Hello Spring - Stampin' Up!® Simple Alphabet

 I was scrolling the list of challenges I regularly play along with and one of them had "weather" as the theme so I dug through my supplies, pulled a few things out and got to work and ended up with a decently cute card I think.  The only problem?  The challenge was supposed to be a clean and simple card but my finished product is not CAS. Oops!  I clearly was not paying enough attention but at least I have a card to share today!

  I was able to use some retired DSP as well as a panel that was embossed that was in my scrap bag.  It's always satisfying using some (hoarded) paper!

  The Rain or Shine DSP retired several years ago but I had a bit of the umbrella pattern left and thought that would fit the weather theme.  Looking at the colors in the paper Balmy Blue seemed like a good one to use to make a frame and as luck would have it I had a panel of it already embossed with the also retired Raindrops embossing folder.  I used the smaller of the Gallery Blooms frame dies.

  I wanted to to use a new alphabet stamp set that will be released soon as I hadn't gotten it inked up yet.  I love the font of the Simple Alphabet set and used Balmy Blue and Old Olive (another color in the DSP) to stamp and trim banners which I popped on dimensionals over the frame.  They are a great size for doing scrapbook page titles as well as greetings for cards.  

  Needing to add something else (and completely blanking on the fact that I should have been making a CAS card) I stamped the sun from the Choose Happy stamp set and colored, fussy cut and popped it up on a dimensional. A few blue iridescent sequins finish this design.

  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 in the March 2026 Online Exclusive release.

Stamps: Choose Happy, Simple Alphabet*

Ink: Memento Black, Balmy Blue, Old Olive

Blends: Daffodil Delight light & dark

Paper: Rain or Shine Specialty DSP, Balmy Blue, Basic White

Accessories: Gallery Blooms dies, dimensionals, Raindrops embossing folder (retired), Iridescent sequins (retired)