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Autumn Opulence Double Heart Fold Out Anniversary Card

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I needed an anniversary card for my husband and wanted it to be masculine, so I decided I wanted to use some wood grain paper for some hearts, and it evolved from there.  I used paper from the Wood Grain Wonders designer series paper from Stampin’ Up, along with the Autumn Opulence designer series paper for the background with some stamps and dies from Natures Symphony.   

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

  • Early Expresso card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Wood Grain Wonders designer series paper (March 26 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Autumn Opulence designer series paper (September 26 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Natures Symphony stamp set and dies (March 26 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Timeless Love stamps (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Heart dies
  • Crumb Cake ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cajun Craze ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write marker (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Scoring board or blade from paper trimmer
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

Take a piece of Early Expresso card stock and cut a piece to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” for your card base.  Then also cut two larger size hearts with heart dies, find a size that one aligns with the top of the card base and the second will align with the bottom of the card base and will slightly overlap in the middle.  From a piece of Basic Beige cut two hearts the next size down and then two more this size from the Crumb Cake wood grain paper from the Wood Grain Wonder DSP paper.  With the wood grain paper also cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”.  The with the Autumn Opulence DSP paper find the Early Expresso with Mushrooms paper and cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”. 

Take your Early Expresso card base and your two Early Expresso hearts and adhere one of the hearts in the upper right side adhering about ½” to the card, and then do the same with the second heart in the lower left corner, making sure the point meets with the bottom of your card base so that your card can stand.  Use a scoring board or blade for your paper trimmer to score each heart so it folds to the front.  Now adhere your 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” wood grain piece to the back panel and then the mushroom paper onto that. 

Now take your two wood grain hearts and trim off the excess and adhere to the front of your hearts.  Use a label die to cut out a label large enough for the “happy anniversary” greeting from Timeless Love and then stamp in Crumb Cake ink on your label.  Now find the leafy branch stamp from Nature’s Symphony stamp set and ink with Crumb Cake ink and then use your Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write marker and color the leaves and then stamp, giving you two color stamping.  Adhere the label on your front angled to your liking on the front of your lower heart and then use the die to cut out your leafy branch and adhere to the left side of your label. 

For the inside of your card take the two Basic Beige hearts and trim them down to fit on the insides of the hearts and adhere to each heart.  Use the “you make my heart smile” greeting from the Timeless Love stamp set and stamp in Crumb Cake ink on the upper heart.  Leave the lower heart inside blank for a message. 

I fell in love with how this card turned out.  I like it so much I made a wedding card for a friend with the same design. 

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.

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Notes of Spring Notes of Thanks Card

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Such a cute deer in this Notes of Spring stamp set from Stampin’ Up and adding the little dragonfly from the Scalloped Wishes stamp set was the touch it needed.  The Wood Grain Wonders designer series paper made the perfect background. 

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

  • Pecan Pie card stock (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Wood Grain Wonders designer series paper (March 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Notes of Spring stamp set (March 2026 Product of the Month Stampin’ Up)
  • Scalloped Wishes stamps and dies (March 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Pecan Pie or Baked Brown Sugar ink (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Pear Pizzazz (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

From your white card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half.  Cut a piece to 2 ½” x 2 7/8” to stamp on and one to ¾” x 2” for your label.  From Peacan Pie card stock cut a piece to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  With your Wood Crain Wonders designer series paper pack, find the piece in Pecan Pie color and cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”.  Align one edge with both pieces and tear together to make a matching tear, repeat on each side giving you’re a small layer of the Pecan Pie layer. 

With the white piece measuring 2 ½” x 2 7/8” and stamp the large ground piece and then the small one next to it in Pecan Pie ink (or Baked Brown Sugar ink as I didn’t have Pecan Pie) to form the ground.  Stamp the large grass piece on the large ground piece and the small grass on the small ground.  Take the small dragonfly from the Scalloped Wishes and stamp one in the upper right corner above the small grass. 

On a scrap piece of white card stock stamp the deer outline in Pecan Pie ink and then with the fill-in stamp ink with your Pecan Pie ink and stamp off once and then stamp inside your deer outline.  Use a pair of scissors to cut out your deer.  On a small scrap of white stamp the small dragonfly in Pecan Pie ink and use the die to cut out.  Use the Pear Pizzazz ink to stamp the “A little note of thanks”greeting on your white label.  Adhere your dragonfly cutout to the upper left corner of your label with a half of a pop dot. 

Adhere your two torn pieces together and then to the front of your card base.  Adhere your stamped white piece to the upper portion of the Wood Grain paper on the front of your card.  Use pop dots to adhere the deer over the ground stamps with the grasses showing.  Adhere the label to the lower right side. 

For the inside I didn’t put a greeting as I was just leaving it as a note, but I did stamp another of the small dragonfly in the upper left corner and a deer in the lower left corner using the same technique of stamping the outline and stamping off the fill-in.

That little deer is so cute and made a pretty thank you card for anyone.

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.

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Wood Grain Wonders Scalloped Wishes Card

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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.

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