Nutz about Stamping

Want to learn how to create a gorgeous Christmas card?

For today's card and video tutorial I am going to show you how to create a gorgeous Christmas card using the Poinsettia Petals bundle. I love, love, love the dies in this bundle because the dies create a subtle visual texture on the flowers and leaves! (super cool - watch my video below to see how this works)

Nothing says classy like Christmas poinsettias in your home so why not make a card using them as well? 

Here's the Poinsettia Petals bundle - that I used for the phrase and the flower on my card:

I also used the Tin Tile 3D embossing folder to add texture to the Real Red layer but also because it has a matching embossed flower image:

When selecting my colors for this card I went with the traditional: Real Red and Old Olive. At the end of my video I show you a second color combination. Which pair do you like best? Leave me a comment below to let me know! 

Here's my Poinsettia Petals Christmas card:

 

And here's a side view so you can see the lovely effect of using Stampin' Dimensionals on the Poinsettia:

Here's what you need to make this card at home - and don't miss the video that shows you step by step how to make the card, along with some bonus tips along the way:

Stamp set: Poinsettia Petals bundle (153487)

Ink: Old Olive

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Old Olive: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 1" x 5"; 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" (for leaves); 3 1/4" square 
        Real Red: 3 3/4" square, 3" square; 2 3/4" square; 5" x 3 3/4"

Other: Stitched Shapes dies (145372); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430); Tin Tile 3D embossing folder (151801); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Basic Pearls Jewels (144219); Stampin’ Seal (152813)

Here's my video - I hope you will try this card at home! 

 

Let me show you how to use up your colorful paper strips

For today's card and video, I am going to show you a really fun technique for making a birthday card that uses up all those paper strips that I know you have lying around. 

I absolutely love the Forever Greenery paper - I have almost used up an entire pack in the past three months - very unusual for me! The greens in it are fantastic together:

• Old Olive
• Garden Green
• Just Jade
• Pear Pizzazz
• Shaded Spruce
• Soft Sea Foam
• Pretty Peacock

 

Did you know that Stampin' Up! is having a paper sale this month? The Forever Greenery pack is just one of 15 that are discounted for a short time only! Click here for the juicy details! 

As this birthday card is going to my step-mother, I know really well how much she loves the color green. So that is why I chose the Forever Greenery paper for her card. I always try to match colors and designs with the person for whom I am creating a card. How about you? 

My stepmother loves to quilt and she often using the paper piecing quilting technique to create gorgeous quilts. So this paper piecing card technique is a perfect match!

One essential tool for this project is a Paper Trimmer:

Our Paper Trimmer cuts like butter - perfect for cutting and scoring paper for card making, scrapbooking, and other paper crafts. The extra-wide 7-3/4" (19.7 cm) cutting base and extendable 17" (43 cm) ruler accommodate large paper projects. The base of the paper trimmer includes both imperial and metric measurements, and the base has a midpoint ruler for small paper projects. The ruler and paper restraint snap into place for easy transport. A durable plastic cover protects the ruler and grid so measurements won’t wear off. It comes with 1 paper cutting blade and 1 paper scoring blade. Replacement cutting blades are available (sold separately).

You will see in my video below how to prepare the paper strips using the Paper Trimmer. The rest is super easy! 

Here's my Forever Greenery Paper Piecing technique birthday card: 

Stamp set: Best Year (152568)

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Whisper White: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 3 3/4" x 5"
        Just Jade: 5 1/4" x 4"
        Forever Greenery: 5 strips: 12" x 12"; each strip cut 1/2" wide

Other: Woven Threads Sequins (149498); Forever Greenery designer series paper (152492); Fine Tip Glue Pen; Multipurpose Liquid Glue (154974); Paper Trimmer (152392)

And here's my video - thanks for watching!

Learn how to make your own gift tote projects

Want to learn how to make your own gift totes? It's easy and I am going to show you how!

I love making my own small boxes, totes, and bags. It is fun to coordinate colors, patterns, stamps and dies - and the best part is that it only takes a bit of time. Not to mention the cost savings!

This project can be adapted to suit any occasion, theme, or season for which you need a gift tote. I started off my choosing my designer paper and then let the colors in that paper guide me for the main base and handle color. I decided to use up a left over piece of the Forever Greenery paper. The patterns feature elegant greenery with painted watercolor patterns to give your projects an organic feel. One side of each sheet has large, leafy designs; the other side has painted patterns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love all the combinations of green in the paper designs:

• Old Olive
• Soft Sea Foam
• Garden Green
• Just Jade
• Pear Pizzazz
• Shaded Spruce
• Pretty Peacock

I have a lot of Soft Sea Foam so I chose a Forever Greenery pattern that had this color so that I could use Soft Sea Foam as my base color. That immediately made me think of using Pretty Peacock as my ink color - nice, dark contrast.

For the phrase and leaf embellishment, I chose my Forever Fern bundle and images:

And after these choices were made the project came together quite well! My final touch was to use three Woven Threads Sequins - this assortment has both Soft Sea Foam and Pretty Peacock sequins, the perfect match with the paper colors.

One tool that I feel is essential for any kind of box or bag project is the Simply Scored. This is the time of year to purchase a scoring tool as after seeing this video you will be making scores (no pun intended) of little boxes and can quickly and efficiently score all your holiday cards in one easy step.  

I use this tool in my video for today's gift tote projects so that you can see how handy this tool is. 

 

If I could do over two bits of this project, I would round the top corners of the gift tote and make the handle a bit longer. I might even stamp the Soft Sea Foam base for additional visual interest. What do you think?

Stamp set: Forever Fern bundle (154094

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Soft Sea Foam: 3 1/4" x 7 1/2"; 2 1/4" x 8 1/2"; 1 1/4" x 8"
        Whisper White: 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"
        Forever Greenery: 2" x 10"

Other: Forever Greenery designer series paper (152492); Tear & Tape Adhesive; Layering Circle dies; Simply Scored (   ); die-cutting and embossing machine

Here's my video - listen along for additional tips and suggestions. 

When is the last time you used the faux leather technique?

The technique I am going to share with you today is one that I learned many years ago when I first became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I haven't used this technique in a very long time so today's the day! Once you learn the Faux Leather technique you can apply it to all sorts of occasions that you may need in future. 

Today's Faux Leather card uses the Christmas Gleaming Variety bundle to make a Christmas card. I love that Stampin' Up! not only brought back the Christmas Gleaming stamp set and Gleaming Ornaments punch pack, but also the Brightly Gleaming Specialty paper! Bringing back paper is quite unusual especially a paper pack that was super popular in a previous catalog. I am delighted! Every class that I held last year (remember those pre-COVID days?) used this variety pack and all my customers loved the cards I designed, especially the ones using that festive paper! 

(Psst: click on the photo above to go directly to my USA online store; leave a comment for my European store link)

Moving on to the Faux Leather technique: this technique is really quite simple but packs a wow because of the look and texture it creates. As I explain in my video below, you can use this technique on die-cut images (as I did), or on entire card layers. Once you learn the technique you can apply it in many different ways.

Here's my Christmas Gleaming Faux Leather card. I explain the technique in the video below (easier than trying to type it out), walking you through each step and providing tips along the way. 

Christmas Gleaming Faux Leather card

Stamp set: Christmas Gleaming (150464) OR the entire Variety bundle (156082) 

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Pretty Peacock: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 2 1/2" square
        Very Vanilla: two squares, each 2 1/2"; 1 3/4" x 2 3/4"; 2 1/2" x 6/8"
        Brightly Gleaming: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Other: Brightly Gleaming punch pack (150647); Brightly Gleaming Specialty designer series paper (150429); Layering Circles dies (141705); Woven Threads Sequins Assortment (149498); Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding (151336); Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Bone Folder

Here's my video tutorial, thanks for watching!

 

How to add interest with the band stamping technique

Several Stampin' Up! demonstrators belong to a private group to share business tips, ideas and stamping techniques with each other - which is my favorite part! This week as I was cruising through the website I spotted the Band Stamping technique and thought I would try it as I was making a video tutorial - I figured we would learn it together! 

I chose to make a masculine card using the Beautiful World bundle - but you can choose what you have on hand and what kind of occasion you need.

BEAUTIFUL WORLD BUNDLE
$48.50

The other items you will need to this technique are listed below but basically you should choose three colors of the same family (such as greens, blues, yellows, purples, etc) and your Stamping Sponges. I cut my sponges into small triangles and then try to keep each triangle in the same color family. If you have some washi tape and grid paper this will come in handy too! I also highly recommend Grid Paper so that you can follow the lines on the paper and keep everything nice and straight. I explain more in my video below.

STAMPING SPONGES
$4.00

GRID PAPER
$12.50

Here's my card:

Beautiful World Band Stamping

Stamp set: Beautiful World bundle (154091)

Ink: Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Misty Moonlight: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 2 1/3" x 3"
        Very Vanilla: 2 1/2" square, 5 1/4" x 4"; 3 x 1/1/4"

Other: Stitched Rectangles dies (148551); Stamping Sponges (141337); Whale of a Time Sequins (152461); Stampin' Seal, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Grid Paper (130148); Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, washi tape

Here's my video - thanks for watching!

Note: I have no idea what my iPhone did while I was filming but the video is quite small. I promise you can see the full technique on it, step by step!

How to create an unusual card layer

Today I am going to show you how to create a very unusual card layer for a friendship card that I am going to make using the Under My Umbrella stamp set. 

 

This set is such fun to craft with with its friendly phrases and fun images that can be combined to create colorful and playful cards. If you love to color these outline images are perfect for that. 

I also used the Playing with Patterns paper and I pulled my Stampin' Blends and ink colors to match the colors in the stripes: Night of Navy and Crushed Curry. 

Now that you have a basic idea of what I used to create my card, watch the video below to learn the special technique you can use to add a unique layer to your cards. As I say in my video, try your favorite dies once you learn the technique - it's easy and fun!

Under My Umbrella technique

Stamp set: Under My Umbrella (151518)

Ink: Night of Navy; Crushed Curry; Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Blends: Night of Navy (154891); Daffodil Delight (154883)

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Whisper White: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"; 1 1/2" square
        Playing with Patterns: 3" x 1 1/4"; 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" 

Other: Stitched Shapes dies (152323);Playing with Patterns #152490; Mini Stampin' Dimensionals; Stampin' Seal; Snowflake Sequins (150443); die-cutting machine

Here's my video - watch for bonus tips along the way. 

 

You need to learn the fabulous color blocking technique

It's time to learn a new technique - or to try an oldie but goodie. I am calling it the color blocking technique because I am not sure if there is an official name - likely there an official name out there somewhere. 

To create your own card, there is a list of products and measurements below but I do want to feature a few necessary products:

1. Watercolor paper: 

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper is a thick paper designed especially for watercoloring. Cold-pressed, archival cotton paper. Natural white color with subtle texture.

* 10 sheets
* 5" x 7" (12.7 x 17.8 cm)
* Acid free

2. Stamping Sponges - don't miss the tip in my video below about how to use these. 

 

The easy way to apply Stampin' Ink for a colored effect.

* 3 sponges
* 2-3/4" (7 cm) diameter

And that's it. Once you have these items you can create and re-create cards using this fabulous technique. 

To add a phrase to my card I used the Best Year stamp set:

And for embellishments and to die-cut the phrase I used my Painted Poppies bundle:

Here's my Poppy Parade Color Blocked card:

 

Stamp sets: Best Year (152568); Painted Poppies bundle (153827)

Ink: Poppy Parade; Bumble Bee; Flirty Flamingo; Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Blends: Poppy Parade (154958), Basic Black (154843)

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Cherry Cobbler: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
        Bumble Bee: 4" x 5 1/4"
        Watercolor: 3 3/4" x 5"; two pieces 2" x 1 1/2"

Other: Fluid 100 Watercolor paper (149612); Stamping Sponges (141337); Woven Threads Sequin Assortment (149498); Bumble Bee Gingham ribbon (153658); Stampin' Seal; Stampin' Dimensionals; Mini Glue Dots; die-cutting machine, washi tape

Here's my video - leave me a comment to let me know if you will try this technique and if you do, what three ink pad colors will you try for your card? 

 

Thanks for dropping by! 

You need to learn these cool paper tricks

On 4 August the fabulous new mini catalog goes live and I have a couple of really cool paper tricks to share with you using the soon-to-be-released Trimming the Town product suite. 

The Trimming the Town designer paper is part of the Trimming the Town product suite - a super fun collection of products that is perfect for Christmas but for so many other projects too. 

Here's a photo of the Coming Home bundle, which is part of this suite - and is needed for my paper tricks:

I used this bundle along with the Old World Paper 3D embossing folder to create amazing texture on the card layer:

 

I explain the paper tricks in the video below. I also share bonus tips along the way. 

 

Stamp set: Coming Home (bundle, 155144)

Ink: None

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Misty Moonlight: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
        Whisper White: 5" x 3 1/4"; 2 1/2" x 5"
        Trimming The Town: 5" x 2 1/4"

Other: Trimming the Town designer series paper (153291); Woven Threads sequin assortment (149498); Old World Paper 3D embossing folder (153200); Stampin' Seal, die-cutting machine

Here's my video - thanks for watching!

How to make a beautiful motivational card

Is is possible to make a card without stamp sets and inks? Absolutely and in today's card idea and video I am going to show you how. 

The products I am going to use on my card come from the World of Good product suite:

World Of Good Suite Collection
$104.50

 

 

 

 

Do you have to buy the entire suite? No. But I am not sure why you wouldn't if you love it as much as I do. I did promise that today's card uses no stamps or ink, didn't I? So you could just order the paper and card pack at my online store. (see link on the right side of this page)

From this suite I chose to use the World of Good designer paper:

World Of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper
$15.00

 

 

 

 

And along with the paper I used the World of Good Memories & More Card Pack:

World Of Good Memories & More Card Pack
$11.00

 

 

 

 

 

A lot of crafters think that this card pack is only for memory keeping and completely miss the fact that this product has other uses, like I am going to show you today. 

This card is soooo easy to make. All you do is cut card stock, adhere them together, add the card with the phrase and three stickers. Taa-daa!

 

Stamp set: none

Ink: none

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Whisper White: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
        World of Good: 5 1/4" x 4"
        Misty Moonlight: 4 1/2" x 3 1/2"
                

Other: World of Good Memories & More Card Pack (153600); World of Good Specialty designer series paper (152491); Stampin' Seal (152813)

And don't forget the envelope! Sometimes all you need is a little touch to make it fun too. 

I created a video showing you how to make this card, along with several bonus tips that will take your card to the next level. 

 

Here's how to take your projects to the next level!

Do you want a playful way to take your projects to the next level? I will show you how using the new Foam Adhesive Sheets!

Foam Adhesive Sheets
$8.00

 

 

 

 

You can take these foam adhesive sheets and die-cut them to make a colorful and striking card idea. 

For my card, I also used the Forever Greenery designer paper and the Forever Flourishing dies. I have made a lot of projects using this product suite to scroll back through my blog to see more ideas. 

Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper
$11.50

Forever Flourishing Dies
$36.00

 

A lot of crafters feel you can only use the stamp set that goes with a pack of dies (bundled) but that's not so. I encourage you to use your dies without the stamp set and use your stamp sets without your dies. This will help broaden your crafting experience. 

Last week I created a video introduced the Playful Alphabet dies and used these to make a gorgeous scrapbook page. (Click here to see the post and video) On that video I promised that I would show you a card idea - which is what I did today. 

First, let's have a second look at the Playful Alphabet dies:

Playful Alphabet Dies
$34.00

There are so many uses for these fun dies and I think today's card will blow your mind!

 

Stamp set: none

Ink: none

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Pear Pizzazz: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" 
        Forever Greenery paper: 4" x 5 1/4"; scrap approx. 3 3/4" x 1"
        Pretty Peacock: 1 1/4" x 4"
        Whisper White: 1 1/2" x 4"

Other: Foam Adhesive Sheets (152815); Forever Flourishing dies (152714); Playful Alphabet dies (152706); Whale of a Time sequins (152461); Multipurpose Liquid Glue, die-cutting machine

Here's my video - watch for my bonus tips along the way! 

See the perfect project for a world traveler

Do you like adventures? Are you a world traveler? Do you have lots of photos and memories to preserve? Then today's project is perfect for you! 

This week I got the new Playful Alphabet dies in the mail and I am so excited to introduce them to you and show you just one way you can use them:

Playful Alphabet Dies
$34.00

 

 

 

 

There are many things I love about these dies:

• the size (3/4" x 3/4") - not too big, not too small, just right
• duplicate letters: A, E, I, L, N, O, P, R, S, T - so clever Stampin' Up!
• numbers! 
• punctuation

I am excited because this means personalization. Think card making and creating someone's name on the front: for birthdays, baby cards, graduation, and more. I will admit that I have many scrapbook pages without titles because I wanted to use dies instead of trying to hand print a title on them. I can now go back and add titles or fun phrases to these pages using Playful Alphabet. 

I also used the Beautiful World bundle on today's project. I have certainly got my money's worth from this bundle in one short month. Scroll back through my blog to see the projects. Two of my recent faves this clean and simple card here and this card technique here. 

Beautiful World Bundle
$48.50

 

 

 

 

Here's a photo of my semi-finished page - I will add journaling boxes later. For the page itself I used a sheet of the World of Good designer paper - perfect for this project, don't you think?

Playful Alphabet Scrapbook page

Stamp set: Beautiful World bundle (154091)

Ink: none

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        World of Good: 12" x 12" sheet
        Cinnamon Cider: varying sizes to mat your photos
        Copper Foil: 2" square
        Misty Moonlight: 3" x 2 1/4"

Other: Playful Alphabet dies (152706); Copper Foil Sheets (142020); World of Good Memories & More card pack (153600); SNAIL adhesive, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

I also created a video showing you how to make this page along with some bonus tips:

 

 

 

 

 

Be confident when using an interesting embossing folder

This week I have another World of Good card and video to share. I think I have already confessed that I bought the entire product suite a couple of weeks ago and am having a blast using it. 

 

I am not sure why I am so crazy about this suite but I think it is the colors and patterns. And of course as I used to travel a lot for work the theme of the designs and Beautiful World stamp set resonate with me.

And I, like you, always need products that can be used for more of a masculine theme and this set is perfect for that. Note: Father's Day is next weekend! 

Today's card strongly features the Old World Paper 3D embossing folder. I really love this folder and the kind of texture it creates on paper layers. I also love that each side, after embossed, has two results; one I call the 'outies' which is more prominent and the other side I call the 'innies' which is more subtle. 

My original thought was that the Night of Navy and Seaside Spray squares would be plain layers on my card, but when I was embossing the Whisper White layer I instantly decided to emboss these two colors as well. I am really glad I did because the embossed texture makes the card more interesting.

So my advice to you is to be confident when using your embossing folders and try embossing more than one layer on your next project. 

 

Stamp set: Beautiful World bundle (154091)

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Whisper White: 11" x 4 1/4"; 3 3/4" x 5"; 3 3/4" x 3/4"
        Night of Navy: 2" square
        Seaside Spray: 2" square; scraps for swirls

Other: Old World Paper 3D embossing folder (153200), Metallic Pearls, Multipurpose Liquid Glue; die-cutting machine

Here are two other photos of my card from different angles:

A front view:

And a view from the other side:

 

Here's my video - remember to watch throughout for my bonus tips. 

How to congratulate someone on a new beginning

You know how it is. You get your hands on a brand new catalog and as you leaf through it you suddenly stop and screech - yell - moan - shout: oh my gosh!

Yes, me too. Especially when I saw the World of Good suite (pages 24-26). I instantly knew that I had to have it ALL. I travel for work as you might know and I scrapbook too. But I see so many more possibilities for this suite: especially for masculine cards and gift ideas. 

I did mention that I had to have it all, right? And so I did: I ordered the entire suite (154140) which includes:

• Beautiful World bundle (154091)
• World of Good Memories & More card pack (153600)
• World of Good Specialty designer series paper (152491)
• Antiqued Corners & Slides (152471)
• Old World Paper 3D embossing folder (153200)
• 1/4" Faux Suede Trim (ribbon) (152472)
• Brass Foils Sheets (153057)

Here's what the entire suite looks like:

World Of Good Suite Collection (English)
$104.50

 

 

 

 

Pretty fabulous, right? 

Note: you don't have to buy the entire suite at once like I did. You can purchase each product separately which is why I added the product numbers above. 

My suite came yesterday so today I did a Facebook Live showing it all and then after that was over I created today's card and video tutorial. 

I love the Beautiful World stamp set. I love the images and I especially love the phrases and font style. One phrase particularly stood out to me. I work in an office with many expat employees and this means that there is turnover every year and I have to say good-bye to my colleagues as they return home or set off to work in another country. So today's friendship card is perfect to wish a friend or colleague well on their next life adventure. 

Stamp set: Beautiful World (bundle with dies: 154091)

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Early Espresso: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 3" x 2 1/4"
        World of Good paper: 4" x 5 1/4"
        Brass Foil Sheets: 2" square

Other: Metallic Pearls (Gold); Brass Foil Sheets (153057); World of Good Specialty designer series paper (152491); World of Good Memories & More card pack (153600); Old World Paper 3D embossing folder (153200); Antiqued Corners & Slides (152471); SNAIL Adhesive; Multipurpose Glue; Mini Stampin' Dimensionals; die-cutting machine
   

Here's my video - be sure to watch for my bonus tips throughout. 

When was the last time you tried paper weaving?

In today's video I am going to show you a fun layout idea for an encouragement card, using the Forever Fern bundle and Forever Greenery designer series paper. 

These products are available to order on 3 June and I know you will love the bold colors in the paper in all tones of green. 

Last week I showed you one card idea and a fun technique for the Forever Greenery paper. (click here to see this post). This week I have another Forever Fern card idea along with a weaving technique. My weaving is fairly simple and you can take it further if you want. I love the phrase on this card - perfect to encourage a good friend. 

Here's how to make this card:

Stamp set: Forever Fern (bundle, 154094)

Ink: Pear Pizzazz; Pretty Peacock

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Very Vanilla: 11" x 4 1/4"; 2 1/2" x 1 3/4"; (2) 3" x 1 3/4"
        Pretty Peacock: 1/4" x 4 1/4"
        Forever Greenery: 1/2" x 6"
        Pear Pizzazz; (2) 1/2" x 6"

Other: Fine Tip Glue Pen; SNAIL adhesive; Flowers for Every Season Gems (153645); Forever Greenery designer series paper (152492); die-cutting machine

I have also created a video showing step by step how to create my card, along with some bonus tips along the way. Why not give this layout a try too?

 

You need to learn the amazing Scrappy Strip card technique

Today I have created a video showing you the fairly new, and really fun and amazing Scrappy Strip card technique! 

This technique was invented by a Stampin' Up! demonstrator using an indigenous painting he has hanging in his  home. He created the technique using strips of paper - but not cut straight - to emulate the painting. 

For my card I decided that rather than use solid colors (like the originator of this technique did), I would use up some pieces of Country Club designer series paper:

Country Club Designer Series Paper
$11.50

 

 

 

The patterns and colors in this paper pack give off a masculine vibe (to me) so I decide to use the Perennial Birthday stamp set for my phrase and to make a masculine birthday card idea:

Perennial Birthday Cling-Mount Stamp Set
$22.00

 

 

 

There are two key products I think you need for the Scrappy Strip technique: a quality paper cutter and Multipurpose Liquid Glue:

Paper Trimmer
$25.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue
$4.00

With these two items you can create so many Scrappy Strip cards! 

Here's mine, along with a video showing you this technique step-by-step. 

Perennial Birthday Scrappy Strip Birthday Card

Stamp set: Perennial Birthday (151240)

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Whisper White: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 5 1/4" x 1"
        Garden Green: 1 1/4" x 5 1/4"
        Country Club: 6 x 6" pieces
        Night of Navy: 5 1/4" x 4"

Other: Happiness Blooms Glimmer Dots (148805); Country Club designer series paper (151314); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), SNAIL adhesive

Here's my video - listen and watch throughout for bonus tips!