Mother’s Meadow

May 5, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

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

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

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

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

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

Product List

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

[115320]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

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

[167904]

$17.00

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

[167784]

$10.00

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

[165511]

$10.00

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

[167198]

$10.00

Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)

[163761]

$8.00

Words & Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167889]

$25.00

Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162964]

$20.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

$9.00

Perennial Postage Dies

[162607]

$33.00

Sweet Words & Labels Dies

[167627]

$37.00

Heartfelt Hexagon Punch

[162888]

$25.00

Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems

[165615]

$8.50

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

[167126]

$8.00

Paper Butterfly Accents

[162612]

$8.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

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Mother’s Day

Lovely Mother

May 4, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

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

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

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

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

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Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[102482]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

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

[166957]

$16.50

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

[164861]

$10.00

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

[165511]

$10.00

Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162964]

$20.00

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147084]

$9.00

Textured Notes Dies

[165555]

$31.00

Branching Out Dies

[165775]

$29.00

Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers

[162557]

$8.00

Real Red 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Shiny Ribbon

[165876]

$10.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Flippin’ Awesome Father’s Day

April 30, 2026April 29, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165621]

$14.00

Shy Shamrock 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163795]

$14.00

Summer Splash 8 1/2" X 11 Cardstock

[163797]

$14.00

Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163799]

$14.00

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

[120953]

$14.00

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

[119686]

$14.00

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

[146986]

$14.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$14.00

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

[119684]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Wood Grain Wonders 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167428]

$12.50

Bbq Master Bundle (English)

[167466]

$39.50

Notes & Totes Dies

[165240]

$39.00

Gliding Garden Swing Dies

[167136]

$36.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$9.00

Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Pad

[165278]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$9.00

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Moody Palette Glossy Dots

[167180]

$8.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

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Coming Soon · Father's Day

Always There

April 29, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome back, everyone! So glad you chose to stop by today. This week, were taking a random tour of the myriad of projects on my desk as I’m in the throes of creating product for an upcoming craft show and am also thinking ahead to both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

Today we’re using the brand new Silly Old Bear patterned paper (that will release next week) to create this Father’s Day card. I love the ready-made panels that are included in this paper pack. There are two separate sheets that give you instant card panels when cut apart.

We get started with a base of Crumb Cake cardstock for this one. The background panel is a sheet of the Nature Walk paper. I love the subtle grid pattern that this sheet provides. The Silly Old Bear paper gives us our focal panel, which is cut out with the largest Perennial Postage die. The focal panel is wrapped in gold and white baker’s twine before it’s mounted on our background sheet with dimensionals. The sentiment is from the Sweet Words & Labels set is stamped on Crumb Cake in Early Espresso and then diecut with one of the coordinating dies. We finish things off with some iridescent opal rounds for a hint of twinkle.

I hope you’ll hop back by tomorrow to check out a very special fun fold design!

Products used in this card:
Crumb Cake cardstock
Nature Walk, Silly Old Bear (coming soon!) DSP
Perennial Postage dies
Sweet Words & Labels (coming soon!) stamp & die bundle
Early Espresso ink
Opal rounds
Gold & white baker’s twine
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Coming Soon

Relax & Enjoy Today

April 27, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome to a brand new week! The weekend went by in a flash here. We had lots of stuff going on between all of the kiddo’s activities and the usual weekend around-the-house chores. What about you? What did your weekend look like?

This week, we’re off to a new design series — a NO theme week. As I’m prepping for a late spring craft show and looking ahead to both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, we’re going to take a look at a very random assortment of projects. First up is some fun tabletop home decor using the new Rolling Waves stamps & dies.

This scene is built on a sheet of Pecan Pie 6×6 cardstock. I still have a stash of the Oh So Ombré 6×6 retired paper pack that had the perfect sheet of turquoise-colored paper fading to white that fit the bill perfectly for the ocean water in this scene. I used the Rolling Waves dies to cut the edge of the paper toward the light end and then cut the detailed portion of the wave from white cardstock and another die from the set. Once I knew where the water’s edge was going to be, I stamped the sand detailing in Crumb Cake and Gray Granite with the stamps from the Rolling Waves set. The water dies don’t quite reach across a 6×6 sheet, so I used the palm leaves to cover the exposed portion. The leaves are cut from Granny Apple Green cardstock and then layered with dimensionals. The umbrella is a combination of white and Cloud Cover with an opal dot as the knob on top. Some shells are scattered along the beach and are cut from Flirty Flamingo and white. The sentiment combines the Notes & Totes relax & enjoy stamp heat embossed in white with the today from the Time for Celebration ephemera pack that is covered with Wink of Stella. I added some yellow opal rounds on either side of the sentiment for a little hint of sunshine.

This turned out even cuter than I had hoped. I’m thinking it will be the perfect summertime gift that just might catch someone’s eye when they stroll through my booth. What do you think?

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Keep Looking Up

April 25, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome to the weekend! We made it. This is one of those weeks where I’m glad to see the weekend but already wishing I had more time to do all the home-things I put off to the weekend AND still get a chance to rest & recharge. But sometimes it doesn’t really seem to be in the cards to do both.

We’re still working our way through the patterns & textures design series. And as soon as I saw the patterns included in the new pack of Silly Old Bear paper, I knew I had to use it to make a card for this design series! Two patterns in the pack include a sheet of small scenes, like the one I used in today’s card, which make quick & easy work of a card. We’re pairing up Silly Old Bear with the Branching Out dies, which are on the last chance list, and some of the Woodgrain Wonders paper for this super simple encouragement card.

We get started with a neutral base of Crumb Cake cardstock. A sheet of the darker woodgrain from the Woodgrain Wonders paper pack serves as the backdrop for our focal scene. The focal panel is cut from a sheet of the Silly Old Bear paper using the largest die in the Branching Out die set. The panel is adhered with dimensionals over a strip of green patterned paper from the Nature Walk paper pack. The sentiment from Sweet Words & Labels is stamped in Early Espresso on white cardstock and then cut with the small banner die from the coordinating die set. The leaf and acorns are also cut with dies from that set. The sentiment is adhered with dimensionals. A few metallic gems in opposing corners finish things off.

I love how all of the subtle patterns in the papers work together to create a feeling of walking through the woods. Sometimes patterns are bold and loud, while other times they’re backup players in the overall design. Either way, patterns are a great way to convey a message in your designs.

Products used in this card:
Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Basic White cardstock
Nature Walk, Woodgrain Wonders, Silly Old Bear (coming soon!) DSP
Branching Out dies
Sweet Words & Labels (coming soon!) stamp & die bundle
Early Espresso ink
Metallic gems
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Coming Soon

The Right Words

April 23, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome back, friends! I’m glad you decided to stop by. Do you ever have days that just get off on the wrong foot — with one snafu after another? It started out as one of those days for me, but thankfully, everything was a bit more uphill after lunch. I’ll definitely be glad to see this week in the rearview!

We’re slowly but surely going to work our way through a patterns & textures design series. And today I’m sharing a sneak peek of some new paper that literally has texture — velvet, to be precise. The new Velvet Meadow patterned (and textured) paper is taking center stage in this fun fold sympathy card, along with a few other new products.

We get started with a base of Berry Burst cardstock. It’s scored to give a standard size panel inside but with offset folding panels for the card front. I really love to use this fun fold with busy patterned papers. It allows the sheet to sit front and center while also breaking up the pattern for some eye relief. The sheet of new Velvet Meadow patterned paper is matted with Pretty in Pink soft shimmer paper, which really helps the softer details in the paper pop. The sentiment from The Right Words stamp set is stamped in Secret Sea on a panel of white cut with the More Messages die. (Hint: I usually cut a quarter sheet of cardstock with the More Messages die to create a stash of sentiment panels for easy grab-and-go sentiments.) its mounted with dimensionals on a sheet of new pink Sunset Shimmer vellum and Berry Burst Garden Textures paper that are both cut with the new Sweet Words & Labels dies. I made a big twist of Berry Burst shiny ribbon and adhered it to the back of the sentiment panels for before adhering it to the left panel of the card front with dimensionals. Pearlized faceted circles and frosted iridescent dots finish things off with pops of color.

Although not pictured (because I completely forgot to photograph it), the inside is decorated with leftover strips of the Velvet Meadow paper. And the message panel includes a coordinating sentiment from The Right Words stamp set.

Sympathy cards are always hard, but combining products in a way that feels like a paper hug is always worth the extra effort!

Products used:

Berry Burst, Basic White cardstock

Garden textures, pastel shimmer DSP

Velvet Meadow DSP, Sunset Shimmer vellum, Sweet Words & Labels dies (May releases)

The Right Words stamps

More Messages dies

Secret Sea ink

Pearlized faceted dots, frosted iridescent dots

Berry Burst shiny ribbon

Dimensionals

Coming Soon

On My Desk

April 22, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Howdy, friends! Did you miss me? I’ve sure missed being in my studio! It’s been a crazy week around here with a super busy work schedule. So every free minute I’ve had has been spent with the family or catching much-needed Zzzzzz. But I wanted to drop in to let you know that I haven’t forgotten about our patterns & textures design series. And I’m planning to hop right back into it once the ol’ work schedule allows.

In the meantime, I wanted to share with you a little sneak peek at the brand new goodies that arrived — all from the new release that drops in just a little under 2 weeks.

I’ve broken my shopping list into a couple of orders and this is part one. And I can’t WAIT to have some time to start playing with all this good stuff. So hopefully you can hang with me as I craft in fits and spurts for the next couple of weeks! We’ll be exploring all this new loot and picking out part two!

Patterns

Splendid Texture

April 15, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome back! It’s hard to believe but we’re already halfway through this week. Where does the time go? And speaking of stealing some time, today’s card uses a sheet of the Splendid Autumn paper pack that just makes you want to kick back in an easy chair on the breezy porch with a glass of tea and watch the wildflowers dance on the pasture, doesn’t it? Or maybe that’s just me showing my country upbringing.

This week, we’re using pattern and texture to create our card designs. And today is all about adding texture to give that extra pizzazz to a card. We’re combining the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder with the Splendid Autumn paper to create a little side glance out the window.

We get started with a simple base of white cardstock. The background panel is a quarter sheet of white cardstock that’s embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder. The focal panel is cut from a sheet of the Splendid Autumn paper pack using the Everyday Arches dies and then matted with some pastel pink shimmer paper cut into an arch just a tick bigger. The embossed backdrop is wrapped with some Petunia Pop iridescent ribbon and then adhered to the card base. And then the focal panel is adhered just slightly off-set on top with dimensionals. The sentiment from the stamp set included in the 2025 Advent Calendar is stamped in Fresh Freesia on one of the smaller banner dies from the More Messages set and then adhered with dimensionals onto to the bottom-right corner of the focal panel. A few frosted iridescent dots finish things off with a hint of twinkle.

While this card would be just fine without an embossed background, isn’t it fun to see how much more interesting and eye-catching this card is with that little extra textured detail. I hope you’ll continue to hop along on the patterns & textures design series this week!

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Splendid Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164173]

$12.50

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

[167198]

$10.00

12 Days Of Crafting Advent Calendar (English)

[167335]

$99.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$9.00

Beautiful Pattern 3 D Embossing Folder

[167097]

$10.50

Everyday Arches Dies

[164629]

$29.00

More Messages Die

[165472]

$33.00

Petunia Pop 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Iridescent Ribbon

[166203]

$9.50

Frosted Iridescent Dots

[165766]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Patterns

Perennial Patterns

April 14, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Howdy, friends! I hope your week is off to a great start. Our weekend was super busy. So I’m off to a bit of a slow start this week. But here we are — breaking out with a new design theme.

This week is all about patterns & textures. Sometimes we forget the easiest things in our creative arsenal. So let’s shine a little light on our best crafty friends! We’re getting started with some patterns today with a combination of patterned paper and a geometric pattern on our card front. The Perennial Lavender paper and Heartfelt Hexagon punch do all the heavy lifting in today’s design.

We get started with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. A quarter panel of white cardstock serves as the base for our focal panel. Using the Heartfelt Hexagon punch, I cut a hexagon of each of the patterns from the Perennial Lavender paper pack from all of the scraps I had from previous cards. I laid them out on the white cardstock to get the right orientation and adjoining patterns before adhering each hexagon in place and then trimming the overlapping portions on the edges. The focal panel is matted in Fresh Freesia to bring out some of the more subtle purple hues in the patterned pieces. A piece of the Berry Burst shiny ribbon is wrapped around the focal panel toward the bottom and tied in a bow in the center. Using a previously-cut sentiment panel from the More Messages die, I stamped the sentiment from the Cutest Crew set in Blackberry Bliss ink, leaving just enough space on the side to add a few butterflies in Fresh Freesia using another stamp from Cutest Crew. The sentiment is adhered with dimensionals offset above the ribbon. The whole panel is adhered to the card base with dimensionals, and then we add some frosted iridescent dots across the card front in a diagonal to draw the eye over the whole design.

Hot tip: if you cover an entire sheet of cardstock with the hexagons, you can create 4 cards at once with each of the decorated quarter panels. Super way to build a stash of cute cards for those last-minute occasions!

Hope you’ll continue to hop along as we find fun ways to use patterns and textures this week!

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