Saturday, April 12, 2025

You Are a Ray of Sunshine Card

Surprisingly, this card also uses the Floral Delight DSP paired with the Everyday Arches bundle (stamp set and dies) plus the 3D Soft Wave embossing folder. 


I created a template from cardstock for the sunshine rays and used Daffodil Delight ink with a blending brush.  I really like how the Basic Gray sentiment pops but isn't as harsh as black would have been.  Give either a try and see which one you like best!  It definitely depends on the project.  Get inky and happy stamping!

Friday, April 11, 2025

Floral Delight Cards

Here's a quick and easy card featuring the With You in Mind stamp set paired with Floral Delights DSP. 


This card uses the Labeled with Love stamp set, Beautiful Butterflies bundle, and the Nested Essentials dies.


Both of theses cards were made at my March card class.  Many of these products are now on sale in the Last Chance section!  Get yours before they're gone!

(On a personal note, today is my mother-in-law's birthday (in heaven), and it is also the day that I officially became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  This suite really reminds me of her, and today is an extra special "birth-aversary" for me.  Thank you for being part of my community!)

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Floral Delight Butterflies Layout

 This layout celebrates my love of butterflies and was the layout we made in my March class.


I used Floral Delights DSP with the Beautiful Butterflies bundle along with the Classic Letters alphabet stamp set.  I stamped the butterflies in Pecan Pie (because I thought black would be too harsh) and the title in Daffodil Delight.

The Floral Delight collection is now on sale in the Last Chance section!  Get yours before they're gone!

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Welcoming Garden Kit

This pretty spring/summer kit features two interactive card designs (three each of three designs)! 


The first interactive card is a trifold featuring an arched gate on the front and a cute birdhouse and flowers on the second panel.

Can you see the wood grain stamping on the gate slats with the included Crumb Cake Stampin' Spot?
The instructions guide you to pop up some of the flowers and the birdhouse die cut.

The second card is a really pretty gate, again with popped up flowers.  I love how the instructions guide you to overlapping the green leaves with the gate.

This angle shows more of the dimension of this pretty card!


The third card has a gate opening on the front (and is a top-fold card so there's plenty of room for your message).


I love how the gate has a hello sign and then inside the gate is another sentiment!


The Welcoming Garden kit is available while supplies last, so be sure to grab one today HERE!

Saturday, April 5, 2025

March 2025 Paper Pumpkin Cards: Daisy Daydreams

Paper Pumpkin is such a fun subscription box!  You don't know exactly what you're getting until the kit arrives!  Here are the three card designs from the March subscription, Daisy Daydreams.


This kit included TWO mini stamp sets, and if you look closely you can see the honeycomb stamped in Lost Lagoon, the included Stampin' Spot.  The gold foil honeycomb die cuts add an elegant accent.


This card design included a vellum accent.  I love how the front panel is raised with dimensionals and how the green bokeh circle is flush with the card base.  (And of course who doesn't love the daisies and the bees?)


The third card has lots of dimension with the popped up daisies!


This angle shows the gold honeycombs better.


Paper Pumpkin is easy to subscribe to, and you can opt in each month or pause/cancel at any time before the 10th of the month for the current month's kit.  Learn more HERE!

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Heirloom Arrangements Kit Cards, Part 2

Using only the Heirloom Arrangements kit stamp set, the included Pecan Pie Stampin’ Spot, and leftover pieces from the card kit, I created five more cards by only adding five notecards and corresponding envelopes.


You can see how I used the grid stamp to add some interest to the backgrounds.


I hope these inspire you!  I can't wait to see what YOU make.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Heirloom Arrangements Kit Cards, Part 1

The Heirloom Arrangements card kit makes eight beautiful cards! I made all eight cards mostly following the directions, and in part two I will show you what I did with the leftover pieces.  NOTE: You do NOT have to follow the directions unless you want to!


The kit comes with beautiful botanical die cut pieces, frames, and tags to mix and match.


Pecan Pie Stampin' Spot (included) coordinates perfectly for a vintage look.


I love how everything you need is contained in the small box that the kits come in!

Not pictured, but I stamped the moth inside each card and added it to the envelopes also.  Don't forget to decorate your envelopes!

More Last Chance Products!

Every two months, Stampin' Up! will move retiring catalog and online exclusive products to the LAST CHANCE category to get them before they're gone!


Find them HERE

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

So Much to Celebrate Card Kit

NO FOOLING!  One thing that I love about Stampin' Up! is that they provide products for all levels of crafters and/or crafting experiences! The So Much to Celebrate card kit is so easy to put together that you don’t have to have any experience whatsoever to create nine beautiful cards (three each of three designs). I would definitely consider myself a very experienced paper crafter, and I still enjoy how fast and easy these kits come together to create lovely cards.


Who needs congrats/best wishes cards this season?  I love the soft colors and gold foil accents.

The coordinating envelopes have pretty stripes.

The preprinted sentiments are available in four languages, so get fancy and use one of them!

At only $14 plus shipping & handling/tax, these cards are a very easy and affordable option.  Everything that you need comes in the box!