A sweet family friend celebrated a birthday at the end of July, and today I'm sharing the cute strawberry card that I made for her. This was such a quick card to make but, as you can see, it was loaded with texture, layers, and dimension.
The "Circle of Season" dies from Stampin' Up! were used to cut the circle and die-cut strawberry layers. I think these dies make such a pretty berry--the topper is perfect, the little white flower is adorable, and I absolutely love that one die cuts the seed holes from the red berry and, when used without the "seed hole" die, it cuts the brown layer to position behind the red berry. This makes the quickest and easiest strawberry!
I've had a little obsession with wax seals for a couple of years, but I rarely hand-deliver envelopes and wouldn't trust that a seal on the outside of an envelope would survive being handled through normal mail processing and delivery. I occasionally put wax seals on wrapped gifts, gift bags, tags, etc., and they're actually perfect on cards. I've learned that if I want to be sure I'll have a decent result, I should make the seal and then apply it to my project.
The pretty eyelet layer was created with a Martha Stewart punch, and doesn't it add such a nice feminine touch? To avoid having to punch tiny circles for the flower centers, I used brand new In Color Flat Pearls from Stampin' Up!. They add shiny dimension without being bulky. Love that!
And here's one more look at this berry sweet card:
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