EASY Cards with Mix & Match Ephemera Packs
Creating with Mix & Match
Stampin’ Up! has done such a fabulous job making crafting EASY for beginners to avid crafters with the “Quick & Easy Options” section of their catalogs. The Jan - Apr 2025 Mini Catalog (page 10 to 15) shows tons of easy options for the crafter that is beginning, has no time, or even those that are struggling recovering from illness or injury. You too can make stunning cards to send to your loved ones with the Mix & Match options!
Stripes & Florals Mix & Match Cards & Envelopes: This set includes 10 card bases and 10 coordinating envelopes, featuring elegant stripe and floral designs. Each folded card measures 5-1/2” x 4-1/4”, providing a perfect canvas for your creative projects. Priced at $10.00, this set offers a versatile foundation for various occasions.
Mix & Match Ephemera Packs: Enhance your cards or scrapbooks with these themed ephemera packs, each containing 5” x 7” printed sheets with precut images. Each pack includes six sheets—two each of three designs—and is priced at $7.00. The available themes are: Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, Birthday Treats Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, Washes & Florals Tags Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, Spring Celebrations Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, and Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. These packs are designed to coordinate seamlessly with the Stripes & Florals Mix & Match Cards & Envelopes, making it effortless to create cohesive and stylish cards. Just walk through pages 10 to 15 in Jan - Apr 2025 Mini Catalog and look at all the stunning samples with these options!!
Greetings for All
This week, I started my Marvelous Monday FB Live going through all the packs and showing how to add a greeting in a quick pinch (January is a heavy birthday month for me). I made these lovely cards to use up the Wildflower Birthday DSP cards (yes, using just DSP for the base) and adding the pre-cut foiled elements. Rather than stamp the greeting, I showed how I just added the sentiment, even coloring one with my Stampin’ Write markers. I just love these cards and how easy they came together!!
Watch my video for the steps I took to put them together.
Get well soon
For this cheerful card I CASE’d from the catalog, using the Stripes & Florals Mix & Match Cards & Envelopes, you can see that I actually stamped the background for a lovely wow for an already beautiful card. I used the new Elements of Text stamp set for the wow factor and to tie in the pink and peachy colors that much more. I stamped the splatter in Petal Pink ink before adding elements from the Spring Celebrations Mix & Match Ephemera Pack and the green label from the Birthday Treats Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. By carefully placing the little butterflies and the sentiment, I was able to reuse the label for a greeting I needed. Don’t forget to add the FREE Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins from Sale-a-bration!!
Watch my video for the steps I took to put this together. Below in the gallery is the photo from Stampin’ Up!’ that I cased…
Love You
Can you believe this stunning card is really from the Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack? Again using the Stripes & Florals Mix & Match Cards & Envelopes, I stamped the script from Elements of Text stamp set in Bubble Bath ink. I then added just ephemera from the pack in coordinating pinks and purple, adding the Gold Twisted Thread and the FREE Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins from Sale-a-bration. My final touch was adding another label to the envelope for that custom look. I also did a Balmy blue card that looks just as great for those handsome guys in our lives!!
Watch my video for the steps I took to put this together. More photos & details below in my gallery…
celebrate!
What started as a background experiment, turned into another lovely card. I had just completed 34 cards for a swap using the Storybook Moments Suite Collection frame die (see post for card here). Rather than tuck the pieces away for later (hording), I wanted to use all those perfectly cut out rectangles, so tried a staggered tile layout. They fit perfectly on a 4-1/8”x5-3/8” piece of Basic White cardstock. It took 10 for each background. After gluing down pieces and trimming the excess, I embossed it with my favorite Distressed Tile 3D EF. I added it to a Basic White Thick A2 card base, then added more elements from the Birthday Treats Mix & Match Ephemera Pack and Spring Celebrations Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. The final touch was adding the Gold Twisted Thread and the FREE Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins from Sale-a-bration. Just wow!!
Watch my video for the steps I took to put this together. More photos & details below in my gallery below…
