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IDEAS Blog Hop – New Year’s Resolutions

December 6, 2021 12 Comments

IDEAS (International Demos Exciting Artistic Stampin') Design Team Banner - monthly blog hop. #papercraftwithme

This month our theme is “New Year’s Resolutions” which left quite a lot of room for interpretation. Every year I`m determined to improve my organisation and so I decided to create a perpetual calendar as my contribution to the IDEAS tutorial bundle PDF. With a perpetual calendar you write down birthdays, anniversaries and other events that occur on the same date each year. But unlike a traditional annual calendar you can keep using it year after year. My version includes twelve individual month sheets that you can store in a file in plastic pockets or in a box. Each month it’s easy to see the events you’ll need cards for. Then as you make or buy a card for a particular person or occasion, simply store them in the appropriate month ready for when you need it.

So with my perpetual calendar project in the PDF, I thought that I could start off your card collection with this card.

Create this card with "A Day To Remember" sentiment using the Days To Remember Stamp Set and Simply Elegant paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

SIMPLY ELEGANT

There’s something quite special about cards with metallic foil, and this design could work for anyone.

I started by choosing the art deco style pattern from the Simply Elegant 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. First I cut a 2-1/4″ x 6″ piece, and using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) attached it to the flap of a Basic White Medium Envelope. Then with Paper Snips I cut off the excess paper using the edge of the flap as a guide.

Next I cut a 3/4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of the DSP. After fixing it to the right-hand edge of a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Basic White Card with liquid glue I set the assembled piece aside for a moment.

By this point I’d decided to create my card base from Basic Black Card. So using my Paper Trimmer I cut and scored the card. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder. Now I could add the Basic White layer to the inside using more liquid glue.

That just left the front of the card to do and for that I cut one final piece of DSP at 3-1/8″ x 5-3/8″. Using liquid glue I attached the DSP to the front if the card base leaving an even border at the top, bottom and right-hand side. Then I wrapped some gold Simply Elegant Trim around the black section on the left of the DSP and tied it in a simple bow.

A DAY TO REMEMBER

Create this card with "A Day To Remember" sentiment using the Days To Remember Stamp Set and Simply Elegant paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

For my sentiment I decided to use “A day to remember” from the Days To Remember Stamp Set.

Using VersaMark ink I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of Thick Basic White Card. Then I sprinkled the sticky ink with black Stampin’ Emboss Powder and tapped off the excess. After removing a few stray specks I melted the rest using my Heat Tool set on 2 (high).

To add a little more interest I cut out the sentiment using a die from my favourite Ornate Frames Dies set. Once that was done I added the sentiment to the card front with Black Stampin’ Dimensionals and my card was complete.

This really is quite a simple layout for a card that would work for many different occasions at any time of year. Simply change the DSP and sentiment as appropriate. I do hope you like it.

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS TUTORIAL BUNDLE

So with the card done, let me tell you a little more about the tutorial PDF featuring my Perpetual Calendar project. The December IDEAS “New Year’s Resolutions” tutorial bundle is a massive 81 pages, featuring more than 20 projects from 16 different designers. There’s cards, calendars, storage and organisation ideas plus much more all using Stampin’ Up! products. The collage below provides a little sneak peek of what’s inside.

Get the IDEAS (International Demos Exciting Artistic Stampin') Tutorial Bundle PDF (December 2021 - New Year's Resolutions) for free by placing an order for Stampin' Up! products or buy the tutorial instead. #papercraftwithme

If you’d like a copy of the instructions for these projects for your own personal use, or even to use in your classes, there are three ways to get it:

  • Place an order via my online store for $45CAD (before shipping and taxes) using my December Host Code YG9ZTBWZ . Make sure to allow Stampin’ Up! to share your contact details so I can e-mail the tutorial to you. If your order is over $200CAD don’t use the Host Code or you’ll miss out on Stampin’ Rewards. So long as I have access to your contact details I’ll still send the PDF
  • Join Stampin’ Up! and my Crafty Canadians team, and you’ll get this IDEAS tutorial for free.
  • Buy the tutorial. Contact me at tutorials@papercraftwithme.com for more information.

Once you’ve received the bundle, please remember not to share or distribute printed or electronic copies of the tutorials. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your own use. If you know someone who would like to purchase the tutorial bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their own copy. Thank you for your support.

In the meantime please visit Jacqui Lawrence on the next leg of today’s blog hop by clicking on the giant ‘NEXT’ button below.

IDEAS (International Demos Exciting Artistic Stampin') Design Team Logo - next blog. #papercraftwithme
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PRODUCT LIST

In the list below you’ll find links to all the Stampin’ Up! products I used to create today’s card project.

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock
Simply Elegant 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
Simply Elegant 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Basic White Medium Envelopes
Basic White Medium Envelopes
Simply Elegant Trim
Simply Elegant Trim
Days To Remember Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
Days To Remember Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
Versamark Pad
Versamark Pad
Basics Embossing Powders
Basics Embossing Powders
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
Ornate Frames Dies
Ornate Frames Dies
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Mini Glue Dots
Mini Glue Dots
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals Combo Pack

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Filed Under: Cards, Masculine Cards, Memory Keeping, Miscellaneous, Notepads and Notebooks, Organisation, Sentiment Cards (miscellaneous), Special Occasion Cards, Tutorial PDF, Wedding Cards Tagged With: Days To Remember, IDEAS Design Team, Ornate Frames Dies, Simply Elegant Specialty DSP, Simply Elegant Suite, tutorial, Tutorial PDF, vellum

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  1. MaryKate Scott says

    December 6, 2021 at 7:08 pm

    This is so elegant – and yes easy – but I can’t wait to read your instructions, I know you’ll have great tips!

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      December 6, 2021 at 7:56 pm

      Thank you MaryKate

      Reply
  2. Caroline Van den Neste says

    December 9, 2021 at 4:12 am

    very elegant

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    • Tracy Elsom says

      December 9, 2021 at 6:36 am

      Thank you Caroline

      Reply
  3. Elizabeth Ames says

    December 9, 2021 at 11:11 am

    A wonderful idea
    Love your colour choice for this card

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      December 9, 2021 at 12:26 pm

      Thank you Elizabeth

      Reply
  4. Jacqui Lawrence says

    December 10, 2021 at 3:55 pm

    Very stylish with these papers x

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      December 11, 2021 at 6:14 am

      Thank you Jacqui

      Reply
  5. Sara Rayner says

    December 13, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    What an elegant card for kicking off the perpetual calendar.

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    • Tracy Elsom says

      December 13, 2021 at 5:52 pm

      Thank you Sara

      Reply
  6. Janey Backer says

    December 14, 2021 at 12:02 pm

    love you classy design!

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    • Tracy Elsom says

      December 15, 2021 at 7:43 am

      Thank you Janey

      Reply

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