One of my favorite new stamps sets in the 2018-2019 Stampin’Up Annual Catalog is ‘In Every Season’ (in wood mount and clear mount!). I just love the small flower designs and all the possibilities to use them!
Using just one of the stamps you can create a beautiful card. Following the same sketch pattern, you can make twelve different cards using a different flower for each card—perfect for ‘flower of the month’ cards! In my examples here, I’ve made them into birthday cards, but leave them blank and you have a great set of notecards for yourself or as a hostess gift for someone special.
Here are some of the cards I’ve made using the same sketch:
Choose a flower, choose a color, and you’re ready to begin! For the purpose of these directions, I have chosen the daffodil stamp and Pineapple Punch for my main color.
The card base is Whisper White cardstock measuring 8 ½” x 5 ½” and scored on the long side at 4 ¼”.
2nd layer: Pineapple Punch cardstock cut at 5 3/8” x 4 1/8” and snailed to the card front.
3rd layer: Whisper White cardstock measuring 5 ¼” x 4” and snailed on top of the Pineapple Punch layer.
4th layer, which is the background layer: Whisper White cardstock cut at 5 1/8” x 3 7/8”. I used the daffodil stamp and Black Stazon ink to randomly stamp the flower on the cardstock. I then used a sponge dauber and Pineapple Punch ink to daub over the flower as well as the edges of the cardstock. This gives it subtle color to coordinate with your focal point, yet it doesn’t detract from the focal point of the card. I used Old Olive ink and a blender pen to color the leaves and stems.
For the next step, cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 2 ½” square. I used the ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment from the ‘You’re Inspiring‘ stamp set (also available in wood mount or clear mount) to stamp around all four sides of the square, then used the sponge dauber to add a little Pineapple Punch ink to the edges. I snailed this piece onto a 2 5/8” square piece of Pineapple Punch cardstock, then used Dimensionals to adhere this piece to the card front with the corners to the sides, top and bottom.
For the focal point, I stamped the Daffodil with Black Stazon ink onto a 1 5/8” square piece of Whisper White cardstock. I colored the flower with the Pineapple Punch Marker and the leaves and stem with an Old Olive marker. I again added Pineapple Punch color to the edges of this piece with a sponge dauber. I snailed this piece onto a 1 ¾” square of Pineapple Punch cardstock, then used Dimensionals to adhere it in place on the front of the card.
For the inside of the card, I snailed a piece of Pineapple Punch cardstock measuring 5 3/8” x 4 1/8”. I stamped a daffodil on the lower corner and colored it as noted above.
I also stamped and colored a daffodil onto the lower left corner of the envelope.
There are many sentiments you could use around the edges for the 2 ½” square layer. The ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ stamp from the ‘Itty Bitty Greetings’ stamp set (also wood mount or clear mount) would make a lovely card for Mom. There are several stamps from the ‘Sheltering Tree’ set that could also be used, such as ‘Thinking of You’ or ‘Thankful for You.’ There is another ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment from the ‘Birthday Banners’ stamp set as well.
I can’t wait to try making a Christmas card with this set using the Poinsettia flower stamp and Real Red or Cherry Cobbler cardstock and ink. I will use the ‘Merry Christmas’ stamp from the ‘Star of Light’ stamp set around the edge of the 2 ½” square layer.
I would love for you to try making a card with this sketch and post your finished product. Happy Stamping!
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