This beautiful tri-fold card uses two pieces of DSP (designer series paper) and some Berry Burst Two-Tone cardstock.
It was fun to use a blending brush to color the flowers and stamps to "color" the leaves. The white matte dots were colored with Darling Duckling Stampin' Blend to turn them yellow.
I love all the stamped flowers! We even added little dots with the Darling Duckling Stampin' Blend.
The Stampin’ Up! Virtual Card Making Retreat was incredible! I was able to complete a few of the 15 cards this weekend, and I learned so many things. I can’t wait to share in upcoming classes and events!
It's important to remember to stamp the inside of your cards and your envelopes! This card also uses Cloud Cover DSP and Secret Sea (ink and Two-Tone cardstock) plus some white embossing for the sentiment.
I'm looking forward to sharing the card designs and techniques I've learned at future stamping classes/events. Did you know that the retreat bundle is still available and that the videos will also be available for at least a year?
Usually, we think of sentiment stamps as the focal image on a card, but they make really great backgrounds also!
I made this card on my Thursday Facebook Live at 7:30 PM. I love the January product of the month, Fabulous Sayings stamp set, and I paired with a piece of Nature Walk DSP and the lovely details of the Nature’s Symphony dies. This first card uses Shaded Spruce, Pretty Peacock, and Secret Sea.
It is always fun to take a card design and reimagine it with different colors! My second card uses Flirty Flamingo and Strawberry Slush. I used the first and second generation stamping technique to get an ombre effect on the card. Two-Tone Strawberry Slush cardstock also helped contribute to an ombre effect.
Who should I send these birthday cards to? Are you on my birthday card mailing list yet?
While the name isn't very creative, it sums up this card quite nicely in my opinion! I made this on last week's Thursday 7:30 PM EST Facebook Live, complete with measurements, etc. (My VIP customers also get typed instructions, so if you'd like to join us, just place an order of any size HERE. Thank you!)
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This flower bouquet card was fun to design! I used a Petal Pink cardstock card base and stamped the corner, also in Petal Pink, with the flower cluster from the 2026 Virtual Card Making Retreat bundle (still available)!
I matted the Lovely and Beautiful DSP with Crumb Cake cardstock. To make the bouquet cone, I cut a 6.5" Cricut circle and then cut it half. I folded the half circle into thirds and then filled it with the die cut flower bunches from the Virtual Card Making Retreat bundle (after coloring the leaves with Old Olive Stampin' Blends).
The sentiment and dies are from the Beautiful Butteflies bundle, available on last chance HERE!
When I saw the SUOC #392 Sketch Challenge, I knew it would be perfect for my attempt at using the Simply Beautiful dies to make a tropical card. Here's what I made, using the Beach Boardwalk suite as my color inspiration:
Here's the sketch:
I started with a 4" x 5 1/4" White Willow panel and began blending Lemon Lolly ink near the bottom.
This easel fun fold card was, well, FUN to make at this month's card class! We started with a standard A2 top-fold card of Petal Pink cardstock, then scored the center. We added two pieces of Lovely and Beautiful DSP to accommodated the fold. We made sure to only adhere the bottom of our large die cut flower (Simply Beautiful dies).
A few Pearlized Faceted Circles (self-adhesive gems) finished off this pretty card. I'm looking forward to sending it to someone special!
Speaking of someone special, would you like to come create and connect at one of my upcoming Sip & Stamp kit togethers?
At Sunday's card class, three of the four cards used the gorgeous Lovely and Beautiful suite. (I LOVE that the front sides of each paper has gold foil accents!) The first card we made with this collection used Fresh Freesia and Old Olive.
Each month I hold a card making and scrapbooking class in my basement studio in the tri-state area (message me if you'd like more info), and our first card this month used the fun Hobby Haven DSP.
I always start my card class with a quick and easy card and then progress to more advanced cards.
I'm "sew" thankful you're here! Save the date for February's card class on 2/8!
On Thursday evenings, I go live on my Inky Scrapper Facebook page at 7:30 PM, and last Thursday, I created this angled gatefold card with the Lovely and Beautiful DSP and Simply Beautiful dies (with some input from my viewers).
This card is easier to make than you might think! The pretty paper does all the work with a little scoring and cutting.
After the live video, I added a piece of Calypso Coral Two-Tone cardstock to the back to keep it sturdy.
Did you know that January 10 is Happy National Houseplant Appreciation Day? I have a green-ish thumb and love all of my house plants. (I often want to be a gardener, but then end up in my craft room instead.)
Recently my sister, my sister-in-law, my girls, and my niece all got together to celebrate my mom's 80th anniversary with our traditional spa day but with an incredible twist- an overnight at a local spa. We had such a great time together!
I used the Hobby Haven DSP and a sketch from the Creative Design Team to put this layout together quickly. All of the accents are die cuts from the DSP collection. I did stamp the title and used a little Pecan Pie ink with a blending brush to add a little texture/interest. If you look closely, you can see that I added more texture/interest on the Pecan Pie cardstock accents by embossing them with my Birch Wood 3D embossing folder.
I know Mom loved having all of us girls together for some uninterrupted girl time!
If you're interested in some uninterrupted crafty girl time, come to one of my classes! I'd love to have you join my Inky community (if you're not already with another Stampin' Up! demonstrator)!
As I reflected on all of the fun of December, I added my favorite photos to a folder on my phone and then ordered prints. I had fun scrapbooking these memories before the year ended!
PRO TIP: If you're not sure what color goes best, take a picture with each to help you compare. Either Shaded Spruce or Pretty Peacock looked nice with my photos, but I preferred the blue background more than the green.
If you'd like to get your photos off your phone and into albums that you and your family can enjoy, I would love to show you how!
Who else needs thank you cards? Our basic white note cards and envelopes are the perfect size (5.5” x 3”) for a sweet message.
I decorated the fronts with 5.5” x 3” pieces of Elegant Pine Snowflakes DSP (Use up what you have!), then a piece of beautiful Lovely & Beautiful DSP (5.25" x 2.75"), With You in Mind stamp set/Old Olive ink, and dies from the upcoming Virtual Cardmaking Retreat (kits still available; live on Jan. 22 & 23 but then available via replay). I finished off each one with a few Pearlized Faceted Circles adhesive gems (gold gems would also be gorgeous).
PRO TIP: Die cut the foliage sprigs from the center of the DSP panel- the floral DSP will cover the cut outs!
I will be using the Lovely and Beautiful suite in my January card and scrapbooking classes on 1/11, so let me know if you'd like to know more (in person/local and virtual options are available).
Remember that the January-April Mini Catalog and January Online Exclusives products will be available tomorrow! You can find them HERE. Thank you for being part of my Inky community!
For the third layout from this workshop kit, I went completely off script and did not cut the papers according to the directions and made my own layout instead.
Don’t be afraid NOT to follow directions!
Anyone who places an order of any size with me during the month of January (HERE) will receive a PDF tutorial to create this fun birthday card!
I made mine for my Mom's 80th birthday last month, and I love how it turned out! I used the Lovely and Beautiful DSP with Fresh Freesia, Darling Duckling, Old Olive, Petal Pink, and White Willow cardstock and the coordinating ink colors with the addition of Peach Pie.
PRO TIP: Use Tear Tape to adhere your ribbon. Make sure that the ribbon extends all the way across the bottom of the bottom box to look more professional.
The outside sentiment is the Branching Out stamp set. The inside stamps are all from the Aug. 2024 Paper Pumpkin (Time for Cake & Make a Wish). I love how the addition of the blending brush made the candles really glow!
I think that Mom liked it! Again, you will receive instructions to recreate this card style with any order placed with me this month HERE. Thank you for your support!
Happy 2026! I have a Projects of the Month sneak peek to share with you today!
Contact me for more info or place a minimum $50 order HERE. Thank you!
