We’re already halfway through this brand new week. Some weeks seem to just go by in a flash, while others just take their sweet time. It’s always funny how that happens.

We continue our design series using the new Stampin’ Up! Floral Delight paper and vellum packs. And today’s card was inspired by a friend who took a nasty fall recently. I wanted something especially cheery as I know that my friend has taken the news of a broken shoulder pretty hard.

Our card begins with a base of Crushed Curry cardstock. I chose a pattern from the Floral Delight paper pack that provides a wonderful pop of bright white. The soft pattern in the paper reminds me of the wallpaper that I had in my room throughout most of my childhood (although that wallpaper had pink dots). The center focal section has lots of lovely layers, and we start with the pop of yellow down the center of our card front. I used the dogwood-like twig patterned sheet from the Floral Delight paper pack and matted it with Crushed Curry. The focal image panel is cut from the Old Olive screen pattern using the Spotlight on Nature dies. The heart is cut from Mossy Meadow using the Heart Shaped dies. For another pop of yellow, I added some flowers cut from Crushed Curry with the Heart Shaped dies with iridescent faceted gems serving as the floral centers. The sentiment from the Heart Shaped stamp set is stamped in Mossy Meadow on white cardstock and then cut using the small label die from the coordinating Heart Shaped die set. I cut a second small label from Crushed Curry to serve as the mat for the sentiment to draw the eye and added some Mossy meadow linen thread behind the sentiment panel to tie all of the elements of our card together. Gold low profile dots on and around the sentiment ensure that our sentiment stands front and center with our focal panel.

Tomorrow we’ll be hopping with the Luv 2 Stamp group. You definitely won’t want to miss it!

Products used in today’s card:
Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow, Basic White cardstock
Floral Delight DSP
Heart Shaped stamps & dies
Spotlight on Nature dies
Natural Tones linen thread
Iridescent faceted gems, Low profile dots
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$11.50

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Floral Delight 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164700]

$12.50

Heart Shaped Bundle (English)

[164953]

$31.50

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$9.00

Natural Tones Linen Thread

[164071]

$9.00

Low Profile Dots

[164658]

$7.50

Iridescent Faceted Gems

[163368]

$8.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$7.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

I just love a good pick-me-up, don’t you? I think one of my favorite things about being a paper crafter and card maker is being able to send an unexpected note when the feeling strikes. Do you ever do that?

This week, we’re working with the Floral Delight paper and vellum packs. The designs are so cheery, but they also are versatile enough to fit a multitude of occasions. Today, we’re playing with vellum to make a sort of peek-through card front. I love the light and airy feel that the vellum gives to this design.

We get started with a base of white cardstock. For the card front, I cut all but 1 1/2-inches of the panel, which leaves a perfect strip to which I’m going to attach my vellum panel. I chose the sheet of small daisy-like flowers with the lovely blue background. To me, this allows the design to be for anyone — a guy or gal. I left a very small strip of the white cardstock flap visible because I like how it provides a nice visual element to tie in the center focal point background panel. The center background panel is a strip of the Floral Delight paper, which provides a nice visual break in our busy background and still ties in with our floral pattern. The sentiment from the Mixed Labels stamp set is stamped in Lost Lagoon and then diecut with the Friends for Life die and mounted on a strip of pastel ombré glimmer paper cut with the Changing Leaves die. The sentiment panel is mounted offset in the center of the white background panel atop some Daffodil Delight satin ribbon using dimensionals. From another sheet of the Floral Delight paper, I cut one of the smaller zinnia-looking flowers. I cut some additional cross-hatch elements from the pastel ombré paper using the Mixed Labels dies and placed them on either side of the sentiment underneath the flower. Riverside irregular pearls add some shimmer and draw the eye to our sentiment panel.

Tomorrow we’re going to play a bit more boldly with white space. I hope you’ll come check it out.

Products used in today’s card:
Basic White cardstock
Floral & Gingham vellum, pastel ombre glimmer, Floral Delight DSP
Friends for Life, Changing Leaves, Heart Shaped dies
Mixed Labels stamps
Riverside regular pearls
Daffodil Delight satin ribbon
Wink of Stella
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Floral Delight 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164700]

$12.50

Floral & Gingham Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[164713]

$10.00

Pastel Ombre Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[164851]

$12.00

Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder

[164138]

$40.00

Mixed Labels Bundle (English)

[164653]

$39.50

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Satin Ribbon

[164715]

$8.00

Riverside Irregular Pearls

[164937]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Happy Monday, everyone! It was a busy weekend in our little neck of the woods. Between basketball tournaments and bowling lessons and the usual weekend activities, we were on the go the whole weekend. What about you?

We’re getting started with a new product theme for the week — Floral Delight paper and coordinating vellum from the new Stampin’ Up! January Mini catalog. This paper is so bright and cheery but is not limited to just happy occasions. It’s versatile enough to be used for your more somber occasions, as well. We’re getting started this week with a little thinking of you design.

We start our card today with a base of Lemon Lolly cardstock. I used the Floral & Gingham vellum sheet as the backdrop for our focal section of the card. To ensure that the vellum pattern isn’t lost, I used basic white as a mat. The focal section begins with a backdrop of the Old Olive screen pattern sheet from the Floral Delight paper pack. I cut a larger peony-type flower from the reverse side of this same sheet to serve as the focal image, tucking it behind the sentiment panel. The sentiment from the Mixed Labels stamp set is stamped in black on white cardstock and then diecut with the largest label die from the coordinating Mixed Labels die set. The sentiment panel is adhered over some Lost Lagoon soft cording with dimensionals. A few Lost Lagoon faceted gems and iridescent faceted gems add a touch of sparkle and draw the eye across the design.

Tomorrow we’re going to use vellum in an unexpected way. I hope you pop in and check it out!

Products used in today’s card:
Lemon Lolly, Basic White cardstock
Floral & Gingham vellum, Floral Delight DSP
Mixed Labels stamps & dies
Nested Essentials dies
Faceted gems trio, Iridescent faceted gems
Lost Lagoon soft cording
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161720]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Floral & Gingham Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[164713]

$10.00

Floral Delight 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164700]

$12.50

Mixed Labels Bundle (English)

[164653]

$39.50

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Nested Essentials Dies

[161597]

$34.00

Lost Lagoon Soft Cording

[164938]

$8.00

Iridescent Faceted Gems

[163368]

$8.50

Faceted Gems Trio Pack

[162148]

$7.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25