I think this Pansy Petals Floral Hello Card would count as a bright and happy card to send to someone! As I looked through the designer paper, trying to come up with an idea for a card, I couldn’t pass up this design with all the little pansies on it.
For the card base, I ultimately chose Calypso Coral Cardstock, after considering Bumblebee. For a layer, I added the “backside” of one of the pansy designs for the dotted design and then the tiny pansy floral cut even smaller than usual to show off the dotted designer paper. After a little consideration, I added a thin layer of Bumblebee under the pansies. This designer paper is called “Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper” and is in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog on page 132.
The greeting is in the Pansy Patch Stamp Set. I love a generic greeting like this one to put on a card to use for almost any reason or just to send a note. I cut it out with a die in the Ornate Layers set. I almost missed it because it’s a stitched rectangle, plain, but in the midst of all the fancy, “ornate” dies. Then it is layered across a Calypso Coral die in the ever-useful Tasteful Labels Dies. I popped that up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and then added some die-cut pansies from one of the designer papers that has a matching die. You could easily cut these pansies out by hand because they are small. I put a Dimensional under one side of them so they would be even with the greeting and a bit of adhesive on the other side that would be adhering to the greeting.
For a finishing touch, besides the cutout pansies, I added a Silver Epoxy Essential Embellishment to each end of the greeting. There are also clear ones in the same package so they are very useful for just a little touch of something when you need it!
So here is an easy card, just some layers of cardstock and designer paper, plus a greeting and some embellishments. The Pansy Petals Suite Collection has been a popular one if you want ALL the things with one ordering number or you can purchase items individually like normal. Here is a similar card I made with the same small pansies paper and also gingham for a background. You will make lots of pretty cards and projects with this collection!