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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Accordion Insert Mystery Stamping Card

My aunt point out this cool card that Sharon Armstrong shared on her Monday night Mystery Stamping a few weeks back. Needless to say I was fascinated. Have done several of this type of card before, but never landscape, and never with so much inspiration! So, since I am visiting her this week, we decided to try it out together! For mine, I used the Celebratory Sips DSP and pretty much made it identical to Sharon's. My aunt, on the other hand went "rogue" and used some just retired DSP, a cool retired die/frame, and a current sentiment! They are both so different!! I LOVE how they turned out!

Measurements:

Berry Burst: 1/2 sheet cut LENGTHWISE, scrap
Celebratory Sips DSP (OE): 4 1/4" x 11" (inside), 4" x 5 1/4" (front), fussy cut "drinks")
Basic White: 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" scrap

To Make This Card:

Adhere DSP to front of folded Berry Burst card base.
Score the strip of DSP on the long side @ 3" - 4" - 5"- 6" - 7"- 8" - 9". Accordion fold this strip, starting with a "valley" fold.
Add the accordion folded DSP piece to the inside of the card base, lining it up so the it is about 1/4" from the right side and centered from top to bottom. Repeat for the other side.
Stamp sentiment on White piece in Berry Burst ink, near the top, leaving room to sign at the bottom. Adhere to inside of card.
Stamp sentiment for the front, in Memento Black ink. Punch out Labeled with Love Punch. Mount onto split Berry Burst punched layer. Attach to card front with Dimensionals.
Fussy cut 2 "drinks" from sheet of DSP. Adhere to front of card with Dimensionals.
Finish with scattered Strawberry Slush gems.

Product List

Perfectly Pears Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[166147]

$20.00

With You In Mind Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164747]

$20.00

Celebratory Sips 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165586]

$12.50

Countryside Inn 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161467]

$12.50

Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144243]

$14.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[147143]

$9.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$9.00

Labeled With Love Punch

[163569]

$25.00

Wildflower Designs Dies

[163333]

$31.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems

[165615]

$8.50

2023–2025 In Color™ Opaque Sparkle Dots

[163782]

$8.00

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Scrap Paper Snowflake Cards

This layout I originally saw on one of Sharon Armstrong's Mystery Stamping videos. She calls is a Scrap Paper layout, that can be used in so many ways. On these 2 cards that I made before I left for Vienna, utilizes the soon to be retired Christmas Lights stamp set, and the already discontinued Lights Aglow DSP. The neat thing with this layout, is ANY paper scraps can be used. Find a focal point, and go!

Measurements: :

Evening Evergreen (Very Vanilla): 1/2 sheet
Soft Succulent (Cherry Cobbler): 4" x 5 1/4"
Basic White (Very Vanilla): 3 3/4" x 5", 3 1/4" square (snowflake)
(Gold Foil): 3 1/4" square (snowflake)
Lights Aglow (ret): 2-3 colors of 1/2" strips

To Make This Card: (Directions for Cherry Cobbler version in parenthesis)

Attach Soft Succulent (Cherry Cobbler) and Basic White (Very Vanilla) layers to folded Evening Evergreen (Very Vanilla) card.
On the "green" version, I laid the 3 strips right onto the edges of the Basic White layer. I did the bottom strips first, and the side strips second.
On the "red" version, I used only 2 strips and laid the bottom piece 1/8" from bottom, then the same piece 1/8" from the side, then added the next piece to the bottom, sort of "weaving" the layers.
I placed my "snowflakes" onto the crossed pieces, but you could also exposed the crossed pieces and put your image on the open areas.
The "green" snowflake is stamped in Evening Evergreen, die cut with coordinating die and attached to the card front with a Dimensional.
The "gold" snowflake is just die cut with the snowflake die and also attached to the card front with a Dimensional.
To finish the cards, stamp sentiment of your choice in Evening Evergreen (Cherry Cobbler).
Finish embellishing with Festive Pearls in Gold, or (Festive Pearls) in Red.

Product List

Christmas Lights Bundle (English)

[159961]

$45.75

Very Best Occasions Cling Stamp Set (English)

[159871]

$25.00

Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[159535]

$15.00

Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155574]

$9.25

Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155776]

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$8.00

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119685]

$9.25

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$10.25

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Festive Pearls

[159963]

$7.00

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Flip, Flap Gate Fold Mystery Card

This is another one of Sharon Armstrong's "Mystery Cards"! I saw a version using the retired Encircled in Beauty Dies and knew I had to give this a try! There are so many possibilities with this fold, too! This one uses our fun, new Tea Boutique DSP that is full of cute, small patterns. (I got the DSP, but not the bundle!) and our new Parakeet Party InColor!

Measurements:

Parakeet Party (N): 1/2 sheet cut LENGTHWISE, 4" square (for doily), 2 pcs @ 1 3/4" x 5"
2022-2024 InColor DSP pack (N): 2 pcs @ 2 1/2" x 4"
Tea Boutique DSP (N): 2 pcs @ 1 1/2" x 4 3/4"
Basic White: 4" x 5 1/4", scrap

To Make This Card:

Score Parakeet Party base at 2 3/4" from each end. Crease well.
Attach InColor DSP to each side of "gate".
Attach Tea Boutique DSP to cardstock "flaps/strips". Attach TOP "flap/strip" to LEFT "gate" and BOTTOM "flap/strip" to RIGHT "gate".
For my card, cut "doily" from square piece of Parakeet Party using retired Encircled in Beauty Die. Cut this in half.
Attach one half of "doily to each "flap/strip" as shown.
Insert White piece inside, and finish as desired.
I decided to attach a sentiment from the Garden Greenhouse stamped in Garden Green and cut out with banner from new Stylish Shapes dies. I attached this to the TOP "flap/strip"