The Write Stuff – Creative Ideas from Just Write Designs

Birthday Flower Basket

Posted on May 2, 2026 9:41 PM by Julie Comment

Today I have a birthday basket full of yellow and purple flowers. It is not hard, but it does take a little patience to get them all arranged as you like them. You’re going to love the detail on this basket! Change out the colors, change out the greeting and you have totally different card. I used several different dies set for the leaves but you can use how ever many you choose.

A big congrats to Kathy, the newest Featured Stamper FS1004! She has such a lovely gallery & I chose THIS to case. I kept the container full of flowers, but I used different dies, different colors & didn’t make mine a popup.
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For my card, I die cut the yellow Chamomile flowers, added just a hint more of yellow on the outer edges, then glued them all together. I did the same for the bellflowers out of purple & lilac. All the eucalyptus branches, leaves & stems were cut out of several shades of green. The basket top was cut out of white & I used a mossy green for the underside, along with handle and trim. To make it a little easier while arranging them, I placed them on a glue gun mat (these are great because glue doesn’t stick to them) in a loose arrangement then put the basket on top to see if they fit. When I had them as I wanted, I put a piece of tape across the bottom & lightly dabbed glue behind some of the flower to hold them together, Then I popped up the basket 1 layer & attached it on top of the flower, letting a few petals hang over the top. I cut another layer of the basket back & attached it behind the flowers to make sure they stayed together. It was attached to a piece of floral paper. The greeting is from another die & it was cut into the longest flag banner & backed with a piece of purple.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: none

Paper: Staples 110# white, grass green, mossy green, pine green, purple, lilac, pale yellow, mustard, yellow, Brass & Bliss: Botanical Daydreams paper pad

Ink: none

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Wicker Basket, Wild Leaves, Build a Bloom Chamomile, Build a Bloom Bell Flowers, Eucalyptus Branches, Flag Banners, Stitch Dot Rectangles, Floral Layer w/ Birthday dies

Build a Bloom Bell Flowers die 5914-01D	Build a Bloom Chamomile die 5914-02D	Floral Layer w/ Happy Birthday die 5906D	Wild Leaves dies 5915-02D	Wicker Basket die 5916-01D
Eucalyptus Branch dies 5915-01D	Stitch Dot Rectangle dies 5821-03D	Flag Banner dies 5908D	Botanical Daydreams paper pad 2403	Staples 110# White Card Stock
AC color card stock	Scotch ATG

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Bright Wreath

Posted on May 1, 2026 9:38 PM by Julie Comment

This is a very colorful wreath card! I love these bright colors, especially against the neutral gray woodgrain background. This would be perfect for graduation, retirement, promotion or wedding/anniversary. Pretty much any milestone. It would also be easy to swap out the greeting for another occasion.

It’s my turn to host the Inspiration Challenge IC1065, and we are visiting A Pretty Fix & her Pinterest Board. I chose THIS picture as my inspiration.

To make my card, I first die cut the woodgrain panel out of a very pale gray & the larger outline out of white. To make the woodgrain stand out more, I also ran it thru the embossing cycle, then used the silver ink directly on it. I just took the little ink cube & ran it up & down over the entire panel. Not too hard, just enough to catch the high points. I used a white pigment ink very lightly over it to give it more of a washed look. The wreath was cut out of white and a bunch of eucalyptus branches & 1 flower branch were cut out of yellow, lt green, pale orange & turquoise. They were inked w/ the blending brushes & the other colors of ink to pump up the volume of the color. For the sentiment strip, I cut it out of black then used the same inks on a white strip to put behind it. Everything was put together as shown & backed by a large turquoise panel.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: none

Paper: Staples 110# white, turquoise, pale orange, yellow, lt green, black, pale gray

Ink:, Distress Ink picket fence, , Brass & Bliss Color Fuse inks: set #1, set #4, set #9, set #11, set #12

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Greenery Wreath w/ Flowers, Eucalyptus Leaves, Bunch of Blooms, Woodgrain Sign, Timeless Words dies, Detail Blending Brushes

Woodgrain Sign die 5708-03D	Eucalyptus Branch dies 5915-01D	Greenery Wreath w/ Flowers die 5743D	Bunch of Blooms die 5611-08D	Timeless Words in Blocks dies 5905-03D
Color Fuse Ink set #1	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #9	Color Fuse Ink set #11	Color Fuse Ink set #12
Detail Blending Brushes	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Distress Inks	Scotch ATG

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Pink Azaleas

Posted on April 25, 2026 9:38 PM by Julie Comment

Today, I have a very bright floral card. These pinks and purples are really eye catching! The two part images make it easy to color without actually coloring. The matching dies make it a cinch to cut them out. A few dies and some inks are all you need!

A big congrats to Heather, the newest Featured Stamper, FS1003! She has a big, beautiful gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the layout w/ the flowers on the side & vertical greeting, but I used different stamps, dies, colors & used a die cut greeting instead of a stamped one.

To make my bright floral, I first stamped the azalea outline w/ black twice. Then I lined up the solid azalea inserts, inked them w/ the bright pinks & stamped them inside the outlines. I inked & stamped multiple times, adding just a touch of the blue to outside edges of the petals, and some darker pink in the centers. They were die cut & parts were popped up before adding to a purple panel. For the background, I die cut the Victorian lattice half panel down the right side of a piece of bright fuchsia pink panel, then added the purple w/ the azaleas on the left. The die cut greeting was cut out of the same purple & added down the side. A little glitter glue was added to the azalea centers.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Layered Azalea set

Paper: Staples 110# white, fuchsia, purple

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #5, set #4, set # 7

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Layered Azalea set, Victorian Lattice Half Panel, Timeless Words in Blocks dies, Misti, stickles

Layered Azaleas set 38022	Layered Azaleas dies 38022D	Victorian Lattice Half Panel die 5837-02D	Timeless Words in Blocks dies 5905-03D	Color Fuse Ink set #4
Color Fuse Ink set #5	Color Fuse Ink set #7	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	MISTI
Memento Inks	Scotch ATG	Stickles