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Kintsugi Inspirations Just For You Card

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Kintsugi Inspirations Just For You Card

This Kintsugi Inspirations Just For You Card came about, just like the card from yesterday’s post, when I realized with the holiday season coming up and always new products, I hadn’t used some of my older designer series paper. Just seeing this pattern with the small blue flowers on stems and gold foil accents made me want to use it on a card right away! I also had a scrap of designer paper with these various vases and flowers. Right away I was inspired to cut out the blue and gold vase and use it on this paper.

The card base is Misty Moonlight with a layer of the blue flowers in the Kintsugi Inspirations Specialty Designer Series Paper. All of these papers are beautiful and very different from what we normally have and use. I made a couple of diecut circles for the greeting, both dies in the Spotlight On Nature Dies, one in Misty Moonlight and one Basic White. The greeting is stamped with Misty Moonlight ink from the Traditional Labels Stamp Set.

After placing the greeting flat on the card, I popped up the vase which I had fussy-cut from the paper on Stampin’ Dimensionals. After I did that I got the idea, from seeing a scrap on my table, to fussy-cut a branch of the blue flowers and insert those into a little slit I made in the top of the vase. I used Mini Dimensionals on the back of the flower stem to pop it up like the vase.

As you know, I couldn’t leave well enough alone and had to add an embellishment! I chose the Iridescent Foil Gems to add around the greeting. It’s usually difficult to stop once you get out a package of gems or sequins!

You’ll find the whole Kintsugi Inspirations Suite in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog on pages 58-60. That means it likely won’t be discontinued any time soon so you still have a good chance to get this unique paper and even the whole Suite if you like!

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Spotlight On Nature In Colors Hello Card

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Spotlight On Nature In Colors Hello Card

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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Frames & Flowers So Happy For You Card

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Frames & Flowers Specialty Paper Diecut So Happy For You Card

This is another card made with one of the papers in the Frames & Flowers Specialty Designer Series Paper, the Frames & Flowers So Happy For You Card. This card is easy to make, especially with the help of one of the new Ephemera Packs.

The card base is Calypso Coral although Pumpkin Pie is the coordinating color with the paper. But this looks fine and matches the paper and the flowers. The layer of designer paper on the card is “the other side” of one of the foliage patterns. The Frames & Flowers Paper is extra-special because besides three double-sided sheets of designer paper, you also get several sheets of punch-out diecuts of all kinds of foliage, flowers, and frames! So many pieces to play with and design a lovely card, scrapbook page, or other project!

For this card, I diecut a large circle in the Spotlight on Nature Dies in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. This is a great set of dies with lots of different sizes of circles and all have an interesting border around them. If you would like the Bundle, you get the dies and the Spotlight on Nature Stamp Set and save 10%. The stamp set has very soft and pretty sketches of flowers, a stem of leaves, and a butterfly that you can use on many projects. This is one of the products that I suggest even if you don’t want the stamp set, get the dies because you. will use them a lot.

The little bouquet of flowers in the center couldn’t be easier! They are one of the diecuts in the Frames & Flowers Designer Paper and there are many to choose from! I simply punched that out of the paper and adhered it to the Spotlight On Nature diecut. I popped up the diecut circle on the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The ribbon is one of the very pretty new ones in the Annual Catalog. It is called the Iridescent 1/2″ Striped Trim. It’s a very pretty sheer sparkly ribbon on the edges and on the middle stripes. It will beautify lots of cards and projects in the future! I tied the bow and adhered it with a Mini Glue Dot. I also added three little Iridescent Faceted Gems.

The greeting is one of the many diecuts in the Saying Something Ephemera Pack. We have four ephemera packs to choose from, one of the new and different products in the new Annual Catalog. This one has lots of greetings to use on projects of all kinds. I glued it down flat at the bottom of the card.

In yesterday’s post, I made a card using the Frames & Flowers Specialty Designer Series Paper but it has a whole different look than today’s card. That shows how versatile this fun pack of paper and diecuts can be! Be sure to check it out.

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