Impression Thanks - Stampin' Up! Impressions Abloom

   I'm busy designing for my class next Tuesday so you won't get to see those projects until after the class but luckily I have another project I made at the Stampin' Up! OnStage event to show you today.  This was made in the After Hours stamping session with the upcoming new set Impressions Abloom.

  I think this was my last of 4 projects for the night and I realize now that I didn't finish stamping the flowers as all the centers are still empty.  Looking at the sample I definitely forgot to do that part but I think it still works.  

  This one highlights the new In Color Timid Tiger, using it as the card base as well as one flower and the flat pearl embellishments.

  I didn't really follow the directions as they seemed to add extra steps so the way I made this one is by cutting a piece of Willow White to 4" x 5 1/4" (a quarter inch smaller all around than the card front). Then I stamped all my flowers, stems and leaves.  Next I cut the panel into 4 parts with 2 diagonal cuts. Finally, I lined up the edges of the flower pieces to the 4 corners and adhered them down.

  The sentiment is stamped in Secret Sea (another new In Color) onto Darling Duckling (another new In Color) cardstock and trimmed and popped with dimensionals.

  Finally I added a liberal helping of Flat Pearls in Timid Tiger all over the card front.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with a * will be available starting on May 6, 2025.  If you would like the opportunity to order Stampin' Up! products early you can join my Stampin' up! team to get preorder benefits!

Stamps: Impressions Abloom*

Ink: Granny Apple Green, Timid Tiger*, Darling Duckling*, Strawberry Slush*, Secret Sea*

Paper: Timid Tiger*, White Willow, Darling Duckling*

Accessories: dimensionals, 2025-1017 In Color Flat Pearls*

Welcome Baby - Stampin' Up! Playing in the Rain

   My husband needed a baby card for a baby shower they were having at work and I didn't have much of a selection because I don't need them very often.  Both of the cards I had on hand were very much for baby girls so what better excuse to stamp than a new baby!  I thought I would pull out an older (but still current) stamp set called Playing in the Rain.  The little animals are adorable and I thought the turtle would be perfect.  And maybe turtles were on my mind after seeing quite a bit of them at OnStage last weekend!

I started with a Balmy Blue card base then topped it with a Celebrations Expressions Memories & More card in this fun bubble pattern.  This pack of cards will be out in the upcoming Stampin' Up! Annual catalog on May 6.  

The 2 DSP stripes are scraps I had from the Floral Delight DSP and were a nice subtle texture and in Old Olive to go with what I had planned for the turtle.

  I cut an Around It All circle in Balmy Blue as a base for the turtle.  I stamped the turtle in Memento and then colored him in with blends markers.  After he was die cut I popped him on dimensionals over the sentiment strip.

  I didn't have a single current new baby stamp so I dove into the archives and used this sweet one from the long retired And Many More.  I embossed it in black for some extra detail.

  Balmy Blue baker's twine is used for the bow and then I added a few retired Speckled Dots in Old Olive.

  It was fun making a baby card so I made an extra one to tuck in my card stash for the next time my husband goes to a baby shower!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Products marked with a * will be available starting May 6, 2025.  If you'd like the opportunity to order Stampin' Up! products before release you can join my Stampin' Up! team and get preorder benefits.

Stamps: Playing in the Rain, And Many More (retired)

Ink: Memento black, Versarmark

Blends: Old Olive light & dark, Daffodil Delight light & dark, Balmy Blue light & dark, Pumpkin Pie dark

Paper: Balmy Blue, Basic White, Celebrations Expressions Memories & More card pack*, Floral Delight DSP

Accessories: Around It All dies, dimensionals, Playing in the Rain dies, black embossing powder, balmy Blue baker's twine, Speckled Dots (retired)

Thank You Abloom - Stampin' Up! Impressions Abloom

   I've got a little sneak peek of an upcoming new stamp set as well as some of the upcoming new In Colors!  We got lots of peeks at new products last weekend at OnStage and some of them we even got to take home!  I'm always excited for new stuff to create with and the annual release of new In Colors is much anticipated.  This new set of colors is really pretty and I think they will pair up well with the current color collections.  My card today uses the Impression Abloom stamp set along with 4 of the 5 2025-2027 In Colors.

  You might have seen this exact card shared by other demos and no, you're not seeing us all just have the exact same design ideas!  This design was one of the projects we got to make at the After Hours stamping event on Friday night.  We got to choose from 2 bundles when we registered and then received the products and a little booklet with instructions to make a set of projects.

  The card starts off with a piece of Two Toned Granny Apple Green cardstock for the base.  The flowers are stamped on White Willow.  We used White Willow for the projects because some of them were scrap pages and having just one white that worked for both size formats was easiest.  I don't normally use White Willow for card making but it definitely works of you want to have an alternative to Basic White.

  The new In Colors are starting at the top flower; Darling Duckling, Strawberry Slush (returning fav!), Cloud Cover and then the flower centers are stamped with the 4th color; Secret Sea.  The leaves are stamped off Granny Apple Green.  The 5th In Color is called Timid Tiger which isn't used in this project.

  The white panel is cut apart and then adhered to the card front in 2 pieces.  The sentiment is stamped in Secret Sea and a very light layer of Strawberry Slush is blended over it with a blending brush to give it just a very light pink color.  The sentiment is then popped on dimensionals.

  Finally new embellishments in the 2025-2027 In Colors, Flat Pearls are added for some shine.  I chose to use the Secret Sea ones.

  It was fun not only getting new products so early and playing with the In Colors but seeing so many demonstrators gathered together and creating!  I have to admit I'm not much of a stamper "in the wild" as I like having all my supplies within arms reach in my stamp room but it was a fun experience even if my stamping wasn't top notch!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with a * will be available on May 6, 2025 with the release of the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.  If you'd like the opportunity to order these items early you can join my Stampin' Up! team and get preorder benefits.

Stamps: Impressions Abloom*

Ink: Darling Duckling*, Strawberry Slush*, Cloud Cover*, Secret Sea*, Granny Apple Green

Paper: Two-Toned Granny Apple Green* (currently available in mixed packs, single color available in May), Willow White

Accessories: 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, dimensionals 

Easter Tree - Stampin' Up! Pick a Season

   I feel like it has been weeks since I posted a card but it's just been since Thursday when I headed out of town to go to the Stampin' Up! On Stage demonstrator event in Raleigh, NC.  It was a really fun time and it deserves it own post after I go through some photos and get back in the swing of things.  I did stamp a bit this afternoon and I was able to get this super bright Easter card made using colors that are the current customer stamping challenge.  I think the lighting when I took the photo makes it look even more bright.

  I still had the Sale-a-Bration stamp set Pick A Season on my desk and I thought the bright colors worked with the images.  I started with Lemon Lime Twist, then a layer of Basic White embossed with the Dotted Circles embossing folder.

  Next I added a panel of Celebrations Expressions Memories and More card pack which is coming out in the next annual catalog and we received at OnStage to use for make and take projects.  The color listed is Berry Burst but I think this pattern went perfectly with Petunia Pop.  These cards are a great way to add patterns and color to your cards; almost like DSP but already cut to smaller sizes.  

  The sentiment is from the Storybook Friends stamp set and is embossed on a strip of Petunia Pop with the end flagged. I stamped the tree and added the Easter eggs in Pumpkin Pie and colored in some bits of them with the Petunia Pop marker.  I fussy cut the tree and popped it on dimensionals.

Finally I added a baker's twine bow and some sequins to finish off the details. 

 Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current products used on this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a "*" will be available beginning May 6.

Stamps: Pick a Season (SAB-retired), Storybook Friends

Ink: Lemon Lime Twist, Pumpkin Pie, Petunia Pop

Paper: Lemon Lime Twist, Petunia Pop, Basic White, Celebrations Expressions Memories and More card pack*

Accessories: Dotted Circles embossing folder, dimensionals, white embossing powder, baker's twine, sequins

Unbounded Thinking of You - Stampin' Up! Layering Leaves

   Short and sweet today because I am heading to Raleigh, NC for the Stampin' Up! demonstrator event OnStage.  I can't wait to see all the new products and make so many new friends.  If you see me there stop me to say hello; I love meeting my online friends in person!!  But first I've got another card with the Frames & Flowers DSP.

  This was the last big piece of the Frames & Flowers DSP that I had left so I lined the whole side of the Calypso Coral card base with it.  I wanted to echo the leaves in other parts of the card so I embossed a piece of Basic White with the Fern embossing folder and backed it with Pretty Peacock.  Some retired Calypso Coral Braided Linen Trim is tied around the panel before popping it on dimensionals.

  The only stamping on this card is the sentiment from the Layering Leaves stamp set.  I stamped it in Lost Lagoon and used the Unbounded Love dies to cut the panel.  I used the same die to cut the leafy border in Pretty Peacock.  With careful use of dimensionals on the backside of both pieces I was able to adhere both to the card front.

  A few retired Pretty Peacock faceted gems are the final embellishment.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Layering Leaves

Ink: Lost Lagoon

Paper: Calypso Coral, Frames & Flowers DSP, Basic White, Pretty Peacock

Accessories: Fern embossing folder, dimensionals Unbounded Love dies, Calypso Coral Braided Linen Trim (retired), Pretty Peacock faceted gems (retired)

Bunny Hello - Stampin' Up! Storybook Friends

 I've got a sweet spring card to share today.  Swap out the sentiment and it easily becomes an Easter card!  I made a whole stack of this design for my customer thank you cards for orders placed in February. I love the soft colors and sweet details.

  The card front is a piece of Very Vanilla embossed with the Eyelet embossing folder.  The frame is die cut with the Storybook Friends die set in Soft Sea Foam and a length of Petal Pink Scalloped Ribbon is threaded through the slits on the frame and adhered under the embossed card front.  The sentiment is stamped and added behind the frame before everything is adhered.

  The bunnies are stamped in Memento Black on Very Vanilla and colored with Stampin' Blends markers then die cut.

  I used the small flower dies in the Country Birdhouse die set to add some floral accents to the frame and I thought it was cute to make the one bunny hold a flower.  Some of the flower centers are accented with Antique Pearls

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Storybook Friends

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Crumb Cake light & dark, Lemon Lolly light & dark, Petal Pink dark, Balmy Blue light

Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lolly, Petal Pink

Accessories: Eyelet embossing folder, Storybook Friends dies, dimensionals, Petal Pink Scalloped Ribbon, Antique Pearls 

Circle Hello - Stampin' Up! Country Birdhouse

    I know you're thinking "how much more of this Frames & Flowers DSP can she possible have??" because I have been sharing cards using it non-stop!  Not much left at all so good news if you're sick of seeing it.  But it's kind of a personal challenge for me since I so rarely finish an entire 12x12 pack.  This one is inspired by the just closed Freshly Made Sketches layout.  The circles were a fun element and a great way to mix and match patterns and colors.

  And how are these for gorgeous spring-like colors?  I used Soft Sea Foam for the base, then a layer of Lost Lagoon topped with Basic White.

  The circles are die cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.  The top two are Frames & Flowers DSP and the bottom is Soft Sea Foam embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder.  I trimmed the edges of the circle before adhering all the layers.

  The sentiment is from the Country Birdhouse stamp set and was the perfect size and sweet font combo for this card.

  For embellishments I dug through my retired sequins and gems and came across these greenish iridescent sequins which matched perfectly.  I have no idea where they are from just that they are long retired Stampin' Up!

  The whole main panel is popped on dimensionals.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Country Birdhouse

Ink: Lost Lagoon

Paper: Soft Sea Foam, Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Frames & Flowers DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Soft Waves embossing folder, dimensionals, sequins (retired)

Squirrel Friend Birthday - Stampin' Up! Storybook Friends

   It's fitting that I'm sharing a birthday card today because I'm celebrating mine!  Though I have to say it being on a Monday and the Monday after the clock change is not ideal lol!  As if Mondays aren't bad enough right?  But this little squirrel makes me smile so maybe that's somewhat of a consolation!  I'm using the colors from the Color Throwdown challenge where they have us using a dark brown, light brown and blue.

  When I saw these colors I immediately thought of the cute critters in the Storybook Friends stamp set so I got to work.  The card base is Crumb Cake then I added a strip of Boho Blue DSP and edged it with a scrap piece of Early Espresso.

  The circles are all die cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.  The Early Espresso one is embossed with the Distressed Tile embossing folder.

  The squirrel is stamped in Memento black and then colored with Stampin' Blends before being die cut and popped on the Boho Blue circle.

  The sentiment is stamped along the DSP panel in Early Espresso.  I was please that I actually got it stamped straight!

 I was kind of envisioning this card for a guy so I didn't want to add a ribbon or bow so I settled on two Pecan Pie Ribboned Adhesive-Backed Dot for a tiny bit of shine.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Storybook Friends, Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black, Early Espresso

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Ivory, Boho Blue light, Granny Apple Green light (flower), Lemon Lolly dark (flower)

Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Boho Blue, Basic White, 2023-2025 In Color DSP (retired)

Accessories: Storybook Friends dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Distressed Tile embossing folder, Ribboned Adhesive-Backed Dot