Lady Stamp-A-Lot: For the Books

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

For the Books

I made all of these projects using the "For the Books" bundle from Stampin' Up! It was one of the first sets I purchased from the Jan/Apr 2025 mini catalog - yet I hadn't inked it up! I'm not sure why I waited so long! Once I started I could not stop playing with this bundle!

Below is the card I featured on Saturday's blog post. I made it following a sketch. I stamped the books on a scrap of Basic White card stock - then cut them with scissors and attached them to a piece of Country Woods desigenr paper. The other patterned paper on this card is from Timeless Plaid, another product from the Jan/April 2025 mini.

Next I made this quick and easy card. I cut a strip of Country Woods designer paper to make a shelf - then stamped each of the book images directly on the white card base. I colored the books using water color pencils. Don't you just love the addition of the eyeglasses? That stamp is inlcuded in this stamp set.

Next I made another quick and easy card. I stamped one of the book images on the Melon Mambo card base using Versamark ink. This gives it the "tone on tone" look and adds interest to the card front. I matted a piece of Full of Life.designer series paper, stamped a greeting, and added the die cut book to the front.

The cards below have the same layout but I used different colors of card stock and designer paper - to make one more masculine and one more feminine. For the one on the left, I stamped the books on a scrap of white, colored with pencils, fussy cut and attached to the card front. For the card on the right I used the coordinating dies to add a book. I punched out a scrap of designer paper to add to the book cover.

The project below is probably my favorite - a bookmark card. I used one of the extra crafter's tips for the Take Your Pick tool - to make a perforated line - which will make the bookmark easy to detach and use. What fun!

Finally, the last card is a Christmas card! I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it was so clever - I had to give it a try! I just stamped the book images in a tree shape, and colored them with three shades of green using colored pencils.

If you have any questions about these cards - please CONTACT ME. I will share the 3D projects that I made with this bundle next week - so please check back to see them!

Here are some of the products that I used to make these cards. Click on any image for more details to add it to your shopping cart in my online store.