Simple Cards Using Templates

Very smart idea...making templates (with measurements to guide you) for card making. I like watching YouTube videos on fun fold cards and came across a goldmine of fun templates on the Klompen Stampers channel. Yesterday I made the card below from one of her templates (#26) and it was very quick and easy.

It startes with an A-2 card base, 3 die cut shapes, a die cut butterfly and a pretty piece of designer paper. So easy and I love the way it turned out. Check out her videos, she has so many quick and easy templates.

Dragonfly Delight Card

Freshly Made Sketches has a cute and simple sketch for a card I thought I'd make today.

I'm also entering the card into the Seize The Birthday Challenge #305 - Flowers.

I found a piece of floral Japanese Washi paper that I thought would make a pretty background. I cut the two layers to size and backed them with a dark blue card stock. At the top I stamped a happy birthday greeting in blue. I had just bought a dragonfly die, so decided to make two die-cut dragonflies in blue and gold for the center panel.

Happy Birthday Sentiment - Close To My Heart
Dragonfly Die - Spellbinders Dragonfly Delight
Ink Pad - CTMH Pacifica Blue

Inkspirational Challenge #340 - Seasonal

When I think of spring, my mind goes to flowers blooming everywhere. Today I wanted to participate in the Inkspirational Challenge #340, where the theme is Seasonal.

My color of choice for this card was coral and blue, so I started with a coral colored base card (5-1/2" x 5-1/2"). For the top layer, I cut a piece of white card stock 4-3/4" square. At the top right I stamped 'thinking of you' (a favorite Stampin' Up! image) in blue. I wanted to surround the sentiment with flowers, so got out my Stampin' Up! Stippled Blossoms set and stamped two large blossoms and cut them out. I stamped the leaves from the set, cut them out and added them to the blossoms. The two flowers were added to the white layer with foam mount tape to raise them off the card. In the open spaces I stamped three smaller flowers with leaves to balance the card. I attached the stamped layer to a dark blue layer and attached it to base card.

Ink used for Sentiment - CTMH Pacifica Blue
Ink used for flowers - SU Groovy Guava & Cameo Coral