Hello Sweet Friend

 Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a fun card designed with the new Cupid & Co 6x6 Paper Pad by Echo Park along with stamps and dies from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store!

This is such a cute paper pad- perfect for Valentines Day or other occasions- wedding, anniversary, etc. 

As many of you know that follow my blog, I have a personal goal to create a card for each of the over 800 Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenges and used Sketch #828 for the layout on this card.

I am also participating with the Tic-Tac-Toe #096 Challenge (left column down Heart-Red-Ribbon) along with the Simon Says Wednesday “Layer It Up” Challenge.  

If you have not had time to check out the Stamp Simply blog or the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Cut a piece of black cardstock to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”, adhere the vertical floral and striped Cupid & Co paper to the panel.

Add a strip of red satin ribbon to cover the edges, wrap the ends of the ribbon behind the panel.

Mount the entire panel onto a white card base.

Using the Tim Holtz Tag Collection Dies, die cut a tag from black cardstock.  Add a piece of the Cupid & Co paper to the tag.  Adhere a piece of white paper lace (die cut with the Tim Holtz Crochet Die) to the bottom of the tag and add a strip of red satin ribbon (again, wrapping the ends behind the tag).

Add the looped satin ribbon to the top of the tag and adhere to the card front using dimensional foam (or chipboard).

For the heart, use the tiny strips of paper that you normally trim off the top of each page in the Echo Park Cupid & Co 6x6 pad. 

Adhere the trimmed pieces and adhere them to a piece of white cardstock.  Die cut the “quilt” panel with the Farmhouse Pierced Nested Heart Dies.

Die cut another heart (the same size) from black cardstock, cut in half and mount behind the “quilted” heart.

Use an embossing powder tool to de-static a piece of white cardstock, stamp the sentiment from Typewritten Just Checking In using Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, die cut with the Fishtail Sentiments Banner Dies, mount onto the quilt heart, and adhere the entire heart to the card front using dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Typewritten Just Checking In  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black; Cupid & Co 6x6 Paper Pad by Echo Park

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Fishtail Sentiments Banner, Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts, Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Sizzix Framelit Dies by Tim Holtz- Tag Collection, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1” Red Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you are staying safe and having a great weekend!

Clean and Simple Prayers

Hi Friends!

This week we are featuring Clean and Simple (CAS) cards in black and white on the Stamp Simply blog! 

This card was easy to create using the TimHoltz Botanical Collage Paper for the background and it was paired with a simple heat embossed sentiment from the Stamp Simply Typewritten Just Checking In stamp set (I am also sharing another black and white CAS card today in this post).

I may have to create a few more cards like this, since unfortunately, several of my Christmas cards did not make it to the recipients as intended (they received just the front of the envelope).  I had placed additional postage as well as non-metered mail stamps on most of the cards, but they still did not make it through intact.  

In the past, I was able to hand-deliver my Christmas cards to most of the recipients, but with the virus, this year I mailed over 150.  I am concerned now that some did not receive their cards at all, so this year, I may have to go CAS (which is not my normal design style).

I am participating with the Word Art Wednesday #473-#474 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the Stamp Simply blog or the Word Art Wednesday challenge site yet, I hope you will do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Cut a piece of the Botanical Collage paper to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, adhere to a piece of white cardstock.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.

Adhere a piece of black satin ribbon to the card front, wrapping the ends of the ribbon behind the panel. 

Mount the entire panel onto the front of a white card base.

Use an embossing powder tool to prepare a piece of white cardstock for heat embossing. 

Stamp the sentiment from Typewritten Just Checking In using Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut the sentiment with the Fishtail Sentiment Banners Dies and adhere to the ribbon.

Add a few black rhinestones to finish off the card.

Quick and simple (and easy to mail)!

Stamps:   Typewritten Just Checking In  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black ; Tim Holtz Idea-ologyCollage Paper Tube- Botanical (part of a four tube bundle)

Accessories/Tools:  Gemini. Jr. Stamp Simply Dies- Fishtail Sentiment Banners, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Black Satin Ribbon, Black Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you will visit again soon!