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Many Mates For Simple Cards

February 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

Like sympathy cards I find that my favourite ‘thinking of you’ cards are generally quite simple. It’s all about the message after all. So when I sat down to design today’s simple Sunday project I decided to use just stamps, ink and paper. Instead of flowers I opted for a more masculine / gender neutral leafy theme. And for the sentiment I pulled out the Many Mates Stamp Set which I don’t think I’ve used in a while.

"Just Thinking of You" card created using the Many Mates Stamp Set and Flowers For Every Season paper from Stampin' Up! #simplestamping #papercraftwithme

SIMPLE LAYERS

I may have chosen leaves for my project but they actually come from the Flowers For Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack.

I cut one piece of the leafy branch design at 2-1/4″ x 6″ and used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) to attach it to the flap of a Whisper White Medium Envelope. Then with Paper Snips I trimmed off the excess using the edge of the flap as a guide.

Going back to the same DSP pattern I cut a piece 2-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ and set it aside. Then I found a coordinating Just Jade spotty sheet in the DSP pack for my final two strips, and cut them both at 3/4″ x 5-1/4″.

For my coordinating mat layers I chose Cinnamon Cider Card. I needed four pieces of this. Two were cut 7/8″ x 5-3/8″, one at 2-3/8″ x 3-3/8″ and the last one 1-5/8″ x 2-1/8″.

Using liquid glue I mounted the two long strips of spotty DSP onto the long strips of card. Then I mounted the leafy branch DSP onto the larger of the remaining two Cinnamon Cider Card pieces. With that I set everything aside to work on the sentiment.

MANY MATES

The Many Mates Stamp Set is a 19 piece sentiment only stamp set. As the name implies, the various sentiments can be mixed and matched and used for the outside or inside of cards. Today I chose the simple “just thinking of you” sentiment, and Cinnamon Cider ink to coordinate with the card mats.

After stamping the sentiment onto a 1-1/2″ x 2″ piece of Whisper White Card I was almost ready to start putting everything together. All I needed was a couple more white card pieces.

First, using my Paper Trimmer I cut and scored some Thick Whisper White Card. Next I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder to create a card base. Then, after cutting a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Whisper White Card, I began assembling the project.

"Just Thinking of You" card created using the Many Mates Stamp Set and Flowers For Every Season paper from Stampin' Up! #simplestamping #papercraftwithme

I started by using liquid glue to fix one of the long mounted strips close to the right-hand edge of the Whisper White layer. Then I glued the layer inside the card base.

Next I took the second layered strip and glued that onto the front of the card base about an inch from the fold. Over the top of that I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the large leafy branch panel. Then I topped that off with the sentiment fixed in place with Stampin’ Dimensionals. In no time at all today’s project was complete.

I love projects like these as they are so easy to replicate. But they’re also easy to adapt using different DSP patterns and coloured card layers underneath. I haven’t decided about a sentiment inside yet. I may hand write something, or I may use one of the other sentiments from the Many Mates Stamp Set. I’ll wait until I need to send it before make that choice.

PRODUCT LIST

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Flowers For Every Season 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Whisper White Medium Envelopes
Whisper White Medium Envelopes
Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad
Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin’ Pad
Many Mates Cling Stamp Set (English)
Many Mates Cling Stamp Set (English)
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin’ Dimensionals

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