To a Wild Rose

To a Wild Rose

Designed by Tammie Rundle

The focus of my card is on the friendships we’ve made in our lives.  This is what helps define our characters, what gives us purpose, and what we all need to get through some of life’s tough times that are thrown on us.  What we as a world are going through right now with the unknown of this Covid-19 virus has shaken us to our cores, the very center of our beings.  It has caused us all to take a closer look at our lives and to reevaluate how we can change to adapt to our new norm.  It seems it would be really easy to look at all the bad aspects and allow them to rule how we move forward.

This is where I choose to dig my heels in and refuse to make it that easy for this nuisance, albeit scary nuisance of a virus to control me that way.  I will continue to learn from all that has happened and what will continue to happen, but I will not be a victim of hopelessness.  I’ve lived through too much to let this thing take my soul down. 

So, in the spirit of looking for the good, I present to you my project for today.  Below is a list of supplies you will need to recreate this card, and feel free to change it up in any way you choose.  After all, one of the beauties of stamping is we can all use an idea and CASE it exactly as it’s shown, or we can make it our own.  We can use different stamps, different colors, different card stocks and papers.  We can add or delete embellishments and techniques as WE choose. 

Oh, and when something happens, say, some ink just randomly shows up where it was unexpected, we can look at that as an opportunity to change things up a bit.

Dimensions for card stock

Bermuda Bay- 5 ½” X 8 ½”- score at 4 ¼”- 1 piece for card base; 4” X 3”-1 piece for label on card front

Coastal Cabana- 5 ¼” X 4”- 1 piece- embossed using Subtles Embossing Folder

Whisper White- 5 ¼” X 4”- 1 piece- cut with the next to the largest rectangle from Stitched Rectangles; 2 ½” X 3 ¾”- 1 piece for the inside sentiment and embossed with the Hammered Metal embossing folder-I chose to have the segmented/line side up, but you may want to use the other side up.
You choose😌

Designer Series Paper Lily Impressions- 4” X 5 ½”- 1 piece for embossing 2 flowers from Wild Rose Stamp; scrap to cut decorative piece from Stitched So Sweetly Die; 4 X 5 ½”-1 piece scored in half at 2 ¾” for inside card holding sentiment

Supplies you’ll need to make this card:

Stamp Sets/Bundles- To a Wild Rose (pg. 141 AC) (B-151073)-$54; (S-149452)-$26; (D-149547)-$34                                     

So Sentimental (pg. 20 SC) (B-153828)-$48.50; (S-151691)-$22; (D-151690)-$32

Inks- Versamark (102283)-$9.50; Memento Tuxedo Black (132708)-$6.00

Card Stock- Bermuda Bay (131197)-$8.75; Coastal Cabana (131297)-$8.75; Thick Whisper White (140272)-$8.25

Designer Series Paper- Lily Impressions (152284)-FREE SAB ITEM

Dies- Stitched So Sweetly (see above); Wild Rose (see above); Stitched Rectangles (148551)-$35

Embossing Folders- Hammered Metal (150646)-$9; Subtles (151775)-$10

Embossing Powder- Shimmer Black (149512)-$6

Embellishments- Iridescent Sequin Assortment (144212)-$5

Adhesives- Snail (104332)-$7; Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)-$4; Dimensionals (104430)-$4

Other tools- Heat Tool (129053)-$30; Embossing Buddy (103083)-6; 3D Embossing Folder Plate AKA “New Blue Cutting Mat” to use with Embossing Folders in 2019+ catalogs (149658)-$10