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Botanicals

So Lucky to Know You

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Here we are — already back to Monday and working to finish out the month of July. Our kiddos have just 2 weeks of summer left and then it’s back to school time. So we’ll be packing in as much last-minute fun as we can. What about you? Are kids in your area headed back to school? What do you do to finish off the summer?

This week, we’re beginning a new series of designs that I’m calling In the Garden. We’ll be pulling out all of our papers and stamps that afford us the opportunity to feel like we’re strolling through the garden. And today, we’re getting started with some of my all-time favorite patterned paper called Perennial Lavender by Stampin’ Up! For me personally, it’s not often that there is an entire pack of paper — every single sheet — that is my favorite, but Perennial Lavender is certainly one of them. So we’re pairing up this gorgeous paper with a sketch from my sketch book. Let’s get a closer look.

We get started on today’s card with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. Our background panel is the sheet of lavender stems from the Perennial Lavender designer series paper pack. Our focal section is very simple but certainly a show-stopper. We started with a sheet of the lavender field pattern from the Perennial Lavender pack and diecut it using one of the larger Spotlight on Nature dies. We stamp our sentiment from the Country Flowers stamp set in Blackberry Bliss ink on white cardstock and then diecut it using the Spotlight on Nature dies. Both circular panels are adhered to our card base with dimensionals. We use two paper butterflies and a simple twist of iridescent striped trim to complete our focal section. Purple shimmer gems are scattered across the card front to help move the eye across the card design.

One of these things I love about this particular design is that it comes together so quickly and works perfectly with any patterned paper set you have on hand. Tomorrow we’ll be walking through the cut flowers for a zinnia bouquet. I hope you’ll pop in!

Products used in today’s card:
Blackberry Bliss, Basic White cardstock
Perennial Lavender DSP
Country Flowers stamps
Spotlight on Nature dies
Paper butterflies
Iridescent striped trim
Purple shimmer gems
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133675]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Perennial Lavender 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[162593]
$12.50
Country Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[163405]
$24.00
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad
[147092]
$9.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies
[163580]
$35.00
Paper Butterfly Accents
[162612]
$8.00
Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim
[163299]
$8.50
Purple Fine Shimmer Gems
[162611]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
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Holidays · Winter

Decorate With Happiness

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We’re wrapping up our week of winter-themed designs today with a simple fun fold card. This peek-through design uses the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusive bundle called Sophisticated Sled paired with the Winter Meadow patterned paper. I have to give credit to Create With Christy for the idea to transform the sled into a window pane. Absolutely brilliant! So let’s dive in and take a closer look at today’s card.

We get started with a base of Balmy Blue cardstock. This is a standard sized card base. To create our peek-through panel, we cut a one-inch section from the card front to allow our inside message panel to “peek through” to the card front. A sheet of berry and greenery patterned paper serves as our base panel on the card front, while a strip of Boho Blue luster paper peeks through from the inside panel. Our focal panel sits on a base of snowy vellum from the Graceful Greenery vellum pack that has been diecut using the Deckled Rectangles dies. Our window pane is built from three different papers. The molding is a sheet of white glimmer specialty paper. The paning is blue woodgrain paper from the Country Woods paper pack that has been diecut using the sled die in the Sophisticated Sled die set. The bottom rungs have been removed to give it a truer window pane look. The window pane is mounted over a snowy pattern from the Winter Meadow paper pack, which has been cut to size. These three layers are adhered together and then adhered to the vellum panel with dimensionals. Our decorative wreath from Sophisticated Sled is stamped on white cardstock, colored with Stampin’ Blends, and then diecut using the coordinating die. A few red iridescent discs add some sparkle to the berries on our wreath. A ribbon of gold twine adds the finishing touch. The wreath is adhered to the top of our window pane with dimensionals. The sentiment from Sophisticated Sled is heat embossed in white on a piece of blue woodgrain from the Country Woods paper pack. The sentiment is adhered to the card front with dimensionals and our focal panel is then adhered over it using an additional layer of dimensionals. We finish things off with a scattering of iridescent discs across the card front to help draw the eye across the design.

Next week, we’re heading to the garden. I hope you’ll drop in and check it out!

Products used in today’s card:

Product List
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[146982]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Winter Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[162133]
$12.50
Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[163393]
$12.50
2023–2025 In Color™ 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Luster Specialty Paper
[161746]
$11.00
Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper
[163769]
$6.00
Graceful Greenery Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164118]
$10.00
Sophisticated Sled Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164340]
$24.00
Sophisticated Sled Dies
[164133]
$35.00
Deckled Rectangles Dies
[159173]
$30.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
$9.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154892]
$11.00
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154903]
$11.00
Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
[161676]
$11.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165679]
$21.00
Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack
[161633]
$9.00
Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs
[161954]
$7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Holidays · sketches · Sketchy Fridays · Winter

Sketchy Fridays: Season’s Greetings

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Whew, we all made it to Friday. Anyone have exciting weekend plans? I’ll be hosting a virtual Kit Together this evening where I will be assembling the Hello Hollyhocks kit. If you’re free, I would love for you to join me! Simply click this link to register and join in on the fun.

But for now, it’s time for the second installment of Sketchy Fridays, where each week we’ll be using a card sketch to design our featured card. Right now, we’re working through a full series of designs using the card sketches found on page 22 of the current Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.

This week, we’re using Sketch #2 and pairing it up with the gorgeous Seasons of Green & Gold patterned paper pack and coordinating Graceful Greenery vellum pack. Let’s see how it all comes together.

We get started with a base of Garden Green cardstock. Our background panel is a sheet of mistletoe paper from the Seasons of Green & Gold patterned paper pack. The focal panel consists of a mat of gold foil specialty paper and a sheet of greenery patterned paper, which is also from the Seasons of Green & Gold designer series paper pack. Our sentiment panel is matted with a lovely gold banner which is diecut from gold foil using the Greetings of the Season die. The sentiment from the coordinating stamp set is stamped in Shaded Spruce on white cardstock and then diecut with the oval die from Greetings of the Season. The tag holes in each of the sentiment panel pieces are covered with small bunches of mistletoe berries and sprigs of greenery that have been cut with paper snips from a sheet of Seasons of Green & Gold designer paper. Additional sprigs of greenery are cut from the edge of the same sheet of patterned paper, as well as a sheet of vellum from the Graceful Greenery pack. In conjunction with a twist of gold trim, the greenery serves as an eye-catcher for the sentiment panel. A sprinkling of rhinestone jewels across the card front draw the eye across the design.

Tomorrow we’ll be closing out our wintery designs in the snowdrifts. I hope you’ll stop by and check it out.

Products used in today’s card:
Garden Green, Basic White cardstock
Seasons of Green & Gold, Gold foil, Graceful Greenery vellum DSP
Greetings of the Season stamps & dies
Gold trim
Rhinestone basic jewels
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[102584]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Season Of Green & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164324]
$16.50
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
Greetings Of The Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164325]
$25.00
Greetings Of The Season Dies
[164112]
$32.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
$9.00
Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack
[161633]
$9.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Winter

Warm Hello

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I hope you’re having as much fun with the wintery designs as I am this week! Ordinarily, I would be escaping the Texas heat by dreaming of winter, but we continue to enjoy unseasonably cool, spring-like weather here in North Texas and I’m not complaining a bit!

Today, we’re learning a new fun fold to build this super cute snowy scene using Merriest Trees and the new Online Exclusive stamp set called Filled With Cheer. The double easel fold is a cute way to showcase sets that create scenes or just to draw attention to beautiful patterned paper and a sentiment.

We get started on today’s snowy scene with a standard card base of Lost Lagoon cardstock. In this case, we’re cutting the base so that our center fold is oriented at the top of the portrait-oriented design. Our double easel is created with a sheet of Pretty Peacock, which also serves as the mat for our patterned paper on each front-facing panel. The small tree patterned sheet from the Winter Meadow designer series paper pack is our backdrop for this snowy scene. Our tree is diecut from Pretty Peacock cardstock using the Merriest Trees dies, which are designed to layer on top of one another to create the look of a fluffy evergreen tree. Layers of dimensionals help provide our fluffy look even after our card has made its trek through the mail. A dab of Wink of Stella across the bottom of each layer of branches adds some twinkle. The snowman from Filled With Cheer is stamped on white cardstock and is then separated from the remaining portion of the stamped scene with paper snips. A touch of color is added to the hat, scarf, and nose of the snowman using Stampin’ Blends. The snowman is adhered on top with layers of dimensionals to ensure he stands out against the background elements. I chose the “warm hello” sentiment from Filled With Cheer and stamped in Versamark on the snowy vellum sheet from the Graceful Greenery vellum pack. It’s then covered with white embossing powder and heat embossed. I just loved the play on words with the melting snowman. *grin* The transparent dots serve as cover for the dimensionals under the sentiment but also serve as subtle snowflakes across the card front.

Isn’t this just the cutest scene?! 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 and check out what the other demos in our L2S Group have created for you today!

Want to see this card come together from start to finish? You can watch the full Terrific Tuesdays video tutorial. I’ve also added a FREE printable tutorial. Click here to download the PDF.

Products used in this card:
Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Basic White cardstock
Winter Meadow, Graceful Greenery vellum DSP
Filled With Cheer stamps
Merriest Trees, Spotlight on Nature dies
Embossing powder
Stampin’ Blends
Wink of Stella
Transparent dots
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133679]
$11.50
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[150880]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Winter Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[162133]
$12.50
Graceful Greenery Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164118]
$10.00
Filled With Cheer Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164362]
$20.00
Merriest Trees Dies
[162047]
$37.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies
[163580]
$35.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165679]
$21.00
Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154895]
$9.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
[141897]
$9.00
Transparent Adhesive Backed Dots
[163432]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
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Holidays · Winter

Loads of Cheer

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We’re already halfway through this week, everyone. Can you believe it?! This week, we’re taking a look at some recently released Stampin’ Up! products, and a few more seasoned sets, that make us think of much cooler and more festive occasions. And today’s featured product is a new Online Exclusive stamp and die bundle called Filled With Cheer. This set coordinates with an earlier release called Filled With Fun.

So our card today is combining the festive Filled With Cheer bundle with the Merriest Trees stamp set to create this really fun gift-filled scene. I also used a few leftover pieces from diecutting the base of the sled for yesterday’s card. Did you know that the negative space pieces for the sled base are perfect little squares and rectangles? And that gave me an idea. So let’s get started on our card.

We start with a card base of Pool Party cardstock. On the bottom-left corner, I stamped the largest tree from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Shaded Spruce ink and then stamped the detail stamp on top in Versamark. I applied gold embossing powder and then heat embossed the tree. The ink on the tree was still a little wet, so I had extra powder coverage that I hadn’t necessarily intended but decided to keep because I like how it looks like a flocked tree. Using the leftover pieces from the sled diecut from yesterday’s card, I wrapped ribbon around each and placed a bow on top to make packages. To give the effect of snow on the ground, we use the snowy sheet of vellum from the Graceful Greenery vellum pack and diecut using the cloud die from the Bright Skies die set. When adhering, we add dimensionals on some pieces to add depth to the scene and then nestle the packages amongst the snow drifts across the front.

Our wagonload of gifts uses the new Filled With Cheer set. On Crumb Cake cardstock, stamp the wagon from the set and then color using Stampin’ Blends. I chose to use Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake. Diecut the wagon using the Filled With Fun dies. On Very Vanilla cardstock, stamp the package and poinsettia image and then color with Stampin’ Blends. For the poinsettias, I used a combination of Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, and Pumpkin Pie and then for the package ribbons, I used Pretty Peacock and Night of Navy. Using paper snips, we’ll cut closely around the image and then adhere to the wagon so be sure you leave a long tab at the bottom of the image. I diecut the handle and wagon wheels from black cardstock and the hub caps from a scrap of woodgrain from Country Woods. The wagon is adhered with dimensionals with the placement to look like you’ve just wheeled up a wagonload of goodies to the tree. Our sentiment and strings of lights from Filled With Cheer are stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock. The lights are colored with Stampin’ Blends. The sentiment is then diecut using the long banner from the Greetings of the Season die set and the lights using the banner die from Filled With Fun. I finished things off with a scattering of white sequins to look like snow.

Isn’t this such a fun combination? I remember the excitement of our big family Christmas gathering when everyone brought packages inside to place under the tree. While we didn’t use a wagon to haul the gifts, sometimes we should have! *wink* Tomorrow, we’re going to be frolicking with Frosty with a new fun fold. I hope you’ll pop by and join in the fun!

Good news for anyone who didn’t get an order placed yesterday. Stampin’ Up! has extended the free shipping special thru end of day TODAY. So now is the perfect time to stock up on all of the items on your shopping list because a $75 order (and above) qualifies for FREE shipping and for every $50 you spend you earn a bonus coupon to spend in August. But don’t delay — the sale ends today!

Products used in today’s card:
Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Very Vanilla cardstock
Country Woods, Gold Foil, Graceful Greenery vellum DSP
Filled With Cheer, Merriest Trees stamps
Filled With Fun, Sophisticated Sled, Bright Skies, Greetings of the Season dies
Gold embossing powder
Stampin’ Blends
Gold & silver trim
Blooming pearls, neutrals sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[122924]
$11.50
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[120953]
$11.50
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[121045]
$11.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[101650]
$13.00
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$5.00
Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[163393]
$12.50
Graceful Greenery Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164118]
$10.00
Filled With Cheer Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164362]
$20.00
Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[162043]
$25.00
Filled With Fun Dies
[163560]
$32.00
Sophisticated Sled Dies
[164133]
$35.00
Bright Skies Dies
[162793]
$34.00
Greetings Of The Season Dies
[164112]
$32.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
$9.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154880]
$11.00
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154903]
$11.00
Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
[161676]
$11.00
Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154891]
$11.00
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154882]
$11.00
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154897]
$11.00
Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack
[161633]
$9.00
Blooming Pearls
[162238]
$8.00
Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins
[161627]
$7.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
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Winter

Fun & Laughter

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Our unseasonably cool weather continues here in North Texas, and I’m looking forward to taking a longer walk today. What do you do when you’re having nicer weather in your area? I like to take advantage of cooler weather in the summer, for sure, and aside from taking a longer walk, I hope to knock out some gardening-related things outside this afternoon.

This week, we’re focusing on winter-themed products in the current Stampin’ Up! lineup in anticipation of the new winter mini catalog that will be launching in September. Today’s card is actually a nod to an older SU! wood-mounted set called Home for Christmas. The main image in that stamp set included a sled leaning against a door with a snow-filled threshold. Anyone remember that one?

So we get started on this card with a base of Shaded Spruce cardstock. Our background panel is the Mossy Meadow polka dot pattern sheet from the Season of Green & Gold designer paper pack. The door is “built” using a sheet of lighter woodgrain from the Country Woods designer paper pack. The door is adorned with an evergreen wreath which uses Shaded Spruce, Old Olive, and Garden Green cardstock and the greenery sprig from the Sophisticated Sled die set. The greenery is layered in a circle to create a wreath and then affixed to the door with dimensionals. Our sled is diecut from Pecan Pie and gold foil using the sled dies in the Sophisticated Sled die set and then leaned against the door and affixed with dimensionals. I added a few rhinestone jewels to serve as the sled rivets. To give the look of a snowy landscape, I diecut the white snowy vellum sheet from the Graceful Greenery vellum pack using the cloud dies from the Bright Skies die set. The sentiment from Sophisticated sled is stamped in Versamark on Very Vanilla cardstock and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. It’s then diecut using the Autumn Leaves dies and then affixed in the center of the wreath with dimensionals. To help draw the eye to the sentiment, I added a few Blooming Pearls on either side.

Tomorrow we’re going to fill our hearts with cheer. I hope you’ll drop in and find out how!

Did you know that TODAY and today only, you can stack two specials on your order? With a $75 order, you qualify for both free shipping AND a $5 Bonus Days coupon. So if you’ve got items on your shopping list, now is the perfect time to order! Click here to head over to my online store and take advantage of these great specials.

Products used in today’s card:
Shaded Spruce, Pecan Pie, Old Olive, Garden Green, Very Vanilla cardstock
Country Woods, Season of Green & Gold, Graceful Greenery vellum, Gold Foil DSP
Sophisticated Sled stamps & dies
Bright Skies, Autumn Leaves dies
Blooming Pearls, Rhinestone basic jewels
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[146981]
$11.50
Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161717]
$11.50
Season Of Green & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164324]
$16.50
Graceful Greenery Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164118]
$10.00
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$5.00
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[102584]
$11.50
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[100702]
$11.50
Sophisticated Sled Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164340]
$24.00
Sophisticated Sled Dies
[164133]
$35.00
Autumn Leaves Dies
[162185]
$38.00
Bright Skies Dies
[162793]
$34.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
$6.00
Blooming Pearls
[162238]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
Add All to Cart
Winter

Let It Snow

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Welcome to a brand new week! I can’t even believe that we’re quickly approaching the end of July already. Ironically, here in North Texas, we’re experiencing some unseasonably cool weather. It’s been so nice to not melt into a puddle as I drink my coffee on the back porch!

And speaking of cooler weather, this week we’re beginning a new series of card designs centered on the cool winter season. Stampin’ Up! has just launched a few new holiday-themed products and will be launching the full line of holiday products in August. So this week, we’ll be gearing up as I show you the early release products. And today’s card combines the Season of Green & Gold specialty papers with the new Sophisticated Sled bundle.

We get started on today’s card design with a base of Basic White cardstock. The background panel is a sheet of seasonal greenery patterned paper from the Season of Green & Gold designer series paper pack with a twist of iridescent striped trip and gold trim wrapped around the center. Our focal panel is a piece of snowy patterned vellum from the Graceful Greenery vellum pack. Our focal image is a series of diecut elements using the Sophisticated Sled dies to create the sled, skates, and greenery. The sentiment from Sophisticated Sled is stamped in black on white cardstock that has been diecut using a circle from the Unbounded Love die set. Things are finished off with some rhinestones across the card front to draw the eye across our design.

Tomorrow we’ll be decking the halls. I hope you’ll stop by and check it out!

Products used in this card:
Basic White, Pecan Pie, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce cardstock
Season of Green & Gold, Gold Foil, Graceful Greenery vellum, In Color Luster DSP
Sophisticated Sled stamps & dies
Deckled Rectangles, Unbounded Love dies
Gold, Iridescent Striped trim
Blooming Pearls, Rhinestone basic jewels
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
[159229]
$11.25
Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161717]
$11.50
Season Of Green & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164324]
$16.50
Graceful Greenery Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164118]
$10.00
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$5.00
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[100702]
$11.50
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[146981]
$11.50
2023–2025 In Color™ 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Luster Specialty Paper
[161746]
$11.00
Sophisticated Sled Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164340]
$24.00
Sophisticated Sled Dies
[164133]
$35.00
Deckled Rectangles Dies
[159173]
$30.00
Unbounded Love Dies
[163383]
$36.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack
[161633]
$9.00
Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim
[163299]
$8.50
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
$6.00
Blooming Pearls
[162238]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
Add All to Cart
Frosted Forest · Fun Folds

Thoughtful Thanks

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We are closing out our week of card designs where we’ve been using the new Online Exclusive by Stampin’ Up! called Frosted Forest. And we are doing so in style with one of my very favorite fancy fun folds called the Center Step fold. This is one of my favorite folds when I have a bundle made for scene building, and of course, Frosted Forest is absolutely perfect for that. For this design, we’re pairing it up with some patterned paper from the Thoughtful Journey designer series paper pack.

We get started on today’s fun fold design with a base of Lost Lagoon cardstock, which is cut to the standard size. The panel is then cut and scored to allow for the center standout section. (Click here for the full PDF directions.) I used the sheet of patterned paper with the evergreens from the Thoughtful Journey paper pack to serve as the backdrop for the front scene. The evergreen tree is stamped on Mossy Meadow using the Frosted Forest stamp and then diecut with the coordinating full tree die. The coordinating limbs are then diecut and added on top for additional detail. This is adhered to the left side of the center fold with dimensionals.

Next up is the tall tree, which is stamped on Crumb Cake cardstock and then diecut with the coordinating die. The top of the tree is then also stamped on Mossy Meadow, diecut, and adhered on top. I also diecut a branch portion of the tree from Crumb Cake to be layered on top of the green canopy. I went over the trunk and limbs with a Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend. The coordinating leaves are diecut from Old Olive and then adhered on top of the branches. This is adhered to the right side of the center fold with dimensionals and made to stand a little higher than the evergreen for greater depth of field. I added some low-lying bushes using the die from the Sending Love set. The squirrel and bunny are diecut using the In the Grove dies, while the deer is from the Grove set. I added some shading detail to the deer and squirrel using my sponge dauber.

The sentiment panel is a simple circle diecut from Very Vanilla using the Everyday Details dies. The sentiment from Changing Leaves is stamped in Lost Lagoon. I added coordinating rainbow dots on either side to draw the eye and some linen thread behind for a more natural attention-grabbing detail.

The inside panel of the card is covered with another patterned sheet from the Thoughtful Journey paper pack. This sentiment from Changing Leaves is stamped on Very Vanilla and then diecut using the Autumn Leaves die. It’s adhered in the centered of the inside panel with dimensionals.

This card is a perfect example of how a great piece of patterned paper and a beautiful scene-building stamp bundle allow you to make beautiful cards without a lot of effort. The patterned paper does the heavy lifting here, while the Frosted Forest just adds the icing on the cake.

Next week, we’re going to dip our toes in the snow and dream of cooler weather! I hope you’ll join me.

Products used in today’s card:
Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla cardstock
Thoughtful Journey DSP
Frosted Forest stamps & dies
Changing Leaves stamps
In the Grove, Grove, Everyday Details, Autumn Leaves dies
Stampin’ Blends
Rainbow adhesive dots
Linen thread
Dimensionals
Adhesive

Product List
Thoughtful Journey 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[163303]
$12.50
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133679]
$11.50
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[100702]
$11.50
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133676]
$11.50
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[120953]
$11.50
Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161717]
$11.50
Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[131202]
$11.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[101650]
$13.00
Frosted Forest Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164344]
$21.00
Changing Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164351]
$20.00
Frosted Forest Dies
[164136]
$36.00
In The Grove Dies
[163511]
$31.00
Grove Dies
[157844]
$39.00
Everyday Details Dies
[162864]
$34.00
Autumn Leaves Dies
[162185]
$38.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad
[161678]
$9.00
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154882]
$11.00
Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots
[162758]
$9.00
Linen Thread
[104199]
$5.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
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Frosted Forest · sketches · Sketchy Fridays

Frosted Thoughts

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We continue our tour of the Online Exclusive bundle by Stampin’ Up! called Frosted Forest. And today, things are cooling off a little bit as we find our forest covered in a light dusting of snow.

Today’s card is also the start of a brand NEW blog series called Sketchy Fridays, where we’ll be using sketches as the basis for our card designs. We’re kicking off this series with the sketches found in the current 2024-25 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. Did you know that there are 22 sketches included in the new catalog at the bottom of page 22? What a fantastic resource we have right at our fingertips to make beautiful cards in a jiffy!

And today, we begin with Sketch #4 which we are pairing with the Frosted Forest bundle. This sketch drew me because of its large focal panel which allows a beautiful product bundle, like Frosted Forest, to take center stage. TIP: remember that a sketch is just a starting point and moving elements around to suit your design is a-okay!

I loved the pairing of the Winter Meadow paper with the lovely evergreens in the Frosted Forest set. So we get started with a card base of Mossy Meadow. The base of our focal panel is a combination of gold foil specialty paper and a patterned sheet from the Winter Meadow designer series paper pack. Our focal panel is a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock where we stamp both the small and large evergreens from the Frosted Forest stamp set in black ink and then shade them in using the decorative masks and a combination of Shaded Spruce, Old Olive, and Garden Green inks. The snowflakes from Merriest Trees are stamped in Versamark and I then used mask #2 to apply Versamark to both trees and a Versamark pen to fill in underneath both evergreens. All of this is heat embossed using the opaque bright white embossing powder. The focal panel is matted with Boho Blue luster paper and then adhered with dimensionals. Our sentiment from Everyday Greetings is stamped in Versamark on Mossy Meadow and heat embossed in metallic gold rich embossing powder. Fussy cutting around the sentiment gives it a more casual feel. The sentiment is adhered to a Gold Mercury vellum mat with dimensionals. Our vellum mat has been diecut with the smallest Deckled Rectangle die and is adhered to the focal panel with a strip of tear-n-tape. I added a dove from Frosted Forest and a few rhinestone basic jewels to finish things off.

Using a sketch is like using a recipe when you’re cooking — it gives you a great place to start but allows you to spice things up with your own variations. For me, it helps a design come together more quickly because I have a great base.

Tomorrow we’ll be finishing up our card series using the Frosted Forest bundle with one of my favorite fun folds. I hope you’ll drop by and check it out!

Products used in today’s card:
Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla cardstock
Gold Mercury vellum, Winter Meadow, Boho Blue luster, Gold foil DSP
Frosted Forest stamps, decorative masks, and dies
Everyday Greetings stamps
Deckled Rectangles
Embossing powder
Rhinestone basic jewels
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133676]
$11.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[101650]
$13.00
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$5.00
2023–2025 In Color™ 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Luster Specialty Paper
[161746]
$11.00
Gold Mercury Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164142]
$10.00
Frosted Forest Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164344]
$21.00
Frosted Forest Decorative Masks
[164350]
$15.00
Frosted Forest Dies
[164136]
$36.00
Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[162043]
$25.00
Everyday Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[165084]
$21.00
Deckled Rectangles Dies
[159173]
$30.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
$9.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
[147090]
$9.00
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
[147089]
$9.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165679]
$21.00
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
$6.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
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