Love To Scrap 2

Seeking Treasure

Hey everybody, happy Thursday! I hope you’re having a good week! I’m delighted to share another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today that features papers and die cut pieces from our new Sea Pirates collection that just went live a few days ago! Aren’t these products just THE cutest?! To create this fun diorama card, I used our trusty 3D Diorama Card Dies for the base and then added the die cut pieces. This was such a fun card to make!

Using our 3D Diorama Card Dies, cut the card base from CutCardStock Sand Castle cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Sea Pirates 12×12 Collection Pack. I grabbed a handful of die cuts from the Sea Pirates Die Cut Pieces and adhered them to the inserts and the back, popping some of them up with our Adhesive Basics Foam Adhesive Squares. I added the sentiment to the top right corner, and the card was finished! Easy Peasy!

Here’s a shot of the card flattened out for mailing.

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts: 3D Diorama Card dies
Sea Pirates 12×12 Collection Pack
Sea Pirates Die Cut Pieces
Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Foam Adhesive Squares & Strips

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

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Sand Castle cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Big Shot, 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,

Squeeze the Day

08/08/26 Weekly Favorite (favorited by two crafters) at Splitcoast Stampers!
08/12/26 Featured Project at Little Red Wagon!

Hi friends! Well, another Friday has rolled around and we’re now into the first week of August. How is that even possible?! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Cut It Up Challenges and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for #362 – Add A Sentiment. I used the Dreaming Tree Lemonade Shaker SVG cut file and although it took a little more work to assemble, it was an absolute delight to make. I LOVE shaker cards (and shaped cards), so this was definitely a win-win! And I love the fact that this one has die cut pieces mixed in with the shaker bits!

Using my Cricut Explore Air 2 and the Dreaming Tree Lemonade Shaker Card SVG cut file, I cut all the pieces from CutCardStock Basis Dark Red, Lessebo Granite Gray, Granny Smith, Bazzill Peach, Blue Hydrangea, Pop Tone Lemon Drop, Bright Silver Foil, Stardream Metallic Pluto, Rubber Ducky Yellow, and Cougar 100# Smooth White and 80# Smooth White cardstock, as well as a couple patterned papers from the Carta Bella Beach Party Collection Kit. I cut the envelope from a gingham print in the Simple Stories Wood & Gingham Basics 12×12 paper pad.

Here’s a shot of the inside, and admittedly I’m not thrilled with it. I got interrupted and when I came back to my craft table, I absent-mindedly adhered the panel before I stamped the sentiment (from the Hero Arts To Seize or Not To Seize stamp set). *sigh* So I ended up stamping it in Versafine Onyx Black ink on a scrap piece of the peach cardstock and fussy cutting it. All crafters blunder from time to time (bahahaha), right?! All in all, though, it’s really a fun card and I love how it turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/08/challenge-202608-anything-goes.html
2. https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-crafts-galore-encore-challenge.html
3. https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2026/08/little-red-wagon-challenge-870-card.html
4. https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/miucb-84-anything-goes-optional-shape.html
5. https://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-challenge-anything-goes.html
6. https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/08/anything-goes-764-765.html

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

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Dark Red, Lessebo Granite Gray, Granny Smith, Bazzill Peach, Blue Hydrangea, Pop Tone Lemon Drop, Bright Silver Foil, Stardream Metallic Pluto, Rubber Ducky Yellow, and Cougar 100# Smooth White and 80# Smooth White cardstock; Carta Bella Beach Party Collection Kit, Simple Stories Wood & Gingham Basics 12×12 paper pad
STAMPS: Hero Arts To Seize or Not To Seize stamp set
INK: Versafine Onyx Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Dreaming Tree Lemonade Shaker Card SVG cut file
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Explore Air 2, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic, Mini MISTI; Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Strips, Thin 3D Foam Squares and Crafty Power Tape; Keep It Simple Sprinkles (all 2mm Beads)- Yellow Caviar Glass, Matte Sunshine Yellow, Matte Yellow and Clear Caviar Glass

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Here We Grow

Hi friends – I hope you’re having a great day and it’s not too hot where you are! I have THE cutest Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today. I totally love the flower pot pocket card, so I decided to make one using one of our newer collections. This adorable card features papers, stamps and dies from our Bugs collection, and makes such a fun card for a kid… or a kid-at-heart adult! That caterpillar is beyond cute!

I cut the card base and pull-up card from CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Bugs 6×9 collection pack. I used 165# Solar White to layer onto the pull-up card. I grabbed a KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangle die to cut the scallop edge and then tied some Back To Basics Jute Twine around the card.

I stamped a sentiment and several images from the Bugs Collections stamps on 80# Solar White cardstock and colored them with a variety of markers. I cut them with the coordinating Outline dies and popped a few of them up on our Back To Basics Adhesive Squares.

All that was left to do was stamp a sentiment on the pull-up card. Is that not the cutest card ever?! Love how this one turned out! The next one I make I think I will use acetate on the top portion of the pull-up card. ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html
2. https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/h-is-for-horticulture-science-of.html
3. https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-crafts-galore-encore-challenge.html
4. https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/miucb-84-anything-goes-optional-shape.html
5. https://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-challenge-anything-goes.html
6. https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/08/anything-goes-764-765.html

Keep It Simple products used:
Bugs 6×9 Collection Pack
Bugs Collection Stamps
Bugs Outline Stamps
KIS Cuts: Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangles
Back To Basics Jute Twine
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Foam Adhesive Squares & Strips

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 80# Solar White cardstock, Classic Crest 165# Double Thick Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Rich Cocoa ink, Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink; Copic Ciao alcohol markers- YG03/11, G21/82/94, Y28/35, YR02/23, E08, R20, BG72; EK Success Gold Dual Tip Pen
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, TapeRunner Double-Sided Dots Adhesive Tape, Mini MISTI, Big Shot

Scrappy hugs,

Sassy Happy Birthday

Hey everybody, happy Tuesday! I hope your week is off to a nice start! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a stenciled birthday card. Birthday cards seem to be needed more than cards for any other occasion, so I came up with a design that would be easy to mass-produce to have multiples on hand. Plus I love a shaped card, so that’s a bonus! I used several products from my stash (an older Cat’s Pajama sentiment stamp set but specifically Emily Moore Designs stencils and dies that I hadn’t gotten around to using yet) along with a variety of cardstock from CutCardStock which I’ll list below. I really love how this turned out!

I won’t go into a whole lot of detail here, so be sure to see my tutorial on the CutCardStock blog if you’d like to know more. I used Lessebo Pitch Black and Mantis Green for the card base and front layer. I used Emily Moore Designs Field of Flowers layered stencils along with picked raspberry, abandoned coral, fossilized amber, twisted citron, and lucky clover distress oxides to stencil the focal panel.

The sentiment pieces were cut from Poodle Skirt Pink, Lessebo Pitch Black, 80# Solar White and 165# Double Thick Solar White. The diagonal embellishing strips were cut from Poodle Skirt Pink, Flamingo and Yellow Jacket, then muted with Glama Natural Translucent vellum. I did this because the distress oxide colors on the focal panel lightened up quite a bit as they dried and the strips ended up being too bright.

The inside panel was cut from 80# Solar White, embellished with a leftover strip of the stenciled focal panel on the front, and then layered on Mantis Green. That awesome stamp is from The Cat’s Pajamas, and that sentiment is what made this card sassy! And I love it!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html
2. https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/miucb-84-anything-goes-optional-shape.html
3. https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2026/08/challenge-192-feminine.html
4. https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2026/08/nbus-challenge-89.html (Emily Moore Designs stencils and dies)

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

CutCardStock products used:
Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock
Mantis Green cardstock
Poodle Skirt Pink cardstock
Flamingo cardstock
Yellow Jacket cardstock
Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and Classic Crest 165# Double Thick Solar White cardstock
Glama Natural Translucent Clear Vellum

Other products used:
STAMPS: The Cat’s Pajamas Sassy Birthday stamps
INK: Ranger distress oxide inks- picked raspberry, abandoned coral, fossilized amber, twisted citron, and lucky clover; Versafine Onyx Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Crafter’s Companion Die’Sire Ruth Create-A-Card dies, Emily Moore Designs Short & Sweet Happy Birthday dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, Emily Moore Designs Field of Flowers Layered Stencils, Taylored Expressions Stick & Stamp Mat, Ranger-Wendy Vecchi 12″ Make Art Stay-tion, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, TapeRunner Dots Double-Sided Adhesive Tape, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Adhesive Sheets and Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix, green gemstones

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,

Hello Tweety!

08/08/26 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, happy Tuesday – I hope you are having a nice week so far! I’m happy to share that one of my projects was a Top 5 pick over at Try it on Tuesday, and I was invited to guest for an upcoming challenge, so here I am! I totally love Art Impressions stamps and dies, and their Twister line is off the chain, so this fun birthday card is my guest design project for the Make It Colorful challenge over at Try it on Tuesday! I have quite a few of the Twister stamps and dies, and have actually used most of them. This is one I found in my stash that I hadn’t used yet, so TA-DA… [insert high-pitched angel voice]!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Dawn Maroon cardstock and adhered two coordinating prints from the Doodlebug Design Buffalo Check-Wood Grain Rainbow Petite Prints 6×6 Double-Sided Paper Pad. I used the Art Impressions Twist Frame die to cut the aperture into the front flap. I then stamped the bird front and back on 80# Solar White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink using the Art Impressions Bird Twister stamps. I colored both sides of the bird, cut them with the coordinating Bird Twister dies, and inserted her into the aperture.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White and embellished it with a leftover strip of the Doodlebug Design buffalo check paper used on the front. I stamped a sentiment from the My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 3 stamp set in black ink and adhered the panel to the inside of the card base. I made sure to stamp the sentiment high enough so it wouldn’t show through the aperture.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html
2. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/ltscb-180-anything-goes-ltscb-179.html
3. https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2026/08/challenge-192-feminine.html
4. https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2026/08/nbus-challenge-89.html (Art Impressions Bird twister stamps and dies)

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

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Dawn Maroon cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, Doodlebug Design Buffalo Check-Wood Grain Rainbow Petite Prints 6×6 Double-Sided Paper Pad
STAMPS: Art Impressions Bird Twister stamps, My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 3 stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- PL4, GT1, BP4, JG4, TB4, IG2/9, BO1/2/4, CT3; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Red marker
DIES/PUNCHES: Art Impressions Twist Frame die and Bird Twister dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, MISTI Stamp Tool, Big Shot, Keep It Simple Ruby Enamel Dots

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this fun birthday card and you’ll link up with us over at TioT! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

just Buzzing by

08/01/26 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hi friends, I hope you’re having a wonderful week! Can you believe it’s the last day of July already? Time is flying by! I have a super cute and very easy Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today! It’s a simple Z-fold featuring our new KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangles along with papers and die cut pieces from the Life Is Sweet collection. As if you couldn’t already tell, this is one of my favorite collections – it makes THE cutest cards ever!

Using the KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangles, I cut the card base and made the score lines for the Z-fold. I cut partial scallop rectangles from several coordinating prints in the Life Is Sweet 6×9 Collection Pack using the same die.

I embellished the side front and inside with Life Is Sweet Die Cut Pieces, popping a few of them up on foam squares. Added a few Back To Basics Lemon Enamel Dots, which completed this adorable card. Such a fun design – the scallops really lend a playful feel to this card!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/ltccb-93-and-ltccb-92-winner-and-top.html
2. https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/miucb-84-anything-goes-optional-shape.html

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangles
Life Is Sweet 6×9 Collection Pack
Life Is Sweet Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips
Back To Basics Lemon 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 80# 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, Vevor Large Die Cutting Machine

Scrappy hugs,

Celebrate Tag

08/05/26 Top 3 at WordArt Wednesday!

Hey everybody, how did it get to be Monday already?! I hope you had a good weekend! I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L blog today sharing Part 3 of my three-piece ensemble created for the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Trade Show Booth. You’ve seen the chocolate bar card and the set of party treat bags, so now I bring you my giant birthday tag. I have really enjoyed this special project and look forward to the next one!

I used cardstock from CutCardStock, a large tag die from STAMPlorations, papers and die cut pieces from the Keep It Simple Happy Birthday collection, and quite a few awesome products from Scrapbook Adhesives. All three pieces of my ensemble show off the ‘Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside’ technique.

The tag base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 165# Double Thick Solar White cardstock using a large STAMPlorations Stitched Nested Tag Die. CutCardStock Pop Tone Wild Cherry and Bright Gold Foil along with a colorful print in the Keep It Simple Happy Birthday 6×9 Collection Pack were used for layers.

Embellishments include a journaling card and lots of die cuts from the same Keep It Simple Happy Birthday collection. I employed the ‘Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside’ for the horizontal heat embossed foam strips, a rosette with glitter detail, and several foiled circles. I used three colors of Keep It Simple gingham ribbon at the top, tied with a Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine bow.

Here’s an angled shot so you can see all the dimension. There’s so much fun on this tag! For more details, be sure to see my post on the Scrapbook Adhesives blog!

And one final shot showing all three pieces of my ensemble.

Sharing my tag in the following challenges:
1. https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html
2. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/ltscb-180-anything-goes-ltscb-179.html
3. https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/miucb-84-anything-goes-optional-shape.html
4. https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/07/anything-goes-weeks-762-763.html

Products used:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
E-Z Runner® Grand Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser
3D Foam Strips
Crafty Power Tape Polybag 81ft.
3D Foam Circles White Mix
3D Foam Squares White Mix
Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix
Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Pastel Colors

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: Neenah Classic Crest 165# Double Thick Solar White cardstock; CutCardStock Pop Tone Wild Cherry, Bright Gold Foil, and Pop Tone Grape Jelly cardstock, Keep It Simple Happy Birthday 6×9 Collection Pack (including journaling card) and Die Cut Pieces
DIES/PUNCHES: STAMPlorations Stitched Nested Tag Dies, Sizzix-Tim Holtz Alterations Mini Paper Rosettes Sizzlits, Stampin’ Up! 3/4″ Circle Punch
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Pastel Gingham and Lime Ribbon, Brutus Monroe Alabaster Embossing Powder, Milwaukee Heat Tool, Spellbinders 3 in 1 Corner Punch, Making Memories Purple Glitter, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine

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 Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram 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,

Happy Holidays

Howdy, peeps! I hope you’ve had a good week and you’re gonna have some fun this weekend! I’m delighted to share an inspiration project for Keep It Simple that I created for our Christmas In July Showcase! There is a $50 gift card AND 2 tickets to any Stamp & Scrapbook Expo up for grabs for one lucky winner! Just look for the Christmas in July Showcase and Giveaway header in my post on Instagram which will give all the details. Be sure to visit all the designers’ posts, like and leave a comment on each in order to participate in the giveaway.

This diamond panel card is a design I came up with last year for a project on another design team. It’s a super easy one that is customizable and makes some really cute Christmas cards! I used items from our Very Merry Gnomes, Here Comes Santa and Scandinavian Christmas collections. If you haven’t checked out our Christmas collections yet, you really should because we have some of the cutest!

This design involves simply cutting 1-5/8″ off the front flap, then cutting that strip into three 1-5/8″ squares, and adhering them to the right side of the shortened flap in a diamond orientation. I popped up the center diamond on foam squares. You have the option of making the squares slightly smaller or slightly larger, depending on how you plan to embellish them, and then just cut the layering panels 1/8″ smaller. That’s it!

I used papers, a kitty gnome stamp and coordinating outline die from the Very Merry Gnomes collection along with a heat embossed sentiment from the Scandinavian Christmas Gnomes collection. The finishing touch on the front was adding a couple Back To Basics Jade Enamel Hearts.

I embellished the inside with a leftover strip of the green stripe paper used on the front. I then cut the narrow inside panel from 80# Solar White, stamped an outlined heart from the Very Merry Gnomes collection stamps, and added a die cut sentiment from the Here Comes Santa collection. Seriously, this couldn’t have been any easier, and turned out so darn cute!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2026/07/christmas-in-july-with-waffle-flower.html
2. https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2026/07/christmas-in-july-868.html
3. https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/mlccb-69-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html
4. https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-191-use-colouring-medium.html (image is small but mighty, lol, and I colored him with alcohol markers)

Keep It Simple products used:
Very Merry Gnomes 6×9 Collection Pack
Very Merry Gnomes Collection Stamps
Very Merry Gnomes Outline Dies
Here Comes Santa Die Cut Pieces
Scandinavian Christmas – Gnomes Collection Stamps
Back To Basics Adhesive Squares & Strips
Back To Basics Jade Enamel Hearts
Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

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

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Premium Classic Crest 80# Folded cardstock, Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Catherine Pooler Rockin’ Red and Spruce inks; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- MB1/2/4, DR4, DG3, PP3; Brutus Monroe Clear Embossing ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Brutus Monroe Icicle Embossing Powder, Milwaukee Heat Tool

Scrappy hugs,

a day all about you

07/25/26 Weekly Favorite (favorited by two crafters) at Splitcoast Stampers!
07/31/26 Top Pick at Festive Friday Challenge!

Hi friends, happy Friday! Only one more Friday in this month and then we’re into August! This year is flying by just like the last 20 have, lol! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Cut It Up Challenges and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project for #361 – Emboss It! We’re looking for either dry or heat embossing, and I’ve used both on my card – dry for the trim on her dress and heat for the front and inside sentiments.

You may have noticed the special contest running on the CIU blog right now – we’re now only TWO away from 1000 followers! When the 1000 followers milestone is reached, there will be a random drawing from all of the entries in the challenge where 1000 followers was reached and reward the lucky random winner with a box full of crafty goodies! Come on over and follow us – AND get in on the chance to win that box of goodies! ;)

Using my Cricut Explore Air 2 and the Rosey Card SVG cut file from the Dreaming Tree Le Chapeau SVG Bundle, I cut all the pieces from Neenah Classic Linen 100# Solar White cardstock; CutCardStock Basis Natural, Flamingo, Basis Coral, and Pop Tone Hot Fudge cardstock; Darice Ooh La La cardstock, and patterned papers from the Keep It Simple Hello Adventure Flipsides Pack and Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack. I used the Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fades Regal Flourishes for the trim on her dress for the dry embossing.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Birthday Blossoms stamp set for the front and inside sentiments, heat embossing the front sentiment in Brutus Monroe Gilded Embossing Powder on a scrap piece of Keep It Simple Back To Basics Acetate. I used Keep It Simple Back To Basics Ruby Enamel Dots and White Enamel Dots for her hat and necklace which I thought added some great texture.

I cut the inside panel from CutCardStock Basis Natural and embellished it with a leftover piece of the dotted paper used on the front. I typically don’t use white and off-white cardstock together but it was used on the front so I carried it to the inside. I heat embossed another sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! birthday Blossoms stamp set in Brutus Monroe Gilded Embossing Powder using my Milwaukee heat tool. Love, love, love how this card turned out – these SVG cut files are fabulous!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://aaabirthday.blogspot.com/2026/07/game-87-for-girls.html

2. https://festivefridaychallenge.com/festive-friday-card-making-and-paper-crafting-challenge-ff0214/ (Having fun in this new challenge I found a few weeks back! I used linked shapes, friends sentiment, flowers, birds)

3. https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/ltccb-93-and-ltccb-92-winner-and-top.html
4. https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/miucb-84-anything-goes-optional-shape.html

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

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Linen 100# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Natural, Flamingo, Basis Coral, and Pop Tone Hot Fudge cardstock; Darice Ooh La La cardstock; Keep It Simple Hello Adventure Flipsides Pack and Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up! Birthday Blossoms stamp set
INK: Brutus Monroe Clear Embossing Ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Dreaming Tree Rosey Card from Le Chapeau SVG Bundle
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Explore Air 2, Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, MISTI Stamp Tool, Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fades Regal Flourishes Embossing Folder; Keep It Simple Adhesive Basics Foam Adhesive & Acetate Sheets, Brutus Monroe Gilded Embossing Powder, Milwaukee Heat Tool, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Ruby Enamel Dots and White Enamel Dots, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

peas & love

Hi friends, I hope you’re having a great week and it’s not too awfully hot where you are. It’s pretty warm here but we’re tolerating it. Have to admit that I’m definitely ready for Fall, though! LOL! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today featuring papers and die cut pieces from our new Autumn Harvest collection. This tiered pinwheel twist is one of my all-time favorite fun folds and it has been a while since I made one. My inspiration for this particular design originally came from Sam Calcott over at Mixed Up Craft several years ago. There are a few versions of the pinwheel card out there but I thought this one would be perfect to show off the super cute papers and die cuts in this collection! So fun!

I cut the base and panels from CutCardStock Glama Brown Kraft along with layering panels from several coordinating prints in the Autumn Harvest 6×9 Collection Pack. Since I’m a green girl, I stuck with the green gingham pattern on the front side of the tiered panels and then used four other prints in the collection for the panels on the back side. Then I matched the die cut pieces with the paper in each section and added a combination of Back To Basics Ruby, Mango and Jade Enamel Hearts. Here are shots of the second and third sides.

I left one panel plain at the very bottom of the fourth side to write a custom message and sign. I really like how this turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html
2. https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-2026-crafts-galore-encore.html
3. https://secretstamper.com/creative-creases-117-july-3-through-august-6/
4. https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-233-ag-fun-in-sun.html
5. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/ltscb-180-anything-goes-ltscb-179.html
6. https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/07/anything-goes-weeks-762-763.html

Keep It Simple products used:
Autumn Harvest 6×9 Collection Pack
Autumn Harvest Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Foam Adhesive Squares & Strips
Back To Basics Ruby Enamel Hearts
Back To Basics Mango Enamel Hearts
Back To Basics Jade Enamel Hearts
Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Glama Brown Kraft 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

Scrappy hugs,