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Stampin’ Up! Beach Day

Stampin’ Up! Beach Day

The card I am sharing today is created using Stampin’ Up! Beach Day Stamp Set.  I have had a hard time trying to write instructions for making this card so I will just show you a few pictures, give instructions I hope make sense and give the dimensions of the cardstock and Country Woods Designer Series Paper used in the creation.

The card base is Crumb Cake.  Make two card bases 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Score at 2-1/8″ and 4-1/4″. Trim off about 1/16″ from the card base that will be the right side one. Adhere the two card base together, placing one flat piece inside the other. By trimming off just the little smidge, it will make the card close easier.
Card Cuts you will need for this card:

  • Crumb Cake cardstock
    • card base — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ (cut 2) score at 2-1/8″ and 4-1/4″
    • mats for top & bottom pieces on card front  1-3/4″ x 4-1/2″ (cut 2)
    • mat for art piece — 4″ x 4″
    • sand banks — 1″ x 3-3/4″ (cut 2)
  • Basic White cardstock
    • inside piece — 4″ x 5-1/4″
    • art piece — 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″
    • stamped images — 4″ x 4″
  • Country Woods Designer Series Paper
    • top & bottom pieces card front  — 1-1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (cut 2)
    • side panels inside — 1-7/8″ x 5-1/4″ (cut 2)

This is how the card looks when you begin opening it.  It can look like a square card.

  As you can see the surf boards go between the top and bottom piece on the Crumb Cake.  I didn’t place the Country Woods Designer Series Paper piece closer to the top and bottom of the card base so I had to cut the bottom from the surf boards.  I used  Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly, and Pool Party Stampin’ Blends to color the surf boards. 

Adhesive is adhered only on the left side of the Crumb Cake mats, so the other end will slide easily behind the art piece when closed.

Challenges I am entering

Hand Stamped  Sentiments Challenge  

Krafty Chicks Challenge   

The Paper Players Challenge   down the right side

On the  Basic White piece use Blending Brushes and Lemon Lolly, Calypso Coral, and Pool Party ink to create the sky. 

On the two pieces of Crumb Cake die cut the sand banks, brush with Crumb Cake ink using a Blending Brush, stamp the seashell image on the sand banks.  The sand banks will be layered at the bottom of the art piece and the beach shack will be adhered over the edge of it. 

Stamp in Memento Black ink the beach shack, coloring using Azure Afternoon, Cajun Craze, Peach Pie, Pool Party, and Real Red Stampin’ Blends. 

Die cut the grass using a die from Beach Day Dies

Stamp a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Beach Day Stamp Set in Versa Mark on a scrap of Crumb Cake cardstock, sprinkle White Embossing Powder and heat set using a heat tool. 

Stamp the seagull image in Memento Black ink, die cut and pop on the upper right corner of the card base. 

Adhere the art piece to the right side of the card front putting adhesive only in the middle edge of the piece so the card will  slide open and close easy.

You can see how the two Country Woods Designer Series Paper pieces are adhered to either side of the card.

  On a panel of Basic White cardstock stamp the sentiments from Stampin’ Up! Beach Day stamp set in Pool Party and Calypso Coral inks.  Using a Blending Brush and Crumb Cake ink, brush some sand at the bottom of the panel. 

Stamp in Memento Black ink the chair and umbrella.  Color using Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly, and Pool Party Stampin’ Blends.  Adhere the panel to the inside card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

A Basic White envelope gets a piece of Country Woods Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Glue.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!

Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to pre-order before a new catalog  launches so you are able to show your customers what they can look forward to having when the new catalog comes out.  You will also be getting at least a 20% discount on purchases. If you love card making as a hobby, you can still be a demonstrator and get that discount to help get more card making items,  or you can be like I was and buy Stampin’ Up! products for 10 years before I became wise enough to become a demonstrator to get the discount.  When I think of all the stamping products that 20% would have brought over those 10 years, I cringe.
     
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more.       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

June 1-30 Host Code  –Y72ZVFT9

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

 Click here  to join my team.


Painted Petals  — Subscribe June 11 — July 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

With the July Paper Pumpkin, Painted Petals, you can craft beautiful cards with unique watercolor designs and pretty layers!

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Gray Granite (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Melon
Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive
Kit comes in a beautiful coordinating box

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the July Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 June and 10 July by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.


July 3 – 31, 2024

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card


Stampin’ Up! Latte Love — Coffee With Friends

Stampin’ Up! Latte Love — Coffee With Friends

The card I am sharing today is created  using A Little Latte Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Coffee With Friends Stamp Set and Stampin’ Up! Country Birdhouse Stamp Set.  The two stamps sets are used for a greeting and sentiment and to decorate the sentiment panel.

This is a stack, cut, shuffle card, so I ended up with three cards.  I used three different patterns of A Little Latte Designer Series Paper. The three patterns of paper are cut into three pieces, shuffled around so you end up with a panel of paper that has three designs to it. The three pieces are matted on a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock as you can see in the photo above.

Three different coffee cups are fussy cut from A Little Latte Designer Series Paper, arranged over the piece that will be the card front and adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  A greeting from Stampin’ Up! Coffee With Friends Stamp Set is stamped on a piece of Basic White cardstock, die cut using a die from Thoughtful Expression Dies , then popped into one of the coffee cups on the card front.

A sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Coffee With Friends and Country Birdhouse Stamp Sets is stamped on a piece of Basic White cardstock, then die cut using a die from Thoughtful Expressions Dies.  Another piece of Basic White has an image from Stampin’ Up! Coffee With Friends Stamp Set stamped in the corner in Pecan Pie ink and colored using Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, and Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends. The piece that is die cut is adhered to the center of this panel.  I realize looking at the photo that I did not get the piece straight when adhered to the larger panel. OH, well!

A Basic White envelope gets a panel of A Little Latte Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

This is a picture of all three cards that is created with the stack, cut, shuffle technique.  Two are created using Early Espresso as the card base with Calypso Coral mats, the other one is created using Pecan Pie cardstock and Lost Lagoon as the mat.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!

Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to pre-order before a new catalog  launches so you are able to show your customers what they can look forward to having when the new catalog comes out.  You will also be getting at least a 20% discount on purchases. If you love card making as a hobby, you can still be a demonstrator and get that discount to help get more card making items,  or you can be like I was and buy Stampin’ Up! products for 10 years before I became wise enough to become a demonstrator to get the discount.  When I think of all the stamping products that 20% would have brought over those 10 years, I cringe.
     
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more.       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

June 1-30 Host Code  –Y72ZVFT9

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

 Click here  to join my team.


Painted Petals  — Subscribe June 11 — July 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

With the July Paper Pumpkin, Painted Petals, you can craft beautiful cards with unique watercolor designs and pretty layers!

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Gray Granite (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Melon
Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive
Kit comes in a beautiful coordinating box

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the July Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 June and 10 July by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.


June 30 at 11:59pm is the end of this great sale!


This great sale started June 5 and will end on  June 30.  If there are bundles you have been wanting now it the time to get them.  As a demonstrator you receive a 20% discount plus the 10% during this sale, that means you are receiving at least 30% off of each stamp bundle.  Think how much more you will be able to buy getting that 30% off as a demonstrator.

Sales Period: 5–30 June 2024
Ordering Deadlines
Phone: 28 June 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)  
Online: 30 June 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT) 

Here’s a link to the BUNDLE SALE on my online store.

  • 20% discount on stamp and die bundles!
  • NOTE:  This excludes suite collections, stamp and punch bundles, and any other bundles*.   
  • **PLEASE NOTE:  Close To My Heart products are not included in this promotion.                                                              
  • Save 10% on the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (in white or Boho Blue).
  • The 10% discount applies automatically to stamp and die bundles in all orders including Starter Kit orders.

Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card

 Card Cuts

  • Early Espresso cardstock
    • card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
  • Calypso Coral cardstock
    • mat — 4″ x 5-1/4″
  • A Little Latte Designer Series Paper
    • 3 different patterns for the stack, cut, shuffle — 3-3/4″ x 5″
  • Basic White cardstock
    • sentiment — 4″ x 5″ for die cutting
    • sentiment panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″


Stampin’ Up! Country Birdhouse – Faux Step

Stampin’ Up! Country Birdhouse – Faux Step

Don’t you just love Stampin’ Up! Country Birdhouse Stamp Set and Dies. That is the stamp set I am using for the card I am sharing today.  The card is called a Faux Step card I believe.  I know I have made step card before and there was lots of cutting and scoring.  This one is so easy, I may just have to make a few with different designs.  This is a CAS of Jackie Bolhuis card,

Challenges entered:

Creative Crease Challenge   

Tic Tac Toe Challenge   Diagonally right to left, Layers, Flowers, Ink Blends

This is how the card looks from the side.  You can see there is only two piece in creating this card with a bit of scoring and folding. Cut a piece of cardstock, I used the new Basic Beige, 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scoring at 3″, 6″, and 7-1/4″. Cut another piece of the same cardstock 3-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scoring it at 4-1/4″.  Decorate the little piece, I suppose you could call it a little card, it is later attached to the larger piece to help create the step.

  1. Cut two piece of Country Woods Designer Series Paper, one at 2-3/4″ x  5-1/4″ and the other one at 1″ x 5-1/4″. 
  2. Adhere these two piece to the large piece of the card base.  You can see in the photo above the place of the two pieces. 
  3. From a different pattern of the Designer Series Paper die cut the birdhouse. I wanted my birdhouse to be a little card, so when I die cut, I place the edge of the roof of the birdhouse over the fold line of the Designer Series Paper just a snig so that I would have a fold once it was die cut.
  4. Die cut the roof from a different pattern of the Designer Series Paper and die cut the scallop trim from Basic White cardstock.
  5. Die cut the ledge of the birdhouse from a different pattern of the Designer Series Paper
  6. Die cut the leaves from Garden Green cardstock using dies from Lifetime of Love Dies.
  7. Die cut the little flowers from Pretty In Pink and Petunia Pop cardstock.  Cut three of each.
  8. Adhere the Pretty In Pink flower to the Petunia Pop flower using a dot of Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  9. Die cut the bird from Stampin’ Up! Country Birdhouse Dies.
  10. Color the bird using Balm Blue, Wild Wheat, and Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends.
  11. Cut two piece of Basic White cardstock 3-1/4″ x 4″.  These are for the card front and back.
  12. Emboss one of the 3-1/4″ x 4″ piece using the Timbers 3D Embossing Folder.
  13. Die cut a piece of Basic White and Country Birdhouse Designer Series Paper using the birdhouse die from Country Birdhouse Dies.
  14. Stamp a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Beach Day Stamp Set on the Basic White  birdhouse.
  15. Adhere to the inside of the birdhouse using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  16. Adhere the other birdhouse that is wood grain to the top flap of the birdhouse using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  17. Adhere the embossed piece to the little card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  18. Adhere the birdhouse over the embossed piece using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  19. Pop the ledge on the birdhouse using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  20. Adhere the bird, vines and flowers on the birdhouse and ledge of the birdhouse using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Stampin Dimensionals.
  21. Pop a Basic Rhinestone Jewel in the center of each little flower.
  22. Stamp a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Expressions Stamp Set in Memento Black ink on the 2nd piece of 3-1/2″ x 4″ cardstock.
  23. Stamp a flower from Stampin’ Up! Country Birdhouse Stamp Set in Memento Black ink.
  24. Color the flowers using Pretty In Pink and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends
  25. Adhere the piece to the back of the little card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  26. Now it’s time to adhere the little card to the main card base.  Put Multipurpose glue on the inside edge of the little card on both edges, but one at a time.  Do not put glue over the whole piece just the edge of the card.
  27. Adhere the front of the little card to the front edge of the step of the main card base. Repeat the same with the bottom of the card, adhere it to the back of the card base. See Photo.
  28. A Basic White envelope get a piece of Country Birdhouse Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!

Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to pre-order before a new catalog  launches so you are able to show your customers what they can look forward to having when the new catalog comes out.  You will also be getting at least a 20% discount on purchases. If you love card making as a hobby, you can still be a demonstrator and get that discount to help get more card making items,  or you can be like I was and buy Stampin’ Up! products for 10 years before I became wise enough to become a demonstrator to get the discount.  When I think of all the stamping products that 20% would have brought over those 10 years, I cringe.
     
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more.       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

June 1-30 Host Code  –Y72ZVFT9

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

 Click here  to join my team.


Painted Petals  — Subscribe June 11 — July 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

With the July Paper Pumpkin, Painted Petals, you can craft beautiful cards with unique watercolor designs and pretty layers!

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Gray Granite (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Melon
Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive
Kit comes in a beautiful coordinating box

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the July Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 June and 10 July by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.


Only two more days of this great sale!


This great sale started June 5 and will end on  June 30.  If there are bundles you have been wanting now it the time to get them.  As a demonstrator you receive a 20% discount plus the 10% during this sale, that means you are receiving at least 30% off of each stamp bundle.  Think how much more you will be able to buy getting that 30% off as a demonstrator.

Sales Period: 5–30 June 2024
Ordering Deadlines
Phone: 28 June 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)  
Online: 30 June 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT) 

Here’s a link to the BUNDLE SALE on my online store.

  • 20% discount on stamp and die bundles!
  • NOTE:  This excludes suite collections, stamp and punch bundles, and any other bundles*.   
  • **PLEASE NOTE:  Close To My Heart products are not included in this promotion.                                                              
  • Save 10% on the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (in white or Boho Blue).
  • The 10% discount applies automatically to stamp and die bundles in all orders including Starter Kit orders.

Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card


 

Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature — Thinking Of You

Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature — Thinking Of You

The card I am sharing today is created using Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature Stamp Set, along with Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set.

I am entering these challenges:

Addicted To Stamps & More  — Theme this challenge Make Your Mark

Allsorts Challenge  – Theme this challenge Blooms, Bees, and Butterflies

Cupcake Inspirations  Challenge #597  —  Theme this challenge Anything Goes

Daisy Chain Challenge #86 — Theme this challenge Birthday

I started with a Misty Moonlight cardstock card base.  I embossed a piece of Basic White card Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder.  This pieces is adhere over the Misty Moonlight card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  Three strips of Poetic Expressions Designer Series Paper  are cut and matted on pieces of Misty Moonlight cardstock.  The strips are adhered around the front of the card over the embossed panel.

On a piece of Basic White cardstock the flower image from Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature Stamp Set is stamped in Memento Black ink. A greeting from Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set is stamped in the corner of the art piece in Memento Black ink. Using a Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends the greeting is colored over giving a bit of highlight. The flower image is colored using Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, and Granny Apple Green ink.  The art  piece is matted on a piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock, a white ribbon wrapped around the piece, then popped over the three strips using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Misty Moonlight gems from Tinsel Gems Three Pack are popped around the card front.

A butterfly from my large stash of butterflies that I die cut a while back is colored using Balmy Blue ink and a Blending Brush. Two Misty Moonlight gems from Tinsel Gems Three Pack are popped on the butterfly and the butterfly is then adhered to the corner of the art piece using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

A sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set is stamped in Memento Black ink on a panel of Basic White cardstock.  Two butterflies from the same stamp set are stamped in the lower right corner and colored using Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.

A Basic White envelope get a piece of Poetic Expressions Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!

Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to pre-order before a new catalog  launches so you are able to show your customers what they can look forward to having when the new catalog comes out.  You will also be getting at least a 20% discount on purchases. If you love card making as a hobby, you can still be a demonstrator and get that discount to help get more card making items,  or you can be like I was and buy Stampin’ Up! products for 10 years before I became wise enough to become a demonstrator to get the discount.  When I think of all the stamping products that 20% would have brought over those 10 years, I cringe.
     
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more.       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

June 1-30 Host Code  –Y72ZVFT9

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

 Click here  to join my team.


Painted Petals  — Subscribe June 11 — July 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

With the July Paper Pumpkin, Painted Petals, you can craft beautiful cards with unique watercolor designs and pretty layers!

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Gray Granite (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Melon
Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive
Kit comes in a beautiful coordinating box

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the July Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 June and 10 July by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.


This great sale started June 5 and will end on  June 30.  If there are bundles you have been wanting now it the time to get them.  As a demonstrator you receive a 20% discount plus the 10% during this sale, that means you are receiving at least 30% off of each stamp bundle.  Think how much more you will be able to buy getting that 30% off as a demonstrator.

Sales Period: 5–30 June 2024
Ordering Deadlines
Phone: 28 June 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)  
Online: 30 June 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT) 

Here’s a link to the BUNDLE SALE on my online store.

  • 20% discount on stamp and die bundles!
  • NOTE:  This excludes suite collections, stamp and punch bundles, and any other bundles*.   
  • **PLEASE NOTE:  Close To My Heart products are not included in this promotion.                                                              
  • Save 10% on the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (in white or Boho Blue).
  • The 10% discount applies automatically to stamp and die bundles in all orders including Starter Kit orders.

Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card

Product List

 Card Cuts

  • Misty Moonlight cardstock
    • cardbase — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
    • mat for art piece — 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
    • mats for strips — 7/8″ x 4-7/8″
  • Basic White cardstock
    • art piece — 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″
    • embossed panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
    • inside panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Poetic Expressions Designer Series Paper
    • 3 strips — 3/4″ x 4-3/4″
    • envelope flap — 2-1/4″ x 6″


Stampin’ Up! Wildflower Design with Simply Zinnia

Stampin’ Up! Wildflower Design with Simply Zinnia

Another card using Stampin’ Up! Simply Zinnia products.  This one uses the Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper, along with Stampin’ Up! Country Birdhouse and Wildflower Designs Stamp Sets.

I am entering these challenges:

613 Avenue Create  

A Place To Start  

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge  

Can You Handle The Pressure?  

The card base is Basic White cardstock cut 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ with a panel of the same embossed using Dashing Designs 3D Embossing Folder.  The embossed panel is adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  A greeting from Stampin’ Up! Wildflower Designs stamp set is stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink on a scrap of Basic White cardstock, fussy cut, cut apart, and popped on the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

These are the pieces you will need to create the design on the card.

  • Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper
    • green piece — 3-1/4″ x 4-1/8″
    • blackberry bliss check piece  –1-1/4″ x 5-1/8″
    • green & yellow strip — 3/4″ x 4-1/4″
  • Blackberry Bliss cardstock
    • mat for green strip — 3-3/8″ x 4-1/4″
    • blackberry bliss check piece — 1-3/8″ x 5-1/4″
    • green & yellow piece — 7/8″ x 4-3/8″
    • circles for 2 of the zinnias
  • Melon Mambo cardstock
    • circle for zinnia

You can see the placement of the pieces by looking at the above photo. Purple Shimmer Gems are popped around the card front.

A greeting from Stampin’ Up! Country Birdhouse stamp set is stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink on a panel of Basic White cardstock.  A fussy cut zinnia is added in the lower corner.

A Basic White envelope get a piece of Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!

Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to pre-order before a new catalog  launches so you are able to show your customers what they can look forward to having when the new catalog comes out.  You will also be getting at least a 20% discount on purchases. If you love card making as a hobby, you can still be a demonstrator and get that discount to help get more card making items,  or you can be like I was and buy Stampin’ Up! products for 10 years before I became wise enough to become a demonstrator to get the discount.  When I think of all the stamping products that 20% would have brought over those 10 years, I cringe.
     
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more.       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

June 1-30 Host Code  –Y72ZVFT9

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

 Click here  to join my team.


Painted Petals  — Subscribe June 11 — July 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

With the July Paper Pumpkin, Painted Petals, you can craft beautiful cards with unique watercolor designs and pretty layers!

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Gray Granite (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Melon
Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive
Kit comes in a beautiful coordinating box

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the July Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 June and 10 July by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.


This great sale started June 5 and will end on  June 30.  If there are bundles you have been wanting now it the time to get them.  As a demonstrator you receive a 20% discount plus the 10% during this sale, that means you are receiving at least 30% off of each stamp bundle.  Think how much more you will be able to buy getting that 30% off as a demonstrator.

Sales Period: 5–30 June 2024
Ordering Deadlines
Phone: 28 June 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)  
Online: 30 June 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT) 

Here’s a link to the BUNDLE SALE on my online store.

  • 20% discount on stamp and die bundles!
  • NOTE:  This excludes suite collections, stamp and punch bundles, and any other bundles*.   
  • **PLEASE NOTE:  Close To My Heart products are not included in this promotion.                                                              
  • Save 10% on the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (in white or Boho Blue).
  • The 10% discount applies automatically to stamp and die bundles in all orders including Starter Kit orders.

Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card