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Sweeter With You Strawberry Thank You Card

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This strawberry thank you card is so pretty and I love the colors.  It is made from the July 2025 Sweeter With You Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin’ Up.  The cut-outs make it so easy to make either based on the kit instructions or to make it your own as I have. 

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

  • July 2025 Sweeter With You Paper Pumpkin Kit (Stampin’ Up)
  • Poppy Parade or Sweet Sorbet card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Poppy Parade or Sweet Sorbet ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

For your card base cut a piece of Poppy Parade or Sweet Sorbet card stock to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Cut another piece to 3 ¼” x 3 5/8”.  From the July 2025 Sweeter With You Paper Pumpkin Kit find the Pool Party card base and cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼” and adhere to the front of your card base. 

From the Paper Pumpkin kit find two of the Pool Party striped rectangle pieces, one of the Pool Party labels, one of the berry crates, two of the white blossoms, 5 of the small strawberries and one of the medium pink strawberries. 

Adhere the two striped rectangle pieces to the red piece you cut.  Take the Pool Party label, Poppy Parade or Sweet Sorbet ink and the “You’re the Best” stamp from the Sweeter With You” stamp set, and stamp on the label.  Take a spare piece of Poppy Parade or Sweet Sorbet and cut a piece to ½” x 2 3/8” and adhere the Pool Party label to it, then adhere that to the lower left corner of your striped paper. 

Take the Pool Party strawberry crate and add pop dots to the back of it and adhere centered above your label.  Take 4 of the small strawberries and adhere some with pop dots and some without to add layers.  Then adhere one strawberry at the bottom of the crate and two of the flower blossoms. 

For the inside of your card take the “Thank You” greeting stamp, your Poppy Parade or Sweet Sorbet ink and stamp it on the white card stock piece you cut to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Adhere the pink strawberry in the lower left corner and then adhere it to the inside of the card. 

This gives you a lovely card to say thank you to someone. 

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

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Bouquet of Roses Charming Day Card

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This card is made with the rose die from the Stampin’ Up Charming Day stamps and dies.  This lovely rose die in the Charming Day suite makes such pretty roses and were perfect for my card.  I saw a similar card on Facebook and thought it was such a great idea though I can’t find what site I found it on, and this die was perfect for what I wanted.

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

  • Darling Duckling card stock (2025-2027 In Colors from Stampin’ Up)
  • Strawberry Slush (2025-2027 In Colors from Stampin’ Up)
  • Old Olive card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Subtle 3D embossing folder (Stampin’ Up)
  • Charming Day stamps and dies (July 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Fancy Border Dies (2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Strawberry Slush ink (2025-2027 In Colors Stampin’ Up)
  • White Crinkle Ribbon (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop Dots

With white card stock cut your card base to 5 1/2” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Then cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and two pieces to 3 ¾” x 5”.  Then with your Darling Ducking card stock cut two pieces to 4” x 5 ¼”. 

With the Subtle 3D embossing folder emboss the 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” white card stock and one of the 3 ¾” x 5”.  Now with the 3 ¾” x 5” embossed white piece and one of your Darling Duckling pieces and align the white over the Darling Duckling with the right upper corner hanging over the right upper about 1/8” on each side then use the simple Fancy Border Die along each corner and cut to cut the corner to make a spot to hold your flowers like they are wrapped in paper.  Then adhere the white piece to the Darling Duckling. 

Now cut three roses from the rose die in the Charming Day dies from the Strawberry Slush card stock, and another three from Old Olive card stock.  Then also cut one of the leaves with the die from Old Olive.  The cut the rose tops off the Strawberry Slush roses you cut and adhere to the Old Olive roses you cut so you have the green for stems and leave and the pink rose.  Align your roses through the slot you cut and adhere to the back and then adhere the whole thing to the larger white embossed piece.  Then adhere your leaves die cut piece to the back of your three roses just to add a bit of filler. 

Cut a Darling Duckling tag and a smaller white tag and adhere together.  Stamp the “you made my day” greeting on the white label with Strawberry Slush ink.  Adhere to the front of your card.  Take a piece of White Crinkle Ribbon and tie a bow and adhere to the base of the roses.

Now for the inside of your card take the white piece and adhere to the Darling Duckling piece.  Take the “Thanks for being you” greeting and stamp on the upper portion of your white card stock.  Adhere to the inside of your card.

This gives you a lovely bouquet card to make someone’s day. 

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

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Charming Day Floral Thanks Card

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This Floral Charm suite is a really pretty set and I really like that the back of each floral piece of the Floral Charm designer series paper matches the front perfectly.  The floral papers are just beautiful, including this lovely berry burst piece I used for this card. 

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

  • Berry Burst card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Smokey Slate card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Floral Charm designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • Charming Day stamps (Stampin’ Up)
  • Berry Burst ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Berry Burst ribbon (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Scoring board or paper trimmer scoring blade
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

From your Berry Burst card stock cut a card base to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” and the fold over flap to 1 7/8” x 11” and fold in half.  From the Smokey Slate card stock cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”, two pieces to 1 ¾” x 4 1/8” and another piece to 1 3/8” x 3 5/8”.  Take your Floral Charm designer series paper pack find the piece with the large pink flowers and also the piece of Berry Burst.  Cut two of the floral pieces (highlighting the pink flowers) to 1 5/8” x 4”.  From the berry Burst designer series paper 1 5/8” x 4”. 

With the Smokey Slate piece you cut to 1 3/8” x 3 5/8”, Berry Burst in and the “Thanks for being you” greeting stamp from the Charming Day stamp set and stamp in the other portion.  Take the Berry Brust ribbon and wrap a piece around the Smoky Slate card stock piece about a 1/3 of the way down from the top and tie a knot and trip ends to preferred length.  Take of the of the 1 ¾” x 4 1/8” Smokey Slate pieces you cut and stamp the “you made my day” greeting toward the top. 

Now just start building your layers.  Take your Berry Burst card base and the Smokey Slate piece cut to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and adhere to the Berry Brust.  Then adhere each of your two floral pieces, one to each side.  On the outside of your flap layer your piece of Smokey Slate, the Berry Burst designer series paper piece and then the stamped Smokey Slate piece stamped “Thanks for being you”. 

Take your 1 7/8” x 11” piece you folded in half and adhere to the center portion of your card. 

There, you now have a pretty card to give to someone who made your day, so you can make theirs as well. 

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

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An Open Heart Thank You Card

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The wren was outside my craftroom window today which seemed like a sign that I needed to make a wren card.  I used a few antiquing features on this one as I haven’t in a while and I love cards that look a little old or weathered. 

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

  • Crumb Cake card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  •  Peaceful Garden designer series paper (July 2025 Online Exclusive from Stampin’ Up)
  • Pear Pizzaz ink (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  •  Crumb Cake ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Scrapper (Retired Stampin’ Up) or Scissors
  • Sponge
  • Blending Brush – Small (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

From 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”.  With your white card stock cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”, and two to 3 ½” x 4 ¾”.  In the Peaceful Garden designer series paper pack, find the only sheet that is Crumb Cake colored with the white florets, cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”. 

With some spare Crumb Cake cut out three floret pieces, these are teasel burrs (I don’t know where this die is from).  Take one of your 3 ½” x 4 ¾” pieces of white you cut along with the Pear Pizzaz ink and your blending brush, lightly run your blending brush through the ink and blend around on your paper.  Tear all four edges and then use your Crumb Cake ink and a piece of sponge and sponge along your torn edges and also add a bit to your Pear Pizzaz.  Then from An Open Heart stamp set take the wren bird stamp and stamp to the left side of your piece.  Take your “So much my heart would like to say . . .” stamp and stamp in Crumb Cake ink on a small spare piece of white card stock.  Again tear your edges on all four sides and sponge Crumb Cake onto the edge. 

Now with the 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” piece of white you cut, use your scrapper or one edge of a pair of scissors and scrape along the edge to roughen.  Do the same to the Crumb Cake Floret piece of designer series paper you cut.  Use your sponge and Crumb Cake ink to sponge the roughened edges. 

Adhere the Crumb Cake Floret piece to the white piece and then adhere that to the front of your Crumb Cake card base.  Adhere your wren piece toward the left side of the Crumb Cake Floret piece.  Adhere two of the Tessel Burrs you die cut to the right side of the card front.  With pop dots adhere your greeting over the stems of the Tessel Burrs and your wren piece.

For the inside of your card take the last piece of white card stock you cut  and your Crumb Cake ink and stamp the “Thank You” greeting in the upper center.  Adhere your last die cut tessel burr to the left side.  Sponge around the edges using your Crumb Cake ink.  Adhere to the back inside of your card. 

I think the Wrens outside my craftroom would love the tribute card to them. 

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Waterfront Scenic Thanks Card

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This is a great simple thank you card for any guy and so quick and easy to make when you need one quickly.

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

  • Old Olive card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Waterfront stamp set (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Smokey Slate ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Crumb Cake ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Old Olive ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Seaside Spray ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

With your white card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” folded in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” and then cut another piece to 3 ½” x 4 ¾” .  From the Old Olive card stock cut a piece to 3 ¾” x 5”. 

With the Waterfront stamp set and your four inks and the white layer start with the Smokey Slate and the mountain stamp, stamp off to lighten the ink and stamp about ¼ of the way down.  Then with the Crumb Cake ink and the Z shaped stamp, stamp off and then stamp one slightly off the left and then another to the right.  With the pine trees stamp and Old Olive ink stamp off and then stamp the trees to the left side with the bottom on the Crumb Cake.  Now with the wavy stamp and your Seaside Spray ink stamp off and then stamp the water.   Finally stamp the tiny Thanks in the lower right corner in Old Olive also stamping off first. 

Adhere your stamped piece to the Old Olive piece and then adhere that to the front of your card. 

That is all there is to making this easy scenic thanks card. 

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Nests of Winter Cardinal Thank You Card

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With my love of birds, this Nets of Winter paper was a must have.     

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

  • Grey Granite card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Nests of Winter designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • Winterly Tree Tops stamp set (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cherry Cobbler ink pad (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop-Dots

Cut a piece of Grey Granite card stock to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” and cut another piece to 3” x 3 ¾”.  With your white card stock cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”, one to 4” x 5 ¼ and another to 2 ¾” x 3 ½”.  Now take your Nests of Winter designer series paper and find the piece with the white birch design and cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Find the piece of Nest of Winter designer series paper that has the pair of cardinals on it and cut them out. 

Take the piece of white card stock you cut to 2 ¾” x 3 ½” and your Cherry Cobbler link and either wipe the edges across the top of your ink pad or take a tiny piece of sponge dabbed in ink and rubbed across the edges.  This colors the edge with the red ink to make it stand out.  Do the same with the white card stock cut to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”.   Find the “Thank you for your kindness” stamp from the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set and with your Cherry Cobbler ink stamp that about ½” up from the bottom on the 2 ¾” x 3 ½” piece of white card stock with the red edges.  Take your cut out cardinals and adhere pop dots to the back and adhere above your stamped greeting.  Adhere that to the 2 ¾” x 3 ½” piece of grey granite. 

Now take your Grey Granite card base and adhere the 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” piece of white card stock with the red edges and center on the front.  Then adhere the white birch piece to that.  Take your piece with the cardinals and greeting and put pop dots on the back and adhere to the front of the white birch paper on the front of your card base.  Use the 4” x 5 ¼” piece for the inside of the card. 

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 by and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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Floral Impressions Thank You Card

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With the Floral Impressions designer series paper and the Impressions Abloom stamp set you can make this nice thank you card. 

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

  • Fresh Freesia card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Floral Impressions designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • Impressions Abloom stamp set (Stampin’ Up)
  • Fancy Border dies (Stampin’ Up)
  • Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems
  • Fresh Freesia ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Adhesive of choice

With a piece of Fresh Freesia card stock cut a piece to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half for your card base.  Cut another piece to 1 ¾” x 3” and one to 3” x 5 ½”.  From the white card stock cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼” and a second piece to 1 ½” x 2 ¾”.  With the Floral Impressions designer series paper find the piece with the Fresh Freesia strips and then also the floral piece with the blue and purple flowers.  Cut a piece of each to 3” x 5 ½”.  With the Fresh Freesia strip piece cut another to 1” x 4”.

Take the border die and the Fresh Freesia and Fresh Freesia strip piece you cut to 3” x 5 ½” and push the strip piece in ¼” over the Fresh Freesia piece on the left side, take the die and cut both pieces together on the right side a few inches in or so.  Adhere the floral piece to the right side of your card base, then the fresh freesia piece to the right and then the strip piece to the right as well, forming a Fresh Freesia border between the two designer series papers. 

Take an extra piece of the floral paper and cut out some of the flowers.  I used one of the larger purple flowers, one of the larger blue flowers and then two each of the smaller purple and light blue flowers.  Also cut three of the leaves.  With the Strawberry Slush gems add as centers to the three purple and the large blue flowers. 

With the Fresh Freesia piece cut to 1 ¾” x 3” and the white piece that was cut to 1 ½” x 2 ¾”.  Put the two pieces together and cut with the border die.  Align to the left and adhere together.  With your Impressions Abloom stamp set find the “Thanks” and “So very much” greeting stamps and with your Fresh Fressia ink stamp toward the right side.  Adhere about 1” in toward the bottom of your card front.  Then adhere your cut out flowers to the left side of the label. 

With the “I appreciate you” greeting from the Floral Impressions stamp set and the Fresh Freesia ink stamp on the upper center of the white insert for the inside of your card.  Take the Fresh Freesia strip piece adhere that toward the bottom of the white insert.  Adhere to the inside of your card.

Now you have a nice Thank You card for the next time you need one.

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Daffodil Afternoon Thank You Card

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To be honest, most of this card was designed by my Stampin’ Up upline demonstrator.  I found it in a big stack I had built up in a spot in my craft room.  I had that pile built up for my mom and I to work on together and she passed away unexpectedly and I just haven’t been able to deal with it.  It has now been almost three years and I have finally dug into it and found a bunch of stuff to play with.  This was in there as a card ready to make which I modified a bit.  But it is perfect for this time of year as my daffodils are up already. 

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

  • Very Vanilla card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Mossy Meadow card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Basic Black card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Daffodil Afternoon designer series paper (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Dainty Delight stamp set (Stampin’ Up)
  • Mossy Meadow ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Scallop Edge rectangular dies (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Crushed Curry crinkle ribbon (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

With your Very Vanilla card stock cut a card base to 4 ¼” x 11” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Cut another piece for the inside of your card to 3 ½” x 4 ¼”.  Take your Mossy Meadow card stock and cut a piece to 3 3/8” x 4 7/8” and another for the inside to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Grab the Basic Black card stock and your scallop edge die that measures about 3 7/8” x 5 ¼” and cut.  Take the daffodil paper from the Daffodil Afternoon designer series paper pack and your smaller scallop die measuring around 3 1/8” x 4 ½” and cut.  Find a label die large enough for the “Celebrate You” from the Dainty Delight stamp set, stamp your greeting onto the in Mossy Meadow ink. 

Take your Very Vanilla card base and adhere the Basic Black decorative piece, then the Mossy Meadow piece  measuring 3 3/8” x 4 7/8”.  Now with the daffodil piece adhere that to the Mossy Meadow with pop dots to make it stand out a bit.  Adhere your label to the lower right.  With the Crushed Curry crinkle ribbon tie a bow and adhere to the upper left corner of your label. 

For the inside take the Very Vanilla piece and your Mossy Meadow ink and stamp the “Thank You for your Kindness”.  Adhere the Very Vanilla piece to your Mossy Meadow piece and then to the inside of your card. 

There is the Daffodil Afternoon thank you card.

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Grace’s Garden Thank You Card

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This is one of the prettiest stamp sets and once I saw it had a little kitty (which I didn’t use for this card) I had to have it.  The gate options and different flower groups are just so adorable. 

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

  • Soft Sky card stock (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Crumb Cake card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Grace’s Garden stamp set and dies (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Jet Black StazOn ink
  • Soft Sky ink (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Lemon Lime Twist (Stampin’ Up)
  • Blending Brushes
  • Brick Embossing Folder (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Corner Rounder
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

For you card base cut a piece of Soft Sky card stock to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” the use a corner rounder to round the two corners at the fold which then mimic the gate a bit.  Cut two pieces of white card stock to 4” x 5 ¼” and round the top two corners on both of them to match your card. 

Take one of your cut white pieces, your Soft Sky and Lemon Lime Twist inks and your blending brushes.  With the Lemon Lime Twist, lightly ink the bottom 1/3 of your paper with the blending brush.  Then lightly do the same to the top half in the Soft Sky. 

Now take some scrap white paper and your Jet Black StazOn and stamp three of the climbing rose, two of the tall hollyhocks and two of the daisy and hosta group and two of the small gate pieces.  Take your inside piece of white you cut and stamp a hollyhock on the left side and a climbing rose on the right.  Then also take a small piece of Crumb Cake card stock and emboss it with the brick embossing folder to use for a path. 

For the climbing roses I colored them with the Bubble Bath Light Stampin’ Blend and the Old Olive Light.  For the hollyhocks I colored them with the Highland Heather Light Stampin’ Blends and the Lemon Lime Twist Dark Stampin’ Blends.  The daisies I colored with the Limon Lolly Dark Stampin’ Blends and the Hosta with the Pale Papaya Dark Stampin Blends and used the Lemon Lime Twist Light Stampin’ Blends for the leaves.  Use your dies to cut all of these and also the arched gate.  I did have to cut the gate in half so it would open, though the die looked like it should have done it.

Now let’s put it all together.  Adhere your white card stock piece that you colored with the blending brushes to the front of your card.  Then adhere the arched gate in the center with the bottom at the bottom of your white colored piece.  Adhere one of the gates on each side so they will stick out in the background of your flowers.  For the climbing roses I did cut the but of the top of one just to make them look slightly different, then adhere to the edge of your gate climbing the arch.  Put a hollyhock to the far edge of each side.  For the daisy and hosta pieces I cut them apart and adhered the daisy to each side in the front on pop dots to stand it out a bit.  Then I put the path down on the inside of my gate and then put a hosta on each side overlapping the path and then cut the last climbing rose in half and put one on each side of the path as well. 

Not with your Jet Black StazOn ink and the “With all my heart” greeting stamp in the center of your gate. 

For the inside adhere your white piece with the colored flowers to the inside of your card.  With your Jet Black StazOn and the “I thank you for all the kindness in yours” greeting stamp toward the top center. 

That is all there is to making this lovely thank you card.  I am looking and thinking I could have stamped the littly kitty looking up at the hollyhocks on the inside, so there is a suggestion you can add. 

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.

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Magnolia Mood Rustic Thank You Card

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I felt like going a bit rustic today with this Magnolia Mood card.  This set is so lovely and so detailed that it really doesn’t even need any color.  I gave the leaves a bit of color but otherwise just let the stamp do all the work. 

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

  • Early Expresso card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Sahara Sand card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Magnolia Mood stamp set and dies (Stampin’ Up)
  • Soft Suede ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Old Olive Dark Stampin’ Blends
  • Woodgrain embossing Folder (Stampin’ Up)
  • Two label dies that layer
  • Rustic Metal Adhesive-Backed Dots (Stampin’ Up)
  • Sponge
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

Start with taking your Early Expresso card stock and cutting into a card base at 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Then with your Sahara Sand card stock cut two pieces to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and a third piece to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Cut a piece of white card stock to 4” x 5/14”.

Take the Sahara Sand piece cut to 4” x 5 ¼” and your woodgrain embossing folder and emboss.  Take your Soft Suede ink pad and lightly run it over your embossed piece to highlight the wood grain.  You can also use a brayer to ink if you want it to only ink the grain and be a bit more neat, but I like the more rusticness of running the ink pad instead for this one. 

With some scrap white paper and your Soft Suede ink stamp one of the large magnolias and one of the small single flowers.  Use your Old Olive Dark Stampin’ Blends to color the leaves and then cut them out with the dies.  Then take your cut piece of white card stock that you cut to 4” x 5 ¼” and stamp another of the small single flowers slightly off the card in the lower left corner.  Find the “just a not no let you know that you are loved” greeting and stamp toward the top center for the inside of your card.  With the “Thank you for being you” greeting stamp onto a piece of scrap white card stock. 

Take on of your pieces of Sahara Sand and adhere your wood grain piece to it and then adhere that to the front of your card base.  With pop dots, adhere the large magnolia in the slower left of your card and then the small flower to the right side with the stem hidden slightly under the large magnolia.  With your “Thank you for being you” greeting use the smaller of two label dies to cut that out greeting.  With a scrap piece of Sahara Sand and the larger label die cut out a piece.  I used a sponge to sponge the edges of both labels, then adhere together and then with pop dots adhere to the upper part of your card front.  Adhere a few metal embellishments around your label.   

Take you stamped white inside piece and adhere to the second piece of Sahara Sand card stock and adhere to the inside of your card. 

That is all there is to making this rustic Magnolia Mood thank you card.  I was really happy with how it turned out and can’t wait to give it to someone.

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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