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)

Lighthouse Congratulations - Stampin' Up!® Sunset Coast

   The Sunset Coast bundle along with the Scenic Coast DSP were highlighted at my new catalog open house a few weeks ago and it did not disappoint.  Sometimes you just need to let the dies and DSP shine (literally!) and let them do the heavy lifting for a design!

    This one starts with a Balmy Blue card base, then a 3" wide piece of Scenic Coast DSP is added to the middle of the card front.  Using a 3" piece gives you 2 cards from one of the 6x6 pieces and let me tell you you want to use larger pieces of this DSP because you want to get the gorgeous shine of the pattern in all its glory.  The iridescent details on the these papers is beautiful and really gives the effect of the water shimmering.  

  The next element is the Gorgeous Grape die cut lighthouse.  The big circle opening and the fact that I made this panel shorter really lets more of the DSP show through.  It's popped up on dimensionals.

  A few well placed die cuts in the fencing and seagulls completes the scene.  And a simple stamped sentiment keeps the attention on the lighthouse.  A few Sunset Sparkle Sequins adds some some shimmer for the finishing touch.

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Stamps: Sunset Coast

Ink: Blueberry Bushel

Paper: Balmy Blue, Gorgeous Grape, Basic White, Blueberry Bushel, Scenic Coast DSP

Accessories: Sunset Coast dies, Sunset Sparkles Sequins, dimensionals

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

Thankful Shimmer Fern - Stampin' Up!® Fern & Flora

  The Moonlit Flora DSP is so pretty that I find myself not wanting to cover it up.  I designed this card to show off the DSP for my recent new catalog open house make and takes as well as to highlight Golden Glow and Peaceful Pine.

  The card starts with a Golden Glow card base, then a rectangle of Moonlit Flora DSP backed with a piece of Peaceful Pine cardstock.

  The fern die cuts pull colors from the DSP.  The smaller one is Soft Sea Foam and the larger is actually Basic White that has been colored with the Peaceful Pine shimmer brush.  The shimmer brushes are so fun with the color matching plus shimmer!

  The ferns are tucked behind the stamped sentiment label and a length of Golden Glow Bordered ribbon.  And it's hard to see in the photo but there are several Dewdrop embellishments above the sentiment for a last touch.

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Stamps: Fern & Flora

Ink: Golden Glow, Peaceful Pine

Paper: Golden Glow, Peaceful Pine, Basic White, Moonlit Flora DSP

Accessories: Fern & Flora dies, dimensionals, Shimmer Brush, Bordered Ribbon, Dewdrop Embellishments

In Color Balloons - Stampin' Up!® Balloon Festoon

   Last weekend I hosted my annual New Catalog Open House and BOGO Retirement Sale and had a blast seeing so many of my customers.  Along with lots of sample cards, In Color swatches and new products I had several make and takes so that everyone could try out the new products for themselves.  I always try to highlight the new In Colors in these projects and I managed to use 3 of the 5 on this card.

  The Balloon Festoon bundle has been a fun one for me to design with and thought it would show off Hydrangea Hue, Crisp Cantaloupe and Barely Blush nicely.

  This one starts with a Basic White thick card base, then a wide band of Hydrangea Hue stamped in the same color in with the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment.

  The balloons are die cut from the In Color Painted Patterns DSP.  And a quick tip for this is that you can stack your pieces of DSP and cut all 3 balloons at the same time.  Saves a few steps! The Crisp Cantaloupe balloon is popped on dimensionals.  The sentiment is stamped and also popped with a length of Barely Blush Bordered Ribbon layered behind.

  Each balloon has a rhinestone that has been colored with the matching Blends marker as well as some highlights drawn on with a white gel pen.

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Stamps: Balloon Festoon

Ink: Hydrangea Hue

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Hydrangea Hue, 2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns DSP

Accessories: Balloon Festoon dies, dimensionals, rhinestones, Blends, gel pen, Barely Blush Bordered ribbon 

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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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

Lovely Notecard Set - Stampin' Up!® Lovely & Beautiful DSP

  Just a quick post today between classes to show this sweet but quick set of notecards using a 6x6 one sheet wonder template.  If you went to the Stampin' Up! OnStage event in March you've got this template in your make and take packet so don't overlook what you can do with it.  This is a really fun way to make a set of coordinating cards.  I pulled all the colors for the flowers and ink from the Lovely & Beautiful DSP.  One sheet of 12x12 can be cut down to make 4 sets of cards using this template.  And if you've had your eye on the Simply Beautiful dies get them before they are sold out as they are on the Last Chance list.  The English version of the stamp set is sold out but the French one is still available if you only want the flower images and don't care about the sentiments.

The note cards come 20 in a pack with matching envelopes so that makes this one sheet wonder project even easier.

  I used a few colors of coordinating cardstock to make the flowers and leaves.  The Simply Beautiful dies were used to stamp the flowers. And some additional gems and ribbon gives this set a nice cohesive look.

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 Stamps: Sending Salutations*, Simply Beautiful (retired), 

Ink: Old Olive, Fresh Freesia, Calypso Coral

Paper: Basic White Note Cards, Old Olive, Fresh Freesia, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, Peach Pie, Lovely & Beautiful DSP

Accessories: Simply Beautiful dies, dimensionals, Pearlized Faceted Gems, Old Olive Specialty RickRack

Dog Trio - Stampin' Up!® Cutest Crew

 The CAS Colours & Sketches challenge team is back today with a brand new clean and simple challenge!  Deborah has given us a fun layout to create with this time.  So many ways to use these 3 circles!  

  I used them to highlight some of the adorable pups in the Cutest Crew stamp set.  The dogs are just the right size for this layout.

  This one is about as simple as you can get!  I started with a Basic White thick card base and then added 3 wonky circles in Secret Sea, Peaceful Pine and Cherry Cobbler.  

  Next I stamped the row of dogs on a piece of Basic White using Memento Black ink.  I colored in 3 of the dogs with Blends and then fussy cut them and popped them on the circles with dimensionals.

  The simple birthday sentiment is stamped in Memento below the dogs and 2 scored lines are made above the dogs to finish this CAS design.

  I can't wait to see the creative ways you come up with for this sketch.  Be sure to share it in our challenge gallery but keep it Clean and Simple (CAS).

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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 on May 5, 2026.

Stamps: Cutest Crew (Online Exclusive), Banner Sayings

Ink: Memento black

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Basic Gray light & dark, Ivory, Golden Glow dark*, Peaceful Pine light*

Paper: Basic White thick, Secret Sea, Peaceful Pine*, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: dimensionals, Around It All dies (retired)

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

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

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

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

  See I told you this one was easy!!

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper: Soft Sea Foam, Basic White

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

Scrappy Stripes - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

  It's been very cold here in central VA and just a bit ago around 5pm I saw my first few snowflakes so the storm is coming!  We spent some of the day preparing around the house.  I filled up some jugs and extra water bottles; it's probably overkill since we don't have well water but with 2 labradors we use a lot of water in a day!  I even did some laundry and vacuuming just in case the powder does go out; we be drowning in dog fur otherwise.  Since I was busy and didn't get any stamping in I was happy to have this card that I made last week using another one of my new Color Cube cards for inspiration.

  The new Nature's Symphony bundle has 2 beautiful large leaf/branch die cuts and they are perfect for highlighting all on their own.  After pulling out my colors I picked a neutral for the background in one of the wood grain patterns from the Country Woods pack.  I adhered it to a Basic White thick card base.

  Next comes 1/2" strips of color!  The closest matches to my Color Cube card were Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, and Granny Apple Green.  This is a really great layout to use up a lot of scraps; a swap of colors would give a whole different look.  All blues would be lovely, pastels perfect for spring, dark jewel tones for fall.  Really any colors would look great!

  I die cut the large leaf in Basic White so it would pop against the brighter colors and adhered it with dimensionals.

  The sentiment from Nature's Symphony is stamped in Crumb Cake and die cut with a Spotlight on Nature die and the edge is tucked under the Granny Apple Green strip.  A few Poppy Parade Dear Dots are the only embellishment for this crisp card.

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony

Ink: Crumb Cake

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Country Woods DSP, Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green

Accessories: Nature's Symphony dies, Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Dear Dots

A Warm Hello - Stampin' Up!® Snowy Delights

 I'm delighted to be joining the CAS on Friday challenge as a guest designer for this new challenge! My clean and simple muscles have definitely gotten a workout this week and I was sweating a bit when I got the prompt but it all worked out!  We are making clean and simple (CAS) designs with a snowman!

 I had to dig into the archives to get this card made!  I didn't have any stamp sets (even in my retired bins!) with a snowman and after digging through lots of retired DSP I finally found something that would work!  The long retired Let It Snow Specialty DSP came to the rescue with this cute snowman!  I fussy cut the snowman and trees and arranged them to the side of a strip of Shaded Spruce on which I embossed the sentiment and small snowflakes.  

  The snowman and smaller tree are popped on dimensionals for some interest and a small baker's twine bow is the only embellishment.  

  I'm so glad I've become a bit of a paper hoarder or you might have been subjected to me trying to draw a snowman (the horrors! lol!).

  I hope you'll play along with this fun clean and simple challenge and add your card to the gallery!

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Stamps: Snowy Delights (sentiment), Woodland Scenery (small snowflakes)

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Shaded Spruce, Let It Snow Specialty DSP (retired)

Accessories: white embossing powder, dimensionals, baker's twine

Endless Hugs & Kisses - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

  Now that Christmas is in our rearview mirror I'm looking ahead to Valentine's day when I will need another decent sized stack of cards to mail as well as hand deliver.  I got a little bit of a start designing for it at my holiday stamping party where I was able to introduce my stampers to the new Endless Love bundle.  We've got hearts galore as well as some mix and match sentiments; add in the Made With Love DSP and this set of products will definitely get you on the right track for Valentine's day!

  This one is pretty straightforward but shows off a lot of the products in the suite.  The card starts with a Real Red card base, then a piece of Basic White is embossed with the Hearts of Love embossing folder.  A piece of Made With Love DSP in a fun 'XO' pattern comes next.

  One of the Endless Love dies is a cute heart shape with a little tab on the top like a necklace locket and I've used it on this card in Flirty Flamingo cardstock.  A bit of Bubble Bath Faux Linen ribbon is tied in the hole and then a few hearts from the Loose Valentine's Assortment are glued to the larger heart.  The heart is then popped on dimensionals.

  To finish this a quick sentiment is stamped on a narrow piece of Basic White in Real Red.

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Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Real Red

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

Accessories: Endless Love dies, dimensionals, 1/8" Bubble Bath Faux Linen ribbon, Loose Valentine's Assortment, Hearts of Love embossing folder

Bone Folder Gift Sleeves - Stampin' Up!® Peaceful Garden DSP

 I shared the Christmas card I made for my downline on Monday and today I've got the coordinating gift that went along with it.  I decided that personalized bone folders would be fun (and useful). And who doesn't like something with their name on it?  It's like looking for the key chain or mini license plate with your name on it back in the day!  And of course I had to make a cute little wrapper before popping them in mail.

  I tried to keep the colors similar from the cards for coordination so I used the Peaceful Garden DSP which features Secret Sea in many of the patterns.

  I cut the DSP in 12" x 2 1/4" lengths and scored them at 6 1/2" and 11".  I rounded all four corners then added a bit or retired Old Olive ribbon around the smaller flap before adhering it down with tear and tape.  then I folded the front flap up and used tear and tape along the very edges of the larger front flap to adhere it and create the pocket.

I'm going to have to put on my thinking cap for next year's gift so if you have any good ideas please leave a comment!

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Stamps: none

Ink: none

Paper: Peaceful Garden DSP

Accessories: corner rounder punch (retired), Tear and Tape, Old Olive ribbon (retired), Custom Bone folders from MyEnchantedDesigns.com

    

Easy Layered Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Christmas Tags & More DSP

  As I'm getting to the end of my Christmas card making season I'm trying to use up some bits and pieces of DSP and the As You See It Challenge has a perfect layout (and challenge title!) for it!  The layout is great for adding some layers and different patterns and I made it even easier by using the Christmas Tags & More DSP.

  I challenged myself a bit to use pieces of DSP and cardstock that were already about the size the sketch called for so I didn't have to cut anything new.

  I started with a Garden Green card base, then a layer of the Christmas Tags & More DSP in a mistletoe leaf pattern.  Next I added a piece of Soft Sea Foam that I embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder and a happy accident that the embossing pattern matches the pattern on the ornament.  Totally not planned but sometimes things come together just right!

  For the next layer of the sketch I cut a Stylish Shape square from Basic White scrap as a place to frame out the ornament which I fussy cut from the DSP.  I popped the ornament on dimensionals and then added a bakers twine Crumb Cake bow and hanging string.  Four Garden Green Dear Dots are added to the corners of the square for a simple detail.

  Finally the sentiment from Wishing You Joy stamp set is stamped in Versamark on Basic Black and embossed in white.  It's popped to the side of ornament on dimensionals.

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Stamps: Wishing You Joy

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Garden Green, Soft Sea Foam, Basic White, Christmas Tags & More DSP, Basic Black

Accessories: Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Crumb Cake baker's twine, white embossing powder, Dear Dots embellishments

Modern Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

   The Modern Christmas Specialty DSP is the star of the show on today's card!  I know I've said it before but I love the bold black and gold designs and I wanted to design a class card that used as many patterns as I could.  If you still need to make a number of cards to mail out this is a great one that isn't too fussy!

 It starts with a Basic White thick card base and then a piece of the Modern Christmas DSP in a gold foil star pattern goes across the bottom of the card front.

  Next, using several sizes of circle punches (circle dies can be used as well) a variety of patterns and sizes are punched out and layered across the top edge of the star DSP.

  

  The ornament on the front is die cut so it's 2 layers and opens like a tag.  It's embellished with gold foil accents and the sentiment.

  The tag element is easy to make.  Just fold a piece of Basic White in half so that it is big enough for the die and line up the die just off the folded edge of cardstock so that instead of cutting 2 shapes you get one with a connected edge. Cut with your die cutter as usual.  I would suggest using a sticky note or painters tape to hold it so it doesn't move.

  You can use this same technique to create gift tags as well.

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Stamps: Ornamental Christmas (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Gold Foil, Modern Christmas Specialty DSP

Accessories: Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, circle punches or dies, Black & Gold Baker's twine (Online Exclusive)

Snowy Shoebox Swap - Stampin' Up!® Snowy Delights

   A few weeks back I hosted a shoebox swap and lunch for my team because it's always a great thing to get together with stampy friends.  We had a good time stamping and laughing and chatting and I've already scheduled the next one for January. You have time to join my team and come stamp with us just saying!  I realized that while I shared all of the cards we made on my Instagram stories back then I never shared my card with details.  And seeing how we are getting closer to Christmas I thought you might like some more ideas!

  I used some of the Christmas sets that have been out for a while and I also used a new stamp that came out with the November Online Exclusives.  The Lasting Linen stamp is a beautiful background stamp to add "texture" to your cardstock using ink!  I love it!

  I started with a Misty Moonlight card base.  A layer of Cloud Cover is stamped with the Lasting Linen background using Pool Party ink since we don't have full size Cloud Cover ink pads.  Then I stamped the big snowflake from the Snowy Delights stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink in each corner.

  The Traditional Label die set was used to cut a Basic White label and the "merry" and "wishes" are stamped in Misty Moonlight ink at the top and bottom.  You can find all the sentiments in the Traditional Labels stamp set.  Before adhering the label a bit of Misty Moonlight silver edged ribbon is looped behind it.  You could swap out the Christmas sentiment for a Happy New Year one or even a birthday sentiment for a winter birthday.  

  The big "Christmas" is stamped in Versamark on a strip of Misty Moonlight and embossed in silver before being popped on dimensionals in the space between the other words.

  I dug around in my retired embellishments and found these white adhesive sequins so I added a few to finish off the details on this card.

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Stamps: Lasting Linen (Online Exclusive), Snowy Delights, Traditional Labels

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Pool Party, Versamark

Paper: Misty Moonlight, Cloud Cover, Basic White

Accessories: Traditional Label dies, silver embossing powder, dimensionals, Misty Moonlight silver edged ribbon, white sequins (retired)

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

Easy Christmas Tags - Stampin' Up!® Christmas Tags & More DSP

 I made this set of tags last week on my Facebook Live and didn't get it posted to all my other social media sites because everything was scheduled out already with Design Team stuff!  I didn't get any stamping done over the weekend though so I'm glad I had this project ready to share!  You can view the replay on my YouTube channel or on Facebook for the next month.  If you'd like to join me Live on Facebook I hop on every Wednesday at 11am EST (unless noted).

  This is a really easy project to do if you like to have all of your gifts coordinate.  The Christmas Tags & More DSP gives you a head start to getting your tags made with these small panels and 4 sheets of precut designs to mic and match your way to a lot of tags!  

  If you really like to have your Christmas coordinated you can also use the tags and/or the rest of the DSP to make cards!

  Watch how they all come together here:

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Stamps: Wishing You Joy, Traditional Labels

Ink: Real Red, Garden Green

Paper: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Garden Green, Basic White, Christmas Tags & More DSP

Accessories: Hole Punch Assortment (Online Exclusive), Drusy Adhesive-Backed Embellishments, Gold & White baker's twine (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, circle punch, 

Coral Bloom - Stampin' Up!® Impressions Abloom

   Not only do I have a sweet Clean and Simple card to share today I've got the fun news that I'm joining the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge as a member of the the Design Team.  This group knocks it out of the park every challenge with fun, creative ways to make clean and simple cards and I'm excited to learn from them and stretch my CAS muscles! 

  My first challenge is a vibrant color combination that could be perfect for so many types of cards! 

  I decided to go with a floral thinking of you card.   I kept this one very simple with lots of open space.

  The Impressions Abloom stamp set continues to be a favorite with the lovely detail dies that give just the right amount of texture to the flowers.  It's currently on the Last Chance list so don't wait if you haven't gotten it yet; it's while supplies last.

  I stamped the outline in Calypso Coral, the fill layer is Timid Tiger but stamped off once and the centers are Crushed Curry.  The die cut flowers are popped up around a Spotlight on Nature die cut circle.

  The sentiment is stamped in Memento black and is from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set.

  I hope you'll all join in with the fun at CAS Colours & Sketches and share your take on these colors in the challenge gallery!

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Stamps: Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive), Beautiful Motifs

Ink: Calypso Coral, Timid Tiger, Crushed Curry, Memento Black

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies (Online Exclusive), Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals

Wonderful Treeline Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Light & Wonder

   I'm highlighting the small trees from the Light & Wonder die set for my card today.  I was inspired by the layout at CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.  I turned the card base to landscape instead of portrait so I could show off more trees but I think you can see the elements from the sketch in there!

  I started with a Basic White card base then die cut the strips of the small trees in Secret Sea and Misty Moonlight card stock.  I trimmed them down to fit and so they wouldn't look exactly the same.

  The sentiment is stamped in Secret Sea and then die cut with the Traditional Labels dies.  I popped it up on dimensionals right in the center of the tree line.  The 'magic' is stamped in Secret Sea, then fussy cut and popped on the label.

  This would be a great design to use to make a set for gifting with a different color combo for each card.  I'm think the Stampin' Up!® color buddies would be a great place to start.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Light & Wonder

Ink: Secret Sea

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Secret Sea, Misty Moonlight

Accessories: Light & Wonder dies, Traditional Labels dies, dimensionals