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Monday’s Are Hard, Stamping Shouldn’t Be<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Monday\u2019s are hard, but in this cardmaking series, I will show you that stamping shouldn\u2019t be. In fact, it\u2019s quite easy. And with minimal supplies and minimal efforts, you can get fabulous results!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lovely You Stamp Set<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s Monday Card features the stamp set Lovely You. This is a new stamp set from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog from Stampin\u2019 Up!. If you would like to see another easy Monday card that features flowers, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can purchase Lovely You as a bundle with the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch and save 10%. However, since we are using minimal supplies, this Monday Card only uses the stamp set. But more on the punch later!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lovely You Stamp Set, item #152525<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s right, one stamp set, Lovely You, two ink pads, Rich Razzleberry and Shaded Spruce, and two colors of cardstock, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White. Please follow along!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Monday Card<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Card Recipe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rich Razzleberry CS: 5-1\/2 x 8-1\/2\u2033, score at 4-1\/4\u2033 for card base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rich Razzleberry CS: 4 x 5-1\/4″, 1-3\/4 x 3-1\/2″, \u2033 and 1 x 4″, small scrap<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whisper White CS: 4 x 5 1\/4\u2033 (for inside, optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whisper White CS: 1-1\/2 x 3-1\/4″, 3\/4 x 3-3\/4″, (4 of) 3\/4 x 5″, small scrap<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stamp And Assemble<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This Monday\u2019s Are Hard, Stamping Shouldn\u2019t Be Card starts out with the typical \u201cfold in half\u201d and score with your bone folder to get a great crisp card base. Let\u2019s not break tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, my TIP<\/strong> to you is to score once, invert the fold and score again. Your inner crease is now as crisp as the outer one. This makes for a professional looking card base!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rich<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Create Your Own Designer Series Paper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With the minimal supplies used in this card, we are not adding designer series paper to it. We are making our own! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This great background pattern can be used with any stamp sets you own that contain small stamps and sentiments. It is a great way to use up some of those white strips of left-over paper that are lying around too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started with the Shaded Spruce Ink and 2 of the 3\/4 x 5″ Whisper White strips. I used the three-leaf stamp from the Lovely You Stamp Set four times on one strip. Next, I used the sentiment “always”, and varied which letters from the word showed on my narrow paper strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Shaded<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After completing the Shaded Spruce strips, I worked on the Rich Razzleberry ones. On the two remaining strips, I stamped flowers from the Lovely You Stamp Set. I was able to get four of the larger flower images on one, and five of the smaller images on the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rich<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After I stamped all four strips, I adhered them to a piece of 4 x 5-1\/4″ Rich Razzleberry CS. I like to “dry fit” my pieces before permanently attaching them. This gives me time to see if I like the layout, and the ability to change my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Layering<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I kept my strips closer to the left, with a portion of the Rich Razzleberry visible on the right. There is room to play here, and you could easily separate the strips farther apart and fill the space instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focal Stamping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This card has a lot of small stamps doing all the work. To anchor the sentiment, I continued by using Shaded Spruce Ink and the leaf sprig stamp from the Lovely You Stamp Set. But this time, I doubled the size by stamping the image twice, once up and once down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sprig<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If there is an overlap in the middle, that is fine. The middle stamping will be covered up by the sentiment layer later on. I adhered this 1-1\/2 x 3-1\/4″ Whisper White CS to a panel of Rich Razzleberry CS, 1-3\/4 x 3-1\/2″.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So Many Sentiments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Lovely You Stamp Set has 8 sentiments, along with 3 individual words. This stamp set has so much variety! I chose the sentiment “miles apart, but still in my heart”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sentiment<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I stamped the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry Ink, I kept the image to the right of my 3\/4 x 3-3\/4″ Whisper White CS. Next, I adhered it to a layer of 1 x 4″ Rich Razzleberry CS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finishing Touches<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The leaf sprig layer and sentiment layer need to be placed on the card. I placed the leaf sprig layer toward the left of the card, overlapping some of the smaller strips. The final position can be chosen to suit the background stamps in play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it came time to add the sentiment strip over the sprig assembly, the previous card layering left one end much lower. I solved this off-kilter situation by adding small pieces of Rich Razzleberry CS to the back of the sentiment layer where it needed a ‘bump’ up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The back of this sentiment piece needed to go up at least two levels,which I accomplished by adding small pieces of like-color cardstock in the appropriate area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fussy Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fussy cutting is not a favorite of most people. I try to keep mine to a minimum as well. But from time to time, it adds a needed detail to a card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this Monday card, I stamped the three-leaf stamp in Shaded Spruce, and the larger of the floral stamps in Rich Razzleberry onto a white scrap. Then, I did a little of the dreaded fussy cutting with my Paper Snips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Fussy<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The middle of the fussy cut leaf will be covered by the flower, so it will not require the fussiest of cutting. The flower is easy to fussy cut, as just the head is needed. Lastly, I attached them to my card front, on the left of the sentiment piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Insider Job<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your card is beautiful on the outside, now lets make it pretty inside too! I like to mimic some of the outer stamping into a corner of the inside card. This way the card has continuity and there is still lots of room to add your own sentiment or written thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, I used the leaf sprig stamp and Shaded Spruce Ink first. I angled the image from the bottom corner toward the middle of the 4 x 5-1\/4″ Whisper White CS. Next, I stamped the larger flower in Rich Razzleberry and added it on the side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Inside<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step It Up!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For my stepped up version of this same card, I pulled out the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch, which can be purchased at the same time as the stamp set for an instant 10% savings, using item #154070 when buying both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lovely Labels Pick A Punch, item #152883<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Because this versatile punch removes a small amount of cardstock from the end, you will need to add 1\/8″ to your cardstock measurement for each side that is punched. So, in my next card sample, I added 1\/8″ to the four background strips, punching only one<\/em> end. For the sentiment pieces, I added 1\/4″, because I punched both<\/em> ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This stepped up card shows the work of the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch. I was able to use two different label ends (see layering strips and sentiment) with one punch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n