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For Every Moment, There Is A Song

Hey everybody, Happy Friday! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Birthstone Challenges and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for BSC #8 – Aquamarine & Diamond + optional Birthday! I totally love these colors and have created an adorable pop up birthday card using some awesome stamps and dies from My Favorite Things. The construction of this card is exactly like a diorama card but without an aperture. Super easy!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Aquamarine cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Keep It Simple Celebrate The Little Things Collection Pack. Using the My Favorite Things Turntable Die-namics, I cut the pieces from CutCardStock Astrobright Eclipse Black, Stardream Metallic Aquamarine and Stardream Metallic Silver cardstock along with scraps from the Celebrate The Little Things Collection Pack. As I always say, the assembly was the most fun!

I added a music border and music notes (to the front and inside flap) cut from Astrobright Eclipse Black using the CC Designs Music border die and the Paper Smooches Music Notes dies. Front and inside sentiments were stamped from the My Favorite Things Keep On Rockin’ stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White and layered on scraps of Stardream Metallic Aquamarine. And, of course, this fun card folds flat for mailing!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html
2. https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2024-febmar.html
3. http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-2024-crafts-galore-encore.html
4. https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/inkspirational-challenge-310-mood-board.html (inspired by the colors)

5. https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/220-fun-folds-any-theme.html

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

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Aquamarine, Stardream Metallic Silver and Astrobright Eclipse Black cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White catrdstock, Keep It Simple Celebrate The Little Things Collection Pack
STAMPS: My Favorite Things Keep On Rockin’ stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: My Favorite Things Turntable Die-namics, CC Designs Music Border die, Paper Smooches Music Notes dies, Keep It Simple Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, GKD Adhesive Dot Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, MAMBI Aqua Glitter Skinny Washi Tape, Stampin’ Up Silver Mini Brads, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares (large black), Stampin’ Up Mini Dimensionals

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,

Making Spirits Bright inchie album

3/14/24 Top 3 at Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog!

Hey everybody! Happy first day of March… time is flying by and I’m telling ya – it’ll be Christmas before we know it! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #55 – Anything Christmas Goes! I mentioned a while back that I’ve started a new collection of inchie albums (or mini books) and have made several. They are so fun and so stinkin’ cute! I have used Gecko Galz inchies for all of them because they are super cute images and the perfect 1″ square size!

I printed the Gecko Galz Snow Much Fun Jewel It 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 a patterned paper from the Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 double-sided papers. These HOTP paper packs always include several sheets of ephemera which coordinate beautifully with the papers, which I love. So I cut a piece of ephemera for the front cover and added a green gemstone. I edged the cover and pages with a copper chrome marker from Let’s Resin which completed the project.

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

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# White cardstock and Basis 80# White 12×12 cardstock, Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 double-sided papers
STAMPS: Gecko Galz Snow Much Fun Jewel It digital sheet
INK: Let’s Resin Copper Chrome Marker
DIES/PUNCHES: EK Success 1″ square punch
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, green gemstone

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

Scrappy hugs,

Home Sweet Home mini album

Hey everybody! I hope you’ve got some fun planned this weekend… and maybe your weather is warming up just a slight bit and looking toward Spring?! It’s a busy morning here with seven of my eight challenge blogs launching new challenges. This project is for Mix It Up Challenge Blog where MIUCB #70 – Anything Goes + optional Fancy Fold is live and we’d love to see your project with two or more folds – or straight anything goes if that’s your jam! But c’mon and admit it, you know you love fun folds, so come play with us either way! I had a large time creating this house-themed mini album (tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers HERE) using the Keep It Simple Namaste Home Collection.

This Collection is on clearance over at Keep It Simple Paper Crafts and has been deeply discounted, so if you’re so inclined to go shopping, be sure to use my discount code LoveToScrap2 for 10% off your entire order! The coolest thing about our specialized discount codes is that there is no minimum purchase requirement or usage limit, and the code combines with product, order, and shipping discounts!

The mini album base and roof were cut from CutCardStock Twine 12×12 cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating papers in the Keep It Simple Namaste Home Collection. I scalloped the edges of the roof with the Stampin’ Up Scalloped Edge Punch, and then used Me & My Big Ideas washi tape, Keep It Simple Clementine pearls, and stickers from the Namaste Home sticker sheet to embellish the roof and all the sections. I used a couple disc magnets for the closure, and added a bow fashioned from some Ellen Hutson teal ribbon.

And here it is folded flat for mailing!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html
2. https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2024-febmar.html
3. https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/crafty-catz-challenge-666.html
4. https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/inkspirational-challenge-310-mood-board.html (inspired by the colors)

5. https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/220-fun-folds-any-theme.html

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

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Twine 12×12 cardstock, Keep It Simple Namaste Home Collection Pack
DIES/PUNCHES: Stampin’ Up Scalloped Edge Punch
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Keep It Simple Clementine Pearls, MAMBI skinny gold stripe washi tape, small disc magnets, Ellen Hutson teal ribbon

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,

Use all of the Colors

4/1/24 Top Pick at A Barrel of Monkeys Challenges!
4/28/24 March DT Favorite at A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge!

Hey everybody! I hope you’ve had a fabulous week doing whatever it is you do… whether you work outside or at home, or whether you’re retired! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #79 – Anything Goes! Our challenges are always anything goes and we’d love for you join us! I created a cool friendship card featuring a die set I’ve had in my stash for a minute or three and have never used and awesome stamp sets from STAMPlorations and Altenew. I sent it to a very sweet artist friend just to let her know I was thinking about her. ;)

Using the palette die in the Spellbinders Painter’s Palette die set, I cut the card base and front layer from CutCardstock Desert Storm cardstock. Using the remaining dies in the set, I cut the paint blobs, brush and paint tube from CutCardStock Pop Tone Sweet Tooth, Pop Tone Banana Split, Pop Tone Hot Fudge, Pop Tone Red Hot, Pop Tone Orange Fizz, Pop Tone Lemon Drop, Pop Tone Gumdrop Green, Pop Tone Blue Raspberry, Pop Tone Grape Jelly, Pop Tone Razzleberry, Blue Hydrangea, Royal Sundance Linen Midnight Blue, Royal Sundance Linen Burgundy, and Stardream Metallic Silver cardstock.

I stamped the front sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink from the Altenew Mini Paintbox stamp set and the inside sentiment from the STAMPlorations Art Is stamp set. I totally love shaped cards and this one turned out so awesome!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://barrelofmonkeyschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-barrel-of-monkeys-challenge-13.html
2. https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html
3. https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2024-febmar.html
4. http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-2024-crafts-galore-encore.html

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

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Desert Storm, Pop Tone Sweet Tooth, Pop Tone Banana Split, Pop Tone Hot Fudge, Pop Tone Red Hot, Pop Tone Orange Fizz, Pop Tone Lemon Drop, Pop Tone Gumdrop Green, Pop Tone Blue Raspberry, Pop Tone Grape Jelly, Pop Tone Razzleberry, Blue Hydrangea, Royal Sundance Linen Midnight Blue, Royal Sundance Linen Burgundy, and Stardream Metallic Silver cardstock
STAMPS: Altenew Mini Paintbox stamp set, STAMPlorations Art Is stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Spellbinders Painter’s Palette die set
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1″ double-sided foam strip

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,

Luck O’ the Irish

Hey everybody, Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week and you’re looking forward to doing something fun this weekend! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m delighted to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #166 – Anything Goes! I created a very cool hybrid St. Patrick’s Day card. Green is my all-time favorite color, and I have quite a few super awesome digital images from The Hungry JPEG and some great Hero Arts sentiment stamps, so it didn’t take me long to figure out what to make – just in time for St. Patty’s Day!

I cut a square side-folding card base from CutCardStock Mantis Green cardstock. I printed the green beer image and sentiment from The Hungry JPEG Lucky Charmers Collection on CutCardStock Royal Sundance Ivory Linen cardstock. I trimmed the image down to a square size and punched the sentiment with a circle punch. I cut a square panel and punched a slightly large circle from CutCardStock Bright Gold Foil cardstock, and layered the image and sentiment. The finishing touch was adding several gemstones from the Trinity Stamps Andradite Sparkle Embellishment Mix with my Trinity Pick Up Stick.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory and embellished it with leftover strips of CutCardStock Mantis Green and Royal Sundance Ivory linen cardstock. I stamped a rather humorous sentiment from the Hero Arts Irreverent Birthday Messages stamp set in Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey ink.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html
2. https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2024-febmar.html
3. http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-2024-crafts-galore-encore.html
4. https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-590-use-your-favourite-colours.html
5. https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/pennys-challenge-566.html

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

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Mantis Green, Bright Gold Foil and Royal Sundance Ivory Linen cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock
Stamps: The Hungry JPEG Lucky Charmers Collection, Hero Arts Irreverent Messages stamp set
Ink: Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey ink
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up 1-1/4″ and 1″ circle punches
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, 1/4″ double-sided foam strip, Trinity Stamps Andradite Sparkle Embellishment Mix, Trinity Pick Up Stick

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

Scrappy hugs,

Mother’s Day I love you

Hey everybody! Okay, the weeks are just disappearing and this is the last Monday in February! What the heck?! I’m up on the Pajama Crafter Stamps blog today with my last inspiration project as a PCS designer. I’ve been on the Prickley Pear Stamps (now Pajama Crafter Stamps) team for almost four years and I feel like it’s time to step down and let the team of new designers shine. Since I always work ahead, I have a ton of PPS/PCS projects that were made while I was still on the team but not yet showcased on their blog, so I plan to share all of them on my blog over the next few months. It’s been a great run and I so appreciate Sharon, and now Joy, for having me along all these years! This split panel card features the gorgeous new Lovely Bouquet stamp set – I love this image and have really enjoyed creating with it. I went with a coral and green color palette and totally love how it turned out! I’ve made many split panel cards in a horizontal orientation over the years and I created this one in a vertical orientation with gatefold flaps scored and folded backwards rather than actually cutting a chunk out of the panel. I’ll be making this version of the split panel fold again for sure!

I cut a gatefold card base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating papers in the Keep It Simple Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack. As mentioned above, rather than cutting a chunk out of the front flap to create the split panel, I scored each half of the gatefold and folded the flaps backwards which left a vertical split.

I stamped the front and inside sentiments and the large rose image on Solar White cardstock and colored the image with alcohol markers. I fussy cut it, adhered it to a second panel of Solar White and fussy cut it again, which yielded some nice dimension.

I trimmed the sentiment and popped it up on a foam strip. Then I added a small magnet closure (another option would be a belly band) and some gemstones from the Buttons Galore & More Pitter Patter Doo Dadz Embellishments. I added the sentiment to the inside panel along with a heart from the ephemera sheet in the Ruby Collection Pack, which completed the card.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2024-febmar.html
2. https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/crafty-catz-challenge-666.html
3. https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/inkspirational-challenge-310-mood-board.html

4. https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-744-off-edge.html
5. https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/220-fun-folds-any-theme.html

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

Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Lovely Bouquet stamp set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, Keep It Simple Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- YG14/17/54, YR37, R03/05/12/24
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Ranger Adhesive Strips, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, small disc magnet, Ranger Distress Collage Medium, Buttons Galore & More Pitter Patter Doo Dadz Embellishments, 1/4″ double-sided foam strip

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! Be sure to keep up with news and sales by following us on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, and join Pajama Crafter Stamps & Friends for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, we’d love for you to visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps blog and sign up for our newsletter to stay in touch! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

happy purr-thday shaped card

2/27/24 Featured Creation at Little Red Wagon!

Hey everybody, Happy Friday! I’m delighted to bring you another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project today that I created with our new Build-A-House Collection! OMGosh, these products are phenomenal! You start with the basic Build-A-House die set and then you have the add-on Build-A-Dogouse, Build-A-Cathouse and Build-A-Birdhouse die sets with coordinating stamp sets! How fun is that?! I used the Build-A-House KIS Cuts, Build-A-Cathouse Stamps and Build-A-Cathouse KIS Cuts to create this shaped card! I can’t tell you how much fun I’ve had playing with this collection! If you are inclined to shop at Keep It Simple, be sure to use my discount code LoveToScrap2 at checkout to save 10% on your entire order! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, plus the code combines with product, order, and shipping discounts!

I cut the shaped card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock using the Build-A-House KIS Cuts. I cut the double-decker base house pieces from papers in the Rose 12×12 Collection Pack. Using the Weathered Wood Background Stamp, I stamped a woodgrain pattern in Catherine Pooler Twilight ink on the upstairs and downstairs main pieces.

Using the Build-A-Cathouse KIS Cuts, I cut the cat from Solar White cardstock and colored the pieces with alcohol markers. Next, I cut the grass and cat bowl from papers in the Jade and Lemon 12×12 Collection Packs. Finally, I stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of Solar White cardstock in Twilight ink and fussy cut it.

I embellished the inside panel with papers from the Rose Collection used on the front and stamped a sentiment in Twilight ink.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-2024-monochrom-you-pick-palette.html
2. https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2024-febmar.html
3. https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/crafty-catz-challenge-666.html
4. https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/cut-it-up-challenge-298-dots-andor.html
5. https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-744-off-edge.html

Keep It Simple products used:
Build-A-House KIS Cuts
Build-A-Cathouse Stamps
Build-A-Cathouse KIS Cuts
Weathered Wood Background Stamp
Rose 12×12 Collection Pack
Jade 12×12 Collection Pack
Lemon 12×12 Collection Pack

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

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock,
INK: Catherine Pooler Twilight ink; Arteza alcohol markers- RP16, NG04/06/08
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, pink gemstones, 1/4″ double-sided foam strip

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,

faith over fear

Hi everyone! A big ol’ Happy Thursday to you! Another week almost gone! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a motivational mini slimline card featuring Moss Green, Sweet Mint and White cardstock from our new Lessebo line! This line has replaced the Basis cardstock (which was one of my favorites) and it couldn’t be any better… great weight, great colors and just a great cardstock all around. I also pulled out a pretty rubber stamp that I’ve had for a minute and hadn’t gotten around to using yet.

I cut the 3-1/2″ x 6″ mini slimline card base from Lessebo Moss Green and a layering panel from Lesseo Sweet Mint cut with a Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Stitched Rope Die. I stamped the Stampendous Mini Sweet Rose Jar directly on the Sweet Mint panel, colored it with alcohol markers and adhered it to the card base. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set in Memento Tuxedo black ink on Sweet Mint and cut it with the coordinating Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouette die. The finishing touch was adding several Eyelet Outlet 4mm purple pearls.

I embellished the inside Lessebo White panel with a frame cut from Sweet Mint using two Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Stitched Rope Dies. I stamped another sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set on a Lessebo White scrap in Tuxedo Black ink and cut it with the coordinating Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes die.

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

CutCardStock products used:
Lessebo Moss Green cardstock
Lessebo Sweet Mint cardstock
Lessebo White cardstock

Other products used:
STAMPS: Stampendous Mini Sweet Rose Jar stamp, Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- YR17, YG17/46, PB16, GS09, GB08
DIES/PUNCHES: Mini Slimline Stitched Rope Dies, Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes 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, Eyelet Outlet 4mm purple 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,

Bring on the Snow Day

2/24/24 Rising Star at A Place To Start!
3/14/24 Top Pick Winner at Classic Design Challenge Blog!

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday – I hope your week has started off nicely (nice and cold, perhaps?!) Bahahaha! I’m stoked to share another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project created with the Ski Resort Collection! OMGoodness, this is definitely a fun one to use for Winter-themed projects and I totally love the pink and blue color palette! I created a triple Z-fold which has quickly risen to the top of my list of all-time favorite fun folds! It’s so easy and really packs a punch! The fun part is that you can make the Z-fold strips any width you want, depending on how much of the background pattern you want to show! The instructions for this are in the Freebies section of my blog so be sure to check it out if you’d like to learn how to make it!

If you like the Keep It Simple products I’ve used and are inclined to shop, be sure to use my discount code LoveToScrap2 at checkout to save 10% on your entire order! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, plus the code combines with product, order, and shipping discounts!

The card base and three Z-fold strips were cut from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating papers in the 6×9 Collection Pack. It’s really fun seeing this one come to life!

I used a die from the Stitched Squares Nested Dies to cut the background for the front and added an assortment of die cuts from the Scenery, Skiers & Snowboarders and Sentiment Die Cut Pieces to build the scene. I popped the sentiment and the skier up on foam strips, and then added a small knotted piece of Rose Ribbon which completed the card front.

Keep It Simple products used:
Ski Resort 6×9 Collection Pack
Ski Resort Scenery Die Cut Pieces
Ski Resort Skiers & Snowboarders Die Cut Pieces
Ski Resort Sentiments Die Cut Pieces
Stitched Squares Nested Dies
Back To Basics Rose Ribbon

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

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, 1/4″ double-sided foam strip

Scrappy hugs,

Let’s Play explosion card

Hey everybody! Happy Saturday – can you believe we’re past the halfway point in February already?! OMG. I’m happy to share another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project created with the super fun Pure Imagination Collection! I’ve had a We R Memory Keepers Explosion Card Punch Board for quite a while and have made several explosion cards, and they are quite fun! When this collection was launched back in November, I knew immediately that I’d be making another one! The characters and sentiments are fabulous and I only wish I could be a fly on the wall when the recipients receive these cards! Confetti everywhere, lol! If you think you might want to shop at Keep It Simple, be sure to use my discount code LoveToScrap2 at checkout to save 10% on your entire order! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, plus the code combines with product, order, and shipping discounts!

Using the We R Memory Keepers Explosion Card Punch Board, the card base was cut from CutCardStock Twine Kraft 12×12 cardstock. I cut layering panels and the confetti tray from patterned papers in the 6×9 Collection Pack. Images and sentiments from the Golden Ticket and Let’s Play Collection Stamps were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on CutCardStock Basis White cardstock, colored with alcohol markers, and cut with the coordinating Golden Ticket and Let’s Play Outline Stamps. I added a die cut square (using the Stitched Squares Nesting Dies) to one side for handwritten message and signature.

Using the same punch board, I crafted an envelope from CutCardStock Pop Tone Grape Jelly cardstock and stamped ‘hold here’ and ‘pull here’ in black ink on both the envelope and the confetti tray, which completed the project. So fun!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-2024-anything-goes-w-optional.html
2. https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html
3. https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2024-febmar.html
4. https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/crafty-catz-challenge-665.html
5. https://secretstamper.com/2024/02/anything-goes-with-a-fun-fold-for-creative-creases-76/
6. https://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/2-of-kind-challenge.html
7. https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/pennys-challenge-565.html
8. https://scrapping4funchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-2024-anything-goes.html

Keep It Simple products used:
Pure Imagination 6×9 Collection Pack
Pure Imagination Golden Ticket Collection Stamp
Pure Imagination Golden Ticket Outline Dies
Pure Imagination Let’s Play Collection Stamp
Pure Imagination Let’s Play Outline Dies
Stitched Squares Nested Dies

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

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Twine Kraft 12×12, Basis White and Pop Tone Grape Jelly cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- GS04/09, R31, RP09, BR28, G04/06/08/09
DIES/PUNCHES: We R Memory Keepers Explosion Card Punch Board
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot