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A project idea that you can could change up the colors and the texture to create a whole rainbow of birthday cards!

An accent of color, a little bit of paper, a splash of ribbon and you are done! Plus, change up the greeting, colors, and papers to make this card perfect for ANY occasion!

Use your stamp sets and tools for more than they were intended! This card idea is using the new Carols of Christmas but using it for a masculine Birthday card idea! Clever, right?! It is always a good idea to make your stamping supplies go a little further! This is the perfect card for the hunters or nature lovers on your Birthday card list!

Want to know what makes this card Quick and Easy? Start with a classic layout and add pretty paper to do much of the heavy lifting on your background! The beautiful Daisy Delight Bundle adds both the focal point and the greeting! Don't you just love when a stamp set does double duty? Change up the greeting and this card could be for almost any occasion!

Supplies are not my problem! Using them is!

Do you fill your crafting space with tons of pretty paper, but don't ever seem to get around to using it? Be honest, could you be classified as a paper hoarder? 

Did your stack of stamp sets go uninked and UNLOVED over the summer? 

You can tell me, I promise you won't get put into detention!

The school bell is ringing and it's time for you to join me and go back to school today! 

One Sheet Wonder Card School is NOW in session! Learn more here!

Every month you will get:

• One easy to follow new template 
• Full color instructions with all the dimensions
• Sample ideas
• Plus, a video to guide you!  

Better than regular school, no driving or parking hassles. It is all available online in a Facebook group. You are already hanging out on Facebook, you might as well learn something!

You will participate with over 200 other stampers in your own time frame and at your own pace!

All the members are encouraged to post the cards they create using that month's template. When you participate you have a chance of being selected for prizes! YEAH! PRIZES! 

Here is one of the cards that I made using this month's template!

I didn't tell you the BEST PART! There is no product purchase required to participate!

Really, do you really need more stuff right now? Get ready for Card Class and learn how to use the stuff you have!

Do you want to see more? Here's a peek at something from earlier this year (using the pretty Saleabration paper).

This was from January and part of the template used the FAST and fun Rip and Flip technique that I have shown you before! 

You get immediate access to the group with your low monthly subscription and you can quit anytime you'd like!

Are you ready to learn how to...

• Use the supplies you already have
• Stamp your own background papers
• Make Cards Quickly
• Use up the pretty papers you’re hoarding
• Not waste paper
• Create beautiful cards with limited supplies
• Accurate Paper Cutting
• Recreate a card idea using supplies you already have
• Make more than one card at a time
• Create Fun Fold Cards
• Make Quick Cards that look like you spent hours on them!

Learn where to start, use what you have, get more done. It’s that easy. Let’s get started!

I am an affliate of this group, so that means if you join then I get a little reward for having you join, but there is no added cost for you. Check it out!

Christmas in July! Getting a jump start on Christmas cards is a great way to spend a very hot day! That's what a few friends and I did last Sunday. Unfortunately with all the other activities calling during the busy summer months it is sometimes hard to gather at a specific time with stamping friends. Boy don't I know that! That is why I like to create quick and easy card ideas that can be made in the little bits of spare time you get!  In your own home! In your own time!

 

Here are the details for this lovely, but easy card!

Cardbase: Whisper White ( 81/2" x 11" cut in half) 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Left fold to make card front 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (you can get two cards from each sheet of cardstock)

Pretty paper layer: Be Merry Designer Series Paper. Cut to 4" x 5 1/4" (you can get six of these from one piece of paper)

Greetings Layers: Garden Green cardstock (approx 3 1/4" x 3 1/4") background and Whisper White cardstock approx 3" x 3"

Ink: Garden Green

Tools & Accessories: Stitched Shapes thinlets & Layering Squares thinlets (you can do layering with just the Layering Squares or any shapes you have).

Your order today will earn you at least one $5 Bonus Days coupon that could be used starting August 1st to purchase the stamp set used Carols of Christmas! 

Tips: Big Shot is required for using thinlets, so remember you could choose the Big Shot as part of your Starter Kit and pay just $99 for it plus get a couple of other items for your $125 product selection. Until the end of July, you will also get the Essentials Gift Pack and the stamp set used on this card Carols for Christmas FREE! 

Get creative today! I'd love to see how many cards you could make using this layout as a template! Change the card base to Cherry Cobbler or Garden Green and rotate the color of the accent to greeting layer. Maybe use the green side of the paper and use Cherry Cobbler for an accent! If you make your own version of this card, please share it with us on the Facebook page!

Six months from today will be Christmas Eve! It seems like a lot of time, but there are things you can do ahead of time that will let you have the most fun on those special days! You don't want to try and make cards or worse yet, give up because you just don't have anytime to make anything! Christmas in July card making events were born to help us with our cardmaking and we figured we weren't the only ones!

Our thoughts are: Start now, get done early, and enjoy more time with the special people in our lives when the Holidays roll around!

There are three of us who stamp together, so we call ourselves the Stamping Sisters. The group was started by Teri of Folded Hugs. She presented this card idea at our first Christmas in July event.

She choose the fun and versatile stamp set Glamper! As you can see, it makes a cute Christmas card, but you can doll up the camper in several Holiday themes or just doll up the siding to use this time of year! Guests were able to add their own soft watercolor highlights and a few pine boughs using the Pretty Pines Thinlet Dies.

The basics of this card include:

• Cardbase (Whisper White) 11" x 5 1/2" folded in half  along the 11" side for a top fold.
• Cardbase Accent (Cherry Cobbler) 5 1/4" x 4" embossed with the Woodland Textured embossing folder
• Focal Point Accent layer (Old Olive) 4 1/4" x 3 1/4"
• Focal Point stamped layer (watercolor paper) 4" x 3"

Ink:

• Archival Black
• Various markers colored onto clear blocks and watercolored with the Aqua Painter

If you want to join in the Fun and get some of your Christmas card making done too, get yourself set up with some tools and supplies now and ​

Watch for more Christmas in July ideas the rest of this month!

Life does look beautiful on you! I have a niece and a great niece who are dancers. As soon as I saw the Beautiful You stamp set I knew I had to get it!  I have seen my niece stop and make a pose similar to this when we are together. It just makes me think how happy and relaxed she is in her life. She dances as if no one is watching. Such a wonderful way to go through life!

Quick and Easy! I recently did a cardmaking day without my usual stamping partners, so I needed to present cards that were not only quick and easy, but also beautiful and versatile. I believe that this card meets those requirements. While I am showcasing the new Fresh Fig cardstock and a paper pack called Fresh Florals, you could make this same card with whatever cardbase color you'd like, then add a pretty paper accent, and any two inks...a light colored one for the background and the darker one for the main stamping. If you don't have the Beautiful You stamp set or the amazing Watercolor Wash background stamp I highly recommend them both. The Beautiful You set not only has pretty shilouette figures but has wonderful greetings that are perfect for encouraging others. The Watercolor Wash background stamp is so versatile in providing a large splash of color to a plain background. Maybe you have a stamp set or two that you could use to replace the ones I have used, but if you don't you might want to take advantage of the Bonus Days going on this month.

Bonus Days are running until July 31st! Much like Sale-A-Bration back at the beginning of the year for each $50 purchase you are rewarded with a $5 Bonus Days coupon to be used in August. There are no limit to your rewards, spend $50 get one $5 coupon, spend $100 get two $5 coupons, etc. You get the idea. What's so special about the coupons? Glad you asked! You can use these coupons anytime in August towards any purchase that month. I have mentioned this before, but in August you will get a sneak peek at a new Christmas stamp set called Carols of Christmas that will be available to everyone in September when the upcoming Holiday Catalog launches! Awesome! So, you could collect enough coupons this month to pay for your stamp set next month! You can see a little glimpse of the set on my Christmas in July page where you will see another AMAZING offer!

Let's get back to  the basic card layout idea! I use this standard layout over and over in my stamping needs, but I know some of you might need a little bit more help when duplicating this card. If you do, just jump on over to the full instructions that you can print out if you would like! I'd love to see what you create using this card layout! Please feel free to post a photo to my Facebook page, Lori Brausen - Duchess of Design. I am here to help you, remember I am your Creative Coach, so feel free to post your questions on how to use the product that you have already, or if you need ideas because a certain bundle grabbed your eye!

There is no sin in purchasing more stamping supplies, unless you aren't using the ones you have! Let me help you use those supplies, so you can get more guilt free! You'll feel like striking a pose and dancing like no one is watching either!