Hello and welcome, friends! It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone, but here we are ushering in 2025! I hope your new year is off to a wonderful start, full of new possibilities and fresh outlooks on your life! As 2024 came to a close, my heart filled with sadness for the many friends who mentioned 2024 was a difficult year for them. My card today uses a sentiment that is so fitting for each of them, and all of us, really! The Strength for Today stamp/die set continues to be a favorite of mine and I find myself reaching for it often!
To begin this card, I created the background using the Ribbon Maker: Large Scallops die by die cutting it twice from pink cardstock. I used the edges of the second one to use on the sides and then layered one down the center. I adhered them to a Grey Kraft A2 panel using foam squares for dimension. I used the Winter Medley Die to create all of the tiny flower clusters. I know I use these quite often, but they are just so cute and so addicting to create! I die cut everything twice and then had fun coloring them with distress oxide inks and finger sponge daubers. I like to add a dot of black pen to the centers of the flowers to give them extra depth. I use a foam mat and the fine-tipped end of a stylus to give the flowers a cupped shape. I glued them to the greenery using liquid glue.
For the wreath, I used the Magnolia Wreath Die and cut it twice from white cardstock. I used blender brushes and twisted citron, mowed lawn, and rustic wilderness distress oxide ink to color both wreaths. I adhered them together using foam squares and liquid glue. I have found that the oxide ink prevents the foam squares from being tacky enough, so I simply add a dot of liquid glue to the foam squares and allow it to dry. I added the wreath to the background panel using additional foam squares.
Once that was done, I stamped and die cut the sentiment, which is from the Strength for Today and placed it in the center of the wreath. I had fun arranging the floral clusters using liquid glue until I was satisfied with the arrangement. I gave it a quick spritz of Shimmer Spray, added a touch of glitter to the flowers, and attached it to a top-folding A2 card base.
I have a few friends in mind that I want to send this particular card to, so that must mean I need to sit down and make a few more! I hope this sentiment brings hope to you as well! Thanks for joining me today!
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Beautiful card & scripture verse. ❤️
As I have aged, it seems my circle of acquaintances are all feeling a lot sadder, tired, and just plain “low”. These sentiments on a “love” card, or Valentine design are my next order of business. We’ve got to turn this around! I think even my Church could use a stack of these to mail out?
So beautiful and I love the encouraging verse!
Beautiful!🤩
That is a very lovely card Kelly – and the scripture. Thank you!
As Celia has mentioned, I find this to be true as well. The scriptural sentiments, from past releases, are so encouraging. I find them to be a wonderful ministering tool for those around us who need hope in this world. What brand of spray do you use for spritzing your cards to add shine? How do you add glitter, and that is sticks to the flowers? I’m a novice with using medians such as these…. lovely card….
So beautifully done, Kelly, and the encouragement is highly valued and appreciated!
This is truly uplifting. I hope your friends will appreciate this as the scripture has such strength to it. Lovely design. I especially like the use of the ribbon maker. Great idea…
Very lovely and creative card, Kelly. The scripture verse is beautiful and appreciated. I think that’s what I like most about the card aside from the creativity using the ribbon maker dies. Thanks for sharing.
What a wonderful design Kelly! I think the Sign off and New Day sentiments could also send uplifting messages. Thanks so much for sharing, you always inspire me with your beautiful work!