Monday, March 2, 2026

Nature's Symphony Pastel Colors Easter Card

Greetings! 

Today's card features the Nature's Symphony dies, Choose Happy stamp set and Natural Hues Textured Specialty Paper.

The botanical elements on this card provide visual interest with all the veining detail in the leaves and a texture reminiscent of handmade paper on the large branch.


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Beverly's Tip of the Day

Choosing the adhesive is an important step in any project.  My go to for the large panels and pieces is always the Stampin' Seal, as it's easy to place strips at corners, along edges and a little in the middle.  When designing a card, rarely do I attach an adhesive sheet to a die cut until I decide if I like the element.  If I find it will work best with the adhesive sheet I recommend it for you.  For example, the leafy branch has large enough leaves to easily use either mini glue dots or dabs of multipurpose liquid glue so an adhesive sheet isn't necessary.  

For the ribbon, I most often use a mini glue dot (or two), as multipurpose liquid glue tends to soak into the ribbon and not adhere very well to the cardstock.

In general, having a couple adhesive options at the ready is a good choice when crafting.

And, let's not forget, adding dimension is always an option so Stampin' Dimensionals are never out of reach 😄

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Gather Your Supplies:

  • Choose Happy stamp set
  • Nature's Symphony dies
  • Stylish Shapes dies
  • Basic Beige cardstock 
    • card base  5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored & folded at 4-1/4
  • Soft Sea Foam cardstock
    • 4 x 3  for leafy branch die cut
  • Natural Hues Textured Specialty Paper - lightest color
    • 4-1/4 x 3 for branch die cut 
  • Bubble Bath cardstock
    • 3-1/2 x 5/8 for dotted die detail 
  • Basic White cardstock
    • 2-1/2 x 1/2 
  • Fresh Freesia cardstock
    • 2-1/2 circle die cut
  • Mixed Up Patterns Designer Series Paper (DSP)
    • 5-1/4 x 4 yellow/white allover floral print
  • Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad
  • White 1/4" ribbon
  • Purple Fine Shimmer Gems
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
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Here's How It's Made:

Adhere DSP panel to folded card front.

Die cut detailed leafy branch from Soft Sea Foam cardstock, die cut large branch from textured paper. 


Die cut 2-1/2 circle from Fresh Freesia, die cut dotted piece in center of Bubble Bath cardstock.


Adhere circle in lower center of card front, adhere textured branch die cut, adhere leafy branch die cut on top.


Adhere Bubble Bath strip, aligned at left edge of DSP, covering stems of dies.  Ink "happy" with Daffodil Delight, stamp onto Basic White cardstock on left half, ink "Easter" with Fresh Freesia, stamp to right of "Happy". Using Stampin' Dimensionals, adhere over lower right of Bubble Bath piece, with right edge aligning with right edge of DSP.


Tie White ribbon into bow, adhere angled at left of sentiment.

Embellish with Purple Fine Shimmer Gems.

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Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you're inspired to gather your supplies and get creative!  

Have a beautiful day!  😊  
Beverly J

 

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Reason To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Card

Greetings! 

Today's card features the Reason To Celebrate stamp set and Branching Out dies.


Techniques include creating clovers using the small heart from the Bee Builder Punch, an embossed background and coloring techniques.

How perfect that the prominent color on today's card is Shy Shamrock! 😁

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Beverly's Tip of the Day

An easy way to add mini glue dots to small items on your card is to place the item on the glue dot while it's still on the strip and removed it when you're ready to use it.  Whether it's a small piece of cardstock, a bow of ribbon or twine, or an embellishment, it makes the assembly process much smoother.  I've shown it here with the punched hearts ready for today's card.


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Gather Your Supplies:

  • Reason To Celebrate stamp set
  • Branching Out dies
  • Bee Builder punch
  • Shy Shamrock cardstock 
    • card base 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored & folded at 4-1/4
    • small piece for 10 punched hearts
  • Shaded Spruce cardstock
    • 4-1/4 x 3 die cut layer
  • Basic White cardstock
    • 4 x 2-1/2 die cut layer
  • Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Light Shy Shamrock Stampin' Blend
  • Beautiful Pattern embossing folder
  • White Baker's Twine
  • Wink of Stella® Clear Glitter Brush
  • mini glue dots
  • Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
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Here's How It's Made:

Emboss card front by inserting into Beautiful Patterns embossing folder at fold line.  You will need to run this through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine with the card base open and the hinge of the embossing folder at one side.



Color four of the punched hearts with Wink of Stella, set aside to dry.



Ink "Happy" and "St. Patrick's Day" with Shaded Spruce, stamp in upper part of Basic White die cut layer, adhere to Shaded Spruce die cut layer.



Adhere to folded card front, centering.


Color 5-6" of Baker's Twine with Light Shy Shamrock Stampin' Blend by running brush tip sideways along twine, and turning twine to completely saturate with color.  Allow to dry, then cut into 3 lengths between 1 and 2" each.


Adhere twine pieces with mini glue dots at one end, and space along lower part of Basic White layer.


Attach three hearts to two left "stems", making sure to cover the mini glue dot at the top of the stem, with point of heart at stem.  Position next heart adjacent to first one, matching tip, and add one more to create 3-leaf clovers.  Adhere four leaf clover with mini Stampin' Dimensionals.  Place first heart with side adjacent to stem, then align each heart adjacent with tips touching.  



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I am a member of Dawn Olchefskes' DOStampers STARS community, so when you join my team, you are also part of this fabulous community where we share inspiration, creativity, support and more! 
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Shop the coordinating
Abundant Joy Dies Add-On!

                             
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Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you're inspired to gather your supplies and get creative!  

Have a beautiful day!  😊  
Beverly J

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