Tutti Fruiti Mini Cards

I have a sweet treat to share with you! This delicious set of cards would make a fabulous gift for a friend or family member! Join me on the LDRS Creative YouTube Channel for the video tutorial!

I love making sets of cards! They're great to keep on hand for teacher gifts or for whenever you need to send out a handful of cards. I used the Tutti Fruiti Impress-ion Letterpress Dies along with some other supplies to make this quick set of mini slimline cards. 

I used Raven Hybrid Ink and pressed the three images from the Tutti Fruiti Impress-ion Letterpress Dies into Neenah cardstock. Usually, I would use watercolor cardstock, but I knew I wanted to do Copic coloring. Copics and watercolor paper don't mix well, so I just added an extra shim to my Betterpress and used Neenah. While I had my Betterpress platform out, I made a few sentiments for my cards using the Love & Friendship Sentiments Impress-ion Letterpress Dies.

I used my Copic markers and colored all three of my images and then used the coordinating dies to cut them out. 

I love using coverplate dies to create a bit of interest in the background, but still keep the focus on the image in the forefront. I cut white cardstock with the Slimline Basket Weave Pocket Dies and added a black backer. All that's left is to add the images and sentiments to the center of the cards. 

I hope you enjoyed this short and easy tutorial! I'll see you soon!

HSN Throwback | MacKenna Christmas Card and Scrapbooking Kit

Ready for another HSN throwback project? How about TWO?! I made two cards quick and easy using papers, ephemera, and stickers from the MacKenna Christmas Card and Scrapbooking Kit from HSN. Check out the video for my step-by-step tutorial!

I was able to use the components of the MacKenna Christmas Card and Scrapbooking Kit to make two cards. All I added was some adhesive and cardstock! No stamping, die-cutting, or anything too crazy!

I took one sheet of the 12x12 patterned paper and cut it apart to get two different background scenes. I cut down the piece to layer onto a mini slimline card, added silver shimmer watercolor spatters, and mounted it with foam tape onto a piece of mint and white patterned paper.

All this card needs is some puffy stickers to help set the scene! I placed two deer near the center of the card and a sentiment in the top right corner. I added the panel to a mini slimline card base and that's it for card one!

My second card is just as simple! I took a second background piece and trimmed it to size for a slimline card. I added silver shimmer watercolor spatter and used foam tape and mounted it to a pink cardstock mat. 

I grabbed a piece of ephemera and added it to the left side of the card with foam tape. I added lots of enamel dots to help bring the focus to the truck and camper ephemera piece and added the panel to a white slimline card base.

I hope you enjoyed this throwback and these two easy cards! I'll see you again soon!

Trinity Stamps Facebook Live with Lynnea | Stamping with Dies

Stamping with dies is such an easy way to stretch your supplies! Join me live on the Trinity Stamps Facebook Page at 12pm CT / 1pm ET for a one layer Happy Dance card! 

I'll see you this afternoon for this happy card that takes just minutes to create! 

Trinity Stamps | Mini Slimline Disco Ball Shaker Card

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving! Here's a holographic shaker card made with the Trinity Stamps Mini Slimline Disco Ball Die (and some other new goodies)! 

I love how a cover die can be dressed up or dressed down depending on the cardstock! I gave this mini slimline a whole lot of disco ball glam with some holographic cardstock! 

I dressed up my shaker card with some embellishments from Trinity Stamps and then topped off the card using the Simply Sentimental Happy Stamp Set and the Simple Sentimental Happy Die Set. 

Thanks so much for joining me! See you soon! 

Trinity Stamps | Big Bows Little Bows Mini Slimline Card

There's nothing better than a big ol' bow at Christmastime! I combined a few items from the latest Trinity Stamps release to make this pretty little card. 

I stamped and colored all three sizes of one of the bow styles from the Big Bows Little Bows Stamp Set and cut them out with the Big Bows little Bows Coordinating Die Set. 

I die cut the Mini Slimline Geometric Cut Out Panel Die from silver cardstock and mounted it with foam tape onto a 3.5" x 6.5" mini slimline card base. I stamped a sentiment from the Winter Winds Stamp Set and die cut it with the Coordinating Winter Winds Die Set and then trimmed it in half so that it would fit across my card. 

I added my sentiment and bows with foam tape to finish off the card. Thanks for joining me! 

LDRS Creative | Slim Line Pocket Card Set

I am DEFINITELY a patterned paper hoarder, but today I used the gorgeous LDRS Creative Painted Garden 6x6 Paper Pack to create an easy set of slim line pocket cards! 

The Painted Garden 6x6 Paper Pack has double sided papers which are PERFECT for today's tutorial! I always get asked how I decorate the inside of my cards. The honest answer? I don't. Never! I don't even stamp a sentiment on the inside - they're blank so I can write as much or as little as I want. but I thought I would give you guys an easy idea to dress up the inside of your cards. Want to know what it is? Fold the patterned paper in half. Really - that's it! You'll have gorgeous pattern on the front and the inside of your card! I picked out four patterns from the Painted Garden 6x6 Paper Pack and folded them in half at 3 inches and trimmed a bit off the side so they would be 5 1/2 inches long. 

I cut the Birdhouse Border Die from white cardstock four times with a 1/2 inch border at the bottom of each one. I wanted to keep the focus on the pretty patterned papers, so I simply used liquid adhesive to glue the birdhouse border die cuts onto the bottom of each of the cards. 

I like simple, but elegant sentiments and the sentiments from the Snapdragon, Magnolia, Lily, and Pelargonium Stamp Set are perfect! I stamped them with a variety of LDRS Creative Hybrid Inks making sure that each sentiment color would coordinate with the colors in the patterned papers. I die cut them with the coordinating Snapdragon, Magnolia, Lily, and Pelargonium Dies and added them to the cards with foam tape. 

I hope these cards inspire you to break out your patterned paper and make some quick cards that are beautiful on the outside and the inside! See you soon!

Trinity Stamps | Special Delivery Mini Slimline Card

What's cuter than a mini slimline card? A mini slimline card with a puppy! I used a bunch of new Trinity Stamps products on this cutie patootie card! 

I am loving mini slimline cards right now! Sometimes I find full slimline cards to be overwhelming, so this mini size is perfect! I colored a couple of images from the Special Delivery Stamp Set with Copic Markers and then cut them with the Special Delivery Coordinating Die Set. I just love that cute puppy! 

I used the largest die from the Mini Slimline Stitched Layers Stack Die Set to cut a piece of patterned paper from the Rainbow Brights Slimline Paper Pad. I love rainbows and this paper gives a simple card a little more wow! I added white heat embossed sentiments from the Big & Bold Sentiments Stamp Set and the Supporting Script Sentiments Stamp Set. 

I used my Trinity Pick Up Stick to add a scattering of Something New Baubles to finish off the card. Thanks for stopping by!