Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Everyday Arches & Pick a Season Valentine's Day Card

 Happy Valentine's Day...well almost! In yesterday's Teach it Tuesday with Tammy & Jennie we decided to share with you Valentine's Day cards using fun items you can earn for free during the 2025 Sale-a-Bration promotion from Stampin' Up!.  I combined a several products to create a new and bigger version of the Garden Meadow fun fold I did back in September of 2024.  From here on out I will call it an Arches Fun Fold card. 

I used a combination of Online Exclusives, January/April Mini catalog and Sale-a-bration products.  The Everyday Arches are an online exclusive, sentiment and punch are from the Jan/April 2025 mini catalog.  The Sale-a-Bration product I featured is the Pick the Season stamp set.  So fun and versatile.  It can be used for other holidays like St. Patrick's Day and Easter.  


Front View


Back View


Side View


Details/Measurements:

  • Card base:  4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Thick White card stock (3)
  • Pattern Paper: 4" x 6" Front (2)                                                                                       4" x 6" Back (3)
  • Card stock for sentiment:  4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white
  • Hinges: Copy/Printer paper 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"  (fold in half along the 1 1/2" side)
  • Card base and pattern paper are cut out using the Everyday Arches Dies set. 

To put this fun fold together you can follow along with the video which will give you the opportunity to pause and rewind if you need too.  





Check out Tammy's video using Bloom Impressions and Heart Shaped Bundle on her blog at www.cardsbytlc.com.


Supplies used: 



Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Card Making Magic - Scrapbook Kits to Cards

I'm not sure about you but I love to get the most bang for my buck.  With the new scrapbooking kits from Stampin' Up! you can definitely get more bang for your buck.  If you find you don't need all 3 lay outs you can use the remainder of the paper, stickers, and other pieces to create cards.  This week that is what Tammy and I did for our Teach it Tuesday.  Below I will share with you the two cards I have made, I will also share below a couple of links to my friends, Patty and Tammy, so you can see the cards they made with their "leftovers" from the Everyday You and Me scrapbooking kit.



Before I get to the nitty gritty of the cards I have to share something with you that I just discovered.  Here is a picture of my dog's color, tell me if I am wrong but I believe it coordinates rather well with the color scheme in this scrapbooking kit!  LOL 






Details for the "Grateful for You" card:   


  • Card base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (scored at 4 1/4")
  • Layer #1: 4" x 5 1/4" Two tone card stock
  • Layer #2: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" pattern paper
  • Layer #3: Sticker from kit 5 1/8" long
  • Layer #4: 2 1/2" circle Two tone card stock
  • Layer #5: 2 1/4" circle white card stock
  • Interior: 4" x 5 1/4" white card stock

Details for the "So Much Joy" card



Card base: 11" x 4 1/4" (scored at 5 1/2")
Layer #1: 5 1/4" x 4" white card stock
               14 - 16 strips of 1/2" x 6" pattern paper*
Layer #2: 1 7/8" square (used Stylish Shapes)
Interior: 5 1/4" x 4" white and one 1/2" x 6" strip pattern paper

* To attach the strips you will want to go to the right starting on the right side of the center square.  In my video you will notice that I went to left which resulted in me having to piece the last side together awkwardly.  If you go to the right then all the pieces should fall into place perfectly fine. 

For more tips in making these two cards you can watch the video! 



To see my Patty and Tammy's cards you can find them at the links below: 

Patty Bennett: www.pattystamps.com 

Tammy Civello: www.cardsbytlc.com 
 

Supplies used: 


 

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Quick & Easy - Memories & More Card Packs

As much as I love to sit in my craft room and create cards there is something about being about to quickly put together a card if needed.   Stampin' Up! has the perfect thing to make card making, and scrapbooking, simple.  This amazing item is the Memories & More Card Pack.  The newest card pack released is the Mixed Media Florals Memories & More card pack.  They are BEAUTIFUL!  During my Fun Friday live I was able to create 3 cards in less than 20 minutes.    



This pack also gives you a lot of versatility for your creative mind.  What kind of versatility you ask?  Well here is what the pack includes:

36 - 3"x4" cards double sided  (a total of 72 images)
14 - 4" x6" cards double sided  (a total of 28 images)
4 sticker sheets (2 each of 2 designs)

So many fun choices! 

For details on the cards are the measurements:

Thank you Card:

Card base: 11" x 4 1/4" scored at 5 1/2"
Layer #1: 4" x 6" card cut down to 5 1/4 (cut 3/8" from the top and bottom to make sure the image was still centered)
Interior: Basic White 4" x 5 1/4" used the left over 4" x 6" card to trim the top and bottom. 

Birthday Card:

Card base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" 
Layer #1: 4" x 6" card cut down to 4" x 5 1/4"
Layer #2: 3" x 4" card with the sentiment sticker "Happy Birthday"
Interior: Basic White 4" x 5 1/4" used the left over 3/4" piece from the 4" x 6" card to decorate the bottom. 

Black & White Card:

Card base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
Layer #1: 3 3/4" x 4 3/4"
Layer #2: 3 1/2" x 4 1/2"
Layer #3: 3" x 4" card
Interior: Basic White 4" x 5 1/4" 



Supplies used:



Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Teach it Tuesday - Scrapbooking with Everyday You & Me

Welcome to my first scrapbooking blog post.  Scrapbooking is a great way to capture memories of wonderful events and life experiences.  I scrapbooked many years ago. However I have to admit that the last time I completed a scrapbook was in 2010 when I used a digital program to capture the memories of my family's trip to Disney World and a couple of other fun spots in the Orlando area.  I haven't scrapbooked since and I have a couple of unfinished books in my closet.  I look forward to going through my pictures and start scrapbooking them again, just need to find the time to add another craft! LOL  

When Stampin' Up! came out with their new scrapbooking kits my friends/fellow SU Demonstrators, Patty & Tammy, and I decided it might be fun to do a series show casing some of the new Stampin' Up! scrapbooking kits.  So this month, as well as February and March we will be featuring one kit during Teach it Tuesday as the Scrapbook Trio! The scrapbooks have 3 2-page layouts so we each decided to take a layout to share.  Patty will be working with layout #1, Tammy #2 and I will be using layout #3.  Below you will find links to both Tammy and Patty's blogs so that you can see what they created.  Make sure you check them out because they have some excellent tips and tricks for creating the scrapbook pages.  



Everyday You & Me is the kit we chose for this month.  This is such a beautiful kit featuring some of my favorite colors, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock. It has some great earthy colors like Gray Granite and Wild Wheat too and is perfect for those outdoorsy memories.  



Page 1 - Everyday You & Me


Page 2 - Everyday You & Me


The kits make it so easy for anyone to scrapbook; the beginner to the expert.  If you are a beginner, or returning like me after many years, the kits have layouts for you to follow.  If you are an expert you can set those aside and just create till your heart's content.  I have found that the layouts are great and very easy to adjust if you don't have the exact sizes of photos the recommend or have designated for the page you are creating.    

To see my tips and tricks to using the basic layout yet tweaking it to work with the photos I had you can watch my video.   




For more inspiration on layouts #1 and #2 check out my friends' and partners' blogs below.

Layout #1 - Patty Bennett at Patty Stamps

Layout #2 - Tammy Civello at Cards by TLC 


Products used: 


Sunday, January 26, 2025

Toadstool Gardens - 2025 Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration Paper

Do I like mushrooms?  Nope, I don't like to eat them and I am not a big fan of them as decor or crafting.  Well I wasn't a fan for using them in crafting until now.  The Toadstool Gardens pattern paper from Stampin' Up! has changed my mind.  Even the colors weren't my favorite until I saw a what a few people were doing with this free Sale-a-Bration pattern paper.  Now I LOVE mushrooms, well at least I love these mushrooms. LOL 

Last week I decided to use this paper to create cards I saw my friend Patty Bennett make during one of her lives recently, Fruit Salad Collage Cards.  When I started making the cards it reminded me of the Stack and Shuffle card technique.  Usually you use 3 or 4 pieces of pattern paper for this technique but this time I used only two.  When I finished making the cards I knew I had to share them with you on my upcoming Fun Friday live.  

So here are the two I made during the live.  I will try to post the other two I made later this week. 



Here are the details for making this card.  Below them is a photo of the pattern paper measurements and how they are arranged on the card front.

Details:

  • Card base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
  • Layer #1: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" 
  • Layer #2:  3 5/8" x 4 7/8" pattern paper cut into 4 different sizes (see them below)
  • Layer #3:  3 1/2" x 3 1/2" paper for the label punch
  • Embellishments: Sunny Day Dots

How to cut the pattern paper and place it on the card front.


For more tips and tricks to lining up the cut pieces you can watch the video! 



Products used for these cards:


Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Darling Dinos - Fall in love!

 Can you say "Aaaadorrrrable!"?  Well I can when I create with the new Darling Dinos bundle from the Stampin' Up! January - April 2025 Mini Catalog.  This stamp bundle is beyond adorable and so fun to stamp with.  The bundle has 3 cute Dinos and a lot of accessories (top hat, tie, party hat, glasses...) and some fun sentiments.  Today I created a cute Valentine's Day card using the Darling Dinos bundle and the Marbled Elegance pattern paper.  



Card details:

  • Card base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Thick White card stock (scored at 4 1/4")
  • Layer #1: 5 3/4" x 3 3/4" Marbled Elegance pattern paper
  • Layer #2: 2 7/8" x 4 1/2" Brushed Gold Foil specialty paper
  • Layer #3: 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" Marbled Elegance pattern paper
  • Layer #4: 3" x 2 1/4" Petal Pink
  • Layer #5: 2 3/4" x 2" Basic White 
  • Layer #6: 2 3/4" x 2 1/2" for dino stamped image 
  • Embellishments: Heart Sequins
  • Inks: Melon Mambo, Petal Pink, Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends - Petal Pink and Real Red

Video




Watch the replays for both my and Tammy's Darling Dinos videos here:



Stampin' Up! Products used


Saturday, January 18, 2025

Sale-a-bration 2025! Corner in Bloom Floral Stamp Set

It was a Floral Fun Friday yesterday as I shared some cards using the 2025 Sale-a-bration stamp set Corner in Bloom.  This stamp set can be earned for free between January 7 - February 28, 2025.  How do you earn it for free you may wonder? Well during our Sale-a-bration promotion (1/7/25 - 2/28/25) if you spend $60 or $120 before tax and shipping you can earn free product from a special catalog.  There are 12 items at the $60 level and two items at the $120 level.  For more information and to see the items you can choose from you can look at the digital Sale-a-Bration catalog.

Now back to the Corner in Bloom stamp set.  This stamp set is a beautiful photopolymer stamp set that allows you to create floral frames on your cards or scrapbook pages.   During my live I shared two cards made using this stamp set.  I hope my cards inspire you during your crafting time.  Below you will find details and supplies used for each card with the picture of the card.  


Details:  
  • Card base: 11" x 4 1/4" scored at 5 1/2"  Shy Shamrock 
  • Layer #1: 5 1/4" x 4"  Bright and Beautiful pattern paper  (White and Lemon Lolly striped)
  • Layer #2: 3 3/8" x 2 3/4" Shy Shamrock embossed
  • Layer #3: 3 3/8" x 2 3/4" Basic White 
  • Interior: 5 1/4" x 4" Basic White




Details:

  • Basic White Thick card stock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
  • Floral stamp in Blueberry Bushel 
  • Sentiment in Calypso Coral 







Details:

  • Basic White Thick card stock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" 
  • Floral Stamp in Blueberry Bushel
  • Sentiment in Calypso Coral
  • Flowers colored in using Blender Pen and Blueberry Bushel
  • Leaves colored in using Blender Pen and Granny Apple Green




You can watch the video here with tips for creating these cards including coloring in the flowers and leaves with the blender pens. 



Products used:


Everyday Arches & Pick a Season Valentine's Day Card

 Happy Valentine's Day...well almost! In yesterday's Teach it Tuesday with Tammy & Jennie we decided to share with you Valentine...