Papercraft – Page 56 – Love To Scrap 2

‘thanks’ lattice card

10/7/23 Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create!
11/5/23 Front Porch Winner at 613 Avenue Create!
11/28/23 October Honorable Mention at A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge!

Hey everybody! Happy Friday and Happy Birthday to me! I’m officially Medicare age today – my Medicare Advantage Plan started on the 1st and I couldn’t be happier! It’s sad when Medicare makes a girl happy! Bahahaha! But you’d totally understand this if you knew how crappy my insurance has been since I retired three years ago.

I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a pretty DT inspiration project featuring our Cougar Smooth White and Pop Tone Berrylicious cardstock! Lattice cards seem to be sweeping the internet lately and they are so pretty! And surprisingly easy! My inspiration for the lattice card came from THIS tutorial. I became a Stampin’ Up demonstrator back about 8-9 years ago under Brandy, and even though I didn’t stick with it, I still enjoy watching her videos. Our cards are a little different – she made a lattice split card and I made a regular top-folding version with a couple other changes.

I cut the card base and lattice strips from Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock along with a backing panel from Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock. I assembled the lattice and added the backing panel with double-sided foam strips. I laminated a piece of deco foil Glass Slipper transfer sheet to a piece of deco foil Peel N Stick toner sheet, then die cut the ‘thanks’ sentiment using the Simon Says Stamp thanks die.

I stamped the floral image from the Unity Stamp Co. Big Summertime Bouquet stamp set twice in Catherine Pooler Twilight ink on Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock, colored them with alcohol markers, and fussy cut them. I adhered the florals to the lattice along with the sentiment and added several iridescent gemstones.

I cut the inside panel from Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock and embellished it with two thin strips of Pop Tone Berrylicious cardstock. I stamped a sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set in Catherine Pooler Twilight ink and cut it with the coordinating Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes die. I layered the panel on Berrylicious cardstock, which completed the card.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: September 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Autumn Colors
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
3. Alphabet Challenge Blog: N is for Nature
4. Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: #9 – Anything Goes Flowers w/ optional Mood Board
5. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
6. Crafty Catz: #653 – Anything Goes w/ optional Colors of Autumn
7. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge Blog: October Anything Goes
8. Make My Monday Challenge Blog: #210 – Make Your Own Background
9. My Time To Craft Challenge Blog: #518 – In The Garden

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

CutCardStock products used:
Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock
Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock
Pop Tone Berrylicious cardstock

Other products used:
STAMPS: Unity Stamp Co. Big Summertime Bouquet stamp set, Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Twilight ink; Arteza alcohol markers- B59, BG19, Y03, YR25, R14, RP26, YG15/16
DIES/PUNCHES: Simon Says Stamp thanks die, Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1/4″ and 1″ double-sided foam strips, deco foil Peel N Stick Toner Sheets, deco foil Glass Slipper Transfer Sheets, Scotch 3M Laminator, iridescent gemstones

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,

Sending Well Wishes

Hey everybody! Happy Friday! I shaking my head at how fast this year has flown by… so hard to believe we’re in the first week of October already! I’m delighted to share that I’m guest designing once again for Cut It Up Challenges, and the theme for Challenge #288 is Favorite Color(s)! Green has always been my favorite color (although I have several others that rank right up there with it) so I went with several shades of green and several different patterned papers for this diorama get well card.

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock along with layering panels from several green papers in the Keep It Simple Jade 12×12 Collection Pack. Using the Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Dies, I cut a square into the inside flap and retained it for use on the front.

Using the Stampin’ Up A Fish & A Wish stamp set, Catherine Pooler Deck the Halls, Sage, Spruce, and Eucalyptus inks, and the coordinating Fish Builder Punch, I created two fish for the front and two for the inside. I adhered two of the fish on the die cut square, popping one up on a foam strip, and stamped a sentiment (from the same stamp set) in the bottom center of the square. The finishing touch was adding several light green gemstones.

I cut the background seascape panel from a scrap in the Hot Off The Press Seascapes & Sand 6×6 double-sided paper pack and added the other two fish (one popped up on a foam strip) and several more light green gemstones. Using the Keep It Simple Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies, I cut a rectangle from a lighter green paper in the Keep It Simple Jade Collection Pack and adhered it beneath the aperture. I stamped another sentiment from the Stampin’ Up A Fish & A Wish stamp set, leaving room for a signature.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: September 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Autumn Colors
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
3. Alphabet Challenge Blog: N is for Nature (diorama – inside of card)
4. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenges: #116 – Anything Goes
6. Crafty Catz: #653 – Anything Goes w/ optional Colors of Autumn
7. Critter Crazy Challenges: #79 – Anything Goes with a Featured Critter
8. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge Blog: October Anything Goes

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

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock, Keep It Simple Jade 12×12 Collection Pack, Hot Off The Press Seascapes & Sand 6×6 double-sided papers
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up A Fish & A Wish stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Deck the Halls, Sage, Spruce, Eucalyptus and Midnight inks
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Dies and Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies, Stampin’ Up Fish Builder Punch
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1″ and 1/4″ double-sided foam strips, light green gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! You know you have a favorite color, so let’s see what it is! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

You Warm My Heart

Hey everybody! Happy Thursday afternoon! I’m up on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog today with an inspiration project featuring the new You Warm My Heart digital card kit created ‘on the fly’ by Prickley Pear Stamps artist, Kayla Ruble, for Joy to use for her live today at the 2023 Virtual Maker’s Retreat! What a great job this artist did in record time! This sweet digital card kit includes two black and white line images, two pre-colored images, snowflake and heart background paper, and a sentiment panel. I used the kit to create an adorable holiday gate fold card!

Be sure to pop over and check out the happenings at the Makers Retreat going on October 3-7! Before I get to my project details, here are a few links that will surely come in handy:
Sign Up for the Makers Retreat
Makers Retreat Schedule
Prickley Pear Stamps Live Stream (today, October 5, at 2:00 PM Central Time)

I cut a standard A2 size gate fold card base from CutCardStock Basis White cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Pop Tone Red Hot cardstock and the background paper in the digital card kit which I printed on Basis White. I created a layered oval panel using the Keep It Simple Stitched Ovals Nested Dies along with the sentiment panel in the kit and the Red Hot cardstock. I adhered a fussy cut pre-colored image to the panel and colored the heart on the coffee cup with a Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen. I affixed Eyelet Outlet red and white polka dot washi tape to Basis White cardstock strips which I adhered down both sides. The finishing touch was adding several iridescent gemstones to the snowflakes.

I cut the inside panel from Basis White and embellished it with a CutCardStock Blue Hydrangea cardstock strip and a washi tape strip. I stamped a sentiment from the Santa Koala and Mrs Claus stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink which completed the card.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: September 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Autumn Colors
2. A Barrel of Monkeys Challenge: #8 – Etch-A-Sketch (color red)
3. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
4. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenges: #116 – Anything Goes
6. Critter Crazy Challenges: #79 – Anything Goes with a Featured Critter
7. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #556 – Anything Goes with Paper

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

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
You Warm My Heart Digital Card Kit
Santa Koala and Mrs Claus Stamp Set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# White, Pop Tone Red Hot and Blue Hydrangea cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink (pad and marker), Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Eyelet Outlet red and white polka dot washi tape, iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps and dies at Prickley Pear Stamps! Save 10% on anything on the site when you shop at Prickley Pear Stamps by using coupon code LESLIE10 at checkout! And be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the Prickley Pear Stamps Facebook page to keep up with news and sales, and join Prickley Pear Pals (the fan group) for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, we’d love to see you visit the Prickley Pear Stamps blog and become a Follower! Hope to see you there! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

The Moon Made Me Do It

11/5/23 Site-Wide Winner at The Outlawz Challenges!

Hey everybody! Happy Sunday and first day of October! I hope you’re having a great weekend! I’m having THE best time creating inspiration projects for Keep It Simple using items in the A Wee Bit Wicked Collection! The possibilities are literally endless for making too-cute-to-spook projects with all these fun stamps, dies, and die cut pieces! I created an adorable half-flap fun fold in one of my favorite color combos of yellow and purple using quite a few items in the collection and paper from two other collections!

I cut the standard A2 size side folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, cut the front flap in half horizontally, and adhered the top flap to the card base. I cut layering panels from yellow cardstock in the Craft Mode 6×9 Cardstock Pack and adhered them to the card base. I stamped a cluster of stars from The Moon Made Me Do It Stamps on the top panel and a large sentiment (from the same stamp set) on the bottom panel.

I stamped the moon, clouds, and a bat (also from the same stamp set) on Solar White cardstock and cut them with the coordinating The Moon Made Me Do It Outline Dies. I filled in the moon with Catherine Pooler Pixie Dust ink and colored the crevices with a Kirarina Wink violet marker. I affixed the bat to the moon, popping it up on a small foam square. I die cut several stars from CutCardStock Basis Black using the Halloqueen Sentiments Outline Dies and added them to the top and bottom panels.

I cut the inside panel from Solar White cardstock, adhered a sentiment from the Cards and Phrases Die Cut pieces, and layered the panel on purple cardstock from the Pajama Party 6×9 Cardstock Pack.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: September 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Autumn Colors
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
3. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
4. Crafts Galore Encore Challenges: #116 – Anything Goes
5. Halloween Crafts All Year ‘Round: Anything Halloween Goes
6. The Outlawzs Sunday Songs and Rhymes Challenge: The Hag (inspired by ‘And trouble the skies’
7. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #556 – Anything Goes with Paper

Keep It Simple products used:
A Wee Bit Wicked The Moon Made Me Do It Stamps
A Wee Bit Wicked The Moon Made Me Do It Outline Dies
A Wee Bit Wicked Halloqueen Sentiments Outline Dies
A Wee Bit Wicked Cards and Phrases Die Cut Pieces
Craft Mode 6×9 Cardstock Pack
Pajama Party 6×9 Cardstock 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, CutCardStock Basis Black cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Catherine Pooler Pixie Dust ink, Kirarina Wink Violet marker
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares Variety Pack (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 store such as paper, stamps, die cuts, ephemera, washi tape and enamel dots to name just a few! You’ll go crazy! 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,

Autumn Charm

10/12/23 Top 3 at Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog!

Howdy peeps! Happy Friday! Can you believe we only have a couple more days left of this month?! I’m excited to share another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today! This awesome 6-sided pinwheel twist card features papers, die cuts and stamps in the Autumn Charm Collection! I love, love, love all the products in this collection! And you know how I love me some fun folds… I chose this particular one (from a Splitcoast Stampers tutorial HERE) so I could show off a bunch of the papers and die cuts, and I think it worked out pretty well. I’ve only made one of these 6-sided beauties prior to this one and it has not been shared yet. It’s definitely a fun one!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock along with layering panels from papers in the 6×9 Collection Pack. I assembled the card and added die cuts from the Hedgehogs Die Cut Pieces and Foxes Die Cut Pieces to all the larger panels. I stamped a sentiment from the Autumn Sentiment Stamps in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a pumpkin on one of the panels, which completed the card. LOVE how this turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
2. Crafty Gals Corner: #247 – Signs of Fall
3. Di’s Digi Stamps Challenge Blog: Falling Leaves Challenge
4. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #556 – Anything Goes with Paper

Keep It Simple products used:
Autumn Charm 6×9 Collection Pack
Autumn Charm Hedgehogs Die Cut Pieces
Autumn Charm Foxes Die Cut Pieces
Autumn Charm Autumn Sentiment Stamps

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

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive, MISTI stamp tool

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 store such as paper, stamps, die cuts, ephemera, washi tape and enamel dots to name just a few! You’ll go cray-cray! 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,

Thanks so much

Hi friends! Happy Friday! The weekends sure seem to be coming around quickly these days! I’m up on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog today with an inspiration project featuring the new Thanks stamp set and coordinating Thanks die set! I created a mini slimline employing the raised inlaid die cut technique which I think always turns out so cool! These are amazing stamps and dies, and the large sentiment works perfectly for this technique and for a mini slimline card!

I cut a 3-1/2″ x 6″ mini slimline card base from CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock. I then cut a layering panel from a fabric print in the Keep It Simple Farmhouse Fall Collection Pack, die cut the large sentiment from the Thanks die set into the center of the panel, and adhered it to the card front on double-sided foam strips.

I stamped the Thanks sentiment in Memento Cottage Ivy ink on a piece of Basis Natural cardstock and colored it with alcohol markers. I die cut it with the coordinating Thanks die and adhered it into the negative space of the panel on the card front. I stamped the remainder of the sentiment on a Basis Natural scrap, trimmed it and adhered it beneath the sentiment. The finishing touch was stamping the dragonfly on a Basis Natural scrap in Memento Tuxedo Black ink which I colored, die cut and adhered to the upper left of the sentiment.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: September 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional All That Glitters
3. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
4. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #555 – Anything Goes with Paper

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

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Thanks stamp set
Thanks die set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock, Keep It Simple Farmhouse Fall 6×9 Collection Pack
INK: Memento Cottage Ivy and Tuxedo Black inks; Arteza alcohol markers- BR47, B17
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1″ double sided foam strip

Scrappy hugs,

so-fish-ticated

Hi friends! Happy Thursday! I sure hope your weather is cooling off where you are, even if it’s only just a little bit! It sure has been a warm summer! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a very cool DT inspiration project featuring Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock along with Strathmore Cotton Water Color cardstock. I also used Pop Tone Blue Raspberry cardstock on the inside to bring in the color of inks I used on the front for the coral.

I started by inking a 5×7 panel of Strathmore Cotton Water Color cardstock with Ranger stormy sky and a blending brush. I went around the outer perimeter of the panel with Ranger chipped sapphire, leaving the center of the panel just a tad lighter. I ended by spritzing a tiny bit of Let’s Resin Olive Chameleon Powder mixed with water in a Ranger Mini Mister to give it some shimmer. Unfortunately, the shimmer doesn’t show up well in the photos.

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock. Next, I stamped the angelfish and coral using the Hero Arts Color Layering Royal Angelfish stamp set. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink along with Catherine Pooler Sauna, Juniper Mist and Rockin’ Red inks for the angelfish. I used Memento Tuxedo Black along with Catherine Pooler Mardi Gras, Aquatini and In the Park inks for the coral. I chose to fussy cut the fish and coral rather than use the coordinating dies, and then ran a Tuxedo Black marker around the edges for a more finished look.

I adhered the coral to the background panel, leaving the tops loose for a dimensional look. I adhered the angelfish and then stamped bubbles in black ink which I colored in with a Kirarina Wink White Pearl marker. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and then adhered the panel to the card base.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White and embellished it with a leftover strip of the inked panel from the front and a slightly wider strip of CutCardStock Pop Tone Blue Raspberry. I stamped the sentiment and some bubbles (from the same stamp set) in black ink and colored in the bubbles again with the Kirarina Wink White Pearl marker.

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

CutCardStock products used:
Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
Strathmore Cotton 5×7 Water Color cardstock
Pop Tone Blue Raspberry cardstock

Other products used:
STAMPS: Hero Arts Color Layering Royal Angelfish stamp set
INK: Ranger stormy sky and chipped sapphire distress inks; Memento Tuxedo Black ink (pad and marker); Catherine Pooler Mardi Gras, Aquatini, In the Park, Sauna, Juniper Mist and Rockin’ Red inks; Kirarina Wink White Pearl marker
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, blending brush, Let’s Resin Olive Chameleon Powder, Ranger Mini Mister, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool

Scrappy hugs,

grateful

9/24/23 Rising Star at A Place To Start!
10/4/23 Winner at Wednesday’s Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog!

Hello, friends! Happy Thursday! I have another awesome Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today created with items in the Farmhouse Fall Collection! Autumn/Fall is my favorite time of the year and I just can’t get enough of all the gorgeous products in this collection. Besides the pretty papers, I used several die cut pieces, but the star of the show on this pretty slimline card is a chipboard word that I colored with an alcohol marker and embellished with a metallic marker for a little interest.

I cut my go-to size 3-3/4″ x 9″ slimline card base from CutCardStock Basis 110# White cardstock along with layering panels from the 12×12 Cardstock Pack and 6×9 Collection Pack. I adhered a strip of washi tape to a Basis 80# White cardstock strip and adhered it horizontally across the top layering panel, and then added a couple topaz gemstones on each side. I colored the chipboard word with an alcohol marker, added dots with a copper metallic marker, and adhered it to the card front. The final touch was adding a couple die cuts from the Falling For You Die Cut Pieces.

I cut the inside panel from CutCardStock Basis 80# White cardstock and embellished it with strips of the paper from the 12×12 Cardstock Pack and 6×9 Collection Pack used on the front along with another die cut piece that I layered on a paper scrap.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: September 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional All That Glitters
3. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
4. Cupcake Inspirations: #578 – Plaid
5. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #555 – Anything Goes with Paper
6. Wednesday’s Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: Sentimental

Keep It Simple products used:
Farmhouse Fall 12×12 Cardstock Pack
Farmhouse Fall 6×9 Collection Pack
Farmhouse Fall Falling For You Die Cut Pieces
Farmhouse Fall Chipboard Words

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

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 110# White and Basis 80# White cardstock
INK: BR62 Arteza alcohol marker, American Crafts Copper Metallic Marker
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, topaz gemstones

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 store such as paper, stamps, die cuts, ephemera, washi tape and enamel dots to name just a few! You’ll go cray-cray! 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 autumn

9/24/23 Rising Star at A Place To Start!

Hey everybody! Happy Saturday! Well, another week has come to a close and I hope you have something fun planned this weekend! I’m delighted to be back with another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today! I’m always in the mood to create a fun fold and the front step card is one of my all-time favorite folds. I used papers and die cut pieces from the Farmhouse Fall Collection that I totally love. Warm, cozy and inviting are the best three words I can think of to describe this Autumn/Fall-themed collection!

I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from the 12×12 Cardstock Pack and 6×9 Collection Pack. I assembled the card, using several die cuts from the Falling For You Die Cut Pieces along with several adhesive buttons from the Clementine collection.

I cut the back panel from Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips of the papers from the 12×12 Cardstock Pack and 6×9 Collection Pack used on the front along with another die cut piece.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: September 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional All That Glitters
3. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
4. Crafty Gals Corner: #247 – Signs of Fall
5. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #555 – Anything Goes with Paper

Keep It Simple products used:
Farmhouse Fall 12×12 Cardstock Pack
Farmhouse Fall 6×9 Collection Pack
Farmhouse Fall Falling For You Die Cut Pieces
Clementine Adhesive Buttons

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, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, 1/4″ double-sided foam strips

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 store such as paper, stamps, die cuts, ephemera, washi tape and enamel dots to name just a few! You’ll go cray-cray! 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,

So doggone lucky

Hi friends! Well, another week is almost behind us and we’ve once again quickly landed on Friday… but that’s not a bad thing! It just means we’re that much closer to Christmas! I’m up on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog today with an inspiration project featuring the super adorable new Doggone Good Friends stamps and dies! I’m sure everybody has that silly ‘ride or die’ friend who would appreciate a card made with these products! I’ve once again employed the inlaid die cut window technique for this fun friendship card, and I’m thrilled with how it turned out!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from a patterned paper in the Keep It Simple Mango 12×12 Collection Pack. I adhered the patterned paper to the card base avoiding adhesive on the center portion where I planned to die cut an aperture for the inlay. Using a die from the Doggone Good Friends die set, I cut an aperture into the front flap of the card base, reserving the white cardstock negative space piece for stamping the focal image from the Doggone Good Friends stamp set.

I colored the image with alcohol markers and cut it with the coordinating Doggone Good Friends die. I stamped the first part of the sentiment on a scrap piece of Solar White cardstock in black ink, trimmed it and adhered it across the top of the card front. I stamped the other two parts of the sentiment directly on the card front and added several clear iridescent gemstones which I colored with a YR32 alcohol marker.

I cut layering panels and an embellishing strip for the inside from additional patterned papers in the Keep It Simple Mango 12×12 Collection Pack, and adhered the focal image through the aperture onto the inside panel. Such a fun card!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: September 2023 – Purely Anything Goes
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
3. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
4. Crafty Catz: Anything Goes w/ optional twist of Dies
5. Critter Crazy Challenges: #78 – Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

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

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Doggone Good Friends stamp set
Doggone Good Friends die set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, Keep It Simple Mango 12×12 Collection Pack
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- YR00/14/17/32, R43, Y02/25/27/39, YG43, NG04, Br82/84; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, clear iridescent gemstones (colored with YR32)