Wednesday, January 15, 2025

BIrthday Celebration


Look at these fun cards I made!  The Birthday Celebration bundle (stamp set and coordinating dies) was another product that caught my attention when I first saw the Jan/Apr 2025 mini catalog from Stampin' Up!  I also purchased Wildflower Birthday Designer Series Paper and had so much fun using the die cut sheets (which is part of this DSP) to make quick and easy cards!

I love the mixed fonts in the stamp set - and the mix of bright and subtle colors in the DSP.  The paper also has touches of gold - so I added some heat embossed greetings to step up some of these cards.  Then I kept the fun going - by making two fun fold/pop-up cards, shown below.



I'll be sharing more cards that I made with these products - so please come back and visit my blog again!

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Saturday, January 11, 2025

Saturday Sketch


I belong to a Stampin' Up! demonstrator training group - and every week a sketch challenge is posted.  I have completed a few of these challenges in the past year - but this year I decided to try to take the challenge EVERY WEEK!  I find the sketches very helpful if I am having trouble designing cards - especially when using new supplies.

The card above is actually made with a "Last Chance" scrapbooking workshop kit from Stampin' Up! - but since it is still availabe to purchase (while supplies last) - I thought I would make the THREE 2-page layouts in the kit (which I will share later.)  I had supplies left over - so I made this cute card.  I will put it in my already growing stash of  Christmas/holiday cards - to send out next Christmas.

Below is the sketch I used as inspiration to make my card.
If you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and are interested in joing a fun training group -  reach out to me and I will give you the information about this group.  It is a paid membership group - but the information shared is worth every penny.  And I have met some great people who I can't wait to meet in person at On Stage! in March.  (That's Stampin' Up!'s annual convention.)

If you are interested in joining Stampin' Up! - and want to join my team - you can get all the details HERE.  There is a great joining special from now through February 28th - so even if you just want to buy SU products at a discount (which you can do as a hobby demonstrator) then NOW is the time to join.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

With You in Mind

I made the cards in this photo using the With You In Mind stamp set.  This was the first set that caught my eye when I had my first look at the Jan/April 2025 mini catalog from Stampin' Up!  I love the large mixed fonts in the greetings - and the small stamped images are perfect for decorating the inside of cards as well as the outside of the envelopes.  This is also a great set for beginner stampers - or for any stamper who wants to make a quick and easy card.

This card is made with just ink and paper - it doesn't get much easier than this!  Of course, I could have added a little bling - but I think it's fine just the way it is.

When I first started stamping - with limited supplies - this was one of my favorite stamping techniques.  I used VERSAMARK ink to stamp the hearts on the Melon Mambo card stock.  You would get the same look by stamping the heart using Melon Mambo ink.  But if you don't have every ink color - then this is a great technique to try.

This was a card that I visualized making when I first saw this stamp set.  It would work with any of the images or greetings from this stamp set.  I cut the squares using my paper trimmer - but if you have square punches or dies - it would be even easier.



Here's another quick and easy card.  I used the new color coach to help me choose the colors for the stars: Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight & Melon Mambo.

Here's another quick and easy card that you could make using any of the greetings in the stamp set - and using any color.  If I make this card again, I will emboss the larger white mat behind the stamped layers with an embossing folder.

I also used the color coach to help me choose colors for this card.  I'm not a fan of Granny Apple Green - but I'm trying to expand my horizons a bit!  The color wheel told me the Fresh Freesia would be a good coordinating color - but I decided to use a similar color, Petunia Pop.  I stamped the leaf pattern on the green using VERSAMARK.  I hand cut the greeting and the mat behind it.





The four cards above were made using the Blooms Impressions Designer Paper, which is a set that you can get for FREE with a qualifying purchase during Sale-a-Bration (Jan 7-Feb 28, 2025.)

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Saturday, January 4, 2025

Quick & Easy cards with NEW DSP

I made these two cards using a 3 x12 inch piece of Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper - which you can earn for FREE with a qualifying purchase from my Stampin' Up! store from January 7 through February 28, 2025.  

The cards below are made the same way - but with a piece of Wildflower Birthday Designer Paper (from the Jan/April 2025 mini catalog from Stampin' Up!)  I did not mat the DSP on the cards below - which makes them even quicker and easier to create.






Below is a diagram for cutting the DSP to make these cards.  First cut a 3" piece off the end of a piece of 12x12 DSP.  Now you will have a 3 x 12" strip of paper. Cut that piece at 4" (A) cut the next piece 3 x 5 1/4" (B), and then you will be left with a piece that is 2 3/4 x 3" (C) for making the second card.

If you would like to see a video tutorial for making these cards - I have posted one on my Facebook Page. Watch the video now by clicking here.


Making the cards with different paper - creates a different look!  There are so many options with Stampin' Up!'s beautiful papers and coordinating card stock (and ink) colors.  I hope you give this a try!
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Happy 2025!


Here we are at the beginning of another new year!  They seem to go by faster and faster - the older I get!  I hope 2024 was a good one for you and that 2025 will be even better.

This is a "Faker Shaker" card that I made today - just so I could do my annual January 1 post - with the hope of posting on a more consistent basis!  There is so much new in the Stampin' Up! world beginnnig in January 2025 - that I will need a place to share it all with you.  I hope you will bookmark my blog and come back to visit often!  Some of the things to look forward to this month are:

  • January/April mini catalog
  • Sale-a-bration Brochure : Earn exclusive products for FREE!
  • NEW Online Exclusive products
  • NEW Digital Scrapbooking Brochure - with new kits and new colors of 2-tone card stock
  • THREE NEW Kits from the Online Kit Collection

Check back on January 7th - for links to all the new catalogs and products!  Or contact me if you want paper catalogs.

Once again - thanks for stopping by and here's wishing you a happy, healthy new year - full of stamping!  And in the meantime......

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