48 Valentine Cards with Simple Stories Sweet Talk 6x8 Paper Pad

Hello crafty friends! Today's post/video is a slightly different take on a 6x8 paper pad tutorial. I am working with the Simple Stories Sweet Talk 6x8 Paper Pad. I've done some other 6x6 paper pad tutorials similar to this in the past. Please let me know if you have a preference between the paper pad tutorials with templates or the more organic designed as I go tutorials. With this process I can easily whip up a bunch of cards for card drives like Cards for Hospitalized Kids. If you want more info on donating cards or get jokes for your cards please check out my Card Drive Resources page. I LOVE that when I'm done there is nothing left of the patterned paper packs. To see it all in action check out the video.

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I will share the sketches and examples in the post, but you can also download a printable PDF that has the templates and sketches. I do not currently have any 6x8 One Sheet Wonders to combine this with but let me know if that is something that might interest you. 

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If you use any of this as inspiration please tag me @jess.crafts and use the hashtag #jcosw or #jcsketches so I can find your beautiful creations on Instagram

Sketch 1:

Card Example for Sketch 1:

(Made 6)

Sketch 2:

Card Example for Sketch 2:

(Made 4)

Sketch 3:

Card Example for Sketch 3:

(Made 8)

Sketch 4:

Card Example for Sketch 4:

(Made 2)

Sketch 5:

Card Example for Sketch 5:

(Made 4)

Sketch 6:

Card Example for Sketch 6:

(Made 4)

Sketch 7:

Card Example for Sketch 7:

(Made 4)

Sketch 8:

Card Example for Sketch 8:

(Made 12)

Sketch 9:

Card Example for Sketch 9:

(Made 3)

Reverse Confetti Challenge: Love is in the Air

 

I picked up the cute little Yuletide Mice stamp set from Reverse Confetti because it was a super cute Christmas set that I thought I could use outside of the Christmas season as well. So when I saw the latest Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash challenge Love is in the Air, I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to use the Yuletide Mice for this theme. I was inspired by the colors of the Sweet Stripes paper and colored my little mouse to match. I love how keeping the color palette limited really makes a clean and simple card stand out a bit more. There's still over a week left so be sure to check out the challenge!

6x6 Paper Pad Tutorial with No Scraps- 54 Cards with Authentique Love Notes

Hello crafty friends! Today's post/video is a slightly different take on a 6x6 paper pad tutorial. I've done one other 6x6 paper pad tutorial similar to this in the past, but today I'm gathering the resources in a way that is hopefully more succinct and straight forward. With this process I can easily whip up a bunch of cards for card drives like Cards for Hospitalized Kids. If you want more info on donating cards or get jokes for your cards please check out my Card Drive Resources page. I LOVE that when I'm done there is nothing left of the patterned paper packs. To see it all in action check out the video.

This post is not sponsored but compensated affiliate links are used below. 

I will share the template and examples in the post, but you can also download a printable PDF that has the template and sketches. You can mix and match these templates and suggestions with my One Sheet Wonders to further increase the possible cards if your paper pad has more paper or if you are not a fan of one these particular designs.

Get printable template and sketch PDF

If you use any of this as inspiration please tag me @jess.crafts and use the hashtag #jcosw or #jcsketches so I can find your beautiful creations on Instagram

Template A:

Example for Sketch A1:

(Made 3)

Example for Sketch A2:

(Made 3)

Template B:

Example for Sketch B:

(Made 18)

Template C:

Examples for Sketch C:

(Made 6)

Template D:

Examples for Sketch D1:

(Made 12)

Example for Sketch D2:

(Made 6)

Sketch for Leftover Cut Aparts:

Examples for Leftover Sketch:

(Made 6)

6x6 One Sheet Wonder Template #14 featuring Lawn Fawn

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing how to use up 6x6 patterned papers without creating any scraps. This method is similar to the idea of a One Sheet Wonder and I will refer to them in that way since it makes sense to many crafters. To the best of my knowledge, the One Sheet Wonder is a concept Stampin' Up demonstrators have been using for years and so credit to them for the name and inspiration of the idea. Today I am sharing how to cut up a 6x6 piece of paper that will result in 2 of the exact same card. I am using cardstock to mat the patterned paper pieces which will create some cardstock scraps. In this blog post you can find a template for how to cut your paper as well as a sketch to show what should be done with those cuts. Of course feel free to mix it up to your own liking. 

This post and video is not sponsored but compensated affiliate links are used to support my blog and channel. Thank you!

If you share on Instragram please tag me @jess.crafts and use #jcosw  and #jcsketches so I can see your beautiful creations!

Here is Template #14 with measurements:

Here is the coordinating sketch for Template #14:

Click here to download template and sketch as a PDF

Here is an example card for Template #14:

Slimline Card Template #1 Using 6x6 Paper featuring Newton's Nook and Sunny Studio

 Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing how to use up 6x6 patterned papers to make a slimline card without creating any patterned paper scraps. Today I am sharing how to cut up a 6x6 piece of paper that will result in one card but I used two pieces and made two cards so I could mix up the colors. I am using cardstock to mat the patterned paper pieces which will create some cardstock scraps. In this blog post you can find a template for how to cut your paper as well as a sketch to show what should be done with those cuts. Of course feel free to mix it up to your own liking. 

This post and video is not sponsored but compensated affiliate links are used to support my blog and channel. Thank you!

Please let me know if you find this helpful and would like to see more. It's a fun challenge and I love working with patterned paper!

Here is Slimline Template #1 with measurements:

Here is the coordinating sketch for Slimline Template #1:

Click here to download template and sketch as a PDF

Here is an example card for Slimline Template #1:

6x6 One Sheet Wonder Template #13 featuring MFT and Simon Says Stamp

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing how to use up 6x6 patterned papers without creating any patterned paper scraps. A friend shared that this style of cardmaking can be referred to as a one sheet wonder. I'm not sure who originated the style, as I have seen many crafters refer to it, but please let me know if I should be crediting a specific crafter. Today I am sharing how to cut up a 6x6 piece of paper that will result in 2 of the exact same card. I am using cardstock to mat the patterned paper pieces which will create some cardstock scraps. In this blog post you can find a template for how to cut your paper as well as a sketch to show what should be done with those cuts. Of course feel free to mix it up to your own liking. 

This post and video is not sponsored but compensated affiliate links are used to support my blog and channel. Thank you!

Please let me know if you find this helpful and would like to see more. It's a fun challenge and I love working with patterned paper!

Here is Template #13 with measurements:

Here is the coordinating sketch for Template #13:

Click here to download template and sketch as a PDF

Here is an example card for Template #13: