Hearts of Elegance ~ Negative Cut Technique

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It's been a long time since I used this technique and what better time of year than "love season"? 

I love how the small strips of patterned paper on the white background give the illusion that this is harder than what it really is.  Then using the die cut of the heart on the inside (I call it the negative cut technique) is the cherry on top!  

It really is super easy.  Check out my quick video to show how it all comes together.  Then the products used and dimensions are listed below. 

 Items Used:

    Hearts of Elegance stampset

    Hearts of Elegance dies

    Bee Mine 12 x 12 paper

    Rhinestone embellishments

   

        

Inks:

    Real Red

    

Paper/Dimensions:

    Petal Pink cardstock: 5½" x 8½", scored at 4¼"

    Real Red cardstock: 3¾" x 3¾" 

    Basic White: 3½" x 3½", 4¾" x 3½" (inside); scrap for small heart

    Bee Mine DSP #1: ¾" x 3½" (x3)

    Bee Mine DSP #2: ¼" x 3½" (x2)

Some of these items are retired.  If you have them, great! If not, just substitute what you have!!  Come join my Facebook Group (Stamping with Card Zen by Jen) and share your version! I'd love to see it!

Cheers to Another Year~ Manic Monday 5 minute card

 Welcome back to another Manic Monday!

The Celebratory Sips paper pairs perfectly with the Arched Wishes stampset from Stampin' Up!®

Now add in the Everyday Arches dies, and voila!!! A quick and easy card that is overflowing with cheer!

Items Used:

    Arched Wishes stamp set 

    Everyday Arches dies

    Celebratory Sips 12 x 12 paper

    2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls

    Stampin' Blends - Crumb Cake

        

Inks:

    Old Olive

    

Paper/Dimensions:

    Timid Tiger cardstock: 5½" x 8½", scored at 4¼"

    Basic White: 4¾" x 3½" (inside); scrap for arch die cut

    Celebratory Sips DSP:  3½" x 1¼" 

Here is a quick video showing how easy it all comes together.

Ready to hold a class?? This is a great card to use!

I used this card for my latest Sip and Stamp.  In order to make it even easier, I fussy cut the drinks in advance and allowed the participants to pick the cocktails for their card.   I also used the Stamparatus to stamp the sentiment.  This made it easier for those with arthritic or shaky hands (including mine!).

You're invited!

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Strip Technique ~Another 5 Minute Card!

 Welcome back to another Manic Monday!

Let's explore a technique today instead of a specific product.  

We all have leftover paper that we just can't bring ourselves to throw away.  I have pieces EVERYWHERE!  And I am way too frugal to toss it.  So, this is a simple technique to use up some of the stockpile!

These items are what was used on this card. **Please use what you have. I know, it is a shocker that someone gives you a video tutorial for free and tells you that you don't need to buy anything. I don't plan to get rich selling Stampin' Up!®,  I just want to share what I love!!

Items Used:

    Sweetly Scripted stamp set 

    Petal Pink ribbon

    Elegant Faceted Gems

        

Inks:

    Night of Navy

    

Paper/Dimensions:

    Night of Navy cardstock: 5½" x 8½", scored at 4¼"

    Petal Pink cardstock: 4¾" x 3½"  

    Basic White: 4¾" x ¾"

    Assorted patterned paper: Country Lace, Countryside Inn, Adventurous Sky, Country Woods 

    Cut strips of patterned paper to be ½" wide and 1½" to 1¾" long.  Cut one piece to be 1" or wider and     2" long.

   

Here is the quick video showing the trick to putting this together super fast.  *Please note this is probably the worst video I have ever done.  I don't know what happened but I am human and things don't always go perfectly.  Thanks for bearing with me and watching anyway!

Here is another card I made.

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Delightful Wishes ~ Manic Monday 5 Minute Card

 

Welcome back to another Manic Monday 5 minute card !

I love the simple elegance of this design! Oh, and did I tell you it only takes 5 minutes???  Yep, that's right.  So get your paper out and get cutting!!  With the time you will save you can do the dishes, start the laundry, mow the yard... or just enjoy a quiet glass of wine on the front porch!  

As always, you are welcome to change out any of the paper and stamps for what you have at home.  I fell in love with the Floral Delight Designer Series Paper because of the beautiful forsythia images.  It is a sure sign of Spring! If you want to find all the items used on today's card in one spot, click HERE!

Items Used:

    Delightful Wishes Stampset 

    Floral Delight 12 x 12 DSP

    Low-Profile Dots

    Natural Tones Linen Thread (Copper Clay)

Inks:

    Crushed Curry

    Cajun Craze

    

Paper/Dimensions:

    Old Olive cardstock: 5½" x 8½", scored at 4¼"

    Basic White cardstock: 1¾" x 4", 5¼" x 4", 4¾" x 3½" (inside)

    Floral Delight DSP: 5¼" x 4"

    Floral Delight DSP : 1" x 4"

   

Here is a quick video showing you how to put it all together:

Here is another card using the same stampset.

Go ahead and give it a go!  The design is so interchangeable! 

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Happy Stamping!

Darling Dinos - 5 minute card

 

Welcome back to another Manic Monday 5 minute card!

I love an easy "fun fold" card that adds a little pizzazz without a lot of work!  Does that make me lazy??  Maybe... but I have learned to work smarter, not harder.  You are going to love the way this works with any stampset and dies you have lying around.  But those Darling Dinos are adorable! 

 

Now let's talk about those Textured Notes Dies.  The edging around each rectangle is absolutely beautiful!  You will want to use these dies over and over! Take a look!

Textured Notes Dies

Textured Notes Dies

Well, let's get into making this card.... time's ticking!

Items Used:

    Darling Dinos Stampset 

    Darling Dinos Dies

    Wildflower Birthday DSP (see additional card below)

    Textured Notes Dies

    Stampin' Blends: Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia, Shy Shamrock

Inks:

    Shy Shamrock

    Petunia Pop

    Tuxedo Black Memento

    

Paper/Dimensions:

    Lemon Lolly cardstock: 11" x 4¼", scored at 3½" and 9"

    Soft Sea Foam cardstock: 3¼" x 4, 1¾" x 4", 4½" x 3" (die cut)

    Wildflower Birthday DSP: 3" x 3¾", 1½" x 3¾"

    Basic White Cardstock: scrap for rectangle and dino die cuts; 4¾" x 3½" (inside)

Here is a quick video to show you how easily it all comes together!

Here's another few cards I made using the pieces from the Wildflower Birthday DSP!

Okay, I can't stop!!! Here are a few more using the Darling Dinos!

Just click on the SHOPPING LIST for all the items used today in one convenient place!  You can simply remove any items you do not need before checking out!

And don't forget, you earn 10% on every order over $20 to be used on a future purchase with Stampin' Up!  Make sure you "opt in" to receive your rewards! 

Thanks for spending some time with me today!  Join me again for another Manic Monday!  

Some Bunny Love!!! ~ Another 5 minute card!

 

Welcome back to another Manic Monday 5 minute card!

How can it possibly be one week until Easter?!? This card is quick and easy if you still need to make some cards for Easter or spring.  Hopefully, the weather will soon get the point that it should be warming up.  We had snowflakes last week and I am over it!

Items Used:

    Storybook Friends stamp set

    Storybook Garden Patch stamp set

    Spotlight on Nature Dies

    Bunny Punch Punch

    Banner Triple Punch

    Stampin' Blends: Pumpkin Pie and Granny Apple Green

    2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls

Inks:

       Tuxedo Black Memento

    

Paper/Dimensions:

    Timid Tiger cardstock: 5½" x 8½", scored at 4¼"

    Floral Delight DSP (yellow gingham): 5½" x 2½" 

    Floral Delight  DSP (textured old olive): ¾" x 4" (x 2)

    Basic White Cardstock: 3½" x 3½"

Watch the video to see how quickly this comes together:

So let's hope for better weather and a Happy Easter to all!

Friendly Seagulls - Easy Valentine's Day Card

 Welcome back to my Manic Monday 5 minute cards!

Have you ever had a seagull steal your fries???   I did when we were visiting Atlantis several years ago and we laugh about it to this day. Why??  Because I LOVE fries.  LOVE them. But I am a fry snob.... I like fresh cut fries.  Don't get me wrong, I will eat any fries that are on my plate. But I search out the fresh cut fries.  

This was the perfect Valentine's Day card (or any day card) for my husband because he knows that he is just slightly above the fries on the "love chain". 

Items Used:

    Friendly Seagulls stampset (this is a Sale-a-Bration stampset)

    Hugs for Love stampset

    To the Point Punch

    Stampin' Blends: Real Red, Gray Granite, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight

    Red Rhinestones

Inks:

    Real Red

    Tuxedo Black Memento

    

Paper/Dimensions:

    Crumb Cake cardstock: 11" x 4¼, scored at 5½"

    Timeless Plaid DSP: one sheet for 3 punches

    Basic White Cardstock: 3" x 8½" for punches; 3½" x 4¾"

This really is an easy card to put together.  Here is the video!

Don't miss out on getting your Friendly Seagulls!  It is free with a $60 purchase until February 28th or while supplies last!

Just follow this link for all the items we used on this card and simply remove anything that you already have.

https://s.tamp.in/siQGaf

  Here is the pic of the other card I made using the same concept.  This was taken from the Stampin' Up! mini catalog.

Latte Love Gatefold Card

 

This has been one of my all-time favorite suites from Stampin' Up!® not just because I am a coffee lover, but because of the endless possibilities between the stamp set, dies and paper.  The Latte Love stampset will always be on my shelf.  If it is not on yours yet, don't delay.  It is currently on the "Last Chance" list so once it sells out, it is gone.  And it is currently on sale..... you heard me, on sale!

Items Used:

    Latte Love Stamp Set

    A Little Latte 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper

    Polka Dot Trim

    Natural Tones Linen Thread

    Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends

Inks:

    Night of Navy

    Pecan Pie

    

Paper/Dimensions:

    Early Espresso cardstock: 8½" x 5½", scored at 2⅛" from each side (see video)

    Pecan Pie Cardstock: 1⅞" x 5¼" (x2);  2¾" x 3¾"

    A Little Latte DSP: 1¾" x 5⅛" (x 2) ; 3½" x 1"

    Basic White Cardstock: 2½" x 3½" ; 3½" x 4¾"

Check out this quick video showing how it all comes together.

Here is another gatefold card using the Latte Love!

Ready to get your own Latte Love??   CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

            

Latte Love - Using up Strips

 

The Latte Love stamp set is near and dear to my heart. My husband jokes that you shouldn't talk to me until I have had at least two, maybe three, cups of coffee!

The Latte Love stamp set and dies and the A Little Latte Designer Series Paper creates such easy, beautiful cards!

Items Used:

    Latte Love Stamp Set and Dies

    A Little Latte 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper

    Peach Pie Stampin' Blends

Inks:

    Calypso  Coral

    Pecan Pie

    Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper/Dimensions:

    Early Espresso cardstock: 8½" x 5½", scored at 4¼";  3¼" x 4¼"

    A Little Latte DSP: 4" x 5¼"; 3½" x 1"; random strips ½" wide

    Basic White Cardstock:  3" x 4" ; 3½" x 4¾"; scrap for die cut and sentiment

Here is the quick video showing how it all comes together!! 

     

                                                      

Come shop with me and get your Latte Love today!! SHOP HERE

Here are a few more Latte Love cards for you!