There are so many things I love about the Artful Amaryllis bundle.   The stamp set is so versatile with great sentiments and a Two-Step amaryllis image.  The dies create beautiful flowers with texture and cut work.  The flowers have so much detail.

• Poppy Parade CS card base 4-1/4" x 11'
• Basic Black CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Basic White CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" I lightly drew lines 1/2" apart and used them to line up the die to create the background.  I also slightly offset the position so every other design is positioned a little differently.
• Poppy Parade CS for the flowers and buds.  I used the small Blending Brush to ink on Tuxedo Black Memento ink on the petals
• Gold Shimmer paper (retired scrap) for the flower centers
• Granny Apple Green CS for the leaves and stem
• Lemon Lime Twist CS for the small leaf/wrap on the stem
• Drusy Adhesive-Backed Embellishment for the centers
• Basic Black CS label cut using the Autumn Leaves dies
• Sentiment (Artful Amaryllis set) inked in Versamark, sprinkled with white embossing powder and heated with a Heat Tool
• Drusy Adhesive-Backed Embellishment to add sparkle to the sentiment

• Basic Black CS layer 4" x 5-1/4" 
• Basic White CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
• Basic White CS strip 5/8" x  3-7/8" 
• Sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Poppy Parade CS amaryllis

Thank you for stopping by and if you are interested in seeing more samples using the Artful Amaryllis bundle go here and here.

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

If you know me you know I love black and white stripes.  I don't have any striped paper so I made my own.

• Thick Basic White CS 4-1/4" x 11"
• Basic Black CS strips 3/4" x 3-1/2"
• Basic White CS 2" x 4" embossed with the Layered Florals 3D Embossing folder
• Cherry Cobbler Festive Glimmer Paper 3/4" x 4-1/4"
• Basic White Stitched White circle
• Amaryllis from the Artful Amaryllis inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Real Red, and Garden Green
• Sentiment from the Artful Amaryllis inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on a tag cut using the Layers of Beauty dies
• Cherry Cobbler Berry from the Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive -Backed Berries (Online Exclusive)

• Sentiment from the Artful Amaryllis set inked with Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Amaryllis inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Real Red, and Garden Green ink and die cut using the Artful Amaryllis dies
• Cherry Cobbler Festive Glimmer Paper 3/4" x 4-1/4'

Thank you for stopping by.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created with this sketch.

Welcome to the Stampers Dozen Blog Hop!  We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who hop every month.  The theme this month is Slipping into Fall.  We have about a week left of summer. The official start of Autumn is on September 22.

What comes to mind when you think of Fall!?  I think of the last of the sunflowers, changing leaves, apples, and of course pumpkins.  

• Pecan Pie CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Iconic Celebrations DSP (Online Exclusive) 4" x 5-1/4"
• Pecan Pie CS cut using the Wildflower Design Dies
• Basic White CS cut using the Wildflower Design Dies
• Stamp the sunflowers from Cutest Cows on Basic White CS with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and color with Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie, and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends and fussy cut.
• Stamp the bag from Attention Shoppers on Basic White CS with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and color with Pecan Pie and Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blends.  Die cut using the Attention Shoppers dies.
• Stamp pumpkins and apples from the More Than Autumn bundle on Basic White CS withTuxedo Black Memento ink and color with Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends
• Die cut the leaves in Pumpkin Pie and Pecan Pie CS using the More Than Autumn dies.
• Stamp the sentiment using the More Than Autumn bundle in Pecan Pie ink

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Iconic Celebrations DSP strip 3/4" x 4"
• Die cut leaves from More Than Autumn in Pumpkin Pie and Pecan Pie CS
• Stamp, color and cut the pumpkins and apples

Be sure to check out all the stops on the hop!

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

I think the images found in the Reindeer Days DSP are so cute!  Especially the ones I can cut out using the Reindeer Fun dies.

Adorable, right?  Sometimes I like to stamp and color the images and sometimes it is nice to just cut them out from the DSP.  

• Real Red CS card base-4-1/4" x 11"
• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Berries & leaves pattern from the Take A Bow DSP 2" x  4-1/2"
• Dotted pattern from the Take a Bow DSP 2" x  4-1/4"
• Cherry Cobbler Festive Glimmer Paper 1/4" x 5" (cut 2)
• Basic White CS cut using the Stylish Shapes dies
• Sentiment from the Merriest Trees set inked in Real Red ink
• Reindeer cut from the Reindeer Days DSP
• Rhinestone Basic Jewel added to the neck wreath of the reindeer

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Dotted pattern from the Take a Bow DSP 1" x 4"
• Little tree from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Garden Green, Early Espresso, and Crushed Curry 
• Little tree die cut using the Reindeer Fun dies
• Merry Christmas from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Real Red ink

Thank you for stopping by!  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created with this sketch.

One of the many bundles in the 2024 September-December Mini Catalog that caught my eye was the Artful Amaryllis.  I don't remember Stampin' Up! ever having an amaryllis bundle before.  I also liked that there were sentiments that could be used for Christmas and beyond.

• Thick Basic White card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Lemon Lolly CS layer 4" x 5-1/4" embossed with the Eyelet 3D folder
• Amaryllis stems/leaves in Lemon Lime Twist with a small bit of Granny Apple Green
• Basic White  CS Flowers with Lemon Lime ink brushed in the middles with a small Blending Brush
• Lemon Lolly CS for the centers
• Iridescent Pearls for the middles
• Basic White CS cut with the Layers of Beauty Dies
• Sentiment (Artful Amaryllis set) inked in Granny Apple Green ink

• Lemon Lolly CS embossed with the Eyelet 3D folder 1" x 4-1/4"
• Sentiment from the Artful Amaryllis stamp set inked in Granny Apple Green ink
• Basic White CS amaryllis with Lemon Lime Twist ink blended in the middle
• Lemon Lolly center
• Tiny circle of white glimmer paper (I didn't want the added bulk of adding a pearl inside)

Thank you for stopping by!  Be sure to sign up to be on my mailing list (see the sidebar).  Starting in October I will be sending out a weekly tutorial called the 12 Weeks of the Holidays.   It is my way of saying thank you for supporting my business.

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

I think this is a tough one.  Primarily because Moody Mauve and Soft Sea Foam are not colors I use very often.  This is one of the reasons I think it is valuable to participate in challenges like Create with Stamping Friends, you are "challenged" to use colors and layouts that are outside of your comfort zone.  

• Pebbled Path CS card base 4-1/4" x 11'
• Moody Mauve CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Soft Sea Foam CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
• Soft Sea Foam layer stamped with the Leaf Collection stamp in Soft Sea Foam ink
• Pebbled Path CS tag created using the Merriest Trees Dies
• Soft Sea Foam reinforced hole created using the Merriest Trees dies
• Silver & White 1/2" Sheer Ribbon tied with white Baker's Twine from the Baker's Twine Essentials Pack
• Winterly Trees stamp set (debuting in the 2024 Sept-Dec Mini Catalog on September 4th) image inked in Pebbled Path on Basic White CS
• Bird & branch image colored using Soft Sea Foam and Moody Mauve Stampin' Blends and cut out using the Winterly Tree tops dies (buy the bundle and save 10%)
• Sentiment from the Winterly Tree Tops set embossed in White Embossing Powder (I placed a post it note over the bottom part of the sentiment to omit the "always" and then inked with Versamark ink.   Remove the post it before stamping. )
• Berries were given a twinkle using Wink of Stella

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Moody Mauve CS layer 1"  x 4"
• Soft Sea Foam CS stamped with the Leaf Collection stamp with Soft Sea Foam ink 7/8" x 4"
• Winterly Tree Tops image inked with Pebbled Path ink on Basic White CS
• Image colored using Soft Sea Foam and Moody Mauve Stampin' Blends
• Berries twinkled with Wink of Stella

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team made for the challenge,

It is Thursday which means it is time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge!  This week the challenge is a sketch challenge.

This is a great basic sketch and one that can be used with lots of different images.  Definitely one to keep in your sketch bank.

• Garden Green CS card base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"
• Granny Apple Green CS 4" x 5-1/4"
• Reindeer Days DSP (debuting  September 4) 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
• Garden Green CS 2" x 5-1/4"
• Granny Apple Green CS 1-7/8" x 5-1/4" embossed using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder
• Basic White cut with the Stylish Shapes dies
• Wreath image from the Online Exclusive stamp set-Sophisticated Sled stamped in Garden Green ink
• Wreath cut using the Sophisticated Sled dies (buy the Sophisticated Sled bundle and save 10%)
• Wreath image colored using Granny Apple Green and Real Red Stampin' Blends
• Adorable reindeer from the Reindeer Fun (debuting September 3) dies
• Basic White CS cut with the Stylish Shapes dies
• Sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Garden Green

How to make the reindeer

• Early Espresso CS base
• Basic Beige CS middle
• Pecan Pie top

I like this layering as the little light color/Basic Beige creates a great highlight to the reindeer's eyes.   Here are some other color combinations.

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Garden Green ink
• Reindeer Days DSP 3/4" x 5-1/4" strip
• Holly cut using the Reindeer Fun dies in Granny Apple Green and Real Red CS

Be sure to check out the Reindeer Days suite in the 2024-25 September-December Mini Catalog.  If you need a catalog and live in the USA leave me a comment.  

Now it is time to check out what the other design team members created with this versatile sketch,

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends challenge.  This is the last of the CASE the Catalog challenges.  I have enjoyed these challenges.  The challenges have made me look a little closer at the samples in the catalog and there's a lot to look at.  This week the challenge is to CASE the card on page 103.

Isn't this card adorable?  I don't think I properly appreciated it until now.  I love the layout so I decided that is what I would CASE.

• Real Red CS card base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2'
• Real Red CS layer 3-3/4" x 5"
• Stamp the swag from the Wintery Tree Tops stamp set (coming in the September-Dec mini catalog) withDie cute  Whisper White ink on the Real Red layer
• Die cut Nested Essentials rounded rectangle (2-3/8" x 3") in Basic White CS
• Lightly blend some Daffodil Delight ink on the rectangle
• Die cut birds from the Nests of Winter DSP (coming in the Sept-Dec mini catalog)
• Adhere the birds to the Nested Essential rectangle
• Ink in Early Espresso "Sending thanks" portion of the sentiment (use either an Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker or an ink pad) and stamp on Crumb Cake CS
• Die cut the sentiment using the Nested Essentials rounded rectangle (1" x 1-3/4")
• Cut an 1" x 5-1/4" strip of Nests of Winter DSP
• Attach the Real Red layer to the Real Red card base with Stampin' Dimensionals
• Adhere the DSP to the Real Red layer
• Adhere the larger Nested Essentials rectangle over the DSP strip
• Attach the sentiment with Stampin' Dimensionals
• Attach the Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-Backed Berries (Online Exclusive-expected back soon approx  8/5)

• Basic White CS 4" x 5-1/4"
• Nests of Winter DSP strip 1" x 5-1/4"
• Bird fussy cut from the Nest of Winter DSP

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends team created,

Welcome to the Stampers Dozen Blog Hop!  We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who come together on the 14th of the month to bring you this blog hop.  This month our theme is Christmas in July!  I know it is the middle of summer and I am not  thinking about Christmas.  That being said  it would be smart for me to start my Christmas cards.  Every year I am scrambling to get my cards done.  Maybe just maybe after all these years I will start them now and get a some cards made ahead of time!

• Cherry Cobbler CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Balmy Blue CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" embossed using  the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder
• Basic White CS tag cut using the Merriest Trees Dies and embossed using the Snowflake Sky EF
• Stamp the birds  (Winterly Tree Tops stamp set coming in September featured in the 2024 September-December catalog) in Tuxedo Black  Memento ink
• Color the image using Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends and die cut using the Winterly Tree Tops dies
• Adhere the birds to the tag using Stampin' Dimensionals
• Loop a piece of Black & Very Vanilla Large Check ribbon through the tag's hole
• Tie a bow around the ribbon using white Baker's Twine
• Adhere the tag to the Balmy Blue CS
• Stamp the garland (Winterly Tree Tops stamp set) in Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Color the garland using Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, & Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends
• Adhere the garland to the top of the tag
• Die cut a Stylish Shapes banner in Basic White CS
• Stamp the sentiment from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on the banner
• Adhere it to the bottom of the tag using Stampin' Dimensionals
• Attach a few Rhinestones to the tag

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Balmy Blue CS 1" x 4" embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder
• Stamp the garland in Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Color the garland using Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends
• Die cut the image using the Winterly Tree Tops dies
• Cut garland below the berries and attach it to the Basic White CS
• Adhere the Balmy Blue strip

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out all the stops on the blog hop for more Christmas in July!