Graduation Time

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Black cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Scraps for balloons
• Gold paper (non SU)
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Gold Glimmer paper (non SU)
• Height of numbers = 2 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"
• Scrap for sentiment
• Crafts by Beth CPP sentiments (more info HERE)
• Printed on Whisper White
• Balloon Celebration stamp sets
• Basic Black and Encore Gold inks
• Large Number Framelits
• Decorative Label, Modern Label and Word Window hand punches
• Black and white Baker's Twine (non SU)
• Dimensionals

Love Blossoms Thank You

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Card layer (banner) measures 3 1/8" x 1/2"
• Scraps for leaf and flower center
• Crumb Cake cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"
• Cut flower from this piece
• Card layer measures 7/8" x 3 7/8"
• Card layer (banner) measures 3 1/4" x 5/8"
• Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 5" x 3 3/4"
• Card layer measures 3/4" x 3 3/4"
• Botanical Blooms and Express Yourself stamps sets
• Crumb Cake ink
• Botanical Builder Framelits
• Banner Triple punch
•  Basic Pearl Jewel
• Dimensionals

Love Blossoms Card Layout Challenge

Stampin' Up! Products

• Rose Red cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Scrap for flower
• Blushing Bride cardstock
• Scrap for flower center
• Green Garden cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Die cut fern and label from this
• Strip measures 1/4" x 4 3/4"
• Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5" (use two different patterns and create two cards)
• Pencil mark 1 1/2" down from the top on the right
• Pencil mark 1 1/2" up from the bottom on the left
• Cut between your marks
• Crafts by Beth CPP Sentiments (click HERE for more info)
• Printed on Whisper White cardstock
• Botanical Builder Framelits
• Modern Label and Word Window hand punches
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewel

Pretty Petals Butterfly

Stampin' Up! Products

• Calypso Coral cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Scrap for butterfly
• Basic Black cardstock
• Card layer measures 3" x 4 1/4"
• Cut butterfly and label from this piece
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 3/4" x 4"
• Crafts by Beth CPP Sentiments (click HERE for more information)
• Printed on Very Vanilla cardstock
• Butterfly die (non SU)
• Modern Label and Word Window hand punches
• Basic Pearl Jewels
• Dimensionals

Love Blossom Card Layout

I get my inspiration for card layouts on Pinterest.  I searched "card layouts" and found this one that I like.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Blushing Bride cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Garden Green cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer measures 2 7/8" x 4 1/8"
• Die cut fern from this piece
• Rose Red cardstock
• Card strips are 3/8"
• Scrap for flower center
• Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Card layer measures 2 3/4" x 4"
• Express Yourself stamp set
• Basic Black ink
• Botanical Builder Framelits
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewel

Using Textured Cardstock

Stampin' Up! use to make textured cardstock, I love the look.  Instead of hiding the textured cardstock behind pattern paper layers, it looks best "exposed".

Stampin' Up! Products

• Bermuda Bay textured cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Basic Black cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
• Pear Pizzazz cardstock*
• Scrap for leaf stem
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 2 3/8"
• Gifts of Kindness and Petite Petals stamp sets
• Bermuda Bay and Stazon Jet Black inks
• Petite Petals hand punch
• Branch w/Leaves Sizzix (non SU)
• Basic Pearl Jewels

* How did I know what colors to use?  Check out this website:  My Create Ink Color Lab

Masculine Card - Sky is the Limit

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 2 1/8"
• Card strip measures 5 1/4" x 3/8"
• Banner strip is 1/2' x 1 1/8"
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Card layer measures 3 1/2" x 1 7/8"
• Banner strip is 1/2" x 7/8"
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 1/4" x 1 5/8"
• Sky is the Limit stamp set
• Chocolate Chip and Stazon Jet Black ink
• Stylish Stripes embossing folder
• Banner Triple punch
• Brass brad
• Dimensionals

Me = Grateful

Stampin' Up! Products

• Rose Red cardstock
  
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Scrap for flower
• Garden Green cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Card layer (banner) measures 1 1/2" x 4 1/8"
• Card layer (inside) 5/8" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for leaves
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 1/8" x 2 1/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5"
• Card layer (banner) measures 1 3/8" x 4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• Me = Grateful stamp set
• Green Garden ink
• Banner Triple, Bird Builder and Petite Petals hand punches
• Dimensionals

Botanical Butterfly

Stampin' Up! Product

•  Cajun Craze cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 3 3/4"
• Scrap for butterfly
• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for butterfly
• Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper
• Squares are 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" (cut 4)
• Scrap for bow
• Strip measures 4" x 3/8"
• Butterfly dies (non SU)
• Bow Builder and Corner Rounder hand punches
• Basic Pearl Jewels
• Glue Dots

Always Kind

Stampin' Up! Products

• Old Olive cardstock
  
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Card layer (banner) measures 1 1/2" x 4 5/8"
• Calypso Coral cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Card layer measures 2 1/2" x 3"
• Card layer (inside) measures 3/4" x 5 1/4"
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 1/4" x 2 3/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 3 5/8" x 4 7/8"
• Card layer (banner) measures 1 1/4" x 4 3/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 5 1/4"
• Me = Grateful stamp set
• Old Olive ink
• Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Banner Triple punch
• Dimensionals

Drapery Pullback

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Scrap for flower center
• Calypso Coral cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 4 1/4" x  5 1/2"
• Card layer measures 2" x 5 1/2"
• Circle of Spring stamp set
• Basic Black ink
• Botanical Builder Framelits
• Basic Pearl Jewels
• Dimensionals
• Glue dots

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Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Basic Black cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Card layer measures 1 7/8" x 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 1 3/4" x 1 3/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 13/16" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for flower center
• Calypso Coral cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Old Olive cardstock
• Scrap for leaf
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 1 3/4" x 4 1/8"
• Card layer measures 1 5/8" x 1 5/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 11/16" x 5 1/4"
• Wishes Your Way stamp set
• Basic Black ink
• Black Jewels 

Can't forget the chocolate!

Trust God

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Score in 2 5/8" from uncut edge
• Calypso Coral cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 5 1/4"
• Inside card layer measures 2 5/8" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for flowers
• Old Olive cardstock
• Scrap for leaves
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Scrap for flower centers
• Scrap for sentiment
• Inside Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 5"
• Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 1/8" x 5"
• Trust God stamp set
• Old Olive ink
• Botanical Builder and Labels Collection Framelits
• Label Card Thinlit
• Dimensionals
• Glue Dots
• Liquid Glue

For added dimension on the flowers, place Dimensionals on the inner petals and use liquid glue on the outer petals of the largest flower.

Pretty Petals Single

Stampin' Up! Products

• Old Olive cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Scrap for leaves
• Pacific Point cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Strip measures 5/8" x 3 7/8" before using punch
• Scrap for flower
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5"
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Scrap for flower center
• Botanical Builder Framelits
• Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch
• Basic Pearl Jewel

Pretty Petals

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Calypso Coral cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 7/8" x 3 5/8"
• Scrap for butterfly
• Pacific Point cardstock
• Scrap for butterfly
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack
• Card layer 4 1/4" x 4" (will make 2)
• Mark 1 1/2" from the bottom left
• Mark 1 1/2" from the top right
• Cut in half diagonally
• Gifts of Kindness stamp set
• Pacific Point ink
• Butterfly die (non SU)
• Basic Pearl Jewels

Birthday Card Shower

A friend created a Facebook Event to shower her 93-year old mother with birthday cards.  I happen to share the same birthday!  Happy Birthday Ann!

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 4 5/8" x 3 3/8"
• Pear Pizzazz cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 7/8" x 3 5/8"
• Perfect Plum cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"
• Cut numbers from here
• Number of Years stamp set
• Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo and Perfect Plum inks
• Large Number Framelits
• Dimensionals

Pretty in Petals Flowers

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Calypso Coral cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/2" x 1/2"
• For inside for a splash of color 1 1/2" x 4"
• Scrap for die cut and butterfly
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper 
• Card layer measures 5 1/2" x 1 3/4"
• For inside for a splash of color 1/2" x 4"
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 2 3/4"
• Inside layer measures 5 1/4" 4"
• Wild About Flowers stamp set
• Crafts by Beth CCP Sentiments, click HERE for more info
• Old Olive and Pacific Point inks
• Bitty Butterfly, Circle 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" hand punches
• Picot Edge circle die (non SU)
• Pacific Point ribbon
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewels

Happy Easter in Pretty Petals

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 3/8" (opened)
• Scraps for flower center
• Old Olive cardstock
• Scrap for leaf
• Pacific Point cardstock
• Scrap for butterfly
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 5 1/4" 
• Inside card layer measures  2 3/8" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for mat behind sentiment and flower
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 1/8" x 5"
• Well Scripted stamp set
• Old Olive ink
• Botanical Builder and Label Card Thinlits
• Bitty Butterfly hand punch
• Basic Pearl Jewels
• Dimensionals

My Paper Pumpkin - March 2016

I love My Paper Pumpkin!  Sometimes the kits are beyond awesome, sometimes they don't fit my personality.  This is an alternative.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Bermuda Bay cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Cut flower and flower centers from this piece
• Gumball Green cardstock
• Scraps for ferns
• Pool Party cardstock
• Scraps for flower centers
• Banner measures 5 1/2" x 5/8" (before using banner punch
• Pocketful of Cheer - My Paper Pumpkin March 2016
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Hello Sunshine stamp set - My Paper Pumpkin February 2016
• Bermuda Bay ink
• Botanical Builder Framelits
• Banner Triple hand punch
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewels

Using Card Maps Series I

Using Card Maps are easier than you think.  I found this one online:

I have a envelope filled with blank cardstock in an array of sizes.  I used inexpensive cardstock and each piece of paper has the measurement written on them. 

I begin with a blank canvas - THE CARD BASE.  I pull out different sizes to see which fits best for the design.

The one I choose happened to be a proportional size, in other words the margins are 3/8" on all sides.

 

 

This is how I ended up with the finished card.

 



 

Stampin' Up! Products

• So Saffron cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Strip measures 4 1/4" x 1"
• Scrap for butterfly
• Taken with Teal cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"
• Cut out butterfly inside this piece
• Strip measures 4 1/4" x 1 1/4"
• Fabulous Glossy Vintage Designer Paper (non SU)
• Card layer measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/2"
• Wetlands stamp set
• Stazon Jet Black ink
• Basic Pearl Jewel

BUT - Just because the card map shows a butterfly, doesn't mean you have to use a butterfly!