Beth's Paper Cuts

Friday, January 17, 2025

Heart Shaped Swing Card

Have you ever made a Swing Card? They are pretty simple and give a fun surprise when opened. You can use any shape of die to cut the center out. Here I have used a heart die from the Hearts of Elegance dies.

See this card in action.

Here is the card when opened. The heart switches to the back side when the card is pulled open.

I used the Country Woods Designer Series Paper for the backgrounds of the card. I love the white washed wood paper that you can stamp right on top of. It looks like someone stenciled some flowers on an old wooden cabinet. The colors are Moody Mauve and Lost Lagoon.

I have a FREE full tutorial for this card with some tips and tricks to get it just right.

The Hearts of Elegance is a really nice stamp set with fantastic dies. I just love the variety of sizes in the hearts! The photo doesn't do justice to the sizes. In reality, the largest heart is over 4 inches! Love!

Full list of supplies here:

Product List

Hearts Of Elegance Bundle (English)

[164916]

$50.25

Hearts Of Elegance Dies

[164915]

$36.00

Hearts Of Elegance Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164909]

$20.00

Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163393]

$12.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$11.50

Moody Mauve Classic Stampin' Pad

[161649]

$9.00

Moody Mauve 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161723]

$11.50

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$9.00

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133679]

$11.50

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

What's Up with all the BEES?

Hi Stamping Friends.

I have had a couple questions about the new Bee products in the Online Store and I thought I would take some time to show them all to you because they are so cute! There is some overlap with the older Bee My Valentine set from a year ago, but some big differences too.

The New Bee Products are all in the Online Only Scrapbooking Brochure. They are so cute and I love the Die Set that was made to go with them. One of the questions I got was "Do the new dies cut out the old bees?" Yes! And does the Bee Builder Punch work with the new Meant to BEE stamp set? Yes! so you can get either stamp set and either cutting method, you just have to decide which you like best. The new Stamp Set 'Meant To Bee' has larger fonts, meant to work on larger Scrapbook pages as title or accents. The older 'Bee My Valentine' has smaller font sizes, meant to work with card making.

The original Bee My Valentine is adorable with a lot of pieces to build a really cute scene. I love that different faces that you can give your bee, particularly that side eye stamp at the top! The sentiments are great for everyday, but with Valentine's Day around the corner, this is a good one to have. It costs $21 in the US.

The Bee Builder Punch is super cute and I really love the versatility. The bee body can also be a speech bubble! the hearts are for the wings and the smaller heart actually also punches out the antenna! This is a cute punch on it's own or with the stamps. The punch costs $24 in the US.

The new Meant To Be stamp set has larger size sentiments, great for a scrapbook page but not too big for some cards too. The largest bee is the same as the bee in the original stamp set, so it will work with the Bee Builder Punch.

You can get the Meant to BEE stamps on their own, or pair them with the new Meant To BEE die set! I love that this die set has such large hexagon dies. The scrapbook page pictured shows how you can use them for a large page layout. I had to get the set just for the hexagons! The bees are a bonus since I already had the punch. The bundle is $49.50 in the US.

The new Meant to Bee dies are also available on their own, so you can pair them with either stamp set. The dies are $35 in the US. If you already have the older Bee My Valentine, this is probably the way to go.

The 'Cute as Can Bee' Designer Series Paper is just that, cute as can be! It's been recolored for 2025 and instead of Poppy Parade, it now has Fresh Freesia! I love the paper with the little jars of honey! so sweet! This paper is $12.50 in the US.

Also available is the Meant To Bee Scrapbooking Workshop. This kit contains everything needed to make 3 pre-designed double page 12x12 spreads. There is a booklet with step by step cutting guides and photos of just how to put it all together. You will have lots of left over papers and die cuts to use on some card projects, or to go rouge on anther page.

Here are what the pre-designed pages look like.

The Meant To Bee Scrapbooking Workshop kit costs $33 in the US.

If you love to scrapbook but don't want pre-designed pages, you can get the pattered paper and sticker sheet and get creative with some pages on your own. This pack contains 12 sheets of pattered paper, same as in the paper pack, but with an added 12x12 sticker sheet.

The cost of the Cute As Can Bee paper and sticker sheet pack is $17 in the US.

Here is a video showing these products.

Product List

Cute As Can Bee 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[166621]

$12.50

Cute As Can Bee 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet (English)

[166618]

$17.00

Meant To Bee Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[166583]

$20.00

Meant To Bee Dies

[166582]

$35.00

Meant To Bee Bundle (English)

[167243]

$49.50

Bee My Valentine Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162547]

$21.00

Bee Builder Punch

[162553]

$24.00

Meant To Bee Scrapbooking Workshop Kit (English)

[166622]

$33.00

Meant To Bee 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock

[166626]

$12.00

Tiny Bee Trinkets

[164714]

$9.00

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Terrific Toadstools Pop Up Card

Hi Stampin' Friends. Today I want to share a fun Pop-Up Card! I haven't made one of these in quite a long time. when I saw the stamp that said "Poppin' Up to say hi", I knew I wanted to make a pop up card and remembered this template. This is an easy one and you can change out the stamps and papers to fit any occasion.

Here are some oldies that I have made in the past.

Here is a front and back photo of today's card. I used the new Terrific Toadstools from the January to April Mini Catalog.

The colors are Melon Mambo. Pumpkin Pie. Granny Apple Green.

I also used some Designer Series Paper the coordinates with the stamp set. The paper is called Toadstool Gardens and it is available only in the Sale-a- Bration catalog. You can get the paper pack Free with a $60 order in January and February.

When the card is opened, the mushroom on the front pops up. super fun! I also decorated the back with an area for writing a message. I also added the word "HI" to the back of the Pop Up using the Mini Alphabet Dies.

I also made a version in my favorite color pallet. I love Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock. Paired with Berry Burst for a little brighter color and to me it's perfect. For the Background paper, this time I used Perennial Lavender.

I made a full How-To for this card on my YouTube channel. This is a good template to know how to make, so it's good to know how to make this one. You can check it out here: