Keep It Simple DT – Love To Scrap 2

HBD2U Truck Shaker

Hey everybody! I hope you had a great weekend! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today created with our amazing Back To Basics Vintage Truck Dies along with papers and die cut pieces from our Happy Birthday collection. Everybody knows that there is nothing more fun than a shaker card, so I transformed the tailgate on this truck into a shaker!

Using the Back To Basics Vintage Truck Dies, I cut the card base from Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from assorted prints in the Happy Birthday 6×9 Collection Pack. I added some Happy Birthday die cut pieces and then fashioned the shaker using our Shaker Basics Foam & Acetate along with Pearl Hearts Sequins from our Sprinkles line.

I added a couple more Happy Birthday die cut pieces to the inside panel which completed this fun card.

Keep It Simple products used:
Back To Basics Vintage Truck Dies
Happy Birthday 6×9 Collection Pack
Happy Birthday Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Shaker Basics Foam & Acetate Sheets
Sprinkles- Pearl Hearts Sequins
Back To Basics Ruby Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Cherry Red, Bright Silver Foil and Pop Tone Black Licorice cardstock; Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot; Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Dots and E-Z Micro Permanent 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 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!

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sew happy

1/3/26 Weekly Favorite (favorited by two fellow crafters) at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, happy Monday! Everybody hates Mondays and it’s the LAST one you’ll have to wake up to go to work on this year! I’m thrilled to share this particular project for Keep It Simple because it features TWO really fun elements. There’s a shaker tag on the front and a pop-up gift bag on the inside! Yep, a gift bag that holds a gift card (or cash or even a small folded card)! It’s been 5-1/2 years since I made one of these (post is HERE if you want to see it) and I added a closure to this gift bag which I didn’t do on the last one. But how cute is this?! I used papers, stamps and die cut pieces from our Cheerful Cottage collection (LOVE!), along with our Shaker Tag Dies and papers from our Back To Basics Mango 12×12 Collection Pack.

I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest Natural White Recycled cardstock along with layering panels from prints in the Cheerful Cottage and Back To Basics Mango 12×12 Collection Packs. To make the tag for the front, I used our KIS Cuts Tags #1 and Cheerful Cottage papers and die cut pieces, along with Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips, Back To Basics Shaker Basics Foam & Acetate Sheets and Back To Basics Mango Ribbon (tied with Lawn Fawn white hemp twine). I used Sprinkles (Rivers Edge Metallic Crush and Yellow Caviar Glass Beads) and a few die cut pieces for the shaker bits.

I used faux stitching and sentiment stamps from the Cheerful Cottage collection, a sentiment border from the bonus cut-apart sheet, and a Back To Basics Epoxy Circle on the front. I totally love shakers and this tag shaker is really fun!

I fashioned the pop-up gift bag on the inside from a floral print in the Cheerful Cottage collection, using Lawn Fawn white hemp twine for the handles, and embellished the magnet closure with a Crafty Girls button. I stamped a sentiment from the Back To Basics Thank You Sentiments Stamp Set in brown ink and embellished the panel with a button die cut piece, and this completed the inside.

I totally LOVE how this turned out! Now you can see why I was so excited to share this card with you!

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Tags #1
Back To Basics Mango 12×12 Collection Pack
Cheerful Cottage 12×12 Collection Pack
Cheerful Cottage Collection Stamps
Cheerful Cottage Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Thank You Sentiments Stamp Set
Back To Basics Epoxy Circles
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips
Back To Basics Shaker Basics Foam & Acetate Sheets
Back To Basics Mango Ribbon
Crafty Girls Buttons
Sprinkles- Rivers Edge Metallic Crush
Sprinkles- Yellow Caviar Glass 2mm Beads

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest Classic Natural White Recycled cardstock
INK: Memento Espresso Truffle ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Kadomaru Pro Corner Rounder, 1/16″ hole punch, WRMK Crop-A-Dile II Big Bite
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art precision craft glue, TapeRunner Retractable Tape Runner, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, small disc magnet, Ranger Distress Collage Medium, Lawn Fawn White Hemp Twine

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frosty fun diorama card

12/27/25 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! Well, yet another week has flown by and it’s Saturday again! That’s not a bad thing, right?! Only a few more days until the big man in the red suit shows up! I’m delighted to share a DT inspiration project for Keep It Simple which features our new Little Snowmen collection that launched last month along with our new 3D Diorama Card Dies. OMGosh, y’all, these are the most fun products EVER! There’s nothing like the WOW factor when the recipient opens a diorama card, especially when it’s full of sweet little snow people!

Using the 3D Diorama card dies, I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Natural cardstock. I cut layering panels and snow hills from assorted prints in the Little Snowmen 12×12 Collection Pack. I stamped the images and sentiment in brown ink, colored the images (from the Little Snowmen Collection Stamps) with alcohol markers, and cut them all with the coordinating outline dies. And as with all 3D projects, the assembly was the most fun! I finished the front with a few Back To Basics Royal Enamel Dots, and stick a white one on the center of the bow.

I cut a panel for the back from the Basis Natural cardstock and embellished it with a border from the bonus cut-apart sheet in the Little Snowmen Collection Pack. I stamped another sentiment in brown ink and cut it with the coordinating die, and layered the panel on another print from the collection. SO fun – and the best part is that this card folds flat for mailing!

Keep It Simple products used:
Little Snowmen 12×12 Collection Pack
Little Snowmen Collection Stamps
Little Snowmen Outline Dies
3D Diorama Card Dies
Back To Basics Royal Enamel Dots
Back To Basics White Enamel Dots

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Natural 80# cardstock
INK: Memento Rich Cocoa ink, Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink; Copic Ciao alcohol markers- E29/71, R000/20/29/35, YR16, BG72, C-5; American Crafts White Chalk Marker
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

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Ho! Ho! Ho!

Hey everybody, happy Friday! It’s amazing how fast the weeks in this last month of the year are rolling by! I’m stoked to be back with another super cute and festive project for Keep It Simple! I created a diamond panel card featuring our KIS Cuts Christmas Sentiments Dies, along with papers, stamps, dies and die cut pieces from our Here Comes Santa Claus collection… one of my favorites. Keep It Simple actually has SEVERAL absolutely adorable Christmas collections, and if you haven’t already, you might want to check them out!

This is a super easy design that is very customizable. It’s as simple as cutting some off the front flap and cutting three squares (turned into diamonds) from that strip. Easy peasy! I cut layering panels from assorted papers in the Here Comes Santa Claus Collection Pack and embellished the squares (diamonds) with die cuts made using KIS Cuts Christmas Sentiments Dies. The center diamond is popped up on one of our Adhesive Basics foam squares. I added a few of our Back To Basics Jade Enamel Dots and the front was finished.

I stamped the inside sentiment (from the Here Comes Santa Claus collection) in Memento Bamboo Leaves ink on a scrap of white cardstock and cut it with the coordinating outline dies. I grabbed a couple stars from the Die Cut Pieces pack and the inside was finished. I told you it was an easy one!

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Christmas Sentiments Dies
Here Comes Santa Claus 6×9 Collection Pack
Here Comes Santa Claus Collection Stamps
Here Comes Santa Claus Outline Dies
Here Comes Santa Claus Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Jade Enamel Dots
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White Pre-Folded Card Base, Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Bamboo Leaves Ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot

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Baby’s 1st Christmas

12/13/25 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, happy weekend! I hope you’re having a good one! I’m delighted to share a festive Baby’s 1st Christmas card for Keep It Simple which features our KIS Cuts Baby Romper Card Dies and Here Comes Santa Claus 12×12 Collection Pack. I also used the KIS Cuts Ford Font Double Cut Dies, Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies, KIS Cuts Christmas Sentiments Dies and KIS Cuts Gift Card Pocket Die. Whew… LOTS of dies! I totally love shaped cards and thoroughly enjoyed making this.

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Natural cardstock along with all the romper layers from assorted prints in the Here Comes Santa Claus 12×12 Collection Pack. I used a few of our small Adhesive Basics foam squares to add a little dimension to the crotch flap. I used the KIS Cuts Ford Font Double Cut Dies for the sentiment on the front.

I used the Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies and KIS Cuts Christmas Sentiments Dies for the sentiment and panel on the inside. Then, I added a gift card pocket on the back using the KIS Cuts Gift Card Pocket Die. This was definitely a fun one to put together!

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Baby Romper Card Dies
Here Comes Santa Claus 12×12 Collection Pack
KIS Cuts Ford Font Double Cut Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies
KIS Cuts Christmas Sentiments Dies
KIS Cuts Gift Card Pocket Die
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Big Shot

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Let It Snow

11/29/25 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Howdy peeps – happy weekend! I hope you have something fun planned! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple project that I created for the How-To’s section on our website. This simple Z-fold features primarily papers, stamps and dies from the Snow Day collection. This particular version is my own design that typically showcases three patterned papers, however, I decided on just two patterned papers for this card because I love that plaid so much!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Navy Blue cardstock along with layering panels from a couple prints in the Snow Day collection. I stamped the snow globe (from the Snow Globe Collection Stamps) on Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut it with the coordinating Snow Globe Outline Die. I stamped the snowman inside the globe and colored him with Copic Ciao alcohol markers. I used Catherine Pooler Stone Blue and Tranquil inks for the larger snowflakes (popped up on foam squares) and the snowflake background. The finishing touch was adding a few Back To Basics Royal Enamel Dots.

Here’s a final shot of the card opened up. The inside sentiment is from the Snow Day Collection Stamps. stamped in Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist ink. I love all the blues on this… it screams winter! Be sure to check out my tutorial on the website if you want to learn how to make it! It’s simple and it’s fun!

Keep It Simple products used:
Snow Day 6×9 Collection Pack
Snow Day Collection Stamps
Snow Day Outline Dies
Snow Globe Collection Stamps
Snow Globe Outline Dies
Back To Basics Royal Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Navy Blue cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist, Stone Blue and Tranquil inks; Copic Ciao alcohol markers- E37, YR16, B000; Arteza GB08 alcohol marker
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

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Farm Sweet Farm

11/29/25 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, happy Monday! – I hope you had a good weekend! We thought we were going to get some snow but it never happened. It’s been nice and chilly, though… just how we like it! I have a super cute Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today – a shaker card featuring papers and die cut pieces from our new Barnyard Bliss collection, along with our Shaker Frames A2 Frames #2, some of our foam, acetate and adhesive squares, and a variety of shaker bits from our Sprinkles line! Y’all, this is one of THE cutest collections ever!

I cut a side-folding A2 size card base from CutCardStock Basis Dark Red cardstock along with layering panels and a shaker frame from coordinating prints from the Barnyard Bliss collection. Of course, I used foam and acetate from our Back To Basics Shaker Basics which I filled with Snow White Fine Crushed Glass, Dandelion Hearts Sequins and Matte Dark Orange 2mm Beads from our Sprinkles line. I also threw in some small die cut pieces from the Barnyard Bliss collection and used a couple to embellish the front.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a patterned paper strip and a couple more Barnyard Bliss die cut pieces, popping the heart up on a foam square from our Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips.

Keep It Simple products used:
Barnyard Bliss 6×9 Collection Pack
Barnyard Bliss Die Cut Pieces
Shaker Frames A2 Frames #2
Back To Basics Shaker Basics Foam & Acetate Sheets
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips
Sprinkles- Snow White Fine Crushed Glass
Sprinkles- Dandelion Hearts Sequins
Sprinkles- Matte Dark Orange 2mm Beads

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Dark Red cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: Kadomaru Pro Corner Rounder
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner Micro Permanent Strips and Thin 3D Foam Squares

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BRRRRR!

11/15/25 Weekly Favorite (favorited by two fellow crafters) at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, happy Monday – can you believe we’re already on the down-slide to mid-November?! Christmas is on the way and I have THE perfect Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share with you! I created a snow globe box card and I’m proud to say it’s my own design. I shared my template about a month ago with the KIS owner and I believe a die set may be in the works! I’m SO excited! It was definitely a fun one and so rewarding watching it come together. I used papers, stamps and dies from our NEW Little Snowmen collection along with a few other items in the store.

I cut the snow globe layers from Neenah Classic Crest Recycled Classic Natural White and the background and snow banks from a snowflake pattern in the collection using our Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies and Wavy Border Dies. I cut the base from CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock and used our older Hello Adventure Woodgrain background stamp which I have since discovered is no longer in stock. I apologize for that but any woodgrain background stamp or patterned cardstock would work. It just gives the base a little more of a realistic wooden feel.

I stamped the images and sentiment from the Little Snowmen Collection Stamps on the natural cardstock in Memento Rich Cocoa ink. I colored them with Copic Ciao alcohol markers and then restamped in Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink to get nice crisp lines. I cut them all with the coordinating Little Snowmen Outline Dies and then assembled the card. Like I always say, the assembly is the most fun!

I embellished the back with a piece of gingham paper from the collection and then stamped a sentiment in Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink.

Here are a couple additional angled shots. It folds flat for mailing. So fun – and I LOVE how it turned out! I made my original prototype with acetate on the first two layers to resemble a real snow globe and they were a bit too heavy. So I ended up using open frames on this second version which worked out better.

Keep It Simple products used:
Little Snowmen 6×9 Collection Pack
Little Snowmen Collection Stamps
Little Snowmen Outline Dies
Hello Adventure Woodgrain Background Stamp (no longer in stock but any woodgrain background stamp or patterned cardstock would work)
Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies
KIS Cuts Wavy Borders

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest Recycled Classic Natural White cardstock, CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock
INK: Memento Rich Cocoa ink, Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink; Copic Ciao alcohol markers- BG72, C-5, E29/71, R000/20/29/35, YR16; American Crafts White Chalk Marker
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

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Dreams Do Come True

Hey everybody, Happy Monday – I hope you had a good weekend! I’ve popped in this morning with a super cute Keep It Simple DT inspiration project featuring papers, stamps and dies from our new Best Day Ever collection along with our new Confetti stencil. I created a swing flap fun fold (one of my all-time favorites) and I totally love how this turned out! Such a fun collection!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Dark Red along with layering panels from the Best Day Ever 12×12 Collection Pack. Using a Back To Basics Stitched Squares Nested Die, I cut a square aperture from the front flap. I then cut an additional square from CutCardStock Savoy Bright White Cotton cardstock which I embellished using the Confetti stencil and Catherine Pooler Sauna, Suede Shoes and Rockin’ Red inks. I also stamped several images and a sentiment from the Best Day Ever Collection Stamps, colored them with assorted markers, and cut them with the Best Day Ever Outline Dies.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with the patterned paper panels. I stamped an additional sentiment and a couple stars from the same Best Day Ever Collection Stamps and cut them with the coordinating Best Day Ever Outline Dies. Love, love, love how this turned out!

Keep It Simple products used:
Best Day Ever 12×12 Collection Pack
Best Day Ever Collection Stamps
Best Day Ever Outline Dies
KIS Art Stencils Confetti
Back to Basics 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 Basis Dark Red and Savoy Bright White Cotton cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
INK: Versafine Onyx Black ink; Catherine Pooler Sauna, Suede Shoes and Rockin’ Red inks; Bic Mark-It Fine Point Markers- Yellow Blaze, Deep Sea Blue and Rambunctious Red; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Ranger-Wendy Vecchi 12″ Make Art Stay-tion, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

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Just Rowing by to say HI

Hey everybody, I hope your week has started off on a nice note and your weather isn’t too awfully hot where you are. I’m back this morning with another post for Keep It Simple. It’s turning out to be a busy day on my blog and I’m glad you’re here! I created a library pocket card featuring papers, stamps and dies from our new Vikings collection. OMGoodness, this is such an amazing collection and I see it getting a lot of use! And of course, this library pocket card really shows off these fun products! I do have typed instructions for this fold, so if you’d like to have them, let me know!

I cut the pocket and insert from CutCardStock Royal Sundance Kraft Fiber cardstock and rounded the corners on the flap. I cut layering panels from coordinating prints in the Vikings 6×9 Collection Pack to embellish the front. I stamped the focal image from the Vikings Collection Stamps in Memento Espresso Truffle ink and colored it with an assortment of markers. I cut it with the coordinating Vikings Outline Die and adhered it to the pocket front with thin foam squares. The finishing touch for the front was adding the sentiment (from the same stamp set) which I stamped in the brown ink and trimmed.

I rounded the corners of the insert and embellished it with coordinating papers from the Vikings Collection Pack. I stamped another sentiment in the brown ink and added a stamped and die cut helmet. This is so stinkin’ cute I can’t stand it!