Hope and a Future

The idea for today's Stamp Simply card came from the desire to use a card stock scrap that was not quite long enough for an entire card front, hence the vellum layer to extend it to the proper length.

I couldn't help but use this beautiful angel again, I love it so much! Adding this circle of designer print gave the vellum more stability and provided a focal point for an additional stamped sentiment. When fully closed the printed layer from the inside peeks through the vellum. 

Layers of designer paper on the inside of the card front hide the glue used in the construction of the card front, and also give extra white space for writing.  While the designer paper is a busy print, it can be used as "lined" paper to guide a hidden handwritten note if the writing is kept to the right hand side of the page.

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Fruit of the Spirit
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Scripture for Graduation & Beyond
• Prima Capri 6x6
• Spellbinders Die - Standard Circles Small SM
• Spellbinders Die - Standard Circles Large LG
• Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Celestial Copper
• Prima Audrey Flowers - Taupe
• 1/4" Variegated Silk Ribbon by May Arts - 3 yd Bundle
• May Arts Burlap String - 10 yard Bundle
• Pearls - Latte
• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Faith, Hope, and Love

The Stamp Simply team is having fun this week with slimline cards!  You can do fun, different things on a tall skinny card and certain images really lend themselves to this format.

My card is a mostly black and white (actually, ivory!) card with a tiny bit of pale purple.  I loved the interplay between the polkadots and plaid in this Farmhouse paper pad and the way the word banners stand out against the dark background.

Inside is the familiar, beautiful verse from 1 Corinthians 13.

I placed a rhinestone there to bring emphasis to the most important word.  ❤️

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Faith Hope Love Bundled TRIO
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Combo Offer/Stamp & Die Coneflower
• Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Fishtail Sentiment Banners
• Graphic 45 Farmhouse 8x8
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Zig Wink of Stella Brush - Clear Glitter Marker
• Rhinestones - Lilac
• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
• Scrapbook Adhesives-3L 3D Self-adhesive Foam Squares - Mix
• Copic markers

Tea for two

Hello friends! I'm back with another pair of cards for today's Stamp Simply project. I suppose you could call these sisters or even fraternal twins?!  I was inspired by a video that I saw on Pinterest and loved that it was again practically two-for-the-effort-of-one. Easy peasy, a fancy fold, and the bases for both only used one sheet of 8.5 x 11 card stock.  Can't beat that!

Those of us who are huggers are in a crisis with Covid nowadays, so a handmade card with "a hug in a cup" is the next best thing. This card uses beautiful Prima papers with the addition of one scrap (the oval mat and diecut heart) from Kaisercraft's Rosabella. The "You are worth it" tiny tea tag was die cut from one of the sheets of printed tags of the Prima pad and goes great with our "no one stacks up to you" sentiment.  

 

The card was splashed inside and out with several colors of gelatos.  I love how this brings some of the colors from the designer papers to the inside but still allows lots of clean, flat white space.  I was actually having tea while making these cards and was tempted to dip the bottom rim of my cup into some "gelato water" to make a cup ring, but it was too full and I didn't want to risk sloshing tea everywhere!

My second card uses another one of the printed tags from the Prima designer paper pad.  Since just a tiny bit of the "l" in the sentiment was overhanging the edge in the middle of the pierced heart die that I wanted to use for contrast/color, I stamped the sentiment directly onto the tag and then once again onto the heart so that the letter would be perfectly aligned and clearly legible. The tiny cup at the top of the tag is from our Farmhouse series.  It was stamped with distress oxide ink and die cut with a coordinating die.

And here's the quote inside to go along with that one.  I don't know about y'all, but I've had several sleepless Quarantine nights, so I have definitely had a few extra prayerful, extra caffeinated mornings!  

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Coffee or Tea? DUO
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Combo Offer/Farmhouse Signage
• Prima Pretty Mosaic 6x6
• Kaisercraft Rosabella - 6.5x6.5
• Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts
• Spellbinders Die - Classic Ovals Small SM
• Spellbinders Die - Classic Ovals Large LG
• Gelatos Colors and Clear Stamp - Neutral
• Seam Binding - Soft Seafoam - 5 yard Bundle
• May Arts Burlap String - 10 yard Bundle
• Prima Audrey Flowers - Taupe
• Pearls - Ice Green
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Reinker - Bundled Sage
• Scrapbook Adhesives-3L 3D Self-adhesive Foam Squares - Mix
• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

So Beautiful!

Hello all!  Today's Stamp Simply project is an old-fashioned, romantic card made with gorgeous Prima designer papers.  These prints made me think of old Victorian houses with formal gardens and lots of fragrant, beautiful roses so I wanted to make a classic card.  I absolutely adore ledger papers and the like, so I really love the selection of designs within this pad!

It was so hard to decide which papers to choose that I ended up layering several!  Then I stamped a sentiment from a set in our Farmhouse series onto a circle of white card stock.  With the beige ledger paper underneath that layer, the white needed a bit more warmth...some splashes of copper ink accomplished that, helped to tie the design together, and gave it a subtle luxurious sparkle as well.

The inside has another Farmhouse series sentiment and the same gold splatter treatment.  Simple and elegant.

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Farmhouse Simple Sentiments
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Farmhouse Scriptural Thoughts
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Celestial Copper
• Prima Darcelle 6x6
• Spellbinders Die - Standard Circles Small SM
• Spellbinders Die - Standard Circles Large LG
• May Arts 5/8" Faux Canvas - Autumn/Winter Sampler
• Petaloo Botanica Baby Blooms
• Melissa Frances Pearls - White
• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
• Scrapbook Adhesives-3L 3D Self-adhesive Foam Squares - Mix

Patriotic 2-for-1

Today's Stamp Simply project is a 2-for-1 patriotic card set.  There is no shortage of heroes these days, military and otherwise, and they come in all shapes and sizes, so these will be off in the mail ASAP.  

Life is certainly always full of challenges, but 2020 has had more than its share of them, so this sentiment from Romans seemed to fit the occasion!  The card front is a trio of patriotic papers glued atop a panel of card stock, then die cut with the largest of the Spellbinders Stars 5 dies.  The negative space was then filled with a shimmery gold star of the same size, and a slightly smaller star, stamped with the sentiment and popped up on dimensional adhesives.

Here's the positive die cut from the card above, used on the second card front.  There's lots of white space with that pretty gold shimmer card stock peeking from underneath. 

It's always nice to have one card give a head start for another!   

The insides of each card are very similar, with a border of gold, a sentiment stamped in shimmery gold ink, and a single gold die cut star.

That uncluttered, simple layout leaves lots of room for a signature and some words of encouragement.

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Hope
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Old Glory
• Echo Park America 6x6
• Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock - Gold 6 ct
• Spellbinders Die - Stars Five
• Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Golden Glitz
• Rhinestones - Ice Blue
• Scrapbook Adhesives-3L 3D Self-adhesive Foam Squares - Mix
• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Hope!

Today's Stamp Simply project uses another one of the sets from our new Faith, Hope, and Love series.  Love these scriptures sets and the beautiful variety of fonts used in them.

Couldn't resist pairing this lovely angel with some uplifting scripture.  These papers are so gorgeous, and the color palette so calming.

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps Hope
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Faith
• Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Celestial Copper
• Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Fishtail Sentiment Banners
• Prima Capri 6x6
• May Arts 1" Sheer - 5 yard Bundle silver
• Prima Say It In Crystals Adhesive Gems - Amber Moon
• Prima Audrey Flowers - Taupe (faintly tipped with Delicata ink)
• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
• Scrapbook Adhesives-3L 3D Self-adhesive Foam Squares - Mix

To the New Mr. & Mrs.

Sometimes it almost feels as though a card idea is a "gift" and the design practically puts itself together!  Today's Stamp Simply card was most definitely one of those gifts using a set from our brand new release!  And it was SO much FUN!  

Our new release actually includes FOUR new sets... the one I used for today's project is the one on the bottom right,  Wedding and Anniversary Wishes.

The card base is top-folding, 5 1/2 wide x 4.25 tall with the bride and groom assembled on an overlaying 5 1/4 x 4 inch layer.  His tuxedo is simply a few triangles of black and white, with additional layers and a bit of scoring or snipping to create the illusion of a shirt placket and jacket lapels.  I used a star die to die-cut the shirt collar (I think next time I'll tuck the bottom points inside).  Another die created the neckline of her dress.  Embellishments include a ribbon bow tie, and pearls for his buttons and her necklace.

Her bouquet was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black on a scrap piece of card stock, colored with Copic markers, then fussy-cut and adhered with glue/dimensional adhesives.   The rich reds and greens give the card a very formal, traditional look.

Inside is just a simple black and white with the greeting that usually makes every new couple smile from ear-to-ear!

Supplies:

• NEW Wedding and Anniversary Wishes
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Spellbinders Die - Stars Five (for shirt collar)
• May Arts 5/8" Faux Canvas - 3 yard Bundle
• Spellbinders Die - Labels Eight (for dress neckline)
• Melissa Frances Pearls - White
• Zig Wink of Stella Brush - Gold Glitter Marker
• Scrapbook Adhesives-3L 3D Self-adhesive Foam Squares - Mix
• Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue
• Copic markers

Thanks a Bunch!

This beautiful designer paper from Graphic 45 inspired today's Stamp Simply "Thanks a Bunch" card, another relatively flat-for-mailing design.  

The focal image from our fruit set was colored with Copic markers and highlighted with a white Prisma color pencil.  The plaid mat underneath is actually the reverse side of the floral/fruit paper, so this card used less than one entire sheet of designer paper. 

This green is such a cheerful, bright color I decided to use it for the inside too!  It makes the little red strawberry (stamped on white, colored, fussy cut and glued flat) really pop!

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Fruit
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Fruit Sentiments
• Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Fishtail Sentiment Banners
• Spellbinders Die - Classic Ovals Small SM
• Spellbinders Die - Classic Ovals Large LG
• Graphic 45 Fruit & Flora 8x8
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Rhinestones - Lilac
• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
• Scrapbook Adhesives-3L 3D Self-adhesive Foam Squares - Mix
• Copic markers
• white prisma color pencil

USA!

I'm back today with another very clean and simple, flat-for-mailing patriotic card.  Red, white, and blue cards always look so striking!

Gold mirror card stock and gold delicata ink make even a simple card elegant!  The arrangement of the stars and the designer paper draws the eye toward the USA stamped near the bottom.  These are the new star dies from our latest release.  The cool thing is that there are stamps that coordinate with them, too!

Here's the inside...equally clean and simple but still pretty!  This is a very quick and easy card to make and would be a good one for making multiples assembly-line-style.

Be sure to visit the Stamp Simply blog for more ideas with the Old Glory bundle!

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Old Glory Bundle
• Echo Park America 6x6
• Bazzill Mirror Cardstock - 8.5 x 11 - Gold - 6 ct
• Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Fishtail Sentiment Banners
• Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Golden Glitz
• Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue

My American Hero

Our Stamp Simply team is excited for the release of a new patriotic stamp and die set that coordinates with an existing stamp set to make an amazing trio!  Presenting Old Glory, its coordinating Patriotic Stars and Stripes dies, alongside our original set, Patriotic Sentiments.  These items, which mix and match effortlessly, are all available individually or bundled for your convenience.

The flag/map die can be used with its coordinating stamp or as a stand alone die of the United States.  The 2 largest stars in the die set fit the 2 largest stars in Patriotic Sentiments.  The smallest star in the die set fits the small star in Old Glory.  The stars can also be used as stand alone dies.

The American flag looks beautifully dimensional when colored with Copic markers.  I added some clear Wink of Stella to its entirety, with a little tiny bit of gold Wink of Stella along the flag's folds.  (It seems that since we live in Florida I couldn't help but color the entire state one color!  😉  Oopsie!)

These days, there are plenty of American heroes for whom this card would be appropriate!  This one is relatively flat for ease of mailing so it could go anywhere!

Be sure to visit the Stamp Simply blog for more ideas on how to use these awesome sets!

Here are the supplies I used for today's project:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Old Glory Bundle
• Echo Park America 6x6
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Golden Glitz
• Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue
• Scrapbook Adhesives-3L 3D Self-adhesive Foam Squares - Mix
• Zig Wink of Stella Brush - Clear Glitter Marker
• Zig Wink of Stella Brush - Gold Glitter Marker
• Copic markers
• enamel heart