Lovely Stripes - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

    I used last weeks Freshly Made Sketches challenge for the layout but didn't get it photographed in time to share.  I loved the angled stripe element and feel that this could be an often used layout when it's time to clean up some paper scraps!

  I started with an embossed panel of Basic White using the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.  The stripes are added using 2 patterns from the Lovely & Beautiful DSP and a narrow strip of Petal Pink.

  The sentiment is from the Nature's Symphony stamp set and is stamped in Calypso Coral.  It's tucked under the edge of a scalloped square die cut from the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar.  I used that as a base for a single blossom.

  The flower is 2 layers of Petal Pink with a small amount of Calypso Coral blended into the center of each layer.  to make the flower have more dimension they are adhered together with a dimensional in between.  An Old Olive Two-Toned leaf is also added as well as a Darling Duckling stamen and pistil.

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony

Ink: Calypso Coral

Paper: Basic White, Lovely & Beautiful DSP, Petal Pink, Darling Duckling, Old Olive Two-Toned cardstock

Accessories: Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, Simply Beautiful dies, dimensionals, scalloped square 

Sending You Love - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

   Happy Valentine's Day!  Hope you get and give some hugs and kisses today!  I was finally able to have my stampers make this design at my last class that had to be rescheduled twice since the end of January due to the winter storm we had on January 24. That snow and ice stuck around for nearly 2 weeks which is unheard of here in Richmond!  But at least they got to make it before Valentine's Day.

  This design is basically showing off the Made With Love suite collection featuring the Endless Love bundle.  The classic red/pink color combo shows off nicely with Real Red, Flirty Flamingo and a bit of Strawberry Slush.

  It starts with a Real Red base, then a Basic White Perennial Postage die cut topped with a piece of Made With Love DSP.  Before adhering those layers a Bubble Bath faux linen ribbon is tied around.

  A large heart is die cut out of Flirty Flamingo.  It has a few small hearts cut out from one side for extra detail.  A heart is stamped in Strawberry Slush on Basic White and is die cut.

  The sentiment words are stamped in Real Red and the 'love' is trimmed down to mimic bubble letters.  The words are popped on dimensionals and the heart from the cut out from the Flirty Flamingo heart is popped on the 'o' and colored with Wink of Stella.

  I hope your heart day is filled with love!

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Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Real Red, Strawberry Slush

Paper: Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Basic White, Made With Love DSP

Accessories: Endless Love dies, Perennial Postage dies, Bubble Bath Faux Linen ribbon, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Sunshine Congrats - Stampin' Up!® Encircled With Love

  I have a fun, bright congratulations or encouragement card for today.  I used some leftover pieces from this sunburst card that I made a week or 2 ago.  The colors were too nice to not make another card with the pieces.

  I didn't have enough pieces to make a full sunburst all the way around so I just drew a pencil line across the embossed piece of Basic White and lined my angled pieces along that.  I covered the seam with a thin piece of Berry Burst cardstock.

  For the focal piece I stamped the "way to go" stamp from the Encircled With Love stamp set in Crushed Curry and punched it out and then used a slightly larger Basic White circle behind it.  I used a bit of retired for the sun rays.  The ends were much less raggedy until I realized that that I adhered the sun really off center and tried to pull it back up to adjust it.  The ribbon didn't fair so well lol!

  A few Iridescent Faceted Gems finish off this bright beauty!

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Stamps: Encircled With Love

Ink: Crushed Curry

Paper: Basic White, Berry Burst, Melon Mambo, Timid Tiger, Crushed Curry

Accessories: circle punches, Forever Plaid embossing folder, dimensionals, Crushed Curry ribbon (retired), Iridescent Faceted Gems (retired)

Simple Branch - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

   Just a quick share today.  I've been busy cleaning up from my class on Tuesday that was supposed to be held back in January but I had to keep postponing due to the weather.  Why does it always seem to take longer to clean up than it does to set up??  Anyway, today's card is a great one if you're low on time and need something quick!  

  It starts with a Soft Sea Foam base, then a layer of Basic White cut down with the Textured Notes dies.  I cut out 2 of the large branches from the Nature's Symphony die set; one in Soft Sea Foam and one from the center of the Textured Notes dies.  I inlaid the green one on the card front and saved the Basic White for another project.

  The simple sentiment is stamped in Pretty Peacock and the branch is accented with a bit of gold and Pretty Peacock ribbon.  A few sparkly gold gems finish off the design.

  See I told you this one was easy!!

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper: Soft Sea Foam, Basic White

Accessories: Nature's Symphony dies, Gold/Pretty Peacock ribbon (retired), Gold Sparkle Gems (from the 2025 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar)

Soccer Match Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Match Day

   My card today is a preview of an upcoming bundle that will be released in early March with the next batch of Online Exclusive products!  I was really excited to see the Wonderful Match Suite and all the soccer/football possibilities!  Both my boys have played soccer since they were very little so we have a ton of soccer seasons under our belts along with all the photos and memories! Hopefully having this suite will kick start some scrapbooking of those fun memories but for now I started easy with a card to just play around.

  I was inspired by the card sketch at Scrap-n-Sketch but instead of a tag I swapped a banner and I hope that's ok!  I wanted to mimic the shape of the flag stamp and I the tag shapes I had just weren't right.

  I started with a Basic Black card base then a layer of A Wonderful Match DSP in this fun turf/goal netting pattern.  I added the band at the bottom with Basic Black and Azure Afternoon with the birthday sentiment embossed in black.

  The banner is Basic White and is cut with the Party Banners dies.  I stamped the flag directly onto the banner and added the #1 to it. The ball and jersey are stamped and die cut.  I colored the jersey, flag and added a bit of shading on the ball with Stampin' Blends. The jersey is popped on dimensionals.

  My favorite thing on this card is the silver whistle!  Isn't it cute?  I used a bit of retired Brushed Silver paper and added some black baker's twine for the cording.  The whistle is popped on dimensionals also.  I added a sneaky glue dot just under the sleeve of the jersey to press the twine into so it would stay in place and not flop off the side of the card.

  I'm excited to continue to use these suite products and I hope you don't get tired of soccer themed cards!

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All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with a * will be available in early March 2026 in the Online Exclusives.

Stamps: Match Day*, Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black, Versamark

Blends: Balmy Blue light & dark, Azure Afternoon light

Paper: Basic Black, Basic Black, Azure Afternoon, A Wonderful Match DSP*, brushed silver paper (retired)

Accessories: Match Day dies*, dimensionals, Party Banners dies, black embossing powder, black baker's twine

Hearts & Hugs - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

 I've got more pink for you today with another Valentine!  I think if I don't get my cards out in the mail tomorrow they won't be delivered in time!  But the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge was too good to pass up.  It's not often I put 3 different pinks on a card but we're to use Strawberry Slush, Flirty Flamingo and Bubble Bath for our design and this much pink all at once is certainly a challenge for me.  Of course the Endless Love bundle was a no brainer for this card!

  This one is really straightforward with a Flirty Flamingo base, then a layer of Basic White and then 3 1 1/2" x 3 3/4" bands in the challenge colors stamped with the "love" stamp from the Endless Love set.  I stamped in a somewhat random pattern but filled in all the space.

  I cut 3 open hearts in the challenge colors and alternated them down the card front.  The sentiment is stamped and die cut and bakers twine bow added before being adhered with dimensionals.

  The last detail is a scattering of retired Tinsel Gems for a tiny bit of sparkle.

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Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Strawberry Slush, Flirty Flamingo, Bubble Bath

Paper: Strawberry Slush, Flirty Flamingo, Bubble Bath, Basic White

Accessories: Endless Love dies, dimensionals, bakers twine (retired), Tinsel Gems (retired)

Tulips in Pink & Red - Stampin' Up!® Sunshine & Tulips

 I've been using a lot of red and pink lately for Valentine's Day cards so when I saw the Color Hues challenge this week I decided I wanted to try to go for a different theme just to change things up.  So not a heart in sight!  I went with tulips instead!

  The Sunshine & Tulips bundle has been fun to work with and I think it looks great in Poppy Parade and Pretty in Pink.

  I started with a Basic White thick card base, added a piece of Basic White embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, then a layer of Pretty in Pink topped with a piece of Made With Love DSP (there are hearts on the other side of this paper but you cant see them!).

  The sentiment is embossed in white onto the DSP and a piece of retired Frayed Grosgrain ribbon is wrapped around it before popping the panel on dimensionals.  

  I used the Party Banners dies for a smallish banner and then stamped the row of tulips alternating between Poppy Parade and Pretty in Pink.  The banner is popped on dimensionals.

  For the focal point I cut a circle with the Stylish Shapes dies and then added the tulip die cut in Basic White.  I used adhesive sheets for the tulip die cut because it's so thin I didn't want to mess with glue so you might want to think about that if you're using these dies.  And there are even more dimensionals used to adhere the circle.

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Stamps: Sunshine & Tulips

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade, Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade, Made With Love DSP

Accessories: Sunshine & Tulips dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Party Banners dies, Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, dimensionals, white embossing powder, 2024-2026 In Color dots (retired), Frayed Grosgrain ribbon (retired)

Gold Framed Gallery - Stampin' Up!® Gallery Blooms

   I'm back today with another card for my new Stamping Book Club series where I design a card using a book I have recently read as the inspiration.  I thought this was a fun way to combine two of my favorite hobbies!

  This card is inspired by the cover of the book Homecoming by Kate Morton.  Like my first Stamping Book Club card  this one is also set in Australia and is a mystery that switches between past and present slowly unraveling the secrets that a grandmother has kept from a granddaughter.  I enjoyed the story and didn't have it all figured out right away so that was good!

  Now for the card inspired by the gold and blue of the book cover!  It was fun trying to figure out how to incorporate these elements into a card with the supplies I had on hand.  I used a bit of Nature's Walk DSP in this pretty blue pattern that shows a bit of depth.

  I love the delicate gold framing so I added a frame using retired gold Fine Shimmer Paper and the retired Deckled Rectangle dies.  I didn't really have any stamps that could mimic the dainty vines but I wanted to stick with a botanical feel so I embossed in gold one of the flower stems from the Gallery Blooms stamp set.

  Of course I had to add a bird since there are 2 birds on the cover so I embossed the bird from the Encircled With Love stamp set and fussy cut it and perch it on the flower with a dimensional.

  The sentiment is 2 frames cut with the retired Traditional Label dies.  I trimmed the gold frame from the label and adhered it to the stamped Basic White frame.

  So not a full on stamped interpretation of the book cover but definitely inspired by it.  It's a fun way to stretch creatively and figure out how my supplies can be used.

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Stamps: Gallery Blooms, Encircled With Love, Beautiful Motifs

Ink: Versamark, Night of Navy

Paper: Nature's Walk DSP, Basic White, Gold Fine Shimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: dimensionals, gold embossing powder, Traditional Label dies (retired), Deckled Rectangle dies (retired)

Nature Spots - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

   I had fun with the colors from the Color Dare Challenge for today's card.  I paired them with the Nature's Symphony bundle for this thank you card.  

  I played around with texture a bit on this card starting with the piece of retired Wildly Flowering DSP in this neutral linen print for the background.  Next I cut circles in the challenge colors using the Stylish Shapes dies and then used the crosshatch die in the Nature's Symphony die set to add the pattern to each circle.  Finally for the last bit of texture I cut a piece of Crumb Cake with the wood die and added a bit of ink to the edges for definition.

  To bring in the fourth color of the challenge I stamped the leafy branch image in Mossy Meadow and then die cut it and popped it on dimensionals.

  The card is finished with a sentiment from Banner Sayings stamped in Night of Navy and adhered over a strip of Cloud Cover Faux Linen ribbon. And finally 2 Faux Bronze Pentagons for a touch of metallic.

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony, Banner Sayings (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake

Paper: Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Wildly Flowering DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Nature's Symphony dies, dimensionals, Cloud Cover Faux Linen ribbon, Faux Bronze Pentagons

Love You - Stampin' Up!® Hope Love & Joy

   Like a lot of challenges the past few week, The Paper Players challenge theme is 'love' this week which is nice and timely as the days are running out to get enough Valentine's Day cards made to send out to family and friends.  I decided to use up some leftover DSP from a completed Scrapbooking Workshop Kit to make my card to play along.  The Hope Love & Joy bundle was an easy choice with the large 'love' stamp.

  I finished up the Turtle-y Sweet Scrapbooking Workshop Kit a few weeks ago and had a decent amount of DSP leftover.  I pulled it out and tried to decide between the blue/green paper or the red/yellow/blue/pink paper.  The one that had red and pink may have seemed like a more obvious choice but as I like to have some more masculine Valentine designs for my boys I decided to go with the blue/green striped paper.

  I used a Granny Apple Green base, then added the DSP. My Pool Party scrap bag is near to overflowing so I decided to try to use an already cut piece as is.  I roughed up the edges of the piece with my paper snips and gave it a few little distressed tears for some texture.

  Next I used another scrap of Basic White and stamped the "l_ve" in Pretty Peacock and then used a marker to just add ink to the 'you' from the 'wishing you' stamp.

  The heart is stamped in Pretty Peacock and colored in with Pool Party Stampin' Blends.  After it's cut out I popped it on dimensionals in place of the 'o'.

  The Hope Love Joy die set has a few dies that don't correspond to a stamp which is a nice bonus with this set so I added a few smaller hearts in Pretty Peacock on the corner of the DSP.

  I like how this one turned out and think it's a good guy card; no fuss, no muss but not boring!

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Stamps: Hope Love & Joy

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Blends: Pool Party light & dark

Paper: Granny Apple Green, Basic White, Pool Party, Turtle-y Cute DSP, Pretty Peacock

Accessories: Hope Love & Joy dies, dimensionals

Bunny Love - Stampin' Up!® Easter Basket

 One of my favorite things about card making is being able to mix and match stamp sets for different holidays or occasions to come up with unique combinations.  I always try to get the most out of my stamp sets especially those that might only be current for a few months.  My card to day is just one such design; I used products from 3 different suites from the Stampin' Up!® January-April mini catalog.  Can you spot them??

  I used the fun Valentine's Day choice board over at Festive Friday for my different elements.  You can find Pink, Lilac, Gray, Die Cuts, Love Sentiment, Hearts and Arrows on my card today!  I almost got the whole list!

  I started with a piece of DSP from the Lovely & Beautiful pack in a pretty Fresh Freesia floral pattern.  Next I added an angled piece of Basic White embossed with the Hearts of Love embossing folder.

  Some Smoky Slate arrows from the Endless Love dies are adhered over the seam.  Next comes a large die cut heart in Pretty in Pink (also from the Endless Love dies).

 An adorable bunny from the Easter Basket stamp set is stamped and colored with Blends.  It's die cut and popped on dimensionals.  I added a tiny die cut heart in a a retired Fine Glimmer Paper in the bunny's arms.

  Tucked under the edge of the bunny is a "love" sentiment from Endless Love stamped in Fresh Freesia. 

  Finally, I added a few retired Iridescent Faceted Gems as they reflected the the pink and purple so nicely. 

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Stamps: Easter Basket, Endless Love

Ink: Basic Gray, Fresh Freesia

Blends: Smoky Slate light, Pretty in Pink light

Paper: Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Smoky Slate, Lovely & Beautiful DSP, Fresh Freesia Fine Shimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Hearts of Love embossing folder, Endless Love dies, Easter Basket dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Iridescent Faceted Gems (retired)

Daffodil Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Easter Basket Dies

 The Design Team at CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge is back today with a color combo challenge and I'm the host for this one!  It's my first time hosting here at CC& S as I joined the team at the end of the year when the challenges were already all sorted.  It was so fun looking through some saved color combos to find one that I hadn't used yet to make it a true challenge for myself!  I hope you play along with us and remember keep it clean and simple; lots of open space and keep layers and embellishments to a minimum.  Check out the colors:

And here is my card:

  I think CAs cards are a great time to highlight smaller images or die cuts so I decided to use the daffodil die from the Easter Basket die set and use the challenge colors for a "not to be found in nature" row of daffodils!

  You can't see in the photo but the Pretty Peacock part of the flowers are covered in clear Wink of Stella for a but of shine.

  The simple sentiment is from the Banner Sayings stamp set and is stamped in Pretty Peacock on a narrow strip of Soft Sea Foam.

  I can't wait to see all the fun uses of these colors!  Have fun getting creative with them.

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Stamps: Banner Sayings (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party, Basic White

Accessories: Easter Basket dies, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Hugs and Kisses Burst - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

  Since we were planning on being snowed in this past weekend on top of still being iced in from last weekend I had zero plans and plenty of time to play in the stamp room so I made another Valentine!  This one is quite bold and not the typical colors but I think it's fun design.  The colors come from the Just Us Girls challenge to CASE a Design Team Member.  So fun!!  I chose to use the colors that Elizabeth used on her card.  See her card at the end of my post.

  At a craft day a few weeks ago my stamping friend Jill made a sunburst card and that inspired me to try my hand at it as it had been years since I've done this technique and it's so easy I don't know why I don't do it more often!  Because I had so many colors I wanted to include I made my strips pretty thin so there would be a good number of each color.  

  After the sunburst was finished I stamped a piece of Berry Burst cardstock with the heart stamp from the Endless Love stamp set in Versamark and then embossed it in white. After it was die cut I added the "XO" and the arrow and popped it on dimensionals.

  I felt that I needed a bit of sparkle to round out the design so I looked through my glimmer papers and found a piece of the retired Rainbow Glimmer paper and the gradient colors matched the card colors pretty closely so I cut a handful of hearts in the various shades and added them around the larger heart popping a few up for dimension.  You can get a similar effect by coloring cardstock hearts with Wink of Stella 

  A few retired white Neutral Matte Dots are added to finish the details.

  I love how cheerful this card turned out and now my only problem is deciding who is going to get it!

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Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Berry Burst, Melon Mambo, Timid Tiger, Crushed Curry, Basic White, Basic White thick, Rainbow Glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Endless Love dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Neutral Matte Dots (retired)

Birthday Celebrations - Stampin' Up!® Reason to Celebrate

   I always like a good all purpose sentiment set and I love the Reason to Celebrate stamp set in the Stampin' Up!®  January - April mini catalog. It has a great font and fun mix and match possibilities.  You can pair it up with images or use it on it's own.  I did a little of both on this masculine birthday card inspired by the Just Add Ink challenge colors.

  I pulled out strips of the challenge colors and stamped the "birthday" stamp across them in the same color ink.  For the Cloud Cover I used Versamark.  I cut them in random sizes and adhered them to a Crumb Cake base.

  The larger sentiment is from Simply Said and is stamped in Lost Lagoon onto a Stylish Shapes die cut circle.  It is popped on dimensionals and then I added some cute little candles from the Choose Happy stamp set.

  Since I'm intending this one to be for a guy I only added a linen thread bow as the only embellishment.

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Stamps: Reasons to Celebrate, Simply Said, Choose Happy

Ink: Versamark, Cajun Craze, Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, Memento Black

Paper: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, Cloud Cover, Basic White

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, linen thread

Bear Kisses - Stampin' Up!® Valentine Kisses

   The colors at Sunday Stamps challenge are perfect for tackling another Valentine's Day card.  This time I thought the browns in the color palette would work nicely for the bear in the Valentine Kisses stamp set though he didn't turn out as chocolate-y as I hope!

  I was even able to use up a few pieces that had already been cut and were just waiting for the perfect project.  The DSP and the embossed panel fit in perfectly for the theme!

  I started with a Basic White card base, then a layer of Pretty in Pink.  Next is the Made With Love DSP that includes the challenge colors.  Next I backed the Hearts of Love embossed panel with a piece of strawberry Slush  That white space gave me a nice spot to add the adorable angel bear and die cut hearts (more of the challenge colors).  The angel wings are covered with clear Wink of Stella for a pretty shimmer.

  Next is the little wooden sign added to the center heart and added a rhinestone as a holder.  The sentiment is stamped on a narrow strip of Basic White in Strawberry Slush ink.

  How could you not love this bear??

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Stamps: Valentine Kisses (Online Exclusive(

Ink: Memento Black, Strawberry Slush, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Strawberry Slush, Flirty Flamingo, Crumb Cake, Made With Love DSP

Accessories: Valentine Kisses dies (Online Exclusive), Hearts of Love embossing folder, dimensionals, Wink of Stella, rhinestone

Fresh Hugs & Kisses - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

   I'm really trying to build up my Valentine's Day cards so I've got another one to share today.  The layout is from Freshly Made Sketches and I really like how these non-traditional Valentine's colors turned out.

  I already had the Endless Love bundle out on my stamping desk so it was a no brainer to use the big heart for the circle element of the layout.

  The base is Secret Sea, then the vertical band is Darling Ducking stamped and embossed with the little hearts for a random pattern. Next is the big heart in Petunia Pop, then a smaller heart cut from Petunia Pop Glimmer paper.

  The "sending you" is stamped in Secret Sea and the ends trimmed to flags.  The "XO" is stamped twice in Darling Duckling and then the "Hugs & Kisses" is stamped right over the top in Secret Sea.  I fussy cut around the image and then popped all the sentiments up with dimensionals on the edge of the heart.

  I added a few Secret Sea flat pearls for a tiny bit of shine for the last detail.

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Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Secret Sea, Darling Duckling

Paper: Secret Sea, Darling Duckling, Petunia Pop, Basic White, Petunia Pop Glimmer Paper (retired)

Accessories: Endless Love dies, white embossing powder, dimensionals, Secret Sea Flat Pearls

Endless Hearts - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

   I'm combining two challenges today for this card.  A color combo that I gave my stampers last week along with the sketch from the Paper Players.  I thought the colors would be a cute combo for Valentine's Day and the sketch just seemed like I should use some hearts.  The Endless Love bundle was a perfect choice for lots of accessorizing!

  I started with a Smoky Slate base, then a layer of Pool Party stamped with the "XO" stamp and then trimmed down with the Textured Notes dies for a nice detail along the border.

  I die cut 4 hearts from the retired Country Lace DSP in this Petal Pink pattern.  I popped the hearts on dimensionals then added details with other die cuts from the Endless Love die set.  

  The sentiment is from Banner Sayings and fits nicely on the die cut tag.  I finished the design with some retired Iridescent Rhinestones for some subtle shine.

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Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Pool Party, Smoky Slate

Paper: Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Basic White, Country Lace DSP (retired)

Accessories: Endless Love dies, Textured Notes dies, dimensionals, baker's twine, Iridescent Rhinestones (retired)

Chocolate Bunny Basket - Stampin' Up!® Easter Basket Bundle

   We are still pretty much iced in here in the Richmond area so there's been some extra time in the stamp room and today I'm playing along with the Addicted to CAS challenge where they have "food" as the prompt!  A bit harder for me than I first thought it would be until I looked closer at the new Easter Basket bundle!  A chocolate bunny certainly counts as food doesn't it? 

  While the basket might take up more space than I'd normally use for a clean and simple card I left off any extra layers and kept the rest of the design very simple so I think overall it's a CAS card.

  The basket is cut from Crumb Cake and the grass from Granny Apply Green.  The bunnies are stamped in Versamark onto Early Espresso and then embossed with clear embossing powder for a nice shiny look.  As close to chocolate as I could get!

  I tucked the bunnies into the basket after they were die cut.  The basket is embellished with a bakers twine bow and 2 small Pressed Flower Motifs.

  Finally the sentiment is stamped below the basket in Early Espresso ink.

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Stamps: Easter Basket

Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso

Paper: Basic White thick, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso

Accessories: Easter Basket dies, dimensionals, clear embossing powder, baker's twine, Pressed Flower Motifs

Rainbow Butterfly Birthday - Stampin' Up!® 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar

   I have another card today using the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar stamp set.  I designed this one to play along with the Seize the Birthday challenge prompt of "Rainbow of Colors".  I thought the little butterfly stamp would look perfect in rainbow colors.

  I decided to go with more of pastel rainbow for a softer overall look.  I started with a Crumb Cake base then a layer of Basic White embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.

  Next I cut a Spotlight on Nature circle die so that I could stamp the Happy Birthday in the center.  The circle is popped on dimensionals.

  The butterflies are stamped and fussy cut then arranged around the circle and popped on dimensionals.

 

  It's hard to see in the photos but I added an iridescent sequin where each butterfly touches the next one.  It gives a nice little touch of shine in real life.

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

Stamps: 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar, Banner Sayings

Ink: Crumb Cake, Strawberry Slush, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic White

Accessories: Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, iridescent sequins (retired)

Crafting Cupcake - Stampin' Up!® 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar

   I went to a crafting day organized by one of my downline last weekend and it's such a fun day of crafting and chatting and getting to focus on some paper crafting projects for the whole day.  The only problem is deciding just what projects and supplies to bring!  A lot of people do scrapbooking and are working on particular pages/books but I usually bring supplies to make cards.  I tend to design the cards at home and then just bring the paper and supplies to make multiples of the designs because it's really hard for me to not have ALL of my supplies right there lol!  But I decided to bring all of the products that came in the 2025 12 Days of Crafting Advent calendar and see what I could come up with.

  I did limit myself to to cardstock in the colors of the Advent calendar DSP so I did have a little bit of a focus.  I ended up making 4 of this design and I think it turned out pretty cute using limited supplies!

  I started with a Pretty in Pink base then added a layer of Basic White.  I cut 4 squares of the DSP and adhered them.  Before adhering the Basic White panel I wrapped a bit of baker's twine around it and tied a bow.

  The cupcake is stamped in Pretty and Pink and Basic Beige and then I fussy cut it and popped it on a postage stamp die cut which is adhered to a square of Misty Moonlight.  

  A little Misty Moonlight flower is also fussy cut and popped on the cupcake.

  I stamped the birthday sentiment below in Misty Moonlight ink and then added some of the gold dots that also came in the calendar.

  I really like how all the products coordinate with each other but can also be used on their own for all year round.  I'm looking forward to using more of the supplies soon!  If you're interested in the 12 Days of Advent Crafting Calendar it is still available but it is on the Last Chance List so there's no telling how long it will be available so don't wait if you have to have it!

  Thanks for looking! Did you stamp today?

All supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with a * are from the 2025 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar.

Stamps: 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar stamp set*

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Misty Moonlight, Basic Beige

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Misty Moonlight, Basic White, 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar DSP*

Accessories: Postage Stamp die*, baker's twine*, Gold Dots*, dimensionals 

Scrappy Stripes - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

  It's been very cold here in central VA and just a bit ago around 5pm I saw my first few snowflakes so the storm is coming!  We spent some of the day preparing around the house.  I filled up some jugs and extra water bottles; it's probably overkill since we don't have well water but with 2 labradors we use a lot of water in a day!  I even did some laundry and vacuuming just in case the powder does go out; we be drowning in dog fur otherwise.  Since I was busy and didn't get any stamping in I was happy to have this card that I made last week using another one of my new Color Cube cards for inspiration.

  The new Nature's Symphony bundle has 2 beautiful large leaf/branch die cuts and they are perfect for highlighting all on their own.  After pulling out my colors I picked a neutral for the background in one of the wood grain patterns from the Country Woods pack.  I adhered it to a Basic White thick card base.

  Next comes 1/2" strips of color!  The closest matches to my Color Cube card were Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, and Granny Apple Green.  This is a really great layout to use up a lot of scraps; a swap of colors would give a whole different look.  All blues would be lovely, pastels perfect for spring, dark jewel tones for fall.  Really any colors would look great!

  I die cut the large leaf in Basic White so it would pop against the brighter colors and adhered it with dimensionals.

  The sentiment from Nature's Symphony is stamped in Crumb Cake and die cut with a Spotlight on Nature die and the edge is tucked under the Granny Apple Green strip.  A few Poppy Parade Dear Dots are the only embellishment for this crisp card.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Nature's Symphony

Ink: Crumb Cake

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Country Woods DSP, Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green

Accessories: Nature's Symphony dies, Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Dear Dots

Nature's Lagoon - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

   Lots of hullabaloo around these parts as we're getting ready for a big storm this weekend.  It sounds like we're going to be getting quite a lot of ice which is worse than just straight snow so we've got to make sure we have gas for the generator and propane for the grill and enough dog food for the Labradors and plenty of stamping supplies in case we are without power and home bound for an extended period of time!  You know all the important things! In the meantime I'm sharing a card I made with the Nature's Symphony bundle and some of the coordinating Nature Walk DSP.

   The Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake and Pretty Peacock color combo is what I started with for this design and I just kept adding and playing around with different elements until I ended up here.

  The base is Pretty Peacock with a layer of Crumb Cake stamped with the Lasting Linen Background stamp.  I love that it adds a subtle look of texture.  Next I tore the edge off a scrap of Two-Toned Pretty Peacock and added it to the card front.

  I used the little hole die and a piece of vellum to add another layer.  Then I used the Stylish Shapes square die to cut some Nature Walk DSP for the last "background" part. One of them has a bit of linen thread tied around it because why not?

  The large branch/leaf is stamped onto Lost Lagoon with the same color ink and is then die cut.  I used a bunch of mini dimensionals to pop it up. The sentiment is from the Banner Sayings stamp set and is stamped in Pretty Peacock.  

  For the final touch I sprinkled some retired Pretty Peacock sequins around the branch.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Nature's Symphony, Banner Sayings (Online Exclusive), Lasting Linen background (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock Two Toned cardstock, vellum, Nature Walk DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Nature's Symphony dies, dimensionals, linen thread, Adhesive-backed Sequin Trio (retired)

Nature's Peace - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

   Last year I came across some people on Instagram who were making crochet granny square blankets using the books that they read throughout the year as inspiration for each square.  They were using the covers as inspiration for the color combo and design of the squares.  As a reader I thought that it was such a cool idea to log all of your read books in a really tangible (and practical way) other than just checking things off on Goodreads.  I'm not a crocheter but I am a card maker and I thought I could try something along those lines in 2026 but using paper instead!  So I'm going to try to make a card using each book that I read as inspiration.  It will be my own little Stamping Book Club!  

  The first book I finished in 2026 was Exiles by Jane Harper.  It's the third in a trilogy that follows the story of protagonist Aaron Falk. I enjoyed this mystery set in Australia centered on old friends gathering together in their small hometown and all the secrets that have been kept over the years.  

  I thought the book cover was an excellent inspiration for a card with the way the sky was colored and then contrasted with the dark of the surrounding trees and vegetation.  

  I definitely wanted to try to re-create the sky with inkpads and blending brushes.  I used Lemon Lolly, Timid Tiger, Balmy Blue and a tiny bit of Blueberry Bushel to get the colors shown on the cover.  The branches are stamped over the ink blending in Memento Black using the Nature's Symphony stamp set.  If only I had the new Boardwalk Fun bundle I could have been very faithful to the cover!

  To create the vegetation in the foreground I used the large branch die and Basic Black to do a partial die cut so that the branch would still be attached to the band of cardstock.  I cut a second branch fully and then added that before popping up the partial die cut on dimensionals.

  Before adding the dimensionals I tied a length of Balmy Blue Sheer Ribbon around the panel.  I added another smaller branch which is tucked under the ribbon knot.

  I struggled on deciding what sentiment to use and finally landed on this one from the Prayers & Promises stamp set.  I embossed it in black for a but of shine and dimension.  No other embellishments were added for this one.

  Anyway I hope to keep up making a card for each book I've finished.  I think it could be fun to track my books in this way and maybe inspire some others to do the same!  If you give this a try please leave a comment or tag me on social media!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Prayers & Promises, Nature's Symphony

Ink: Memento Black, Lemon Lolly, Timid Tiger, Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel

Paper: Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories: Nature's Symphony dies, dimensionals, black embossing powder, Balmy Blue Sheer ribbon

 

Beautiful Wedding - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

   The New at SU! blog hop team is back this month with a really fun (and timely) theme!  We are focusing on Handcrafted Hearts, in other words, Love!  We are creating projects for Valentine's Day, Love, Wedding, Engagement etc. We hope you hop around with us to see the wonderful inspiration from around the world and get inspired to create your own project!  You can find the hop list at the end of my post!

  At first I was going to do the easy and more pressing project and focus on Valentine's Day but then I realized I don't have a single card that I could use for an engagement congratulations or a wedding card!  I guess where I am in my stage of life I don't have much need for them but I like to keep a well stocked selection of cards so off I went!  The Simply Beautiful bundle has perfect sentiments and the coordinating Lovely & Beautiful DSP just has "spring wedding" written all over it!

  A simple layout with the gorgeous DSP and a layered Fresh Freesia blossom is perfect for an engagement card!

  The gold accents on the paper as well as the gold sequins really makes for an elegant look.

  I created a second card with similar supplies but used Basic White and Calypso Coral ink to make the large layered flower for this wedding card.

  The layers of the flower are popped on dimensionals make for a really full look.

  I hope these cards have given you some inspiration to start thinking about your own project with a "Handcrafted Hearts" theme!  Hop around with us to see more inspiration!

  Thanks for looking! Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies used to make these project can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Simply Beautiful

Ink: Basic Gray, Calypso Coral

Paper: Basic White, Fresh Freesia Two-Toned Cardstock, Old Olive Two-Toned cardstock, Darling Duckling, Peach Pie, Old Olive, Lovely & Beautiful DSP

Accessories: Simply Beautiful dies, dimensionals, gold sequins, Pearlized Faceted Circles