Slimline and Easel Cards - Happy Half Hour Facebook Live

Hello, my joyful friends and stampers!  Every Thursday at 11 AM ET I go live on The Joyful Stamper Facebook Page.  Everyone is invited!  On yesterday's live, I demonstrated how to make both an easel card and a slimline card.  Both are super easy.  The easel card is great because it's a fun fold that still fits in a regular A2-sized envelope (those are the ones that fit a standard 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" card) - no extra postage required, nothing crazy, but something different!  A slimline card fits in a business-sized envelope, and those you can get 40 for a $1 at the dollar store!  

The sentiment strip is adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals so that it props the folded part of the card upright.  The sentiment comes from Timeless Tropical.

Here you can see the form of the easel card.  I put the measurements in the project sheet (found at the end of this post).  You can also watch the replay below to see how to make this card.

This is a slimline card, using Timeless Tulips stamp set and the Tulip Builder Punch.  You start with a 7" x 8-1/2" piece of cardstock and fold it in half at 3-1/2".  It fits in a business-sized envelope with room to spare (that's why my Highland Heather tulip can extend off the card edge).  My stamps are pretty much the only way I'll ever have a pretty flower garden🤣   

Get the Project Sheet with the details for these two cards here.

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Happy (Half) Hour Facebook Live Stamping Class

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Every Tuesday at 2 PM ET I go live on The Joyful Stamper Facebook Page.  Everyone is invited - those of you curious about stamping, new to stamping, experienced at stamping, or already a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!  Watch the replay below or on YouTube. 

Today I'm featuring the new Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper.  I LOVE this paper so much!  The patterns are fresh and fun AND the images can be punched out with 4 of our punches: Umbrella Builder, Tulip Builder, Small Bloom, and Heart Punch pack.

We'll make the two cards above (and you'll have the option to receive these kits in the mail for free) plus I'll show you more samples.  I've covered every punch with my projects!  I'm seriously in love with this paper so make sure to join me to see why I am swooning!

You can find the project sheet for today's Happy (half) Hour Live projects here.

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Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge 781

It's that beautiful time between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day - real life seems suspended and there's a relaxing departure from the normal routine.  My girls are home from school and Brian is off work until January 2.  We "play" with our new Christmas toys, watch movies, eat cookies and cinnamon rolls as a meal, take long walks, attend shows....anything and everything out of the ordinary for us!  I even painted my nails since there's no housework to be done!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, too! 

One part of the normal routine that is still here this week (and next week) is the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge.

It's a nice, clean layout that is perfect for showing off a larger stamp or sentiment, or for creating a scene, like I did for my card.

I used Timeless Tulips and the Tulip Builder Punch, both available January 3 in Stampin' Up!'s Mini Catalog (read below for how to get your copy).  I stamped the large tulip in Highland Heather ink on Highland Heather cardstock.  The leaves were inked up with Pear Pizzazz and stamped on Pear Pizzazz cardstock.  Both images were punched out using the Tulip Builder Punch.  

Don't you love that sweet little "happy birthday"?  It's so dainty and pretty!

Using Stampin' Dimensionals for adhesive allowed me to tuck the tulips and leaves behind and around each other.  I love how it makes it feel like they are growing at different heights and in different directions, just like in nature.  I have zero gardening skills and zero desire to learn how to garden, so I am very happy for this stamp set and punch!  No watering required 😄

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