Peace and Joy - Stampin' Up!® Simple Alphabet

   Sometimes you want to make a card where the sentiment is the focus but all of your sentiment stamps are too small or don't say what you want them to.  No problem!  Just stamp it yourself using the Simple Alphabet stamp set!

  I started this design with a Secret Sea card base with another layer of Secret Sea embossed with the Softly Woven embossing folder.  Before adhering the panel down I added a length of Barely Blush Bordered ribbon across the center.

  Using Secret Sea ink and the Simple Alphabet stamp set I created my words.  I find them really easy to line up and I just stamped the letters with a small bit of space between them.  The ampersand is stamped in Strawberry Slush.  Then I fussy cut the words and ampersand.

  The words are popped on dimensionals on a Basic White Scalloped Christmas Cheer die cut panel.  The big scallops really complement the curves of the letters. The scalloped rectangle is backed with a piece of Strawberry Slush.

  I accented the focal point sentiment with a cluster of holly leaves and berries die cut using the Home for Christmas die set.  The berries are covered with clear Wink of Stella and both the berries and leaves have white gel pen accents.

  And the final touch for this card is a Barely Blush fork bow to finish the ribbon detail.  Want to see how to make a fork bow check out my how to video.

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Stamps: Simple Alphabet

Ink: Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush

Paper: Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush, Basic White, Granny Apple Green

Accessories: Softly Woven embossing folder, Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies, Home for Christmas dies, Barely Slush Bordered ribbon, Wink of Stella, dimensionals, white gel pen

Hydrangea Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Home for Christmas

   I love finding new color combos to use for Christmas cards and since we get new In Colors each year the options increase giving me even more colors to use.  This year Peaceful Pine and Hydrangea Hue have come together for a knock out pairing for the season!  

  The colors come from the Color Dare Challenge and I'm so glad I saw it since I was wanting to use Hydrangea Hue on a Christmas card and was just waiting on some inspiration!

  I started this one with a Basic White thick base then added a striped background of Hydrangea Hue using Two-Toned cardstock on the outside edges. The strips are embossed with the Swirls of Magic embossing folder and sanded down to really bring out the pattern.  The center panel is a piece of 2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns DSP.

  I used the Home for Christmas bundle for the stamping and die cutting.  The little tag die cut has been getting a workout the last month or so and you can see it used a lot if you scroll back through my posts.

  The tree is stamped in Peaceful Pine and is popped on the tag with dimensionals.  It's topped with a star that started as Basic White and I colored with the Hydrangea Hue Shimmer Brush.  The sentiment from Soiree Celebrations is stamped in Hydrangea Hue ink.

  The tag is detailed with a bit of Peaceful Pine scalloped trim (cut with the little pocket die) and a few 2026-2028 In Color Dots.  The tag ties are a bit of retired Metallic Edged ribbon and retired Orchid Oasis baker's twine.

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Stamps: Home for Christmas, Soiree Celebrations

Ink: Peaceful Pine, Hydrangea Hue

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Two-Toned Hydrangea Hue, Peaceful Pine, 2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns

Accessories: Home for Christmas Dies, Swirls of Magic embossing folder, dimensionals, 2026-2028 In Color Dots, Hydrangea Hue Shimmer Brush, Metallic Edged Ribbon (retired), Orchid Oasis baker's twine (retired)

Season's Treats - Stampin' Up!® Home for Christmas

 Once September hits I definitely begin to look ahead to Christmas and my Christmas card stash.  I've been slowly adding to that stash every week while also trying out ideas that could be used at my upcoming classes.  Stampin' Up!®'s Home for Christmas bundle has been giving me lots of fun ideas and images to work with!  The gingerbread men and peppermint candies take center stage on today's card!

  Overall I like the design of this one but I'm not sure it would be a great one for a class.  I had a heck of a time getting 3 decent gingerbread men images.  Not sure if I got a dud stamp set or what but ink kept pooling in the buttons and icing lines no matter how lightly I inked up. And that just wont work in a class setting.  I persevered and finally got 'good enough' images.  I layered the gingerbread men alternating them with stamped peppermint candies along the side of the card front.

  Under the men I used a bit of recently retired Natural Hues Specialty Paper with torn edges and Early Espresso scallops.  The scalloped edge die is in the Home for Christmas dies and are a wonderfully fun detail to add to a card at Christmas.  The striped DSP is the retired Merry, Bold & Bright DSP from a few years back.  The retired products also don't lend themselves to classes lol!

 The sentiment from the Noel Tidings stamp set is stamped in Early Espresso and is fussy cut and popped up over a smaller scalloped edge trimmed from the pocket die in the Home for Christmas dies.  An Early Espresso baker's twine bow is added underneath.  A few pink sequins finish off this design.

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Stamps: Home for Christmas, Noel Tidings

Ink: Pecan Pie, Melon Mambo, Early Espresso

Paper: Early Espresso, Basic White, Melon Mambo, Natural Hues Specialty Paper (retired), Merry, Bold & Bright DSP (retired)

Accessories: Home for Christmas dies, dimensionals, Early Espresso baker's twine (retired), Adhesive-backed sequins trio (retired)

Christmas Tidings - Stampin' Up!® Noel Tidings

   You can't beat a traditional red and green Christmas card and I leaned in heavy with that using the Noel Tidings bundle and threw in a bit of gold and rustic wood for a classic seasonal card.

    I started with a piece of Country Woods DSP to cover the whole card front.  Next is a panel of Poppy Parade topped with a piece of embossed Basic White that I had in my scrap bag.  It's embossed with the retired Beautiful Pattern embossing folder but any of your favorite folders would make a good substitute here. 

 Next I stamped one of the pine branches on the light side of Two-Toned Peaceful Pine cardstock a few times and die cut them.  A few branches and Poppy Parade berries come next.  They are all layered under a Framed & Fabulous hot foil circle.  A bit of retired ribbon from my scrap stash is tucked under the circle as well.

  The detailed circle is a nice spot to highlight a bigger sentiment so I stamped the big Merry Christmas from the Noel Tiding set and then fussy cut it and popped it on dimensionals.

  A little bit more gold is added with some gold adhesive-backed dots on the left side of the large panel.  And some sparkle is added to the berries with clear Wink of Stella

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Stamps: Noel Tidings

Ink: Peaceful Pine, Poppy Parade, Early Espresso

Paper: Country Woods DSP, Poppy Parade, Basic White, Two-Toned Peaceful Pine

Hot Foil: gold foil, Framed & Fabulous dies

Accessories: Noel Tidings dies, dimensionals, Gold adhesive-backed dots, Beautiful Pattern embossing folder (retired), Wink of Stella

Christmas Two Ways - Stampin' Up!® Home for Christmas

The New at SU! international design team is back this month with a fun theme of "From Simple to Stepped Up" where we will be showing how to take a basic design all the way to 'WOW'!  We hope you are inspired!  Be sure to hop around with us and leave some love on each project.  We love hearing from you.  The hop list is at the bottom of my post.

I'm showcasing the Home for Christmas bundle and the Timeless Christmas DSP for my projects.  I made a little grouping of Christmas trees and alternated colors for the sentiment and then added that to a nice Scalloped Christmas Cheer rectangle.  A star on the tree and a ribbon knot finish the details. Sweet and simple!

Now let's step it up!  I took the basic layout from the first card and added texture, layers and gold for this more detailed second card.  I used the same DSP and same Scalloped Christmas Cheer rectangle but brought in texture by adding a piece of Two-Toned Peaceful Pine cardstock (light side) embossed with the Softly Woven embossing folder.

  The sentiments are in the same spot as the first card but I highlighted them by embossing them in gold on strips of cardstock in my card colors and popped them on dimensionals for more interest. A few gold adhesive-backed dots also accent the sentiment area.

  The trio of trees stays the same but I stamped and die cut all three and added them to a die cut tag that's popped on the side of the scalloped rectangle.  I added gold glimmer paper stars for all three trees, a ribbon tag tie, a strip of dotted DSP and a mini button and baker's twine bow.

  I hope you've gotten some good ideas of how to step up your designs!  Enjoy the rest of the hop!

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Stamps: Home for Christmas

Ink: Peaceful Pine, Soft Sea Foam, Poppy Parade, Versamark, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Timeless Christmas DSP, Peaceful Pine, basic White, Poppy Parade, Soft Sea Foam, Two-Toned Peaceful Pine, Gold Glimmer, 

Accessories: Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies, Home for Christmas Dies, Softly Woven embossing folder, Gold Adhesive-backed Dots, Mini Christmas Buttons, baker's twine, dimensionals, gold embossing powder, Real Red Stitched ribbon

Love & Joy Noel - Stampin' Up!® Welcome Noel

 I'm so excited to be joining the Color Hues Challenge as a guest designer today!  They have a super talented Design Team and I love seeing what they come up with for each challenge and I'm always inspired.  Thanks for having me!!

 I love purple so I was excited to see this combo!  I decided to do a Christmas card using the Neutral Noel Suite.  The little purple village is a fun look for Christmas I think!

 I embossed the Very Vanilla background panel with the Softly Woven embossing folder for a nice bit of texture.  The greenery is Mossy Meadow and makes a nice big oval frame for the sentiment and buildings.

  A tiny bit of yellow is blended on the windows for a nice golden glow.  I just used whatever was left on the blending brush so I can't even say which yellow.  I'm considering the yellow a neutral here, it's like a version of the Very Vanilla lol!  I used both Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather for the buildings.  Two-Toned Mossy Meadow cardstock  for a slightly lighter look for the garland and the wreath. 

  I cut berries out of both purples and covered them with clear Wink of Stella.  They are then grouped around the wreath adding in some Gold Dots for a bit of shine.

  Thanks for having me Color Hues; it was a fun combo to work with!  

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Stamps: Welcome Noel, Noel Tidings, Soiree Salutations

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Mossy Meadow, yellow

Paper: Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Two-Toned Mossy Meadow, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape

Accessories: Softly Woven embossing folder, Noel Tidings Dies, Welcome Noel Dies, dimensionals, Gold Adhesive-Backed Dots, Wink of Stella

Pine Wreath - Stampin' Up!® Noel Tidings

  We are back with a new challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches today! It's a color challenge this time and Rachel has given us a beautiful set of colors to work with!

  Since I'm in the US we are heading into fall and looking towards winter so I saw these colors as perfect for a Christmas card!  If you're in the Southern Hemisphere these might be just right for your spring cards!

  I stamped a bunch of pine branches from the Noel Tidings set and die cut them to make a wreath shape overlapping each die cut for a nice full look.  A Basic White thick card base is the perfect clean and simple background for the wreath.

  

 Using the Welcome Noel dies I cut some Highland Heather stars, colored them with clear Wink of Stella and added them to the wreath.  The sentiment from Soiree Salutations is stamped and die cut and is popped on dimensionals across the center of the wreath.

  Now I needed to get some of the Bubble Bath on this card!  I had a small scrap of some very narrow bubble bath ribbon that was just perfect for a fork bow!  Usually I use a serving fork to make the bows but I wanted this bow to be even smaller so I used a dinner fork instead and it was just the right size.  Check out my tutorial on how to make a fork bow here.

  A few iridescent Bubble Bath sequins add a bit more sparkle as a finishing touch.  I hope you'll give these great colors a try and add your card to our gallery.  Remember to keep it clean and simple!

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Stamps: Noel Tidings, Soiree Salutations

Ink: Peaceful Pine, Highland Heather

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Highland Heather

Accessories: Noel Tidings dies, Welcome Noel Dies, dimensionals, Bubble Bath ribbon (retired), iridescent sequins (retired)

Pastel Noel - Stampin' Up! Welcome Noel

   The Neutral Noel suite continues to offer a lot of fun possibilities for Christmas cards and I love the different looks you can get just by changing the color palette.  My card today shows off some pastel colors and some mixing and matching of the stamp sets and dies.

  The card base is Barely Blush, then another layer of the same embossed with The Swirls of Magic embossing folder.  Before adding the next layer I used the Barely Blush Shimmer pen to color some of the embossed pattern making them stand out a bit more.  The shimmer Brush makes them slightly darker and sparkly.

  Next is a Basic White Scalloped Christmas Cheer die cut which is the perfect size for creating these little building scenes.  I embossed a separate piece of Basic White with the Softly Woven embossing folder and cut it down to fit on the inside of the stitched detail of the scalloped rectangle.

The house has a Hydrangea Hue backing and a Barely Blush star on the peak.  The trees are Old Olive and are tucked just under the edge of the house. The first part of the sentiment from the Noel Tidings stamp set is stamped in Versmark, embossed in white and fussy cut as well and the second part is stamped in Hydrangea Hue and trimmed down to fit the space.

 I couldn't place any ribbon or embellishments to my liking so I left the only bit of sparkle on the star which is colored with Barely Blush Shimmer Brush.

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Stamps: Welcome Noel, Noel Tidings

Ink: Old Olive, Hydrangea Hue, Versamark

Paper: Barely Blush, Basic White, Hydrangea Hue

Accessories: Swirls of Magic embossing folder, Softly Woven embossing folder, Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies, Welcome Noel dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Barely Blush Shimmer Brush

Scrapped Noel - Stampin' Up!® Welcome Noel Dies

   When a challenge says to use up scraps for a card you don't need to tell me twice!  The current Inspire. Create. challenge does just that and I'm all in!  I'm always looking for fun, creative ways to use up my cardstock scraps.  A simple background is always a good way to go!

I love all the catalog samples of the Stampin' Up!® Neutral Noel Suite but I also like to dabble in non-traditional or bright Christmas color combinations.  I thought a bright striped background for a little snowy scene using the Welcome Noel dies would fit not only the "scrap" element but would also give me a chance for a bold color palette.

  I started with a Coastal Cabana card base, then another slightly smaller layer of Coastal Cabana that I added differing widths of scraps in Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green and Azure Afternoon.  I randomly spaced them out on the panel and then trimmed any edges that were overhanging.

  Next I cut 3 Basic White panels using the Welcome Noel dies, 2 with the trees and one with the houses.  I trimmed them down so they were spaced just so and then adhered them to the card front and each other with dimensionals.

  Then using more scraps I cut a few of the houses again in the different colors then trimmed them apart and adhered them to the Basic White house panel for a colorful wintery scene.

  I meant to stamp the sentiment before adhering everything and I knew if I tried to stamp it over the dimensionals it would have been a disaster so I stamped it instead on another scrap and added it to the bottom of the lower tree panel.

  A few retired Iridescent Adhesive-backed Discs are added to the sides of the sentiment for a bit of shine.

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Stamps: Noel Tidings

Ink: Azure Afternoon

Paper: Basic White, Coastal Cabana, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Azure Afternoon

Accessories: Welcome Noel dies, dimensionals, Iridescent Adhesive-backed Discs (retired)

Peaceful Noel - Stampin' Up!® Welcome Noel

   The Neutral Noel suite in the upcoming Stampin' Up!® Sept.-Dec. 2026 catalog is a beautiful set of products that have so much potential for holiday cards and I am excited to start exploring all the fun ways to use the two bundles in this suite.  My card today focuses on the Welcome Noel bundle with it's sweet scene building elements.

  My layout today comes straight from the Paper Players Challenge.  They are celebrating their 800th challenge this week and Ann has chosen this throwback sketch from their very first challenge!  Congrats to them!!  I was lucky enough to be a guest designer with them back in 2021 and they are the nicest and most welcoming bunch of paper crafters and it is absolutely no surprise to me that they've reached this huge milestone, quality sticks around.  I hope you'll play along with them and make the 800th gallery huge!

  I started with a Mossy Meadow card base and used my Perennial Postage dies to cut a background panel from the Neutral Noel Specialty paper.  This paper is one sided and it's thicker than regular DSP. It has lovely gold accents and a beautiful neutral color palette.  I used a second piece in an all gold pattern for the band across the middle.  I added a Basic Beige ribbon knot around that layer before adhering.

 Next I stamped the building in Basic Beige, the tree in Mossy Meadow and the deer in Pecan Pie.  After they were die cut I clustered them to the side to follow the sketch.  The deer is popped on a dimensional.  I added a little die cut wreath decorated with a tiny red rhinestone and dabbed a tiny bit of Golden Glow Shimmer Brush on the tree.  

  After that I did what I should have done before I adhered all the other elements; stamped the greeting at the bottom.  I was nervous I was going to muck it up and have to start fresh lol!  So it's a do as I say, not as I do moment!! Stamp that sentiment first just in case!

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All of the current products used to make this project can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available on September 1, 2026.

Stamps: Welcome Noel*, Noel Tidings*

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Basic Beige, Pecan Pie

Paper: Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Neutral Noel Specialty DSP*

Accessories: Welcome Noel dies*,  Perennial Postage dies, Golden Glow Shimmer Brush, dimensionals, Basic Beige Classic Ribbon (retired), red rhinestone (retired)

Homey Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Home for Christmas

     When new Christmas products are released I always like to get one of the bundles or suites that has classic Christmas images and or red/green color combo.  I find that you can go wrong with the basics and the new Home for Christmas bundle and Timeless Christmas DSP are a wonderful pairing!

  A gingerbread man, a tree and peppermint candies!  Throw in red plaid and some scallops and it's even better!  I used the Sunday Stamps challenge for this great layout.  The center panel is perfect for showing off the images.

  I started this one with a Peaceful Pine card base, then used a panel of the Timeless Christmas DSP in this big red plaid pattern.  Next comes a band of Peaceful Pine embossed with the new Softly Woven embossing folder.  I wrapped the band with some Peaceful Pine bordered ribbon and a fork bow.

  Next is a a Scalloped Christmas Cheer die cut.  I used a piece of Basic White that I had in my stash that was already embossed with the retired Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.  The largest scalloped rectangle in this die set is the perfect size for an A2 card front.  I used the second largest on this card.

  The cute little images come next!  I popped them on dimensionals.  And the candies have a fun little detail that's hard to see in the photos but after the candy portion is stamped and die cut I added a clear layer on top for the cellophane wrapper using some thin sheets of acetate.  The regular window sheets are too thick for the die to cut (I tried) so I used the extra acetate that used to come with the photopolymer stamp sets in the old packaging.  To adhere them without the glue or tape runner showing I just pressed the acetate onto the adhesive sheets to basically create a sticker.  Looks just like the candies your grandma had in the bottom of her purse!  Though maybe a little less dusty lol!

  Finally the sentiment from the new Soiree Salutations is stamped in black and trimmed down to fit on the candy.  A few retired Dear Dots in Poppy Parade in the corner are finishing touch.

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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 September 1, 2026 in the Stampin' Up!® Sept.-Dec. 2026 catalog.  If you'd like early access to these products you can join my team HERE.

Stamps: Home for Christmas*, Soiree Salutations*

Ink: Pecan Pie, Peaceful Pine, Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade, Black

Paper: Peaceful Pine, Timeless Christmas DSP*, Basic White, thin acetate

Accessories: Home for Christmas dies*, Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies*, Softly Woven embossing folder*, Beautiful Pattern embossing folder (retired), dimensionals, Peaceful Pine Bordered ribbon, Dear Dots (retired), adhesive sheets

Christmas Greenery - Stampin' Up!® Noel Tidings

 The first thing that drew my attention to the Neutral Noel Suite Collection in the upcoming Stampin'    Up!® Sept.-Dec. 2026 catalog were the beautiful samples using a muted color palette and gold accents.  I loved the warm feel of the little buildings and the super versatile branches and berries in the stamp sets.  Did I use all those neutrals and golds the first time I used products from this suite? Nope!  All in due time!  My card today uses colors but does have a neutral background so there is that!

  I've used the Paper Players challenge with this fun color combo for the card; Teal, Aqua, Tan and Red which I translated into Stampin' Up!® colors Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Real Red.

  I used the Textured Tree Ring embossing folder on the Crumb Cake for the card front.  What a lovely look for nature inspired cards!  Next I cut 2 of the greenery rings, one in Pool Party and the second in Pretty Peacock.  I ended up using glue dots to adhere the 2 together as that seemed to be the easiest way not to get adhesive all over or risk tearing them with a tape runner.  I popped the wreath up on dimensionals/mini dimensionals put in just the right places.

  Next I decorated the wreath with stamped and die cut pinecones and Glimmer paper berries.  The small sentiments in the new Soiree Salutations fit perfectly in this angled die cut that is included in the bundle. The finishing touch is a Real Red Stitched fork bow.

  I can't wait to explore all the ways to use this suite collection and especially the bundles!

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Stamps: Noel Tidings*, Soiree Salutations*

Ink: Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock

Paper: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Real Red Glimmer (retired)

Accessories: Textured Tree Ring embossing folder, Noel Tidings dies*, Real Red Stitched ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots

Woodland Trio Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Woodland Wishes

   I've got a sweet little Christmas card to share today!  I'm mixing some current products with a few things that will available soon in the Stampin' Up!® Sept.-Dec. 2026 catalog.  The sweet little animals in the Woodland Wishes stamp set are so cute and just look how nice they are with red and green Christmas colors!

  The layout is from Freshly Made Sketches and is a nice sketch for grouping some smaller images/die cuts together.  The colors (red, green, brown) are from the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown which I don't tend to play along with until I get new Christmas supplies each year but they always have cool challenges!

 I started with a Cherry Cobbler base (which you can't see), then added a piece of the upcoming Timeless Christmas DSP to cover the card front.  I love this tone on tone polka dot pattern, useful for not just Christmas cards!  Next I die cut the Cherry Cobbler scalloped strip with the upcoming Home for Christmas dies.  The sentiment is stamped in Peaceful Pine on the light side of a strip of Peaceful Pine two-toned cardstock.  Look at how well it matches the polka dots!  I love having a light and regular shade of all my cardstock colors; it doubles the amount of shades to work with which is always a good thing in my book!

  Next I stamped, colored and fussy cut the animals with Blends and then added them to the card front.  The fox is popped on dimensionals.  The card needed a bit of sparkle so I die cut a few little stars out of gold glimmer paper with the Home for Christmas dies.

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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 on Sept. 1, 2026.

Stamps: Woodland Wishes (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black, Peaceful Pine

Blends: Ivory, Peacan Pie, Cajun Craze, Pecan Pie, Bronze

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Peaceful Pine Two-Toned, Gold Glimmer (retired), Timeless Christmas DSP*

Accessories: Home for Christmas dies*, dimensionals

Stitched Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Stitched Stocking Dies

 Now that I've got my hands on some new Stampin' Up!® Christmas products I've been thinking a bit more about my seasonal cards.  I haven't done much with the Stitched Stocking bundle....yet.  I see a lot of possibilities with this fun bundle and the I think it will be a big hit with some quilters I know.  For my card today I used some of the dies to create a stack of 3 Christmas images.

  It was a tight squeeze but I fit them all!  I started with a Peaceful Pine card base.  I think this green is a great one for Christmas and I definitely plan to pair it more with Cherry Cobbler.  I embossed a piece of Basic White with the retired Beautiful Pattern embossing folder for a great quilt-like texture. 

  Next I die cut the tree, star and gift and then cut the accent pieces mixing the colors so that each finished square had 2 different colors. The "ornaments" on the tree are the little holly berries and the ribbon on the package is just trimmed from a second die cut in Golden Glow and adhered on.

  The berries/ornaments are colored in clear Wink of Stella, I added a Peaceful Pine In Color dot to the star and the ribbon on the gift is covered with Golden Glow shimmer brush.

  I partially inked up the sentiment leaving off the smaller writing on the Merry Christmas greeting and stamped it on the rounded rectangle that is the cuff of the stocking.  It's popped up on dimensionals over a piece of Peaceful Pine Bordered Ribbon.  The new mini Christmas buttons are super cute and I used one of the white ones here then topped it with a Cherry Cobbler bakers twine bow.

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Stamps: Stitched Stocking (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Peaceful Pine

Paper: Basic White, Peaceful Pine, Golden Glow, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Stitched Stocking dies (Online Exclusive),  Beautiful Pattern embossing folder (retired), dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Peaceful Pine Bordered Ribbon, Golden Glow Shimmer Brush, Mini Christmas Buttons, 2026-2028 In Color Dots

Winter Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Snowy Delights

   I combined a Last Chance stamp set with a brand new set from the new Stampin' Up!® January - April mini catalog for my Christmas thank you cards.  I wanted to get more use out of the Snowy Delights stamp set as well as get the new Endless Love set inky.

  The large snowflake embossed on a piece of Pool Party is a nice centerpiece for adding the rest of the elements.  The heart is stamped in Melon Mambo ink onto Melon Mambo cardstock.

  The sentiment is a combination of the "sending you" stamped in Pumpkin Pie from the Endless Love stamp set and the "thanks" stamped in Melon Mambo from the Simply Said stamp set.  The thanks is on a partial die cut circle.  Both pieces are popped on dimensionals over a length of retired Iridescent Striped trim.  A few retired iridescent sequins add a bit more sparkle around the snowflake.

  If you have been eyeing the Snowy Delights large snowflake stamp and coordinating masks don't wait to add them to your cart as they are on the Last Chance list and there's no telling how many are left!

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

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Stamps: Snowy Delights, Simply Said, Endless Love

Ink: Versamark, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Melon Mambo, Pool Party

Accessories: white embossing powder, Endless Love dies, dimensionals, Stylish Shapes dies, Iridescent Striped trim (retired), Adhesive-Backed Sequins Trio (retired)

Happy New Year 2026 - Stampin' Up!® Reason to Celebrate

   I usually don't wait until the new year to make a few New Years cards but I wasn't inspired until after Christmas this time around.  But the colors from Global Design Project from a few weeks back jumped out at me and I combined it with the layout challenge I recently gave to my stampers as well as the Time Out Challenge of "All that Glitters".  But I should have looked closer because I accidentally swapped some of the elements to the opposite sides from the sketch.  Oh well!

  The new Reason to Celebrate stamp set is a great one for covering some of the first half of the year occasions as well as birthday and anniversary.  The mix and match style is fun and really versatile and many of the stamps are big enough to work on a scrapbook page as well.

  I combined some old and new products to put this one together.  The background is retired Dandy Designs DSP in a Balmy Blue polka dot pattern.  Next is an Azure Afternoon Textured Notes die cut, a layer of Secret Sea and another Textured Notes die cut in Basic White.

  On the white die cut I stamped the "happy" in Secret Sea and "new year" in Azure Afternoon from the Reasons to Celebrate set.  I die cut the numbers out of Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper using the retired Playful Alphabet dies.

  Now the stars in the corners should be in opposite corners if I was following the sketch as I should have been doing but they work where they ended up!  The stamped star is found in the Hope Love & Joy stamp set and I did the outline in Secret Sea then colored them in with Balmy Blue Blends.  I alternated with stamped and glimmer paper stars popping some on dimensionals. 

  The upper corner has a Night of Navy bakers twine bow for a final detail.

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Stamps: Reason to Celebrate, Hope Love & Joy

Ink: Secret Sea, Azure Afternoon

Blends: Balmy Blue light & dark

Paper: Basic White, Secret Sea, Azure Afternoon, Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper, Dandy Designs DSP (retired)

Accessories: Textured Notes dies, dimensionals, Night of Navy baker's twine (retired), Playful Alphabet dies (retired)