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Masterfully Made & Wanted to Say quick card ideas with video tips

And our annual Stampin' Sale is done!  Each June my customers and I host a paper crafting sale – this year we had 30 sellers and we had a fabulous turnout!  

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That photo was just the stamps for sale; we had so much more!  I wish you could be here for it, but I know it is a long way for some to Minot, ND.  But if you're near me, plan for the weekend after Father's Day. Make a road trip if you can.  
We had one person come from St. Louis and another who was in town visiting from Peru!  They were so glad to be here for this annual event.  

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Last week I shared three card ideas featuring three products: Masterfully Made designer series paper, Wanted to Say dies and Border Basics dies. Here's one of them:

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The Masterfully Made designer paper features a torn edge look to a few of the sheets.  I chose this one because of it's beautiful colors.  I added Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia and Azure Afternoon in the die-cuts from the Wanted to Say dies.  This set of dies has a detailed and a layered die for each set of words in the set, plus a bunch of other dies like the flowers I used here. You can see them here.

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The angled border on the White card base is die-cut with the Basic Borders dies seen here.  I love these and use them often.  You can see them here.  I saved the piece I die-cut and used it on another card.  Here are both of the cards I made, using two different sheets of the Masterfully Made DSP. 

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You can see this beautiful designer paper here.  It's discounted in June; down to $10.62.

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As you can see, there is no stamping on the front.  But I did add a greeting to the inside:

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You can see how I made this card on the video here.  Or click on the photo below to watch. Remember to follow me on Facebook here or on my YouTube channel here. 

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• A fun way to add color to the Happy Place stamp with video tutorial

  September 22, 2025

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  I shared how to add color to the large ‘Happy’ from the Happy Place stamp set on last week’s Live video. What do you think?

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  We made this cute card at my September card clubs. The colors include Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral & White. You might wonder how I achieved the two-toned inking on the Happy image. I used inks – Lost Lagoon for the water and Calypso Coral for the sky. For this sample I used large ink pads. But for my Clubs we used smaller ink spots. It was a lot easier this way!

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  You might also wonder where I got the rectangle Perennial Postage die shape. I had to die-cut a larger rectangle twice to get this size. It was pretty easy and I share how in the video below.

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  We textured the Lost Lagoon layer with the Wave 3D embossing folder and the curvy leaf dies are from the Label Me Grateful dies seen here. I love them! The inside greeting is from the With You in Mind stamp set.

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  It’s an easy fold that shows off the inside of the card and the designer paper we added. This DSP is the Subtles 6″ designer paper which has some great patterns.

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  I really enjoyed playing with this fun stamp set. I’ll share another project from the video tomorrow. See the Happy Place set here.

  I created a free project sheet for you with measurements, photos, directions and a supply list with links. Click on this link to print or download it.

  Below is the video tutorial for this card and one more. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel while you’re there!

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• More beautiful Team swaps for Autumn

  September 19, 2025

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  First up is a fun fold card made by Paula:

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  This pretty stamp is part of the Rustic Centerpiece stamp set seen here. She colored the image in with Blends markers. Beautiful work Paula!

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  I don’t remember seeing a fold like this card before. I love that the main panel on the left is accented by the DSP panel on the right.

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  Here are her measurements:
  – card base 10 3/4″ X 5 1/2″ scored at 1 5/8″, 3 1/4″, 7 1/2″ & 9 1/8″
  – left panel – vanilla 2 3/4″ X 4 3/4″, Early Espresso 3″ X 5″
  – right panel – DSP 2 3/4″ X 3 3/4″, Early Espresso layer 3″ X 4″
  – Vanilla inside 3 3/4″ X 5″

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  Next is a gorgeous card made by Tracey:

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  Isn’t it stunning?! Tracey loves to create her own background with stamps. It looks like printed paper! She says she stamped the flowers & leaves in 12 different ink colors!! Wow!

  She used the following stamps: Encircled with Love, Blooming Phrases, Impressions Abloom, With You in Mind & You are Remarkable.

  The leaves are from the Thankful Garden dies; the embossing folder is Exposed Brick. What a fabulous card!

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  Lastly today is a fun Halloween card made by Barb:

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  She used the Spooky Halloween bundle & Halloween designer paper. See this suite here.

  Her colors include Black with Daffodil Delight. She did a ton of extra work to make her card a bit spooky; notice all of her sponging….

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  She colored the main image in with Blends markers and textured the left panel too.

  Measurements:
  – Black card base 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ score at 2 1/8″ & 4 1/4″
  – Daffodil Delight 2″ X 5 1/4″ for the left panel, inside is 4″ X 5 1/4″
  – Black square 3″
  – White front square 2 3/4″, Inside is 3 1/2″ X 4 3/4″

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• Stamps & Tools on sale today only!

  September 18, 2025

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  For just 24 hours all stamps and stamp tools are discounted 15%. It’s a great time to get those sets you’ve been eyeing.

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  The tools include clear blocks, the Simple Shammy, stamp cases, Stampin’ Mist, Stazon cleaner, Masking Paper, Piercing Mat, Stamp cases & Grid Paper.

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  • This stamp sale only happens once a year!
  • The sale will run for 24 hours.
  • The 15% discount will apply to all stamps & stamp tools
  • Stamp sets & tools are available while supplies last
  • Bundles are not included in this sale.
  • See and shop all qualifying products in the online store.
  • Excludes Last Chance products.

  Act fast—this stamp-tacular sale only lasts for one day! Order online here.
  

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