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Fall Greetings

Hey everybody! I hope you had a good weekend and are keeping relatively cool. Our temps have reached the 90s here (while everybody else around us has been in the low 100s) and I’m now ready for Fall, lol! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a shaped Fall-themed card. Our orange, brown and gold cardstock is on sale this month so I used Coffee Bean and Brick Orange from our new Lessebo line paired with our Gold Glitter cardstock. I also used Lessebo Dawn Maroon and my studio staple, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White. This is the first time I’ve used this background stamp from Taylored Expressions and I really love how this card turned out. I see lots of different color palettes being used with this stamp for various seasons or holidays. ;)

I started by stamping the background in Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock using the Taylored Expressions In Bloom cling stamp. Then, using the coordinating clear stamps, I filled in the blooms and leaves using Catherine Pooler Daydream, Over Coffee, Peppermint Scrub, Tiara, Orange Peel and Eucalyptus inks. I added several small Eyelet Outlet clear glitter enamel dots to the center of three of the blooms.

Next, using the Scrapbook.com Nested A2 Arches dies, I cut the card base from Lessebo Coffee Bean and layering panels from Lessebo Brick Orange and the stamped Solar White cardstock panel. I die cut the F-A-L-L letters from Lessebo Dawn Maroon and Gold Glitter using the KIS Cuts Twinkling Stars Font which I layered together in an offset fashion. I stamped the second portion of the sentiment on a Solar White scrap in Icing on the Cake ink (using the Keep It Simple Autumn Charm Autumn Sentiments stamp set) which I trimmed.

Using the same arched dies, I cut the inside panels from Lessebo Brick Orange and Solar White cardstock and embellished the bottom with leftover strips of the stamped background and gold glitter cardstock used on the front. I stamped another sentiment from the Keep It Simple Autumn Charm Autumn Sentiments stamp set on a scrap piece of Solar White cardstock, fussy cut it and colored the word ‘Fall’ with an alcohol marker.

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CutCardStock products used:
Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock
Lessebo Brick Orange cardstock
Lessebo Dawn Maroon cardstock
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
Gold Glitter cardstock

Other products used:
STAMPS: Taylored Expressions In Bloom Cling & Clear Combo, Keep It Simple Autumn Charm Autumn Sentiments stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake, Daydream, Over Coffee, Peppermint Scurb, Tiara, Orange Peel and Eucalyptus inks; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends DR4
DIES/PUNCHES: Scrapbook.com Nested A2 Arches dies, KIS Cuts Twinkling Stars Font dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Eyelet Outlet clear glitter enamel dots, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Foam Adhesive Squares

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,

Holly Jolly Christmas

Hi friends! Happy weekend – I hope you’re having a good one! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple inspiration project with you today – an extra one I made for our ‘Christmas in July’ showcase. Truth be told, I’m down for Christmas projects all year long, and this pocket card is one I had a lot of fun making! There are quite a few versions of a pocket card out there and I made this one from a single sheet of 12×12 cardstock. I have included my handwritten template in the Freebies section of my blog HERE. I used our Rose and Jade paper collections (I totally love a pink and green color combo), stamps and dies from our Scandinavian Christmas collection, our stitched oval dies, ribbon, and enamel hearts.

Using my template, I cut the card base from CutCardStock 80# Basis White 12×12 cardstock and trimmed slivers off each of the cut lines to ensure that the sections fold completely flat. I embellished each of the sections with papers from our 12×12 and 6×9 Rose and Jade Collection Packs. There are four decorated pull-outs in the pockets, leaving lots of room for photos and journaling. One of the pockets has a punched thumb notch and one of the outside sections has a die cut stitched oval.

I also added stamped images from our Scandinavian Christmas Santa and Friends stamp set, colored with alcohol markers, and cut with the coordinating outline dies. I embellished the belly band with a tag from the Rose ephemera, a stamped image, and stamped and fussy cut sentiments.

Here are close-ups of each section. This was definitely a fun one!

Keep It Simple products used:
Back To Basics Rose 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Rose 6×9 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Jade 6×9 Collection Pack
Scandinavian Christmas Santa & Friends Collection Stamps
Scandinavian Christmas Santa & Friends Outline Dies
Back To Basics Jade Ribbon
Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
Back To Basics Rose Enamel Hearts

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock 80# Basis White 12×12 cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- FS6/7/8, BP1/2/3, DR1/3/4, OR1, TB2/3/4, DG1/2/3, MB1/2/4, PP1/2/3, MG1/2/3; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
DIES/PUNCHES: Stampin’ Up 1-1/4″ Circle Punch
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine

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,

Postage Collage Hello

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a nice start to your week! I have a fun friendship card to share that I’m entering into the Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress contest hosted by Creative Scrapbooker Magazine! I recently won a gift certificate from Waffle Flower and purchased their Postage Collage bundle which consisted of stamps, two sets of stencils and dies. So I gathered 11 distress inks and used most of those products to create this card. To say I had fun is an understatement, lol!

I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock and then die cut the postage collage using the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Dies. I gathered Ranger speckled egg, salvaged patina, shabby shutters, peeled paint, shaded lilac, villainous potion, cracking campfire, barn door, antique linen, fired brick, and fossilized amber distress inks, several blending brushes, the TE Stick & Stamp Mat, and the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Everyday Stencils, and stenciled the postage collage background. I used the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Stamps to stamp the postage details in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

It’s been a minute since I’ve done any stenciling and I really enjoyed it! I stamped the ‘hello’ sentiment in black ink using the Taylored Expressions Squeeze The Day stamps and then cut it with the coordinating die. I layered the panels on CutCardStock Wild Salmon and Lessebo Cherry Red cardstock panels. The finishing touch was adding several Pajama Crafter Stamps Night Out pearls.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock, added a TE Simple Strips In Reverse- Everyday Occasions sentiment, and layered the panel on the Wild Salmon and Cherry Red cardstock. I stenciled the two tiny hearts on a scrap piece of Solar White, fussy cut them, and added them to the ends of the sentiment.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Lessebo Cherry Red and Wild Salmon cardstock
STAMPS: Waffle Flower Postage Collage Stamps, Taylored Expressions Squeeze The Day stamp set
INK: Ranger distress inks- speckled egg, salvaged patina, shabby shutters, peeled paint, shaded lilac, villainous potion, cracking campfire, barn door, antique linen, fired brick, and fossilized amber; Memento Tuxedo Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Waffle Flower Postage Collage Dies, Taylored Expressions Squeeze The Day die set
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Sizzix Big Shot, Waffle Flower Postage Collage Everyday Stencils, Taylored Expressions Stick & Stamp Mat, blending brushes, 1″ double-sided foam strips, Pajama Crafter Stamps Night Out pearls, Taylored Expressions Simple Strips In Reverse- Everyday Occasions

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Back To School backpack mini album

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project created with our new Love to Learn Collection that was just released two days ago! I paired papers and die cut pieces in this collection with our KIS Cuts Backpack Mini Album along with a variety of stitched dies and paper packs in the Back To Basics line. Needless to say, I had a good time putting this together!

Using the KIS Cuts Backpack Mini Album dies, I die cut all the pieces for the base album from American Crafts Denim cardstock. I covered the pages with an assortment of patterned papers in the Love To Learn 6×9 Collection Pack. Each page is embellished with Love To Learn Die Cut Pieces, stitched die cut shapes, pull-ups, pull-outs, and/or papers with ephemera from the Back To Basics paper line. I used Royal ribbon for the straps, velcro circles for closures on the front flaps, and Glossy Accents to the tacks on the front flaps. I really enjoyed making this!

Keep It Simple products used:
Love To Learn 6×9 Collection Pack
Love To Learn Die Cut Pieces
KIS Cuts Backpack Mini Album
KIS Slimline Cuts Stitched Hearts
Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Squares Nested Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
Back To Basics Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Lemon 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Royal 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Royal Ribbon

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: American Crafts Denim cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, Ranger Glossy Accents, 1/4″ double-sided foam strips, InkyStamper Papercrafting Velcro Circles

Scrappy hugs,

Paradise mini album

Howdy peeps! I hope you have something fun planned this weekend! I have one more ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share created with the gorgeous July 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I’m so smitten with all the fun journaling cards and tags included with the papers in this month’s kit. I love to make mini albums and this one was created from five square kraft envelopes. The front features a beach scene from a journaling card to which I added some fun brads to complete the scene. Envelope mini album instructions are already available in the Freebies section of my blog HERE and these instructions can be used with any size envelopes.

I assembled the mini album from five CutCardStock Brown Bag Kraft 5″ square envelopes and embellished each page with patterned paper from the kit. I also used stickers from the sticker sheet, tags and journaling cards from the paper pack, and clear stickers, chipboard pieces and ephemera from the upgrades. I included pull-outs and pull-ups, leaving plenty of room for photos and journaling. This was definitely a fun one!

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ScrapbookingStore products used:
July 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades:
PhotoPlay Sweet Sunshine 12×12 Collection Kit
Upgrades: PhotoPlay Sweet Sunshine Ephemera
Echo Park Summertime Chipboard Phrases
The Paper Studio Stick-A-Bilities clear stickers

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Brown Bag Kraft 5″ square envelopes, CutCardStock Lessebo Amazon Dark Teal cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine, Studios Blackbird twine, 1mm thin foam squares, 1/4″ double-sided foam strips, Scrapbook.com Double-sided Foam Adhesive Squares; Eyelet Outlet copper skinny washi tape; Eyelet Outlet Lobster, Seashore and Boat brads

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,

beach Vibes

7/27/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hi friends! A big ol’ Happy Friday to you! I’m thrilled to share another ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project with you today created with the awesome July 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I love all the coordinating beachy prints in this month’s collection and created a faux center step card featuring a journaling card included in the patterned papers. It’s totally amazing watching a simple card like this one come to life in just a few minutes! My inspiration for this fun fold came from Beccy Muir’s blog HERE when I visited a while back but I made some adjustments to the dimensions to make it an A2 size.

I cut the two pieces for the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the collection. I trimmed a journaling card for the front and fussy cut a sentiment and seashell from other journaling cards which I popped up on foam squares. The finishing touch on the front was the addition of a few gemstones and pearls.

I cut the inside panel from Solar White cardstock, embellished it with a leftover piece of patterned paper used on the front, and added a clear sticker from the upgrades. I adhered a panel of patterned paper to the back to give it a more finished look.

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Eyelet Outlet 8mm Amber Cut Jewels and 4mm Champagne Pearls, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Foam Adhesive Squares

Scrappy hugs,

hello Summer fun fold

Hey everybody! Happy Thursday – we’re getting close to Friday so that means another week has bit the dust! I have another awesome ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you today created with the July 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I am totally loving all the summery and beachy feels this month’s kit has to offer. You know I love me some fun folds so I made a wiper card featuring papers and stickers along with a chipboard piece and clear sticker from the upgrades.

This is one of my all-time favorite fun folds and I actually have an SVG cut file for a wiper card which I’ve used a couple times but I prefer this hand-cut version. If you prefer videos, my original inspiration came from Julie Davison’s video HERE a few years back; otherwise I’m sharing written instructions in the Freebies section of my blog HERE.

I cut the two pieces for the card base from CutCardStock Amazon Dark Teal along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the collection. I added a chipboard piece from the upgrades for the sentiment along with stickers from the sticker sheet and a fussy-cut crab to embellish the front panel.

And here is where the magic happens (the reason I love this fun fold so much) – when the sides of the card are pulled outward, up pops a fussy-cut seahorse!

I cut the back panel from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished it with clear stickers from the upgrades.

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Dark Amazon Teal cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic, Therm O Web medium and small Zots

Scrappy hugs,

palm trees & 80 degrees

Hey everybody, Happy Wednesday – I hope you’re having a great week! I have an amazing ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you today created with the July 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. OMGoodness, this is an awesome Summer-themed collection. You know I love all the summer vibes but I just can’t take the heat, lol! I made several shirt cards for Father’s Day (for a friend to sell at her store) which I still need to share. This is truly one of the easiest shaped card designs ever.

The card base was cut from CutCardStock Lessebo Moss Green cardstock along with the shirt panel, placket and collar pieces from a tropical leaf print in the kit. I added Keep It Simple Jade Enamel Dots for the buttons and a piece of ephemera from the upgrades for the sentiment. The final step was cutting the card base across the shoulders and up the sides of the collar.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip of the tropical leaf pattern used on the front. I added a sticker from the sticker sheet for the sentiment which completed the card.

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

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Moss Green cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Cricut Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Jade Enamel Dots, 1/2″ double-sided foam strip, Scrapbook.com double-sided foam adhesive squares

Scrappy hugs,

Merry Christmas Pocket Card

7/20/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, Happy Saturday! Dang, the time is really flying by… it really will be Christmas again before we know it! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project created for our Christmas in July showcase. This is something I look forward to every July, as Christmas is my favorite holiday! I created an accordion pocket card featuring the super adorable Bizzy Hands Reindeer in a Stocking stamp set. I initially saw this fun fold on Pinterest which led me to Laura’s Inkyfingers Papercrafting blog post HERE. I put my own spin on this and added a white stitched rectangle as a backing for my focal image.

The card base was cut from CutCardStock Basis White cardstock along with layering panels from the Ruby and Jade 12×12 Collection Packs. The focal image is from the Bizzy Hands Reindeer in a Stocking stamp set, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basis White, colored with alcohol markers and fussy cut. I cut a backing for the focal image using the Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies and attached it to the angled portion of the front flap, popping the top portion of the focal image up on thin adhesive foam squares. I stamped a sentiment from the same Bizzy Hands stamp set and added several Back To Basics White Enamel Dots which completed the card front.

I left the inside plain and tucked a faux gift card into the pocket. This could also hold cash, tag or a sentiment card. So cute!

Keep It Simple products used:
Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack
Bizzy Hands Reindeer in a Stocking stamp set
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
Back To Basics White Enamel Dots

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

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis White 80# cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- AG1/3/5, DG1/2/3, DR1/3/4/7, RB1/2/3, MB1/2/4
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, thin adhesive foam squares

Scrappy hugs,

hello tea cup box card

Hi friends! Happy Monday – I hope you had a great weekend! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Ally’s Angels and I’m delighted to share my DT inspiration project for Challenge #84. Our challenges are always ‘anything goes’ so come on over and play with us! I created an adorable tea cup box card that I sent to a friend to let her know I was thinking about her. I totally love how it turned out!

Using my Cricut Explore Air 2 and the SVG Cuts Tea Cup Box Card cut file, I cut the tea cup box card base from CutCardStock Twine cardstock and patterned paper layering panels from a floral paper in the Hot Off The Press Magnolia Blossoms 6×6 double-sided cardstock pack. The flowers were cut from Papertrey Ink Spring Rain cardstock and CutCardStock Pop Tone Lemon Drop and Kale Green cardstock. I cut the tag from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock, stamped a sentiment from the Stampin’ Up A Dozen Thoughts sentiment in Catherine Pooler Cove Blue ink, and anchored it with Hemptique Crafter’s Cord. I added some Eyelet Outlet 4mm blue pearls which completed the card front.

The back panel was also cut from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock. I stamped an additional sentiment from the Stampin’ Up A Dozen Thoughts stamp set in Catherine Pooler Cove Blue ink.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Twine 12×12, Pop Tone Lemon Drop and Kale Green cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock, Papertrey Ink Spring Rain cardstock, Hot Off The Press Magnolia Blossoms 6×6 double-sided cardstock
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up A Dozen Thoughts stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Cove Blue ink
DIES/PUNCHES: SVG Cuts Tea Cup Box Card cut file
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Explore Air 2, Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1/4″ double-sided foam strip, Eyelet Outlet 4mm blue pearls, Hemptique Bamboo Crafter’s Cord

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,