Sunday, February 22, 2026

Merrily Making Multiples

While trying to come up with an idea for a class to use the Thoughtful Moments hybrid embossing folder and dies I thought about creating a set of cards that could be given to someone with these words that a person could add as they need them. My craft studio is full of Designer Series Paper that I've gotten over the years, so I came up with a few different sets as ideas. 

Georgia Lane shared some ideas for making multiple cards. The one that was the most popular for my class was the Criss Cross card.
Base card: 11" X 4 1/4" cardstock, score in landscape at 5 1/2".

Front mat: 5 1/4" X 4" (1 for both sides if using 1 DSP or 1 for each side if using something different)

Inside mat: 5 1/4" X 4" White or vanilla cardstock 

Front sentiment: Die cut nested tag shapes from coordinating cardstocks (I used Nested Essentials dies)

Word Die Cuts: 6" X 6" cardstock to cut with Thoughtful Moments hybrid embossing folder and dies

View my video for instructions and helpful hints.

The idea for a great gift box to hold these cards came from Sam Hammond Donald. I had to resize it to fit a set of 6 cards. It also uses no glue.
8" X 12" cardstock, score in landscape at 1", 2", 6 1/2", & 7 1/2", turn to portrait and score at 1" & 7"
Here's a diagram showing other scoring needed, what to cut, and where to use a punch:

Another set of cards were made using a second idea from Georgia Lane, but I didn't make a video of those. 
Here are the dimensions:
Base: 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" cardstock (X 2), score in landscape at 4 1/4"

Diagonal layer: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" DSP, cut diagonally for the front of the card (you get 2 cards from one layer)

Front mat layers: 4" X 3", 3 3/4" X 2 3/4", and 3 1/2" X 2 1/2"

If using a color cardstock base, cut a 5 1/4" X 4" light cardstock for the inside. Use scrap cardstock for die cuts. Cut a 6" X 6" cardstock for the Thoughtful Moments hybrid embossing folder and dies. 

Use stamping, die cuts, etc. to make these cards. I used Nature Walk DSP, Nature's Symphony stamps & dies. Also, used Thoughtful Moments hybrid embossing folder and dies for the set of words.

Thank you for visiting my blog, and I hope these inspire you to create.