Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Card #9

Tutorial will be available January 19, 2022

Fun Fold

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Gray cardstock
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Simply Elegant Designer Series Paper
• Blissful Blooms* and Pictogram Punches stamp sets
• Memento Tuxedo black ink
• Itty Bitty Accents and 
• Lovely Labels Pick a Punch punches
• Silver enamel dot

Sympathy Card

When a mother loses a child, the loss is unmeasurable. The bond between mother and child happens at conception. This was a difficult occasion to make this card. I am very pleased that my hours paid off. I am so pleased with this card, I am sure you will agree.

 Stampin' Up! Products

• Poppy Parade cardstock
• Card base measures 11" x 5 1/2"
• Scored at 1 1/4", 5 1/2" and 9 1/4"
• Belly Band measures 9 3/8" x 1 1/4"
• Create after layers are all adhered
• Loosen paper fibers by curling like ribbon
• Score as you fold over the outside of the card
• Scrap for flower
• Basic White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Scrap for sentiment
• Flirty Flamingo cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Mossy Meadow cardstock
• Card layer measures 1" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer measures 1 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• 
  Card layer measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
  
• Belly Band measures 4" x 1"
• May differ depending on the layers on your card
• Scrap for sprigs and sentiment mat
• Petal Pink cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measure 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• May differ depending on the layers on your card
• Card layer measures 1 3/8" x 5 1/8"
• Card layer measures 3 3/8" x 5 1/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 5 1/8"
• Belly Band layer measures 3 7/8" x 7/8"
• Flourishing Phrases stamp set
• Mossy Meadow ink
• Trio Flower punch
• Sprig punch (non SU)
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Mini Dimensionals

Sentiment was cut using a Brother Scan N Cut machine

When scoring, keep in mind which direction the it folds. The top of your score line is ALWAYS on top and folded INWARD.

Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Card #8

Tutorial will be available January 19, 2022

Bookbinding Diamond Easel Card

A Double Fun Fold!

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla Thick cardstock
• Basic Black cardstock
• Basic Gray cardstock
• Simply Elegant Designer Series Paper
• Dragonfly Garden and Good Morning Magnolia stamp sets
• Versamark ink
• Black embossing powder
• Layering Oval dies
• Dragonflies punch
• Rhinestones (dyed black)
• Dimensionals

Tips

1. If you use a personal stamp for the back of your cards, think carefully which direction to stamp in relationship to this easel card. BTDT!
2. Apply all layers before creasing the score lines
3. The final step should be applying glue to the inside (bookbinding area)

These two pictures are for illustration purchases, it is from an earlier post. 

Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Card #7

Diagonal Joy Fold Card

Tutorial will be available on January 19, 2022

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Black cardstock
• Silver Shimmer paper
• Whisper White cardstock
• Simply Elegant Designer Series Paper
• Dandelion Wishes stamp set
• Versamark ink
• Silver embossing powder
• Stitched Rectangle dies
• Dimensionals

* The Stitched Rectangle dies are numbered with the largest being #1

I found this fun fold on this VIDEO by Rachel, Stamp Your Art Out. 

Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Card #6

Tutorial will be available on January 19, 2022

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Black cardstock
• Basic Gray cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Simply Elegant Designer Series Paper
• Crafts by Beth CPP Sentiments
• Click HERE for more information
• Forever Flourishing and Stitched Rectangle dies
• Itty Bitty Accents punch
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Dimensionals

* Dies are numbered with the largest being #1

Thank You Card Trio

Stampin' Up! Products

• Dapper Denim cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• 
  Scored at 4 1/4"
• Scrap for butterfly
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layers measure 5 1/4" x 4" (two)
  
• Beautiful Autumn stamp set
• Dapper Denim ink
• Brilliant Wing and Lasting Elegance dies
• Pearl Basic Jewels

Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Card #5

Gate Fold Card

Tutorial will be available on January 19, 2022

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Gray cardstock
• Gold Shimmer paper
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Simply Elegant Designer Series Paper
• Art Gallery stamp set
• Basic Gray ink
• Gold ribbon

Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Card #4

Tutorial will be available on January 19, 2022

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Black cardstock
• Copper Foil sheet
• Silver Glimmer paper
• Simply Elegant Designer Series Paper
• Flora & Flutter stamp set
• Paper Pumpkin December 2017
• Versamark ink
• White embossing powder
• Brilliant Wings dies
  
• Silver enamel dot
• Dimensionals

Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Card #3

Bookbinding Fun Fold

Tutorial will be available on January 19, 2022

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Gray cardstock
• Basic Black cardstock
• Gold Glimmer paper
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Simply Elegant Designer Series Paper
• Guy Greetings
• Versamark ink
• Gold embossing powder
• Boho Indigo, Forever Flourishing and Stitched Rectangle dies
• Gold rhinestones
• Dimensionals

Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Card #2

Center Split Easel Fun Fold

Tutorial will be available on January 19, 2022

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla Thick cardstock
• Basic Gray cardstock
• Simply Elegant Designer Series Paper
• Part of my Story stamp set
• Memento Tuxedo black ink
• Circle 1/2" and Story Label punches
• Silver Enamel dots
• Dimensionals

Option

For writing a special message, add a Very Vanilla layer 5 1/4" x 4" to the underside. Don't attach this layer until message is written. Gifting the card? Add a strip of Tear & Tape to this layer and let the "sendee" attach.

Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Card #1

Tutorial will be available on January 19, 2022

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla Thick cardstock
• Basic Black cardstock
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Simply Elegant Designer Series Paper
• Hey You stamp set
• Memento Tuxedo black ink
• Tailored Tag punch
• Rhinestones dyed black
• Dimensionals

Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper Challenge

I LOVE Stampin' Up!'s Designer Series Paper, its the only pattern paper I purchase.  I challenge you in 2022 to use up DSP that you have in your stash. Use it up, an ENTIRE package.  This was the last piece of Expressions in Ink DSP I had.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White Note Card
• Card base measures 5" x 7"
• Scored at 3 1/2"
• Scrap for sentiment
• Old Olive cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/4"
• Pale Papaya cardstock
• Scrap for sentiment mat;
• Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 4 5/8" x 2"
• Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 4 5/8" x 1 1/8"
• Blissful Blooms stamp set
• Paper Pumpkin August 2018
• Old Olive ink
• Layering Ovals dies
• Gold rhinestones
• Crimper

Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper Bonus #4

I added another card to my Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper Tutorial.  For full instructions, click HERE for more information. The tutorial includes the measurements to this card and fifteen other for only $12.95; for a total of SIXTEEN CARDS. 

Stampin' Up! Products

• Berry Burst or Magenta Madness cardstock
• Shaded Spruce cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper
• Blissful Blooms stamp set
• Shaded Spruce ink
• Artistic dies
• Banner Pick a Punch
• White w/gold trim ribbon
• Gold Glimmer enamel dots
• Dimensionals

Coordinating Altered Mini Composition Book

• Berry Burst cardstock
• Both these layers are wider to accommodate differing sizes which vary from 1/16" to 1/8"
• Front measures 3" x 4 3/4"
• Attach and trim top, bottom and right side
• Back wrap measures 4 1/2" x 4 3/4"
• Scored at 1 1/4"
• Attach and trim top and bottom only
• Scrap for butterfly
• Shaded Spruce cardstock
• Front layer measures 2 3/4" x 4 1/4"
• Front wrap measures 1" x 4 1/4"
• Scrap for butterfly
  
  
• Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper
• Front layer measures 2 5/8" x 4 1/8"
• Front wrap measures 7/8" x 4 1/8*
• Mini Composition Book
• Walmart 3 for $.88
• Magnets
• Deal Extreme - click HERE
• 8mm x 1mm
• Pearl Basic Jewels

IMPORTANT - the measurements on each book differ. Measure each book from the black spine to the edge and adjust width(s) accordingly.

Happy Birthday Magnolia

Stampin' Up! Products

• Always Artichoke (or Mossy Meadow) cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 6" x 3/8"
• Crimp
• Flatten and use Tear & Tape to adhere
• Fold over to the back side
• Petal Pink cardstock
• 
  Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
  
• Card layer (measures 5/8" x 4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Scrap for magnolia
• Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"
• Make note of direction of the pink striped DSP
• Top layer measures 5 1/8" x 2 3/4"
• Remaining piece, bottom layer measures 5 1/8" x 1 1/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 4"
• Shaded Shadows stamp set
• Memento Tuxedo Black and Mossy Meadow inks
• Stampin' Blends
• Mossy Meadow
• Petal Pink
• Soft Suede
• So Saffron
• Sequins
• Dimensionals

Merry Christmas - Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial

Merry Christmas Blog Followers!

Beginning January 1, 2022 I will begin posting my Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial. The tutorial is FREE, no purchase required.  Be sure to SUBSCRIBE TO MY POSTS! The tutorial will be available on January 19, 2022

SIX Fun Folds out of nine cards

Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper Bonus #3 - Twisted Easel Card

I added another card to my Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper Tutorial.  For full instructions, click HERE for more information. The tutorial includes the measurements to this card and fourteen other for only $12.95; for a total of FIFTEEN CARDS. 

Stampin' Up! Products

• Berry Burst or Magenta Madness cardstock
• Shaded Spruce cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Expression in Ink Designer Series Paper
• Brilliant Wings dies
• Crafts by Beth CPP Sentiments
• Modern Label and Word Window punches
• Gold rhinestone
• Dimensionals

Expressions in Ink Designer Series Tutorial Bonus #2

I added yet another card to my Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper Tutorial.  For full instructions, click HERE for more information. The tutorial includes the measurements to this card and thirteen other for only $12.95. 

Stampin' Up! Products

• Shaded Spruce cardstock
• Berry Burst or Magenta Madness cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper
• Botanical Prints stamp set
• Berry Burst ink
• Layering Ovals Framelits
• Itty Bitty Accents punch
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Dimensionals

Artistic Happy Birthday

If you like this card, check out my Expressions in Ink Tutorial

Click HERE for more information

Stampin' Up! Products

• Just Jade cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Basic Black cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Die cut flower cluster inside this piece
• Finished banner measures 31/8" x 5/8"
• 
  Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Finished banner measures 3" x 1/2"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5 1/4" x 4"
  
• Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 3/8" x 4"
• Artistically Inked stamp set
• Memento Tuxedo black ink
• Artistic dies
• Banner Pick a Punch
• Dimensionals

Christmas Blessings

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 5 11/16" x 4" (will make two cards) *
• Mark 1 3/16" along top edge from left side
• Mark 1 3/16" along bottom edge from right side
• Cut diagonally
  
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 4"
  
• His Light and More Merry Messages stamp sets
• Versamark ink
• Gold embossing powder
• Gold Shimmer ribbon
• Dimensionals

* You can get four card fronts from one piece measuring 4" x 12" DSP

Feels Like Christmas - Card and Bookmark

Stampin' Up! Products

• Night of Navy cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• 
  Scored at 4 1/4"
• Bookmark measures 2" x 4 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 1 15/16" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer measures 1 15/16" x1 15/16"
• Card layer measures 1 15/16" x 3 3/16"
• Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper
• For pattern continuity cut one layer as follows
• Card layer measures  3 5/8" x 5 1/8"
  
• Cut one strip 1 13/16" x 5 1/8"
• Cut remaining strip into two sections from the top
• 1 13/16" x 1 13/16"
• 1 13/16" x 1/4" (this is cut from center, not end and thrown away)
• 1 13/16" x 3 1/16"
• Bookmark measures 1 7/8" x 3 1/2"
• Stamp in a light colored area first, then cut
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• More Merry Messages stamp set
• Night of Navy ink
• Corner Rounder and Scallop Tag Topper punches
• Snowflakes (Paper Pumpkin kit, month unknown)
• Silver ribbon
• Rhinestones
• Dimensionals