Welcome to our first Mystery Stamping Monday Night of the year!! I have been doing this for over 3-1/2 years!! I love stamping with you!

Horizontal, landscape card
Clue #1… gather your supplies, All measurements in inches.

Colored Card Stock A:  (plan your card front now to compliment your DSP, if you want DSP on the front, use a piece complimentary to the piece listed below))
– Base: 1 pieces 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Colored Card Stock B: (complimentary to base and DSP)
– 2 pieces 2-1/2 x 4

Designer Series Paper (DSP) 
– 1 panel of DSP measuring 6 (wide) x 4 (tall) – (from a 6 x 6 pack or cut a 12 x 12 down to make 4 cards!)

White/Vanilla Card Stock:
– 2 pieces 2-1/4 x 3-3/4 (can be embossed, can be stamped or one of each)

Vertical gift bag, called the 2, 5, 7, 10 box. Take an 8-1/2″ x 11″ piece of card stock and you can stamp an all-over design now or after you score. As the name implies, score the card stock at 2″, 5″, 7″, and 10″ on the 11″ side. Rotate it 90 degrees and sore at 2″ and 7″. see the picture below for reference.

The dashed lines are score lines, the solid lines are cut lines. Cut off the 3 pieces with the x in them. Cut on the lines on the 1-1/2″ tall pieces at the bottom. Note where the front panel is located and the flap on the back side that will come to the front. If you have not stamped yet, stamp before assembling the box.

Add a strong double-sided tape as shown. Before adhering the box, at the top on the two 2″ sides, score from the top down about 1-1/2″ – 2″. This will help pinch the sides at the top. Punch two holes in the flap, pretty high up from the edge. If you like, round the corners of the flap or use decorative scissors on it. Close the flap, and mark the holes on the base through the holes in the flap. Cut about 15″ of ribbon to tie it together. Overlap the back and front bottom flaps over the two side flaps and use strong adhesive to seal.

Horizontal/Landscape card – Thank you to Karla for suggesting this card! This can be made as either a 5-1/2″ square card or a 4″ square card. I will post measurements sometime this week.

Horizontal/Landscape card – Thank you to Kim for suggesting this card!

Clue #1… gather your supplies All measurements in inches.
Colored Card Stock A:
– 1 piece 5-1/2 x 4-1/4
– 1 piece 1  x 5-1/2
Designer Series Paper (DSP) : Works best with smallish non-directional pattern, use 1, 2 or 3 patterns
– 1 piece 4 (tall) x 3-1/4 (wide)
– 1 piece 3/4 (tall) x 5-1/4 (wide)
– 1 piece 1-7/8 (tall) x 3-1/4 (wide)
White/Vanilla Card Stock:
– 1 piece 3-1/4 (wide) x 1-7/8 (tall)
OPTIONAL:
Card Stock A or complimentary to Card Stock A: 
– 1 piece 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 for an added base
White/Vanilla Card Stock:
– 1 piece 5-1/4 x 4 for writing a longer message

Die Cuts, Embellishments, Stamps:– small ribbon, small embellishments

Cut and score one cardstock base piece as shown below.

Cut the non-directional DSP as follows. If you want to use directional DSP, cut 2 pieces of DSP 4 x 2-3/4 and cut each piece separately.

The key to this card is to rotate the cut & scored base so it looks like this. It can be rotated either direction. Add then DSP pieces and the small piece for your message or add decoration to the “backside” of the part that stands up.

Here is my card with the added base:

If you would like to join us approximately twice a month, please contact me and provide an email address. I will send out the Mystery Stamping Clues ahead of time with the Zoom invitation. We meet at 7:30 Central Time for about 40 minutes.

Vertical card – Thank you to Arlene for suggesting this card!

Clue #1… gather your supplies All measurements in inches.
Colored Card Stock A: –
1 piece 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, score on long side @ 4-1/4  OR– 1 piece 4-1/4 x 11, score on long side @ 5-1/2  (You can make this card on just a 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 base)
– 1 @ 3-1/4 x 4-1/2. (maybe slightly narrower so it will slide)
Colored Card Stock B: (complimentary to base)
– 1 @ 4 x 5-1/4 for card front 
Designer Series Paper (DSP) : 
– 1 @ 3-3/4 x 5 (front of card)
White/Vanilla Card Stock:– 1 @ 4 x 5-1/4 for the inside of the card, if your base is dark
scraps for other things
Other things:- DIMENSIONALS are essential for this card- Iong skinny punch or die, circle punch (about 1″ in diameter)- you will need a theme for your card, flowers, Halloween, birthday and at least one item for the front of your card, not too big.  you may want to wait and see how the card goes together!

This is a Tab Slider card. It may also be called a Double Slider card, but those are usually a little different. Adhere the DSP to the complimentary cardstock for the card front. Do NOT adhere to the card base. Measure in about 3/4″ from the left side of this panel. Measure down 1″ from the top and up 1″ from the bottom along that 3/4″ inset from the side. Draw a line from top to bottom. If you are not using black or really dark complimentary cardstock, you can draw this line on the back of the panel. Use the line to guide where you punch or cut out the slot. This needs to be the width of a dimensional. Now punch a 1/2 circle at the top of the panel. It can be centered or offset to the right. ALTERNATIVE: Center the slot if you are using a large image to slide on the front.

Now, center the slider piece of cardstock (3-1/4 x 4-1/2) same color as the base at the top and on the backside of the panel. Punch a hole for the ribbon to show in the semicircle. Decorate the front of the slider panel. About the top 2/3 of the slider will be visible. Tie a ribbon through the hole. Center the slider on the back of the front panel at the top. Turn it over and add a dimensional towards the bottom of the slot. Add the die cut to the top of the dimensional watching the left edge of the card. Apply strong adhesive around the edge of the backside of the front panel, allowing the slider to move up and down. If adding something thick to the slider, use thin dimensional tape. Adhere to the card base. Add a sentiment to the front, message inside, embellish!

Here are my cards:

If you would like to join us, please contact me and provide an email address. I will send out the Mystery Stamping Clues ahead of time with the Zoom invitation. We meet at 7:30 Central Time for about 40 minutes.

Vertical or horizontal card

Clue #1… gather your supplies All measurements in inches.

Colored Card Stock A: – 1 piece 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, score on long side @ 4-1/4  
Colored Card Stock B: (neutral or complimentary to base)
– 1 @ 4 x 5-1/4 for card front
Designer Series Paper (DSP) : Works best with non-directional, but, you can use directional paper
– 4 @ 2-1/2 x 1-1/4 (4 different designs)
– 2 @ 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 (2 different designs)
White/Vanilla Card Stock:– 1 piece 2-1/2 x 1-1/4 
Die Cuts, Embellishments, Stamps:– optional embossing folder, small ribbon, small embellishments

Put the 2 squares on first. Then adhere the other corner pieces and fit the other pieces in between them.

Here are my cards

If you would like to join us, please contact me and provide an email address. I will send out the Mystery Stamping Clues ahead of time with the Zoom invitation. We meet at 7:30 Central Time for about 40 minutes.