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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

FUN DSP TECHNIQUE WITH PEACEFUL GARDEN

 For today's post you get a Three-Fer.  What's that?  Three cards from one simple Technique.  

I like to call the technique "Stack & Cut".  Stack several pieces of the same size designer series paper (or you could use cardstock) and then while they are aligned and stacked together, cut it into the same number of pieces as you have in your stack.  For example, if you have 3 pieces of paper in the stack, cut the stack into 3 pieces.  If you have 4 pieces in your stack, cut the stack into 4 pieces.

I've never tried more than 4, but I don't see why you couldn't.  You just need to be sure your cutter will cut all the pieces in the stack at once -- while you keep them carefully aligned.

After you cut the stack into pieces mix and match the pieces to make card fronts.  For today's card I used 3 designs from Peaceful Garden Designer Series paper cut to 5-1/2" x 4-1/4".  I stacked them and then cut my stack into 3 pieces.  After mixing and match, this is what I had.

Now the fun begins!  Let's see the 3 cards I came up using the above panels.

I decided to made a "beginner" level card, an "intermediate" level card, and an "advanced" card.

Let's start with the beginner card.

I added a couple of tails of ribbon and Basic Rhinestones for a bit of sparkle.  I guess you couldn't stay it qualifies as a SIP (stamps, ink & paper) card, but for my style, it definitely qualifies as a "simple" card.

The inside is also clean & simple, but never naked.  A strip of coordinating DSP adds a bit of color.  The sentiment is also from the Shepherd's Care stamp set.

Now let's move to the intermediate level card.

For this card I die cut my stack & stamp background with a die from Branching Out dies and layered it on a Night of Navy layer made with the same dies.

The narrow Night of Navy die cut was also cut with Branching out dies.  To make it narrower, I just die cut it twice -- one on the left side and then slid the same die over and cut the right side.

The two stems were die cut from Basic White cardstock using dies from the Beautiful Motifs dies.  I used a Blending Bush on the "flowers" of one of the stems to add a little Misty Moonlight ink to help them pop.

 The sentiment for this card was made with a new Online Exclusive Bundle coming in November, called Banner Sayings.  

Since I die cut the 2nd technique sheet I used a leftover "scrap" to decorate the inside of the card.  The inside sentiment is also from Banner Sayings.

The second card is still fairly simple as the only stamping was the sentiments, but the die cut elements step it up a bit.

OK, are you ready for the next card?  

For my "advanced" level card, I decided to use the Party Banner Dies to create my card base to add a bit of fun interest.  This card base opens at the top and I slid a Party Banner Die just high enough so the fold remained intact.  The Petunia Pop Mat and the remaining technique sheet were also die cut with the Party Banner dies.

The flowers and leaves were made with the Lifetime of Love Bundle.  The flowers were colored with Stampin' Blends and some depth was added to the Old Olive die cut leaves by added Old Olive ink to the tips.

 The sentiment was made using the Unbounded Beauty Bundle.

The message layer and Petunia Pop mat on the inside of the card were also die cut with Party Banners dies.  A leftover "scrap" from the technique sheet was bordered with Night of Navy to provide a finishing touch on the inside.

 I'd like to give a big shout-out to my Upline, Jackie Bolhuis the leader of our Klompenstampers team, for sharing this DSP technique idea at our team meeting last week.  I had done Stack & Cuts (she doesn't call them that. I made up that name so don't blame her for the name.) previously, but none like this one.  It's really simple to do.  If you want more detailed instructions download my tutorial for these cards.  I included instructions for doing a Stack & Cut on the first page of the tutorial.

Use this link to download my tutorial.

Below is a list of the current products I used. The Banner Sayings Bundle that I used won't be available until November, so I didn't include links to those products.

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Monday, July 21, 2025

BIRTHDAY WISHES FROM THE SAFARI

This week I will sharing cute cards made with the fun Silly Safari Stamp Set.  This set can be purchased as part of a bundle that includes a 1-7/8" Circle Punch, but it also works well with other circle punches and dies.

I saw this fun fold on a reel by Connie Stewart so I thought I would give it a try.  It was quick and easy to put together.  The most difficult part was deciding which of the adorable little Sill Safari animals I would use.

I decided on the Zebra who I have named Zebo!  While I love coloring, I was a little behind schedule in making my card for the post and I thought Zebo looked great as stamped -- with no additional coloring needed.  

While we typically think of zebra's as black and white, Zebo is stamped with Secret Sea ink,  and I think he looks very handsome and "in-style" dressed in our new In-Color.

The "fun" with this Fun-Fold starts when you open the strip flap that Zebo is "sitting on".


With the flap lifted, you see the front of the narrow card base. The card front is decorated with Florals in Bloom Designer Series Paper (DSP) and a little strip of Granny Apple Green cardstock to give a pop of color.  Secret Sea In-Color Flat Pearls are placed in an arc above Zebo's circle.  (Yes, I CASED that idea from Connie Stewart!  Isn't she clever?)

The next step of the Fun Fold is to Open the card base.


Both the front and inside sentiment are from the Silly Safari Stamp Set.  I think this card will make a perfect birthday card for someone that loves a good party, don't you?

If you would like more details with measurements and step-by-step directions for this easy fun fold, you can download a FREE TUTORIAL at this link.

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