Blossoms of Recovery

January 14, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome to the midweek, everyone! My best intentions of getting this post wrapped up and published yesterday didn’t come to pass. My day just didn’t quite go as planned. We’re still working to get back into the groove of all the things after the holiday break and I forgot how busy Tuesdays typically turn out to be.

This week, we’re continuing to take a look at some of the new products that hit the store last week. If you haven’t checked out all that’s new, click here to take a look. It’s definitely worth the peek!

So this week we’re working with the new Prayers & Promises stamp set. These sentiments cover a whole bunch of occasions and help with those “difficult” cards. Today we’re making a get well card using a whole host of new products, including paper, laser cut elements, ribbon, and embellishments!

We get started with a base of white cardstock. A sheet of the Lovely Blossoms patterned paper serves as our backdrop. I love the combination of the soft background with the bold Secret Sea accents. Our focal panel combines several elements. We start with a base of the January Product of the Month (still available!) called True Blue Florals and then layer the new Pleasant Patterns foiled paper on top. The sentiment from the Prayers & Promises set is stamped in Secret Sea on one of the diecut sentiment panels included in the 2025 Advent Calendar, which is adhered in the bottom corner with dimensionals. I layered some Covered in Flowers accents, colored with Wink of Stella, over a twist of the new white with gold ribbon. We finish things off with some sparkle dot essentials for an additional pop of twinkle.

This card comes together in a flash and is sure to be the perfect pick-me-up for a friend who’s under the weather. We’ll be staying with our botanical theme tomorrow as we pair our sentiment set with two new multi-image bundles. I hope you’ll drop in to see which bundles are coming to the stage!

Product List

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

Lovely Blossoms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167168]

$12.50

12 Days Of Crafting Advent Calendar (English)

[167335]

$99.00

Prayers & Promises Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167014]

$20.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

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

[166979]

$8.50

Sparkle Dot Essentials

[166991]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Prayers for Loss

January 12, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Monday, friends! We were traveling over the weekend for a family memorial service, so the weekend went by quickly. It was a beautiful service and it was wonderful to see everyone.

And honestly, this weekend’s activities spurred the idea for this week’s design theme centering on the new Prayers & Promises stamp set. This beautiful sentiment set can be used for a whole variety of cards — from sympathy to encouragement to recovery. There are so many ways to lift someone up with this set. Today, we’re pairing it with a whole collection of new products, including the Pleasant Patterns foiled paper, the Lovely Blossoms paper, and new embellishments.

We get started with a base of Mossy Meadow cardstock, which pairs beautifully with the focal panel and gives grounding for the green accent color. The backdrop for our card front is the Peach Pie spotted sheet from the Pleasant Patterns paper pack. I loved the soft glimmer this panel provides and helps the focal panel pop. The focal panel itself is a combination of two of the ready-made elements from the Lovely Blossoms paper pack. I had the green panel left after removing a square from the center for another design and found that it made the perfect frame for the peachy floral & vine panel. A strip of the peachy eyelet-patterned paper from Lovely Blossoms gave the perfect eye relief in the background pattern, tying everything together. The sentiment panel is cut from the eyelet pattern using the Stylish Shapes dies and then the sentiment from the Prayers & Promises set is stamped in Secret Sea in the center and adhered in the corner with dimensionals. A bow of Old Olive rickrack adds a decorative touch of green and the white glossy dots give the perfect pop of shine to draw the eye across the full card front.

I hope you’ll drop in tomorrow as we pair this sentiment set with some of the newest SU! releases.

Product List

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$14.00

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

[166950]

$10.00

Lovely Blossoms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167168]

$12.50

Prayers & Promises Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167014]

$20.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Old Olive 3/8" (1 Cm) Specialty Rickrack

[167006]

$8.00

Moody Palette Glossy Dots

[167180]

$8.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Add All to Cart

Botanicals · January Mini Catalog

Birthday Blossoms

January 9, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

TGIF, everybody! We made it thru the first full work week since the holidays. How did it go for you? It was pretty busy here. I’m glad I had worked ahead in the craft room last weekend!

This week, we’ve been working with the new Lovely Blossoms suite that just released in the store this week. Today, we’re combining all of the suite elements to create this lovely birthday card.

We get started with a base of Cloud Cover cardstock, which provides a nice contrast with our focal panel background of Secret Sea. A sheet of the small white floral pattern from the Lovely Blossoms paper pack provides our backdrop for the focal panel. Our focal panel has lots of layers. We start with a piece of vellum machine embossed with the Lovely Stripes embossing folder included in the suite. This provides a subtle relief from our background and provides a soft landing for our bold focal backdrop of Secret Sea glimmer paper that has been cut using the Lovely Arrangements circle backdrop die. The floral elements use the coordinating Lovely Arrangements stamps and dies. The flowers are stamped in Cloud Cover on white and then cut with the coordinating die. We adhere them to our backdrop with dimensionals. The leaves are cut from Soft Sea Foam using the leaf die from the Delicate Pines die set and are tucked behind over flowers in opposing corners for balance. The sentiment from Lovely Arrangements is stamped in Secret Sea on white and then diecut with the small sentiment strip die from the coordinating die set. The sentiment sits atop a strip of the Cloud Cover broad ribbon placed in the center of our foliage. We finish things off with some Cloud Cover dots in opposing corners for just a flash of color and reflective sparkle.

I really love how this one came out. So soft and elegant. I’ll be taking a little break tomorrow as we travel out of town for a family funeral. But I’ll be back next week with some new products,

Product List

Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165621]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

$14.00

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

[167099]

$10.00

Lovely Blossoms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167168]

$12.50

Peaceful Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[165929]

$10.50

Lovely Stripes 3 D Embossing Folder

[167179]

$11.00

Delicate Pines Dies

[166073]

$39.00

Lovely Arrangements Bundle (English)

[167176]

$48.50

Cloud Cover Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[165279]

$5.50

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Cloud Cover 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Textured Ribbon

[167182]

$9.50

Moody Palette Glossy Dots

[167180]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Add All to Cart

Botanicals · January Mini Catalog

Blossoms of Smiles

January 8, 2026January 7, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Howdy, friends, and welcome back! This week is coasting along. And all I can think about is all of the things I have to do before we head out of town this weekend for a family funeral — get the kitties situated, tidy up the house, last-minute laundry, packing. Ack! So many things. But somehow I know it will all get done and things will be fine. We’re fortunate to have friends who are willing to let their teenager taking on the pet sitter gig, so we know our guys will be in good hands!

This week, we’re getting an in-depth look at the brand new suite called Lovely Blossoms. It just launched in the online store. Have you checked out all of the new goodies that dropped in the store this week? I’m really loving this suite because you can create so many different looks based on the products you combine. And today we’re letting our stamps and dies take center stage. I actually borrowed the inspiration for today’s card design from one of the samples in the online store. Maybe you can figure out which one?

Today’s card is actually pretty simple and comes together relatively easily. We get started with a base of Secret Sea cardstock. I used a quarter panel as the backdrop and punched it up by die cutting the eyelet pattern on the diagonal across it using the Lovely Arrangements die. The panel is then adhered to the card front with dimensionals to really give that eyelet pattern more prominence. Our focal section is the florals. I stamped a collection of both the large and small flowers from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set in Secret Sea on white paper and cut with the coordinating dies. The images are filled in with an assortment of Stampin’ Blends, using the darks from each pair for the centers and the lighter blends for the flower petals and edges. Nothing too precise — just swipes across the images. I really love this simple shading method and the look you get. I also stamped a couple of the leaf bunches in Garden Green on Soft Sea Foam paper and cut them with the coordinating die. And then we start arranging the flowers and leaves to get the layers of color and shapes that are most pleasing to the eye before sticking everything down. Glue dots adhere the elements that are in the background, while varying layers of dimensionals give us the depth and layers in the flowers. The sentiment sits on a banner of vellum cut with the Words of Beauty die. The sentiment from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set is stamped in Versamark on vellum and then heat embossed with gold and is adhered over a twist of the gold striped mesh ribbon with glue dots. A few traditional sparkling sequins finish things off with a pop of Pool Party.

I hope you’ll drop in tomorrow as we continue our Lovely Blossoms design series with a closer look at the dies.

Product List

Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165624]

$14.00

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

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

[167099]

$10.00

Words Of Beauty Dies (English)

[167089]

$31.00

Lovely Arrangements Bundle (English)

[167176]

$48.50

Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[163824]

$11.00

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154881]

$11.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$11.00

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154894]

$11.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165678]

$21.00

Traditional Sparkling Sequins

[165875]

$8.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Gold Striped 3/8" (1 Cm) Mesh Ribbon

[165599]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Add All to Cart

Fun Folds · January Mini Catalog

Because You’re Amazing

January 7, 2026January 6, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome back and welcome to the midweek! With most of us going back to work and kiddos returning to school, this is either the first full week for some or simply feels like the longest short week ever for others. *wink*

But how about some new product inspiration to give a little bright spot in this week for you?! Did you know that a whole bunch of new stuff hit the online store yesterday? Yep — there are 3 new kits, a whole new batch of online exclusives, PLUS all of the products in the new January Mini catalog. Soooooo many goodies. And this week, we’re getting a good look at the brand new Lovely Blossoms suite that includes paper, ribbon, embellishments, stamps, dies, and an embossing folder.

Today’s featured fun fold card puts another one of the ready-made card panels on display. The new Lovely Blossoms paper pack includes a full sheet of these panels of varying sizes. Today’s panel is a little smaller, which lets some of the other cool goodies in this suite get a chance at the spotlight. Let’s take a closer look.

Our card front starts with a base of Cloud Cover cardstock. For this fun fold, we’re using a standard A2-sized base. The backdrop for our front focal panel is a combination of two patterned papers. The mat is from the Traditions of Christmas pack and our floral panel is from the new Lovely Blossoms pack. Our focal panel base is white cardstock that is embossed with the new Lovely Stripes embossing folder. This folder gives a nice, deep impression in the paper making the details really pop. I used my paper snips to cut closely around the focal image from the ready-made panel I cut from the Lovely Blossoms paper. The little detail of the overhanging leaves just added a nice soft touch to the card front. The because sentiment is from the Words of Beauty set and is stamped on vellum with Secret Sea ink and then set with clear embossing powder before being diecut with the coordinating outline die. It’s adhered to the focal panel with glue dots to keep the adhesive invisible. The focal panel is adhered to our embossed panel with dimensionals over a twist of the new Cloud Burst ribbon and we finish off our focal panel with a dash of subtle twinkle with the new Moody Palette glossy dots.

When we open our small front focal panel, we reveal the other portion of our sentiment I think you’re amazing from the Words of Beauty set. Our sentiment panel sits atop a beautiful backdrop of some of the smaller ready-made panels from the Lovely Blossoms paper. We add some interest to our backdrop using the Stylish Shapes dies and the set of postage stamp dies in the 2025 Advent Calendar.

The sentiment is stamped on vellum in Secret Sea and heat set with clear embossing powder before being cut with a smaller banner die from the Stylish Shapes die set. It’s adhered over a faux bow of Cloud Cover baker’s twine from the 2025 Advent Calendar. And we finish off our sentiment panel with a little pop of twinkle with some Secret Sea Moody Palette glossy dots. The card opens up to a blank white message panel which covers the anchor portion of our smaller front focal panel.

Tomorrow we’re going to let the stamps & dies from the Lovely Blossoms bundle take center stage. I hope you’ll drop in and see.

Product List

Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165624]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Lovely Blossoms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167168]

$12.50

Traditions Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[165853]

$16.50

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

[167099]

$10.00

Lovely Stripes 3 D Embossing Folder

[167179]

$11.00

Words Of Beauty Bundle (English)

[167090]

$45.75

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

12 Days Of Crafting Advent Calendar (English)

[167335]

$99.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Cloud Cover 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Textured Ribbon

[167182]

$9.50

Moody Palette Glossy Dots

[167180]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Add All to Cart

Botanicals · Fun Folds · January Mini Catalog

Thankful Blossoms

January 6, 2026January 5, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome in, friends! I hope your week is off to a good start. This is the first full week I will have had since the flu and the holidays. And I’m still not sure what day it is! *snicker* All of the kiddos in our area are returning to school today so the roads are back to being busy.

This week, I’m playing with some of my new January Mini Catalog goodies with an up-close look at the new Lovely Blossoms bundle by Stampin’ Up! This terrific bundle includes it all — stamps, dies, embossing folder, paper, embellishments…the works! And one of my favorite things about the paper in this set is the sheet of ready-made card elements. With a pretty tight schedule these days, it’s nice to have ways to still make handmade smiles without hours in the craft room.

Today’s fun fold card starts with a base of Secret Sea cardstock. I’m using the barn fold here which places the flaps opening squarely in the center of the card front. But I used an overly large overlay panel to give the look of a traditional cohesive card front. Isn’t that such a fun twist on this barn fold?! I used one of the largest ready-made panels from the Lovely Blossoms sheet and cut it down just a smidge with the largest Textured Notes die. The panel is then matted with Secret Sea glimmer paper and the full panel is adhered just to the left flap of our barn fold. The sentiment from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set is stamped in Secret Sea on white cardstock and then diecut with the Words of Beauty middle-sized sentiment panel die. The sentiment is adhered over a twist of the new white with gold ribbon in the bottom corner of our front focal panel. And we add bits of sparkle with some of the brand new Secret Sea sparkle dot essentials.

Now comes the fun part — the inside of our card. The message panel has a flower image from the Lovely Arrangments set stamped in the bottom corner. Each of the flaps is covered with a coordinating lighter floral and vine patterned sheet from the Lovely Blossoms set. And then we cover the exposed part of our front card panel with a coordinating Secret Sea patterned sheet from the Lovely Blossoms paper pack.

I just love how this one comes together. You could even add an inside sentiment on the left inside panel. That would be a really nice variation actually. *making note to self* Tomorrow we’re going to be making another fun fold with this suite and getting a sneak peek at a few more new products. I hope you’ll drop in and see!

Products used:
Secret Sea, Basic White cardstock
Lovely Blossoms, Peaceful Garden glimmer DSP
Textured Notes, Words of Beauty dies
Lovely Arrangements stamps
Secret Sea ink
White with gold ribbon
Sparkle dot essentials
Dimensionals
Adhesives

January Mini Catalog

Florals Decor

February 1, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

It’s been a super busy day, but I’ve managed to squeeze in just a little time for this super fun home decor item using our feature products for this week – the Floral Delight paper and vellum packs. For this springish design, I chose to pair up our lovely papers with the Mixed Florals stamps & dies. A perfect combo, don’t you think?

We get started by cutting a 6×6 backdrop from the yellow star-patterned Floral Delight paper. I wanted to break up the yellow background with something softer to serve as the backdrop for our focal images and decided on the white diagonal patterned paper from the Floral Delight paper pack and paired it with the blue gingham from the Floral & Gingham vellum pack. I used the Perennial Postage dies to cut the focal panel backdrop and the Spotlight on Nature dies to cut the vellum panel. I tied a combo of iridescent striped trim and Daffodil Delight satin ribbon around the base before adhering the diecut pieces with dimensionals. I stamped each of the larger floral bunches from the Mixed Florals stamp set on white cardstock and then diecut with the coordinating dies before coloring with my Stampin’ Blends. For a more realistic look, I always try to pull photos of flowers as the basis for how I color my images. I also diecut grass fronds from both of the greens in the Festive glimmer paper pack using the Mixed Florals dies and tucked these behind both floral bunches. I tied some gold trim around the flowers before adhering them to the focal panel with dimensionals. A scattering of the yellow shiny sequins adds another layer of subtle sparkle to finish things off.

I hope you’ve enjoyed having a look at all of the different ways you can create beautiful designs with the Floral Delight paper packs. Next week, we’re going to focus on some love-themed designs as we prepare for Valentine’s Day.

Products used in this design:
6×6 frame (Amazon)
Basic White cardstock
Floral Delight, Floral & Gingham vellum, Festive glimmer DSP
Mixed Florals bundle
Spotlight on Nature, Perennial Postage dies
Stampin’ Blends
Iridescent striped trim, gold trim, Daffodil Delight satin ribbon
Shiny sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Floral Delight 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164700]

$12.50

Floral & Gingham Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[164713]

$10.00

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

[164106]

$12.00

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Perennial Postage Dies

[162607]

$33.00

Mixed Florals Bundle

[164642]

$56.50

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim

[163299]

$8.50

Daffodil Delight 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Satin Ribbon

[164715]

$8.00

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

[161633]

$9.00

Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins

[163484]

$7.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Add All to Cart

January Mini Catalog · Sketchy Fridays

Sketchy Fridays: Thank You Florals

January 31, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

I can’t believe it’s Friday, you? This was both the longest and shortest week ever and I haven’t a clue why it felt that way! We have quite a few things on the weekend to-do list. How about you? Aside from prepping a kit class and restocking my Etsy store, we’re planning to swap storage units. It will be a weekend adventure for sure – haha!

But how about we get to our task at hand – Sketchy Fridays! For those of you who are new here, Sketchy Fridays is a weekly series where we’re 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 in current Stampin’ Up! catalogs.

This week’s card is based on Sketch #1 from the Stampin’ Up! January Mini Catalog. Today, we’re pairing up our featured products for this week – the Floral Delight patterned paper and vellum packs, along with the Beautiful Butterflies dies – to create a stunning thank you card.

Our card design begins with a base of white cardstock. I chose the yellow gingham pattern from the Floral Delight paper pack to serve as the main backdrop for design. The yellow floral sheet from the pack has been cut with the Perennial Postage dies and serves as the center focal panel background. Our focal image panel is a piece of the Floral & Gingham vellum that is diecut with one of the larger Spotlight on Nature dies and is adhered to the background panel with dimensionals. I cut the base for the butterfly from Peach Pie glimmer paper and then cut the details from black cardstock and adhered all of the butterfly elements together with mini glue dots and set it atop our vellum panel with dimensionals. The sentiment from the Heart Shaped set is stamped in Crushed Curry on white cardstock and then diecut with the smaller die from the Mixed Labels set. I adhered a bow of Daffodil Delight ribbon behind the sentiment panel, which ties the background and sentiment panels together nicely. The sentiment panel sits atop a label diecut from the Old Olive Season of Elegance foiled paper which is centered on a longer label cut from the Old Olive Floral Delight sheet with the Beautiful Butterflies banner die. The full sentiment section is adhered at the base of the center focal panel with dimensionals. The focal panel is wrapped with gold thread to tie all of our sparkly elements together and then adhered to the card base with dimensionals. I added drusy embellishments across the card front for that extra pop.

What do you think of this take on Sketch #1 from the January Mini? I really love how it came out. I hope to finish off our design series tomorrow with a little home decor.

Products used in today’s card:
Basic White, Basic Black cardstock
Floral Delight, Floral & Gingham vellum, Season of Elegance, In Color Glimmer DSP
Heart Shaped stamps
Perennial Postage, Beautiful Butterflies, Mixed Labels, Spotlight on Nature dies
Gold thread, Daffodil Delight satin ribbon
Drusy embellishments
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

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

[121045]

$11.50

Floral Delight 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164700]

$12.50

Floral & Gingham Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[164713]

$10.00

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

[164144]

$16.50

2024–2026 In Color™ Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[163771]

$11.00

Heart Shaped Bundle (English)

[164953]

$31.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$9.00

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Perennial Postage Dies

[162607]

$33.00

Mixed Labels Dies

[164652]

$21.00

Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder

[164614]

$42.00

Gold Twisted Thread

[164603]

$7.50

Daffodil Delight 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Satin Ribbon

[164715]

$8.00

Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments

[164223]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Add All to Cart

January Mini Catalog · L2S Group Instahop

I’m So Glad Florals

January 30, 2025January 27, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Our design focus this week is on the new Floral Delight designer series paper and coordinating vellum packs from the Stampin’ Up! January Mini catalog. This bright and cheery paper is perfect for sending pick-me-ups or get well cards but is versatile enough to work for a whole variety of occasions. Today’s card is inspired by a friend who is simply the sunshine in everyone’s cloudy day.

We get started with a base of Peach Pie cardstock. I just love how this unconventional backdrop really brings out the subtle shading in the super fun cosmos-looking flower background of this card design. I wrapped the background panel with Daffodil Delight satin ribbon and tied a small bow on the side to bring the eye to the center of our design and settle on our focal panel. The focal panel begins with a sheet of the Floral Delight patterned paper cut using the Perennial Postage dies atop a mat of Peach Pie glimmer paper. The sentiment from the Mixed Labels stamp set is stamped in Copper Clay and then diecut using the Autumn Leaves dies and adhered to the focal panel base with dimensionals. I added a peachy-colored rose and some leaves from the Wildflower Birthday diecuts in the upper corner of the focal panel using dimensionals. A few Peach Pie shimmer gems finish things off nicely.

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!

Products used in today’s design:
Peach Pie, Basic White cardstock
Floral Delight, Wildflower Birthday, In Color glimmer DSP
Mixed Media stamps
Perennial Postage, Autumn Leaves dies
In Color shimmer gems
Daffodil Delight satin ribbon
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List

Peach Pie 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[163799]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Floral Delight 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164700]

$12.50

2024–2026 In Color™ Glimmer 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[163771]

$11.00

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January Mini Catalog

Because I Care Florals

January 29, 2025January 28, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

We’re already halfway through this brand new week. Some weeks seem to just go by in a flash, while others just take their sweet time. It’s always funny how that happens.

We continue our design series using the new Stampin’ Up! Floral Delight paper and vellum packs. And today’s card was inspired by a friend who took a nasty fall recently. I wanted something especially cheery as I know that my friend has taken the news of a broken shoulder pretty hard.

Our card begins with a base of Crushed Curry cardstock. I chose a pattern from the Floral Delight paper pack that provides a wonderful pop of bright white. The soft pattern in the paper reminds me of the wallpaper that I had in my room throughout most of my childhood (although that wallpaper had pink dots). The center focal section has lots of lovely layers, and we start with the pop of yellow down the center of our card front. I used the dogwood-like twig patterned sheet from the Floral Delight paper pack and matted it with Crushed Curry. The focal image panel is cut from the Old Olive screen pattern using the Spotlight on Nature dies. The heart is cut from Mossy Meadow using the Heart Shaped dies. For another pop of yellow, I added some flowers cut from Crushed Curry with the Heart Shaped dies with iridescent faceted gems serving as the floral centers. The sentiment from the Heart Shaped stamp set is stamped in Mossy Meadow on white cardstock and then cut using the small label die from the coordinating Heart Shaped die set. I cut a second small label from Crushed Curry to serve as the mat for the sentiment to draw the eye and added some Mossy meadow linen thread behind the sentiment panel to tie all of the elements of our card together. Gold low profile dots on and around the sentiment ensure that our sentiment stands front and center with our focal panel.

Tomorrow we’ll be hopping with the Luv 2 Stamp group. You definitely won’t want to miss it!

Products used in today’s card:
Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow, Basic White cardstock
Floral Delight DSP
Heart Shaped stamps & dies
Spotlight on Nature dies
Natural Tones linen thread
Iridescent faceted gems, Low profile dots
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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