snowflake kisses die cut out card

snowflake kisses die cut out card

by | Dec 3, 2025 | card samples, Christmas card ideas, die cutting, techniques

This card is a quick and easy Christmas card idea using the cut through corner snowflake die from the Snowflake Kisses Bundle. Cut through dies actually cut an image out of the cardstock leaving the cardstock intact and complete with the dies cut out of them. It’s a cool look!

Measurements:
BASE: Blueberry Bushel CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″

Yep – that’s it like I said an quick and easy card!

Take the Basic White CS layer and cut the corner snowflake die in two diagonally opposite corners – it will look like this!

Save the die cut snowflakes for the inside of the card!

Use a piece of scrap paper or a piece of cardboard as a mask/edge and apply Blueberry Bushel ink with a blending brush on that outside corners that have the die cuts in them.
Replace the edging mask on the opposite side and blend the ink on that corner.
Remove the mask and this is what you will end up with.
I stamped the “let it snow” sentiment from the Snowflake Kisses stamp set in Blueberry Bushel ink diagonally down the inbetween white space!
I adhered the die cut snowflake pieces to the inside of the card.

If I had to do it over again I would adhere a second Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece on the inside because of the darker colored cardstock and then adhere the snowflake pieces for a tone on tone effect!

Adhere the die cut and blended layer to the card base and adhere the blue Traditional Sparkling Sequins to the front to finish this super quick and easy card!

Now go and create some artwork of your very own and start collecting your Christmas cards to send to family and friends – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Snowflake Kisses Bundle (English) [ 166023 ]
[166023]
$50.25
Snowflake Kisses Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 166018 ]
[166018]
$18.00
Basic White 8 1/2
[166780]
$14.00
Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2
[146968]
$14.00
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147138 ]
[147138]
$9.00
Stampin' Glass Mat Studio (Imperial) [ 163987 ]
[163987]
$60.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$28.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$6.00
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Paper Snips
[103579]
$12.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
[149653]
$140.00
Snowflake Kisses Dies [ 166022 ]snow
[166022]
$38.00
Traditional Sparkling Sequins [ 165875 ]
[165875]
$8.00
sketched butterfly bundle in black and red

sketched butterfly bundle in black and red

by | Aug 21, 2024 | card samples, die cutting, new catalog

Last week when I was designing cards in anticipation of move in week I did not realize how significant the butterfly theme would be! I have always loved butterflies and today’s card uses the left over negative space from yesterday’s More Color Challenge card.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic Black: 4″ x 5 1/4″ negative space from
previous project
Real Red: scraps for die cuts

Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic Black layer that has the negative friend sentiment die cut and heart outline cut into it onto the Basic White card base.
Using glue adhere the Real Red friend die cut sentiment into the negative space on the card front.
Adhere the Real Red butterfly trio over the Heart outline on the card front.
I adhered the Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs to the card front but decided i needed a few more details – sometimes card making is a fluid process!
I added a single butterfly die cut below the word friend for a little balance.
I stamped the thank you sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a Stylish Shapes banner die and cutting off the left hand edge to match up with the edge of the black cardstock I adhered the sentiment strip over the heart outline to finish off this simply stamped card!
I love being able to make hand made cards – this week there are so many wonderful people doing so many kind things for our family and the way I will thank them all is with a little piece of my heart and a little piece of my art!

Hope you are able to stamp this week in the midst of your life and pass along something beautiful to someone you love – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Sketched Butterflies Bundle (English)
[163492]
$49.50
Sketched Butterflies Cling Stamp Set (English)
[163490]
$26.00
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$13.00
Basic Black 8-1/2
[121045]
$11.50
Real Red 8-1/2
[102482]
$11.50
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$28.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$6.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Paper Snips
[103579]
$12.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$130.00
Sketched Butterflies Dies
[163491]
$29.00
Stylish Shapes Dies
[159183]
$30.00
Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs
[161954]
$7.00
thoughtful journey and unbounded beauty memories and more cards

thoughtful journey and unbounded beauty memories and more cards

by | May 22, 2024 | card kits, card samples, memories and more, new catalog, product reviews, stamps ink paper

With this new catalog, Stampin’ Up has separated their products into three categories – step-by-step, quick and easy options and creativity your way! The step by step options feature quick paper crafting with full instructions in our kits collection choices and a subscription service called Paper Pumpkin delivering a full crafting experience in a box delivered to your door once a month!
The Quick and Easy options include our new Mix and Match products for easy craft coordination without a lot of time and space necessary! One of the quick and easy options is the Memories and More series which we are continuing with two gorgeous options: Thoughtful Journey and Unbounded Beauty.

These card packs come with two different sizes of double sided cards:
Thoughtful Journey Memories and More Card Pack (#163318) 28 Double-sided cards in 3″ x 4″ and 4″ x 6″ sizes. $11.50
and
Unbounded Beauty Memories and More card Pack (#163388) 28 Double-sided cards in 3″ x 4″ and 4″ x 6″ sizes. $11.50
These double sided cards fit perfectly onto the Basic White Assorted Memories and More Cards and Envelopes (#159234) $11.50
Add cards from Memories & More Card Packs to these card bases to simplify your cardmaking.
Use small card bases with 3″ x 4″ (7.6 x 10.2 cm) Memories & More cards. Use large card bases with 4″ x 6″ (10.2 x 15.2 cm) Memories & More cards. 20 total Memories & More card bases and 20 total envelopes: 10 small and 10 large.

Below is a photo of the Basic White Memories and More Cards and Envelopes.

Here are the Thoughtful Journey Memories and More Card Pack.
Here are the Unbounded Beauty Memories and More Card Pack.
The cards are super easy to put together.
Putting the small cards together with the small bases make beautiful quick and easy cards.
Placing one of the large memories and more cards on a card base is as easy as can be! I added just one die cut to the card to finish it off.
Another memories and more card using a large memory card and a large base card. Adding the larger die cut and popped up the sentiment piece over the die. Adding pearls to the sentiment piece finishes off this easy card.
Using two small memories cards creates another totally different look.
Another card using one large and one small pre-printed memories cards to finish this card.
The Unbounded Beauty is the second set available. These cards were created with this set. The next photo used the small cards on the small bases.
The last two cards used the large printed memories and more cards on the large bases.
First one used just one card , the second used a small card and one large card.
These are great cards, easy and quick and beautiful!

Try some cards with these Memories and More card packs. Go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Thoughtful Journey Memories & More
[163318]
$11.50
Unbounded Beauty Memories & More (English)
[163388]
$11.50
Thoughtful Wishes Bundle (English)
[163314]
$55.75
Thoughtful Wishes Cling Stamp Set (English)
[163305]
$25.00
Thoughtful Journey 6
[163303]
$12.50
Basic White Assorted Memories & More Cards & Envelopes
[159234]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$13.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$28.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Paper Snips
[103579]
$12.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$130.00
Thoughtful Wishes Dies
[163313]
$37.00
designing a card from a template

designing a card from a template

by | Feb 16, 2024 | card samples, embossing folders, stamps ink paper, techniques

Were do you get your inspiration? That’s a question I get often from my customers. Inspiration can come from everywhere, really! Many paper crafters find inspiration from card sketches. Easy cards are made easier when you use sketches as a starting point.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
scrap for the largest rectangular in Everyday
Details Dies
strips 4 1/4″ x 1/2″, 4 1/4″ x 3/4″

Below is a card template as a starting point.

Fold the card base at the score line and place adhesive in the top portions of the card. Place the first wild wheat cardstock strip across the center of the card area that has your adhesive on it from left edge to right edge straight across.
Add two identical copper clay strips above and below the wild wheat cs strip in the center.
Lay down the last color of strips above and below the copper clay in Boho Blue cardstock strips.
This adds color and a foundation for a simple card background.
Die cut a scrap of Basic White cardstock with the largest rectangular die in the Everyday Details die set.
I stamped one of the twig stamps from the Layering Leaves stamp set from Million Dollar sales achiever, fellow demonstrator Rachel Tessman in Wild Wheat ink at an angle on the upper left hand side of the die.
I stamped the open leaf twig in Boho Blue lower and angled towards the opposite corner on the rectangular die cut out.
Next I stamped the sentiment Sending Hugs from the Layering Leaves stamp set below the two stamped twig images in Boho Blue.
Using a small Blending Brush I edged the perimeter of the die cut out in Wild Wheat ink by brushing the edges in a perpendicular downward brush stroke against the edge.
I cut a 6″ scrap of Wild Wheat Textured ribbon and looped it on one end and adhered it down over the strip background.
I popped up the sentiment die cut on Stampin’ Dimensionals and popped it up over the ribbon piece.
I added In Color Dots in Wild Wheat around the sentiment to finish off this easy card inspired from the template.
I used the negative space of the rectangle and adhered tape around the backside of the frame using similar color palette from the 2023-2025 In Colors cardstock strips pushed up next to one another.
I stamped a sentiment across the strips in Pebbled path ink.
Then I ran it through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine using the 3D Basics embossing folder with the hatch marks to give it a textured linen look.
I Popped up the layer on Stampin’ Dimensionals and added it to a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Basic White cardstock scored and folded at 5 1/2″ in landscape mode.
I added three Pebbled Path In Color dots to finish this card.
This card used the template as a starting point but I changed the orientation of the strips and added some embossing and a frame. So many possibilities!
This card started with a Gorgeous Grape Colored Cardstock base and used white and Pool Party strips as the starting point for the card background and added the focal point and the sentiment in the circle from the Circle Sayings Bundle. I added the In Color Pearls in Tahitian Tide to compliment the Pool Party strips and colored the cupcake image with Watercolor Pencils and Water Painters.
My last sample using this template started with a Mambo Melon base and Basic White, Gorgeous Grape and mambo Melon strips as the centerpiece background and added a Paper Butterfly Accent colored with blending brushes and ink as the focal point. I popped up a Gorgeous Grape die cut from the Deckled rectangles die set and embossed the sentiment from the Layering Leaves stamp set in white embossing powder. I added Iridescent Rhinestones to finish off this elegant and easy strip card inspired by the template.

Try designing some artwork of your very own from this template or one of your choosing – let me know what you come up with! Now go and create your own art – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[161277]
$24.00
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$10.50
Boho Blue 8 1/2
[161724]
$10.00
Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2
[146987]
$10.00
Melon Mambo 8-1/2
[115320]
$10.00
Moody Mauve 8 1/2
[161723]
$10.00
Pebbled Path 8 1/2
[161722]
$10.00
Pool Party 8-1/2
[122924]
$10.00
Wild Wheat 8 1/2
[161725]
$10.00
Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad
[161650]
$9.00
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad
[147099]
$9.00
Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad
[161648]
$9.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$26.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$5.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Blending Brushes
[153611]
$13.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$128.00
Basics 3 D Embossing Folders
[161598]
$30.00
Everyday Details Dies
[162864]
$34.00
Paper Butterfly Accents
[162612]
$8.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
[129053]
$31.00
Basics Embossing Powders
[155554]
$18.00
Water Painters
[151298]
$13.00
Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2
[149014]
$12.50
Wild Wheat 3/8
[161628]
$8.00
Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels
[158130]
$7.50
2022–2024 In Color Pearls
[161621]
$7.00
2023–2025 In Color™ Dots
[161620]
$8.00
more color mondays – wild wheat, lost lagoon and pool party

more color mondays – wild wheat, lost lagoon and pool party

by | Dec 18, 2023 | card samples, color challenge, Designer Series Paper, more color mondays, new catalog, Sale-a-bration, sneak peak, stamps ink paper

Not only is it another More Color Monday but it is also a sneak peak at another fabulous 2024 Sale-a-bration 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper offering for Level One. That means starting January 4th, for every $50 spent you can earn one Level One item offered in the Upcoming Sale-a-bration catalog and if you are already a customer of mine you will be getting one in the mail soon along with the new 2024 January to December Mini catalog!
The awesome thing about Designer Series Paper is that the concept artists at Stampin’ Up! have already done all the work for you – not only in designing gorgeous DSP but the color coordination that Stampin’ Up! is famous for.
I picked three of the colors in this new DSP and ran with it for today’s color challenge! Wild Wheat, Lost Lagoon and Pool party take center stage for today’s More Color Monday sneak peak!

Measurements:
BASE: Pool Party CS 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
DSP 3 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ – cut at 1″ and 2 3/4″
Scraps of Basic white for stamp and die cutting
and sentiment piece
Lost Lagoon scraps for dies & sentiment matte

Most of the time Stampin’ Up! coordinates the A and B sides of their Designer Series Paper so if you cut and flip you can use both sides together and the color coordination is perfect!
This is a cut and flip card – take the two 1″ x 5 1/4″ strips and adhere them to the outside edges of the card front leaving an equal 1/8″ border on top, bottom and outside edges.
Adhere the opposite side of the DSP to the middle leaving an even border on all sides.
Such an easy and dramatic start to the card!
Place a strip of tape on the card across the area you want to place your sentiment piece.
Cut about 10-12 inch piece of the new Faux Leather Trim (which you will see in the upcoming mini catalog in the Nature’s Sweetness suite) and adhere in a loopy back and forth pattern.
Stamp the sentiment from the coordinating stamp bundle Stippled Rose in Lost Lagoon and matte onto coordinating Lost Lagoon card stock.
Adher with Stampin’ Dimensionals on top of the Leather Trim accent.
Die cut a few of the sprigs from the Stippled Rose die set and stamp in Pool Party the leaf sprig twice from the Stippled Rose stamp set and die cut. I cut one of these stamped leaf sprig in half to better accommodate my design.
Arrange the sprigs under the sentiment piece to your liking and adhere using mini glue dots
Add Adhesive-Backed milky Dots to finish off the card in perfect color coordination and your More Color Monday card is complete!

Just a reminder this is a sneak peak post so not all of the products mentioned are available until January 4th so the picture links below will not contain these items!

Try your hand at this easy DSP card in the meantime and plan on seeing some of these great new products first hand in January at my Sale-a-bration Open House. If you are new to me and do not already have a demonstrator and would like some new catalogs, message me from this website or directly at nataliestamps@aol.com.

Now go and create some artwork of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$10.50
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133679]
$10.00
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[122924]
$10.00
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad
[161678]
$9.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
[147107]
$9.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$26.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$5.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$128.00
Adhesive Backed Milky Dots
[160582]
$8.00