Mother's Day Impressions - Stampin' Up!® Impressions Abloom

  I'm pretty sure my mom has gotten her Mother's Day card so I'm sharing it today.  If not then we can blame the USPS and hopefully it will show up eventually!  I used 2 of the new In Colors for it and I thought they paired beautifully with Fresh Freesia!  What do you think?

  I started with a Secret Sea card base then embossed another piece of it with the Eyelet embossing folder.  I created a tag using the To the Point label punch and Cloud Cover cardstock to form the focal point for the card.  Using the Elements of Text stamp set and my Cloud Cover Stampin' Write Marker I added some text to the tag for some depth and a bit of vintage feel.  I've had some square vellum doilies hanging about for years and thought it might be a cool detail to add to the edge of the tag.  Some seam binding ribbon in Fresh Freesia and bakers twine were added before popping the whole tag up on dimensionals.

  I'm continuing to enjoy using the Impressions Abloom stamp set and I think these flowers turned out fabulous using Fresh Freesia and Lemon Lolly ink.  

  The sentiment is from the long retired set Something to Celebrate and is stamped in Secret Sea ink and then flagged.

  The final detail are a few Brushed Brass Butterflies for a bit of shine.

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Stamps: Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive), Elements of Text (Online Exclusive), Something to Celebrate (retired)

Ink: Secret Sea, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly, Cloud Cover (marker)

Paper: Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, Basic White, Lemon Lolly

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies (Online Exclusive), To the Point Label punch, dimensionals, white bakers twine, Brushed Brass Butterflies, Eyelet Embossing folder, Fresh Freesia Seam Binding Ribbon (SAB- retired), vellum square (retired)

  

Labrador Lines - Stampin' Up!® Along These Lines

 I haven't used the Along These Lines very many times since I won it during prize patrol at OnStage in March so it was high time it saw some ink.  I wanted to have at least one sample with it at my new catalog open house so I decided to see what I could make with the adorable dog stamp.  I think it turned out cute and now I want to try out some other dog colors.  

 I started with a piece of Beautiful Gallery DSP in a neutral paint texture pattern for the background. Then I embossed the dog in white onto Pecan Pie card stock extending the lines across the panel.  A bit of fussy cutting makes the pup stand out nicely but I really wanted him to show up even darker so I used Early Espresso ink and a blender pen to color him for more contrast.

  I added a length of linen thread following the embossed line and then stamped the sentiment underneath in Early Espresso.  A few Pecan Pie ribboned dots add a bit of sparkle to finish this card. These gems are on the Last Chance list right now so make sure you give them a look before they're gone!

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Stamps: Along These Lines, Simply Said

Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso

Paper: Beautiful Gallery DSP, Pecan Pie

Accessories: white embossing powder, linen thread, Pecan Pie Adhesive-Backed Ribbon Gems

Day at the Beach - Stampin' Up!® Notes & Totes

   I'm back with another project using the Notes & Totes bundle.  I made this one for Matt's stepmother for Mother's Day as she loves the beach and being out on the boat.  I pulled much of my inspiration for the card from one of the samples on page 81 of the annual catalog.  I loved the idea of using DSP for the background so I pulled out a piece of Thoughtful Journey DSP and got to work.

  Once I chose my DSP I used those colors for the tote bag accessories.  The tote itself is made with Very Vanilla and Pecan Pie.  I stamped and fussy cut the flower so I could add it to the pocket and coordinated the scarf to match.

  The picket fence dies are a great extra in this set because it makes creating a scene really easy and can definitely be used paired with other sets.  I think I see a card with a pretty fence covered with lots of flowers in my future!

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Stamps: Notes & Totes

Ink: Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia, Calypso Coral, Basic Gray

Paper: Thoughtful Journey DSP, Basic White, Very Vanilla, Pecan Pie, Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink

Accessories: Notes & Totes dies, dimensionals

Sunglasses Note - Stampin' Up!® Notes & Totes

   I've been a bit MIA lately and while I have been stamping I just haven't been finding the time to blog!  I had my New Catalog Open House over the weekend so I was very busy getting ready for that but hopefully things will quiet down and I can try to get projects posted more often because I have a lot of new products that I want to share with you all!  My card today was my customer thank you card from April and uses the new Notes & Totes bundle which is adorable!

  I got inspiration from page 82 of the new Annual Catalog for my layout.  I decided that I wanted to make a card that used just the sunglasses from the Notes & Totes die set.  Sometimes it can be hard to use a smaller image or die cut and keep it highlighted but not have the card feel empty. I used texture and layering to achieve it here.

  The color combo is from a now closed challenge; Time Out Challenges that just seemed so happy and cheerful.  I started with a Petunia Pop base and stamped some of the speckles across the card front.  Next I added a strip of Floral Delight DSP (always trying to use up small scraps!).  I die cut a rectangle with the Textured Notes dies and then embossed it with the Soft Waves embossing folder and then trimmed a bit of the edge off and adhered it.  

  Using the Spotlight on Nature dies I cut a circle from Beautiful Bokeh DSP which gives a nice place to highlight the sunglasses.  Daffodil Delight and black glimmer paper are used to cut out the sunglasses and they are popped on dimensionals on the circle.

  The sentiment is stamped in Petunia Pop ink on Basic White and is also popped on dimensionals.  A few adhesive backed Dots for Days finish off the details on this one.

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Stamps: Notes & Totes

Ink: Petunia Pop

Paper: Petunia Pop, Basic White, Beautiful Bokeh DSP, Floral Delight DSP, Daffodil Delight, Black Glimmer (retired)

Accessories: Notes & Totes dies, Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive), Soft Waves embossing folder, Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days

Bunny Friends - Stampin' Up! Storybook Friends

  At my last class we used the carryover set Storybook Friends to make a sweet spring card with an all purpose sentiment.  It's great to have a few of these kinds of cards tucked away for those "just in case" moments when a card has to go out in the mail right away and there just isn't time to sit down and create something new.

  

  This one starts with a Basic Beige card base.  The cute rock wall stamp is stamped along the bottom in Basic Beige ink.  The 2 blocks of DSP was inspired by a past Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  I loved the idea of showing off 2 smaller pieces of DSP of which I always end of with.  It makes a nice little background for the bunnies.  The Storybook Moments DSP is also carrying over and you can find it and the stamps and dies in the online store under the Online Exclusives category.  The DSP is backed with a panel of Mossy Meadow.

  The bunnies are stamped in Memento black and are colored with Blender pens and colored pencils.  Once they were die cut I popped them up on dimensionals around the sentiment strip which is die cut with the Textured Notes dies.  The sentiment is in the brand new Beautiful Motifs stamp set.

  A retired Boho Blue Textured Ribbon knot is added for the final detail to finish this design.

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Stamps: Storybook Friends (online), Beautiful Motifs

Ink: Memento Black, Basic Beige

Paper: Basic Beige, Mossy Meadow, Storybook Moments DSP (online)

Accessories: Storybook Friends dies (online), Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Boho Blue ribbon (retired), colored pencils, blender pen

Floral Delight Fault Line - Stampin' Up! Delightful Wishes

 Using the beautiful Delightful Wishes bundle and coordinating Floral Delight DSP (which are all carryover products) I designed this card for my last class to show how to make a Fault Line card.  Once you know the measurements and where to tear, this is a fantastic design to show off your Designer Series Papers.

 

  I'll start with the measurements:

 

  Card base- 4 1/4" x 9 1/2" - scored at 5 1/2"

  Old Olive cardstock - 4 1/4" x 3 1/2"

  Designer Series Paper - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

  First fold the short flap of your card base and tear across the flap on an angle.  I tore mine from the right side of the card to the left but if you go the other way your 'fault line' will just be angled the other way. Save the torn off piece for later.

  Next tear the Old Olive piece the same way on an angle.  Match up one of the Old Olive piece on the back of the card base torn edge with just a little of the green sticking out and adhere it.  Using a bone folder or your finger roll back the torn edges on both pieces giving some dimension.

  Using the saved torn Basic White edge stamp your sentiment and add the other torn Old Olive piece lining up the edge just sticking out like with the first piece.  Roll back the edges again.  Set aside.

  Decide which side of the DSP you want to show through the fault line and then adhere your DSP panel to the back of the the top flap.  Add adhesive to the back of the cardstock flap and not your DSP so as not to get glue where it will show (or on the back of the DSP where it will glue your card shut!).  After adhering you may need to trim off a sliver of the DSP so it lines up with the bottom edge of the card.

  Next add adhesive to the back of the stamped cardstock piece and line it up with the bottom edge of the DSP.  If any of the cardstock or DSP edges stick out beyond the card base just trim them off to get everything lined up.

  Embellish as desired and finish the card.  This design uses some of the flower dies in the Delightful Wishes die set to add a blossom and a little Tiny Bee Trinket for an understated accent.

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Stamps: Delightful Wishes

Ink: Old Olive

Paper: Basic White thick, Old Olive, Floral Delight DSP, Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Pecan Pie

Accessories: Delightful Wishes dies, dimensionals, Tiny Bee Trinkets

Crab Birthday Fold Over - Stampin' Up!® Ocean Friends

   I had a good time last week hosting my monthly stamp club class and I was able to feature one last time the Ocean Friends bundle.  I just checked the online store and the dies are still available but the English version of the stamp set looks to be sold out.  If you don't care about the sentiments and just want to get your hands on the crab and lobster images then the French language stamp set is available.  After hoarding the Friends of the Ocean DSP (also still available) to make sure I didn't run out I ended up with quite a bit of it left so I decided to use a large panel to show off a super easy DSP technique and technique is used loosely here lol!

  I started this card with a Melon Mambo base, then a layer of Summer Splash cardstock with the sentiment embossed in white across the corner.  The DSP layer comes next and following the angle of the sentiment I just folded down the corner to show off the B side of the paper.  Before adhering the flap with a dimensional I tucked the Lemon Lime Twist seaweed/coral die cut underneath.

  The crab is 2 step stamped in Melon Mambo and Bubble Bath, is die cut then popped on dimensionals.

  The final touches are a scattering of retired Sunny Days Iridescent Dots.

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Stamps: Ocean Friends (retired), With You In Mind

Ink: Versamark, Melon Mambo, Bubble Bath

Paper: Melon Mambo, Summer Splash, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic White, Friends of the Ocean DSP

Accessories: Ocean Friends dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Sunny Days Iridescent Dots (retired)

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Framed Freesia - Stampin' Up!® Impressions Abloom

   Spring is always a great time to use flowers on a card so I've paired the upcoming Impressions Abloom bundle with the colors at the The Color Hues challenge; Lilac and Aqua which I've translated into Stampin' Up! colors Fresh Freesia and Coastal Cabana.

  I started with a Fresh Freesia card base then cut a panel of Basic White with the Textured Notes dies.  I used copy paper to cut a squoval shape with the Impressions Abloom dies and used that to mask off the center of the Basic White panel.  Using a blending Brush and Coastal Cabana ink I added color to the outside edges of the card stock leaving a nice white space to frame out the flower (but not another layer which keeps the card a bit lighter if that's a concern).

  The flowers are cut from Fresh Freesia card stock and the stem and leaf from Coastal Cabana.  I used a small blending brush and a sponge dauber to add Fresh Freesia ink to the centers of the flowers to give them a bit more definition.  The larger flower and leaf are adhered with dimensionals.

  The sentiment is stamped in Coastal Cabana and I added a piece of Beautiful Bokeh DSP behind it and popped it on dimensionals.  Some polka dot tulle ribbon is used to make a fork bow to accent the side of the sentiment and a few Riverside Irregular Pearls are added for some shine.

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Stamps: Impressions Abloom*

Ink: Fresh Freesia, Coastal Cabana

Paper: Fresh Freesia, Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Beautiful Bokeh DSP

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies*, Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Riverside Irregular Pearls (Online Exclusive), polka dot tulle ribbon (retired) 

Blooms in Yellow - Stampin' Up!® Gallery Blooms

   After being under the weather over the weekend I've found myself a bit behind on stuff around the house so I haven't gotten in the stamp room much but I do have a card I made last week before the bug hit me.  I missed the deadline for entering it in the challenge gallery but the original color inspiration was from the Just Add Ink challenge.  Yellow and gray are always a pretty combo but I admit that I get stuck on how to use them together sometimes.  I went with the 'unlikely to occur in nature' theme and did a flower!

  The upcoming new bundle Gallery Blooms is so pretty with some nice sized images so I decided to go clean and simple and kept the layers and extras to a minimum.

  I started with a Basic White card base, then used a piece of Basic White to stamp the flower on it in Basic Gray.  I tore off the edge of the panel and then added a strip of Country Lace DSP in a soft gray stripe pattern just peeking out.

 I colored the leaves of the flowers in Smoky Slate Blends and then stamped another flower on scrap cardstock and colored those with Daffodil Delight and Lemon Lolly Blends and then fussy cut them. I popped the cut out flowers on dimensionals onto the card front.  This is a great way to give an image dimension without die cutting the whole thing.  It keeps most of the focus on the flowers.

  The sentiment is from another upcoming set called Beautiful Motifs which is actually a part of the the same suite as the Gallery Blooms bundle so they complement each other nicely.  I stamped it in Basic Gray and then cut it out with s simple label shape from the Unbounded Love dies.  

  Finally a few Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins are added to finish the card.

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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 starting May 6, 2025.

Stamps: Gallery Blooms*, Beautiful Motifs*

Ink: Basic Gray

Blends: Smoky Slate light & dark, Daffodil Delight light, Lemon Lolly light & dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Country Lace DSP

Accessories: dimensionals, Unbounded Love dies, Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins (retired)

Striped Scrap Background - Stampin' Up!® Sharing Loving Crafting

   I'm getting in under the wire to enter this card into the challenge gallery.  The Inspired By challenge has this lovely inspiration photo (see the end of my post) with just gorgeous colors and/or a fun layout.  I didn't stray at all from either the colors or layout, just flipped the stripes to the other side of the card.  I thought it makes for a fun scrappy background and the colors seem to lend themselves to a guy card so that's what I'm going for.

  Nothing to this one but scraps torn to different lengths, a white embossed sentiment on a black circle and a few sparkly black gems.

  One thing I would do differently is to check to make sure all my scraps are squared up before adhering them to the card front.  Somewhere along the way one of the layers isn't quite square and then the rest just send up a little slanted.

 But I love cards that use up the skinny scraps that I just can't seem to part with and this one is as easy as can be!  I added a birthday sentiment on the inside as I'm always low on guy birthday cards.

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Stamps: Sharing Loving Crafting

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic Black, Blueberry Bushel, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Pie

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems

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Rainbow Bunnies - Stampin' Up! Choose Happy

   I was intending to post this card over the weekend and wish everyone a happy Easter but a head cold took me out starting Saturday afternoon.  I had an event at church on Saturday morning then Alex had a soccer game in the early afternoon and once I got home I was whipped and Sunday wasn't much better.  Instead of going to church and sharing my germs we watched the livestream which isn't the same but was definitely the responsible choice with the state that my sinuses were in!  I rallied to make Easter dinner with help from the guys and then spent the rest of the day sitting with the tissue box close by.  All that to say I hope you had a happy Easter if you celebrate and a beautiful weekend if you don't!  I was inspired to make this card by the Just Us Girls challenge and their beautiful mood board.  Such gorgeous colors!

  The colors from the mood board match the colors from the retired Sunshine & Rainbows DSP back from Sale-a-Bration 2022!  Good thing I'm a paper hoarder lol!  I started with a Basic White thick card base, then cut a Basic White panel with the Textured Notes dies (fast becoming a favorite die set!).  Next I added a strip of the DSP.

  I'm so glad the Choose Happy stamp set is carrying over!  It's such a cute set and it and the sweet little images come in handy when you just need that little "something" for a card!  I stamped the bunny image 5 times in Basic Gray ink on Basic White cardstock.  Pulling colors from the DSP I used my Blends markers to give the bunnies a bit of color and then fussy cut them.  I popped them on dimensionals just on the edge of the DSP.

  The sentiment is from the Storybook Friends stamp set.  I thought it went perfectly with the sweet bunnies and fun color combo.  It's stamped in Basic Gray.  And a few adhesive-backed sequins finish off this simple card.  I might have to reprise this one next for some of my Easter cards!

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Stamps: Choose Happy, Storybook Friends

Ink: Basic Gray

Blends: Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Peach Pie, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Sunshine & Rainbows DSP (retired SAB)

Accessories: Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, sequins

Lovely Leftovers - Stampin' Up! Lovely Little Wreath Paper Pumpkin

   I've started hosting a Kit Together night for my customers to gather and work on putting together kits or Paper Pumpkins.  It fun to get together to chat and craft and all the design work is already done so there's no pressure.  I've bought some new kits but I also have a small stack of really old Paper Pumpkin boxes that were never put together that I'm going to work on during these gatherings.  The most recent Kit Together saw me doing the Lovely Little Wreath Paper Pumpkin kit from April 2016. It's embarrassing to have had this kit for so long just sitting on my shelf! But since it's spring I thought it was the perfect time to do it.  The wreath came out really cute but I ended up with a bunch of extra pieces that were too good to just recycle so I made a card with them and added in some die cut flowers from the upcoming Impressions Abloom die set.

  I started with a Mossy Meadow card base.  Using another panel of Mossy Meadow I adhered the leftover strips of leaves that were used to make the original wreath across the panel and overlapped them until I ran out.

  I used some of the leftover wide natural ribbon to cover the top of the leaf panel and then adhered it all to the card front.

The Impressions Abloom dies were used to die cut the flowers in Crushed Curry and Daffodil Delight and Very Vanilla for the centers.  I arranged the flowers around the black tag (also a kit leftover) stamped with the kit stamp set in White craft ink.

  I added a Very Vanilla baker's twine bow and some Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days in Crushed Curry.  Like using up that pack of DSP last week, it was very satisfying to use up the leaves and some of the other supplies for this card.  

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All of the current supplies used to make this project can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available starting May 6, 2025.

Stamps: Lovely Little Wreath (retired-Paper Pumpkin April 2016)

Ink: White craft

Paper: Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight Very Vanilla

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies*, Adhesive-backed Dots for Days, dimensionals, Ribbon (retired-Paper Pumpkin April 2016), die cut leaf strips (retired-Paper Pumpkin April 2016), die cut tag (retired-Paper Pumpkin April 2016)

Tote-ally Adorable - Stampin' Up! Notes & Totes

 I recently spent a bit of time playing around with the upcoming new In Colors and the Notes & Totes bundle.  I wanted to make some adorable LL Bean inspired tote bags and the new colors seemed like the perfect ones to use.

 I used half of a tote bag other other day on this card and when you die cut 2 sets and adhere them together you get this cutie!  It's about 3 1/2" wide but with the gusseted sides you can open it a bit wider.  It's about 2 1/4" deep (not counting the handles).

  I used Pecan Pie for the stitching and handles and stamped the pocket with the same color ink using one of the stamps in the set.

  The Cloud Cover (light blue) ink was having some stability issues so it was not available when I did my preorder so I used the Secret Sea (dark blue) ink to stamp the pocket on the Cloud Cover tote and the contrast looks nice too.

  Here I tucked some of the little goodies I bought at the demonstrator OnStage event so you can see that you can actually put things in the tote!  The items might be a little bit top heavy but I got the tote to stand up with out too many issues.  The totes would be perfect with some candies as name holders at a table and/or table favors.  Add a little tissue paper and it's a wonderful way to gift a gift card when you want to do something different than a card. And to keep going with ideas, it would make a cute pocket on a scrapbook pages to tuck a journaling card into!  So many ideas!

  I hope you'll check out the Notes & Totes bundle when it becomes available in May!

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Stamps: Notes & Totes*

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

Paper: Pecan Pie, Basic White, Strawberry Slush*, Timid Tiger*, Darling Duckling*, Secret Sea*

Accessories: Notes & Totes dies

New at SU! - Impressions Abloom Spring Scrapbook Pages

   

 I was recently invited to join the New at SU! monthly blog hop and it sounded like such fun I jumped right in!  This hop has a different theme each month to showcase new Stampin' up! products.  Demonstrators from around the world participate and show off their awesomely creative projects to get you inspired for your own crafting.  This month the theme is Making Memories Last so I've done a scrapbook layout for my project.

  I'm using some upcoming products that will be released on May 6th so this is fun sneak peek!  The Impressions Abloom bundle and coordinating Floral Impressions DSP will be available as an Online Exclusive!  

  I'm a baby scrapbooker, as in all I've created before this is one scrapbooking workshop kit, so this first New at SU blog hop is really a true challenge for me!  But I kept telling myself it was just a giant card lol! I designed the 2 page layout using colors from the Floral Impressions DSP and using what little 12x12 cardstock I had on hand.  Luckily I had some Two-Toned Pool Party cardstock that helped with the background.

  The Impressions Abloom bundle is so pretty and I love the detail die that cuts the slits in the flower petals; it really adds a lot of texture.  But it's so nice that it is a separate die so you can choose when to use it!  

  I always end up with tons of photos during spring when so many things in my yard and nearby park are blooming I wanted to give myself plenty of options for showing them off so these squares will all fit 3x3 photos.

 And here is a close up of some of the flowers.  I stamped the Fresh Freesia one and the Pool Party Flower is accented with a bit of Misty Moonlight ink dabbed on with a sponge dauber.

  This was such a fun project to tackle and I think I've gained a bit of confidence for designing my own pages but there was still a fair amount of dillydallying! 

I hope you hop through all the other projects and get inspired. Be sure to leave comments to say hi!

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Stamps: Impressions Abloom*

Ink: Fresh Freesia, Peach Pie, Misty Moonlight

Paper: Willow White 12x12, Two Tone Pool Party 12x12, Misty Moonlight, Fresh Freesia, Old Olive, Pool Party, Peach Pie, Floral Impressions DSP*

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies*, Alphabet a la Mode dies

*Products will be available starting May 6, 2025

Relaxing Beach Day - Stampin' Up! Notes & Totes

 I'm already looking ahead to the summer with my card today!  It's getting close to beach trips and pool days so I've been playing around with a fun summer themed card inspired by the layout at Sunday Stamps challenge.  The upcoming Notes & Totes bundle is available to demonstrators early but you'll definitely want to be adding this cute set to your wish list when the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog comes out.

  The fun fold down element of this is a cute way to show off some texture.  I started with a Crumb Cake base, then added a layer of Summer Splash embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder.  I used another piece of Crumb Cake for the folded down panel but I first embossed it with the retired Subtle embossing folder for a bit of texture.

  Next I used the Notes & Totes dies to cut out the pieces for the beach tote.  I used Basic White for the edging and handle and Friends of the Ocean DSP for the body of the bag.  After the bag was adhered to the card front I got to work on some items to go along with the tote.  I die cut sunglasses, a tube of sunblock and a water bottle.  It was fun to use colors pulled right from the DSP.

  Next I stamped the sentiment in Melon Mambo and fussy cut the words so they would fit in the open space of the "water".  A few retired Sunny Day Iridescent Dots are the final touch for a hint of sparkle.

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Stamps: Notes & Totes*

Ink: Melon Mambo, Berry Burst, Calypso Coral

Paper: Crumb Cake, Summer Splash, Friends of the Ocean DSP, Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst, Calypso Coral, Black Glimmer paper (retired but look for to return every few years)

Accessories: Notes & Totes dies*, dimensionals, Soft Waves embossing folder, Subtle embossing folder (retired), Sunny Day Iridescent Dots (retired)

 

Squared Flower Thanks - Stampin' Up! Beautiful Motifs Dies

 Well I did it!  I used up my whole package of Frames & Flowers DSP!  It's such a satisfying feeling.  Now I have room for like 7 new packs when the new catalog is released.  That's how this paper storage thing works right?  One out and 7 in?? 

  This is the last project I came up with using the last few odds and ends that I cut down into 1 inch squares.  Were you sick of seeing that same paper over and over?? Now which pack of DSP should I move onto??  

  This is quite the mix of retired, current and upcoming products on this project!  I have a Soft Sea Foam card base then I topped that with a layer of Basic White cut with the (newer) Textured Notes dies.  And then there are the glorious Frames & Flowers DSP which seems to be carrying over as it's not a Last Chance item.

  Then I used the upcoming Beautiful Motifs dies to cut a fern and a flower and added those to my card front.  

  The sentiment is also new in the Beautiful Motifs stamp set and I stamped it in Calypso Coral and cut it out with another of the Textured Notes dies.  It's popped up on dimensionals over the die cuts and a bit of retired Soft Sea Foam seam binding ribbon.  Some retired Calypso Coral sequins are the final touch to wrap up this card.

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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 starting May 6, 2025.

Stamps: Beautiful Motifs*

Ink: Calypso Coral

Paper: Soft Sea Foam, Basic White, Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP, Pretty Peacock, Petal Pink

Accessories: Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive), Beautiful Motifs dies*, dimensionals, sequins (retired), Soft Sea Foam seam binding ribbon (retired)

Line Up for Cake - Stampin' Up! Along These Lines

   I've got another sneak peek of an upcoming stamp set for you today!  I got this one during Prize Patrol at the OnStage event last month and this is the first card I've made with it!  It's called Along These Lines and all the images are done in a cool "don't lift the pen off the page until it's finished" style.  I'm sure there is a drawing technique with a real name for this but that's all I've got!  I used the new sketch from TGIF Challenges as well as the color combination that I challenged my customers with a few days ago; Pumpkin Pie, Pretty Peacock and Coastal Cabana.

  I didn't really deviate from the sketch at all except to use a banner shape for that one layer instead of a rectangle.  I started with a Coastal Cabana base, then embossed another layer of Coastal Cabana with the Forever Plaid embossing folder.

  Next I added a piece of Friends of the Ocean in this nice Pumpkin Pie pattern.  I cut the banner out of Pretty Peacock with the Birthday Celebration die and then embossed the cake in white.  You can't see in this photo but I used gold Wink of Stella to color in the candle flames.  I popped the cake banner on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is from the Simply Said stamp set and I used Coastal Cabana ink.  A few Faux Glass Dots on the sentiment strip and a twine bow by the cake finish this card.  I was thinking it might be a good guy birthday card so i didn't want to add any more embellishments and froof it up too much.

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All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with a * will be available starting May 6, 2025.  Join my Stampin' Up! team to receive demonstrator preorder benefits.

Stamps: Simply Said, Along These Lines*

Ink: Versamark, Coastal Cabana

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Friends of the Ocean DSP

Accessories: Forever Plaid embossing folder, Birthday Celebration dies, white embossing powder, dimensionals, Faux Glass Dots, twine (retired)

Fresh Pocket Posies - Stampin' Up! Impressions Abloom

 I've been playing around some more with my preorder products and the Impressions Abloom has been out on my stamping desk just about every day!  I've used it again for my card today to play along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  

  The whole premise of this sketch challenge is to keep your project fresh and clean lined.  I thought this color combo would work for my vision.  Shy Shamrock, Soft Sea Foam and Melon Mambo are  great color combo!

  I started this one with a Basic White thick card base then added a layer of Shy Shamrock die cut using the new Textured Notes dies for that subtle look along the edges. When I looked at the sketch I saw the banner element as a pocket so I used the banner from the Birthday Celebration dies to cut a Basic White "pocket".  I did trim down the straight edge a bit so the proportions would work for what I had in mind.

  Next I cut flowers, stems and leaves with the Impressions Abloom dies.  Doesn't that Melon Mambo pop?  I tucked the flowers into the top of the pocket and popped up one for dimension.

  The sentiment is from another soon to be released set Beautiful Motifs.  I stamped it in Versmark and embossed it in white.  I flagged the end, popped it on dimensionals and added Sunny Day Iridescent Dot in Melon Mambo.  A detail that you can't see in the photo is that I also added some sparkle to the flowers with a clear Wink of Stella pen.  It's really subtle but pretty in person.

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Stamps: Beautiful Motifs*

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Shy Shamrock, Melon Mambo

Accessories: Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive), Birthday Celebrations dies, Impressions Abloom dies*, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Sunny Day Iridescent Dots (retired), Wink of Stella

Spring Gallery - Stampin' Up! Gallery Blooms

 After our super warm weather last week and through the weekend we are now back to what I would say are seasonal temperatures.  It has been cold overnight in the 30s and 40s and some of my plants and trees that had sprouted are not very happy.  I hope the crape myrtles rally after their first leaves got frosted and are now little shriveled brown things.  Fingers crossed!  I stamped some cheerful spring flowers that don't care what the temperature is!  The soon to be released Gallery Blooms stamp set was perfect to pair with the TGIF Challenge color combo.  Pool Party, Lemon Lolly, Flirty Flamingo

  I used this same bundle earlier in the week on this card and you can see how versatile it is no matter what kind of look you're going for.  The pretty pastels of the challenge colors were fun to work with and you can definitely make Pool Party work for a leaf color!

  I started with a Pool Party panel embossed with the Eyelet embossing folder the I stamped the sentiment from another upcoming stamp set called Notes & Totes.  I embossed it in white onto Flirty Flamingo cardstock.  

 

  The Gallery Blooms dies have a lovely frame die that cuts 2 sizes of frames and I used the smaller one to go around my sentiment. The whole frame is popped on dimensionals.

 

  The blossoms are stamped in Memento black and then colored with Stampin' Blends.  Once they were colored I die cut them along with some leaf sprigs in Pool Party and adhered them to opposite sides of the frame.

 Finally I added some sparkle with upcoming Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink gems (there are also clear/gold ones in the pack!).  These gems have little gold sparkles in them catching the light beautifully with the facets!

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All of the current supplies used to make this project can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with a * will be available starting May 6, 2025.

Stamps: Gallery Blooms*, Notes & Totes*

Ink: Memento Black, Versamark

Blends: Lemon Lolly light & dark, Pool Party light & dark, Flirty Flamingo light & dark

Paper: Pool Party, Basic White, Flirty Flamingo

Accessories: Gallery Blooms dies*, dimensionals, Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink gems* (Online Exclusive)

Purple Blooms - Stampin' Up! Impressions Abloom

   The color challenge over at the As You See It Challenge has a wonderful palette for us to work with this week.  I think these are fab colors to use for a spring card and I paired them up with some gorgeous blossom images.

 I'm using the upcoming Impressions Abloom bundle to put this card together.  I love the darker Gorgeous Grape and Garden Green paired with the more pastel looks of Peach Pie and Fresh Freesia.

  I started with a piece of the Beautiful Bokeh DSP in Fresh Freesia for a soft background for the flowers to pop against.

  I made a frame with the Impressions Abloom die set which contains this lovely "squoval" shape with a fun frame detail.  It's 2 dies so you can use either shape on it's own if you want.  I stamped the sentiment from the retired Layering Leaves stamp set in Garden Green.  

  The flowers are all stamped with Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape and Peach Pie.  I die cut them and also used the accent die that makes great texture marks on the petals.  I added greenery cut from Garden Green Cardstock.  The flower stem on the left are popped on dimensionals.

  I cut out a some smaller flowers in Gorgeous Grape and scattered those around the card front and then added a few retired Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins to finish it off.

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Stamps: Impressions Abloom*, Layering Leaves (retired)

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Fresh Freesia, Peach Pie, Garden Green

Paper: Beautiful Bokeh DSP, Gorgeous Grape, Basic White, Garden Green

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies*, dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins (retired)

Mossy Gallery - Stampin' Up! Gallery Blooms

   After the Stampin' Up! demonstrator event OnStage attendees were able to order a select group of products even earlier than the regular demonstrator preorder.  I didn't get too much but there was one suite that really got my attention and that is the Beautiful Gallery Suite.  This suite has it all; 2 stamp/die set bundles, embossing folder, 6x6 DSP, ribbon and metallic embellishments.  So much beauty in this set of products!  I used it for the first time to make a card for the Inspire Create Challenge where they are prompting us to make a monochromatic project.  I usually find it hard to use just one color but this card came together in no time with these gorgeous new supplies.

  The color that I went with is Mossy Meadow for a nice vintage, earthy vibe.  I started with a Very Vanilla card base.  I recently got a new Online Exclusive die set that I used to cut the DSP panel.  The Textured Notes dies really makes rectangle layers pop with the beautiful textured pattern on the edges. With 8 sizes I know this set will come in handy.  The DSP is the new Beautiful Gallery 6x6, just wait until you see it in person! I backed the DSP with a piece of Mossy Meadow.

  Next I cut 2 of the large leaf shapes with the new Beautiful Motifs dies using Two-Toned Mossy Meadow paper, one with the dark side showing and the other with the light.  The fern cuts like a normal die and the wider leaf die cuts the leaf shapes but doesn't cut the whole shape out so I used my paper snips to cut around it so I could use it the same way I did the fern.

  I had an already cut label shape in my orphaned card parts bin so I grabbed that and stamped the flower image in Mossy Meadow. The leaves are lightly colored in with the light Mossy Meadow Blends marker and the blossoms with clear Wink of Stella (hard to see in the photo).

  I popped the flower up on dimensionals and added the sentiment strip, also stamped in Mossy Meadow. The sentiment comes in the other stamp set in the suite, Beautiful Motifs. Finally a fork bow (tutorial) made from the new Basic Beige Classic Ribbon is added to finish the card.  While the color listed is Basic Beige I think it matches Very Vanilla quite well also.

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Stamps: Gallery Blooms*, Beautiful Motifs*

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Blends: Mossy Meadow light

Paper: Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Two-Toned Mossy Meadow cardstock, Beautiful Gallery DSP*

Accessories: Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive), Wildflower Designs dies, Beautiful Motifs dies*, dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Basic Beige 3/8" classic ribbon*

Choose the Waves - Stampin' Up! Choose Happy

   I think this week I will be back to a regular posting schedule as "spring break" is over and everyone is back to a routine! The room we were re-doing is almost finished, just a few odds and ends to get it where I want.  If anyone has a quality chair cover brand or website that's the main thing I need to buy.  But now that the house projects are finished (for now) I was able to sit down and make a few cards yesterday afternoon. I was inspired by the Paper Players challenge theme of "travel".  I didn't have many supplies that fit but it's not called a challenge for nothing!

  The boat in the carry over stamp set Choose Happy was about the only stamp that worked with the travel theme so I went with it!  I started with an Azure Afternoon card base, then used 2 more pieces and cut the wavy edge with the Ocean Friends dies on both.  Both pieces were then embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder.  The top panel is popped on dimensionals. The Ocean Friends stamp and die set are on the Last Chance list so don't wait if you've got them on your wish list!

 Next I stamped the boat in Memento Black on a wonky circle (cut with the Around It All dies).  I masked off the bottom edge of the boat with a post it and then lightly blended some Balmy Blue ink to make the water.  I used the Azure Afternoon Stampin' Write marker to add some waves to the water.  I colored the boat with Blends markers and then popped the wonky circle on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is stamped and trimmed down and then popped on dimensionals.  A bakers twine bow decorates one side and a few Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days are added near the sentiment.

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Stamps: Choose Happy

Ink: Memento Black, Balmy Blue

Blends: Poppy Parade light & dark, Daffodil Delight light & dark

Paper: Azure Afternoon, Basic White

Accessories: Ocean Friends dies, Soft Waves embossing folder, Around It All dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, baker's twine, Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days

Tiled Blooms - Stampin' Up! Impressions Abloom

      My card today is loosely based on my last customer stamping challenge.  I was inspired by the grid layout and made a background panel that is tiled using a very easy scoring technique.

  I started with a Granny Apple Green card base.  The the tiled panel is made by scoring lines evenly down and then across on a Basic White panel.  I used 1 inch score lines but you could few larger lines for fewer tiles or smaller for more tiles.

  Next I used the coming soon Impressions Abloom stamp set to 2 step stamp flowers right over the score lines.  I used Lemon Lolly for step one and the flower center and Daffodil Delight for step 2.  The leaves are added using Lemon Lime Twist for both layers the base being stamped off once.

  I stamped and die cut another flower and a pair of leaves and I added the extra detail dies to makw the lines on the petals.  This extra step really make the flower pop and have texture.

  I popped the flower and leaves on dimensionals to the side of the stamped and punched sentiment.  The To The Point label punch is carrying over so that's great news as it's a fantastic shape.

  Finally I added some retired Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins.  

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Products marked with a * will be available for ordering starting May 6, 2025.

Stamps: Impressions Abloom*, Simply Said

Ink: Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Memento Black

Paper: Granny Apple Green, Basic White

Accessories: scoreboard/blade, dimensionals, Impressions Abloom dies*, To The Point Label punch, Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins (retired)

Thanks Abloom - Stampin' Up! Impressions Abloom

   This week is our spring break week and instead of traveling we've been doing some home projects like painting and landscaping.  And of course I'm always getting ideas of what we can do next because I know once we finish the painting and get the room back in order the next room will look a little bit shabby and then it starts the cycle all over again for another part of the house.  But I am trying to squeeze some stamping in too.  I've got a nice box of preorder products from the upcoming May release so I want to get them inked up and see what I can create.  I'm using the new Impressions Abloom bundle for this card today.  Look for it in the Online Exclusives starting May 6.

  I'm using the Sunday Stamps challenge for the color palette which is perfect for a floral card.  The Impressions Abloom dies are wonderful for not only cutting out the stamped flowers but can also be used on their own for straight die cuts which is how I used them here.

  I started with embossing a piece of Old Olive Two-Toned cardstock with the Forever Plaid embossing folder and sanded down the pattern a bit to reveal some of the white core.

  This die set has a lovely large oval shape that shows off the flowers beautifully.  I cut a full oval from Basic White then the frame from gold metallic paper and adhered them together.  

 The flowers are cut from Crushed Curry and the centers are Blackberry Bliss.  I used a sponge dauber to blend some Crushed Curry ink on the flowers before adding the centers for a bit of depth.  The flowers are popped on dimensionals over an Old Olive stem and leaves.

  The sentiment is stamped in Versamark and embossed in gold on Blackberry Bliss.  The end is flagged and then it's tucked under the edge of the frame.  A few gold Low Profile Dots finish this design.

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Stamps: Impressions Abloom*

Ink: Crushed Curry, Versmark

Paper: Old Olive Two-Toned cardstock, Basic White, Gold Foil, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies*, dimensionals, Forever Plaid embossing folder, gold embossing powder, Low Profile Dots

Wildflower Hello - Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs

   It's the time of the Stampin' Up! year when I start looking at all of my stamp sets and realize that I haven't used many of them nearly as much as I wanted to and that many will be on their way to retiring with the start of the new Annual catalog in early May.  And that will begin the mix of old stamp set projects and designs made with brand new pre-order products.  Be alert this week for the online store to update the Last Chance section with retiring products!  The Wildflower Designs stamp set is one of those older stamp sets that's getting some love today.

  I used the Tic Tac Toe challenge over at the Paper Players for my inspiration.  My card hits the top across row with Flowers, Pink and Ribbon but it also uses the right down row with Ribbon, Green and sentiment.

  I started with a Pretty in Pink card base then a layer of Wildflower Birthday DSP in a nice pink gingham pattern.  A Soft Sea Foam band goes across the center and I colored a bit of white Frayed Grosgrain ribbon with my Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends marker to have it match.

  Using the Spotlight on Nature dies I cut a circle out of watercolor paper and then embossed the flower from Wildflower Designs in gold.  I used a water painter and ink pads to color the flower.  A few leafy sprigs are cut from Soft Sea Foam card stock using the Textured Floral dies and are tucked behind the circle before adhering it with dimensionals.

  The sentiment is embossed in gold on Pretty in Pink card stock.  You can find this sentiment in the Storybook Friends stamp set.

  A few Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins from Sale-a-Bration are added for a tiny bit of shine.

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

Stamps: Wildflower Designs, Storybook Friends

Ink: Versamark, Pretty in Pink, Soft Sea Foam

Paper: Pretty in Pink, watercolor paper, Soft Sea Foam, Wildflower Birthday DSP

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature dies, Textured Floral dies, dimensionals, gold embossing powder, Frayed Grosgrain ribbon, Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins (retired- SAB)

Welcome Baby Bunny - Stampin' Up! Storybook Friends

   The sweet little animals in the Storybook Friends stamp set are too cute to resist!  We used the bunny in my last class to make this card.  Some chose to use the welcome baby sentiment other chose a simple hello or happy spring but they were all cute!

  The card base is Cajun Craze then we paired up patterns from the Timeless Plaid DSP and the Storybook Moments DSP.

  An Early Espresso frame is cut with the Storybook Friends dies then the sentiment is stamped on a panel of Very Vanilla in Memento black ink.  The frame is popped on dimensionals.

  The bunny is stamped on Very Vanilla and then colored in with Stampin' Blends.  Once it was die cut it is popped on dimensionals over a Very Vanilla baker's twine bow.

  Two Faux Glass Dots are added above the sentiment.  The great thing about this pack of embellishments is all 4 colors complement the colors in these DSPs.

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

Stamps: Storybook Friends 

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Crumb Cake light & dark, Petal Pink light & dark, Old Olive light & dark

Paper: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Timeless Plaid DSP, Storybook Moments DSP

Accessories: Storybook Friends dies, dimensionals, Very Vanilla baker's twine, Faux Glass Dots