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Thursday, November 13, 2025

6 Weeks Until Christmas - Quick and Easy cards

Christmas is six weeks from today - which means there is still time to make cards to send to your friends and family. All of the cards I feature today were made using the Joyful Days Memories & More card pack. There are 54 double sided cards in this pack; some are 3 x 4" and some are 4 x 6". You get six of each design - so you can make multiples of the same design - or you can make all of your card designs different!

The two cards below were made using the Memories and More cards layered on a card front - with the smaller card matted with the same card stock as the card base. Super easy. I trimmed the background card on the right to show more of the card base. The card on the left has an added greeting from a retired stamp set.

The cards below were inspired by a card sketch. I cut one of the larger cards into smaller pieces and attached to the card base in opposite corners. Then I die cut - or trimmed one of the cards to make the focal piece. For the card on the left, I added ribbon behind the sentiment piece. The card on the right has diagonal card stock strips as an accent.

I featured the cards below on an earlier "Saturday Sketch" blog post in Septemeber. I used the Branching Out dies to add accent pieces to these cards. You can see that post BY CLICKING HERE.

Here are some of the products I used to make my cards. Unfortunately, the Memories and More cards are currently out of stock - but are due to be back later this month. Because these cards are quick and easy - you will still have time to make these cards and get them in the mail before Christmas. If you click on an unavailable item below - you can ask Stampin' Up! to send an email letting you know when it is available to order.

Joyful Days Memories & More Card Pack [165822] $11.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $14.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685] $14.00
Gold Striped 3/8" (1 Cm) Mesh Ribbon [165599] $8.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $17.00	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702] $14.00
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584] $14.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00	Branching Out Dies [165775] $29.00

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Stack, Cut, and Shuffle Card Set

Once a month I teach a "Coffee and Cards" class at one of my city's recreation centers. This month I had the ladies make a set of 4 cards using some of my retired Designer Series Paper. I took four pieces of designer paper, cut them all at once following the cutting guide below - then shuffled the pieces around on the four cards. This is a great way to use up paper - so you can buy more! And all of the cards will be beautiful because of the color coordination of Stampin' Up! products.

I also cut 4 mats using Night of Navy card stock. I placed one of each patterned paper pieces onto the mats -and then rearranged them until I was happy with the way they looked. Because the paper did not have a directional pattern - I was able to make two horizontal cards and two vertical cards. I layered each mat with the patterned paper onto a regular 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 card base. I used various punches and dies to add greetings to the cards.

At class - I encouraged the participants to arrange the paper however they wanted - and to check the back side of the paper as well. They all came up with different cards- which are pictured below!

I love how they all made their cards unique - and especially liked the look of using just two patterns, like in the photo above. Again, this is a great way to use some of that designer paper that I'm sure you have been hoarding!

If you live in the Chesapeake, Virginia - or any of the surrounding cities - please consider joining me at my next class on Friday, May 30th. I do not have registration info at this time - so please reach out to me if you are interested and I will send the link when it becomes available.

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Saturday, March 29, 2025

Saturday Sketch #12

Here's a card I made - using a sketch challenge from a demonstrator training group I am in. If you are in a creative slump - following a sketch might be the thing that will get you out of it. I have been making a lot of cards using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set and dies - before they retire. This card is just my style - quick and easy as well as monochromatic!

I made a stencil using the new "Meant to Bee" dies. Then I used a blending brush to add color to the white panel. I inked up the floral image from the stamp set and stamped over the blue hexagon shape. I wrapped black baker's twine around the white layer, added the greeting and layered it on a Balmy Blue layer and then a white card base.

Below is the sketch that I used to make my card.

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