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Birthday Blues

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Welcome back on this Saturday. How’s your weekend going so far? We’ve had lots of things to cross off the around-the-house to-do list so it’s been a busy one around here. But now it’s time to put the feet up and relax.

This week we’re getting a sneak peek at the new Violet Dreams suite that will release in just a few weeks. And today I wanted to show how you can easily use this suite to create beautiful masculine designs. So I’m turning to one of my favorite sentiment sets right now — the Words & Wishes dies.

We get started with a base of white cardstock. I choose the sheet of Secret Sea dotted paper from the Violet Dreams paper pack to serve as the backdrop. A panel is cut from this sheet with the Branching Out dies to allow for the lighter Cloud Cover striped pattern to tuck in behind and shine through our new window. The sentiment is a combination of shimmer vellum and velveteen specialty papers cut with the Words & Wishes happy birthday dies. The sentiment is mounted over some gold sheer ribbon with dimensionals. And we finish things off with some gold metallic gems around the sentiment to draw the eye across our design.

While I might turn to this suite more often for more delicate and feminine designs, I always like to explore how each product can lend itself to neutral and masculine designs, too. Next week is all about summer. I hope you’ll come along for all the summer fun!

Products used in today’s design:
White CS
Violet Dreams (releasing in July), shimmer vellum, velveteen DSP
Words & Wishes, Branching Out dies
Striped gold sheer ribbon
Metallic gems
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Birthday Violets

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Welcome back, everyone! And TGIF. It’s certainly been quite a day around here as heavy rain on both commutes nearly necessitated a boat. Seriously though, I made it fine, but we got crazy amounts of rain today. I hope you’re dry & cozy wherever you are.

This week we’re getting a sneak peek at the new Violet Dreams suite that will release in just a few weeks. This suite has some gorgeous paper, coordinating specialty paper, a stamp set with coordinating dies, satin ribbon, and gemstone floral embellishments. And for this card, we’re getting a look at almost all of it.

So we get started with a base of Highland Heather cardstock. The background cross-stripe pattern in the background is from the Violet Dreams paper pack and then we use the Shimmering Stripes specialty paper to create a sparkly striped pattern in the center with a little bit of the Highland Heather as a mat. Our focal panel is a combination of images from the Framed Violets stamp set to create our oval frame and violet images and then cut them out with their coordinating dies. Some Granny Apple Green and Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Blends give us the shading on our violet image with a few velveteen pieces for some added texture. We add a bow of Fresh Freesia Satin to finish our violet bouquet. The sentiment from the Rolling Waves stamp set is stamped in Gorgeous Grape on white cardstock and then cut into the banner with the Stylish Shapes dies and affixed under the violet. We finish things off with some pearlized circles and fine purple shimmer gems, along with our little butterfly friend from the Gilded Wings accents pack.

We’ll be finishing up our sneak peek tomorrow. I hope you’ll drop by to see what else this beautiful suite can do!

Products used in today’s design:
Highland Heather, white CS
Violet Dreams, Shimmering Stripes (both releasing in July), velveteen DSP
Framed Violets stamps & dies (releasing in July)
Rolling Waves stamps
Stylish Shapes dies
Fresh Freesia satin ribbon (releasing in July)
Gilded Wings accents (releasing in July)
Stampin’ Blends
Pearlized faceted circles, fine shimmer gems
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Happy Violets

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Howdy, folks! I’m glad you’ve dropped by. Although it’s still technically spring here in North Texas, it’s certainly starting to ramp up and feel like summer. I’m sure all of our World Cup fans have been lamenting the temps and humidity this week because it’s not been fun even for us natives!

But what IS cool is the new Violet Dreams suite that will release in the latest batch of Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives in just a few short weeks. And today we’re pairing it up with the Words & Wishes dies to create this lovely mailbox pick-me-up.

We get started with a base of Fresh Freesia cardstock. I chose the subtle striped patterned sheet from the Violet Dreams paper pack as the backdrop for this one. We have some nice contrasting floral patterned paper as our accent strips. The sentiment panel has several elements. First, we have the backdrop of the Shimmering Stripes banner where we start building the sentiment. It’s adhered over a bow of Fresh Freesia satin ribbon using dimensionals. The sentiment itself is cut from a combination of pink shimmer vellum and pink velveteen specialty papers using the Words & Wishes dies. It sits neatly in the center of the bow atop several layers of dimensionals. Then we add some small floral accents from the precut accents sheet included in the Violet Dreams paper pack. Dimensionals give us lots of depth of field with our flowers. We finish things off with some iridescent pearls for some classy sparkle.

I had this post all ready to go last night and then forgot to post it. Oy! So you’ll get a two-for-one special today. *snicker* Later today we’re going to include the coordinating stamps & dies from the Violet Dreams suite. I hope you’ll drop by and check it out.

Products used in today’s design:
Fresh Freesia CS
Violet Dreams, Shimmering Stripes (both releasing in July), shimmer vellum, velveteen DSP
Words & Wishes dies
White & gold ribbon
Fresh Freesia satin ribbon (releasing in July)
Iridescent pearls
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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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

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The Right Words

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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

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On My Desk

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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!

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Sketchy Fridays: Little Howl-lo

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Happy Friday! We finally made it. You know, it’s so funny. I was in a work meeting today and we were all talking about how the last two weeks have felt like a month and it’s just been CRAZY. Anybody else been in the boat? BUT we’re finally to the weekend and get a little breather.

And I thought this was the perfect opportunity to have a Sketchy Friday. What do you think? For those of you who are new here, Sketchy Fridays is a weekly series where we use a card sketch to design our featured card.

Funny enough, I was drawn to a sketch that I used the last time I hosted a Sketchy Fridays post. Clearly, it must be a good one! Soooo this week’s card is based on the Freshly Made Sketches #706 sketch. As I was trying to find a sketch to go with the idea in my head to best show off the adorable new bundle called Cutest Crew, this one caught my eye. So here we go.

We get started with a neutral base of Crumb Cake cardstock. Our focal panel sits on a background of the brand new Garden Textures foil that will release next week. The base of the focal panel is a combination of a neutral geometric pattern from the Autumn Toile paper pack with a border of Earthen Toned metallic paper and adhered to the card front with dimensionals. The focal panel starts with a banner of Crumb Cake cardstock cut with the Nested Essentials dies. We heat emboss our sentiment from the new Cutest Crew stamp set in copper. Our cute band of doggos is from the new Cutest Crew stamp & die bundle releasing next week. We start by stamping the band of merry furballs onto white in black ink and then color them with an assortment of Stampin’ Blends, including Crumb Cake, Basic Gray, Basic Black, and a few others. The puppers are adhered to our focal panel with dimensionals. The full focal panel is adhered to the larger base with dimensionals over some Gray Granite variegated trim and Cloud Cover baker’s twine from the 2025 Advent Calendar. We finish thigs off with some opal rounds on opposite corners of our sentiment to draw our eyes across our adorable scene.

We’re rounding out our critter series tomorrow. Do you have any critter favorites that might be in my crafty stash? Drop me some suggestions and see if yours makes the cut!

Product List
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 120953 ]
[120953]
$14.00
Earthen Toned Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 165901 ]
[165901]
$7.50
Autumn Toile 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 165882 ]
[165882]
$12.50
12 Days Of Crafting Advent Calendar (English) [ 167335 ]
[167335]
$99.00
Nested Essentials Dies [ 161597 ]
[161597]
$34.00
Versamark Pad [ 102283 ]
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [ 165678 ]
[165678]
$21.00
Opal Rounds Assortment [ 163298 ]
[163298]
$8.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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Coming Soon · L2S Group Instahop · Online Exclusives

Purrrfect Day

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Happy Thursday, friends! We are almost through this week and on to the weekend. I’m super excited to bring you today’s card design because we’re getting sneak peeks at several new Stampin’ Up! goodies coming your way next week with the new Online Exclusives release. This week, our design theme is all about our favorite critters and there are some adorable critters coming your way! We’re pairing up the brand NEW Cutest Crew stamp & die bundle with the Easter Joy foil papers to bring together this adorably cheerful card. Let’s see how it all comes together!

We get started with a nice neutral base of Crumb Cake cardstock. It works well to bring out the pastels in the patterned papers without competing with them. (And trust me, I tried all kinds of colors as the base layer and the neutral worked the best!). Our background layer is a fun multicolor cross pattern from the Easter Joy foiled paper pack. There’s just enough peeking out around the edges to add some interest and pizzazz without taking away from the focal panel scene.

And speaking of our focal panel. We get started with the focal panel mat which is a brand new patterned foil paper coming your way next week in the Garden Textures foil pack. This panel is cut with the largest arch in the Everyday Arches die set. I chose the Blueberry Bushel sheet to help our focal panel stand out against our patterned background, and it also works to help the pastels in our scene pop. Our focal panel on which we’re building our scene is one of the ready-made panels in the Easter Joy paper pack. I used the next-smallest die in the Everyday Arches set to cut it out.

And then we get started with our cute kitties who are enjoying a romp on the grassy hill chasing butterflies. These adorable felines are part of the new Cutest Crew stamp set & die bundle releasing next week. I stamped the kittens on white cardstock and then used a combination of Stampin’ Blends to color them before using the coordinating dies and paper snips to cut them out. They adhered to the scene with a combination of glue dots and dimensionals to give lots of depth of scene. The butterflies are cut from Lemon Lolly pastel shimmer paper and adhered with glue dots. The sentiment from the Unforgettable Times ephemera pack is adhered over Secret Sea bordered ribbon using dimensionals. A double layer helps the sentiment to really stand above everything else and catch the eye. We finish things off with some flowers from the new garden epoxy dots pack and some pops of twinkle with the pearlized faeted circles.

Isn’t this super fun? We’re going to get a peek at a few more critters tomorrow as we return to the lazy days of breezy summers. I hope you’ll drop in and see what cutie critters are up next!

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
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 120953 ]
[120953]
$14.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Easter Joy 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [ 166939 ]
[166939]
$16.50
Pastels Shimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 167198 ]
[167198]
$10.00
Unforgettable Times Mix & Match Specialty Ephemera Pack (English) [ 166987 ]
[166987]
$8.50
Everyday Arches Dies [ 164629 ]
[164629]
$29.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [ 101406 ]
[101406]
$10.50
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154882 ]
[154882]
$11.00
Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154843 ]
[154843]
$11.00
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154897 ]
[154897]
$11.00
Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154881 ]
[154881]
$11.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154904 ]
[154904]
$11.00
Pearlized Faceted Circles [ 166978 ]
[166978]
$8.00
Secret Sea 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Open Weave Ribbon [ 166932 ]
[166932]
$8.50
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [ 144108 ]
[144108]
$4.25
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scene building

Peaceful Sunrise

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Welcome to the midweek. I can’t decide if this week is moving slowly or swiftly. What about you? In some ways it’s hard to believe it’s Wednesday but then again I feel like it should be Friday already. Today’s card seems awfully fitting under those circumstances!

This week, we’re pulling out all the critters in our crafty stash. And today I just couldn’t resist the mom and fawn from the Autumn Trees die set. I’ve paired them up with the new Aspen Grove stamp set to create this peaceful scene with lots of layers of beautiful color.

We get started with a nice neutral base of Crumb Cake cardstock. To pull out all of the subtle colors in the pre-dawn sky, I chose a sheet of the Pool Party glimmer paper from the pastel shimmer paper pack as the mat for the focal panel. To build the scene on our focal panel, we start with the Aspen Grove stamp set. The aspen tree trunks are stamped in several different colors, including Early Espresso, Gray Granite, and Smoky Slate, to create the shading you often see if those trunks. To keep the leaves a truer green, I opted to shade the sky in the background next. Using small blending brushes, I applied a combination of Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Timid Tiger, Strawberry Slush, and Fresh Freesia to create the beautiful colors of a pre-dawn sky — just before the sun peeks over the horizon. Then we stamp our canopy of leaves so that those greens stay nice and crisp over the sky. A combination of Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive worked well. Our doe and fawn images are cut from a scrap of Crumb Cake and tucked in the opening in the trees using dimensionals. The sentiment from the Prayers & Promises stamp set is stamped in Cloud Cover on white cardstock and then cut out with the Traditional Labels dies. The sentiment is tucked in the top-right corner and adhered over a twist of the brand new Berry Burst shiny ribbon that will release next week. Several layers of dimensionals help the sentiment panel stand tall above the ribbon and really catch your eye in the scene. A few opal rounds finish things off with a subtle twinkle.

Tomorrow is the Luv 2 Stamp Group Instahop day, and I can’t wait to show you a brand new and absolutely adorable critter bundle. I hope you’ll drop in and see!

Product List
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 120953 ]
[120953]
$14.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Pastels Shimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 167198 ]
[167198]
$10.00
Aspen Grove Photopolymer Stamp Set [ 167018 ]
[167018]
$20.00
Prayers & Promises Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 167014 ]
[167014]
$20.00
Autumn Trees Dies [ 165899 ]
[165899]
$38.00
Textured Notes Dies [ 165555 ]
[165555]
$31.00
Traditional Labels Dies [ 165864 ]
[165864]
$29.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147114 ]
[147114]
$9.00
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147118 ]
[147118]
$9.00
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147113 ]
[147113]
$9.00
Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147102 ]
[147102]
$9.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147090 ]
[147090]
$9.00
Cloud Cover Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [ 165279 ]
[165279]
$5.50
Small Blending Brushes [ 160518 ]
[160518]
$14.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147094 ]
[147094]
$9.00
Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165278 ]
[165278]
$9.00
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165286 ]
[165286]
$9.00
Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [ 155611 ]
[155611]
$9.00
Opal Rounds Assortment [ 163298 ]
[163298]
$8.50
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [ 144108 ]
[144108]
$4.25
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Here for You

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Happy Monday, friends! Did you have a productive weekend? We ticked quite a few things off the to-do list. And then there’s still quite a bit left to do. Isn’t that how it always goes? A never-ending to-do list, it seems.

Even with all of the household to-dos, I still found some time to play in the studio with new stampin’ goodies. I’m really digging into the new releases that will go live in the shop tomorrow (1/6). You guys are going to love them! This week, we’re going to playing with the Lovely Blossoms suite. This gorgeous suite of SU! products includes patterned paper, stamps, dies, an embossing folder, ribbon, and embellishments. I love the cool hues of this suite! And *bonus* one of the patterned papers includes a side of mixed-size images that make quick work of a card front. And we’re using one of those today.

Today, we’re keeping things pretty simple. We get started with a base of Secret Sea cardstock. The background layer is the striped pattern from the Traditions of Christmas paper pack. I cut apart the image sheet in the Lovely Blossoms paper pack and used one of the large images. To make things interesting, I decided to cut it down with the Everyday Arches dies and cut a mat from a sheet of the silver Peaceful Garden glimmer paper with the next-up arch die. The sentiment is from the new (coordinating) Lovely Arrangements stamp set and is stamped in Secret Sea right on top of the focal image panel. The whole panel, including mat, is adhered to the card front with dimensionals. And we finish everything off with a bow of Misty Moonlight & Silver ribbon and some of the new Misty Moonlight sparkle dots.

This card comes together in a jiffy thanks to the ready-made card front panel. We’re going to use another panel tomorrow but in a dressed-up version. I hope you’ll pop in and check it out!

Product List
Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165624 ]
[165624]
$14.00
Traditions Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [ 165853 ]
[165853]
$16.50
Peaceful Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper [ 165929 ]
[165929]
$10.50
Everyday Arches Dies [ 164629 ]
[164629]
$29.00
Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165285 ]
[165285]
$9.00
Misty Moonlight & Silver Edged 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Ribbon [ 165931 ]
[165931]
$10.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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