Summer Washi - Stampin' Up!® Summer Happiness

 While our current hot, humid and smoky weather isn't screaming summer fun I've been having fun in my stamp room with the new Summer Happiness bundle and coordinating washi tape!  I used these Online Exclusive product for my June customer thank you cards!  The washi made for a quick background panel!

  I used colors that are in the washi tape for the rest of my card elements.  The base is Petal Pink and the sentiment circle is Coastal Cabana.

  The washi tape is adhered to a panel of Basic White so that the images will pop against the card base.  You can add the washi directly to the card front it would just be muted.  Just depends on the look you're going for.

  I stamped the sunglasses and cherries in Memento black and then colored them in with Blends.  The sentiment and images are popped on dimensionals with a little Secret Sea Faux Linen flag peeking out. The retired Petal Pink Dear Dots add a bit of texture to the sentiment circle.

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Stamps: Summer Happiness (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Petal Pink light & dark, Strawberry Slush light and dark, Lost Lagoon light

Paper: Petal Pink, Basic White, Coastal Cabana

Accessories: Summer Happiness washi tape (Online Exclusive), Summer Happiness dies (Online Exclusive), Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Faux Linen ribbon, Dear Dots (retired)

Woodland Bear - Stampin' Up!® Woodland Wishes

   I love when seasonal sets can be used out of season!  It really makes you feel that you're getting more bang for your buck when you can use a Christmas stamp set in July to make a non-Christmas card.  I'll have both boys away at school this fall so I've got to beef up my college kid card stash.  The little bear in the Woodland Wishes set was calling my name!

  Thanks to Freshly Made Sketches for the fun square layout to show off this chubby little guy!  I pulled out some scraps from the retired Autumn to Remember Scrapbooking Workshop kit and coordinating Sweet Days of Autumn DSP as the colors seemed to be just what I had in mind!

  The card base is Basic White thick, then a layer of Cajun Craze, then the Sweet Days of Autumn DSP.  The Bear is stamped in Memento and then colored with Blends.  He's cute out with a Stylish Shape square die and is backed with a layer of Cajun Craze.  The square is popped on dimensionals.

  For the narrow strip I used another scrap and trimmed the ends.  The sentiment is from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set and is stamped in Memento and punched out with a retired 3/4" circle punch.  I layered the sentiment over a baker's twine bow.

  To finish off this boy friendly card I added a few of the leftover wood grain heart accent pieces from the kit.  

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Stamps: Woodland Wishes (Online Exclusive), Reason to Celebrate

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Ivory

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Cajun Craze, Autumn to Remember DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, wood accents (retired), Copper Clay baker's twine (retired)

Just a Note Koalas - Stampin' Up!® Wild Bunch

   I took a few days off from the stamp room and today I was trying to get back into creative mode!  It's a great day to stay inside and stamp as it is hot, hot, hot here in central VA.  I think temps hit above 100° with the heat index around 120° and I was glad to have gotten my walk in early this morning!  Stay hydrated people!!  

 I used the Freshly Made Sketches challenge to get me started.  I like the 2 skinnier panels down the front and wanted to do something other than rectangles for those elements. I started with a piece of Moonlit Flora DSP for the background then added a band of Basic White to follow the sketch.  I die cut 2 ferns; one in Peaceful Pine and one in Soft Sea Foam and added them as my long skinny elements.

  I stamped and colored in 2 koala bears from the Wild Bunch stamp set and fussy cut them and popped them on dimensionals over the ferns.  I stamped 2 of the branches from the Wild Bunch stamp set in Peaceful Pine and colored them in with Soft Sea Foam. After the branches were fussy cut I added them by the koalas feet.

  The sentiment is stamped in Basic Gray and die cut out with the retired Unbounded Love dies.  I wanted to back it with a slightly larger circle but none of my punches or circle dies were the right size so I ended up using the retired Around It All dies for a wonky circle instead.  The sentiment is popped on dimensionals as well.

  A few Basic Gray Classic Dots are added as the final touch.

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Stamps: Wild Bunch (retired July 2026 Product of the Month)

Ink: Basic Gray, Peaceful Pine

Blends: Basic Black light, Gray Granite light & dark, Soft Sea Foam dark, Barely Blush dark

Paper: Moonlit Flora DSP, Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Peaceful Pine

Accessories: Fern & Flora dies, dimensionals, Unbounded Love dies (retired), Around It All dies (retired), Classic Matte Dots (retired)

Ferdinand and the Flowers - Stampin' Up!® Wild Bunch

   So do you remember the Ferdinand book with the sweet bull who didn't want to fight the other bulls and sat in the field and smelled the flowers? Here is the hand stamped card version lol!  The sweet bull from the product of the month Wild Bunch stamp set looks as content as can be sitting in his field of flowers!

  A challenge started me down this road of bull and flowers.   The Color Dare team has challenged us to use Browns & Blacks plus 2 colors of our choice.  I've used Pecan Pie, Ivory, Basic Beige, Black and Calypso Coral and Barely Blush are my 2 additional colors.

  I started with a Barely Blush card base, then a piece of Paper Medley DSP in a sweet little flower pattern.  I added a narrow scrap of Calypso Coral cardstock along the edge of the DSP.

  I wanted to echo the little flowers on the DSP so I cut a bunch out using the Summer Happiness dies.  I changed out the centers to mix and match.  The flowers are all popped on dimensionals.  I tucked the sentiment flag among the flowers as well.

  The bull is stamped in Hybrid Basic Black ink and then colored him in with Blends markers.  After he was fussy cut I sat him among the flowers then finished off the details.  A little bit more black was brought in with a baker's twine bow and a bit more brown with some Pecan Pie Opaque Faceted Gems.

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Stamps: Wild Bunch (POM June 2026)

Ink: Basic Black hybrid

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Ivory, Barely Blush dark

Paper: Barely Blush, Calypso Coral, Basic White, Paper Medley DSP

Accessories: Summer Happiness dies, dimensionals, black bakers twine, Opaque Faceted Gems (retired)

Hello Summer Flowers - Stampin' Up!® Summer Happiness Dies

 Do you need a fantastic color combo for creating a card this week?  These colors are so fun and vibrant and perfect for a cheerful hello card or a bright birthday card.  Berry Burst, Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist and Coastal Cabana are courtesy of the As You See It challenge.  As soon as I saw them I knew I had to turn them into a card!

  I had fun pulling in a bunch of different products for this design.  I started with going through my DSP and finding this retired Melon Mambo pattern from the Friends of the Ocean DSP.  Once a DSP has retired I feel it's so much easier to use a big panel of it.  Am I the only one that feels that way?

 Next I used a strip of Coastal Cabana and die cut the little circle details in it using the Nature's Symphony dies.  The Basic White Spotlight on Nature die cut is where I add more elements.  The sentiment from Cutest Crew stamp set is stamped in Coastal Cabana ink.  

  The flowers are from an upcoming die set called Summer Happiness that will be released with the July 2026 Online Exclusives (it has a coordinating stamp set too!).  I cut 3 in Basic White then again in 3 of the challenge colors to make the centers.  These flower shapes (when the centers are empty) remind me of those classic flower butter cookies that always seemed to be around when I was a kid.  Do you remember those?  Thinking about them gives me dry mouth lol!  Anyway...I added the centers using a dimensional on the back to get them to stick.  

  Lemon Lime Twist leaves are cut for each flower and then the flowers are added around the sentiment. The final detail for this card is the Wink of Stella on the flower centers which doesn't show well in the photo.  Thanks to the As You See It team for a great combo!

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Stamps: Cutest Crew

Ink: Coastal Cabana

Paper: Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Friends of the Ocean DSP (retired)

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature dies, Nature's Symphony dies, Summer Happiness dies*, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Snail Mail Delivery - Stampin' Up!® Wild Bunch

 Are you ready for some Clean and Simple stamping inspiration?  The CAS Colours & Sketches challenge team is back with a new challenge and this time we are doing a color combo! Suzy has us using Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape and Garden Green!  Beautiful right colors wouldn't you say?

I decided to really make it a true challenge and not do flowers which were my first instinct!  I always love it when my Design Team friends use colors in slightly unexpected ways so I looked through my stamps and landed on the Wild Bunch stamp set!  I figured a snail can be any color combo I want right?

  Isn't he/she sweet?  The Wild Bunch stamp set is the June 2026 Product of the Month and if you love critter stamps this one should definitely find it's way into your next order!  

  I started with a Gorgeous Grape card base, then did all the fun stuff on a panel of Basic White.  The snail and heart are stamped in the new Basic Black Hybrid ink.  It's really my first time using it for any coloring and besides my pad being a bit juicy I thought it held up nicely to watercoloring.  The snail is watercolored with all three colors.  Then I used my Stampin' Journaling Pen and drew in the snail trail trying to match the line thickness of the image.

  Looking at this now I should have colored the heart in with Blackberry Bliss but it is what it is! Finally I stamped the sentiment above the heart also using the Basic Black Hybrid ink.

  I can't wait to see what you do with these awesome colors!  Be sure to keep your design "clean and simple" as in minimal layers and embellishments and lots of open space.  Link your card up in the CAS Colours & Sketches gallery so we can all  oooohhh and aaahhh over it!

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Stamps: Wild Bunch (June 2026 POM)

Ink: Basic Black Hybrid, Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape, Garden Green

Paper: Gorgeous Grape, Basic White

Accessories: water painters, Journaling Pen

Purple Sunset - Stampin' Up!® Sunset Coast

     My card today is one I made a few weeks ago for my May customer thank you cards.  I love the Sunset Coast bundle because there are so many ways to use it; focus on the dies, just use the stamps or any number of gorgeous ways in between!  I kept my focus on the stamps and used the dies as accents this time around!

 I stamped the scene on Basic White, added the sentiment and then popped it up on a Crumb Cake base.  I used the seagull, net and shell dies to create accents for the scene.  A few sequins finish off the design. 

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Stamps: Sunset Coast

Ink: Secret Sea, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Strawberry Slush, Crushed Curry

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic White, Balmy Blue, Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush

Accessories: Sunset Coast dies, dimensionals, Sunset Sparkle Sequins

Two-Toned Inlaid Ferns - Stampin' Up!® Fern & Flora

   

  The New at SU blog hop is back with another great hop featuring Two-Toned cardstock!  This fantastic group of international Stampin' Up!® demonstrators is ready to inspire you with all kinds of fun projects ideas using this versatile product.  Hop through with us and let us know what you loved!  The blog hop list is at the end of this post!

  I pulled out my favorite new stamp set Fern & Flora and a whole stack of Two-Toned cardstock for this project!  I loved how these saturated colors look for summer cards and the Two-Toned cardstock gives a lot of bang for the buck as you get 2 colors in one sheet with the backside being a lighter version.  Think the "stamped off" version.

   I started with cutting two 5/8" x 4" strips of 5 colors of Two-Toned cardstock; Cajun Craze, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger and Daffodil Delight.  I adhered them to a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" Basic White cardstock using one on the darker side and the second on the lighter side and trimmed off any white areas.  Next I layered the Fern & Flora dies across the strips and die cut them out.

  Next I embossed the panel using the Fern & Flora embossing folder. Using some Old Olive Two-Toned cardstock I cut matching ferns one in the darker side and the other 2 in the lighter side.  The ferns were then adhered inside the openings for a nice inlaid look.  I finished off the card with some gold accents and a sentiment label also from the Fern & Flora bundle.

  This easy technique ends up giving you a second card if you use the original die cut ferns from the striped panel.  I added mine to the front of a Basic White card base embossed with the Fern & Flora embossing folder.  A simple sentiment and more gold accents finish off this 2 for 1 card!

  I hope you'll incorporate some Two Toned cardstock in your next project!  See more ideas by following the rest of the hop in the links below!

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Stamps: Fern & Flora

Ink: Old Olive

Paper: Basic White thick, basic White, Two-Toned: Cajun Craze, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive

Accessories: Fern & Flora dies, Fern & Flora embossing folder, Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems, gold thread (retired)

Simple Sunset Scene - Stampin' Up!® Sunset Coast

   The weather in central Virginia is heating up so it's high time that all the summer themed stamps get some attention.  The Sunset Coast bundle is perfect for coastal scenes that will make you want to head straight for the beach.

  I pulled these colors from a challenge a few weeks ago and for the life of me I can't remember which one.  Maybe I follow too many challenges??!  Nah, that's a silly thought!  If you recognize the colors please let me know so I can give credit.

  I started with a Coastal Cabana base and then did all my stamping on a piece of Basic White.  The larger bit of water is stamped in Coastal Cabana, the inset water is Crisp Cantaloupe.  The sun is Pumpkin Pie and the clouds are Melon Mambo.

  The clouds are stamped and die cut with the 2 one the edges popped on dimensionals.  

  The sentiment is stamped in Memento Black and I added a few Sunset Sparkle Sequins.  Told you this was a super simple card!  Whip up a few of these so you're ready for some summer card sending occasions!

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Stamps: Sunset Coast

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Memento Black

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Basic White

Accessories: Sunset Coast dies, dimensionals, Sunset Sparkle sequins

Simply Feminine - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

   The current Paper Players challenge caught my eye as I was designing the other day as I don't necessarily intend to design for "feminine" but that's the way a lot of my cards end up but this time I wanted to be intentional so I created this card with soft colors, gold and floral accents and a scripty font for the sentiment.

  I'm featuring two of the new In Colors on this card.  Barely Blush and Peaceful Pine look great with gold accents.  I used a Barely Blush card base, then I pulled out 3 different papers: the new Sunset Shimmer vellum in Barely Blush, a piece of Lovely & Beautiful DSP and a piece of Basic White embossed with the embossing folder (it's on the Last Chance list so don't wait!).  These panels are adhered to a piece of Basic White and are added to the card front.

  The leaves and flowers are from the Simply Beautiful set which is sold out in English but you can still order the French version if you want the images and aren't particular about the sentiments.  I embossed them in gold on Basic White then added a light layer of color using sponge daubers.  

  The flowers and leaves are popped up around the sentiment which is from the new Sending Salutations stamp set.  It's stamped in Peaceful Pine and the label is from the retired Unbounded Love dies.

  A few Barely Blush In Color Dots finish off this sweet design.

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Stamps: Simply Beautiful (retired), Sending Salutations

Ink: Peaceful Pine, Barely Blush, Versamark

Paper: Barely Blush, Basic White, Sunset Shimmer vellum, Lovely & Beautiful DSP, Peaceful Pine

Accessories: Simply Beautiful dies, Eyelet embossing folder, gold embossing powder, Unbounded Love dies (retired), dimensionals, 2026-2028 In Color Dots

All Occasion Nature - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

   I'm sharing the third and final card my stampers made at my last class.  I do a lot of seasonal cards at class for upcoming holidays so it's nice to add in one that can be an all occasion card for whatever my stampers might need that isn't associated with a season or holiday.  We used the Nature's Symphony bundle for this one and used the Reason to Celebrate stamp set to add a sentiment of their choice or they could add one at home if they'd rather.

  I had noted down this color combo a while back and I'm not sure where it's from but I thought it was a bit different and would work for an all occasion card.  The card base is Secret Sea, then a layer of Soft Sea Foam embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder which is currently Last Chance and on sale as of today.  Don't wait if you haven't gotten this one yet!  A narrow strip of Calypso Coral is added to the Soft Sea Foam layer.

  The branch is stamped in Soft Sea Foam and is die cut along with another branch in Fresh Freesia.  The branches are tucked together then adhered with dimensionals then added to the card front.  Using dimensionals to put the two branches together eliminates or reduces the need for glue or snail adhesive which can be hard to apply to the small leaves and the leaves with the die cut details.  The sentiment is stamped in Secret Sea and then the end is flagged before it's popped on a dimensional.

  A Secret Sea Bordered Open Weave ribbon knot is added to the stems with a glue dot. And finally a few Flat Pearls in Secret Sea are added.

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony, Reason to Celebrate

Ink: Secret Sea, Soft Sea Foam

Paper: Secret Sea, Soft Sea Foam, Fresh Freesia, Calypso Coral, Basic White

Accessories: Nature's Symphony dies, dimensionals, Soft Waves embossing folder, Secret Sea Bordered Open Weave ribbon, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, dimensionals

Berry Sweet Banner - Stampin' Up!® Filled With Sweetness

   Today's card is another one my stampers made at my last class and uses the Filled With Sweetness bundle along with the Party Banners dies for a sweet card to let someone know you love them.

  The card base which you can't see is Basic White thick and that is topped with a piece of Basic White embossed with the Ladybug Picnic embossing folder.

  The Party Banners dies and Misty Moonlight cardstock are used for the banner which will be a base for the other elements.  The little heart is stamped in the corners and Strawberry Slush ribbon is wrapped around with a knot added.  The label shape is die cut twice, once in Crushed Curry the second in Basic White.  The ends are trimmed from the Basic White one, the sentiment stamped in Strawberry Slush and then put back together with the Crushes Curry label for a seamless 2 colored look.

  The berries are stamped and colored with blends and once they are die cut are paired up with one of the jam jar images from the Homemade Sweetness DSP.  My stampers got to choose from the different images in the DSP to make the card their own.  Those that chose the Peach jam swapped the Crushed Curry Label for Calypso Coral.  The berries and jar are popped on dimensionals as is the whole banner.

  The finishing touches are a few Strawberries & Dots embellishments on the banner and some white gel pen highlights on the berries.

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Stamps: Filled With Sweetness (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Strawberry Slush, Memento black, Misty Moonlight

Blends: Misty moonlight light & dark, Strawberry Slush light & dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Crushed Curry, Homemade Sweetness DSP (Online Exclusive)

Accessories:  Filled With Sweetness dies (Online Exclusive), Party Banners dies, dimensionals, Strawberry Slush Faux Linen ribbon, Strawberries & Dots embellishments, Ladybug Picnic embossing folder (Online Exclusive)

Hello Spring Birds - Stampin' Up!® Cutest Crew

   My stampers made this design at my last class with the super popular Cutest Crew bundle.  This set has gone in and out of stock since February and it should be back again soon so if you haven't gotten it yet the wait won't be much longer.  Cute it is indeed! I paired it up with some fresh spring colors for a sweet hello card.

  This is a simple layout but I included 2 super easy "techniques" on it to add interest.  The Coastal Cabana layer not only has the little bird tracks stamped on it but the edges have been roughed up by running the paper snips blade along them for an easy way to add texture.

  The second "technique" is the paper pleating on the Granny Apple Green layer.  The 1/2" wide strip is folded back on itself all the way down the length of it and then adhered with a strip of tear and tape on the Made With Love DSP in the sweet Bubble Bath flower pattern.

  A Spotlight on Nature circle die cut is used for the sentiment.  The birds are also stamped in Memento Black and then colored in with Blends,. I love these fresh spring colors!  The birds are die cut then popped on 2 layers of dimensionals over the pleated "grass".

  A few new Sunset Sparkle sequins are added to the sentiment circle for the finishing touch.

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Stamps: Cutest Crew (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black, Coastal Cabana

Blends: Daffodil Delight light & dark, Bubble Bath light & dark, Summer Splash light & dark, Granny Apple Green light & dark

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Made With Love DSP

Accessories: Cutest Crew dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Sunset Sparkle Sequins*

Ferns x 4 - Stampin' Up!® Fern & Flora

    I joke around that I am not great at stamping in the wild aka stamping away from my stamp room and the fact that I only got one card done at the Stampin' Up!® After Hours stamping event at OnStage really just proves it.  Maybe I can blame being tired after an already long day of fun or that I had a really hard time corralling the teeny tiny die cut pieces for the card I started with but I came home with the project packet mostly intact.  I decided to wait until I could order the new In Colors to finish up the set of cards and I'm really glad I did.  The projects are lovely and really show the Fern & Flora bundle well.  This suite of products will be available soon in the May-August 2026 catalog.

  The patterns in the Moonlit Flora bundle are beautiful, moody botanicals and make a great background to a simple layout.

  The B sides of the DSP are pretty, small patterns that can work for all sorts of themes, not just ferns like this one in the new In Color Golden Glow.  The Fern & Flora stamp set is a mix of images and sentiments.

  The larger fern stamp makes lovely backgrounds or focal images or both like in this third card.  New In Colors Peaceful Pine and Golden Glow are a nice pairing here.  They work well with current In Color Secret Sea.

  And this last card which is the one I started with originally that was all I could complete at the event.  This one has a healthy dose of the new Dew Drop embellishments for a finishing touch!  See those little die cut flowers?  They were what defeated me that night I think lol.  But I love the finished card and the different fern die cuts.

  I hope you'll take a look at the Moonlit Flora suite when it become available on May 5.

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Stamps: Fern & Flora*

Ink: Peaceful Pine*,Golden Glow*, Secret Sea, Berry Burst

Paper: Moonlit Flora DSP*, Secret Sea, Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Golden Glow*, Peaceful Pine*, Mossy Meadow, Berry Burst, Gold Foil

Accessories: Fern & Flora dies*, dimensionals, Dew Drop embellishments*, 

Cutest Pets Circle Pop Out - Stampin' Up!® Cutest Crew

   My stampers made this fun fold card at my last class and got to use the new Cutest Crew bundle which is so popular it keeps going in and out of stock!  Be sure to sign up for email updates in the online store for when it comes back in stock!  You definitely don't want to miss out on this one!  

  My stampers had the choice between the dogs and the cats or they could mix and match the outside and inside if they wanted both.  It was really fun seeing how they each colored the animals.  There are so many options for a great variety!

  The card base is Shy Shamrock and the DSP panel on the front is from the Easter Joy Specialty DSP.  The bright spring colors work well with the neutrals on the animals.  The footprint die cuts are used as an tone on tone accent on the flap and the die cut flowers are used to highlight the sentiment circle.  I used adhesive sheets to make adhering these delicate die cuts easier.  Some rhinestones and a ribbon knot complete the front.

  This is a great fun fold because you can get 2 out of single sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock and it still fits into a regular envelope.

  And the inside is coordinated nicely with the outside for a fun little look!

 

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Stamps: Cutest Crew (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Early Espresso, Shy Shamrock

Blends: various neutrals, Shy Shamrock, Pretty in Pink, Balmy Blue light

Paper: Shy Shamrock, Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Easter Joy Specialty DSP

Accessories: Cutest Crew dies (Online Exclusive), rhinestones, Pretty in Pink Bordered Ribbon (retired), Spotlight on Nature dies, adhesive sheets

Golden Hello - Stampin' Up!® Fern & Flora

   Today's card is a bit of sneak peek of some new products that will be released next month!  I'm using 2 new In Colors and a new bundle!  My inspiration comes from the Alphabet Challenge and the letter Y for 'yellow flowers'.

  So far I'm really liking the new In Color Golden Glow and I've used it for the base on this card.  2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns DSP is also used in the same color for the stripes.  The edge of the DSP is accented with a piece of Peaceful Pine DSP (also a new In Color) that is roughed up.

  The 'hello' is stamped in Peaceful Pine ink using the Simple Alphabet stamp set on a 1 inch wide piece of Basic White.  I stamped the small cluster of flowers from Ferns & Flora in Peaceful Pine ink and colored them in with Blends.

  The flowers and a fern sprig are die cut and then added to a die cut oval from the Filled With Sweetness die set.  I trimmed the edge detail off of the label shape leaving just the oval.  The oval is popped on dimensionals over the sentiment band.

  A few Golden Glow die cut flowers are added above the oval.  2 Peaceful Pine In Color Dots are the only embellishment to finish this design.

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Stamps: Fern & Flora*, Simple Alphabet (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Peaceful Pine*

Blends: Golden Glow light & dark*, Peaceful Pine light*

Paper: Golden Glow*, Peaceful Pine*, 2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns DSP*, Basic White

Accessories: Ferns & Flora dies*, Filled With Sweetness dies (Online Exclusive), 2026-2028 In Color Dots*

Sunburst Smile - Stampin' Up!® Capturing Smiles

   I hope you're all enjoying a sunny day wherever you are!  The nice weather at my house is making me want to spend some time outside but still get to everything on my to-do list so I've pulled a patio chair out to the middle of my yard so I can type this with the sun on my face!  Sunshine, blogging and Labradors lounging at me feet seems like the perfect way to finish up this day!  

  My card today is a fun one using an Online Exclusive bundle and the sunburst technique.  My colors come from the Color Dare challenge which is to use shades of yellow plus one color of my choice.  

  The card base is Basic White thick, then I scavenged through my DSP to find some shades and patterns that would work well together for a sunburst background.  Once I had that panel made I cut it down a bit using the Perennial Postage dies.

  My plus one color for this challenge is Azure Afternoon which I used for the cardstock for the camera.  I stamped it in Memento black and then used my Blends marker to darker a few areas of the camera.  I built up the different piece of the lens and then finished it off with a Daffodil Delight heart in the center.  The heart is cover with Clear Wink of Stella for a fun sparkle.  

  Black baker's twine is tied to the camera for the wrist strap detail and then the sentiment is stamped and fussy cut.  Both the camera and the sentiment are popped on dimensionals.  2 Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots are the finishing touch.

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available May 5, 2026

Stamps: Capturing Smiles (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Azure Afternoon dark, Basic Black light

Paper: Basic White thick, Azure Afternoon, Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP (retired), Floral Delight DSP (retired), Pattern party DSP (retired), Paper Medley DSP*

Accessories: Capturing Smiles dies (Online Exclusive), Perennial Postage dies, dimensionals, black baker's twine, Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots, Wink of Stella

Berry Sweet - Stampin' Up!® Filled With Sweetness

   I got to introduce my local stampers to the new Filled With Sweetness bundle at my last class.  This set of products came out in the March Online Exclusives and they are really cute and fun to work with!  We used the jar stamp and die to make a one layered base card with the jar shape that opens!

  The one layer base is Strawberry Slush and is embossed with the Ladybug Picnic embossing folder.  It gives a nice texture and is so cute!

  The jar image was stamped on a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Basic White and the image is positioned on the right side of the cardstock (positioned longways) so that when it gets die cut and you fold it in the middle it creates a jar shaped card!  So cute! 

  The jar has a bit of Pool Party ink blended onto it where the "glass" has the little highlight marks just to give the image some depth.  Then the label is stamped and die cut.  The berries are stamped onto Two Toned cardstock and the strawberry stem is colored with Granny Apple Green watercolor pencil.  The blueberries are popped on dimensionals.

  The jar is topped with a pattern from the coordinating Homemade Sweetness DSP in this sweet floral pattern.  A baker's twine bow is added as well.  And a last touch on the outside is the super cute strawberry from the Strawberries & Dots embellishments.

  The blueberries are stamped again and lightly colored with blended Pool Party ink on the inside.  

  This card would be a great thank you if you're returning tupperware or baking pans to someone who brought you some homemade food! Or to go along with a gift of food for someone else! Or Mother's Day! Or a birthday!  I could go on but you get the idea!

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Stamps: Filled With Sweetness (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush

Paper: Strawberry Slush, Basic White, Two Toned Misty Moonlight, Two Toned Strawberry Slush, Homemade Sweetness DSP (Online Exclusive)

Accessories: Ladybug Picnic embossing folder (Online Exclusive), Filled With Sweetness dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, watercolor pencils, baker's twine, Strawberries & Dots

Easter Daffodils - Stampin' Up!® Easter Basket

 I'm continuing to share some of my last Easter cards that I made to send out to family this season. I used the colors from the Easter Joy DSP to put this one together.

  This floral pattern of the DSP was fun and bright so I decided to continue the theme with the focal point of the card.  I used a retired scalloped oval die to cut a piece of Basic White then embossed it with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.  

  Using the Easter Basket dies I cut several layers of grass in Shy Shamrock and layered them at the bottom of the oval to create a little space for the daffodils to pop out from.

  The flowers are die cut from Shy Shamrock, and either Pretty in Pink or Peach Pie.  I cut the cup parts of the flowers again from retired 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer paper and then popped the heads up on mini dimensionals.

  The sentiment is stamped in Versamark onto Balmy Blue cardstock and then embossed in white.  A little Balmy Blue gingham ribbon bow is added to the top of the oval as well as a few retired resin dots.

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Stamps: Easter Basket

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Shy Shamrock, Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, Balmy Blue, Basic White, Easter Joy Specialty DSP, 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer Paper (retired)

Accessories: Easter Basket dies, Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, Oval dies (retired), white embossing powder, gingham ribbon, dimensionals, 2024-2026 In Color Resin Dots (retired)

Sweet Strawberries - Stampin' Up!® Homemade Sweetness

   The CAS Colours & Sketches team is back today with a brand new challenge!  This time Deborah has some fun colors for us to work with!  We've got Strawberry Slush, Summer Splash and Shy Shamrock.

  I thought these colors would be perfect for a sweet strawberry card using the Homemade Sweetness bundle!

  I started with a white card base and then added one of the die cut label shapes in Summer Splash (it's really hard to tell Summer Splash and Shy Shamrock apart on a screen but I promise I used them both on my card!) and then cut it again in white and trimmed the oval down to use that for my sentiment which is stamped in Basic Gray.

  The strawberries are stamped in Basic Gray and then colored with Stampin' Blends.  I die cut them and popped them up around the label.

 Since we're keeping it clean and simple I added just 2 Summer Splash dots as the only embellishment.

  We can't wait to see your creation in the challenge gallery!  Just remember to keep it clean and simple; lots of open space, minimal embellishments etc.  Check out the rest of the design team inspiration here!

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

Stamps: Homemade Sweetness (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Basic Gray

Blends: Strawberry Slush light & dark, Shy Shamrock light & dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Summer Splash

Accessories: Homemade Sweetness dies (Online Exclusive), 2024-2026 In Color Resin Dots (retired)