Happy Hibiscus, Heart Shaped, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a 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 cut a 4' x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Starstruck" embossing folder. I glued it in place. It's difficult to get tape to stick when there is not a lot of solid surface space on the backside.

The strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) are from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. Mine are scrap pieces that were sitting on my worktable. They measure 3/4" x 3-3/4" and the Old Olive layers behind them measure 1" x 4". I taped the DSP to the Old Olive strips and then I glued them to the front of the card. I started at the top about 1/2" down. I spaced the strips a little bit more than 1/8".  I often use round toothpicks for measuring spaces. I used two toothpicks for my spacing. 

Next I cut a circle using the 5th smallest one in the "Deckled Circles" set on Basic White card stock. I took my dark Daffodil Delight Blends pen and colored around the edges. I used the belly of the pen to do this.

The flower is from the "Happy Hibiscus" bundle. I used the die and embossing folder at the same time. I cut the flower from a piece of Basic White card stock. I colored it in using my light Lemon Lolly Blends pen. Then I colored all of the details on and around the petals. The center was colored in using my dark Daffodil Delight Blends pen. I also too that pen and went over a few of the details on the petals. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the deckled circle. Dimensionals were added to the back of that and it was set in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as you can by eyeing it.

The "hello" is from the "Heart Shaped" bundle and were stamped using Old Olive ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed it with my scissors and taped it to a scrap piece of Old Olive. Using my scissors I trimmed it too. I added a little glue to the left side and set it in place on the circle and the card was finished.

This was a fun and easy card to make. I love that I was able to use up some scraps sitting around.

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