Hello, Crafters.
I hope you’ve had a great weekend. Yesterday I had a good sort out in my studio of everything I had lying around which had been accumulating all of last week. Normally I’m pretty good about tidying up as I go so I’m not sure what wrong last week. The good thing about all this is that I’m starting a lovely fresh week with a lovely fresh desk! The design of today’s card is very similar to my videos number three and number ten, but with different stamp sets of course! LOL!
I chose to use the Thoughtful Blooms Stamp Set which is available as a gift in the Sale-a-bration Brochure. When I decided on the design for today’s card, the ladybirds didn’t feature, but as I was going through my box of Whisper White Cardstock (CS) off-cuts and scraps I found a piece on which I had stamped the four small ladybirds stamp from the Little Ladybug Stamp Set.
I chose Garden Green for the leaves and Real Red for the flowers. Using my Grid Paper I lined up my Whisper White CS top layer so I knew where the centre of the vertical left-hand side was. I stamped the first leaf stamp in the centre of the layer but towards the left-hand side. Next, I turned the top layer up the right way, re-inked the stamp, and tilted it sideways to stamp so the leaves didn’t look uniform. Then I repeated this for the other end of the layer.
Using Real Red Ink I stamped eight of the solid flowers from the same stamp set and punched them out using the Small Bloom Punch, which is also available as a gift in the Sale-a-bration catalogue. I curled all the petals upwards and then adhered two flowers together making sure that the petals were offset. I also painted the ladybirds and fussy cut all four of them – they did need a lot of patience!
I chose the HAPPY BIRTHDAY sentiment from Magnolia Blooms Stamp Set which has become my go-to birthday sentiment recently. One of the reasons I like this stamp is because it fits the solo die in the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I call it a solo die because there aren’t any bigger or smaller dies for it to nest into. I hope that makes sense!
I adhered three of the ladybirds in various positions on the leaves, and the fourth one, who looks as if he’s on his back, falling towards the sentiment. It adds a little bit of humour to my card! I want to play with this stamp set again because I can see some different ideas, but they are just in my head at the moment and it’s not until I get the ideas onto paper that I’ll know if they will work!
To decorate the inside of the card I added a layer of Real Red CS and a top layer of Whisper White CS. I stamped some of the leaves in the bottom right-hand corner and added the fourth flower I’d made. By this time I had adhered all four of the ladybirds to the front of the card and I didn’t fancy any more fussy-cutting – yes, even I have my limits!
Before I go, I want to show you a small addition I made to the two Forever Blossoms Embossed Tone on Tone cards I shared with you on Friday. I always leave my cards standing on my desk for twenty-four hours after I’ve finished them, and these two cards looked as if they were lacking something. I added two double Whisper White Baker’s Twine bows on the stems. I think it made a subtle but worthwhile difference.
That’s it from me today. I hope you have a wonderful week, and I look forward to being back with you tomorrow. In the meantime, happy crafting.
JanB. xx
Cardstock Layer Sizes: Europe & South Pacific (A4) Card base 8¼” x 5¾” scored and folded at 4 1/8” First layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5½” Top layer: 2 pieces 3¾” x 5 3/8”
Cardstock Layer Sizes: North America (Letter-size) Card base 8½” x 5½” scored and folded at 4¼” First layer: 2 pieces 4” x 5¼” Top layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”
Products used for this project: please click on any of the links to be taken to my 24/7 online Stampin’ Up! shop. The Hostess Code for January 2020 is NCFPAHXQ. Thank you. xx
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Oh Jan, this card is just so delicate. Dont have this stamp set, but am thinking Petite Petals (years old) or maybe Pop of Petals. Love the ladybirds as we call them here in Australia. My lime tree is blossoming and fruiting and I have loads of ladybirds on my tree eating away any insects. XX Mal
Many thanks, Mal. Yes, I think I used the smaller punched flower for my early videos. Yes, we have ladybirds, too! xx
This is such a pretty card! Love what you did with that stamp set and colors you used. The little Ladybugs are precious on there! It just “completes” the card, I think! Love it!!!!!
Many thanks, Deanette. Yes, they add a bit of personality! xx
I just love this card Jan. The way you have put the vines, the flowers, the tiny lady bugs and then the one upside down on the right. Dainty is the word that comes to mind. TYFS
Many thanks, Claire. The little ladybirds added personality I think! xx
Love the card and the Ladybugs. It is so nice that you share you cards.
Many thanks, Etta. Sharing is always my pleasure. I’m glad you like what you see. xx