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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

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,

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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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 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

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,

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

Scrappy hugs,

Cat Rescue Mission

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a great Monday so far! I’m popping on real quick to let everybody know that I’ve updated the link on my right sidebar for our Cat Rescue Mission. I’m asking for support (any amount) if any of my critter-loving friends are able.

Most everybody knows that Ed and I have been rescuing cats and kittens for many years. Ongoing expenses include medical/dental care, food, treats, litter and shots. Four of our rescues have diagnosed dental disease and we’re looking at some expensive dental surgery. Our guy Tigger had most of his teeth removed early last week which set us back about $1100.00 and it’ll likely cost that much for each of the remaining three.

Many thanks to anybody even considering donating! <3

Scrappy hugs,

Have a Ball

Hey everybody! Well, another weekend has come and gone – and can you believe we’re almost to the middle of May?! I’m stoked to be back with a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project created with the super awesome KIS Cuts Mason Jar and Mason Jar Sentiments which I paired with the Back To Basics Lilac 12×12 Collection Pack and Enamel Dots! And I also used a few pieces of the Polymer Clay-Hollow Circle Rainbow Mix from the new Sprinkles line as embellishments! I totally LOVE shaped cards and there are so many fun details in this mason jar die set!

Using the main die in the KIS Cuts Mason Jar set, I cut the shaped card base from CutCardStock Cougar 100# Smooth White cardstock. I cut the layers, shadow pieces and sentiment from coordinating papers in the Back To Basics Lilac 12×12 Collection Pack. I assembled the card, popping up the rim on 1-mm-thick foam squares and adding metallic silver thread with a bow and a Back To Basics Lilac Enamel Dot across the top. I stamped the small portion of the sentiment in Catherine Pooler Royal Treatment ink and added several pieces of the Polymer Clay-Hollow Circle Rainbow Mix Sprinkles as embellishments.

I stamped a sentiment from the Back To Basics Congratulations Sentiments stamp set in Catherine Pooler Royal Treatment ink on the inside, which completed the card.

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Mason Jar
KIS Stamps Mason Jar Sentiments
Back To Basics Lilac 12×12 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Congratulations Sentiments stamp set
Sprinkles: Polymer Clay-Hollow Circle Rainbow Mix
Back To Basics Lilac Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Royal Treatment ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Coats Metallic Silver Thread, 1-mm-thick foam squares

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Happy Flippin’ Birthday

Hi friends! I hope you’re having a great weekend! I have another Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share today featuring the super cute Flippin’ Best stamp set that was released in January of this year. 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. There’s nothing cuter than this little guy being showcased on a faux step card with his bunch of birthday balloons! I don’t have written instructions for this faux step card fun fold but it’s basically a double easel fold (seen on Sharon Armonstrong’s blog HERE a while back) with a tall fixed panel to make it look like a step card. The assembled card is A2 size.

The card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock with panels cut from CutCardStock Lessebo Misty Blue. I stamped the penguin from the Flippin’ Best stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on 80# Solar White and colored him with Sharpie and Bic Mark-It markers. I cut layering panels from papers in the Carta Bella Beach Party Collection Kit and added a sentiment (from the same stamp set) on the bottom flap. The finishing touch was adding several iridescent gemstones to the focal image and two strips of Eyelet Outlet 4mm blue pearls to the bottom flap.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White and embellished it with a leftover strip of paper used on the front. I stamped a sentiment from the Prickley Pear Stamps Spring Scalloped Circles stamp set and layered the panel on Lessebo Misty Blue cardstock.

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Flippin’ Best stamp set
Prickley Pear Stamps Spring Scalloped Circles stamp set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Lessebo Misti Blue cardstock, Carta Bella Beach Party Collection Kit
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point markers- red, orange, yellow, light green, blue, purple and gray; Bic Mark-It Fine Point Marker- Fandango Pink; Sharpie Fine Point White Paint Marker
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, iridescent gemstones, Eyelet Outlet 4mm blue pearls

Scrappy hugs,

Congrats!

Hey everybody! Happy Fri-YAY! I’m doing the happy dance because I’m once again guesting for Creative Creases Challenge! One of my fun folds was a winner back in December and I was invited by the lovely Debbie to guest for an upcoming challenge, so here I am, just in time for Challenge #82! The Creative Creases Challenges are always ‘anything goes with a fun fold’ (preferably with stamping), so come on over and play! I created a fun hidden pocket pop up card using some favorite items in my stash! My inspiration came from Lisa Curcio’s blog – she loves fun folds as much as I do and shares quite a few of them! This one looks like a regular A2 card from the front but the magic is on the inside! ;)

I cut the fun fold card base from CutCardStock Twine 80# 12×12 cardstock and layering panels from several prints in the Keep it Simple Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack. The die cut on the front is from STAMPlorations and is one of my favorites. I finished the front with a few Keep It Simple Ruby enamel dots.

As I said above, the magic is on the inside! There is a hidden pocket with two panels, which means room for two stamped sentiments, and both of them are from the Stampin’ Up Bravo stamp set. I added ephemera from the same Ruby Collection Pack to both panels, which completed the card.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Twine 80# 12×12 cardstock and Basis 80# Natural cardstock, Keep It Simple Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack (paper and ephemera)
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up Bravo stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: STAMPlorations Congrats Word Die
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Keep It Simple Ruby 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,

Singin’ in the Rain

Hey everybody! Happy Wedneday – I hope you’re having a good week! I’ve popped in this morning with a super CAS Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share created with the super cute Prickley Pear Stamps Build An Umbrella stamps and dies. 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. This is one of THE cutest sets of stamps and dies I’ve ever seen and can be used for many different occasions. In fact, another idea just popped into my head that I may have to use for a card coming up! ;)

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Natural and punched the corners with the Stampin’ Up Curvy Corner Trio Punch. I stamped the umbrella panels from the Prickley Pear Stamps Build An Umbrella stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black on Basis Natural, stamped them again in Versamark, and heat embossed them with Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder. I colored them with light purple, yellow and light pink alcohol markers and cut them with the coordinating Umbrella die set.

I die cut the top portion of the umbrella from CutCardStock Silk Glitter Opulent Opal cardstock, cutting the handle off of the center scallop. I die cut the handle portion of the umbrella from Basis Natural, colored it with an alcohol marker and pieced the two together to adhere them to the card front. I stamped the raindrops in Catherine Pooler Twilight ink and added some tiny iridescent gemstones to the punched corners which completed the card.

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Prickley Pear Stamps Build An Umbrella stamp set
Prickley Pear Stamps Umbrella die set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Natural and Silk Glitter Opulent Opal cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- BR52, RP09, Y27, P27; Sharpie green ultra fine point marker, Catherine Pooler Tranquil ink, Versamark Dazzle
DIES/PUNCHES: Stampin’ Up Curvy Corner Trio Punch
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder, Milwaukee heat tool