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Simple Direct to Paper Technique for quick gorgeous cards! Plus 6 ways to add ribbon! Video & free project sheet too!

On last week's Live video I focused on the Most Adored specialty designer paper and shared the Direct to Paper technique and these gorgeous cards: 

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Anytime we have designer papers with foil designs I think of this fun technique! It's basically rubbing or tapping your water based ink pad onto the designer paper. The ink soaks into the background but resists the foil designs. Simply wipe the excess ink off the foil with a tissue – done!

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The colors above are Azure Afternoon and Pretty Peacock. Notice the different ribbon techniques and layouts. The left card has loops of ribbon added to the greeting label; the right has a simple fold of ribbon. 

Each card has two main pieces – the designer paper is 3" X 4" and the layered, coordinating card stock is 3 1/4" X 4 1/4". Check out the different layouts with these basic pieces.  

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The left card above is Highland Heather and the right is Sweet Sorbet.  A few more examples of ways to add ribbon and change up this simple layout.  I added two thin strips of ribbon across the left card and tied a bow around the window frame on the right. 

Remember this pretty specialty paper is available through February during Sale-a-Bration. It's free with any $50 Stampin' Up! purchase. See it here. 

Keeping to a basic layout like this is a wonderful way to get a bunch of cards done quickly and use up your designer paper at the same time! I chose the Charming Sentiments stamp set for all of my greetings.  

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The colors above are Copper Clay and Pebbled Path – 2 of our newest in colors.  Ribbon uses include a flag and a double bow.

The free project sheet can be downloaded here: It's also a great reference for ways to add ribbon! Download Direct to Paper technique with 6 ways to add ribbon

I hope you're inspired by the simply card idea, the technique and the 6 ways to add ribbon!  Watch the video below to see this technique in action!

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All online orders in February will receive this free tutorial with 8 projects!

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• Lovely & Beautiful fancy fold card swap with measurements

  May 1, 2026

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  Kim made this amazing card for our April Team swap:

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  She combined new and current products for this beautiful card cased from Karen Hadler. That beautiful textured flower is from an upcoming bundle called Opulent Oasis. It includes a new die that textures; it’s called Textured Impression dies. I’ll share more details on this new product soon. It will be released on May 5th in the 2026 May-August catalog.

  The designer paper is called Lovely & Beautiful and can be seen here. The pretty leaf die-cut is from the Nature’s Symphony dies.
  Here’s how it looks once opened:

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  So many layers!! The card stock colors include Old Olive, Petal Pink and Fresh Freesia.

  Measurements:

  – Olive card base 11″ X 4 1/4″ score at 2 3/4″ & 5 1/2″, second piece – 9″ X 3 34″ scored at 3″ & 6″
  – Petal Pink layers 2 1/2″ X 4″ and 5 1/4″ X 4″ on the large piece. 3 pieces at 2 3/4″ X 3 1/2″ on the shorter piece
  – DSP 1 1/4″ X 3 3/4″ and 5″ X 3 3/4″ on the large piece. 2 pieces at 2 1/2″ X 3 1/4″ on the shorter piece
  – Fresh Freesia 2 1/2″ X 3 1/4″

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  I hope you enjoyed seeing her gorgeous card. More swaps soon!

  April Specials:

  Check out the Last Chance list here; these items go fast!

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  Product of the Month is the Eyelet Blooms dies

  *Get a free 12 project tutorial when you redeem this POM from me!

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  Free PDF tutorial featuring the Delicate Whispers suite!

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• Three pretty swap cards with great layouts

  April 30, 2026

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  Our Team swap theme was nature or animals this month. I’m sharing three pretty cards I think you’ll want to case.

  First is a card made by Jonna who is featuring the Nature’s Symphony suite.

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  She used the Nature’s Symphony stamp set and the Nature’s Walk designer paper here. I love the layout so much! Adding your greeting strip across the front is a fantastic way to break up the large layers.
  Her colors include Pretty Peacock and White.

  Measurements are as follows:

  – Cloud Cover card base 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ score at 4 1/4″
  – Pretty Peacock large layer 5 3/8″ X 4 3/8″, small layer 3″ X 4 1/4″, strip 4 1/8″ X 1″, inside is 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″
  – White 2 3/4″ X 4″, inside 4″ X 5 1/4″
  – DSP 4″ X 5 1/4″

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  Inks used: Pretty Peacock and White Craft ink.

  The next card is made by Tracey who used a new to me’ tearing technique on her pretty card:

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  She used the Floral Charm designer paper. Actually it’s just one sheet and measured 3″ X 4″ before she tore it. The technique she used is called ‘Rip & Flip’. You tear the lower half off and flip it to reveal the other side. Slide the torn piece under the upper portion to hide the ‘cut’ side. So cool!

  Look at the ribbon above the greeting circle. She formed loops of Berry Burst 1/4″ shiny ribbon and adhered it underneath the flowers and greeting. So smart and unique!
  The colored and die-cut flowers are from the Extraordinary Flora bundle seen here.

  Measurements:

  – Pretty Peacock card base 5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″ score at 4 1/4″
  – Berry Burst 4 1/4″ X 3 1/4″
  – DSP 4″ X 3″
  – White circle die-cut

  Lastly is Candy’s card featuring the Nature’s Symphony stamp set with a neat technique:

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  She cased this technique from Kim Quade. She created a window with the Stylish Shapes dies and another piece of paper. She used Blending Brushes inside the window for the soft, multicolored look and stamped the leaves before removing her mask.

  Her ink colors include Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight and Fresh Freesia. She stamped the images with Secret Sea. Beautifully done!

  I’ll share more swap cards tomorrow.

  April Specials:

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• New Catalog Open House & BOGO is Saturday! NEW product shares are up!

  April 29, 2026

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  I hold an Open House event with each new catalog release by Stampin’ Up! It’s a wonderful time to gather my friends and customers together and to get the new catalog in their hands. They’re always excited about these because I make a BIG DEAL over the event.

  I love to show off our new products with displays and samples. I gather door prizes, free cards to give with orders, door prizes and an array of yummy food.

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  It’s Saturday at my home studio from 11:30 – 1:30 pm and will include a BOGO this time.

  It shocks most people when they hear this, but I do not keep any of my Stampin’ Up! products from year to year. I just don’t have time to use it. So I price my retired products and put them in my garage for the sale. For each dollar you spend on my retired products you can pick out NEW items for free! Basically they are getting either one for FREE. It’s a wonderful deal for them and I can clear out my stash to make room for more. Win, win!!

  If you’re near me in Minot, ND I hope you’ll come to the event. Even though I hold multiple card clubs each month I have lots of customers I only see a few times a year. It’s so neat to watch my gals gather together & catch up. I love it!

  I’m also offering my Designer Paper and Embellishment shares to locals and long distance customers!

  I know many who like to get a sampling of everything so they know what they want to order more of. It’s a great way to go. There’s nothing like seeing the new products in person!

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  Reserve your DSP share here. It includes 65 sheets of 12 different papers from the 2026 May-August catalog; all in 6 X 6″ size. You can double your share and get all but one in 6″ X 12″ size. Click here to reserve a double share.

  Details:

  – This share includes all NEW papers in the summer catalog; not any Online Exclusives.
  – The shares will be ordered and filled in order of purchase. It may take up to 2 or more weeks to receive them.
  – if products become unavailable I may wait to ship the share until all are available.
  – This share includes a printed list of card stock/paper colors in each designer paper.
  – it does include 6 specialty papers. It does not include the Luxe White or Everyday Essentials Mix & Match DSP.

  Here are the details on my new Embellishment share:

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  There are 8 different gems included in this share. You’ll receive a portion of each with a total of 186 different embellishments! All are shown above except the Loose Anchor trinkets. There will be 3 of those included in the share.
  *You can double this share if you’d like.

  The cost is $15 for locals (add $4 for shipping). No additional shipping is needed if you add this on to your DSP share above; I’ll combine shipping.

  Reserve your embellishment share here.

  Get both! You can opt in and get both shares here.

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