Get Well Cards with Phantom Die Cutting

Hi friends – happy Friday! Hopefully you’re finally seeing a hint of Spring where you are and perhaps have something fun planned this weekend! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a set of four get well cards featuring the old technique of phantom die cutting. You may have more recently heard this technique referred to as the eclipse technique. It’s super simple and yields an awesome 3D effect to the sentiment on your card front. I used a variety of our cardstock (which I will list below) that I paired with some digital papers in my stash. I have so many digital papers and hardly ever tap into them.

I won’t go into a huge amount of detail here, so be sure to see my tutorial on the CutCardStock blog. I printed one of the papers from the Art For Cards Lime Showers pack (from My Scrap Chick) on 80# Solar White and cut it into quarters. Yes, one sheet made four beautiful cards! Then I cut layering panels from Textured Pearl Hummingbird Teal, Lessebo Salt Water Blue, Aqua and Pop Tone Limeade cardstock.

I used the CUTplorations hugs die (from STAMPlorations) and two layers of 165# Solar White cardstock to get the raised 3D effect. I used Scrapbook Adhesives adhesive sheet for several steps which was a huge time saver. I really dislike dabbing tiny spots of glue on the back of small die cuts, lol! The panels were put on 80# pre-folded Solar White card bases (another huge time saver) and I added Eyelet Outlet Teal, Aqua Glitter, Blue and Green Enamel Dots to finish off the card fronts.

I used Pop Tone Black Licorice and 80# Solar White panels on the inside. The sentiment is from Ranger Letter It Occasions clear stamps, stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink. I forgot to take a photo of one of the inside panels (which are the same on all four cards), so here is a shot from my tutorial. If I can ever remember to photograph one of the cards, I will replace the photo. ;)

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

CutCardStock products used:
Classic Crest 80# Folded Cardstock Bases
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
Classic Crest Double Thick 165# Solar White cardstock
Textured Pearl Hummingbird Teal cardstock
Lessebo Salt Water Blue cardstock
Aqua cardstock
Pop Tone Limeade cardstock
Pop Tone Black Licorice cardstock

Other products used:
PAPER: Art For Cards Lime Showers digital paper from My Scrap Chick printed on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
STAMPS: Ranger Letter It Occasions clear stamps
INK: Versafine Onyx Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: CUTplorations hugs die (from STAMPlorations)
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, Scrapbook Adhesives Adhesive Sheets, Tape Runner Retractable Double-Sided Adhesive Tape, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Eyelet Outlet Teal, Aqua Glitter, Blue and Green Enamel Dots

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out all the awesome cardstock and other goodies at CutCardStock (adhesives, labels, stickers, pens, watercolors and ribbon to name a few). And head on over to the CutCardStock Pinterest Page and CutCardStock Facebook Page and for more inspiration! Also, be sure to join our Creating with CutCardStock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Happy Birthday shaker

Howdy peeps, happy Friday! I hope you have something fun planned this weekend! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today featuring our new KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Squares and KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangles. I also used papers, stamps and dies from our Happy Birthday collection and a variety of shaker bits from our Sprinkles line to make this super cute birthday shaker! I mean, come on, who doesn’t love a shaker card?!

Our new nested stitched scallop dies are large, so I pulled out my oversized die cutting machine and cut a large scallop square (from the KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Squares) from Solar White cardstock, scored it, and folded it in half. I grabbed a scallop rectangle die from the KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangles and cut two from coordinating prints in the Happy Birthday collection. I cut a rectangular aperture in the yellow one with a Back To Basics Nested Stitched Rectangles Die and made a shaker.

I used acetate and foam strips from our Back To Basics line along with Polymer Clay Mini Pastel Confetti, Polymer Clay Rainbow Mix Hollow Circles, Sequins Arctic Hearts, and 2mm Beads Pearls for the shaker mix. I stamped a sentiment and several images from the Happy Birthday Collection Stamps, colored the images with a variety of markers, and cut them with the coordinating Outline Dies.

I cut the inside panels from Solar White and the same yellow print used on the front, and added stamped and die cut sentiments and an image colored with markers. Such a fun card to make!

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Squares
KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangles
Back To Basics Nested Stitched Rectangles Dies
Happy Birthday 12×12 Collection Pack
Happy Birthday Collection Stamps
Happy Birthday Outline Dies
Back To Basics Shaker Basics Acetate & Foam Sheets
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips
Sprinkles- Polymer Clay Mini Pastel Confetti
Sprinkles- Polymer Clay Rainbow Mix Hollow Circles
Sprinkles- Sequins Arctic Hearts
Sprinkles- 2mm Beads Pearls

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Suede Shoes Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Versafine Onyx Black Ink, White Sharpie Paint Pen; Copic Ciao Alcohol Markers- R29, RV21; Copic Kirarina Wink Purple, Orange, White Pearl, Sky Blue, Lime Green, Violet, Dandelion
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Vevor Large Die Cutting Machine, Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner Permanent Strips

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Bee you tiful

Hey everybody – hope you’re having a Terrific Tuesday! I’ve popped in to share one more booth sample I created for Keep It Simple. I’ve made several shaped cards and a fun fold featuring some of our older die sets used with some of our newer collections, and posted the other four a few days ago, pointing everyone to the KIS Crafty Tips & Tricks feature on Instagram last weekend to commemorate National Craft Month in March.

So this last sample is a shaker (who doesn’t love shaker cards?!) and it features our KIS Cuts Freshly Brewed dies along with papers and die cut pieces from the Life Is Sweet collection. Today is the last day of National Craft Month and this card, along with several other shaker projects my fellow DT members made, is being used in the shaker Crafty Tips & Tricks feature on Instagram. Be sure to check it out – there’s a whole lotta fun in all of our shaker projects!

I cut the card base from 110# Solar White along with all the other pieces for this shaped shaker card from assorted prints in the Life Is Sweet 6×9 Collection Pack using the KIS Cuts Freshly Brewed dies. I grabbed some die cuts from the Life Is Sweet Die Cut Pieces to embellish the card. To create the shaker, I used acetate from our Shaker Basics line, foam strips from our Adhesive Basics line, and a variety of Sprinkles for the shaker mix.

I embellished the inside with a couple more pieces cut with the Freshly Brewed dies a couple more die cut pieces. So stinkin’ cute I can’t even stand it! LOVE how this turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ltscb-178-anything-goes-ltscb-177.html
2. https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/miucb-82-anything-goes-optional-die.html
3. https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2026/03/make-it-cute.html

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Freshly Brewed dies
Life Is Sweet 6×9 Collection Pack
Life Is Sweet Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Shaker Basics Foam Adhesive & Acetate Sheets
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Foam Adhesive Squares & Strips
Sprinkles 2mm Beads Matte Sunshine Yellow
Sprinkles 2mm Beads Yellow Caviar Glass
Sprinkles 2mm Beads Pearls
Sprinkles Polymer Clay Spring Flower Mix
Sprinkles Polymer Clay Colorful Flowers
Sprinkles Polymer Clay Light Green
Sprinkles Polymer Clay Baby Blue Hearts

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Big Shot

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Viking Adventure

Hey everybody! Alright, I’m back with the last of four posts for Keep It Simple today. I created this super cute triangle accordion card for a booth sample at the expos. It was also used for the die cutting Crafty Tips & Tricks feature on Instagram last weekend to commemorate National Craft Month in March! This card features the KIS Cuts Triangle Accordion Pocket Card dies along with papers and die cut pieces from our Vikings collection. I will point out that this version does not have the pocket feature that can be added with the die set.

Using the KIS Cuts Triangle Accordion Pocket Card dies, I cut the card base from CutCardStock Black 12×12 cardstock along with layering panels from assorted prints in the Vikings 6×9 Collection Pack. This one was really fun embellishing with Die Cut Pieces from the Vikings Collection. I added several Back To Basics Rose Enamel Dots to finish off the front.

I also added several die cuts and a trimmed sentiment from the cut-apart sheet to the inside. The triangular sentiment panel was cut from Classic Crest Recycled 100% Classic Natural White cardstock. This is the version I mentioned above that does not have the pocket feature – it’s just a flat sentiment panel. Love this! So stinkin’ cute, I can’t stand it!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ltscb-178-anything-goes-ltscb-177.html

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts: Triangle Accordion Pocket Card dies
Vikings 6×9 Collection Pack
Vikings Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Foam Adhesive Squares & Strips
Back To Basics Rose Enamel Dots

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Black 12×12 cardstock, Classic Crest Recycled 100% Classic Natural White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Big Shot

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

You’re Udderly Amazing

Howdy peeps! I’m back with the third of four posts for Keep It Simple today. I created this adorable vintage truck shaped card for a booth sample at the expos. It was also used for the die cutting Crafty Tips & Tricks feature on Instagram last weekend to commemorate National Craft Month in March! This card features the Back To Basics Vintage Truck dies along with papers and die cut pieces from our Barnyard Bliss collection.

Using the Back To Basics Vintage Truck dies, I cut the card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock by placing the die slightly above the fold line on the cardstock so the card base wouldn’t be cut in two. I cut all the pieces for the truck from assorted prints in the Barnyard Bliss collection and the Back To Basics Kraft and Black & White 6×9 Collection Packs. Then the fun began adding all the sweet little critter die cut pieces which I popped up in varying degrees with foam squares. I used Back To Basics Ruby Enamel Dots for the tail lights.

I used a Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Die to cut the sentiment panel from CutCardStock Classic Crest Recycled 100% Classic Natural White cardstock, and stamped a sentiment from the Back To Basics Congratulations Sentiments stamp set in Catherine Pooler Over Coffee ink.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ltscb-178-anything-goes-ltscb-177.html
2. https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/274-hobbies.html (farming)

Keep It Simple products used:
Back To Basics Vintage Truck Dies
Barnyard Bliss 6×9 Collection Pack
Barnyard Bliss Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Kraft 6×9 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Black & White 6×9 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Congratulations Sentiments stamp set
Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Foam Adhesive Squares & Strips
Back To Basics Ruby Enamel Dots

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock, Classic Crest Recycled 100% Classic Natural White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Over Coffee ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

it’s your special day

Hey everybody! Okay, this is the second of four posts for Keep It Simple today. I created this adorable party dress shaped card for a booth sample at the expos. It was also used for the die cutting Crafty Tips & Tricks feature on Instagram last weekend to commemorate National Craft Month in March! This card features the Back To Basics Party Dress dies along with papers, stamps and dies from our Cheerful Cottage collection.

Using the Back To Basics Party Dress dies, I cut the card base from Classic Crest Recycled 100% Classic Natural White cardstock and all the pieces of the party dress from a gorgeous floral print in the Cheerful Cottage collection. Adhering the pieces is like putting a puzzle together – so much fun! I used the Stampin’ Up 1″ circle punch to layer the gold flower on which I embellished with a Back To Basics Rose Enamel Dot. The sentiment is from the Back To Basics Birthday Sentiments stamp set which I trimmed and added with foam squares.

I layered a pink plaid print from the Cheerful Cottage collection on the inside. A Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Die was used to cut the sentiment panel, and the sentiment is another one from the Back To Basics Birthday Sentiments stamp set. I totally love how this turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/miucb-82-anything-goes-optional-die.html

Keep It Simple products used:
Back To Basics Party Dress dies
Cheerful Cottage 6×9 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
Back To Basics Birthday Sentiments stamp set
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Foam Adhesive Squares & Strips
Back To Basics Rose Enamel Dots

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Classic Crest Recycled 100% Classic Natural White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Daydream ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Stampin’ Up 1″ Circle Punch
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Adventure

Hi friends! This is the first of four posts for Keep It Simple today. I created this adorable camper shaped card for a booth sample at the expos. It was also used for the die cutting Crafty Tips & Tricks feature on Instagram last weekend to commemorate National Craft Month in March! This card features the KIS Cuts Camper dies along with papers, stamps and dies from our Wander collection.

I LOVE making shaped cards and this was so easy using the KIS Cuts Camper dies. Just position the base die slightly off the card base fold so it’s not cut in two. Then I cut all the pieces from coordinating prints in the Wander 12×12 Collection Pack and a black print in the Back To Basics Black & White 12×12 Collection Pack. I stamped the sentiment from the Wander Collection Stamps in black ink and cut it with the coordinating Outline Die.

I cut the inside panel from the black print in the Black & White Collection Pack and added a stitched circle cut from Solar White cardstock using the Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies. The inside sentiment is also from the Wander Collection Stamps.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ltscb-178-anything-goes-ltscb-177.html
2. https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/274-hobbies.html (let’s go RVing!)

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts: Camper dies
Wander 12×12 Collection Pack
Wander Collection Stamps
Wander Outline Dies
Back To Basics Black & White 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
INK: Versafine Onyx Black ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Keep It Simple Die Cutting Tips & Tricks for National Craft Month

Hi friends, happy weekend! It has turned rather chilly here once again after having several sporadic days of nice (fake) Spring weather. Mother Nature thinks she’s being funny, I guess. Several weeks ago my mojo was in overdrive and I made several extra cards for Keep It Simple to use as booth samples at the expos. These cards feature some of our older die sets used with some of our newer collections. So, to commemorate National Craft Month in March, Keep It Simple did a die cutting Crafty Tips & Tricks feature on Instagram, and four of my cards were used. How fun is that?!

If you missed this feature last weekend, click on the screenshot above to check it out! Feel free to join in with your die cutting tips! I’m posting all of my cards here with individual links to each one in a separate post because I’d like to enter them into some challenges. They all turned out so cute and I wanted to share them!

Click HERE to go to the camper post.

Click HERE to go to the party dress post.

Click HERE to go to the vintage truck post.

Click HERE to go to the triangle accordion card post.

Thanks so much for stopping by – hopefully we’ll see you at the individual posts (wink-wink)!

Scrappy hugs,

it’s time for a Getaway

Happy weekend, everybody! I hope you have something fun planned! I have a super sweet Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today–a shaped card featuring the new KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Ovals dies. Also used our stitched ovals nested dies as well as papers, stamps, dies, and die cut pieces from our Wander collection, one of my favorites. This is such a fun design that can be tailored to any occasion or holiday, and in any color combo!

The KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Ovals dies are large, so I pulled out my over-sized die cutting machine and cut the base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White along with some layering panels from CutCardStock Basis Coral cardstock and an assortment of prints from the Wander 12×12 Collection Pack. I grabbed a sentiment from the Wander Die Cut Pieces which I adhered with foam squares. The finishing touch to the front was adding a bow fashioned from Back To Basics Mango Ribbon and several Back To Basics Mango Enamel Dots.

I cut two more half-scallops from the Coral and Solar White cardstock (using the same set of dies and my large die cutting machine) for the inside and embellished it with a strip of the striped paper used on the front. I stamped a sentiment from the Wander Collection Stamps in Catherine Pooler Sauna and Orange Peel inks (using the rock-and-roll technique), and cut it with the coordinating Wander Outline Die.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-229-ag-purple-and-green.html
2. https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ltccb-91-and-ltccb-90-winner-and-top.html
3. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ltscb-178-anything-goes-ltscb-177.html
4. https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/miucb-82-anything-goes-optional-die.html
5. https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-14-challenge.html (paper and cardstock plus scissors to cut the ribbon)
6. https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-featuring-altenew/
7. http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/198-its-springtime-dtcall.html
8. https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2026/03/spring.html

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Ovals
Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
Wander 12×12 Collection Pack
Wander Collection Stamps
Wander Outline Dies
Wander Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips
Back To Basics Mango Ribbon
Back To Basics Mango Enamel Dots

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Coral cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Sauna and Orange Peel Inks
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Vevor Large Die Cutting Machine, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Heartfelt Condolences

Hey everybody – I hope you’re having a beautiful week and your temps are increasing… just a little bit anyway! I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L blog today sharing a beautiful sympathy card. Let’s face it – the average crafter does not find this type of card easy to make. Many people believe that cardinals symbolize the presence of lost loved ones, especially when grieving. When I found this SVG cut file from SVG Cuts featuring a cardinal, I knew I had to make it into a sympathy card. And, of course, I used a few of the most awesome adhesives to put it together!

Using my Cricut Explore Air 2 and the SVG Cuts Cardinal Crate Box Card SVG cut file, I cut all the pieces from a large variety of cardstock from CutCardStock (along with prints from the The Paper Shelter Tattered and Worn 12×12 Paper Pad) which I’ve listed below. I made several changes to this file. I believe it was intended to be a Winter-themed card, and since I was making a sympathy card I omitted the greenery with the berries and cut extra pieces for the remaining greenery. I also made the second and third inserts flat instead of shaped so the white cardstock wouldn’t show through the greenery.

I used two coordinating floral papers from the The Paper Shelter Tattered and Worn 12×12 Paper Pad for the flap on the front and the envelope. I ran the crate panels through the Big Shot in the Crafter’s Companion Wood Grain embossing folder. I used the Dual Tip Glue Pen and E-Z Dots Permanent Refillable Dispenser for the assembly of the card base and inserts. I added a white twine bow and flower embellishment to the front flap, and affixed the flap with 3D Foam Squares White Mix.

I stamped a sentiment from the Honey Bee Stamps Heartfelt Condolences stamp set in Versafine Onyx Black ink on the sentiment panel and popped it up on 3D Foam Squares White Mix. I’ve included a shot of the flattened card on the envelope; it’s a big one! This would definitely need to be mailed in a padded envelope for protection if it was not going to be hand-delivered. I really love how this turned out and would hope the recipient finds it comforting!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html
2. https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2026/03/272-splash-of-green.html
3. https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/cut-it-up-challenge-352-forever-green.html
4. https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ltccb-91-and-ltccb-90-winner-and-top.html
5. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ltscb-178-anything-goes-ltscb-177.html
6. https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/miucb-82-anything-goes-optional-die.html
7. https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-featuring-altenew/

Products used:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser
3D Foam Squares White Mix

HomeHobby™ by 3L
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 100# White, Pop Tone Black Licorice, Pop Tone Red Hot, Pop Tone Hot Fudge, Pop Tone Orange Fizz, Pop Tone Gumdrop Green, Pop Tone Jellybean Green, and Kale Green cardstock; The Paper Shelter Tattered and Worn 12×12 Paper Pad
STAMPS: Honey Bee Stamps Heartfelt Condolences Stamp Set
INK: Versafine Onyx Black Ink
DIES/PUNCHES: SVG Cuts Cardinal Crate Box Card SVG Cut File
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Explore Air 2, MISTI, Big Shot, Crafter’s Companion Wood Grain Embossing Folder, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Black Enamel Dots, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine, Pink Paisley 5th & Monaco Flower Embellishment

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and you’re inspired to get your crafty supplies out and play! Be sure to check out the awesome array of adhesives and other craft supplies Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L has to offer! And be sure to follow us on FacebookPinterestInstagram and Twitter for lots of crafty inspiration! And if you haven’t yet subscribed to our YouTube Channel, be sure to do that, too, for even more inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! 

Scrappy hugs,