Pretty in Pink

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   I hope you've been enjoying a week of cards using the "Dragonfly Garden" stamp set. I have one more fun card for you this week and I think I've saved the best for last! Today's card uses elements from the Peony Garden Suite along with the Dragonfly Garden Bundle. It's so soft and subtle I just love it!

This is a "fun fold" card. It's much easier to make than you'd imagine. I started with  4-1/4" by 8-1/2" piece of Petal Pink Card Stock and scored it at 5-1/2". That's your card base. Next I cut a 3" by 8-1/2" Petal Pink Card Stock piece and scored it at 4-1/4". I cut a 3-1/4" by 4-1/2" piece of Basic White Card Stock and adhered it in the center of the larger part of the card base. Then I adhered the smaller Petal Pink piece to the center of this piece, with the fold on the left. I cut 2-3/4" by 4" piece of Whisper White and adhered this to the center of the smaller, folded Petal Pink piece, like this.

I cut a 3" by 4" piece of the gorgeous Peony Garden Designer Series Paper and adhered it to the front, right side of the card base. And I cut a 2-3/4" by 4" piece of another sheet of the Peony Garden DSP and adhered it to the front of the top folded piece. 

Whew! It's easy done, than said or typed, really!

Next, I stamped a dragonfly from the "Dragonfly Garden" stamp set in Petal Pink Ink onto Basic White Card Stock and punched it out with the Dragonflies Punch. I cut a circle from Basic White Card Stock using one of the Stitched Shapes Dies. I adhered the circle directly to the front of the card and used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the dragonfly to the circle. 

I stamped a sentiment from the "Dragonfly Garden" set in Petal Pink onto a 3/4" by 2" Basic White piece and adhered it to the card, slipping it under the stitched circle.

For a finishing touch, I added three of the pretty Petal Pink Elegant Faceted Gems to the front of the card. So lovely!

I hope you have a restful weekend and I'll see you on Monday!

Stay healthy! Stay safe!

tams# 55074

Product List

Dragonfly Garden Bundle (English) [156224] $36.75	Dandy Garden Suite Collection (English) [155981] $145.50	Peony Garden Suite Collection (English) [154129] $97.50	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $7.50
Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Peony Garden Designer Series Paper [152483] $11.50	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $30.00
Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $7.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Simply Scored [122334] $30.00

Inspiration

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   Today's dragonfly card steps out of the Dandy Garden box and into a whole new way to use the "Dragonfly Garden" stamp set and Dragonflies Punch. It's subtle and colorful at the same time and it's got plenty of texture. Let's take a look!

I started by embossing a 4" by 5-1/4" Basic White Card Stock panel with the Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder. That's one of my favorite embossing folders! I used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere this panel to a Basic White Card Stock card base to give it some dimension. Next, I embossed a 3" square of Basic White Card Stock with the Seabed 3D Embossing Folder and then cut it out with one of the Layering Squares Dies. I adhered this to a 3-1/2" square of Bermuda Bay Card Stock--and then onto the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I stamped the dragonfly in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it with Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron, and Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends. I punched it out with the Dragonflies Punch and adhered it to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I then stamped a sentiment from the "Dragonfly Garden" set in Tuxedo Black onto Basic White Card Stock and punched it out with the Double Oval Punch. I used the same punch to make a scalloped oval mat from Bermuda Bay Card Stock. I adhered these pieces together and added the completed label to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For a finishing touch, I added three Artistry Blooms Sequins to the card--these sequins are amazing because they coordinate with just about everything!

I'll have one more dragonfly card for you tomorrow...and it's also outside the Dandy Garden box--just so you can see how versatile this set is!

Stay healthy! Stay safe!

tams# 55017

Product List

Dragonfly Garden Bundle (English) [156224] $36.75	Dandy Garden Suite Collection (English) [155981] $145.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $8.75	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $9.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $9.00	Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154898] $9.00
Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder [151590] $10.00	Seabed 3D Embossing Folder [152700] $10.00	Layering Squares Dies [151772] $35.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $18.00
Artistry Blooms Sequins [152477] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Fluttering Dragonfly

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   How are you doing today? I'm feeing pretty good for getting to "hump day" and I'm already looking forward to a 3-day weekend! We started off our dragonfly week with a Basic Gray and Blackberry Bliss card. On Tuesday, we had a Mossy Meadow and Bumblebee card. Today, we're going swap out the Mossy Meadow and use a 2020-2022 In Color: Misty Moonlight. All thee cards have used a color palette based on the Dandy Garden 6" by 6" Designer Series Paper. How fun is that?

For today's card, I started by stamping some fluttering dragonflies in Bumblebee Ink onto the side and bottom of a 

4-1/4" by 5" Basic White Panel. I stamped a sentiment in Misty Moonlight Ink onto the bottom of the panel and then I adhered this to a Misty Moonlight Card Stock card base.

Next, I layered on some Dandy Garden DSP. I added a 1" by 

4-1/4" striped strip across the middle and then two different 

1-1/4" by 3-1/4" Misty Moonlight patterns on either side of that. I stamped the dragonfly wing shadow in Bumblebee Ink twice onto a 2" by 2-1/4" Bumble Bee Card Stock piece. I adhered this to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I used the Dragonflies Punch to punch a dragonfly image out of the Dandy Garden DSP and adhered that onto the Bumblebee Card Stock piece. Doesn't it look like the dragonfly is coasting over the card? I think that's a fun way to use the shadow stamp!

Tomorrow I'll be showing you yet another way to use this stamp set. I think you'll like seeing how versatile it is!!

Stay healthy! Stay safe!

tams# 54975

Product List

Dragonfly Garden Bundle (English) [156224] $36.75	Dandy Garden Suite Collection (English) [155981] $145.50	Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad [153116] $7.50	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $7.50
Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081] $8.75	Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock [153077] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Dandy Garden 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154297] $11.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

A Little Birdie

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   If you are sad that the "Curvy Celebrations" set from the August to December Mini Catalog is no longer available, you can perk right up because there's a new curvy set in the January to June Mini! That's right, turn over to page 13 and take look at the new "Quite Curvy" set--and the coordinating Curvy Dies! You can get both in a bundle and save 10% off ordering them separately. And who doesn't love a bargain? Plus, if you order the bundle you're almost to the $50 mark to earn yourself a FREE Sale-a-Bration item. Let's take a look at this adorable card we made during one of my upline Stampin' Up group's (virtual) gatherings.

Isn't that birdie just adorable?! I love her so--it looks like she's singing a song! 

We started by embossing half of a Just Jade Card Stock card base with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. Next, we cut a Basic White Card Stock curvy element with one of the Curvy Dies. We stamped the leaves image from the "Quite Curvy" stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Granny Apple Green and Just Jade Stampin' Blends. Then we adhered this element to the card.

We stamped the bird in Tuxedo Black Ink onto Basic White Card Stock and cut her out with the matching Curvy Die. We colored her with Soft Suede and Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends.

Next, we stamped a sentiment from the "Dragonfly Garden" set in Memento onto Basic White and cut it out with one of the Tasteful Labels Dies. We adhered the label to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals and then adhered the bird to the label with a single Stampin' Dimensional.

To finish the card, we tied a knot in a length of Just Jade Gingham Ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack and adhered this to the card with a Mini Glue Dot.

I have a gorgeous card made from a gorgeous new set for you tomorrow. Come back and see!!

Stay healthy! Stay safe!

tams# 54684

Product List

Quite Curvy Bundle (English) [156228] $41.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder [152725] $9.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00	Just Jade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153107] $9.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $9.00
Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $9.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $9.00	Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack [153620] $10.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25