Happy Work-i-Versary - Stampin' Up!® Reason to Celebrate

  One of the perks of being married to a card maker is having access to their card stash and/or the pull to ask for a custom card when needed.  Since my husband is so wonderful I'm always happy to make any card that he needs and honestly I never turn down an opportunity to have more stamping time lol!  My husband recently asked for a work-i-versary card for his administrative assistant and I was happy to see what I could come up with!

  After looking through my stash of current DSPs nothing really jumped out as right for the occasion so I dug into some retired papers and the leftover pieces from the Turtle-y Sweet scrapbooking kit seemed perfect.  The dotted pattern in the Turtle-y Sweet DSP was perfect for the background and I pulled the rest of the colors from there.

  A banner cut from Two-Toned Poppy Parade was stamped with the chair from the long retired Welcome to the Team stamp set and the I sanded the edges for a worn look.  A bit of Pool Party baker's twine was tied around it before adhering the banner with dimensionals. 

 Next I added another piece of Turtle-y Sweet DSP in a Crushed Curry pattern across the center of the banner and cut 2 wonky circles with the retired Around It All dies.  The Pool Party circle is also Two-Toned and is sanded along the edges.

  I used the Reason to Celebrate stamp set to stamp the sentiment and then fussy cut.  The chair from Welcome to the team is stamped again this time in Memento black.  It's colored then fussy cut.  Both the sentiment and chair are popped on dimensionals.

  Lastly, some Dots for Days in Crushed Curry are sprinkled on the banner.  This was a fun one to design and put together and of course it always feel nice to use some supplies that I've kept "just in case"!

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Stamps: Reason to Celebrate, Welcome to the Team (retired)

Ink: Poppy Parade, Memento Black

Blends: Pool Party light & dark, Basic Black light, Smoky Slate dark

Paper: Poppy Parade Two-Tone, Pool Party Two-Toned, Basic White, Turtle-y Sweet DSP (retired)

Accessories: Party Banner dies, dimensionals, Around It All dies (retired), Pool Party baker's twine (retired), Dots for Days

Foiled Coastal Adventure - Stampin' Up!® Sunset Coast

   While we might be thinking ahead to fall and winter projects don't sleep on making a few more warm weather inspired cards!  The Sunset Coast bundle along with the Scenic Coast DSP are still hot products for gorgeous cards and scrapbook pages.  I combined these products with some foiling for another fun water sunset/sunrise scene!

  The card front is a piece of the lovely Scenic Coast DSP.  It's out of stock at the moment so be sure to put your email address in to be notified when it's back in stock!  I wrapped a bit of retired Iridescent ribbon around the layer before adhering. Next I used gold foil and the Flourish & Frames hot foil dies to make the frame shape.

  The Sunset Coast stamp set is then used to stamp the scene right onto the frame.  Two of the clouds as well as the sailboats were stamped on scrap cardstock then die cut and added to the scene with dimensionals for a nice layered effect.  The whole frame is then popped on the card front with dimensionals.

  The sentiment is stamped in Blueberry Bushel and then fussy cut and added to the edge of the frame.  I didn't want to cover too much of the foiling or scene!  The final touch are a few Sunset Sparkle Sequins added to opposite corners.

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Stamps: Sunset Coast

Ink: Balmy Blue, Timid Tiger, Blueberry Bushel, Crushed Curry, Strawberry Slush

Paper: Scenic Coast DSP, Basic White

Hot Foil: gold foil, Flourish & Frames Hot Foil Dies

Accessories: Sunset Sparkle Sequins, dimensionals, Iridescent ribbon (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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All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with a * will be available Sept. 1 in the Stampin' Up!® Sept.-Dec. 2026 catalog.

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)

Rising Sun Sailboat - Stampin' Up!® Sunset Coast Dies

      Having a decent stash of masculine birthday cards is always in the back of my mind when creating and I find clean and simple cards the perfect time to focus on those guy cards I might soon be needing.  The Sunset Coast bundle can be used for layered, embellished and over the top "Wow" cards but it can also be great for some clean lines and simple layouts.

 The Addicted to CAS challenge theme of water was my starting point for this card.  I started with a Basic White thick card base, then added a layer of Scenic Coast DSP.  I chose the b side instead of the shimmery side because I liked the uniform color of the water to anchor the center of my card and keep the focus on the mail elements.

  Next I cut 2 of the sunburst dies, one in Crushed Curry and the second in another of the Scenic Coast DSP b sides in a Crushed Curry pattern.  I adhered the cardstock sun to a piece of Basic White and trimmed off the excess.  Next I added the DSP rays from the other die cut to the openings of the cardstock sun using the Basic White backing to give some support to the circle and it was easier to put the glue on the white than the DSP.

  I die cut the sail boat and waves from Secret Sea cardstock and trimmed the boat down and popped it on dimesionals just in front of the sun.  The waves along with the Banner Sayings sentiment are adhered under the boat.  No embellishments or extras on this clean and simple card.

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Stamps: Banner Sayings

Ink: Secret Sea

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Secret Sea, Crushed Curry, Scenic Coast DSP

Accessories: Sunset Coast dies, dimensionals

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)

Shadow Blocked Sunset - Stampin' Up!® Sunset Coast

 Have I got a card for you if you're the kind of paper crafter that has a hard time tossing small scraps!  Using just 1 inch squares of DSP and a coordinating cardstock you can create this lovely panel to be used for a background for other elements or use it as the focal along with a sentiment!  A stamping friend showed me a panel she had made and I of course took a photo so that I could give it go myself.

 After searching around for the name of this technique I came up with Shadow Blocking but it may go by other names.  I thought it was perfect for the Scenic Coast DSP.  I had some scraps left from another project that worked perfectly for the 12 1 inch squares.  The background is a piece of Scenic Coast DSP on the B side for a water look.  The lighter color works well to contrast with the Secret Sea cardstock which creates the shadow effect.

  Once I cut the paper I adhered the squares together leaving the edge of the Secret Sea peeking out, then arranged them on the card base to figure out the alignment and spacing before committing to glue.

 Using the colors in the DSP I stamped a water scene using the Sunset Coast stamp set on a Basic White Spotlight on Nature circle die cut.  I popped the circle on dimensionals and then added 2 clouds.  The birthday sentiment is from the Balloon Festoon stamp set.

 The sun is colored over with clear Wink of Stella and a few Sunset Sparkle sequins add a bit more shine in the lower righthand corner for a finishing touch.

  I hope you give this look a try, it's really easy and you'll be proud of yourself for using up some of those scraps you've been hoarding!

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Stamps: Sunset Coast, Balloon Festoon

Ink: Secret Sea, Blueberry Bushel, Balmy Blue, Timid Tiger, Strawberry Slush

Paper: Secret Sea, Basic White, Scenic Coast DSP

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Sunset Sparkle sequins

  

Hot Foil Summer - Stampin' Up!® Summer Happiness

  Need a bright, fun summer card?  I've got just thing today!  I'm having a lot of fun with the Summer Happiness bundle with all of it's cute images and many possibilities and I used it to design this card for a recent shoebox swap event with my downline. We enjoyed a few hours of chatting and card making and I got to show them the new Hot Foiling system.  I used them as guinea pigs to see how hot foiling would work in a class setting and they were happy to help!

 I was inspired by this card by fellow demonstrator Melissa Faust.  I loved the stamped strips showing off the images.  I changed out the colors using a set from the Paper Players challenge from last week. And added the hot foil sentiment using the Classic Greetings hot foil dies.

 The foil is really a fun accent and I can see lots of possibilities, the hard part is choosing which foil color to use!

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Stamps: Summer Happiness (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green

Paper: Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Azure Afternoon, Basic White

Hot Foil: Classic Greetings hot foil dies, gold foil

Accessories: Summer Happiness dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals

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)

Summer Fun Birthday W-Fold - Stampin' Up!® Summer Happiness

 

  Welcome to the New at SU! July blog hop!  We are a group of international Stampin' Up!® demonstrators who gather each month to showcase new projects to help inspire you in your own papercrafting!  This month we are featuring Fun Fold Birthday cards!  To follow the hop all around see the link list at the bottom of my post.

  There are so many fun folds out there it can be hard to choose one but I decided to go with one I had never made before.  The W-fold card is a great one to make when you have a lot of images you want to show off as I did with the Summer Happiness bundle!  All it takes is 3 score lines (besides the card base center fold) and you're in business.

 The front of the card hides the fun of the inside!  I used the Paper Medley DSP for the background and the card base is Basic Beige.  The card base is 4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2" so the card flips up to open.  I created a belly band to hold the card closed and used the flowers from  the Summer Happiness set to accent the birthday sentiment from the Balloon Festoon set and is embossed in black.  

  When you take off the belly band you get to the fun inside!  On a fun pop up element you get 4 different spots to show off all of your images and more sentiments!

I added another pattern of Paper Medley DSP on the inside.  The pop up element is a 1" x 11" strip of Basic Beige and is scored at 2 3/4", 5 1/2" and 8 1/4".  The strip is adhered to the top and bottom of the card leaving the middle free to fold open and closed.  See I told you it was easy!  Now for the fun of creating the pop up squares!

  I used Basic White for the base of the squares which are 2 1/4".  You could go slightly larger if needed or change the squares to rectangles for a larger area to work with.  The DSP squares are 2"x2" and make a nice background for the fun summer images.  The sentiment on the sunglass panel is from the Football Fan stamp set.  

  It was fun mixing and matching the different images and dies from this bundle.  I kept to the color palette shown in the DSP; Basic Beige, Calypso Coral, petal Pink and Darling Duckling for a cohesive look for each square.  The sentiment here is from Banner Sayings.

  Some of the elements are highlighted with Wink of Stella which doesn't show well on the photos.  I also used dimensionals to pop some of the images up.  The belly band is helpful to keep the card closed and get it in the envelope.  I would definitely add extra postage to this one or send it in a larger envelope!

   I really enjoyed creating this easy fun fold and showing off so much of a single bundle on one card!  I hope you keep this easy fun fold in mind especially when you can't decide which image to focus on!  You don't have to with the W-Fold!

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

Stamps: Summer Happiness (Online Exclusive), Balloon Festoon, Banner Sayings, Football Fan (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black, Darling Duckling, Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow

Blends: Calypso Coral light & dark, Darling Duckling light & dark, Petal Pink light & dark, Mossy Meadow light

Paper: Basic Beige, Basic White, Paper Medley DSP, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink

Accessories: Summer Happiness dies (Online Exclusive), Spotlight on Nature dies, black embossing powder, Wink of Stella, 2026-2028 In Color Dots

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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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available in the July 2026 Online Exclusives release.

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

Summer Fun - Stampin' Up!® Summer Happiness

 I got my demonstrator pre-order for the July Online Exclusives and the rumors are true....I'm my own best customer lol!  Every release has things that I just need.  'Need' being used here loosely of course!  I ordered quite a bit from this preorder and the products span from summer themed all the way to Christmas so I'm well on my way to enjoying this summer season but also looking ahead to fall and winter.  The upcoming Summer Happiness bundle fills in a bit of a gap in my current products with the variety of images and dies that will work for cards as well as accents for scrap pages.

    I'm using the Freshly Made Sketches layout for this card and it's perfect to show off some the fun that this bundle contains!   I started with a Pool Party base topped with a full panel of Pool Party embossed with the recently retired Soft Waves embossing folder.  

  Next I die cut 3 Perennial Postage rectangles to follow the sketch and give my summer items a place to land.  The sun is stamped in Darling Duckling then die cut and is backed with a same shape die cut in just cardstock to give it a little off set layering.

  The sunglasses are die cut from Poppy Parade and the lenses are Black Glimmer paper because why not?  I added some small rhinestones to the edge to add even more sparkle.

  The flip flops are die cut from Balmy Blue and Azure Afternoon.  The straps are the perfect chance to use the Adhesive Sheets as they are very narrow and a bit tricky to glue up.  I wish I had thought of that before getting glue everywhere!  If I can't be a good example I'll just have to be a horrible warning!  All the die cuts are popped on dimensionals.

  The sentiment from Banner Sayings is stamped in Basic Black Hybrid ink on the center postage stamp.  If you like this color combo check out this other card that I made using the same one a while back.

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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 in the July 2026 Online Exclusive release.

Stamps: Summer Happiness*, Banner Sayings

Ink: Darling Duckling, Basic Black Hybrid

Paper: Pool Party, Basic White, Darling Duckling, Poppy Parade, Black Glimmer (retired), Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon

Accessories: Perennial Postage dies, Soft Waves embossing folder (retired), rhinestones, Summer Happiness dies*, dimensionals

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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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

Berry Sweet - Stampin' Up!® Filled With Sweetness

   I got to introduce my local stampers to the new Filled With Sweetness bundle at my last class.  This set of products came out in the March Online Exclusives and they are really cute and fun to work with!  We used the jar stamp and die to make a one layered base card with the jar shape that opens!

  The one layer base is Strawberry Slush and is embossed with the Ladybug Picnic embossing folder.  It gives a nice texture and is so cute!

  The jar image was stamped on a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Basic White and the image is positioned on the right side of the cardstock (positioned longways) so that when it gets die cut and you fold it in the middle it creates a jar shaped card!  So cute! 

  The jar has a bit of Pool Party ink blended onto it where the "glass" has the little highlight marks just to give the image some depth.  Then the label is stamped and die cut.  The berries are stamped onto Two Toned cardstock and the strawberry stem is colored with Granny Apple Green watercolor pencil.  The blueberries are popped on dimensionals.

  The jar is topped with a pattern from the coordinating Homemade Sweetness DSP in this sweet floral pattern.  A baker's twine bow is added as well.  And a last touch on the outside is the super cute strawberry from the Strawberries & Dots embellishments.

  The blueberries are stamped again and lightly colored with blended Pool Party ink on the inside.  

  This card would be a great thank you if you're returning tupperware or baking pans to someone who brought you some homemade food! Or to go along with a gift of food for someone else! Or Mother's Day! Or a birthday!  I could go on but you get the idea!

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

Stamps: Filled With Sweetness (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush

Paper: Strawberry Slush, Basic White, Two Toned Misty Moonlight, Two Toned Strawberry Slush, Homemade Sweetness DSP (Online Exclusive)

Accessories: Ladybug Picnic embossing folder (Online Exclusive), Filled With Sweetness dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, watercolor pencils, baker's twine, Strawberries & Dots

Sweet Strawberries - Stampin' Up!® Homemade Sweetness

   The CAS Colours & Sketches team is back today with a brand new challenge!  This time Deborah has some fun colors for us to work with!  We've got Strawberry Slush, Summer Splash and Shy Shamrock.

  I thought these colors would be perfect for a sweet strawberry card using the Homemade Sweetness bundle!

  I started with a white card base and then added one of the die cut label shapes in Summer Splash (it's really hard to tell Summer Splash and Shy Shamrock apart on a screen but I promise I used them both on my card!) and then cut it again in white and trimmed the oval down to use that for my sentiment which is stamped in Basic Gray.

  The strawberries are stamped in Basic Gray and then colored with Stampin' Blends.  I die cut them and popped them up around the label.

 Since we're keeping it clean and simple I added just 2 Summer Splash dots as the only embellishment.

  We can't wait to see your creation in the challenge gallery!  Just remember to keep it clean and simple; lots of open space, minimal embellishments etc.  Check out the rest of the design team inspiration here!

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

Stamps: Homemade Sweetness (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Basic Gray

Blends: Strawberry Slush light & dark, Shy Shamrock light & dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Summer Splash

Accessories: Homemade Sweetness dies (Online Exclusive), 2024-2026 In Color Resin Dots (retired)

Spring Birthday Blossoms - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful Dies

   With the very warm weather we've been having it almost feels like summer but I know it's not because there isn't any humidity lol!  I've got a bright spring (summer) birthday card with some pretty tropical flowers today!

  If you're a regular follower of Did You Stamp Today? you might feel like you've seen this card before and you'd be right. Kinda.  This is one of the prototype cards I made when I was designing for my last class.  I realized I had used these same colors in a previous class so I switched it out for the final design which you can see HERE.

  I used the same ink and blending brush technique to color a piece of Basic White and then used the dies to make the flowers.

  The panel down the center is embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder for some nice subtle texture.

  The sentiment is stamped is from With You In Mind and is stamped in Strawberry Slush.

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Stamps: With You In Mind

Ink: Pretty In Pink, Peach Pie, Strawberry Slush

Paper: Basic White, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Simply Beautiful Dies, Beautiful Pattern embossing folder (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, striped itidescent trim (retired), Frosted Iridescent Dots (retired)

Tropical Blooms - Stampin' Up!® Simply Beautiful

   The Simply Beautiful bundle makes gorgeous layered flowers and my local stampers got to see for themselves at my last class when they made this bright tropical floral card.

  The supply packet for this project was quite boring with all Basic White cardstock pieces except for a small piece of Daffodil Delight.  But the fun of this card is getting to add all the color!

  The card base is Basic White thick, then a layer of Basic White embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder. Then a strip of Basic White for the sentiment in Granny Apple Green.

  Finally the fun!  Using Daffodil Delight, Timid Tiger and Poppy Parade ink and blending brushes the ink is blended onto a panel of Basic White and then the flower layers are die cut from it.  This is a fun technique to get multi-colored flowers in whatever combo you'd like. The large flower is the 2 largest dies plus a smaller die.  There is a dimensional between the 2 larger layers.  The small flower is 2 layers also with a dimensional.  Both flowers have Daffodil Delight pistil and stamens.

  The leaves are made the same way with Granny Apple Green blended in and then the leaf image stamped over the top in the same ink.

  The final touch for this card is a pair of Pearlized Faceted Circles to add some sparkle.

  I shared a sped up video of this design coming together over on Instagram if you'd like to take a look!

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

Stamps: Simply Beautiful

Ink: Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Timid Tiger, Poppy Parade

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, Simply Beautiful dies, dimensionals, Pearlized Faceted Circles

Beach Tote Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Notes & Totes Dies

 My card today is another one in my Stamping Book Club series which are cards inspired by books I've recently read.  I hope to make a card for each book I read this year and maybe also to inspire you to read a book and/or make a card!  I've used the Notes & Totes bundle for this beachy vibes card!

  The beach layout was a no brainer for this card inspired by the book Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum.  This one was a fairly quick read about a group of "friends" who summer on the same island and the drama that ensues one summer.  The story is part "rich people with too much money" and "looks can be deceiving".  The cover was top notch for inspiration and I knew right away I wanted to re-create the beach.

  After making the card I realized I should have used a different blue as the Night of Navy Two-Tone looks a bit dark.  But I used Crumb Cake Two-Tone with a torn edge for the white "wave" along with a piece of torn Basic White to make it a bit wider. I used the speckle stamp from the Notes & Totes stamp set for the "sand".

  After seeing the upcoming Rolling Waves bundle that will be released in the March Online Exclusives it would have been perfect for the black and white hat element but I decided to do a beach tote with black & white DSP and Pretty in Pink straps. The Notes & Totes bundle is still top of my list for a fun summer inspired bundle even in the dead of winter!

  The sentiment is embossed in white and accented with some retired adhesive dots.

  It's been fun combining 2 of my favorite hobbies for this card series.  To see the previous books and cards click HERE.

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

Stamps: Notes & Totes, Simply Said

Ink: Versamark, Crumb Cake

Paper: Night of Navy Two-Toned cardstock, Basic White Crumb Cake Two-Toned cardstock, Pretty in Pink, Golden Honey Specialty DSP (retired), 2024-2026 In Color DSP (retired)

Accessories: Notes & Totes dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days (retired)

Woodland Seasons - Stampin' Up!® Woodland Scenery

   My card today is one that I made on my Facebook Live yesterday.  It's a cute way to use the little tree from the Woodland Scenery stamp set and make it more of an 'all year round' tree.  I stamp a project live every Wednesday at 11am and I hope you can join me next week. You can rewatch the video below on YouTube.

I love this sweet little tree and it was fun to make all 4 seasons with just the one stamp and my Stampin' Blends markers!  

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

Stamps: Woodland Scenery, Fluffy Squirrel

Ink: Pecan Pie

Blends: Pool Party light & dark, Granny Apple Green light & dark, Old Olive light & dark, Mossy Meadow dark, Daffodil Delight dark, Pumpkin Pie light & dark, Cajun Craze light & dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Floral Delight DSP, Pool Party, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze

Accessories: Perennial Postage dies, Eyelet embossing folder, dimensionals circle punches/dies, Streaked Dots, retired ribbon