From My Heart

A perfect card, Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper and a swinging element. Here is how it opens. Get the brads and Take your Pick Tool and Accessory Pack out of your craft stash.  Cutting Directions Basic White: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4, (2) 3 1/4 x 4 1/2, 1 x 3 to die cut label and scrap to stamp a flower and leaves Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper: Pattern 1 - 5 1/4 x 4 Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper: Pattern 2 - 3 x 4 1/4 Gold Foil: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 to die cut lacy heart, 1 3/8 circle punch Assembly Stamp the sentiment on one of the Basic White rectangles in Tuxedo Black Ink, stamp the flower in Real Red over the sentiment. On the scrap stamp a Real Red flower and Old Olive leaves, these can be fussy cut or die cut. Adhere DSP Pattern 1 to the Basic White base, adhere the sentiment piece to the center of the card base.  Adhere DSP Pattern 2 to the other Basic White rectangle. Put a Stampin' Pierce Mat under the card base, lay the DSP Pattern 2 piece over the top and top...

  When I spotted this card idea, I grabbed my embossing paste to make a sample, you get the look of a snow-covered tree. The fun fold is a nice bonus for the card. Let's start with the cutting instructions Mossy Meadow: (2) 5 1/2 x 4 1/4, score one piece at 1 3/8 and 2 3/4 Basic White: (2) 2 1/4 x 4 Old Olive: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 Gold Foil: 2 1/2 x 4 Season of Green & Gold Designer Series Paper: (2) 1 1/4 x 4 Assembly Adhere the DSP strips to the sides of the unscored Mossy Meadow Cardstock, leaving a border around the outside edges.  Fold and burnish the scored piece of Mossy Mead, adhere the wider section between the DSP strips. Form a Z fold that looks like this.   Stamp the sentiment on a piece of the Basic White in Mossy Meadow ink. Adhere to the inside of the card base. Adhere the Gold Foil Cardstock to the Old Olive Cardstock, then attach this piece to the right side only of the Z fold.  Attach a little piece of Stampin' Seal to the back side of other piece...

This simple patchwork quilt look provides an easy way to use the scraps of any favorite Designer Series Paper by cutting 1 x 1 squares from three patterns. Isn't it amazing that Stampin' Up! paper pack contain coordinating patterns and colors.  Saturday when we were making this card, my friends that also quilt had "difficulties" since the 1-inch squares are not "perfectly" cut. This card comes together quickly. Cutting Instructions Thick Basic White: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4 Poppy Parade: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 Basic White: 3 1/4 x 3 1/4, 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 (die cut label), 3 1/4 x 2 (stamp and die cut pine bough)  Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper: select 3 patterns and cut 3 1-inch squares of each pattern Assembly Adhere the 1-inch squares to the Basic White square, leaving a thin border around the squares. Adhere this piece the Poppy Parade square and attach this to the folded card base. Stamp the full pine bough in stamped off Garden Green and the thinn...