Appreciation Window - Stampin' Up! Impressions Abloom

   My stampers got to use the Impressions Abloom bundle firsthand at class the other day.  I designed this card to show off the large squoval die that comes in the set along with some of the flower dies.  The stamping was minimal but the die cut flowers are so cute they can definitely stand on their own!

  If you're a regular follower of my blog you might think these colors look familiar and you're correct!  I used them on this card earlier this week.  I just love them together!

  This one starts with a Pool Party base with the squoval cut out.  Using the opening to see where the sentiment goes the words are stamped on the insert in Shy Shamrock ink.  A small flower is also stamped on the insert in Petunia Pop and Darling Duckling.

  The flowers and leaves are die cut then arranged around the edge of the opening.  You have to be sure that your adhesive doesn't extend to a piece that hangs over the opening...you definitely want the recipient to be able to open the card.  The Petunia Pop flower has some of the same color ink blended into the center to highlight the fun details.  A few dimensionals elevate 2 of the flowers for a bit of height.

  A few Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems (in the clear/gold combo) are added to the side opposite the flowers for a final touch.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. 

Stamps: Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Shy Shamrock, Petunia Pop, Darling Duckling

Paper: Pool Party, Basic White, Shy Shamrock, Petunia Pop, Darling Duckling

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems (Online Exclusive)

Tiger Birthday Banner - Stampin' Up!® Party Banner Dies

 You might have missed it in the Annual Catalog but on page 86 is a set of dies that I think are a great addition to any crafters supplies.  The Party Banners dies contains 14 banner dies and 6 dies for cutting the holes in the banner corners.  I don't make many banners but that's ok because 10 of the banner dies are sized to an A2 (5.5" x4.25") card or smaller.  I used one to cut out the card shape and the next smaller die to cut the insert for the inside.   Shaped cards can be really fun and I'm excited to be able to use this set to make more!  And now that I'm "scrap-curious" I think this set will work wonderfully for page accents!

 It's really easy to make this banner shaped card using the Party Banner dies.  I cut my base cardstock 11" x 4.25" and folded it in half.  Find the card front sized banner die and line it up so that the card fold is just below the top edge of the die. Use some painters tape or a post it to keep it lined up when you put it through your die cutting machine.  The cut might take a small bit from the sides along with making the banner detail at the bottom. The next smaller die is the one I used to cut a banner shaped insert for inside the card.

    For the card front I used the new In Colors Timid Tiger and Secret Sea and added in a pop of Coastal Cabana.  I heat embossed the image from the Encircled With Love stamp set in white onto Coastal Cabana and then punched it out and backed it with another slightly larger circle in Basic White.  I tucked a bit of the Secret Sea Faux Linen ribbon in between the layers for added detail.  Finally a few retired flat dots are added to the bottom of the card.

  

  I hope you'll ry out these dies and make some banner shaped cards!  

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Encircled With Love

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Timid Tiger, Secret Sea, Coastal Cabana, Basic White

Accessories: Party Banners dies, white embossing powder, circle punches, Secret Sea Faux Linen ribbon, Flat Dots (retired)

Tote Full of Blooms - Stampin' Up!® Impressions Abloom

  I was just playing around with some supplies the other day and came up with this tote with flowers popping out.  The Notes & Totes bundle is so cute and I think it's really fun paired up with non-beachy type things like flowers.  You could really put whatever you want inside for a really personalized card.  The flowers from Impressions Abloom are so pretty in Petunia Pop and give a really cheerful look to this design.

  This color combo of Pool Party, Petunia Pop and Shy Shamrock just seems so summery to me!  I used Shy Shamrock for the card base, then stamped my flowers, stems, and leaves onto a piece of Basic White and added the texture details with the coordinating dies.  I lightly blended the edges of the Basic White with Pool Party ink to soften them just a bit.

 I used a piece of Floral Impressions DSP and Pool Party cardstock for the tote bag.  A Petunia Pop bag scarf is added to help tie in the flower color.  The sentiment is part of a larger one and I just trimmed off the bit I wanted and added it with dimensionals to the edge of the bag.

  If my kids were still of the age where I was sending in end of the year teacher gifts this would have been a perfect card I think.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive), Notes & Totes

Ink: Petunia Pop, Shy Shamrock, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Shy Shamrock, Basic White, Pool Party, Floral Impressions DSP (Online Exclusive)

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies (Online Exclusive), Notes & Totes dies, dimensionals

Floral Bee - Stampin' Up!® Bee My Valentine

   I'm busy designing for an upcoming class but I squeezed in some extra stamping yesterday to play along with the Time Out Challenge which has us using our 'favorite winged thing' on our projects.  I decided to pair up a carryover stamp set with brand new Designer Series Paper.  The Bee My Valentine stamp set gets heavy use in February but doesn't see much ink this time of year but it looks cute with the new Floral Impressions DSP.

 I pulled my colors straight from the DSP using Garden Green, Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger.  The card base is Garden Green, then a layer of Darling Duckling then the DSP cut on a diagonal to show off a floral as well as a small octagon print.

  The bee is stamped in Darling Duckling and Memento Black and is popped on dimensionals.  I stamped a few flowers in various degrees of stamped off Timid Tiger ink for a light look to match the orange flowers in the DSP.  You can find the flower image and matching dies in the Impressions Abloom bundle which is an Online Exclusive.

  The small but sweet sentiment is in a new set called The Right Words and is also an Online Exclusive.  I stamped it in Memento Black then fussy cut it and popped it on dimensionals under the bee.  Finally I added a few Earth Tones Shimmer Gems which as of this posting are in the Last Chance category on discount.  they add just a bit of sparkle!

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All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Bee My Valentine, Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive), The Right Words (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Timid Tiger, Pecan Pie, Darling Ducking, Memento Black

Paper: Garden Green, Darling Duckling, Basic White, Floral Impressions DSP (Online Exclusive)

Accessories: Bee Builder punch, Impressions Abloom dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Earth Tones Shimmer Gems

Birds In Color - Stampin' Up!® Along These Lines

   I'm back with another project using some of the new In Colors.  Today I've put together Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling and Strawberry Slush to make some sweet colored birds with the Along These Lines stamp set.

  I made a large stack of this design and just worked assembly line style to put them together once all the pieces were ready.  I used all 3 colors for the bases just so I wouldn't completely deplete all of one color but the photo uses Strawberry Slush.  I used the new Glass & Garden embossing folder for the center panel.  I thought the flower design worked well with the birds.

  The birds are stamped in Memento black and then colored in using Stampin' Blends in the 3 colors changing up each one to look different.  I used a circle punch to quickly punch them out and then popped them with dimensionals. 

  The sentiment is from the new Beautiful Motifs stamp set and is just a narrow strip with the end flagged.  Since I used all 3 colors for the card bases I alternated the colors of Flat Pearls and this one ended up getting Darling Duckling for a nice pop.

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All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. 

Stamps: Along These Lines, Beautiful Motifs

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Darling Duckling light, Strawberry Slush light, Timid Tiger light

Paper: Strawberry Slush, Basic White

Accessories: Glass & Garden embossing folders, dimensionals, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, circle punch

  

New at SU! - Encircled In Colors

 

I'm back with the the New at SU! blog hop crew today to show off the beautiful new 2025-2027 In Colors from Stampin' Up! This blog hop features Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the world sharing creative projects to inspire you in your own crafting.  I'm using the new stamp set Encircled With Love for my projects.

The Encircled With Love stamp set is one of those all around sets that covers just about any occasion and looks great with any color!

 I used the 2025-2027 In Colors products for each of the card designs; cardstock, DSP, flat pearls and Faux Linen ribbon.

For the Secret Sea (gift) and Strawberry Slush (small heart) designs I added a little extra with stamping and cutting out an element to pop up with dimensionals.  

  And while you can't see it in the photos I highlighted a bit of each image with Clear Wink of Stella for a bit of in person sparkle.

  The mix and match possibilities with this set and the new In Colors is really great!  You could make a whole month of birthday cards just changing the DSP and layouts.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

 Check out the whole hop by just following the links at the bottom of each post!  

Stamps: Encircled With Love

Ink: Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger

Paper: Basic White, Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger, 2025-2027 In Color DSP

Accessories: 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, In Color Faux Linen ribbon, dimensionals, 1 3/4" circle punch, 2" circle punch

To the Beach & Back Scrapbook Pages - Stampin' Up!® Ocean Friends

   I started working on this scrapbook layout a while back before the Ocean Friends bundle ended up on the Last Chance List and I set it aside before it was complete and just the other day got around to finishing it.  I had to ask my mother in law about the dates as the photos were from 20+ years ago! We were babies!!  I'm sure I'm going about scrapbooking all willy nilly just grabbing pictures without a care for chronological order and whatnot but I figure that starting to do it at all is the most important part.  Next I need to learn to photograph the layouts better....they are so big lol!

  I used a layout that was used in one of the classes at the demonstrator OnStage event so I just mirrored it to have 2 pages. I pulled the colors from the still available Friends of the Ocean DSP and mixed cardstock panels that are embossed with different embossing folders, DSP and one panel stamped with the crab images.

  Clearly I need to work on my letter spacing as I ended up adhering the '& back' a bit too far to the right.  There was too much already adhered to adjust so I decided to just go with it rather than start completely over.  Keeps it from being mistaken for AI generated content right? lol!  I loved adding some of the stamped and die cut crabs around the layout as I thought it was perfect being that the trip was to Ocean City, MD.

  I'm learning something new with each page I create from scratch or from a kit and I am definitely starting to see the appeal even if it's a HUGE canvas to fill!  

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current products used to make this design can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Ocean Friends (retired)

Ink: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: White Willow 12x12, Two-Toned Pool Party, melong Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Summer Splash

Accessories: Ocean Friends dies, Dotted Circles embossing folder, Soft Waves embossing folder, Forever Plaid embossing folder, Playful Alphabet dies (retired)

Layered Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Layered Thoughts

   I've got a super simple birthday card to share today.  It used 3 of the 5 new In Colors and can easily be switched up to use any color combo you'd like.  Think of it in blues and greens for some nice masculine birthday cards.  We all need those right?

  This was another of the make and takes from my new catalog open house and shows off how well Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling and Strawberry Slush work together.

  It starts with a Strawberry Slush base then a layer of Darling Duckling.  The nice large happy birthday sentiment from the Layered Thoughts stamp set is stamped in Memento black.  Using the 2025-2027 In Color Stampin' Write markers each letter is just colored over alternating between the 3 colors all the way through.

 The 'to you' is stamped on a narrow strip of Timid Tiger and is popped on dimensionals over a twist of white baker's twine.  A few Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems are added for a pop of sparkle.

  Didn't I tell you this one was simple?  If you wanted to step this one up you could heat emboss the stamping in black for a nice shiny raided look.  The Happy Birthday layer could also be cut out with dies like the Perennial Postage die set or the Textured Notes dies.  Some Faux Linen ribbon could replace the baker's twine too.  If a simple layout is not your style there are so many ways to step it up!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Layered Thoughts

Ink: Memento Black, 2025-2027 In Color Markers

Paper: Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Basic White, Timid Tiger

Accessories: white baker's twine, dimensionals, Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems (Online Exclusives)