Focus Friday - with Jordan Hansen

School is back in session, and today’s Team Tuesday project gets an A+ for creativity! 🍎✏️ Design Team member Jordan Hansen is joining us with a fun science-inspired card created especially for her son as he begins a brand-new middle school adventure. With a little chemistry, a clever sentiment, and some help from the MISTI, Precision Glue Press, MISTI Lite, and Petunia Platform, Jordan shows how the right tools make it easy to create a handmade card that says, “You’ve got this!” Take a look at how this clean and colorful encouragement card came together.

Hey, it's Jordan from Jordan's Easy Entertaining here.  I can't believe how fast the summer went by. My kids just went back to school this past week which is the inspiration for today's card. My oldest and my youngest are at schools they are already familiar with, but my middle son is on a new adventure with starting middle school. I thought this science themed card would be a great way cheer him on.

To make this card, I used the Altenew Chemistry Vases Layering Stamp Set. After I cut a white piece of cardstock using a die from the Spellbinders A-2 Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies, I placed the cardstock in my MISTI to stamp the first layer of my chemistry vases, and a sentiment from the set that says, "you're in your element!" using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink.

The stamp set has 3 layers to get all the details onto the vases.

There is also a coordinating stencil to go with the Chemistry Vases stamp set. I used a blending brush to add some green ink that I thought would go nicely with the plaid patterned paper I had picked for the background on the card.

I used my Precision Glue Press to add both the plaid background and my stamped panel to the front of an A2 sized card.

And to finish off as usual, I used my MISTI LITE and Petunia Platform to stamp my custom 'made by Jordan Hansen" stamp on the back - totally unnecessary for a card for my kiddo, but I like adding it anyway!

I hope he likes it! So far, middle school seems to be treating him well.

Thank you for joining me for this tutorial and I hope you have a wonderful day!

What a fun way to send a little encouragement for a big new adventure! We especially love how Jordan used several My Sweet Petunia favorites throughout her project—from building those crisp, layered images with the MISTI to assembling her card with the Precision Glue Press and adding her personal signature with the MISTI Lite and Petunia Platform. And that last step is one worth borrowing! A custom “created by” stamp is an easy way to give every handmade card your own finishing touch. Whether you’re creating for the first day of school, a new job, an upcoming test, or simply reminding someone that they’re in their element, your MSP tools can help you make it personal from the very first impression to the very last.

My Sweet Petunia Products Used:
MISTI
MISTI Lite
Petunia Platform
Precision Glue Press