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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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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Tomorrow, May 1, is the day we’ve been waiting for! Stampin’ Up!’s 2024-2025 Annual Catalog is live. You can purchase the new 2024-2026 In Colors as well as a brand-new offering of rubber stamps, ink, paper, dies, punches, embellishments, and more. There’s so much to love. I can’t wait to show off the new offerings in the coming months.
Spotlight on Nature Thank You
In today’s post, I feature a gorgeous thank you card using the brand-new Spotlight on Nature Bundle. Find it on page 69 of the new Annual Catalog.
I love tulips. Although, I don’t see many here in Arizona, I can admire them on paper. In addition, I “spotlight” three of the five brand-new In Colors: Petunia Pop, Peach Pie, and Pretty in Pink. And the dies offer some unique circle designs.
Here are a few details about this card:
Petunia Pop card stock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
Basic Beige (a brand-new neutral color) card stock panel measuring 5 1/4 x 4
A piece of Petunia Pop Designer Series Paper (from the 2024-2026 In Color 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper Collection) measuring 3/4 x 5 1/4
2024-2026 In Color Glimmer 12 x 12 Glimmer Paper (Petunia Pop) measuring 1/4 x 4 1/4
Basic White Card Stock die cut with Spotlight on Nature Dies
Tulip stamped with Memento Ink and colored with Petunia Pop and Olive Olive Stampin’ Blends
2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems
Petunia Pop 3/8-inch Bordered Ribbon
Here are two other samples using Pretty in Pink and Peach Pie. Which one is your favorite?
Spotlight on Nature with Peach Pie
Spotlight on Nature Pretty in Pink
How to Video
Be sure to watch the video below to see step-by-step instructions for creating this card. From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I offer a look at the pretty bundle and show examples of some handmade cards I created using the stamp set and dies.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. Click here to see a related post showing how to create quick and easy treat packets using the new In Colors.
There’s no doubt Stampin’ Up! offers the most gorgeous Designer Series Paper in the industry. Not only does Stampin’ Up! give us a wide array of 6 x 6 and 12 x 12 designs, the variety of images and patterns provide so many options for our paper crafting projects. Sometimes, it’s difficult to choose which side of the paper to use.
Today, I’m sharing a card layout that allows you to use both sides. This works especially well for the 6 x 6 scenery paper, including the Meandering Meadows 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper. It’s one of the Online Exclusives. Let me know if I can help you order this beautiful paper.
Take a look at the inside of this card.
Meandering Meadow Card Design
Here are a few details to help you understand how this card comes together:
Designer Series Paper measuring 5 1/2 x 6. Score 1 3/4 inches in from the right-hand side.
Coordinating solid card stock color measuring 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. (I used Shaded Spruce for this card.)
Basic White card stock measuring 5 1/2 x 2 1/4
Any sentiment and embellishments for card front. I used Layering Leaves, Shaded Spruce, the Heartfelt Hexagon punch, Linen Thread, and the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds.
How to Video
Be sure to watch the video below. In this Facebook Live replay (4/22/2024) from my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I give step-by-step instructions for creating this card.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. Please let me know if I can help in any way. Need more inspiration? Subscribe to my free, email newsletter. I send three to four newsletters each month that include a free paper crafting video, a card-making tutorial, and updates to Stampin’ Up! news and specials. Click here.
Kim
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