Masculine Paper Bag Birthday Card

I think we are all familiar with paper bag albums, but I don't believe I have ever seen a paper bag card before. But just how genius is that! Use the paper bag as your base, folded/scored down the center. You would even have the back side of the card/bag available to tuck something in if you wanted. I absolutely love this idea and can't wait to give it a try myself. And truthfully, I think the guys would get a kick out of it as opposed to a traditional card made from cardstock.

The Edmund Fitzgerald (image and sentiment)

He Stilled the Storm (rope detail)

Scripty Background Minis Set 1 (background script)

Test of Time paper pad by Craft Consortium

Cheesecloth and Seam Binding

He is the Light (lighthouse)

He Stilled the Storm (lighthouse)

Birthday Blessings (sentiment on circle)

Farmhouse Simple Sentiments (sentiment)

Gingham, Seam Binding, Burlap

Test of Time paper pad by Craft Consortium

Ledger and text papers are digital printables - similar can be found in Vintage Emporium by Craft Consortium

 A better view of all the individual pieces.

And this is the right side of the card inside.

He Stilled the Storm (rope detail)

Typewritten What You Mean to Me (sentiment)

Beach Hut paper pad by Craft Consortium

Thanks much, Esther, for this fabulous idea for a masculine card.

Find Esther's post here.

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Our Great Lakes Series

The Great Lakes Series

These sets contain a myriad of verses and sentiments to span the occasions.

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Our Lighthouse Series

Lighthouse Series

These lovely lighthouse sets contain a wonderful selection of scripture verses that you'll find so much use for over and over again.

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Our Birthday Series

Our Birthday Series

So lovely for gorgeous birthay cards and even more!

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Our Typewritten Series

Typewritten Series.

This wonderful series will cover a myriad of reasons, seasons and occasions.

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Test of Time by Craft Consortium

One of those timeless pads that never gets old!

Beach Hut by Craft Consortium

View all paper pads in stock by Craft Consortium here.

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It's Time to Give Thanks

It is always time to give thanks for our many blessings, but come fall with Thanksgiving on the horizon it just becomes all the more evident and visible in our everyday lives. Fall themed cards displaying all the beautiful and rich colors of nature at this time of year are always so warm, cozy and appealing, as is the lovely card sample from Karen Letchworth that we share today.

Autumn's bounty displayed just beautifully!

Vintage Seed Packet

Welcome Fall

Fishtail Sentiment Banners

Variegated 1/4" Silk - 50% OFF!

Retired paper was used - find a variety of 6x6 pads here.

Thanks so much, Karen, for this gorgeous fall card!

Find Karen's post here.

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Our Fall Selections

In addition to the sets used today and linked above, we have a wonderful selection of

Fall Stamps & Dies

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Our Vintage Seed Packet

Our Vintage Seed Packet

This Seed Packet background works with all of our floral sets.

And the die also works with Vintage Christmas Background.

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Autumn Silhouettes

Good Monday morning to all! A new week and a fresh start with the glorious sights, sounds and smell of autumn all around us. Judy Rozema is sharing this gorgeous fall card today using our Autumn Silhouettes stamped on a beautifully rich background created with distress oxide inks. Add one die cut and one stamped sentiment, a shabby rosette and she was done! So very lovely for this time of year.

Oh, how very pretty is this! Love all these rich golden tones.

Autumn Silhouettes

Harvest (die cut sentiment)

Typewritten Just Checking In (stamped sentiment)

Wood Textures paper by Craft Consortium (matting)

Watercolor Cardstock

Shabby Rosettes Sampler - 50% OFF!

Rhinestones - 30% OFF!

Thank you so much, Judy!

This is absolutely stunning and a fun and easy make!

And YES, always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.

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Products Used

Autumn Silhouettes by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

This set spans the seasons and the reasons with the variety of sentiments included.

Harvest by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

A fall set that will never become old!

Typewritten Just Checking In by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

See the full Typewritten Series here.

Wood Textures by Craft Consortium

View all pads in stock by Craft Consortium here.

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Create for Fall

These are a few of our Fall Selections.

Autumn Silhouettes, used today, is on the bottom right.

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Our Typewritten Series

This is our Typewritten Series.

Just Checking In, used today, in the first set shown.

This wonderful series will cover a myriad of reasons, seasons and occasions.

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Layered Sunflower

Wishing you all a wonderful fall weekend. At least in our neck of the woods it is very fall-ish! Deb Saaranen created this gorgeous card for fall using our Sunflower Season stamp/die set and a sentiment from our Typewritten Series of sentiments. She both die cut and fussy cut the sunflower image for a lovely pop of dimension.

Clean, simple and lovely for this beautiful autumn season.

Sunflower Season

Typewritten Year Round Greetings

Fishtail Sentiment Banners

Retired embossing folder - find embossing folders here

Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic colored, VersaFine Clair Acorn

In this photo you can see the dimension a bit better - the popped up center portion of the sunflower and the bud. 

In Deb's own words:

"I stamped the sunflower and bud twice and fussy cut the center of the sunflower (also bud) and popped them up on the first stamped image for dimension."

Thanks so much, Deb, for this very lovely fall card!

Find Deb's post here.

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Our Sunflower Season

Sunflower Season by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

Find more floral stamps here.

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Our Typewritten Series

This is our Typewritten Series.

So many fabulous and usable sentiments in this series.

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Remembering 9-11

I don't think anyone who was of age and walking the city streets or country roads of the USA  at the time will ever forget September 11, 2001. It is etched permanently in the minds of all. We remember the horrific attacks, those who came running so fearlessly into the face of danger to help, and those who so tragically lost their lives on that fateful day and in the years to follow due to exposure and complications.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET.

Deb Felts created this beautiful card in memory of 9-11.

It is truly a perfect card paying tribute to all.

Patriotic Sentiments (sentiment on front)

The American Eagle (large flag/star)

Welcome Baby Basics (small gold stars)

Fishtail Sentiment Banners Dies

Spellbinders Circle Dies

Let Freedom Ring designer paper by Echo Park

Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock (gold)

This is a fun card design.

The star showing on the front is actually on the inside flap.

This is like a card within a card - the inside card being "backwards" and scored down the center.

Patriotic Sentiments (sentiment)

Opening that "backwards card flap", this is what you see.

Countdown Dies by Tim Holtz (numbers)

The Pledge of Allegiance

Thank you so much, Deb, for this beautiful card of tribute as we approach September 11.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET.

Find Deb's post here.

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Paper Used

Let Freedom Ring by Echo Park

Another patriotic pad in stock is:

Stars & Stripes Forever by Echo Park

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Our Patriotic Series

See our complete Patriotic Series here.

Sets are available with or without dies, individually or bundled.

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Give Thanks

Esther is here today sharing a gorgeous fall card that she made for her Memory Dex box. She has been adding projects to it for a year or two and I certainly love this idea! For this addition she used our Boho Fall Leaves combined with sentiments from Give Thanks. They pair beautifully and are a perfect choice to go with the fall colored sheet of designer paper from Tartan Plaid by Craft Consortium.

This is the card added to the others in the Memory Dex box.

I absolutely love this idea and have been meaning to order a box like this for a long time, and maybe that time is NOW!  Searching Memory Dex should bring up many options. I am thinking Esther got this one from Etsy.

Boho Fall Leaves (leaves)

Give Thanks (sentiments)

Spellbinders Standard Circles - 50% OFF

Tartan Plaid paper pad by Craft Consortium

Also used a recycled music sheet and digital chevron print

Paper doily, buttons, washi tape, baker's twine

Stamped with VersaFine and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens

Thanks so much, Esther, for this super lovely fall project!!!

Find Esther's post here.

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Paper Used

Tartan Plaid by Craft Consortium

Find more gorgeous pads by Craft Consortium here.

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Our Fall Selections

In addition to the sets used today and linked above, we have a wonderful selection of

Fall Stamps & Dies

Used today were:

Boho Fall Leaves and Give Thanks

Be sure to check out our entire selection of fall themed stamps and dies.

We have so many gorgeous sets for this time of year!

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A Tribute to The Edmund Fitzgerald

Hello to all and though still unofficial, fall is here. September brings us closer to the end of our summer florals and the beginning of fall's glorious colors, October brings us pumpkins and spice and all things nice, while November, at least to us up on the shores of Lake Superior, brings us the gales of November with sad memories of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. I am from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, while Karen was raised in Duluth, MN, so that fateful day in November is forever etched in our minds and hearts. Karen has 2 cards to share with us today, both using The Edmund Fitzgerald.

Card #1

This stunning card from Karen was basically CASED. Some say 'copy and share everything', others say 'copy and steal everything' and Karen likes the term 'scraplifting', which I like, too!

We share cards here at Stamp Simply with the hope you, too, will want to CASE and recreate the cards we make, or use them as an inspirational point to start your own unique creations. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and we could not agree more. Please know that we here are HONORED when you like our cards enough to want to recreate them, so please, feel free to do so!

Karen CASED this card from Esther - check it out! Although different stamps were used, you will see the similarity.

The Edmund Fitzgerald

The Mackinac Bridge

Fishtail Sentiment Banners

Scraps of designer paper - see 6x6 pads here

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Card #2

For this card Karen combined both sets used above.

The Edmund Fitzgerald

The Mackinac Bridge

He Stilled the Storm (flying birds)

Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock

Thanks so much, Karen, for both of these lovely cards!

Find Karen's post here.

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The Great Lakes Series

The Edmund Fitzgerald and

The Mackinac Bridge are both part of our

Great Lakes Series.

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Our Lighthouse Series

Our Lighthouse Series and

Our Great Lakes Series are all part of our

Michigan Series.

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