Love To Scrap 2

Kimono Thank You Card

Hi friends! Happy Fri-YAY! What I want to know is how did it get to be November 1st and where did this year go?! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #170 – Anything Goes! As you know, I get a lot of my inspiration from Splitcoast Stampers and this adorable kimono card was showcased in one of their newsletters a while back HERE. I came across it in my search for something else and decided to make one!

I cut the card base from a pretty double-sided patterned paper in the Stampin’ Up Daffodil Afternoon DSP pack. I added teal ribbon from the Stampin’ Up Best Day Ever Ribbon to the belt.

I created the little top-folding card on the inside from CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural cardstock and embellished it with a scrap of DSP used on the front. I stamped front and inside sentiments from the Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set in Catherine Pooler Spruce ink and cut them with the coordinating Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes dies. I embellished the little card with a Keep It Simple Max and Daisy Puffy Sticker Button.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural cardstock, Stampin’ Up Daffodil Afternoon DSP
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Spruce ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Fiskars 12″ SureCut Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Stampin’ Up Best Year Ever Ribbon (teal), Keep It Simple Max and Daisy Puffy Sticker Buttons

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,

Fright Night

Hey everybody! Happy Saturday – I hope you have something totally fun planned this weekend! I have a fun Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today for our Halloween hop. The theme is “In Disguise” and these little ghouls in costumes on my accordion card are perfect! Be sure to visit the KIS Instagram Page to start hopping with us. This was a fun card and I really enjoyed creating the scene on the front, complete with a bat hanging upside down, lol!

I cut the 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints and a scalloped border in the Haunted Halloween 6×9 Collection Pack. I went through the Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack (and boy howdy, this is a mega pack indeed!) and chose the ones I wanted to use for my little scene, popping the little ghoul, the star and the bat up on foam squares and strips. I scored and creased the wings on the bat for a little dimension.

I cut a 5-1/4″ x 10″ panel for the accordion on the inside from Hammermill 32# copy paper and stamped a spider web background (using the Spider Web Background Stamp) on it. I then scored this panel at 2”, 3”, 4”, 5”, 6”, 7” and 8”, folded it on the score lines, and adhered the outside portions to the inside of the card base. I stamped several spiders from The Moon Made Me Do It stamp set and cut them with the coordinating die set.

I added a few more ghouls and sentiments from the Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack, staggering them on the mountain folds of the accordion portion. The finishing touch was adding a panel to the back of the card which I cut from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished with a sentiment from the Die Cut Pieces and a stamped spider.

Keep It Simple products used:
Haunted Halloween 6×9 Collection Pack
Haunted Halloween Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack
A Wee Bit Wicked Spider Web Background Stamp
A Wee Bit Wicked The Moon Made Me Do It Stamps
A Wee Bit Wicked The Moon Made Me Do It Outline Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, Hammermill 32# white copy paper
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1/2″ double-sided foam strips, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Foam Adhesive 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,

Halloween mini slimline

Howdy, peeps! Happy Thursday! I have another ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share today that I created with the October 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I’m thoroughly enjoying all the fun papers and stickers in this month’s collection as well as all the other elements in the upgrades. What an awesome kit! I always love a mini slimline, and this one with an acetate front is super easy and really packs a punch. Although I have to admit that acetate is NOT easy to photograph, lol!

I make my mini slimline cards 3-1/2″ x 6″ which is a legit size to mail through the post office without having to put the card inside a larger envelope. So this card base is 7″ x 6″, scored at 3-1/2″ on the long side, cut from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock. Next, I cut a piece of clear acetate at 4″ x 6″, scored at 1/2″ on the short side. Finally, I cut a layering panel from a patterned paper in the kit at 3-1/2″ x 6″. I embellished the acetate front with a Halloween banner sticker from the sticker sheet along with several pumpkin stickers and a cat sticker from the upgrades. I added a strip of patterned paper across the bottom for the pumpkins to sit on.

Since the inside panel is a black print, I added an 80# Solar White cardstock signature panel to the back which I embellished with patterned paper strips, a fussy cut sentiment (from a journaling card in the kit) and a pumpkin sticker from the upgrades.

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ScrapbookingStore products used:
October 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades:
Echo Park Halloween Magic Collection Kit
Upgrades: Brianna Nicole Designz Spooky Realm Stickers
The Paper Studio Pumpkin Stick-A-Bilities
Recollections Black Alpha Stickers

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic, 1/2″ and 1/8″ red liner tape

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,

Boo Crew fun fold

Hey everybody, happy Wednesday! I hope your week is bouncing along nicely! I’m back today with another fun ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project created with the October 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I seem to be making more Halloween cards over the past few years. I totally love all the coordinating items in this month’s kit – they make some pretty awesome projects. I came up with a combination Joy fold and Z-fold way back in June 2016 (posted on my original blog HERE) for a birthday card for Ed. Then, a little over three years later, I made a Christmas version (turned in vertical orientation) HERE if you’re interested in looking. So I dug out those instructions to make this Halloween version and I love how it turned out!

I cut the card base and pieces from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black along with layering panels from Lessebo Brick Orange cardstock and four coordinating prints in the collection. I used stickers from both the collection and the upgrades to decorate each section.

I created a little scene on the inside of the folded panel using stickers, leaving room to sign. I included an overhead shot so you can see the construction. I love this fold and I hope it won’t be another five years before I make my next one, lol!

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black and Lessebo Brick Orange cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, thin 1-mm adhesive foam squares

Scrappy hugs,

Halloqueen shaker

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday – I hope you’re having a great week so far! I’m delighted to share another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project today. I created this fun Halloween shaker card using an assortment of Sprinkles along with paper, die cut pieces and stamps from last year’s A Wee Bit Wicked Collection. This collection is a popular one and was out of stock a good part of this summer. It’s back in stock, so what better way to celebrate than share some Halloween inspiration using it!

I cut a landscape top-folding A2 size card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from two prints in the 6×9 Collection Pack. Using a Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Die, I cut an aperture into the top one. I then grabbed the next larger die and cut a frame from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock. I used white tulle rather than acetate this time because it’s SO much easier to photograph! ;) I used Halloween Confetti, Peach Hearts and Black Matte Beads from our Sprinkles line to fill the shaker. I added a couple Wee Bits Die Cut Pieces and some Back To Basics Mango Enamel Dots which finished the card front.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip of the striped paper used on the front. I stamped a sentiment from the Halloqueen Sentiments stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and layered the panel on the Pitch Black cardstock.

Keep It Simple products used:
A Wee Bit Wicked 6×9 Collection Pack
A Wee Bit Wicked Wee Bits Die Cut Pieces
A Wee Bit Wicked Halloqueen Sentiments stamp set
Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Halloween Confetti
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Peach Hearts
Sprinkles – Beads-2mm Black Matte
Back To Basics Mango Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, GKD Shaker Strips, white tulle

Scrappy hugs,

EEK!

Hi friends! Happy Tuesday – the weeks sure are flying by! I have a fun ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you today created with the awesome October 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. The papers and coordinating spooky elements in this collection are some of the best! I’ve had handwritten instructions for a triple easel card in my arsenal for quite some time and decided it was (finally) time to make one. So fun, and I sure love how it turned out!

I cut the three easel card bases from CutCardStock Lessebo Amethyst along with layering panels from Lessebo Pitch Black and two purple coordinating prints in this month’s kit. I embellished each easel with papers and stickers from the collection, stickers from two of the upgrades, and gemstones from my stash. I created a ‘stopper’ on the front easel with a Keep It Simple Crafty Girls button and a tiny bow tied from Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine.

Here’s a shot of the card folded up flat, ready to mail. I love it!

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Amethyst and Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, Keep It Simple Crafty Girls Buttons, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine, cordless glue gun, Darice orange and purple gemstones

Scrappy hugs,

Meet me at the pumpkin patch

Hey everybody! Happy Thursday – the weeks are just FLYING by! We’ve had a busy week with doctor appointments. All is well… just check-ups and lab work, and even got some good news. I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today featuring our new KIS Cuts Pumpkin Builder that was released last week. Talk about a whole lotta fun for Autumn/Fall and Halloween projects! I took a quick break from Halloween and created a Fall-themed split panel fold. I have a pet peeve about stuff hanging off the edges of an A2 card but I couldn’t help myself on this one… just gonna have to use a larger envelope.

Using my own instructions for the vertical split panel fold HERE (which I turned horizontally) I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Mango 12×12 Collection Pack. I cut the pumpkin from a couple more coordinating prints in the same paper pack using the Pumpkin Builder dies. I inked the stem, tendrels and leaf with Catherine Pooler Over Coffee and Spruce inks. I stamped the sentiment from the Autumn Charm Autumn Sentiments Stamps in Spruce ink and cut it with the coordinating Autumn Sentiments Outline Dies. I added some small disc magnets to keep the card closed, and the finishing touch was adding a few orange gemstones.

I cut the inside panel fron 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip of paper from the same paper pack. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in the Over Coffee and Spruce inks.

Keep It Simple products used:
Mango 12×12 Collection Pack
KIS Cuts Pumpkin Builder
Autumn Charm Sentiments Stamps
Autumn Charm Sentiments Outline Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Over Coffee and Spruce inks
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Ranger Distress Collage Medium, small disc magnets, orange gemstones

Scrappy hugs,

Creepy Halloween

Hi friends, Happy Tuesday! I hope your week has started off nicely! 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 #87. Our challenges are always ‘anything goes’ so come on over and play! I’ve been going through my SVG cut files and picking out some that I’ve never used, and came up with this fun cauldron from My Scrap Chick that’s perfect for Halloween! Don’t you agree?!

I cut the card base and pupil from Stampin’ Up 12×12 Basic Black, the iris from CutCardStock Basis Blue; the sclera, bones and stitched circle for the back from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock; and the bubbly gunk from American Crafts Cricket Glitter Paper. I always enjoy the assembly the most, and added several green gemstones to finish it off.

I stamped a sentiment on the back from The Project Bin Creepy Halloween stamp set. The Project Bin has sadly gone out of business but her awesome stamps live on! ;)

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Stampin’ Up 12×12 Basic Black, CutCardStock Basis Blue, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, American Crafts Cricket Glitter Paper
STAMPS: The Project Bin Creepy Halloween stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: My Scrap Chick Cauldron Box Card SVG Cut File, Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Explore Air 2, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner, MISTI stamp tool, green gemstones

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,

Haunted House hidden compartment book

Hey everybody! It’s Thursday already and I hope you’re having a great week! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a fun Halloween-themed hidden compartment book. I used the Lori Whitlock Hidden Compartment Book Box SVG cut file with my Cricut, and cut the pieces from our Twine, Pop Tone Black Licorice, Stardream Metallic Antique Gold and Basis Dark Orange. I love a good 3D project and this was a fun one! There are all kinds of fun goodies that can be hidden inside. ;)

Using my Cricut Explore Air 2 and Lori Whitlock’s Hidden Compartment Book Box SVG cut file, I cut the box from Twine, the spine from Pop Tone Black Licorice, the front and back cover from a buffalo check print in the Echo Park Spooky Collection Kit, the frame for the inside hidden compartment from Basis Dark Orange, and the ‘pages’ from Stardream Metallic Antique Gold cardstock. I decorated the front and spine with stickers, chipboard and enamel dots from Echo Park and Carta Bella.

Here’s one additional shot of the hidden compartment inside. I added two small disc magnets to keep the book closed. The Basis Dark Orange cardstock I used for the frame is no longer in stock but there are other orange cardstock colors that could be used instead.

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CutCardStock products used:
Twine cardstock
Pop Tone Black Licorice cardstock
Stardream Metallic Antique Gold cardstock
Basis Dark Orange cardstock (no longer in stock)

Other products used:
PAPER: Echo Park Spooky Collection Kit (papers and stickers)
DIES/PUNCHES: Lori Whitlock Hidden Compartment Book Box SVG Cut File
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Explore Air 2, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares (large black), Echo Park Spooky Frames & Tags Ephemera, Carta Bella Halloween Chipboard Accents and Enamel Dots, Ranger Distress Collage Medium, small disc magnets

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,

I {heart} School

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a fabulous week! First of all, prayers going out to friends and family in Florida (where I grew up) and actually to everyone in the path of Hurrcane Milton. May God be with you. I’m delighted to be back with another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today. This slimline shaker card was created with papers, stamps, dies and die cut pieces from our Love To Learn Collection that was released in August. I used our new KIS Slimline Cuts Stitched Square die for the shaker frame and quite a variety of our Sprinkles for the shaker bits. And I even threw a few stamped and die cut images in with the shaker bits for a little interest.

I cut my go-to 3-3/4″ x 9″ slimline card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Pop Tone Black Licorice and coordinating papers in the Love To Learn 12×12 Collection Pack. I used acetate and 4-mm adhesive foam from our Back To Basics Shaker Basics along with our new KIS Slimline Cuts Stitched Squares die to create the shaker. I stamped a few images from the Collection Stamps, colored them with alcohol markers, and cut them with the Outline Dies. I filled the shaker with these die cuts and a variety of our Sprinkles. The finishing touch was adding a few blue and white enamel stars from the Stars & Stripes Enamel Stars along with a stamped sentiment that I fussy cut.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White and embellished it with leftover pieces of the papers used on the front. I added some stars from the Die Cut Pieces along with a stamped sentiment, and layered the panel on CutCardStock Lessebo Misty Blue cardstock.

Keep It Simple products used:
Love To Learn 12×12 Collection Pack
Love To Learn Collection Stamps
Love To Learn Outline Dies
Love To Learn Die Cut Pieces
KIS Slimline Cuts Stitched Squares
Back To Basics Stars & Stripes Enamel Stars
Back To Basics Shaker Basics
Sprinkles – Beads-2mm Green Caviar Glass
Sprinkles – Beads-2mm Light Blue Caviar Glass
Sprinkles – Beads-2mm White Pearls
Sprinkles – Beads- 2mm Matte Red
Sprinkles – Beads-2mm Matte Green
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Yellow Dots
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Back To School Mix
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Baby Blue Hearts
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Grass Green Sprinkles
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay-Numbers

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Lessebo Misty Blue and Pop Tone Black Licorice cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- JG1/2/3/5, DR1/3/4, IG2/4/5, BT3/4/5, CT1/2/3
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, thin 1-mm foam adhesive squares, red liner tape