Smiles and Laughter

January 29, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Howdy, everyone! Anybody know what day it is? I say that because the kiddos are once again out of school today due to the weather and we have all completely lost track of what day it is! Good news tho — temps have hovered just above freezing overnight so we’re expecting all of our slick roadways to completely thaw today so the kiddos can return to school tomorrow. Fingers crossed anyway!

This week we’re having fun with the new Days Like This Memories & More card pack that just released in the Stampin’ Up! January Mini catalog. Today we’re pairing it up with the new Lovely & Beautiful paper and Beautiful Butterflies dies to finish off the message panel of our card. Let’s see how it all comes together.

We get started with a base of Pool Party cardstock. Our card front begins with the larger floral pattern foil sheet from the Lovely & Beautiful patterned paper pack. The sentiment from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set is stamped in a combination of Versamark and Pretty Peacock and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. We use the smaller banner die from the Stylish Shapes die set to cut out the sentiment using the extension method to get the full sentiment and a little border. The sentiment panel is adhered over a faux bow of black & gold bakers twine using dimensionals. Now we work on our sparkly butterflies. The detail portion of each set of butterfly wings is cut from Pool Party shimmer paper using the Beautiful Butterflies dies. The larger wings are cut from vellum that is covered with Wink of Stella. Each butterfly body is cut from black cardstock that is covered with Wink of Stella. We assemble our butterflies with glue dots and then adhere them to our card front on either side of the sentiment panel using varying layers of dimensionals. And just look at how those butterflies sparkle thanks to our shimmer paper and Wink of Stella! We finish off our card front with some of the white opal rounds.

Our message panel is where our Days Like This cards come to our aid. We use one of the larger 4×6 panels as the base layer and the grid pattern is perfect for writing a nice straight message. I used a leftover scrap of the reverse side of the large base panel as the detail piece on the left-hand side. We tie together our butterfly theme between front and inside panels by adding a touch of Wink of Stella to the small butterfly in our side accent panel. The inside sentiment is diecut from one of the smaller 3×4 cards in the Days Like This pack using the Nested Essentials banner dies. We finish off our inside message panel with a few yellow opal rounds.

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!

Product List

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

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

[121045]

$14.00

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

[166957]

$16.50

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

[167198]

$10.00

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

[167099]

$10.00

Days Like This Memories & More Card Pack

[166911]

$11.50

Lovely Arrangements Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167169]

$20.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder

[164614]

$42.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Nested Essentials Dies

[161597]

$34.00

Black & White & Gold Baker's Twine

[166005]

$8.50

Opal Rounds Assortment

[163298]

$8.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

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Hope & Comfort

January 17, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Saturday, friends! As expected, the office move stole my crafting time yesterday, so I’m stealing a little time in the craft room this morning before I head to the new office to unpack and work to get things settled so we’re ready to roll next week.

This week, we’re using the new Prayers & Promises sentiment stamp set to create our card designs. I’ve been pairing up this stamp set with a whole host of products in the stash — most of them new goodies. And today we’re using the January Product of the Month True Blue Florals paper, the new Lovely Arrangements dies, and the new laser cut Covered In Flowers accents. (FYI — the January POTM is still available with any qualifying order while supplies last!)

I used a layout by fellow demo Heidi Collins over at On Y Go! Stamping as the inspiration for this card design. We get started with a base of Night of Navy cardstock. A sheet of the large floral-patterned paper from the True Blue Florals pack serves as both the backdrop for our card front, as well as the accent design panel behind the focal point. I used the Lovely Arrangements die to create that strip of circles on the right that really helps our focal point pop. The sentiment from Prayers & Promises is stamped in Secret Sea on white cardstock and then cut out with the Stylish Shapes circle die. This panel is adhered over a twist of the white & gold baker’s twine with dimensionals. A spray of florals is colored with Wink of Stella and then placed to the side of sentiment panel and held in place with dimensionals. We finish things off with a combination of the moody palette dots & charming shimmer faceted dots.

I love the contrast of light and dark in this design and how it really draws our eye to the encouraging sentiment. I hope to get a little time this evening to bring you one last project using the Prayers & Promises sentiment set. Fingers crossed I’m not completely wiped out from a day of unpacking and setup at the office!

Product List

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

True Blue Florals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167970]

$5.00

Prayers & Promises Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167014]

$20.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Lovely Arrangements Dies

[167175]

$34.00

Covered In Flowers Accents

[167197]

$6.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

Black & White & Gold Baker's Twine

[166005]

$8.50

Moody Palette Glossy Dots

[167180]

$8.00

Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots

[166139]

$8.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Add All to Cart

Botanicals · January Mini Catalog

Peace I Leave You

January 15, 2026 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Hi there, friends! I can’t believe it’s already Thursday. Has this week been on fast forward for anyone else? It’s been a busy week at the office, especially as we prepare to pack up and move to a new space this weekend. So as much as I love to think about Friday approaching, I’ll be busy this weekend getting the office put back together! Womp-womp.

This week, we’re playing with some of the new products from the latest release. In particular, I’m using the new Prayers & Promises sentiment set for each design as we pair it up with other fun sets. Today, I’m using a less conventional color palette for a soft and comforting vibe with the plants from the On Display and Gliding Garden Swing sets.

We get started with a base of Balmy Blue cardstock and then place our background pattern from the True Blue Florals paper pack (still available until it’s gone!) on top. Our focal panel backdrop consists of a trio of circles cut with the Spotlight on Nature dies from a combination of the Pleasant Patterns foiled paper and the pink shimmer paper from the new Pastels Shimmer pack. The pink shimmer circle in the center serves as our sentiment panel. The sentiment from Prayers & Promises is stamped right on the circle panel in a combination of Versamark and Lost Lagoon and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder to be sure it pops. We surround our sentiment panel with some potted greenery cut from Lost Lagoon and Cajun Craze using a combination of the On Display stamps & dies and the Gliding Garden Swing dies. Layers of dimensionals give us the depth of scene. A few Sparkle Dot Essentials finish things off with our twinkle of pink accents.

As I was working out this design in my head, I wanted to show that simple designs and unconventional color palettes can give just as much wow factor as the cards with all the layers and fancy techniques. And I think that’s one of the many things that I love about papercrafts — the multitude of ways to make beautiful things!

I hope to bring you another design tomorrow, assuming the office pack-up runs smoothly and I’m able to get home at a reasonable time. We will keep our fingers crossed!

Product List

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$14.00

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133679]

$14.00

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

[119684]

$14.00

True Blue Florals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167970]

$5.00

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

[167198]

$10.00

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

[166950]

$10.00

Prayers & Promises Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167014]

$20.00

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

On Display Bundle (English)

[167306]

$56.50

Gliding Garden Swing Dies

[167136]

$36.00

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$9.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Sparkle Dot Essentials

[166991]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Add All to Cart

January Mini Catalog · Prayers & Promises

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 · 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.

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

Wildflower Birthday 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet (English)

[166620]

$21.00

Mixed Labels Cling Stamp Set (English)

[164643]

$23.00

Copper Clay Classic Stampin’ Pad

[161647]

$9.00

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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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