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Working with a Suite - Stampin' Up! Products Coffee Break Suite (with Tutorial)


When you first discover the world of scrapbook and cardmaking, your first thought is probably, "Where was this all my life?" But also, "Where do I start?" I'll admit, it can be a little overwhelming, and you feel like you need to get SO MANY things before you can even make a card. And then, you are still not sure how to go about creating a card. I get it, I've been there. This is why I decided to offer a class for beginners a few weeks ago, where I would focus on some card basics. 

This is one of two cards we made that night. At first glance, you  might think that this card doesn't look so simple, because there are a lot of pieces on it, but the secret is in the coordination. Stampin' Up! is really the champion of coordinating products, and all the products you see on this card are part of the same product suite Coffee Break. So really, you can look at only 2 pages of the catalogue, pick all the products that coordinate, and you just KNOW you cards will be easy to put together. The colours, the patterns, and the accessories are all meant to complement each other, so it takes away all the guess work.

Isn't that the best feeling? Creating freely without second guessing? If you'd like to try this card, click below to download the tutorial. And although this paper is retiring, you can use the same principle (even the same card design) with any product suite you love from our current catalogues. 


Click HERE to download the PDF Tutorial for this project

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