Unbounded Love, Unbounded Beauty, Birthday Card, Birthday Card, Pocket Technique, Stampin' Up!

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun "Pocket" card to share with you. It's a fun and easy technique. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" of Basic White card stock. I cut 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Unbounded Beauty" 12" x 12" package and I taped it to the card base.

I cut a 3" x 8" piece of DSP and folded it in half. This is the part that once opened you can write on. I taped this to a 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" piece of card stock, mine is Basic White. This is the piece that goes into the pocket. In the pic I forgot to add the 2-3/4" x 3-3/4" for the inside of the card.

The corner pocket piece is made with two squares. I ended up making two cards because of the pocket corners. Those pieces are cut at 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" for the layer and 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" for the top layer. The pieces are cut on the diagonal. Those pieces were taped together and then I glued the left and bottom edges to the front of the card.  Now the pocket is formed. 

The words are from the "Unbound Love" bundle and were stamped using Berry Burst ink and then cut using the matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside until the leaves were cut. I cut a Berry Burst one and a Petunia Pop one. I stuck them to the Dimensionals and then I set the word piece in place. And that was it. These are very simple cards to make and they don't take much time either.

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

Simply Zinnia, Submarine Life, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I found a super beautiful card on the internet that I just had to give a try to. I found the card here and of course, I did change it a bit. There were no measurements so I winged it. 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 right and the fold was on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece Pretty Peacock card stock and on top of that is a 3-5/8" x 4-7/8" piece of Basic White card stock that was colored using my brayer and Pretty Peacock ink. I sprayed it with water several times and used my heat tool to dry it between sprayings. 

Next I die cut the postage pieces using the largest square die in the "Perennial Postage" set. I cut three. Then I cut three squares using my paper cutter that measured 2" x 2". I taped the postage cut one to the 2' x 2" pieces. On top of that I cut some Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Unbound Beauty" 12" x 12" package. These measured 1-5/8" x 1-5/8" each. I taped this in place. 

Then I die cut the flowers from the "Simply Zinnia" bundle. Pretty in Pink card stock was used and then the tips were sponged with a little Pretty in Pink ink. The flower centers are Lemon Lolly, the ring around the flower center is Daffodil Delight and the leaves are Granny Apple Green. The flower has two dies so I cut three of each and glued them together at their centers. Then the center of the flower was glued on and the Daffodil Delight ring was glued in place. I set it aside for few minutes to set up.

In the meantime I took some linen thread and wrapped it around my fingers to form three sort of circles. The less the are perfect the better. Some tape was added to the top of the DSP and the thread was stuck in place. 

Dimensionals were added behind the flowers and the leaves were stuck to them. Then the piece was glued in place on top of the square.

The words are from the "Submarine Life" set, only because I didn't have any that fit that small space. I sued the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set to cut them out. I trimmed it on the left side. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

I took the flower squares and set the top one in place first, then the bottom one and the middle one was added last. You may want to practice where these pieces are going to go before taping them down just to make sure you can fit them all on the brayered piece. 

Once the flower pieces are in place on the front of the card, the words were added. 

I colored some pearls using my light Flirty Flamingo Blends pen. I didn't have any of the embellishments that were used on the original card. I have a ton of pearls and I believe they are retired now but I'll continue to use them because I have to! Once the pearls were set in place the card was done. 

Isn't this a pretty card? Can you see why I just had to make it? I thought it took a while because of all of the cutting and layers but it was SO worth it. I'm pleased with the way it turned out.

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

Simply Said, Perennial Postage, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Have you ever CASEd the catalog?  I don't recall ever making a card that was displayed in the catalog but I could have my memory isn't like it used to be. Plus I make a card every day and I can't remember the ones I make. I will see a card on Pinterest that I really like and I click on it and it's one I made a while back. So much for recognizing my own work! Anyway, today I thought I would give a card from the catalog a try. I took a card from page 107. I did change it a bit. 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 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Perennial Lavender 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base. 

Next I die cut the flowers and leaves. I used Pretty in Pink ink and Pretty in Pink for the die cut flowers. I used Pool Party for the smaller bud die cut and Shaded Spruce for the leaved. I cut two of everything except for the stamped flowers, I only made one of those. I gathered all the stems and tied them in with a piece of white Baker's Twine. I did add some glue here and there to hold them all together because the twine won't keep them all in place for very long. 

While the glue was drying I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using Shaded Spruce ink. I cut them using the die from the "Perennial Postage" die set. And using that same die I cut a Moody Mauve piece for the back of the word piece. The original card used gold foil but I didn't want to use that plus I was making a birthday card and not an invitation card.

I cut a circle using the 7th die in the "Deckled Circles" set on a piece of Vellum. I added glue to the center of the Vellum and set it in place on the front of the card. 

The flower bunch was glued down next and the word piece was taped to the Moody Mauve piece and that was taped down on the front of the card, tucking it into the flowers a little.

And that was it, the card was done.

I am pleased with the way it turned out, even though it's a little different than the one in the catalog. I think I'll page through the catalog again sometime soon and find another one to CASE or change a bit! LOL

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

Layers of Beauty, Simply Said, 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 Petunia Pop card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. Yup, I changed the orientation of my card, a little step outside of my comfort zone! LOL

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock for the layer. 

Then I cut a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Peach Pie card stock for one of the top layers. 

And the Designer Series Paper (DSP) on top of the Peach Pie piece was cut at 4-3/8" x 3-1/8".  

I taped the two pieces together where the opening would be punched out. I used the third rectangle die in the "Nested Essentials" set and cut the two pieces together. Then I took the second rectangle, lined it up and then cut it out on the DSP piece.  I forgot to mention the DSP is from the "Unbound Beauty" 12" x 12" package. I taped the DSP to the Peach Pie piece.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out using the stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

The flower is what I had cut off from yesterday's card. I took a 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" piece of Basic White card stock and scrubbed on some Petunia Pop ink using my Blending brush.

Turning the Peach Pie piece over, Dimensionals were added to the back around the opening. The 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" piece was set on top of the Dimensionals.  Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece where the Peach Pie card stock is showing. Do not add Dimensionals to the Basic White piece or the whole thing will bulge in the middle.  Once the Dimensionals were in place I added some snail tape to the back of the Basic White piece and I set the whole thing in place on the 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock. Then that was taped to the front of the card.

The flower was added to the inside of the opening using Dimensionals and the word piece was added using Dimensionals as well.  A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside and the card was done.

I really like how this card turned out and was a bit surprised too.  This is a fun layout. I sort of copied it from a layout that used circles that I've used for cards with small images.  You can see one of those cards here.  I think I may be using this layout again sometime. 

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

Layers of Beauty, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Stamping Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. 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 Petunia Pop card stock that was textured using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued this piece to the card base.

The flowers image is from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. This bundle comes with stencils and I colored them in using ink pads and blending brushed. I scrubbed on the colors using Bubble Bath and then Petunia Pop and then Berry Burst on the roses and Old Olive for the two stencils for the greenery. Once I was done with the coloring I cut the piece using the matching die from the bundle. I cut off a little flower cluster that was on the lower left side between the two larger flowers.  I saved it to make another card using it. I set this piece in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

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 trimmed the piece to 3" x 3/8" and then I snipped the ends at an angle. Dimensionals were added to the back where they would be touching the flower piece.  And that was it, the card was done.

This card was super quick and easy to make. The stenciling goes so quickly and it's SO pretty. It actually goes faster than coloring it with markers or Blends pens.  I was pleased with how today's card turned out.

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

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Thoughtful Wishes, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today's card was SO pretty in my head but on paper it's not so great. UGH. Please read on to see how I made it

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a piece of Misty Moonlight at 4" x 5-1/4" and taped it to the card base. 

Now this is the part of the card I like, it's what was in my head. I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wildly Flowering" 12" x 12" package. It measured 4-7/8" x 3-7/8".  I scored it at an angle 1-3/4" up from the bottom on the left and 7/8" up from the bottom on the right. I glued the fold shut and I taped the piece to the front of the card.

The flowers are from the "Thoughtful Wishes" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock. I colored the flowers in using my Blender pen and Moody Mauve ink pad. And the leaves were colored in using Mossy Meadow ink pad. I colored the flowers with Wink of Stella but it didn't show up on the photo. I taped this piece to a 2-3/4" x 2"piece of Moody Mauve card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Labeled With Love" bundle and were stamped using Misty Moonlight ink. I had stamped the double lined border using Moody Mauve first and then the words were placed inside. I cut it using the matching die. There is a punch too but I opted to purchase the die, it came in a set of three.  Dimensionals were added to the back of this piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.

A brass butterfly was added to the open area on the top and the card was done.

I'd like to redo this layout sometime and change the word and focal piece. I do like the angled fold. 

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

Thoughtful Journey, Simply Said, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun technique card to share with you that I've made before. It's the "Book Fold" technique and it's SO easy to do. You can do it with a portrait or landscape card layout. Today I used the landscape orientation. 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. Once cut it measures 4-1/4" x 11". I scored it at 4-1/2", 5-1/2" and 6-1/2".  I folded it in half and then I glued the scored areas shut. I added glue between the 4-1/2" and  5-1/2" area and burnished it. I set it aside to set up. You could tape it but I find glue holds better when the card is opened a number of times.

Next came the front of the card. I cut a 4-1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock and I had textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. Now what I should have done was cut the circle first and then texture it because I lost some of the texture when I cut the circle.  For the circle I used the seventh circle in the "Deckled Circles" die set. 

Then I die cut the inside layer. I had cut a piece of Petunia Pop card stock to measure 4-1/8" x 3-7/8". I used the eighth deckled circle die, I centered it as much as possible. I taped this piece to the back of the textured piece.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) came next. I took a 6" sheet from the "Thoughtful Journey" package and cut it in half so I could get two from one sheet if I wanted. I taped the piece to the back of the deckled layers and then trimmed off the excess on the top and bottom. I opted to do it this way so I could make sure I got the best part of the image as I was hovering over the piece. 

Once the DSP was taped down I added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card.

I thought that 1" strip off to the left side looked like it needed something so I cut a 3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the same "Distressed Tile" embossing folder.  I set that piece in place using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I used the smallest circle in the "Deckled Circles" die set and I used the second smallest for the Petunia Pop layer.  I taped the two layers together, Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

I love this book look and this new DSP is SO pretty, you can't make an ugly card with it!

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

Thoughtful Journey, Thoughtful Journey, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sympathy card to share with you. I was going to make a birthday card today but once I got the Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut it didn't have a birthday ring to it. 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. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Boho Blue card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

The beautiful image is from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack. I love these stacks, there's 48 sheets in it and all of them are just beautiful. I used the third largest die in the "Countryside Corners" set for the DSP and the second largest for the Mossy Meadow layer. I taped the layers together and then glued the piece to the front of the card lining up the left and top about 3/8" from those edges. 

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them using the smallest stitched rectangle die from the "Nested Essentials" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make and it definitely has a sympathy look to it and not birthday.  

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

Flowers of Beauty, Unbounded Love, Friendship, Birthday, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card with LOTS of layers that I found on Pinterest. I clicked on the link but didn't find any measurements. You can see the original card here. 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 Basic White for the layer and on top of that layer is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White that was textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued that piece to the first piece I cut and then I taped those two to the front of the card.

Next I took a 2-1/2" x 3-5/8" piece of Azure Afternoon card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. Then I cut 1-1/8" strips off the 2-1/2" side so the strips measured 1-1/8" x 3-5/8".  You need four of these strips. Dimensionals were added to the back and the strips were set in place on top of the "Distressed Tile" piece. I added the top and the bottom pieces first and then the middle ones.

Then I die cut the largest circle from the "Everyday Details" die set using Basic White card stock. I glued it on top of the Azure Afternoon strips.

The flowers from the "Flowers of Beauty" bundle were stamped next using Misty Moonlight ink for the outline and Azure Afternoon ink for the petals on a piece of Basic White card stock. I colored the centers with my Daffodil Delight marker and I cut them out using the matching dies in the bundle. You need three of these flowers. I set them in place using Dimensionals. Taking the "Everyday Details" circle I had cut, I added the top flower first, then the one on the right and then the left one. Where the flowers touch each other no Dimensionals were added. I didn't want them to be bulgy. 

For the leaves I stamped them on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Old Olive ink for the outline and Granny Apple Green ink for the solid part. I die cut them using the matching die. I did do something a little different on my leaves to give them a lighter and darker color. I inked up one leaf first, stamped it and then inked both and stamped them. I used my Stamparatus to do that so I could stamp in the same place more than once and get the ink exactly where it needs to go. I cut the leaves out using the matching die in the bundle. I used a little bit of glue on the leaves and tucked them under the flowers. 

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut them using the smallest circle in the "Everyday Details" die set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This card did have a lot of layers and pieces but I thought it was SO worth it. The original card added ribbon and linen thread. I opted not to. I didn't have any ribbon that would match and I thought the linen thread didn't look good alone so I left it off.

I think this is a very versatile card too.  Even the wording on it "hello" could be for a birthday, thinking of you, get well, or friendship card. 

Now this was the card I was going to make yesterday but after playing around with the flowers I ended up with what I posted, which I was happy with but I do like today's card SO much better.

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

Flowers of Beauty, Unbounded Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how it's 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 for the larger layer and a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I textured that layer using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued this piece to the larger piece and then I added the two layers to the front of the card using Dimensionals.

Next I stamped the flowers from the "Flowers of Beauty" bundle using Berry Burst for the outline and Petunia Pop for the petal colors. I colored the centers using my Daffodil Delight marker. I stamped three of them.

I stamped two sets of leaves using Old Olive ink for both the outline and the colored centers. I die cut the flowers and the leaves using the matching dies in the bundle. 

The top flower was glued down first and then the one on the left. I added some glue to the back of the leaves and slipped them under the two flowers before the glue set. The third flower was set in place using Dimensionals. 

I colored the center of the flowers with some Wink of Stella, I felt they could use some sparkle.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Old Olive ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them using the die from the bundle. Then I die cut a Petunia Pop piece so I could put the two together for a fun border with the words on a white background. I used tiny bits of scotch tape to hold the pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

I was very happy with the way the card turned out. This was not what I had in mind but I like where it ended up. And that leaves me with an idea for tomorrows card because that idea is still in my head!

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

Unbound Love, Wildly Flowering, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you using the "Unbound Love" bundle. 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.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock and textured it using the "So Swirly" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

Next I took a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wildly Flowering" 12" x 12" package. I die cut it using the die from the "Unbound Love" bundle. I used this die cut several times to get the layers I needed. I die cut a Moody Mauve piece first and then I die cut that same one again using Basic White card stock. I took the Basic White center piece and taped it to the Moody Mauve frame piece. I used small pieces of scotch tape on the back to hold it together. After making the card I realized I didn't need to tape it because I had glued the pieces to the Misty Moonlight piece. I wasn't sure if I was going to add Dimensionals to the back, that is why I taped it. The DSP piece was cut using a different die. It was taped to the Basic White center piece. And then all of these were taped to the front of the card on the lower right.

The words are from the same "Unbounded Love" and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I die cut that piece using the scalloped oval die from the same bundle. I used my craft blade to cut the word piece out of the stitched oval. I just followed the stitch marks when I cut it out.

I die cut a Moody Mauve piece using the same die and then taped the word piece to the center. Dimensionals were added to the back and the card was done.

I like how rich this card looks. It's too bad there isn't an oval die for the words but I never did check my oval punches to see if any of them would work. This was a fun card to make.

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

Choose Happy, Unbounded Love, Get Well Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have one of my most favorite card layouts to share with you. Please read on to see how the card was made.

When I make this card I step out of my comfort zone and make a card that opens on the bottom with the fold on the top. The sheet of card stock was cut in half on the short size at 4-1/4". Once cut the piece measures 4-1/4" x 11".  I uses the new Petunia Pop card stock. Such a pretty color.

The layers are cut as follows, the Basic White piece measures 3-1/2" x 4-5/8". The Bubble Bath piece measures 3" x 4-1/8" and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Unbounded Beauty" 12" x 12" package was cut at 2-7/8" x 4". 

I took the DSP and added a little bit of tape to the Bubble Bath card stock, lining up all the edges. I try to put my tape where the circle will be cut out. I use my 1-1/4" circle punch for that. The top edge of the circle starts about 5/8" from the edge of the card stock. You can also punch out a 1-1/4" circle from a piece of scrap paper and use a little dot of tape and set it where you want it on the card and then hover over that area with your punch or lay your circle die on top of it.

The DSP needs to have a larger circle so I like to use a piece of copier paper behind it for strength and then I punch out the ring using the 1-3/8" circle punch. The two layers are then taped together.

I wrapped Baker's Twine around the piece three times. It starts 1" up from the bottom of the Bubble Bath card stock layer. I used a bit of tape to hold it in place on the back while I wrapped it and then used a piece of scotch tape to hold it down.

The bee from the "Choose Happy" set using black Memento ink. I colored the body in using my Lemon Lolly marker. It was stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock that measures about 2-1/4" x 2-1/4".  I added Dimensionals around the back of the circle and set the bee in place. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Bubble Bath piece and a bit of tape to the Basic White bee stamped piece and the piece was set in place on top of the Basic White layer. Then that was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I used the die from the same bundle to cut them out. Dimensionals were added to the back, I had cut them to fit. I didn't want them to touch the twine or it would not lay nice. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside and the card was done.

I love this layout, it allows you to use the smaller images, it really highlights them. I'm happy with the way this card turned out and look forward to using this lay out again with more images from the "Choose Happy" set.

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

Layers of Beauty, Labeled With Love, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card using the "Layers of Beauty" bundle. 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.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Petunia Pop card stock for the layer and a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I set all these pieces aside.

Next I stamped the flower from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock.

Taking the matching stencils and my Blending Brush, I scrubbed on the colors. I used Bubble Bath then Petunia Pop and then Berry Burst on the roses. And I used Old Olive for the next two stencils for the greenery. Once the coloring was done I die cut the piece with the matching die.

I laid the die cut piece on top of the Basic White layer to see where the words would be going. The words are from the "Labeled With Love" bundle. I stamped them using black Memento ink. I chose the words from this set because they fit perfectly in the small space I had. 

Now I can tape the Basic White piece to the Petunia Pop piece and then tape them both to the front of the card base. 

The flowers were set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done. 

This was such a quick, simple and clean card to make. I do like how it turned out. Though I was thinking a little Wink of Stella on the flowers might add a bit of sparkle to the card.

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

Layers of Beauty, Friendship Card, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I found a pretty card on You Tube using the "Layers of Beauty" bundle. You can see the video here. I love using the masks and the video shows how to use them, though they are numbered so there isn't a lot to figuring it out. 

I used a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock for the card base. And then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4"piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. On the original card the card front was textured with this folder. I don't like doing that because I feel it makes the front of the card feel weak. I glued my piece to the front of the card base.

Next I stamped the image from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle using black Memento ink. Now came the fun part and I'm serious, it's very fun. You take the stencil marked "1" and line it up on top of the stamped flower. I tape my pieces down so they don't shift on me because I tend to scrub my colors a bit too hard.

The first color I used was Bubble Bath. Then on the next stencil I used Petunia Pop ink and the third one I used Berry Burst. And the flower was colored. For the greenery I used Old Olive for the fourth and fifth stencil. And that was it. I like to make more than once since I've got the stencils all inky. I also used the fourth and fifth stencils on a couple images that I hadn't colored in yet, they are for future cards. But since I had stamped them and have the greenery stencils inky I went ahead and colored them in using my Blending Brushes. 

The piece was then cut using the matching die from the bundle. It was then set in place on the front of the card over the embossed brick piece. 

The words are from the same "Layers of Beauty" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut the piece to 1/2" wide and 3-1/2" long. The length will change if you use different wording. I used different wording than what was on the original card.

This was a very fun card to make. I just love the stenciling, it makes such a pretty card. It makes it look like you are really good at blending! Kind of like cheating but not! And it's amazing how fast it was to make this card.

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