Love & Thanks

Hey everybody! Happy Thursday – I hope you’re having a great week! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a trifold window card featuring several of our new Lessebo cardstock colors. The Lessebo line replaces the Basis cardstock that is no longer carried but was one of my favorites. I’m happy to report that it’s just as awesome as the Basis was!

I cut the card base from Lessebo Ivory and then used Hunter Green, Aubergine, Granite Gray, Arctic Blue, Navy Blue and Ivory to create a striped background for the card front. I cut an aperture into the panel with a Spellbinders Diamond & Arch Motif die and adhered a piece of acetate behind it. The large front sentiment is from the Keep It Simple Thank You Sentiments stamp set, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added several blue gemstones to finish the front.

I stamped the focal image (seen through the window) on the Ivory piece that was die cut from the flap using the larger Spellbinders Diamond & Arch Motif stamp and colored it with alcohol markers, then added another sentiment from the Keep It Simple Thank You Sentiments stamp set.

I cut the inside panel from Lessebo Aubergine cardstock and adhered it with the fold at the bottom. I then added an Ivory panel which I embellished with strips of Hunter Green, Artic Blue and Aubergine. I stamped an additional sentiment and small heart (from the same stamp set) directly on the panel in black ink.

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CutCardStock products used:
Lessebo Ivory cardstock
Lessebo Hunter Green cardstock
Lessebo Aubergine cardstock
Lessebo Granite Gray cardstock
Lessebo Arctic Blue cardstock
Lessebo Navy Blue cardstock

Other products used:
STAMPS: Spellbinders Diamond & Arch Motif stamp set, Keep It Simple Thank You Sentiments stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Midnight ink; Arteza alcohol markers- G21, B28, CG04, PB01; Memento Tuxedo Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Spellbinders Diamond & Arch Motif die set
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic, 1/4″ double-sided foam strip, blue 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 Facebook Page and for more inspiration! Also, be sure to join our Creating with Card Stock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,