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

Here's what I made with the sketch.

• 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.

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.

Product List

Cheers & Sips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165588]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Pad

[165278]

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

[159229]

Darling Duckling 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165622]

Celebratory Sips 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165586]

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls

[165192]

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

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

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.

• 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.

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.

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.

Product List

Impressions Abloom Bundle (English)

[165611]

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

Darling Duckling Classic Stampin' Pad

[165277]

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155613]

Darling Duckling 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165622]

Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder

[165614]

Unbounded Love Dies

[163383]

Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels

[158987]

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.

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,

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

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.

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.

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.