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Super-Easy Print Poetry Card

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Easy Print Poetry Card

While I love making handmade cards, and often spend quite a bit of time making each one, sometimes it is really great to make a card that takes practically NO time at all.

This Super-Easy Print Poetry Card, as I am calling it, took me about 5 minutes.  I think the trick is in the punches and coordinating designer series paper!  I only spend a short time deciding which paper to punch out with the Postage Punch, then simply used a coordinating ink color (Raspberry Ripple) to stamp the sentiment.  I originally stamped the “thinking of you” on the front of the card – then decided at the last minute to punch it out with the Modern Label Punch and re-stamped the sentiment on the inside, for a little something extra on this otherwise simple card.

I didn’t even use Stampin’ Dimensionals on this card! Here’s what I did use:

Best Dad Ever clear mount stamp set, Very Vanilla card stock, Print Poetry designer series paper stack (Spring Mini Catalog!), Raspberry Ripple Classic Ink, Postage Stamp punch, Modern Label punch, 3/16″ Corner Rounder punch, and SNAIL Adhesive.

What’s great about this card is you can use any designer series paper and card stock you have in your stash.  Stampin’ Up! has such great paper patterns and coordinating ink colors to make it Super-Easy!

Happy (Simple) Stamping!

Fun & Flowery Handmade Thank You Card

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Fun & Flowery Thank You Card

With fun & bright colors, this card is sure to brighten anyone’s day. The sample shown is a “Thank You” card, but with the Sassy Salutations stamp set, you can make it any card you need!

Stamps: Sassy Salutations (126705 W, 126707 CM), Mixed Bunch (125535 W, 125537 CM)
Ink: Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad (126948), Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (126861)
Paper: Melon Mambo Card Stock (115320), Gumball Green Card Stock (126840), Whisper White Card Stock (100730), Brights Designer Series Paper Stack (117155)
Accessories: Blossom Punch (125603), 1” Circle Punch (119868), Paper Snips (103579), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Neutral Designer Buttons (119743), Linen Thread (104199), Glue Dots (103683)

Instructions:

  1. Cut the Melon Mambo card stock (5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”) and Whisper White card stock (5” x 3-3/4”)
  2. Stamp your sentiment in the bottom right corner of the white card stock, using Melon Mambo ink.
  3. Stamp your small flower blossom all over the white card stock, using Gumball Green ink.
  4. Stamp your small flower blossom on Gumball Green card stock in Gumball Green ink, and punch out using the 1” circle punch.
  5. Punch a flower out of designer series paper using the Blossom punch. Snip around the petals to make even more petals around the flower. Curl the petals using your bone folder.
  6. Adhere the white stamped piece to the center front of your Melon Mambo card base.
  7. Adhere the green circle to the center of the flower using dimensionals, and adhere the blossom to the front of the card, also using dimensionals.
  8. Tie some linen thread (in a bow or knot) in the inside of a button. Adhere the button to the center of your flower using a glue dot.

“Buttons & Bows” Sweet Sale-A-Bration Cards

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Sale-A-Bration is in full swing, and I am having SO much fun making projects with the FREE goodies!

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My sister and I made these matching cards the other day, and I just had to share them! They are super-simple, but oh-so-sweet!

We used the Sycamore Street designer series paper, Pool Party card stock for the card bases, and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set for the sentiments. Elaina made her card for Mother’s Day, and used the Tangerine Tango ribbon from the ribbon & button pack. I made a “friend” card and put a trio of the buttons on my card, along with some bling – the Rhinestone jewels.

I hope you enjoy these cards. I’ve got more coming in the next month & a half as we continue to celebrate Sale-A-Bration!  Contact me TODAY if you need a Sale-A-Bration brochure, or want to schedule a girls night to play with all these fun products!

Happy Sale-A-Brating!

~Elisa

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CASE the Catty – Thinking of You Card

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Soft Suede Always Artichoke scored Thinking of You cards

Next week I will be posting about the new Borders Scoring Plate for the Simply Scored Tool.  Today I'm posting a project I made using the zig-zag pattern on the plate.  I've CASEd (copy & steal) this card from a recent sample in the Stampin' Success magazine (a demonstrator-only resource – LOVE IT!)

Because it can sometimes be a challenge to make "masculine" cards for the men in our lives, I decided to use colors and patterns to fit the bill.  Soft Suede and Always Artichoke card stock, together with their coordinating ink colors made this project super-simple but still with quite an impact.

I also used the NEW Ovals Collection Framelits featured in the current Spring Mini Catalog.

Here's my full list of supplies:

Stamps: Best Dad Ever (120399 wood, 120681 clear mount), Gently Falling (123802 wood, 123804 clear mount)

Ink: Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad (126978), Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad (126972)

Card Stock: Soft Suede (115318), Always Artichoke (105119), Whisper White (100730)

Accessories: retired buttons, sub either Neutrals Designer Buttons (119743) or Silver Buttons (129325), Linen Thread (104199), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Glue Dots (103683)

Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Ovals Collection Framelits (129381), Simply Scored Tool (122334), Borders Scoring Plate (126192), Stamping Sponges (101610)

I hope you'll give the Borders Scoring Plate and the Simply Scored Tool a try. Come back Monday for some more information about these tools! I've loved having them as part of my crafting arsenal and I think you will, too!

Happy (Scoring) and Stamping!

~Elisa