Tutorial: Positive Thoughts

 

Here’s another card to make for “happy mail” to send someone while we are facing this pandemic and practicing social distancing. It’s also a lovely card to make as a birthday card.

 

 

Cut Cardstock:

        Card Base: Rococo Rose – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″

        First Layer: Whisper White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″, cut two

        Second Layer: Whisper White – 5 1/4″ x 4, cut two

        Small Butterfly: Scrap of Rich Razzleberry

       Leaves: Scraps of Mossy Meadow

       Flowers: Greeting, Large Butterfly: Scraps of Whisper White

 

Assembly:

All stamps used are from the Positive Thoughts stamp set.

Use snail to adhere one 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Whisper White cardstock to the card base.

Using Old Olive ink, stamp the larger leaf stem twice on the left side of a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Use Rococo Rose ink to stamp the flower image twice at the bottom of the stamped leaves.

 

 

Emboss this piece with the Subtles 3D embossing folder, then snail to card front.

On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamp the flower image twice using Rococo Rose ink. Crop with the corresponding die from the Nature’s Thoughts dies. Use dimensionals to attach to the card front. Refer to photo for placement.

Stamp the butterfly onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock using Gray Granite ink. Color with Light and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ blends markers. Crop the butterfly with the corresponding die and attach to the card front with dimensionals. Refer to photo for placement.

Crop four large and one small leaf spray from the Nature’s Thoughts dies out of scraps out of Mossy Meadow cardstock. Use multipurpose glue to attach the leaf sprays under the butterfly and flowers. Refer to photo for placement.

Crop one small butterfly from a scrap of Rich Razzleberry cardstock. Attach to the card front with multipurpose glue. Refer to photo for placement.

Add shimmer to the large butterfly and raised flowers with Wink of Stella. Place a small pearl on the small butterfly and a medium pearl on the large butterfly.

Use Mossy Meadow ink to stamp the greeting on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock. Crop with the second smallest oval from the Stitched Shapes dies. Attach to the card front with dimensionals.

 

Inside:

Use Mossy Meadow ink to stamp the sentiment to the remaining 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Using Mossy Meadow ink, stamp the decorative image above and below the sentiment. Use snail to layer this piece onto the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock, then snail to the inside of the card.

 

 

 

Envelope:

Use Gray Granite ink to stamp the butterfly onto the lower left corner of the envelope. Color with the Light and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends markers.

 

 

 

Product List

Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [151490]	Nature’s Thoughts Dies [153586]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775]	Rococo Rose 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150882]
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [133676]	Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [115316]	Whisper White Medium Envelopes [107301]	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080]
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [147090]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad [147111]	Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad [147118]	Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]	Snail Adhesive [104332]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Clear Block E [118484]