Category Archives: Stampin’ Up!

vellum pocket ATC

Posted on April 21, 2024 | Leave a comment

I attended a swap yesterday and the first project I have to share is an ATC card. I wanted to make a see-through pocket, so I created one out of vellum. Then I used the SU! Botanical Layers and Thoughtful Expressions sets to decorate the vellum pocket and Pale Papaya insert.

For the pocket, I started with a 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 piece of vellum and scored the long side @ 1 1/2 and 4. Then the bottom was scored @ 1/4″. After folding, trimming, and adhering it together with Scor-Tape, I used part of a 1 1/4″ circle punch on the top opening. Colors used: Calypso Coral, Pale Papaya, Grapefruit Grove, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Pool Party, and Lost Lagoon.

Have a great evening!

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Butterfly Basics

Posted on April 12, 2024 | Leave a comment

I’ve been participating in a friend’s weekly challenges lately. The SU! Butterfly Basics set has always been a favorite of hers, so she chose for us to use it this week. It is a favorite of mine as well, so I enjoyed playing along. I’m also enjoying just working with butterflies and flowers again! Here I used Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, and Berry Burst. I believe the lower butterfly is So Saffron.

Have a great weekend!

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Lovely Lavender alternates

Posted on March 29, 2024 | Leave a comment

Today I’m sharing the SU! January 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit and the alternates that I made. The first two cards were mostly following the directions. I just changed up the sentiments and added some sequins.

The next two were completely different from the kit. I cut the backs off of the previous cards to use as a background on these, then adhered the previous cards to a white card base. I think the first one below is my favorite. 🙂

Have a wonderful Easter!

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Posted in cards, etc., Paper Pumpkin projects, Stampin' Up!

kiwi OSW

Posted on March 20, 2024 | Leave a comment

I am sharing an easy OSW (one sheet wonder) today. Our friend, Tina, has been giving us challenges again each week. This week we were to make an OSW into 4 cards, in a style a stamper named Connie Trubey does often. My fourth card was changed up a bit because I accidentally dropped my black inkpad. Oops! I like both styles, though…happy accident. 🙂

Here’s the full sheet (8 1/2 x 11) that I made. I decided to stamp my images in 2 rows.

I finally took time to coordinate some envelopes. 🙂

Products used…

Have a great day and stay warm! What happened to our spring weather?

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Posted in cards, etc., challenges, envelopes, OSW (one sheet wonders), Stampin' Up!

dearest friend sympathy

Posted on March 14, 2024 | Leave a comment

When I make sympathy cards, I always think to use purple, green, and/or blue. It’s hard to stray from that palette, hence the color scheme. This card is actually a little “softer” in real life. I layered the purple ribbon over top of a blue one, and then over the embossed background (SU! Painted Posies embossing folder). The flower and sentiment are from the Dearest Friend set by Creative Worship Stamps (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps).

Have a great day!

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Posted in cards, etc., Creative Worship Stamps/Sweet 'n Sassy, Stampin' Up!

cactus cuties

Posted on March 13, 2024 | Leave a comment

I made today’s card for a challenge with friends to create a Fractured (or Faux Shutter) Card. I’ve been wanting to use the SU! Cactus Cuties set for a long time and thought it might work well. I also pulled some papers from the DCWV No Prob Llama Stack.

The inside is very simple, but I did manage to coordinate it a bit. I am always trying to remember to do that and take the time to follow through!

Have a great Wednesday!

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spring garden / Woodblock Wednesday

Posted on February 28, 2024 | 2 comments

Hello! For my card today, I used a really old SU! set from 2003 called Two-Step Spring Garden to play along with Amy T’s Woodblock Wednesday Challenge. I also used the Perennial Postage Dies, a sentiment from Inked & Tiled, the Softly Sophisticated embossing folder, and a tiny Bumblebee Trinket.

I started with a piece of watercolor paper and lightly spritzed it with water. Then I stamped the images and let the colors bleed. I spritzed a little more where needed. When dry, I overstamped again with the same inks, then added a few splatters.

Have a great week!

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Posted in cards, etc., Stampin' Up!, Woodblock Wednesday

Gold Foiled Flowers Tunnel Card

Posted on February 9, 2024 | Leave a comment

I was recently gifted a pack of the SU! Gold Foiled Flowers Cards & Envelopes. They’re so pretty! I decided to use two of them to create a Tunnel Card. So instead of having the full foiled pattern on the outside of the card, I scored/folded it for the inside. I used the Countryside Corners Dies to cut a window in the center, then used the cut-out piece on the card front. The outside sentiment is from the Inked & Tiled set, and the inside was stamped with the Dainty Delight Set.

Have a great day!

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never ending universe

Posted on January 26, 2024 | Leave a comment

It has been a long time since I made a Never-Ending Card, and I forgot just how fun they are. I needed a masculine birthday card for a friend and wanted to use the SU! Reach for the Stars Bundle and the coordinating Stargazing papers. When I searched for the measurements for the N-E card, I found that someone already used this set in the A2 size. I will link her post HERE. I believe my measurements are a bit different, and I decorated mine slightly different as well.

As you continue to open the card from the center, four designs appear, then continue to repeat as it continually “opens”. (Quick video on my IG!)

If you haven’t tried this style of card yet, you need to! I even glued together two plain white N-E Cards for my granddaughters, and they had fun drawing on them! Have a great weekend!

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Posted in cards, etc., masculine/boy, Stampin' Up!

quick and simple thank yous

Posted on January 4, 2024 | Leave a comment

Happy Thursday! Today I am sharing some thank you cards that I was behind on getting in the mail. I wanted them to be company/product-specific, so I kept the designs simple to easily make them all with different supplies. My first card uses Avery Elle’s Be Zesty and coordinating dies.

Next, I used Gina K Designs retired Hygge Time for a sweet snowy card.

Here I used Lawn Fawn’s Cerealsly Awesome set & Dies. You can see the ATC that I previously made with these Here.

Nic Magnuson from Magnuson Custom Stamps is the best to work with for custom stamps! He did the cute snowman here for our Stamp & Swap event’s theme and I designed the sentiment.