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

Lovely Notecard Set - Stampin' Up!® Lovely & Beautiful DSP

  Just a quick post today between classes to show this sweet but quick set of notecards using a 6x6 one sheet wonder template.  If you went to the Stampin' Up! OnStage event in March you've got this template in your make and take packet so don't overlook what you can do with it.  This is a really fun way to make a set of coordinating cards.  I pulled all the colors for the flowers and ink from the Lovely & Beautiful DSP.  One sheet of 12x12 can be cut down to make 4 sets of cards using this template.  And if you've had your eye on the Simply Beautiful dies get them before they are sold out as they are on the Last Chance list.  The English version of the stamp set is sold out but the French one is still available if you only want the flower images and don't care about the sentiments.

The note cards come 20 in a pack with matching envelopes so that makes this one sheet wonder project even easier.

  I used a few colors of coordinating cardstock to make the flowers and leaves.  The Simply Beautiful dies were used to stamp the flowers. And some additional gems and ribbon gives this set a nice cohesive look.

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All of the current products used to make these cards can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available on May 5, 2026.

 Stamps: Sending Salutations*, Simply Beautiful (retired), 

Ink: Old Olive, Fresh Freesia, Calypso Coral

Paper: Basic White Note Cards, Old Olive, Fresh Freesia, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, Peach Pie, Lovely & Beautiful DSP

Accessories: Simply Beautiful dies, dimensionals, Pearlized Faceted Gems, Old Olive Specialty RickRack

Nature's Symphony Mini Album - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

 

  The New at SU blog hop is back this month with projects made using Flip Flaps!  We are an international group of Stampin' Up!® demonstrators sharing creative ways to use your supplies.  This month we are showing you fun ways to use Flip Flaps.  The hop list is at the end of my post so check out all the great ideas and leave some comment love!

  I'm not a scrapbooker nor do I tend to make 3D projects very often so when I saw we were to use Flip Flaps this month I just figured I would use one or 2 on a card to make a fun fold or shaker card.  But then I remembered an idea that used the Flip Flaps to make a mini album and thought that would be a fun way to use these photos I had tucked away.  

  I looked through my current papers and decided on the Nature Walk DSP to build my album.  The cover measures 10 1/2" x 6 1/2" - scored at 5 1/4" for the center fold.  The spine which I just used a piece of the same pattern but on the flip side is measured at 1 1/2" x 6 1/2" - scored at 3/4".

  I decorated the front and then started on the inside.

  I created a pocket out of another pattern of Nature Walk DSP to hold the journaling tag.  I embellished the front of the pocket as well.  The pocket measures 3 1/2" x 5" with the 2 short sides and one long side  scored at 1/2" to create the pocket. The journaling tag measures 3 3/4" x 4 1/2".

  Next I decided which photos were going where, added them and more DSP and embellishments to the Flip Flap pockets and peeled off the adhesive and stacked the pockets on top of each other starting from the back and working my way to the front.  I used 4 4"x6" and 2 3"x3" Flip Flaps. 

 I made this quick video showing each page and how the Flip Flaps are used for the photos and journaling.  This was a really fun project and a nice step outside my normal comfort zone.  This mini album comes together really quickly and is very simple to customize to whatever set of photos you want to use.

  Have fun hopping through with the New at SU! team!

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

Stamps: Nature's Symphony

Ink: Old Olive, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake

Paper: Nature Walk DSP, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Old Olive, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock

Accessories: Nature's Symphony dies, Secret Sea Bordered Ribbon, Crumb Cake baker's twine, Faux Bronze Pentagons

Split Tulips - Stampin' Up!® Sunshine & Tulips

 Sometimes I buy a bundle and then poof it's retired before I feel like I really got to use it (or that the season finally matches up with the theme of the set!).  That's what happened to the Sunshine & Tulips bundle; the dies have recently retired and I feel like we are just now getting into tulip season!  Oh well.  Remind me to make more spring flower cards in January next year! But I'm happy with how this card turned out so I wanted to share it anyway!

  I wanted to use the upcoming new In Colors on another card so I used 4 of the 5 here.  The layout is inspired by the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  The scale of my images isn't quite the same size as the graphic but hopefully you can see the general idea of the 6 panels.

  I started with a Peaceful Pine card base, then die cut the full tulip panel in another piece of Peaceful Pine and cut it down to the 2 middle rows.  I edged the top and bottom with a length of Peaceful Pine Bordered ribbon.

Next, I used the large tulip panel die again and cut out 2 flowers in each of the other 3 new In Colors; Crisp Cantaloupe, Hydrangea Hue and Barely Blush.  Then I snipped each one in half and used the dark Blends marker of each color to darken half of the flower.  I put them back together with a dimensionals so each flower has a half and half look.  This is a great way to get a darker version of your cardstock when you need just that little bit darker shade for a project.

  Then I die cut the separate leaves and and darkened them also with the dark Peaceful Pine Blends marker and adhered them to the leaves on the card front.

  Finally I added the sentiment and some Crisp Cantaloupe 2026-2028 In Color Dots.

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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 on May 5, 2026.

Stamps: Sunshine & Tulips

Ink: Peaceful Pine*

Blends: Peaceful Pine dark*, Crisp Cantaloupe dark*, Hydrangea Hue dark*, Barely Blush dark*

Paper: Peaceful Pine*, Basic White, Crisp Cantaloupe*, Hydrangea Hue*, Barely Blush*

Accessories: Sunshine & Tulips dies (retired), dimensionals, Peaceful Pine Bordered ribbon*, 2026-2028 In Color Dots*, Unbounded Love dies (retired)

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

Spring Flower Basket - Stampin' Up! Easter Basket

   Happy Easter to all who celebrate!  I had some time this afternoon while my short ribs are cooking in the crock pot before I have to start the collards so I thought I would share a card my stampers made at my last class.  While you may think the time for the Easter Basket bundle is finished I'm here to tell you that this basket is perfect for all year.  The card today has some pretty spring flowers in it but you could put whatever you want into the basket no matter the time of year!

  I went with cheery spring colors for this design.  The card base is Highland Heather, then a layer of Fresh Freesia.  The Basic White layer is die cut with the Textured Notes dies and that is where all the stamping action happens.

  Using the flower trio stamp and Basic Gray ink I stamped it once in the middle of the cardstock. Then using a mask I made with the same image I cover the center image I just stamped and then added more flowers around the first.  If needed use a second mask to fill in the area as you wish.

  Next the flower are colored in with Blends markers in the same colors as used on the rest of the card.

  The basket is die cut from a piece of the Easter Joy Specialty DSP in a nice basket weave pattern.  The colored strips are woven through the basket staves, a scalloped edge piece and grass are added as well.  Finally the finished basket is popped on dimensionals over the the stamped flowers.

  The finishing touch to this all occasion spring card is a Fresh Freesia fork bow (tutorial here).

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Stamps: Easter Basket

Ink: Basic Gray

Blends: Highland Heather light & dark, Fresh Freesia Light & dark, Daffodil Delight light & dark, Granny Apple Green light

Paper: Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather, Easter Joy Specialty DSP, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Easter Basket dies, dimensionals, Textured Notes dies (retired), Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon (retired)

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)

Easter Bunnies - Stampin' Up!® Easter Basket

 Happy April Fools Day!  No tricks here, just stamping!  Even thought I haven't been posting much I have been stamping a little bit and I figure I better get my Easter cards shared because we only have a few more days before the Easter bunny visits!

  I'm using the colors from the current As You See It challenge where they have given us Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam and Pretty in Pink to work with.  

  I went all in on the pink using a Pretty in Pink card base then a large panel of the Pleasant Patterns Specialty DSP in a Pretty in Pink metallic pattern for the background.

  A few Nature's Symphony die cut leaves in Soft Sea Foam and Pool Party break up some of the pink and give a nice spot for the sentiment stamped in Basic Gray.  A bit of retired Pool Party ribbon is looped behind it for interest.

  The bunnies and eggs are stamped in Pool Party then colored with Stampin' Blends.  Once they are die cut they are popped on dimensionals.  A few pink sequins are added for more sparkle.

  This was a fun spring color combo to work with for this Easter card.

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Stamps: Easter Basket

Ink: Basic Gray

Blends: Pool Party light & dark, Soft Sea Foam dark, Pretty in Pink light & dark

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic White, Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam, Pleasant Patterns DSP

Accessories: Easter Basket dies, Nature's Symphony Dies, dimensionals, Purple Adhesive-backed Sequins (retired), Pool Party Grosgrain ribbon (retired)

Spring Birthday Blossoms - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful Dies

   With the very warm weather we've been having it almost feels like summer but I know it's not because there isn't any humidity lol!  I've got a bright spring (summer) birthday card with some pretty tropical flowers today!

  If you're a regular follower of Did You Stamp Today? you might feel like you've seen this card before and you'd be right. Kinda.  This is one of the prototype cards I made when I was designing for my last class.  I realized I had used these same colors in a previous class so I switched it out for the final design which you can see HERE.

  I used the same ink and blending brush technique to color a piece of Basic White and then used the dies to make the flowers.

  The panel down the center is embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder for some nice subtle texture.

  The sentiment is stamped is from With You In Mind and is stamped in Strawberry Slush.

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Stamps: With You In Mind

Ink: Pretty In Pink, Peach Pie, Strawberry Slush

Paper: Basic White, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Simply Beautiful Dies, Beautiful Pattern embossing folder (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, striped itidescent trim (retired), Frosted Iridescent Dots (retired)

Nature's Prayers - Stampin' Up!® Prayers & Promises

   When the mood strikes to create a sympathy card I try to jump on it so my stash is always filled because making on demand 'sad cards' is not my favorite so when I saw the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge I thought the soft blue colors in the mood board would make for a good monochromatic sympathy card.

  I pulled out the Prayers & Promises and Nature's Symphony stamp sets and got to stamping.

  I started with a Cloud Cover card base and then stamped the large leafy branch stamp from Nature's Symphony in stamped off Secret Sea ink.  I stamped them again, also stamped off on a panel of Basic White.  The sentiment from Prayers & Promises is stamped in the center of the Basic White panel in full strength Secret Sea ink.  The panel is adhered to a Cloud Cover Textured Notes die cut frame.  The whole thing is then popped on dimensionals.  And the Textured Notes die set is currently on sale in the Last Chance category in my store (link below).

  A Cloud Cover faux linen fork bow is added to the top and an Antique Pearl is added to each corner of the stamped panel for a finishing touch.

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Stamps: Prayers & Promises, Nature's Symphony

Ink: Secret Sea

Paper: Cloud Cover, Basic White

Accessories: Textured Notes dies, dimensionals, Cloud Cover Faux Linen ribbon, Antique Pearls

Spring Tulips - Stampin' Up!® Sunshine & Tulips

   The Color Dare Challenge has a pretty set of colors that seemed perfect to pair with the Sunshine & Tulips bundle.  My tulips aren't blooming yet but I have a ton of daffodils popped out right now and I know the tulips are next to show.  

  The only stamping on this card is the sentiment banner so it's a die heavy design.  I love the large card front size die that makes the lovely rows of tulips and it's fun to mix and match the flower colors.  This time I cut the die in Garden Green and mounted it on a Garden Green card base.  I bent the leaves up a bit for dimension as well.  

  The flower heads are cut using the large die and I just cut narrow strips of Beautiful Bokeh DSP in Caylpso Coral and Daffodil Delight patterns for a very subtle pattern/variation in color.  The flower heads are popped on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is stamped in Calypso Coral and then die cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.  It's also popped with dimensionals.  I added a baker's twine bow and some retired green faceted gems for a tone on tone bit of sparkle.

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Stamps: Sunshine & Tulips

Ink: Calypso Coral

Paper: Garden Green, Basic White, Beautiful Bokeh DSP

Accessories: Sunshine & Tulips dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Calypso Coral baker's twine (retired), Earth Tones Shimmer Gems (retired)

Spring Easter Basket - Stampin' Up!® Easter Basket

 After a few warm days here in central Virginia some of my spring bulbs are flowering and the rest are on their way!  It's definitely time to think about spring cards and get ready for all that pastel goodness!  My stampers made this card last week at class and they got a good taste of spring with the Easter Basket bundle!

  This design starts with a Balmy Blue card base, then a piece of Easter Joy Specialty DSP.  This paper is very sturdy with fun metallic accents in cheerful spring colors.  

  The basket is cut out of Crumb Cake and a bit of Shy Shamrock grass is added to the inside.  Next comes filling the basket with all the adorable images in the Easter Basket stamp set.  All of the images are stamped in Basic Gray and then colored in with Blends.  It was fun to mix and match colors so each egg looks a bit different.  After the images are die cut they are added to the basket with the little chick being popped on dimensionals.

  The bunny and a second chick are stamped, colored, die cut and then added to outside the basket which fills in the layout. 

  The sentiment is stamped in Balmy Blue and adhered and a Balmy Blue gingham bow is the final touch.

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

Stamps: Easter Basket

Ink: Balmy Blue, Basic Gray

Blends: Smoky Slate light, Pretty in Pink light & dark, Lemon Lolly light and dark, Peach Pie light & dark, Balmy Blue light & dark, Shy Shamrock light & dark

Paper: Balmy Blue, Basic White, Crumb Cake, Easter Joy Specialty DSP, Shy Shamrock

Accessories: Easter Basket dies, dimensionals, Balmy Blue gingham ribbon, 

Tropical Blooms - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

   The Simply Beautiful bundle makes gorgeous layered flowers and my local stampers got to see for themselves at my last class when they made this bright tropical floral card.

  The supply packet for this project was quite boring with all Basic White cardstock pieces except for a small piece of Daffodil Delight.  But the fun of this card is getting to add all the color!

  The card base is Basic White thick, then a layer of Basic White embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder. Then a strip of Basic White for the sentiment in Granny Apple Green.

  Finally the fun!  Using Daffodil Delight, Timid Tiger and Poppy Parade ink and blending brushes the ink is blended onto a panel of Basic White and then the flower layers are die cut from it.  This is a fun technique to get multi-colored flowers in whatever combo you'd like. The large flower is the 2 largest dies plus a smaller die.  There is a dimensional between the 2 larger layers.  The small flower is 2 layers also with a dimensional.  Both flowers have Daffodil Delight pistil and stamens.

  The leaves are made the same way with Granny Apple Green blended in and then the leaf image stamped over the top in the same ink.

  The final touch for this card is a pair of Pearlized Faceted Circles to add some sparkle.

  I shared a sped up video of this design coming together over on Instagram if you'd like to take a look!

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

Stamps: Simply Beautiful

Ink: Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Timid Tiger, Poppy Parade

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, Simply Beautiful dies, dimensionals, Pearlized Faceted Circles

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

   My stampers and I agree that making guy cards can be tough and we don't always have a lot of ideas.  I designed today's card for my last class to give them some starting points for a guy card.  This one shows off the Nature's Symphony bundle and Nature Walk DSP to make non-boring masculine card.

  Layering and texture are great things to incorporate into a masculine card because they add detail without froofiness (that's a word right?).  This card starts with a Crumb Cake base stamped with the Lasting Linen background stamp using Crumb Cake ink; nice detail, no froof.

  Next is a Pretty Peacock panel with 3 graduating sized strips of the Nature Walk DSP; interest and pattern, no froof.  This whole DSP pack is great and you could mix and match many of the patterns to make a variety of cards in this style.

  For texture the Lost Lagoon leaf die cut and Crumb Cake wood plank are added; wood is definitely not froofy here.

  The sentiment is stamped in Secret Sea on a strip of Very Vanilla with the edges torn; more texture.  A length of Secret Sea faux linen ribbon is tucked between the sentiment and plank die cut.  Now a bow would be froofy but a loop is not.

  Metallic embellishments usually work well for a masculine card so a few Faux Bronze Pentagons finish off the details.

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony 

Ink: Secret Sea, Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Nature Walk DSP, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Nature's Symphony dies, dimensionals, Faux Linen ribbon, Faux Bronze Pentagons

Watercolor Blossom - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

   My stampers made this watercolor card at my last class using the Simply Beautiful Bundle.  This easy technique requires no painting experience!

  This one starts with a Crumb Cake base then a layer of Lovely & Beautiful DSP in a subtle Old Olive pattern.  Just under the edge of the DSP is a strip of Petunia Pop Two Toned cardstock with a torn edge.  To hide the seam of the 2 papers is a length of Old Olive Specialty RickRack adhered with Tear and Tape.

  The blossom is the star of the card!  It's stamped in Versamark onto watercolor paper and then embossed with gold embossing powder.  Water is then spritzed onto the flower until it puddles in the separate petals.  Then using a waterpainter and a small amount of reinker (this one uses Darling Duckling and Petunia Pop) the tip of the painter is touched to the puddles in the flower letting the ink spread out.  Once you like the look you can dry the water and ink with a heat tool or let it air dry before adding it to the card front.  The best part of this technique is that each one will be completely different depending on the amount of water and ink you add.

  A leaf is stamped in Old Olive ink onto the light side of the Old Olive Two Toned cardstock and is die cut and tucked under the edge of the blossom.  A simple sentiment is added just under the torn paper. Finally a few faceted sequins are added to bring in some more gold.

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Stamps: Simply Beautiful, Banner Sayings

Ink: Darling Duckling, Petunia Pop, Old Olive, Versamark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Watercolor paper, Lovely & Beautiful DSP, Two Toned Old Olive, Two Toned Petunia Pop

Accessories: Simply Beautiful Dies, dimensionals, gold embossing powder, Old Olive Specialty RickRack, Loose Gold Sequins

Flirty Peony Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

 I'm hosting the newest challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches today!  I designed what I think is an interesting sketch and I hope you'll join in and share your creation in the gallery!  What shapes will you use??

   I went with an obvious choice of a flower for my shape but I have some other ideas too that I might just have to try with this layout.

  I wish that I were a better color-er to do this big flower justice but it is what it is!  I wanted the bottom flower to be a bit more bold to draw the eye down to the sentiment so that part works I think!

  The card base is Basic White thick, then the stamping on a piece of Basic White die cut with the Textured Notes dies.  I stamped the outline in Basic Gray and used the Strawberry Slush, Flirty Flamingo and Shy Shamrock Blends for the coloring.

  The sentiment is from the Banner Sayings stamp set and I embossed it in white onto Shy Shamrock cardstock.  The banner is cut with the Stylish Shapes dies and is popped on dimensionals. The edges of the banner are accents with Iridescent Faceted Gem.

  I hope to see your project in the CAS Colours & Sketches gallery.  Remember to keep it clean and simple, lots of open space!

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

Stamps: Simply Beautiful

Ink: Basic Gray, Versamark

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

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Shy Shamrock

Accessories: Textured Notes dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Iridescent Faceted Gems (retired)

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

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

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)

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

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)