Love To Scrap 2

Our Dear Savior’s Birth

12/21/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend – only one more weekend before the big guy in the red suit gets here! I’m stoked to share an inspiration project for Keep It Simple with you today. I created this open box card with papers, stamps and dies in our new O Holy Night Collection and I love how it turned out. I have instructions for this fun fold (which folds flat for mailing) on the Freebies page on my blog HERE if you’re interested in learning how to make it. It’s an easy and super fun card to decorate.

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Blue cardstock along with layering panels from several coordinating prints in the O Holy Night 12×12 Collection Pack. I stamped a sentiment and several images from the O Holy Night Collection Stamps on Basis White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the images with alcohol markers, adding some details with a Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen and a gold Pentel Slicci pen. I cut the images with the coordinating Outline Dies and trimmed the sentiment, and built the scene on the card layers, popping some of the elements up on adhesive foam squares and the star on an acetate strip.

I cut the back panel from Basis White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of patterned paper from the Collection Pack and a stamped and die cut sentiment.

Keep It Simple products used:
O Holy Night 12×12 Collection Pack
O Holy Night Collection Stamps
O Holy Night Outline Stamps

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Blue and Basis White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Tri-Blends- GB6/7/10, GY2/3/5, BO1/2/4, LY1/2/3, YG1/2/3, DG1/2/3, LG1/3/5, IG2/4/5, BG2/3/4, PP3, FS6/7/8, BT7/8/9, GT1/2/3; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen, Pentel Slicci Gold pen
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares (large black), Therm O Web Zots small, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Adhesive 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,

Stuck On You

12/21/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hi friends! I hope you are having some fun this weekend, despite the cool weather! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Ally’s Angels and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for Challenge #89. This is my last inspiration project for Ally’s Angels, as I have handed off all my challenge blogs effective January 1, 2025. Our challenges are always ‘anything goes’ so come on over and play! I created one of THE most fun box cards ever using the Amazing Paper Grace/Spellbinders 3D Vignette Bubble Gum Machine die set and quite a variety of CutCardStock colors of cardstock. I mean… look at this… how stinkin’ cute?!

I cut the bubble gum machine from red, black and silver cardstock; the coin receptacle from Bright Silver Foil; a coin from Bright Gold Foil; and the gum balls from blue, yellow, green, orange, purple and pink. There’s even some acetate on the front to make it look a little more realistic. The assembly is always the most fun–it’s a joy watching 3D projects like this come to life!

I used a Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Die to cut a panel for the back to write a message and sign. And one final photo of the card folded flat for mailing.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Cherry Red, Lessebo Pitch Black, Lessebo White, Stardream Metallic Silver, Bright Silver Foil, Bright Gold Foil, Pop Tone Blue Raspberry, Pop Tone Lemon Drop, Scottish Highlands Green, Basis Orange, Astrobrights Planetary Purple and Raspberry Ice cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: Amazing Paper Grace/Spellbinders Pop Up 3D Vignette Bubble Gum Machine die set, Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic

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 again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Just a Note

12/14/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! Well, we’re almost to the middle of December already and you know what that means… Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye! I hope you’re not too busy to enjoy this beautiful season. I’m up on the Scrapbook Pal blog today sharing a tutorial for making a pretty friendship card using the amazing Altenew Dynamic Duo: Blooming Branch & Add-On Die Bundle. OMGoodness, these stencils, stamps and dies are so awesome and make THE most beautiful projects!

I started by creating the focal image on Savoy Cotton Brilliant White cardstock using the stencils in the Altenew Blooming Branch Bundle, my MISTI, a MISTI Sticky Sheet and a variety of Ranger distress inks. I stamped the details on the blooms and then cut the image using the add-on dies in the bundle. Using dies in the Pinkfresh Studio Rounded & Braided Rectangles dies, I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Linen 100# Solar White along with layering panels from 80# Solar White Linen and CutCardStock Peach cardstock.

I popped the smaller panel up on the card base with Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape and adhered the focal image. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set on a scrap piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White using my Mini MISTI, cut it with the coordinating die in the bundle and popped it up with a couple Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares. The finishing touch was adding a few iridescent gemstones to the card front.

Using the same Pinkfresh Studio Rounded & Braided Rectangles die set, I cut an inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with two strips cut from Peach cardstock scraps. I stamped another sentiment from the bundle on the Mini MISTI which completed the card.

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Savoy Cotton Brilliant White cardstock, Neenah Classic Linen 100# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Peach cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and you’re inspired to get your craft on! Be sure to check out the awesome array of craft supplies in the Scrapbook Pal store… the selection is amazing! And head over to the Scrapbook Pal Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram pages for more design team inspiration! And if you haven’t yet subscribed to our YouTube Channel, be sure to do that, too, for tons of hands-on crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Merry Christmas

Hey everybody! A big ol’ Happy Tuesday to you! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a super easy mistletoe Christmas card. Seriously, y’all, this is probably one of the quickest cards I’ve ever made. I recently won a very cool 3D embossing folder and two sets of dies in an Instagram giveaway, and this card features the embossing folder and one of the sets of dies. For my cardstock, I used Jupiter, Fairway and Eris (all from the Stardream Metallic line) along with Scottish Highlands Green, Habanero Red and Solar White. Although I’m a huge fan of non-traditional colors, nothing shouts ‘Christmas’ like traditional red, white and green!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from Stardream Metallic Jupiter cardstock. I spritzed the shimmery red panel with water using my Ranger Distress Sprayer, placed it in the Sizzix Leaf Pattern Textured Impressions 3D Embossing Folder, and ran it through the Big Shot. OMG, look at that embossed detail!

I die cut all the pieces for the focal image using the Sizzix Mistletoe Leaves Thinlits – the bow from Stardream Metallic Eris, the mistletoe leaves from Stardream Metallic Fairway and Scottish Highlands Green, and the berries from Habanero Red. I stamped the sentiment from the Waffle Flower Inside Christmas Sentiments stamp set in Memento Olive Grove ink and cut it with a Keep It Simple Stitched Ovals Nested Die. The finishing touch was adding a few iridescent gemstones.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with leftover strips of the Habanero Red and Scottish Highlands Green cardstock used on the front as well as a couple extra mistletoe berries. I stamped another sentiment from the Waffle Flower Christmas Sentiments stamp set in Memento Olive Grove ink, and this completed the card.

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CutCardStock products used:
Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
Stardream Metallic Jupiter cardstock
Stardream Metallic Fairway cardstock
Stardream Metallic Eris cardstock
Scottish Highlands Green cardstock
Habanero Red cardstock

Other products used:
STAMPS: Waffle Flower Inside Christmas Sentiments stamp set
INK: Memento Olive Grove ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Sizzix Mistletoe Leaves Thinlits, Keep It Simple Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Mini MISTI, Ranger Distress Sprayer, Big Shot, Sizzix Leaf Pattern Textured Impressions 3D Embossing Folder, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Squares, 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 CutCardStock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Santa Claus is coming to town

12/14/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! It’s Sunday and I hope you’re having a great weekend! I’m stoked to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today created with our new KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up: Scallop dies. These pop-up die sets are so stinkin’ fun I can’t stand it, and I’ve now showcased projects using all three sets so I feel complete, lol! This Christmas version features papers from our new Here Comes Santa Claus Collection, our red gingham ribbon, and a variety of shaker bits from our Sprinkles line.

I used our new KIS Cuts Scallop Circular Pop-Up dies to cut the base from CutCardStock Lessebo Dawn Maroon cardstock along with stitched square layering panels cut from assorted prints in the Here Comes Santa Claus 6×9 Collection Pack. I stamped several images from the Here Comes Santa Claus Collection Stamps on CutCardStock Basis White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with alcohol markers. I cut them with the coordinating Outline Dies and used them to embellish the sections of the pop-up.

I used some red gingham ribbon from our Back To Basics Stars & Stripes Ribbon for the closure. I created a shaker for the front which features six varieties of our Sprinkles in Christmas colors. I also used several sentiments from the cut-apart sheet in the paper collection.

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up: Scallop dies
Here Comes Santa Claus 6×9 Collection Pack
Here Comes Santa Claus Collection Stamps
Here Comes Santa Claus Outline Dies
Back To Basics Stars & Stripes Ribbon
Back To Basics Shaker Basics – Foam & Acetate Sheets
Sprinkles – 2mm Beads-Caviar Glass Red
Sprinkles – 2mm Beads-Matte Red
Sprinkles – Fine Crushed Glass-Snow White
Sprinkles – Sequins Hearts-Apple
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Forest Green Sprinkles
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Mickey Snowflake Red & Green

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Dawn Maroon and Basis 80# White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- LG1/3/5, OR1, DR1/3/4, BP1, EB1/2/3, AP2, RB1/2/3; Bic Mark-It – Fine Point Forest Green, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

wishing you joy & laughter

Hey everybody! I hope you’ve had a great week and have something fun planned this weekend. I’m up on the Emily Moore Designs blog today with a DT inspiration project featuring our Gift Card Holder Die With a Bow
and Mini Gift Tag Holiday Sayings (free download). I created a fun sloth-themed diagonal pocket card (one of my favorite fun folds) as my debut project for this new design team and I’m over the moon excited!

The card base is 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ which I cut from CutCardStock Astrobrights Eclipse Black. I sliced the front flap off at an angle (from top left to bottom right) and adhered two prints from the Traci Vanover Designs Embrace The Chill 6×6 paper pad to the diagonal flap and inside back. Next, I glued the flap across the bottom to form the pocket and added horizontal and vertical strips cut from CutCardStock Habanero Red to align with the bow detail on the mini card. The finishing touch was adding three trees to the card base, fussy cut from an ephemera sheet in the sloth paper pad.

I created the base for the mini card using the gift card holder die in the set, cut from the Astrobrights Eclipse Black cardstock. I cut a flap from another print in the sloth paper pad measuring 3-1/2″ x 5-1/4″ and scored at 1/2″ on the long side, which I adhered to the gift card holder base. Using the bow dies in the set, I created the bow from the Habanero Red cardstock and set it aside. I cut another set of horizontal and vertical strips which I adhered to the front of the mini card, lining up with the strips on the card base. I adhered the bow, popping the left side up on adhesive foam squares so the mini card will slide in and out of the pocket nicely.

I printed the Mini Gift Tag Holiday Sayings on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. I cut one of them with the mini gift tag die in the set, tied a gold metallic thread bow, and adhered it with a thin adhesive foam square. I fussy cut a couple more pieces of ephemera from the sloth paper pad and adhered them to the inside center of the mini card base so they’re hidden under the gift card.

Emily Moore Designs products used:
Gift Card Holder Die With a Bow
Mini Gift Tag Holiday Sayings (free download)

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Astrobrights Eclipse Black and Habanero Red cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, Traci Vanover Designs Embrace the Chill 6×6 paper pad
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares and Thin 3D Foam Squares, Coats gold metallic thread

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and you’re inspired to get crafty! New customers – use code LESLIE10 for 10% off your order! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for crafty inspiration! Emily shares videos on all the social media platforms, and they are awesome and on point! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

just add glitter

12/7/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday – I hope you’re having a great week so far. I’m delighted to share a heart-shaped mini album for Keep It Simple which I made to commemorate Make A Gift Day. Yep, this unofficial holiday is celebrated on December 3rd every year to encourage folks to give handmade gifts rather than store bought. I totally love this concept and am happy to join a few of our teammates in sharing our handmade gifts! My little mini album features our new KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up: Heart dies along with papers, chipboard, die cut ephemera, puffy stickers and collection stickers, all from our Crafty Girls Collection. And I’ve included a fun pen that I made with beadable pen items from Bailey’s Beads! This fun collection is retiring and some of the items have sold out, so this will be a great keepsake for an awesome crafty girl!

I used our new KIS Cuts Heart Circular Pop-Up dies to cut the base from CutCardStock Wild Salmon cardstock. Then I dug into my Crafty Girls stash and grabbed paper, chipboard, die cut ephemera, puffy stickers and collection stickers, and went to town embellishing each section. I used our Back To Basics Lemon Ribbon for the closure. I created a shaker for the front which features five varieties of our Sprinkles in colors matching the papers and embellishments. To say this was “fun” is definitely an understatement… I had a blast! :D

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up: Heart
Crafty Girls Flip Sides and Collection Pack
Crafty Girls Puffy Stickers (sold out)
Crafty Girls Collection Sticker Sheet
Back To Basics Shaker Basics – Foam & Acetate Sheets
Back To Basics Lemon Ribbon
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Bright Pink Dots
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Grass Green Sprinkles
Sprinkles – Beads-2mm Pearls
Sprinkles – Beads-2mm Matte Sunshine Yellow

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Wild Salmon cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Big Shot, 1/8″ Scor-Tape, GKD Shaker Strips, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

Be Bold

Hey everybody! Happy Monday – can you believe we’re already in December?! Yep, that jolly little man in the red suit is gonna be here quick so I hope you’re ready! I’m absolutely delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you created with items in our NEW Once Upon A Time: Jasmine Collection! This mini bendi card is one of the easiest-ever fun folds and it sure packs a punch. It’s funny how these collections ‘speak’ to me most of the time when I’m deciding on what kind of card to make. And when that happens, the cards come together so easily. This is definitely a fun one to make and you’ll find instructions in the Freebies section of my blog HERE if you’d like to learn how to make it.

I cut the card base and the bendi pieces from CutCardStock Lessebo Aubergine cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Jasmine 12×12 Collection Pack. I cut a heart strip from the cut-apart sheet and then dug into the Jasmine Die Cut Pieces to create the scene, popping some up on adhesive foam squares.

I cut two back panels from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished them with the leftover pieces of the heart strip (from the cut-apart sheet) used on the front. I left these back panels blank to write a custom message.

Keep It Simple products used:
Once Upon A Time: Jasmine 12×12 Collection Pack
Once Upon A Time: Jasmine Die Cut Pieces

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Aubergine cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

fall is the best season

Hi friends! As I sit here looking outside at the snow we got last night, I’m reminded of how blessed we are. So many people don’t care for snow but Ed and I absolutely love it. I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you this morning created with our new Nuts About Fall Collection. This one is called a building block card and is such a fun card to make -it really packs a punch when the recipient opens it up! This is the second or third one I’ve made, and my inspiration comes from THIS Splitcoast Stampers tutorial.

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Jet Stream Blue cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean and an assortment of prints in the Nuts About Fall 12×12 Collection Pack. I used a journaling card, a fussy cut floral and a word from the cut apart sheet as the focal image. I popped the ‘fall’ up on several adhesive foam squares and added several Back To Basics Mango Enamel Dots which completed the card front.

The inside is where it’s happening on this card! I adhered the pieces to the sections on the inside and used the KIS Cuts Twinkling Stars Font dies to cut the ‘I LOVE FALL’ sentiment. Isn’t this fun?!

Keep It Simple products used:
Nuts About Fall 12×12 Collection Pack
KIS Cuts Twinkling Stars Font Dies
Back To Basics Mango Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Jet Stream Blue and Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Rich Cocoa marker
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Cricut Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin Adhesive Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

best friends furever

Howdy, peeps! Can you believe tomorrow is Thanksgiving already? Where has this month gone?! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making an adorable BFF card. This interactive card features our Sandcastle and Lessebo Cement Gray cardstock along with my trusty studio staple, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White. I also used the Waffle Flower Intertwined Pups Die, some super cute papers from the Keep It Simple Max & Daisy Collection, and stamps and dies from the Keep It Simple Build-A-Doghouse stamp set. I’ve never owned any lab pups but these are absolutely adorable!

I cut an A2 size flat card base from Lessebo Cement Gray cardstock along with a layering panel from a print in the Keep It Simple Max & Daisy Collection. Using the Waffle Flower Intertwined Pups Die, I cut the pups from Sandcastle cardstock and colored their noses with a Copic Ciao E47 alcohol marker. I cut their bandanas from a couple more prints in the Max & Daisy Collection. I stamped a sentiment from the Keep It Simple Build-A-Doghouse stamps in Catherine Pooler Daydream ink on a 80# Solar White cardstock scrap and tore it across the top and bottom. I added a couple enamel dots from the Keep It Simple Hello Adventure Enamel Dots which completed the card front.

I cut the back panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a scrap of the teal print used on the front. I stamped another sentiment from the same stamp set in the Daydream ink. I die cut a bone using the KIS Cuts Build-A-Doghouse die set, colored it with a Copic Ciao W-0 alcohol marker, and adhered it to the lower left corner.

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CutCardStock products used:
Sandcastle cardstock
Lessebo Cement Gray cardstock
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock

Other products used:
PAPER: Keep It Simple Max & Daisy Collection Pack and Flip Sides Pack
STAMPS: KIS Stamps Build-A-Doghouse stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Daydream ink; Copic Ciao E47 and W-0
DIES/PUNCHES: Waffle Flower Intertwined Pups dies, KIS Cuts Build-A-Doghouse die set
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Keep It Simple Hello Adventure Enamel Dots