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Layers of Beauty Anniversary Card

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Layers of Beauty Anniversary Card

I thought I would try out this lovely new stamp set to make this Layers of Beauty Anniversary Card. We may have lots of floral stamp sets and dies but there’s always a new one that is so pretty we must have that one, too! This Layers of Beauty Stamp Set and Die is something new coming in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog 2024-2025. There are also Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks in this Bundle that can be used to color this large floral piece.

My other goal with this card was to use some of the new In Colors 2024-2026. The card base is Petunia Pop cardstock. The layer of striped paper is in the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper. I thought it looked good as a background to the floral piece without being too distracting.

The large floral piece fits on the largest acrylic block we have! That’s how big it is! It is stamped with Memento Ink on Basic White cardstock. I stamped it on a piece of 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White. Be careful how you place it before you put the stamp down on the paper so you get all the areas of the stamp.

To color in the floral piece, I used my brand new Stampin’ Blends Markers of the In Colors 2024-2026. For the roses, I colored in with Pretty in Pink, both Dark and Light. The daisy-like flowers are colored with Petunia Pop with little Peach Pie centers. The leaves are all colored with Light Shy Shamrock and then highlighted a little bit with Dark Shy Shamrock. Then I went back over the roses with a little bit of the Peach Pie Stampin’ Blend Marker just for fun.

After coloring the floral piece, I used the die to cut it out. It’s not too hard to figure out which way it fits on your stamped image, but take some time to make sure all the edges are lined up properly so you get a good diecut. This was glued down flat on the card but I almost popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting is stamped from the Layers of Beauty Stamp Set with Petunia Pop ink. I used one of the dies in the Unbounded Love Dies to cut it out. However, that die was a little big to fit on the card without taking up too much space. I took the die cut piece back to my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to trim off each end of the label by placing the die right on the diecut piece but sliding it down a tiny bit to make it shorter. I did this on the opposite end also. You can feel that the sides are lined up in the lines on the sides of the die. I only ran the die through just over each end, not across the whole piece. I popped up the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Lastly, I added three 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems in the Shy Shamrock color. It was hard to stop at three, but I did it!

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Lighter Than Air Rocker Card For You

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Lighter Than Air Rocker Card For You

I’ve been seeing these “rocker cards” around on the internet so I thought I’d try one. The Deckled Circles Dies are perfect for this card, but you can use whatever circle dies you have. Or just cut out some circles yourself! This Lighter Than Air Rocker Card For You was fun to make! As you can imagine, it does rock back and forth a little bit!

The base for this card is a Deckled Circle in Basic White folded in half. I used the second largest die for the card base. I just cut a piece of Basic White that was 6″ wide to fit through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Put that die away and get out the third from the largest die and cut out either a half or whole circle out of designer paper. I used the Lighter Than Air 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper for this card. Obviously you can use whatever colors of cardstock or designer series paper to make a card like this.

For the big circle in the top middle of the card, use the Deckled Circle die that is the seventh from the smallest to cut out a Basic White Circle, then use a circle the next smallest size (sixth from the smallest) to cut out another piece of designer paper. Depending on your design, you might want the next smallest die to cut out a piece of Basic White for the center on top of the designer paper for stamping or just a background. I stopped with the designer paper.

To assemble the rocker card fold the large circle of Basic White in half. That forms the rocker base. If you cut out a whole circle for the largest piece of designer paper, cut that in half or a tiny bit larger. You can measure or eyeball it. If you only cut out half a circle then you are ready to go. To get the margins, if you want those, place the designer paper where you want it on the folded Basic White base. Then push it up a little bit so the top of the designer paper extends over the folded edge. Holding everything in place, turn it over and either cut or mark a pencil line along that fold on the back of the designer paper. Now you can cut off that small strip of designer paper that you marked with the pencil line. When you place the designer paper back on the Basic White base you will have margins all around. Adhere the designer paper to the white base.

Adhere the designer paper to the center circle (which is not yet attached to the card). Grab an envelope that you are going to use and place the rocker base on top of the envelope. Then position the center circle so that it is centered on the base but will be contained within the envelope. (I should have used a colored envelope for this photo but hopefully you can see how I positioned everything so the finished card would fit in the envelope.) The white underneath the card in the photo is one of our Stampin’ Up! Medium White Envelopes (my favorite!).

Lighter Than Air Rocker Card For You Size

Now you can finish decorating your card however you like. I cut out two hot air balloons from the Lighter Than Air DSP. The one on the left is glued flat on the card and the purple one is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The small greeting is stamped in Fresh Freesia ink and die cut with the smallest circle in the Stylish Shapes Dies. You can add a bow or jewels to the card, too, for additional embellishment. Then stamp or write your personal greeting or message inside the card. The recipient can set the card out on a table and let it rock!

This is what the card would look like if you opened up the base.

Lighter Than Air Rocker Card For You Open

I think this rocker card will be a fun one to make and send out! Talk about impressing the recipient with your cardmaking skills! You don’t have to tell them how simple it really is!

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Shining Christmas Trees Card

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Shining Christmas Trees Card

I almost forgot that I had this paper and forgot where it came from! However, it was fun to use it to make this Shining Christmas Trees Card! This is a super easy card to make yet looks elegant enough to send out for your Christmas cards. It is good for making multiples. You don’t want something too complicated to make if you are mailing out 50 Christmas cards or whatever the number is!

I used the Shining Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper to make this card. You will find it in the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives, not in the Holiday Mini Catalog. The whole paper is slick with shiny accents on each one, like the stars and the red dots in between these Christmas trees! Really pretty!

One of the coordinating colors for this paper is Cherry Cobbler. Really the only other colors are Mossy Meadow and White! So that is easy! I used Cherry Cobbler for the card base and then added the Christmas tree patterned paper.

The greeting is stamped from the Brightest Glow Stamp Set (one carried over online from last year. It is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink. I love the look of this greeting and have used it a lot. It was then diecut using a label shape in the Something Fancy Dies. This is one of those basic, very useful die sets. Then I cut the next larger shape out of Cherry Cobbler for a layer underneath the greeting. For a little embellishment, I adhered a bow tied with the very pretty Gold & Vanilla 3/8″ Satin Edged Ribbon.

If you didn’t have or didn’t care for Cherry Cobbler, I think you could use Real Red and no one would notice or chastise you! On the inside, add a white layer so you can stamp a message or write a note. Maybe adhere a strip of the same designer paper at the bottom or down the side of the inside layer for a little surprise decoration when the person opens the card!

I’m sure you could add some sparkly gems to this card, maybe just Iridescent Rhinestones because they would add sparkle without taking away anything from the card. But surprisingly, I just stopped after I added the ribbon!

Shining Christmas Paper
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Old-Fashioned Santa Christmas Card

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Old-Fashioned Santa Christmas Card

This week Stampin’ Up! released not only the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog but also five new designer series papers in the Online Exclusives! One of them I especially loved with these classic Santas as one of the paper patterns. As soon as my Holiday Mini order came with this Traditions of St. Nick Designer Series Paper I had to make a card with it and this Old-Fashioned Santa Christmas Card is what I came up with!

The card base is Mossy Meadow cardstock with a layer of the damask pattern of paper in the same Traditions of St. Nick paper. This damask pattern gives a really elegant look without taking away from the Santa. Before adhering the designer paper layer, I wrapped a piece of Real Red Ribbon around it.

The Santa is diecut using the Deckled Rectangles Dies. If you take the die that is the right size and place it on the designer paper, you can figure out where you have to cut out that area of the image from the designer paper. It’s a killer to cut into the paper the first time but it must be done! It seemed impossible to me to omit just the bottom of a couple of tree trunks in the area but you have to make the Santa fit plus some nice trees without bumping into part of another Santa. You could also just fussy cut a Santa if you don’t want a rectangle. Circles probably wouldn’t work. Then I cut another larger deckled rectangle in Real Red for a layer. You could pop up the Santa on Stampin’ Dimensionals but I just adhered it flat on the card.

The greeting is from the Joy of Noel Stamp Set that I just got. I stamped it in Real Red ink and diecut it with a stitched rectangle in the Timeless Arrangements Dies. The word just barely fit but it did! It is popped up with Dimensionals. There are other Christmas greetings that you could use as well.

I really like this paper and this card and plan to make more Santa cards! Remember, this Traditions of St. Nick Designer Series Paper is NOT in the Holiday Mini Catalog. You have to search under “Online Exclusives” which are new releases that Stampin’ Up! is going to bring out now and then so we don’t have to wait to see them in a catalog! That keeps life exciting! The only thing is Online Exclusives are not guaranteed to be around for any particular length of time. So if you see something you like a lot, don’t wait.

I hope you are enjoying the new mini catalog and getting ideas for your fall and holiday cards and projects!

Traditions of St. Nick Designer Series Paper

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Textured Floral Hello Card

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I’ve had this little pile of scraps on my table for quite a while so I finally decided I was going to just make a card right away with these stamped and diecut pieces. From that, I came up with this Textured Floral Hello Card just made of scraps!

The card base is Bubble Bath, one of our new colors. I thought that was the color these large flowers were probably stamped with. I added a layer of Basic White since the flowers were so light in color. As I tried out various flower arrangements I decided to add some texture in the background with the dotted stamp in the Textured Floral Stamp Set. I stamped these randomly in Lemon Lime Twist.

I also had three smaller flowers stamped in other colors – Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, and Calypso Coral. I just played around with the placement of the flowers, the leaves, and the foliage stems until I was happy with it. At this stage, it’s often a good idea to take a picture with your phone so when you pick up the pieces to glue them down, you will be able to put them back in the design that you liked!

Here’s kind of a similar card I made by stamping and diecutting with the Textured Floral Stamp Set.

Since I took up a lot of room with all the flowers and stems, I didn’t have much, if any, room for a greeting. I almost left it off because that is fine, too. But in the Go To Greetings Stamp Set, I found this very small “Hello” and I thought that was perfect! I stamped it in Fresh Freesia and diecut it with the smallest circle in the Stylish Shapes Dies. I also die cut the next larger circle in Fresh Freesia, but it wasn’t as close in size as I would have liked to this small circle and it took up too much room on my card. I thought the Hello by itself looked fine.

For embellishments, I added a little Brushed Brass Butterfly on one of the leaves. I also added three Tinsel Gems Three Pack in Fresh Freesia. And that finished off my card made out of stamped and diecut scraps!

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Timeless Arrangements Birthday Card

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Timeless Arrangements Birthday Card

It was time to play some more with the Timeless Arrangements Dies and out came this Timeless Arrangements Birthday Card. I wanted to make a card with softer and lighter colors mostly than the card I’d first made with this Bundle.

The Timeless Arrangements Stamp Set is a very nice one! There are lots of sentiments. Some you can use alone and many you will want to combine in many different combinations. If you like having lots of sentiments to choose from for your cards, you will want this stamp set. Not to mention a few images of flowers and foliage to stamp. Then there are the Timeless Arrangements Dies to cut out lots of botanical shapes and labels. To save 10%, buy the Bundle of both the stamp set and dies.

This card base is Petal Pink with a layer of Basic White cardstock. For all the diecuts, I just chose an assortment of colors of cardstock scraps, such as Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sea Foam, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party….whatever you like! The greeting is from the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set and stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink on one of the labels in the Timeless Arrangements Dies. I just used a lot of Stampin’ Seal adhesive on the back of the label and added the die cuts, adding more adhesive as the back of the label got covered up, just trying to make a pleasing combination. Then I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the label and foliage to pop it up in the middle of the card front.

For something a little different and festive, I splattered a little Wink of Stella around the front of the card before adhering it to the card base. Just tap the brush on the lid so it will splatter randomly around on the card piece. Of course, one blog had to land on the word “brightest” of the greeting! But it is fairly clear, so it’s okay. Then I also took a Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blend marker and flicked the brush tip against the inside of the marker cap. You wouldn’t want to do this a lot and ruin the tip of the marker, though! The marker ink and the Wink of Stella are very splattered in very small splatters around on the card so it’s actually barely noticeable.

For a little more sparkle, I added some Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins, in pink, blue, and gold. If you don’t want to splatter anything, you can leave that step out and still have a beautiful card. I was just in the mood! Sequins or rhinestones, though, are always a nice final touch!

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Timeless Arrangements Kindness Card

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Timeless Arrangements Kindness Card

This Timeless Arrangements Kindness Card is the result of my “playing” with my new Timeless Arrangements Bundle. I’ve used some of the stamp set greetings on other cards, but I hadn’t tried out all the die cuts for the flowers and foliage.

I knew I wanted to try out this Bundle but I really didn’t know what card I wanted to make. Not even the colors! So I stamped the flowers and leaves that were in the stamp set in Memento ink and colored them in with various Stampin’ Blends Markers. I stamped and colored quite a few not knowing how many I would use. After die-cutting those, I also diecut the leafy dies in various greens and even Crushed Curry for something different.

These leafy dies are interesting because several have a bar connecting a couple stems which I assume is meant to allow you to cut out several stems in one fell swoop and have them lined up at various angles and not a million little die cut pieces. Some of the ones I diecut I left as is and some I cut apart to place them exactly where I wanted them.

This card has a Berry Burst cardstock base with a layer of Bubble Bath cardstock. Before adhering the Bubble Bath layer I randomly stamped the little circles stamp with Bubble Bath ink just for a little texture in the background.

I used a Deckled Rectangle die for the centerpiece for the greeting and to use to attach all the foliage and flowers. I stamped the greeting in the Timeless Arrangements Stamp Set first in Berry Burst Ink. Then I just adhered the leafy pieces to the back and even sides of the greeting. You can play with the placement of the pieces first to see what you like, or just go for it and build it as you go! When I was finished with the piece, I popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. It turned out I really liked that Berry Burst flower I had stamped placed right on the Deckled Rectangle greeting.

For a little sparkle, I added some Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins to the card. I put three gold sequins on the greeting itself and then three pink sequins on the card front.

You could use this card for Mother’s Day on Sunday or lots of other occasions. You can use less leafy pieces or even more if you really want to do it up really fancy!

This is the kind of stamp set and dies that you really need to take some time to place with, get acquainted with all the pieces and see how they work together or even separately!

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King Charles Coronation Card

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King Charles Coronation Card

Today is the coronation of King Charles III of England, quite the occasion for a card, don’t you think? If I wanted to celebrate the coronation with a card, I would maybe make this King Charles Coronation Card with some purple and gold for royalty and a little bit of glimmer! Did you get up extra early to watch this historical event live?! Charles became King the moment his mother, Queen Elizabeth, died, but today is the official ceremony and festivities.

To make this card, I pulled out some retired sparkly and shiny paper because, after all, it’s for a King! The card base is Gorgeous Grape cardstock because purple is for royalty. Of course, there has to be a layer of gold foil. Next, I pulled out some Dazzling Diamonds Designer Paper to be the card front. What is more elegant than that?!

To decorate the card, I got the idea to use some purple sparkly paper for a fancy border. The paper is the retired Ombre Specialty Paper. There are several colors, but I used the darker purple color. I used the Elegant Border Dies to cut out the fancy border. I was starting out trying to make a vertical card, but once I changed it to horizontal and thought of using the Elegant Border Dies, it all fell into place! I suggest placing these dies with the cutting edge up and paper on top, opposite of how you might normally place a die and paper. I think some intricate pieces cut better that way.

For the greeting, I diecut a piece of Gold Foil and a smaller Basic White piece to layer. I used the Something Fancy Dies, which were the perfect size that I was looking for. For the actual greeting, I only looked at my current stamp sets and I found this sentiment in the Sentimental Park Stamp Set. Actually, there are lots of sentiments and partial sentiments that can be combined to form exactly what you want to say! I stamped the two different lines to form this greeting on the Basic White cardstock using Gorgeous Grape ink.

For some extra embellishment, besides all the sparkle and glimmer on the papers and gold foil, I added a bow made with the gold ribbon in the Gold & Silver 1/8″ Trim Combo Pack. And a few gold Festive Pearls completed the card.

Do you think King Charles III would be thrilled to receive this King Charles Coronation Card to celebrate this big occasion in his life?! What occasion could be bigger than becoming King?!

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Teacup Boutique Card

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Teacup Boutique Card

With the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog going live pretty soon, I have been going through stamp sets and designer paper, pulling out retiring products because I only keep current products out where I stamp (the kitchen table!). I pulled out the Cup of Tea Stamp Set and the Tea Boutique 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper to put them elsewhere. But later I had to go back and get them back out so I could make this Teacup Boutique Card because I just liked all the products in this group!

This card starts with a Garden Green card base. I used a designer paper pattern with a foliage print for the card layer. Using another paper design in the Tea Boutique DSP and the Teacup Dies, I cut out this red flowered teacup. I also diecut a Basic White piece of cardstock with the retiring Stitched Rectangle die and a larger one in Garden Green for the layer.

Before adhering the teacup to the Basic White piece, I put it where I wanted it to go and then removed it and stamped the leaves as if they were coming out of the cup. I used Garden Green ink for the leaves and also stamped some Sweet Sorbet flowers. Then I adhered the teacup with a little teabag tag hanging out with a bit of white twine adhered to the back of the tag and to the inside of the cup.

To embellish the card a little bit, I stamped a lemon slice and die-cut it and also added some little Fun Flowers Resin Shapes along with the stamped flowers. On the inside of the card, I added a Basic White layer with a strip of the foliage designer paper on the left just to decorate the inside a little bit and be ready for a personal note!

Along with any of these Teacup products, you can get the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes to get you started in your cardmaking! The envelopes are especially cute and will really stand out in someone’s mailbox! These cards are 60% off on the Last Chance List, the Teacup Dies are 50% off, and the Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper is discounted also! Such great deals!

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First Day of Spring Hello Spring Card

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First Day of Spring Hello Spring Card

Today is the first day of Spring! I decided to celebrate with my First Day of Spring Hello Spring Card! Even though we are having probably one last really cold day in Houston, it is the first day of Spring even if it doesn’t feel like it.

Today is called the Spring Equinox but it doesn’t officially happen until 5:24 PM EDT. The term Equinox comes from Latin words meaning “equal night” with the length of day and night being nearly equal in all parts of the world.

For my card today, I thought I would use my new set of alphabet dies, the Alphabet A La Mode Dies. You will find them on page 61 of the Spring Mini. I loved the skinny look of them and it looked like there would be fun ways to use them! Aren’t we always looking for new and interesting ways to make our cards?!

This is a Slimline card, as we call it. I cut the card base of Bermuda Bay cardstock at 6″ x 6″ and scored it at 3″ to make this style of card. The Basic White layer is just a tiny bit smaller than 3″ x 6″ so 2 7/8″ x 5 7/8″.

I cut out the letters with different colors of the Brights cardstock. I used Melon Mambo, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, and Gorgeous Grape. Unbelievably, I remembered to use the Adhesive Sheets so the skinny letters would be like stickers and I wouldn’t have to use teeny tiny drops of glue on the back. I just needed small pieces of the adhesive sheets on the back of each color of cardstock. After they were diecut, I just peeled off the protective layer and stuck the letters onto the Basic White cardstock on the front of the card.

But first, always do your stamping first! I sort of did, and sort of didn’t. I did figure out how the letters would fit on the card and saw that there would be enough space to stamp the “hello” from the Biggest Wish Stamp Set in Memento Black ink. It’s just the right size! After I had that stamped on the white piece, I was ready to adhere the alphabet letters. I figured out where the center of that piece was and started placing the letters off to the sides of the center. Then I saw how they ended up, if they were fairly even with the sides of the card and adjusted them accordingly. It helps to use a ruler along with Grid Paper to have a straight edge to help place the letters evenly at the base. Or make them more whimsical and tip them different ways, then you don’t even have to try to make them straight!

After I had the “hello” stamped and the letters adhered, I knew I wanted to add flowers in the corners. I started off stamping and coloring in some flowers, cutting them out and placing them on the two opposite corners, but I didn’t like that. I ended up using the flower clusters in the Sentimental Park Stamp Set and stamping those with Memento ink. It was dangerous to stamp right on the card with the letters already adhered but I took a chance and it worked out!

I felt like the Stampin’ Blends would be a bit too strong in their colors for this card, so I switched to Watercolor Pencils! I don’t use them often enough but they are fun and satisfying to use just like the Blends! Just add some color with the pencil, it doesn’t have to be perfect, then use a Blender Pen to smooth out the color. The Blender Pens were some of the first things I purchased after I heard about Stampin’ Up! They have just a little bit of moisture which works with the Watercolor Pencils. There are two different assortments of pencils in the Online Store so you can choose which colors you might use the most.

I hope this First Day of Spring Hello Spring Card inspires you to enjoy your first day of spring, and maybe even make a spring season card!

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Radiating Stitches Easter Card

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Radiating Stitches Easter Card

It’s time to be making Easter cards and here is one with a new design, the Radiating Stitches Easter Card! These new dies, one of the Online Exclusive products Stampin’ Up! recently released, really give a fresh new look to cardmaking!

The card base is Orchid Oasis, one of the current 2022-2024 In Colors, and one that will be staying around. I originally planned the card base to be Basic White with the Orchid Oasis as the layer. But after getting the layer ready, I didn’t care for it against the white so I made the card base out of Orchid Oasis. Color on color! The new die set is called Radiating Stitches. The dies layer pretty well. Three are rectangles and there is also a heart and two circle dies. Lots of creative possibilities!

The Orchid Oasis layer is wider, then the Sweet Sorbet rectangle fits inside the center and the smaller rectangle fits in the center of that one. I used the cute little flower paper in the Flowers & More Designer Series Paper. This is a Host reward you can choose with a $150 order from the Spring Mini Catalog. You’ll find it in the back of the catalog on page 90 up in the top corner!

You really could just add a decent-sized greeting going across the center of the card, but since I wanted an Easter card, I added a bunny! This is one of the bunnies in the Easter Bunny Stamp Set in the Spring Mini. I stamped the bunny on Basic White cardstock with Memento ink. Since I really wanted just a white bunny, I added a little gray fur on his middle with the Light Gray Granite Stampin’ Blend marker and some touches of Petal Pink for the ears and feet.

The greeting is stamped in Orchid Oasis ink on Basic White and diecut with the narrow Stitched Rectangle Die. It barely fits, but it does fit! I popped up the bunny on Stampin’ Dimensionals, so I put Dimensionals on each end of the greeting so it would fit over the bunny. For some sparkle, I added some Iridescent Rhinestones to the card front in the flowers.

These Radiating Stitches Dies are something a little different and you will find them in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store. They give your cards a little extra texture and design!

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Hello, Irresistible I Like You Card

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Hello, Irresistible I Like You Card

Here’s another card using some of the new “Online Exclusives” products Stampin’ Up! introduced on March 1st. I’m happy with the way my Hello, Irresistible I Like You Card turned out! The paper, stamps, and dies are all part of a very nice Suite, the Hello, Irresistible Suite Collection.

These Online Exclusive products are new offerings that Stampin’ Up! will come out with periodically so that we always have some fresh new things with which to create without waiting for the next catalog. It doesn’t mean that your Demonstrator can’t order these things for you if they usually put in your orders, as I do for several of my customers. The products will only be online and not in any catalog.

The Hello, Irresistible Suite Collection includes the Irresistible Blooms Bundle (stamp set and dies), the Hello, Irresistible 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, and the Loose Frosted Dots. As I write this blog post, the Loose Frosted Dots are backordered which means that the Suite Collection cannot be ordered. But you can order everything else separately except the Frosted Dots and then get those when they come back in stock. You can ask me when they are expected as soon as Stampin’ Up! posts a date. The Hello, Irresistible Designer Paper is really pretty and easy to use with some of the dies that will cut out certain flowers and leaves. Besides the flowers and leaves, the dies include a long detailed swirly die and a swirly circle shape die both of which can be used for interesting looks on your projects.

This card has a Basic White card base and is layered with a light green pattern in the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper. After diecutting the swirly circle, which cuts itself as a hole in the paper, not as a separate circle, I evened it up on all four sides to be square (or close to it!) and layered that on a piece of Petal Pink Cardstock. I thought it could use a little more interest, so before adhering, I stamped the Petal Pink cardstock with flowers in the Irresistible Blooms Stamp Set randomly using Petal Pink ink (or you can use Versamark ink for that watermark look). The flowers don’t stand out, but they make the background look slightly better!

I also die-cut a flower out of the designer paper plus some leaves using the Irresistible Blooms Dies. You can use these dies for stamped images or the flowers on the designer paper which is great! The flower is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals®. The greeting is from the same stamp set, stamped in Petal Pink ink, and then die cut with the angled die in the Something Fancy Dies.

If you desired, you could add some sparkly embellishments like Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels or some sequins or the Loose Frosted Dots when they come back in stock! You could adhere those Dots on the little circles on this swirly element! The Take Your Pick tool would be handy to use with those Dots since they need to be glued on.

Check out all the new products in the Online Exclusives that Stampin’ Up! just released!

New Paper Pumpkin Kit For February 2023!

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Brighten someone’s day with the new Sunshine & Smiles Paper Pumpkin Kit! Subscribe by February 10th to get this special, brand new kit with some exclusive crafting benefits!

Each kit includes nine cards, three each of three designs, with peek-through windows on the card fronts! The bright colors and furry friends are the perfect way to make someone’s day!

This kit is unique for its suite coordination! It coordinates perfectly with the Rain or Shine Suite Collection (160556) from the January–April 2023 Spring Mini Catalog. It’s the perfect time to get some extra product and get creative with your crafts!

And for the first time ever, Paper Pumpkin is offering a dies add-on! There are so many possibilities with this month’s kit, you do not want to miss it!

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Sunshine & Smiles

This kit includes:

  • Everything you need to create 9 radiant cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A sweet springtime photopolymer stamp set.
  • A Mango Melody Stampin’ Spot
  • A fun peek-through window scene on each card!
  • Cute precut critters and labels, fun raindrop embellishments, and more! 

Finished card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce

ADD-ON

Sunshine & Smiles Dies (Available for purchase starting 11 January, while supplies last)

Item number: 162486

$6.00 USD / $8.25 CAD

This add-on includes:

  • One coordinating frog-shaped die: 1-1/8″ x 7/8″ (2.9 x 2.2 cm)
  • One coordinating flower bouquet die: 1-1/8″ x 7/8″ (2.9 x 2.2 cm)

*Please note that you will need a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to use the die add-on.

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Paper Pumpkin Kit February 2023

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Whimsical Woodland Embossed Christmas Card

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Whimsical Woodland Embossed Christmas Card

I’ve had this Whimsical Woodland 3D Embossing Folder for a while but have forgotten to use it! This is my first try with it. Actually, I was trying to copy a card I saw I think just yesterday, maybe the day before, but when I wanted to look at it again, of course, I couldn’t find it! Does that happen to you?! It was just this white embossed Whimsical Woodland background and a greeting on red cardstock. But I still wish I could see it again!

In the meantime, I made my own card! I used Basic White for a card base and cut the embossed piece at the regular layer size, 4″ x 5 1/4″. I could have made it as large as the card base, too.

The greeting is in the Brightest Glow Stamp Set. I stamped it with Real Red ink and then just cut it out with my Paper Trimmer. The Real Red layer behind it is a die in the Painted Labels Dies. I popped up the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Very easy card to make and you can do different things with the same card design. Instead of a white card base, use colored cardstock. Or use the white card base but put another colored layer under the embossed layer. Just play with different designs and see what you like!

If you like this Whimsical Woodland Embossed Christmas Card, try one of your own and try varying the design and see what you come up with!

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Hello Harvest Pumpkins Card with Banner

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Hello Harvest Pumpkins Card with Banner

This Hello Harvest Pumpkins Card with Banner turned out differently than the idea I had in my head when I started, but that’s what happens when you start looking through designer paper or different colors of paper or stamp sets. You never know for sure what you will come up with!

The card base is Soft Suede, after trying a multitude of different colors of cardstock! Then there are two layers of the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper. The yellow Crushed Curry pattern adhered to the Soft Suede card base is the reverse side of the layer of black and white acorns pattern! I had another black & white striped paper picked out to be the background layer but I liked this acorn pattern better. The acorn layer is 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″ because I wanted more of the yellow to show.

The pumpkins are made with the Rustic Pumpkin Dies using Pumpkin Pie cardstock. These dies have a texture that transfers to the cardstock. I found that the texture would show better if I ran them through twice. The large pumpkin is made with the extra narrower piece adhered to the center of the large pumpkin piece. I also sponged some Pumpkin Pie ink around the edges of the pumpkin pieces and on top of the textured areas. For the little pumpkins, I die cut a narrow piece and then just trimmed it down, top and bottom, to make the two little pumpkins! The stems are diecut from Soft Suede. The vines are diecut from Shady Spruce and Granny Apple Green on the small pumpkins. I also sponged the little pumpkins but added some green ink because sometimes pumpkins have some variations of color on them.

The banner is stamped on the Crushed Curry Rustic Harvest paper, the same as the card layer. I first stamped the banner on Pumpkin Pie and sponged it but it was too much. The Crushed Curry banner looked better. Normally I don’t like things placed cockeyed, but since the large pumpkin is kind of tall and the banner is kind of large, I decided to place it at an angle in the corner! Sometimes you have to craft dangerously! Try something new!

Here is another fall card I made with the Rustic Harvest DSP with pumpkins. So many pretty patterns of paper for fall.

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