Trusty Tools Awesome

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a Sketch Challenge.

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Father's Day is coming up so I reached for the Trusty Tools stamps and dies.  

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  • Pecan Pie CS card base 4-1/4" x 11".
  • Crumb Cake CS layer 4" x 5-1/4" corrugated using the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing folder.
  • Timeless Plaid DSP (Online Exclusive) 2" x 4-3/4".
  • Pecan Pie CS cut with the Textured Notes die.
  • Crumb Cake CS layer 1-7/8" x  3-3/8".  Trusty Tools die used to create the pegboard look.
  • Brush and tape measure cut using the Trusty Tools dies and colored with Darling Duckling, Calypso Coral, Misty Moonlight and Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends.
  • Sentiment from the Trusty Tools set inked in Pecan Pie on a label cut using the Textured Notes dies.
  • Second half of the sentiment hand cut.
  • Pecan Pie dots from the Neutral Matte Dots.

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Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends created with this sketch.

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Coneflower Celebrations Celebrating You

It is Thursday which means it is time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week we have a color challenge.  

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I am not a purple person.  It is not a color I wear much and not a color I regularly reach for when I craft.  This is one of the reasons I enjoy doing color challenges.  I am required to use colors that are not part of my usual choices. 

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I used the Coneflower Celebrations bundle for my card.  This is a big beautiful flower!  Not too much else is needed for a card front using this flower.  

The card base is Gorgeous Grape and the layer is Fresh Freesia.  The DSP is the Perennial Lavender DSP.  I stamped the Elements of Text stamp on the DSP in Gorgeous Grape ink.   I like the little added interest the text gave the DSP.  The stem and leaves are Old Olive CS.  The flower petals were cut in Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather.  The top set of Fresh Freesia petals were brushed with Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape ink.  The center of the flower is Gorgeous Grape and the detail on the die is so good.  The Stylish Shapes die was used for the sentiment and the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems finishes the banner.

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The circle border was cut using the Coneflower Celebration dies.  The butterfly is also from the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set and colored using Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather Stampin' Blends.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team made with this color combination.

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DIY Calendar Blog Hop...June 2025

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It is the first of the month which means it is time for the DIY Calendar blog hop!  On the first of every month we get together and share our calendar page for the month.  The calendar template was created by Anne aka the Maui Stamper. If you are interested in purchasing the calendar template please contact Anne.

When you think of the month of June, what comes to mind?  I think of summer! I know that summer doesn't officially begin until June 21st but it is definitely the start of more reliable warm weather and sunshine.

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  • Balmy Blue CS background 1-3/4" x 3-1/4". 
  • White Craft ink applied with a Blending Brush on the Balmy Blue CS.
  • Basic. White CS flowers created using the Happy Hibiscus dies.
  • The shells, starfish, sunglasses, and sunscreen were die cut using the Notes & Totes dies.  The colors used are the 2025-27 In Colors.
  • The centers of the flowers arefrom the 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls.
  • The "Fabulous" is from the Notes & Totes stamp set.  

Hope your June will be filled with fun and fabulous days!  Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out the other stops on the hop.

 

 

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Floral Delight DSP Celebrating You

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge and it is square!   I rarely make square cards, how about you?

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It is a cute sketch and I decided that I would use Designer Series Paper to do most of the work.  Which DSP did I choose?

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The Designer Series Paper is Floral Delight which is an Online Exclusive.  

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Inside I added a Basic White CS panel 4" x 4" with a strip of the Floral Delight DSP.   This card will fit into a regular Basic White Medium envelope except it will be short since it measures just 4-1/4" instead of 5-1/2".

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends  design team made with this sketch.

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Most Wonderful Time of Year

It is the 25th of the month and you know what that means, it is time for a Christmas card!  I am using the new Most Wonderful set from the 2025-27 Stampin' Up!® catalog.  This set has 4 images that can be used all together to form one big image or separately.  

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The sentiment was taken out of the center and the other 3 stamps inked in Shaded Spruce ink.  The sentiment was inked in Versamark,  stamped in the center of the wreath, and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

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  • Shaded Spruce CS card base 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2"
  • Brushed Silver & Gold Foil 4-1/8" x 5-3/8"
  • Very Vanilla CS (cut 2)  4" x 5-1/4"

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This is the inside of the card. I used one of the border stamps and stamped it at the top and bottom.  You could position the 2 border stamps and stamp it one time instead of the way I did it-this would have been more efficient.  Again, I colored in the leaves with Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends.

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I added the Cherry Cobbler berries from the Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-Backed Berries (Online Exclusive) to the front of the card.  The bow was made using the Gold Striped 3/8" Mesh Ribbon (Online Exclusive).  

I am starting to have a little stash of Christmas cards and am so happy that I have made it to month 5!   Thanks for stopping by!

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Thankful Garden For You

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a color challenge.

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This color challenge features 2 of the 2025-27 In Colors, Secret Sea and Strawberry Slush and one of my long time favorite colors, Old Olive.  I often turn to using masks with color challenges.  Using ink pads, Blending Brushes, and masks can help to extend the colors.  You can see in the picture below what I mean.   Doesn't it look like I used more than just Strawberry Slush to color the flowers?

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Inside I added a strip of the Irresistible Designs DSP.  I used Strawberry Slush ink and a Blending Brush to the strip and it really makes the design pop!  Thanks for stopping by and please check out how the other members of the Create with Stamping Friends used the challenge colors.

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Cheers & Sips Birthday

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge.

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Here's what I made with the sketch.

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  • Basic White Thick CS card base-5-1/2" x 8-1/2".
  • Celebratory Sips DSP -Timid Tiger stripe pattern.
  • Celebratory Sips DSP strip.
  • Stylish Shapes square in Basic White.
  • Glasses, pitchers and bottles fussy cut from the Celebratory Sips DSP.
  • Sentiment from the Cheers & Sips stamp set on a Stylish Shapes banner.
  • 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls in Timid Tiger.

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Inside a couple of designs from the Celebratory Sips DSP.  This was a quick and easy card to make.  The bottles and glasses were easy to cut out and are so festive and fun.  

This sketch is a classic and definitely a keeper.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team made with the sketch.

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Impressions Abloom Thanks

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a color challenge.  

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It is fun to have a new 2025-27 In Color  (Darling Duckling) in this weeks challenge.

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I used the Impressions Abloom bundle (OLE-Online Exclusive) and the Pressed Flowers Embossing folder (OLE-Online Exclusive) for today's card.

  • Misty Moonlight CS card base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2".
  • Fresh Freesia CS layer embossed with the Pressed Flowers Embossing folder.
  • Misty Moonlight CS oval and frame cut using the Impressions Abloom dies.
  • Flowers (Impressions Abloom stamp set) inked in Fresh Freesia, Darling Duckling and Misty Moonlight.
  • Flowers textured and die cut using the Impressions Abloom dies.
  • Small flowers cut in Fresh Freesia CS using the Impressions Abloom dies.
  • Sentiment from the Impressions Abloom stamp set inked in Misty Moonlight ink on Darling Duckling CS.
  • Sentiment label cut using the Unbounded Love dies. 
  • Iridescent Pearls to dress things up.

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  • Basic White CS 4" x 5-1/4".
  • Darling Duckling CS 1/2" strip.
  • Fresh Freesia & Misty Moonlight flower stamped and die cut with the Impressions Abloom bundle.

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Close up of the texture on the flowers.  In the Impressions Abloom dies there are dies that create the lines.  The dies can be placed inside the dies that cut out the flowers when running them through the die cut machine.

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Thank you for stopping by! Please go and check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created with the challenge colors.

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DIY Calendar Blog Hop...May

Welcome to the DIY Calendar Blog Hop.  On the first of every month we get together and share our calendar page for the month.  The calendar template was created by Anne aka the Maui Stamper. If you are interested in purchasing the calendar template please contact Anne.

When you think about the month of May what comes to your mind?  For me I hear, May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii.  Growing up in Hawaii  we usually had a school celebration or performance celebrating May Day.  So, I thought it only made sense to have my calendar page celebrate Lei Day.

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I made a lei, a paper one for my calendar page.  The flowers are from the Impressions Abloom dies (Online Exclusive releasing on May 6).  I wanted to mimic  plumeria flowers so I cut the flowers out of Basic White and applied a little touch of Lemon Lolly ink to the centers.  I cut a lot of flowers. Luckily there are 2 of these dies in the Impressions Abloom set and each die cuts out 3 flowers.   

The lei was constructed on a piece of Woven Textures DSP (Online Exclusive).  I chose this design as it reminded me of Lauhala.   Lauhala are the leaves of the pandanus tree.  The leaves are woven and can be used for many different things.  This is a cultural art form in Hawaii and a fitting background for my lei.  

I am sorry to say that the ribbon I used, Daffodil Delight 1/8" ribbon has sold out.  I didn't have any other thin ribbon that matched my lei so I used it.  Also the aloha die cut is from a long retired  die set called In the Tropics.  We try not to use any retired products and I apologize but there was nothing else I had that was as perfect for the calendar.

Here are the stops of the hop.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by,

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2025-27 In Colors and the Mixed Florals Dies

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge.

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What a fun sketch.  I like the diagonal stripes and thought I would use the new 2025-27 In Colors for the stripes.  These colors will become available starting May 6th when the new Stampin' Up!® Annual Catalog will go live.

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The In Colors from top to bottom-Cloud Cover, Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger and Darling Duckling.  I think I am going to really like this batch of In Colors.  The In Color strips are 1/4" wide.  Behind the strips are pieces from the Mixed Florals dies.  The Mixed Florals dies are currently not available but expected back in stock mid month.   The sweet little flowers in Strawberry Slush and Timid Tiger were cut using the Impressions Abloom Dies which will become available May 6th as part of the Online Exclusive release.  These dies are part of the Impressions Abloom bundle (part of the Floral Impressions Suite).  In the center of the flowers are Iridescent Pearls.  The sentiment is from another new bundle, Sweet Jar another Online Exclusive releasing on May 6th.  The sentiment was heat embossed using the WOW! Embossing Powder, Basics.

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Inside I used the In Colors again.  The flower was cut using the Impressions Abloom dies.  These flowers are so special.  There is a die that creates that texture on the flower petals and center  as well as one that cuts out the flowers. 

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created with this sketch.

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