PENNY TOKENS STAMPIN SPOT: More Sweet Thoughts Memories And More

Sunday, February 25, 2024

More Sweet Thoughts Memories And More

Following yesterday's FMS challenge post, I wanted to share some other cards I've made using the Sweet Thoughts Memories And More pack.

It's so easy to make quick and simple cards using the Memories and More packs, because only a few additional supplies such as a paper trimmer, scissors, adhesive, some sentiment stamps and ink are needed. You can add coordinating cardstock for layers and card bases, to extend the number of cards you can make.

HERE ARE SOME OF MY CARD PROJECTS:

Birthday Card:

This birthday card literally took me less than 15 minutes to put together, using the stickers in the kit and some standard sized basic whisper white card bases.

Note: I'm not a fan of the large sized envelopes and card bases (4 1/4" x 6 1/4") in the pack. They are simply too big. To remedy this I just cut the cardbases in half and then cut those half pieces down to 4" x 5 1/4" mats. The leftover scraps can be thrown away or used on the insides of the cards for decoration. I also cut the envelopes apart so I can use the beautiful designed paper as layers on my cards. The flap can be glued over the flap on a standard card envelope (Stampin' Up!).

Note: When cutting the card base in half, do not cut on the fold line, move the card stock so the card lines up at the 4" on either side of the fold line.

This is a single layer card without mats. I started with a standard Whisper White A2 card base measuring 8 1/2" x 5 12" and scored at 4 1/4". Next I adhered a 3" x 5 1/2 inch strip of the Calypso Coral card base in the center front of the card. The two daisy strips from the sticker collection were placed on either side of the front panel. The paint brush, sentiments and flowers are also from the sticker collection. I randomly placed some pearlized white sequins to finish the card.

Thank You Cards:

If you follow my blog, you'll know that I am a real fan of monochromatic designs, so this card was very easy to assemble. I cut a Pretty Peacock card base in half and then cut 5 1/4 x 4" mats from each one. I cut the two side strips which measure 1" x 5 1/4" from one of these mats. The 3 x 5 1/4" center panel was cut from one of the larger cards. I cut Stitched layering circles from Lost Lagoon and Whisper White for the focal point. The "thanks" sentiment and flower stamps are from Stampin' Ups! Artistic Impressions stamp set. The focal point was attached with dimensionals and some sequins were added to finish the card front.

For this second thank you card I die cut the scalloped edge mat using the largest die in the Scalloped Contour die set from a Calypso Coral card base. I cut a mat from Lost Lagoon cardstock and then layered it with the floral 3 x 5 card. I added some Lost Lagoon (retired) satin ribbon around the center of this layer before attaching it with dimensionals to the scalloped layer. I stamped thanks in Pretty Peacock ink on a scrap of whisper white and then layered it on a scrap of the Flirty Flamingo card base. A few coordinating opaque Calypso Coral gems were added to finish the card off. These gems were FREE from Sale-A-Bration.

My third thank you card once again uses mats from the card bases. The floral strip was cut from one of the larger cards. I basically just cut off the wording. The butterflies are cut from one of the 3 x 5" cards.

The final card took probably 3 minutes to make. I cut a 4" x 5 1/4" mat from Lost Lagoon and layered it with one of the larger cards that I had cut down to 3 3/4" x 5". I added some of the pearlized sequins to give it some glam. Easy Peasy!

Note: The Lost Lagoon Stitched Circles that were used in two of the cards were cut from the Lost Lagoon mats before they were adhered to the card bases so there is no waste.

Well that's it for today's cards. I hope you'll drop me a comment and let me know if you've tried out any of the Memory and More card kits that Stampin' Up! features, and or any comments on my cards. I'd love to hear from you. Enjoy!

HAPPY STAMPING!
PENNY TOKENS STAMPIN' SPOT

Penny Hanuszak, CDN Independent Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006