Focus Friday - with Deniz Do

Welcome to our second My Sweet Petunia 
Focus Friday! 

Edited to add winner of the giveaway!! 

Kathy, please email me at MSPmarcisnee@gmail.com! 

We’re so happy to have you here for another dose of inspiration. Before we jump into today’s beautiful card-making tutorial with Deniz Do, we wanted to share a quick reminder: this week’s Team Tuesday blog post includes a giveaway for a $25.00 My Sweet Petunia gift certificate. If you haven’t entered yet, there’s still time—the winner will be drawn later this evening, so be sure to head over and join in the fun before then! Let's check out Deniz's tutorial!

Hi friends, and happy new year! I hope 2026 brings you lots of joy and creativity. I’m kicking things off with this fun and surprisingly easy see-through shaped card, and I’m excited to share how it came together.

I started with the Painted Daisies stamp, die, and stencil set from Pinkfresh Studio. Using my MISTI (of course!), I stamped the floral image onto a 4.25" × 5.5" panel and heat-embossed it in gold for a soft, elegant outline.

Next came the coloring. I used Pinkfresh Studio inks in Cherry Blossom, Peony, Sunkissed, Spanish Moss, Sage, and Eucalyptus, applying them with the coordinating stencils to build up the layers of color. Once everything was blended, I die-cut the floral image using the matching die. So far, so easy!

To create the shaped card base, I took an A2 card base (4.25" × 5.5" when folded) and positioned the same floral die slightly off to the left of the fold. The key here is to make sure the die does not cut completely through the crease, otherwise the card front would detach. Once I was happy with the placement, I securely taped the die in place and ran it through my Spellbinders Platinum Six several times to ensure a clean cut through all layers.

For added strength, I die-cut two additional floral shapes from white cardstock and glued them to the inside of the card. This part requires a bit of patience, as you’ll need to trim along the edge that aligns with the fold, so the card opens and closes smoothly. Definitely the trickiest step, but well worth it!

For the sentiment, I used the Color Block Stripes die from Pinkfresh Studio to create a slim strip, ink-blended it with Eucalyptus ink. Once dry, I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Charming Floral Border stamp set in gold. My Petunia Platform and Pawn Magnets were incredibly helpful here for keeping everything perfectly in place.

To finish the card, I layered a few extra cardstock strips behind the sentiment for dimension and adhered it to the front of the card.

I hope you enjoyed this project and feel inspired to try a shaped see-through card of your own. Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting in 2026! - Deniz

Team Tuesday - with Jordan Hansen

Edited to add the winner of our giveaway! 

Kathy, please email me at MSPmarcisnee@gmail.com! Marci Snee 

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Hi crafty friend!  Jordan here from Jordan’s Easy Entertaining and I’d like to start off by wishing you a very happy New Year! Today I’m sharing with you a card with an encouraging “I Bee-lieve in you” sentiment.

My bestie has some amazing opportunities coming up this year and I’m ready to cheer her on.  I came across this adorable Beelieve Stamp Bundle set from Hero Arts while I was going through my stash and thought it would make a great card to send to her. 

I started off my project by using the largest rectangle from the Spellbinders Nested Postage Labels and Tags die set to cut out the main panel out of white heavy weight cardstock.  I then placed the panel into my MISTI to stamp my sentiment right in the middle.  I then used a second piece of the same white cardstock in my MISTI to stamp my bees and flowers with Altenew Obsidian pigment ink. 

I smeared some Altenew crisp die ink and fresh die ink onto an acrylic block and added water with my paintbrush to watercolor each bee and flower. After they were dry, I used the coordinating dies from the stamp bundle set to cut.

I used my Precision Glue Press to add the flowers around my sentiment directly to the card panel.  Then I used pop up foam squares to add the bees. I once again used my Precision Glue Press to add some flat back pearls and gems. I attached the main panel of my card to the purple background piece (cut out with the coordinating postage die) with some more glue. It looked like my cardstock wanted to curl up a little bit, so I used some Mini Pawn magnets on my Petunia Platform to hold it in place while it dried. 

I used a tape runner to attach my card front to an A2 card, and then I decided that I’d like a stamped sentiment inside the card too. I used my MISTI Lite along with my Petunia platform and Power Mag and a stamp that says, “amazing things will happen.” 

I hope my bestie loves this card, and that you enjoyed this post. Have a great day!

Let's do something fun for the start of 2026!  Comment below what My Sweet Petunia products I used to make this card and all entries will go into a random drawing for a $25.00 gift certificate to the My Sweet Petunia store!  The winner will be randomly chosen this Friday night, January 9th, 2026.  The winner will be messaged privately as well as announced on our blog, Instagram and Facebook accounts.

Good Luck!