Life is Sweet

Hey everybody, it’s almost the weekend! OMGosh, we’ve had THE best weather this week… temps in the 40s and 50s here! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project created with our new Life Is Sweet collection. If you love bees and all the buzz that comes with them, this collection is definitely for you! I used papers, stamps and dies from the collection to create this fun accordion card which is a super easy one (details below)!

I cut the 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean and scored it at 4-1/4″ on the long side. Next I cut three 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ panels for the front and the left/right insides from coordinating prints in the Life Is Sweet 12×12 Collection Pack which I adhered to the card base. I stamped a variety of images and sentiments from the Life Is Sweet Collection Stamps on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black, Espresso Truffle and Peanut Brittle inks. I colored the images with a variety of markers and cut them with the coordinating Life Is Sweet Outline Dies. I embellished the front of the card, popping some of the images and sentiment up on foam squares, and set the remaining images aside.

I cut the 4-3/4″ x 8″ inside accordion panel from Lessebo Coffee Bean and scored it at 2″, 4″ and 6″ on the long side. I trimmed it at an angle, measuring from the top left corner down to 2″ up from the bottom right corner. I accordion-folded the three score lines (valley-mountain-valley) and adhered it to the inside of the card base. I then cut four 1-7/8″ wide panels (in varying heights matching the sections on the accordion panel) from a honeycomb print in the 12×12 Collection Pack. I lightly traced the angled top edge on each section and trimmed the panels accordingly.

I adhered the layering panels to the accordion panel and embellished it with the stamped images and sentiment. I added a stitched rectangle to the back of the card (for a handwritten message and signature) cut with a Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies, and embellished it with the remaining stamped images.

Keep It Simple products used:
Life Is Sweet 12×12 Collection Pack
Life Is Sweet Collection Stamps
Life Is Sweet Outline Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Espresso Truffle and Peanut Brittle inks; Bic Mark-It Fine Point markers- Hot Aqua, Polynesian Purple, Pink Flamingo, Rambunctious Red, Honey Brown, Yellow Blaze, Sunset Orange and Cloud Nine Grey; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point markers- Light Green, Medium Green and Brown; Copic Ciao alcohol markers- C-1 and E00
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares

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,