Floral Spray 3D Embossing Folder Bridal Shower Card

The Floral Spray 3D Embossing Folder does all the heavy lifting when embossing Basic White cardstock for a 7” x 5” bridal shower card. 

I tied the ribbon around the front panel with a bow and added the sentiment to finish.

I love how elegant this card looks and how simple it was to make!

Easy DIY Wrapping Paper

Invest in some kraft or white paper (available on rolls) to be able to create your own wrapping paper!  I started with kraft paper cut to fit a board book for my cousin, whose wife is expecting their first baby.

I started by placing the appropriately-sized kraft paper on my work space, and then I "randomly" placed my stamps onto the center of the piece.

I placed a large block onto the stamps to pick them up and then stamp in Pecan Pie ink across the kraft paper.

It was easy to line up the stamps that they look random but are actually pretty intentional.

What do you think of the finished product?

Easy Gift Card Holder

My cousin's son's wife is expecting their first baby soon, so I made this gift card holder as part of their gift for their baby shower in Florida this weekend.

I created this card on a recent Facebook Live (each Thursday at 7:30 PM).

The belly band pulls off to open the card, which includes a small area for a message and a pocket to hold a gift card.

All of my customers get tutorials of my Thursday Facebook Lives (and other perks), so if you don't have a demonstrator yet, I'd love for you to shop with me.  Thank you!

July Paper Pumpkin Sneak Peek

The June Paper Pumpkin subscription box, Bikes & Blooms, has shipped, and the window for ordering July's box, Hooray for Birthdays, is now open!

 Say Happy Birthday with stand-up easel cards perfect for showing off! 

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes 

• Holographic foil accents 

• Precut paper pieces and printed stickers 

• Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Darling Duckling, Hydrangea Hue, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Timid Tiger (Stampin’ Spot) 

If you aren't a Paper Pumpkin subscriber yet and want to month's kit, be sure to sign up HERE by July 10.

Painted Skies Sip & Stamp Cards

One Friday a month, I offer a relaxing Sip & Stamp card making gathering to create three kit cards (with add ons to enhance them, not that they need them!).  In May, we used the Painted Skies kit to create three trifold cards.

For the original cards, the die cut frames are all white.  I couldn't resist trying some techniques on them.  For the first card, I blended Cloud Clover and Blueberry Bushel ink and then added sparkle with Wink of Stella.

For the second card, I used Basic Gray and Basic Black cardstock plus In Colors Pearlized Paper (Golden Glow piece) for the lighthouse and rocks.

I will add a sentiment when I decide who will receive this card.

I used my Stampin' Write Black marker to color this scene.  I love the pop of Black!  Ink blending would also work.

I added the stamped birds from the recent Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin kit stamp set.  Stretch your supplies as far as possible!

Thought this kit is currently unavailable, it will be back in stock.  You can find it HERE and select to receive an email when it is back in stock.

June's Sip & Stamp will be 6/19 at 5:00.  Please RSVP by the Wednesday prior and join us!

Piglet Note Card

If you've been here for awhile, then you know that we are a Silly Old Bear family with our own Pooh Bear and Piglet (and maybe a Kanga and Eyeore, too)!  I made this quick note card to send to our Piglet girl to just say hi because I miss them both.  (They are off adulting, chasing their dreams, and living their best lives in graduate/law school!)

I used the Silly Old Bear suite plus some Mossy Meadow cardstock, Pecan Pie ink, and a little Very Vanilla cardstock.

Hopefully this sweet card will remind our girl of how much she is loved!  If you haven't created with our note cards yet, what are you waiting for?
 

Retirement Card

This card uses a variety of products to celebrate a friend's recent retirement.  The base uses a pretty piece of Scenic Coast DSP with a May Sparking Celebrations Paper Pumpkin window frame overlay.

The sentiment stamp is from the same Paper Pumpkin kit, but the gulls and sailboat are from a retired Stampin' Up! kit.

Such a fun way to sail off into the sunset, if I do say so myself!  Don't be afraid to mix & match products!

 

June Paper Pumpkin Subscription Closes Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the last day that you can subscribe to the June Paper Pumpkin box, Bikes and Blooms!  This kit makes nine cards (3 each of 3 designs) and includes silver foil elements and silver butterfly embellishments.  This month's Stampin' Spot (mini ink pad) is Calypso Coral.

Ordering closes 6/10, and the kits will begin shipping out 6/11.

The Wonderful Scenes Add-On dies coordinate beautiful with the April-June Paper Pumpkin boxes!

Order HERE!  

Nephew Birthday Card

My youngest nephew just turned 18 (NOT sure how that happened so quickly!), and his mom hosted a lovely dinner in his honor.  Since he loves to fish (both lake and ocean), I grabbed the recent Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin kit to make him a card quickly.

I did add Pecan Pie ink in addition to the Peaceful Pie Ink Spot that was included in the kit.  I tucked some cash inside so that he can purchase something for himself.

Happy birthday, Will!
 

Grid Squares Card Two Ways

This card uses a very simple design that is easy to recreate: twelve 1" squares of DSP mounted onto a 3 3/4" x 5" panel mounted onto the front of a card.

To add even more interest, I embossed the panel with the Fern & Flora 3D embossing folder.

Both cards use the Moonlit Flora suite plus the Scalloped Blooms stamp set and Berry Burst ink.

Which do you prefer? 

Virtual Album Retreat 2026 Layout #6: The Highlands (Day 1)

What's not to love about this layout of our visit to Kilburn Castle, Inverary, and Loch Lomond.

The heart was super easy to make because all of the pieces were precut, but you could make your own by using quarters of 3 1/4" circles.

Flip flaps allow me to add multiple photos to one photo mat to help extend my story.

I also used flip flaps on the second page to add more photos and journaling.

The Virtual Album Retreat 2026 kit is still available, while supplies last, along with all of the training videos.  It is a gift you will not regret for your favorite scrapbooker or family memory keeper!
 

Virtual Album Retreat 2026 Layout #5: Northern Ireland

Being a "student" was another reason that Virtual Album Retreat 2026 was so fun for me!  The only decisions that I had to make were which photos I planned to use where and whether I followed the instructions or not.  (Spoiler: I did not exactly.)

I was really happy that this layout design used a lot of Garden Green so I used Emerald Isle photos on it.

It didn't photograph well, but we splattered NEW Golden Glow shimmer brush on the two base pages, and then stamped the star stripes in Pool Party.  Such fun techniques! 

Since rules are meant to be broken, I added the 3"x4" photo cascade and stretched the 3" square photos in the directions to 4"x3" photos.  I couldn't stand to crop them down any smaller.

Using the alphabet set included in the retreat kit, I stamped my Northern Ireland title on scrap white cardstock and then added to the base page.  (I was afraid I wouldn't stamp it perfectly, but it turned out nicely.)

I love the interactive elements of this page and will cut my page protectors to make them open easily.

Be sure to include journaling of at least the 5 Ws (who, what, when, where, and why, as applicable).

 Remember, the Virtual Album Retreat kit is still available HERE, plus you'll receive a thank you gift from me!