Poinsettia Joy Word Card

Over the years I've collected quite a few different holiday sentiment sets with a wide variety of phrases to express good wishes for the season. But perhaps you'll agree with me that sometimes a single word is all  you need. In the end, the Christmas holiday is really a celebration of "joy".

Isn't this card eye-catching? It helps that there's some strong contrast of intense color against the largely white card and the sparkle of gold thread in the ribbon adds a touch of elegance. I'll post a full list of color names and product used at the end of the post.

Spelling out short words on a card is a fun idea. The die set I used is called Hand-Lettered Prose and I really like the font, its such a pretty script. 

Another fun idea is to replace one of the letters with an image.  In this case I used die cut poinsettias in place of the "o".   

 There are lots and lots of short words that would make a wonderful card:

mom, dad, love, baby, girl, boy, happy, grad, home, cat, dog, car, fish,

What occasions do you have coming up?

I think every stamper should have a good alphabet set of dies.  If you like scripty fonts then definitely check out the Hand-Lettered Prose dies.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope I've inspired you to play with making some word cards and to try replacing one of the letters with an image. You'll find specific product links for this project below, or just take some time to browse the Stampin'UP! store.

. . . have an INKcredible day!

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Hand-Lettered Prose Dies [149550] - $38.00	Cup Of Christmas Bundle (En) [153025] - $47.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] - $8.75	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] - $8.75
Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8" Striped Ribbon [149597] - $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] - $4.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] - $5.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] - $9.75

Mother's Day Card Blog Hop

Welcome to our Monthly Blog Hop.

We love to send cards to special people for special occasions. All the cards featured on today's Blog Hop will feature cards for Mother's Day, this is my card. Mother's Day is certainly a very special occasion celebrating a very special person.

The letters  of course, are the main feature of this card, Stampin'UP! has a wonderful set of Large Letters dies perfect for cards and for scrapbooking. The letters on this card were diecut from Shimmery Cardstock and raised up for texture and dimension.  To get solid support for the raised letters I also cut them from Fun Foam and glued the Shimmery Cardstock to the top of the Fun Foam piece.

Speaking of shimmer, did you notice the background?  Its a piece of the gorgeous Garden Impressions Designer Paper that I painted with Frost White Shimmer Paint. The Garden Impressions paper pack has lots of beautiful papers - and it comes in 6x6 sheets so its perfect for card making.  There was no need for me to diecut the letters - my original plan was to use the negative space. But I did use the letters for a bonus card which you'll see at the end of this post.

 

For the inside of the card I stamped a small flower and colored it with Stampin' Blends.  The flower and sentiment were stamped low so there will be plenty of room for a handwritten note. And then to make it extra special I used Wink of Stella to add shimmer to the flower.

 

Usually my projects use less product. For the Mother's Day card I feel like I was playing with all my toys!  There is a complete list of products at the end of the post.

It was a fun day creating this, I started with a simple idea that evolved and changed as I went. I just kept stepping it up and adding more product, more shine and glimmer and extra layers.  My normal style is more simple and easy.

But those letters that were cut before I changed plans did provide the opportunity to make this second card as a bonus.

 

A good set of alphabet dies might seem pricey, but its a good investment.  I get tons of use from my Large Letter Dies, both for card making and scrapbooking. 

M O M is a 3 letter word so it fits nicely on a vertical card.  If your word has 4 or 5 letters you'll need to make your card horizontal. . . . So how many 3 - 5 letter words can you come up with that would be good on a card? WOW  WOOF  SMILE   HELLO   HAPPY    SNOW   LOVE  ...

Oops - did I start you thinking?  I hope so, its my goal to inspire my readers. Thanks for stopping by and have an INKcredible day.  

Click the button to see the next blog in today's Mother's Day Blog Hop.  And once you've come full circle, check links at the bottom of the post for the supplies used on today's project.

1. Sue McDonald
2. Shirley Merker
3. Tracy Held
4. Sue Boerner
5. Anastasia Radloff
6. Sandra Roberts
7. Katie Johnson - you are here
8. Sandy Ward
9. Terri Stewart

Thanks for stopping by and have an INKcredible day.

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Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Set [146667] - $36.00 Wood-Mount Set [146664] - $48.00	In Every Season Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146709] - $23.00 Wood-Mount Set [146706] - $31.00	Large Letters Framelits Dies [141712] -$99.00	Garden Impressions 6" X 6" Designer  Paper [146289] - $11.00	Frost White Shimmer Paint [147046] - $8.00
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