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Basic Versatility: 3 in 1 Template

By Betti Geis
Crafty Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Team Designer

The basic idea behind these cards is to use one template or idea and create as many different looks as you can. These cards use a template dividing your card into three sections and designing from there. Here are some examples of the basic template. By moving your line up or down, or turning your card horizontal or vertical you will achieve different looks. I have included the measurements that I used, but you can adjust that for more variety.

Supplies for I Miss You Card

• I Miss you (Stampin’ Up!)
• Friend Tag stamp ( Stampin’ Up) )
• Tempting Turquoise Ink (Stampin’ Up!)
• Ribbon ( Michaels)
• Robin’s egg blue card stock ( Die Cut With a View-DCWV)
• Olive green card stock (DCWV)
• Ultra smooth Card stock (TAC)
• Patterned Paper (DCWV)
• Belt embellishment (Stampin’ Up!)
• Tag Punch (Stampin’ Up!)
• Colored staples (Memories)
• Stapler (swing line)
• Mono Adhesive Tape (Tombow)
• Pop dots (Stampin’ Up!)

Instructions:
1. Cut Olive green card stock to size 8 ½”x 5 ¼’ fold in half.

2. Cut bright blue card stock to size 4” X 5.”

3. Cut the patterned paper to size 3”x4” and attach to the bottom of the robin’s egg card stock.

4. Cut a piece of the polka dot ribbon 4 ½” and slide it thru the buckle embellishment. Apply Mono Adhesive to the back and attach to card wrapping the ends around the back of the card stock and securing.

5. Stamp sentiment on Blue card stock on the top half and under the ribbon.

6. Punch out tag shape out of white card stock and blue card stock. Stamp on the white tag with Tempting Turquoise ink and trim around the image to give it a layered look. Attach to blue tag using Mono Adhesive tape.

7. Cut another piece of ribbon 4” long. Fold and staple to the tag.

8. Adhere tag to card stock with a pop dot.

Supplies for Many Thanks Card

• Black palette ink(TAC)
• Premium white card stock (TAC)
• Patterned paper (DCWV)
• Celery Colored card stock (DCWV)
• Medium blue card stock (DCWV)
• Patterned grosgrain ribbon (Michaels)
• Rose grosgrain ribbon (Stampin’ Up!)
• Flower punch (Stampin’ Up!)
• Mono Adhesive Tape (Tombow)

Instructions:

1. Cut Premium white cardstock to size 5’ x10” and fold in half.

2. Cut patterned paper to size 5”x5” and adhere to front of card using Mono Adhesive tape.

3. Cut celery card stock to size 5” x 2” and adhere toward the top of card using Mono Adhesive tape.

4. Cut medium blue Cardstock to size 2”x3.”

5. Cut celery card stock to size 1 ¾” x 2 ¾” and stamp the sentiment “Many Thanks” on this. Attach to blue card stock using Mono Adhesive tape.

6. Cut two: 2” pieces each of both rose and polka dot ribbon. Attach to right side of sentiment with staple.

7. Punch out 3 flowers in medium blue and adhere to celery card stock at the top of card.



Supplies for Thanks Card

• Flower Stamp (Stampin’ Up)
• Thanks stamp (Stampin’ Up!)
• Elegant Eggplant Ink (Stampin’ Up!)
• Purple Card stock (DCWV)
• Lavender card stock (DCWV)
• Premium white card stock (TAC)
• Patterned Paper (DCWV)
• Flower punch (Stampin’ Up!)
• Colored brads (Memories)
• Mono Adhesive Tape (Tombow)
• Pop dots (Stampin’ Up!)

Instructions:

1. Cut Premium white card stock to size 5” x 10” fold in half.

2. Cut floral design patterned paper to size 5”x3” and adhere to top of card with Mono Adhesive tape.

3. Cut striped patterned paper to size 1½” x5” and adhere to the bottom of card using Mono Adhesive tape.

4. Cut lavender card stock to size 2” x 5” adhere to card using Mono Adhesive tape. Overlap the two pieces of patterned paper. Refer to photo for placement

5. Cut purple card stock to size 5”x ¾” and adhere over lavender card stock using Mono Adhesive tape. This imparts the impression of ribbon.
6. Cut a 2 ½” x 2 ½” square of lavender cardstock and stamp with flower image in Elegant Eggplant ink.

7. Punch out 2 flowers from purple card stock and punch hole in center of each. Insert a coordinating brad thru the hole.

8. Stamp “thanks” centered on the lavender section of card stock. Referring to photo, adhere one flower to each end of the sentiment.

Templates:

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