Happy and blessed Sunday y’all. Today’s card is as simple as you want or as fancy as you can make it. Well, technically I guess you could say that about all cards, right? As much as I want to be fancy with lots of layers I find that I don’t always have the sense of what looks good together. As I make more and more cards, I feel that I have settled into the more clean and simple cards.
I used a few stamps from the Detailed Dogwood stamp set which you can earn FREE during Sale-a-bration with a $100 order. I didn’t originally order the Detailed Dogwood Stamp Set, but I’ve seen some lovely demonstrations with it and was happy to add it to my collection. I enjoyed using the lovely large Dogwood stamp as a background stamp today before I added card layers. So, let’s get started, shall we?
I selected a Basic White Thick card base cut at 4-1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 5-1/2″. This creates a tent card, but if you wish it to be a side opening card you can do that as well. I used Pebbled Path ink and stamped off three times for each Dogwood. I stamped randomly around the card, turning the card and stamping in different directions. When stamping near the top edge, I kept the cardstock folded to avoid stamping on the back. I used the cross hatched stamp, again in Pebbled Path ink stamped off three times, to fill in some open spaces. To finish off the front card base stamping, I stamped the small number (No.) stamp near each of the Dogwood stamps facing the same direction as the dog wood. Again, I did this with Pebbled Path ink stamped off three times.
For the focal point I stamped the lovely Dragonfly from the Detailed Dogwood stamp set using Highland Heather ink. I LOVE those wings! A recent fact I learned – the SU! legal team has to review any writing on proposed stamp and DSP before it can be used in a product. Even this little Dragonfly had its time in front of the legal team :). I used a small amount of Lemon Lolly ink and a very light hand to ink blend over the Dragonfly. My goal was an almost undetectable brightness around the dragonfly. After ink blending, I added a bit of Wink of Stella to the dragonfly body – because, SPARKLE!
For the front card panel, I referenced a layout from Call me (Crafty) Al from way back in October 2022 #SUYSOct2022. I chose the Rock & Roll 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper which is entirely in black and white. As soon as I saw the layout I knew I wanted to do it in black and white. I selected two Rock & Roll black and white designer series paper patterns and adhered them to the Basic Black front panel with liquid glue. I added a third piece of Rock & Roll DSP to a piece of 3-1/8″ x 1-3/4″ black cardstock, making the right edges even. I adhered the large panel to the front of the card base with black Stampin’ Dimensionals. I did not adhere the smaller matted panel yet.
I used a piece of Basic Black card stock to create the sentiment. I stamped the Biggest Wish Stamp Set sentiment on the black card stock with VersaMark ink before covering it with white basics embossing powder. Once the stamped sentiment was covered with powder, I used the heat tool to melt the embossing powder. I like the mottled nature of the stamping for this card as it works really well with the DSP. If you desire a more solid embossing, you might want to stamp twice with VersaMark and sprinkle heavily with embossing powder.
I wrapped black and white baker’s twine around the left edge of the sentiment panel and tied it before trimming the tails. I adhered the small matted panel to the larger front panel making the right edge even with the card base. I used liquid glue on the left side adhering it to the card front panel and black Stampin’ Dimensionals on the right edge. I then added black Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the sentiment and adhered it to the front of the card over the DSP sentiment panel with the right edge even with the edge of the card base. Once all was adhered, I added three white Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems to the front of the card.
I cut a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of DSP for the inside mat. For the sentiment panel I used a piece of Basic White cardstock cut at 3-3/4″ x 5″. I stamped the long dotted strip from the Detailed Dogwood stamp set on the right side of the sentiment panel with – you guessed it – Pebbled Path ink, stamped off three times. For the inside sentiment I continued with the Biggest Wish stamp set and Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamped the large friend sentiment. I adhered the panel to the DSP with Stampin’ Seal and then adhered the matted panel to the card base with liquid glue.
As I most often do, I used liquid glue to attach the Rock & Roll DSP to the envelope flap. I stamped the small flowering branch from the Detailed Dogwood Stamp Set partially on the front of the envelope with Pebbled Path ink, stamped off three times. 🙂
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Great design – and fun that you’re “finding your style”! 🙂
Thanks Mary.
Such a cool design! Love the black and white color scheme too! 🙂
Thank you, Amy. I liked using the Black and White today.