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Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature — Hello

Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature — Hello

The card I am sharing today is created using one of my favorite stamp sets,  Spotlight On Nature Stamp Set.  I also, use Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves and Sketched Butterflies Stamp Sets.  

You can see how I colored this card, by clicking this link,  It will take you to a previous post that shows the prep for coloring  since it is colored on Crumb Cake cardstock.

These are the card cuts:

  • Basic White cardstock
    • card base — 5-1/2′ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
    • mat for art piece — 2-3/4″ x 4″
    • greeting strip — 3/4″ x 4″
    • inside panel — 4″ 5-1/4″
    • inside panel left side — 2-7/8″ x 4-1/4″
  • Soft Seafoam cardstock
    • background card front — 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
    • inside panel left side — 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
    • inside strip — 3/4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Crumb Cake cardstock
    • art piece — 2-5/8″ x 3-7/8″

  1. Start with the Soft Seafoam cardstock as they have to be preped to because DSP.  Using the stamp that looks like a bunch of  hashtags put all together  and the little dots stamp, and using Pretty Peacock  ink create your background by stamping over the piece for the card front, the piece for inside, and the strip for the inside.
  2. Cut a piece of Crumb Cake, then will become the art piece when the stamping and coloring are complete.
  3. On the Crumb Cake piece, stamp the flowers from Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature Stamp Set in Versa Mark ink.
  4. Sprinkle White Embossing Powder over the Versa Mark and heat set using a heat tool.
  5. Color the flowers and leaves using White Craft ink and a Water Painter.  You can see how that looks on a previous blog by clicking the link to the post.  Let the White Craft ink dry well before coloring with other colors.
  6. Use Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green inks and a Water Painter to color the flowers.
  7. Stamp the HELLO greeting from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves Stamp Set in Memento Black in on a scrap of Basic White cardstock and bannerize one end.
  8. Make a Mary Deatherage bow using Linen Thread.
  9. Adhere the Soft Seafoam cardstock piece to the card base.
  10. Adhere the art piece to the Basic White mat using adhesive of choice.  I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue .
  11. Pop the art piece over the Soft Seafoam background piece using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  12. Pop the greeting over the bottom of the flowers.
  13. Adhere the bow using Glue Dots.
  14. Pop Iridescent Basic Pearls around the art piece.  That finishes the card front.
  15. Stamp a butterfly from Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies in Versa Mark ink.
  16. Sprinkle White Embossing Powder over the Versa Mark and heat emboss.
  17. Color the butterfly using Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, And Mossy Meadow inks and a Water Painter.
  18. Fussy Cut the butterfly.
  19. Stamp a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set in Memento Black ink on a Basic White panel.
  20. Adhere the other Soft Seafoam piece to the left inside card base using adhesive of choice.
  21. Adhere the sentiment panel over it using adhesive of choice.
  22. Pop the butterfly over the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  23. Stamp a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves Stamp Set on a Basic White panel using Memento Black ink.
  24. Adhere the panel to the card base using adhesive of choice.
  25. Add the Soft Seafoam strip down the right side of the panel.
  26. A Basic White envelope gets a piece of Regals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (I used a Gorgeous Grape piece) adhered to the envelope flap using adhesive of choice.

I am happy you stop  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 wilbe 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!  

August 1-31 Host Code  –SHKEFKQB

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.



Between 6–31 August, you can shop select Designer Series Paper from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog* at 15% off!

This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.

Sales Period: 6–31 August 2024

Ordering Deadlines

  • Phone: 30 August at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
  • Online: 31 August at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Countryside Inn  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Country Lace 
  • Country Woods
  • Full of Life
  • Lily Pond Lane
  • Mediterranean Blooms 
  • Perennial Lavender  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Take to the Sky 
  • Thoughtful Journey 
  • To Market 
  • Unbounded Beauty 
  • Wildly Flowering 
  • Winter Meadow (carry over from  previous catalog)

Additional Details

  • Specialty paper, cardstock assortments, Designer Series Paper stacks, and paper not yet live is not included in the sale. 
  • You must open and close the order during the allotted dates to receive the discount. 
  • There are NO limits on ordering. However, product is only available while supplies last. 
  • Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or as part of a Starter Kit WILL qualify for the discount.

Click this link and it will open a flyer of Designer Series Papers on sale.


Autumn Abundance

Subscribe August 11 – September 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!

Share your love for all things autumn with this kit! Don’t miss the whimsical, water colored ephemera pack with this month’s Paper Pumpkin!

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs

• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

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 August Paper Pumpkin Kit between August 11 and September 10 by clicking here!

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


Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card


 

 

 

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Round We Go With Mediterranean Blooms

Stampin’ Up! Round We Go With Mediterranean Blooms

The card I am sharing today is created using Stampin’ Up! Round We Go Stamp Set and Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper. The Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder is also used.

Card Cuts for this card:

  • Night of Navy cardstock
    • card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
    • mats card front — (1) 2-1/2″ x 5″  (1)2-1/2″ x 4″ (1) 1-1/2″ x 4-1/4″
    • inside mat — 1″ x 4″
  • Basic White cardstock
    • embossed panel  –  4″ x 5-1/4″
    • inside panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper
    • background pieces — (1) 2-3/8″ x 4-7/8″ —  (1) 2-3/8″ x 3-7/8″
    • banner — 1-1/4″ x 4-1/4″
    • fruit  fussy cut from a panel

The card base is Night of Navy cardstock.

  1. Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock.
  2. Emboss using Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder.
  3. Adhere to the Night of Navy card base using adhesive of choice, I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  4. Cut the Night of Navy mats, there will be 3 in different sizes, see the card cuts for the sizes.
  5. Cut the backgound pieces and the banner from Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper.
  6. Adhere the pieces to the Night of Navy mats using adhesive of choice.
  7. Adhere the background pieces and banner as shown the the above photo.
  8. Fussy cut a lemon from a piece of the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper.
  9. Pop the lemon over the banner and the blossom background piece using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  10. I used a greeting from a Paper Pumpkin left over.
  11. Make a loopy bow, adhering behind the greeting.
  12. Pop the greeting over the lemon using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  13. Pop Daffodil Delight glossy dots from Glossy Dots Assortment around the card front.
  14. On a piece of Basic White cardstock stamp a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Round We Go Stamp Set in Night of Navy ink.
  15. Pop two Glossy Dots beside the sentiment.
  16. Adhere the Night of Navy mat for the inside to the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper.
  17. Fussy cut a lemon from a piece of Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper.
  18. Adhere the lemon above the banner using adhesive of choice.
  19. Adhere the Basic White panel to the Night of Navy card base.

A Basic White envelope gets a piece of Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Glue or adhesive of choice.  

I am happy you stop  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 wilbe 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!  

August 1-31 Host Code  –SHKEFKQB

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.



Between 6–31 August, you can shop select Designer Series Paper from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog* at 15% off!

This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.

Sales Period: 6–31 August 2024

Ordering Deadlines

  • Phone: 30 August at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
  • Online: 31 August at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Countryside Inn  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Country Lace 
  • Country Woods
  • Full of Life
  • Lily Pond Lane
  • Mediterranean Blooms 
  • Perennial Lavender  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Take to the Sky 
  • Thoughtful Journey 
  • To Market 
  • Unbounded Beauty 
  • Wildly Flowering 
  • Winter Meadow (carry over from  previous catalog)

Additional Details

  • Specialty paper, cardstock assortments, Designer Series Paper stacks, and paper not yet live is not included in the sale. 
  • You must open and close the order during the allotted dates to receive the discount. 
  • There are NO limits on ordering. However, product is only available while supplies last. 
  • Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or as part of a Starter Kit WILL qualify for the discount.

Click this link and it will open a flyer of Designer Series Papers on sale.


Autumn Abundance

Subscribe August 11 – September 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!

Share your love for all things autumn with this kit! Don’t miss the whimsical, water colored ephemera pack with this month’s Paper Pumpkin!

 

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

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 August Paper Pumpkin Kit between August 11 and September 10 by clicking here!

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


Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card


Stampin’ Up! Simply Zinnia — Enjoy Today

Stampin’ Up! Simply Zinnia — Enjoy Today

The card I am sharing today is from left over pieces that I have in my stash.  The stamp set is Stampin’ Up! Simply Zinnia  Stamp Set with Dies and Embossing Folder.

Challenges for this card:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge 

Can You Handle The Pressure (CYHTP)  Challenge

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday Challenge   

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenge  

These are the card cuts needed to create this card.

  • Basic White cardstock
    • card base — 4-1/4′ x 11′ scored at 5-1/2″
    • embossed panel — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
    • zinnias — (stamp & cut 2)  4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
    • inside circle — 4″ x 4″
  • Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper
    • strip down card front — 1″ x 5-1/2″
    • inside flower — fussy cut one flower

The embossed panel is one I found in my stash with the Flowering Zinnia strip down the side.  I can not remember the die that die cut the holes in the strip.  I looked through my stamp sets but it must be a retired one or else I over looked it.  The embossed panel is adhered to the Basic White cardstock card base using adhesive of choice, I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

  1. On a piece of Basic White cardstock, stamp the zinnia image twice,  stamp the leaf image three times.  
  2. Color the zinnias and leaves using Flirty Flamingo, Highland Heather, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, and Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends.
  3.  Die cut the zinnias using a die from Simply Zinnia Dies.
  4. Adhere the zinnias and leaves over the embossed panel on the card front.
  5. Stamp in Memento Black ink a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Beach Day Stamp Set.
  6. Put 3 Glue Dot on the back of the greet and wrap Linen Thread three times around the Glue Dots.
  7. Adhere the greeting at  the bottom of the embossed card front. 
  8. Add gems from Purple Shimmery Fine Gems to the card front.
  9. Using a die from Spotlight On Nature Dies, die cut a circle from Basic White cardstock. 
  10. Stamp in Memento Black ink a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set in the center of the die cut circle.
  11. Die cut a zinnia from a piece of Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper.
  12. Adhere the zinnia at the top of the circle using adhesive of choice, I used Multipurpose Glue.
  13. Pop two gems from Purple Shimmery Fine Gems on the sentiment circle.
  14. A Basic White envelope gets a piece of Subtle 6′ x 6″ Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Glue or adhesive of choice.  My card is a CAS of a card Sharon Armstrong created, but I had to make it mine so I added to it.

I am happy you stop  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 wilbe 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!  

August 1-31 Host Code  –SHKEFKQB

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.



Between 6–31 August, you can shop select Designer Series Paper from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog* at 15% off!

This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.

Sales Period: 6–31 August 2024

Ordering Deadlines

  • Phone: 30 August at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
  • Online: 31 August at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Countryside Inn  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Country Lace 
  • Country Woods
  • Full of Life
  • Lily Pond Lane
  • Mediterranean Blooms 
  • Perennial Lavender  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Take to the Sky 
  • Thoughtful Journey 
  • To Market 
  • Unbounded Beauty 
  • Wildly Flowering 
  • Winter Meadow (carry over from  previous catalog)

Additional Details

  • Specialty paper, cardstock assortments, Designer Series Paper stacks, and paper not yet live is not included in the sale. 
  • You must open and close the order during the allotted dates to receive the discount. 
  • There are NO limits on ordering. However, product is only available while supplies last. 
  • Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or as part of a Starter Kit WILL qualify for the discount.

Click this link and it will open a flyer of Designer Series Papers on sale.


Autumn Abundance

Subscribe August 11 – September 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!

Share your love for all things autumn with this kit! Don’t miss the whimsical, water colored ephemera pack with this month’s Paper Pumpkin!

 

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

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 August Paper Pumpkin Kit between August 11 and September 10 by clicking here!

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


Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card


Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Journey

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Journey

I am sharing a very easy and simple fun fold today.  I used Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Wishes, Layering Leaves, and Sketched Butterflies Stamp Sets.  Also used was Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper.

These are the card cut you will need to create this card.

  • Pretty Peacock cardstock
    • card base — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″  scored at 4-1/4″
    • little card  — 3″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
  • Basic White cardstock
    • art piece card front — 2-3/4″ x 4″
    • inside piece little card — 2-3/4″ x 4″
    • inside piece card base — 4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper
    • card front little card — 2-3/4″ x 4″
    • inside — scrap

These are the challenges I am entering for this card.

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenge  

Creative Creases Challenge  

Seize The Birthday Challenge with the option of adding a cute critter.  I am doing the “Anything Goes” as I do not have a critter on my card.

  1. Color a flower image from Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Wishes Stamp Set using Stampin’ Write Markers, I used Pretty Peacock and Wild Wheat.  Give the image a huff of breath after coloring to moisten it so it will stamp well.
  2. Stamp the colored image on one of the 2-3/4″ x 4″ pieces of Basic White cardstock, leaving space at the top for a greeting.
  3. Stamp a greeting in Pretty Peacock ink using a stamp from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves Stamp Set.
  4. Use the splash of dots stamp from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves Stamp Set to stamp dots in Wild Wheat ink around the flower.
  5. Adhere to the left side of your card base front leaving a border around the edges.
  6. On the other piece of Basic White cardstock, stamp in Pretty Peacock ink a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves Stamp Set.
  7. Stamp in Pretty Peacock ink in the lower right corner, a flower image from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves Stamp Set.
  8. Adhere the Basic White piece to the inside of the little card using adhesive of choice.
  9. Adhere the Thoughtful Journey Designer Series piece to the little card front.
  10. Adhere the little card to the right side of the card front making sure edges are even.  The left edge may extend over the Basic White piece just a bit but this is fine.
  11. Adhere dots from Glossy Dot Assortment.
  12. Stamp in Pretty Peacock ink, a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set on the Basic White piece for the inside of the card.
  13. Using left-over scraps from Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper adhere to the left side of the inside Basic White panel.
  14. Adhere three of the dots from the Glossy Dot Assortment on the left side in the little white space at the top of the Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper.

A Basic White envelope gets a piece of Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Glue or adhesive of choice.  My card is a CAS of a card Sharon Armstrong created, but I had to make it mine so I added to it.

I am happy you stop  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 wilbe 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!  

August 1-31 Host Code  –SHKEFKQB

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.



Between 6–31 August, you can shop select Designer Series Paper from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog* at 15% off!

This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.

Sales Period: 6–31 August 2024

Ordering Deadlines

  • Phone: 30 August at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
  • Online: 31 August at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Countryside Inn  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Country Lace 
  • Country Woods
  • Full of Life
  • Lily Pond Lane
  • Mediterranean Blooms 
  • Perennial Lavender  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Take to the Sky 
  • Thoughtful Journey 
  • To Market 
  • Unbounded Beauty 
  • Wildly Flowering 
  • Winter Meadow (carry over from  previous catalog)

Additional Details

  • Specialty paper, cardstock assortments, Designer Series Paper stacks, and paper not yet live is not included in the sale. 
  • You must open and close the order during the allotted dates to receive the discount. 
  • There are NO limits on ordering. However, product is only available while supplies last. 
  • Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or as part of a Starter Kit WILL qualify for the discount.

Click this link and it will open a flyer of Designer Series Papers on sale.


Autumn Abundance

Subscribe August 11 – September 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!

Share your love for all things autumn with this kit! Don’t miss the whimsical, water colored ephemera pack with this month’s Paper Pumpkin!

 

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

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 August Paper Pumpkin Kit between August 11 and September 10 by clicking here!

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


Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card


Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature — Hello!

Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature — Hello!

Here I am using Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature Stamp Set again.  It along with Sketched Butterflies are my favorites I believe.  I made my own Designer Series Paper using two of the stamp from the stamp set.

I am entering Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge  — Any Occasion

The card base is Basic White card stock cut 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and scored at 2-1/8″ and 4-1/4″.  Use a Bone folder and give the 2-1/8″ and 4-1/4″ score lines a good crease.  This will create a Z fold.

Using the two stamps from Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature I stamped the design on a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Pool Party cardstock using Pretty Peacock ink.   I cut the Pool Party piece at 2″ creating two pieces.  They are adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Glue as you can see in the photo above.  One on the front left of the Z fold and the other on the right side of the inside panel.

I stamped the flower image from Spotlight On Nature stamp set in Versa Mark on a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, sprinkled White Embossing Poweder over the stamped image and heat set using a heat tool.  I colored the flowers using White Craft ink, let dry thoroughly then colored with Melon Mambo,  Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, and Mossy Meadow ink and a Water painter.

Once the Crumb Cake piece is dry, mat on a piece of Basic White cardstock, then adhere to the left side of the Z fold, making sure to put glue only on the portion of the Crumb Cake piece that will be glued to the left side of the Z fold.  If you put glue on the entire piece you will glue your card closed.  You can see in the above photo, how the piece is adhered.

Add a strip of the Designer Series Paper across the art piece, adding a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves.

Make a bow ( I call this bow a Mary Deatherage bow, as she is the one who showed me how to make it) from Linen Thread and adhere to the corner of the greeting.  Add gems around the card front and inside using gems from Tinsel Gems Four Pack.

On a piece of 2″ x 5-1/4″ Basic White cardstock, stamp a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves and Country Birdhouse Stamp Sets in Pretty Peacock ink.  On the left panel, adhere butterflies that have been die cut using a die from Sketched Butterflies.

This is how the card looks opened all the way.

I also made a piece of Designer Series Paper for the Basic White envelope flap.  

I am happy you stop  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 wilbe 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!  

August 1-31 Host Code  –SHKEFKQB

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.


Time for Cake

Subscribe July 11 – August 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 August Paper Pumpkin, Time for Cake, bring on a birthday bash with elegant birthday cards made with rose gold details!

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed card bases, coordinating envelopes, and labels
• Embellishments and rose gold cord
• Coordinating colors: Moody Mauve, Night of Navy (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Petal Pink,
Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wheat

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 August Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 Julu and 10 August by clicking here!

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


Between 6–31 August, you can shop select Designer Series Paper from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog* at 15% off!

This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.

 

Sales Period: 6–31 August 2024

Ordering Deadlines

  • Phone: 30 August at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
  • Online: 31 August at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Countryside Inn  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Country Lace 
  • Country Woods
  • Full of Life
  • Lily Pond Lane
  • Mediterranean Blooms 
  • Perennial Lavender  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Take to the Sky 
  • Thoughtful Journey 
  • To Market 
  • Unbounded Beauty 
  • Wildly Flowering 
  • Winter Meadow (carry over from  previous catalog)

Additional Details

  • Specialty paper, cardstock assortments, Designer Series Paper stacks, and paper not yet live is not included in the sale. 
  • You must open and close the order during the allotted dates to receive the discount. 
  • There are NO limits on ordering. However, product is only available while supplies last. 
  • Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or as part of a Starter Kit WILL qualify for the discount.

Click this link and it will open a flyer of Designer Series Papers on sale.


Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card

 Card Cuts

  • Basic White cardstock
    • card base — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 2-1/8″ & 4-1/4″
    • mat for art piece — 3-1/8″ x 4-1/4″
    • inside piece — 2″ x 5-1/4″
  • Pool Party cardstock
    • designer series paper — 4″ x 5-1/2″ cut in two piece each being 2″ x 5-1/4″
    • strip card front — 3/4″ x 4″
    • envelope flap — 2-1/4″ x 6-1/4″
  • Crumb Cake cardstock
    • art piece — 3″ x 4″