If you love bright and pretty colors you will love the paper I made this Full of Life Friend Card with! This designer paper has watercolor designs colored by in-house Stampin’ Up! artists. I’d love to see the behind-the-scenes of how they created all the designs. One of my friends would call this a “happy” card because of its colors and design. How could anyone not feel happy to receive this card?!
This colorful paper is the Full of Life 6″ x 6″ Design Series Paper. Besides the colorful graphic designs on one side of the papers, the other sides don’t have designs but still have beautiful colors in a plainer style. You can use those for backgrounds. But if you want something bold, use the squares, circles, and color wheels for your project.
This card base is Melon Mambo, but as you can imagine I could have chosen from any number of colors. I love this pattern on the designer paper. It makes a great layer on this card.
I was trying to keep the card simple but I wanted to use the cut-out word “friend” on the front of the card. It is diecut from Melon Mambo cardstock using the Friends For Life Dies. If you would like the stamp set and the dies, you can purchase the Friends For Life Bundle. If you can wait until June 5th, you can save an extra 10% on all Bundles (which are already discounted 10%) and even 10% off the Cut & Emboss Machine. This will be the special at Stampin’ Up! from June 5 – 30.
Before cutting out the word “friend” I added Adhesive Sheets to the cardstock. After the word is diecut, then it is like a sticker and you don’t have to try to put glue on the back of the skinny word! The trick is to remember to use the Adhesive Sheets before you do the diecutting! I usually don’t think of it! But it’s very handy to do!
I diecut a Basic White piece with the Everyday Details Dies so the word would show up better against the background. I also added a rectangle of Melon Mambo cardstock underneath the diecut piece. I just cut it with my Paper Trimmer. I like how it shows through the holes around the border of the Basic White diecut to make it more colorful. In the die set were two different sizes of small hearts so I cut those out also to use up more of the Adhesive Sheet space. Instead of putting a dot over the i in “friend” I put one of the hearts instead.
To make the colorful card even more festive, I thought, I added several (more than 3) Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs in various colors. I love these because they are shiny but flat so they aren’t a problem when you mail the card.
Check out the Full of Life Designer Paper in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog on page 43 in the Suites section. It’s really something different and I love the colors!