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Celebratory Sips Rosy Drinks Card

This is one of those cards, this Celebratory Sips Rosy Drinks Card, that as relatively simple as it is, it was very pleasing to see the end result. I think the designer series paper and the greeting make the card! Not only is the designer paper fun to use, but all the elements just came together.

The Celebratory Sips Designer Series Paper may surprise you if you don’t look at it carefully online. It is in the Online Exclusives category PLUS is on sale during August because some of the coordinating colors are the new 2025-2027 In Colors. Get it for 15% off until August 31! What is surprising is that it’s not just pretty drinks! The papers also contain flowers, whimsical designs, citrus fruit images and watercoloring. And no need to assume that the “drinks” are alcoholic! They can be anything! Just refreshing summer drinks perhaps!

The card base is Strawberry Slush cardstock. It is also in the In Color Sale going on now! The designer paper, Celebratory Sips, would normally be cut at 4″ x 5 1/4″ but since I wanted to fold over one side of the DSP to show “the other side”, I cut it an inch wider, so 5″ x 5 1/4″, scored at 1″ on the left side, and folded it over. I glued it down, then wrapped around some ribbon. This is the Strawberry Slush 3/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon and it is a very lovely type of ribbon! And on sale! The bow is tied separately and stuck on with Mini Glue Dots or you can use a bit of Stampin’ Seal Adhesive right on the ribbon.

The greeting is in the Saying Something Ephemera Pack in the Annual Catalog. As I write this, it says “Low Inventory” so if you want it, I would order it SOON! It really is a fantastic product, especially when you want a quick greeting to finish off the card or you don’t have quite the right one in your stamp sets. There are all sorts of greetings, styles, colors, and shapes so you are almost sure to find one you can use. This one I found in the package I thought was PERFECT for this card, with the word “rosy” in it, just in case any of the drinks perhaps had some Rose wine in them! Or even just a reference to enjoying any of these drinks with their rosy color!

I also diecut a Stylish Shapes circle on which to pop up the greeting to help it stand out. For a little embellishment, I added three of the Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems on the Strawberry Slush diecut circle. I love those particular gems so I recommend them!

You could make cards like this design with other designer series paper by just folding over one edge of the designer paper to show the other side, or cut a strip from another paper for a contrast to the main paper. We do have great designer series paper!

Here is another card I made with the Celebratory Sips Designer Series Paper but I cut out the larger drink images and used one of the other papers for the background.

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Two-Tone Torn Paper Ocean Card

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I saw a card using the Two-Tone Cardstock that Stampin’ Up! now carries that reminded me that the Two-Tone cardstock could be torn and look like ocean waves! That is how this Two-Tone Torn Paper Ocean Card came about! Tearing paper was something everyone was doing when I first joined Stampin’ Up! many years ago and then I didn’t see it for awhile. I think it is back now and a fun and easy technique to use!

The card base is Crumb Cake but the entire front of the card is covered. There is no Crumb Cake margin showing as I usually do. I cut several strips of different widths of the Two-Tone Cardstock in various colors in 5 1/2″ lengths to fit completely across the card. The other dimension of the strips doesn’t really matter since they are going to get torn to make different widths, so I cut some at 1″ and some at 2″ or 3″ wide. Two-Tone cardstock means that it has a white core which is perfect for looking like white caps on ocean waves! Also, one side of the paper has one color and the other side has the same color but in a different shade, lighter or darker. That gives you a lot of choices with just one sheet of paper!

You can use whatever colors for water, sky, sand or landscape that you choose. My paper isn’t labeled and sorted yet, so I’m not positive about my colors. However, I believe I used Crumb Cake for the sandy beach, Pool Party and Night of Navy for the water, and just regular Daffodil Delight for the sun. I punched out the sun with a 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. You can use whatever size punch or die you have. The top piece of “sky” is Basic White, colored slightly with Balmy Blue ink and a Small Blending Brush. You could also use a sponge. I purposely left some areas of the paper whitish to look like clouds.

The trick to tearing strips is to tear the strip toward yourself with the side of the paper you want to use in the front to show off the torn edge. When you have some strips cut and torn, just play around with them a little bit and see how you like them laid out. You can apply glue only to the bottom edge of the strip, then you can adhere succeeding strips by slipping them behind the top of the bottom strip and so on. Or start at the top and work your way down. If you don’t like the way something looks, you can slip in a small torn piece or you can tear off the top edge of the paper a little more to fix it how you like it. The sun is just slipped in behind the top water strip.

I thought my card needed a boat, but I didn’t think I had one. Then I did remember there was a little sailboat in the Choose Happy Stamp Set. I stamped it in Memento Ink, colored with a brown and a red Stampin’ Blend marker, then cut it out carefully with scissors. I think it turned out to be a good size for my ocean! If you don’t have a sailboat stamp, just draw one yourself. It’s just a bowl shape for the boat and put a triangular sail on top.

The greeting is one I found in the Saying Something Ephemera Pack. When I came upon it, I knew it was perfect for this card! I popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then you are finished with the paper strips on the card front, check and see if you need to trim off either or both sides of the card to even up everything. I like to use my very old Stampin’ Up! guillotine cutter, if you have that! But the Paper Trimmer will also work.

See what other ideas you can think of for using the Two-Tone Cardstock! I just thought of one myself!

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Kintsugi Inspirations Vases Thinking of You Card

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All you need are dies or scissors to cut out these beautiful images for this Kintsugi Inspirations Vases Thinking of You Card. And they are easy to cut out if you don’t have the dies!

If you like something different, this Kintsugi Inspirations Specialty Designer Series Paper is for you! I think a lot of us learned a new term….Kintsugi…when the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog came out and this Suite was in it! Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese technique of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer. These gold veins become a celebration of imperfection instead of hiding it.

The card base is Lost Lagoon cardstock, a color I really like but I don’t use very often for some reason. But it is one of the coordinating colors of the Kintsugi Inspirations Suite. After seeing some scrap strips in my package of DSP, I got the idea to use a strip at the bottom of the card as sort of a base or table for the vases.

The vases are all fussy-cut with scissors, but there are the Inspiring Imperfections Dies which would be great to have. These dies cut out the large vases and short ones, flowers, and even the shape for the gold veins or use it as a branch. For my card, the single flower is also fussy-cut and a slit put in that short vase or cup so I could slip the flower stem into the vase.

You can adhere the vases flat on the card or with Stampin’ Dimensionals or both. Two of my vases are popped up and one flat. Since I happened to have the Spotlight On Nature diecut vellum circle on my table, I decided to use that also on the card. I just slipped it behind the vase and under the table strip at the bottom. You have to be careful where you put adhesive when you are using vellum because it can show through, but usually there is a hidden spot where you can put adhesive and it won’t show. On this card sticking it behind the one vase and behind the paper strip at the bottom it was fairly well held down, but after adhering the greeting, I also put glue on the back of the vellum behind the greeting so it definitely won’t show.

The greeting is part of the Blooming Phrases Stamp Set. I thought the font went nicely with the card design. I wanted something simple and sophisticated. This greeting is stamped in Lost Lagoon ink on Basic White and then diecut with one of the Textured Notes Dies. For a little embellishment besides the gold foil on the vases, I used the Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems in the clear color with a bit of gold on them that I thought went well with the card.

Don’t be afraid to cut out images from designer papers if you don’t own the matching dies or if there are not dies that match the images you want. Your cutting doesn’t not have to be perfection and you can do it as a relaxing exercise while you watch TV or just sit and relax!

For a different look to your cards, check out the Kintsugi Inspirations Suite and individual products that you can purchase separately.

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A Paper Pumpkin Kit For Fall!

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Paper Pumpkin Kit Sept 2025 Fall For Toile demo

“Send warm greetings to welcome the harvest season with the Fall for Toile Paper Pumpkin Kit. These elegant cards truly capture the beauty of this special time of year, with rich colors, traditional autumnal imagery, and luxe foil accents. Each kit comes with three different printed card base styles, three coordinating envelope designs, precut paper pieces, and grosgrain ribbon—as well as a stamp set perfectly suited for seasonal messages from the heart. And because this kit coordinates beautifully with the Autumn Toile Suite Collection, you’ll have even more opportunities to create seasonal magic!”

Here are the details about the September Paper Pumpkin Kit, Fall For Toile, which you will receive about mid-September.

September: Fall for Toile

Subscribe August 11–September 10

Design elegant cards with metallic foil and rich autumnal imagery.

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

• Metallic foil details and grosgrain ribbon trim

• Precut paper pieces and printed sentiment labels

• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crumb Cake, Darling Duckling, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Timid Tiger

(And if you look closely on the Paper Pumpkin ad you will see a sneak peek of a beautiful fall suite, Autumn Toile, coming in the September-December Mini Catalog next month!)

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Reminder: In Color Sale Going On!

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I wanted to remind you that the Stampin’ Up! 2025-2027 In Color Product Sale is going on! You might think this sale is about the In Color cardstock and ink pads and it is! BUT it is also about other random products that have In Colors in them! You just have to check the Stampin’ Up! Online Store on the sale page and see what is included!

Sale includes select inks, cardstock, Designer Series Paper, embellishments, and other products that include these new In Colors. Only products featured on the 2025–2027 In Colors page are included in this promotion.
Some products are excluded from the sale, including the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit (167338).
Products are available only while supplies last.
Sales Period: August 5 – 31

If you don’t have already have some In Color cardstock, I would get the assorted package of all the colors. That way you can try them out and then order more of the ones you like. Or more assorted packages!

Here are more products I see listed on the sale in the Online Store besides the basics:

Kits in the Kits Collection
Embellishments
Designer Series Paper
Scrapbooking Workshop Kits
Memories & More products
Two-Tone cardstock
Stampin’ Blends
Ephemera
Puffy Stickers
Twine

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IN COLOR SALE!

Floral Impressions Yellow Flowers Thank You Card

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Sometimes you can use one of your own older cards as inspiration for a new one, like this Floral Impressions Yellow Flowers Thank You Card! Everyday in my email I get a few photos from “Memories of this Day”. The other day, one of the “memories” was a card I made like this one and I thought I should try that idea again! After all, we often hate NOT using the other side of the paper when we are using one side! This was a way to show off both sides at once!

This is the Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper. I have a difficult time not getting it mixed up with all the other floral paper we have! This one is not in the catalog. It was released in May 2025 as one of the Online Exclusives. This month of August you can buy it on sale 15% during the In Colors Sale because some of the coordinating colors are In Colors 2025-2027!

The card base is Crushed Curry with a layer of Pecan Pie. At first I was going to adhere the designer paper rectangles directly on to the card base but I wanted to add a little brown that was in the flowers so I used Pecan Pie as a layer. The designer paper pieces are cut at 1 7/8″ x 2 1/12″. I did glue them down first on a piece of Pecan Pie cardstock cut at 3 3/4″ x 5″ which is what a second layer on the card base would be sized at. Because I glued them down on another piece of cardstock first, I was able to trim off a smidgeon from each side to make sure everything was perfectly aligned. You can vary the sizes of any of these things depending on how you want your card to look.

The greeting is stamped on Basic White in Garden Green ink and is in the Bright Borders Stamp Set. Then use the To the Point Label Punch to cut the stamped leafy image and sentiment. The stamp set is on the Last Chance list and is marked down 10%. It’s a pretty nice stamp set to have along with the punch for a lot of kinds of cards and projects. To help the greeting stand out, I punched out two pieces of Garden Green with the same punch and cut each one in half to adhere behind the top, bottom, and sides of the white piece. This is a good trick to know when you want something layered behind something for which there is not larger punch.

The greeting is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals in approximately the center of the card. For a little something to add, I chose this Garden Green twine in the Natural Tones Linen Thread (retired). I cut two pieces the same length and tied them together into a bow to make it a little thicker. The bow is stuck on with a Mini Glue Dot.

All in all, this is an easy card to make and a great way to use your designer series paper. You can show off both sides! Make squares if you like in a smaller configuration. Anything is possible!

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THREE New Kits From Stampin’ Up!

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The Stampin’ Up! Kits Collection has many papercrafting kits to choose from for all kinds of interest. These Kits include predesigned projects that come in lots of different project types! Each Kit is easy enough for anybody to make. All materials you need are supplied, with directions and even a video you can watch. These are perfect for new crafters or experienced crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Here are the three new Kits just released on Tuesday, August 5th!

Harvest Home Garland Kit

Create this beautiful garland for your autumn home decor with the Harvest Home Garland Kit. Layer die-cut leaves—including hints of copper foil—for a rich, nature-inspired look. The Kit makes one garland that is 5’5″ long. Colors in the Kit are Cajun Craze, copper, gray, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Very Vanilla, and white.

Bunch of Thanks Kit

Brighten someone’s day with handmade floral cards from the Bunch of Thanks Kit. With hand-drawn designs, heartfelt gratitude sentiments, and preprinted pieces, this all-inclusive card making kit helps you craft stunning cards in minutes—no extra supplies needed.

DETAILS
– Makes 8 cards: 4 each of 2 designs
– Folded card size: approx. 3-3/4″ x 5-1/2″ (9.5 x 14 cm)
– Colors: Bubble Bath, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger
– Also available in French

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Bunch of Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set
– Clear stamp block
– Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Spot
– Step-by-step instructions
– 8 printed envelopes
– Adhesive

Brighten Your Day Kit

Create easy to assemble, nature-inspired cards with the Brighten Your Day Card Kit. The delicate, organic overlays and soft pastel colors pair beautifully with friendship and encouragement sentiments.

DETAILS
– Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
– Folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
– Colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Beige, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie.
Sentiments printed in Dutch, English, French, and German

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Step-by-step instructions
– 9 printed envelopes
– Precut overlays
– Adhesive

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In Color Sale Begins Today! Also New Kits & Last Chance Products!

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Starting today, August 5, and continuing until the end of August, select products that feature the new 2025–2027 In Colors™ are 15% off! This is a great opportunity to purchase new In Color products at a discount, so grab products you love—like ink, two-tone cardstock, and Designer Series Paper—and get everything you need to create projects that showcase Stampin’ Up!’s amazing color coordination!

This is a great opportunity to purchase new In Color products at a 15% discount, so grab products you love—like ink, two-tone cardstock, and Designer Series Paper—and get everything you need to create projects that showcase Stampin’ Up!’s amazing color coordination!

Speaking of color coordination, watch this very helpful and educational video by Stampin’ Up! talking about how to use the Color Coach and how to coordinate the In Colors with the Core colors.

Sale includes select inks, cardstock, Designer Series Paper, embellishments, and other products that include these new In Colors. Only products featured on the 2025–2027 In Colors page are included in this promotion.
Some products are excluded from the sale, including the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit (167338).
Products are available only while supplies last.
Sales Period: August 5 – 31

If you love all the colors, purchase a package of each of the colors…Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger, Secret Sea, and Cloud Cover. But if you aren’t sure what you like, do what I did – buy the In Color 8 1/2″ x 11 Cardstock Assortment. And then buy another assortment so you have more, or start getting the individual packages.

Don’t forget Stampin’ Blends and Stampin’ Write Markers and all kinds of things!

ALSO: Three new Kits were added to the Kits Collection today! One is even on sale because it has the 2025-2027 In Colors in it!

AND: Refresh on the Last Chance list including 2025 Sale-A-Bration products. The Last Chance category takes the place of the Clearance Rack. Check it out and see what you find! Only available while supplies last!

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Spotlight On Nature In Colors Hello Card

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I wouldn’t have predicted that I would come up with this Spotlight On Nature In Colors Hello Card when I wanted to highlight the Stampin’ Up! 2025-2027 In Colors, but here it is! I planned to use one diecut circle for each color scattered around on a card, probably using the Stylish Shapes Dies, but once I spotted the Spotlight on Nature Dies, I decided to use those instead! These dies have such interesting designs around the edges and lots of sizes so it was a no-brainer.

The card starts with just a Basic White card base although you could use something else, probably or piece of designer series paper. From there I just got out my assorted package of In Colors and used smaller pieces or half sheets to cut out a bunch of these circles. As long as I was diecutting, I may as well put several different dies on each piece of cardstock. I knew I could save any extras to use on another card or project. I like having the package of assorted In Colors, at least to start, so I can try out all the In Colors and then, the ones I really like, I can buy in individual packages. But to start with, I get all the colors in an assortment, and probably buying two assorted packages is a good idea! Then you have plenty of cardstock for awhile.

I could have predicted that to make this card, if I knew ahead of time what I would ultimately make, that I would take a long time to decide on colors and placement of all the circles. I originally thought I would only do one circle of each color on the card, but then I began layering. Somehow the pattern I originally laid out pretty much looked good and with just a few tweaks, I stuck with it! If you are working on something like this, and have it all laid out, but now you have to take it apart to glue it together, be sure to take a picture with your camera on your phone first and then you have that photo to refer back to! It sure is helpful to do that, if you think of it!

These are the 2025-2027 In Colors and I really like them. The colors are Secret Sea (the very dark blue), Cloud Cover (the lighter blue), Timid Tiger (the orange color), Darling Duckling (yellow) and Strawberry Slush (the vibrant pink). They all come in regular size cardstock, 12″ x 12″ cardstock, Stampin’ Blends, ink pads (except for Cloud Cover which just didn’t make the high quality standard but you can use the ink refill and make your own pad with a Stampin’ Spot!), Stampin’ Write Markers, and find these colors in designer papers. These are the on-trend colors for this year and next!

Back to my card! I could have popped up some of these circles, but they are all adhered flat to the card. I found the “Hello” greeting in the Saying Something Ephemera Pack. Of course, I stamp a lot of greetings for cards, but I also find it fun and time-saving to find an appropriate greeting in one of our many ephemera packs that we have in this catalog! To complete the card, I added the 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls. These are pretty and also fairly flat which is always good for mailing. I chose one of each color to put randomly on the card, in different sizes.

DON’T MISS!…

The big 15% Stampin’ Up! 2025-2027 In Color Sale begins Tuesday, August 5th! The sale includes select inks, cardstock, Designer Series Paper, embellishments, and other products that include these new In Colors. Only products featured on the 2025–2027 In Colors page are included in this promotion.

Some products are excluded from the sale, including the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit (167338).

Products are available only while supplies last.

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2025-2027 In Color Sale Coming August 5!

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Something new and exciting! I don’t recall Stampin’ Up! ever having a sale on In Colors, but one is coming next week on Tuesday, August 5, 2025! These new 2025-2027 In Colors really appeal to me, unlike the ones that just retired! It’s all personal color preference! If they appeal to you, also, then you should get ready to “shop the sale” as soon as possible when the sale begins. On August 5th there will be a page of the In Color products that will be on the sale.

Sale includes select inks, cardstock, Designer Series Paper, embellishments, and other products that include these new In Colors. Only products featured on the 2025–2027 In Colors page are included in this promotion.
Products are available only while supplies last.
Sales Period: August 5 – 31

If you love all the colors, then purchase a package of each of the colors…Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger, Secret Sea, and Cloud Cover. But if you aren’t sure what you like, do what I did – buy the In Color 8 1/2″ x 11 Cardstock Assortment. And then buy another assortment so you have more, or start getting the individual packages.

While you wait until Tuesday, look online or in the catalog to familiarize yourself with the new In Colors, just the 2025-2027 ones, and see which ones you like the best. Or maybe you like them all! There will be other products, not just the cardstock! And remember, if you have been around a lot of years, you may still have Strawberry Slush colors in your retired stash! It was a long time ago, but I found my ink pad, some cardstock, a Stampin’ Write marker and ink refill I think! Bonus!

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Celebratory Sips Birthday Drinks Card

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Maybe you have seen this paper and Suite Collection around on the internet from the May Online Exclusives at Stampin’ Up! I didn’t order it right away, but later on I couldn’t resist. However, this is the first time I have really gotten it out to make a card and I’m happy with the way this Celebratory Sips Birthday Drinks Card turned out! It was fun to make. As I am writing this, the Celebratory Sips Suite Collection is not available because the two embossing folders in the suite are not available. But you can order everything else, just separately.

You might think that all the papers have to do with fancy drinks, but that’s not the case! The Celebratory Sips Designer Series Paper also has flowers, citrus images, watercolor designs, plus summer-inspired drinks. As hot as the weather is across the country you might like to cool off by designing some cards or scrapbook pages with these summer drinks! I’m really happy with the variety of designs on these papers, plus some whimsical designs on “the other side” of the papers.

Here are the Celebratory Sips papers up close:

The card starts with Berry Burst cardstock for the card base. There are so many colors you can choose from that coordinate with these papers! I hardly ever use Berry Burst but I liked it with the background paper I used. As you can see, that paper is one of the generic designs on “the other side”. I fussy-cut three drinks from one of the designer paper sheets. If you get the Cheers & Sips Bundle you can stamp and diecut some drink images and maybe some from the designer paper, but I only have the paper. To make the drinks stand out a little better against the rather dark background, I die cut a Basic White circle from the Spotlight On Nature Dies. How often do I use these particular dies? A whole bunch! They are a good set to have in your collection!

Then it was just a matter of placing the drinks. I popped up the pink drink with the cherry and umbrella on the left, but the lemonade drink, shall we say, is adhered flat to the card. The green drink in the center ( I don’t think it is a Margarita!) is popped up right in between on Stampin’ Dimensionals just on the right side because the left side is flat on the pink drink.

The greeting is in the Charming Day Stamp Set. It just happened to be nearby and I thought the “Happy Birthday” font was perfect to use on this card. I stamped it with Berry Burst ink and then cut around the shape instead of taking up too much space on the card. I saw a tip about drawing around the stamp itself lightly with pencil, stamping within that line, and then you can cut out the greeting following the line. If it is too difficult to get your stamp placed right, just eyeball it. There is no right or wrong way to cut around the words. The greeting is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Since I wanted it to be a fun birthday card, I aded several Shiny Sequins that I had in my stash. You can use whatever gems or sequins you have to add a little sparkle!

Remember, you will find the Celebratory Sips Suite products in the Online Exclusives category or just search for the name.

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Beautiful Gallery Orange Floral Card

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This Beautiful Gallery Orange Floral Card came together pretty easily once I decided on colors for the center focal point. The Beautiful Gallery 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper is truly beautiful to use and several of the papers could, maybe should, be framed for home decor!

This particular paper I chose for the background on this card is not like most of the other papers. Most are outdoor landscapes, floral sketches, or look like images you would see in an old-world art gallery. This paper looks more like a tapestry or beautiful fabric, but the design and colors really appealed to me. The Lost Lagoon cardstock card base is cut at 11″ x 4 1/4″ with the fold at the top instead of the side just for something different.

The center panel is another of the papers with outlines of flowers and foliage. I decided to color in three of the flowers and foliage, but not all of the images. I intended to color the flowers with Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends with maybe a highlight of Pumpkin Pie, but I got my colors mixed up and only used the Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie Combo. The leaves were colored with Light Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blend and just a touch of Lost Lagoon on one feathery type of leafy foliage.

To make this floral piece go with the background, I sponged it lightly all around the edges with Lost Lagoon ink, but also brushed the sponge lightly across the paper as well to make it look blended with the print in the background. This 3″ x 3″ piece is layered on a 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock Before adhering to the card, I wrapped around some Linen Thread and tied a bow. Then that piece was popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

For a greeting, I chose one in the Greetings For All Ephemera Pack. I sponged a little Lost Lagoon ink on that and layered it on a small diecut circle in the Unbounded Love Dies. That little greeting has a Stampin’ Dimensional under the bottom portion so that the top will lay over the floral piece and the bottom part is popped up even with the floral piece.

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Sweet & Spooky Kit Treat Boxes

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If you are a Halloween lover as I am, you will want to get this Sweet & Spooky Kit in the Stampin’ Up! Kits Collection. Get a head start on Halloween! I only put together three of the treat boxes for the sake of storage at the moment, but I’m going to make all the tags to put on the boxes and then they will be almost ready to go at Halloween! Any of these, especially the one that looks like a haunted house, would make a cute Halloween decoration in your home!

The treat boxes are all easy to make! Sticky strip adhesive is even included. The boxes are all scored so all you have to do is crease on all the folds, maybe run a Bone Folder or something across the creases just to make them folded crisply, then adhere the sides and bottom. The directions show you exactly where to put the adhesive tape. The fun part is making the tags and the directions show which pieces you need and where to put adhesive. Just clip on to the box with the cute orange paper clips and the black & white twine tied through the tag.

In your kit, you will find the package with directions and all the supplies you need.

All the supplies are included in the kit in one package! In this kit you even get some star gems to embellish the treat boxes and tags.

Here are two of the finished treat boxes. You can always use the kit supplies however you like. If you wanted to, you could mix up the tag pieces and make your own creations.

Here is the third treat box with its cute “hey Boo” tag and a bat! These boxes hold plenty of candy, too! They are not small little treat boxes! I found this Sweet & Spooky Kit to be very cute and easy to put together! If you like Halloween, I say get this kit, maybe two kits!

Here are the Kit details:
– Makes 15 treat boxes: 5 each of 3 designs
– Colors: Basic Black, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, iridescent, Pumpkin Pie

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Step-by-step instructions
– Printed and iridescent-foil precut pieces
– Paper clips
– Pressed wood picks
– Baker’s twine
– Adhesive-backed holographic stars
– Adhesive

You can even watch a video of Sara Douglass putting the kit together if you aren’t sure about something.

All of the Kits in the Stampin’ Up! Kits Collection are easy enough for new crafters or non-crafters and fun for experienced crafters as well! It’s fun to just open the box and get started on a project without having to think up your own idea! Try one and see for yourself!

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Floral Impressions Yellow Daisies Birthday Card

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This Floral Impressions Yellow Daisies Birthday Card is an easy one to make when your kitchen is torn up waiting for new flooring, your stamping supplies are scattered around different places in the house, and you can’t find your Paper Trimmer anywhere! (Oh! It’s under a pile on the fireplace! Who would have thought?!)

The card base is Garden Green cardstock with a layer of the generic design on the back of the daisy paper. This is the Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper in the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives. This is a great package of paper with pretty florals and foliage plus the pretty colors on the “other side” of the papers. This paper is part of the Floral Impressions Suite Collection if you want it all with one number on your order! Don’t forget it is FREE SHIPPING at Stampin’ Up! with a $75 order today and tomorrow!

The daisy paper is 3″ x 4″ and the only reason it is that size is because it was a piece already cut to that size and fit this card perfectly! I layered it on another piece of Garden Green cardstock 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″. The greeting is in the Saying Something Ephemera Pack in the Annual Catalog. I layered it on a strip of Garden Green. Just add a little bow out of twine, like this Garden Green color, or Linen Thread would be perfect as well. The greeting is popped up on Dimensionals.

That’s all there is to this card. Add a Basic White layer inside so you can stamp or write a personal message because of the dark cardstock. Add a few gems if you like some sparkle, too!

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