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Quadrangle Cards Technique; a great use of your 6 X 6″ Designer Paper!

Check out this great template where you cut a 6 X 6" piece of Designer Paper into 4 pieces for 4 cards.  I also layered it with a 6 1/2" piece of card stock for easy borders!  Look!

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I created the above cards with a sheet of the beautiful Plaid Tidings 6" DSP from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  I also used the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle and the two Daisy punches in the annual catalog.  Super easy cards! 

The colors are Mango Melody, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White.  

Then I used a different sheet of the Plaid Tidings DSP on Facebook Live last week.  I LOVE Black & White with a pop of color so I added Magenta Madness and used the Zany Zebras stamp set seen here.  

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Aren't they fun?!  I wasn't sure if I wanted to add any pink to the zebras but I ended up loving it! I colored just a bit on the zebras with the Magenta Madness Blends marker.   

If you're wondering just where this stamp set is, you can find it in the Beginner's Brochure or click here to see it online. 

Below is my template for the Designer Paper. 

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Next you'll see how you can place the DSP pieces onto a piece of 6 1/2" square piece of card stock and get nice layers. 

You can see how I did it in the video below.  Remember I host 6 FB Live's a week.  Every Tuesday at 11 am CT and the 2nd & 4th Monday's at 7:30 pm.  Check them out here.   Just click on 'more' and then 'videos'. 

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Tip: If you have trouble measuring things I suggest that once you have a template for both the Designer Paper and the layered card stock piece you save one to reuse over and over again.

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I hope you like these cards!  Be sure to watch the video below to catch the tips & tricks on using this template. 

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Here's the FB Live replay for you.  Enjoy!

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It includes directions, photos and measurements for 13 cards!

 

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• Fabulous & SO Easy ‘Quilted Star’ card with a cool punch trick, a free project sheet & video

  January 22, 2024

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  One of my team members shared a card like this in our Flowerbug's group and claimed it was so easy she's making lots of these cards.  I loved it so much I had to find out how she made it! 

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  I learned how by watching the creators video; her name is Julie Heitz and she goes by the Chirpy Cardmaker. I shared how to make it during last week's Live video.  

  The products used include the pretty Softly Stippled designer paper from our Sale-a-Bration catalog.  It's free with any $50 Stampin' Up! order.  See it here.  

  Colors are Pool Party, White & Pebbled Path.  Aren't they beautiful together? Pebbled Path is like a cross between brown & gray; it's a wonderful neutral!  

  Here's another color combo I tried using the same Softly Stippled designer paper – Calypso Coral with Wild Wheat. 

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  You can see the 'quilting' better on this photo. That is the Softly Sophisticated embossing folder – it's also a free choice in out SAB catalog but is paired with a stamp set (greeting used here) – both are free with a $100 order. See them here.  

  Creating this quilted star block with paper is super easy. However watching the video helps a lot!

  1. Start by drawing a line from corner to corner on your 3" white card stock square.
  2. Choose 4 strips of designer paper 1/2" X 6". Add two strips to one corner and the other two strips to the corner next to it. 
  3. Weave the strips as shown. Then adhere down the opposite ends of each strip to the White square.  
  4. Trim off excess. 

  You might think it would be hard to get those perfect points on your star, right?  That was my first thought when I saw this card layout; I'd never get them perfect.  Well there's a super easy trick to it! 

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      5. After you add your strips to the white square, trimming off the excess, you'll add four white 3/4" squares to each corner.  It creates the points for you!  Genius! 

      6. Run the block through an embossing folder. It helps to 'deboss' it so any stitching is pressed in.  When using the Softly Sophisticated folder you'll have the wrong side up on the Stampin' Up! label.  

  You might notice the unique banner for my greeting.  It's created with the Inked & Tiled punch like this:  

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  I start out with a 5/8" white strip and insert the punch in the back of the punch; not the usual place. Wiggle it into the slot and adjust it until it's even and punch.  Now you'll start looking at your punches in a new way and likely find some great options for banners!  The nice thing is that it doesn't have to be a certain width to work.  

  Click on this link to download the free project sheet:  Download Quilted Star Block cards

  Remember there is a free project sheet for most of my video projects; see them all here. 

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  Click here or on the photo below to watch my video tutorial on this card and TWO more pretty cards featuring this beautiful designer paper and stamp & embossing folder bundle.  The Quilted Star cards are the first cards shown.  They loved these project ideas!  

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• LOTS of tips & samples from both new catalogs on my Zoom replay

  January 19, 2024

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  Check out this video of my new catalogs walk through; it's a replay of my Zoom a few weeks ago. 

  It features tons of tips on the new products, lots of swaps & samples and more.  

  I hope you enjoy it and learn a bit more about our Spring & Sale-a-Bration products. 

  I love Sale-a-Bration when you can earn free products with your Stampin' Up! orders!!

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• Pretty Detailed Dogwood card swaps

  January 18, 2024

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  Today I'm sharing a few swaps I received featuring the new Detailed Dogwood stamp set – one of the choices in the 2024 Sale-a-Bration catalog. 

  Trayce Bauer made this stunning card using Bubble Bath, Granny Apple Green and Mossy Meadow.

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  She fussy cut the flowers out and added them to the Bubble Bath layer that has been embossed using the Softly Sophisticated embossing folder – also from our Sale-a-Bration selection.

  I love how she added the dotted image to create a background on both the white layer and the greeting! The greeting die is from the Thoughtful Expressions dies.  

  Below is a photo of the stamp set.  See it here online.

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  It's free with a $100 purchase from Stampin' Up! through February 29th when Sale-a-Bration ends.  

  Next is a gorgeous card made by Angie Leach. 

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  She used a beautiful set of neutral colors – Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat, Mossy Meadow and Copper Clay. The large white die is from the Postage dies. Wow!

  I love the layout. Adding a few strips below your main focal point adds balance and interest and ties the colors together too. 

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  This last card is also a swap I received but I cannot give credit to the creator as there wasn't a name on it. 

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  Her colors of Black, Real Red and White are stunning! Note the simple stamped background on the large White layer, mimicking the main floral image.  That dragonfly is such a neat image. It does not coordinate with our Dragonfly punch unfortunately. 

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