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Together We Have It All

Hey everybody, happy Wednesday! The weeks sure seem to be rolling around pretty quickly these days. I’m up on the Love From Lizi blog today with a tutorial for making a masculine ‘love you just because’ card with a slanted flap. I sure do love me some fun folds and next in line come the fancy cuts which really make a statement! I used paper, stamps, ephemera, pin stripe peel-offs and sequins – all from our ‘For Him’ May release – and I love how it turned out. This release is packed full of wonderful products to get your masculine project mojo going! And our team is having an IG Hop to celebrate this awesome release, so be sure to visit the Love From Lizi Instagram page to hop with us and get in on the chance to win a $30CAD gift card to shop on the site!

I used CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock for the card base and cut off the front flap at an angle, saving the piece that was cut off. Next, I cut the front layering panel from Basis 80# Natural cardstock, angled the bottom edge, and did a little mixed media work on it. I used Memento Rich Cocoa and Espresso Truffle dye inks, Ranger Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Spritz (sprayed and splattered) along with hand stamping using stamps from the Summer Botany Stamp Set. I used Ranger Walnut Stain Distress Ink around the edges which I had also distressed with the Tim Holtz Distress Tool.

I lightly distressed the inside of the card base also (using the same products sans the stamping) and inked the outside edges with Walnut Stain distress ink. I adhered the leftover piece cut off the front flap along with a patterned paper layer cut from a striped paper in the A Spot of Autumn 6×6 Paper Pack. I adhered a couple pieces of Vintage Escapes Ephemera, then added a couple Brown Mirror Pinstripe Peel-Off Stickers and several sequins from the For Him Sequin Mix to the card front. I stamped a sentiment from the same Summer Botany Stamp Set in Memento Rich Cocoa ink and tore it on all four sides. I lightly inked the edges and popped it up on thin 3D foam squares.

I embellished the inside with a 1/2″ x 4-1/8″ strip of the patterned paper which I distressed with the Walnut Stain distress ink, and then stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set in Rich Cocoa ink. For more details, be sure to visit the Love From Lizi blog to see my tutorial. ;)

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A Spot of Autumn 6×6 Paper Pack
Summer Botany Stamp Set
Vintage Escapes Ephemera
Brown Mirror Pinstripe Peel-Off Stickers
For Him Sequin Mix

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural and Basis 80# Natural cardstock
INK: Memento Rich Cocoa and Espresso Truffle inks; Ranger Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Spritz; Ranger Walnut Stain distress ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Tim Holtz Distress Tool, Ranger Tiny Blending Tool and Tiny Blending Foam, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares, Trinity Pick Up Stick

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to join our Facebook Group and Follow us on Instagram and YouTube for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Life is Good

Hey y’all, happy Tuesday! It is indeed a very happy Tuesday for Ed and I… we’ve been keeping a secret and we can now let the cat out of the bag, lol! We closed on a house in Iowa yesterday. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the last eight years we’ve been in Colorado, but as old folks on social security, we need to be in a more affordable location to spend our remaining years. Plus we’ll be closer to family, so it’s a win-win! Now, let me share this fun center flap card I created for Keep It Simple using papers and die cut pieces from our new Wander collection. This is one of the easiest fun folds ever and I totally love how it turned out. It’s very similar to all the front flap card folds I’ve made over the years but it’s made with one piece of cardstock rather than two.

I cut the 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base from CutCardStock Basis Black and scored it at 4-1/4″. I put the cardstock in my paper trimmer with the 5-1/2″ edge across the top. I measured 1-1/4″ inward from the left edge and cut from the top edge down to the score line, and then repeated the process on the other side. I applied glue to the underside of the two narrow flaps and pressed them down, leaving the center flap loose. I used papers and die cuts from our Wander collection, along with our Lemon enamel dots and some Love From Lizi gold pinstripe peel-off stickers to embellish the front.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a paper strip and more die cuts. Seriously, this card couldn’t be easier – you have to give it a try! ;)

Keep It Simple products used:
Wander 12×12 Collection Pack
Wander Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Lemon Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Black cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Fiskars SureCut 12″ Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Spellbinders 3 in 1 Notched Corner Punch, Love From Lizi Straight Gold Mirror Peel-Off Stickers, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 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,

Dad We Love You

Hey everybody, another wish for a happy Friday since this is my second post of the day! I hope you’re having a great week. I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a super cute shirt card for Dad which is my own design. It’s super easy and really packs a punch. You can dress it up or down, and make it masculine, feminine or kid-friendly. I used Misty Blue and Navy Blue from our Lessebo line along with my studio staple Neenah Classic Crest Solar White. Be sure to pop over to the blog and see my tutorial if you’d like to learn how to make this fun card!

I cut the card base from Lessebo Misty Blue cardstock and then cut the pieces for the front, sleeve, collar and placket from a plaid print in the Craft Consortium Tartan paper pad. I totally LOVE plaids for masculine shirt cards! I added Keep It Simple Back To Basics Royal Enamel Dots for the buttons along with a sentiment from the Brutus Monroe Remote King stamp set which I stamped on a Misty Blue cardstock scrap in Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist ink. I cut it with a Love From Lizi Stitched Label Nested Cutting Die and layered it on a slightly larger label die cut which I cut from Lessebo Navy Blue cardstock.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip of the plaid paper used on the front. I stamped another Brutus Monroe sentiment from the Super Sentimental stamp set in the blue ink, and this completed the card.

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CutCardStock products used:
Lessebo Misty Blue cardstock
Lessebo Navy Blue cardstock
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock

Other products used:
PAPER: Craft Consortium Tartan 6×6 double-sided papers
STAMPS: Brutus Monroe Remote King stamp set and Super Sentimental stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist ink, Sharpie Fine Point White Paint Pen
DIES/PUNCHES: Love From Lizi Stitched Label Nested Cutting Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Spellbinders Best Ever Craft Tape 1/4″, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Royal Enamel Dots, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares (black)

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 CutCardStock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

you’re Eggstra special

Hey everybody, happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a fabulous week and you’re looking forward to a restful and relaxing weekend. I’m thrilled to share a Brutus Monroe DT inspiration project with you today featuring our Hip Hop Hooray stamps, stencils and chipboard along with our Bunny Friends stamps and chipboard. This double easel fold is seriously one of the easiest-ever fun folds and it really packs a punch. And I just can’t get over the cuteness of all the Easter-themed crafty goodies in this latest release – be sure to check them out!

I cut the card base at 4-1/4″ x 11″ (scored at 5-1/2″) from CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock. Next, I cut the double easel panel at 4″ x 10-1/4″ (scored at 2-1/2″ and 5″) along with an embellishment strip approximately 3-5/8″ x 3/4″ from our Jack O Lantern cardstock. Finally, I cut two additional layering panels at 3-3/4″ x 5″ and 2-1/4″ x 3-3/4″ from a print in the Spring Floral 6×6 Paper Pack. I created the focal images for the front using the Hip Hop Hooray stamps and stencils with distress inks and chipboard companions. I also used a variety of markers in addition to the distress inks, and blinged out the eggs with some tiny colored gemstones in my stash. Just prior to adhering the focal images, I stamped a sentiment from the Hip Hop Hooray stamp set.

I cut the inside panel at 3-3/4″ x 5″ from CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural cardstock and embellished it with leftover strips of the patterned paper and cardstock used on the front. I stamped a sentiment from the same Hip Hop Hooray stamp set and layered it on a panel of Jack O Lantern cardstock cut at 4″ x 5-1/4″. The finishing touch was adding an additional chipboard bunny created with the Bunny Friends stamps and chipboard companions. All stamping on this card was done in our Raven ink.

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Brutus Monroe products used:
BRU 8956 Hip Hop Hooray Stamp Set
BRU 9581 Hip Hop Hooray Chipboard Companions
BRU 0810 Hip Hop Hooray Layering Stencils
BRU 1018 Bunny Friends Stamp Set
BRU 1573-2 Bunny Friends Chipboard Companions
BRU 5437 Jack O Lantern Cardstock
BRU 4546 Spring Floral 6×6 Paper Pack
BRU 2543 Raven Detail 2×2 Ink

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural and Basis 80# Natural cardstock
INK: Ranger distress inks- fossilized amber, peacock feathers and twisted citron; Copic Ciao Alcohol Markers- B18 Lapis Lauzuli, BG05 Holiday Blue, BV02 Prune, E04 Lipstick Rose, G05 Emerald Green, G94 Grayish Olive, R000 Cherry White, Y08 Acid Yellow, V15 Mallow, YR16 Apricot; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen; Bic Mark-It Fine Point Marker- Hot Aqua; Pentel Slicci Metallic Green pen
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Catherine Pooler Detail Blending Brushes, Darice tiny gemstones in assorted colors

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and you’re inspired to get your craft on! Be sure to check out all the amazing stamps and dies, pigments and mists, cardstock and tools (just to name a few) at Brutus Monroe! And if you happen to have a sweet tooth and like to munch while you craft (like I do, lol), check out Scoozie’s Confections & Curiosities! OMG, I’m hooked! ;) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for tons of crafty inspiration! And come on over and join our Fan Club Facebook Group to share your crafty makes using our products! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Hello Friend

Hey everybody, has ‘Spring sprung’ where you are yet? We honestly thought Spring had arrived here until Mother Nature threw us a little more snow a couple weeks ago. We’ve had a few slightly chilly days since then and we’re hoping that was our last snowfall for the year, but who knows?! I’m up on the Scrapbook Pal blog today sharing a tutorial for making a pretty friendship card featuring dies and stamps in the Hero Arts Blossoms & Birdsong Collection. I used the Branches & Blossoms Fancy Dies along with the Here For You Clear Stamps & Dies. I am a huge Hero Arts fan and these products carry the same upscale quality we all know and love!

Using the Hero Arts Branches & Blossoms Fancy Dies, I cut the background along with the birds, florals and leaf sprig from white cardstock and colored them with a variety of Copic Ciao alcohol markers. I love using a MISTI Sticky Mat affixed to my Ranger-Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion 7” with magnets. Keeping the die cuts in the negative spaces on the Sticky Mat allows easy coloring without them scooting all over the place.

I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White along with a layering panel from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Eris cardstock. I adhered the background to the card front along with the birds and flowers, popping up the birds with foam strips. I added a sentiment from the Here For You Clear Stamps & Dies which I stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink and cut with the coordinating die. The finishing touch was adding a Brutus Monroe Emerald Green Flat Back Crystal to the center of each flower.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White and embellished it with the leaf sprig and a couple leftover flowers. I added another sentiment stamped from the Here For You Clear Stamps & Dies which was also stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink and cut with the coordinating die. I added a Brutus Monroe Emerald Green Flat Back Crystal to the center of these two flowers as well. For more in-depth details, be sure to see my tutorial on the Scrapbook Pal blog.

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Scrapbook Pal products used:
Hero Arts Branches & Blossoms Fancy Dies
Hero Arts Here For You Clear Stamps & Dies
MISTI Sticky Mat
Ranger-Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion 7”
Copic Ciao G21 Lime Green
Copic Ciao G82 Spring Dim Green
Copic Ciao B00 Frost Blue
Copic Ciao B45 Smoky Blue
Copic Ciao E29 Burnt Umber
Copic Ciao Y000 Pale Lemon
Copic Ciao Y02 Canary Yellow
Copic Ciao Y21 Buttercup Yellow
Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner Permanent Strips
My Sweet Petunia Glue Press
Bearly Art precision craft glue
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape
MISTI
Versafine Onyx Black ink

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Eris and Green Curry Canvas Pearl Textured cardstock
INK: Sakura black Micron 08 pen (to color the bird eyes)
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, Brutus Monroe Emerald Green Flat Back Crystals

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and you’re inspired to get your craft on! Be sure to check out the awesome array of craft supplies in the Scrapbook Pal store… the selection is amazing! And head over to the Scrapbook Pal Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram pages for more design team inspiration! And if you haven’t yet subscribed to our YouTube Channel, be sure to do that, too, for tons of hands-on crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Hip Hop Hooray

Hey everybody, happy hump day! I hope you’re having a great week! I’m delighted to share a Brutus Monroe DT inspiration project with you today featuring our Hoppy To See You Card Panels, Hip Hop Hooray Stamp Set, Bunny Friends Stamp Set and Lace Layers Nested Dies. These card panels are foilable although I chose not to do that this time. I colored this one and heat embossed it to make it shimmer. There’s nothing cuter than these little bunnies peeking out from behind the eggs! This Easter release is pretty darn cute and you need to check it out if you haven’t already. ;)

I grabbed a pre-scored card base and adhered a panel cut from Rouge cardstock along with a die cut Lace Layers panel cut from Cabbage cardstock. I colored the card panel (from the Hoppy To See You pack) with an assortment of markers, coated it with our embossing ink and some iridescent embossing powder from my stash, and then once again with some of our icicle embossing powder. This gave the panel a smooth finish. I stamped the bunnies from the Bunny Friends stamp set, colored them with alcohol markers and fussy cut them. The final step was stamping a sentiment from the Hip Hop Hooray stamp set in Memento Bamboo Leaves ink which I cut with a Love From Lizi stitched circle die.

I adhered a Rouge cardstock panel to the inside of the card base along with a slightly smaller Lace Layers panel cut from the Cabbage cardstock. I embellished a panel of Neenah Solar White cardstock with a leftover strip cut from the card panel on the front. Finally, I stamped a sentiment from the Hip Hop Hooray stamp set in Memento Bamboo Leaves ink, which completed the card.

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Brutus Monroe products used:
BRU 9005-2 Hoppy To See You Card Panels
BRU 8956 Hip Hop Hooray Stamp Set
BRU 1018 Bunny Friends Stamp Set
BRU 6487 Lace Layers Nested Dies
BRU 2081 Clear Embossing 2×2 Ink
BRU 2517 Icicle Ultra Fine Embossing Powder
BRU 1729 Microfiber Stamp Cloth
BRU 5144 Pre-Scored Card Bases
BRU 6533 Rouge Cardstock
BRU 5482 Cabbage Cardstock
BRU 2543 Raven Detail 2×2 Ink

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Copic Ciao Alcohol Markers- E21 Soft Sun, R000 Cherry White, R20 Blush; Bic Mark-It Fine Point Markers- Hot Aqua, Fandango Pink, Pink Flamingo, Blue Skies Blue, Tiki Hut Tan, Margarita Green, Key Lime, Yellow Blaze, Sunset Orange, Rambunctious Red; Memento Bamboo Leaves ink, Memento Tuxedo Black Marker
DIES/PUNCHES: Love From Lizi Stitched Circle Nested Cutting Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Judi-Kins Iridescent Sparkle Embossing Powder, Spellbinders Detail Scissors, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

hello sweet friend

4/19/25 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, Happy Weekend! I hope you’re doing something fun and having some awesome Spring weather! Our weather this time of year is glorious… still a tad chilly overnight (but not bad) and warm and sunny during the day! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today. This pretty shaker card features our KIS Shaker Frames A2 Frames #7 which was released in February along with our Rainbow Builder dies and sentiment stamps. And of course, I just HAD to use a variety of our papers in all the rainbow colors and our 2mm and 3mm Sprinkles pearls! I sure do love me a shaker card, and I totally feel like this one would cheer up a friend!

I cut a top-folding card base and shaker frame (using the KIS Shaker Frames A2 Frames #7) from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock. I pulled out the new Back to Basics Black & White 6×9 Collection Pack and cut the frame again so I could use the outer scalloped portion. Then the fun began… cutting the frame seven more times from papers in our Back To Basics Ruby, Mango, Lemon, Jade, Royal, Lilac and Rose 12×12 Collection Packs. This gave me lots of leftover pieces to build more rainbows!

I created the shaker with a panel of acetate and narrow strips of foam using our Back To Basics Shaker Basics-Foam Adhesive & Acetate Sheets, then filled it with our 2mm and 3mm Sprinkles Pearls. I stamped a sentiment from our Sunshine & Rainbows Sentiment Stamps in Catherine Pooler Twilight ink and cut it with a Back To Basics Stitched Oval Nested Die.

I grabbed the outer portion of the frame that I had cut previously from the Back To Basics Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack to use as the base of the inside panel. I added a rectangle cut from 80# Solar White using a Stitched Rectangle Nested Die and stamped an additional sentiment from the Sunshine & Rainbows Sentiment Stamps in the gray ink. Love, love, love!

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Shaker Frames A2 Frames #7
Back To Basics Black & White 6×9 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Mango 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Lemon 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Royal 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Lilac 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Rose 12×12 Collection Pack
Sprinkles- 2mm Pearls
Sprinkles- 3mm Pearls
Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
Sunshine & Rainbows Sentiment Stamps
Back To Basics Shaker Basics-Foam Adhesive & Acetate Sheets

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Twilight ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Scor-Tape 1/8″, Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Power Tape 54 ft, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

you make me HOPPY

Hi friends, Happy Friday! Aren’t Fridays always happy?! I believe they are even when you’re retired… I always feel like I can freely do my own thing over the weekend with no interruptions from having to travel to doctor appointments! I’m delighted to share a Brutus Monroe DT inspiration project today featuring the uber adorable Make Me Hoppy stamps, Hip Hop Hooray stamps, and Bunny Friends stamps with chipboard. And of course I can’t leave out the gorgeous Spring Floral papers and Rouge cardstock! If you haven’t seen the March release yet, you really need to check it out – it’s chock full of Easter fun! I created a 3D Window Card which quickly rose to the top of my favorites list when I discovered it early last year on Lisa Curcio’s blog. Despite it’s complex look, it is an easy one.

I cut the pieces for the card base from Rouge cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating papers in the Spring Floral 6×6 Paper Pack. I stamped adorable bunny and basket (along with a sentiment) in Raven ink on a panel of CutCardStock Basis Natural cardstock, colored the image with an assortment of markers, and cut it with a Love From Lizi Stitched Oval Nested Cutting Die. I cut the aperture in the front panel with a slightly larger oval die and added the image in the center of the aperture. The finishing touch was adding a bow fashioned from Keep It Simple Back To Basics Rose Ribbon and some of our Light Pink Flat Back Crystals.

I cut one of the back panels from the Basis Natural cardstock and embellished it with a leftover piece of the Spring Floral paper used on the other panels. I grabbed the Hip Hop Hooray stamps and the Bunny Friends stamps with chipboard, and stamped the sentiment and bunny in Raven ink. LOVE how this turned out!

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Brutus Monroe products used:
BRU 6533 Rouge Cardstock
BRU 4546 Spring Floral 6×6 Paper Pack
BRU 3710 Make Me Hoppy Stamp Set
BRU 8956 Hip Hop Hooray Stamp Set
BRU 1018 Bunny Friends Stamp Set
BRU 1573-2 Bunny Friends Chipboard Companions
BRU 2543 Raven Detail 2×2 Ink
BRU 7907 Light Pink Flat Back Crystals

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural cardstock
INK: Bic Mark-It fine point markers- Key Lime, Margarita Green, Yellow Blaze, Pink Flamingo, Peach Parfait, Polynesian Purple, Oceanview Blue and Tiki Hut Tan; Copic Ciao E02 Fruit Pink
DIES/PUNCHES: Love From Lizi Stitched Oval Nested Cutting Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Trinity Pick Up Stick, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Rose Ribbon, small wooden bow maker

Scrappy hugs,

It’s Your Birthday

Hey everybody, Happy Thursday! I hope you’re having a fabulous week. I’m delighted to share a Scrapbook Pal DT inspiration project with you today featuring the super adorable Spellbinders Garden Buddies dies which I paired with a variety of other products that are available on the Scrapbook Pal website. I found this double decker card on Pinterest – it’s an easy one and very similar to some of the Z-fold cards I’ve made in the past.

I started by cutting all the gnome, bird and floral pieces from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock and colored them with a variety of Copic Ciao alcohol markers. I assembled them and set them aside. I cut the card base and front oval from CutCardStock Coral cardstock, along with layering panels cut from a couple coordinating prints in the Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes Rainbow Petite Paper Pack and a couple more ovals from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock.

I laid the front, inside and back ovals side by side and added the die cut gnome, bird, and florals. I then stamped sentiments from the Hero Arts Let’s Celebrate Collection Stamps and the Let’s Celebrate Collection It’s Our Anniversary Stamp & Cut XL on the panels, and assembled the card. I added a double bow fashioned from Lawn Fawn White Hemp Twine which I embellished with a Keep It Simple polymer clay white heart.

Here’s a shot of the back. This was definitely a fun one!

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Scrapbook Pal products used:
Spellbinders Out and About Garden Buddies Dies
MISTI
MISTI Sticky Mat
Copic Ciao BG10 Cool Shadow
Copic Ciao BG13 Mint Green
Copic Ciao E000 Pale Fruit Pink
Copic Ciao E18 Copper
Copic Ciao G82 Spring Dim Green
Copic Ciao R22 Light Prawn
Copic Ciao YR02 Light Orange
Copic Ciao 100 Black
My Sweet Petunia Glue Press
Bearly Art precision craft glue
Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes Rainbow Petite Paper Pack
Pinkfresh Studio Double Stitch Nested Ovals Dies
Hero Arts Let’s Celebrate Collection Stamps
Hero Arts Let’s Celebrate Collection It’s Our Anniversary Stamp & Cut XL
Versafine Onyx Black ink
Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner Permanent Strips
Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares White
Lawn Fawn Trimmings White Hemp Twine

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Coral cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, Keep It Simple Sprinkles- Polymer Clay White Hearts, orange gemstones

Scrappy hugs,

Hello You!

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a fantastic week with wonderful Spring weather! I’m up on the Love From Lizi blog today with a tutorial for making a hinge card. This card features our Rise and Shine Stamp Set, Floral Watering Can Cutting Die, and Matte Silver Sway Peel-Off Stickers from our March release. I also used papers from a variety of our paper packs, some of our nested cutting dies, peel-off stickers and pearls from the store.

I made one of these with a narrow vertical hinge about a month ago and really enjoyed the process. This fold is very similar (but slightly different) than a double flap fun fold and I’ve made lots of them over the years. There are several different ways to fashion the hinge to make this card really fun! Be sure to check out my tutorial on the Love From Lizi blog if you’d like to learn how to make a hinge card.

I cut the flat card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock and the folded card panel from 80# Solar White. I cut layering panels and stitched rectangle and oval die cuts from assorted prints in the Love You, Winter Warmers, Linen Rainbow and Neutrals 6×6 paper Packs as well as white cardstock. I used the Floral Watering Can Cutting Die to cut an embellishment for the panel beneath the hinge flap. The sentiments and flower on the front of the hinge are stamped from the Rise and Shine Stamp Set. The finishing touch on the front was adding some peel-off stickers and a few small white pearls.

I embellished the inside of the folded card with strips cut from the green papers used on the front, and added a sentiment on a die cut stitched oval.