Gifting

Celebrate, Grad

May 19, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome back on this wet and wild Tuesday! It was a stormy commute home for me today and quite the crazy drive. It seems like people forget how to drive in the rain when we haven’t had any for more than a week! But I made it home in one piece, even if it took far longer than it needed to.

We’re continuing our design series that’s all about the grads. And today’s card is a nod to one of the local high schools. One of the fun things we can do as crafters is tailor our designs with things like school colors. in this case, we’re using a combo of navy, white, and orange. And we’re pairing up two retired goodies to make this cutie — the School Days stamps set and the Wanted to Say dies.

We get started with a base of Night of Navy cardstock. a panel of white cardstock serves as the base for the focal panel, where we repeatedly stamp the cap from the School Days stamp set in navy. Our focal panel is matted with Timid Tiger. Then we wrap the panel with Timid Tiger ribbon and tie in a knot to one side. We’re using the Wanted to Say dies to create our celebrate sentiment using a combination of Peach Pie glimmer paper and navy Garden Textures foil paper. The sentiment is adhered above the ribbon with dimensionals. A few Timid Tiger dots finish things off.

I’ll be participating in a craft show the weekend after graduation and I’m hoping there will be some locals who are still on the lookout for graduation cards for parties that weekend. We’ll be continuing our grad theme tomorrow. I hope you’ll drop in and see what’s next.

Gifting

All the Best, Grad

May 18, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Monday, friends! I don’t know about you, but I needed double the weekend and half the week! Whew, there’s just too much going on and not enough time to get it all done as we close out the school year. And I ended up taking some extra down time last week and did zero crafting. Not because I didn’t want to but because I simply didn’t have the energy to put into anything. Sometimes we just have to listen to those call for rest.

So here we are at the start of a brand new week and it’s time for a new design theme. And o think you’ll like this one and probably find it as fitting as I do as we stare down the last day of school on the horizon. That’s right, we’re tackling graduation designs this week. And we get started with a really simple one that can honestly serve a whole host of happy celebrations as we pair up the Velvet Meadow paper with the Everyday Arches dies.

We start with a neutral base of Cloud Cover cardstock. A sheet of the light snd bright vine pattern from the Velvet Meadow paper pack is taking center stage here as we prep a quarter panel. I cut a small section from the center with the Everyday Arches dies. We’re matting that small panel with a little larger panel of Elegant Pine shimmer paper. The panel is adhered directly over the area from whence it was cut using dimensionals. The sentiment from the Saying Something ephemera pack is adhered over a bow of white with gold ribbon using dimensionals. A few opal rounds on either side finish things off.

This design is super versatile and could encompass a whole host of celebratory gatherings. It also comes together in about 5 minutes, making it a nice go-to when you’re crunched for time.

Masculine Designs

Today is Your Day

May 13, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy midweek, everybody! We are halfway to the weekend already. And it’s definitely the downhill slide to the end of school. The kiddos are counting down the days — T minus 7 now.

And the countdown to school means the countdown to vacations for a lot of folks. And today’s card is a nod in that direction as we continue our card series that’s all about the guys. Even the guys spend time thinking about summer vacay! We’re putting the new Rolling Waves bundle center stage in today’s design.

We get started with a base of Lost Lagoon cardstock. A quarter panel is then embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder and adhered to our card front to set the stage for our beach scene. Our beach scene is built on a base of Pool Party cardstock cut with the Everyday Arches die. The Rolling Waves stamps allow us to create the look of water as we stamp tone on tone on the panel. The same stamp also allows us to create the look of sand on a panel of Crumb Cake. A smaller detail stamp in the set gives us the darker grains of sand. The sand is cut from the half arch panel and adhered to the ocean backdrop. The foamy water rolling in is created with a die from the Rolling Waves set and then lightly brushed with Pool Party ink and adhered over the sand. The sentiment from the Saying Something ephemera set is adhered with dimensionals at the water’s edge. A bow of Lost Lagoon soft cording is adhered with a glue dot at the op edge of the sentiment panel. We finish things off with some starfish cut from Flirty Flamingo paper and adhered with dimensionals beside the sentiment and a scattering of shimmering dots.

Can you hear the sound of the crashing waves and picture yourself sitting beside the water? And isn’t this the perfect color palette for celebrating a guy in your life?

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Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133679]

$14.00

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$14.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$14.00

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141416]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Rolling Waves Bundle (English)

[167145]

$51.25

Soft Waves 3 D Embossing Folder

[164695]

$11.00

Everyday Arches Dies

[164629]

$29.00

Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)

[163761]

$8.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$9.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$9.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$9.00

Lost Lagoon Soft Cording

[164938]

$8.00

Shimmering Dots

[167949]

$8.50

Small Blending Brushes

[160518]

$15.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$7.25

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Masculine Designs

Grill Master

May 12, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome back, everyone! This week, we’re creating masculine designs. And today we’re using the new BBQ Master stamp and die set and pairing it up with the Pleasing Patterns foil paper.

We get started with a base of Shy Shamrock cardstock and then use the striped pattern from the Pleasing Patterns paper pack as our background. I had a smaller piece that I used to cut the decorative circles using the Stylish Shapes dies. the circles are adhered in each corner of the card with dimensionals and will serve as the backdrop for each of our foodie vignettes. To build each of the vignettes, we select foods and tools from the BBQ Master stamps and dies and get to work cutting and stamping. Using color coordinated cardstock, we cut a variety of vegetables, shrimp, and sausage. The new Lunar Luster paper is the perfect silvery sheen for the bbq skewers. The oven mitts are Night of Navy and hold our teak grill tools. The sentiment from the BBQ Master stamp set is stamped in navy on white cardstock banner cut with the Stylish Shapes dies. Some shimmering dots finish things off with a pop of white across the card front.

Isn’t this one fun.. I love how the slits I. The meat and veggies let us thread them onto the skewers for a more realistic look to our little scenes! I hope you’ll drop back in tomorrow to see what’s up next in our masculine design series.

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Shy Shamrock 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163795]

$14.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$14.00

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146986]

$14.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$14.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

$14.00

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141416]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Pleasant Patterns 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[166950]

$10.00

Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163393]

$12.50

Lunar Lustre 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[167199]

$8.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Bbq Master Bundle (English)

[167466]

$39.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$9.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$9.00

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$9.00

Shimmering Dots

[167949]

$8.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Masculine Designs

Super Thankful

May 11, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome back and happy Monday, friends! It was a busy weekend around here with all of the kiddo’s activities — pretty fitting for Mother’s Day weekend, I suppose. He played his final band concert on Friday, had his 8th grade formal on Saturday, and we have the athletics banquet today.

Given the stormy Mother’s Day we had yesterday, I got some unexpected time to play in the craft room and whipped up this fun card to start off this week’s design theme — everything masculine. We’re pairing up the Nature Walk and Silly Old Bear papers with a few new dies and a new set of ephemera. Let’s get a closer look!

We get started with a nice neutral base of Crumb Cake cardstock. I chose three different patterns from the Nature Walk paper pack to build our backdrop. The grid pattern is cut using the new Scalloped Blooms die. Our focal image is a cute scene from the Silly Old Bear paper pack with Pooh getting a little help from Rabbit & his buddies to get out of a “tight spot.” The new Sweet Words & Labels dies coordinate perfectly with the scene sheets in this paper pack. Pooh and friends are adhered over the backdrop of the scalloped circle using dimensionals. The sentiment is from the new Saying Something ephemera pack and is adhered with dimensionals over a bow of white with gold ribbon. A few of the new shimmering dots give us a pop of color across our card front to draw the eye across the design.

This week’s masculine theme should be lots of fun. We’re going to use a few unexpected products to create a few of our designs. I hope you’ll drop in each day for inspiration!

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Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$14.00

Nature Walk 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[166912]

$12.50

Silly Old Bear 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167616]

$13.00

Scalloped Blooms Dies

[167646]

$39.00

Sweet Words & Labels Dies

[167627]

$37.00

Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)

[163761]

$8.00

White With Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon

[166979]

$8.50

Shimmering Dots

[167949]

$8.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

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Father's Day

Best Dressed Dad

May 7, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome back, everyone! So glad you could stop by. Now that it’s been a couple of days, I’m dying to know — have you looked at all the new goodies in the online store yet? Eeeek! So much good stuff! If you haven’t had a chance to peek at everything that dropped on Tuesday, I highly recommend it.

Today we’re continuing our celebratory design theme as we turn to dad. We’re pairing up one of my favorite retired stamp sets with some super fun ephemera to create this cutie!

We get started with a base of Shaded Spruce cardstock. A sheet of the Nature Walk paper gives us our soft, masculine background. The background panel is wrapped in some Shaded Spruce & Soft Sea Foam ribbon before it’s adhered to our card base. The sentiment from the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set is stamped in Garden Green ink on a white panel cut with the More Messages die. The sentiment panel is mounted with dimensionals on a banner of green Garden Textures foil paper cut with the Sweet Words & Labels die. We add a cute mustache from the Time for Celebration ephemera pack at the bottom of the panel for a cute nod to our theme. The whole kit & kaboodle is then adhered in the center of our card front with dimensionals. We adhere the two bow ties from the ephemera pack just above snd just below our sentiment panel and then finish things off with a scattering of the new shimmering dots.

Isn’t this just too cute?! And it comes together super quickly to boot! I’ll be taking a little break tomorrow since it’s the kiddo’s very last band concert. *sniff* But I’ll be bringing you some more fun stuff on Saturday. I hope you’ll drop in!

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Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Nature Walk 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[166912]

$12.50

Garden Textures 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Foil Sheets

[167125]

$10.50

Time For Celebration Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

[165354]

$7.00

More Messages Die

[165472]

$33.00

Sweet Words & Labels Dies

[167627]

$37.00

Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162964]

$20.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$9.00

Shaded Spruce & Soft Sea Foam 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Ribbon

[165234]

$8.50

Shimmering Dots

[167949]

$8.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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birthday

Birthday Friends

May 6, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Howdy, friends! We’ve made it to the halfway point thru the week and will soon be on the downhill slide. As we count down the final days of junior high, our days are beginning to get really busy. This weekend is one of those on-the-go weekends with school activities spanning the weekend and into next week.

We’re continuing our celebration design series this week. And today we’re turning to birthdays. This is a super simple combo that comes together in a snap and packs a lot of punch without a lot of work. We’re letting the new Silly Old Bear paper sit front snd center.

We get started with a base of Shaded Spruce cardstock. A sheet of the neutral floral pattern from the Delicate Dreams paper pack serves as our backdrop for the focal panel. The background panel is wrapped in Shaded Spruce & Soft Sea Foam striped ribbon before it’s adhered to our card front. The focal image from the Silly Old Bear paper pack is cut out with the coordinating die from the Sweet Words & Labels set. We mat our focal image with some green Garden Textures specialty paper that is cut with one of the larger dies from the Sweet Words set. The two panels are adhered together with dimensionals and then mounted on our card front with dimensionals, as well. We tuck our sentiment from the Saying Something ephemera pack down in the corner of our focal panel and adhere it with several layers of dimensionals so it stands nice & tall above everything else. We add just a touch of twinkle with some drusy embellishments.

And just like that, you have a super cute birthday card. I hope you’ll drop by tomorrow to see what we’re celebrating next!

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Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

$14.00

Delicate Dreams 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[167498]

$16.50

Silly Old Bear 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167616]

$13.00

Garden Textures 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Foil Sheets

[167125]

$10.50

Sweet Words & Labels Dies

[167627]

$37.00

Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)

[163761]

$8.00

Shaded Spruce & Soft Sea Foam 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Ribbon

[165234]

$8.50

Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments

[164223]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Mother’s Day

Mother’s Meadow

May 5, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome in, friends! It’s a very exciting day here in the studio….why, you might ask? it’s new product release day! There are new kits, new Online Exclusives, a brand new catalog, and the new batch of SU! in Colors. Talk about exciting!

And we’ve got a new card in this week’s celebratory design series. It’s another tribute to mom with a special fold out in the middle! And we’re showcasing new flocked paper, new shimmer vellum, new dies, new stamps, and new ephemera on this one. It’s just a red letter day all around!

We get started with a standard base of Melon Mambo cardstock. Our front focal panel features the new Velvet Meadow flocked paper and is matted with the new pink shimmer vellum. Both are cut with the Perennial Lavender die set in nesting sizes. The panel is wrapped in Berry Burst shiny ribbon before it’s adhered to the card front with dimensionals. The sentiment from the retired Heartfelt Hellos stamp set is stamped in Melon Mambo on white before being cut out with the new Sweet Words die. The sentiment panel is adhered over the ribbon with dimensionals. I pulled a retired paper butterfly from the stash and covered it with Wink of Stella before attaching with dimensionals at the top of the sentiment panel. We add a little extra twinkle to the sentiment panel with Strawberry Slush dots—also recently retired.

The inside of the card dresses up a gift card with a coordinating pocket panel on the inside left panel. The backdrop for our gift card fold out panel is a sheet of pink Garden Foil paper. A sheet of the pink shimmer paper gives us our foldout base. And we use additional pieces of our Velvet Meadow paper to cover each panel and make the pocket for the gift card. The new Saying Something ephemera give us our sentiments for this foldout. The Heartfelt Hexagon punch makes a nice notch to make the gift card easy to slide in and out. The sentiment on the message panel is from the new Words & Wishes stamp set.

While this particular design might be a little heavy for mailing, it’s definitely perfect for surprising mom at Mother’s Day brunch! We’ve got other celebrations in store this week. I hope you’ll drop back by and check them out!

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Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115320]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Velvet Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[167904]

$17.00

Sunset Shimmer Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[167784]

$10.00

Flower Garden Foils 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[165511]

$10.00

Pastels Shimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[167198]

$10.00

Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)

[163761]

$8.00

Words & Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167889]

$25.00

Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162964]

$20.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

$9.00

Perennial Postage Dies

[162607]

$33.00

Sweet Words & Labels Dies

[167627]

$37.00

Heartfelt Hexagon Punch

[162888]

$25.00

Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems

[165615]

$8.50

Berry Burst 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shiny Ribbon

[167126]

$8.00

Paper Butterfly Accents

[162612]

$8.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

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Mother’s Day

Lovely Mother

May 4, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Monday, everyone! It was sure a doozy and I’m ready to just hide under a rock. Anybody else? Hoping for a smoother day tomorrow!

This week is all about celebrations and we’re quickly coming upon a very important one — Mother’s Day. We’re combining the Lovely & Beautiful paper with some fun dies. And there’s even a little sneak peek of a new die set launching tomorrow!

We get started with a base of Real Red cardstock. I selected the gold foil floral pattern from the Lovely & Beautiful paper pack and matted it with some textured gold specialty paper. The mat is cut with the Textured Notes die and then our focal panel is cut with the Branching Out die. We wrap this panel with shiny red ribbon and then mount on the card base with dimensionals. The sentiment from the retired Heartfelt Hellos stamp set is stamped in Real Red on white. The mat is cut from a sheet of the retired Garden Flowers foil and then both are cut out with nesting dies from the new Sweet Words & Labels set. The sentiment is mounted over the ribbon with dimensionals. And then we finish things off with some red Hearts & Flowers enamel dots.

Don’t you just love how the red really pops against our gold elements? Everything works well together. I hope you’ll drop in tomorrow to see where our celebrations take us next.

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Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[102482]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Lovely & Beautiful 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[166957]

$16.50

Brushed Silver And Gold Foil 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[164861]

$10.00

Flower Garden Foils 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[165511]

$10.00

Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162964]

$20.00

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147084]

$9.00

Textured Notes Dies

[165555]

$31.00

Branching Out Dies

[165775]

$29.00

Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers

[162557]

$8.00

Real Red 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Shiny Ribbon

[165876]

$10.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Fun Folds · L2S Group Instahop · Online Exclusives

Flippin’ Awesome Father’s Day

April 30, 2026April 29, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Thursday, everyone! It’s been a wild week so far here in North Texas as we’ve had a string of daily thunderstorms. And it just happens to be the time of year when thunderstorms turn nasty in a hurry. So needless to say, we’ve been on our toes this week!

Today’s card, on the other hand, is an ode to sunny weather that is perfect for grilling in the backyard. In particular, we’re looking ahead to Father’s Day when, ironically, most dads grill a meal in honor of their own special day! And the new BBQ Master bundle of stamps & dies is perfect for this tribute to dad. We’re revisiting the side step fun fold to create this backyard bbq scene for dad.

Our fun fold base is created with Cloud Cover cardstock. We use our instructions to cut and fold to create the 3 step folds on the side of our card and then we start building the scene. We create the tree using a sheet of the medium-shade woodgrain from the Woodgrain Wonder paper pack and cut the trunk using the Gliding Garden Swing die and then adhere it to the larger left side panel, allowing the branches to overhang freely over the step panels on the other side. Using the bush dies from the Garden Swing set, I cut out Shy Shamrock and Summer Splash bunches to create the tree canopy on the overhanging branch, layering the bunches with glue dots and dimensionals to create realistic dimension.

Now we get started with the real meat & potatoes of our scene. The grill image from the BBQ Master stamp set is stamped in Secret Sea on Cloud Cover cardstock and then cut out with the coordinating die. The grill flames are stamped on Peach Pie with a combination or Real Red and Timid Tiger ink and then cut with the coordinating die from BBQ Master die set. The tongs are stamped in Smoky Slate and Gray Granite on Cloud Cover cardstock and then cut with the coordinating die. Dimensionals give us our depth of scene and a little extra snip of the tongs allow them to hang on the side of the grill in a more believable way. The sausages and hamburger are created with the BBQ Master dies and a collection of paper scraps to create realistic-looking grilled yummies. I used some leftover pieces of white picket fence cut using the Notes & Toes die to create the picnic table. The table and food are affixed to the middle side panel to give the look of the tail being more under our shady tree branch. The sentiment is front and center on the bottom right and is heat embossed in black and we use a few moody palette dots to finish things off with an equal amount of glossy sheen.

Isn’t this fun fold perfect for creating this dad’s day bbq scene?! If you’d like to try it out yourself, you can snag the pdf side step fun fold tutorial here.

Today’s card is a part of the Luv 2 Stamp Group Instagram Hop, which goes live at 9 AM Pacific Time (PST). Click here to head over to my Instagram feed at 9 AM Pacific/11 AM Central and check out what the other demos in our L2S Group have created for you today!

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