Category: Sweet Conversations

As I mentioned, in my post yesterday, Sunday will be my ‘step it up’ card making day. I shared #simplestamping cards yesterday and today I will share some cards that are increasingly more elaborate.

The first two cards are ideal for those of you with a little more experience and a few more card making products in your craft room.

I am still using the main elements from yesterday’s cards.

I started by stamping and masking the hearts down the right-hand side of the card front. Then I stamped and die cut three of the hearts before using Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them up.

A 1″ strip of the Sweet Talk DSP had white twine, from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack, wrapped around it and tied with a bow. After this piece was adhered to the card front, I added two 1/4″ strips of Highland Heather cardstock to each side of the DSP.

For the next card I used a second set of dies and embellishments.

I used one of the Basic Border Dies to cut two layers for the card front – one in the Sweet Talk DSP and the other in Highland Heather cardstock.

For the Highland Heather layer I stamped the two circular spots images, using the same colour.

The 1-1/4″ DSP strip had a length of white Baker’s Twine wrapped around it. The sentiment was stamped and die cut using the tag die from the Sweet Hearts Dies. The tag was then threaded through the twine and tied in a bow. This piece was then popped up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Three stamped and die cut hearts were added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I used the Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends to colour some retired Subtle Shimmer Sequins to add to the card front.

For this card I used the Detailed Trio Punch to round some of the corners, as you can see. Before adhering the Sweet Talk DSP to the cardstock, I wrapped a length of Highland Heather Grosgrain Ribbon around the DSP.

I cut and layered the two tags and threaded some of the ribbon through them. The hearts and coloured sequins were added as well.

The layout continues to be very similar to the first two, from yesterday. For this card, I added a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock and a length of Highland Heather that was embossed using the Gingham Embossing Folder.

I took a 12″ length of the the Sweet Talk DSP and folded it to create the effect you can see. Tear and Tape and Mini Glue Dots were used to secure it in place. It was glued onto the embossed cardstock.

A length of white Baker’s Twine was coloured using the Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend before being wrapped and tied in a bow. This bundle was then popped up on the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped directly on to the card front and the die cut hearts were popped up as well before a few coloured sequins were added.

So there we have it – a New Year and a new approach to my daily posts.

Tomorrow is Monday and it will be Memories on Monday.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

Product List

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] $12.25	Basic Borders Dies [155558] $50.00	Detailed Trio Punch [146320] $35.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Highland Heather 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Grosgrain Ribbon [155812] $10.50
Subtle Shimmer Sequins [156407] $11.25	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $15.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [154031] $12.25	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Welcome to a New Year and all that it brings. I hope that you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season. My break during December was very refreshing – a trip to Tasmania, Christmas family holiday in Noosa and celebrating my 60th birthday.

For 2022, I have taken inspiration from my lovely friend S. Kelli McConkey and have planned a new approach to my daily posts. It starts today with Simply Saturday. Each Saturday I will share one or two #simplestamping projects that use just ink, stamps and paper.

On Step It Up Sunday, I will use the same products and similar elements of the layout to make cards with more features, elements and embellishments.

Memories on Monday will be the day that I share a scrapbooking/memory keeping project. It is such a long time since I have done any scrapbooking, so I’m looking forward to rediscovering it.

Technique Tuesday is exactly as you would imagine. Each week, I will share a project that uses a different technique or two. You will already know many of them but I hope some will be new.

On What’s New Wednesday, I will share the latest news, events and products from Stampin’ Up!© and me.

On 3D Thursday, I will share a 3D project with you. It might be a gift bag, gift box or a decor piece.

Finally, on Funfold Friday, I will share a different funfold card. I have been compiling a list and it is now well over 50. Perfect for a year full of funfold cards!

How does this sound?

I will also add extra posts when I have a blog hop that I am taking part in.

Let’s get started with my first post for 2022. Welcome to Simply Saturday.

For this card I chose the Sweet Talk Suite from the January to June 2022 Mini Catalogue.

I used the Note Cards and Envelopes for today’s cards.

I used the Granny Apple Green and Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pads to stamp the heart outline and infill on the front, right-hand area of the card front.

Then a 1-1/4″ strip of paper from the Sweet Talk 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper was adhered to the opposite side.

The hearts and sentiment are included in the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set. The sentiment was stamped onto a 1-1/4″ square piece of Basic White cardstock and positioned over the DSP strip. I positioned it so that the Real Red lines would be covered.

The heart infill was also stamped on the inside of the card and on the envelope.

For this second card, I added Blushing Bride, Pool Party and So Saffron to the colour palette.

I stamped each of the heart outlines and infills starting at the top and worked my way down the card front. I fussy cut the three heart shapes from sticky notes to use as masks.

The strip of DSP and stamped sentment are identical to the first card but applied slightly differently.

These two #simplestamping cards are perfect for quick and easy cards for the experienced paper crafter. They are also perfect for someone new to card making.

I look forward to sharing the stepped up cards tomorrow.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

Product List

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] $12.25	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00