full of life front flap card

full of life front flap card

I love color – the brighter the better and this Full of Life Designer Series Paper is ALL ME!
This easy Front Flap fun fold card is a super way to show off all that fun Designer Series Paper that we all hoard!

Measurements:
BASE: Coastal Cabana
Card Base: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Front Flap layer: 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″
Hinge Piece: 1 1/2″ x 5″ scored at 2″
Designer Series Paper:
Inside Right layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Inside Left layer: 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ (I did this one in Basic White so I could have a place to write)
Outside layer: 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″
Basic White scrap for sentiment die

Score the 1 1/2″ x 5″ hinge piece at 2″ and place a strong adhesive (Stampin’ Seal + or Tear-n-Tape) on the long side and fold at the score line. Put the score line directly on the left edge of the card base in the center and adhere the hinge piece to the inside of the card base.
Place Stampin’ Seal + or Tear-n-Tape on the right side of the top of the hinge piece when it is folded, leaving about a 1/2″ free of adhesive.
Place the front flap piece over the closed hinge piece making sure that the front flap layer is even on all four sides of the base piece.
Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of DSP to the inside right of the card base.
Adhere the DSP or in this case the Basic White layer onto the inside left or top of the card depending on the card orientation.
Adhere the 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ DSP to the card front.
Using Basic White scraps I die cut a Stylish Shapes circle and stamped the belated birthday sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set in Coastal Cabana ink.
I popped it up on the card front and offset it to the bottom right hand side.
I die cut the Happy Birthday dies from the Wanted to Say die set in Basic White and Coastal Cabana and adhered them to the inside of the card making sure they did not peek out of the card when the front flap was closed.
I added a bunch of Iridescent Pearls to the card, some around the outside so when the card is open you can see them, some on the outside sentiment piece and even one on the Wanted to Say die on the dot for the I!

This is such a fun and easy card to make and shows off all that paper you have! Now go and create some art work of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

wanted to say in color strip background

wanted to say in color strip background

I LOVE showing you creative ways to use your things that you purchased! Instead of throwing away the strips that you cut while making cards and layers here is a creative way to use them as background paper.

If you take Adhesive Sheets this is an easy way to tie all of those scraps together to make your own designer series paper!

Lay the strips down onto the Adhesive Sheet leaving no space between the strips.
Build the paper in a pattern or randomly your choice! I chose to use a repeating pattern of the five 2022-2024 In Colors: Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet and Tahitian Tide in that order!
I die cut the background for the word dies from the Wanted to Say die set using the Happy Birthday sentiment. I also die cut two of the star dies.
I then die cut the Happy Birthday words in Basic Black cardstock.
Measurements for this card:
BASE: Starry Sky Card stock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White layer: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″
since we are using dark card stock I add a
Basic White layer to the inside as well as the
card front
plenty of In Color 1/4″ strips
Adhesive Sheets cut to 8 1/2″
Sweet Sorbet scrap for Everyday Details circle
I die cut the medium circle from the Everyday Details die set in Sweet Sorbet and adhered the Basic Black Happy Birthday to the multicolor strip background and then mounted that onto the die to create the focal point for the card front!
I ran the first Basic White layer through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine with the polka dotted folder from the Basics 3D embossing folder and adhered that layer to the Starry Sky card base.
Then I mounted the focal point with Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop it up from the card.
I adhered two star dies to the upper and lower diagonals of the card front.
I added three Sweet Sorbet 2022-2024 In Color Pearls to the card front to finish it off nicely with coordinating embellishments.

I love the cheery effect this strip background brings to the card!

Try this with your scraps and create a beautiful card of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

creating easy cards with word dies

creating easy cards with word dies

Want to create the easiest cards ever? All you need is a set of word dies and some Designer Series Paper!

Here are 11 cards that I made quickly!

BASES: Basic White CS 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Delightfully Eclectic DSP cut to 4″ x 5 1/4″
scraps of assorted colored cardstock and Basic White cardstock for die cutting

This first card uses the Bubble Bath striped DSP from the Delightfully Eclectic pack, Bubble Bath and Basic White cardstock die cut stars and the Happy Birthday dies in Black and White!

This DSP comes from the Earthen elegance pack and uses Basic Black cardstock flower dies and Black and white cardstock for the Celebrate dies.
This fabulous Night of Navy and Misty Moonlight DSP pattern is among the delightful neutrals in the Delightfully Eclectic pack with a Night of Navy and White Happy Birthday and Night of Navy die cut stars from the Wanted to Say die set.
This Black and white pattern also comes from the Delightfully Eclectic pack with a black and white Celebrate die and Calypso Coral heart dies to add a splash of color!
The black and white Celebrate dies and Basic Black star dies set a bold statement on the Zoo Crew DSP for a fun and easy card.
This flower pattern comes from the Delightfully Eclectic DSP pack and finishes easily with the Bubble Bath and White cardstock Happy Birthday dies and white flower dies.
This easy masculine card is super simple with the Let’s Go Fishing DSP backdrop and the Black and White you’re too kind sentiment dies and Calypso Coral hearts as an accent.
This black and white swan pattern also comes from the Delightfully Eclectic DSP pack and uses a black and white Happy Birthday sentiment die with a white star die accent.
This DSP pattern is part of the Les Shoppes 12″ x 12″ DSP pack and uses the Calypso Coral hearts and words Feel Better Soon dies to make an easy get well card.
This second card with the Bubble bath stripe is finished with the Bubble Bath and white cardstock you’re too kind dies and
This second card with the Bubble bath stripe is finished with the Bubble Bath and white cardstock you’re too kind dies and Bubble Bath flowers for a softer look than the first card.
This last card was also created from the Delightfully eclectic pack and put together in minutes using Night of Navy and white cardstock Celebrate dies and White star dies for a bright and bold easy card.

I hope these simple cards inspire you to create some art work of your very own – one stamp or die at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie