Saturday, August 8, 2026

i can make a card in 4 minutes (theoretically)

Just to be clear - it actually took me 8 minutes.


BUT... it should only have taken 4! About 4 of those 8 minutes were cuz I changed my mind halfway through. So... assuming you know what you want to do I bet you can make that card in 4 minutes! (Remember "I can name that song in 5 notes"? I don't remember the name of the TV show but I really enjoyed it. I digress.)

There is a new product over at STAMPlorations and it makes creating a card super simple. It's even named "Simple Expressions"!

Here's the formula. Sentiment stamp + card front = handmade card.

Wanna see how easy this is? This is the card that should have taken just 4 minutes, but in the process I decided to use a black cardbase rather than white and that cost me 4 extra minutes. Stamp the sentiment on the card front and adhere it to your base. Voila!


Here's my second make. Love this card front. Just spiced it up with an organic shaped die cut for my sentiment and some white gel pen marks.


And my third, using the solid stamp and an offcut black "frame".


Did I "inspire" you - maybe to add gel pen marks or scrap die cuts to your card fronts? Don't forget about my STAMPlorations discount code STAMPGIRLMARIA for 20% off should I have convinced you to do some shopping ;) 

Let's do the math. 4 minutes per card. 8 card fronts per pack. That's 8 cards for your stash in 30 minutes. Not too shabby. Right now over at the store if you order one Simple Expressions stamp ($5) you get a Paper Goods Pack 40% off!!  Check out the deets here.