Recently I collaborated with 6 other Stampin' Up! demonstrators to host a virtual retreat (that I thought was a LOT of fun). We kicked off our event with a "mystery stamping" evening where we followed directions (or not) to create a card. I love how different everyone's are but how you can see the theme throughout.
I used the Impressions Abloom bundle and added Garden Green, Timid Tiger, and Strawberry Slush cardstock.
An extra strip of DSP finished off the inside.
Did you know that Flip Flaps can be used on cards too? I made a fun shaker card by adding a flip flap to my card. (Sorry for the glare.)
I used the Celebratory Sips DSP (and cut out a drink from the paper to shake around in the flap) and added a scrap of Full of Life DSP that coordinated nicely. I added some sequins from my stash (and they will fall out of the flap but are easy to put back in if necessary).
Does the arch die look a little like a glass to you? I added a leaf garnish die cut from the Impressions Abloom bundle and stamped Celebrate in Blackberry Ink from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set.
The adhesive strip of the flip flap is on the inside of the card base and under the white liner (not on the back of the card). Don't forget to accent the inside of your card and the coordinating envelope to make your project extra special!
Here is another card made with the Beautiful Gallery suite, featuring the Beautiful Motifs dies and coordinating stamp set. (Remember, all suite items are on sale BOGO 50% off this month only!)
Be sure to add a Very Vanilla stamped panel to the inside of the card and stamp the envelop too!
NOTE: This suite and its products will be on sale (BOGO 50%) starting 6/3 and running through the end of the month!
This simple cards uses the gorgeous fern die cut from the Beautiful Motifs dies. I cut it three times, twice on each side of Olive Two-Tone cardstock and once on Old Olive Seasons of Elegance DSP. If you look closely, you can see a few gold flecks on the Seasons of Elegance DSP.
I stamped the sentiment with Old Olive on the front of this Very Vanilla panel, attached a Basic Beige ribbon bow, and then added the panel to the front of a Mossy Meadow card base. Honestly, I love the simplicity and beauty of this card. I hope that you do, too!
NOTE: This suite and its products will be on sale (BOGO 50%) starting 6/3 and running through the end of the month!
This card was inspired by another demonstrator's card. To me, it looks like three windows looking out at the sea.
To create this card, I cut three arches out of one piece of the boating scene of Beautiful Gallery 6"x6" DSP (cut down to 5.25"x4"). I then cut three arches of the next larger die out of Pecan Pie cardstock, then layered the arches onto the back of the DSP. Three Pressed Flower Motifs gems finished off the card front which was adhered to a Very Vanilla card base.
Not shown, but I added a strip of the DSP to the inside of the card to finish it nicely.
NOTE: This suite and its products will be on sale (BOGO 50%) starting 6/3 and running through the end of the month!
Who can resist a sale? From now until the end of the month, Stampin' Up! is offering a BOGO (Buy One/Get One) 50% off on all suite products! You can buy an entire suite and get an equal/lesser valued suite at 50% off, or you can buy any suite product and get an equal/lesser valued suite product at 50% off!
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The Beautiful Gallery suite is absolutely gorgeous! I enjoyed making this simple card with a floral pattern from the Beautiful Gallery 6"x6" DSP framed with Very Vanilla die cut with the Gallery Blooms dies.
I will be featuring this suite in my July classes, at my home or yours. I am also going to be working on a heritage album with this suite. Is anyone interested in joining me?
NOTE: This suite and its products will be on sale (BOGO 50%) starting 6/3 and running through the end of the month!
If you love Stampin' Up! products, did you know that you could receive a (minimum) 20% off all of your orders if you became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator? Many people join as hobbyists just for the discount. Tomorrow is the last day to receive $165 in products with the starter kit price of only $99.
Stampin' Up! is hosting our first ever virtual album retreat, a Month by Month 24-page workshop (12 two-page 12"x12" layouts), online July 16-18 (with videos available after the live demonstrations), and you can purchase this amazing product bundle (which also automatically registers you for the event) starting today!
This concept was a staple with Close To My Heart that has been carried over to Stampin' Up! I have participated in two of these past events, and they were totally worth the experience! Almost everything comes precut and packaged like kits. You will learn so many new techniques and creative ways to use the included products (which I suspect will include a new stamp set).
Anyone who purchases the virtual retreat through me will also get supplies and instructions a bonus opening and closing page for their albums as one of my appreciation gifts. You can use Stampin' Rewards toward the purchase, and you will earn Stampin' Rewards on this purchase.
Please let me know if you have any questions! Learn more with this PDF and view the sample layouts HERE. I hope you'll join me!
Have you seen our 6"x8" mini album and Memories & More pocket cards? Did you know that you can use these pocket cards on cards? We sell a package of 10 each (20 total) white cards and envelopes that fit the 3"x4" and 4"x6" pocket cards perfectly!
I used the new Celebration Expressions cards paired with the Layered Thoughts stamp set and black ink. For both cards, I fussy cut elements from another card (or with the balloons, from the part that is covered by the stripes). For the large card, I distressed the edges of the pocket card with Berry Burst ink using the direct-to-paper technique to give it a little more interest.
I love how I can use "card" products for memory keeping and "scrapbooking" products for cards!
This simple card leans on the new In Colors cardstock for interest. I cut each strip 4"x1.25" and stamped "Thank" in black on each color using the Layered Thoughts stamp set. (This is a great versatile sentiments set!)
I stamped "you" on a scrap of white and cut it out, dovetailing each end and adding Cloud Cover In Color Flat Pearl Gems.
This one came together quickly and will be added to my stash because you never know when you will want to show someone appreciation and gratitude!
This no-stamping card uses the dies from the Floral Impressions bundle and the new In Colors, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Cloud Cover, and Secret Sea.
Not only do the dies cut out the pieces, but they also have pieces that dry emboss, which is the texture you see on the flowers and leaves.
For more interest, I tore the Cloud Cover cardstock strips and embossed the Secret Sea cardstock with the 3D Soft Waves embossing folder.
The inside is currently blank until I decide what I will use it for.
Participants in my May card class created this card with the Impressions Abloom stamp set, dies, and DSP. We used colored cardstock (Fresh Freesia and Pretty in Pink) for the flower bases and then stamped the outlines with Petunia Pop and Strawberry Slush.
The oval cut out is part of the coordinating dies. The sentiment is from the (retired) Labeled with Love stamp set.
When you make your own cards, be sure to decorate the inside and the coordinating envelope! Simple stamping adds a lovely accent.
This weekend, I was able to finish our Easter layout that I started at my scrapbooking class last month. It needed a few more die cut flowers to be finished.
It may not be obvious, but I also used the coordinating Floral Impressions 12"x12" DSP (the back sides of two patterns, not the floral side).
The finishing touches are (retired) blue and yellow Tinsel gems.
Happy National Cherry Cobbler Day! (Who knew?)
Not only is Cherry Cobbler a sweet treat, but it is a gorgeous Stampin' Up! hue too. I had to get inky today and make this card featuring Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana, and Lemon Lolly (as suggested in the current Color Coach)!
I added in Pool Party Two-Tone cardstock (embossed with the 3D Soft Waves embossing folder and then torn to make waves) and Crumb Cake cardstock (with "sand" stamped in Crumb Cake).
I used my Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends to create the bag's stripes and my Basic Black Stampin' Blend for the sunglasses. Let me know if you have any questions about how I made this card. I'm ready for some beach or lake time!
Each month, Stampin' Up! releases two new kits. The Maritime Moments creates six handsome cards.
Everything you need to create two each of the designs is included in the kit, although you might need a pair of scissors.
I think that these make great cards for the men in your life.
Be sure to get this kit before it's gone if you love or someone you know loves the sea!
The Notes & Totes bundle is one of my favorites! The samples in the new Annual Catalog on p. 81 are darling, so I had to CASE one of them!
I used the stamp set/dies bundle with Thoughtful Journey 6"x6" DSP. The cardstock I used includes White Willow, Crumb Cake, Strawberry Slush, Pool Party, Petal Pink, Pretty in Pink, Lemon Lolly, and Black. I used Crumb Cake, Strawberry Slush, Pool Party, and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Pads, then finished the card with Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink gems.
What occasion would you use this card for?
This Paper Bouquet kit was so much fun to put together! All of the pieces are precut; you just need to assemble.
Be prepared to have a pair of pliers and a hot glue gun in addition to the kit contents to assemble. I liked using my bone folder to curl the petals, but some of my friends preferred their fingers to shape the petals. It wasn't hard but did take a bit of time. (Labor of love, anyone?)
The flowers feature the new In Colors Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Cloud Cover, and Secret Sea. I think my mom likes her "everblooms!"
You can find the Paper Bouquet kit HERE if you'd like to make one for yourself or a loved one.
This card was so fun to make for a sweet colleague who is expecting her first baby! I used the Floral Impressions DSP paired with the Notes & Totes bundle to create the "diaper bag" and the items in it. The sentiment is from the retired Sentimental Park stamp set and die cut with the Nested Essentials banner die.
I used the purse scarf die to create the stuffed bunny ears, first using the "true" side of Petal Pink Two-Tone cardstock and then using the light side to die cut the purse scarf again, then fussy cuttin it to make the inside of the bunny ears. A small oval die, two eyes created with my Black Stampin' Write Marker, and some twine for whiskers creatively made the bunny's face.
I used the spray bottle die cut and trimmed the end to make the baby bottle. (I love how it turned out!) The tube of sunscreen could also be diaper cream. For the background, I used a piece of Garden Green cardstock that I dry embossed with the Damask embossing folder. A few Strawberry Slush In Color Flat Pearls finished off the card.
I think the mom-to-be loved her card. I know I had fun making it! I will be featuring this bundle in my June classes. Let me know if you'd like to gather a few friends and learn how to use this fun collection!
Here is the card I made for my mom for Mother’s Day featuring the birth flowers of her three children.
I began with a Basic Beige cardstock base and then added the corrugated 3D embossed Sea Foam panel on top. After stamping each of the birth flowers, I colored them with colored pencils. A bow finished off the sentiment quite nicely.
I'm so grateful for my mom and to get to spend time with her!
At OnStage back in March, I won the new Peaceful View cling stamp set, a pretty large single stamp. Here is my first attempt creating with it.
I inked up the stamp in Black and then stamped onto a piece of Thoughtful Expressions 6"x6" DSP that I then trimmed down for the front panel. (I also cut a little strip of the DSP for the inside of the card.) I mounted the stamped panel onto a piece of White Willow and then onto a Misty Moonlight card base.
The sentiments are from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set, which I also stamped in black. I added a pair of Drusy gems to finish it off. This pretty card came together so easily! I can't wait to try inking up the Peaceful View stamp in different colors.
For this card, I stamped the large solid flower from the Impressions Abloom stamp set in Secret Sea in both first and second generation (or by inking up once and then stamping twice: the first is the full strength color, and the second is a lighter version) then adding Darling Duckling centers and Garden Green leaves.
After stamping the panel, I cut it and then pieced it onto the card front. Since Garden Green is a darker color, I added a White Willow panel on the inside of the card to finish it.
You might be interested in signing up for a virtual retreat using this stamp set (or one of your own if you'd prefer). Learn more HERE.
Let's get ready to celebrate the release of the NEW 2025-26 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog on Tuesday with a peek at the new In Colors: Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Cloud Cover, and Secret Sea.
I had fun with the Arched Wishes stamp set and Everyday Essentials dies to create this fun birthday card which highlights Strawberry Slush and Darling Duckling. I used each of the In Color Flat Pearls also.
Which new color is your favorite?
As part of my National Scrapbooking Day celebration, I wanted to share a before and after of a hiking layout! Here is the first draft of the layout I made for my April scrapbooking class using the Country Woods and Country Lace DSP featuring a hike my husband and I took on the southernmost terminus of the Appalachian Trail. I like how I made the AT "marker" using the Classic Alphabet stamp set, but all in all, the layout felt too plain for my taste. I let it sit for a few days until inspiration struck.
Now here's the updated version. First, I added the topography map DSP from the Take to the Sky suite over the dotted paper that was there. It's a subtle change but really adds to the hiking theme.
Then I went through my stash and found what was left of my die cuts from the Changing Leaves bundle. Even though there wasn't any Crumb Cake in the layout, it's a perfect neutral (and match for the trees in the photos) to enhance the pages.
Be sure to cluster embellishments and place them in a visual triangle to move your eyes across the page. This really helps accent the page and keep the focus where it should be.
PRO TIP: While you're working with a stamp set/die bundle, make extras to have on hand. You never know when inspiration will strike!
The sympathy card that I started on a recent Facebook Live & finished afterward: Misty Moonlight & White Willow cardstock, Beautiful Butterflies embossing folder, Country Lace DSP, Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Pad, and a sentiment plus gems from my stash.
For this birthday card, I used A Year of Flowers stamp set and the coordinating dies/bundle. I love that the dies not only include all 12 flowers (and each are numbered with 1 for January, etc.) but also the pretty label and some foliage sprays.
If you look closely, you'll notice that I stamped the April stamp onto the gingham label and that the die only cuts the flower, which was layered over the sprigs. To make the gingham label "pop," I added the Basic White rectangle behind it and then used my black Stampin' Write pen to create faux stitches.
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Here is the first card that I made (and sent) with A Year of Flowers stamp set paired with Floral Delight DSP for a special friend's April birthday.
It was so easy to stamp the image and quickly color with two Stampin' Write markers (Old Olive and Crushed Curry). Can you see how I added Wink of Stella to the petals?
A few Drusy adhesive gems finished off the card.
Don't forget to stamp the inside of your cards and the coordinating envelope. It was really easy to mask the month for the card and envelope.
At my April card class, we made this fun bookbinding birthday card featuring the Arched Wishes stamp set and Bright & Beautiful 6"x6" DSP. We tried a fun coloring technique where we created a stencil and "colored" the cupcake with blending brushes.
The second card that I made is a faux bookbinding because of the arched panel instead of the square front.
I like the fun stripes on the back of the DSP for the inside of the card! This DSP is on the Last Chance list, so get it before it's gone.
This time, I decorated the inside with stamps from the stamp set. Always dress up the inside of your card and its coordinating envelope!