Layer of Beauty, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on the internet. I thought it was so pretty so I had to give it a try. I was a bit disappointed in some issues that I had. I'll tell you about them later in the post. You can see the original card here. 

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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic White card stock and I stamped the flower from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle using black Memento ink. 

This bundle came with numbered stencils to make the coloring easier. Using my Blending Brush and the #1 stencil I scrubbed on some Lemon Lolly. Then with the second stencil I used Daffodil Delight and the third one I used Crushed Curry. When adding the Lemon Lolly the black ink smeared/smudged. I don't know if it was the Lemon Lolly ink or if the black ink wasn't 100% dry. So my flowers don't look very vibrant. I was disappointed in that. 

The 4th and 5th stencil are the leaves and I used Granny Apple Green for both of them. Now the ink did not smear/smudge. That's why I'm not sure if it was the Lemon Lolly ink or the black not quite dry. It may have been dry enough for the leaves.  Either way I an not thrilled with the way it came out. 

The words are from the same "Layers of Beauty" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. 

I colored some whitish looking sequins using my dark Granny Apple Green Blends pen and I glued them in place on the front of the card. 

This piece was then taped to the card base and the card was done. 

I love stenciling but this one wasn't as fun because of the smudging. If I were to make another one I think I would stamp it the day before and I would also stamp the flower on the upper right corner too. It's a little too white up there for me. 

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