Beauty of Friendship plus Coordinating Designer Series Paper

It’s always fun to stamp to a challenge and today my challenge was Monday Mystery Stamping with Texas Stampin’ Up! demonstrator Sharon Armstrong.

I usually make two cards while Mystery Stamping and today was no different.  Today’s cards have only a teeny weeny difference between them……the color of their greeting.

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As always, this was a fun card to put together.

Product List

• Beauty of the Earth Suite Collection:
  • Beauty of Friendship stamp set 
  • Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper (DSP)
  • Beautiful Trees dies
• Misty Moonlight card stock (153081): 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″ and folded in half for the card front layer; small scrap for die cutting birds
• Mossy Meadow card stock (133676):  three pieces:  2-1/4″ x 4-1/2″, 2-1/4″ x 5–1/4″ and 4-1/4″ x 3″
• Basic White card stock (159276):  scrap for stamping/die cutting and 5-1/4″ x 4″ (inside of finished card)
• Beauty of the Earth DSP (155841):  two pieces:  4-1/4″ x 2″ and 5″ x 2″
• Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin’ Pad
• Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad
• Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad
• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
• OR Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
• Stampin’ Dimensionals
• Adhesive of your choice.  I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue because it allows me a bit of ‘wiggle/slide room’.
• Clear Block C
• Clear Block H

• Adhere each piece of DSP (that’s Designer Series Paper) to the corresponding slightly larger piece of card stock.
• Attach the 4-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ layers to the card front centering it top to bottom, leaving about 1-1/8″ at the top and the bottom.
• Attach the taller layers to the left-ish side of the card front above the horizontal piece you just attached.
• Attach the shorter layer, using Stampin’ Dimensionals to the right side of the card front, leaving about 3/8″ on the right side.
• Stamp the image of your choice and attach it on the left side of the card front, with or without Dimensionals.
• Stamp your greeting on the Basic White piece of card stock and die cut as appropriate and attach using adhesive of your choice.
• That little birdie is optional but I think he’s kind of cute.

Which color greeting do you prefer?  Honestly, I like them both and would have a hard time choosing one over the other.

I’ll be making a few more cards with this layout in the next few days so be sure to check back.

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