August Stamping Project: Sending Lots of Love Card

I missed blogging in July because July was full of tough stuff. One of my pets died, a family member had surgery and one of my SU team mates took ill and passed away. What do you - what does anyone - say in these heartbreaking times? Saying the right thing is so important and often we can find ourselves at a loss for the right words. Even Google can’t help sometimes. Fortunately I could lean on my Stampin’ Up collection for the perfect thing to say for one situation. Crafting definitely saved my sanity in July and August!

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Supply list for two cards

• Cherry Cobbler cardstock
• Pink Pirouette 8.5x11" cardstock
• Whisper White 8.5x11" cardstock
• Vellum cardstock
• Fresh Fig ink
• Melon Mambo ink
• Powder Pink ink
• Berry Burst ink
• Mesh stamp from Best Birds
• Large dragonfly stamp from Dragonfly Dreams
• Small flower stamp from Touches of Texture
• Large sentiment stamp from Lots of Love
• Ruler and craft knife or Stampin' Trimmer
• Adhesive and Stampin' Dimensionals plus scissor snips

1. Score an 8.x5x11” sheet of Pink Pirouette cardstock down the middle. Do not fold. Cut in half to make 2 4.25x5.5” card bases.
2. Stamp all over the right side of the sheet with the mesh stamp and Power Pink ink.
3. Stamp large dragonfly from Dragonfly Dreams in Fresh Fig on front of card bases. I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the dragonflies.
4. Cut two 3.5x5" strips of vellum and stamp randomly all over it with the small flower stamp from Touches of Texture in Melon Mambo ink. Cut the strip in half when done.
5. Stamp two Sending So Much Love stamps on Whisper White cardstock and fussy cut around it with scissor snips.
6. I freehanded two hearts from Cherry Cobbler, but you could use one of the hearts from the Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies set. You may want to add more hearts.
7. Time to assemble! Centre the vellum strip on the card base and adhere with tear tape in the middle. Affix the heart to the right side of the card. Use a few Stamping Dimensionals and mount the sentiment to the top of the card.

I hope this blog post finds you all well and until next time...