Classic Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

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

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

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

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

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

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas*, Wishing You Joy*

Ink: Versamark, Secret Sea

Paper: Basic White thick, Secret Sea

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: A Little Cheer (Online Exclusive)

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

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

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

Woodland Ornament - Stampin' Up!® Woodland Scenery

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

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

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

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

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

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Woodland Scenery*, Wishing You Joy*

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

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

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

 

Get Nutsy Birthday - Stampin' Up! ® Fluffy Squirrel

  The cute critter stamp sets are always at the top of my list when new product is released and if there is a matching punch even better!  The Fluffy Squirrel bundle coming out in the Stampin' Up!® Sept.-Dec. 2025 mini catalog checks all the boxes and it's perfect for not only fall cards but birthday also!  I used the Paper Players challenge to do a CAS (clean and simple) critter card. Done and done!

  Since this is a CAS card there isn't a lot in the way of details but the cuteness makes up for that!  I started with a Basic White thick card base, then added a piece of 2025-2027 In Color DSP in a Cloud Cover pattern to give my squirrel a place to sit.  I stamped the squirrel outline in Early Espresso and then filled it in with Pecan Pie.  This stamp doesn't match the punch (the one that does faces the other way) so I fussy cut it and then popped it on dimensionals.

  I stamped the little gift box in Secret Sea and then colored it with Blends.  I fussy cut that as well and popped it up on dimensionals in the squirrels hands? paws?

  The sentiment is stamped in Secret Sea on an angle along the the edge of the DSP.

  A few Timid Tiger Flat Pearls finish off this clean and simple critter card.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Fluffy Squirrel*

Ink: Secret Sea, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie

Blends: Cloud Cover light, Timid Tiger dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, 2025-2027 In Color DSP

Accessories: dimensionals, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls

Gathering Wreath - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

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

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

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

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Gathering Moments*

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

Paper: Old Olive, Basic White

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

Christmas Delivery - Stampin' Up!® Jolly Delivery

   I'm getting into my Christmas feels again today with more new products. I decided to give the North Pole Delivery Specialty DSP a go, specifically the precut design pieces.  The only stamping on this one is the sentiment in the center.  The precut design pieces do all the work in this layout!

  I used a grid layout from the layout ideas page in the upcoming Sept.-Dec. mini catalog. I started with a Real Red base then each little block has a piece of the DSP backed with a piece of Garden Green.  There are so many great images in the die cut sheets it made it a bit hard to choose but in the end I decided on the little mail truck and some stamps, a tall letter box, a shop and the striped poles.

  The sentiment is stamped in Memento black and punched out.  I sandwiched a length of Pool Party ribbon between the sentiment and a larger punched circle with Real Red glimmer paper.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Jolly Delivery*

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, Basic White, Real Red Glimmer paper (retired), North Pole Delivery DSP*

Accessories: circle punches/dies, Pool Party striped ribbon (retired), dimensionals

Gathering Fall Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

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

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

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

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

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Gathering Moments*

Ink: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Basic Beige

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

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

Pastel Christmas Trees - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Trees

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Ornamental Trees* (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Versamark 

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

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Basic Black

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