Up & Away Birthday

February 27, 2025February 26, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

This week, we’re working with the Everyday Skies designer series paper that is currently available as a Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusive. We’re pairing it up with the Hot Air Balloon bundle to make this super fun birthday fun fold. I’m using the Accordion Z-Fold by fellow demo Jackie Bolhuis.

Our card starts with a base of Azure Afternoon cardstock, which also serves as the z-fold base. I used several sheets of the blue skies sheets from the Everyday Skies paper pack to build the background. I made sure that all of my panels fit together to build the scene without any odd junctions between pieces and adhered them according to Jackie’s instructions. I cut a variety of balloons from several patterns from the Bright & Beautiful paper pack using the Hot Air Balloon dies. I outlined each balloon with a black marker to give some defined shape to each balloon. The balloon baskets are cut from several different paper scraps, including Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, and gold foil. The sentiment from the Hot Air Balloon stamp set is stamped in Night of Navy ink on white cardstock and then diecut with the banner die from the Hot Air Balloon set. The banner edges are pieces of silver foil for a little festive sparkle on the sentiment panel. The sentiment banner is adhered directly to the balloon. The balloons are all adhered to the card panel with dimensionals of varying heights and in such a way that when the card is closed they overlap so that only the small front panel scene is visible. The clouds are cut from the white spotted sheet of vellum from the Graceful Greenery vellum pack using both the Bright Skies and Hot Air Balloon dies. I used glue dots to affix the clouds in our scene. The largest cloud holds our inside sentiment which is from the Pattern of Friendship stamp set, which is set to release in the newest batch of Online Exclusives next week. This sentiment is heat embossed with white embossing powder. We finish things off with a scattering of white transparent dots.

It’s always fun to build scene cards, and this fun fold is a terrific way to combine this beautiful Everyday Skies paper with the Hot Air Balloon bundle. I love how you’ll be writing your message in the sky when leaving a note for the recipient!

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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Azure Afternoon 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161719]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

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

[120953]

$11.50

Early Espresso 12" X 12" Card Stock

[124276]

$5.95

Everyday Skies 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164622]

$12.50

Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161449]

$12.50

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

$5.00

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$5.00

Graceful Greenery Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[164118]

$10.00

Hot Air Balloon Bundle (English)

[162755]

$45.00

Bright Skies Dies

[162793]

$34.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

[100082]

$3.00

Transparent Adhesive Backed Dots

[163432]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

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Everyday Skies

Shining Light

February 26, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome to the midpoint of this week! Our design focus this week is on the gorgeous Everyday Skies designer series paper by Stampin’ Up!, where just about every beautiful sky is represented. And today we turn to the night sky for our card design. This is a clean and simple card that you can make in 5 minutes or less.

We start with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. I chose a retired piece of specialty paper from a silver foil pack that really brings out the lighter purples in our night sky background panel. I loved the light shimmer of this sheet of metallic paper, but you could easily substitute the Fresh Freesia glimmer paper from the current Three Color Glimmer pack. I decided to stamp the sentiment from You Are Beautiful directly onto the focal panel. I used silver embossing powder to bring out the twinkling stars in our background paper and tied a simple knot of silver trim above the heat embossed sentiment. The two tone sparkle gems are the perfect sparkly addition here with their combination of blue and purple glimmer.

I love having clean and simple card designs with a wow factor in the stash, and the Everyday Skies paper makes it super easy to do just that! Tomorrow we’re Instahopping with the Luv 2 Stamp Group crew, and I can’t wait to show you the super cool fun fold I’ve created with the Hot Air Balloon bundle. I hope you’ll float by and check it out!

Product List

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$11.50

Everyday Skies 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164622]

$12.50

You Are Beautiful Cling Stamp Set (English)

[163704]

$24.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165678]

$21.00

Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack

[161633]

$9.00

Two Tone Sparkle Gems

[164633]

$9.50

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Everyday Skies

Brighter Skies

February 25, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

This week we’re highlighting the lovely Everyday Skies paper in our designs. Each of the skies featured in this paper pack is like a work of art all on its own. Today’s design is using one of the more ominous skies to create an encouragement card using the Bright Skies stamps and dies.

We begin with a base of Basic Black cardstock. The Everyday Skies pattern serves as the backdrop and main focal panel. I wrapped a combination of Blackberry Bliss & Gold ribbon and Petal Pink diagonal trim around the bottom of the panel before adhering to the card base. Using the Brighter Skies dies, I cut two smaller clouds from Blackberry Bliss and a larger cloud from black. I heat embossed the sentiment from Bright Skies in black. The clouds are adhered to the focal panel with varying layers of dimensionals to give lots of depth to our scene. I added some Blackberry Bliss foil dots and two tone sparkle gems to draw the eye to our sentiment.

When you have wonderful product at hand, it doesn’t take much to make a lovely card. And the Everyday Skies paper certainly does the heavy lifting in today’s design! Tune in tomorrow for a clean and simple design.

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Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$11.50

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$11.50

Everyday Skies 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164622]

$12.50

Bright Skies Bundle (English)

[162794]

$48.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Petal Pink & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Diagonal Trim Combo Pack

[163417]

$10.00

Blackberry Bliss & Gold 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Ribbon

[164039]

$10.00

Regal Foiled Adhesive Backed Dots

[164038]

$8.50

Two Tone Sparkle Gems

[164633]

$9.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[154031]

$7.00

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Everyday Skies

Hi in the Sky

February 24, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Here we are, finding ourselves at another Monday — another week of opportunities to spread some joy and handmade kindness! This week, our product focus is the lovely Everyday Skies paper by Stampin’ Up!

I love how this paper captures so many different beautiful skies — from sunrise to moonrise and everything in between. And this week, I’ll be highlighting many of these lovely skies by pairing this paper pack with some current SU! products. And we won’t forget the gorgeous backsides of this paper either!

Let’s get our new design series started with the Adventurous Sky stamp & die bundle.

Our card gets started with a base is Balmy Blue cardstock. I chose a sunny day high in the clouds as the sky background here. The plane consists of two pieces cut with the Adventurous Sky dies — I used red festive glimmer paper and silver foil to give a more realistic metallic look to the plane’s exterior. I also cut propellers from silver foil and a disc of vellum with the Spotlight in Nature die to give the look of spinning propeller blades. An industrial trinket serves as the propeller hub in the center. I colored a few of the smaller iridescent faceted gems with my black Stampin’ Blend to serve as the hubcaps on the wheels. The plane is adhered to the sky background with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from the Adventurous Sky set in Balmy Blue in the upper left corner. I wanted the plane to look like it’s flying in between banks of clouds and so I cut another sheet of the background, going around just the clouds on the left. I adhered this layer with double dimensionals on top so that this cloud layer is on top. I added a few of the white sequins from the sequins trio pack as little glimmers in the clouds.

This card is so fun and whimsical — definitely sure to bring a small to a recipient’s face! Tomorrow we’re going to be making a pick-me-up with Bright Skies. I hope you’ll drop in and check it out.

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Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$11.50

Everyday Skies 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164622]

$12.50

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

$5.00

Festive 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[164106]

$12.00

Adventurous Sky Bundle (English)

[163447]

$53.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$9.00

Industrial Trinkets

[163450]

$8.50

Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio

[161206]

$8.00

Iridescent Faceted Gems

[163368]

$8.50

Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154843]

$11.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

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Kits

Painted Wishes Kit Alternatives

February 22, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Saturday, crafty friends! Today is class day here in the studio and class prep took a bit longer than anticipated, which is why Sketchy Fridays was a no-go this week. Sometimes it just works out that way and we have to pivot. BUT I have lots to share with you today!

In today’s class, we’re going to be working with the Painted Wishes Kit by Stampin’ Up! These kits are terrific for those who are new to paper crafting or for seasoned pros with not enough time for a full-on crafting session. This is an all-in-one kit, meaning it comes with everything you need to make beautiful cards. You can make them exactly as shown and have 3 birthday cards, 3 thank you cards, and 3 friendship cards. OR with a few things from your crafty stash, you can elevate the card designs into beautiful alternatives. Today, I’m going to show you how I adapted this kit to make 6 alternative designs.

For our first 3 design alternatives, we’re adding some paper and ribbon from the crafty stash and otherwise just taking liberties with the way things are combined and how they look.

Alternative 1

The kit uses the birthday sentiment with the rose card base, but here we’re substituting the friendship sentiment and adding Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic ribbon behind the sentiment to help it stand out.

Alternative 2

To punch up the backdrop for our sentiment panel, we’re adding a panel of the Pretty Peacock Season of Elegance paper over the peacock card base. I’ve also cut around the greenery to give more delicate detailing to the sentiment panel, along with adding gold foil specialty paper behind the sentiment to help it stand out. Some Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic ribbon ties everything together.

Alternative 3

For our third alternative, we’re cutting our rose panel into two pieces and giving them lots of detailing along the edges. I’ve also used the Spotlight on Nature dies to add the edging detail to the circle sentiment panel. Isn’t it amazing how those two simple things totally transform these kit elements?

Two of our next three kit design alternatives incorporate items from the crafty stash to punch things up.

Alternative 4

I wanted the gold foiling in the sentiment panel to pop as the main design element, so I chose a lovely foiled leaf pattern paper from the Nature’s Sweetness paper pack and diecut it using the Countryside Corners dies. A little crisscross of Pretty Peacock & gold metallic ribbon behind the sentiment helps it pop. I cut apart the rose panel and used just the greenery as the side accent for the sentiment. The detailing of the greenery pulls together the leaf elements.

Alternative 5

The rose card base is gorgeous all by itself, and I wanted as much of the watercolor beauty to stand out as possible, so we’re keeping things simple behind our sentiment panel with just a few sparkly diecut pieces. I cut a circle from the gold mercury vellum using the Spotlight on Nature dies and then added a Pretty Peacock banner die cut with the Countryside Corners set. A faux bow of the Pretty Peacock & gold metallic ribbon ties all of our sparkly elements together and makes the sentiment pop.

Alternative 6

Our final alternative design uses all of the kit elements but in an unexpected way. First, I mounted each of the background panels a little askew for some visual interest. This really helps pull all of the subtle colors to the forefront and give the card a sense of movement. Using the other portion of the rose panel I cut for card #4, I mounted it along with the sentiment on dimensionals, giving us two planes of view for our greenery.

It doesn’t take much from the crafty stash to transform kit elements into elevated designs. Dig through your stash of leftover kit elements, scraps of paper, or extra diecuts and see what you can pull together.

Next week, we’re taking to the sky with the Everyday Skies designer series paper. I hope you’ll come along and check out all the fun ways we can make this paper soar!

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Painted Wishes Kit

[163235]

$14.00

Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[164144]

$16.50

Nature's Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[162616]

$16.50

Three Color Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[162813]

$10.50

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$5.00

Gold Mercury Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[164142]

$10.00

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Countryside Corners Dies

[161471]

$28.00

Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic Ribbon

[162588]

$8.50

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Fun Folds · Sale-a-Bration

Toadstool Birthday

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

We’re continuing our patterns & sentiments design series as we tiptoe through the toadstools today. It’s been a long while since I’ve made an angled gatefold card, and I saw the cutest card using the Sale-a-Bration Toadstool Gardens designer series paper. So I’m taking a stab at this fun fold using our patterns & sentiments design theme.

Our card starts with Peach Pie cardstock. Each of the angled flaps are covered with a pattern from the Toadstool Gardens paper pack. I added some additional patterned texture o the purple stripe panel by running it through the machine embossed using the Birch Wood embossing folder. To bring out the woodgrain pattern, I then went over the top with a Fresh Freesia ink pad. The sentiment panel has two base layers. I cut the circle from Petal Pink glimmer paper using the Spotlight on Nature dies while the long hexagon is cut from Fresh Freesia glimmer paper using the Nested Essential dies. The sentiment from With You in Mind is stamped in Fresh Freesia on white cardstock and then cut out using paper snips. Before assembling the sentiment base layers, I adhered some Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon in between and then adhered the panel to the left panel with dimensionals. The sentiment is adhered with a few extra layers of dimensionals to ensure that it stands out on the center panel. A few shiny sequins finish things off with a little sparkle. You can find the full PDF tutorial here.

Tomorrow we’ll be pairing up a sketch with our pattern & sentiment design theme. I hope you’ll pop by and check it out!

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Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163799]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Toadstool Gardens 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164942]

$12.50

Three Color Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[162813]

$10.50

With You In Mind Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164747]

$20.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$9.00

Birch Wood 3 D Embossing Folder

[164069]

$12.00

Nested Essentials Dies

[161597]

$34.00

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Fresh Freesia 3/8" (1 Cm) Seam Binding Ribbon

[164971]

$8.00

Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins

[163484]

$7.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Inspiration

Miss You

February 19, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome to this wonderful Wednesday. I’m telling myself it’s wonderful even though our temps here in North Texas are currently in the teens and wind chills are below zero. 🥶 For some of you, this is a typical winter day, but we are simply not accustomed to brutally cold and windy days.

This week, our design theme explores pattern & texture with sentiments. And today’s design is totally inspired by a card by fellow demo over at Creative Stamping Designs. I don’t often make shaker cards, but when I saw this combination of Beautiful Butterflies and Bloom Impressions, I just had to give it a go!

We get started with a base of white cardstock. Since the base is only visible on the inside, I keep things simple. But you could easily choose a complimentary color if you wish. A quarter sheet of the rainbow Bloom Impressions paper covers the card front and serves as the base for our shaker elements. I chose a coordinating pink/orange/purple medley sheet from the Beautiful Bokeh paper pack and machine embossed it with the Beautiful Butterflies hybrid embossing folder to imprint the butterfly pattern and cut the center butterfly at the same time. I made a deep impression by passing the embossing folder through my machine twice, which allows the white center of the paper to show through for a distressed look. I used the butterfly cutout on the inside panel of my card (not shown).

Next, we construct our shaker cover by adhering a window sheet to the back of the Beautiful Bokeh panel using tear-n-tape for a strong hold. (Tip: I save the acetate sheets from new stamp sets to use a window sheets. Simply give them a good wipe with a damp cloth on both sides and you’re good to go!) Apply a square of foam tape around the butterfly (still on the back of the sheet), leaving plenty of room for your shaker pieces to move. Be sure your foam strips meet and overlap at each corner to prevent any shaker pieces from escaping! Apply dimensionals around the edges (or you could use foam strips) to adhere this panel to your card front over the Bloom Impressions paper. Remove all of the backings, fill the center with your chosen shaker elements (I used a stash of retired shaker pieces I had on hand), and then adhere your card front over the filled shaker panel as it stays flat on your craft table.

I used a scrap of the Beautiful Bokeh to stamp the sentiment from Friends for Life in Blackberry Bliss and cut the end on the diagonal with my paper snips. Adhere in the upper corner with dimensionals. I added a knot of iridescent striped trim on the straight end. The card front is embellished with purple sequins to help our eyes pass across the design over the major elements. Voila!

Tomorrow we’ll be tiptoeing through the toadstools. I hope you’ll come along!

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$11.50

Beautiful Bokeh 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164607]

$12.50

Bloom Impressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164944]

$12.50

Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder

[164614]

$42.00

Friends For Life Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163359]

$25.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$9.00

Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim

[163299]

$8.50

Purple Adhesive Backed Sequins

[164970]

$8.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

$5.00

Foam Adhesive Strips

[141825]

$8.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Shaker Shapes

[155569]

$7.00

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Inspiration

Inspired by You

February 18, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Tuesday, crafty friends! We enjoyed a very restful day off yesterday. We got to enjoy a bonus day off doing things together as a family, which is always nice. And it was a beautifully sunny day, so we got to enjoy time outside before we get another round of arctic air.

This week, we’re using patterns and textures to help our sentiments really shine. And today we’re pairing up the lovely Bloom Impressions Sale-a-Bration paper with the Inspiring Snapdragons bundle for this encouragement card.

We started with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. I used both sides of the sheet of Bloom Impressions paper for the patterned element. Using the Inspiring Snapdragons dies, we create two stems. I used Fresh Freesia and Petunia Pop as the base colors and then the Fresh Freesia glimmer paper as the detail piece on top. The sprig of grass is cut from Shaded Spruce. They’re all adhered to the base with layers of dimensionals. The sentiment from Inspiring Snapdragons is stamped in BlackBerry Bliss on white cardstock and then cut out with the large banner die from Greetings of the Season (but could also be cut with paper snips). A bow of Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon and Blackberry Bliss & Gold metallic ribbon finish off the sentiment panel which is adhered across the card front using dimensionals. Some purple sequins add a touch of sparkle and help the eye move across the design.

Tomorrow things will take flight as we continue this fun pattern & sentiment series. I hope you’ll stop in.

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Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$11.50

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155613]

$11.50

Petunia Pop 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163801]

$11.50

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

[146981]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Bloom Impressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164944]

$12.50

Three Color Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[162813]

$10.50

Inspiring Snapdragons Bundle (English)

[163674]

$52.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$9.00

Blackberry Bliss & Gold 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Ribbon

[164039]

$10.00

Fresh Freesia 3/8" (1 Cm) Seam Binding Ribbon

[164971]

$8.00

Purple Adhesive Backed Sequins

[164970]

$8.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Inspiration

Patterned Thoughts

February 17, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Monday, everyone! For those in the U.S., happy Presidents’ Day. Did you know that the holiday we commonly call Presidents’ Day was originally established to celebrate George Washington our nation’s founding father’s birthday? It wasn’t until an ad campaign in the 1980s that the 3rd Monday in February came to be known as it is today as Presidents’ Day.

As we do each Monday, we’re introducing a new design theme today. I enjoyed last week’s textures & sentiments so much that I thought we would expand on the theme this week and incorporate patterns. So we’ll be exploring the combination of patterns & textures to highlight some of the wonderful sentiments in the current Stampin’ Up! lineup. Today we’re getting started with a more masculine-feeling design with a combination of the Timeless Plaid paper, Distressed Tiles embossing folder, and With You in Mind stamp set.

Our design gets started with a base of Early Espresso cardstock. I machine embossed a quarter-panel of Early Espresso with the Distressed Tiles embossing folder and then cut it down to serve as the backdrop for this design. I rubbed the panel with some gold ink to highlight the embossing. A strip of the brown Timeless Plaid paper is adhered to a piece of the gold-splattered text sheet from Nature’s Sweetness and adhered over the embossed panel. A 3×3 panel serves as the backdrop for our oversized sentiment. The square of textured gold paper serves as the mat for piece of the gold-splattered text paper that is adhered slightly off-center onto our card front. The sentiment from With You in Mind is stamped in Early Espresso on white cardstock and then diecut with the Countryside Corners dies. The sentiment panel is adhered over gold trim to the backdrop with dimensionals. A few drusy embellishments and low profile dots finish things off with a little sparkly pizzazz.

I love showing how designs can have lots of sparkle and still be more masculine-looking. Never be afraid to add some touches of bling to a masculine card design. Just think of it like the sprinkles on a cupcake! Tune in tomorrow for an “inspiring” design.

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Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Timeless Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164678]

$12.50

Nature's Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[162616]

$16.50

Textured Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[163772]

$8.50

Distressed Tile 3 D Embossing Folder

[162189]

$10.00

Countryside Corners Dies

[161471]

$28.00

With You In Mind Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164747]

$20.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$9.00

Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack

[161633]

$9.00

Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments

[164223]

$9.00

Low Profile Dots

[164658]

$7.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Fun Folds

Thinking of You

February 15, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

We’ve had a mostly productive Saturday here as we made our monthly big box store trip and prepared for another deep cold snap headed our way. And that’s given me the afternoon to be able to play in my crafty goodies.

This week, we’ve been working with texture & sentiments as our design theme. And today I wanted to throw in a new fun fold. We’re pairing up the Dutch Door fold by fellow SU! demo Jackie Bolhuis with the Friends for Life stamp set and 2 embossing folders – the new Starstruck Sale-a-Bration folder and the Cute Crochet folder. I don’t yet have all of the dimensions for this design typed up yet, but I’ll drop it in the tutorials section & then link back here when I do.

We get started with a base of Pretty Peacock cardstock. This fun fold has a larger panel up top and two smaller panels on the bottom. I kept the top panel monochromatic and machine embossed a sheet of Pretty Peacock glimmer paper with the Starstruck embossing folder. To ensure that the subtle detail of the embossing would shine through, I went over the panel lightly with my finger and some silver metallic ink. For the two smaller panels on the bottom, I machine embossed a piece of the pastel ombre glimmer paper with the Cute Crochet embossing folder. And again, I wanted the pattern to be clearly visible from all angles and so I enhanced with some platinum metallic ink. For the overlapping focal panel, we start with a base of textured gold cardstock. The sentiment panel is just a hair smaller. I stamped the sentiment from Friends for Life in Pretty Peacock slightly off-center on Very Vanilla cardstock. I flanked the sentiment on the left with some flowery vines cut from Old Olive and Calypso Coral cardstock using the Heart Shaped dies. The flower centers are iridescent faceted gems, which give a nice pop of sparkle. A small bow of Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic ribbon in the upper-right corner and a few Pretty Peacock sequins below the sentiment finish things off and ensure your eye lands squarely on the focal panel.

I’ve had so much fun with this week’s theme! Next week, we’re going to continue having our sentiments be center stage but with some help from patterns. I hope you’ll pop in and see what that’s all about!

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