Stretching a Design ft. My Whole Life

Mother’s Day is one of those occasions when we have multiple people to celebrate at once. That means we will be creating several special cards, which can be time consuming. This is where semi-mass production comes in handy. I say “semi” because we don’t necessarily want to give them all the same card. Especially if they will be together when receiving them.

We want each card to feel as unique and special as the wonderful woman receiving them. Luckily, with a few tweaks you can easily stretch the same design to create unique cards for each person. All of the cards in today’s post started with the same basic oval wreath stamped using our new My Whole Life stamp set.

I used the Mini MISTI to stamp my oval wreath on several white card panels. Using the MISTI, I was able to stamp an element, rotate the cardstock 180 degrees and stamp again. I then swapped out the card panel for a new one and repeated the process. Once all card panels were stamped, I placed another element and again, repeated the process. I did this until all of the main elements were stamped.

For the leaves, small flowers and detail layers of the large flowers, I just used an acrylic block and hand stamped those assembly style. I lined all of the panels up and went down the line stamping each element onto each panel. This was really quick and easy and took about 30 minutes to stamp out 5 panels.

For four of the cards I used the following Wplus9 PURECOLOR Inks:

• Mojito
• Shell Pink
• Little Piggy
• V.I.Pink
• Hayride
• Wild Mango
• Old Gold

With all of the panels complete, it was time to personalize them and make them unique. The sentiment for the first card was heat embossed in gold onto a stamped and die cut label using the Basic Labels stamps and die. The oval shape was perfect for my wreath and just the right size to house the sentiment included in My Whole Life.

Before adhering anything, I die cut the entire panel using the Gift Card Layers Die, creating a faux stitched edge.

I stamped and die cut a couple of extra flowers and adhered them on top of the sentiment label for a little extra dimension. A few sequins and crystals complete the card.

For the next version, I kept the card completely flat, which makes it the perfect candidate for mailing. I used the same die to create the faux stitched edge as the previous card and again, heat embossed the sentiment in gold – this time directly onto the panel.

For another version of this card, I trimmed the wreath panel down to 4 x 5.25″. I masked off the bottom half of the sentiment and stamped just the first half directly onto the wreath panel in V.I.Pink. The second half of the sentiment is stamped on the inside of the card.

I adhered the panel to a Cashmere card base with foam adhesive and finished it off with a few sequins and Clear Round Drops.

The next card uses two panels that were stamped identically, meaning I used the MISTI to stamp every image for both panels. I trimmed down one of the panels using our 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die and adhered it on top of the other panel with foam tape.

I stamped half of the sentiment from My Whole Life (using the same technique as above) onto an oval from the Basic Labels Die and added “mom” from the Family Sentiments stamp set. Again, I used a few sequins and jewels to finish it off.

Finally, since I had a basic design that I obviously really loved, I decided to swap out the color palette too. I used the following colors:

• Hayride (Wplus9 PURECOLOR )
• Wild Mango (Wplus9 PURECOLOR )
• Ocean Drive (Wplus9 PURECOLOR )
• Nautical Navy (Wplus9 PURECOLOR )
• LuLu Lavender (Memento Dew Drop)
• Bloomsberry (Wplus9 PURECOLOR )

I die cut the center from the stamped wreath panel and inserted a stamped and die cut label from the Basic Labels stamp and die. Again, I masked the second half of the sentiment and heat embossed it in white, and stamped the second half of the sentiment on the inside of the card.

Next time you’re stuck between two versions of a card, why not do both? And a few more while you’re at it!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’re having a great day!

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Featured Supplies

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Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Black Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 PURE COLOR Black Dye Ink Shop at: WP9
Wplus9 PURE COLOR Nautical Navy Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Shop at: SSS | EH	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER GOLD Ultrafine Detail Shop at: SSS	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts Shop at: SSS
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Shop at: SSS	Ranger Multi-Medium Matte Shop at: SSS	Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle Shop at: SSS	Pretty Pink Posh SPARKLING CLEAR MIX Cupped Sequins Shop at: SSS
EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision Tip Shop at: SSS	Wplus9 Basic Labels Die Shop at: WP9	MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS | EH	Wild Mango PURE COLOR Dye INk Shop at: WP9
WOW Super Fine Bright White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS	Wplus9 Basic Labels Stamp Set Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 V.I.Pink Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Gift Card Layers Die Shop at: WP9
9 x 12 WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack Shop at: SSS	Little Piggy PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Hayride PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Ocean Drive PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9
Bloomsberry PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag Shop at: SSS	Mojito PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	PURE COLOR Shell Pink Dye Ink Shop at: WP9
Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | EH	Gemini Junior Shop at: SSS	Studio Katia April Crystals Shop at: SSS	Pretty Pink Posh Metallic Rose Gold Jewels Shop at: SSS | EH
Studio Katia Sparkling Cyrstals Mix Shop at: SSS	Studio Katia Clear Round Drops Mix 1 Shop at: SSS | EH	Studio Katia April Crystals Shop at: SSS	My Whole Life Shop at: WP9
My Whole Life Die Shop at: WP9	Family Sentiments Shop at: WP9	Old Gold PURECOLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Pretty Pink Posh Marshmellow Cupped Sequins Shop at: SSS
Memento Juicy Purples 4 Dew Drop Ink Shop at: SSS