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