Meandering Meadows - Greeting Card and Bookmark

Stampin' Up! Products

• Fresh Freesia cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Score at 4 1/4"
• Bookmark measures 2" x 4 1/4"
• Misty Moonlight cardstock
• Card layer measures 1 15/16" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer measures 1 15/16" x1 15/16"
• Card layer measures 1 15/16" x 3 3/16"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 5 1/4"
• Bookmark card layer measures 1 3/4" x 3 3/8"
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer measures 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" (see note)
• Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper layer measures 6" x 6" 
• Cut one strip 1/2" x 6" (inside card layer)
• Trim to 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• Remaining piece measures 5 1/2" x 6"
• Trim to 5 1/2" x 5 1/8"
• Bookmark measures 1 5/8" x 5 1/8"
• Stamp and trim to 1 5/8" x 3 1/4"
• Cut from remaining piece two layers each measuring 1 13/16" x 5 1/8" (discard leftover 1/4")
• Left section measures 1 13/16" x 5 1/8"
• Trim top right section to 1 13/16" x 1 13/16" (see note)
• Trim last piece to 1 13/16" x 3 1/16"
• Refuge & Strength stamp set
• Night of Navy ink
• Corner Rounder and Scallop Tag Topper punches
• Misty Moonlight 3/16" grosgrain ribbon
  
• Dragonflies and Birds embellishment
• Gold rhinestones
• Dimensionals

Note:  Glue this DSP layer with a Very Vanilla cardstock piece measuring 1 3/4" x 1 3/4"; placed Dimensionals under THIS layer.

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Quick and Easy Card Layout

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Scrap for sentiment
• Cherry Cobbler cardstock
• Scrap for flowers (one inside)
• Old Olive cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 4"
• Scrap for sprigs and scallop circle
• Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 4 5/8" x 3 3/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 4"
• Refuge and Strength stamp set
• Memento black ink
• 2 3/4" Circle Scallop and Itty Bitty Accents punches
• Sprig punch (non SU)
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Coordinating crochet thread
• Dimensionals
  

Beyond the Garden IV

Stampin' Up! Products

• Wild Wasabi cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Scrap
• Pacific Point cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 5/8" x 3 3/8
• Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 1 1/4"
• Scrap for doily
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• Scrap for butterfly
• Whisper White cardstock
• Stamp image layer measures 2 1/4" x 1 1/8"
• Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper
•  Card layer measures 4 1/2" x 3 1/8"
• Refuge and Strength stamp set (retired)
• Pacific Point ink
• Delicate Doiles Sizzlit
• Circle 1 3/8" and Elegant Butterfly hand punches
• Basic Pearl Jewels
• Dimensionals

Tangerine Tango - One of my favorite colors

This card was created using the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Whisper White card base
• 4" x 5 1/2"
• More Mustard cardstock
• 3 7/8" x 5 3/8"
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• 3 5/8 x 5 1/8"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Haiku Designer Series Paper
• 3 1/2" x 5"
• Refuge and Strength stamp set using Tangerine Tango ink
• Dimensionals

Other products

• 1/2" satin ribbon
• Circle and scallop circle dies

Refuge and Strength

The cross on this card was created using the Stampin' Up! Lattice Die and the following products:

• Whisper White card base
• 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• More Mustard cardstock
• 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• 4" x 5 1/4"
• Hauki Designer Series Paper
• 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Refuge and Strength stamp set using Tangerine Tango ink

Other Products:

• Scallop and Circle dies

This is the Lattice die, the cross was created by cutting away part of the cutout.

Mojo Monday - July 5, 2010

I have entered this card in the Mojo Monday contest.  Check out Mojo Monday for card sketch challenges every week.  This week winners will receive a free stamp set of your choice.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Card base - 5 1/2" x 4 1/4: - Certainly Celery
• Using the leaves stamp from the Refuge and Strength stamp set, I stamped it randomly using Versamark ink
• Using Certainly Celery ink and a sponge, I distressed the edges of the card for softer look
• First layer - 7/8" x 4 1/4" - Soft Suede
• Using Soft Suede ink and a sponge, I distressed the edges of the first layer
• Certainly Celery twill ribbon was glued to the Soft Suede layer
• Stamped image
• I stamped the cross from the Refuge and Strength stamp set in Certainly Celery on Whisper White cardstock (the circle is 2 3/4")
• Using Soft Suede ink and a sponge, I distressed the edges of the circle
• I distressed the Soft Suede scallop circle (3 1/4") using Soft Suede ink
• Using the leaves stamp and Soft Suede ink, I stamped the outside edge of the circle
• Certainly Celery twill ribbon was used and placed horizontally on the card (evenly spaced) - approximately length of each piece was 5 1/8" tip to tip
• Inside sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede ink using a stamp from Occasional Quotes stamp set

Sometimes you just

need to know that

someone really cares.

{That someone is me.}

Other Products

• Circle and scallop circle were cut using dies that work in the Big Shot