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MEANDERING MEADOWS DIAGONAL FRONT FLAP CARD

Today’s card features the beautiful Meandering Meadows 6 x 6” Designer Series Paper.   I love the beautiful watercolor scenes on this paper ...

Monday, July 31, 2023

Earthen Textures Thank You

Today’s card features the beautiful Earthen Treasures Bundle and the Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper.  I loved this set as soon as I saw it in the new Annual Catalog and believe me when I say it is even more impressive in person.  The Designer Series Paper is based off of actual pottery that one of the Stampin’ Up! Designers created.  I couldn’t wait to break it out and created with it.   

Here is what I came up with…


The card base is Pretty Peacock cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼” (I am so happy Stampin’ Up! decided to bring this color back it is one of my all-time favorites).  Then I made a layer of Very Vanilla cardstock cut to 4 x 5 ¼” and embossed it using the Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder.  To this I added a piece of the beautiful Designer Series Paper that measured 3 x 5 ¼”.  

To decorate the front of my card I stamped the wheat from the stamp set onto Basic White cardstock using Wild Wheat ink and die cut it using the coordinating dies from the bundle.  I used the dies to do all of the other pieces as well.  I started with the big leaf/plant and die cut it out of Pretty Peacock cardstock, I then snipped the little bit that attached the leaves to one another.  There is a natural score line in the die so I just pinched the two sides up to create a 3D affect.  I die cut the other two pieces (a fern and some sticks) out of Wild Wheat and Copper Clay cardstock.  With those pieces done I moved onto the clay pots.  I die cut the larger of the two out of the designer series paper and added the trim piece which was cut out of Gold Foil.  Next, I die cut the top of the smaller pot out of the designer series paper and the bottom out of Copper Clay cardstock.  On the smaller pot I used one of the dies that does not cut but embosses lines and embossed the pot.  Once that was done, I just sponged some Copper Clay ink over it using a dauber.  Now to assemble.

I decided where I wanted my pots and starting with the smaller, I adhered the two pieces to the back side of the pot so I could attach it as one piece to my card.  For the larger of the two pots, I added Dimensionals so it stood up in front of the smaller pot.  I stuck my wheat and sticks down inside it and adhered them to the card front. 

To finish the card, I added my sentiment “Your thoughtfulness is much appreciated” which is also from the stamp set which was stamped onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock using Pretty Peacock Ink and then die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies (I don’t know what I would do without this die set I use it all the time).  I adhered that to the top of the larger pot and added a dimensional on the right side to keep it even across the card.  I added three of the Copper Clay dots from the 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots.  Finally, for the inside of the card I added a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and stamped the sentiment “You always know just what to say and do” onto it using Pretty Peacock ink. 

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.

Happy Crafting!!!

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