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

This week I have been focusing on the Happy Hibiscus bundle (an Online Exclusive).  This is a perfect color combination for this bundle.

• Basic White Thick Cardstock card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4" embossed with the Cane Weave 3d Embossing folder
• Hibiscus flowers inked in Real Red ink and cut using the Happy Hibiscus dies
• Basic White CS flowers with Daffodil Delight ink colored centers & Opal Rounds Assortment 
• Garden Green CS leaes cut with the Happy Hibiscus dies
• Sentiment from the Happy Hibiscus set inked in Real Red ink on a Basic White CS label cut using the Unbounded Love dies

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created with the challenge colors.

Product List

Happy Hibiscus Bundle (English)

[164880]

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102584]

Cane Weave 3 D Embossing Folder

[160580]

Unbounded Love Dies

[163383]

Opal Rounds Assortment

[163298]

This past week I have been focusing on the Mixed Florals bundle, an Online Exclusive.  Here are the cards I shared on my Facebook Page.  

This used the Mixed Florals dies against a Basic White CS  embossed with the Exposed Brick Embossing folder.   The Real Red flowers are from the Painted Lavender set and cut using the Painted Lavender dies.

This card used the Mixed Florals bundle.  The flowers were colored with Stampin' Blends.  The Mixed Media Flowers DSP was used for the background and was stamped with the Elements of Text stamp set (Online Exclusive).

This card features the other large floral image.  The image was colored using Stampin' Blends.  The Floral Delight DSP was used for the background.

This card features the Mixed Florals bundle and the Mixed Media Florals DSP.  This was made for the Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  You can see the blog post HERE.

Another lovely image from the Mixed Florals set colored with Stampin' Blends.  The background paper is from the Mixed Media Florals DSP.  The sentiment was cut using the Wanted To Say dies.  Aren't those ladybugs so cute?  You can see the blog post HERE.

Which card do you like best?  You can voice your opinion on my Facebook page.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will look a little closer at the fabulous Mixed Florals bundle!

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

This week I am featuring the Mixed Florals bundle, an Online Exclusive.  This is a gorgeous bundle and part of the Mixed Media Florals Suite.

• Basic White Thick CS 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"
• Cut along the fold line 2-1/2" then on the diagonal to 4-1/4"
• Mixed Media Florals DSP
• Boho Blue 4" x 5-1/4"
• Basic White CS tag cut using the Merriest Trees dies and Boho Blue
• Linen Thread bow 
• Country Birdhouse stamp set sentiment inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Basic White CS 2-1/4" x 5"
• Boho Blue CS layer  2" x 4-3/4" embossed with the Timber 3D folder
• Mixed Florals image inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Florals colored using Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Boho Blue, Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends
• Embellished with Linen Thread and Iridescent Pearls 

The floral image can be used as a bookmark and the tag to write a note.  You could also use the tag to hold a gift card.  

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team created with this sketch.

Product List

Mixed Florals Bundle

[164642]

Country Birdhouse Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163395]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161659]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154958]

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161724]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Mixed Media Florals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164638]

Merriest Trees Dies

[162047]

Linen Thread

[104199]

Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels

[158987]

It has been so cold and gray lately and I am ready for some Springtime flowers!   I am so happy to be playing with the Mixed Florals bundle this week and creating my own flower bouquets.

• Daffodil Delight CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Basic Black CS layer 3-5/8" x 4-7/8"
• Mixed Media Florals DSP 3-1/2" x 4-3/4"
• Large floral image from the Mixed Florals inked in Tuxedo Black ink
• Flowers and ladybugs colored using Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Boho Blue, Granny Apple Green, and Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends
• Flowers and ladybug die cut using the coordinating Mixed Florals dies
• Celebrate in Basic White & Basic Black CS cut using the Wanted To Say dies
• Attach black  Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems

• Basic White CS 4" x 5-1/4"
• Mixed Media Florals DSP 3/4" x 4"
• Basic Black strip 4" for the edging of the DSP
• Basic White CS stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink with images from the Mixed Florals stamp set
• Leaves and ladybugs colored using Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends and die cut using the Mixed Florals dies
• Sentiment inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink from the Simply Said stamp set

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to check out all the Online Exclusives.  There's a great selection and remember you get to choose a free Sale-A-Bration gift with a qualifying purchase.

Product List

Mixed Florals Bundle

[164642]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161659]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154881]

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154958]

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119683]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Mixed Media Florals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164638]

Wanted To Say Dies

[161594]

Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems

[161288]

Some of my current favorite stamp sets/bundles are Online Exclusives.  Online Exclusives can be a little tricky since well, you can only see them online.  One way to make sure you see all the Online Exclusives is to go to my online store and under Menu click on Online Exclusives.   You will see a beautiful bundle called Mixed Florals, this bundle is part of a larger suite of products-Mixed Media Florals Suite.  The whole suite is gorgeous.  Today I am going to share a card made with the Mixed Florals bundle, Mixed Media Florals DSP, Elements of Text stamp set (Online Exclusive) and the Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins (free Sale-A-Bration gift).

• Basic Black CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Boho Blue CS layer 4" x 5-1/4" (Boho Blue is a 2023-2025 In Color.  If you love this color be sure to stock up!)
• 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" Mixed Media Florals DSP
• Elements of Style image inked in Boho Blue 
• Floral image stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink colored using Granny Apple Green, Boho Blue, Flirty Flamingo,  Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends
• Image die cut using the Mixed Florals dies and adhere with Stampin' Dimensionals
• Black Bakers' Twine wrapped twice and tied with a bow
• Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins (this white sequin goes with everything! A great Sale-A-Bration choice)

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• strip of Mixed Media Florals DSP 3/4" x 4"
• ladybug and flowers inked in Tuxedo Black Memento pad & colored using Boho Blue and Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends
• lady bug and flowers cut out using the Mixed Florals dies

I am not sure who I will be sending this to so for now it will remain without a sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out and follow my Facebook page and Instagram if you want to see more ideas using the Mixed Florals bundle!

Product List

Mixed Florals Bundle

[164642]

Elements Of Text Cling Stamp Set

[164774]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[161650]

Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161659]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154958]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161724]

Mixed Media Florals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164638]

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

Purple Adhesive Backed Sequins

[164970]

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

This week I have been using the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Pick A Season on my Facebook page  and decided to use it for this challenge.   During Sale-A-Bration you can earn this 12 piece photopolymer stamp set when you place a qualifying order.  

Isn't the tree so bright and cheerful in the challenge colors of Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green and Early Espresso?  I stamped and fussy cut the fence.  Fortunately it is a simple shape to cut out.  The hearts in the tree would have also made a cute Valentines card.  All the sentiments used are from the  Unbounded Love stamp set.

I have made this fold many times and you can see a video HERE, explaining the fold and the dimensions.  

You can check out the Sale-A-Bration brochure HERE.  

Be sure to stop by and check what the other members of the Create with Stamping Friends made for this challenge.

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

This week I am using the Terrific Toadstools bundle and the Toadstool Gardens DSP for all my projects.  It took me a bit to figure out how I was going to use the featured products with the sketch.

I used 3 different patterns from the Toadstool Gardens DSP.  This paper is so bright and cheerful and it is a Sale-A-Bration gift choice.  The DSP is 6" x 6" and there are 6 sheets of each of the 6 designs.  This  DSP definitely caught my eye and went on my order when I saw it.  It also coordinates with the Terrific Toadstool bundle in the Mini Catalog.  

Isn't it fun seeing 3 different patterns of the DSP on one card?  In retrospect i should have made the diagonal strips larger and further apart.  If I had done that it would have looked more like the sketch intended.

All the toadstools/mushrooms and the snail were fussy cut from the DSP.  The shapes are pretty easy to cut out so this wasn't very difficult to do.  Around the mushrooms I also added some sequins from the Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins (another fun Sale-A-Bration choice).   The sentiment was inked in Early Espresso ink. 

Inside I added a Basic White CS layer.  I had these strips of DSP so I used both of them to dress up the inside of the card.  I will  stamp an inside sentiment when I am ready to send out the card.  Love the "poppin' up " sentiment as it can be used for all kinds of situations.

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  Be sure to check out what the other members of the design team created for this challenge.

Product List

Terrific Toadstools Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164783]

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Toadstool Gardens 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164942]

Purple Adhesive Backed Sequins

[164970]

Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim

[163299]

Welcome to the Inspire Create Share Blog Hop.  We are a group of Stampin' Up!® demonstrators that gather ever month to bring you this hop.  This month we are sharing projects using  Sale-A-Bration products. What is Sale-A-Bration?  Sale-A-Bration is Stampin' Up!'s biggest sale of the year.  During Sale-A-Bration (January 7th- February 28th) you can choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure with a qualifying order.  Contact your demonstrator for a brochure or more information and if you do not have a demonstrator  I would be happy to help you.

I decided to use the Toadstool Gardens DSP for my project.  I love the bright colors and the fun designs.  In this pack of DSP you get 48 sheets of 6" x 6" paper ( 6 sheets of 6 different designs).  I also like this product a lot since it coordinates with the Terrific Toadstool bundlein the 2025 January-April Mini Catalog.

• Pumpkin Pie CS card  base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Melon Mambo CS layer 3-3/4" x 4"
• Melon Mambo CS strip 1" x 3-3/4" cut using the Round We Go dies to create the scalloped edge
• Toadstool Gardens DSP three strips 1-1/8" x 3-3/4"
• Basic White CS label cut using the Enduring Beauty dies
• Sentiment from the Terrific Toadstools stamp set inked in Pumpkin Pie ink
• Opal Round Assortment colored using a Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends
• Linen Thread tied 3 times to hide the seam between the scalloped edge and the DSP strips

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4" 
• Toadstool Gardens strip 3/4" x 4"

Leaving the inside blank until I figure out who I am sending this card to and for what occasion.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the stops on the hop.

Product List

Terrific Toadstools Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164783]

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[153112]

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105117]

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115320]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Toadstool Gardens 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164942]

Round We Go Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163724]

Enduring Beauty Dies

[162672]

Opal Rounds Assortment

[163298]

Linen Thread

[104199]

Happy 2nd day of the New Year!  It is Thursday and time for the first Create with Stamping Friends challenge of the year.  This week we have a color challenge.

I love that this challenge has two of the 2024-26 In Colors.  Recently I was thinking about the In Colors and how I need to use them more often.  I definitely get in color ruts so a color challenge really helps to shake things up for me.  

• Basic Black CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Petunia Pop from the 2024-26 In Color Designer Series Paper Assortments 4" x 5-1/4"
• Basic Black CS 3-1/2" x 4-1/4"
• Mixed Media Florals DSP (Debuting Online Exclusive 1/7/25) 3-1/4" x 4"
• Mixed Media Florals colored using Azure Afternoon, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop Stampin' Blends
• Petunia Pop 3/8" Bordered Ribbon wrapped and tied in a bow
• Basic White CS label cut using the Unbounded Love Dies
• Sentiment from the Spotlight On Nature set inked in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink 
• Peach Pie Shimmer Gems from the 2024-26 In Color Shimmer Gems

• Basic White CS 4" x 5-1/4"
• Sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Floral image from the soon to be released Mixed Florals stamp set (1/7 Online Exclusive) inked in Tuxedo Black ink
• Flowers colored using Peach Pie and Petunia Pop Stampin' Blends
• 3/4" x 4" strip of Petunia Pop from the 2024-26 In Color DSP

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team created for this challenge,

Not all of the products used are shown below.  The Mixed Media Florals DSP and the Mixed Florals stamp set will be available January 7.  Check out the Online Exclusives for all the products in the suite.

Product List

Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163756]

Spotlight On Nature Cling Stamp Set (English)

[163579]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161672]

Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[163827]

Petunia Pop Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[163828]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Unbounded Love Dies

[163383]

Petunia Pop 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon

[163785]

2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems

[163781]

 

Welcome Friends to a new blog hop and a new year!  On the first day of very month we will share a calendar page.  The calendar we are using is a template created by the organizer of this blog hop, Anne aka the Maui Stamper.  The calendar measures 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" and is a fun size to work with.  

I wanted my January calendar to have a positive and motivating saying as well as being pretty.  I searched through my stamp sets and found the perfect  sentiment in the Round We Go stamp set from the 2024-25 Stampin' Up!® Annual Catalog.  I am excited for this new year and hope you are too!

I used the dies from an upcoming (January 7th 2025 release)  Online Exclusive bundle, Spring Corners.  I used the corner die and cut out the flowers in the corner of the Basic Black CS (2" x 3-3/8").  I filled in the flowers using another Online Exclusive (January 7, 2025 release), Pastel Ombre Glimmer Specialty Paper.  I cut the die multiple times to get the different colors.  I love puzzles and so this technique is like doing a puzzle.  I find it fun and relaxing.

The Glimmer Paper is beautiful and the sparkle is so pretty embedded in the Basic Black CS.  Using the Take Your Pick Tool to pick up and place the Glimmer pieces makes this process much easier.

The sentiment from the Round We Go stamp set was inked in Versamark ink and heat embossed using the white embossing powder from the Basics Wow Embossing powder.  

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out all the stops on the hop!

Be sure to check out the January 7th Online Exclusive release for information about the Spring Corners bundle and the Patel Ombre Glimmer paper!

Product List

Round We Go Bundle (English)

[163730]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

Take Your Pick

[144107]