not completely centered. They will notice if it's crooked! (guaranteed!). 

I took some Baker's Twine and folded it in half and tied a double bow. Each bow is about 1-1/2" long. I opened them up a bit and then set it in place using a glue dot.

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 used the matching die to cut them out. There is a punch too but I opted for the die because you got three of them for the same price as the punch. I think it was the same price. I just thought I'd like the dies better and I do. Using the same die I cut one using a scrap piece of Petunia Pop card stock. I cut the piece in half the long way. I added tape to the back of the word piece and then taped the halves to the top and bottom of it. Dimensionals were added the back and the piece was set in place over the bow.

For the embellishments I had to really wing that. I didn't have the ones used on the original card. So what I did was I took three pearls and my dark Fresh Freesia Blends Pen and colored them in. I didn't have the Petunia Pop Blends because I just can't justify buying them because they will retire and they are a little expensive.  I gave the pearls a minute to dry and then I set them in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

I just thought this card was SO pretty and I just had to make it. It's also versatile so you can use it for other occasions.

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