What happens...

...When you find a card, but you are a layers-type card maker? You spend nearly three hours creating the layout and adjusting the sizes to perfectly (OCD) fit your desired card size. Then you share it to all your awesome blog followers!*

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic White Thick cardstock
• Basic Black cardstock
• Old Olive cardstock
• Real Red cardstock
• Beautifully Penned, Botanical Prints, Everyday Chic, Night & Day, and Petal Passion Designer Series Paper
• Beyond the Horizon stamp set
• Paper Pumpkin - March 2022
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Itty Bitty Accents punch
• Sprig punch (non SU)
• Rhinestone
• Dyed black with Sharpie

Acetate Gift Box

• Basic White cardstock
• Belly band measures 11" x 1 1/4"
• Scored at 2 5/8" 3 1/4", 7 7/8" and 8 1/2"
• Banner measures 2 1/8" x 1/2"
• Basic Black cardstock
• Belly band layer measures 4 3/8" x 1"
• Banner measures 2 1/4" x 5/8"
• Old Olive cardstock
• Scrap for sprig
• Real Red cardstock
• Scrap for flowers (punch two)
• Botanical Prints Designer Series Paper
• Belly band layer measures 4 1/4" x 7/8"
• I'll Bee Yours stamp set
• Paper Pumpkin - January 2020
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Banner Pick a Punch and Itty Bitty Accents punches
• Sprig punch (non SU)
• Rhinestone
• Dyed black with Sharpie

Mini Composition Book

• Basic White Thick cardstock
• Front panel measures 2 3/4" x 4 3/4"
• Each notebook may vary in size (purposely made taller and wider)
• Wrap around panel measures 4 1/4" x 4 3/4"
• Each notebook may vary in size
• Score at 1 1/4" and 1 5/8"
• Trim off excess (purposely made taller)
• Basic Black cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 5/8" x 4 1/4"
• May vary
• Card layer measures 1" x 4 1/4"
• Old Olive cardstock
• Scrap for sprigs
• Real Red cardstock
• 
  Scrap for flowers
• Botanical Prints Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 1/2" x 4 1/8"
• May vary
• Card layer measures 7/8" x 4 1/8"
• Mini Composition book
• Itty Bitty Accents punch
• Sprig punch (non SU)
• Rhinestones
• Dyed with Sharpie
• Tear & Tape

Easy Stamping Using Dies Tutorial

PERFECT EVERY TIME!

For a much quicker way of stamping images and using dies to cut them out; follow these steps using a stamp positioner tool:

1. Using the die, cut a template

2. Position template in positioner tool.  I used washi tape for easy pull off of magnets.

3. Place stamp inside template

4. Close positioner and press to attach stamp to acrylic

5. Place the die cut piece inside the template.

6.  Ink up stamp image and press tool closed

7. Remove image from template

Perfect Sticker Placement on Clear Mount Stamps

Do you hate applying stickers to your clear mount stamps?  There is a BETTER way (sorry Stampin' Up!) to apply perfect stickers EVERY TIME.  Follow these easy steps for perfect placement of stickers.

Step 1:  DO NOT remove stamp from package

Step 2:  Remove liner from back of stamp 

Step 3:  Remove sticker from sheet but do not remove the liner that covers the adhesive. 

Step 4:  Remove half of the liner

Step 5:  Place sticker on the foam backing of the stamp, only applying pressure to the part that DOES NOT have adhesive exposed.  Once in place, apply pressure to the rest of the sticker.

 Step 6:  Remove remaining liner and apply pressure to adhere the rest of the sticker.

 

THERE YOU HAVE IT - SIX STEPS TO PERFECT PLACEMENT OF STICKERS! 

Keeping it straight....

... I am a "little" OCD and I tend to always; ok, I always like straight lines.  Even when it comes to creating cards.

I put myself to a challenge to find the BEST way to apply the "Happy" adhesive die cut that came in May, 2016 My Paper Pumpkin Kit.  Congratulations to every subscriber, this month's kit is AWESOME!  Don't miss out on next month's kit in the mail, EMAIL me!

Keeping it Straight

Start by cutting around the outside of your die cut word. 



Carefully remove the top white layer; leaving the die cut on the backing.  Also remove the spaces inside the letters.

Tip:  Use a piercing tool and pull back the top white layer.

Turn over and carefully pull the backing up, only allowing the backing to release from the die cut word.  Create a straight crease in the backing.

Turn over and place on card.

Adjust to your satisfaction and press down on the ENTIRE exposed lettering.  Apply good pressure to allow lettering full contact with the paper.

Take the backing from the top and slowly pull and remove.  Hold down the bottom letters as your pull away.

And there you have it - a straight application

(Now if only I could take better pictures.)

The Final My Paper Pumpkin Alternative

• My Paper Pumpkin - May 2016
• Card base
• Pumpkin Pie corrugated cardstock
• Pool Party Happy die cut
• Many Manly Occasions stamp set
• Star embellishment
• Not included in kit
• Basic Black, Pool Party and Pumpkin Pie cardstock
• Scraps for balloons, balloon tails and bow
• Balloon Celebration stamp set
• Pool Party and Pumpkin Pie inks
• Mini Treat Bag Thinlits (bow)
• Balloon Bouquet and Bird Builder (for balloon tails) hand punches
• Dimensionals
• Fine Tip Glue

Drapery Pullback Card

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 4" x 5 1/2"
• Cajun Craze cardstock
• Scrap for butterfly
• Mint Macaroon cardstock
• Scrap for butterfly
• Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 4" x  5 1/2"
• Card layer measures 2" x 5 1/2"
• Occasional Quotes stamp set
• Cajun Craze ink (I stamped the sentiment twice)
• Butterfly die (non SU)
• Basic Pearl Jewels
• Dimensionals
• Glue Dots

The diagram with measurements for the card is FREE, please FOLLOW each step.  These steps must be followed completely. Any email request without FIRST posting a comment on this blog post will be discarded.

1. Follow my blog
2. Post a comment on my blog. Comment link is at the end of this post.
3. EMAIL me asking for the Drapery Pullback. If you post a "anonymous" comment on my blog you have to also state in the email that you commented. When you post anonymously I CANNOT tie it back to an email address.
4. DO NOT POST YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON MY BLOG - Spam bots will find it.

Pansy Punch and Flower Shop - A Must Have

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (folded)
• Baja Breeze cardstock
• Punched strip - start with a piece measuring 4" x 3/4"
• Kiwi Kiss cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Pacific Point cardstock
• Start with a strip measuring 4" x 1/8"
• Glue this strip to the Baja Breeze punched border, then trim to 3 3/4"
• Murifield Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 1 3/4"
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 3 1/4"
• Blossom Petals, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Modern Label, Pansy and Word Window hand punches
• Pacific Point ink
• Flower Shop and Wishes Your Way stamp sets
• Dimensionals

Frugal Tips

• Don't forget, make use of the unused space inside the Kiwi Kiss card layer.  Cut out some elements with your punches.
• When cutting 12" x 12" paper, instead of cutting a piece 3 3/4" wide
• First cut it at 4" inches
• Cut of the length you need (Example for this card, I would have cut a piece to 4" x 3 1/4")
• Trim the piece so it measures 3 1/4" x 3 3/4"
• The remaining strip of paper is now at a width more commonly used is 4"  Instead of cutting the 12 x 12 at 3 3/4" your leftover piece is a commonly used width.
• Clear as mud?  Hopefully this picture illustrates this better.

Pocket Card Tutorial

I found eyelet thank you cards a few years ago and I purchased them just for the envelopes.  I couldn't pass up 40 envelopes for $2.00, could you?  This is the card I created using the eyelet thank you cards.

From this (the printed "thank you" is hid inside the pocket).

To this

I knew my blog followers would love to make a card similar to this.  Below are the instructions for your own Pocket Card using Stampin' Up! products only....voila!

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score along 8 1/2" side at 4 1/4" and 7 1/4"
• Pocket card layer measures 4 5/8" x 4"
• Sahara Sand cardstock
• Pocket card layer measure 4 3/4" x 4 1/8"
• Real Red cardstock
• Strip on card base measures 5 1/2" x 1/4"
• Scraps for two flowers
• Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Top layer on card base measures 5 1/2" x 1 1/4"
• Bottom layer on card base measures 5 1/2" x 3"
• Bitty Butterfly, Blossom, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle, Corner Rounder and Eyelet Border (retired) hand punches
• Crafts by Beth CPP Sentiments*
• Printed on Whisper White cardstock
• Sticky Strip
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewel

* Crafts by Beth's Click, Print and Punch - Please view THIS posting for updated information about Crafts By Beth CPP sentiments.

Step 1

• Begin with a piece of cardstock measuring 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Score at 4 1/4" and 7 1/4" along the 8 1/2" side
• Using any border punch, punch across the edge of nearest your scored 7 1/4" mark
• Using a corner rounder punch, punch the corners as indicated in the picture below

Step 2

• Using the corner rounder punch, punch one edge of the piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that measures 5 1/2" x 1 1/4"
• Attach to card base
• Apply Sticky Strip as indicated below



• Remove Sticky Strip and close the card base. 

Step 3

• Apply adhesive to the DSP that measures 5 1/4" x 3"

• Apply adhesive to the eyelet punched flap and seal as indicated in this picture

• Attach the 5 1/2" x 1/4" strip

Step 4

• Use the corner rounder punch and punch out the top edge of Sahara Sand cardstock 4 3/4" x 4 1/8" piece and DSP 4 5/8" x 4" piece
• Attach the DSP to the Sahara Sand cardstock
• Attach embellishment using Dimensionals strategically placed to keep the flower to the outside of the card.