Happy 4th of July weekend.  Do you have fun plans — picnic with lemonade, potato salad, fried chicken, strawberry cake, and watermelon.  Growing up this was our typical 4th menu.  The watermelon went in the creek to get cold while we ate lunch, later in the afternoon you got the watermelon which was always such a treat as a kid. Of course no ice for the lemonade, so when I order lemonade at Chick-Fil-A — no ice–now days, Chick-Fil-A can provide the chicken and lemonade, Publix the potato salad, and watermelon.

The card I am sharing today is created using the Pansy Dies and a greeting from the Stampin’ Up! Shaded Summer Stamp Set.

My inspiration is the sketch from the Fusion Card Challenge.

My card base is Soft Succulent card stock with a panel of the Evening Evergreen adhered to the base to become the mat for the Soft Succulent check panel. Also, cut another panel from a different DSP to create the banner across the top of the check pieces.

Crop pansy petals and leaves from a panel of Thick Basic White card stock.  Color using a blending brush and Pale Papya ink and Evening Evergreen ink.  Use Calypso Coral to outline the edges of the petals.  Color the center of the pansy using a Black Stampin’ Blends Marker.

Another pansy is cropped and colored for the inside panel on which the note will be written.  It can be a birthday note for happy birthday, thinking of you, anniversary, sympathy, or whatever kind of note you want.

 

A medium Basic White envelope gets a panel of the DSP applied to the envelope flap.

If you would like to create this card all the products used and the card cuts are at the end of this post.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day.  My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself.  Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me.  Have a blessed day!

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Shaded Summer Cling Stamp Set [155783] $23.00	Pansy Petals 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155807] $11.50	Soft Succulent 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [155776] $8.75	Evening Evergreen 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [155574] $8.75
Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $6.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad [147101] $7.50	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin’ Pad [155576] $7.50	Pale Papaya Classic Stampin’ Pad [155670] $7.50
Blending Brushes [153611] $12.00	Stamping Sponges [141337] $4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25
Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154843] $9.00

Card Cuts

• Soft Succulent card stock
  • Card Base — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored & folded at 4-1/4″ 
• Evening Evergreen card stock
  • Mat for check pieces — 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
• Pansy Petals DSP
  • Cut three 1-1/4″ x 3″ strips
  • Cut one from a different piece of the DSP — 1″ x 4″ this is the Calypso Coral polka dot panel
  • Envelope — 2-1/4″ x 6″
• Basic White card stock
  • Inside panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″

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