Welcome to the May Stampers Dozen Blog Hop! Thanks so much for joining us. This month, we feature cards and projects with a masculine feel. Be sure to visit all of the participating stampers to gain a host of paper crafting inspiration. Remember: Father’s Day is next month!
Trusty Tools Gift Card Holder
For today’s project, I used the Trusty Tools stamp set and coordinating Trusty Tools Dies to create a gift card holder for a guy in your life. Just recently, I discovered a bag of empty, plastic chewing gum containers at the back of my craft room closet. These make the perfect receptacles for gift cards.
Here are a few measurements to help you get started:
Country Woods Designer Series Paper: 3 three pieces including 4 x 2, 4 x 3/4, and 4 x 2 1/2
Country Woods Designer Series Paper for the tag/sentiment measuring about 2 1/2 x 2 1/2
Tag border from Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set; sentiment from Trusty Tools stamped in Misty Moonlight, punched with Heartfelt Hexagon Punch
Tools from Trusty Tools Dies die cut in Silver Foil
Bakers Twine Combo Pack
I think it’s just a super fun way to present a gift card to the special guy in your life.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Please let me know if you have questions about this or any other paper crafting projects.
Kim
List of Participating Blog Hoppers
Again, remember to visit all of the blogs on the hop to gain other awesome ideas. Click on the blog links below.
There’s a lot to love about Stampin’ Up!’s brand-new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. Yes, it’s full of brand-new and returning paper crafting products, but it also offers a great resource for stampers of all levels. It includes a host of tips, tricks, and advice for everything from choosing the correct adhesive to how to heat emboss. I especially love the card sketch inspiration on page 22. If you’re short on mojo or stumped for a quick and easy card layout, just choose one of the 22 sketch options.
Today, I share a sample of handmade greeting cards using one of the sketches and a variety of Stampin’ Up! awesome Designer Series Papers. In addition, I added sentiments using the new Simply Said Stamp Set now available in the catalog. It’s a perfect fit for all the usual cards I send.
Easy Card Sketch Layout
Here are some measurements to help you get started on this sketch. Remember, these are just guidelines. You can interpret this sketch anyway you want to make it yours.
Petunia Pop card stock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, folded and scored at 4 1/4
Petunia Pop layer measuring 5 1/4 x 4
Three Designer Series Paper (Thoughtful Journey) strips each measuring 5 x 1 1/8
Sentiment from Simply Said stamped with Petunia Pop ink
Tag die cut from Delicate Forest Dies
Petunia Pop 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon
2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems
Please enjoy some other samples using the same layout with different patterned papers and sentiments.
Full of Life Designer Series Paper, Melon Mambo
Mediterranean Blooms DSP, Night of Navy, Spotlight on Nature Dies
Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper, Daffodil Delight, Spotlight on Nature Dies
Wildly Flowering Designer Series Paper, Misty Moonlight, Spotlight on Nature Dies
How to Video
Be sure to watch this video (a Facebook live replay) from my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, where I give step-by-step instructions for creating this card and show samples.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you enjoyed these samples. Remember to visit page 22 of Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog to get inspiration from the other 21 sketches.
Kim
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I’m happy to offer a free tutorial to help you create this card at home. Enjoy!
Sweetly Scripted Free Card Tutorial
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
STAMPS – Sweetly Scripted (163600)
PAPER – Pretty in Pink Cardstock (163793), Summer Splash Cardstock (163797), Basic White Cardstock (159276), Unbounded Beauty 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper (DSP) (163372)
INK – Summer Splash (163809)
OTHER – 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems (163781), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Paper Trimmer (152392)
Cutting & Scoring:
Pretty in Pink Cardstock – 8 ½” x 5 ½”, scored at 4 ¼” and folded
Summer Splash – 4 ¼” x 3 ¼”
Basic White Cardstock – 5 ¼” x 4
DSP – 4” x 3”
Instructions:
Place your DSP in the Paper Trimmer at a diagonal. Line up the top right point and the bottom left point with the cutting track. Cut the paper in half on this diagonal, creating two triangles.
Cut the Summer Splash Cardstock in the same manner.
Adhere the DSP to the Summer Splash Cardstock pieces. There is a small border around the DSP. The Multipurpose Liquid Glue works best. It gives you a few seconds to be sure the pieces are where you want them.
Glue one triangle on the top left corner of the card base and another in the bottom right, leaving room to stamp the sentiment.
Stamp the sentiment with Summer Splash ink on a diagonal in the space between the triangles.
Add three Summer Splash gems.
Place Basic White Cardstock panel in the middle of the card.
View this video below to see another version of this card being made.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! I hope you enjoyed this project.
Kim
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I hope you’ve had a chance to peruse Stampin’ Up!’s brand-new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. It’s filled with an array of brand-new products including stamp sets, coordinating dies, punches, paper, ribbons, and more. And, it also include some offerings from past publications. See a PDF of the new catalog here.
Today, I share a thank you card that uses both new and previous paper crafting goodies.
Unbounded Beauty Thank You Card
Here are a few details about this clean and simple thank you card.
Thick Basic White Card Stock base measuring 11 x 4 1/4, scored and folded at 5 1/2
Die cut circle (Stylish Shapes Dies) with Basic White Card Stock
Sentiment from Something Fancy stamp set stamped in Summer Splash ink. (Hint: It’s one of the new, gorgeous 2024-2026 In Colors.) But you can use any patterned paper. There’s so many to choose from!
Summer Splash 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon
2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems
I created a whole stack of these cards and can now use them to thank my customers and friends.
Hope you like this super easy card. Please let me know if you have questions about it or any other stamping question.
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Kim
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