Organize It Friday - Tip #9: Die Cut Pieces

I love finding new ways to organize my stamping supplies... and I love sharing these tips with you.  

This is my drawer of die cut pieces.  When creating a card or project, I often try out different tags and layers.  I keep the extra pieces I don't use in a draw for future projects.  When I have time, I use my White Cardstock paper scraps to cut out more pieces and replenish.  It's great to have a stash of die cut pieces ready for stamping... it's a huge time saver.  

I store the die cut pieces in this clear acrylic make-up divider I purchased from Home Goods.  It helps to separate the different shaped die cuts and sits perfectly in my desk draw. 

Saying Good By to "Beautiful Friendship" Stamp Set

As much as I am happy to see the NEW Stampin' Up! 2021 Annual Catalog, it's always sad to see your favorite stamp sets retire.  Today I am showcasing the Beautiful Friendship Stamp Set.  This stamp set is on the Last Chance List...  get it before it's gone. 

Card samples from previous posts in 2019 and 2020...

Stampin With Scraps - Edges: True Love Designer Series Paper

 

So if you subscribe to my blog, you know I love making cards with scraps.. I call the series "Stampin With Scraps".  The True Love Designer Series Paper has some amazing floral designs where you can cut out the flowers and color them in.  But, some times you are left with scraps where the flowers are cut of on the edge of the paper (see below).  So of course I can't throw them out... I used those edge pieces to make this 4 1/2" X 4 1/2" square card.

Details

• Flowers were colored in using the Light Night of Navy Blend and the Light Old Olive Blend 
• White Cardstock card base:  4 1/2" x 9", scored at 4 1/2"
• Old Olive Cardstock layer:  4 1/4" x 4 1/4"
• White Cardstock layer:  4 1/8" x 4 1/8" - Flowers from the True Love DSP were popped up on the square for dimension
• Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Art Gallery Stamp Set

Black & White With a Little Melon Mambo...

I am calling today's card "Black & White With a Little Melon Mambo".  Just that little bit of color adds dimension to this black & white birthday card.  I used the Painted Poppies Stamp Set for the flowers and the Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set for the 'Birthday Wishes' sentiment.

Details

• Black Cardstock card base:  5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• White Cardstock layer:  5 1/4" x 4", embossed with Tasteful Textiles 3D Embossing Folder
• White Cardstock layer stamped with poppies:  3 1/8" x 2"
• Black Cardstock layer:  3 1/4" x 2 1/8"
• Melon Mambo Cardstock:  3/4" wide - punched with Banner Triple Punch
• I lightly colored around the flower and the leaf from the Painted Poppies Stamp Set using the Light Smoky Slate Stampin' Blend

 

Happy Easter

Sharing a beautiful Easter card I received from my friend Maria.  Happy Easter!

Happy Birthday with Dandy Laser-Cut Paper

Sharing a birthday card I made for a friend.  I made the background using the Dandy Laser-Cut Paper and the new Stampin' Up! Blending Brushes with Pool Party Ink  The flower is cut out from the True Love Designer Series Paper which I colored in using Pool Party Blends and Granny Apple Green Blends.

Details:

• Smoky Slate Cardstock card base:  4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2"
• Pool Party Cardstock layer:  3 1/4" x 4 3/4"
• White Cardstock colored using Blending Brushes with Pool Party Ink:  3 1/8" x 4 5/8"

 

Organize It Friday - Tip #8: Punch Storage

Today's post shows how I organize and store my Stampin' Up! Punches.  I prefer seeing my punches and keeping them handy so I use Pot Hangers I purchased from Ikea to hang the punches.

You can probably also find something similar on Amazon (see photos below).