Paper Tearing with a Twist! Weekly Wednesday #42

Leave a Comment / Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Designer Series Paper, Stamping Techniques, Weekly Wednesday Videos / January 29, 2025

Good morning all, I trust you are having a fabulous week. Today I am sharing with you a quick and easy paper tearing technique to add a spark to your next card creation. This tearing technique can be used with any designer series patterned paper of your choice and of course, I am adding in my own personal twist by using half DSP and half regular cardstock.

You may have seen a previous video that I did with paper tearing call Rip and Flip. The Rip and Flip concept is the same except I am only using have of the rip and did not flip. LOL This way you can create two card using a 4 x 5 1/2 sheet of DSP and a 4x 5 1/2 sheet of coordinating cardstock.

This fun technique will take your card making to a whole new level. You can use sparkle paper or add that special bling to create a fantastic card. Have fun!

Project Supplies

4 x 5 1/2 piece of DSP, I am using the Sale-a-Bration pack-Bloom Impressions
4 x 5 1/4 piece of coordinating cardstock, I am using Blackberry Bliss
5 1/2 x 5 1/2 cardstock for card base, I am using Shaded Spruce
Dies from Spotlight on Nature
Bling of choice, I am using the Tinsel Gems
Blackberry Bliss Ink
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Liquid Glue or Adhesive of choice
Stampin’ Dimensionals
So Sincere stamp set
Layers of Beauty stamp set

Have fun creating with this super simple paper tearing technique. Happy Stamping!

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Make It Monday #189 Part 2 One Sheet Wonder Series

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Designer Series Paper, Fun Fold Cards, Make it Monday Videos, Thank You / January 20, 2025

Hey friends, I am back with part two of our three part series of how to cut and create 8 cards using just one piece of 12 x 12 patterned paper. This One Sheet Wonder, OWS for short, is great because you will use every inch of your designer series paper with absolutely no waste. Click here if you missed part one where I shared with you cards #1 and 2.

Today’s video include how to create cards #3, 4, and 5. I hope you enjoy this video and it inspires you to go through your stash of 12 x 12 designer series paper. Be sure to subscribe to my you tube channel so you don’t miss any future videos.

A Closer Look

#189 Make It MOnday-Part 2 One Sheet Wonder

Happy Stamping! Have fun switching up the designer series patterns to create cards for all occasions. Don’t forget to download the free project sheet with measurements and instructions.

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Weekly Wednesday #40 Valentine Treat Boxes

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Stamping Techniques, Weekly Wednesday Videos / January 15, 2025

Happy Wednesday all. Today we are creating a Valentine’s Treat Box with several options for colors and styles. I am using a new bundle from the January 2025 mini catalog, Hugs for Love Bundle # 165783 $38.50. I hope this inspires you to create these fun boxes for Valentine’s Day.

Valentine treat box project sheet

You can fill your boxes with any kind of sweet treats, chocolates, candy hearts, or fruit treats. Have fun creating! Happy Stamping!

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Score! Weekly Wednesday #32

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Congratulations-Graduation-Retirement, Stamping Techniques, Weekly Wednesday Videos / October 2, 2024

Hey all today I am sharing a video on how to create a bit of dimension and interest on your card front. This super simple techniques adds a touch of elegance and requires very little product and/or tools.

https://youtu.be/iaJV_A6IKOs

Today’s Project Supplies and Measurements

Basic White cardstock: 8 -/2 x 5-1/2 score at 4-1/4
Basic White cardstock: 4 x 5-1/4
Stampin’ Up! Scoring Tool
Bling of your choice
Memento Black Ink
Sweetly Scripted Stamp Set

A Closer Look

Sometimes the simplest techniques are the best and if you are like me I sometimes forget to use my Simply Scored tool for more than just a basic card fold. This would make a super cute holiday greeting card. Just add a holiday sentiment and a little red bling and your card will be done in a flash. Happy Stamping!

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Double the Fun-Fun Fact Friday!

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Fun Fact Friday, Happy Birthday / September 20, 2024

Did you know that Greetings of the Season and Everyday Greetings are sister bundles. These two online exclusive stamp sets go hand in hand and today I am sharing some double fun with these two bundles. I created a Happy Anniversary and a Happy Birthday card using some Summer Splash cardstock and designer series paper. And no you are not seeing double but I did create basically the same card for both greetings!

The flowers are actually the greenery in Golden Greenery, so I love how that stamp can double as a floral image. It also looks great as a Mossy Meadow and Old Olive green accent. Golden Greenery is also in the online exclusive section. Click here or the images below for more online exclusive stamp sets and designer series paper pack.

The ‘Happy” is from the Greetings of the Season set and the Birthday and Anniversary is from Everyday Greetings. I love how they coordinate with the same font or you can mix it up and use different fonts on one greeting. Again I used Summer Splash but I am sure that any color would look great. I stamped off for the floral part of the stamp so that it would be a bit lighter.

If you have not checked out the online exclusives you will want to do that soon. I don’t want you to miss out on any of these amazing stamp sets. Have fun creating with different color schemes. Happy Stamping!

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Lifetime of Love Make It Monday #176

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Happy Birthday, Make it Monday Videos / September 16, 2024

Happy Monday. Although it is almost fall, here in St. Louis the weather has been quite warm. The next few weeks are supposed to be in the 90’s which is not really typical for September. Oh, I am not complaining but I do hope we get some good fall weather in October.

I do have to wonder about all the young couples who are planning to get married this month. Chances are when they chose a September date they were not planning on summertime weather. While the weather might not be perfect for a wedding, today, I do have some pretty great wedding/anniversary and or birthday cards for you to create.

https://youtu.be/ZhAKbyY1jG4

Make It Monday #176 Project Sheet Lifetime of love

Here is a Closer Look at today’s cards!

For today’s cards I used the Lifetime of Love stamp set and coordinating dies, which is featured in the 2024-2025 annual catalog. I hope you enjoyed today’s Make It Monday. Be sure to stop back on Wednesday for our Weekly Wednesday video series. Happy Stamping!

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Blending Brush Color Technique

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Stamping Techniques / September 3, 2024

Today’s card is all about using the Blending Brushes to create a soft background of color. While my colors are actually quite bright and bold, Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green, you can use the blending brushes to soften to color. It is amazing how elegant this card turned out. Just remember the key for creating a beautiful soft background is really all about a light touch.

I began with a 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Basic White cardstock and used my blending brushes along with some Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green ink to create my background of color. I find a good trick when using the blending brushes is to start off my cardstock and use a light touch. You can always add more color, but you can’t take it away. If you are new to blending I suggest practicing a few times so that you can get the right feel for what is too dark.

My card is Poppy Parade and my accent layer is Granny Apple Green. I just layered these two colors and added a small strip of cardstock across the width of my white panel and added the greeting.

I stamped the large floral from Layers of Beauty on my newly created background using Memento Black ink. The Happy Anniversary greeting is from Layering Beauty and is also stamped with Memento Black ink. I used one of the dies from the Unbounded Love Bundle with my Stampin’ Cut n Emboss machine to crop the greeting. Add a little bling to match the colors of your card and that is it.

I hope you have fun experimenting with the Blending Brushes to create some fun backgrounds for your next card creation. Happy Stamping!

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5 Card One Sheet Wonder #174 Make it Monday

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Get Well & Sympathy, Make it Monday Videos, One Sheet Wonder, Thinking of You / September 2, 2024

Happy Monday all. I hope you are enjoying your day off. What a great day to spend time in your craft room creating and I have the perfect One Sheet Wonder template for you. With this simple template you can create 5 cards using just one sheet of 6 x 6 Designer Series paper and guess what? There is absolutely no waste with this template. Happy Crafting!

https://youtu.be/NdiLHJJk_FY

Here is the cutting template that I used!

There are just a few simple cuts with this template. See video for cutting details.

Make It Monday #174 Project Sheet

Here is a closer look at our cards!

Here is the paper pack that I used!

**Wildly Flowering Designer Series Paper Pack**

Have fun creating because unless you are retired, it is back to work tomorrow! Happy Stamping!

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Layers of Beauty ~ Make It Monday #170

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Make it Monday Videos, Stamping Techniques, Thank You / August 5, 2024

Layering is a technique used to add dimension and texture to our creations. By combining different papers, textures, and embellishments, layering can guide a viewer’s eye by creating visual cues that strategically highlight focal points. But what if you tried layering with different masking templates like in our Layers of Beauty Bundle. This simple layer helps to add color detail in all the right places.

https://youtu.be/WSP__a_WnJc

While this is not a 5 minute card technique, it really does not take long to add the differently layers to your floral image. It does take a bit of patience to let the template do all the work, I am sure you will not be disappointed, as creating these layers is simple and if you take the time to add each layer I am sure you will be amazed with the artistic result. Happy Stamping!

#170 Project Sheet Layers of Beauty Bundle

A Closer Look

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Fun Fact Friday ~ Happy Anniversary

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Fun Fact Friday / July 26, 2024

My husband and I were married in October almost 36 years ago. Then the most popular time to be married was June. Now October is the most popular month for weddings. In 2022 43% of all weddings took place in between September and November with 20% celebrated in October.

Today I am sharing an anniversary card that I created using the new online exclusive stamp set, Sweetly Scripted. I absolutely love, love, love the slim line greeting and the font is perfect for that special occasion.

This stamp set is perfect for celebrating weddings, anniversaries birthdays and more! Add this one to your collection today before supplies are gone! There are a few more days to take advantage of coupon days where you can earn a $5 coupon for every $50 you spend. Coupons will be automatically emailed to you by Stampin’ Up! and you can collect and spend them all at once next month. Take advantage of this savings this week because this offer ends on July 31st. Happy Stamping!

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Anniversary & Love-Weddings

Project Supplies

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Today’s Project Supplies and Measurements

A Closer Look

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Here is a Closer Look at today’s cards!

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Here is the cutting template that I used!

Here is a closer look at our cards!

Here is the paper pack that I used!

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