Simple Fall Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   I always love using little images for CAS cards and the tiny acorn from the Gathering Moments stamp set is the lucky image to get highlighted for my card today.  The CAS Colours & Sketches challenge has us using Mossy Meadow, Secret Sea and Pecan Pie this time around.  I thought the colors were pretty great for a masculine fall card and so I went with it!

  These darker colors might have looked a bit drab if they were used in larger chunks but with all that open white space they pop just right!

  I used a Basic Beige card base, then a layer of Secret Sea topped with Basic White.

  I stamped my leaves and acorn, cut them out and then cut out a small circle in Secret Sea with the Stylish Shapes circle die.  The leaves are stamped off once since my Mossy Meadow pad is really juicy and all the details were getting muddied.  Everything is then layered with a bit of linen thread and some dimensionals just above the center the card.

  Finally a crisp sentiment from Simply Said stamped in Secret Sea ink is the last thing to bring this card together.  I probably should have stamped the sentiment first before adhering everything else just in case it was crooked or I got a dog hair on the stamp at the worst moment but I got lucky and it worked out! Whew!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Gathering Moments, (Online Exclusive) Simply Said

Ink: Secret Sea, Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie

Paper: Basic Beige, Secret Sea, Basic White

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, linen thread

Fall Goodness - Stampin' Up!® More Than Autumn

   If you didn't get the More Than Autumn bundle last year when it was released you've been missing out!  It's still available in the online store and is such a fun set for not just the fall but all year round.  We know doughnuts (and pie and coffee and hot chocolate) can't be limited to just one season!  I combined the Freshly Made Sketches and TGIF challenges for this card.

 I pulled out a lot of colors for this card and had fun just coloring the doughnuts, hearts and pumpkins.  Once they were die cut I added some fall leaves and then arranged them all down the card to follow the sketch.  The doughnuts and sentiment are popped on dimensionals.

 The card base is Cajun Craze then a layer of Crushed Curry topped with a Basic White Textured Notes die cut.

 Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: More Than Autumn (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pecan Pie, Versamark, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler

Blends: Pecan Pie light, Cajun Craze light & dark, Pumpkin Pie light & dark, Daffodil Delight dark, Cherry Cobbler light

Paper: Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Basic White, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: More Than Autumn dies, white embossing powder, Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive)

Sending Cheer Shaker - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

 I've got another bold Christmas card for you today!  The Modern Christmas Specialty DSP is really a fun departure from the red/green Christmas look.  I made another shaker card with tons of gold accents.  Remember you can find this whole suite of products in the Online Exclusives.

  I started with a Basic Black card base then added a wide band of the the Modern Christmas DSP.  I love those gold stripes.

  Next I created a frame using Basic White cardstock and the Textured Notes dies.  I used a window sheet to finish the shaker.  The loose gold sequins are added before adhering the frame to the card front.

 I used the Traditional Labels dies and stamp set to create the banner with even more gold embossing.  I adhered it to the frame.  The tree is also embossed in gold but on Basic Black for a really bold look.

  A black and gold baker's twine bow is added to the sentiment for the finishing touch,

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies used today can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas(Online Exclusive), Traditional Labels

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic Black, Basic White, Modern Christmas Specialty(Online Exclusive)

Accessories: gold embossing powder, Textured Notes dies, Traditional Labels dies, window sheet, loose gold sequins, black & gold baker's twine (Online Exclusive), Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive)

Thankful Squirrel - Stampin' Up! Fluffy Squirrel

   I'm too late to enter this card but the layout is from the TGIF Challenge.  I loved the diamond/squares in the sketch and thought they would make a good background for my fluffy squirrel!

  I started with a Cajun Craze card base, then a layer of Pretty Peacock die cut with the Perennial Postage dies.  I topped that layer with a piece of Very Vanilla embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder.  I had that piece in my stash as an orphaned card part so I was glad to finally get it used!

  The diamonds/squares are just Cajun Craze or Pretty Peacock cardstock topped with a Perennial Postage square in Gathering Together DSP in a nice Early Espresso pattern.  The darker parts make the lighter squirrel pop.

  The squirrel and acorn are stamped in Early Espresso and then colored with blends.  It's then fussy cut and popped up over the sentiment banner.  The banner is cut with the Stylish Shapes dies the sentiment is from the long retired Good Greetings stamp set.  It's embossed in white.

  I added a tiny linen thread bow to the acorn and a few Cajun Craze and Gold dots for the finishing touches.

  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: Fluffy Squirrel, Good Greetings (retired)

Ink: Early Espresso, Versamark

Blends: Pecan Pie, Ivory, Neutrals

Paper: Cajun Craze, Pretty Peacock, Very Vanilla, Gathering Together DSP (Online Exclusive)

Accessories: Perennial Postage dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, linen thread, Cajun Craze & Gold dots 

Woodland Seasons - Stampin' Up!® Woodland Scenery

   My card today is one that I made on my Facebook Live yesterday.  It's a cute way to use the little tree from the Woodland Scenery stamp set and make it more of an 'all year round' tree.  I stamp a project live every Wednesday at 11am and I hope you can join me next week. You can rewatch the video below on YouTube.

I love this sweet little tree and it was fun to make all 4 seasons with just the one stamp and my Stampin' Blends markers!  

  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: Woodland Scenery, Fluffy Squirrel

Ink: Pecan Pie

Blends: Pool Party light & dark, Granny Apple Green light & dark, Old Olive light & dark, Mossy Meadow dark, Daffodil Delight dark, Pumpkin Pie light & dark, Cajun Craze light & dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Floral Delight DSP, Pool Party, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze

Accessories: Perennial Postage dies, Eyelet embossing folder, dimensionals circle punches/dies, Streaked Dots, retired ribbon

Christmas Shaker - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

   The New at SU! blog hop is back!  This group of demonstrators from around the world is ready to show off all kinds of great ideas using newly released Stampin' Up! products.  This month we're using products from the Sept.-Dec. mini catalog or the September Online Exclusives.  The full hop list is at the end of my post!  Hop around with us and say hi!

  I decided to use the Online Exclusive Modern Christmas Suite Collection which has a gorgeous black, white and gold vibe that I totally went with for my shaker card!  I may have even gone over the top with using the entire suite! You decide!

   I started with a piece of the Modern Christmas Specialty DSP for the background. Each sheet has one side with a gold foil accent and the other side is black and white.  

  The shaker element is created using the Ornamental Christmas dies, Gold Foil, loose gold sequins, Basic Black and Basic White cardstocks, window sheets and foam adhesive strips. 

 I added one of the large gold hoops around the ornament as well as some white and gold bakers twine to make the hanging loop.  So much gold!

  The sentiment from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set is embossed in gold then punched out and is added to the side of the shaker element.  A few die cut gold foil stars are the last detail.

  If you're into the bold, statement kind of Christmas card then the Modern Christmas Suite is for you!  Don't forget to check out the rest of the hop for more inspiration!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Modern Christmas Specialty DSP (Online Exclusive), Basic Black, Basic White, Gold Foil

Accessories: Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive), window sheets, Loose Gold Sequins, Foam adhesive strips, White & Gold baker's twine (Online Exclusive), large gold hoops (Online Exclusive), gold embossing powder, circle punch

  

Hexagon Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Month By Month

 I'm finally getting around to making a card with the color combination that I challenged my customers to use almost 2 weeks ago.  I forgot to write a note to remind myself to use these colors and you know what happens if I don't write something down???  Yup, it doesn't happen! So a day (or many!) late and at least a few dollars short I've got a nice masculine birthday card for Testosterone Tuesday!

  I love how the Heartfelt Hexagon punch lines up so nicely to give a beautiful tiled background. I punched out several hexagons in each of my colors (Misty Moonlight, Shy Shamrock and Pecan Pie).  For the Shy Shamrock and Misty Moonlight hexagons I stamped them using some of the small accent stamps that are in the Month By Month stamp set that is included with the Month By Month Scrapbooking Album Retreat (which is still available to order if you're interested in getting 24 pages done!!).  The Pecan Pie pieces are embossed with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder.  I sponged some Pecan Pie ink along the edges for more depth.

  I alternated the colors across and down the card front and trimmed off the overhanging bits.  The sentiment from Simply Said is stamped in Misty Moonlight on a thin strip of Basic White.  A few Shy Shamrock sparkle gems are the final detail.

  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: Month By Month (Virtual Album Retreat stamp set), Simply Said

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Shy Shamrock, Pecan Pie

Paper: Misty Moonlight, Shy Shamrock, Pecan Pie, Basic White thick, Basic White

Accessories: Heartfelt Hexagon punch, Gathering Leaves embossing folder (Online Exclusive), Shy Shamrock sparkle gems (retired)

Arched Blooms - Stampin' Up!® Impressions Abloom

   I'm just squeaking in getting this card posted for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge before it closes.  I loved the arched element but not having any arched dies it took me a minute to decide how to recreate that part of the layout.  But I got it done and the Impressions Abloom bundle was the way to do it!

  I started with a piece of the Floral Impressions DSP with those gorgeous colors for the background.  For the arch die cut I used the oval dies in the Impressions Abloom die set and just trimmed off the bottom curve.  There's always a way, sometimes you just have to look!  I used Misty Moonlight for the edge and Basic White for the center.  The Glass & Garden embossing folder gives the Basic White panel a nice bit of texture and carries on the floral theme.

  Once I trimmed off the lower part of the ovals the arch was a bit short so gave the impression of it being longer by added a wider band of Old Olive cardstock for the sentiment.  The sentiment is from the Bloom Phrases stamp set and is embossed in white.  A bit of retired Misty Moonlight ribbon is tied around the strip.

  For the flowers I layered Fresh Freesia and Petunia Pop ink, the centers are Peach Pie with stamped off Pecan Pie over-stamping. The leaves are stamped off and full strength Old Olive ink.

  The little sprinkle of flowers by the sentiment are die cut from Petunia Pop cardstock.  The centers are small rhinestones.

  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: Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive), Blooming Phrases (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Petunia Pop, Fresh Freesia, Peach Pie, Pecan Pie, Old Olive, Versamark

Paper: Floral Impressions DSP (Online Exclusive), Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Petunia Pop

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies (Online Exclusive), Garden & Glass embossing folder (Online Exclusive), white embossing powder, Misty Moonlight ribbon (retired), rhinestones, dimensionals

Layered Fall Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

 My card today uses a new to me challenge.  I think I was scrolling looking for some scrapbooking layouts to get ideas and I came across the Sketch-n-Scrap challenge.  They share both card and scrapbooking layouts so it was great one stop inspiration.  There were lots of layers on this one so I was adding stuff left and right!

  I love the Gathering Together Specialty DSP so much that I think every fall card I make just might have at least a little piece on it!  After embossing a panel of Basic Beige with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder for the card front I added the strip of DSP to follow the sketch.

  Next is an Early Espresso square cut with the Perennial Postage dies.  The dark color set off the next few layers well.  I used the retired Tailor Made Tags dies to cut a piece of brushed brass cardstock and added a Cajun Craze hole enforcer, Basic Beige classic ribbon and Early Espresso Linen Thread for details.  The retired brushed brass paper was what I had on hand but any gold-ish foil paper would look great because of the great gold details on the DSP. For a current product check out the Earthen Toned Metallic paper or the Gold Foil.

  Instead of doing a circle I used a Traditional Labels die to create a spot to add my stamped leaves, berries and acorn from the Gathering Moments stamp set.

  Finally, I stamped a sentiment from the Simply Said set and popped it up on dimensionals.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive), Simply Said

Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Basic Beige

Paper: Basic Beige, Early Espresso, Basic White, Cajun Craze, Gathering Together Specialty DSP, Brushed Metallic Cardstock (retired)

Accessories: Gathering Leaves embossing folder (Online Exclusive), Gathering Moments Traditional Labels dies, Perennial Postage dies, Tailor Made Tags dies (retired), dimensionals, Early Espresso Linen thread, Basic Beige Classic Ribbon

Snowy Background - Stampin' Up!® Snowy Delights Dies

  There was a mess on my stamping desk the other day with various supplies from several projects piled up and I was starting to tidy because I had about 2 square inches of space to work and I realized there was an unintended color combination in the middle of my mess.  I quickly cleared my work space and put this card together with the colors!  The Snowy Delights die set seemed like the perfect way to use these colors.

  I started with a Secret Sea card base then cut several snowflakes using Cloud Cover, Petal Pink and Basic White and adhered them to the card front.  I trimmed off the overhang and then used those bits to fill in some of the open space around the edges.

  The sentiment is simply a strip of Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper and the stamped sentiment from the Online Exclusive set Ornamental Christmas.

 Since there are no small snowflake dies in this set I used the 2 detailed dies to layer and trim down to make a smaller one to accent the side of the sentiment.  I didn't want to cover up too much of the background with a larger snowflake. I added a bunch of gems to the snowflake to make it stand out more.  The center is a Cloud Cover Flat Pearl and the points are Frosted Iridescent Dots.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Secret Sea

Paper: Secret Sea, Petal Pink, Cloud Cover, Basic White, Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Snowy Delight dies, dimensionals, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, Frosted Iridescent Dots

Extraordinary Friends - Stampin' Up!® Extraordinary Flora

   I'm heading away from seasonal cards today and using a fun set of colors from the Stampin' Up! Only Challenge.  They gave us an inspiration photo and I pulled the colors that I saw; Smoky Slate, Timid Tiger and Strawberry Slush.  I hadn't used the Extraordinary Flora stamp set in a bit and I thought these colors would work well for flowers.

    I started with a Smoky Slate card base and then added a layer of Country Lace DSP in a subtle striped pattern.  I cut a Smoky Slate frame with the Gallery Blooms dies for a nice base for the rest of the elements.

  The sentiment is from the Gathering Moments stamp set and is stamped in Memento black on a Traditional Labels die.  Both the label and frame are popped on dimensionals.

  The Extraordinary Flora stamp is stamped in Memento Black then colored with blends.  Once they were die cut I arranged them on opposite corners with a few of the flowers popped on dimensionals.

  Finally a few retired Adhesive-backed sparkle gems are added around the flowers for a tiny bit of bling.

  I love how the flowers just pop against the neutral background and really frame out the sentiment.

  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: Extraordinary Flora, Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Smoky Slate light & dark, Timid Tiger light & dark, Strawberry Slush light and dark

Paper: Smoky Slate, Country Lace DSP, Basic White

Accessories: Gallery Blooms dies, Traditional Labels dies, Extraordinary Flora die, dimensionals, Adhesive-backed Sparkle Gems (retired)

Gathering Leaves Thank You - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   The temperature is creeping back up here in central Virginia but I am sticking to my seasonal cardmaking for now!  I made this fall themed thank you card yesterday on my Facebook Live.  Nothing crazy but a good looking card inspired by a layout on page 21 in the Stampin' Up!® September-December 2025 Mini catalog.  The colors are courtesy of the Global Design Project.  I've linked the video below so you can watch on replay.

 Most of the supplies used on this card are in the Gathering Together Suite Collection.  The gold accents on the Gathering Together Specialty DSP is especially gorgeous.  You can view all the suite products in the Online Exclusive section of the Stampin' Up! store.

  The new Traditional Labels dies are fast becoming a favorite for highlighting sentiments lately.  I also pulled in some white and gold bakers twine from the Modern Christmas Suite as well because you can't go wrong with more gold right?

  Check out the replay on my YouTube channel.  Like and subscribe so you can catch what I make each week on my Let's Stamp Today! live session.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pecan Pie, Crushed Curry

Blends: Cajun Craze dark

Paper: Pecan Pie, Crushed Curry, Basic White, Gathering Together Specialty DSP (Online Exclusive)

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), Traditional Labels dies, dimensionals, Cajun Craze & gold dots (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, gold & white bakers twine (Online Exclusive), Gathering Leaves embossing folder (Online Exclusive)

Sympathy Motifs - Stampin' Up!® The Right Words

   I recently needed to send out a few sympathy cards and decided to make a few extra to add some to my stash.  I combined the Thoughtful Journey DSP with the beautiful die cuts from the Beautiful Motifs and Gallery Blooms dies.

  The layout comes from the Sunday Stamps challenge.  I had several panels that were already cut to 3 inches wide so trimmed them to 5 1/4 long to fit on the card front. Using a color that was in the DSP I added a one inch wide strip to fill in along the card fold.  It worked out perfect for this sketch!

  The Right Words stamp set was used in the middle of a large Stylish Shapes die cut circle in an ink color that matched the paper.  

  Using dies from the Beautiful Motifs and Gallery Blooms dies I cut a variety of flowers and leaves in the paper colors and tucked them behind the sentiment circles.

  The circles are popped on dimensionals and various retired gems in the card colors are added around the sentiment.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: The Right Words (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Thoughtful Journey DSP, Misty Moonlight, Fresh Freesia, Boho Blue (retired), Mossy Meadow, Wild Wheat (retired), Pool Party

Accessories: Beautiful Motifs dies, Gallery Blooms dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, retired gems

Sweet Apples - Stampin' Up!® Choose Happy

   After seeing apples on the ordering menu for our weekly farm box delivery I was inspired to make another card for the Inspired By challenge.  I already made a fall color inspired card for it a few days about but the apples were calling to me too!  I really let the DSP do most of the work but I got a little bit of coloring in too!

Some retired products do a lot of the heavy lifting for this card!  I used a piece of the Fruit Salad DSP for the background and the die cut circles are made with the Around It All dies.  I layered a Granny Apple Green circle behind the Basic White one for some extra interest and to pull in a little more green to the card.  

  The sentiment from With You In Mind stamp set is stamped in Pecan Pie.  I used the Choose Happy stamp set to stamp 2 apples using Pecan Pie and then I colored them in with Blends.  I fussy cut them and added them to the side of the sentiment and tucked a little baker's twine bow in with them.

  An easy but sweet card to send to someone to let them know they're on your mind.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: With You in Mind, Choose Happy

Ink: Pecan Pie 

Blends: Pecan Pie light, Granny Apple Green light & dark, Real Red light & dark, Old Olive light

Paper: Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Fruit Salad DSP (retired)

Accessories: Around It All dies (retired), dimensionals, white baker's twine

Woodland Winter - Stampin' Up!® Woodland Scenery

 I'm playing along with the Inspire Create challenge today where the prompt is "Never too early for Christmas".  Well clearly I can get on board with that challenge because I've been having a ton of fun using all of my new Christmas products.  I decided to give the sweet Woodland Scenery set some love for this one.  How cute are these little images??

 This was a slow developing kind of card in that I had a vision using certain products and it just wasn't coming together so I kept changing things up and I ended up with hardly anything on the card from what I had originally planned!  Sometimes that happens when you're creating!  I do like how this one ended up though I think I could have changed some spacing for a better balance.

  I started with a Pool Party card base then topped that with piece of North Pole Delivery DSP.  Next I tore a strip of Pool Party at the top and bottom. Using the new Woodland Scenery stamp set I stamped the 3 die cut squares sticking with a variety of browns as well as Pool Party and a small pop of Real Red.  I stamped the house a second time using Real Red then just cut out the door and added it to the Crumb Cake house.  The sled is also stamped in Real Red then fussy cut and popped up on the third panel.

  Under the images I stamped the sentiment from the Wishing You Joy stamp set and embossed it in white.  Under the images I added a length of White Fluffy Trim using Tear and Tape to hold it down.  Finally to add a pop of Real Red to the bottom of the card I added a few Traditional Sparkling Sequins.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Woodland Scenery, Wishing You Joy

Ink: Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Pool Party, Real Red, Versamark

Paper: Pool Party, North Pole Delivery DSP, Basic White

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, white embossing powder, Traditional Sparkling Sequins, dimensionals, White Fluffy Trim

Feeling Autumn-y - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   Now that school has been back in session for a few weeks and football season is in full swing and the weather at least for today is much cooler I'm definitely feeling the autumn vibes.  I combined 2 challenges for this seasonal card with some new products that were just released last week.  The layout is from Freshly Made Sketches and the Inspired By challenge gave a beautiful inspiration photo.

  The plaid in the inspiration photo reminded me of this retired Plaid Tidings DSP so I pulled that out and used the colors for the elements of the sketch.  I used Pretty Peacock for the card base.

  The new Traditional Labels dies came in handy for layering.  I cut a large label out of Cajun Craze and blended a bit of the same color ink around the edges.  A Pretty Peacock Stylish Shapes circle comes next.  I stamped the little plaid stamp from the new Gathering Moments set on the circle and then embossed the sentiment in gold. It fits just perfectly on the Cajun Craze label.  

  Following the sketch, the mushroom is stamped in Cajun Craze and cut out with a smaller circle.  Then the leaf is stamped in Crushed Curry and is tucked under the edge of the mushroom.

  A gold twine bow and some Low Profile gold dots finish the details of this card.

  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: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Cajun Craze, Pretty Peacock, Crushed Curry, Versamark

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Cajun Craze, Basic White, Plaid Tidings DSP (retired)

Accessories: Traditional Labels dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, gold twine (retired), Low Profile Dots

Ornament Delight - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

  Another day, another Christmas card!  I mixed and matched stamps, dies and paper from different new groups of products to come up with this clean and simple design. The layout was inspired by the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge.  

 This layout came at the perfect time because I had the strip of Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper already cut with the snowflakes from the Snowy Delights dies in it left from this card and it was too pretty to throw out so I set it aside to see what I could come up with.  I backed the strip of Glimmer paper with a piece of Secret Sea cardstock and adhered it to a Basic White thick card base.

 I used the new Wishing You Joy stamp set and Secret Sea ink for the sentiment.  The Ornamental Christmas bundle is used for the tree.  I die cut the shape and then stamped the tinsel lines in Secret Sea.  It's popped on dimensionals.

  The finishing touch is the star/snowflake on the top of the tree. I cut 2 of the small Snowy Delights star/snowflakes and layered them with a glue dot.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Wishing You Joy, Ornamental Christmas (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Secret Sea

Paper: Basic White thick, Secret Sea, Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Snowy Delights dies, Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals

Squirrelly Miss You - Stampin' Up!® Fluffy Squirrel

   Now that the Sept.-Dec. 2025 mini catalog is live who is getting the Fluffy Squirrel bundle?  I used it again on today's card because the neutral color of the squirrel didn't compete with the challenge colors I wanted to use from The Color Hues which are green and orange.  I'm not sure I'm thrilled with the layout but after a bit more fussing than normal I decided it is what it is.

  I used a piece of retired Dandy Designs DSP for the background and then used a narrow strip of Granny Apple Green for the embossed sentiment.  I cut 4 Stylish Shapes squares out of Basic White and then overlapped them across the card front.

  The squirrel out line is stamped in Pecan Pie and I colored him in with Blends.  He's punched out and popped on dimensionals.  Some leaves from the Gathering Moments stamp set are stamped in Timid Tiger and Granny Apple Green.  They are die cut and layered over the squares.

  I finished off the details with a few Timid Tiger Flat Pearls and a baker's twine bow.

 Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Fluffy Squirrel, Gathering Moments

Ink: Pecan Pie, Timid Tiger, Granny Apple Green, Versamark

Blends: Ivory, Medium Combo

Paper: Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Dandy Designs DSP (retired)

Accessories: Squirrel builder punch, Gathering Moments dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, Pumpkin Pie baker's twine (retired)

Gathering Moment Distressed Background - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   I got on Facebook this morning and did a live stamping session with the new Gathering Moments stamp set.  I showed how to make this easy distressed background with a fun angled cut.  You can find this bundle (and more coordinating products) in the Online Exclusives.  The layout is one that I gave my customers as a challenge so I wanted to get a sample made to show it in use.

  Even though Stampin' Up! has a ton of beautiful DSP to work with sometimes it's just fun to make our own which is what I did with this panel.  I pulled out a few colors with a bit of a fall feel and just got to stamping.  

  I did a few different things to get some distressing on this panel and I love how the distressed texture and layers add so much more interest than just having a flat panel.  And the angled cuts add even more interest.

  Check out the video to see how this card comes together:

Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive), Blooming Phrases (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic White

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Gold Wink of Stella, Old Olive linen thread, Low Profile Dots (Online Exclusive)

Snowy Stencil - Stampin' Up!® Snowy Delights

   The current Just Us Girls challenge has us using stencils this time around.  And it was the perfect prompt for me to pull out my new Snowy Delights bundle that includes a stamp set, a die set and masks (stencils).  This is the first card I've made using this set of products but it certainly won't be the last!  

  Since this was the first time seeing ink for this set I kept the color combo basic just so I could play around.  I started with a Lost Lagoon base and then since I wanted the large snowflake to be the star of the show I stamped it just off center on a piece of Basic White and then filled in the open space around it with partial snowflakes.  I used Pretty Peacock ink for a nice bold outline.

 

  Then I pulled out the masks and lined the first one up with the full snowflake and blended on Pool Party ink, the next 2 layers are Lost Lagoon and finally the last mask with the smaller details is used with Pretty Peacock ink.

  I wrapped a length of retired Iridescent Striped Trim around the panel and adhered it to the card front.  A simple label cut with the Traditional Labels dies is perfect for the sentiment which is then popped on dimensionals.  

  Using the smaller snowflake dies in the die set I cut some from the new Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper and added them around the card front. Finally a few retired gems finish off this blue/green snowflake card.

  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 Sept. 3, 2025.

Stamps: Snowy Delights*

Ink: Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper

Accessories: Snowy Delights dies*, Snowy Delights masks*, Traditional Labels dies*, dimensionals, blending brushes, Iridescent Striped trim (retired), Pool Party gems (retired)