Tamara's Paper Trail

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Triple Z Fun Fold - MCM Layout Sept 15, 2025

Well Happy Wednesday! I'm surprised to be blogging today, as I DO have about four other things I probably "should" be doing. Alas. Blogging is something I can do from the comfort of my living room recliner ... plus I have a cat on my leg and anyone who owns a cat understands the "cat rule" of not being allowed to MOVE said cat when he/she is using you as their bed. Photographic evidence ...

If you watched my live you will know that Charlie has Kidney Disease and we will likely only have him with us for a few more months, so I'm enjoy being his "spot" every chance I get <3.

Well THAT brought down the mood of the post, didn't it??? Let's bring it back to happy and fun! lol. I was inspired to try this Triple Z Fold layout by Sally Poole over at GetCraftyWithSally. Check out her site. Her stuff is great! This is what I came up with ...

I used the new Elegant Pine Snowflakes Designer Paper and the Merry Christmas Stamp Set ...

It really is VERY simple to make! You just need to spend a few minutes chopping your papers up.

MANY Friends who watched my FB Live have made, and shared THEIR projects with this fun fold. Head over to my FB Page here and see all the great cards!

You REALLY want to try this fold - it's SO easy, uses up some of your pretty paper stash and packs a big WOW factor. When you're ready to jump in, here are the measurements of the pieces you need to prep ...

Here is the Mystery Card Monday (MCM) / Let Me Show You How 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) (or, as was the case this week, my Let Me Show You How) 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

Product List

Merry Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165831]

$25.00

Branching Out Dies

[165775]

$40.00

Elegant Pine Snowflakes 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[166066]

$17.00

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

[133676]

$15.75

Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161717]

$20.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$15.75

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$15.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$20.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$12.25

Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive Backed Berries

[164119]

$12.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$11.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$11.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$39.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$191.00

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Use your scraps to make this CRAZY easy (but cute!) layout! MCM Layout Sept 8, 2025

Happy Thursday! Did you catch MCM this week? It was a GOOD ONE! I CASEd a card given to me by my friend Helen (the Father's Day card below). It is a GREAT layout for quick, easy cards. You just need a few supplies. You don't NEED the layers but, of course, they add interest, depth and elegance, if you have the time to cut a few more pieces. Check out what we made ...

This one uses the Painterly Pairs paper and Simply Said sentiment ...

Gallery Blooms and Simply Said ...

Traditions of Christmas and Long Time No See sentiment ...

This is Helen's card. She used (retired) Wood Textures 6" x 6" Designer Papers. I can't recall the stamp set for the sentiment - it too is retired.

What a GREAT layout for masculine cards! Wanna make one? Here is the "recipe" of the pieces you need to prep ...

The above is the very "Basic" layout. If you want to "step it up" a bit, cut these as well.

... 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!

Stay amazing!

Tamara

Product List

Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163756]

$24.00

Long Time No See Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[166189]

$28.00

Painterly Pears 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[166146]

$17.00

Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165196]

$17.00

Traditions Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[165853]

$23.00

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

[133676]

$15.75

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$15.75

Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165624]

$20.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$15.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$20.00

Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[164511]

$20.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$12.25

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$12.25

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$12.25

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$12.25

2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls

[165192]

$11.75

2024 2026 In Color™ Flat Pearls

[165266]

$11.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$11.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$16.50

Bone Folder

[102300]

$11.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$39.00

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

The PERFECT layout for beginners or mass-producers! MCM Layout Aug 25, 2025

Happy Wednesday! Hope you're day is starting off well. Mine is so-so. After only 4 hours of sleep (thank you insomnia due to upcoming Garage Sale prep I still need to do before tomorrow and a howling cat!) ... but I have coffee so I WILL get through the day lol. Yes, I SHOULD be out pricing more stuff right now but I really wanted to blog about the card layout I used this week on my MCM Facebook Live. It has been one of my most popular Lives and subsequent FB posts ever! ... so I wanted to get this out there for more people to be able to find the details.

I WANT to give credit for the layout to the person who made the card I stumbled across who-knows-when. I found it in my saved Pinterest board but there was no link or watermark. Reminder to ALWAYS watermark your creations so credit CAN be given!

The card I saw was so simple it struck me as beautiful. Not gunna lie ... when I made my own I had the urge to "add more" ... some bling, die cuts, Baker's Twine ... but I stopped myself. The beauty really is in the simplicity. Let the paper and sentiment do the work. This is the PERFECT layout for a beginner card maker or if you are mass producing OR if you just wanna make lots if cards in one sitting. Here are the ELEVEN I made/showed during my 45 minutes if crafting (y'all know the first 15 minutes is me sharing stories with you lol). Check these out!

SO SO SO SO SOOOOOOOOO quick and easy!!!!! And yes, I tried it with rhinestones but didn't like it! (that's right. I said it lol). Here they all are up close ...

Beautiful Gallery paper and sentiment from Simply Said.