Classic Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

  A blue and gold Christmas card is classic and a clean and simple one is even more classic.  I combined Secret Sea and gold with a clean lined Christmas tree for my favorite Christmas card so far this year (out of 3 lol!).  The Ornamental Christmas bundle is coming soon with the release of the Stampin' Up!® Sept.-Dec. 2025 Mini Catalog.

   I started with a Basic White thick card base, then stamped and embossed the line stamp 3 times.  I'm quite impressed with myself that I got them lined up so well!  I alternated the direction so it wouldn't look so matchy matchy.

  Next I die cut the Christmas tree and then used the same line stamp but with Secret Sea ink to stamp onto the tree. I popped it on dimensionals over the gold lines.

  The tree is decorated with a gold Glimmer Paper star and some gold Traditional Sparkling Sequins.

  Finally the sentiment from another new set, Wishing You Joy, is stamped under the tree in Secret Sea.

  I think this design would be stunning with different colors.  Imagine them fanned out in a rich rainbow assortment??  Hmmmm, going to add that to my list of stamping to-dos I think!

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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 starting Sept. 3. 

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas*, Wishing You Joy*

Ink: Versamark, Secret Sea

Paper: Basic White thick, Secret Sea

Accessories: Ornamental Christmas dies*, Traditional Sparkling Sequins*, gold embossing powder, dimensionals 

A Little Banner Christmas - Stampin' Up!® A Little Cheer

 

  Welcome back to the monthly New at SU! blog hop!  We have Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world showcasing fantastic ideas using new(er) products so that when you sit down to paper craft you have a wealth of ideas to try.  This month we are CASEing each other using those new products.  Copying And Sharing Everything is a staple of the stamping world, we get inspiration from everywhere, especially other stampers.  Each of us will show the project we're CASEing with a link back to the original so be sure to check those links out as well as hop around to all of the new projects!

  I'm CASEing our fearless blog hop leader Loni Spendlove (no pressure or anything lol!).  Loni and I met at the March 2025 OnStage demonstrator event when I invited myself to sit down at an open chair at her table one day at lunch.  Fun ensued and now I have a new stamping friend and a fabulous group I get to stamp with each month! 

 

  The project I'm CASEing is Loni's Birthday Cupcake Fun-Fold card: 

  I loved this easier than it looks fun fold with Loni's fab tutorial.  I changed mine up to use different dies and I made it Christmas instead of birthday but you can definitely see where my inspiration came from.  

 I'm using the A Little Cheer bundle which is an Online Exclusive that came out in July along with the Party Banner's dies from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog.  I cut the banner shape (6th smallest) out of the card base then stamped the snowflakes all over.  I cut 2 more banners; one using the same size from the card front in Petal Pink and the other (just one smaller, 5th smallest) in Basic White.

  After stamping and punching out a variety of shapes and colors I stamped the banner string across the Basic White banner and added my punched shapes adhering them with dimensionals. I set that aside and put together the inside.

 I cut a Calypso Coral band of 5 1/2" x 1 1/2" and scored it at 1 1/2" and then used the 2nd smallest Party Banner die to cut the banner end.  I folded the scored tab and then adhered it under the Basic White insert that I stamped.

Next I sandwiched the 2 larger banners around the Calypso Coral band making sure everything lined up in the opening on the card front.  I added a little white & gold baker's twine bow on the band for the final touch.

  I hope you hop around to see all the great projects using the below links!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: A Little Cheer (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pool Party, Summer Splash, Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral

Paper: Pool Party, Basic White, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Gold Glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Party Banners Dies, A Little Cheer mini punch pack (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, White & Gold baker's twine*

Woodland Ornament - Stampin' Up!® Woodland Scenery

 I've got another product preview today!  I've mixed and matched a lot of products from the September-December Mini Catalog as well as the September Online Exclusive release. After yesterday's clean and simple card I just couldn't help myself and needed to use a lot of stuff!  My layout is the current Sunday Stamps Challenge and fits just right for Christmas!

  I am loving these colors together!  Cloud Cover and Secret Sea are current In Colors (products 15% right now for the month of August!) and they are just lovely in this new pack of DSP called Peaceful Garden.  I used a large panel to cover the whole front of my card.

  Then I used 3/4" strips of Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper (coming soon!) to follow the sketch.  It's beautiful pack of Glimmer paper and I can see a lot of sparkly cards in my future! 

  Next I used the Online Exclusive Ornamental Christmas dies to cut a ornament shape in Basic White as well as an ornament topper in Cloud Cover.  I stamped a little scene on it using the Woodland Scenery stamp set (also coming soon!).  The trees are Crumb Cake, the deer Pecan Pie and the snowflakes Cloud Cover. 

  The "Noel" from Wishing You Joy stamp set (new) is stamped in Secret Sea onto Cloud Cover cardstock and trimmed down and adhered with a dimensional.  The whole ornament is adhered to the card front with dimensionals.

The final touch is the Secret Sea Faux Linen Ribbon knot added to the top of the ornament.  I didn't add any other embellishments because the Glimmer Paper takes card of the sparkle!

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

Stamps: Woodland Scenery*, Wishing You Joy*

Ink: Secret Sea, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Cloud Cover (marker)

Paper: Basic White, Cloud Cover, Peaceful Garden DSP*, Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper*

Accessories: Ornamental Christmas Dies*, dimensionals, Secret Sea Faux Linen ribbon

 

Gathering Wreath - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   I was searching around for some fall color combos that I could translate into Stampin' Up! colors and I came across one that didn't seem terribly fall-like but I gave it a shot and somehow it does seem to fit the season.  But maybe that's just because I used leaves and such but you can make your own judgement.  What do you think; fall colors or not?

  A simple wreath seemed like a great way to go to show off all the colors as well as a bunch of the images in the Gathering Moments bundle which is in the upcoming September Online Exclusive release.

  I started with an Old Olive card base, then embossed a piece of Basic White with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder (another new product coming in September).  I stamped and die cut my images and then created a loose circle and adhered them overlapping here and there.  I laid all the pieces out and fussed a bit before adhering; I don't think it would have ended up with a circle if I had just starting gluing right off!

  An Old Olive linen thread bow is tucked under the stamped and fussy cut sentiment.  I dug around in my retired embellishments and found a few retired Pacific Point faceted gems that were close enough in color so I added them for just a bit of sparkle.

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

Stamps: Gathering Moments*

Ink: Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Azure Afternoon, Crumb Cake

Paper: Old Olive, Basic White

Accessories: Gathering Moments dies*, Gathering Leaves embossing folder*, dimensionals, Old Olive linen thread*, Pacific Point faceted gems (retired)

Gathering Fall Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

   It's always hard to know where to start when I get a preorder because I have so much new stuff all at once.  Yesterday I did a Christmas card but today I talked myself into making a card for the next season that's up: Fall! One of the suites I got from the preorder is the Gathering Together suite which is chock full of Autumn goodness!  I used just about every item in the suite on this card! This whole suite will be an Online Exclusive so look for it in the online store starting Sept. 3.

  I started with a Basic Beige card base, with another layer of Basic Beige embossed with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder.  I added a strip of Gathering Together DSP in a Cajun Craze pattern that is the same as the embossing folder pattern.

  Using a bit of Two-Toned cardstock in Early Espresso I cut a large maple leave with the Gathering Moments dies.  After quite the search for my sanding block I finally found it and was able to sand the edges of the leaf for a bit of distressing.

  On top of the leaf I added a sentiment banner and a mushroom and acorn accents which are all popped on dimensionals.  The coordinating Gathering Moments stamp set has a great mix of sentiments and smaller scale image stamps (compared to the big maple leaf).

  For the embellishments I added an Early Espresso linen thread bow and several Cajun Craze and Gold dots both of which are included in the suite.  The only item I didn't use was the Old Olive linen thread which I'm sure will get on a card soon!

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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 for purchase starting Sept. 3, 2025.

Stamps: Gathering Moments*

Ink: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Basic Beige

Paper: Basic Beige, Very Vanilla, Two-Toned Early Espresso cardstock, Gathering Together DSP*

Accessories: Gathering Leaves embossing folder*, Gathering Moments dies*, dimensionals, Cajun Craze and Gold dots*, Early Espresso linen thread*

Pastel Christmas Trees - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Trees

 I finally got ink onto some of my demonstrator preorder products.  I decided to use the upcoming Online Exclusive Ornamental Trees bundle to make this pretty pastel tree card.  The colors come from the Inspired By challenge photo prompt.  I loved the soft colors and thought they would be great on a Christmas card (I ignored the fact that it was like 90 degrees today and didn't feel a bit like Christmas!).

  I started with a Basic White thick card base so that my light colors would really pop.  I stamped 5 trees in Versamark onto Basic White cardstock then embossed them in black.  I used a water painter and reinkers in my 5 colors to loosely watercolor the trees.  Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

  The sentiment is stamped in Versamark onto Basic Black and then embossed in white.  I adhered the band across the bottom of the card which gives a nice place to anchor the trees.

  The trees are adhered flat except for the the Lemon Lolly tree which is popped on dimensionals.  A final touch is a die cut star out of new Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper.  This color is listed as soft green but on this card definitely looks silver-ish which is what I was going for.

  This morning I did a Facebook live unboxing video showing all the products that I got in my Sept.-Dec. 2025 mini catalog preorder so if you want a closer look at a ton of products just check out the replay here on my YouTube channel (or you can also find it on my Facebook page).

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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 to order starting Sept. 3, 2025.

Stamps: Ornamental Trees* (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Versamark 

Refills: Pretty in Pink, Petal Pink, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Basic Black

Accessories: Ornamental Trees dies* (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, white embossing powder, black embossing powder

Miss You Stripes - Stampin' Up!® With You in Mind

   If you are looking for a bold pop of color for a summer card this is a great combo.  I started this card before leaving on vacation and just finished it up when I got home but was too late to share on the challenge page.  This color combo comes from the TGIF Challenge: Shy Shamrock, Peach Pie and Crumb Cake.  I did one stop stamping using just a single stamp set for the whole thing.

  I start with a Crumb Cake card base, then a layer of Basic White.  I used one inch strips of the challenge colors and stamped them with the flower or leaf and then alternated the stripes across the card front.

  I cut a smaller wonky circle (aka Around It All dies) and stamped the leaf and the sentiment and then popped it up on dimensionals over a twill ribbon flag from my ribbon scrap stash. The Around It All dies are currently on sale in the Last Chance products.  So if you love them don't wait to place your order!

 Finally I stamped a flower and fussy cut it.  It's popped with a mini dimensional onto the wonky circle. I added a small retired Peach Pie resin dot.

 My oldest is heading back to college next week so I thought this one might be nice to send to him so he has some happy mail to open.

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

Stamps: With You in Mind

Ink: Shy Shamrock, Peach Pie, Crumb Cake 

Paper: Basic White, Shy Shamrock, Peach Pie, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Around It All dies (Online Exclusives), dimensionals, twill ribbon (retired), Resin Dots (retired)

Sky Thank You - Stampin' Up!® Layered Thoughts

    I made a set of thank you cards for the boys to send out their birthday gift thank yous and I didn't want to just make 4 of the same cards and I wanted them to be a little bit more masculine.  I pulled out the Everyday Skies DSP and the Layered Thoughts stamp set and mixed and matched colors to coordinate with the different sky designs.

 I pulled narrow scraps and inks that matched the DSP colors and just layered them above and below the stamped sentiment.

  I didn't realize how many blues were represented in the Everyday Skies until I pulled out my inks and the next thing I knew I had 5 or 6 blues ready to go.  The Layered Thoughts set is great for more mixing and matching with the different colors as well.

  Having so many colors in the paper I was able to use up some retired embellishments and I had colors to match each one!

 I love this last pattern so much with the night sky at the top and the clouds turning purple with the last bit of sunshine.  

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

Stamps: Layered Thoughts

Ink: Secret Sea, Misty Moonlight, Blueberry Bushel, Azure Afternoon

Paper: Everyday Skies DSP (Online Exclusive), Misty Moonlight, Fresh Freesia, Cajun Craze, Azure Afternoon, Peach Pie, Blueberry Bushel, Balmy Blue, Basic White

Accessories: assorted gems and dots(retired)

New Home Congrats - Stampin' Up!® Humble Home

   I needed to make a congratulations on your new home card recently and I pulled out my Home Builder punch and got to work.  I hope you all have already gotten this punch because it just sold out a week ago.  It was originally in last years Sept.-Dec. mini catalog.  It's adorable and I will be keeping this one in my collection for sure.  The stamp set is still available so look for it in the Last Chance category in the online store.  It's a great price!  I'm sharing this one over at The Alphabet Challenge where they are on the letter H for Home.

  I started with a piece of black and white dotted retired Pattern Party DSP.  Next I added a Basic White band down the center that is embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder.  I used Pool Party to cut a rectangle with the Textured Notes dies for the house background.

  I knew what the new house looked like so I wanted to match the colors as closely as I could.  I punched the house base from Gray Granite, stamped the roof and windows in Memento black and fussy cut them.  The door is stamped in Cherry Cobble and also fussy cut.  I out all the pieces together and popped the house on dimensionals. 

I had to search through my stamp sets to find a "congratulations" that would fit the rectangle and not overpower the house.  I found the perfect one in the Extraordinary Flora stamp set.  Then I popped the big panel on dimensionals.

  4 black enamel dots finish off the corners for the last detail.  

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

Stamps: Humble Home, Extraordinary Flora

Ink: Memento Black, Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Basic White, Pool Party, Pattern Party DSP (retired), Gray Granite

Accessories: Forever Plaid embossing folder, Textured Notes dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Home Builder punch (retired), enamel dots (retired)

Wheelie Happy Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Along These Lines

     Not only do do both of my boys have July birthdays we also have a niece and nephew who celebrate theirs in July as well so I needed quite a few teen birthday cards this month.  My ideas for punch art cards were tapped out after doing SpongeBob and Curtis the Cat so I went back to stamping for the card for our nephew!  I was inspired by the Paper Players challenge of clean and simple "things with wheels" but my card didn't end up clean and simple so I'm not sharing it there but wanted to give credit for the inspiration.  I went with the dad joke of "Hope you have a wheelie Happy Birthday" for the inside; teens love those jokes I'm told lol!

  I didn't really have a plan when I started other than using the bike image from Along These Lines stamp set so I pulled a few colors out that seemed like fun summer colors and then cut some bands at 1 3/8" wide in Timid Tiger, Lemon Lolly, Azure Afternoon and Coastal Cabana.  I stamped each band with the bike in the same color ink going all the way across linking each image to the next.

  Then I adhered each band across a Basic White thick card base and then trimmed off the overhang.  I stamped the bike again but this time in Versamark onto Basic White and then embossed it in black.  I used the Stylish Shapes dies to cut the circle.  Using Stampin' Write markers in a few of the card colors I  highlighted a few parts of the bike.  Helpful hint: don't use Blends when coloring in embossed images as the alcohol ink reacts with the embossing and pulls the embossing away if they touch.

  Finally I stamped and embossed the sentiment from The Right Words onto Timid Tiger cardstock and popped that above the bike and added a retired faceted gem for the embellishment.

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

Stamps: Along These Lines, The Right Words (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Versamark, Timid Tiger, Lemon Lolly, Azure Afternoon, Coastal Cabana

Paper: Timid Tiger, Lemon Lolly, Azure Afternoon, Coastal Cabana, Basic White thick, Basic White

Accessories: black embossing powder, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, faceted gem (retired)

Little Christmas Squares - Stampin' Up!® A Little Cheer

   I'm trying to cool off on this HOT July day by thinking ahead to a cozy Christmas time.  The Just Add Ink challenge is Christmas in July so I thought I would break out my brand new A Little Cheer bundle that was released this month in Stampin' Up!®'s Online Exclusives.  I can't resist a sweet little punch bundle and now is the perfect time to get some cards stocked in my Christmas bins!

  The images are smaller than I thought they would be once I punched them out so be aware that the punches don't leave any white border around the image like a lot of the Stampin' Up!® punches.  If you're using just the stamped image it will be a little bit bigger but still pretty small.

  When I've got small images to highlight I always like to add them to several layers of cardstock to give them a nice base so they don't get lost on that big card front.  I used a bit of Floral Impressions DSP in a nice Garden Green pattern for the background.  I added a length of Real Red ribbon before adding the next layers.  

 Real Red, then a piece of Country Woods DSP, then a 1 1/4" square for each image make up the base.  I stamped the stocking in Real Red, the tree in Garden Green, embossed the star in gold and stamped the sentiment in Memento Black.  Each image is punched and popped up on a 1" square.  The sentiment square is popped also.

 Finally a fork bow on the side finishes off the details on this card.  This would be a quick one to make multiples of and use up some smaller scraps of Basic White.  Change up the DSP to match your color scheme and you have a whole new look!

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

Stamps: A Little Cheer (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Real Red, Garden Green, Versamark, Memento Black

Paper: Floral Impressions DSP (Online Exclusive), Real Red, Basic White, Country Woods DSP

Accessories: A Little Cheer mini punch pack (Online Exclusive), gold embossing powder, dimensionals, Real Red ribbon (retired) 

Good Vibes - Stampin' Up!® Month by Month

   I've been participating in the Stampin' Up!® Virtual Album Retreat the last few days and as a baby scrapbooker I'm learning a lot and having a lot of fun with it but I'm also coming to realize that crafting after 10pm is not for me! Stampin' Up!® is trying to accommodate many of the time zones and for some of us that means very early mornings or late nights if you're following along live!  I'm definitely more of daytime/early evening crafter!  The later it gets, the harder it is to adhere things straight!  But the great thing is that I can go back and watch each class when it suits me to do it.  I'll get around to sharing the pages once I've got them put together, maybe a video to show all the cool things I learned!  Anyway I've been using the stamp sets that we're using on the scrapbook pages on some cards because who doesn't love a product that can be used on multiple projects!?  The Month by Month set has a lot of what I would call accent images but also has some flowers that are great for cards as well.  I'm using the closed TGIF Challenge layout for today's card.  

  I picked out the DSP patterns first and then pulled in the rest of the products to complement them.  I liked the Secret Sea pattern with the floral from the Florals in Bloom DSP so I used those for the overlapping corner layer.  I used the retired Basic Borders dies to get the long curved shapes.  

  I layered the DSP onto a Cloud Cover base that has a second layer of Cloud Cover embossed with the Glass & Garden embossing folder.  I used the folder twice to get the pattern to cover the whole panel.  

 The flowers are the images from the Month by Month stamp set from the virtual album retreat.  I stamped the large one in Timid Tiger then colored it with Blends.  The smaller flowers are stamped in Summer Splash and also colored in.  I got a bit heavy handed with the blending and ended up losing some of the image detail so if I were to re-create this one I would use a darker ink for the stamped image or just get better at coloring lol!

  The flowers are fussy cut then popped on dimensionals along with some die cut leaves from the Impressions Abloom dies in Secret Sea.  

  The sentiment from The Right Words is stamped in Secret Sea and added to the corner to follow the sketch.  A few Secret Sea Flat Pearls accent the Summer Splash flowers.

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All of the current supplies used can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Month By Month (Online Exclusive), The Right Words (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Timid Tiger, Summer Splash, Secret Sea

Blends: Peach Pie light & dark, Summer Splash light & dark

Paper: Cloud Cover, Basic White, Secret Sea, Florals in Bloom DSP 

Accessories: Garden & Glass embossing folder (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, Impressions Abloom dies, Basic Borders dies (retired)

New at SU! - Blooming Phrases Birthday

  

The New at SU Blog Hop is back this month with some fabulous inspiration for birthdays!  We've got demonstrators from around the world sharing fun, creative projects to get you inspired for your own crafting.

I decided to use the Blooming Phrases stamp set to make a set of birthday card that will get me through the next month of cards that I need to send out.  Using many of the same supplies for each card made this set come together really quickly!

 All of my cards use the Damask Designs embossing folder in the background for a subtle bit of pattern.  The Shaded Spruce works well for the stems and leaves and makes the flower colors just pop!

  I used the same layout for the sentiment on each card and just changed up the flower type and colors. 

  Each card has a color duo that is a "light" and "dark" and helps keeps the design clean and simple.

  One flower on each card is fussy cut and popped up for a little bit more dimension.

  The embellishments are very simple as well with just a few gems in one of the colors added around the sentiment/flowers.

  Take a look at your birthday calendar and plan out what cards you need and grab the Blooming Phrases stamp set to get them made!

  Follow the links below to hop around and see all the lovely projects from the New at SU! group!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Blooming Phrases (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Timid Tiger, Peach Pie, Strawberry Slush, Pretty in Pink, Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, Versamark

Paper: Basic White, Shaded Spruce

Accessories: Damask Designs embossing folder, dimensionals, white embossing powder, white baker's twine, assorted gems

Record Year - Stampin' Up! The Right Words

   My card today was going to be my oldest's birthday card until I had a better idea I wanted to do instead.  He's really into vinyl records and has already amassed quite the collection so I thought a record themed card would be fun.  I used the Sunday Stamps challenge layout.  Those circles were perfect for this theme!

I used a piece of retired Pattern Party DSP for the background.  Following the sketch I added two narrow strips of Basic Black.

For the records I used the retired Sale-a-Bration set Textures & Frames.  The open circle image is stamped in Versamark on Basic Black and then embossed with clear embossing powder.  I made 3 and then punched them out.  

 Smaller circles in Pool party, Shy Shamrock and Blueberry Bushel are adhered to the center of the records and then I used a small handheld circle punch for the middle.

  The circles are arranged following the sketch with the Blueberry Bushel one is popped up.  The sentiment from The Right Words is embossed in black on a strip of Pool Party and is popped on dimensionals.

 Since this was to be for a 19 year old boy I kept the embellishments to a minimum and just added a black Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gem.

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

Stamps: The Right Words (Online Exclusive), Textures & Frames (retired-SAB)

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic Black, Pool Party, Shy Shamrock, Blueberry Bushel, Pattern Party DSP (retired)

Accessories: clear embossing powder, dimensionals, circle punches, black embossing powder

Buttered Popcorn Appreciation - Stampin Up!® Poppin' By

   I used the Poppin' By bundle to make some customer thank you cards the other day.  This is such a fun set that I made a few extra to keep in my stash!  

  I started with a Real Red card base then a wide layer of Beautiful Bokeh DSP.  This DSP was just the right amount of pattern to make it interesting without being too busy.  I cut some of the film strips and added them behind some punched Basic White circles.

  The popcorn pieces are stamped in Lemon Lolly and then die cut and popped on dimensionals.  The popcorn guy was stamped twice, once in Real Red then again in Lemon Lolly.  I trimmed down the Lemon Lolly bit and added it to the die cut box.  Some Basic Black glasses are added for fun.

  Finally the sentiment is stamped next to the popcorn guy.  

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

Stamps: Poppin' By (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Real Red, Memento Black, Lemon Lolly

Paper: Real Red, Beautiful Bokeh DSP, Basic White, Basic Black

Accessories: circle punches/dies, dimensionals, Poppin' By dies (Online Exclusive)

Blooming Thanks - Stampin' Up! ® Blooming Phrases

 I've been busy working on projects for an upcoming blog hop as well as making my boys birthday cards all of which I'll be sharing in the next week or so.  But I've also been stamping along with a few challenges to re-stock my card bins after recently raffling off and selling 110 cards.  Today I'm combining the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and my latest customer color challenge.  I haven't used the Blooming Phrases set hardly at all since I've gotten it so I've been playing around with this sweet sentiment set that can be found in the Online Exclusives.

  I started with a Basic White thick card base and then embossed a layer of Basic White with the Soft Waves embossing folder.  I used the Around It All dies to cut 3 wonky circles in my customer challenge colors.  The 2 partial circles are slightly larger than the center circle.

  I stamped flowers from the Bloom Phrases set and then stamped and embossed in white the thanks from the same set.

All of the circles are popped on dimensionals and the overhang of the corner circles are trimmed off.  I added a few retired glittery sequins for just a bit of embellishment.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Blooming Phrases (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Highland Heather, Versamark, Crushed Curry

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Highland Heather, Crushed Curry, Balmy Blue

Accessories: Soft Waves embossing folder, Around It All Dies (Online Exclusive), white embossing folder, dimensionals, glittery sequins (retired)

Sweet Treat - Stampin' Up! More Than Autumn

   I'm getting away from flowers for today's card but it's still a sweet one thanks to the Festive Friday challenge prompts for National Ice Cream Day.  Alas I don't have any ice cream stamps at the moment but I made it work with doughnuts instead!  The layout is courtesy of the Just Add Ink challenge.

I'm using the prompts of pink, yellow, sprinkles, embossing folder, and food related sentiment.  I started with a full card front sized panel of Florals in Bloom DSP. Then I cut a wonky circle with the Around It All dies and embossed it with the Forever Plaid embossing folder. Before adhering I tucked a length of Strawberry Slush Faux Linen Ribbon behind it to follow the sketch.

I stamped the doughnuts in Pecan Pie and then colored them with Stampin' Blends.  Once they were colored I cut them out and arranged them around the circle with sentiment in the center.  The sentiment is a combo of die cut and stamped and fussy cut.  The stamped bit is popped on dimensionals.

  Finally for a bit of bling I added a few Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems to the circle.

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

Stamps: More Than Autumn (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pecan Pie, Strawberry Slush

Blends: Pecan Pie light, Strawberry Slush light & dark, Lemon Lolly light & dark

Paper: Florals in Bloom DSP, Basic White, Pecan Pie

Accessories: More Than Autumn dies (Online Exclusive), Forever Plaid embossing folder (Online Exclusive), Faux Linen Ribbon, dimensionals, Around It All dies (Online Exclusive)

Birthday Wishes Blooms - Stampin' Up!® Impressions Abloom

   I finally got to creating some new projects the last few days getting inspiration from challenges.  With all the stops and starts to my stamping so far this summer (it's nice to travel but being away makes it hard to stay consistent with blogging!) I forget what I've last used and end up showing the same products a few days in a row.  So I hope you like seeing more of the Impressions Abloom bundle because I've used it again to join in with Color Throwdown and their fun color challenge.  They've prompted us to use orange, fuchsia and kraft.  I've translated those to Stampin' Up!® Pumpkin Pie, Berry Burst, and Crumb Cake.

  I really love how the rich colors just pop against the neutral Crumb Cake.  The different bits of texture are fun too!

  I started with a Crumb Cake base, then embossed a smaller layer of Crumb Cake with the Eyelet embossing folder.  Using 2 sizes of the Spotlight on Nature Dies I cut one in Berry Burst and the second in Basic White.  The sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set is stamped in Crumb Cake on the Basic White Circle.  Before adhering all these first layers together I wrapped a length of retired Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon around the base layers.

  Two different flowers from the Impressions Abloom set are stamped in the challenge colors then die cut using the textured accent die along with the outline die.  The flowers are arranged around the circle with some being popped on dimensionals.  A few retired Earth Tones Shimmer Gems in Crumb Cake add a bit of sparkle and the card is finished with a seam binding fork bow.

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

Stamps: Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive), Simply Said

Ink: Crumb Cake, Berry Burst, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Crumb Cake, Berry Burst, Pumpkin Pie, Basic White

Accessories: Eyelet embossing folder, Spotlight on Nature dies (Online Exclusive), Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, seam binding ribbon (retired), Earth Tones Shimmer Gems (retired)

Rustic Impressions - Stampin' Up!® Impressions Abloom

   I'm pretty sure my card today was one I made for a challenge but seeing as it was made more than 2 weeks ago I really have no idea which one anymore!  The Impressions Abloom bundle still is a 'go to' set to use for all types of projects.  I thought the flowers would look nice against a rustic wood background so I paired it up with a piece of Country Woods DSP which carried over into the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog.  

   There isn't really much stamping or technique on this card; just the sentiment that is fussy cut and popped on dimensionals.  The flower die cuts are layered for a nice full looking flower and I love the color combo of Flirty Flamingo and Petal Pink.  They really pop against the woodgrain.

  A few retired Petal Pink sequins are the only embellishment and they add just the right amount of 'bling' to this more rustic card!

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

Stamps: Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, basic White, Old Olive, Country Woods DSP

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Petal Pink sequins (retired)

Poppin' By Pop Up Card - Stampin' Up! Poppin' By - TUTORIAL

 I have such a fun card to share with you today including a video tutorial!  My stampers made this one at class last week and I think they were really surprised with how easy it was.  We made a fun pop up card using the Poppin' By bundle.  It's an adorable popcorn themed bundle so it was the perfect set to use to teach this technique!

  The front of the card looks just like a regular hello card that you might send to a friend to brighten their day.  I chose to use Cloud Cover card stock for the card base and then used Lost Lagoon and a circle of Florals in Bloom DSP for accents.  The Textured Notes dies gave some nice detail to the two rectangles.

  And now the fun part!  When you open the card you have a fun pop up element with more pieces of popcorn!  My video below walks you through making the inside pop up panel and gives you all the measurement as well tips and tricks to putting this card together.  It's easier than it looks and the cutting measurements can be used again and again for all different kinds of pop up cards!  Think flowers, bees, birds, trees, snowflakes....really anything you want can be popped up!

  Here are the measurements written out but definitely follow along with the video to see step by step!

Insert measures 5 ¼” x 8 ¼” - fold in half like a card base

Cut from folded side down (or up depending on how you align the paper trimmer)

Line up at 1” mark and cut down stopping at 1”

Line up at 1 ½” and cut down stopping at 1”

Line up at 2 ¼” and cut down stopping at 1 ½”

Line up at 3” and cut down stopping at 1 ½”

Line up at 3 ¾” and cut down to 1”

Line up at 4 ¼” and cut down to 1”

Push the 3 tabs to the inside of the folded insert and adhere to inside of card base

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

Stamps: Poppin' By (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black, Lemon Lolly

Paper: Cloud Cover, Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Florals in Bloom DSP

Accessories: Poppin' By dies (Online Exclusive), paper trimmer, dimensionals, Textured Notes Dies (Online Exclusive), Cloud Cover Faux Linen ribbon, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls

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