This Encircled In Friendship Bundle of stamp set and dies was one of the prettiest sets, I thought, yet I didn’t use it quite enough and now it is retiring in May. The stamp set is already gone, but the Encircled in Beauty Dies are still available as I write this and that’s really the main thing you need to make a card similar to my Encircled in Friendship Easter Card. The flowers in the center were in the stamp set, but you can stamp any flowers, image, or greeting to put in the center of the beautiful die.
The card base is Basic White with a layer of Polished Pink, one of the current In Colors. These colors are sticking around for another year! I decided to emboss the Polished Pink with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. This folder is retiring on May 2 and I recommend it as a pretty and useful folder for a background with a little texture you can use frequently. Lucky for you, it is also discounted on the Last Chance Products Sale! So check it out!
The fancy circle die is cut from Basic White with one of the Encircled in Beauty Dies. For the center portion, I stamped the flowers in the Encircled in Friendship Stamp Set (retired) in Polished Pink. You could also stamp them in Memento Ink or Stazon and color them in with Stampin’ Blends markers or any coloring tool. I thought I would like to have a special layer behind this floral circle, so I die cut with a Layering Circles die that was just a little bit smaller than the center of the die and then a larger circle out of Gold Foil. My fancy die was already cut out or I could have used the center of it.
The greeting, in the Celebrating You Stamp Set, was also stamped in Polished Pink ink and die cut with this cute die in the Meadows Dies. I had also die cut a little banner die in the Tasteful Labels Dies (another product I use frequently and will miss when it retires but it is discounted now!) to see which shape greeting I would like best with the fancy die cut above. I thought the Meadows Die would be too much but I liked it!
For a finishing touch, I tied a bow with the White 3/8″ Glittered Organdy Ribbon. When I pulled this ribbon out to try, I wasn’t sure it would work but once I placed the bow under the circle I loved how it looked! Being sheer is didn’t overpower the front of the card but I thought the pink glitter in the ribbon was perfect for an Easter card. This wouldn’t have to be an Easter card. The greeting on the front is generic so could be for almost anything, but on the inside, I stamped “Happy Easter” from the same Celebrating You Stamp Set.
Here’s another card I made with this Bundle. On that card, I used another fancy die as a layer under the stamped flowers, so you can use one or more of the pretty dies!
If you already own the Encircled in Beauty Dies, make some cards with the fancy dies. I would recommend using Adhesive Sheets on the back of your paper before die-cutting to make gluing them down easier. Otherwise, just use teeny tiny dots of Liquid Glue on the back, preferably using your Silicone Craft Sheet to keep the glue off everything else. If you don’t already own these pretty dies, take a look at them in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog on pages 70 and 169. Use this Encircled in Friendship Easter Card for Easter or for other special occasions!
