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Missing You

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend! I’ve popped in with another Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share created with the beautiful Flourished Oval-Spring stamp set and Flourished Oval die, both from Prickley Pear Stamps. This is another one from the pile of projects I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. The color yellow is so cheerful and I thought it would be great for a ‘missing you’ card. I decided on a hidden slider message card since they are so fun. ;) In addition to the flourished oval stamps and dies, I used an assortment of papers and ephemera from Keep It Simple and the Slider Surprise Die-namics from My Favorite Things.

I die cut the card base and the hidden slider elements twice, once from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White and once from coordinating yellow papers in the Keep It Simple Lemon 12×12 Collection Pack, and then adhered them all together. I stamped the image from the Flourished Oval-Spring stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a scrap piece of Solar White, colored it with markers, and cut it with the coordinating Flourished Oval die. I stamped the hidden message (from the same stamp set) and added some ephemera flowers from the Lemon collection pack on the bottom layer prior to assembling the card. I tied some yellow gingham ribbon from the Keep It Simple Lemon Ribbon pack with a piece of Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine to the pull-out mechanism. The finishing touch was adding some Keep It Simple Lemon Enamel Dots.

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Flourished Oval-Spring stamp set
Flourished Oval die

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Lemon 12×12 Collection Pack (paper and ephemera)
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; CT1/2/3, GY3; Sharpie YUltra Fine Point yellow marker
DIES/PUNCHES: My Favorite Things Slider Surprise Die-namics, We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile II Big Bite
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, GKD Shaker Strips, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Lemon Ribbon and Enamel Dots, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps, dies and other goodies at Pajama Crafter Stamps which is the new home of the Prickley Pear Stamps brand and the Pajama Crafter Stamps line! Keep up with news and sales by following Pajama Crafter Stamps on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, and join Pajama Crafter Stamps & Friends for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, be sure to visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps blog and sign up for the newsletter to stay in touch! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Fly, Dragonfly

Hi friends! Happy Saturday – I hope your weather is as wonderful as ours is out here in southwestern Colorado! OMGoodness, just gorgeous! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Ally’s Angels and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for Challenge #83. Our challenges are always ‘anything goes’ so come on over and play. I’m sharing another one of my little inchie albums (mini books) that are so fun to make, and this one features Gecko Galz Dragonfly Inchies!

I printed the Gecko Galz Dragonfly Dreams Jewel It 2 digital sheet on CutCardStock Basis 80# White cardstock and punched the eight images I wanted to use with an EK Success 1″ square punch. I crafted the album base from CutCardStock Basis 80# White 12×12 cardstock and covered it with an iridescent paper from the JeJe Sparkling Sheets pack from Paper Wishes. I added an Eyelet Outlet Dragonfly Brad before adhering the cover. The book title was printed from my laptop on Basis White cardstock, trimmed it, and colored the two pieces with a Tombow marker. I edged the sentiment pieces and added some dots using a Kirarina Wink Violet marker.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# White and Basis 80# White 12×12 cardstock, JeJe Sparkling Sheets from Paper Wishes
INK: Tombow 636 marker, Kirarina Wink Violet marker
DIES/PUNCHES: EK Success 1″ punch
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Eyelet Outlet Dragonfly Brads

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,

Lady Portia’s Dress

Hey everybody! It’s turning out to be a busy morning on my blog but I just had to share a special event going on in the Facebook Keep It Simple Inspiration Group! If you’re not already a member, pop over and join – there’s always something fun going on! Our lovely DT leader, Maureen, is an avid Bridgerton fan and came up with the idea of our design team recreating some of the debutante dresses for the Season 3 countdown and a “Who Wore It Better” event! How fun is that?! And there’s a challenge for our KIS fans to create a Bridgerton inspired project to get in on the chance to win the Keep It Simple Party Dress die set! The challenge ends on June 30th so get crackin’ if you want to play along!

I had never heard of this show but the idea sounded like loads of fun, so I chose to recreate Lady Portia’s dress. I hand-cut her dress instead of using the Party Dress die set because it was more of a fitted style. I used our Ruby, Jade, Rose and Mango Collection Packs for the papers, along with our Simply Spring Outline Dies for the flowers with Lemon Enamel Dots for the flower centers. This was fun, and although not an exact replica, it’s pretty darn close! ;)

Keep It Simple products used:
Back To Basics Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Rose 6×9 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Mango 12×12 Collection Pack
Simply Spring Outline Dies
Back To Basics Lemon Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars Micro-Tip Scissors, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot

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,

Love to Sew!

6/15/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! Well, another week has whizzed by and the weekend is almost here! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today created with the Bizzy Hands Creations Love To Sew stamp set. Our DT leader says today is National Sewing Machine Day so what better reason is there to create a disappearing nine patch card featuring a super adorable sewing machine to celebrate this fun day? Green and purple is one of my all-time favorite color combos so this card is a win-win for me!

A square card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar white cardstock along with layering panels from light and dark green prints in the Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack. I created the patchwork panel by cutting nine squares using a Back To Basics Stitched Squares Nested Die. I adhered three rows of three squares to a piece of lightweight copy paper, trimmed the edges of the copy paper, and then cut it quarters. I ran the four smaller squares through my Big Shot with another stitched die from the same set. I rotated the quarters until I was happy with the overall pattern and then adhered it to the darker green layering panel.

Any size squares can be cut (with or without a die) depending on how big or small you want your panel. The best size squares in my opinion are around 1-1/2″ so you end up with a 4-1/2″ or so square panel. I paper pieced the sewing machine onto the panel using two prints in the Back To Basics Lilac 12×12 Collection Pack, coloring some of the elements with Sharpie ultra fine point markers. The flowers and hearts were also paper pieced. I stamped the sentiment on a 80# Solar White cardstock scrap and fussy cut it which completed the card front.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock using a Back To Basics Stitched Squares Nested Die and layered it on the dark print from the Jade collection pack leaving a slightly larger border around the square. I finished the inside with a another sentiment from the stamp set stamped in black ink.

Keep It Simple products used:
Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Lilac 12×12 Collection Pack
Bizzy Hands Creations Love To Sew stamp set
Back To Basics Stitched Squares Nested Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink (pad and marker); Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Markers- purple, green and gray
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot

Scrappy hugs,

Kick Up Your Heels

6/15/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, Happy Thursday! I’ve popped in this morning with a Pajama Crafter Stamps project created with the awesome Prickley Pear Stamps Kokopelli-Happy Birthday stamps and die which I paired with the Nesting Tag die set (also from Prickley Pear Stamps). This is another project I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. I totally LOVE this stamp set and see lots of possibilities creating with it! This mini slimline in B&W with gray tones featuring a tag on the front was really fun putting together.

The 3-1/2″ x 6″ mini slimline card base was cut from CutCardStock Cougar 100# Smooth White cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock and a brick print in the The Paper Studio Entirely Textures 2 12×12 paper pad. Using the Nesting Tag die set, I cut tags from the Cougar and Pitch Black cardstock.

I stamped the images from the Kokopelli-Happy Birthday stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a Cougar scrap and cut one of them with the coordinating die and trimmed the other in a strip which I embellished with Eyelet Outlet skinny gold washi tape. I threaded some Really Reasonable Ribbon black and white gingham ribbon through the tag holes and added some Taylored Expressions Gold Drip Drops. I stamped an additional sentiment on the inside which completed the project.

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Prickley Pear Stamps Kokopelli-Happy Birthday stamp set
Prickley Pear Stamps Kokopelli-Happy Birthday Die
Prickley Pear Stamps Nesting Tag Dies

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar 100# Smooth White and Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock, The Paper Studio Entirely Textures 2 12×12 paper pad
INK: Hero Arts Unicorn ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Hero Arts White Embossing Powder, Milwaukee heat tool, Therm O Web medium Zots, Really Reasonable Ribbon black and white gingham ribbon, Eyelet Outlet skinny gold washi tape, Taylored Expressions Gold Drip Drops

Scrappy hugs,

Too Much Space

Hey everybody, Happy Tuesday! I hope your week has started off on a nice note! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a front flap card which is one of my most favorite fun folds. All of our red, white and blue cardstock is on sale this month, so I used Navy Blue and White cardstock from our new Lessebo line to make this outer space themed ‘missing you’ card. How stinkin’ cute is this guy in his space craft?!

I don’t have any written instructions for this fold because I’ve been making these for years, but it really is a very simple card to make. In a nutshell, the base is a flat A2 size embellished with a patterned paper layering panel. Then a narrower top folding front flap card (any width you want) is adhered to the front. You can embellish this smaller card with the same patterned paper that you used on the base or you can use a coordinating print. The focal image can be a stamped image, a die cut, or a large sentiment, and is positioned partly off the flap for a little interest. A white panel is adhered to the inside for a sentiment and signature. That’s it! ;)

I cut the card base and front flap card from Lessebo Navy Blue along with layering panels from the Craft Consortium Ink Drops-Vivid 6×6 paper pad. I stamped the Milky Way image and sentiments from The Project Bin in Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist ink on Lessebo White cardstock, cut the image with the coordinating die and trimmed the sentiments into strips. The finishing touch was adding several Eyelet Outlet 5mm blue pearls.

I cut the inside panel from Lessebo white and added the stamped sentiment.

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CutCardStock products used:
Lessebo Navy Blue
Lessebo White

Other products used:
PAPER: Craft Consortium Ink Drops-Vivid 6×6 paper pad
STAMPS: The Project Bin Milky Way stamps
INK: Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist ink
DIES/PUNCHES: The Project Bin Milky Way die
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Eyelet Outlet 5mm blue pearls

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,

Halloween Hi fun fold

Hi friends, Happy Monday! I’ve popped in with another Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share created with the super cute Prickley Pear Stamps Bats and Bats 2 stamp sets along with the Bat die. This is another one in the pile of projects I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. It’s not too early to share a Halloween card, is it?! You know how I love me some fun folds, and I found a new one to try! My inspiration for this angled slide and lock card came from Lisa Curcio’s blog. She’s a fellow fun fold fanatic and I just love how she thinks. This interactive card was such fun and I see more of them in my future!
UPDATE: I have since made another slide and lock fun fold card with a hand-cut track for the sliding mechanism and a shaker as the focal image. I wrote instructions and have added them to the Freebies section of my blog HERE if you’d like to learn how to make this fun fold.

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Lessebo cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating papers in the Keep It Simple Mango 12×12 Collection Pack. The track for the sliding mechanism was cut with a Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags One die, and the circles were cut with the Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies. Using two of the circle dies, I cut a moon from Lessebo Sunset Orange cardstock. I pulled some iridescent star shaker bits from my stash and adhered them randomly over the stars on the patterned paper.

The front sentiment is from the Bats stamp set, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the bat (also from the Bats stamp set), used the coordinating Bat die to cut it, and adhered it to the stitched circle with a black foam square. I cut the inside panel from Solar White and embellished it with orange and black strips cut from the papers used on the front. The inside sentiment and small bat are from the Bats 2 stamp set, also stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Prickley Pear Stamps Bats stamp set
Prickley Pear Stamps Bats 2 stamp set
Prickley Pear Stamps Bat die

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black and Lessebo Sunset Orange cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, Keep It Simple Mango 12×12 Collection Pack
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags One dies, Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares (large black), iridescent star shaker bits from stash

Scrappy hugs,

You’re my Cup of Tea

Hey everybody! Happy Saturday – I hope you had a great week and you’re looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend! I’m stoked to be back with another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today created with papers, stamps and dies from the new Belle Collection. This collection is darling and I thought another pop-up window card was warranted to show off this little gal. I really love this fold – it’s so easy and really packs a punch! This is actually the second one of these I’ve made and I can’t remember where I originally saw it. Just cut an aperture (of any shape) into the front flap and save the die cut shape to use for the focal image. Add a pop up mechanism (simple tubular box) to the top back of the focal image so it stands up when the card is opened.

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Misty Blue along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Belle 12×12 Collection Pack and CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock. I cut the oval aperture into the front flap using a Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Die and also cut an oval from Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock.

I stamped the princess, the tea pot and the tea cup from the Belle Collection Stamps in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Cougar White, colored them with alcohol markers, and cut them with the coordinating dies. I stamped the front sentiment from the same stamp set in Catherine Pooler Cove Blue ink and cut it with the coordinating die. The finishing touches were adding a couple Back To Basics Lemon Enamel Hearts and stamping an additional sentiment (from the Back To Basics Thank You Sentiments stamp set) inside in the blue ink.

Keep It Simple products used:
Once Upon A Time: Belle 12×12 Collection Pack
Once Upon A Time: Belle Collection Stamps
Once Upon A Time: Belle Outline Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
Back To Basics Thank You Sentiments stamp set
Back To Basics Lemon Enamel Hearts

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Misty Blue, Cougar Smooth 100# White, and Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Catherine Pooler Cove Blue ink, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- TB2/3/4, GB1/3/5/6/7/10, FS6/7/8, BP3; Pentel Slicci Gold Pen
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1″ double-sided foam strip

Scrappy hugs,

You make me happy

Hey everybody! Happy Friday – I hope you ‘ve had a great week! The weeks seem to be whizzing by… did it go by fast for you, too? I’ve popped in with another Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share today created with the adorable Build An Umbrella stamp set which I paired with the Umbrella die set and the Ducks in a Row and Rain Cloud Die set, all from Prickley Pear Stamps. How stinkin’ cute is this?! This clean and simple card is another one of the projects I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. It’s a super easy design that came together pretty quickly. I see so many possibilities using this umbrella! ;)

The card base was cut from CutCardStock Cougar 100# Smooth White cardstock. The umbrella base was cut from CutCardStock Basis Gray cardstock using the Umbrella die set. The umbrella panels (from the Build An Umbrella stamp set) were stamped on Pop Tone Red Hot, Pop Tone Blue Raspberry and Pop Tone Limeade cardstock and cut with the coordinating Umbrella die set. The ducks (from the same stamp set) were stamped on Pop Tone Lemon Drop cardstock and cut with the coordinating die from the Ducks In A Row and Rain Cloud die set. I die cut the rain cloud (also from the Ducks In A Row and Rain Cloud die set) directly into the front flap of the card base and backed it with a piece of CutCardStock Blue Hydrangea cardstock. The final step was stamping the sentiment (from the same stamp set) in the lower right corner.

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Prickley Pear Stamps Build An Umbrella stamp set
Prickley Pear Stamps Umbrella die set
Prickley Pear Stamps Ducks in a Row and Rain Cloud die set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar 100# Smooth White, Basis Gray, Pop Tone Red Hot, Pop Tone Blue Raspberry, Pop Tone Limeade, Pop Tone Lemon Drop and Blue Hydrangea cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Bic Ultra Fine Point Marker- Yellow Blaze; Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen- Orange Glaze
DIES/PUNCHES: Kadomaru Pro Corner Rounder
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot

Scrappy hugs,

lucky

Hey everybody, Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going well! I’m delighted to share one more Keep It Simple DT inspiration project created with the adorable Lucky Day Collection. This was an extra project I made (sometimes I can’t help myself) and even though St. Patty’s Day is long past, I wanted to show it off. Collage style cards are so fun to make, layer after layer, and I love how this one turned out!

The landscape side-folding A2 size card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a frame and layering panel from coordinating papers in the Lucky Day 6×9 Collection Pack. I used the Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies to make the frame and popped it up on double-sided foam strips. Then the fun began… I chose a bunch of die cuts from the Lucky Phrases and Lucky Day Die Cut Pieces and began layering them, gluing some flat and adding foam squares behind some. When I was finished, I added several Jade Enamel Dots which completed the card front.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with another coordinating print from the 6×9 Collection Pack and more die cuts and phrases.

Keep It Simple products used:
Lucky Day 6×9 Collection Pack
Lucky Day Lucky Phrases Die Cut Pieces
Lucky Day Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
Back To Basics Jade Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, 1″ and 1/4″ double-sided foam strips, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares (small white)