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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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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.

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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 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)

Black and White Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Impressions Abloom Dies

   If you're a regular visitor here at Did You Stamp Today? you'll know that I'm always up for making a card for a challenge and today's card really had me going in a different direction from my normal style.  The Seize the Birthday challenge has us focusing on 'Black and White' for a birthday card.  I looked at all of my stamps and really nothing was an automatic choice; no panda bears, no penguins or puffins, no old timey vibe stamp set so I went with flowers because when in doubt go with flowers lol!

  It's kind of a stark look and I so wanted to add a pop of color somewhere but I can follow directions when I want to so I stuck with just black and white.  The background paper is retired Pattern Party DSP in a nice small polka dot.

  The Impressions Abloom dies seemed like a good choice for the flowers and stems as they have the nice texture dies to give each shape some more detail which I thought was needed with so much white.  Have to add interest in other ways besides color!

  The oval frame dies are used for the base with the background in Basic Black and embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder and the edge detail in Basic White. 

 The sentiment is a simple band and the stamp is from the Simply Said set.  I embellished very simply with a few Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems in black.

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Stamps: Simply Said

Ink: Black Memento

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Pattern Party DSP (retired)

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies (Online Exclusive), Forever Plaid embossing folder, dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems(retired)

Autumn Elements - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

    Sometimes when a stamp set is part of a suite that includes Designer Series Paper I can get tunnel vision and just keep using the colors in the DSP.  For today's card I purposely pulled out colors to use that aren't part of the Gathering Together DSP when I wanted to use the Gathering Moments stamp set.  

  My layout is inspired by the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  I was a bit stumped when all the supplies I contemplated just didn't quite work with the 3 small skinny elements of the sketch.  Finally my eyes landed on the new Traditional Label dies that are coming out in just a few days and things began to take shape!

  I started with a Crumb Cake card base then embossed another panel of Crumb Cake with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder.  Using the pointed label die I cut 3 out of Basic White paper and lined them up across the lower part of the card.

  I stamped my 3 images from the Gathering Moments stamp set with my colors; Cherry Cobbler, Pretty Peacock and Timid Tiger and then die cut them.  They are popped on dimensionals on the labels.  I put the acorn up a bit higher so I would have room for my sentiment.

  I stamped the 2 parts of the sentiment from the Choose Happy set in Early Espresso and trimmed them down to fit across the label.  The final touch is a linen thread bow on the stem of the acorn.

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available on Sept. 3, 2025.

Stamps: Gathering Moments*, Choose Happy

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pretty Peacock, Timid Tiger, Early Espresso

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic White

Accessories: Traditional Labels dies*, Gathering Moments dies*, Gathering Leaves embossing folder*, dimensionals, Linen Thread

Squirrely Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Fluffy Squirrel

 Today's card is the last card my stampers made at class this week.  I'm not sure they like the squirrel as much as me because I like it A LOT!  We used it to make kind of a masculine birthday card; aren't these colors good for a guy card??

  This one starts with a Crumb Cake base. Next is a layer of Pretty Peacock that the left hand side is embossed with one of the Glass & Gardens embossing folders.  Some Pretty Peacock ink is blended around the embossed side for some added depth.  

  A panel of Summer Splash is stamped with the crosshatch stamp from the Fluffy Squirrel stamp set and is adhered on the other side of the Pretty Peacock panel.

  The stump is stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto a panel of Very Vanilla. and then colored with Blends markers.  On another piece of Very Vanilla the squirrel is also stamped in Pecan Pie.  My stampers had the choice to use full strength or stamped off once ink for the body of the squirrel.  This sample is full strength.  The squirrel is punched out and then popped on dimensionals on the stump.

  The little gift is stamped and colored in and then fussy cut and added to squirrels hands.  The Stylish Shapes dies were used to cut the banner and then sentiment is stamped in Pretty Peacock.

  The final touch are a few Streaked Dots embellishments at the bottom.  They look great with these blues and Pecan Pie.

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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 Sept. 3, 2025

Stamps: Fluffy Squirrel*

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Pecan Pie, Summer Splash

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Summer Splash light, Pretty Peacock light

Paper: Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock, Very Vanilla, Summer Splash

Accessories: Squirrel builder punch*, Glass & Garden embossing folder, dimensionals, Streaked Dots*

Gather Gate Fold - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   I used the super easy gate fold card to show off a ton of new products to my local stampers at my last class.  I loved how the large oak leaf die from the Gathering Moments die set was the perfect element to span both of the gate fold panels!

  I pulled the rich fall colors directly from the Gathering Together DSP.  The gold accents really make this an elegant pattern!  I started with an Early Espresso base cut at 4 1/4" x 11".  Score at 2 1/2" and 8".  And that's all there is to the this gate fold card!  O told you it was easy!  Using the Gathering Moments stamp set one of the leaf stamps is stamped on the larger of gate panels.  Early Espresso ink is used for a nice subtle tone on tone look.

  Next the large leaf is die cut from Cajun Craze and then it's embossed with the  Gathering Leaves embossing folder.  Dimensionals are used on just the top portion of the leaf and it's then adhered to the left side of the card front.  

  The new Traditional Label dies are perfect for the sentiment and the edge is a perfect spot for the Crushed curry acorn accent.  Using more new products the embellishments are finished off with an Early Espresso baker's twine bow and Cajun Craze & Gold Dots.

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Stamps: Gathering Moments*

Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry

Paper: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Basic White, Gathering Together Specialty DSP*

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies*, Traditional Labels dies*, Early Espresso Baker's Twine*, Cajun Craze & Gold Dots*, Gathering Leaves embossing folder*, dimensionals

Beautiful Blooms in Blues - Stampin' Up!® Gallery Blooms

   I'm always so excited to share new products with my stampers but I have to rein myself in and remember that there are still Annual Catalog products to promote as well.  I compromised a bit with today's card that we made at my last class by just adding in a little bit of new along with the current.  Do you see that gorgeous Glimmer Paper??  While the color listed on the product description says it's dark gray I think it's spot on for Secret Sea! It's gorgeous and my stampers loved seeing it in person!

  While you can see the sparkle from the Glimmer paper there is more sparkle on this card that just doesn't show up well in the photo.  We used Wink of Stella mixed with a few drops of reinker to paint parts of this card for extra shimmer!

  This card starts with a Secret Sea card base.  Then on a panel of Cloud Cover the edges were trimmed down with a Textured Notes die and one of the Beautiful Motifs dies which cuts the leaf sprig into the paper.  It doesn't cut it all way out but the leaves are still attached so you can pop them out for dimension.  We used the Wink of Stella ink mix to highlight the details on the leaves.

  A bit of Secret Sea Faux Linen ribbon is wrapped around the Cloud Cover panel before it's adhered.  Next two more die cuts are clustered together to create a nice little group.  One is a flower die cut from Secret Sea cardstock and the other is a stamped flower in Secret Sea ink.  The stamped flower is also colored ink using the Wink of Stella ink mix.

  The new Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper is punched with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch and the stamped and die cut sentiment is adhered.  The sentiment die cut is also made with the Textured Notes dies and look how perfect it fits across this punch! Like it was made to on purpose.  I'm glad I discovered this nice pairing of supplies! It's then popped on dimensionals over the ends of the flower die cuts to cover up the messy ends.

  Finally some rhinestones are sprinkled around the card for a last bit of bling.

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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 Sept. 3, 2025.

Stamps: Gallery Blooms, Beautiful Motifs 

Ink: Secret Sea, Cloud Cover (reinker)

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

Accessories: Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive), Beautiful Motifs dies, Gallery Blooms dies, Wink of Stella, dimensionals, Heartfelt Hexagon punch, rhinestones, Secret Sea Faux Linen Ribbon

Party Banners Fun Fold - Stampin' Up!® Party Banners Dies

   Today's card is one that I made this morning on my Facebook Live which I'm calling 'Let's Stamp Today!' Catchy right? lol!  I'm going to try really hard to do a live every Wednesday at 11am and make a project to show how I put a card together and offer some tips and tricks.  So follow me on Facebook to watch or catch the replay later also on Facebook or on my YouTube channel. Like, follow or subscribe on those sites to not miss an episode!  Anyway... today's card is a fun fold that is really easy using the Party Banners Dies.

  Does it look kind of familiar?  I did a card with the same fold last week HERE but with a Christmas theme.  It's so easy once you know what to do that I thought a video showing the "how-to" would be a good idea.  I used the Wildflower Birthday Specialty DSP and the Birthday Celebrations stamp set which is currently on the Last Chance List at a discount (the dies and DSP are not Last Chance at the moment).

  

  I enjoyed using some of the die cut shapes that are included in the Specialty DSP.  I used 3 of the Party Banners dies, the 2nd smallest and the 5th & 6th smallest.  You can do this same style of fun fold with other die sets that have nested sizes.  The Everyday Arches dies and Textured Notes dies are good examples.

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Stamps: Birthday Celebrations

Ink: Old Olive

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic White, Blueberry Bushel, Wildflower Birthday Specialty DSP

Accessories: Party Banners Dies, 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems

Adorable Envelope Box - Stampin' Up!® Jolly Delivery Dies

  Do you like to create little treat pouches for holidays?  Something to tuck some candy in to pass around or use for table name cards?  If you are you should definitely check out the Jolly Delivery bundle and specifically the die set!  It's got an adorable little envelope box that's perfect for little treats!  I made a quick one today but the options for decorating are endless and don't get stuck on the Christmas theme of the set, you can easily change things up for Halloween, baby shower favors or just about any occasion you want!

This is the flap side that can be customized between 3 different shapes.  I used the heart but there is also a circle and star to choose from.  Each of the shapes is a die that lines up in the flap of the envelope/box die and cut the shape of the tab that creates the closure.  Here I stamped the flap with the little envelope stamp from the Jolly Delivery set and then added a baker's twine bow for a little extra detail.

  On the other side I went super basic by using some of the pre cut designs in the North Pole Delivery DSP to decorate.  I stamped the sentiment and then adhered the postage and truck.  There are so many pre cut designs that you can decorate a whole score of boxes if you want coordinating but not matchy-matchy for your event.  

  I was happy to find that you can get 2 envelope boxes from one sheet of regular 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock when you angle the die.  And DSP works as well for a lighter weight box.  The length is not quite long enough for a standard gift card but a wad of cash would definitely fit if that's your style of gift giving!  My grandpa would say that cash was always the right size and the right color lol!

  I know I'll be making lots of these little pouches over the coming months and it will be fun to decorate them all different ways depending on my mood!

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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 Sept. 3, 2025.

Stamps: Jolly Delivery*

Ink: Real Red, Memento Black

Paper: Real Red, North Pole Delivery DSP*

Accessories: Jolly Delivery dies*, baker's twine

Sweet Squirrels - Stampin' Up!® Fluffy Squirrel

   Back with another squirrel card today!  If you're not a fan of squirrels you might just want to see this card because maybe it will change your mind! They are cute and won't eat your garden! I made this one on my Let's Stamp Today! Facebook Live last week and you can watch the replay there for 30 days or head to my YouTube channel and view it there.  I had fun with the colors and making it less of an autumn card.

  The colors are from the last color combination I challenged my customers with and it took me a hot minute to get around to using it myself.  I dug through my Designer Series Papers and pulled out a few that are on the Last Chance list to make this "missing you" card.

  The card base is Night of Navy then the Granny Apple Green layer of Fruit Salad DSP.  This is a past Sale-a-Bration reward that's currently on the Last Chance list as SU is cleaning out the warehouse so if you missed earning it last SAB or need another pack now is the time to get it!  The Melon Mambo layer is a piece of Marbled Elegance Specialty DSP which is also Last Chance.  I wrapped a bit of Night of Navy baker's twine around the panel before adhering.

  The squirrel outlines are stamped in Early Epsresso and filled in with Pecan Pie.  The righthand squirrel is stamped off once for a lighter look.  The left squirrel is punched out and the right is fussy cut.  I added some eyelashes to the "girl" squirrel for a little extra detail.  The squirrels are adhered with dimensionals to the Textured Notes die cut and then adhered to the card front.  I stamped, colored in and fussy cut the little flower and put it in the squirrels hand.

  The sentiment is embossed in white on another Textured Notes dies in Night of Navy cardstock.  I purposely did not center the words to leave room for the Enamel Dot and I added a few more at the top.

  

  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 September 3, 2025.

Stamps: Fluffy Squirrel*

Ink: Versamark, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Night of Navy

Blends (flower): Granny Apple Green light, Melon Mambo light, Night of Navy light

Paper: Night of Navy, Fruit Salad DSP, Marbled Elegance DSP, Basic White

Accessories: Fluffy Squirrel builder punch*, dimensionals, Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive), white embossing powder, Night of Navy baker's twine (retired)

Ornament Wishes - Stampin' Up! Traditional Labels

   Today's card was a pain in the butt to photograph and I've decided after retaking them 4 times it is what it is and if you want to see the card in all of it's clean and simple glory you'll just have to come to class, or get the supplies and make your own version!  Otherwise just squint and imagine a better version of this!  I loved the color combo over at The Color Throwdown and I think I use some version of these colors every year for a Christmas card.  The combo of the Ornamental Christmas dies and the Traditional Labels stamp set while not a bundle work nicely together!

  The background is piece of Basic White embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder.  Next I cut a Pool Party ornament shape with the Ornamental Christmas dies.  I used the band of circles accent piece to not only cut circles through the center of the ornament I used it again on Real Red Glimmer paper to cut circles to add back in the open spaces.

  The Traditional Labels stamp set is used to stamp and embossed the "merry and bright" onto the ornament in white.  The ornament and glimmer paper circles are added to the card front and adhered with dimensionals.  A bit of silver foil is used to cut the ornament topper and some baker's twine is tucked behind as well as tied in a bow to finish off the details.

  Despite my challenges with photographing this one I really like how it turned out and I love the pop of red glimmer in center!

  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 Sept. 3, 2025.

Stamps: Traditional Labels*

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic White, Pool Party, Real Red Glimmer paper(retired)

Accessories: Soft Waves embossing folder, white embossing powder, Ornamental Christmas dies*, dimensionals, Real Red and white baker's twine

Polar Delivery - Stampin' Up!® Jolly Delivery

   Just a quick post today to share a card using the new Jolly Delivery bundle.  It's been fun to get a start on Christmas cards lately!  I used the Freshly Made Sketches challenge for this one.  The FMS team is on their 700th challenge!!  So many years of fabulous inspiration and I tried finding the oldest sketch I had played along with but my search feature on my blog didn't bring back results in year order so it was a bit of needle in a haystack attempt.  Needless to say I've been getting inspired by this challenge blog for a really long time!

  I don't often make square cards but when the sketch calls for it I see what I can do!  I started with a Real Red base then added squares of new Christmas Tags & More DSP for the back ground.  Each square is 2"x2" so you end up with a nice border around each one.

  I stamped the bear from Jolly Delivery on Basic White and then cut it out with the Stylish Shapes square die.  I stamped the gifts a second time onto DSP from the same back and cut them out to have some little paper pieced boxes.   The bear is lightly lined with my light Pool Party Blends marker to give a bit of shading (hard to see in the photo).

  I stamped the mailbox in Memento onto Basic White then colored in with Blends.  It's cut and popped on dimensionals to the edge of the bear panel to follow the sketch. 

  Some new white & gold baker's twine is tied in a bow and added to the mailbox.  New Traditional Sparkling Sequins are added to the corner of the big square.

  With the smaller surface of the square card I couldn't really get a sentiment to fit so I left it off and just added one to the inside.

  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 Sept. 3, 2025. 

Stamps: Jolly Delivery*

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Real Red light & dark, Daffodil Delight dark, Pool Party light

Paper: Real Red, Basic White, Christmas Tags & More DSP*

Accessories: Jolly Delivery dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Gold & White bakers twine*, Traditional Sparkling Sequins*

Fluffy Fall - Stampin' Up!® Fluffy Squirrel

 I hope you aren't tired of seeing this Fluffy Squirrel punch bundle because I think I'm just getting started! Even those of you who aren't squirrel fans can agree that the paper version has some great qualities!  He doesn't dig up your garden, he won't steal the birdseed out of your feeder and he won't sit in the tree above your card and throw acorns at you! Lots to love I think! My card today definitely has fall vibes with the color combo but the colors could be changed out for an all year round vibe.  And it's always nice to have a layout that uses 1 inch strips!

  I made a set of this design recently for customer thank you cards.  It's fun to send them a little preview of what's coming out especially if they don't have a catalog yet!

  I started with a Crumb Cake card base then cut 5 strips (1" x 3 1/2") and kind of layered them from dark to light starting at the top.  The Pecan Pie strip is stamped with acorns in Early Espresso, the Cajun Craze strip is a piece of the new Gathering Together DSP, the Crushed Curry has the sentiment stamped on it and the Cloud Cover piece is stamped with the cross hatch accent stamp.  I used Versamark to stamp this piece and just made sure they were dried before handling.  Using Versamark for tone on tone stamping is the perfect solution to not having the Cloud Cover ink pad available.

  The squirrel outline is stamped in Early Espresso and filled in with Pecan Pie.  After he's punched out and popped on dimensionals I added a stamped and colored in acorn.  

 An Early Espresso linen thread bow and a few Streaked Dots at the top finish off the embellishments.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. All items marked with a * will be available starting Sept. 3, 2025.

Stamps: Fluffy Squirrel*

Ink: Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Versamark

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Gathering Together DSP*, Crushed Curry, Cloud Cover, Basic White

Accessories: Fluffy Squirrel punch, dimensionals, Early Espresso Linen Thread*, Streaked Dots*