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Santa Claus is coming to town

12/14/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! It’s Sunday and I hope you’re having a great weekend! I’m stoked to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today created with our new KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up: Scallop dies. These pop-up die sets are so stinkin’ fun I can’t stand it, and I’ve now showcased projects using all three sets so I feel complete, lol! This Christmas version features papers from our new Here Comes Santa Claus Collection, our red gingham ribbon, and a variety of shaker bits from our Sprinkles line.

I used our new KIS Cuts Scallop Circular Pop-Up dies to cut the base from CutCardStock Lessebo Dawn Maroon cardstock along with stitched square layering panels cut from assorted prints in the Here Comes Santa Claus 6×9 Collection Pack. I stamped several images from the Here Comes Santa Claus Collection Stamps on CutCardStock Basis White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with alcohol markers. I cut them with the coordinating Outline Dies and used them to embellish the sections of the pop-up.

I used some red gingham ribbon from our Back To Basics Stars & Stripes Ribbon for the closure. I created a shaker for the front which features six varieties of our Sprinkles in Christmas colors. I also used several sentiments from the cut-apart sheet in the paper collection.

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up: Scallop dies
Here Comes Santa Claus 6×9 Collection Pack
Here Comes Santa Claus Collection Stamps
Here Comes Santa Claus Outline Dies
Back To Basics Stars & Stripes Ribbon
Back To Basics Shaker Basics – Foam & Acetate Sheets
Sprinkles – 2mm Beads-Caviar Glass Red
Sprinkles – 2mm Beads-Matte Red
Sprinkles – Fine Crushed Glass-Snow White
Sprinkles – Sequins Hearts-Apple
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Forest Green Sprinkles
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Mickey Snowflake Red & Green

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Dawn Maroon and Basis 80# White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- LG1/3/5, OR1, DR1/3/4, BP1, EB1/2/3, AP2, RB1/2/3; Bic Mark-It – Fine Point Forest Green, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Adhesive 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,

wishing you joy & laughter

Hey everybody! I hope you’ve had a great week and have something fun planned this weekend. I’m up on the Emily Moore Designs blog today with a DT inspiration project featuring our Gift Card Holder Die With a Bow
and Mini Gift Tag Holiday Sayings (free download). I created a fun sloth-themed diagonal pocket card (one of my favorite fun folds) as my debut project for this new design team and I’m over the moon excited!

The card base is 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ which I cut from CutCardStock Astrobrights Eclipse Black. I sliced the front flap off at an angle (from top left to bottom right) and adhered two prints from the Traci Vanover Designs Embrace The Chill 6×6 paper pad to the diagonal flap and inside back. Next, I glued the flap across the bottom to form the pocket and added horizontal and vertical strips cut from CutCardStock Habanero Red to align with the bow detail on the mini card. The finishing touch was adding three trees to the card base, fussy cut from an ephemera sheet in the sloth paper pad.

I created the base for the mini card using the gift card holder die in the set, cut from the Astrobrights Eclipse Black cardstock. I cut a flap from another print in the sloth paper pad measuring 3-1/2″ x 5-1/4″ and scored at 1/2″ on the long side, which I adhered to the gift card holder base. Using the bow dies in the set, I created the bow from the Habanero Red cardstock and set it aside. I cut another set of horizontal and vertical strips which I adhered to the front of the mini card, lining up with the strips on the card base. I adhered the bow, popping the left side up on adhesive foam squares so the mini card will slide in and out of the pocket nicely.

I printed the Mini Gift Tag Holiday Sayings on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. I cut one of them with the mini gift tag die in the set, tied a gold metallic thread bow, and adhered it with a thin adhesive foam square. I fussy cut a couple more pieces of ephemera from the sloth paper pad and adhered them to the inside center of the mini card base so they’re hidden under the gift card.

Emily Moore Designs products used:
Gift Card Holder Die With a Bow
Mini Gift Tag Holiday Sayings (free download)

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Astrobrights Eclipse Black and Habanero Red cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, Traci Vanover Designs Embrace the Chill 6×6 paper pad
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares and Thin 3D Foam Squares, Coats gold metallic thread

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and you’re inspired to get crafty! New customers – use code LESLIE10 for 10% off your order! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for crafty inspiration! Emily shares videos on all the social media platforms, and they are awesome and on point! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

just add glitter

12/7/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday – I hope you’re having a great week so far. I’m delighted to share a heart-shaped mini album for Keep It Simple which I made to commemorate Make A Gift Day. Yep, this unofficial holiday is celebrated on December 3rd every year to encourage folks to give handmade gifts rather than store bought. I totally love this concept and am happy to join a few of our teammates in sharing our handmade gifts! My little mini album features our new KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up: Heart dies along with papers, chipboard, die cut ephemera, puffy stickers and collection stickers, all from our Crafty Girls Collection. And I’ve included a fun pen that I made with beadable pen items from Bailey’s Beads! This fun collection is retiring and some of the items have sold out, so this will be a great keepsake for an awesome crafty girl!

I used our new KIS Cuts Heart Circular Pop-Up dies to cut the base from CutCardStock Wild Salmon cardstock. Then I dug into my Crafty Girls stash and grabbed paper, chipboard, die cut ephemera, puffy stickers and collection stickers, and went to town embellishing each section. I used our Back To Basics Lemon Ribbon for the closure. I created a shaker for the front which features five varieties of our Sprinkles in colors matching the papers and embellishments. To say this was “fun” is definitely an understatement… I had a blast! :D

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up: Heart
Crafty Girls Flip Sides and Collection Pack
Crafty Girls Puffy Stickers (sold out)
Crafty Girls Collection Sticker Sheet
Back To Basics Shaker Basics – Foam & Acetate Sheets
Back To Basics Lemon Ribbon
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Bright Pink Dots
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Grass Green Sprinkles
Sprinkles – Beads-2mm Pearls
Sprinkles – Beads-2mm Matte Sunshine Yellow

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Wild Salmon cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Big Shot, 1/8″ Scor-Tape, GKD Shaker Strips, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

Be Bold

Hey everybody! Happy Monday – can you believe we’re already in December?! Yep, that jolly little man in the red suit is gonna be here quick so I hope you’re ready! I’m absolutely delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you created with items in our NEW Once Upon A Time: Jasmine Collection! This mini bendi card is one of the easiest-ever fun folds and it sure packs a punch. It’s funny how these collections ‘speak’ to me most of the time when I’m deciding on what kind of card to make. And when that happens, the cards come together so easily. This is definitely a fun one to make and you’ll find instructions in the Freebies section of my blog HERE if you’d like to learn how to make it.

I cut the card base and the bendi pieces from CutCardStock Lessebo Aubergine cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Jasmine 12×12 Collection Pack. I cut a heart strip from the cut-apart sheet and then dug into the Jasmine Die Cut Pieces to create the scene, popping some up on adhesive foam squares.

I cut two back panels from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished them with the leftover pieces of the heart strip (from the cut-apart sheet) used on the front. I left these back panels blank to write a custom message.

Keep It Simple products used:
Once Upon A Time: Jasmine 12×12 Collection Pack
Once Upon A Time: Jasmine Die Cut Pieces

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Aubergine cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

fall is the best season

Hi friends! As I sit here looking outside at the snow we got last night, I’m reminded of how blessed we are. So many people don’t care for snow but Ed and I absolutely love it. I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you this morning created with our new Nuts About Fall Collection. This one is called a building block card and is such a fun card to make -it really packs a punch when the recipient opens it up! This is the second or third one I’ve made, and my inspiration comes from THIS Splitcoast Stampers tutorial.

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Jet Stream Blue cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean and an assortment of prints in the Nuts About Fall 12×12 Collection Pack. I used a journaling card, a fussy cut floral and a word from the cut apart sheet as the focal image. I popped the ‘fall’ up on several adhesive foam squares and added several Back To Basics Mango Enamel Dots which completed the card front.

The inside is where it’s happening on this card! I adhered the pieces to the sections on the inside and used the KIS Cuts Twinkling Stars Font dies to cut the ‘I LOVE FALL’ sentiment. Isn’t this fun?!

Keep It Simple products used:
Nuts About Fall 12×12 Collection Pack
KIS Cuts Twinkling Stars Font Dies
Back To Basics Mango Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Jet Stream Blue and Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Rich Cocoa marker
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Cricut Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin Adhesive Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

best friends furever

Howdy, peeps! Can you believe tomorrow is Thanksgiving already? Where has this month gone?! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making an adorable BFF card. This interactive card features our Sandcastle and Lessebo Cement Gray cardstock along with my trusty studio staple, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White. I also used the Waffle Flower Intertwined Pups Die, some super cute papers from the Keep It Simple Max & Daisy Collection, and stamps and dies from the Keep It Simple Build-A-Doghouse stamp set. I’ve never owned any lab pups but these are absolutely adorable!

I cut an A2 size flat card base from Lessebo Cement Gray cardstock along with a layering panel from a print in the Keep It Simple Max & Daisy Collection. Using the Waffle Flower Intertwined Pups Die, I cut the pups from Sandcastle cardstock and colored their noses with a Copic Ciao E47 alcohol marker. I cut their bandanas from a couple more prints in the Max & Daisy Collection. I stamped a sentiment from the Keep It Simple Build-A-Doghouse stamps in Catherine Pooler Daydream ink on a 80# Solar White cardstock scrap and tore it across the top and bottom. I added a couple enamel dots from the Keep It Simple Hello Adventure Enamel Dots which completed the card front.

I cut the back panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a scrap of the teal print used on the front. I stamped another sentiment from the same stamp set in the Daydream ink. I die cut a bone using the KIS Cuts Build-A-Doghouse die set, colored it with a Copic Ciao W-0 alcohol marker, and adhered it to the lower left corner.

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CutCardStock products used:
Sandcastle cardstock
Lessebo Cement Gray cardstock
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock

Other products used:
PAPER: Keep It Simple Max & Daisy Collection Pack and Flip Sides Pack
STAMPS: KIS Stamps Build-A-Doghouse stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Daydream ink; Copic Ciao E47 and W-0
DIES/PUNCHES: Waffle Flower Intertwined Pups dies, KIS Cuts Build-A-Doghouse die set
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Keep It Simple Hello Adventure 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 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,

thanks

11/30/24 Weekly Favorite (favorited by two fellow crafters) at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, Happy Tuesday! I’m stoked to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today, created with our new KIS Cuts Pumpkin dies. This is THE most fun set of dies – I created a shaped card with a shaker in the middle portion, and I think it turned out so cute! Shaped cards are always a hit and the shaker portion just adds to the Fun Factor!

Using the KIS Cuts Pumpkin dies, I cut the pumpkin layers and leaves from coordinating prints in the Farmhouse Fall 6×9 Collection and Cardstock Packs, along with the card base, vine and stem from CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock. I created a shaker in the center portion of the pumpkin using Polymer Clay Coffee Sprinkles, Polymer Clay Light Brown Pumpkins, 2mm Matte Orange Beads, and 2mm Caviar Glass Fall Change beads (all from the Sprinkles line). The Fall Change Caviar Glass beads haven’t hit the store yet, so stay tuned for those. I added a sentiment (from the Back To Basics Thank You Sentiments stamp set) stamped in Catherine Pooler Hot Tube ink which I fussy cut. The finishing touch on the front was adding a gold cord bow.

Using the same dies, I cut the inside panel from Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a scrap piece of the plaid paper used on the front. I stamped another sentiment from the same Thank You Sentiments stamp set in the Hot Tub ink, fussy cut it and added it to the inside.

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Pumpkin dies
Farmhouse Fall 6×9 Collection Pack
Farmhouse Fall 6×9 Cardstock Pack
Back To Basics Thank You Sentiments stamp set
Back To Basics Shaker Basics – Foam and Acetate Pack
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay Coffee Sprinkles
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay Light Brown Pumpkins
Sprinkles – Beads 2mm Matte Orange
Sprinkles – Beads 2mm Caviar Glass Fall Change (coming soon)

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, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Hot Tub ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1/8″ red liner tape, GKD gold cording, small wooden bow maker, cordless glue gun

Scrappy hugs,

Acorn Lane cards (set of 8)

Hi friends, Happy Fri-YAY! Fridays used to be super fun when I still working, but since retiring several years ago, every day is like Friday, lol! And that’s certainly not a bad thing! I’m thrilled to share my last ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project with you today created with the November 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I’d like to thank this amazing company for having me along for the last several years. A lot of care goes into curating these kits each month and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed myself. One of the upgrades in this month’s kit is the Acorn Lane Card Kit by Simple Stories, so I made the set of eight Fall-themed cards, changing up a few random things to make them unique.

The absolute most fun thing about these Simple Stories card kits is that the card bases, papers, die cuts and chipboard are all included… all you need is adhesive. A card kit like this would be such a fun gift to give to the budding cardmaker in your life! Here are shots of the individual cards – they are all blank inside so I plan to donate them to Bring Smiles To Seniors! <3

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ScrapbookingStore products used:
November 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades:
Echo Park Fall Collection Kit
Upgrades: Momenta Clear Stamps
Leaf Stickers
Simple Stories Acorn Lane Card Kit

ACCESSORIES: Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re thinking about all the fun you could have with this month’s kit… you really ought to think about joining the Subscription Club! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube for lots of crafty inspiration! And if you do decide to join the Subscription Club, join our ScrapbookingStore Club Member Group on Facebook for more inspiration and to share your projects! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Incredibly Grateful

Howdy peeps! Here’s to a terrific Thursday – I hope it’s not too cold yet where you are. I have a fun ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you today created with the November 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I came across a multi panel pop out card HERE on Lisa Curcio’s blog which I’ve never seen before, so of course I HAD to try it… and I’m so glad I did – it’s a fun one! It’s 5×7 which is larger than I typically make, so I reworked the measurements and came up with an A2 size for another design team that I’ll share soon, so stay tuned. ;) But for now, this is the 5×7 version made according to Lisa’s video.

I cut the card base, belly band and all the pop out elements from CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock, along with layering panels from CutCardStock Basis Natural and coordinating prints in the collection. The focal image on the front is a trimmed and layered journaling card from the paper pack attached to the belly band. I embellished the front (beneath the belly band) and two of the inside panels with stickers from the sticker sheet in the paper pack.

I cut the back panel from Basis Natural and embellished it with a leftover plaid print used on the inside of the card. I added a sticker for the sentiment, which completed the card.

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

ScrapbookingStore products used:
November 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades:
Echo Park Fall Collection Kit
Upgrades: Momenta Clear Stamps
Leaf Stickers
Simple Stories Acorn Lane Card Kit

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean and Basis Natural cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Ruby Enamel Dots

Scrappy hugs,

Blessed and Grateful

Hey everybody, Happy Wednesday! I hope you’re having a great week! I’m delighted to share another ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project created with the November 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I made a shutter card using the Lawn Fawn Shutter Card dies. I’ve made several shutter cards over the years by handcutting the pieces (before owning the dies) and the dies are so much easier. The handwritten notes in my tutorial folder are not shareable (LOL) but I did run across a Splitcoast Stampers tutorial HERE if you’re interested in looking, which is pretty darn close to my handwritten instructions.

Using the Lawn Fawn Shutter Card dies, I cut the card base and other pieces from Solar White cardstock, along with the belly band and layering panels from coordinating prints in the collection. I created a belly band element using the circle die cut from the inside panel and a Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles die. I embellished it and the card front and inside with stickers from the sticker sheet in the paper pack and the sheet of leaf stickers in the upgrades. I used the set of stamps in the upgrades to stamp a sentiment in Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink on the belly band element. The finishing touch was adding several iridescent gemstones for a little bling.

I cut the back panel from Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of plaid paper used on the front flaps, along with some stickers from the sticker sheet and the upgrades. I stamped another sentiment from the stamp set in the upgrades in brown ink.

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

ScrapbookingStore products used:
November 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades:
Echo Park Fall Collection Kit
Upgrades: Momenta Clear Stamps
Leaf Stickers
Simple Stories Acorn Lane Card Kit

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Lawn Fawn Shutter Card dies, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Large die
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, iridescent gemstones, 1″ double-sided foam strip.