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Just a Note

Howdy peeps, Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend! I’ve popped in this morning with a Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share featuring several Prickley Pear Stamps products. I used the Flourished Oval Spring and Birdcage stamp sets along with the Flourished Oval die. This is another project I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. I learned about this multi diamond panel from a tutorial at Beccy’s Place HERE and thought it would be a great background to showcase the stamped and die cut Spring flourished oval. I totally love a green and pink color combo, and the square/diamond geometric shapes look so polished!

I cut the square card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Sweet Mint cardstock along with a large layering panel from Lessebo White. The diamond panels were cut from Lessebo Sweet Mint, Pop Tone Jellybean Green and Lessebo Bubble Gum cardstock along with slightly larger panels to layer beneath them from Lessebo White. I stamped the focal image from the Prickley Pear Stamps Flourished Oval Spring stamp set on CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock, colored it with alcohol markers, and cut it with the coordinating Flourished Oval die. The finishing touch was adding Eyelet Outlet pink pearls to the corners.

I cut the inside panel from Lessebo White cardstock and embellished it with Lessebo Sweet Mint, Pop Tone Jellybean Green and Lessebo Bubble Gum Pink cardstock strips, and stamped a sentiment from the Prickley Pear Stamps Birdcage stamp set in black ink.

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Prickley Pear Stamps Flourished Oval Spring stamp set
Prickley Pear Stamps Flourished Oval die
Prickley Pear Stamps Birdcage stamp set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 100# White, Pop Tone Jellybean Green, Lessebo White, Lessebo Sweet Mint and Lessebo Bubble Gum Pink cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- YG09/16/46/48, BG19, RP04/06/23
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Eyelet Outlet 4mm pink pearls

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,

V-Cut Sympathy Card

Hi everyone! Happy Monday – the weekend sure went by fast, didn’t it?! I have one more ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you today created with the amazing May 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. The black and white floral print in this month’s kit really caught my eye and I knew I wanted to use it without any other patterned papers. I created a pretty sympathy card with a little pop of color from one of the washi tape patterns in the upgrades, and I really like how this turned out.

A standard A2 top-folding card base was cut from CutCardStock Basis Soft Pink cardstock. The V-cut panels were cut from the black and white floral paper in this month’s kit which I embellished with the black and multi-color patterned washi tape in the upgrades and some narrow cardstock strips cut from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. I stamped a sentiment from the Trinity Stamps A Sentiment For (Almost) Everything stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on the right side of the V prior to adhering the top panel which I popped up on foam squares.

I embellished the inside panel with a leftover strip of the floral print used on the front and stamped a sentiment in black ink from the Scrapbook.com Friendly Bouquets stamp set.

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ScrapbookingStore products used:
May 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades:
American Crafts Parasol 12×12 Paper Pad
Upgrades: Simple Stories My Story Chipboard Stickers
Studio 112 Adhesive Gems
We R Memory Keepers Washi Tape

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Soft Pink cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
STAMPS: Trinity Stamps A Sentiment For (Almost) Everything stamp set, Scrapbook.com Friendly Bouquets stamp set
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, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares (small white)

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,

Good Vibes angled center step card

Hey everybody! Happy Weekend – I hope you’re having a good one! I’ve popped in this morning with another ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project created with the awesome May 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. You know how I love me some fun folds and I’ve created my first-ever angled center step card. A lady in one of my stamping forums shared a tutorial but I couldn’t get her measurements to work for me, so I re-worked them and came up with my own tutorial which I will post in the Freebies section of my blog soon if you’re interested in trying this fold, so check back in a few days.

The card base was cut from CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural cardstock. Layering panels were cut from CutCardStock Lessebo Dark Amazon Teal cardstock along with two coordinating prints in this month’s kit. I added two large chipboard stickers from the upgrades along with die cut sun and clouds (using Lawn Fawn Center Picture Window Card Dies) to create the mini scene. I added two adhesive gemstones from the upgrades which completed the card front.

I embellished the back panel with a strip of patterned paper used on the front and an additional chipboard sticker for the sentiment.

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural and Lessebo Amazon Dark Teal cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: Lawn Fawn Center Picture Window Card Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot

Scrappy hugs,

You’re the Zest pop-out Z-fold

5/18/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!
5/18/24 CAS Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! I hope you have something fun planned this weekend! Our weather is glorious here in southwestern Colorado and I hope to be outside at least a little bit to enjoy it! I have another ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you today created with the super pretty May 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. Everybody seems to love the pop-out Z-fold cards I’ve made lately, so I decided to create another one featuring several of the gorgeous prints in this month’s kit.

The card base and diamond shaped layers were cut from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. Layering panels were cut from CutCardStock Basis Soft Pink cardstock and 12×12 Cardstock Shop Brown Thai Banana Handmade Paper along with several coordinating papers in this month’s kit. The front sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink using the STAMPlorations Layered Citrus stamp set. I added one adhesive gem from the upgrades which finished the card front.

The inside sentiment was stamped in black ink using the Concord & 9th Painted Tulips stamp set.

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Soft Pink cardstock, 12×12 Cardstock Shop Brown Thai Banana Handmade Paper
STAMPS: STAMPlorations Layered Citrus stamp set, Concord & 9th Painted Tulips stamp set
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

Scrappy hugs,

Happy Holidays shaker

Hey everybody! I hope you’ve had a great week! It’s turning out to be a busy Friday morning on my blog! I have a super fun Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share featuring our new line of Sprinkles. With this feature comes an awesome promo… buy three Sprinkles items and get one free! We have beads, polymer clay, crushes, glitter, rhinestones and sequins… choose from many styles and occasions! And remember to use my code LoveToScrap2 for 10% off your entire order! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Pop over to the Keep It Simple Instagram Page for a fun Hop and Giveaway!

I created an adorable mini slimline shaker card with papers, stamps and dies from our Scandinavian Christmas Collection as well as beads, polymer clay and sequins from our Sprinkles line! I used our new KIS Slimline Cuts Stitched Squares die to cut the shaker apertures. The colors in the Scandinavian Christmas Collection are non-traditional Christmas colors and I love that! I used tulle for the shaker this time rather than acetate. This was just a fun card all the way around!

The 3-1/2″ x 6″ mini slimline card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating papers in the Scandinavian Christmas 12×12 Cardstock and Collection Packs. Using the KIS Slimline Cut Stitched Squares die, I cut two apertures in the snowflake patterned paper, adhered tulle on the back side, and added some GKD Shaker Strips.

I stamped the gnome and birds from the Gnomes Collection Stamps in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on 80# Solar White cardstock, colored them with alcohol markers, and cut them with the coordinating Gnomes Outline Dies. I then stamped the snowflake and sentiment in Catherine Pooler Over Coffee ink, cut the snowflake with the coordinating outline die and fussy cut the sentiment.

I added Iridescent Snowflake Sequins, Brown Polymer Clay Dots, White Polymer Clay Hearts, 2mm Matte Red Beads, Candy Cane Red & White Polymer Clay Christmas Mix and Red Peppermint & Chocolate Polymer Clay Mix – all from the new Sprinkles line. I sealed the shaker and adhered the elements to the card front.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip of the snowflake paper used on the front. I stamped an additional sentiment from the Gnomes Collection Stamps in the brown ink which completed the card.

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Slimline Cuts Stitched Squares
Scandinavian Christmas 12×12 Cardstock Pack
Scandinavian Christmas 12×12 Collection Pack
Scandinavian Christmas Gnomes Collection Stamps
Scandinavian Christmas Gnomes Outline Dies
KIS Sprinkles Iridescent Snowflake Sequins
KIS Sprinkles Brown Polymer Clay Dots (coming soon)
KIS Sprinkles White Polymer Clay Hearts
KIS Sprinkles 2mm Matte Red Beads
KIS Sprinkles Candy Cane Red & White Polymer Clay Christmas Mix
KIS Sprinkles Red Peppermint & Chocolate Polymer Clay Mix

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Over Coffee ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- TB5/6/9, DR5/6/7, FS6/7/8, TN1/2/4, BG2/3/4; 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, ivory tulle, red liner tape, GKD Shaker Strips, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares (small white)

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! 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,

Just Married

Hey everybody! Happy Friday – I hope you have something fun planned this weekend! The weather is glorious! I’ve popped in this morning with a Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share created with the awesome Just Married stamp set released a few months ago. This is another one of the (many) projects I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. The front flap fold is one of my all-time favorite fun folds and I thought these whimsical stamps paired perfectly with the Doodlebug Design Snow Much Fun 6×6 papers. Thinking outside the box with these awesome patterns and colors!

I cut the card base and flap from CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating papers in the Doodlebug Design Snow Much Fun 6×6 paper pack. Using the Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies, I cut two stitched circles and layered them together and popped them up on thick 3D foam squares on the front panel. I stamped the cans from the Just Married stamp set directly on the white circle and drew some lines with a Sakura Pigma Micron 08 black pen. I paper-pieced the car which I colored with a few alcohol markers and added Keep It Simple Back to Basics Clear Enamel Dots to the tail lights. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added a few Eyelet Outlet purple gemstones.

The inside panel was cut from Cougar Smooth White cardstock and embellished with a leftover strip of paper used on the front. I stamped a sentiment from the same Just Married stamp set, which completed the card.

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Just Married stamp set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock, Doodlebug Design Snow Much Fun 6×6 papers
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink (pad and marker); Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- GT1/2/3, IG6/8/9; Copic Sketch 100 black, Sakura Pigma Micron 08 black pen
DIES/PUNCHES: 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, thick 3D foam squares, Keep It Simple Back to Basics Clear Enamel Dots, Eyelet Outlet purple gemstones

Scrappy hugs,

Camera Mini Album

Hi everyone! Happy Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week and you’re looking forward to a weekend full of awesomeness! I have an amazing ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you today created with the absolutley lovely May 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. The paper pad in this month’s collection is divine, as are the upgrades, and I had such fun! I’ve had my Cricut out again and created an adorable camera mini album using a cut file in my arsenal. The fun thing about this particular mini album is the hidden binding. I have several more cut files for hidden binding mini albums, so stay tuned! I don’t know when I’ll get to making the rest of them but I sure plan on it!

I cut the album cover and inside pages from CutCardStock Desert Storm cardstock and all the album elements in the cut file from CutCardStock Pop Tone Black Licorice, Sweet Tooth, Jellybean Green and Lemon Drop. I then cut layering panels from a variety of pretty papers in this month’s kit and embellished the pages with chipboard stickers, adhesive gems and washi tape from the upgrades. I made pockets for several of the pages with my WRMK Pocket Punch Board along with pull-out inserts, leaving plenty of room for photos and journaling.

Here are shots of the entire album. This was definitely a fun one!

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Desert Storm, Pop Tone Black Licorice, Pop Tone Sweet Tooth, Pop Tone Jellybean Green and Pop Tone Lemon Drop
DIES/PUNCHES: Lori Whitlock Hidden Binding Camera Mini Album SVG Cut File, We R Memory Keepers Pocket Punch Board
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Explore Air 2, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares, Eyelet Outlet light brown pearls

Scrappy hugs,

Life is all about Balance

Hey everybody! Happy Hump Day and middle of May already! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Ally’s Angels and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for Challenge #82! I’ve been having a little (more) fun with my Cricut and created an adorable cactus box card for this challenge. It looks pretty darn real, doesn’t it?! But no thorns… just good ol’ cardstock! And the best part is it folds flat for mailing!

Using my Cricut Explore Air 2 and the SVG Cuts Cactus Box Card SVG cut file, I cut the cactus, box and stones from CutCardStock Kale Green, Amaranth, Scottish Highlands Green and Twine cardstock. I cut the box panels from a pink floral print in the Doodlebug Design Floral-Graph Rainbow Petite Prints 6×6 double-sided cardstock pad. I didn’t take a photo of the envelope, but it was cut from K & Company 12×12 Essentials Dark Designer Paper Pad.

I cut the back panel from a green print in the Echo Park Away We Go Collection Kit. The sentiment is from the Spellbinders Around the Garden stamp set and was stamped in Memento Northern Pine ink.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Kale Green, Amaranth, Scottish Highlands Green and Twine cardstock; Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar white cardstock, Doodlebug Design Floral-Graph Rainbow Petite Prints 6×6 double-sided cardstock pad, Echo Park Away We Go Collection Kit, K & Company 12×12 Essentials Dark Designer Paper Pad
STAMPS: Spellbinders Around the Garden stamp set
INK: Memento Northern Pine ink
DIES/PUNCHES: SVG Cuts Cactus Box Card SVG cut file
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Explore Air 2, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool

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,

Baby Boy Bun in the Oven

5/18/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, Happy Tuesday! I hope all the moms (to humans or furbabies) out there had a beautiful Mother’s Day! We had wonderful weather here – still a bit chilly and windy – but beautiful nonetheless! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a super cute oven box card with a baby boy ‘bun in the oven’ theme! I used Stardream Metallic cardstock (on sale throughout the month of May) which I paired with Lessebo cardstock. This is actually the second one of these oven box cards I’ve made so it went together pretty fast. I created the first one in a pink baby girl theme for a guest design project coming up in a couple of weeks, so stay tuned for a ‘mostly the same but slightly different’ version!

Using the Spellbinders Pop-Up 3D Vignette What’s Bakin’ Oven dies, I cut all the pieces from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Sapphire, Stardream Metallic Vista, Stardream Metallic Silver, Lessebo Ivory, Lessebo Pitch Black, Lessebo Coffee Bean, and Lessebo Cherry Red. I used Grafix Crystal Clear Acetate for the ‘glass’ in the oven door, along with pieces of Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares to pop up the cookie sheet, oven mitts and utensils.

The assembly is always the most fun part of making 3D projects and this one was no different! I used the Keep It Simple Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies to cut a panel from Lessebo Ivory cardstock for the back of the oven. I stamped a sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Happy & Heartfelt stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink which completed the card.

Here are a couple angled shots and two more shots showing that the top of the oven opens so the card can fold flat for mailing. I just love it!

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CutCardStock products used:
Stardream Metallic Sapphire cardstock
Stardream Metallic Vista cardstock
Stardream Metallic Silver cardstock
Lessebo Ivory cardstock
Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock
Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock
Lessebo Cherry Red cardstock

Other products used:
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up Happy & Heartfelt stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Spellbinders Pop-Up 3D Vignette What’s Bakin’ Oven dies, Keep It Simple Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic, red liner tape, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares (small white)

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,

Happy Summer

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday! I’ve popped in with another Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share created with the awesome Prickley Pear Stamps Ham Camper Summer stamps. This is another one of the (many) projects I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. I’ve mentioned before that this stamp set is one of my favorites because Ed and I were full-time RVers for several years and we sure have some wonderful memories of places we visited and people we met! There are coordinating dies which you’ve seen me use but I chose to fussy cut the elements on this particular card with sky and water washi tape and torn kraft paper for sand! This is such a fun set for scene-building, and there are other Ham Camper sets so be sure to check them all out!

I cut the card base from Cougar Smooth 100# White and a layering panel from Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock. I added the Eyelet Outlet sky and water washi tape and tore a couple pieces of CutCardStock Brown Bag Kraft paper to use for the sand. I stamped all the elements for the scene on Cougar Smooth White cardstock, colored them with alcohol markers, and fussy cut them, adding a few details with a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen. I popped the window and door of the camper up on foam strips, and added a stamped and trimmed sentiment.

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Prickley Pear Stamps Ham Camper Summer stamps

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 100# White, Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock, and Brown Bag Kraft paper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- R43, RP01/16, Y02, YR32, B59, BR62, GS05/07/09; Sakura White Gelly Roll pen
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, CutCardStock Plus High Capacity adhesive, Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Eyelet Outlet Wide Sky and Water Washi Tape, 1″ double-sided foam strips