Lotus Blossom Card

Today's card is my final Leadership Swap Card I have to share with all of you. This card came together quickly since the Lotus Blossom stamp set is so easy to use. Even if you don't stamp it perfect, the lotus flower image stills comes out nicely.

Close up of card and gold dotted washi tape

For this card, I stamped the lotus image twice in Crisp Cantaloupe for the first image and Crisp Cantaloupe stamped off once for the second image on Very Vanilla cardstock. I stamped the third lotus image in Calypso Coral which paired with Crisp Cantaloupe perfectly. I stamped the stems in Pistachio Pudding. I added the greeting from the stamp set in Calypso Coral and punched it out using the Large Oval Punch. I punched out Pistachio Pudding cardstock using the Decorative Label Punch and added it behind the large oval layer.  I added a little bit of Watercolor Wonder Washi tape to the bottom of the Very Vanilla layer then adhered it to a layer of the Best Year Ever (SAB) DSP. Finally I layered everything onto a Crisp Cantaloupe card base.

Ingredients: 

• Stamps
• Lotus Blossom (SAB) stamp set 
• Because You Care (hostess) stamp set

• Paper
• Crisp Cantaloupe  – 4 ¼” x 11” (scored at 5 ½”)
• Very Vanilla – 3 ¾” x 5” and scraps for greeting label
• Pistachio Pudding – scraps for layer behind greeting
• Best Year Ever DSP (SAB) – 4” x 5 ¼”

• Ink
• Crisp Cantloupe for step 2 & 3 of Lotus Blossom stamp
• Calypso Coral for step 1 of Lotus Blossom stamp
• Pistachio Pudding for stems

•  Accessories
• Extra-Large Oval punch
• Decorative Label punch
• Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape
• Stampin' Dimensionals 

Celebrate Today Friend Card

Card Closed

Card Opened

Today's card is one I created for Leadership Conference to swap with other demonstrators. I had the idea for this card on my mind for a few days. I knew that I wanted the balloon to look like a bunch of balloons once you opened the card. I just had to figure out how to execute my design with the card layout I had chosen. When it finally came together, I was thrilled with the end product and hope you are too. 

To create this card, cut and score the card stock like you normally would (4 -/2" x 11" and score at 5 1/2"). Add an additional score line to one of the sides of your card at 2 3/4". Then fold that part of your card base back and add some DSP. I stamped the balloons in Calypso Coral and Hello Honey on the inside of my card making sure that they went off the card stock a bit so they didn't overlap. You could overlap the balloons but you would need to do a bit of masking to make it look nice. 

After stamping the balloons inside the top of the card base, I stamped "birthday" in Coastal Cabana inside the Hello Honey balloon. Next, I stamped one balloon in Coastal Cabana on the same color card stock and cut it out using the Balloon Framelits. I attached it with some dimensionals on the top of my card base so that when I opened up the card you could see a balloon bunch. Last I stamped the greeting "to a great friend" in Calypso Coral and the tassel for the bottom of my balloon in Coastal Cabana on a Whisper White layer. I added some gray Washi tape then attached the layer to the Whisper White card base. 

Now it's your turn to give this fun card a try!

Close up

Ingredients:

• Stamps
• Celebrate Today stamp set
• Simply Wonderful (SAB) stamp set

• Paper
•  Whisper White or Sahara Sand  – 4 ¼” x 11” (scored at 5 ½” and again at 2 ¾”)
• Whisper White 4” x 5 ¼” for inside layer
• 2 ½” x 4” – Best Year Ever DSP (SAB)

• Ink
• Calypso Coral
• Coastal Cabana
• Crushed Curry

•  Accessories
• Balloon Framelits
• Sweet Dreams Washi Tape
• Stampin' Dimensionals

i seriously LOVE you Card

Today's card would be a great Valentine's card or an anniversary card.  The best part of the card is how quick and easy it is to create.  Start with Whisper White card stock and Basic Black card stock cut out using the Hearts Collection Framelits.  Stamp a greeting on the Whisper White heart using Real Red ink and adhere it to the Basic Black heart.  Cut DSP strips into banners at one end and adhere to the 4” x 5 ¼” Whisper White card stock layer.  Add glimmer paper - silver and real red hearts to the banners using glue dots or Snail.  Add this layer to the Real Red card base.  Add the heart/greeting layers and some rhinestones.  Now you're done!

Close up of hearts and DSP banners

A quick and easy card for you to mass produce or make quickly to give to that special someone in your life (mom, sister, brother, father, husband, wife or friend).  Happy Heart Day to you real soon!

Ingredients:

• Stamps
•  Because You Care (hostess) stamp set

• Paper
•  Real Red card base – 5 ½” x 8 ½” (scored at 4 ¼”)
• Whisper White – 4” x 5 ¼” and scraps for heart cut out using Hearts Collection Framelits
• Basic Black – scraps for Heart layer cut out using Hearts Collection Framelits
• Silver & Red Glimmer Paper – scraps for small hearts cut out using smallest heart from Hearts Collection Framelits
• 1” x 4” for black hearts & ¾” x 3 ¼” red stripes from Stacked With Love DSP Stack

•  Ink

• Real Red

• Accessories

• Hearts Collection Framelits
• Rhinestones
• Stampin' Dimensionals