Judy Newsome made this lovely window card for our Candy Hearts card swap last month. The theme was wedding/anniversary. She used the Piece of Cake stamp set for the sentiment and for inside the window. The background texture comes from the Tufted Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder, and it’s highlighted by some Pearl Basic Jewels. You can see how she made it and what she used below.

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Here’s what I made:

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Here’s what Judy did:

Cut and scored with her Stampin’ Trimmer:

Balmy Blue card stock (CS) cut to 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
Whisper White CS cut to 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
Balmy Blue CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
Whisper White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base

Die cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits:

center from Balmy Blue CS layer using a plain oval die
same plain oval die to cut a scrap of Whisper White CS, then cut around that hole using a scalloped oval die, to create the white frame

Die cut using the Needlepoint Elements Framelits:

sentiment

Stamped with the Piece of Cake stamp set:

sentiment in Balmy Blue ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS
cake stamp, cake, and cake topper in Balmy Blue ink onto the larger Whisper White CS
NOTE: lay the Blamy Blue CS layer with the oval cut out over the Whisper White CS layer to determine where the images should be stamped. The Stamparatus makes easy work of getting the images in just the right place.

Embossed using the Tufted embossing folder:

Balmy Blue CS layer

Cut using the Detailed Trio Punch:

all four corners of the Whisper White CS for the inside of the card base with the floral design and with the rounder

Assembled the window card:

burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
Whisper White CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
embossed Balmy Blue CS layer glued onto the Whisper White CS layer, making sure the cake image shows through
Whisper White frame glued around the oval window in the Balmy Blue CS layer
tied a piece of ribbon through each end of the die cut sentiment
NOTE: She used Balmy Blue ribbon from the Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack, which is a Sale-a-bration item that has sold out. If you didn’t get that ribbon, you can use any Whisper White Ribbon, or even leave the ribbon off.
adhered the sentiment onto the Balmy Blue CS layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals
applied pearls to the Balmy Blue CS layer in the corners of some of the tufts
punched Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base