Tamara's Paper Trail: July 2025

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Quick Card Layout from a Sketch - MCM June 30, 2025

Happy Canada Day! It always throws me off when we have a mid-week holiday. I keep thinking it's Sunday! The Bertrams went out shopping today. We returned half the soft furnishings we bought last week and bought more. These one work and I'm THRILLED! I guess the Master Bath is now taupe. Who knew? Toothbrush holder, cup, soap dispenser, toilet brush, garbage can and a beautiful new makeup chair! I also got a new computer desk chair for my birthday. New screen protector for my phone and a new calculator. It was a productive few hours!! Now I'm home and doing some "chair work" ... meaning social media and blog posts lol.

Did you catch MCM last night? I had fun playing with a Card Sketch I found on "just add ink". Sketches are a great jumping off point. Here is what I came up with ...

Here is the sketch I started with ...

As I like to do, I start with an easy, basic layout ... per the sketch. I used the Silly Safari Bundle and Botanical Textures paper ...

The next has very little stamping - just the sentiment. I loves using the dies cuts that come in the Storybook Moments Designer Paper pack for an easy card. No die cutting!

Finally, I played with the new Tractor & Co bundle (just released today as an Online Exclusive item!). I love how it turned out! The background paper is the Irresistible Designs paper that I inked with Blending Brushes for a emboss resist technique. Inky fingers happened lol. The rectangular postage stamp punch is retired, I now know. I also used some retired scalloped and circle punches for the tire inside pieces.

I love how the layout/sketch was a jumping off point for the cards. Yes, you can stick to the "formula" exactly, or you can go rogue if the creative moment takes you away.

Want to make your own? Here is the "recipe" of the pieces you need to prep ...

... and here is the Mystery Card Monday (MCM) Facebook Live replay, showing you how to cut/score the papers and put all the pieces together ...

So 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 online store. Thank you! I appreciate your support!

Stay amazing!

Tamara

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