Back to Basics - This one is for all the beginners out there.

When I first joined Stampin’ Up! I couldn’t imagine being a beginner and facing all the options Stampin’ Up! had to offer so, I made a list of recommended products for the beginners to purchase, to maximize the variety of cards they could make. This was all based on theory. So tonight, I went back to basics and challenged myself to produce at least 4 cards for 4 occasions with some of the items I had on my “recommended list”. This is the result:

Congratulations on your new baby

Thanks I needed that

Happy Together

Get well wishes

In total I used;

2 sheets of coloured 8 ½ x 11 cardstock

½ sheet of 8 ½ x 11 whisper white cardstock

¼ sheet of Designer Series Paper

2 stamps sets

5 ink spots

2 lengths of ribbon

1 length of string

4 dimensionals

The tools I used where

Slicer (because I couldn’t cut a straight line if my life depended on it)

Scissors

Standard hole punch (the kind you used in school)

Snail adhesive

Sponges

Blender Pen

Versa Marker

White Gel Pen

So if you're a beginner and seeing all these blogs with elaborate cards and thinking I couldn't do that. Just remember we all started at the basics.