CAS Thanksgiving - Stampin' Up!® Soiree Salutations

  Talk about a clean and simple card!  This one lets the sparkly leaf be the focal point.  I send out a small amount of Thanksgiving cards each year so I like to get some finished up early and this would be a great one to make multiples of!

  I used Very Vanilla for the card base as well as to die cut the Scalloped Christmas Cheer rectangle.  I used the detailed Elegant Leaves die to cut the leaf shape out of the Very Vanilla panel.  Then I cut the same leaf in Cajun Craze.   I adhered a piece of the Cajun Craze Autumn Woodland Glimmer paper behind the Vanilla panel and then added the detailed Cajun Craze die cut over the top of the Glimmer paper.

  The sentiment from Soiree Salutations is stamped below the leaf in Early Espresso and then a few retired Streaked Dots finish this clean and simple seasonal card.

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Stamps: Soiree Salutations

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Autumn Woodland Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies, Elegant Leaves dies, Streaked Dots (retired)

Autumn Hello - Stampin' Up!® Elegant Leaves

   My seasonal stamper self is starting to get deep into fall cards and I love the all purpose Elegant Leaves bundle that can be used for so many different types of cards.  My card today was made a week or 2 ago as a customer thank you and I had fun with it using a sketch I had given as inspiration on my customer Facebook page.

  Super cute right?  I started with a Basic Beige card base and then a layer of Basic Beige embossed with the Softly Woven embossing folder.  I think Basic Beige is a fantastic clean neutral for fall cards.  Look how crisp the other colors show up against it?  

  I have a tip or note about the Softly Woven embossing folder; since the pattern is deep and pretty much all over the cardstock can stretch or shrink a bit so don't be surprised if you have to trim some edges to line up when you're using it.  That was fine for this card because I was planning to trim down the card base so that I could have my DSP flag hang over the edge just a bit but still be able to fit in an envelope.  So I trimmed about 1/4" off of the right hand side of the card base to clean up the embossed layer as well as adjust for the flagged piece. Win win!

  The DSP band is in a fun Pool Party plaid from the Painted Patch DSP.  The DSP is 4 1/4" long and 2" wide.  Next I stamped all of my leaves onto a piece of Basic White (3" x 3 1/2").  I used Timid Tiger, Lost Lagoon and Cajun Craze for the veins and then filled them in with Timid Tiger, Pool Party and Cajun Craze for the second layer.  I backed that piece with Lost Lagoon and then popped it on dimensionals.

  The hello is stamped in Lost Lagoon, punched out and backed with a punched Pool Party circle.  It is also popped on dimensionals.  I used some Two-Toned Cajun Craze cardstock and cut out a small leaf with the light side being up.  Then I topped it with the detailed die cut to match using the Autumn Woodland Glimmer paper in Cajun Craze and added it over the stamped leaf using dimensionals.  It's such a fun pop of sparkle in the middle of the falling leaves!

  Finally a few Timid Tiger 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls accent the sentiment to finish of this fall beauty!

  

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves

Ink: Timid Tiger, Lost Lagoon, Cajun Craze, Pool Party

Paper: Basic Beige, Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Painted Patch DSP, Two-Toned Cajun Craze, Autumn Woodland Glimmer Paper, Pool Party

Accessories: Elegant Leaves dies, Softly Woven embossing folder, dimensionals, circle punches, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls

Back to School Owl - Stampin' Up!® Adorable Owls

   Even if my kids are now in college I'm still doing back to school cards for them!  I dug back into the archives for this cutie!  Adorable Owls was a Sale-a-Bration reward back in 2023 and I'm glad I hung onto it!

  I started with a Granny Apple Green card base, then a layer of Misty Moonlight and then a layer of Homemade Sweetness DSP in this fun notebook paper pattern.

  The retired Just A Note bundle is also one that I've kept because I just love the fun office stationery and the notebook paper dies.  They were a great pairing with the owl.  The Learn & Grow stamp set is a good current substitute if you're looking for a similar "school" type stamp set. I used the notebook paper die on a piece of Basic White to create a spot to add all of my other elements.  The Misty Moonlight banner embossed with the sentiment, the stars and glimmer paper heart paper clip as well as the owl.  

  I colored the owl with Blends and then fussy cut him.  He's popped on dimensionals.  I thought it ended up being a cute back to school card!

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Stamps: Adorable Owls (retired SAB), Just a Note (retired)

Ink: Versamark, Memento black

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Ivory, Real Red light & dark, Daffodil Delight dark, Pumpkin Pie dark, Azure Afternoon dark

Paper: Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Homemade Sweetness DSP, Daffodil Delight, Real Red Glimmer (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Just A Note dies (retired)

Caring Leaves - Stampin' Up!® Elegant Leaves

   The design team at CAS Colours & Sketches is back with a new challenge this week!  I suggested the colors for this challenge and I can't wait to see how you all use them!  

  Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie and Berry Burst seemed like a bit of a fall combo to me and seeing as how I recently got the Elegant Leaves bundle in my pre-order I didn't waste any time putting this card together!

  I started with a Basic White thick card base, then a slightly smaller layer of Basic White.  I used the fun wood grain die to cut the band in the middle of this panel.  The leaf is stamped in Berry Burst with a Pecan Pie overlay; such a great combo!!  It's die cut then popped on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is also in the Elegant Leaves stamp set and I embossed it in white on a Misty Moonlight banner that I trimmed to size.

  A few Pecan Pie faceted gems give just the tiniest bit of sparkle to finish off this clean and simple design.

  Check out the rest of the Design Team samples and then play along!  Remember to keep to the challenge colors plus neutrals as well as a clean and simple design.  

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves*

Ink: Berry Burst, Pecan Pie, Versamark

Paper: Basic White, Basic White thick, Misty Moonlight

Accessories: Elegant Leaves dies*, white embossing powder, dimensionals, Opaque Faceted Gems (SAB 2024 retired)

Autumn Birthday Cut Out - Stampin' Up! Elegant Leaves

     My card today is completely CASEd (copy and selectively edit) from one of the samples shown in the free online class you get when you buy the Stampin' Up!® Hot Foil system.  I've only had to the time to watch part of the class and there are a lot of great tips and trick so far.  And this great layout that I adapted to use with the upcoming Elegant Leaves bundle.

  I started with a Basic White thick card base, then die cut the shape for the 'happy birthday' using the Classic Greeting Hot Foil dies which have the hot foil plates as well as the regular die that cuts around the greeting.  I used the fabulous Natural Hues Specialty paper which is perfect for fall inspired cards.  I love the hand-made paper feel of it.  Get it before it's gone; it's on the Last Chance list for only $6!  You get 3 12x12 sheets, one each of Cream, Tan and Gold.

  Next I hot foiled the birthday greeting on a piece of Basic White that was smaller than the Natural Hues Specialty paper and then lined up the die cut opening and the foiled panel.  The specialty paper is popped on dimensionals to really bring attention to the greeting.

  Next I stamped the leaves from the upcoming new bundle Elegant Leaves.  I used Timid Tiger, Pool Party and Golden Glow for the first layer of the stamping as well as the overlay veining stamp.  The leaves are die cut then arranged around the sentiment.

I added a few Pool Party faceted gems and a length of jute twine which is another new upcoming product.

I'm really liking how the hot foiling is adding another great detail to my cards.  I've found the metallics to  complement the stamping and other techniques I've already been using and it's been fun to discover a new tool!

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves*

Ink: Timid Tiger, Pool Party, Golden Glow

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Cream Natural Hues Specialty paper

Hot Foil: Classic Greeting hot foil dies, gold foil

Accessories: Elegant Leaves dies*, dimensionals, Neutrals Jute*, Opaque Faceted Gems (retired)

Get Well Leaf - Stampin' Up!® Elegant Leaves

   I've got a sneak peek for you of some upcoming Stampin' Up!® products that will be released on September 1!  We've got this fall beauty coming in the Sept.-Dec. 2026 catalog.  I love a good leaf set and will use the Elegant Leaves bundle for every kind of card imaginable for the next 4-5 months.  Leaves are nothing if not versatile so if you don't have a good leaf set in your stamp collection take a good look at this one!

  I'm playing along with the CAS on Fridays challenge to make a clean and simple get well card.  I played around with some ink smooshing and watercolor paper and while not really satisfied with the end result it was good enough to use to make a focal point leaf for this card.  Sometimes the vision doesn't translate to the cardstock lol!

  After the water color paper was dried I added the leaf veining with stamped off once Golden Glow ink and then die cut.  I stamped the sentiment on a piece of Golden Glow and popped it over a bow made from the new Neutrals Jute which will also be available on Sept. 1.  It's definitely thicker and rougher than linen thread and baker's twine but gives a really nice rustic feel that's perfect for the fall nature theme of this card.

  Finally I added a single Golden Glow In Color Dot to the sentiment as the last touch.

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves*

Ink: Golden Glow, Timid Tiger, Flirty Flamingo

Paper: Basic White thick, watercolor paper, Golden Glow

Accessories: Elegant Leaves dies*, Neutrals Jute Combo Pack*, dimensionals, 2026-2028 In Color Dots

Woodland Bear - Stampin' Up!® Woodland Wishes

   I love when seasonal sets can be used out of season!  It really makes you feel that you're getting more bang for your buck when you can use a Christmas stamp set in July to make a non-Christmas card.  I'll have both boys away at school this fall so I've got to beef up my college kid card stash.  The little bear in the Woodland Wishes set was calling my name!

  Thanks to Freshly Made Sketches for the fun square layout to show off this chubby little guy!  I pulled out some scraps from the retired Autumn to Remember Scrapbooking Workshop kit and coordinating Sweet Days of Autumn DSP as the colors seemed to be just what I had in mind!

  The card base is Basic White thick, then a layer of Cajun Craze, then the Sweet Days of Autumn DSP.  The Bear is stamped in Memento and then colored with Blends.  He's cute out with a Stylish Shape square die and is backed with a layer of Cajun Craze.  The square is popped on dimensionals.

  For the narrow strip I used another scrap and trimmed the ends.  The sentiment is from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set and is stamped in Memento and punched out with a retired 3/4" circle punch.  I layered the sentiment over a baker's twine bow.

  To finish off this boy friendly card I added a few of the leftover wood grain heart accent pieces from the kit.  

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Stamps: Woodland Wishes (Online Exclusive), Reason to Celebrate

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Ivory

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Cajun Craze, Autumn to Remember DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, wood accents (retired), Copper Clay baker's twine (retired)

Let's Go Dukes! - Stampin' Up!® Football Fan

    If you are looking for a football themed stamp set for scrapbooking, cards, invitations or party accessories then the Stampin' Up!® Football Fan stamp set fits the bill!  In addition to some great images you've got some fun sentiments to go along with the sports theme!  I hadn't inked up my set yet so I thought I would get ahead of the fall season and make a card for the college football team we cheer on; the JMU Dukes.  It's my husband's alma mater so we always gear up in our purple and gold and get a good "Goooooo Dukes!" in!  

  A great companion bundle to use with the Football Fan stamp set is the soccer themed Match Day.  The whistle, cone, grass and trophy die cuts along with more sports theme sentiments expands the mix and match opportunities!  

  The Just Us Girls challenge of "play" along with the just closed Freshly Made Sketches layout were inspirations for this design.  I started with a piece of Wonderful Match DSP for the background.  A strip of Gorgeous Grape and narrow strip of Golden Glow draw the eye to the main elements.

  It's been a long time since I've done a "polaroid" style element on a card and the running player seemed like a perfect image to use.  I started with creating the frame by using a rectangle shaped piece of Basic White then using a square die to cut out the inside.  

  The player is stamped on a piece of Basic White that is slightly larger than the opening in the frame.  I stamped the image again on a sticky note and fussy cut it to create a mask so I could lightly blend a bit of Pool Party ink around the player for a nice crisp background.  The image is colored in with Stampin' Blends and then the the frame is added and the whole thing is popped on dimensionals.

  I wanted to use some of the fun "accessory" stamps so I used the pennant, ball and fan hand to add a little cluster at the corner of the "photo".  I added the gold strips to the pennant and highlighted the gold on the player with my Golden Glow Shimmer Brush for some fun sparkle.

  The final touch are some 2026-2028 In Color Dots in the corner and on the fan hand.

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Stamps: Football Fan (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black, Gorgeous Grape, Golden Glow, Pool Party

Blends: Highland Heather dark, SU500, Pecan Pie dark

Paper: Wonderful Match DSP, Basic White, Gorgeous Grape, Golden Glow

Accessories: Square die, dimensionals, 2026-2028 In Color Dots

Note of Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Just a Note

   Before I get too deep into Christmas I better get some of these last fall cards shared!  I designed this card for my customer thank you's for October and it also uses a color combination that I challenged my customers to use on my private customer Facebook page.  The Gathering Moments stamp set is perfect for adding some cute seasonal accents to the the Just a Note panel with the fun notebook paper look.

  I started with a Basic White thick card base and then used the Textured Notes dies to cut a panel of Wildflower Birthday DSP (on sale now!).  Next I stamped the paper lines and then die cut the panel.  The sentiment is stamped in Pecan Pie and is in a new set called Banner Sayings.  It has a coordinating banner punch which is fantastic if you're not a fan of doing flagged ends yourself!

  The little fall images are stamped in Pecan Pie, Calypso Coral and Peach Pie and after they are die cut are added to opposite corners of the notebook paper.  

  A bakers twine bow and some faceted gems finish off this sweet thank you card.

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Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive), Just a Note (Online Exclusive), Banner Sayings (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pecan Pie, Peach Pie, Calypso Coral

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Wildflower Birthday DSP

Accessories: Textured Notes dies, Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), Just a Note dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, bakers twine, faceted gems (retired)

Fall Moments - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   I'm still finding fun ways to use the fall Gathering Moments stamp set and coordinating Gathering Together DSP.  I used the Tic Tac Toe challenge for my starting point for this one with the lefthand down column of Leaves, Thanks Sentiment and Twine.

 This design started when I was going through my DSPs to see what I maybe hadn't used in a bit and I came across some small scraps of the Wood Textured specialty paper that I thought would look nice with the Gathering Together DSP.  The Wood Textured paper comes in white but is super easy to make it whatever color you want with an ink pad and blending brushes.  I made this panel Basic Beige to go with the colors from the DSP and added an Early Espresso twine bow across the middle.

  I stamped some of the images from the Gathering Moments stamp set in the DSP colors and then die cut and popped them up on different sizes of Spotlight on Nature dies circles.

  The little sentiment banner is Cajun Craze and stamped with Early Espresso ink and a new set released today; Banner Sayings.  This is a really cute set with smaller sentiments and a coordinating banner punch that will be quite handy!  A few Cajun Craze and Gold dots finish the details.

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Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive), Banner Sayings (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso

Paper: Early Espresso, Gathering Together DSP (Online Exclusive), Wood Textured Specialty paper, Basic White, Cajun Craze

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Early Espresso twine, Cajun Craze & Gold dots

Gathering Maple Hello - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments Dies

   As we look forward to the weekend and maybe not having as much time as we'd like to create some fall cards I've got a design that you can make in no time at all!  This one came about from an orphaned card part left from this project and a challenge that is long over to make a clean and simple card with a leaf or leaves.  The large maple leaf die in the Gathering Moments die set really does all the heavy lifting here!

  I started with a Basic Beige base and then another layer of Basic Beige cut with the Textured Notes dies.  The Cajun Craze leaf left over from another project has the accent holes cute and then I used a Cajun Craze Blends marker to make the vein lines.  It's popped on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is from the Blooming Phrases stamp set and is stamped in Early Espresso on a 1/2" strip of Basic White. 

  Since it's a CAS card the only embellishment is the Early Espresso twine bow on the leaf stem.

  If you're hosting for Thanksgiving this design would be cute as a place card with the name instead of the sentiment!

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Stamps: Blooming Phrases (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Early Espresso

Blends: Cajun Craze dark

Paper: Basic Beige, Basic White, Cajun Craze Two-Toned cardstock

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Early Espresso baker's twine

Gold Spotted Pumpkins - Stampin' Up!® Around It All Dies

 There isn't much on my card today that is current product but I just had to make some gold spotted pumpkins after seeing the inspiration photo 2 week ago over at the Inspired By challenge.  The gold spots, the pink and the sweet "boo" were too cute not to use on a card.  I didn't get my card made until after the challenge ended but in case you still need to make a few halloween cards I wanted to share it anyway.

 I started with a Basic White thick card base, then a piece of Basic Black topped with a piece of Basic White embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder.

 To make the pumpkins I used the recently retired Around It All dies and cut 2 wonky circles from retired Silver & Gold Specialty paper.  The largest and smallest are colored with Petal Pink ink and a blending brush.  The stems are all hand cut from retired Gold & Rose Gold Metallic Specialty paper.  I popped the small pumpkin on dimensionals.

  The 'boo' is die cut from black glimmer paper and Alphabet a la Mode dies and I just adhered them directly to the large pumpkin.

  A few gold sequins finish off the details.  I hope you have a Halloween as fun as this card!

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Stamps: None

Ink: Petal Pink

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Basic Black, Silver & Gold Specialty paper (retired), Gold & Rose Gold Metallic Specialty paper (retired), Black Glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Forever Plaid embossing folder, Alphabet a la Mode dies, dimensionals, Around It All dies (retired), adhesive gold sequins (retired)

Fall Gratitude - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   I had some sweet inspiration from the Just Us Girls challenge for today's card.  They have a cute graphic with lots of fall items to inspire cards.  I liked the little fall leaves as well as the color palette so I translated that into this card. You can see the graphic at the bottom of my post.

  I used Basic Beige for the card base as well as the next layer.  The slightly smaller layer of Basic Beige is stamped with an upcoming new stamp called Lasting Linen which is a large background stamp and has a lovely subtle image that mimics fabric texture.  It's very cool and gave just the "something" that this layer needed!

  Before adhering I added 2 lengths of Basic Beige classic ribbon down one side.  Next I stamped and die cut the 4 little images and added them to the card front with dimensionals.

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark and embossed in retired Early Espresso embossing powder.

The embellishments are a few Streaked Dots sprinkled around the images and a linen thread bow on the Crushed Curry leaf.

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Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive), Lasting Linen*

Ink: Basic Beige, Versamark, Cloud Cover (marker), Cajune Craze, Crushed Curry, Pecan Pie

Paper: Basic Beige, Cloud Cover (marker), Cajune Craze, Crushed Curry, Pecan Pie

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Basic Beige Classic ribbon, Streaked Dots, linen thread, Early Espresso embossing powder (retired)

Fall Wishes - Stampin' Up!® Delightful Wishes

   I am thrilled to be joining the As You See It challenge today as a guest designer for the newest challenge!  It's such an honor to be asked and I get so much inspiration from challenges and other stampers that of course I want to try to pay it forward.  It's a fun recipe challenge this time around so you need to use each of the 5 "ingredients" listed below on your card.  I can't wait to see what you make!

  I had fun putting my card together and pulling out some older supplies that fit my vision!  I used the Delightful Wishes bundle for my flowers and I have to say that I wish forsythia actually came in orange because it would be stunning!  Like maybe yellow for the spring bloom and then the oranges come out for a second fall bloom?  Horticulturists let's get on that right?!!

  I wanted my orange flowers to pop so I used a darker background with a piece of Gathering Together DSP in an Early Espresso pattern.  For my frame ingredient I went literal and die cut a frame out of retired Distressed Gold paper with the Gallery Blooms dies. 

  For the flowers I used Timid Tiger and Cajun Craze for the two step stamps.  Once they were cut out I added them to a Pecan Pie branch and popped the whole thing up on dimensionals over the frame.

  The 'happy' sentiment is the happy birthday in the Delightful Wishes stamp set.  I shortened the sentiment and the die cut for a more petite greeting and added it to the card with dimensionals.

  Finally a few more blooms at the corner of the frame and some gold sequins finish the details on this fall birthday card.

  Thanks so much for having me this week As You See It challenge!  Check out the rest of the awesome Design Team samples and then make one of your own to add to the gallery!

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Stamps: Delightful Wishes

Ink: Timid Tiger, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso

Paper: Gathering Together Specialty DSP (Online Exclusive), Basic White, Pecan Pie, Distressed Gold (retired)

Accessories: Delightful Wishes Dies, Gallery Blooms dies, dimensionals, gold sequins

Halloween-ish Treat Pouches - Stampin' Up!® Jolly Delivery Dies

   

  The fabulous New at SU! blog hop is back today and we're sharing fun "Treat" ideas so you'll see great inspiration for treat packaging/gifting for all different occasions throughout the year.  We are sharing ideas from across the world so be sure to hop all the way around with us and say hi (links at the bottom of this post).

  I used the Jolly Delivery dies to make a fun little treat pouch for my project.  I'm calling this "Halloween-ish" due to the colors and the chocolate packaging but I didn't really have a stamp set that was Halloween so I'm using the Fluffy Squirrel bundle.  This fluffy friend seemed like a cute addition and he is holding a jack-o-lantern after all!  This pouch can work for all occasions; just swap out the colors and stamps to make it unique for your event.

These cute little Ghirardelli Halloween chocolates fit nicely as will the regular Ghirardelli chocolate squares.  I didn't have any Reese's peanut butter cups but I think a regular sized one would fit as well.  

  I stamped and punched out the sentiment for the top flap and used the colors of the chocolate wrappers for the backing of the sentiment.

  The squirrel and pumpkin are stamped and fussy cut and added to the front of the treat pouch with dimensionals.  See the video below to see how to put it together.

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Stamps: Fluffy Squirrel, Choose Happy

Ink: Memento Black, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Pumpkin Pie

Blends: Pumpkin Pie light & dark

Paper: Basic Black, Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel

Accessories: Jolly Delivery dies, Timid Tiger Faux Linen Ribbon

Moments of Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   My card today has lots of layers and texture and uses products from a few different groups.  It ended up being quite heavy so I think it might be an in person kind of card!  That or I'll need a good padded envelope!

  This card started for me with the colors.  I knew I wanted to use Secret Sea, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Pie and Coastal Cabana to make a fall card.  So I  just started adding layers starting with the background with a piece of Peaceful Garden DSP in this nice botanical pattern in Secret Sea.  Next is a banner in Basic White with the top torn and embossed with the Damask Designs embossing folder.

  The next layer is a vellum square (keep an eye on the November Online Exclusive release for newly packaged vellum!), then a Secret Sea Stylish Shape die cut square.  And finally some stamping lol!  I used the crosshatch pattern stamp from the Gathering Moments stamp set to cover the whole square.

  A die cut circle comes next and then more stamping.  I used the Gathering Moments images in the various colors I listed above and die cut them and added them around the circle using some dimensionals.  The sentiment is stamped on a piece of Coastal Cabana and then a smaller strip of Cajun Craze is behind it with all the ends torn and popped on dimensionals.

  And now for some gold embellishments.  I added a few loose gold sequins as well as a large gold hoop from the Modern Christmas suite collection.  Remember I said it was a heavy card?  This is why lol but it's such a cool accent isn't it?  I used rolled up glue dots to secure it to the card front which seems to work pretty well.

  I enjoyed the many layers and textures on this card but I don't think I could make all my cards this layer heavy or I'd go broke mailing them out lol!

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Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Secret Sea, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Pie, Coastal Cabana

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Peaceful Garden DSP, Secret Sea, vellum (coming soon!), Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), Stylish Shapes dies, Damask Designs embossing folder, dimensionals, loose gold sequins, large gold hoop (Online Exclusive)

Layered Autumn Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   My card today is the one I made in yesterday's Facebook Live and seems to be perfectly in sync with the fall weather we've been having the last few days.  It's sunny and a bit breezy and much cooler than last week!  These are classic fall colors and I used the Gathering Moments bundle which continues to inspire me!  

  I used almost the whole suite for this design so obviously all the components work fabulously together.  One of the best parts of using Stampin' Up!® products is the coordination!

  Check out the video to see how this one comes together!

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Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive

Ink: Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Early Epsresso

Paper: Basic Beige, Early Espresso, Basic White, Cajun Craze Two-Toned, Gathering Together DSP

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), Traditional Labels dies, Gathering Leaves embossing folder (Online Exclusive), Early Espresso linen thread (Online Exclusive), Low Profile Dots (Online Exclusive), dimensionals

Halloween Squirrel - Stampin' Up!® Fluffy Squirrel

   I've been falling behind in creating cards for my customer challenge that I post on the group Facebook page every other week.  It seems that I don't get to a challenge until the next one posts.  Time to add that to my weekly stamping schedule and not just hope that I remember! But this time I'm getting one made before the next one posts.  It's a fun color challenge that would work perfectly for a Halloween card which is what I chose to do!

It occurred to me that I have only used the Fluffy Squirrel bundle to make brown squirrels.  The most common colored squirrel where I live is a gray squirrel so I don't know why I haven't used gray yet!  He looks like a handsome fellow in gray right?? I decided it was a nice neutral to pair up with the bright challenge colors so I got to work.

  The card base is Gorgeous Grape, then I used a piece of the retired Friends of the Ocean DSP in a fun Pumpkin Pie pattern.  I tore off the top edge for a bit of texture.  I added in some Granny Apple Green by way of a narrow strip of retired Festive Glimmer paper.

  The fun notebook paper is made with the Online Exclusive set Just A Note and I used the coordinating dies to make the paper edge as well as the heart and paper clip.  If you like stationery and stationery accessories then you will love this bundle!  They are great accents for scrapbook pages as well! The paper is popped on dimensionals and gives a nice spot for our gray squirrel to sit.

  The squirrel is stamped in Basic Gray and is then colored in with Stampin' Blends and is punched out with the Fluffy Squirrel builder punch. To actually make this more of a Halloween theme I used the pumpkin stamp from the More Than Autumn set and color it in with Blends as well. I popped it on a mini dimensional in the squirrels hands.

  I stamped a few stars right onto the card front to fill in some of the open space to the side of the notebook paper.  The sentiment is embossed in white onto Granny Apple Green cardstock using a retired stamp set; Good Greetings. A few Purple Fine Shimmer Gems are the final touch to this fun Halloween card.

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

Stamps: Fluffy Squirrel, Just a Note (Online Exclusive), More Than Autumn, Good Greetings (retired)

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Versamark, Basic Gray, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie

Blends: Gray Granite light & dark, Pumpkin Pie light

Paper: Gorgeous Grape, Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Festive Glimmer Paper (retired), Friends of the Ocean DSP (retired)

Accessories: Fluffy Squirrel builder punch, Just A Note dies (Online Exclusive), white embossing powder, dimensionals, Purple Fine Shimmer Gems

Autumn Quilt Block - Stampin' Up! Gathering Together Specialty DSP

 My card is one of those designs that looks intimidating at first but once you know how it comes together you realize "hey, I can totally make this!"  Lorraine Tierney, another Stampin' Up! demo shared her version of this card and as soon as I saw it I wanted to to know "how?".  Luckily she gave a great tutorial and I was able to teach it to my stampers.  They loved it and it's always wonderful to have something to do with all those half inch strips of DSP that accumulate!

  I wanted to use the Gathering Together Specialty DSP in my version to make a nice autumn inspired card with the colors.  I started with a Cajun Craze card base, then added a band of Old Olive with a bit of Basic Beige Classic Ribbon tied around it.

  The quilt block starts with a 3" x 3" square of Basic Beige and 4  1/2" x 6 inch strips of DSP. Using a pencil and ruler lightly draw a line diagonally from corner to corner so you have an X on the cardstock. 

 Add a bit of glue to one corner and then line up 2 of the strips along either side of one of the pencil lines.  Just do glue in the corner for now and use the wiggle room the glue allows for to get the DSP straight.  Then take your other 2 pieces of DSP and weave them through the first 2 pieces; one over and then under, the second under then over (like you're weaving a paper placemat back in kindergarten!).  Then add a bit of glue to the next corner and line up the woven strips along the pencil line, adjusting all the strips so they are straight and even. Gently lift up the loose ends and add a but of glue under the strips and secure them all down.

  For the next step trim off the overhang of the strips so they are nice and even along the edges.  Then take 4 pieces of Basic Beige cut to 3/4" square. Add one little square to each outside corner of the woven square and that's how you get the perfect pointed edges along the DSP.  And finally emboss the quilt block with a folder of your choice.  I used the Gathering Leaves embossing folder for mine.  

  Once the quilt block is finished and embossed it's adhered to an Early Espresso panel and popped up on the card front with dimensionals.

  The sentiment from The Right Words stamp set is stamped below the block in Early Espresso.  A few Streaked Dots are added for the final detail.

  Lorraine has a fantastic video on her blog post so you can see how the card comes together if you are more of a visual learner.  Thanks to her for sharing this great technique!

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

Stamps: The Right Words (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Basic Beige, Gathering Together Specialty DSP (Online Exclusive)

Accessories: Gathering Leaves embossing folder, dimensionals, Basic Beige Classic ribbon, Streaked Dots

Fresh Fall Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

     I'm always on the lookout for fun color combos and I came across one that I thought would be a great fall combo so I paired it up with the Gathering Moments bundle for a project at my last class.

  I like to show my stampers different techniques as well as different looks for stamp sets and the Gathering Moments stamp set works well for creating a background as well as a main focus.  

  This card starts with a Pool Party base.  We created the fun background by blending Pool Party, Timid Tiger, Cajun Craze and Blackberry Bliss inks onto a panel of Basic White.  The smaller images from the stamp set are arranged on one block and then stamped on the ink blended panel in a random pattern with Versamark and then embossed with white embossing powder..

  The stamped panel (3" x 4 1/2") is cut in half at 1 1/2" and then each strip has a 1 1/2" square cut; one at the top and the other from the bottom.  The cut pieces are adhered to a Blackberry Bliss panel and then it's adhered to the card front.  

  The Traditional Labels dies is used for the sentiment and a Cajun Craze stamped leaf is stamped and die cut to embellish the label.  A linen thread bow and Cajun Craze and Gold dots finish off the details.

  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 Exclusives)

Ink: Pool Party, Timid Tiger, Cajun Craze, Blackberry Bliss, Versamark

Paper: Pool Party, Blackberry Bliss, Basic White

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusives), Traditional Labels dies, white embossing powder, dimensionals, Cajun Craze & Gold dots, linen thread