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Botanicals · Terrific Tuesdays

Busy Florals

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We are already halfway through this week. Every time I get to Wednesday, I feel like the week is just whizzing by! Maybe it’s because it feels like we still have so much to do before the regular routine of school days gets started. Or maybe it just comes with getting older.

This week, we’re tiptoeing through the garden as we make cards inspired by the beauty of nature. And today, I’m going to show you ways to use “difficult” patterned paper. Do you ever fall in love with a pack of patterned paper but then find yourself stumped when it comes to actually using it? That’s precisely what has happened to me with the Unbounded Beauty paper pack by Stampin’ Up! I fell in love with the patterns but then just haven’t been able to find designs where the patterns make sense. Until now.

In this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays, we are using two card layouts to showcase that paper that you are finding hard to use. We get started with a card that I like to call the tuxedo fold. We choose two complimentary paper patterns, bearing in mind the backside of one sheet will be visible and must also be considered in our paper choice. And one sheet will be folded to reveal a portion underneath so that it almost looks like the collar of a tux shirt on each end. Then our sentiment panel sits on top as a prominent feature on our card. Suddenly, our overwhelming pattern now fits perfectly in a design — no longer overwhelming but instead a beautiful backdrop.

Our second design literally cuts our busy patterns down to size. I like to call this design a patterned paper or designer paper (DSP) grid since we use strips of busy patterns to build a grid on our card front, leaving the center section for a small sentiment. The patterned paper strips can be of any size from 1- to 2-inches, depending on how large you wish to make your center sentiment. Not only does this design tame some wild patterns, it also allows you to use up scraps of even your favorite patterned papers.

To see the tuxedo fold and DSP grid designs at work, tune in to this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays where we made 2 cards from scratch using these two card layouts.

Tomorrow, we’re making things easy with the Nature’s Sweetness paper. Pop by and check it out.

Products used in card above — tuxedo fold:
Summer Splash, Pretty in Pink, Basic White cardstock
Unbounded Beauty DSP
Inspiring Snapdragons, Something Fancy stamps
Spotlight on Nature, Inspiring Snapdragons dies
Pretty in Pink ribbon
In Color shimmer gems, tinsel gems
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Products used in card above — DSP grid:
Basic White cardstock
Berry Burst, Unbounded Beauty DSP
Unbounded Love stamps
Everyday Details dies
Iridescent striped trim
Iridescent discs
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Summer Splash 8 1/2" X 11 Cardstock
[163797]
$11.50
Pretty In Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[163793]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Unbounded Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[163372]
$12.50
Inspiring Snapdragons Cling Stamp Set (English)
[163672]
$26.00
Inspiring Snapdragons Dies
[163673]
$32.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies
[163580]
$35.00
Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English)
[160416]
$23.00
Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin Pad
[163807]
$9.00
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
[147089]
$9.00
Pretty In Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon
[163784]
$7.50
2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems
[163781]
$8.50
Tinsel Gems Four Pack
[161623]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Add All to Cart
Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Unbounded Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[163372]
$12.50
Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper
[163769]
$6.00
Unbounded Love Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[163378]
$25.00
Everyday Details Dies
[162864]
$34.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim
[163299]
$8.50
Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs
[161954]
$7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Add All to Cart
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
Add All to Cart
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
Add All to Cart
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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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!

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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

Towering Thank You

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Happy Wednesday, crafty friends! It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway to the weekend. This week, we’re exploring designs using the new Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusive bundle called Frosted Forest. Like so many other sets, Frosted Forest can be paired with a whole host of products in the current catalog to give you a variety of looks. Today, we’re using Autumn Leaves for a fall-inspired design.

I have seen so many wonderful cards using the Dotted Circles embossing folder and some sort of circular diecut, and I really wanted to give it a try. This card really just fell together. And I certainly can’t say that about very many cards that I make!

We get started with a card base of Cajun Craze cardstock and emboss just the front-facing portion of the card base using the Dotted Circles embossing folder. The tall tree from Frosted Forest is stamped on a quarter panel of white cardstock in black ink and then shaded using the decorative masks and a combination of Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Pretty Peacock, and Shaded Spruce inks to tie with our other leaf elements. Our image panel is two layers — a mat diecut from Country Woods and the image panel, both cut using the Spotlight on Nature dies. I chose the two larger leaf dies from the Autumn Leaves set to complete our focal element. The larger leaf is cut from the Pretty Peacock sheet of Oxidized Copper, while the smaller leaf is cut from the Gold Mercury vellum. The leaf veining is cut from the darkest woodgrain patterned sheet in the Country Woods designer paper pack. The full focal section is adhered to the card front with dimensionals. The sentiment from Frosted Forest is stamped in black on white cardstock and then diecut with the decorative banner die in the Unbounded Love die set. I frayed an entire section of Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic ribbon by “unzipping” the gold and then separating the strands of thread. After gathering them together, I tied a small knot in the center and adhered it to the back of the sentiment panel and then adhered the sentiment panel with dimensionals. To help the eye move across the design, copper sequins are placed in opposite corners.

I hope you’ll tune in tomorrow to see how you can use the Frosted Forest bundle to build beautiful scenes. You won’t want to miss it!

Products used in this card:
Cajun Craze, Basic White cardstock
Country Woods, Oxidized Copper DSP
Gold Mercury vellum
Frosted Forest stamps & decorative masks
Spotlight on Nature, Unbounded Love, Autumn Leaves dies
Dotted Circles embossing
Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic ribbon
Neutrals sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[119684]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[163393]
$12.50
Oxidized Copper 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[162190]
$8.00
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
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
[147114]
$9.00
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad
[147085]
$9.00
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
[150083]
$9.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
$9.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies
[163580]
$35.00
Unbounded Love Dies
[163383]
$36.00
Autumn Leaves Dies
[162185]
$38.00
Dotted Circles 3 D Embossing Folder
[163789]
$12.00
Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic Ribbon
[162588]
$8.50
Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins
[161627]
$7.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Fine-Tip Glue Pen
[138309]
$7.25
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Frosted Forest

Birthday as Great as You

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We are already halfway through July, people. How is this possible??! Sometimes I’m amazed at just how quickly time flies by. And all of the Christmas-in-July and back-to-school posts are reminding me of it, for sure.

Well, we’re in a shiny new week and that means a shiny new featured product from Stampin’ Up! This week, we’re going to be working with the new Online Exclusive bundle called Frosted Forest, which includes a photopolymer stamp set, coordinating decorative masks, and coordinating dies. The images include both deciduous and evergreen trees, along with some sentiments. And this week, I’m working with decorative masks for the first time. To be honest, I have avoided them. They just seemed a little too fussy for me, but I have to admit that they’re not all that much trouble. And without them, I would be hand-coloring my tree images and we all know how well that would go for me! (Not very well. *wink*) So let’s take a closer look at today’s card, shall we?

I wanted to keep this design super clean and simple since it’s my first time using the masks. I decided to use the window pane technique as the layout but punched it up a little bit by changing up the standard window shape.

So we get started on our card with a base of Very Vanilla cardstock. The tall tree from the Frosted Forest stamp set is stamped in black in the center of the card front. Using the coordinating decorative masks, the tree is shaded with a combination of Early Espresso, Flirty Flamingo, and Versamark. The Versamark layer is last and heat embossed using copper embossing powder. Some of the copper embossing powder also stuck in the cracks of the trunk because the ink was still a little wet, but I actually liked the look at kept it. Once embossing was finished, I then added a very light sky behind the tree using Pool Party ink. Our patterned paper window pane is a sheet of Country Woods designer series paper that has been diecut in the center using the largest oblong hexagon from the Nested Essentials die set. The die was placed so that the tree would be centered in the window. The sentiment from Frosted Forest is stamped in Cajun Craze on Very Vanilla cardstock and then diecut with the Autumn Leaves die. The sentiment mat is diecut from the shimmery Cajun Craze cardstock with the larger Autumn Leaves sentiment die using the extension method. A twist of linen thread is adhered behind the sentiment panel and this panel is adhered to the mat with the dimensionals and then the full panel is adhered to the designer paper panel with dimensionals, as well. I added a few copper sequins from the Neutrals set for sparkle and to draw the eye across the design.

I love the simplicity of this design and look forward to playing around with different window pane shapes and a variety of foliage colors on the tree. So many different looks can be achieved with just those simple changes! Maybe we’ll try some later this week.

Tomorrow, though, we’ll be making a regal looking birthday card using our evergreens from Frosted Forest. I hope you’ll pop in and check it out!

Products used in today’s card:
Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze In Color cardstock
Country Woods DSP
Frosted Forest stamps & masks
Nested Essentials, Autumn Leaves dies
WOW embossing powder
Linen thread
Neutrals sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[101650]
$13.00
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) Cardstock
[161712]
$15.00
Frosted Forest Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164344]
$21.00
Frosted Forest Decorative Masks
[164350]
$15.00
Nested Essentials Dies
[161597]
$34.00
Autumn Leaves Dies
[162185]
$38.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
[147114]
$9.00
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad
[147052]
$9.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
[147107]
$9.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad
[147085]
$9.00
Linen Thread
[104199]
$5.00
Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins
[161627]
$7.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Sponge Daubers
[133773]
$7.50
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