Outdoors – Welcome

Waterside Retreat Relaxing by the Water Card

This card relaxes me just by looking at it and hopefully it gets warm enough soon to be able to enjoy this in real life. This card is made from the Waterside Retreat designer series paper and the Relaxing Waterside stamps and dies from Stampin’ Up.

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

Misty Moonlight card stock (Stampin’ Up)
White card stock
Waterside Retreat designer series paper (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
Relaxing Waterfront stamp set and dies (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
Crumb Cake ink (Stampin’ Up)
Old Olive ink (Stampin’ Up)
Paper trimmer
Adhesive of choice
Pop dots

From Misty Moonlight card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. From white card stock cut two pieces to 4” x 5 ¼”. From the Waterside Retreat designer series paper pack find the piece with the different landscapes and cut out the beach scene and trim it to 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”.

Take the beach scene and Old Olive ink with the “Relax” stamp from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set and stamp in the upper right corner over the clouds. From a scrap piece of white card stock and Crumb Cake ink and stamp the Adirondak chair and use the die to cut out. With Old Olive ink stamp the book and coffee cup and cut out with dies. Adhere the Adirondak chair with pop dots to the lower left corner of your beach scene and then adhere the coffee cut to the left-side arm and the book to the right-side arm.

For the inside of your card adhere the second white piece to the back panel of the inside of the card. Use Old Olive ink and stamp the smaller grass in the lower left corner and the “today is your day” greeting in the upper center.

I am going to use this to give to a friend for her beach house bachelorette party weekend.

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All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

Wood Grain Wonders Scalloped Wishes Card

The cat tails in the new Scalloped Wishes stamp set is a must have for masculine or outdoor cards, not to mention the adorable little dragonfly. The new Wood Grain Wonders paper from Stampin’ Up is the perfect match to go with it. This is a quick and easy card for any occasion.

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

Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
Wood Grain Wonders designer series paper (March 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
Scalloped Wishes stamp set and dies (March 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
Early Expresso ink (Stampin’ Up)
Mossy Meadow ink (Stampin’ Up)
Early Expresso Stampin’ Write Marker (Retired Stampin’ Up)
Bakers Twine (Stampin’ Up)
Antiquing Tools – Rough Edge Blade (Retired Stampin’ Up)
Sponge piece (Retired Stampin’ Up)
Paper trimmer
Adhesive of choice
Pop dots

From your Basic Beige card stock cut a base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. With the Wood Grain Wonders designer series paper find one of the Early Expresso dark colored pieces and cut it to 4” x 5 ¼”.

Take your antiquing tools, take the gray one and scrape across all four edges of your wood grain piece to rough them. Then take a piece of a sponge and your Early Expresso ink and sponge ink over the edges of your wood grain piece and also the front of your card base.

From the Scalloped Wishes dies, find the smaller of the two scalloped dies and use that to cut out of the upper portion of the wood grain paper. Then with your Bakers Twine, cut four pieces to about 6” each and tie the together with a knot in the middle. Adhere your knot to the center of the lower portion of your card and divide one set of four into two that you pull up and two you pull down and adhere them on the back, repeat for the other side. Align this on the front of your card (not adhering) and use Early Expresso ink to stamp your greeting in the window so you know it lines up properly, I used the “so very happy for you” greeting from the Scalloped Wishes.

Grab a scrap piece of Basic Beige card stock and your Mossy Meadow ink and stamp the small dragonfly and cut out with the die. Then ink the cat tails in the Mossy Meadow ink and use your Early Expresso Stampin’ Write marker to color the three cat tail tops and then stamp on Basic Beige and cut out with the die. Adhere to cat tails to the left side of the scallop cut out on your wood grain paper, and the dragonfly in the upper right corner above your scallop cut out. Use pop dots to adhere this to the front of your card base.

For the inside stamp the dragonfly in Mossy Meadow ink in the upper right corner and the cat tails (repeating the coloring process) in the lower left corner.

What and easy card for any occasion for those men in your life.

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com or follow my website.

All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.