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11/9/24 Weekly Favorite (favorited by three fellow crafters) at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! Can you believe we’re on the down-slide to the end of the year?! Wowzers. Just unbelievable. Our new challenge is live this morning over at Christmas [or not] BINGO Challenges and I’m delighted to share my DT inspiration project for CBC #10 – Anything Goes with Featured BINGO Card. I went with column O this time (purple, pearls and stenciling) and created a pretty mini slimline card featuring what I call the phantom die cutting technique. I’m sure there is a technical name for it but I’m not sure what that is. It’s such a fun technique and really creates a WOW factor. I used the KIS Snowfall Art Stencils and some Ranger distress inks for the background along with the awesome STAMPlorations let it snow die for the phantom die cutting. I totally love how it turned out!

I cut my go-to size mini slim card base of 3-1/2″ x 6″ from Neenah Classic Crest 100# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from 80# Solar White. I also cut layering panels from CutCardStock Lessebo Amethyst and Amazon Dark Teal cardstock. Using the KIS Snowfall Art Stencils, Ranger dusty concord, villainous potion and speckled egg distress inks, and some blending brushes I created the background on the 80# Solar White panel. I used the STAMPlorations let it snow die to cut the sentiment into the inked layering panel. I then die cut the sentiment from light aqua craft foam and placed it into the negative space in the layering panel, and then adhered the original die cut one on top. The finishing touch was adding several Eyelet Outlet 5mm purple pearls to accentuate the snowflakes.

I cut the inside panel from Solar White and embellished it with leftover strips of the Lessebo Amethyst and Amazon Dark Teal cardstock on the front. I stamped a sentiment from the Hero Arts Color Layering Holly stamp set in Catherine Pooler Daydream ink, which completed the card.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Lessebo Amethyst and Amazon Dark Teal cardstock
STAMPS: Hero Arts Color Layering Holly stamp set
INK: Ranger dusty concord, villainous potion and speckled egg distress inks; Catherine Pooler Daydream ink
DIES/PUNCHES: STAMPlorations let it snow die
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, light aqua craft foam, KIS Snowfall Art Stencils, blending brushes, Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder, Eyelet Outlet 5mm purple pearls

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! We can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Sending Well Wishes

11/9/24 CAS Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!
1/4/25 CAS Favorite of 2024 at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! Can you believe this year is on it’s way out?! Seems like it just got here! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Birthstone Challenges and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for BSC #12 – Topaz & Turquoise + optional Get Well! This was a fun one for me because I just love these two colors together! I created a CAS-ish get well card featuring two awesome stamp sets and a flatback fish embellishment that I just love!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from 80# Solar White. Using the Stampin’ Up A Fish & A Wish stamp set, I stamped water and seaweed in Catherine Pooler Fiesta Blue and Shea Butter inks, then splattered the background with the Fiesta Blue ink mixed with a little water on a fan brush. I stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and popped the panel up on a piece of blue craft foam. The finishing touch was adding a fish from the Buttons Galore & More Aquarium Flatbackz Embellishments.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips DTP-inked with the Fiesta Blue and Shea Butter inks. I stamped a sentiment from the Keep It Simple Get Well sentiments stamp set and adhered the panel to the inside of the card base.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock,
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up A Fish & A Wish stamp set, Keep It Simple Get Well sentiments stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Fiesta Blue and Shea Butter inks, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, blue craft foam, Buttons Galore & More Aquarium Flatbackz Embellishments

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,

Christmas Greetings

Hey everybody! A very Happy Friday to all! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m delighted to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #59 – Anything Christmas Goes! I created a pretty screen fold card for this challenge featuring framed vellum panels and lots of festive Simple Stories ephemera bits. It has been a long while since I created a screen fold card and I really like how this one turned out!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Cement Gray and Lessebo Granite Gray, using a Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five die to cut the legs of the screen panels. I cut a rectangular aperture into each section with a Spellbinders Curved Matting Basics B die. Next, I cut a screen and frame for each panel from Glama Natural Translucent Clear Vellum and Lessebo Dawn Maroon using the same Spellbinders Curved Matting Basics B dies.

I die cut sentiments from Bright Gold Foil cardstock using Spellbinders Create A Christmas Sentiment die set. The final step was embellishing each of the screens with Simple Stories Hearth & Holiday Floral Bits and the die cut sentiments.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Cement Gray, Lessebo Granite Gray, Lessebo Dawn Maroon, Glama Natural Translucent Clear Vellum, and Bright Gold Foil cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five dies, Spellbinders Curved Matting Basics B dies, and Spellbinders Create a Christmas Sentiment die set
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, Simple Stories Hearth & Holiday Floral Bits, 1/2″ double-sided foam strips

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,

Wishing you brighter days

Hey everybody! Happy Weekend – I hope you have something fun planned and your weather is most excellent! Our new challenge over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog launched this morning and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #74 – Anything Goes + optional Paper Piecing! As you know, our challenges are always ‘anything goes’ and the technique twist is always optional and not required to play. Come join in and just do what makes your heart happy! I reached for the Stampin’ Up Beautiful You stamp set once again for this technique because it spoke to me. A beautiful CAS design to let someone know they are thought of.

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base and a long narrow strip from CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock. I applied MAMBI skinny blue washi tape to the strip and adhered it to the left side of the card base. I stamped an image and sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Beautiful You stamp set. I then stamped the umbrella on a yellow print and the lady on a blue print in the Spellbinders Flea Market Finds Petite Patterns 6×9 papers which I fussy cut and adhered to the main image on the card base. I used a couple Tombow dual ended markers to color her hair and shoes, and added several yellow gemstones which completed the card front.

I kept the inside clean and simple also, adhering a narrow strip with MAMBI skinny blue washi tape across the top and stamping a sentiment from the Stampin’ Up And Many More stamp set.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock, Spellbinders Flea Market Finds Petite Patterns 6×9 papers
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up Beautiful You stamp set, Stampin’ Up And Many More stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Midnight ink; Tombow 947 and 969 dual ended markers
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Me & My Big Ideas skinny blue washi tape, yellow gemstones

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,

To Read or Not To Read

Hi friends! I hope you’re having a great week and looking forward to some fun this weekend! Our new challenge over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog launched this morning and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #83 – Anything Goes! This is a reading-themed 4-1/2″ square card I made with the Keep It Simple Namaste Home Collection – and it’s one of the easiest cards I think I’ve ever made. ;)

I cut the 4-1/2″ square card base from CutCardStock Basis 80# White along with a layering panel from CutCardStock Vanilla Bean Brown cardstock and a die cut square from a patterned paper in the Keep It Simple Namaste Home Collection Pack using a Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Die. I added a sentiment sticker popped up on foam strips along with an open-book sticker on the shelf for a little subtle dimension. The finishing touch was adding several Keep It Simple Hello Adventure Enamel Dots to the top shelf.

I cut the inside panel from Basis White and embellished it with leftover strips of the patterned paper and brown cardstock used on the front. I added another sentiment sticker and layered the panel on brown cardstock.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# White and Vanilla Bean Brown cardstock, Keep It Simple Namaste Home Collection Pack
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, 1/2″ double-sided foam strips, Keep It Simple Hello Adventure Enamel Dots

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,

Kimono Thank You Card

Hi friends! Happy Fri-YAY! What I want to know is how did it get to be November 1st and where did this year go?! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #170 – Anything Goes! As you know, I get a lot of my inspiration from Splitcoast Stampers and this adorable kimono card was showcased in one of their newsletters a while back HERE. I came across it in my search for something else and decided to make one!

I cut the card base from a pretty double-sided patterned paper in the Stampin’ Up Daffodil Afternoon DSP pack. I added teal ribbon from the Stampin’ Up Best Day Ever Ribbon to the belt.

I created the little top-folding card on the inside from CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural cardstock and embellished it with a scrap of DSP used on the front. I stamped front and inside sentiments from the Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set in Catherine Pooler Spruce ink and cut them with the coordinating Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes dies. I embellished the little card with a Keep It Simple Max and Daisy Puffy Sticker Button.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural cardstock, Stampin’ Up Daffodil Afternoon DSP
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Spruce ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Fiskars 12″ SureCut Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Stampin’ Up Best Year Ever Ribbon (teal), Keep It Simple Max and Daisy Puffy Sticker Buttons

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,

Fright Night

Hey everybody! Happy Saturday – I hope you have something totally fun planned this weekend! I have a fun Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today for our Halloween hop. The theme is “In Disguise” and these little ghouls in costumes on my accordion card are perfect! Be sure to visit the KIS Instagram Page to start hopping with us. This was a fun card and I really enjoyed creating the scene on the front, complete with a bat hanging upside down, lol!

I cut the 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints and a scalloped border in the Haunted Halloween 6×9 Collection Pack. I went through the Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack (and boy howdy, this is a mega pack indeed!) and chose the ones I wanted to use for my little scene, popping the little ghoul, the star and the bat up on foam squares and strips. I scored and creased the wings on the bat for a little dimension.

I cut a 5-1/4″ x 10″ panel for the accordion on the inside from Hammermill 32# copy paper and stamped a spider web background (using the Spider Web Background Stamp) on it. I then scored this panel at 2”, 3”, 4”, 5”, 6”, 7” and 8”, folded it on the score lines, and adhered the outside portions to the inside of the card base. I stamped several spiders from The Moon Made Me Do It stamp set and cut them with the coordinating die set.

I added a few more ghouls and sentiments from the Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack, staggering them on the mountain folds of the accordion portion. The finishing touch was adding a panel to the back of the card which I cut from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished with a sentiment from the Die Cut Pieces and a stamped spider.

Keep It Simple products used:
Haunted Halloween 6×9 Collection Pack
Haunted Halloween Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack
A Wee Bit Wicked Spider Web Background Stamp
A Wee Bit Wicked The Moon Made Me Do It Stamps
A Wee Bit Wicked The Moon Made Me Do It Outline Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, Hammermill 32# white copy paper
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1/2″ double-sided foam strips, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Foam Adhesive 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,

Halloween mini slimline

Howdy, peeps! Happy Thursday! I have another ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share today that I created with the October 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I’m thoroughly enjoying all the fun papers and stickers in this month’s collection as well as all the other elements in the upgrades. What an awesome kit! I always love a mini slimline, and this one with an acetate front is super easy and really packs a punch. Although I have to admit that acetate is NOT easy to photograph, lol!

I make my mini slimline cards 3-1/2″ x 6″ which is a legit size to mail through the post office without having to put the card inside a larger envelope. So this card base is 7″ x 6″, scored at 3-1/2″ on the long side, cut from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock. Next, I cut a piece of clear acetate at 4″ x 6″, scored at 1/2″ on the short side. Finally, I cut a layering panel from a patterned paper in the kit at 3-1/2″ x 6″. I embellished the acetate front with a Halloween banner sticker from the sticker sheet along with several pumpkin stickers and a cat sticker from the upgrades. I added a strip of patterned paper across the bottom for the pumpkins to sit on.

Since the inside panel is a black print, I added an 80# Solar White cardstock signature panel to the back which I embellished with patterned paper strips, a fussy cut sentiment (from a journaling card in the kit) and a pumpkin sticker from the upgrades.

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ScrapbookingStore products used:
October 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades:
Echo Park Halloween Magic Collection Kit
Upgrades: Brianna Nicole Designz Spooky Realm Stickers
The Paper Studio Pumpkin Stick-A-Bilities
Recollections Black Alpha Stickers

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic, 1/2″ and 1/8″ red liner tape

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,

Boo Crew fun fold

Hey everybody, happy Wednesday! I hope your week is bouncing along nicely! I’m back today with another fun ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project created with the October 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I seem to be making more Halloween cards over the past few years. I totally love all the coordinating items in this month’s kit – they make some pretty awesome projects. I came up with a combination Joy fold and Z-fold way back in June 2016 (posted on my original blog HERE) for a birthday card for Ed. Then, a little over three years later, I made a Christmas version (turned in vertical orientation) HERE if you’re interested in looking. So I dug out those instructions to make this Halloween version and I love how it turned out!

I cut the card base and pieces from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black along with layering panels from Lessebo Brick Orange cardstock and four coordinating prints in the collection. I used stickers from both the collection and the upgrades to decorate each section.

I created a little scene on the inside of the folded panel using stickers, leaving room to sign. I included an overhead shot so you can see the construction. I love this fold and I hope it won’t be another five years before I make my next one, lol!

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black and Lessebo Brick Orange cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, thin 1-mm adhesive foam squares

Scrappy hugs,

Halloqueen shaker

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday – I hope you’re having a great week so far! I’m delighted to share another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project today. I created this fun Halloween shaker card using an assortment of Sprinkles along with paper, die cut pieces and stamps from last year’s A Wee Bit Wicked Collection. This collection is a popular one and was out of stock a good part of this summer. It’s back in stock, so what better way to celebrate than share some Halloween inspiration using it!

I cut a landscape top-folding A2 size card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from two prints in the 6×9 Collection Pack. Using a Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Die, I cut an aperture into the top one. I then grabbed the next larger die and cut a frame from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock. I used white tulle rather than acetate this time because it’s SO much easier to photograph! ;) I used Halloween Confetti, Peach Hearts and Black Matte Beads from our Sprinkles line to fill the shaker. I added a couple Wee Bits Die Cut Pieces and some Back To Basics Mango Enamel Dots which finished the card front.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip of the striped paper used on the front. I stamped a sentiment from the Halloqueen Sentiments stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and layered the panel on the Pitch Black cardstock.