Pals Blog Hop: Summer Card with Alphabet à la Mode!

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, the blog hop theme is My Summer Vacation. The Pal’s Paper Crafting Community hopes to inspire you with card ideas and paper craft creations using Stampin’ Up! products. You will find the links to the participant’s blogs at the end of each post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

WHAT I LOVE! The bold blocks of color (Nested Essentials) really show off the letters created with the Stampin’ Up! Alphabet A La Mode dies. The beauty of alphabet dies is that you can build any words or sentiments you want! Alphabet A La Mode Dies landed on the list of My Favorite Things.

my simple card tutorial

how to cut your cardstock & dimensions:

• Basic Black Card Stock:
  • Card Base – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4 (top)
  • Die-Cut Letters – 6 x 2 (before die-cutting all)
• Basic White Card Stock:
  • Layer – 5 1/4 x 4
• Summer Splash, Crushed Curry, Berry Burst, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Granny Apple Green:
  • Die-Cut Rectangles – 1 1/4 x 2 (before die-cutting)
• Summer Splash 2024-2026 In Color 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper :
  • Envelope Flap – 5 3/4 x 2 1/2 (before snipping)

how to make this simple card:

Burnish the fold of the Basic Black Card base with a Bone Folder.

Use a Mini MISTI stamp tool to position and stamp the dragonfly (Happiest Day stamp set) in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto the Basic White layer as shown. Watch my 1 Minute to WOW video: The Magic of the Mini MISTI for a quick product demonstration here.

Adhere the Basic White layer to the card base as shown with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Crop each color of card stock with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (Standard or Mini) and the 1 x 1 3/4 Nested Essentials die.

Crop the letters (SUMMER) from the Basic Black card stock using the Alphabet a La Mode dies and a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (Standard or Mini).

Adhere the letters to the colored die-cut pieces with a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Adhere the “U’, 2nd “M” and “R” to the Basic White layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and the “S, 1st “M” and “E” to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

POP OF PERSONALITY! Embellish with 3 Summer Splash 2024-2026 In Color Resin Dots.

PERFECT POLISH! Adhere the 5 3/4 x 2 1/2 Designer Series Paper to the Basic White Medium envelope flap with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Add glue to the flap. Flip to the inside of the flap and carefully snip away the excess with Paper Snips. Learn how with my 1 Minute to WOW video here.

more inspiration from the pals community

MORE INSPIRATION AWAITS! Use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Pals Community along with their card and paper crafting creations!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Our next blog hop theme is  All Creatures Great and Small. Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop Line-Up:

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
3. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
4. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
5. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
6. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
7. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
8. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
9. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
10. Stefani Ewing at Stamp with Stefani
11. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
12. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
13. Donna Walls at Duncan Street Designs
14. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
15. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja

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