The Sweet Soiree Memories & More pack is perfect for making quick & easy cards. Enjoy these 12 quick & easy card ideas.

This is one of the Sale-A-Bration items you can get for free with a $50 purchase so that makes it even better.

I laid out the 72 double-sided cards from this pack and a few stamp sets for some word choices. Thick Whisper White card bases and a few scraps of colored card stock completed these 12 cards … plus I have many more cards left over to make more!

 

First … a quick wedding card using two of the cards places at an angle. (sentiment from Beautiful Bouquet)

 

The “hello” is trimmed to fit the width of the card and put in the middle of two different colors of coordinating cardstock.

 

This birthday card uses one of the 3″ x 4″ floral cards with two more layers of cardstock, each a quarter inch bigger than the previous layer. Layer that on the white base and then add some circles on top for the sentiment (from Cake Soiree). Lots of layers for a quick & simple card.

 

Overlap two of the smaller cards  – one up and down and the other sideways – to create this fun layout. A bit of bling in the corner and finished! (words from One Big Meaning)

 

You can cut one at a diagonal to create a larger background when you are layering the cards. Notice the white lines on the Old Olive card piece. I also added ribbon to give it a popped up look. (words from Thankful Thoughts)

 

A Z-Card fold for this birthday card using words from Cake Soiree.

 

A quick birthday card using just two cards – one cut the long way to provide the background. (words from Happy Birthday Gorgeous)

You can use the larger cards to create a wrap for a gift card. (Words from Cake Soiree)

 

Shorten one of the larger cards and add one of the smaller ones to create this picture frame look. I cut out the heart from another card, added the sentiment from One Big Meaning and popped that up on the circle.

The card on the left (along with some other cards in this pack) would also make a great inside for a card. (Words from Thankful Thoughts and One Big Meaning)

 

A little fussy cutting from one of the cards adds to this card. (Sentiment from One Big Meaning)

 

For the last card – which is actually #13, making this a baker’s dozen,  the large “I love you”  is trimmed and laid diagonally across the card with pieces added from another card to fill in.

The Memories & More packs often get overlooked because people think they are just for scrapbooking. But they have some great sentiments for cards as well as lovely backgrounds.

**** and this pack is FREE for only two more weeks with a $50 order! Happy shopping (and enjoy the FREE gift you get from me when you order through my online store)

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Stampin’ Up! introduced a new product in their spring catalog called Brusho Crystal Colour (#144101). Brusho is watercolor ink crystals.

You can use them on water-washed paper to get some great effects with color! The product includes 5 colors – Brilliant Red, Gamboge (orange), Moss Green, Prussian Blue, and Yellow. And by mixing and matching these colors, you can get all sorts of effects.

I recently played with the Brusho crystals on a Facebook live. It was fun to see the different patterns that come just by sprinkling the crystals.

Whether you use a spritzer or aqua painter, you can get a great look.

Sprinkle the brusho and then spritz with water. Or use your aqua painter for a more watercolor look.

After the Facebook live, I took the colored sheets and turned them into cards. There really is no end to the patterns and color combinations that you could come up with.Tim even got in on the fun and created this dragon card

 

This is the Facebook Live where Tim and I played with the Brushos. We go live every Thursday at 1 pm Central and we would love to have you join us. Each week we share different techniques and/or stamp sets.

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And for Monday only, all of these stamp sets are 20% off:

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You’re So Sweet

 

Garden Girl

 

Good Vibes

 

Super Duper

 

Heartfelt Sympathy

 

Every Good Wish

 

Good Tidings

 

Milestone Moments

 

More than Chocolate

 

Number of Years

 

Oh What Fun

 

Touches of Texture

 

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For a fun interactive card for a cat lover – check out this slider card made with the Cat Punch … or pull out card … I really don’t know what to call it.

 

You pull the roof up to see the words. Change the words and you have change the occasion for giving this handmade card.

 

Here are the supplies you will need:

A 5″ x 8″ piece of Pool Party card stock, scored along the long side at 1 1/2″ and 5 1/2″. Fold.

Use the 2 7/8″ square from the Stitched Shapes Framelits to create the window in the center piece.

On the cut-out square piece, add your sentiment. (I used a birthday stamp from Confetti Celebrations.)

 

 

Attach a 3 1/4″ square of Window Sheet under the opening.

Put adhesive along one of the sides of the house and close up the card.

Carefully, attach the square with the words on the inside of the card – looking through the window.

Cut a piece of 3 3/8″ x 5 1/2″ Petal Garden Paper and make a black cat with the Cat Punch. Attach the cat to the bottom of that paper. This will make the slider.

For the roof, cut a piece of 1 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Fresh Fig. Cut the sides at an angle to look like a roof.

Use a piece of Tear & Tape to attach the top of the roof to the top of the Petal Garden paper. This will allow the bottom of the roof to stay open – and slide over the top of the house.

If you would like to watch a video of this being made – or you would like to see another DOZEN cards made with this punch, just click here!

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Use the Cat Punch to make quick & easy cat cards – for those cat lover friends of yours. In fact – its so easy that instead of the 9 cat cards I had planned to make (for a cat’s 9 lives, of course) the number kept going up. Birthday cards and sympathy cards and more…

A great way to make a birthday card for kids (or to have them make cards for friends) is to combine the Cat Punch with the Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper! The balloon, gift, and hat are all cut out from one of the sheets in that paper.

The wood floor is a 4″ x 1 1/2″ piece of Wood Textures Paper.

 

What could be any easier than a strip of paper (from the Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper) with some Black Bakers Twine and the Cat sitting on top?

To add interest to the words (from Teeny Tiny Wishes), I stamped close to the edge of my paper scrap and then used the edge of the Everyday Label Punch to cut it out.

 

Losing a pet is very hard. What an easy way to show your sympathy using the largest heart from the Sweet & Sassy Framelits and a little heart from the Enamel Shapes.

 

There is nothing like a forlorn looking cat in a window to express “I miss you” (from the Soft Sayings Card Kit).

Either this is a tiny window … or a very large cat… your choice!

 

 

For either a congrats card (you found the yarn?) or for a care card for a “tangled life” situation card – the ball of yarn tells the story.

I used the 3/4″ Circle Punch and the Adhesive Sheets – and just wrapped the Bakers Twine in a circle starting in the middle.

 

That cute cat loving couple you know? Here is a card for them!

Punch one cat out from a black scrap and one from a white scrap – and reverse the images! Add a heart from the Sweet & Sassy Framelits.

 

You can even frame a cat – for any occasion! Quick, easy, & cute!

 

This Cat in the Window is a pull-up card. Come back on Monday to see how it works. I will give step by step directions then.

 

The cat and the fishbowl is a classic cat story! The fish bowl and fish are from the Jar of Love stamp set and the table and stool are from the Wood Textures Paper Stack.

 

The cat rises again! (I saw this idea on Pinterest some time ago and don’t know who to credit with it – sorry)

Tip: Punch the cat out first, then layer the Stitched Square over the cat where you want it.

Tim’s Cat Cards

Tim shared the outdoor cat cards – since that is where he thinks cats should live. (Don’t blame him – he is extremely allergic to cats!)

Doesn’t this paper from the Wood Textures Paper Stack make a great outdoor setting for this cat behind the wood pile?

This cat is punched out from the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper.

 

The 2″ Circle Punch was used with Card Stock Vellum to create the moon. Doesn’t it look shimmery against the starry sky (from the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper)?

The white Watercolor Pencil was used to draw the lines on the wall made with the Brick Wall Embossing Folder.

 

This “bloody” card looks more like Halloween! Tim poked his finger picking up the scissors (our 5 year grand son said he is going to give grandpa some safety lessons!) – and this was the result!

 

I remade his card so we could actually send it out!

The Wood Crate Framelits were used with the Wood Textures Paper Stack for this fun place for the cats to play!

Making Many Cat Cards/the Video

You can watch us make these cards – and see Tim’s reaction to his bleeding right here:

 

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