Let's Go Good Luck - Stampin' Up!® Match Day

 I wanted to make a good luck card for my son who is going to be trying out for high school soccer this coming week.  He's a bit nervous and I thought he might like to get a little bit of themed encouragement!  I preordered the Wonderful Match suite and intended to use it to scrapbook some of the many years worth of photos I have of both boys soccer days but so far I've only used it to make a few cards!  I'm using the Freshly Made Sketches layout which works perfectly for soccer balls!

  The papers in the Wonderful Match DSP are really fun and make great backgrounds.  I stamped the Let's Go sentiment on a piece of Basic White and added a die cut strip of grass below it.  Two die cut Timid Tiger cones with some white Posca paint pen highlights are added to help hide the fact that I stamped the sentiment off center and was too lazy to re-do it!  

  Finally I stamped the soccer balls in Versamark and embossed them in black.  They are nice and shiny though it doesn't show in the photo.

  Since the sketch is supposed to be clean and it's for a teenaged boy I didn't add any other embellishments.

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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 in the Stampin' Up!® March 2026 Online Exclusive release.

Stamps: Match Day*

Ink: Memento Black, Versamark

Paper: Wonderful Match DSP*, Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Timid Tiger

Accessories: Match Day dies*, black embossing powder, dimensionals, Posca White paint pen (non-SU)

Watercolor Blossom - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

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

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

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

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

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Stamps: Simply Beautiful, Banner Sayings

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

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

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

Bird Line Up Hello - Stampin' Up!® Cutest Crew

    The Cutest Crew bundle was tops on my list to order after seeing the demonstrator preorder for the upcoming Stampin' Up! ® March Online Exclusives!  This set has adorable little animal images and cute accent stamps as well as dies to go along.  I think the birds are what first caught my eye so I wanted to use them first!  The color combo at Color Dare Challenge just seemed like a perfect match!

  I started with a Soft Sea Foam base, then cut a slightly smaller panel of the same and stamped the little bird feet all over for a fun background.  I found them pretty easy to line up for an even, continuous look.

  Next I stamped the birds in Memento Black twice across a piece of Basic White and then colored them in with Blends along with the tufts of grass.  I popped this piece on dimensional onto another slightly wider piece of Basic White and adhered it all to the card front.

  The sentiment is also stamped in Memento black and I added a few pink dots for just a bit of embellishment.

  I can't wait to create more cards with this fun set!  Look for it to be released for all to order the first week of March!

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Stamps: Cutest Crew* (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black, Soft Sea Foam

Blends: Balmy Blue light & dark, Lemon Lolly light & dark, Flirty Flamingo light & dark, Soft Sea Foam light & dark, Daffodil Delight dark

Paper: Soft Sea Foam, Basic White

Accessories: Cutest Crew dies* (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days (retired)

Flirty Peony Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stamps: Simply Beautiful

Ink: Basic Gray, Versamark

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

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Shy Shamrock

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

Bear Hugs - Stampin' Up!® Valentine Kisses

  Here's another card that was meant to be made by my stampers at my January class and they only got to make it last week.  It was to be a Valentine's Day card but I added the option for a happy birthday sentiment on the inside for those that were already set on their Valentine's day cards.  These bears are just adorable and I love how you can give them different items to hold!

  I wanted this one to be more of a card without the red/pink "in your face" Valentine's Day theme so I stuck with a nice blue color palette.  Secret Sea is used for the base as well as the Hearts of Love embossed panel.

  The colored stripes are each stamped with one of the tiny accent stamps in the Valentine Kisses stamp set.  They make for a nice pop of color behind the bear.

  The bear is stamped in Pecan Pie and then colored with blends.  My stampers had to the choice to used colored pencils and blender pens if they like that type of coloring instead.  We gave him a sweet little Cherry Cobbler heart to hold and then popped him up on dimensionals above the stamped sentiment.

  Since I was trying to keep this one from being too froofy (technical term) all the embellishment that was added is a baker's twine bow.

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Stamps: Valentine Kisses (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Secret Sea, Blueberry Bushel, Azure Afternoon, Coastal Cabana, Pecan Pie

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Ivory

Paper: Secret Sea, Blueberry Bushel, Azure Afternoon, Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Valentine Kisses dies (Online Exclusive), Hearts of Love embossing folder, dimensionals, blue baker's twine (retired)

Lovely Stripes - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

    I used last weeks Freshly Made Sketches challenge for the layout but didn't get it photographed in time to share.  I loved the angled stripe element and feel that this could be an often used layout when it's time to clean up some paper scraps!

  I started with an embossed panel of Basic White using the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.  The stripes are added using 2 patterns from the Lovely & Beautiful DSP and a narrow strip of Petal Pink.

  The sentiment is from the Nature's Symphony stamp set and is stamped in Calypso Coral.  It's tucked under the edge of a scalloped square die cut from the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar.  I used that as a base for a single blossom.

  The flower is 2 layers of Petal Pink with a small amount of Calypso Coral blended into the center of each layer.  to make the flower have more dimension they are adhered together with a dimensional in between.  An Old Olive Two-Toned leaf is also added as well as a Darling Duckling stamen and pistil.

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony

Ink: Calypso Coral

Paper: Basic White, Lovely & Beautiful DSP, Petal Pink, Darling Duckling, Old Olive Two-Toned cardstock

Accessories: Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, Simply Beautiful dies, dimensionals, scalloped square 

Sending You Love - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

   Happy Valentine's Day!  Hope you get and give some hugs and kisses today!  I was finally able to have my stampers make this design at my last class that had to be rescheduled twice since the end of January due to the winter storm we had on January 24. That snow and ice stuck around for nearly 2 weeks which is unheard of here in Richmond!  But at least they got to make it before Valentine's Day.

  This design is basically showing off the Made With Love suite collection featuring the Endless Love bundle.  The classic red/pink color combo shows off nicely with Real Red, Flirty Flamingo and a bit of Strawberry Slush.

  It starts with a Real Red base, then a Basic White Perennial Postage die cut topped with a piece of Made With Love DSP.  Before adhering those layers a Bubble Bath faux linen ribbon is tied around.

  A large heart is die cut out of Flirty Flamingo.  It has a few small hearts cut out from one side for extra detail.  A heart is stamped in Strawberry Slush on Basic White and is die cut.

  The sentiment words are stamped in Real Red and the 'love' is trimmed down to mimic bubble letters.  The words are popped on dimensionals and the heart from the cut out from the Flirty Flamingo heart is popped on the 'o' and colored with Wink of Stella.

  I hope your heart day is filled with love!

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Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Real Red, Strawberry Slush

Paper: Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Basic White, Made With Love DSP

Accessories: Endless Love dies, Perennial Postage dies, Bubble Bath Faux Linen ribbon, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Sunshine Congrats - Stampin' Up!® Encircled With Love

  I have a fun, bright congratulations or encouragement card for today.  I used some leftover pieces from this sunburst card that I made a week or 2 ago.  The colors were too nice to not make another card with the pieces.

  I didn't have enough pieces to make a full sunburst all the way around so I just drew a pencil line across the embossed piece of Basic White and lined my angled pieces along that.  I covered the seam with a thin piece of Berry Burst cardstock.

  For the focal piece I stamped the "way to go" stamp from the Encircled With Love stamp set in Crushed Curry and punched it out and then used a slightly larger Basic White circle behind it.  I used a bit of retired for the sun rays.  The ends were much less raggedy until I realized that that I adhered the sun really off center and tried to pull it back up to adjust it.  The ribbon didn't fair so well lol!

  A few Iridescent Faceted Gems finish off this bright beauty!

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Stamps: Encircled With Love

Ink: Crushed Curry

Paper: Basic White, Berry Burst, Melon Mambo, Timid Tiger, Crushed Curry

Accessories: circle punches, Forever Plaid embossing folder, dimensionals, Crushed Curry ribbon (retired), Iridescent Faceted Gems (retired)

Simple Branch - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

   Just a quick share today.  I've been busy cleaning up from my class on Tuesday that was supposed to be held back in January but I had to keep postponing due to the weather.  Why does it always seem to take longer to clean up than it does to set up??  Anyway, today's card is a great one if you're low on time and need something quick!  

  It starts with a Soft Sea Foam base, then a layer of Basic White cut down with the Textured Notes dies.  I cut out 2 of the large branches from the Nature's Symphony die set; one in Soft Sea Foam and one from the center of the Textured Notes dies.  I inlaid the green one on the card front and saved the Basic White for another project.

  The simple sentiment is stamped in Pretty Peacock and the branch is accented with a bit of gold and Pretty Peacock ribbon.  A few sparkly gold gems finish off the design.

  See I told you this one was easy!!

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper: Soft Sea Foam, Basic White

Accessories: Nature's Symphony dies, Gold/Pretty Peacock ribbon (retired), Gold Sparkle Gems (from the 2025 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar)

Soccer Match Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Match Day

   My card today is a preview of an upcoming bundle that will be released in early March with the next batch of Online Exclusive products!  I was really excited to see the Wonderful Match Suite and all the soccer/football possibilities!  Both my boys have played soccer since they were very little so we have a ton of soccer seasons under our belts along with all the photos and memories! Hopefully having this suite will kick start some scrapbooking of those fun memories but for now I started easy with a card to just play around.

  I was inspired by the card sketch at Scrap-n-Sketch but instead of a tag I swapped a banner and I hope that's ok!  I wanted to mimic the shape of the flag stamp and I the tag shapes I had just weren't right.

  I started with a Basic Black card base then a layer of A Wonderful Match DSP in this fun turf/goal netting pattern.  I added the band at the bottom with Basic Black and Azure Afternoon with the birthday sentiment embossed in black.

  The banner is Basic White and is cut with the Party Banners dies.  I stamped the flag directly onto the banner and added the #1 to it. The ball and jersey are stamped and die cut.  I colored the jersey, flag and added a bit of shading on the ball with Stampin' Blends. The jersey is popped on dimensionals.

  My favorite thing on this card is the silver whistle!  Isn't it cute?  I used a bit of retired Brushed Silver paper and added some black baker's twine for the cording.  The whistle is popped on dimensionals also.  I added a sneaky glue dot just under the sleeve of the jersey to press the twine into so it would stay in place and not flop off the side of the card.

  I'm excited to continue to use these suite products and I hope you don't get tired of soccer themed cards!

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All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with a * will be available in early March 2026 in the Online Exclusives.

Stamps: Match Day*, Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black, Versamark

Blends: Balmy Blue light & dark, Azure Afternoon light

Paper: Basic Black, Basic Black, Azure Afternoon, A Wonderful Match DSP*, brushed silver paper (retired)

Accessories: Match Day dies*, dimensionals, Party Banners dies, black embossing powder, black baker's twine

Hearts & Hugs - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

 I've got more pink for you today with another Valentine!  I think if I don't get my cards out in the mail tomorrow they won't be delivered in time!  But the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge was too good to pass up.  It's not often I put 3 different pinks on a card but we're to use Strawberry Slush, Flirty Flamingo and Bubble Bath for our design and this much pink all at once is certainly a challenge for me.  Of course the Endless Love bundle was a no brainer for this card!

  This one is really straightforward with a Flirty Flamingo base, then a layer of Basic White and then 3 1 1/2" x 3 3/4" bands in the challenge colors stamped with the "love" stamp from the Endless Love set.  I stamped in a somewhat random pattern but filled in all the space.

  I cut 3 open hearts in the challenge colors and alternated them down the card front.  The sentiment is stamped and die cut and bakers twine bow added before being adhered with dimensionals.

  The last detail is a scattering of retired Tinsel Gems for a tiny bit of sparkle.

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Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Strawberry Slush, Flirty Flamingo, Bubble Bath

Paper: Strawberry Slush, Flirty Flamingo, Bubble Bath, Basic White

Accessories: Endless Love dies, dimensionals, bakers twine (retired), Tinsel Gems (retired)

Tulips in Pink & Red - Stampin' Up!® Sunshine & Tulips

 I've been using a lot of red and pink lately for Valentine's Day cards so when I saw the Color Hues challenge this week I decided I wanted to try to go for a different theme just to change things up.  So not a heart in sight!  I went with tulips instead!

  The Sunshine & Tulips bundle has been fun to work with and I think it looks great in Poppy Parade and Pretty in Pink.

  I started with a Basic White thick card base, added a piece of Basic White embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, then a layer of Pretty in Pink topped with a piece of Made With Love DSP (there are hearts on the other side of this paper but you cant see them!).

  The sentiment is embossed in white onto the DSP and a piece of retired Frayed Grosgrain ribbon is wrapped around it before popping the panel on dimensionals.  

  I used the Party Banners dies for a smallish banner and then stamped the row of tulips alternating between Poppy Parade and Pretty in Pink.  The banner is popped on dimensionals.

  For the focal point I cut a circle with the Stylish Shapes dies and then added the tulip die cut in Basic White.  I used adhesive sheets for the tulip die cut because it's so thin I didn't want to mess with glue so you might want to think about that if you're using these dies.  And there are even more dimensionals used to adhere the circle.

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Stamps: Sunshine & Tulips

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade, Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade, Made With Love DSP

Accessories: Sunshine & Tulips dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Party Banners dies, Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, dimensionals, white embossing powder, 2024-2026 In Color dots (retired), Frayed Grosgrain ribbon (retired)

Gold Framed Gallery - Stampin' Up!® Gallery Blooms

   I'm back today with another card for my new Stamping Book Club series where I design a card using a book I have recently read as the inspiration.  I thought this was a fun way to combine two of my favorite hobbies!

  This card is inspired by the cover of the book Homecoming by Kate Morton.  Like my first Stamping Book Club card  this one is also set in Australia and is a mystery that switches between past and present slowly unraveling the secrets that a grandmother has kept from a granddaughter.  I enjoyed the story and didn't have it all figured out right away so that was good!

  Now for the card inspired by the gold and blue of the book cover!  It was fun trying to figure out how to incorporate these elements into a card with the supplies I had on hand.  I used a bit of Nature's Walk DSP in this pretty blue pattern that shows a bit of depth.

  I love the delicate gold framing so I added a frame using retired gold Fine Shimmer Paper and the retired Deckled Rectangle dies.  I didn't really have any stamps that could mimic the dainty vines but I wanted to stick with a botanical feel so I embossed in gold one of the flower stems from the Gallery Blooms stamp set.

  Of course I had to add a bird since there are 2 birds on the cover so I embossed the bird from the Encircled With Love stamp set and fussy cut it and perch it on the flower with a dimensional.

  The sentiment is 2 frames cut with the retired Traditional Label dies.  I trimmed the gold frame from the label and adhered it to the stamped Basic White frame.

  So not a full on stamped interpretation of the book cover but definitely inspired by it.  It's a fun way to stretch creatively and figure out how my supplies can be used.

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Stamps: Gallery Blooms, Encircled With Love, Beautiful Motifs

Ink: Versamark, Night of Navy

Paper: Nature's Walk DSP, Basic White, Gold Fine Shimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: dimensionals, gold embossing powder, Traditional Label dies (retired), Deckled Rectangle dies (retired)

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

   I had fun with the colors from the Color Dare Challenge for today's card.  I paired them with the Nature's Symphony bundle for this thank you card.  

  I played around with texture a bit on this card starting with the piece of retired Wildly Flowering DSP in this neutral linen print for the background.  Next I cut circles in the challenge colors using the Stylish Shapes dies and then used the crosshatch die in the Nature's Symphony die set to add the pattern to each circle.  Finally for the last bit of texture I cut a piece of Crumb Cake with the wood die and added a bit of ink to the edges for definition.

  To bring in the fourth color of the challenge I stamped the leafy branch image in Mossy Meadow and then die cut it and popped it on dimensionals.

  The card is finished with a sentiment from Banner Sayings stamped in Night of Navy and adhered over a strip of Cloud Cover Faux Linen ribbon. And finally 2 Faux Bronze Pentagons for a touch of metallic.

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony, Banner Sayings (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake

Paper: Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Wildly Flowering DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Nature's Symphony dies, dimensionals, Cloud Cover Faux Linen ribbon, Faux Bronze Pentagons

Love You - Stampin' Up!® Hope Love & Joy

   Like a lot of challenges the past few week, The Paper Players challenge theme is 'love' this week which is nice and timely as the days are running out to get enough Valentine's Day cards made to send out to family and friends.  I decided to use up some leftover DSP from a completed Scrapbooking Workshop Kit to make my card to play along.  The Hope Love & Joy bundle was an easy choice with the large 'love' stamp.

  I finished up the Turtle-y Sweet Scrapbooking Workshop Kit a few weeks ago and had a decent amount of DSP leftover.  I pulled it out and tried to decide between the blue/green paper or the red/yellow/blue/pink paper.  The one that had red and pink may have seemed like a more obvious choice but as I like to have some more masculine Valentine designs for my boys I decided to go with the blue/green striped paper.

  I used a Granny Apple Green base, then added the DSP. My Pool Party scrap bag is near to overflowing so I decided to try to use an already cut piece as is.  I roughed up the edges of the piece with my paper snips and gave it a few little distressed tears for some texture.

  Next I used another scrap of Basic White and stamped the "l_ve" in Pretty Peacock and then used a marker to just add ink to the 'you' from the 'wishing you' stamp.

  The heart is stamped in Pretty Peacock and colored in with Pool Party Stampin' Blends.  After it's cut out I popped it on dimensionals in place of the 'o'.

  The Hope Love Joy die set has a few dies that don't correspond to a stamp which is a nice bonus with this set so I added a few smaller hearts in Pretty Peacock on the corner of the DSP.

  I like how this one turned out and think it's a good guy card; no fuss, no muss but not boring!

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

Stamps: Hope Love & Joy

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Blends: Pool Party light & dark

Paper: Granny Apple Green, Basic White, Pool Party, Turtle-y Cute DSP, Pretty Peacock

Accessories: Hope Love & Joy dies, dimensionals

Bunny Love - Stampin' Up!® Easter Basket

 One of my favorite things about card making is being able to mix and match stamp sets for different holidays or occasions to come up with unique combinations.  I always try to get the most out of my stamp sets especially those that might only be current for a few months.  My card to day is just one such design; I used products from 3 different suites from the Stampin' Up!® January-April mini catalog.  Can you spot them??

  I used the fun Valentine's Day choice board over at Festive Friday for my different elements.  You can find Pink, Lilac, Gray, Die Cuts, Love Sentiment, Hearts and Arrows on my card today!  I almost got the whole list!

  I started with a piece of DSP from the Lovely & Beautiful pack in a pretty Fresh Freesia floral pattern.  Next I added an angled piece of Basic White embossed with the Hearts of Love embossing folder.

  Some Smoky Slate arrows from the Endless Love dies are adhered over the seam.  Next comes a large die cut heart in Pretty in Pink (also from the Endless Love dies).

 An adorable bunny from the Easter Basket stamp set is stamped and colored with Blends.  It's die cut and popped on dimensionals.  I added a tiny die cut heart in a a retired Fine Glimmer Paper in the bunny's arms.

  Tucked under the edge of the bunny is a "love" sentiment from Endless Love stamped in Fresh Freesia. 

  Finally, I added a few retired Iridescent Faceted Gems as they reflected the the pink and purple so nicely. 

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Stamps: Easter Basket, Endless Love

Ink: Basic Gray, Fresh Freesia

Blends: Smoky Slate light, Pretty in Pink light

Paper: Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Smoky Slate, Lovely & Beautiful DSP, Fresh Freesia Fine Shimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Hearts of Love embossing folder, Endless Love dies, Easter Basket dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Iridescent Faceted Gems (retired)

Daffodil Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Easter Basket Dies

 The Design Team at CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge is back today with a color combo challenge and I'm the host for this one!  It's my first time hosting here at CC& S as I joined the team at the end of the year when the challenges were already all sorted.  It was so fun looking through some saved color combos to find one that I hadn't used yet to make it a true challenge for myself!  I hope you play along with us and remember keep it clean and simple; lots of open space and keep layers and embellishments to a minimum.  Check out the colors:

And here is my card:

  I think CAs cards are a great time to highlight smaller images or die cuts so I decided to use the daffodil die from the Easter Basket die set and use the challenge colors for a "not to be found in nature" row of daffodils!

  You can't see in the photo but the Pretty Peacock part of the flowers are covered in clear Wink of Stella for a but of shine.

  The simple sentiment is from the Banner Sayings stamp set and is stamped in Pretty Peacock on a narrow strip of Soft Sea Foam.

  I can't wait to see all the fun uses of these colors!  Have fun getting creative with them.

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

Stamps: Banner Sayings (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party, Basic White

Accessories: Easter Basket dies, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Hugs and Kisses Burst - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

  Since we were planning on being snowed in this past weekend on top of still being iced in from last weekend I had zero plans and plenty of time to play in the stamp room so I made another Valentine!  This one is quite bold and not the typical colors but I think it's fun design.  The colors come from the Just Us Girls challenge to CASE a Design Team Member.  So fun!!  I chose to use the colors that Elizabeth used on her card.  See her card at the end of my post.

  At a craft day a few weeks ago my stamping friend Jill made a sunburst card and that inspired me to try my hand at it as it had been years since I've done this technique and it's so easy I don't know why I don't do it more often!  Because I had so many colors I wanted to include I made my strips pretty thin so there would be a good number of each color.  

  After the sunburst was finished I stamped a piece of Berry Burst cardstock with the heart stamp from the Endless Love stamp set in Versamark and then embossed it in white. After it was die cut I added the "XO" and the arrow and popped it on dimensionals.

  I felt that I needed a bit of sparkle to round out the design so I looked through my glimmer papers and found a piece of the retired Rainbow Glimmer paper and the gradient colors matched the card colors pretty closely so I cut a handful of hearts in the various shades and added them around the larger heart popping a few up for dimension.  You can get a similar effect by coloring cardstock hearts with Wink of Stella 

  A few retired white Neutral Matte Dots are added to finish the details.

  I love how cheerful this card turned out and now my only problem is deciding who is going to get it!

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Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Berry Burst, Melon Mambo, Timid Tiger, Crushed Curry, Basic White, Basic White thick, Rainbow Glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Endless Love dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Neutral Matte Dots (retired)

Birthday Celebrations - Stampin' Up!® Reason to Celebrate

   I always like a good all purpose sentiment set and I love the Reason to Celebrate stamp set in the Stampin' Up!®  January - April mini catalog. It has a great font and fun mix and match possibilities.  You can pair it up with images or use it on it's own.  I did a little of both on this masculine birthday card inspired by the Just Add Ink challenge colors.

  I pulled out strips of the challenge colors and stamped the "birthday" stamp across them in the same color ink.  For the Cloud Cover I used Versamark.  I cut them in random sizes and adhered them to a Crumb Cake base.

  The larger sentiment is from Simply Said and is stamped in Lost Lagoon onto a Stylish Shapes die cut circle.  It is popped on dimensionals and then I added some cute little candles from the Choose Happy stamp set.

  Since I'm intending this one to be for a guy I only added a linen thread bow as the only embellishment.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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Stamps: Reasons to Celebrate, Simply Said, Choose Happy

Ink: Versamark, Cajun Craze, Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, Memento Black

Paper: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, Cloud Cover, Basic White

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, linen thread