Stitched All Around & Handwritten Card

Jun 15, 2018 | Cards, Gallery, New Products | 1 comment

I used two new stamp sets and three new colors on today’s card. The Handwritten background stamp has so many different words in it’s adorable font, that it’s perfect for many different projects. The sentiment is from the Stitched All Around stamp set. Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, and Pineapple Punch join to make this card bright and cheerful.

Here’s what I made:

Here’s what I did:

Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:

Granny Apple Green card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
Whisper White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ (2 pieces)
Balmy Blue CS cut to 3-3/4″ x 5″
Granny Apple Green CS cut to 3-3/4″ x 3/8″

Stamped with the Handwritten stamp set:

background image in Balmy Blue ink onto the Balmy Blue CS layer

Stamped with the Stitched All Around stamp set:

sentiment in Granny Apple Green ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS

Cut using the 1-1/2″ Circle Punch:

sentiment

Cut using the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch:

a scrap of Balmy Blue CS

Cut using the Starburst Punch:

a scrap of Pineapple Punch CS

Colored using a Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Marker:

3 Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Assembled the card:

burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
Granny Apple Green CS strip glued onto the back of the sentiment, lining it up with the center of the image
sentiment glued onto the Balmy Blue CS circle, with the strip in between them
Balmy Blue CS circle glued onto the Pineapple Punch CS piece
Pineapple Punch CS piece, and strip, glued onto the Balmy Blue stamped layer, so the strip
Balmy Blue layer glued onto one of the Whisper White CS pieces
Whisper White CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
3 yellow rhinestones applied to the Balmy Blue layer
the other Whisper White CS piece glued onto the inside of the card base