All Occasion Cards

Love is in the air!  My husband and I are on a  team at our church that mentors couples preparing for marriage and we seem to be our busy season.  If there isn’t a wedding on the calendar there is sure to be a bridal shower so I like to have a stash of pretty cards on hand.

Stampin’ Up!’s Bloomin’ Love Stamp Set from the Occasions Catalog is perfect for these occasions.  It’s floral, kind of lacy and includes hearts along with some lovely sentiments.   I didn’t use the coordinating Bloomin’ Heart Thinlit Dies with this card but it is beautiful and I would highly recommend the Bundle that includes the stamp set along with the dies for a 15% savings right now.

My card today is a 4″ x 4″ layered card.  To see how the card stacked up view my video tutorial below as well as a complete list of the products used and a list of the card stock dimensions.

Card Stock Dimensions:

• Perfect Plum 8″ x 4″ scored at 4″, 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″, 3-1/2″ x 1-3/8″
• Wisteria Wonder:  3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″, 2-5/8″ x 2-5/8″ 3-1/2″ x 1-1/4″
• Whisper White:  3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″, 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″, 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″

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There is an acronym in the crafting world – C.A.S.E. – which stands for “Copy And Share Everything”.  Well I saw this card while at On-Stage Live this month and knew I had to CASE it!  I tweaked mine a little but the original design was created by a Stampin’ Up! Concept Artist.  I hope they don’t mind but isn’t imitation the sincerest form of flattery?

The card uses the Grateful Bunch stamp set along with the coordinating Blossom Bunch Punch.  The stamp set and punch are sold separately but there is a 15% savings right now if you purchase the stamp set & punch bundle.  The punch does all the work for you so it’s a fairly easy card to make.  I love the sweet little butterflies and lace image not to mention the touch of Venetian Crochet Trim.  The Venetian Crochet Trim is one of the “while supplies last” items on the Stampin’ Up! Retiring List that I am going to miss a lot! See a complete list of retiring items on my blog post HERE.

This card uses just one color of card stock; Very Vanilla.  The card base is an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece and the flower image is stamped onto a 4″ x 2-1/2″ piece of card stock.  The sentiment is stamped onto a 3-1/2″ x 1/2″ piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  There is a quick tip on how I flagged the sentiment and I also show a masking technique for this card on the video below so make sure  you check it out.

Happy Stamping Everyone!

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