Tamara's Paper Trail: From Basic to Stepped Up - Brushed with Beauty

Sunday, January 18, 2026

From Basic to Stepped Up - Brushed with Beauty - MCM Layout Jan 12, 2026

Happy Weekend! I'm scrambling this week to play catch up, so only getting to my blog posts now - eek!

Did you have a chance to catch MCM this week (Jan 12, 2026)? It felt SO good to do a Mystery Card layout again! It had been quite a while and I missed it! We made four lovely cards, starting for very basic (perfect for beginner stampers who may not have many supplies) snd then worked our way up to "over the top", for those who like "all the things". I used the Brushed with Beauty papers for the focal pieces. Check them out!

Start with the basics ... card base, some pretty paper, a sentiment and some embellishments, if you have them.

Step it up with a 4" x 5 1/2" layer ....

Step it up by adding texture to that layer. You can emboss some card stock or, as I did, use some of our Whispers of Texture Specialty paper. LOVE THIS STUFF! Adding die cuts also makes it "fancier".

Step it up even MORE with more dies cuts and/or designer paper instead of a textured layer ...

I love a quick and easy layout that you can "step up", if you're in the mood and/or if you have the toys. This one fits the bill!

If you want to make some cards using this layout, use this "recipe" for the pieces you need to prep ...

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

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. Thank you! I appreciate your support!

Stay amazing!

Tamara

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