Thanksgiving Greetings - Stampin' Up!® Elegant Leaves

 Is it truly fall where you live yet?  Yesterday it was over 80 here in Richmond and today it didn't hit 60 so we are in a different season every day!  We do have a little bit of fall color here and there but for the most part there is more green than any thing else so I'm getting my autumn colors on my cards for now!  

  I thought the colors at the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge was a fun combo for a Thanksgiving card.  Timid Tiger, Misty Moonlight and Cajun Craze.  The Elegant Leaves bundle continues to pair well with other products from the Sept.-Dec. 2026 Stampin' Up!® catalog.

  The card base is Crumb Cake with another layer of Crumb Cake embossed with the Textured Tree Ring embossing folder (currently discounted on the Last Chance List!).  Next is a layer of Painted Patch DSP.  I angled that layer for some interest against the more straight layers of other elements.

  Some more texture is brought in with the Misty Moonlight strip die cut with the wood grain die in the Elegant Leaves die set.  A bit of Misty Moonlight checkered trim highlights that cross piece.

  Even more texture comes in on the Cajun Craze layer embossed with the Softly Woven embossing folder.  

  The leaves are 2 step stamped with the detail layer in Cajun Craze and the fill layer in Timid Tiger.  I arranged the leaves on a Scalloped Christmas Cheer die cut.

  I am loving the Soiree Salutations sentiment stamp set for my seasonal greetings and the smaller sizes mean they work really well on most layouts.  I embossed this one in white on Misty Moonlight cardstock.  Finally a few Misty Moonlight dots are sprinkled on the card front.

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Stamps: Elegant Leaves, Soiree Salutations

Ink: Cajun Craze, Timid Tiger, Versamark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Misty Moonlight, Cajun Craze, Painted Patch DSP, Basic White

Accessories: Textured Tree Ring embossing folder, Softly Woven Embossing folder, Elegant Leaves dies, Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies, dimensionals, Misty Moonlight Checkered Trim, Strawberries & Dots, white embossing folder

Framed Pumpkins - Stampin' Up!® Soiree Salutations

  I've been trying to make a few more Thanksgiving cards so I have enough to send out to family and friends.  I took a break from fall leaves and decided that pumpkins would be the star of this card.  The only problem?  I don't have any pumpkin stamps at the moment. That's where the Painted Patch DSP comes in!

   I'm using the recipe challenge at As You See It and the sketch from TGIF Challenges.  The recipe calls for gingham or checks, sequins or gems, ribbon or twine, die cut and pumpkin.  I liked the sketch with the nice square panel and the interesting split square as the backing layer.  I realized after I had adhered everything that I placed the split going the wrong direction from the sketch...hope that can be forgiven!

  The background is a piece of retired Country Gingham DSP in Balmy Blue.  The split square is Secret Sea.  The die cut element is a Golden Glow Tile Garden die cut.  I embossed a piece of Basic White with the Softly Woven embossing folder for some added texture behind the pumpkins.

  I fussy cut a few pumpkins from a piece of Painted Patch DSP.  This is a nice layered layout because you don't have to have 3 full pumpkins and you can utilize some of the images that get cut off on the edges.  The tall pumpkin in the back is really only about 2/3 of the image. The top two are popped on dimensionals.

  To finish off the recipe, under the Soiree Salutations sentiment is a twine bow and a few Secret Sea Dewdrop embellishments.

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Stamps:  Soiree Salutations

Ink: Secret Sea

Paper: Painted Patch DSP, Secret Sea, Golden Glow, Basic White, Country Gingham DSP (retired)

Accessories: Tile Garden dies, Softly Woven embossing folder, dimensionals, linen thread, Dewdrop embellishments

Hello Sunshine - Stampin' Up!® Round About Messages

   I recently held a card making class for fellow moms of college kids to make cards that we can send to our kids so that they can learn that their university mail room isn't just for Amazon packages!  The designs for the cards are what I would call 'quick & easy' and very doable for new stampers to make.  The Round About Messages stamp set is perfect for this purpose!

  So cute right?  And very easy to make!  I used a nice neutral Basic Beige card base then a strip of the retired Sunny Days DSP with the ends cut at an angle.  Swap in any current DSP that has a bit of yellow in it and use that same yellow to stamp the sun.

  I stamped the hello three times without re-inking in Night of Navy ink on a die cut tag.  The stamped off gradient color look is a nice simple beginner technique to introduce to new stampers.  You can find the tag die in the Home for Christmas die set. The tag has a baker's twine tie and is popped on the card front with dimensionals.

  The sun is stamped in Crushed Curry and is punched out and is also popped up on a dimensional.  The final touch are a few retired Milky Dots in Night of Navy.

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Stamps: Round About Messages

Ink: Night of Navy, Crushed Curry

Paper: Basic Beige, Basic White, Sunny Days DSP (retired)

Accessories: Home for Christmas dies, circle punch, dimensionals, baker's twine, Milky 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

Hello x 4 - Stampin' Up!® Round About Messages

 Sometimes ideas for CAS cards are hard to come by and sometimes you have several ideas and aren't sure which is the better card to share!  The latter was my dilemma with this newest CAS Colours & Sketches challenge!  So I'm sharing one card today and I'll post the second in a few days and you all can decide which was the better way to use this sketch!

    As I'm in the first weeks of having both of my boys away at college I'm making an effort to create cards that might be well received by them (ie keeping the frills and fluff to a minimum lol!).  Clean and simple challenges are perfect for this focus and I am embracing it!  I used the just about to be released Round About Messages stamp set for this design.

  I constantly collect color combos and mark them down with swatches in a notebook so whenever I'm in need of one I can page through and see what jumps out at me.  This is one of those combos and I think it's a fun one for a masculine feel.

  The card base is Basic White thick, then a layer of Basic White is die cut with retired Textured Notes dies for a tiny bit of detail along the edges.

 Next I stamped the 'hello!' in Versamark on a 1 inch wide strip of each of the four colors then embossed them in white.  I trimmed the edges down to crisp angles and then popped them with dimensionals on the card front following the sketch.  

  A few retired Faux Glass Dots are a clean embellishment to help bring the eye down the card.

  I can't wait to see how you use this sketch!  Be sure to keep your design clean and simple with 'white' space and minimal layers and patterns.  Share in the challenge gallery so we can all oooohhh and aaaahhh!

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Stamps: Round About Messages*

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Golden Glow, Pumpkin Pie, Coastal Cabana, Pretty Peacock

Accessories: white embossing powder, dimensionals, Textured Notes dies (retired), Faux Glass Dots (retired)

Round About Hello - Stampin' Up!® Round About Messages

   Sometimes it's the basic stamp sets that you can have the most fun with!  I've been having a ball playing around with the upcoming new set called Round About Messages.  No coordinating dies, no big focal images, just some fun greetings and small accent images that you can do a lot with!

  My colors for this card come from the Color Hues challenge where we're to use yellow and orange.  Now I couldn't come up with a Christmas card using these colors like my friend Nancy who is on the Color Hues Design Team (seriously give her props!!) but I chose to use the cheerful colors for a fun hello card using the Round About Messages stamp set.  Now that I've got 2 kids in college I've got to double my card production to send them!

  I used a 2 inch circle punch with Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight cardstock and punched 3 of each color.  Then I cut each circle in half and starting in the center of a piece of Basic White cardstock I alternated the colors to form full circles.  The other half circles are added to the sides and then I trimmed off any overhang.  That panel is adhered to a Basic White thick card base.

  I stamped the 'hello' in black and the sun image in Daffodil Delight then fussy cut each of them.  They are popped on dimensionals in the center circle.  And finally to add some shine I gave each half circle a Shiny Sequin.  

  I'm so glad I gave these colors a try and while I did stress about about getting the circles lined up "just so" I think it turned out really cute and uses minimal tools or extras!

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Stamps: Round About Messages*

Ink: Black, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: 2" circle punch/die, dimensionals, Shiny Sequins (retired)

Butterfly Flourish - Stampin' Up!® Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies

 

  Welcome to the New at SU! August Blog Hop!  We're a group of international Stampin' Up!® demonstrators sharing creative paper crafting ideas each month.  This month we are featuring the new Stampin' Up!® Hot Foil System!  

  My card features the Butterfly Flight and Flourishes & Frames hot foil dies.

  I used a lot of hot foil elements on my card!  I started in the background with the frame shape hot foiled onto the Moonlit Flora DSP in gold and then die cut with the coordinating dies and it's popped up with dimensionals.  The little half circle flourishes are also foiled and added to the top and bottom of the frame.

  A few die cut ferns are cut from Peaceful Pine Two-toned cardstock and then a Misty Moonlight label which is foiled, die cut and then cut in half to make it appear longer and is then tucked under the largest butterfly from the Butterfly Flight hot foil dies.

 I used 3 of the 5 butterflies on the front and used one more on the inside of the card. They are colored with blending brushes and Misty Moonlight and Fresh Freesia ink using the coordinating masks.  It's so easy to add color to the foiled butterflies!  A small sentiment from the Banner Sayings stamp set is the perfect size to tuck near the bottom of the card.  A few Fresh Freesia flowers and gold sequins are sprinkled in as finishing touches.

  I hope you'll give the new hot foil system a try after hopping around with us!  There are so many creative possibilities with this new tool!  Follow the links below to hop around and see all the New at SU! Design Team Hot Foil projects!

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Stamps: Banner Sayings

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Fresh Freesia, Peaceful Pine

Hot Foil: Flourish & Frames dies, Butterfly Flight dies, gold foil

Paper: Moonlit Flora DSP, Peaceful Pine Two-Toned cardstock, Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Fresh Freesia Shimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Fern & Flora dies, dimensionals, blending brushes, gold sequins (retired)

Hello Sunshine - Stampin' Up!® Round About Messages

   I love a basic stamp set that can be used across multiple occasions with a mix of sentiments and smaller images and the upcoming new stamp set Round About Messages is exactly that!  I was sad when the With You In Mind stamp set retired as it was so versatile and it saw a lot of ink during it's run but Round About Messages looks like it will be the successor!

  I almost passed by the TGIF Challenge of Berry Burst, Lemon Lolly and Crumb Cake but changed my mind and decided they would be great colors to use with the Round About Messages.  I started with a Basic White card base, then a piece of Paper Medley DSP in Crumb Cake.  I had both a larger panel and the 1/2" strip already cut so I used both leaving a little space between the 2.

  Using a piece of Berry Burst cardstock and the same ink I filled the strip with lots of 'hellos'.  The tag Lemon Lolly cardstock and I used the new Home for Christmas dies and stamped the sun all over as well as one on scrap Basic White.  I popped the tag on dimensionals after adding a baker's twine bow.  The extra sun is fussy cut and popped on dimensionals as is another stamped 'hello'.

  Some retired Purple Adhesive-backed sequins finish off the details for this crisp hello card!

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Stamps: Round About Messages*

Ink: Berry Burst, Lemon Lolly

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Berry Burst, Lemon Lolly, Paper Medley DSP

Accessories: Home for Christmas dies*, dimensionals, baker's twine, Purple Adhesive-backed sequins (retired SAB 2025)

Ladybug Hi - Stampin' Up!® Summer Happiness

   Do you ever find yourself with a good idea but then talk yourself out of it because you don't have the 'right' stamp for it?  Don't forget that punch art is a great way to create that image that is perfect for your idea.  I wanted to make a ladybug card to go with the sweet ladybug paper in the Homemade Sweetness DSP (it's on sale right now too if you have it on your wish list!!) but not a ladybug stamp to be seen.  Punch art to the rescue!

  The layout comes from the Sketch-n-Scrap sketch challenge.  I started with a Crisp Cantaloupe card base (that you can't see!) and topped it with a piece of Basic White embossed with the Ladybug Picnic embossing folder.  Then comes the DSP with the bottom corners rounder to follow the sketch.

I created the ladybug with circle punches of various sizes.  The base and wings on this one are 1 3/4" circles for reference.  The little dots are colored with clear Wink of Stella and the whole bug is popped on dimensionals over the sentiment band.  The sentiment is stamped with the Simple Alphabet stamp set and is the perfect size for the 1 inch band.

  For the other element at the top of the sketch I layered several different elements starting at the bottom with a very old scrap of Calypso Coral ribbon from my scrap stash. It always feels good to use up these bits and pieces!  Next is a die cut banner from the Stylish Shapes dies.  Then finally a stamped flower from the Summer Happiness bundle.  It mimicked the shape of the flower in the DSP so I went with it.  I popped it on dimensionals and then added a few Black sparkle gems that echo the dots on the ladybug.

  Punch art is especially good for animals and dies are easy to use too if you don't have much of a collection of punches these days!  So don't give up on that cute idea in your head!

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Stamps: Simple Alphabet, Summer Happiness

Ink: Memento Black, Calypso Coral

Blends: Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow light, Daffodil Delight dark

Paper: Basic White, Calypso Coral , Basic Black, Homemade Sweetness DSP

Accessories: Ladybug Picnic embossing folder, circle punches, Stylish Shapes dies, Summer Happiness dies, Wink of Stella, dimensionals, Calypso Coral ribbon (retired), black sparkle Gems (retired)

Summer Washi - Stampin' Up!® Summer Happiness

 While our current hot, humid and smoky weather isn't screaming summer fun I've been having fun in my stamp room with the new Summer Happiness bundle and coordinating washi tape!  I used these Online Exclusive product for my June customer thank you cards!  The washi made for a quick background panel!

  I used colors that are in the washi tape for the rest of my card elements.  The base is Petal Pink and the sentiment circle is Coastal Cabana.

  The washi tape is adhered to a panel of Basic White so that the images will pop against the card base.  You can add the washi directly to the card front it would just be muted.  Just depends on the look you're going for.

  I stamped the sunglasses and cherries in Memento black and then colored them in with Blends.  The sentiment and images are popped on dimensionals with a little Secret Sea Faux Linen flag peeking out. The retired Petal Pink Dear Dots add a bit of texture to the sentiment circle.

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Stamps: Summer Happiness (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Petal Pink light & dark, Strawberry Slush light and dark, Lost Lagoon light

Paper: Petal Pink, Basic White, Coastal Cabana

Accessories: Summer Happiness washi tape (Online Exclusive), Summer Happiness dies (Online Exclusive), Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Faux Linen ribbon, Dear Dots (retired)

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)

Just a Note Koalas - Stampin' Up!® Wild Bunch

   I took a few days off from the stamp room and today I was trying to get back into creative mode!  It's a great day to stay inside and stamp as it is hot, hot, hot here in central VA.  I think temps hit above 100° with the heat index around 120° and I was glad to have gotten my walk in early this morning!  Stay hydrated people!!  

 I used the Freshly Made Sketches challenge to get me started.  I like the 2 skinnier panels down the front and wanted to do something other than rectangles for those elements. I started with a piece of Moonlit Flora DSP for the background then added a band of Basic White to follow the sketch.  I die cut 2 ferns; one in Peaceful Pine and one in Soft Sea Foam and added them as my long skinny elements.

  I stamped and colored in 2 koala bears from the Wild Bunch stamp set and fussy cut them and popped them on dimensionals over the ferns.  I stamped 2 of the branches from the Wild Bunch stamp set in Peaceful Pine and colored them in with Soft Sea Foam. After the branches were fussy cut I added them by the koalas feet.

  The sentiment is stamped in Basic Gray and die cut out with the retired Unbounded Love dies.  I wanted to back it with a slightly larger circle but none of my punches or circle dies were the right size so I ended up using the retired Around It All dies for a wonky circle instead.  The sentiment is popped on dimensionals as well.

  A few Basic Gray Classic Dots are added as the final touch.

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Stamps: Wild Bunch (retired July 2026 Product of the Month)

Ink: Basic Gray, Peaceful Pine

Blends: Basic Black light, Gray Granite light & dark, Soft Sea Foam dark, Barely Blush dark

Paper: Moonlit Flora DSP, Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Peaceful Pine

Accessories: Fern & Flora dies, dimensionals, Unbounded Love dies (retired), Around It All dies (retired), Classic Matte Dots (retired)

Ferdinand and the Flowers - Stampin' Up!® Wild Bunch

   So do you remember the Ferdinand book with the sweet bull who didn't want to fight the other bulls and sat in the field and smelled the flowers? Here is the hand stamped card version lol!  The sweet bull from the product of the month Wild Bunch stamp set looks as content as can be sitting in his field of flowers!

  A challenge started me down this road of bull and flowers.   The Color Dare team has challenged us to use Browns & Blacks plus 2 colors of our choice.  I've used Pecan Pie, Ivory, Basic Beige, Black and Calypso Coral and Barely Blush are my 2 additional colors.

  I started with a Barely Blush card base, then a piece of Paper Medley DSP in a sweet little flower pattern.  I added a narrow scrap of Calypso Coral cardstock along the edge of the DSP.

  I wanted to echo the little flowers on the DSP so I cut a bunch out using the Summer Happiness dies.  I changed out the centers to mix and match.  The flowers are all popped on dimensionals.  I tucked the sentiment flag among the flowers as well.

  The bull is stamped in Hybrid Basic Black ink and then colored him in with Blends markers.  After he was fussy cut I sat him among the flowers then finished off the details.  A little bit more black was brought in with a baker's twine bow and a bit more brown with some Pecan Pie Opaque Faceted Gems.

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Stamps: Wild Bunch (POM June 2026)

Ink: Basic Black hybrid

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Ivory, Barely Blush dark

Paper: Barely Blush, Calypso Coral, Basic White, Paper Medley DSP

Accessories: Summer Happiness dies, dimensionals, black bakers twine, Opaque Faceted Gems (retired)

Hello Summer Flowers - Stampin' Up!® Summer Happiness Dies

 Do you need a fantastic color combo for creating a card this week?  These colors are so fun and vibrant and perfect for a cheerful hello card or a bright birthday card.  Berry Burst, Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist and Coastal Cabana are courtesy of the As You See It challenge.  As soon as I saw them I knew I had to turn them into a card!

  I had fun pulling in a bunch of different products for this design.  I started with going through my DSP and finding this retired Melon Mambo pattern from the Friends of the Ocean DSP.  Once a DSP has retired I feel it's so much easier to use a big panel of it.  Am I the only one that feels that way?

 Next I used a strip of Coastal Cabana and die cut the little circle details in it using the Nature's Symphony dies.  The Basic White Spotlight on Nature die cut is where I add more elements.  The sentiment from Cutest Crew stamp set is stamped in Coastal Cabana ink.  

  The flowers are from an upcoming die set called Summer Happiness that will be released with the July 2026 Online Exclusives (it has a coordinating stamp set too!).  I cut 3 in Basic White then again in 3 of the challenge colors to make the centers.  These flower shapes (when the centers are empty) remind me of those classic flower butter cookies that always seemed to be around when I was a kid.  Do you remember those?  Thinking about them gives me dry mouth lol!  Anyway...I added the centers using a dimensional on the back to get them to stick.  

  Lemon Lime Twist leaves are cut for each flower and then the flowers are added around the sentiment. The final detail for this card is the Wink of Stella on the flower centers which doesn't show well in the photo.  Thanks to the As You See It team for a great combo!

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Stamps: Cutest Crew

Ink: Coastal Cabana

Paper: Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Friends of the Ocean DSP (retired)

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature dies, Nature's Symphony dies, Summer Happiness dies*, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Snail Mail Delivery - Stampin' Up!® Wild Bunch

 Are you ready for some Clean and Simple stamping inspiration?  The CAS Colours & Sketches challenge team is back with a new challenge and this time we are doing a color combo! Suzy has us using Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape and Garden Green!  Beautiful right colors wouldn't you say?

I decided to really make it a true challenge and not do flowers which were my first instinct!  I always love it when my Design Team friends use colors in slightly unexpected ways so I looked through my stamps and landed on the Wild Bunch stamp set!  I figured a snail can be any color combo I want right?

  Isn't he/she sweet?  The Wild Bunch stamp set is the June 2026 Product of the Month and if you love critter stamps this one should definitely find it's way into your next order!  

  I started with a Gorgeous Grape card base, then did all the fun stuff on a panel of Basic White.  The snail and heart are stamped in the new Basic Black Hybrid ink.  It's really my first time using it for any coloring and besides my pad being a bit juicy I thought it held up nicely to watercoloring.  The snail is watercolored with all three colors.  Then I used my Stampin' Journaling Pen and drew in the snail trail trying to match the line thickness of the image.

  Looking at this now I should have colored the heart in with Blackberry Bliss but it is what it is! Finally I stamped the sentiment above the heart also using the Basic Black Hybrid ink.

  I can't wait to see what you do with these awesome colors!  Be sure to keep your design "clean and simple" as in minimal layers and embellishments and lots of open space.  Link your card up in the CAS Colours & Sketches gallery so we can all  oooohhh and aaahhh over it!

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Stamps: Wild Bunch (June 2026 POM)

Ink: Basic Black Hybrid, Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape, Garden Green

Paper: Gorgeous Grape, Basic White

Accessories: water painters, Journaling Pen

Purple Sunset - Stampin' Up!® Sunset Coast

     My card today is one I made a few weeks ago for my May customer thank you cards.  I love the Sunset Coast bundle because there are so many ways to use it; focus on the dies, just use the stamps or any number of gorgeous ways in between!  I kept my focus on the stamps and used the dies as accents this time around!

 I stamped the scene on Basic White, added the sentiment and then popped it up on a Crumb Cake base.  I used the seagull, net and shell dies to create accents for the scene.  A few sequins finish off the design. 

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Stamps: Sunset Coast

Ink: Secret Sea, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Strawberry Slush, Crushed Curry

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic White, Balmy Blue, Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush

Accessories: Sunset Coast dies, dimensionals, Sunset Sparkle Sequins

Two-Toned Inlaid Ferns - Stampin' Up!® Fern & Flora

   

  The New at SU blog hop is back with another great hop featuring Two-Toned cardstock!  This fantastic group of international Stampin' Up!® demonstrators is ready to inspire you with all kinds of fun projects ideas using this versatile product.  Hop through with us and let us know what you loved!  The blog hop list is at the end of this post!

  I pulled out my favorite new stamp set Fern & Flora and a whole stack of Two-Toned cardstock for this project!  I loved how these saturated colors look for summer cards and the Two-Toned cardstock gives a lot of bang for the buck as you get 2 colors in one sheet with the backside being a lighter version.  Think the "stamped off" version.

   I started with cutting two 5/8" x 4" strips of 5 colors of Two-Toned cardstock; Cajun Craze, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger and Daffodil Delight.  I adhered them to a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" Basic White cardstock using one on the darker side and the second on the lighter side and trimmed off any white areas.  Next I layered the Fern & Flora dies across the strips and die cut them out.

  Next I embossed the panel using the Fern & Flora embossing folder. Using some Old Olive Two-Toned cardstock I cut matching ferns one in the darker side and the other 2 in the lighter side.  The ferns were then adhered inside the openings for a nice inlaid look.  I finished off the card with some gold accents and a sentiment label also from the Fern & Flora bundle.

  This easy technique ends up giving you a second card if you use the original die cut ferns from the striped panel.  I added mine to the front of a Basic White card base embossed with the Fern & Flora embossing folder.  A simple sentiment and more gold accents finish off this 2 for 1 card!

  I hope you'll incorporate some Two Toned cardstock in your next project!  See more ideas by following the rest of the hop in the links below!

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

Stamps: Fern & Flora

Ink: Old Olive

Paper: Basic White thick, basic White, Two-Toned: Cajun Craze, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive

Accessories: Fern & Flora dies, Fern & Flora embossing folder, Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems, gold thread (retired)

Simple Sunset Scene - Stampin' Up!® Sunset Coast

   The weather in central Virginia is heating up so it's high time that all the summer themed stamps get some attention.  The Sunset Coast bundle is perfect for coastal scenes that will make you want to head straight for the beach.

  I pulled these colors from a challenge a few weeks ago and for the life of me I can't remember which one.  Maybe I follow too many challenges??!  Nah, that's a silly thought!  If you recognize the colors please let me know so I can give credit.

  I started with a Coastal Cabana base and then did all my stamping on a piece of Basic White.  The larger bit of water is stamped in Coastal Cabana, the inset water is Crisp Cantaloupe.  The sun is Pumpkin Pie and the clouds are Melon Mambo.

  The clouds are stamped and die cut with the 2 one the edges popped on dimensionals.  

  The sentiment is stamped in Memento Black and I added a few Sunset Sparkle Sequins.  Told you this was a super simple card!  Whip up a few of these so you're ready for some summer card sending occasions!

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

Stamps: Sunset Coast

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Memento Black

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Basic White

Accessories: Sunset Coast dies, dimensionals, Sunset Sparkle sequins

Simply Feminine - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

   The current Paper Players challenge caught my eye as I was designing the other day as I don't necessarily intend to design for "feminine" but that's the way a lot of my cards end up but this time I wanted to be intentional so I created this card with soft colors, gold and floral accents and a scripty font for the sentiment.

  I'm featuring two of the new In Colors on this card.  Barely Blush and Peaceful Pine look great with gold accents.  I used a Barely Blush card base, then I pulled out 3 different papers: the new Sunset Shimmer vellum in Barely Blush, a piece of Lovely & Beautiful DSP and a piece of Basic White embossed with the embossing folder (it's on the Last Chance list so don't wait!).  These panels are adhered to a piece of Basic White and are added to the card front.

  The leaves and flowers are from the Simply Beautiful set which is sold out in English but you can still order the French version if you want the images and aren't particular about the sentiments.  I embossed them in gold on Basic White then added a light layer of color using sponge daubers.  

  The flowers and leaves are popped up around the sentiment which is from the new Sending Salutations stamp set.  It's stamped in Peaceful Pine and the label is from the retired Unbounded Love dies.

  A few Barely Blush In Color Dots finish off this sweet design.

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

Stamps: Simply Beautiful (retired), Sending Salutations

Ink: Peaceful Pine, Barely Blush, Versamark

Paper: Barely Blush, Basic White, Sunset Shimmer vellum, Lovely & Beautiful DSP, Peaceful Pine

Accessories: Simply Beautiful dies, Eyelet embossing folder, gold embossing powder, Unbounded Love dies (retired), dimensionals, 2026-2028 In Color Dots

All Occasion Nature - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

   I'm sharing the third and final card my stampers made at my last class.  I do a lot of seasonal cards at class for upcoming holidays so it's nice to add in one that can be an all occasion card for whatever my stampers might need that isn't associated with a season or holiday.  We used the Nature's Symphony bundle for this one and used the Reason to Celebrate stamp set to add a sentiment of their choice or they could add one at home if they'd rather.

  I had noted down this color combo a while back and I'm not sure where it's from but I thought it was a bit different and would work for an all occasion card.  The card base is Secret Sea, then a layer of Soft Sea Foam embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder which is currently Last Chance and on sale as of today.  Don't wait if you haven't gotten this one yet!  A narrow strip of Calypso Coral is added to the Soft Sea Foam layer.

  The branch is stamped in Soft Sea Foam and is die cut along with another branch in Fresh Freesia.  The branches are tucked together then adhered with dimensionals then added to the card front.  Using dimensionals to put the two branches together eliminates or reduces the need for glue or snail adhesive which can be hard to apply to the small leaves and the leaves with the die cut details.  The sentiment is stamped in Secret Sea and then the end is flagged before it's popped on a dimensional.

  A Secret Sea Bordered Open Weave ribbon knot is added to the stems with a glue dot. And finally a few Flat Pearls in Secret Sea are added.

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

Stamps: Nature's Symphony, Reason to Celebrate

Ink: Secret Sea, Soft Sea Foam

Paper: Secret Sea, Soft Sea Foam, Fresh Freesia, Calypso Coral, Basic White

Accessories: Nature's Symphony dies, dimensionals, Soft Waves embossing folder, Secret Sea Bordered Open Weave ribbon, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, dimensionals