Keep It Simple DT – Page 3

Home Sweet Home

Hello, my friends – I hope this new month has started off on a nice note for you. It’s been warm and humid here, but all in all, life is pretty darn good. We didn’t have much humidity out in Colorado so it’s taking a little bit to get used to it again. After all, I did live in Florida for 45 years, so the humidity really is nothing new. I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today, created with papers and die cut pieces from our new Cheerful Cottage collection. This faux pull-tab card is such a unique and fun design, and I think it really worked well with these products.

I cut the card base and faux pull-tab panel from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Cheerful Cottage 12×12 Collection Pack. I used a Stampin’ Up 1-1/4″ circle punch to punch a notch in the left side of the pull-tab panel and then tied some Back To Basics Teal Ribbon around it before adhering it to the card base. Using the Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies, I cut a circular frame from CutCardStock gold Glitter cardstock and popped it up on thin 3D foam squares. I added several more die cuts from the Cheerful Cottage Die Cut Pieces (one being a sentiment) and finished off the front with a few Back To Basics Rose Enamel Dots.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of paper used on the front and a narrow strip cut from CutCardStock Basis Soft Pink cardstock. I added another sentiment die cut from the Cheerful Cottage collection and layered the panel on the soft pink cardstock.

Keep It Simple products used:
Cheerful Cottage 12×12 Collection Pack
Cheerful Cottage Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies
Back To Basics Teal Ribbon
Back To Basics Rose Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Gold Glitter and Basis Soft Pink cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: Stampin’ Up 1-1/4″ Circle Punch
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D 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,

Adventure mini album

6/28/25 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, happy Saturday – can you even believe it’s the last Saturday of June? Blows my mind! I’m excited to share a tag mini album for Keep It Simple that I created with our new Gift Card Pocket Die. OMG, the possibilities are literally endless with this… so much fun in one lil package! I paired it with our fairly new KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up Square Dies, KIS Cuts Tags #1, and papers, stamps, dies and die cut pieces from our new Wander Collection. Oh, and stamps from our Lumberjack Collection, too! This was definitely a fun project!

Using our KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up Square Dies, I cut two sections for the mini album base from CutCardStock Lessebo Blossom Pink cardstock and then four pockets from CutCardStock Flamingo cardstock using the new KIS Cuts Gift Card Pocket Die. I stamped an image and sentiment for the front using stamps from our Wander Collection, colored the image with an assortment of markers, and then cut it with the coordinating Wander Outline Dies. I wrapped the mini album with some Lawn Fawn Lawn Trimmings White Hemp Twine and tied it in a bow prior to adhering the image (popped up on foam squares) and sentiment to the front.

I cut four tags (using our KIS Cuts Tags #1 Dies) from several prints in the Wander 6×9 Collection Pack, shortening them a bit so they’d fit the pockets. This is super easy to do by cutting the full size tag first, then sliding the die upward from the bottom to cut off the desired amount and running it back through the Big Shot. I gathered an assortment of Wander Die Cut Pieces to embellish the pockets. I stamped images and sentiments for each tag (from the Wander and Lumberjack Collection Stamps), colored the images with markers, and cut them with the coordinating Outline Dies. The final step was tying Lawn Fawn Lawn Trimmings White Hemp Twine to the top of each tag.

Here’s a shot of the back of each tag which I backed with Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and leftover pieces of matching prints used on the front of each one.

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Gift Card Pocket Die
KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up Square Dies
KIS Cuts Tags #1
Wander 6×9 Collection Pack
Wander Collection Stamps
Wander Outline Dies
Lumberjack Camping Collection Stamps

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Blossom Pink and Flamingo cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Versafine Onyx Black ink; Bic Mark-It fine Point Markers- Tiki Hut Tan, Cloud Nine Grey and Hot Aqua; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Markers- Light Teal, Medium Teal; Copic Ciao Alcohol Markers- R20 Blush, R22 Light Prawn, R29 Lipstick Red, C-7 Cool Gray; 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, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares, Lawn Fawn Lawn Trimmings White Hemp Twine

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Happy Birthday!

Hey everybody, a very happy Wednesday to you! I hope your week is plugging along nicely. I have a fun Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today that I created for our How To’s page on the website that went live day before yesterday. There are an infinite number of ways to create birthday cards, and I was trying to think of something a little different and came up with this gatefold with inlaid die cuts. I used assorted prints from our Back To Basics Ruby, Mango, Lemon, Jade, Royal, Lilac, Lime, Rose, Black & White Collection Packs. I also used our Back To Basics Belle Outline Alphabet Dies, KIS Cuts Melody Stories Font Dies, and Back To Basics Birthday Sentiments Stamp Set. Lots of colorful stuff here!

The landscape gatefold card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. I die cut the apertures in the card base along with the loose large letters from assorted prints in our Ruby, Mango, Lemon, Jade, Royal, Lilac, Lime and Rose Collection Packs using our Back To Basics Belle Outline Alphabet Dies. The asterisk flowers and smaller letters were die cut from our Black & White Collection Pack using our KIS Cuts Melody Stories Font Dies.

I backed the gatefold flaps with Solar White cardstock and adhered the loose large letters inside the negative spaces. I adhered the smaller letters to the bottom edge of the top flap and the little flowers with tiny dark blue gemstones randomly on the flaps.

The inside sentiment is from our Back To Basics Birthday Sentiments Stamp Set. For more details, be sure to see my tutorial on the How-To’s page linked in the first paragraph!

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Versafine Onyx Black ink
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 Adhesive Sheets, Darice tiny dark blue gemstones

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Cottage Life

Hey everybody, I hope you’re having a fabulous day! How’s the weather where you are? The heat is ramping up here but not too badly yet… it’s in the mid 80s and that’s definitely do-able! I’m thrilled to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you that I created with our new Cheerful Cottage collection. This is a book cradle fold and it’s only the second one I’ve made – it has a unique structure and sure packs a punch! I saw it originally on the Mixed Up Craft YouTube Channel and thought it was a fun one.

I cut the card base pieces from CutCardStock Lessebo Moss Green cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Cheerful Cottage 6×9 Collection Pack. I assembled the card and added several images and a sentiment from the Cheerful Cottage Die Cut Pieces, popping the middle cottage up on thin foam squares.

I cut the back panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with an additional image and sentiment from the Cheerful Cottage Die Cut Pieces. BOOM – card finished!

Keep It Simple products used:
Cheerful Cottage 6×9 Collection Pack
Cheerful Cottage Die Cut Pieces

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Moss Green 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 Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

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Magic At The Park

Hey everybody, I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend! We’re about 98% finished putting stuff away in our new house so I’m trying to get back into the regular swing of my DT duties. I’m absolutely delighted to share a mini slimline size chocolate bar card for Keep It Simple which features papers and die cut pieces from our new Best Day Ever Collection. This chocolate bar card is one of my all-time favorites from the Splitcoast Stampers website. I’ve made this card quite a few times and don’t use the tutorial anymore but it’s HERE if you’re interested.

I cut the 3-1/2″ x 6″ mini slimline card base from CutCardStock Vanilla Bean cardstock, along with all the chocolate squares using my EK Success 1″ and 3/4″ square punches which I popped up on the card front with black foam squares. I cut front layering panels from a print in the Best Day Ever Collection Pack and CutCardStock Bright Gold Foil, and embellished the card front with Best Day Ever Die Cut Pieces.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of paper from the Best Day Ever Collection. I added an additional die cut sentiment, which completed the card. This is such an easy design that really packs a punch for your chocolate-loving friends! ;)

Keep It Simple products used:
Best Day Ever 6×9 Collection Pack
Best Day Ever Die Cut Pieces

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Vanilla Bean Brown and Bright Gold Foil cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: EK Success 1″ and 3/4″ Square Punches
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares (black)

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Sleep Tight

Hey everybody, happy Wednesday! How did it get to be June already?! DANG… it’ll be Christmas again before we know it! I’m stoked to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today that went live on the storefront’s ‘How To’ page in mid April and I forgot to post it! This center flap fold is one of my all-time favorite fun folds and was so much fun to make using our Little Dreamer collection!

Here are mini instructions for this card: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base scored at 4-1/4″ on the long side. Fold on the score line and open it back up with the fold in horizontal orientation. Measure 1-1/4″ in from the left and right edges and cut from the top edge down to the score line on each side. Apply adhesive to the 1-1/4″ flaps and adhere them flat to the card base. Adhere 1-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ patterned paper pieces to the side panels. Adhere a 2-7/8″ x 4-1/8″ patterned paper piece to the center flap. Finally, adhere a 2-3/4″ x 4″ white panel to the inside. Decorate the side panels, center flap and inside as desired. I used Little Dreamer papers and die cut pieces along with some yellow gingham ribbon.

And here’s a shot of the inside. So stinkin’ cute!

Keep It Simple products used:
Little Dreamer 6×9 Collection Pack
Little Dreamer Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Pastel Gingham Ribbon

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Bubble Gum Pink 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, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares, small wooden bow maker

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We’re All Ears!

Hey everybody, Happy Saturday! I hope you have something fun planned this weekend and you’re gonna have some beautiful weather to do it in! I’m stoked to share another DT inspiration project for Keep It Simple. This adorable pair of A2 cards features our new KIS Cuts We’re All Ears Dies and Collection Stamps which are part of our Best Day Ever Collection, and these cards are so stinkin’ cute I can’t stand it! I also used several colors of our Back To Basics papers as well as our A2 #4 Frame dies. This design is super simple and could easily be mass produced to create a gift set for that ‘mouse’ fan! ;)

I cut the two top-folding card bases from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from our Back To Basics Ruby 6×9 Collection Pack and a die cut panel (using our Shaker Frames A2 Frames #4) from Celebration Warehouse Black Non-Shedding Glitter cardstock. Then the fun began… cutting the image layers from our Back To Basics Black & White, Ruby and Lemon 6×9 Collection Packs and assembling them for the card fronts.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip of the Ruby paper. I stamped a sentiment from the Best Day Ever We’re All Ears Collection Stamps in Versafine Onyx Black ink and layered the panel on more of the Ruby paper. The inside is the same on each card.

The speech balloon and letters were die cut from Solar White cardstock and then I colored the letters with a Copic Ciao B24 Sky alcohol marker. So fun and such an easy design!

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts We’re All Ears
Back To Basics Black & White 6×9 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Ruby 6×9 Collection Pack
Back To Basics Lemon 6×9 Collection Pack
Shaker Frames A2 Frames #4
Best Day Ever We’re All Ears Collection Stamps

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, Celebration Warehouse Black Non-Shedding Glitter cardstock
INK: Versafine Onyx Black ink, Copic Ciao B24 Sky alcohol marker
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares, 3D Foam Squares and E-Z Runner Permanent Strips

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Mwah

Hey everybody, Happy Friday! I’m back with my second post this morning… this one is for Keep It Simple and features our new KIS Cuts Triangle Accordion Pocket Card that launched back in March. It truly is a fun card to put together and I’m so proud that this die set was a take-off of one of my designs! I used papers and die cut pieces from our Sent With Love collection to create this fun ‘love you’ card which could be a Valentine or a card for an anniversary or just because!

Using the KIS Cuts Triangle Accordion Pocket Card dies, I cut the pieces from 80# Cougar Smooth White cardstock and an assortment of prints and die cut pieces from our Sent With Love collection. I love that this die set does all the work, lol!

I used one of our Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies to cut the card to insert into the pocket which I embellished with a journal card from the paper collection.

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Triangle Accordion Pocket Card
Sent With Love 12×12 Collection Pack
Sent With Love Words & Phrases Die Cut Pieces
Sent With Love Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

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lets go WANDER

Hi friends – I hope you’re all having a wonderful week! We’re on the down-slide to the weekend and hopefully you have something fun planned! I’m delighted to share a super fun project for Keep It Simple created with our new KIS Cuts Camera dies and items from our Wander collection! You know how I love me some mini albums and I just couldn’t resist using papers, stamps, dies and die cut pieces from this new collection, along with a few varieties of Sprinkles and additional dies from the store! To say this was ‘fun’ is an understatement, lol!

Using our new KIS Cuts Camera dies and the inner page binding die from our KIS Cuts Backpack Mini Album, I cut the cover and pages from CutCardStock Basis Black cardstock along with elements and layering panels from our Wander 12×12 Collection Pack. I embellished the front and all the pages with stamped sentiments and images, die cut pieces and die cut sentiments, and also included pull-outs, a pull-up and a shaker. This was a total blast!

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Camera
KIS Cuts Backpack Mini Album (inner page binding)
Wander 12×12 Collection Pack
Wander Collection Stamps
Wander Outline Dies
Wander Die Cut Pieces
KIS Sprinkles Polymer Clay White Hearts
KIS Sprinkles Beads 2mm Pearls
KIS Cuts Polaroids & Words
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Squares Nested Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Black, Peach Canvas Textured and Lessebo Sunset Orange cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Versafine Onyx Black ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, 1/8″ Scor-Tape; Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares, 3D Foam Squares, 3D Foam Strips and E-Z Runner Strips

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Simply Perfect

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday – I hope you’re having a great week. National Scrapbooking Day was May 3rd and I totally missed sharing this project for Keep It Simple. Better to share late than not at all, right?! I created a pop out tunnel card using our Floral Baby Collection and I love how it turned out. It’s definitely an oldie but goodie. It’s been a few years since I made one like this and I had forgotten how fun it is!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Coral along with layering panels from prints in the Floral Baby 12×12 Collection Pack and CutCardStock Ginger Snap cardstock. I added a sentiment from the Floral Baby Die Cut Pieces to the card front along with some Back To Basics Rose Enamel Dots. I die cut the turtle pieces for the inside from Basis Coral, Basis Light Brown and Ginger Snap cardstock using the KIS Cuts Water Babies dies. I stamped some detail on the turtle shell using the Floral Baby Water Babies Collection Stamps in Catherine Pooler Samba, Bellini and Do-Si-Do inks, and then assembled him.

I cut the oval aperture using Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies, and then used the Back To Basics Rectangle Nested Dies to cut a resized panel to stamp the sentiment on (also from the Floral Baby Water Babies Collection Stamps). The final step was adhering the turtle to the sentiment panel which protrudes through the opening. So stinkin’ cute I can’t stand it!

Keep It Simple products used:
Floral Baby 12×12 Collection Pack
Floral Baby Die Cut Pieces
Floral Baby Water Babies Collection Stamps
KIS Cuts Water Babies
Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
Back To Basics Rose Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Coral, Basis Light Brown and Ginger Snap cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Samba, Bellini and Do-Si-Do inks
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Cricut Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares