5 Fun Ways to Use Stampin’ Up!’s Two-Tone Cardstock – NOW 20% OFF

Good news! Stampin’ Up! is offering 20% off All Two-Tone Cardstock. The offer runs from July 9 – 11, so you only have a few days to take advantage of the savings. In today’s post, I’m sharing information about the promotion, telling you a little bit about the fun two-tone papers and offering FIVE fun ways to use the two-tone cardstock in your card making.

All About the Promotion

Between today (July 9) and Friday (July 11), Stampin’ Up! is offering a 20% discount on all Two-Tone 12″ x 12″ Cardstock. This three-day sale is the perfect opportunity to stock up on every color of two-tone cardstock. Whether you’re making cards or a scrapbook spread, two-tone cardstock is a must-have crafting staple. Each piece of cardstock has a smooth texture for stamping and a white core that works great for techniques like tearing, sanding, crumpling, embossing, etc. More about those techniques in a bit…

Click on the image above to start shopping the sale. Some colors may sell out faster than others, so don’t wait to start shopping!

More About Two-Tone Cardstock

Stampin’ Up!’s 12″ x 12″ Two-Tone Cardstock is two-sided with shades of the same color on each side (the 8-1/2″ x 11″ cardstock typically falls between the shades on either side of the two-tone papers). The ultrasmooth surface makes it an ideal paper for stamping, giving you clean, crisp images. Unlike our cardstocks, the two-tone papers have a white core, which allows for some fun techniques to showcase these papers. More on that in a bit…

With the release of Stampin’ Up!’s 2025 Annual Catalog, the company is offering Two-Tone Cardstock packs in EVERY color. Here’s a quick look at the colors that are available (12 sheets in each pack for $8 during the sale):

But that’s not all! Stampin’ Up! offers a handful of variety packs that are also included in the sale and offered at 20% off. Here’s a look at those (and the colors included in each pack):

• Turtle-y Sweet Pack (#166712) – Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Poppy Parade
• Celebrate Together Pack (#166653) – Blackberry Bliss, Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush
• Wildflower Celebrations Pack (#166627) – Blueberry Bushel, Old Olive, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam
• Meant to Bee Pack (#166626) – Bubble Bath, Old Olive, Petunia Pop, Pool Party
• Weekend Adventures Pack (#167324) – Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Pecan Pie
• Memories in Bloom Pack (#166715) – Darling Duckling, Granny Apple Green, Petunia Pop, Secret Sea, Summer Splash, Timid Tiger
• Storybook Life Pack (#166637) – Boho Blue, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Wild Wheat
• Everyday You & Me Pack (#166631) – Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock, Very Vanilla

To shop the Two-Tone Cardstock Sale, CLICK HERE.

5 Fun Ways to Showcase Two-Tone Papers

Last night I hosted my monthly call with my InKing Royalty team. For the call, I pulled together a variety of fun ways to showcase the two-tone cardstock – and I’m happy to share them with you, too.

1 – Create patterns with the colors on both sides of the papers. 

I cut 3/4″ strips of the Real Red Two-Tone Cardstock, and built a simple pattern with the strips, alternating the tones on either side of the paper.

2 – Tear the cardstock to showcase the white core.

I tore this strip of Pool Party Two-Tone Cardstock to reveal the white core along the torn edge (on the left). I layered tears from both sides of the cardstock to create a pattern (on the right):

3 – Sand away some of the color on the two-tone cardstock.

I used a sanding block to scrape away some of the color on this piece of Secret Sea Two-Tone Cardstock. I love that it adds distressed texture and creates a little frame of white around the panel.

4 – Emboss and sand the two-tone cardstock.

If you can sand away the cardstock, then it makes sense that you can emboss the paper AND THEN sand it. What a gorgeous, distressed look! Here’s a look a three embossed/sanded patterns on Secret Sea two-tone cardstock:

The pattern on the left is embossed with the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder. The pattern on the right is embossed with the Painted Posies 3D Embossing Folder. Both are embossed with image emerging on the darker side of the cardstock. The middle pattern is embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder. I sanded the embossed side (on the darker side of the paper) but flipped it over and sanded the debossed side (on the lighter side of the paper). I liked that side better with this embossing folder!

5 – Crumple the two-tone cardstock and rough up the edges.

The two-tone cardstock is lighter than our 8-1/2″ x 11″ cardstock and feels thicker than Designer Series Paper. I crumpled a piece of the Basic Black Two-Tone Cardstock a couple of times to create distressed and textured piece.

It’s hard to see in this photo, but I roughed up the edges by scraping the sides with my Paper Snips and allowed some of the corners to fold over to reveal the color on the other side. If you adhere such a piece to your card, I suggest adding it with two or three strips of Tear and Tape in the center so that you don’t flatten the panel, forcing it to lose its texture.

Inspiration with these Techniques

I’ve showcased several of these techniques in projects over the years (with two-tone cardstock and the white-core cardstock that was offered for a short time in 2023 and 2024). You can click on any of these pictures to see my original post for each:

I hope you find the information in this post helpful and that you will check out the Two-Tone Cardstock Sale – maybe toss a few packs in with your Online Exclusives order? 🙂

To shop the Two-Tone Cardstock Sale, CLICK HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

New – Online Exclusives

Stampin’ Up! has released a lot of incredible, new products in the Online Exclusives section of the online store. The new launch includes Suite Collections, Bundles, Kits and more! Don’t miss them! To learn more, click on the links below:

• TWO Projects with THREE New Bundles – Celebrating Today’s Online Exclusives Launch
• New Suites, Designer Series Papers & Kits from Stampin’ Up!’s July 2025 Online Exclusives

To shop the new Online Exclusives now, CLICK HERE.