Back to Black for A Happy Hooray

Pulled out my package of Stampin’ Up! Back to Black Designer Series Paper, looked at all the fun  patterns and started thinking up different ways to use them for quick, clean and simple cards. I have more card ideas up my sleeve with the Back to Black paper, but thought how this would have been a good card to include in my Hassle-Free Cards subscription service.

My Hassle-Free Cards include more than clean and simple card ideas; there is a nice variety of styles. Because all the cards are personally designed by me, they all have that “Shelly touch”.

What’s the hardest part of copying a card idea? It’s always the measurements! How much time and paper have you wasted trying to get it right? Sure know how that feels the times I wanted to make a card from a Stampin’ Up! Catalog.

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If this were a Hassle-Free Card (it isn’t because they are exclusive), this is how the supplies and measurements would be listed.

Supplies used to make this card

Stamp Set: A Happy Hooray

Paper: Back to Basics Designer Series Paper and Whisper White Cardstock

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

Tools: 1-3/8″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips

Card dimensions

4-1/4″ x 11″ Whisper White Cardstock

1″ x 5-1/2″ Back to Black Designer Series Paper

1″ x 3-1/2″ Whisper White Cardstock (to stamp and handcut)

2″ x 2-1/2″ Whisper White Cardstock (to stamp and punch)

You can see how easy it will be to make this card now that you have all the ingredients and measurements!

If you’d like to take the hassle out of finding great card ideas, you’ll want to subscribe now to my Hassle-Free Cards! Every 15 days a fresh, new card idea is delivered to your inbox for only $4.95 a month!

Here’s just two of the many comments I’ve received from Hassle-Free Cards subscribers:

Another stunning card  ~ thank you.  – Margaret from CO