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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

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,

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,

thanks

11/30/24 Weekly Favorite (favorited by two fellow crafters) at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, Happy Tuesday! I’m stoked to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today, created with our new KIS Cuts Pumpkin dies. This is THE most fun set of dies – I created a shaped card with a shaker in the middle portion, and I think it turned out so cute! Shaped cards are always a hit and the shaker portion just adds to the Fun Factor!

Using the KIS Cuts Pumpkin dies, I cut the pumpkin layers and leaves from coordinating prints in the Farmhouse Fall 6×9 Collection and Cardstock Packs, along with the card base, vine and stem from CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock. I created a shaker in the center portion of the pumpkin using Polymer Clay Coffee Sprinkles, Polymer Clay Light Brown Pumpkins, 2mm Matte Orange Beads, and 2mm Caviar Glass Fall Change beads (all from the Sprinkles line). The Fall Change Caviar Glass beads haven’t hit the store yet, so stay tuned for those. I added a sentiment (from the Back To Basics Thank You Sentiments stamp set) stamped in Catherine Pooler Hot Tube ink which I fussy cut. The finishing touch on the front was adding a gold cord bow.

Using the same dies, I cut the inside panel from Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a scrap piece of the plaid paper used on the front. I stamped another sentiment from the same Thank You Sentiments stamp set in the Hot Tub ink, fussy cut it and added it to the inside.

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Pumpkin dies
Farmhouse Fall 6×9 Collection Pack
Farmhouse Fall 6×9 Cardstock Pack
Back To Basics Thank You Sentiments stamp set
Back To Basics Shaker Basics – Foam and Acetate Pack
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay Coffee Sprinkles
Sprinkles – Polymer Clay Light Brown Pumpkins
Sprinkles – Beads 2mm Matte Orange
Sprinkles – Beads 2mm Caviar Glass Fall Change (coming soon)

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Coffee Bean cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Hot Tub ink
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1/8″ red liner tape, GKD gold cording, small wooden bow maker, cordless glue gun

Scrappy hugs,

hello FALL

11/23/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hi friends, I hope your week is off to a nice start! I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today featuring our new KIS Shaker Frames A2 Frames #5 along with papers, stamps and dies from our new Nuts About Fall Collection. This pretty Fall-themed card has the look of a sunken frame and is super easy. I love that the central die in this particular shaker frame die set can be used like the popular postage grid dies, which is how I used it here. ;)

The card base, a postage frame and a postage grid were cut from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. One additional postage frame was cut from a plaid pattern in the Nuts About Fall 6×9 Collection Pack and layered on top of the white cardstock frame. I cut the inner frame from a dark pattern in the Collection Pack and adhered it to card base, and then adhered the outer postage frame and central postage grid which I popped up on 2mm adhesive foam strips from our Shaker Basics Foam & Acetate Pack, giving the appearance of a sunken frame.

I stamped multiple images from the Nuts About Fall Collection Stamps in Catherine Pooler Over Coffee ink, colored them with alcohol markers, and cut them with the coordinating Outline Dies. I also stamped a sentiment (from the same stamp set) in the brown ink and cut it with the coordinating die. I arranged the images and sentiment in the grid spaces, popping some up on thin 1mm adhesive foam squares. The finishing touch was adding several Royal Enamel Dots.

I cut the inside panel from Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a frame cut from the plaid paper used on the front and a sentiment cut from the bonus cut-apart sheet in the Collection Pack. I layered the panel on the dark print (also used on the front), which completed the card.

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Shaker Frames A2 Frames #5
KIS Shaker Basics Foam & Acetate Pack (2mm adhesive foam)
Nuts About Fall 6×9 Collection Pack
Nuts About Fall Collection Stamps
Nuts About Fall Outline Dies
Back To Basics Royal Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Over Coffee ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- GY2/3/5, EB1/2/3, VB1/2/3
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, thin 1mm adhesive foam squares

Scrappy hugs,

O Holy Night

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a great week so far. I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today, created with our new KIS Cuts Tags #1. This fun accordion tag mini album also features papers and die cut pieces from our new O Holy Night Collection which I totally love and I think is my absolute favorite Christmas collection. And you know how I love me some mini albums, so this was a win-win for me!

Using the KIS Cuts Tags #1 dies, I cut eight tags from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock along with three rectangles that I used to connect the tags. I then cut layering panels (from the same die set) from an assortment of papers in the O Holy Night Collection Pack. I adhered four tags to the three rectangle connectors and then adhered the additional four tags on top, sandwiching the connectors between the tag layers. Next, I adhered the patterned paper layers to both sides of each tag and embellished them with an assortment of Die Cut Pieces. The final step was adding Royal, Jade and Stars & Stripes ribbon to the top of each tag, tying it with Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine.

Here’s an overhead shot so you can see the super simple construction. I just love how this turned out!

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Tags #1
O Holy Night 12×12 Collection Pack
O Holy Night Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Royal Ribbon
Back To Basics Jade Ribbon
Back To Basics Stars & Stripes Ribbon

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: 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, Big Shot, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

hello FALL

11/9/24 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! Happy Hump Day – did you survive the time change?! I personally wish they’d just leave the time alone. SMH. I’m thrilled to share another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today featuring the square version of our new KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Ups. I made a Fall version using papers and die cut pieces from our new Nuts About Fall Collection. OMGosh, these little pop-ups are so stinkin’ fun and can be decorated a gazillion ways. You gotta check them out! I’m very honored because this die set was modeled after the carousel card I made earlier this year. That post is HERE if you’d like to see it. And I have to say that having the die set makes this project much more enjoyable versus hand-cutting the pieces. ;)

Using the KIS Cuts Circular Pop-Up: Square dies, I cut the base pieces from CutCardStock Basis Light Brown cardstock along with frames and panels for all the pages from coordinating prints in the Nuts About Fall 6×9 Collection Pack. I embellished each page with items from the Nuts About Fall Die Cut Pieces, Mango Enamel Dots and Hearts, and Lilac Enamel Dots. I made a twine closure using Canvas Corp jute rope and a leaf charm from The Funkie Junkie Boutique. Here are shots of the front, inside pages and the back. I totally love how this turned out!

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Circulcar Pop-Up: Squqre
Nuts About Fall 6×9 Collection Pack
Nuts About Fall Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Mango Enamel Dots
Back To Basics Mango Enamel Hearts
Back To Basics Lilac Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Light Brown cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, Big Shot, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Squares, Canvas Corp jute rope, The Funkie Junkie Boutique leaf charm

Scrappy hugs,

Spooky

Hey everybody, I hope you’re having a great week! Well, today is election day in the States so please pray for a favorable outcome for our nation. And also today would have been my sister’s 76th birthday and I’m sure she’s celebrating in Heaven. I’m delighted to share one final Halloween project for Keep It Simple created with our new Haunted Halloween Collection. Seems like I made quite a few Halloween projects this year, and this vertical split panel fold is such a fun one I just couldn’t resist! The instructions for this fold are in the Freebies section of my blog HERE if you’d like to learn how to make it.

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating papers in the Haunted Halloween 6×9 Collection Pack. I stamped several images from the Spooky Characters Collection Stamps, colored them with alcohol markers, and cut them with the coordinating Spooky Characters Outline Dies. I used those and a sentiment die cut from the Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack to build the scene on the front on a stitched rectangle cut with a Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Die.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of paper from the 6×9 Collection pack and a stamped/die cut bat. I stamped a sentiment from the Haunted Sentiments Stamps and added a disc magnet behind the front focal to keep the card closed.

Keep It Simple products used:
Haunted Halloween 6×9 Collection Pack
Haunted Halloween Spooky Characters Collection Stamps
Haunted Halloween Spooky Characters Outline Dies
Haunted Halloween Haunted Sentiments Stamps
Haunted Halloween Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
STAMPS: Catherine Pooler Chiffon and Sauna inks; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- IG2/4/5, EB5/6/7
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1/4″ double-sided foam strips, small disc magnet, Ranger, distress collage medium, thin 1mm adhesive foam squares

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

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.