Tamara's Paper Trail

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Beginner Card Layout - MCM Layout June 22, 2026

Happy Tuesday! Who KNEW you could get so much work done when your new kitten gets you up at 5:00 am every day??? *in related news, I'm NOT a fan of being up at 5:00 am and wonder how/why people get up at this time by CHOICE to EXERCISE??!!!! ... but I digress lol.

I was excited to get my blog post up today following my MCM Facebook Live last night. I just LOVE how the cards turned out! I can't take credit for the layout. I 100% CASEd (Copy & Share Everything) from fellow demonstrator Holly Sutton Batla, over at Handcrafted Blessings. I had shared her card on my Facebook page a few days ago and had MANY requests for the instruction on how to make it. Boom! Mystery Card Monday layout sorted! Here is the original card I CASEd from Holly ...

So striking ... and EASY! Here are the cards I made on my live in mere MINUTES!!

I started copying Holly exactly, just switching out the colour. I used Coastal Cabana. The paper is from our Brights Painted Patterns DSP. The sentiment is from Scalloped Blooms and the embellishments are the Shimmering Dots. I used the 2" and 1 7/8" circle punches for the sentiment focal point.

This one used Delicate Dreams DSP and Earthy Matte Dots with Mossy Meadow paper and ink ...

Delicate Designs and Adhesive Backed Metallic Gems with Basic Beige card stock and Pecan Pie ink ...

Misty Moonlight cardstock and ink with Homemade Sweetness and Strawberries & Dots embellishments ...

... Fresh Freesia with Lovely & Beautiful DSP and Moody Palette Dots ...

... and a close up of our Coastal Cabana card with the Brights Painted Patterns DSP and Shimmering Dots ...

Here is the "recipe" of the pieces you need to prep if you want to try making one ... and you DO want to try making one. I dare you to try to make just one!

Here is the Mystery Card Monday (MCM) Facebook Live replay, showing you how to cut the papers and put all the pieces together. Check it out!

I HIGHLY recommend you try this layout - it's addicting!

That's it for this week. If you would like to join me LIVE for my MCM (Mystery Card Monday) sessions, you can catch me on my FaceBook Page here at 7:00 pm Mountain Time every Monday ... or on my YouTube Channel here at the same time (I stream live to both). Like and Follow my FB Page and/or Subscribe to my YouTube Channel. I'd love to have you - the live community is AMAZING and so much fun!

If you live in Canada and would like to purchase any of the items I used for my cards, just click any of the pictures below and you will be taken to my Stampin' Up! online store. (I apologize that not all products are shown! When I do a blog post before the product is available for sale I can't add it to the list shown below.) Thank you! I appreciate your support!

Stay amazing!

Tamara

Product List

Scalloped Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167639]

$28.00

Delicate Dreams 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[167498]

$23.00

Brights Painted Patterns 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167754]

$26.00

Homemade Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167467]

$17.00

Lovely & Beautiful 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[166957]

$23.00

Delicate Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[167509]

$15.00

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$20.00

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131297]

$20.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$20.00

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155613]

$20.00

Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[164511]

$20.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$20.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$12.25

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$12.25

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$15.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$15.00

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[161665]

$15.00

2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch

[133782]

$34.00

1 7/8" (4.8 Cm) Circle Punch

[165259]

$34.00

Earthy Matte Dots

[167213]

$12.25

Shimmering Dots

[167949]

$11.75

Strawberries & Dots

[167479]

$12.25

Moody Palette Glossy Dots

[167180]

$11.00

Adhesive Backed Metallic Gems

[163780]

$13.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$15.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$12.25

Bone Folder

[102300]

$11.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$16.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$39.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$191.00

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Split Negative Technique - MCM Layout June 15, 2026

Happy Tuesday! MAN! My day is all OVER the place, as I try to juggle work with kitten-sitting. No easy feat! If you follow my Facebook page, you will know that we got a wee kitten last week. Willow is her name and she is about 2 pounds of pure sweetness! It has taken her a few days to get acquainted with us but she now seems VERY comfortable and is being VERY brave in her exploring. TOO brave! Luckily she is only awake, and running around the furniture like a Tasmanian Devil, before she takes another 3 hour nap. SO! I'm dancing between working in the basement, trying to get my BOGO items out the door, playing with squeaky mice, protecting my toes from little razor nails and writing a blog post. But really ... who could say no to this??

So that's the reason I'm running behind on EVERYTHING today .. but I'm kinda ok with it :)

Did you manage to catch MCM last night? I showed you an old technique, Split Negative, but with Designer Paper, rather than with ink ... although I showed you that too - it just wasn't in my plans TOO show you lol. Here are the cards we made ...

I started with the most simple version of it, using just designer paper (no white layer). This one uses Soft Sea Foam and the gorgeous Moonlit Flora paper. The embellishments are the Dreamy Flowers and the sentiment is from Fern & Flora. The 1 3/4" circle die I used is from Stylish Shapes and the twine is the Early Espresso/Old Olive Linen Thread combo pack (retired).

This one take it up a notch by adding Basic White to the opposite sides ...

Many hadn't heard of/seen the Split Negative technique so I used the Flowers Fair Stamp to show it. Not may favourite - there are many GREAT samples on line. It is most striking when you use black and white and use black and white embossing powders. I'll revisit that method of this technique another day.

I used Night of Navy and Granny Apple Green, the sentiment is from Lovely Arrangements and the twine is a retired Night of Navy twine.