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florals · Florals in Bloom

Anything Florals

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Well, yesterday saw a very exciting and emotionally-draining end to the day. Just as I was turning into our section of the neighborhood, I caught a strange sight out of the corner of my eye. And I realized that the gentleman I was seeing on the ground on the curb by his mailbox was not picking weeds but was, instead, in great distress as he sank down and face-planted into the grass as I made the corner and threw the car into park. I had hung up on the hubby to jump out and rush across the street, but it didn’t take hubby long to track my location and appear on scene. When all was said and done, several neighbors also came to aid and we managed to get the gentleman up into his garage and out of the sun as the ambulance arrived to check him out. We bid adieu and headed for home after his son-in-law arrived to serve as translator for the paramedics. So needless to say, I didn’t really have any emotional energy left to design once I got home and finally settled down after the rush of adrenaline.

But I’m back at it today. This week, we’ve been using the Florals in Bloom suite to create our designs. And today we’re pairing up the dies in this suite with the Plaster Painting embossing folder and More Messages stamps & dies to create this lovely encouragement card.

We start with a base of Secret Sea cardstock. The background panel is a quarter sheet of Secret Sea that has been machine embossed with the Plaster Painting embossing folder, and then I used some silver metallic ink to bring out the details in the embossed panel. The focal section consists of florals cut using the Pretty Florals dies and a combination of Strawberry Slush, Pretty in Pink, Pool Party, and Pretty Peacock cardstocks. To add some extra shimmer to the flowers, I cover the Strawberry Slush blooms with Wink of Stella before adhering the detail Pretty in Pink pieces on top. The floral centers are a cluster of the Strawberry Slush gems. The sentiment from More Messages is stamped on Smoky Slate cardstock in Gray Granite ink and then diecut with the coordinating More Messages die. I adhered a twist of silver trim behind the sentiment before adhering it to the side of the blooms off-center on the card front. We finish things off with some silver drusy embellishments to tie everything together and draw the eye across the design.

I designed this particular card with our office intern in mind and I can’t wait for her to receive the card on the farewell day of her summer internship!

Product List
Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165624 ]
[165624]
$14.00
Strawberry Slush 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165625 ]
[165625]
$14.00
Pretty In Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 163793 ]
[163793]
$14.00
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 122924 ]
[122924]
$14.00
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 150880 ]
[150880]
$14.00
Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 131202 ]
[131202]
$14.00
Plaster Painting 3 D Embossing Folder [ 164656 ]
[164656]
$12.00
Pretty Florals Dies [ 165178 ]
[165178]
$37.00
More Messages Bundle (English) [ 165473 ]
[165473]
$52.00
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147118 ]
[147118]
$9.00
Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack [ 161633 ]
[161633]
$9.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [ 141897 ]
[141897]
$9.00
Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments [ 164223 ]
[164223]
$9.00
Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems [ 165615 ]
[165615]
$8.50
Tear & Tape Adhesive [ 154031 ]
[154031]
$7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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Clean and Simple · Gifting

Bushel of Thanks

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Happy Monday, everyone! So glad to be back after an unexpected little hiatus. Between a crazy busy work schedule and prepping for and chaperoning my kiddo’s National Academic Pentathlon meet, I ended up having no time in the craft room last week. I’m pleased to report that the Texas teams represented the state well and my son’s school came home with 3rd place overall and a whole host of medalists in each of the 5 individual categories.

But never fear because all of the ideas for teacher appreciation gifts are still swirling around in the old noodle and need a place to go! So this week, the last week of school for us, we’re going to be exploring all of the ways we can use the Online Exclusive set called School Days to create some awesome designs to honor all of those teachers who have worked so hard all year. We’re starting our series with the old tried and true repeated pattern technique to create a sheet of patterned paper.

We start with a base of Mossy Meadow cardstock. To create our sheet of patterned paper, I used the apple image from School Days to create the quarter sheet of apple paper using Real Red, Old Olive, Poppy Parade, and Garden Green. After cutting the panel down, it’s mounted on Old Olive glimmer paper to leave a large shimmery border on the bottom. A strip of gold trim serves to divide the apple pattern from the green glimmer below. The sentiment from School Days is stamped in Real Red on white cardstock and then diecut with the smaller sentiment die from Beautiful Butterflies. The sentiment panel is adhered to the glimmer panel with dimensionals. A few iridescent discs finish things off with a little extra twinkle.

I hope you’ll continue to follow along this week as we honor our hard-working and dedicated teachers.

Products used in this card:
Mossy Meadow, Basic White cardstock
Old Olive glimmer DSP
School Days stamps
Beautiful Buuterflies dies
Gold trim
Dimensionals
Iridescent discs

Vacation

4 Paws Up

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We are enjoying our spring break family time. So much so that I haven’t spent any time crafting. I thought I might have some down time here and there, but we’ve been on the go and having a ball! Today we’re back home from our woodsy adventures and I took just a few minutes to whip up a super cute thank you card for our house/pet sitter using the Meow Mates background stamp. One of the things I love about making cards is being able to tailor a design to a recipient, so naturally I had to incorporate our sitter’s favorite color — PINK — into this design!

We get started with a base of Melon Mambo cardstock. I stamped the Meow Mates background in black on white cardstock and adhered to a mat of Pretty in Pink and then adhered to the card base. I had a leftover Meow Mates image from another project and used it to punch a portion to pop up on the focal panel. I chose kitties that most represented ours — both in fur pattern and personality — and then used a whole slew of Stampin’ Blends to color in the images in the smaller circle panel. I used the (retired) Everyday Details dies to cut a sparkly mat of Pretty in Pink glimmer paper to mat the focal panel. The sentiment from the new Online Exclusive School Days stamp set is stamped in Melon Mambo on white cardstock and then diecut into a banner shape using the Adventurous Sky die. I used the Nested Essentials dies to cut a banner mat from Pretty in Pink cardstock. In between the layers, I put a twist of Pretty in Pink bordered ribbon. I finished things off with In Color shimmer gems and shiny sequins across the panel.

I don’t have a particular design theme for this week, unless you count RANDOM as a theme. *snicker* Break weeks always have me flying by the seat of my pants. So that’s what the ol’ crafty projects will reflect this week! But I hope you’ll pop in to see what comes next.

Product List
Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[115320]
$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
2024–2026 In Color™ Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
[163771]
$11.00
Meow Mates Cling Stamp Set
[164517]
$20.00
School Days Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[165443]
$17.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad
[147051]
$9.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Nested Essentials Dies
[161597]
$34.00
Adventurous Sky Dies
[163446]
$33.00
2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch
[133782]
$23.00
Pretty In Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon
[163784]
$7.50
2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems
[163781]
$8.50
Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins
[163484]
$7.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Coming Soon · January Mini Catalog

Purrrfect Hello

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We’re continuing to get some sneak peeks at some of my favorite products from the upcoming Stampin’ Up! January Mini and Sale-a-Bration catalogs. And as soon as I saw this large-scaled cat stamp, I just had to have it. I often mentioned my “office assistants” in my social media posts. We’re a family of cat people and currently have 4 fur babies in the house and feed a colony of feral kitties outside. Each and every one of them is spoiled in their own way, even the ferals. While not everyone is a fan of cats, we love them and enjoy getting to see their individual personalities really shine.

So on to today’s project, today we’re pairing two new lovely papers — Beautiful Bokeh and Timeless Plaid — with the cute new background stamp called Meow Mates. One thing I took for granted was being able to get the coat pattern in my mind’s eye translate to paper. Next time, I’m going to try using my watercolor pencils instead of Stampin’ Blends —namely because I’m simply better with the subtleties and blending with the watercolor pencils than I am with blends. And that just comes down to practice!

We get started with a base of Petal Pink cardstock. A sheet of Beautiful Bokeh paper serves as our backdrop for the larger center focal panel. The focal panel background is a sheet of Timeless Plaid cut with the Perennial Postage dies. I stamped the Meow Mates image in Early Espresso on white cardstock and then selected the portion I wanted to highlight and cut using the Spotlight on Nature dies. I colored in the cats with Stampin’ Blends. I used a twist of gold thread behind the image panel to draw the eye in. The sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies is stamped in Early Espresso on white cardstock and then cut with the Mixed Labels die and adhered it over a strip of Petal Pink striped ribbon. The focal section is all adhered using dimensionals to bring it forward (literally). Low profile dots across the card front bring our color palette together and add some pops of interest to draw the eye across the design.

I’m looking forward to playing around more with the coloring and shading of the Meow Mates stamp. And we’ll see if we can find a version that looks a bit more realistic than cartoon-y. I still have several more favorites to show this week, so I hope you’ll stop back in.

Products used in today’s card:
Petal Pink, Basic White cardstock
Timeless Plaid (coming soon), Beautiful Bokeh (coming soon) DSP
Meow Mates (coming soon), Beautiful Butterflies (coming soon) stamps
Perennial Postage, Spotlight on Nature, Mixed Labels (coming soon) dies
Stampin’ Blends
Petal Pink striped ribbon, gold thread
Low profile dots (coming soon)
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Christmas · Coming Soon

Sending Snowy Cheer

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It’s that time of year where we’re all in holiday mode. Swiping all of the sale items off our lists to give to loved ones and friends. Taking the annual family photos. Carefully choosing the annual holiday cards.

Today, I’m sharing another holiday card from this year’s crafting stash. I have several versions of this particular design that I hope to try, but this is by far the simplest one, I think. And I just love the look of the new Soft Waves embossing folder that will release with the new catalog in January. Doesn’t it give the perfect look of snow drifts swirling swiftly across this scene?

We get started with a base of Real Red cardstock. The background panel is a quarter panel of Real Red that’s embossed with the new (not yet released) Soft Waves embossing folder and then lightly wiped with craft ink to give the look of swirling snow. To create the snowdrift in the front, I took a panel of white cardstock and tore it to create the perfectly soft and frayed-looking top edges. Our mailbox from Sending Love is stamped in black on white cardstock and colored with Stampin’ Blends. I cut with the coordinating die and then made the cuts even tighter with my paper snips. The wreath from the Sophisticated Sled stamp set is stamped in Shaded Spruce and Old Olive and then colored with Stampin’ Blends before I cut it out with the coordinating die. I also tightened up the edges around the wreath with paper snips to reduce the white space. I slit the wreath and then put it around the mailbox. Dimensionals help give it definition all around. The bow is cut using the Peaceful Evergreens dies and is cut from gold foil paper. Dimensionals help give the whole scene layers and dimension for all of the elements. I wrapped some red & white baker’s twine around the bottom of the focal panel and added the sentiment from the Joyful Sayings ephemera pack. Gold snowflakes and gold iridescent gems finish things off with just the right amount of sparkle.

Tomorrow, I hope you’ll pop in to see how I’ve updated our dinner table prayer for the season of Advent.

Product List
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[102482]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$5.00
Sending Love Cling Stamp Set (English)
[162873]
$25.00
Sending Love Dies
[162879]
$35.00
Sophisticated Sled Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164340]
$24.00
Sophisticated Sled Dies
[164133]
$35.00
Peaceful Evergreens Dies
[164024]
$40.00
Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill
[101780]
$7.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
$9.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
[147090]
$9.00
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154882]
$11.00
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154903]
$11.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154904]
$11.00
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154880]
$11.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154892]
$11.00
Joyful Sayings Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)
[164109]
$9.50
Adhesive Backed Snowflake Assortment
[162129]
$8.00
Iridescent Foil Gems
[162842]
$8.00
Real Red & White Baker's Twine
[164051]
$5.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Holiday Mini Catalog

Hello, Fall Wreath

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This week, we’re using the Nests of Winter suite by Stampin’ Up! to create our designs. This suite of products includes coordinating stamps & dies, patterned paper, an embossing folder, twine, and shimmer gems. Today’s card showcases the versatility of this set as we make a lovely fall design.

I don’t know if you’re one to change your decor based on the seasons, but I really love to do that. Some seasons I go more “all out” than others, but I have some very basic elements around the house that change based on the season. One thing I’m sure to change is the wreath on my front door, which inspired today’s design. The greenery swag in the Winterly Tree Tops set is perfect for wreath-making!

We get started on our card with a base of Mossy Meadow cardstock. Our background panel is the woodgrain pattern from the Nests of Winter patterned paper pack. I just love the old barn door look here! Our wreath is made with the greenery swag image from the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set. The image is stamped in Crumb Cake on Wild Wheat cardstock. The berries are completed with a combination of In Color resin dots and Rainbow dots using a combination of pinks, oranges, and yellows to really reflect our fall color palette. I decided to mimic the look of fall wreath picks and used the smaller greenery elements in the Winterly Tree Tops die set to accomplish this. The picks are a combination of Early Espresso, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, and gold foil papers. They’re tied together with some of the lovely Very Vanilla satin ribbon. Our greeting placard is a combination of Very Vanilla and Early Espresso cardstock diecut using the Unbounded Love dies and the sentiment is stamped from Wonderful Thoughts is stamped in black. Everything is adhered with dimensionals to really give the look of a wreath hanging on the door. A few drusy embellishments add a little sparkle and really bring our eyes across the lovely wreath.

Tomorrow we’re going to be using a new sketch and once again using our Nests of Winter to create a lovely fall-inspired card design. Come check it out!

Products used in today’s card:
Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Early Espresso cardstock
Nests of Winter, gold foil DSP
Winterly Tree Tops stamps & dies
Unbounded Love dies
Rainbow dots, In Color resin dots
Very Vanilla satin ribbon
Drusy embellishments
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133676]
$11.50
Wild Wheat 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161725]
$11.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[101650]
$13.00
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[119686]
$11.50
Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[122925]
$11.50
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[119683]
$11.50
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[119684]
$11.50
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[100702]
$11.50
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$5.00
Nests Of Winter 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[164183]
$12.50
Winterly Tree Tops Cling Stamp Set (English)
[164184]
$26.00
Wonderful Thoughts Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[161899]
$25.00
Winterly Tree Tops Dies
[164065]
$36.00
Unbounded Love Dies
[163383]
$36.00
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
[147116]
$9.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
2024 2026 In Color™ Resin Dots
[163389]
$8.00
Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots
[162758]
$9.00
Very Vanilla 3/4" (1.9 Cm) Satin Ribbon
[164120]
$10.00
Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments
[164223]
$9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Add All to Cart
Autumn · Fall · L2S Group Instahop

Give Thanks

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This time of year is always a little interesting in Texas because you’re never quite sure whether it’s summer or fall. And honestly, it just depends on the day as to what it feels like! The last several days we’ve settled into a fall-ish pattern and it gets me all excited because it means we’re almost into my favorite part of the year.

This week, we’ve been looking at all the ways we can use the Stampin’ Up! Season of Green & Gold suite. And today, we’re starting a little mini-series where we’re thinking a little outside the box. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I find myself falling into the trap of only looking at products from a very finite lens. For example, it would be super easy to see the Golden Greenery stamp set, and honestly the whole Season of Green & Gold suite as a whole, as a “Christmas set.” But I have to remind myself, especially with greenery, that all sorts of foliage goes through a seasonal transformation.

So today’s card starts with a base of Moody Mauve cardstock. I really took color palette hues from all my favorite foliage colors. Our focal panel backdrop combines Pretty Peacock cardstock with the gorgeous gold mercury vellum, and I chose the sheet that is particularly textured to add to the layers of texture in this design. Our focal section begins with a backdrop of Very Vanilla cardstock embossed using the Leaf Fall embossing folder, and then I lightly went over the raised portions with my finger and Copper Clay ink.

Next up, we build our main focal point beginning with the large leaf cut from Blackberry Bliss cardstock using the Autumn Leaves dies. The sentiment from the Courage & Faith set is then heat embossed in gold in the center. Our foliage stamps are from the Golden Greenery stamp set and are stamped in a variety of colors, including Mossy Meadow, Copper Clay, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Blackberry Bliss, on Very Vanilla cardstock and then diecut using the coordinating Golden Greenery dies. Our foliage is combined and then adhered over Pretty Peacock & Gold and Blackberry Bliss & Gold ribbons using dimensionals. A few brown and copper sequins finish things off with a little sparkle.

I really love this card design for its unique product combination and funky, nature-inspired color palette. I hope this card design helps you look at your stash a little differently. Think about how things look “in the wild” and see if that applies to something in your stash and helps you make a stamp set or paper go that much further for your designs!

Today’s card is a part of the Luv 2 Stamp Group Instagram Hop, which goes live today at 9 AM Pacific Time (PST).  Click here to head over to my Instagram feed at 11 AM Central and check out what the other demos in our L2S Group have created for you today! And tune in tomorrow as we create another fun fall card using the Season of Green & Gold suite!

Products used in today’s card:
Moody Mauve, Pretty Peacock, Very Vanilla cardstock
Gold mercury vellum
Leaf Fall embossing folder
Golden Greenery stamps & dies
Autumn Leaves dies
Gold embossing powder
Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic, Blackberry Bliss & Gold metallic ribbon
Neutrals sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Moody Mauve 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161723]
$11.50
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[150880]
$11.50
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133675]
$11.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[101650]
$13.00
Gold Mercury Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164142]
$10.00
Leaf Fall 3 D Embossing Folder
[159847]
$11.00
Golden Greenery Photopolymer Stamp Set
[164331]
$24.00
Golden Greenery Dies
[164116]
$39.00
Autumn Leaves Dies
[162185]
$38.00
Courage & Faith Cling Stamp Set (English)
[161500]
$26.00
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad
[161647]
$9.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
$9.00
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad
[147092]
$9.00
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad
[147087]
$9.00
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
[147086]
$9.00
Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins
[161627]
$7.50
Blackberry Bliss & Gold 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Ribbon
[164039]
$10.00
Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic Ribbon
[162588]
$8.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Add All to Cart
Christmas · Holiday Mini Catalog · Holidays

Trucking In Christmas Cheer

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We’re already halfway through this week and halfway through our All About Christmas week. I really love making holiday cards, so I’m having a great time working with all of the wonderful holiday products that Stampin’ Up! currently has to offer.

Today, we’re combining a little new with some old as take a drive to the tree farm in the woods to pick our Christmas tree. Do you like having a real tree or do you prefer artificial Christmas trees? I love real trees but unfortunately have allergies that prevent me from having real trees inside. Today’s card pairs the famous Trucking Along bundle with the Peaceful Evergreen set. Let’s take a closer look.

We get started with a base of Poppy Parade cardstock. I loved the contrast that this color provides with the Real Red in the other card elements. Our focal panel base consists of a piece of white cardstock that has been embossed using the Snowflake Sky embossing folder and the candy cane striped sheet of patterned paper from the Take a Box paper pack. To add a little definition to the snowy sky and create a definitive sky in our panel, I used my sponge dauber to add a little Misty Moonlight to the top of the embossed panel. Our grove of evergreens is created using the Peaceful Evergreens stamps and dies. I stamped two different sizes of evergreens on Mossy Meadow and then diecut them using the coordinating dies. They’re adhered to our focal panel using dimensionals. Our truck is stamped in black on Real Red cardstock using the Trucking Along stamp set and then punched with the coordinating punch. The tree in the truck bed is stamped tone-on-tone on Garden Green cardstock and then cut out with paper snips. The truck is adhered on extra dimensionals in front of our evergreens. Our sentiment from Filled With Cheer is stamped in Real Red on white cardstock and then diecut using the Peaceful Season banner die. I cut a second banner from Real Red to mat the sentiment panel and help it stand out. It’s adhered to the top of our focal panel, just like that welcome banner at the tree farm. A few adhesive peppermints on either side of the sentiment finish things of nicely.

The next time I make this card, I think I will stamp the truck on white cardstock instead. While I like the richness of the red we get by stamping the truck tone-on-tone, I like the background of our punched image blending in more to our snowy background. Try it out and see what you think!

Tomorrow we’re getting a look at a cool technique for creating a gift card and holiday card in one. Hope you’ll pop in and check it out!

Products used in today’s card:
Poppy Parade, Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Garden Green, Basic White cardstock
Take a Bow DSP
Filled With Cheer stamps
Trucking Along stamps & punch
Peaceful Evergreens stamps & dies
Peaceful Season dies
Snowflake Sky embossing folder
Real Red & white peppermints
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[119793]
$8.75
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[102482]
$11.50
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133676]
$11.50
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[102584]
$11.50
Take A Bow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[164309]
$12.50
Snowflake Sky 3 D Embossing Folder
[162026]
$11.00
Peaceful Evergreens Cling Stamp Set
[164153]
$26.00
Peaceful Evergreens Dies
[164024]
$40.00
Filled With Cheer Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164362]
$20.00
Trucking Along Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[162299]
$24.00
Trucking Along Builder Punch
[162305]
$24.00
Peaceful Season Dies (English)
[164020]
$34.00
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad
[153118]
$9.00
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad
[147111]
$9.00
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
[147089]
$9.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
[147084]
$9.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Sponge Daubers
[133773]
$7.50
Real Red & White Adhesive Backed Peppermints
[164050]
$8.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Add All to Cart
Autumn · Fall

Joy to My Heart

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We’ve made it through the first week of September. I don’t know about you, but holiday weeks always feel longer, for some reason.

This week, we’ve been all about the autumn designs and looking at a variety of different ways to pair Stampin’ Up! products or to use techniques. Today, we’re revisiting the emboss resist technique with this card design which features the Leaf Collection background stamp. I recently saw a card posted by a fellow demonstrator that paired this stamp with a Blackberry Bliss and metallic gold color palette. It was super elegant and I wanted to give it a twist. So let’s see how it all comes together.

We get started with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. The focal panel is also Blackberry Bliss that has been stamped with the Leaf Collection stamp and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. To help the pattern pop, I went over the panel with metallic gold ink which gives the entire panel a subtle sheen and really makes the clear embossing twinkle. This panel is matted with Rose Gold textured specialty paper and then wrapped with Blackberry Bliss & Gold textured ribbon and tied with a bow. The sentiment from So Sincere is stamped on Blackberry Bliss cardstock and then heat embossed with gold before being diecut with the Greetings of the Season die using the extension method. The sentiment panel is adhered underneath the bow using several layers of dimensionals. I cut some sprigs of leaves from gold foil using the Changing Leaves die and adhered them with dimensionals around the bow to keep things cohesive. Drusy embellishments finish things off with lots of extra sparkle.

It’s been a lot of fun designing cards all about autumn, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the inspiration. Next week is all about Christmas as we get a better look at the new product from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. In the meantime, I hope you’ll tune in on the socials for a little bonus All About Autumn content this afternoon.

Products used in today’s card:
Blackberry Bliss cardstock
Gold foil, Rose Gold textured SP
Leaf Collection, So Sincere stamps
Greetings of the Season, Changing Leaves dies
Clear, gold embossing powder
Blackberry Bliss & Gold textured ribbon
Drusy embellishments
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133675]
$11.50
Textured Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
[163772]
$8.50
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$5.00
Leaf Collection Cling Stamp Set
[163610]
$20.00
So Sincere Cling Stamp Set (English)
[162283]
$24.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165679]
$21.00
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Greetings Of The Season Dies
[164112]
$32.00
Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder
[164138]
$40.00
Blackberry Bliss & Gold 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Ribbon
[164039]
$10.00
Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments
[164223]
$9.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[154031]
$7.00
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Fall

Piles of Blessings

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Welcome to a brand new week AND month, crafty friends! This week, we have a new design theme — All About Autumn. And I have all kinds of fun new twists and techniques to show you using a whole host of products from Stampin’ Up! We get started today with the Changing Leaves bundle and the emboss resist watercolor technique.

Our card base is Copper Clay cardstock and scored at the top for this portrait orientation design. For our focal panel, we start with a panel of watercolor paper. I stamped the largest leaf from Changing Leaves and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Using the water color painter, I used a combination of Blackberry Bliss, Copper Clay, and Flirty Flamingo ink to watercolor the leaves. The focal panel is then matted with a frame of Blackberry Bliss that has been embossed with the Changing Leaves embossing folder and the center portion is cut out using the Deckled Rectangles dies to make the frame. The framed panel is then mounted to the card base with dimensionals. The sentiment from Unbounded Love is stamped in black on Very Vanilla cardstock and then diecut with the decorative circle from Changing Leaves. The leaves are cut from Pretty Peacock Oxidized Copper paper using the elm leaves from the Changing Leaves die set. A twist of Blackberry Bliss & Gold textured ribbon is adhered over the leaves at the bottom of the sentiment panel using glue dots. The sentiment panel is adhered to the focal panel with dimensionals.

I just love the emboss resist technique and need to remember to incorporate it more into card designs. There are so many different applications and effects that can be achieved with this one technique!

Tune in tomorrow as we get a second look at the very cool Stampin’ Blends acetate rub technique.

Products used in today’s card:
Copper Clay, Blackberry Bliss, Very Vanilla cardstock
Oxidized Copper, watercolor SP
Changing Leaves bundle
Unbounded Love stamps
Deckled Rectanges dies
White embossing powder
Blackberry Bliss & Gold textured ribbon (coming tomorrow!)
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Copper Clay 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161721]
$11.50
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133675]
$11.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[101650]
$13.00
Oxidized Copper 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[162190]
$8.00
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
[149612]
$9.00
Changing Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164351]
$20.00
Unbounded Love Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[163378]
$25.00
Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder
[164138]
$40.00
Deckled Rectangles Dies
[159173]
$30.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165679]
$21.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[154031]
$7.00
Add All to Cart