Wild Floral - Stampin' Up! Textured Floral

   This card was a bit of one those that it ends up wildly different than what was intended at the start.  I had quite the stack of supplies piled up to finally get to this pretty floral thank you card.  In the end I'm pleased with how it came out and love the colors.  The layout is from The Paper Players and is a great way to show off some DSP!

  I started with a Crumb Cake base and then used another piece of Crumb Cake embossed with the new Dashing Designs embossing folder.  Next to follow the sketch I added 2 long panels of Wildly Flowering DSP.

  Instead of using another piece of DSP or cardstock for the element across the middle I used a piece of wide ribbon that I cut just slightly wider than the card front so it overhangs a bit.

  When I first saw the Wildly Flowering Suite the large flowers in the DSP really reminded me of of the Textured Floral stamp set so I thought they would pair up nicely and I think I was right.  I used watercolor paper that was lightly moistened with a water painter and then stamped the images. The larger flower is Moody Mauve and the smaller flower is Boho Blue.  Both centers are Early Espresso ink. The stamped leaf is in Mossy Meadow and the die cut leaves are Early Espresso.  Everything is layered with the larger flower and leaves popped on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is a simple thanks stamped in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla and popped up. Two Boho Blue retired In Color Dots add a little bit of shine as the final touch.

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

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Stamps: Textured Floral, Simply Said

Ink: Moody Mauve, Boho Blue, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso

Paper: Crumb Cake, Wildly Flowering DSP, watercolor paper, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Dashing Designs embossing folder, Textured Floral dies, dimensionals, ribbon (retired), 2023-2025 In Color Dots (retired)

Hey. Thanks. - Stampin' Up! Saying Hey

  I recently got a big box of more new Stampin'Up! products from the new 2024-2025 Annual catalog and I'm trying to work my way through all the stamp sets and I used 2 new ones on this card.  The Saying Hey stamp set is a great casual set with a bunch of sentiments that pair up with the bigger 'Hey' or can be used on their own.  The Choose Happy set is an all purpose set with mix and match words and small images that work for events and seasons throughout the year.  It would also be fantastic if you're a journal or planner person!

  I used The Color Hues challenge of Teal and Coral for the color inspiration. In Stampin' Up! colors I chose Summer Splash and Calypso Coral.

  The card front is covered with a piece of 2024-2026 In Color DSP in Summer Splash.  Next I stamped the 'Hey' in Summer Splash ink and the flower from Choose Happy in Memento black on a strip of Basic White.  I colored in the flower with Stampin' Blends and then added a length of retired braided line trim in Calypso Coral.

  To make the tab I stamped the 'thanks' on a piece of Summer Splash cardstock in the same color ink then used the short end of the Heartfelt Hexagon punch to punch it out.  I tucked it under the Basic White strip then adhered it to the card front with dimensionals.

  A few opaque faceted gems from Sale-a-Bration add just the right bit of shine to the card.

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

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Stamps: Saying Hey, Choose Happy

Ink: Memento Black, Summer Splash

Blends: Calypso Coral light & dark, Summer Splash light & dark, Lemon Lolly light

Paper: Basic White, Summer Splash, 2024-2026 In Color DSP

Accessories: Heartfelt Hexagon punch, dimensionals, braided linen trim (retired),  opaque faceted gems (retired-SAB)

Pretty Roses - Stampin' Up! Layers of Beauty

   I've only made a few cards so far with the new Layers of Beauty bundle but I've found the masks/stencils really easy to use and have been very pleased so far with the results.  I used 2 challenges for this card.  The Just Us Girls challenge wants us to use stencils; easy enough with the Layers of Beauty bundle and the TGIF Challenge wants us to create a card for a friend.  I always think a nice hello card to send just because is a great way to tell your friends they are important to you.  I also used their graphic as a little of inspiration for my layout.

  I thought some classic pink roses would be a pretty start for this card so I pulled out the new In Colors Pretty in Pink and Shy Shamrock.  I started with stamping the large rose stamp on opposite corners of a Basic White thick card base in Memento Black.  Next, I used the stencils/masks and blended the 2 colors of ink in the designated spots.

  Once the flowers were colored in I took a panel of Basic white and die cut a large circle in the center and then I used the Eyelet embossing folder to give it some pretty texture.  I adhered the embossed panel over the card front then got to work on the other details.

  I used the Unbounded Love dies to die cut a little scalloped label in Pretty in Pink and stamped 'hello' from Simply Said on it in the same color ink.  I popped it up on dimensionals over some Shy Shamrock die cut leaves and a length of Shy Shamrock stitched ribbon that's hard to see but there.

  On the opposite side of the opening I added some more leaves and a little flower image that I colored in with blends markers.

  The final detail is a Pretty in Pink 2024-2026 In Color shimmer gem on the label.  

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

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Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black, Pretty in Pink, Shy Shamrock

Blends: Shy Shamrock light & dark, Pretty in Pink light & dark, Lemon Lolly light

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Shy Shamrock

Accessories: Layers of Beauty dies & masks, Circle die, Eyelet embossing folder, dimensionals, Unbounded Love dies, Shy Shamrock stitched ribbon, 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer gems

Shamrock Birthday Balloon - Stampin' Up! Hot Air Balloon

   I'm always thankful when a great all-purpose stamp set like Hot Air Balloon gets carried over and I can keep using it.  And it gives my customers some more time to decide to get it.  I came across 2 challenges this weekend that both call for balloons so I was glad to have a balloon set so I can play along!  The Addicted to CAS and the Just Add Ink challenges call for balloons.  The Just Add Ink is a 'choose 2' of the 3 prompts given and I realized that I used all 3.  Hope that's ok with them!

  The Just Add Ink 3 prompts are Balloon, Bright Colors, and Birthday.  I think when I started this card it was going to be a hello card but by the time I got to finishing it I just grabbed a birthday sentiment not thinking about it!  Oh well!

  I started with an Azure Afternoon card base and then used the retired Basic Borders dies to cut a cloud edge along the bottom corner.

  The balloon is stamped with what I think is a great color combo: Shy Shamrock, Azure Afternoon and Daffodil Delight.  Nice bright colors right?  The basket is in Azure Afternoon as well.  Once the pieces were die cut I popped them up with dimensionals and added a baker's twine bow as a ver simple embellishment.

  And of course the sentiment is stamped in Azure Afternoon.  

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

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Stamps: Hot Air Balloon

Ink: Shy Shamrock, Azure Afternoon, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Basic White, Azure Afternoon

Accessories: Hot Air Balloon dies, dimensionals, Basic Borders dies (retired), Crushed Curry Baker's twine (retired)

Life Thank You - Stampin' Up! Full of Life Designer Series Paper

   I needed to make a set of thank you cards for my son who was recently confirmed at our church and received some gifts that need to be acknowledged.  To keep things easy on myself I decided to use the Freshly Made Sketches challenge  and take away one less design decision.  The trio of "something" can always be so many great things but I decided to stick with the squares shown and pair the layout with the new Full of Life DSP.

 I started with a Basic White thick card base, then embossed a piece of Basic White with the retired Brick & Mortar embossing folder.  This one seemed to fit the clean look I was going for and the rectangle shapes echo the other squares on the card.

  I added the Basic Black strip at the bottom following the sketch.  Then I used the Stylish Shapes dies to cut 3 squares for each card.

The Full of Life DSP is so pretty with vibrant colors in a watercolor look and different geometric patterns or washes on the back sides.  I stuck with the small square pattern and just cut 3x3 blocks that fit perfectly with the die cut squares.

 Once the DSP was added to the squares I adhered them to the card front in a kind of color gradient arrangement.

 The sentiment from Simply Said is stamped in Memento Black on strips of Basic White and then the edges are angled.  They are adhered with mini dimensionals.

    Now the trick is to get the teen to write them out in a timely fashion!  Any one have tips??

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

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Stamps: Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Basic Black, Full of Life DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Brick & Mortar embossing folder (retired)

Gold Flowering Birthday - Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs

   I wanted to get the Wildly Flowering Suite as soon as I saw the 2024-2025 Annual catalog and was sad that it wasn't on the demonstrator pre-order but as soon as I was able to place another order on it went!  It finally came last week and I just had time yesterday to break it out and have a little stamping time.  I used the Seize the Birthday challenge for my starting point on this card.  They want us to use Metallics to make a birthday card.

  This one starts with a Moody Mauve card base and then a layer of Very Vanilla card stock embossed with the Dashing Design DSP (one of the items in the suite collection).  I used one of the frame dies to cut out one in Very Vanilla and one from the new Naturally Gilded Specialty DSP and then used the outside frame in Very Vanilla and then inside panel of the DSP and put them together on the card front.  The frame part is popped on mini dimensionals.

  Since I had chosen the gold specialty paper I pulled in some more gold by stamping the flower top (I think it's an allium but you gardeners out there can school me if it's not!) 3 times in Versamark on Moody Mauve cardstock and then embossing them in gold.  I think there might be something wrong with my gold embossing powder as it's not very raised or shiny like it should be.  I might have to get a new jar of it once it's available again.  After they were die cut I layered them along one edge of the label.

  Finally I stamped the birthday sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set on a piece of Very Vanilla and flagged the ends before popping it on dimensionals.  And I had just one Moody Mauve dot left from the retired 2023-2025 In Color dots so I added to the sentiment.  Feels good to use up at least part of a sheet of embellishments!

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Stamps: Wildflower Designs, Simply Said

Ink: Moody Mauve, Versamark

Paper: Moody Mauve, Very Vanilla, Naturally Gilded Specialty DSP

Accessories: Dashing Designs embossing folder, Wildflower Designs dies, dimensionals, gold embossing powder, 2023-2025 In Color dots (retired)

In Color Mouse - Stampin' Up! Hearts & Hugs

   It's funny how designing works sometimes!  I designed this card about 3 weeks ago for my new catalog open house party and right after I designed it I began to see a bunch of very similar cards out there.  All of us demonstrators wanted to make cards using the new set of In Colors and came up with comparable designs.  In my case I wanted to try to use as many new products as I could for my make and takes as well as the colors.  My customers always tell me they appreciate getting to see and use so many new products at my classes as it helps them make informed decisions when placing their orders.  And it also introduces them to products that they might not have noticed or liked on viewing the catalog.

  Whether you want to use the new In Colors or have a different group of 5 colors to use this layout is a fun way to get them all on one card!  We started with a Basic White thick card base then adhered 1" x 3 3/4" strips of the 2024-2026 In Colors to a piece of 5" x 3 3/4" Basic White cardstock.  Using the panel of Basic White helps keep your strips straight and allows you to emboss it all in one go through.  If your strips are a little off in the measurements it also makes it easy to just trim up the edges with your paper trimmer.

  We used the new Dotted Circles embossing folder for this design and the the deep impression really shows up well on these bright colors.

  The adorable mouse from the new Hearts & Hugs stamp set is stamped in Memento Black and colored in with Blends before being punched out.  He's popped on dimensionals over the flagged sentiment strip.

  Some new 2024-2026 In Color resin dots are added to the edge of the circle.  My stampers could choose whichever color they liked.

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

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Stamps: Hearts & Hugs

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Crumb Cake light & dark, Petunia Pop light & dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Petunia Pop, Summer Splash, Shy Shamrock, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Dotted Circles embossing folder, circle punch, dimensionals, 2024-2026 In Color resin dots

Always Shopping - Stampin' Up! Attention Shoppers

  If you have shopping enthusiasts that you make cards for then the Attention Shoppers bundle might just be what you need!  The images in the set can stand alone or you can pair them up with the shopping cart die for a lot variety.  And don't stop there!  Add images from other sets and see what you can come up with!  My stampers got to see one possibility with this bundle at my new catalog open house last week when they made this card.

  I used 3 new colors for this design.  Pretty in Pink and Summer Splash are two of the new In Colors and then I added in the new Basic Beige for the shopping bag.

  The base is Summer Splash and then we lightly blended some Pool Party ink for the background on the Basic White panel so it wasn't so stark.  Next comes the shopping bag.  It is an easy image to do a little paper piecing with.  We stamped the bag twice, once on Basic White and again on Basic Beige.  The handles and tissue paper are colored with Blends on the Basic White image.  Then we fussy cut just the bag from the Basic Beige image and put the 2 together and then die cut the combined bags.  Here's a little guide I had out for my stampers to reference.  Get really creative and use DSP to make a lot of different looks for the bag.

  The shopping cart basket and wheels are die cut and I think using the Adhesive Sheets for these 2 pieces makes it really easy to use.  If you're not a big fan of glue or just want something a little less messy, adding the adhesive sheets to the back of your cardstock before die cutting is the way to go.  Turn those die cuts into stickers for easy adhering.

  Finally the sentiment is stamped in Memento black and a Pretty in Pink ribbon is added to the side as the last detail.

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

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Stamps: Attention Shoppers

Ink: Memento Black, Pool Party

Blends: Summer Splash light, Pretty in Pink dark

Paper: Summer Splash, Basic White, Smoky Slate, Basic Black

Accessories: Attention Shoppers dies, Pretty in Pink ribbon, blending brush, adhesive sheets