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Clean and Simple · Coming Soon

Wrapped in Hellos

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Howdy, friends! Glad you stopped by. I took a little break last week for some professional work training and had oodles of catching up to do once I got back to the office at the end of the week. So there wasn’t any crafty time for me. Womp-womp! But I’m looking forward to diving in to brand new goodies that arrived while I was gone. And I’m also looking forward to snagging a few more goodies that go live for demos this week. There’s so much good stuff coming your way!

How would you like a little sneak peek at some goodies that will launch in the new September holiday catalog? I’ll drop a few little golden nuggets here and there over the course of this month. Today I’m previewing a gorgeous new pack of paper called All Wrapped Up, which includes a full set of foiled designs. Several of the new packs offer foiled papers, and quite a few of those are the thick, sturdy cardstock that would be perfect for gift boxes!

Today’s card starts with a base of Peaceful Pine cardstock. Our focal panel begins with a sheet of the new All Wrapped Up paper and is matted with a panel of Pool Party cardstock. The sentiment is from the Sincerely Noted ephemera pack and coordinates perfectly with this paper. I added some sheer silver-edged ribbon behind the sentiment and a few shimmering dots around the edges for the perfect pops of sparkly goodness.

I’m still in the clean and simple mindset and I loved how these products coordinated so perfectly. I’m looking forward to sitting down with my new foiling system and trying my hand at some of those new goodies this week too! I hope you’ll drop in and see what I pull out next!

Products used in today’s card:
Peaceful Pine, Pool Party CS
All Wrapped UP DSP (coming Sept 2026)
Sincerely Noted ephemera
Silver-edged trim (retired)
Shimmering dots
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Clean and Simple

A Friend Like You

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TGIF and happy weekend, everybody! I actually had this card all ready to go last night but ran out of juice to do the photo editing and write-up. So it goes sometimes. We’re midway into a busy Saturday as we shuttle the kiddo around for bowling league and school supplies and the like. What are you up to this weekend?

This week, we’re keeping clean & simple at the forefront as I continue to hunt for my crafty mojo. I have to say that this particular card was a struggle for me. I knew what I wanted to put together but was having a hard time getting it right. So I picked the kiddo’s brain. Do you ever do that? Phone a friend? Sometimes it can be super helpful when you’re feeling stuck. What I needed to make this card right was the appropriate color palette, which seemed obvious after the kiddo pointed it out!

We get started with some Petal Pink cardstock as our card base and then use a sheet of the Lovely Blossoms paper as the backdrop for our focal section. The backdrop is wrapped in some retired Petal Pink striped ribbon before the panel is adhered to the card front with adhesive runner. Our focal section consists of the cute Pooh & Piglet image panel and then sentiment. The image panel is cut from a sheet of the Silly Old Bear paper using the coordinating Sweet Words & Labels dies. Both panels are adhered to our card front using layers of dimensionals. And we finish things off with some of the Petal Pink pearlized faceted circles for a little sparkle.

I just love how the image and the sentiment work together for this one, which I think is why I struggled so much with the layout at first. I was dead set on using the sentiment because nothing says wonderful friend like someone who holds your hand through life’s topsy-turvy moments!

I’m hoping to bring you one more clean and simple design to round out our week. But first….we have a few more things to knock off our Saturday to-do list!

Product List
Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 146985 ]
[146985]
$14.00
Lovely Blossoms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 167168 ]
[167168]
$12.50
Silly Old Bear 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 167616 ]
[167616]
$13.00
Sweet Words & Labels Dies [ 167627 ]
[167627]
$37.00
Sincerely Noted Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [ 167706 ]
[167706]
$7.00
Ribbon Duo Combo Pack [ 161318 ]
[161318]
$10.00
Pearlized Faceted Circles [ 166978 ]
[166978]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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Clean and Simple

Gallery Sympathy

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Welcome back, friends! We’ve gotten a small reprieve from the heat here in North Texas as Tropical Storm Bertha moves ashore in the Gulf and we’re getting some much-needed wind. So now instead of feeling like we’re in a furnace, it just feels like you’re standing in front of the hair dryer. Could be worse? And that also meant that my office was a touch cooler today also as the streak of no-AC days continues.

Here in the craft room, it’s nice and cool (I’m actually freezing!) and I whipped up another clean and simple card as I continue searching for my crafty mojo. I’m on an ephemera kick — the Sincerely Noted pack, to be precise — as it makes another appearance in today’s card, along with the Beautiful Gallery paper.

We have just a couple of elements involved in this card. Our card base is made from Crumb Cake cardstock, and we use a whole sheet of the Beautiful Gallery paper to create our focal panel. The sentiment is from the Sincerely Noted ephemera pack and is adhered over our focal panel with dimensionals. We finish off with some pearlized faceted dots on either side of our sentiment. And that. is. it. Simple. Understated. Classy.

I hope you’ll pop in tomorrow to see what clean and simple design we might put together next. Not even I know at this point. *snicker*

Product List
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 120953 ]
[120953]
$14.00
Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 165196 ]
[165196]
$12.50
Sincerely Noted Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [ 167706 ]
[167706]
$7.00
Pearlized Faceted Circles [ 166978 ]
[166978]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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Clean and Simple

Hip-hip Hooray for Birthdays

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Welcome back, everyone! I’m still looking for my missing crafty mojo, and it doesn’t help that we’re in the middle of a typical Texas summer roasting session. AND the AC is out in part of my office. Womp-womp all the way around!

But I did manage to eke out another clean & simple design today. And we’re letting the Violet Dreams paper and diecut sheet take center stage with our ephemera.

We get started with a base of Basic White cardstock. A sheet of the striped Cloud Cover paper from the Violet Dreams pack serves as our backdrop. A Fresh Freesia diecut element from the paper pack is our focal panel background, which is adhered to our card at different heights using dimensionals. Our sentiments come from two separate ephemera packs — the new Sincerely Noted and the Saying Something packs. The sentiments are adhered over a bow of striped gold ribbon using dimensionals. And we finish things off with a few adhesive flowers.

I hope you’ll drop in tomorrow to see what’s next in our clean & simple series!

Products used in today’s card:
Basic White CS
Violet Dreams DSP
Sincerely Noted, Saying Something ephemera
Gold striped mesh ribbon
Adhesive blooms
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Clean and Simple

Sending You Love

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Happy Tuesday, everyone! Tuesdays are always exciting days for demos in SU! land because it’s corporate news day. And today, it’s opening of preorder today for the new catalogs. So I’m pouring through all of my tabs and trying to make some decisions about what I’d like to get in hand sooner rather than later.

But enough about that. Let’s get to today’s card. This week, I’m still looking for my missing crafty mojo so we’re keeping things clean & simple. And as promised yesterday, today I’m playing around with the Scenic Coast paper again.

We get started with a base of Petal Pink cardstock. The base of our focal panel is also Petal Pink paper that has been machine embossed on the diagonal using the Forever Plaid embossing folder. A ribbon of Fresh Freesia is tied around the bottom and then the panel adhered to the card front with dimensionals. Our focal image is a sheet of the lovely Scenic Coast paper that has been diecut using the Spotlight on Nature dies and then matted with a circle of Crisp Cantalope pearlized paper that’s also cut with a larger Spotlight on Nature die. The full panel is adhered with dimensionals so it rises above the embossing. The sentiment panel is from the Sincerely Noted ephemera pack and adhered at the bottom of the focal panel with several layers of dimensionals. We finish things off with a scattering of pearlized faceted circles and a small gilded butterfly.

One thing I’m reminded of with this week’s design theme is that cards don’t have to have a lot going on to be beautiful or to speak from the heart. I hope you’ll drop in tomorrow to see what’s next in our clean & simple series!

Products used in today’s card:
Petal Pink CS
Scenic Coast, Crisp Cantalope pearlized DSP
Forever Plaid EF
Sincerely Noted ephemera
Spotlight on Nature dues
Fresh Freesia satin ribbon
Pearlized faceted circles
Gilded Wings accents
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Clean and Simple · Vacation

Scenic Hooray

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Howdy, crafty friends! It’s been a minute. My mojo flat disappeared and the summer schedule got hectic, so I decided to take a little break. Work has been crazy busy. The kiddo is keeping us hopping with his bowling lessons & league. We’ve unplugged and taken a family vacation. And we’ve just generally loafed around and enjoyed some of the World Cup.

While all of that has been going on, there’s been so much happening in SU! land. Over the last several weeks, we’ve had an Online Exclusives launch, a new foiling system launch, and demos have gotten the sneak peek at the newest catalogs. I’m looking forward to digging in to the new things that have come to my crafty goody collection and hopefully can find my crafty mojo along the way. So this week we’re keeping things clean and simple. That’s literally our design theme. We’re going to let some awesome products take center stage without a whole lot of fuss.

First up is this fun card using the Scenic Coast patterned paper. I passed on ordering it when it first launched and it’s been such a hot item that it goes out of stock as quickly as Stampin’ Up! restocks it! But wanna know one thing I love about the SU! website? You can set up a notification for out-of-stock items on your must-have list, and you’ll get an e-mail as soon as the new batch hits the site. So I was able to swipe a package of the beautiful foiled Scenic Coast paper when it came back online a few weeks ago. And man, I love it even more now that I can see it in person!

So this super simple card gets started with a base of white cardstock. To be honest, I tried a lot of different color combinations and decided that the contrast of the white with the paper really allows the gorgeous patterned paper sing the best. I finished things off with a simple sentiment from the Sincerely Noted ephemera set and adhered it over a bow of Fresh Freesia ribbon using several layers of dimensionals. I still have some of the beautiful (retired) purple shimmer gems in my stash and put them on either side of the sentiment for just a touch of additional sparkle. What’s super difficult to capture in photos is how beautifully the reflection in the water sparkles. It’s really something!

I have a feeling we’ll be playing the Scenic Coast for a few more designs this week. It just lends itself to clean & simple!

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Scenic Coast 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [ 167773 ]
[167773]
$17.00
Sincerely Noted Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [ 167706 ]
[167706]
$7.00
Fresh Freesia 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Satin Ribbon [ 168199 ]
[168199]
$10.00
Purple Fine Shimmer Gems [ 162611 ]
[162611]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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Sunset Coast

Sunny Skies

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Happy Wednesday, friends, and welcome back as we pay homage to summer this week with all of our projects. There are so many goodies in the crafty stash that are perfect for celebrating summer. And today we’re giving the Sunset Coast stamp & die bundle a little more love.

We keep the backdrop a neutral white cardstock to allow the focal panel to really pop. Our focal panel is built on a quarter panel of white cardstock and starts with stamping the water in Lost Lagoon ink using the Sunset Coast stamps. I really wanted the water to sparkle, so I covered the stamped portion with blue shimmer vellum and I just love the effect it gives to this panel. The sky is filled in with blending brushes in a combination of yellow, orange, pink, and blue. The rock formation in the background is stamped in combination of browns. Our two sailboats are created with a combination of the stamps and dies from the Sunset Coast set. The larger boat is paper pieces, while the smaller boat is stamped and then diecut. Our sentiment comes from the Saying Something ephemera pack and is mounted over gold & white baker’s twine with dimensionals. We finish things off with some extra spots of twinkle with the shimmering dots.

Tomorrow we’re going to punch things up with a fun fold. I hope you’ll drop in and check it out!

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 120953 ]
[120953]
$14.00
Sunset Shimmer Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 167784 ]
[167784]
$10.00
Sunset Coast Bundle (English) [ 167781 ]
[167781]
$55.75
Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [ 163761 ]
[163761]
$8.00
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [ 161678 ]
[161678]
$11.00
Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165285 ]
[165285]
$11.00
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147116 ]
[147116]
$11.00
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147118 ]
[147118]
$9.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147114 ]
[147114]
$9.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147094 ]
[147094]
$11.00
Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165278 ]
[165278]
$11.00
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165286 ]
[165286]
$11.00
Shimmering Dots [ 167949 ]
[167949]
$8.50
Black & White & Gold Baker's Twine [ 166005 ]
[166005]
$8.50
Small Blending Brushes [ 160518 ]
[160518]
$15.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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Online Exclusives

Hovering Hello

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Howdy, friends! And happy Wednesday. We’re halfway through this week, but it sure feels like it should be Friday already! It’s been a busy one at the office and my tail is just dragging. Ever have weeks like that? Sure felt good to play a little in the craft room this evening though.

And speaking of that, this week we’re going to get a look at some of the new things in my crafty stash that haven’t seen any love yet. And first up, we have a sneak peek at a brand new suite that will launch in just a few short weeks called Violet Dreams. And let me tell you, it is scrumptious! So much beautiful detail in the paper, the stamps, and the dies. You are going to love it!

So our sneak peek card gets started with a base of Gorgeous Grape cardstock. Our backdrop is a sheet of the new Shimmering Stripes specialty paper. The focal panel is a sheet of the new Violet Dreams patterned paper on a mat of Gorgeous Grape. I tied a bow of white & gold ribbon around the bottom. The hello sentiment is from the Saying Something ephemera pack and is coated with Wink of Stella to give the perfect amount of twinkle against the beautiful butterfly from the new Gilded Wings butterfly pack. We finish things off with some of the new adhesive blooms from the Violet Dreams suite.

I can’t wait to show you more of this beautiful suite this week. I hope you’ll drop back by to get some more peeks at all of these wonderful goodies!

Products used in today’s design:
Gorgeous Grape CS
Violet Dreams, Shimmering Stripes DSP (both releasing in July)
Saying Something ephemera
Gilded Wings accents (releasing in July)
White & gold ribbon
Adhesive blooms (releasing in July)
Wink of Stella
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Father's Day

Making a Difference

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Thanks for popping back by today for the second card of the day. This week we’re using the stash to create something special for dad. And today we’re spending time in the great outdoors with this lovely mountain sunrise scene as we combine the Far & Away Landscapes stamps with the new Sunset Coast dies.

We get started with a neutral white card base. Our focal panel starts with a quarter sheet of Cloud Cover cardstock and we cut a circle in the center toward the top using the largest Stylish Shapes circle die, which perfectly nests with the sunrise die in the Sunset Coast set. We cut the sunrise circle from yellow shimmer paper and affix it behind the focal panel with some basic masking tape. To fill in the sunrise on the card front below, I laid the panel in place and lightly marked a few points in the sunrise to know where to shade with the blending brushes with a combination of yellow, orange, and pink. Next up, we stamp the focal image from the Far & Away Landscapes stamp set in Secret Sea under the sunrise and then shade the image with Stampin’ Blends. I wrapped the bottom of the focal panel with white & gold baker’s twine and affixed the sentiment from the Saying Something ephemera pack using dimensionals so it stands above the twine. Then the focal panel is affixed to the card front with dimensionals. We finish things off with a few clear dewdrops for just a touch of sparkle.

Have you been enjoying the Father’s Day inspiration thus far? We’ll be closing out our design series tomorrow with man’s best friend. I hope you’ll drop in!

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165621 ]
[165621]
$14.00
Pastels Shimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 167198 ]
[167198]
$10.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ]
[159183]
$30.00
Sunset Coast Dies [ 167780 ]
[167780]
$37.00
Far Away Landscapes Photopolymer Stamp Set [ 167543 ]
[167543]
$19.00
Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165285 ]
[165285]
$11.00
Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [ 163761 ]
[163761]
$8.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147094 ]
[147094]
$11.00
Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165278 ]
[165278]
$11.00
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165286 ]
[165286]
$11.00
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154894 ]
[154894]
$12.00
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154903 ]
[154903]
$12.00
Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154902 ]
[154902]
$12.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154892 ]
[154892]
$12.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154904 ]
[154904]
$12.00
Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 155518 ]
[155518]
$12.00
Black & White & Gold Baker's Twine [ 166005 ]
[166005]
$8.50
Dewdrops Embellishments [ 167748 ]
[167748]
$9.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [ 144108 ]
[144108]
$4.25
Small Blending Brushes [ 160518 ]
[160518]
$15.00
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Father's Day

Hip Hip Hooray

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Welcome back, friends! Today is gonna be a two-for day. Yesterday evening we set about doing some yardwork, and it was a particularly hot and muggy day here in North Texas. So by the time we finished and got everything cleaned up, we were all completely zapped and were pretty worthless for the remainder of the evening.

So here we are with the card I had planned for you yesterday as we pay homage to dad this week. Today we’re all about the outdoors. And for my family, that means a whole host of things — from grilling to hunting to fishing to boating. We love it all! We combining the new Sunset Coast stamp & die bundle with the Thoughtful Journey paper for this lovely card with a view.

We get started with a base of Fresh Freesia cardstock. The backdrop for our sunset scene is a combination Thoughtful Journey patterned paper and a Blackberry Bliss mat. I used the Sunset Coast dies to cut the large sailboat in the foreground from Blackberry Bliss, snipping out the pieces that would just have the boat in shadow. To create the glowing sun, I repeated with a piece of pink Sunset Shimmer vellum and snipped just the sun and inner pieces of the sailboat. Some masking tape on the back holds all the pieces in place together without being visible from the front. The boat is adhered to the focal panel with dimensionals. The waves are adhered directly to the panel with a glue pen. Next up, we cut some seagulls and smaller sailboats from our piece of Blackberry Bliss. To add some detail to the smaller vessels, I stamped their images on the diecut pieces with Blackberry Bliss ink. The larger seagull is adhered by the larger sailboat in the foreground using glue dots. The smaller sailboats and smallest gull are adhered in the background using a glue dots. The sentiment from the Saying Something ephemera pack is snipped on each end to make a banner shape and then adhered with several layers of dimensionals so it stands proud above our scenic elements. A few pearlized faceted dots finish things off with a twinkle.

Wouldn’t this be perfect for the dad who enjoys sailing? We’ll be keeping things outdoors with our second design today. I hope you’ll drop back in this evening to check it out!

Product List
Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 155613 ]
[155613]
$14.00
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 133675 ]
[133675]
$14.00
Sunset Shimmer Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 167784 ]
[167784]
$10.00
Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [ 163761 ]
[163761]
$8.00
Sunset Coast Bundle (English) [ 167781 ]
[167781]
$55.75
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147092 ]
[147092]
$9.00
Pearlized Faceted Circles [ 166978 ]
[166978]
$8.00
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [ 138309 ]
[138309]
$7.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [ 144108 ]
[144108]
$4.25
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