Mystery Monday Stamping | Easy Handmade Card Tutorial

About This Week’s Card

This week’s project was a landscape-style handmade card featuring soft winter tones of Cloud Cover, Secret Sea, and Basic White cardstock.

I paired those with the Peaceful Garden Designer Series Paper to create calm, elegant layers.
The stamp sets I used were:

• Traditional Labels Photopolymer Stamp Set
• Textured Notes Cling Stamp Set

This design works beautifully for a holiday card, birthday card, or any occasion where you want a gentle, elegant feel.

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🪶 Supplies I Used

• Traditional Labels Photopolymer Stamp Set
• Textured Notes Cling Stamp Set
• Peaceful Garden 12” × 12” Designer Series Paper
• Cloud Cover Cardstock
• Basic White Cardstock
• Secret Sea Cardstock and Ink
• Versamark Ink Pad
• Adhesives (including Dimensionals)
• Embellishments and Scissors

You can swap colors or papers for a completely different look. This layout is flexible and beginner-friendly.

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💌 Mystery Monday Clues

If you missed the live, no worries! Here are the Clues so you can stamp along at your own pace.

CLUE #1 – Supplies

Your card will be landscape, and you’ll need three different colors of cardstock.

1. Colored Cardstock – 8 ½” x 5 ½”, score at 4 ¼”
2. Basic White – 3 ¾” x 5”
3. Designer Series Paper (DSP) – 1” x 4 ¼”
4. Same DSP – 1” x 5”
5. Different Colored Cardstock – 1” x 4 ¼” and 4” x 5 ¼”
6. Different Color Cardstock – ¾” x 4 ¼”
7. Scrap for greeting
8. Stamps – 1-line greeting (Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, etc.)
9. Stamps – image
10. Versamark Ink or tone-on-tone ink for background
11. Embellishments
12. Adhesives (including Dimensionals)
13. Scissors

CLUES #2–#10 – Step-by-Step Instructions

• Clue #2 – Background
  • Stamp tone-on-tone images on the left half of the card front to add soft texture.
• Clue #3 – Layering
  • Glue the cardstock and DSP strips from right to left, starting ¼″ from the card’s right edge.
• Clue #4 – Sentiment
  • Stamp your greeting, trim the ends into banner tails, and pop it up with Dimensionals.
• Clue #5 – Finishing Touches
  • Add embellishments and complete the inside with a stamped sentiment and a small DSP strip.

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🌟 Mystery Solved!

The finished design is elegant yet simple—perfect for birthdays, holidays, or thinking-of-you cards. The peaceful tones and layered panels make this layout versatile for any occasion.

💡 Pro Tip: My two Mystery Monday rules still apply—

1. No Stress
2. Just Go Rogue!

If an idea hits you mid-stamping, go for it! That’s how the most creative cards come to life.

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📺 Watch the Replay

Missed the live? You can still stamp along!
👉 Watch the full replay here:

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