Weekender with Wanda – Happy Trails to You!
Greetings and Happy Saturday creative people! I’m back with the latest edition of Weekender with Wanda here on the Simon Says Stamp blog! This week went by fast! Whew, I feel like it was just Saturday a minute ago. We are super busy around here lately! Did you love the new “Among the Stars” release this week? And what about the awesome blog hop? I have to say that this new release spoke to me right away. As soon as I got my box in the mail I started stamping! I hope you bought some fun things to play with too. Remember, as always, to tag your card photos on social media so we can see your beautiful projects with the new release!! (#simonsaysstamp and #sssamongthestars)
Today I’m featuring stamps from one of our favorite companies – Taylored Expressions! I’m also using a brand spankin’ new paper pad that’s perfect for summer camping cards and scrapbook layouts. It’s from Carta Bella and it’s called The Great Outdoors. I know a lot of you like to camp, fish and travel in the Summer – so this one’s for you!
I used the SUPER cute stamp set called Happy Trails. It also has matching dies. I started with a cream card base in A2 size, horizontal. I used cream instead of white since the paper has a cream tone to it . I layered a piece of kraft cardstock and then the pretty floral paper from the paper pad. Next I stamped and die cut all my images. I stamped the trees and the sentiment directly onto the focal layer.
I love patterned paper! I have tons of it at my house. I love to use lots of different patterns from the same pad. Here I’ve cut a couple of little accent strips to add a pop of texture and color. I used my Copic Markers to color the camper to match the paper.
The stamp set has cute little trailers and critters with it, and a funky station wagon too. It’s really fun. I used one of the critters as a happy addition to my card. There is a porcupine, a skunk and a bear.
I stamped my porcupine and colored him – then I cut a circle around him using the Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Stitched Circles dies.
Lawn Fawn cord is a great tie in with the nature theme. Some pretty red enamel dots add one more pop of color and shine. I think it’s important to have different layers of textures on my cards and love to play around with twine, metal and dots/sequins too.
Happy Trails to you, until we meet again! Happy Summer, Happy Weekend and Happy Everything! I will see you soon – right back here next weekend!
Soooooooooo stinkin’ CUTE! Love the colors and that background Designer Paper–love how you pulled the colors from it!
Your cards are always perfection!
I’m ready to pack up that trailer and head out on a road trip! So fun! The porcupine…serious cuteness!
~carol
SUPER CUTE card Wanda!!!
LOVE your sweet scene and pretty layers!!!
THANK YOU for sharing :)
I like the layout on this one. Very nice.
Great colors and stamps! Thanks for sharing!!
Lovely card. Thanks for sharing
Great card! :)
Love your creativity and style.
That porcupine image is an adorable addition to your card, Wanda!
Absolutely adorable! My hubby and I recently downsized from a huge house to a fifth wheel to eventually travel in our retirement, so this is right up my alley! Love, love, love! :)
Great creativity. Love the porcupine.
Wanda, you’re amazing! Love this card!
Such a cute card!!
Absolutely adorable!! Great card! :)
Sweet stamped images and pretty papers!
Very cute card!! Love the adorable porcupine :)
super cute card! The colors are amazing…love it!
Love this card and the use of pattern paper which is a favorite card supply for me.
Happy card:-)
Adorable Wanda! Reminds me of when we used to take our kids camping when they were young. Great memories! Happy weekend!
Too cute!
I love everything about this card. I still sing the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans song, “Happy Trails to You,” I learned as a girl when I watched the show.
I’m so in love with the camper.
You sure made me smile with your card. Adorable. Love that porcupine!!!
Hi Wanda, adooooorable! Your card makes me want to go camping, lol. I’m loveing that beautiful patterened paper. Thanks for sharing and always inspiring.
Oh so cute–love this card, Wanda!
So cute and fun!!!
This is adorable!
What a cute card!
Great card! Great stamps, layout & colors!
Oh this is so adorable! Have to send it to my friend who is a vintage camper fan! Love it!
This is so cute! It made me smile. I like the rounded corner as it adds a nice touch.
This card speaks vacation and I love the patterned background paper. Excellent job, Wanda!
So cute and the background paper is a perfect backdrop for the design. Love the colors, too!
LOL. SO, SO CUTE Wanda! Happy trails to you too…Until, we meet again….
Such a cheery card! I love the camping scene you created, and those trees are perfect! Beautiful work!
This is so sweet! I love how you added the little hedgie!
Cute card!
Love that fun trailer! Cute card!
I’m loving how all of the patterns work so well together! I love to camp and my parents started taking me before I was even a year old. Your card brings back a lot of really great memories!
so cute!
So cute!
As usual, I love your card!
What a SUPER CUTE SET you’ve used Wanda! I LOVE ALL of your little touches & that SWEET LITTLE PORCUPINE! ;)
Your card is super cute! My brother’s family and my sister’s family go camping ALL the time … the last time they saw a bear on once of the trails. I’m sure they wished it had been a porcupine. lol
Sweet card Wanda. It makes me wish I had a camper to take traveling. Thanks for sharing this cute card.
Super fun card, love the strips of pp, and the cute little camper and porcupine.
Such a cute card! I love that you coloured the little camper to coordinate with your patterned paper – and that sweet little porcupine is adorable!!
SO cute and fun with allthe beautiful patterns! ❤