Lovely Mom

May 10, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms, moms-to-be, grands, and moms in the gap. What a privilege it is to love and care for another. There isn’t more truth than a child is a piece of your heart walking outside your chest.

This week we’re exploring all the ways we can use our crafty stash to make lovely things for our moms. And we’re finishing out our series with the Thankful Garden bundle.

This lovely gets started with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. The focal panel backdrop starts with a quarter panel of white cardstock that is machine embossed with the Dotted Circles embossing folder and is then matted with the Thoughtful Designs specialty paper. Our Thankful Garden bundle takes center stage here with the hydrangea bloom in the center. After stamping the image on white cardstock several times, I used the decorative masks to color the image. I chose to have the blooms be a combination of pink and purple — which was my grandmother’s favorite hues to aim for with her hydrangea (easier said than done). A layer of Wink of Stella over the blooms makes them shimmer in the light. The coordinating dies made quick work of cutting out the bloom and adding the life-like dimension. A combination of pink and purple regal dots serve as the floret centers. I cut some extra stems of leaves from a combination of the Lovely Garden patterned paper and a sheet of Shaded Spruce and laid the hydrangea bunch on top. The sentiment is created using a combination of Sweet Blooms dies and She’s the Greatest stamps. The lovely is cut from purple silver foil and Berry Burst glimmer paper. I adhered the two layers together with the glue pen before adhering over a bow of iridescent striped ribbon. I stamped Mom in Blackberry Bliss on white cardstock and used a heart punch to cut it out. It’s adhered with a dimensional. A few drusy embellishments finish things off with an extra sparkle.

We’re going to be honoring our teachers next week as prepare to wind down the last couple of weeks of school. I hope you’ll drop by for some cute ideas to thank the folks who work selflessly and tirelessly all year to impart knowledge into the next generation!

Product List

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$11.50

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Lovely Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165524]

$12.50

Thoughtful Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[163317]

$11.00

Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper

[163769]

$6.00

Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack

[163096]

$10.00

Dotted Circles 3 D Embossing Folder

[163789]

$12.00

Thankful Garden Bundle (English)

[165534]

$64.75

She's The Greatest Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165439]

$24.00

Sweet Blooms Dies (English)

[165186]

$33.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin Pad

[163807]

$9.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$9.00

Shy Shamrock Classic Stampin Pad

[163808]

$9.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$9.00

Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim

[163299]

$8.50

Regal Foiled Adhesive Backed Dots

[164038]

$8.50

Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments

[164223]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$7.25

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florals

You Mean So Much

April 22, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

This week we’re tiptoeing through the garden as we use beautiful floral products from the Stampin’ Up! lineup. Today we’re featuring part of the Lovely Garden suite using the diamond fun fold. I love this particular fold because it gives lots of opportunity to showcase beautiful patterned paper.

We get started with a base of Crushed Curry cardstock. I used two different patterns from the Lovely Garden paper pack as the backdrops for the inside and outside card panels. The diamond panel is a combination of textured gold specialty paper and a sheet of foiled paper from the Nature’s Sweetness paper pack. The focal image from the Thankful Garden stamp set is stamped in black on white cardstock and then colored using the decorative masks and a combination of Shy Shamrock and Daffodil Delight inks before being diecut with the coordinating die. For a little added visual interest, I stamped, colored, and diecut the smaller flower a second time and then popped it up on the full floral stem. The stem is adhered to the diamond panel with dimensionals. The sentiment from the Enduring Beauty set is stamped in black on white cardstock and then diecut with the smaller sentiment die from the Mixed Labels set. I tucked a twist of gold thread behind the sentiment panel before adhering it at the bottom of the diamond panel with dimensionals. A few gold textured dots serve as floral centers and eye-catching sparkle in opposing corners.

Tomorrow we’ll be stopping to smell the roses. I hope you’ll plan to come by and sit a spell.

Product List

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Lovely Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165524]

$12.50

Nature's Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[162616]

$16.50

Textured Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[163772]

$8.50

Thankful Garden Bundle (English)

[165534]

$64.75

Enduring Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162670]

$20.00

Mixed Labels Dies

[164652]

$21.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Shy Shamrock Classic Stampin Pad

[163808]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Gold Twisted Thread

[164603]

$7.50

Gold Textured Adhesive Backed Dots

[164027]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Botanicals

The Best

April 2, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

It’s wonderful Wednesday and we’re halfway through the week. And it was quite the busy hump day for me today. Between performing a set for my professional music group and plugging away at work, it was a go-go-go day today! But in a few down moments, I thought about how we could use some of our newer goodies in the crafty stash to give a little ode to spring, and I think the Thankful Garden bundle definitely does the trick!

I don’t know about you, but there are certain sets — and florals, in particular — where I like to do a bit of research on color patterns and combinations to help with a more realistic look. And I knew I wanted to have more pink in the hydrangeas today. I think the combination of Flirty Flamingo, Pretty in Pink, and Melon Mambo is perfect for pulling out all of the subtle shading in these flower bunches.

We get started with a base of Berry Burst cardstock and use a sheet of the lighter pink floral pattern from the Unbounded Beauty patterned paper pack as the mat for our focal panel. Using the Thankful Garden stamps, I stamped a floral bunch in each of the corners and used the decorative masks to color them. I stamped a full bunch of hydrangea on a separate sheet of paper, shaded using masks, and then cut it out with the coordinating dies. I stamped a portion of the floral bunch two more times, shaded, and then diecut with the smaller detail die from the Thankful Garden dies to create a more realistic-looking floret to serve as our focal point in the center. Layering the dimensionals really helps with the more realistic look and feel to the hydrangea stem. The sentiment from the Pattern of Friendship set is stamped in black on white cardstock and then diecut with the smaller sentiment die in the Autumn Leaves die set. I stamped an identical panel from the berry Beautiful Bokeh and then cut it in half and mounted it under the sentiment panel to serve as a mat. I added a few pink Blooming Pearls for an eye-catching pop of sheen. The sentiment panel is adhered with dimensionals to help it catch the eye. I finished things off by adding some floral centers of foiled regal dots across our hydrangea florets.

Although it was pretty challenging to figure out the proper orientation of the smaller detail die for the hydrangea, once I did, it was a breeze to get the detail pieces cut. And to help myself remember the orientation the next time, I marked the image in my stamp case. A similar hack works well for the placement of the decorative masks.

I hope you’ll tune in tomorrow as we continue our ode to nature!

Product List

Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144243]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Unbounded Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163372]

$12.50

Beautiful Bokeh 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164607]

$12.50

Pattern Of Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165383]

$18.00

Thankful Garden Bundle (English)

[165534]

$64.75

Autumn Leaves Dies

[162185]

$38.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin Pad

[163807]

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$9.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

$9.00

Summer Splash Classic Stampin Pad

[163809]

$9.00

Shy Shamrock Classic Stampin Pad

[163808]

$9.00

Regal Foiled Adhesive Backed Dots

[164038]

$8.50

Blooming Pearls

[162238]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Online Exclusives · Thankful Garden

You’re On My Mind

March 10, 2025March 9, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Saturday….uh, I mean Monday? As I’m sure you could tell, Saturday came and went and all was quiet here. Saturday turned out to be a much busier day than we had originally anticipated. The kiddo had an Academic Pentathlon tournament and then we had dinner with friends. I expected to have enough time in between to make charcuterie boards AND a card. But those best laid plans didn’t quite pan out. But I had this idea in my head and wanted to share one final card to wrap up our week with the Lovely Garden suite. So today, you’ll be getting TWO posts!

Our final card in the Lovely Garden design series pairs this lovely paper with the new Pattern of Friendship die, Mixed Labels stamps, and paper butterflies (one of my favorite accessories). I wanted to try something a little different with the Pattern of Friendship die and double cut to create a pattern, and I really love how it turned out and am looking forward to trying out some other pattern ideas.

Our card gets started with a base of Fresh Freesia cardstock. I used the small floral pattern sheet from the Lovely Garden paper pack as the backdrop for our focal panel. The focal panel is also a sheet of the Lovely Garden pack and is matted with a sheet of the tungsten textured metallic cardstock that has been inlaid with a plaid pattern using the Pattern of Friendship die. I wrapped some Fresh Freesia velvet ribbon around the metallic panel before adhering to the base with dimensionals. The floral patterned focal panel is adhered over the metallic mat with several layers of dimensionals so that it would lie flat over the raised velvet ribbon. I stamped the sentiment from Mixed Labels in Fresh Freesia on white cardstock and then cut with the banner die from the Adventurous Sky dies. The sentiment is adhered to the floral panel with dimensionals. The paper butterfly is given a little sparkle with Wink of Stella before it’s adhered to the panel approaching a flower. A few two tone sparkle gems add the twinkle and draw the eye across the design to take in all the elements.

I hope you enjoyed getting a peek at a number of ways that you can use the Lovely Garden suite to make beautiful designs. This week, we’re going to getting a closer look at the Pattern of Friendship bundle. I think you’re going to love it!

Product List

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155613]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Lovely Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165524]

$12.50

Textured Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[163772]

$8.50

Mixed Labels Cling Stamp Set (English)

[164643]

$23.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$9.00

Pattern Of Friendship Die

[165384]

$36.00

Adventurous Sky Dies

[163446]

$33.00

Paper Butterfly Accents

[162612]

$8.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$9.00

Fresh Freesia 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Faux Velvet Ribbon

[165540]

$10.50

Two Tone Sparkle Gems

[164633]

$9.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Online Exclusives · Sketchy Fridays · Thankful Garden

Sketchy Fridays: Sympathy Garden

March 7, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

We’ve made it through another week, and I don’t know about you but this one went by quickly with Ash Wednesday in the middle. The start of Lent always means a lot more rehearsal time for me. Such is the life of a singer! Despite some crazy weather at the beginning of the week, we’re enjoying more springlike weather here in North Texas.

But the real business you’ve all come for is Sketchy Fridays, so we’ll get right to it! For those of you who are new here, Sketchy Fridays is a weekly series where we’re using a card sketch to design our featured card. Right now, we’re working through a full series of designs using the card sketches found in current Stampin’ Up! catalogs.

This week’s card is based on Sketch #16 from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. Today’s design features the Lovely Garden paper and decorative masks, along with the Textured Notes dies, all from the new Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives release.

I decided to try a different technique with the decorative masks after seeing several other demos use it. The masks for the Thankful Garden stamp set are made, not only to use with the stamped images, but also can stand alone to make lovely watercoloresque images.

Our card starts with a base of Balmy Blue cardstock with a background panel of the Lovely Garden designer series paper. I decided to reiterate the floral images on the focal panel, so I used the masks and 3 shades of purpley-pink (Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, and Petunia Pop) to create the flowers. I cut them out with my paper snips. I created the focal panel by first using the Textured Notes dies to cut a piece of vellum (because I wanted the lovely background pattern to show through) and then the piece of black and white polka dot from the Lovely Garden pack. I tied some Fresh Freesia velvet ribbon around the background panel before adhering and then adhered the focal panel pieces over it. I layered the flowers with dimensionals to give some depth. I stamped the sentiment in Fresh Freesia on white using the Mixed Labels stamps and cut it out with the Something Fancy hexagon die. The sentiment mat is cut from Petunia Pop glimmer paper using the Mixed Labels dies. I put a twist of gold thread in between the two sentiment layers for a little added sparkle before adding some of the starburst sequins.

Today’s sketch inspired a few changes here and there to the suggested layout. Remember, a sketch should never tie you down but just make the process of getting started and finishing a lot easier. When all is said and done, I really like the softer look you can achieve by using the decorative masks by themselves like I did here, but I’m probably much more likely to use them in conjunction with the stamped images because I really like the definition and detail. But isn’t it fun to try new things?!

We’ll be closing out our series tomorrow. I hope you’ll pop in and see how we finish off our week!

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

[146982]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Lovely Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165524]

$12.50

2024–2026 In Color™ Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[163771]

$11.00

Thankful Garden Decorative Masks

[165538]

$13.00

Mixed Labels Bundle (English)

[164653]

$39.50

Textured Notes Dies

[165555]

$31.00

Something Fancy Dies

[160424]

$28.00

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

[161664]

$9.00

Petunia Pop Classic Stampin Pad

[163811]

$9.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$9.00

Fresh Freesia 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Faux Velvet Ribbon

[165540]

$10.50

Gold Twisted Thread

[164603]

$7.50

Starburst Sequins

[165539]

$7.50

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Online Exclusives · Thankful Garden

Silent Garden

March 6, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

This week, I’m featuring the new Online Exclusive suite called Lovely Garden. And today’s card uses a twist on a fun fold I learned from fellow demo Jackie Bolhuis called the panel Z-Fold to showcase the beautiful patterned paper and the stamp, mask, die bundle. Let’s get a closer look.

We get started with our card base, which is a quarter-panel of Shaded Spruce cardstock. Our sheet of Lovely Garden patterned paper actually serves as the bulk of the structural paper for this design. We cut it to a standard size for making a portrait orientation card (with the score line at the top), but it’s important that you cut the paper so that your design will be running in the right direction for a landscape card. So when scoring this patterned sheet, the long edge will be on the top/bottom and then you’ll score at 5 1/2-inches, 2 3/4-inches, and 1 3/8-inches. The two smaller panels will be adhered together so that both sides of the patterned paper will now show when the card is closed. I used the middle sized die from the Textured Notes set to cut an inside sentiment panel and a piece of the Graceful Greenery vellum for the card front.

After deciding on the orientation of the front panel, I lined them both up to go ahead and adhere the inside sentiment panel to the base for safe keeping. I moved on to the focal image from the Thankful Garden stamp set which is stamped in black on white cardstock. I used a combination of Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, and Peach Pie and the masks to color the flowers and then Shy Shamrock and Shaded Spruce for the stems. Using the coordinating Thankful Garden dies, I cut out the floral image. I stamped the sentiment from Wonderful Thoughts in black on the far-right side of the vellum and heat embossed with black embossing powder. Before adhering the floral bunch next to the sentiment, I made a bow of cream woven ribbon. An assortment of embellishments, including rhinestone jewels, shimmer gems, and starburst sequins, bring it all together and add some pops of sparkle.

Tomorrow we’ll be pairing this beautiful suite with a sketch. I hope you’ll stop by and check it out!

Product List

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$13.00

Lovely Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165524]

$12.50

Graceful Greenery Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[164118]

$10.00

Thankful Garden Bundle (English)

[165534]

$64.75

Wonderful Thoughts Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161899]

$25.00

Textured Notes Dies

[165555]

$31.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$9.00

Peach Pie Classic Stampin Pad

[163810]

$9.00

Shy Shamrock Classic Stampin Pad

[163808]

$9.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$9.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Cream 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Woven Ribbon

[164143]

$9.50

Starburst Sequins

[165539]

$7.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$6.00

Earth Tones Shimmer Gems

[164070]

$8.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Online Exclusives · Thankful Garden

You Matter

March 5, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Stampin’ Up! just released a brand new batch of Online Wxclusives. Have you checked them out yet? We’re using one of the new suites as our design focus for this week — the Lovely Garden suite. And today’s card shows off the included stamp bundle — with its stamps, masks, and dies — beautifully.

This design gets started with a simple white base. The background panel is a sheet of striped paper from the Lovely Garden paper pack. I wanted to keep the color palette very simple for this design so that the focal image really takes the stage. Our focal image backdrop is a circle of Petunia Pop glimmer paper that is cut with the Spotlight on Nature dies. I love how this pinky-purple really teases out the color variations in our focal image.

The hydrangea image from Thankful Garden is stamped in black. Using the coordinating masks and my blending brushes, I added a layer of Pretty in Pink, then Fresh Freesia, and finally Blackberry Bliss to color the flowers. The leaves and stems combine Garden Green and Shaded Spruce. The trickiest part was figuring out how to orient the first mask to get it to line up properly with the image, but once you get the notch marked it’s easy breezy for every mask thereafter. (I’ll do a video for Terrific Tuesdays.) Using the coordinating die from the Thankful Garden set, I cut out the image. It’s mounted on the sparkly backdrop with dimensionals and then the panel is adhered to the base with dimensionals, as well.

I finished things off by building the sentiment panel. I stamped the banner from the Mixed Labels set in black on white cardstock. I chose a portion of a sentiment from the Wonderful Thoughts set and stamped it in the center of the banner with Blackberry Bliss. Using the Mixed Labels banner die, I cut the sentiment. It’s adhered at the bottom of the focal panel in the center with several layers of dimensionals so that it peeks out just a touch above the focal panel. I added a few of the new Starburst discs around the focal panel for some visual interest.

Are you loving this week’s featured bundle as much as I am? I’m looking forward to bringing you more design ideas. I hope you’ll tune in tomorrow for a cool fun fold idea!

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Lovely Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165524]

$12.50

2024–2026 In Color™ Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[163771]

$11.00

Thankful Garden Bundle (English)

[165534]

$64.75

Wonderful Thoughts Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161899]

$25.00

Mixed Labels Bundle (English)

[164653]

$39.50

Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin Pad

[163807]

$9.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$9.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$9.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$9.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$9.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Starburst Sequins

[165539]

$7.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Online Exclusives · Thankful Garden

Thankful Difference

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Have you seen the new Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives that launched today? There are so many wonderful new things in the store. I still have a number of things hanging out in my cart.

This week, we’re looking at the new Lovely Garden suite, which includes stamps, dies, masks, paper, ribbon, and embellishments. And today’s card also incorporates the new Textured Notes dies, as well as the Pattern of Friendship embossing panel.

Our card starts with a base of Basic Black cardstock. I love how this brings out the details in the floral sheet from the Lovely Garden paper pack which serves as our backdrop. A sheet of Fresh Freesia that’s been embossed with the new Pattern of Friendship die serves as the mat for our patterned paper. Next, I stamped the sentiment from Thankful Garden in Fresh Freesia on white and diecut it with the narrow Textured Notes die. I cut the small frame from Melon Mambo using the Mixed Labels dies. In between these two layers, we’ve sandwiched a bow of Fresh Freesia velvet ribbon and mounted the full sentiment panel over some sparkly foliage with dimensionals. I added purple sequins around the sentiment panel for a sparkly detail, which works well to draw our eyes right to the sentiment.

The paper in the Lovely Garden paper pack is so pretty that it’s hard not to grab for it each and every time I go to make a card! Tomorrow we’re going to pair up this lovely paper with the stamps and masks. Can’t wait for you to see!

Product List

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

[121045]

$11.50

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155613]

$11.50

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115320]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Lovely Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165524]

$12.50

Festive 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[164106]

$12.00

Thankful Garden Bundle (English)

[165534]

$64.75

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$9.00

Pattern Of Friendship Die

[165384]

$36.00

Mixed Labels Dies

[164652]

$21.00

Textured Notes Dies

[165555]

$31.00

Fresh Freesia 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Faux Velvet Ribbon

[165540]

$10.50

Purple Adhesive Backed Sequins

[164970]

$8.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

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Online Exclusives · Thankful Garden

Thankful Friend

March 3, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

We are already to another Monday – the first Monday of March. MARCH! Man, it seems like this year just got started. It was a busy weekend for us, so March definitely came marching’ on in. We had some beautiful weather and enjoyed a lot of together time that included time outside. One of my favorite things about spring is the return of all my sleeping plants and the chance to visit the nursery for new plants. My boys entertained me with a trip to our favorite local nursery and even helped pick out our new flowers.

And speaking of spring, there is a whole crop of brand new stamps releasing tomorrow with the launch of new Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives. So this week, we’re going to be getting a closer look at the Thankful Garden bundle, which includes stamps, masks, dies, paper, ribbon, and embellishments. And today’s card showcases the beautiful paper.

Our card starts with a base of Night of Navy cardstock. Our focal background pattern is from the Lovely Garden paper pack. The sentiment from the Thankful Garden stamp set is stamped in Melon Mambo on white cardstock and then diecut with the Something Fancy dies. I cut the sentiment mat from Berry Burst glimmer paper using the larger Something Fancy die. A faux bow of Shaded Spruce satin ribbon is affixed to the back of the sentiment. The dainty dot patterned strip from the Lovely Garden paper pack serves as our sentiment backdrop. I cut a stem of greenery from Shaded Spruce with the Thankful Garden dies and adhered it under the sentiment panel which sits on top thanks to a layer of dimensionals. Regal foil dots dress things up a bit and bring our eyes front and center to the sentiment.

I hope you’ll pop in tomorrow to see more of this Thankful Garden!

Products used in today’s card:
Night of Navy, Shaded Spruce, Basic White cardstock
Lovely Garden (coming 3/4!), Berry Burst glimmer paper
Thankful Garden stamps & dies (coming 3/4!)
Something Fancy dies
Shaded Spruce satin ribbon
Regal foil dots
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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