Storybook Moments, Storybook Friends, Easter Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an Easter card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but I did change it a little. I just couldn't see tossing out that piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I cut off. Plus I cut my larger piece smaller than on the original card. I found the card here.  Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the "Storybook Memories" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the card base.

Next I cut a piece of Crumb Cake to measure 3-3/4" x 5". I stamped the bunny on it from the "Storybook Friends" bundle using Crumb Cake ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the DSP.

The smaller pieces of DSP are from the same package. There's a full sheet of different designs to cut out and this was one of them. My pieces measure 1-3/4" x 2-3/4" and 1-1/4' x 2-1/4". I moved them around on the front of the card until I thought they looked the best and then I glued them together at the upper center tips. The circle was cut using the third largest one in the "Stylish Shapes" die set. I cut it out using Basic White card stock and then I scrubbed on some Calypso Coral ink because I thought it was just too bright. I set the circle on top of the cut pieces of DSP and then taped it in place. Dimensionals were added to the three joined pieces and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The adorable bunny is from the "Storybook Moments" 12" x 12" package of DSP. There are two sheets of pop-out pieces. The bunny and the butterfly are from those sheets. I thought the sheets could have used a few more butterflies. They are so cute and fun to use on a lot of my cards but I have to pick and choose because of the limited number of them. On the brighter side, I used them up! Now how often can I say I actually used up something? The bunny and butterfly were set in place using Dimensionals.

The words are from the same "Storybook Friends" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I set them in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I like how it turned out even though it wasn't the same as the original card.

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

Wildflower Designs, Simply Said, Heart Shaped, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I am making a card using the "Perennial Lavender" Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I have a package and a half left! I must have had big projects for it when I ordered 2 packs! I am on a quest to use up as much of it as I can before it retires. 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 left.

I cut a 4' x 5-1/4" piece of Pretty Peacock card stock for the layer. On that piece I stamped the larger flower from the "Wildflower Designs" bundle using Pretty Peacock ink. I cut and stamped two. This is one of those two-fer cards. Once you cut the DSP you can use the other part to make another card.  Why not?

The DSP was cut at 3-3/4" x 5". I made a mark about 3" on the left and 2-1/4" on the right. I cut it from mark to mark. I taped it to the Pretty Peacock piece. 

A 1/4" x 4-1/2" strip of Pretty Peacock was cut to lay across the area at the edge of the DSP. It gave it a nice border look.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using Pretty Peacock ink. You can use whatever words for whatever occasion you need as long as they fit inside that area, it's a very versatile layout. I cut them out using the largest die from the "Nested Essentials" set. 

Now came the problem I encountered. What to put at the bottom of that die cut piece. First I stamped a small flower from the "Wildflower Designs" bundle. I used Pretty Peacock ink on Basic White card stock and I cut it out with the matching die. I didn't really like how blah it looked so I colored it using my Blending Pen and some Pretty Peacock ink. Well, that was even worse. Then I thought a die cut solid card stock flower would be cute. So I got out my "Heart Shaped" bundle and cut out the flower from it. I didn't like that either. And in that set was the branch piece you see on the card. I thought that looked the best so I went with it. I glued it in place. Dimensionals were added to the back and I set it in place on the front of the card after I taped the Pretty Peacock large layer down. Once the word piece was set in place I added a little "Brass Butterfly" to the piece and the card was done.

I took a pic of both cards. I like the one on the left better. The one on the right I had to trim a bit of the DSP because I wasn't careful with it and I messed up the edge. SO I trimmed it a bit and was still able to use it. 

Even with the struggle of what to put on that open area, it was a fun card to make. I love the rich colors.

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

Simply Said, Wildflower Designs, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that you can whip up in no time at all. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Wild Wheat card stock. I had purchased the variety pack of the in colors back in 2023 and this is the last piece of Wild Wheat in that package. I usually buy the variety pack and then I pick a couple of colors I think I would get more use out of. Wild Wheat wasn't one of those and I'm glad because it took me all of this time to use up the few sheets you get in the package. My piece measures 4-1/4" x 11". The fold is on the top and it opens from the bottom. 

I stamped the flower on the front using the image from the "Wildflower Designs" bundle. I used Wild Wheat ink to stamp that image all over the front of the card.

I wasn't going to make another card using the "Wildly Flowering" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) but when I was putting it away this strip fell out. So I took that as a sign to use up my scraps. 

I cut a 5-1/2" x 2-1/4" piece of Early Espresso card stock for the layer and my piece of DSP measured 5-1/4" x 2". I taped the two pieces together and then that was taped to the front of the card about 1/8" from the left edge.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set. They were stamped using Moody Mauve ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I punched them out using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch. I also punched out an Early Espresso piece. I cut that piece in half and taped each half to the back of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card 1" from the bottom and 1/2" from the right edge. And that was it, the card was done.

Wasn't that quick and easy?  A great way to use up those strips of DSP.

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

Wildflower Designs, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I still had my "Wildly Flowering" Designer Series Paper (DSP) still sitting on my worktable so I thought I'd make another card using it before I move on. I sure do have a lot of sheet of it left! I found this pretty card on Pinterest. What drew me to it was the 3 strips of DSP. There was something about those strips that made me want to give that layout a try. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put it together.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. The original card used a half-sheet of Misty Moonlight. Since I still have a lot of Basic White card stock in the 40 sheet pack it's more economically feasible to make a white card base. Though I do prefer a white card base because it needs nothing taped to the inside when your done with the front. 

I cut my Misty Moonlight piece at 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" and taped it to the front of the card. The next layer is a piece of the DSP and it measures 3" x 5". I taped that on top of the Misty Moonlight piece.

The strips were cut next. They are from the same package of DSP and were cut 1-1/4" x 3-3/4". You need three of these. Now mine are not cut from the same "frame". Mine were cut from a strip so the do not go together to form a full image. It's a good way to use scraps but it's also pretty when you cut the piece 3-3/4" x 3-3/4" and then cut the 1-1/4" strips. Those strips were added using Dimensionals.

A 1" x 4-1/2" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock was cut for the horizontal strip. That was taped in place. Be sure not to add tape the very ends.

The word piece was cut next. The die for this is in the "Wildflower Designs" bundle. I  cut it out of Basic White card stock.

I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using Misty Moonlight ink.  I stamped it to the right of the piece so I had room to add the leaves and flower buds. The Misty Moonlight leaves were punched out from the "Bough" punch. And a Crumb Cake piece was punched out of it as well. I glued those two pieces to the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece and it was centered on the card.

A bow was tied and glued on. It's from a retired organza spool. I like it because even though it goes over the words you can still read them.  I did not add any embellishments to the ends of the Misty Moonlight strip because I'm mailing it and I didn't want to pay the extra postage.

This was a fun card to make and, as I often do, I made a mock card using copier paper with all of the measurements written on it. I also write the date I posted the card using the layout so I can go back and look (just in case I don't understand what I'm looking at - it happens! LOL).

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

Layering Leaves. Wildly Flowering, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Wildly Flowering" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I thought I'd use this DSP and the Wild Wheat card stock since it's all retiring soon. Out with the old in-colors and in with the new. And I have lots of card stock left so I'd better make a few cards using it to feel better about having so much left. 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.

This card has several layers including one hidden one. The largest layer is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Wild Wheat card stock. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock. Then on top of that I had cut a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic White (the hidden layer) that will be used to tape the DSP to. 

The DSP was cut at 3-1/2" x 3" for the top piece and on the backside of the top piece is the tannish colored image. It measures 1-3/4" x 3-1/2". I taped these pieces to the hidden piece of card stock. 

A 5" piece of ribbon was cut to go across where the two pieces of DSP meet. My ribbon is from a spool of retired Soft Suede. It compliments the colors on the card so I went with it. I have a lot of that to use up too. I taped the ends of the ribbon on the back of the Basic White piece and then taped that to the larger Basic White layer. That was taped to the Wild Wheat layer and then it was all taped to the front of the card base.

The words are from the "Layering Leaves" set. It's going to retire too. I really liked this set, it has a lot of great words all in one set. A stampers dream set.  I stamped the words using Misty Moonlight ink and then I punched then out using the "Heartfelt Hexagon" punch. I set the words in place using Dimensionals.

I had some retired "Genial Gems" that I added to the front of the card for a little bling.  And the card was done.

This was a very simple and quick card to make. I love the simple layout and could see myself using it to make cards using some of the other DSP I have in my stash.

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

Wildflower Birthday, Nested Essentials, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy birthday 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 Pool Party card stock for the layer. 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut next, it's from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package and it measures 3-3/4" x 5". I taped that to the Pool Party piece and then that was taped to the card base.

Next I took a piece of Basic White card stock and using the rectangle dies from the "Nested Essentials" set I cut two pieces of the second largest size. One piece I textured using the "Star Struck" embossing folder and the other I stamped the words on. I do not know the set where these words came from. I had stamped them a while back for use at another time. I used Basic Gray ink to stamp them so it would go with anything I would find to put it with down the road. I should have written down the set. So if you know what set this came from, please let me know so I can include that info here. 

Using Pool Party card stock I cut two of the largest Nested Essentials" rectangles. I taped the word piece to the Pool Party rectangle and I glued the textured piece to the other rectangle.

The cupcake and balloon is from the same "Wildflower Birthday" package. There's two sheets of precut images, they are hanging by a thin piece of card stock and just pop out. Dimensionals were added behind the cupcake and the balloon. The string of the balloon was tucked a bit behind the cupcake. Dimensionals were added to the back of that rectangle and it was set in place on the lower left of the card.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece, being careful not to add any where it would overlap on the textured piece. Glue was added on the overlapped part and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. And that was it.

This was such a quick and simple card to make. I love using these pop outs, they are do cute and fun to work with.

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

Delightful Wishes, Floral Delight, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found myself with a few extra minutes to play along with a video. I found this card and thought I'd give it a try. You can see the original card here. I actually had all of the materials to make this card. Please read on to see how I put it together. I'll give you the condensed version as there's a lot of product talk on the video. I like to get right to the card. I'll also share a couple of tips with you too on this.

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

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package was cut for the large layer. You will also need to cut a 4-1/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Old Olive for the layer and a 2-3/8" x 3-7/8" piece of Basic White that will go behind the folded DSP. The original instructions have you cut that piece ad 2-1/2" x 4" and then you can trim any excess if you don't get it on the piece straight. I avoided any trimming by cutting the piece smaller.

The folded piece of DSP was cut at 4" x 7" and scored at 1/2" and then 1" intervals. So you score at 1/2", 1-1/2", 2", 4", 3-1/2", 4-1/2" 5", 6" and 6-1/2". Then you fold them mountain/valley. Starting on the left side you fold mountain and the next score is valley and repeat across.  Do not use a bone folder to crease the edges. 

The instructions have you added 3 Dimensionals in a row behind each half inch fold. There's Dimensionals behind the left piece too. They are visible if you look at the card from that side. You may want to refer to the video if my directions are not clear enough. There's a total of 18 Dimensionals on this piece. The instructions have you tape across the back of the piece with strong adhesive. I used Tear n Tape across mine. I had to leave it for a bit to take care of other household things and when I came back the tape wasn't holding. SO I opened up my Tombow mono glue and I glued it to the Old Olive piece. I'm thinking that had I affixed it to the Old Olive piece before I left it still would have come apart. There's a lot of energy there wanting to spread open and not be held closed. So glue worked best and it is holding. Once the piece was glued to the Old Olive piece I put it under a couple of stamp sets to hold it in place while the glue sets up. I left it there while I die cut the flowers and leaves.

The flowers and leaves are from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. I cut them out using Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie, and Old Olive card stock. I glued the pieces together. In the video she states that the detailed part (Daffodil Delight) doesn't line up to anything on the flower and you have to move it around to see what looks best.  If you look at the detailed piece you will see that there is a pretty solid petal, on the Lemon Lolly piece there is a petal with the same ripply ends, they match up. I used a little glue to hold them together.  And on the smaller flower there is a petal on the Lemon Lolly piece that matches the detailed piece. If you look at the way I put it together you will see it. There's an area on the flower that looks like a petal is missing. The petal to the right of that is next to the petal that matches the open ovalish detailed piece. There's where you line that one up at. And if you look to the left of that opening, that detailed piece rides along the left side of that petal. It all fits together nicely. 

Once the pieces were glued together I stamped the word, they are from the same bundle. I masked off the "you a" part and just stamped the happy birthday on a 3/8" strip of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I trimmed it to measure 2-1/2" long and I snipped the ends. It was put in place centering it on the pleated piece. I glued the left side and on the third pleat I added a small Dimensional. It's just behind the "BI".  

The flowers were glued in place. I used a little more glue than normal, I wanted it to stick. I also added a Dimensional under the flower on the second pleat for the bottom flower and on the last pleat for the smaller flower. I added some glue to the leaves and slipped them under the flowers. And that was it. I thought it was fun to learn a new technique but I doubt I'll ever make another one, it's not really my style.

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

Simply Zinnia, Simply Said, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun thank you card to share with you. Though it can be used for a number of other occasions as well. 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 for the top layer and a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White for the back of that top layer.

Next I cut 1/4" strips of card stock at least 5-1/2" long. You want them long so you don't have an issue with white showing on the ends. For my card I used Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Pie, and Petal Pink. I taped them in place on the right side of the card stock. I made sure they butted up against each other so there were no gaps between them. 

Now came the tricky part. Using the 3rd die in the "Nested Essentials" set I cut out the piece. I had to make sure I lined it up so it was equal on each side or the Petal Pink lined on the cut out piece wouldn't line up with the Petal Pink piece on the right side of the piece. I lucked out here. I had made a second one at the same time and I messed it up. It would be easier with something that had corners to line up, like a hexagon or a square. But I chose this shape for some odd reason! Anyway, once it was cut out I taped the 4" x 5-1/4" piece to the 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece. Then I taped the cut out piece back in the opening but I turned it around. This is where you can see that the Petal Pink lines up.

The words were next. I stamped them from the "Simply Said" set using black Memento ink.

Then the flower was made. It's from the "Simply Zinnia" bundle. I cut out two petal pieces using Cajun Craze card stock. The center was cut from a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock and the top layer on the flower was cut from Peach Pie card stock.  I cut a Mossy Meadow leaf. I glued the flower pieces together and set them aside.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the 4" x 5-1/4" piece and it was set in place on the card base.

Then the flower was added and a little glue was added to the end of the leaf and it was tucked in under the flower.

I took some retired "Polished Dots" and colored them using my dark Cajun Craze Blends pen. I set them in place on the white part of the cut piece and the card was done. 

I'm not thrilled with that wide open space on the left side. I think maybe I should have added the flower stem there, it looks like it needs something.

This was a fun card to make and should I make another one I think I will use something with corners that I can line up to make doing that cut out piece easier.

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

Simply Said, Wildflower Birthday, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a bright and cheery birthday card to share with you that is so simple to make. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock, one I aped to the inside and the other I taped to the outside.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package. I used some scraps so my measurements may be different than you see other layouts like this. But use what you have and make it work! The upper left piece was cut at 2-1/8" x 3-1/2". The upper right piece was cut at 1-1/2" x 3-1/2" and the bottom piece was cut at 1-1/2" x 3-3/4".  

I taped the layers on top of the Basic White piece. I set them on the piece first to eye the spacing and then I taped them down. Sometimes I will add just the tinniest amount of tape to the back of the pieces so they stay in place while I permanently tape them down one by one.

The cute cake slice piece was from another sheet from the same DSP package. It was trimmed to 2-3/8" x 3".  I stamped the birthday greeting on it using black Memento ink. It's from the "Simply Said" set. I probably should have used Blueberry Bliss for the words but after I thought about it, it was too late. It's still nice the way it is. The Peach Pie layer was cut at 2-5/8" x 3-1/4".  I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was centered on the front of the card as much as I could by eyeing it.  And the card was done. 

This was such a quick and easy card to make, plus I got to use up some smaller pieces in the package.

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

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. It looks more like it should be a sympathy card but I made it into a birthday 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 right and the fold is on the left.  

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and using the 5th largest die in the "Everday Arches" set I cut it about 1-1/8" from the bottom edge and 11/16" from each side edge. Once cut I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. Then I cut a 3-7/9" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock. I glued the textured piece to this piece. I felt it needed to be more stable. Plus it will make it easier to add the center piece.

For the center piece, using the same die, I cut it from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" package of Designer Series Paper (DPS).  I taped it to the opening on the Basic White piece. Dimensionals were added to 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 using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the bottom part of the card. It's about 1/2" from the bottom edge of the card base.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I love these arched dies.

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

Cake Celebrations, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. Though it could also be a wedding or anniversary card too. I found a card on Pinterest and I changed it a bit. You can see that card here. Please read on to see how I made the 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  2-11/16" x 4-1/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wildly Flowering" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the bottom part of the card front. I cut a piece of Moody Mauve card stock that measured 2-11/16" x 4-1/8" and I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued that to the upper part of the card.

Next I cut the Blackberry Bliss circle using the largest die in the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. And using the next die in that package, I cut a Basic White piece. I taped this circle to the Blackberry Bliss circle and set it aside.

The cake was done next. I stamped the rectangles using Crumb Cake ink that was stamped off once and then on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock. The large rectangle on the bottom and the smaller one on top. I used the detailed dies in the "Cake Celebrations" bundle and stamped the frosting part using Crumb Cake ink. I fussy cut the cake.

I stamped the cake stand next using Early Espresso ink. I cut it out using the matching die.

Then I cut the flowers and top cake layers using the images from the same "Cake Celebrations" and Boho Blue ink.

The leaves were done next. They were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink and then cut out using the matching dies. 

And lastly the words were stamped using Boho Blue ink and were fussy cut.

Now that the stamping is done it's time to assemble. I started with the cake and cake stand. I used a little bit of glue and glued the cake to the stand. Then I fussy cut the top Boho Blue top layers of the cake and glued them in place. 

Glue was added to the back of the cake and stand and it was set in place on the Basic White circle. 

The flowers were added next using glue and then the leaves were glued in place.

Small pearls were added to the center of the flowers and then to the cake stand.  Dimensionals were added to the back of the circle and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/4" from the fold and about 3/8" from the top edge.

Dimensional pieces were added to the back of the word piece and it was set in place on the lower part of the card. 

I like this card but I think it could use a couple more flowers on the lower right part of the cake. Because I made mine differently than the original card that bottom area is a bit bare. I'll adding them later. 

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

Thoughtful Journey, Sketched Butterflies, Spotlight on Nature, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I ran across an almost full package of "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP) and I thought I should make a card with it.  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 "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base.

I cut my DSP at 5-1/4" x 2".  Now I know I'm not going to use up that stack cutting pieces that small. You can get 3 cards from one sheet cutting it that way! I'm sure I'll work on another card sometime that uses more of the sheet!  But for today it's 2".  I cut a 2-1/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Berry Burst card stock for the layer. I taped the DSP to the layer and then I glued the layer on top of the card about 1/2" from the fold.

The words are from the "Sketched Butterflies" bundle and were stamped using Berry Burst ink. I cut them out using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I had some retired Berry Burst ribbon, I tied a bow and glued it on the circle and the card was done. I didn't add any bling, I liked it just the way it was. The eye is drawn to the bow first so that was enough distraction. This was a fun card to make and I love the colors.

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

Simply Said, Bee Mine, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using some pieces that were sitting on my worktable. 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 (DPS) from the "Bee Mine" 12" x 12" package. This was from a retired package. I have SO much of it left. 

The bee in the circle was from a name tag I had gotten at Terri's Stamp Camp. It was too cute to put in recycling. It had my name on the tag part and the bee with the circle and the square of DSP was on the upper part. I should have taken a pic of the tag but I forgot.  I had trimmed that piece of DSP to 2" x 2". I cut a 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" piece of Poppy Parade card stock and taped the DSP with the bee to it. The bee had a Dimensional on the back and I added Dimensionals to the circle. Then I added Dimensionals to the square piece. I set it aside.

I cut three strips of DSP from the same package. They measure 1/2" x 4" and the layers behind them measure 3/4" x 4-1/4".  I taped the strips together. Then I taped them to the front of the card centering the middle piece as much as I could by eyeing it and then I added a strip to each side. 

The bee piece was set in place.

And finally the words.  They re from the "Simply Said" set and had been stamped using black Memento ink. I had stamped them a while ago. They were inside the stamp set just waiting to be used. They had been cut out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. I cut an 11/16" x 2-7/8" piece of Poppy Parade card stock for the layer. I taped the words to the layer and then rounded the corners with my scissors. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place using Dimenisonals.

It was fun to be able to use items that were on my worktable and found inside stamp sets! The bee was just too cute to put in the recycling bin and now I have a card made using it!

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

Sketched Butterflies, Elements of Text, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thank you 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 Highland Heather card stock for the layer and taped it to the card base. Then I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer.

On the Basic White layer I stamped the circle of words from the "Elements of Texture" set using Smoky Slate ink. I taped this piece on top of the Highland Heather piece. 

The words are from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. It was a Sale-a-Bration item. I used it because the piece was stamped and sitting on my worktable and I thought I should make some use of it before it gets ruined or lost. The bundle also has the die that was used here. I cut a piece of Highland Heather card stock at 9/16" x 2-7/8".  I taped the word piece to it. Then I trimmed the corners with my scissors. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

I cut the butterflies from the "Sketched Butterflies" bundle using Highland Heather card stock. These butterflies are already "stuck" together, they cut out as one piece. I cut pieces of Dimensionals and put them on the body part of the butterflies. I set them in place on the circle. I added some rhinestones to the center of each of the butterflies.

The word piece was set in place and the card was done.

This was such a super quick and easy card to make. I really like that circle of words.

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

Sketched Butterflies, Wildly Flowering, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. I'm a bit late in posting because I was almost done making a beautiful card I found on Pinterest and the more I worked on it the more it looked familiar. I looked back over the posts on my blog and there it was. I had already made the card. It still catches my eye! LOL So I had to start from scratch but I had to rush because I needed to get it done before the deadline. If I wait too long to post it becomes the next day's business. Please read on to see how I made today's super quick and easy card.

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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of "Wildly Flowering" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I taped it to the card base.

Next I cut two strips. The top one measures 4" x 1-1/4" and the bottom one is 4-1/2" x 1-1/2". I taped them to the front of the card. The bottom one is about 1/2" from the bottom edge of the card base and equally spaced on each side (as much as you can by eyeing it).  There is a 1/4" space between the top and bottom strips.

A circle was cut using the "Deckled Circles" dies using Misty Moonlight card stock. I used another circle for the DSP. Before taping the DSP to the circle I had cut the smaller circle from the center. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

The words are from the "Sketched Butterflies" bundle. I stamped them using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut them out with a "Deckled Circle" die and taped it to the smaller Misty Moonlight die. I added tape to the right side of the piece and Dimensionals to the left side. I affixed the smaller circle to the top of the larger circle. Then I removed the backing on the Dimensionals and set the circles in place.

I added the butterfly that was made using Basic White card stock and a die from the "Sketched Butterflies" bundle. I added three rhinestones down the center of the butterfly and one on the DSP circle.

This was a quick card to make and I think it turned out okay, not one of my favorites.

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

Storybook Moments, Storybook Friends, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday 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 Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Storybook Moments" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the card base.

Next I cut the frame using a die from the "Storybook Friends" bundle and Wile Wheat card stock. That's a color that I rarely use and it's retiring soon too. Using the same die I cut another frame from Basic White card stock because I needed a light colored center. The white was too bright so using my Blending Brush I I lightly scrubbed on some Wild Wheat ink. 

The bunny is from the "Storybook Moments" DSP package and the blueberry bush too. That was not a pre-cut image like the bunny is. I fussy cut this piece from a sheet that was full of other images. Then I cut it in half and used both pieces on the card.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using Blueberry Bushel ink. I fussy cut around the letters.

The framed piece was set in place using glue. I taped the center piece in place. Then the bush pieces were taped in place. Dimensionals were added to the back of the bunny and words and they were set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. It can be used for several other occasions too.

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

Delightful Wishes, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. There was no link so I had to figure out the measurements myself. Please read on to see how I put this card together. 

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 Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I cut a 1-1/2" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. I glued it to the bottom part of the textured piece.

The focal piece was cut at 2-1/2" x 3-3/4" using Basic White card stock. The Pecan Pie layer behind it was cut at 2-3/4" x 4". I taped the two pieces together and then glued it to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

Now for the die cut pieces. The are from the "Delightful Wished" bundle. I cut the branch using Early Espresso card stock. For the solid part of the flowers I used Lemon Lolly card stock. For the flower details I used Daffodil Delight card stock. The leaves were cut using Old Olive and Garden Green card stock. For the center of the flowers I used the same DSP as was used at the bottom of the textured piece. I could have cut them right from that piece had I cut the focal layers first. But I didn't so I had to snip off a small piece of the DSP and use that. The "wishing" was cut using Garden Green for the word piece and Basic White for the back layer. I glued the word to the backing. Don't lose those little dots for the "i's".  All of these pieces were glued together and then glued to the front of the card.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I cut them using a die in the same bundle. I set them in place using Dimensionals.

I had some yellowish glass rain drops from years ago so I glued a few of them in place on the front of the card.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It has a lot of pieces but that didn't stop it from being fun to make. This is a very nice bundle to play with.

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

Beautiful Butterflies, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I found a beautiful butterfly card on the internet and I thought I'd give it a try. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I made this card.

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 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the butterfly embossing folder from the "Beautiful Butterflies" bundle. I trimmed it to 4" x 5-1/4" and glued it to the front of the card.

I took a quarter sheet of Basic White card stock and cut the butterfly. The embossing folder is designed to hold the matching die. I set the die on top of the butterfly on the folder, added my card stock, closed the folder and ran it through my Big Shot. It textured and cut the butterfly all at the same time. How fun is that?

I used Daffodil Delight and my blending brush to scrub on some ink around the outer edges of the butterfly. Then I used Pretty in Pink ink to color in the center area, I did go over a bit of the Daffodil Delight and it created a little orange in some areas. 

Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place over the butterfly on the 4" x 5-1/4" embossed piece.

The words are from the same "Beautiful Butterflies" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the same bundle.  I had to double up on the Dimensionals. They are on each end of the word piece. 

I tied a bow with some silver cording an glued it to the wing. Then I added a little glue to the center of the word piece and set it in place across the wing. 

I set that word piece across the body. Across either wing and I just wasn't liking it. I set it across the left wing and walked away and when I came back I liked what I saw, so this is what I ended up with.

This was an easy card to make, other than struggling with the word piece.

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

Delightful Wishes, Simply Said, Heart Shaped, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but there were no instructions so I had to wing it. You can see the original card here.  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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Daffodil Delight card stock. I was planning on cutting the details of the flowers out of the center of this piece but I had already cut something from the center for a card a while ago. So I had to plan differently. 

Using Old Olive I cut it at 4" x 5-1/4" and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the Daffodil Delight piece and then taped that to the front of the card base. The flowers are from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. 

Next I cut the layers on the left side. I cut a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Daffodil Delight.  This is where I cut the flower details. The layer on top of that is a piece of Old Olive and it measures 1-7/8" x 5-1/4".  I cut the leaves from the center of that piece. And on top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package. Then I taped all of those layers to the front of the card about 5/16" from the fold.

A Basic White circle was cut using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle.

I cut the solid part of the flowers using Lemon Lolly card stock. I glued the Daffodil Delight detailed pieces to the center of the flowers.

Tape was added behind the large flower and it was set in place on the circle. I didn't press down on it because I needed to be able to lift it to slip the leaf under. I added tape to two of the leaves and slipped them under the large flower.

A couple of Dimensionals are added to the smaller flower and it was set in place on the circle, overlapping the larger flower a little. Tape was added to the last leaf and it was slipped under the small flower.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I tied a yellow ribbon into a bow and glued it in place below the word piece. My ribbon is some retired stuff I had on hand. It matched and I went with it. It's nice to use some of this stash I have. (there's so much stash here!).

This was a fun card to make and I would love to make more. It was quick and easy to do.

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

Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a recycled 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 bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Daffodil Delight card stock for the layer. Before doing anything else to it I cut the second largest circle from the "Deckled Circles" set.

Using a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock I textured it using the "Dotted Circles" embossing folder. I glued this piece to the Daffodil Delight piece and then I glued that to the front of the card.

The "hello" is from the "Simply Said" set and was stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using the smallest die in the "Deckled Circles" set. I taped it to the Daffodil Delight circle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

The cute bee piece is from last month's calendar. I didn't want to put it in recycling so it sat on my worktable for the past 12 days. Trimmed it to the Designer Series Paper (DSP) edges. It measured 2-1/4" x 3-1/8". Then I taped it to a 2-1/2" x 3-3/8" piece of Daffodil Delight card stock. Then I glued that to the front of the card. The "hello" was set in place and the card was done.

What a perfect way to use (reuse) the piece. From a calendar page to a fun, bright and cheery card.

I am pleased with how it turned out and was glad I was able to use it.

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

Darling Dinos, Children's Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another children's birthday 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 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Granny Apple Green card stock and textured it using the "Dotted Circles" embossing folder. I usually emboss first and then cut but with all of these dots I thought I might crush some after embossing. I glued this piece to the card base.

Next I stamped the images from the "Darling Dinos" bundle. I colored the dino using both light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens. The belly, spots and spine were colored in using the light Daffodil Delight Blends pen. The balloon was colored in using both light and dark Daffodil Delight Blends pens. The rocks were colored in using both light and dark Smoky Slate Blends pens. 

There's two sets of rocks. One was stamped on a separate sheet of Basic White card stock and the other was stamped on the focal piece. I cut the piece to measure 3-1/4" x 4-1/2". I laid the dino on the center to see where I needed to stamp the rocks on the left.  I also set the words in place and stamped both the rocks and words at the same time. Then I colored those rocks in.

Dimensionals were added to all of the die cut pieces and they were set in place on the front of the card. I took my Basic Black marker and drew the balloon string on. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I love the greens on the dino, it's bright and cheery. I went with a yellow balloon so it could be for a boy or girl who love dinos!

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

Darling Dinos, Children's Birthday Cards, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a children's birthday card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I clicked on the link and got some help with the colors but that was about it. I did change it a little. You can see the original card here. 

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 Summer Splash card stock for the layer. And on top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock.

For the diamond shape on the Basic White layer I made a template. I don't know if there's a diamond shape die cut, I am not familiar with all of the Stampin' Up! products. So making a template was the best way to go for me. Here's how I made mine. I took a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of copier paper and I folded it in half on the long side. I opened it up and folded it on the short side. You want to open it up because just folding it in half and then folding the half in half will cause the piece to shift a bit.  I opened the piece up. On the long side I made a mark 3/8" in on each side and on the short side (top and bottom) I made a mark 1/2" in. I set the piece in my paper cutter and cut from mark to mark. Then I took this template and set it on top of a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of card stock and traced the diamond and then I cut it out. I wanted a stiffer template plus one that didn't have fold marks on it. I didn't want to take any chances on the ink going under the copier paper.  Once the template was done I lined it up with a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and colored it in using my Blending Brush and Summer Splash ink. After reading about the making of the original card, Balmy Blue was used for the diamond. Either one works. 

The only things I bought for the in colors is ink pads and card stock. I don't purchase the Blending Brushes or markers, it's just too expensive. So since I didn't have the Summer Splash marker I used my Coastal Cabana marker and it matched well enough that no one will notice the color difference. 

Once the diamond was done being stitched around I stamped the hearts.

The dino and balloon from the "Darling Dinos" bundle. I stamped them using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. Using the matching dies I cut them out. 

I took my Blender pen and colored the dino in using Summer Splash ink. I did have the Lemon Lime Twist Blends Pen so I colored in the rest of the dino using it.

The balloon was colored in using Petunia Pop ink. I still had my Blender pen out so I thought I'd use it. I forgot how fun it was to use the Blender pen.

Dimensionals were added behind the dino and balloon and it was set in place on the front of the card. I took my Basic Black marker and drew the balloon string.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Summer Splash ink. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I snipped the left side to make it fit the card.

For the embellishments I had some very old rain drops so I thought I'd use them. The two in the diamond blended well enough but the one on the white part didn't so I took my Blender pen and made little "Summer Splash" circles. I glued the rain drops to them and the color came through and it looks SO much better. I'm so happy I figured that out because I have lots of rain drops to use up!

This was a fun card to make. I love dinosaurs and these little guys are SO cute!

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

Simply Said, Wildflower Birthday, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

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

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 Pool Party card stock for the layer. I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

Then I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package. I glued it to the top of the textured Pool Party piece.

Next came the focal piece. Using the "Countryside Corners" die set I cut the second larges one using Pool Party card stock. 

I took a piece of Basic White card stock and using the third largest die I cut it and then textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued the two pieces together.

The cake is from the "Wildflower Birthday" package. Dimenisonals were added to the back and it was set in place on the top of the die cut layers.

I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" set. A Dimensional was added to each end and a little bit of glue was added to the stem of the cake plate. The words were set in place and the card was done.

This cake doesn't have any candles so it would be a great wedding card too (changing the colors up a bit).

I loved how quickly this card went together, it was so easy to make.

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

Delightful Wishes, Spotlight on Nature, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Delightful Wishes" bundle. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock for the layer. In the center of that piece I cut the large Old Olive circle from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. And from the center of that circle I cut the smaller circle under the birthday greeting. Talk about making use of all of a quarter sheet of card stock! But with the rising prices of things, you have to. And Stampin' Up! will be raising the cost of their card stock in the new catalog. SO if you can, stock up now. I think it's around $2 or more per package. And Basic White and Very Vanilla are going to go from 40 sheets to 24 sheets. OUCH! This is why I tend to make my cards with a White base and add my colors on top of that. Fortunately I have a LOT of white so I'm good there. So cutting your layers from other layers on your card makes a whole lot more sense now! 

Anyway, I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Floral Delight" 12" x 12" package, it measures 3-3/4" x 5". I taped it to the Old Olive layer and then that was taped to the card base.

The flowers are from the "Delightful Wishes" bundle and were stamped using Lemon Lolly for the main petals and Daffodil Delight for the details. The branch was stamped using Pecan Pie and the leaves are stamped using Old Olive. I cut them out using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I glued it to the large Old Olive circle. I used glue because there isn't a lot on the large circle to tape, plus the glue allows me to slide it around a bit to get it centered. Once glued I taped the piece to the front of the card.

The word piece was taped to the small Old Olive circle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I added  three crystal rhinestones that I had colored using my dark Daffodil Delight Blends pen. And the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. Though I think the flowers could have been done using Daffodil Delight for the solid part and Crushed Curry for the details. They would blend better with the DSP.

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

Wildflower Birthday, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another birthday card to share with you using the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP). Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a Pool Part card stock at 3-3/4" x 5" before I taped it to the card base I used the second and third largest rectangle dies from the "Nested Essentials" die set. I taped the dies so they wouldn't shift so I could cut out a frame. You also get the center part cut out but it can be saved for a future card (someday!). Once cut I taped it to the card base.

Next I cut a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Pool Party ink over the are where the window will go. You can scrub all over the place but be careful not to color too close to the edge, you want to keep that white.

The DSP was cut next. It measures 4-1/4" x 3". I took the third largest die from the "Nested Essentials" set and cut out the window.

I glued the Pool Party frame over the DSP window. Then I taped the piece to the Basic White piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the Pool Party piece.

The words are from the "Labeled with Love" bundle and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Blueberry Bushell ink. I fussy cut around them. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the right side of the card and the card was done!

This card has a lot of layers but they are SO worth it. I really like how it turned out.

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

Wildflower Birthday, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. There are SO many fun images in the "Wildflower Birthday" 12" x 12" package. I found this card on Instagram, I don't usually look there but I think there was a link that lead me to that page. You can see the original card here.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pretty in Pink card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

I cut another 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card. If you want to save card stock you can cut this piece in half to it measures 4" x 2-5/8". 

A 2-5/8" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) was cut from the "Wildflower Birthday" package. The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. Then it was glued to the textured piece of Basic White. If  you're cutting your Basic White piece in half you are going to want to make sure you butt the DSP tightly to it.

The cake is from the same package of DSP. It came from a whole sheet of die cut images. This cake is so pretty and I thought I would look for a card to make using it. You get 2 per package! The cake was set in place using Dimensionals. 

The tassel banner on the upper right corner is from the same sheet and it was set in place using Dimensionals. I snipped the ends after I set it in place.

A few rhinestones were added to the front. They are retired but it was what I had on hand.  And that was it, the card was done.

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

Cheerful Daisies, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can view it here. There were no instructions as to how it was made so please read on to see how I put this card together.

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 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the layer. Using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Boho Blue ink. I left the upper left corner white.

I took a half-sheet of Basic White card stock and cut the flowers using the dies from the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle. I cut two sets plus an extra middle small flower, including the center detailed pieces. I snipped the leaves off and I cut the flowers apart. I also cut one ferny looking piece too.

The flower centers were glued to the flower pieces. A Dimensional was added to the bottom right flower and everthing else was tucked under and glued in place. 

I stamped the words from the same bundle using Boho Blue ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out usign a die in the bundle. 

A bow was tied from some ribbon. Mine is retired but it matched so I went with it. I set the ribbon in place using a glue dot. 

The words were added by placing a Dimensional on each end and a bit of glue in the center.  And that was it, the card was done. 

There's quite a few pieces to this card but it was so worth it, plus it was pretty simple to do and I'm pleased at the way it turned out.

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

Storytime Moments, Storybook Friends, Thinking of You Card, Mother's Day Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I don't know what to use it for. Birthday? Thinking of you? Mother's Day? Just a note? I'm sure I'll figure out something but as of this posting I have no idea yet, it just isn't speaking to me. 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I scored it at every 1/4". I started in the middle and scored the right and then the left. I glued this to the card base. 

Next came the "envelope flap" part. It was a bit tricky and I messed up a few times. I took a piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Storytime Moments" 12" x 12" package and cut it at 5-1/4" x 2". I marked the bottom center at 2-5/8" and I marked each side at 1". I cut each side. I cut from the right mark to the center mark and then I cut the left side from the mark to the center. 

For the layer behind the flap I cut a 2-1/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Lost Lagoon card stock and I taped the DSP to it leaving 1/4" at the top and I trimmed the bottom edges to 1/4" from the DSP. I glued this piece to the front of the card about 1/4" from the fold at the top.

The fancy frame is from the "Storybook Friends" bundle. I cut it using a piece of Lost Lagoon. The center is a piece of Basic White that I had saved from another frame I had cut a while back. Taking my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Pool Party ink. Then I glued the frame to the center of the card and then I glued the oval in place.

Searching through the cute critters in the "Storybook Moments" I ran across this knitting one. I thought she was cute and the colors in it went well with the flap. I set it in place using Dimensionals.

I cut the word label from the "Heart Shaped" bundle because I liked the shape of it. But I didn't know what to stamp on it. I am leaning towards "thinking of you" or "Happy Mother's Day". It looks like a mom sitting there but because it's looking off to the right I leaned more towards "thinking of you". As of the posting of this I haven't decided yet.

This was a fun card to make. I like the score lines, it gave it a fun background without it being just smooth white.

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

Cheerful Daisies, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. I wanted to make it because I figured this set would be retiring in a few months and I wanted to play with it a bit more. It's such a wonderful set to play with.

You can see the original card here. If you click through there is a link to the site that has a video on how to make the card. I like videos but I prefer written instructions because they can often seem easier to follow. Plus there's no chit chat and other things going on. Just the instructions. So, please read on to see how I put the card together.

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.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the layer. I used the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder for my card. I glued it to the card base.

Next you will need to make a ring by using two circle dies. I used the two largest ones in the "Stylish Shapes" set on Basic White card stock. I lined them up as well as I could to make the ring. It doesn't need to be perfect because 95% of it will be covered. Small pieces of Dimensionals were added to the ring and it was then set in place on the front of the card. Equal spacing on the sides and about 7/8" from the top edge of the card base.

Two sets of flowers were cut from the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle using Basic White card stock. These flowers are the ones on the one die. Then the flower centers were cut. I used a double-sided sheet and attached it to a 1/4 sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut the detailed parts of the three flowers.

The centers of both the detailed pieces and the three flowers (6 all together) were colored by lightly using Flirty Flamingo ink. Using a dauber works best for this. I have small 3/8" round blending brushes that worked well for me. 

Using scissors I cut the three flowers from the large piece, and I cut off the leaves too. Clean up the flowers so those cut off pieces are no longer visible. Then the detailed parts were glued to the larger parts of the flowers. I set them aside to set up.

I had also cut a ferny looking piece from Basic White card stock. I colored it using Soft Sea Foam ink with my Blending Brush.

The leaves (two sets) were colored in using a Blending Brush and Soft Sea Foam ink. 

Now it's time to add the flowers. I started out with the two largest ones. Then the ones with a "sideview" was added and then the small full flowers were added. You can set them on the circle for placement before you glue them down, that way you can see if there's any big gaps exposing the ring that need to be covered. There's a little bit of the ring showing on my card but you really have to look to see it. 

Once the flowers were in place I added the leaves and the ferny looking piece using a bit of glue.

Then I took some white Baker's Twine and made 4 figure 8's and tied them in a knot in the center. A glue dot was added to the back of the bow. I set it across the flowers on the right, somewhere in the center area of that side.

The words are from the same "Cheerful Daisies" bundle and were stamped using Flirty Flamingo ink. I cut them with a die in the same bundle. The Dimensionals were doubled and then added to each end and it was set in place over the flowers. You want to make sure your flowers aren't under the Dimensionals. To avoid this, you can move the bow if necessary. Or you can add the Dimensionals to the textured layer and then add the word piece on top of that. I had to move my bow a little after I had set it in place with the glue dot. Those dots are very sticky and I had to be careful not to rip the paper removing it. Though it wouldn't show if I had because it would still be under the word piece. But I was able to remove it with no issues. I never press down on my glue dots or Dimensionals until the card is completely finished. I never know when I need to move or remove something. Once the word piece was added the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It sure had a lot of pieces but it was SO worth it.  Isn't it pretty?

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