BEAUTIFULLY HAPPY ACETATE BIRTHDAY

A few weeks ago, I shared a video on Connect to Create about how to create cards with Window Sheets.  

One of those cards, made with the Grassy Grove Bundle, was shared on this blog on November 28, and today I'm showing you the second card that I shared during the video.  

Today's card uses two sneak peek products that will be available on January 5, 2023.  The flower on the front of the card is from a Sale-a-Bration stamp set called Beautifully Happy, and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) on the edges of the Window Sheet are from the Dry Brushed Metallic DSP Collection which will be available in the new Mini Catalog.  This paper is absolutely gorgeous!

The flower was stamped with the two-step stamp in Rich Razzleberry and Soft Succulent.  It is adhered to the window sheet, so it looks like it is floating.  I did adhere it with dimensionals, but I think if I were to make it again, I would adhere it directly to the window sheet using the technique I demonstrated in the video.

Adhering it directly will still provide the appearance of the flower floating, but when you open the card, you will not see dimensionals on the back of the flower.

For the inside of the card, I added another small flower and the cute little Bee.  I placed them carefully so they would look like they were part of the bouquet when you saw them through the Window Sheet.

Placement of the sentiment was also carefully positioned so that it was completely hidden by the flower on the Window Sheet.

For consistency, I also added a strip of the pretty Designer Series Paper to the Basic White cardstock panel used for the inside of the card.

For more details on how to make this card, a written tutorial is available to download at this link.

The two sneak peek products used on this card which become available January 5, 2023, are shown below.

• Beautifully Happy Stamp Set -- Available as a FREE Sale-a-Bration choice with a $100 merchandise order.
• Dry Brushed Metallic Designer Series Paper -- Available for purchase in the January - April 2023 Mini Catalog (Page 43).

The current products that were used are listed in the Product List below.

Product List

Beautiful Shapes Dies [158046]	Window Sheets [142314]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]
2021 2023 In Color Opal Rounds [159185]	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673]

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WINTER GROVE

It is Monday and thus it's time for a new bundle of the week.  This week I will share cards featuring the Grassy Grove Bundle.  Today's card is a Window Sheet card which I shared last week on my Fairless Stampin' Flair YouTube Channel.

This may be the first card I have made that does not include any dimensionals!  I am admittedly a bit of a dimensionalaholic.  (Is there such a word?  I made it up, but if you are a stamper, I bet you know what I mean.)  I love using dimensionals as I think they add so much depth and interest to an otherwise flat card.

However, this card achieves its dimensional appearance from the window sheet that was used to create the front panel of the card.

The Winter White (aka Shimmery White) Snowy grove die cut was applied to a window sheet and then the cute deer and the bushy knoll were adhered on the back side of the Window Sheet.  This adds some dimension, but if you look closely, you can see that the winter scene continues on the inside of the card which provides an additional appearance of depth to the scene.

The inside layer includes another bushy knoll layer and a set of pine trees on each side of the sentiment.

Hopefully these two images help you see the depth that is achieved by using a window sheet as the front panel of the cardstock.

To see how this card was assembled, please watch my YouTube video below.

The inside of the card looks like this.

This layer of bushy, snow covered ground is positioned so that it is slightly above the layer on the card front so it looks like there are different heights of knolls.  The pine trees on each side of the sentiment are also visible through the card front to provide additional dimension to the snowy scene.

The snowy ground knolls were created by stamping with Versa Mark on Soft Succulent cardstock and embossing with White Embossing Powder.  The pine trees were also heat embossed with white embossing powder, but on Evening Evergreen Cardstock rather than Soft Succulent cardstock.  All die cuts were cut with coordinating dies from Grove Dies.

After watching the video, if you still have questions about how to make this card, please refer to the tutorial which is available to download at this link.  It includes all cutting dimensions and the written step-by-step directions for assembly.

A complete Product List is shown below.  By clicking on any of the items listed, you can see more information on that product.

What do you think of my Winter Grove Window card?  I'd love to hear your comments!

Product List

Grassy Grove Bundle (English) [157845]	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910]	Window Sheets [142314]	Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574]
Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155776]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]
Basics Embossing Powders [155554]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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