Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #276. Our host for this edition, Melissa, chose Add Some Texture for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to both galleries. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

Here’s my card:

Measurements:

The Strawberry Slush base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
After embossing the black cardstock, I trimmed it to 4-1/8 by 5-3//8 inches
I used two pieces of white cardstock, each measuring 4 by 5-1/4 inches
- One piece is for the inside, the other was used to stamp the Flowers Fair stamp
I used scraps of white and Strawberry Slush cardstock for the front sentiment banner and mat
Using the 2025 – 2027 6″ by 6″ DSP (designer series paper), I trimmed a piece of the Strawberry Slush paper to 6 by 2-1.2 inches for the envelope flap
Then I punched a 1-inch circle and ran it through the XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal

What I Did:

Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together
After dry embossing the black cardstock, I lightly rubbed the top with the white craft ink pad to highlight the texture
I stamped the background flower stamp using Momento Tuxedo Black ink
Then I colored the whole stamped image with the Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, and Old Olive blends combos
Next, I cropped 4 squares from the colored image using a Stylish Shapes square
I needed to make sure that the texture on the black cardstock showed since that’s the theme, so I chose 3 of the squares to use on this card
- I really wanted to make sure that the edges of the squares didn’t match up for this card
Then I adhered the squares to the black cardstock
I used the new Phrases and Frames bundle (Susan Campfield’s million dollar sales bundle) for the inside and outside sentiments
After stamping the sentiments in black ink, I cropped the front sentiment using the Stylish Shapes banner
Then I cropped the Strawberry Slush cardstock and adhered the two banners together
I used Strawberry Slush ribbon to make a loopy loop bow (my new very favorite bow!) and adhered it to the back of the banner combination
I added dimensionals to the back of the banner combination, making sure that they would straddle the ribbon and adhered it to the front of the card
Finally, I added some Strawberry Slush pearls to the front of the card

With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

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