Hello friends! I'm so happy we made it through all the flooding that was going on in our area yesterday. It was truly amazing how high our creek came up onto the yard and how swiftly the water was flowing. To see large limbs just bobbing along in the water at such a quick pace gave me a real sense of the power of flood water. Not something you want to be out in at all! Thank God we have no damage here, but my daughter has some water seepage in their house that needs repairing. Seeing how bright and sunny it is today, you'd never guess all this havoc was going on yesterday. But on to the stamping portion of this report. For today's card, I used the Enduring Beauty stamps and dies to create a lovely anniversary card. Seems like there are a few anniversaries of family and friends that need cards this month, so I've been busy making them.
This is one of them. To make this card, start with a card base of Lemon Lime Twist that measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" and folded in half.
The front layer is Lemon Lolly that measures 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". One of the Foursquare Decorative Masks (A.C. pg 136) was used with a Blending Brush to add the subtle background on this layer. To hold the mask in place to the cardstock layer, a bit of Masking Paper (A.C. pg 151) was used. Where it touched the cardstock, I made it less tacky by touching it to my jeans several times. I used Lemon Lolly ink to keep the design unobtrusive.
After adding the inked background, the largest die in the Stitched with Whimsy set added the meandering stitched design into the layer for added interest.
The large floral stamp from the Enduring Beauty set (2024 Jan - April Mini Cat. pg 38) was stamped onto Basic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using ink pads and both large and small Blending Brushes, ink was added to the flowers and leaves.
Flowers: Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight with a tiny touch of Calypso Coral
Leaves: Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green
A Lemon Lime Twist Dark Blends was used to color in the stems a little to keep them connected.
Because I wanted a much looser look, I did not use the Masks for coloring that are made to coordinate with this set. I'll have to give those a try next time around.
After coloring, the coordinating die was used to cut the image out. There are also open leaf dies that I used to die-cut some additional leaves to fill out the design. These are cut from Granny Apple Green and Garden Green cardstock.
The sentiment comes from an old, retired set. I chose this old sentiment because I was looking for an anniversary sentiment that would fit the card. It was stamped on a 1/2" wide strip of Basic White using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. It's attached across a corner with adhesive. Then the ends were trimmed to follow the edge of the layer.
The floral images were attached to the card front with Dimensionals. The leaves were tucked in around the image and attached with adhesive. Then the whole layer was attached to the Lemon Lime card front using adhesive.
The inside of the card had to be pretty to match the front. A layer of Basic White that measured 5" x 3 3/4" was cut. It's stamped with another really old sentiment that fit what I wanted to say. There's just a little of the Foursquare Mask that's used in the top corner to match the card front.
A small group of leaves from a Sale-a-bration set - Softly Sophisticated - were stamped on the bottom corner using Lemon Lime Twist ink. The flowers from the same set were tucked in to finish the little bouquet. Lemon Lolly ink was used for the flowers.
The white layer was attached to a Lemon Lolly layer that measures 5 1/4" x 4". Then this was attached to the inside of the card.
One of the last touches for this card was the little bit of ribbon tucked under the flowers. You have to look at the pictures closely to actually see this. The ribbon is the Gold & Vanilla Ribbon (A.C. pg 144) that seems to be one of my go-to embellishments lately. I only used about 2 1/2" of the ribbon for this little touch. It's tucked under the flowers with a Mini Glue Dot holding it under there.
The very last touch is the bling, as usual. What I chose are the Blooming Pearls that are a carryover from the Winter Mini Catalog (pg 53). They're kind of easy to miss - I did. But it's worth finding this embellishment and getting it. These are so pretty with the spring colors and a golden pearlized finish on them. I used the Garden Green colored pearls, and they blend with all the greens used on the card.
That's it for this anniversary card. One down, several more to go! I hope you enjoyed seeing all the different pieces of this card come together. Sometimes it seems to be the little things on a card that you almost miss that truly make it special. Don't be afraid to use stamp sets and dies that are old and new together. Sometimes the older sets have just the right sentiment or accent that you're looking for. That's why I keep telling my hubby I can't get rid of anything. You never know when you might need just that very item. 😉
Did you notice the Sale-a-bration item tucked in there too? You've got until either February 28th or whenever the freebies are gone to choose whatever it is you've got your eye on. From previous years, I want to caution that some of the favorite items have been gone a week or two before Sale-a-bration is done. If you'd like to place an order with me, I'd appreciate it very much. Please use the Host Code shown on the blog post to help out. Everyone that orders always gets a card from me and sometimes there's a fun goodie tucked inside for you. Thanks so much.
Happy stamping and creating,
Sharon
Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you! They seemed to like it and that's what counts.
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