"You Make Me Smile" Greeting Card

June 9, 2026 • Lisa Henderson

“You Make Me Smile” Greeting Card

This cheerful card features a crisp white base accented with beautiful shades of blue, highlighted by an elegant branch cutout design. A white circular focal piece proudly displays the sentiment “You Make Me Smile,” while faux bronze pentagon-shaped jewels add a touch of warmth and sparkle, creating a thoughtful card sure to brighten someone's day.

Project Overview

Skill Level: All Levels
Estimated Time: Approx. 45 Minutes class time for 2 cards

Supply List

Stamps

o 166926 Nature’s Symphony Bundle (English)

o 159183 Stylish Shapes Dies

Inks:

o 166716 Classic Stampin’ Spot Small Assortment 1 (Cloud Cover Ink)

o 147092 Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Pad

Paper:

159229 Thick Basic White Cardstock
159236 Basic White Medium Envelopes
166912 Nature Walk 12” x 12” (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper

Tools:

o 152392 Paper Trimmer

149653 Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
102300 Bone Folder
118485 Clear Block D
144107 Take Your Pick Tool
127853 Silicone Mat

Embellishments:

o 166931 Faux Bronze Pentagons

Adhesives:

154031 Tear & Tape Adhesive
144108 Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
103683 Mini Glue Dots

Instructions

Step 1: In your kit, there will be 6 cardstock/paper pieces for the assembly of your card. Start by stamping your Thick Basic White Cardstock circular tag using the Classic Stampin’ Spot Small Assortment 1 (Cloud Cover Ink) and the textured stamp provided. This will be behind your wording. Now, stamp the wording onto your tag, and the branch colour onto your branch shape using the word stamps, branch stamp and the Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Pad. Put your stamped pieces aside to dry while building the first few pieces of your card.

Step 2: Place the largest white cardstock piece in front of you with the largest section on your right hand side. Keep it in this orientation while you work. Fold the small section over the larger one, covering just a portion of the larger section. Now, on the section that is folded over, glue the light blue paper with cross hatch design, centered, so there is an even border of white showing.
Step 3: Taking the next piece of rectangular white cardstock, hold it horizontally, and paste it using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals so that only the left half of the card is glued on. Check the above photo for reference, if needed. Now, glue the darker blue piece onto the white one you just placed, with tear and tape adhesive, so that it is centred with even white borders.
Step 4: On the right hand side of the paper you just glued on, attach your white circle label so there is an even border around it on the top, bottom, and right hand sides. Now, on the left side, glue your “branch” piece, so the stem and right branchlet hug the curve of the label as in the photo, and the rest of the branch sweeps across the left side of the card.
Step 5: Once you are finished assembly of your card, scatter a few of the provided Faux Bronze Pentagons across the message portion in a pattern you like.