Good morning on weekend-eve! Do you have fun plans this weekend? I think we’ve got “get hay” on the list – but…might have to wait till we see how the rain chances REALLY are – they seem to change every time we check! 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
I was honored to be selected as the Featured Artist for a fun As You See It challenge this week and I decided to go back to the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog for my card – showcasing the gorgeous Hues of Happiness suite! The Happiness Abounds stamp set and bundled Blossoming Happiness die set worked hand-in-hand with the Hues of Happiness DSP. Take a look-see:
And – here’s the As You See It challenge – I hope you’ll play along this week!
And the layout is from the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge.
I made this card on yesterday’s Facebook Live video – and if you’d like to take a look at it – here ’tis on YouTube!
I started by watercoloring a Thick Basic White panel. I dropped a little re-inker on an acrylic block – added a little water with a Water Painter – then swept the color across the panel. The bottom is Granny Apple Green and the top is Daffodil Delight. I dried the cardstock with the low setting on my Heat Tool (I’m impatient that way!).
I placed two small floral image stamps from the Happiness Abounds set onto one acrylic block and then stamped it all over the panel with Daffodil Delight ink.
When the whole panel was covered, I used the largest rectangle die in the Scalloped Contours Die set to cut out the card front – which I adhered with Liquid Glue on a Thick Basic White card base.
I used the largest square Stylish Shapes die to cut out a Basic White square. In the corner, I stamped the Happiness Abounds sentiment in Melon Mambo ink.
I wrapped white Baker’s Twine twice around the side of the square, securing it in the back with a Glue Dot. Then I popped the square onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Using the dies in the Blossoming Happiness die set, I cut out three flowers – one each in Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Flirty Flamingo. The Flirty Flamingo is the smallest flower – and I adhered it with Liquid Glue.
I added the other two flowers with a couple three Stampin’ Dimensionals at the top of the flower – then tucked the leaves in using Liquid Glue to adhere them.
I tied a simple bow around the Baker’s Twine with two more lengths of white Baker’s Twine, added a single Daffodil Delight Glossy Dot and the card front was done.
On the inside, I cut a piece of the Hues of Happiness DSP with the largest Scalloped Contours die and adhered it with Liquid Glue. Using the fifth-from-smallest Stitched Rectangle die, I cut a Basic White panel. I stamped the second Happiness Abounds sentiment in Melon Mambo, then stamped the small florals from the set in Daffodil Delight in the corners. I adhered the panel to the DSP die cut with Liquid Glue – and the card was done!
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Happiness Abounds flowers in Daffodil Delight on the front…
…and more of the Hues of Happiness DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! I LOVE when Stampin’ Up! makes beautiful DSP images that we can cut right out with a handy die set – and I think they really truly knocked it out of the park with the Hues of Happiness DSP and coordinating Happiness Abounds stamp set and bundled Blossoming Happiness dies, don’t you?! I mean – there are so many flowers and leaves to cut out (with NO fussy cutting!) that you can create a veritable garden wherever you like! And – I’ve used a few die sets here that I think EVERYONE NEEDS in their craft room: Scalloped Contours, Stylish Shapes and Stitched Rectangles. These workhorse sets will NOT steer you wrong! 🙂
I hope you like!
lf you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below!
And…I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
Missed any tutorials? You can check out my past projects right here!
TTFN
M
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Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Thick Basic White Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″); Large Scalloped Contours die cut (watercolored card front)
Basic White Cardstock: Largest square Stylish Shapes die cut (sentiment); Fifth-from-Smallest Stitched Rectangle Die cut (inner liner)
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Finn Fan Fix
We smoked some brisket and ribs yesterday – it’s nice to have packets of them in the freezer for those days when 1630 rolls around and I get that deer-in-the-headlights look that means…ruh-roh…what the heck are we having for dinner?!!? 😳😳😳
It’s hard to smell that smoking meat for the amount of time it takes to get done.
And it’s WAY harder when you’re a dog with one ZILLION scent receptors! Poor Finn!
WE ended up with…
HE ended up with…
…the pan that we put the chopped brisket in.
He totally made the most of it! 🙂
TTFN
M
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Such a pretty card! Love the bright colors and beautiful die cut flowers! Poor Finn…glad that he got a few sniffs of the good stuff to come from the pan. 🙂
There was just enough brisket juice to make him happy!! Thanks, Amy! 🙂
Love your card, haven’t watched the video yet though. Finn is a man after my own heart. I would have done the same thing! One of Perry’s faves was burnt ends brisket.
We DO love our brisket, for sure!! Thanks much, Karen! 🙂
Elegant, beautiful card! 💖
Thanks so much, Mom! 🙂
Just gorgeous, Mary – I loved reading your process for this one, especially for that background water color panel! This is such a great set for our “recipe,” lol. I love it! Thanks so much for joining us at As You See It this round!
Thank you, Heather, for the kind words! It was fun, for sure! 🙂
Thanks so much for joining us as Guest Designer for this challenge, Mary. Your work is always a pleasure to behold!
Thanks for having me, Jan! I appreciate it. And thank you for the kind words! 🙂
Your flowers are gorgeous. Love that scalloped border too. Thanks for joining Tuesday Morning Sketches.
Thanks much, Donna – appreciate you stopping by!
Your card is gorgeous! Loving all the extra details! Thanks for sharing with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!
Thanks so much, Raechelle – appreciate you stopping by! 🙂
Beautiful card. Love the watercolor look and the pretty flowers. Love brisket too!!!
Brisket is the bestest! Thanks, Julie !:)
Gorgeous card! I love those huge blooms!! Thank you for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.
Appreciate the kind words, Melissa – thank you! 🙂
Absolutely gorgeous!! I LOVE your flowers!!
Thanks for playing along this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Debbie – TMS DT
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Thanks much, Debbie – appreciate you stopping by!!
So happy that you’re guesting with us this week, Mary! Your florals are gorgeous, as usual! Love the layers you’ve added too!
Thank you so much, LeAnne! Appreciate you stopping by! 🙂