Cards, Papercrafting

Harvest Meadow Dragonfly Card

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I had forgotten how beautiful this Harvest Meadow paper was and once I pulled it out to see what was in it I had to make a few cards with it.  It is spring times, so times for the dragonflies to start coming out so that was my inspiration. 

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Misty Moonlight card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Harvest Meadow designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • Dragonfly Garden
  • Dragonfly Garden punch or scissors
  • Waterfront
  • Two hexagon dies
  • Misty Moonlight ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends (Stampin’ Up)
  • Blue Twine
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

From your Misty Moonlight card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  With your white card stock cut a piece for the front of your card to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and for the inside a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Then from the Harvest Meadows designer series paper find the blue piece with the floral design, cut a piece of this to 4” x 5 ¼”.  With a scrap piece of Misty Moonlight and your larger hexagon die approximately 2 3/8” x 3 7/8” cut one piece.  Then from a spare piece of white card stock cut the smaller size hexagon to approximately 1 7/8” x 3 3/8”. 

From the Dragonfly Garden stamp set take the solid bodied dragonfly stamp and your Misty Moonlight ink and stamp two dragonflies.  Then color the wings with your Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends.  Take the Dragonfly Garden dragonfly punch or scissors and cut out your dragonflies. 

Take your white hexagon piece and the small dragonflies stamp and with the Misty Moonlight ink stamp on the top portion of the hexagon.  Then with the Waterfront stamp set use the “Every little kindness makes the world brighter” greeting and stamp toward the bottom but leaving enough room for one of your dragonflies.  With the blue twine wrap it around the white hexagon and tie a bow.  Then adhere to the blue hexagon.  Grab your blue floral piece and the white piece for the front of your card and adhere the blue floral to the white, and then the white to the front of your card.  Then adhere to hexagons to the center of your card.  Adhere one of your dragonflies with a pop dot to the bottom right corner of your hexagons. 

Now adhere the white piece of card stock to the inside of your card and then adhere the dragonfly to the lower left corner. 

You are now ready to celebrate Spring and let someone enjoy this lovely card from you.

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com.  Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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Cards, Papercrafting

Chalked Detailed Dogwood Sympathy Card

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I love dogwood trees, and it is almost time for them to start blooming.  That has inspired me to use the Detailed Dogwood set for this card. 

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Crumb Cake card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Harvest Meadow designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • Detailed Dogwood stamp set (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Mixed Labels stamp set (Stampin’ Up)
  • Tag die
  • Crumb Cake ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Chalk marker (Stampin’ Up)
  • Adhesive Backed Swirl Dots (Stampin’ Up)
  • Twine
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

Take your Crumb Cake card stock cut a card base to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Cut another piece to 3 5/8” x 4 7/8” for the inside and one more piece to 2 7/8” x 3 5/8” for the dogwood front piece.  With white card stock cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” for the front of your card, a piece to 3 ¾”x 5” for the inside of your card, a piece to 3” x 3 ¾” for the front dogwood and then a piece to 2 1/8” x 4 ½” for the inside.  From the Harvest Meadow designer series paper find the Crumb Cake colored piece with the branches and buds, cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”. 

Take the 2 7/8” x 3 5/8” piece of Crumb Cake card stock and the Crumb Cake ink and stamp the large dogwood from the Detailed Dogwood stamp set.  On the inside piece of Crumb Cake you cut to 3 5/8” x 4 7/8”” stamp the smaller dogwood to the lower left corner.  For both of your stamped dogwoods use the chalk marker to color in the flowers, it will probably take two layers to make the white really stand out.  Then on the white piece measuring 2 1/8” x 4 ½” stamp the “Just a note to let you know you’re on my mind” greeting from the Mixed Labels stamp set toward the top.  With a spare piece of white card stock, stamp the “with Sympathy” greeting, also from the Mixed Labels stamp set, and use a label die to cut it out.  If there isn’t a string hole on your label die, you will need to punch one. 

Adhere to the branches and buds piece of designer series paper and adhere to the white piece, then adhere to your card front.  Take your large colored dogwood piece and adhere to the white.  With your twine, wrap it around the large dogwood piece, string through your tag and then tie into a knot.  Use pop dots to adhere that to the front of your card.  Add a few of the crumb cake colored swirl dots. 

For the inside of your card, take the Crumb Cake piece with the smaller dogwood and adhere to the white piece, then adhere your greeting piece to the right side of the dogwood.  Adhere that to the inside of your card. 

You have now made a lovely chalked detailed dogwood card to give to someone who has lost a loved one and you would like to let know you are there for them. 

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com.  Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.

All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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