Happy Monday!  Hope you all had a chance to spend some time in your craft space over the weekend.  I made on some fun fold cards to donate to a local nursing home. That’s one of the joys of card making for me. I know my cards are being shared and enjoyed.  I also took some time to look at my current  Annual Catalog… again!  This is an “inspiration exercise”. I use sticky notes to jot down my ideas from the samples I see.  I substitute stamp sets and patterned paper and have a whole new “idea book” of cards to make.

Today’s Card’s Pieces and Parts

  • Once I have my initial card layout, I put the pieces together. I do make changes along he way, but that’s part of the creative process.
  • The tulip floral pattern from the Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper is my color inspiration.

 

  • I cut a standard top fold card base 11″ x 4 1/4″, scored at 5 1/2″.
  • The Poppy Parade polka dot layer is 4″ x 5 1/4″.
  • The floral patterned paper vertical strip is 2 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ and is slightly offset to the left on the card front.  It’s just about 1″ from the right side.
  • Across the card front is a Pear Pizzazz piece that measures1 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ .
  • One of the Scalloped Contours Dies helped create the Basic White scalloped layer.
  • The scalloped edge die from the Scalloped Contours Dies created a wide scalloped Pool Party layer tucked behind the scalloped rectangle.
  • I stamped the leaves directly to the layer, stamped and fussy cut the flowers and added a Brushed Brass Butterfly.
  • The circle sentiment caught my eye in the Flowering Tulips stamp set.  It’s stamped with Evening Evergreen ink and die cut it with one of my Stitched Shapes Dies.
  • I find it easier to use glue for my layers.  The glue gives some time to position the layer.
  • The scalloped layer, flowers and sentiment are attached to the card with Dimensionals.

So, cut a simple card base, add a few layers and a brass butterfly and create something thankful!

…the only limitation is your imagination!

 

Product Details for Today’s Card

 

 

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