Encouragement – Page 9 – Stampin with Shirley G

Stampin’ Up! Because I Care

Happy Sunday, I hope you are having a blessed day. We are blessed to get to attend a most important graduation — our great daughter’s pre-school graduation. You know how important those are! I didn’t get to share a card with you before I attended that all-important graduation. I started before we left to try to get this finished, but one thing after another prevented it. I am finally getting to share.

This is a vintage stamp set so if you desire to re-create this card, you can use the Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set. You can see the Because I Care Stamp Set below in the product used to create this card.

My design inspiration is from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.

My card base is Basic White card stock with a panel of the same embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder. The embossed panel is adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

A strip of Basic White card stock is cut and using paper snips flagged at one end. It is then matted on a Highland Heather card stock using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Thinking of you is stamped in Highland Heather ink and the strip is embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder and adhered to the card front.

An image from the Because I Care Stamp Set is stamped in Highland Heather ink on a panel of Basic White card stock. It is stamped in two parts, first the hydrangea in Highland Heather ink and the leaves in Soft Succulent ink. I fussy cut the hydrangea and popped on the flagged strip. Three 2021-2023 In Color Jewels are randomly placed around the flagged strip.

A hydrangea from the Hydrangea Hill DSP is fussy cut and adhered to the corner of a Basic White card stock panel. it is then adhered inside the card.

A medium Basic White envelope gets a panel of the Hydrangea Hill DSP applied to the envelope flap.

If you would like to create this card all the products used and the card cuts are at the end of this post.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope 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. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Hydrangea Haven Photopolymer Stamp Set [154470] $26.00	Because I Care [clear-mount] FRA ESP [120118] hostess	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00	2021–2023 In Color Jewels [155571] $7.00
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Highland Heather 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146986] $8.75	Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper [154570] $11.50	Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad [147103] $7.50
Soft Succulent Classic Stampin’ Pad [155778] $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

Card Cuts

Basic White card stock
- Card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored & folded at 5-1/2″
- Embossed Panel — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
- Flagged strip — 2″ x 4-7/8″
- Inside Panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
- Hydrangea – 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
Highland Heather card stock
- Mat for flagged strip –2-1/8″ 5″

Stampin’ Up! Art in Bloom

Happy Friday! The weekend is here. I know a bunch of people who are so thrilled that this weekend is finally here. It is those SU demonstrators that are blessed to be going to Hawaii compliments of SU. Have fun and don’t overeat.😊

The card I am sharing today is created with the new Stampin’ Up! Art in Bloom Stamp Set. This set is a gift from one of our great upline – Amy Koenders. She and Mary Deatherage are the best, we are always getting little gifts and cards from them. They are always available with their support and help.

My design inspiration is from the Tuesday Morning Sketches. This is a great sketch.

My card base is Evening Evergreen one of the new 2021-2023 Incolors with a panel of the same embossed using the Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder. This is adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

A die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies is used to crop two Basic White card stock mats from the Hand Penned DSP, then adhered to two corners of the card front.

A panel of Basic White card stock is cut and matted with a panel of the Evening Evergreen card stock. This is adhered to the center of the card front over the two corner pieces.

A panel of Basic White card stock is embossed using the Bloom Embossing Folder. Flirty Flamingo ink is rubbed over the flowers on the embossing folder before embossing. Once embossed they are fussy cut and the center are colored using a Dark So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Marker. Leaves are cropped from Evening Evergreen card stock and Hand Penned DSP using a leaf die from the Bloom Dies. The flowers and leaves are arranged and popped on the Basic White panel with Linen Thread wrapped around under the flowers a few times. A Ladybug trinket is popped on a flower using Glue Dots. A dragonfly from the Dragonfly Garden DSP is fussy cut and popped on the panel with the flowers.

A panel of Basic White card stock gets a flower and leaves from the Art in Bloom Stamp Set stamped in Flirty Flamingo and Soft Succulent ink stamped in the corner.

A medium Basic White envelope gets a panel of the Hand Penned DSP applied to the envelope flap.

If you would like to create this card all the products used and the card cuts are at the end of this post.

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Art In Bloom Bundle (English) [158368] $53.00	Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder [152718] $9.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $10.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $32.00
Evening Evergreen 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [155574] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Hand Penned 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155499] $11.50	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $6.00
Linen Thread [104199] $5.00	Ladybug Trinkets [154299] $7.50	Dandy Garden 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154297] $11.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

Card Cuts

Evening Evergreen card stock
- Card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored & folded at 5-1/2″
- Mat for art panel — 2-1/2″ x 3-3/4″
Basic White card stock
- Art panel — 2-3/8″ x 3-5/8″
- Mats for floral panels — 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″
Embossed flowers — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″

Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Moments with True Love

It is a rainy day in Georgia! Hopefully, Sunday will be sunny and warm. Today is a chilly one. Any plans for the next two days. Thank you to the people who work weekends to make my life easier and safer.

Easy card today, but it sure is taking me a long time to get to my blog posting, I accidentally deleted my Stampin’ Up! folder with all my files of SU. Boy was I in a panic! I search on the internet and found how to recover it. I had it all saved on a Flash Drive. Do not ask how I did it all I know is I have my files again even if it did take me 5 hours to accomplish it. I even asked on our group page if anyone knew how to recover but no success, I guess all are like me and mostly know computer basics. What a relief.

My card features True Love DSP, Quite Curvy Stamp Set, and Beautiful Moments Stamp Set. I started with a Basic White card stock base with a panel of the same embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder. After all the other element were popped on this embossed panel it was adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

My inspiration design comes from the My Favorite Things Challenge.

I cut a strip of the True Love DSP and adhered down the left side of the card front. A circle for the greeting was cropped using the Stitched Circle Dies. The greeting is from the Beautiful Moments Stamp Set. I colored flowers from the True Love DSP using Pineapple Punch, Pale Papya, and Mint Macaron. They were fussy cut as there are no dies for these beautiful flowers.

A bird from the Quite Curvy Stamp Set is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black ink on a scrap of Basic White card stock and fussy cut, I know there are dies, but it was such a small piece. It is colored using the same markers as the flowers. A dragonfly is fussy cut from the Dragonfly Garden DSP and popped on the card front with two of the Holiday Rhinestones added to it. One of the rhinestones is also popped above the greeting.

More flowers from True Love DSP are colored and fussy cut and adhered to the sentiment panel.

A medium Basic White envelope gets a panel of the True Love DSP. The DSP matches the flowers on the card front.

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Beautiful Moments Cling Stamp Set [151677] $23.00	Quite Curvy Photopolymer Stamp Set [154430] $17.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $30.00	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $9.75
True Love Designer Series Paper [154281] $11.50	Dandy Garden 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154297] $11.50	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $6.00	Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154889] $9.00
Pineapple Punch Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [147280] $9.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

Card Cuts

Basic White card stock
- Card base — 4-1/4″ x 11 scored & folded at 5-1/2″
- Sentiment panel — 4″ x 5-1/2″
- Embossed panel — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
- Stitched Cirle — 4″ square
True Love DSP
- Black & White strip — 1-3/4″ x 5-1/2″
- Flowers

Stampin’ Up! Birds & Branches

I hope everyone is planning a great day. For those of you who have gardens it will be a great day for gardening.

My design inspiration is from the Fusion Card Challenge. I chose the design on the left. The birds probably ate all my bees!

Start with a Pretty Peacock card stock base. Emboss the top portion of the card after you have cropped it using the Birds & More Dies. Adhere a panel of Basic White on the inside of the front panel, so the greeting can be placed on it. Stamp in Tuxedo Memento Black ink a greeting from Sending Sunshine Stamp Set. Fussy cut the greeting and adhere to the Basic White panel.

A panel of In Good Taste DSP is cut and embossed using the Brick & Mortar Embossing Folder. This is adhered over the card front.

Stamp in Tuxedo Memento Black ink the birds from the Quite Curvy Stamp Set, color using So Saffron, Real Red, Pool Party, and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers. Fussy cut butterflies from the Butterfly Bijou DSP. Crop from Pear Pizzazz card stock the leave branches from the Birds & More Dies. Arrange all of these on the card front over the Brick & Mortar embossed panel.

A sentiment from the Sending Sunshine Stamp Set is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black ink on a panel of Basic White card stock.

The Basic White envelope flap gets embossed using the Meadow Moments Embossing Folder.

If you would like to create this card all the products used and the card cuts are at the end of this post.

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So Cool

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The So Cool Paper Pumpkin Kit is a little taste of summer fun, with enough supplies to make 12 colorful, shaped cards with coordinating envelopes. Six card bases are popsicle shaped, the other six are semicircles: three watermelons and three rainbows. All of the cards are splashed with cheerful, vivid watercolor images. The kit also includes two full-size, matching sticker sheets, die-cut accents, fun embellishments, and more.
This kit was designed with kids in mind, as a way to spark their creative imagination and introduce them to papercrafting.
The So Cool Kit makes a great gift! It’s an even better way to enjoy some quality time with those special little ones in life.
Even though the So Cool Kit was designed with kids in mind, these fun-shaped cards, featuring vivid watercolors, are versatile enough to gift to kids of all ages—the young in years and the young at heart. They’re a great way to send some “sunshine in a card!” Who wouldn’t love that?
The kit’s exclusive So Cool Stamp Set is versatile, offering sentiments that can be used for multiple occasions such as birthdays, congrats, cheer, and more! It’s a great addition to any crafter’s collection.

Details

Kit includes enough supplies to make 12 fresh, fun-shaped cards—6 popsicles and 6 blank semicircles to color—and coordinating envelopes. Kit includes card bases, 2 full sticker sheets, decorative die-cut pieces, embellishments, and more.
Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider, Old Olive, Terracotta Tile
Coordinates with the Ice Cream Corner Suite from our January–June 2021 Mini Catalog.

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

THERE’S MORE TO LOVE IN THE COORDINATING ICE CREAM CORNER SUITE!

ICE CREAM CORNER DESIGNER SERIES PAPER – 154567

Keep the creative fun going by pairing the So Cool Kit with the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper (154567) featured in our 2021 January–June Mini Catalog. It’s a great way to use the kit’s stamps, ink, stickers, and more to further indulge your craving for summer fun. Plus, the paper is part of the matching Ice Cream Corner Suite, so there’s virtually no end to the possibilities!

Coordinating colors: Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Cinnamon Cider, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Purple Posy, So Saffron, Soft Sea Foam, Terracotta Tile

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Product List

Sending Sunshine Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152592] $17.00	Quite Curvy Photopolymer Stamp Set [154430] $17.00	Curvy Dies [154319] $29.00	Birds & More Dies [152721] $34.00
Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $10.00	Meadow Moments Embossing Folders [153126] $8.00	Butterfly Bijou 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156824] $11.50	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150880] $8.75
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $21.00	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $6.00	Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154899] $9.00	So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154905] $9.00
Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154894] $9.00	Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154882] $9.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00

Card Cuts

Pretty Peacock card stock
Card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
Basic White card stock
Greeting panel on back of card front — 4″ x 5-1/4″
Sentiment panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
In Good Taste DSP
Panel on card front — 2-3/8″ x 4-1/4″

Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Wings

Good Morning all! It is Friday, again, seems it was just here. For retired people, it should make no difference what day it is but somehow it seems to make that difference.

My card today is featuring the wonderful, beautiful dies that come with the Butterfly Brillance Stamp Bundle. They are called Butterfly Wings. Beautiful butterflies can be cropped using these dies. When I see butterflies or create a card using butterflies, I think of my niece who left this earth much too young. She loved butterflies and maybe it was so because her name was so related to the outside world — Stormie Woods.

My design layout is inspired by the Tuesday Morning Sketches.

This is a very easy card for today. Start with a Bermuda Bay card stock base, add a panel of the Butterfly Bijou DSP that has been cropped using a Stitched With Whimsy Dies.

Crop another panel using a smaller Stitched With Whimsey Dies to pop over the Vellum card stock butterflies cropped using a Butterfly Wings Dies. Color the edges of the butterflies using a Dark Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Marker. Adhere a dot of Multipurpose Glue to the dark tip of the butterfly wings to hold them in place.

Crop the smallest Stitched With Whimsy Die, stamp the greeting from Grace’s Garden Stamp Set in Bermuda Bay ink on the cropped label. Pop a Pearl Basic Jewel on the greeting and two others around the card front. The card front is now finished.

The sentiment panel is left blank for a note except for the side border of butterflies from the Butterfly Bijou DSP.

A medium Basic White envelope gets a panel of the Butterfly Bijou DSP applied to the envelope flap.

If you would like to create this card all the products used and the card cuts are at the end of this post.

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Here’s To You

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Three cheers for mountain air, a sky filled with sunshine, and finding joy in life’s journey! Adventure awaits inside this month’s majestic, mountain-themed kit. With enough elements and embellishments to create eight cards and coordinating envelopes, the Here’s to You Paper Pumpkin Kit is the perfect pick for celebrating life’s little moments and mountain-high milestones!

What makes March’s kit one-of-a-kind? The spectacular set of four free stencils—and a stamping sponge—that you’ll find inside! Pair this pack of stunning stencils with the kit’s contents to stamp a springtime scene, then store the set to stamp for any season in the future. Clean up your binoculars and dust off your hiking boots—the Here’s to You Paper Pumpkin Kit is ready to lead you on an excursion to explore your creativity!

ABOUT THE MARCH KIT

NAME: Here’s To You

Details

Kit contains enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs—and coordinating envelopes. The kit’s contents include printed card bases, die-cut paper pieces, embellishments, adhesive, and more!
Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
Coordinating colors: Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray
Includes four free stencils and a stamping sponge!
Arrives in a cute and collectible box.

Subscribe to the March 2021 Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 February and 10 March at paperpumpkin.com!

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

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in This Creation

Grace’s Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [151513] $18.00	Stitched With Whimsy Dies [155314] $29.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	Butterfly Bijou 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156824] $11.50
Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101856] $10.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [131197] $8.75	Oh So Ombre 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155225] $0.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad [147096] $7.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

Card Cuts

Bermuda Bay card stock
- Card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
Butterfly Bijou DSP
- Background panel on card front — 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
- Butterfly panel — 2-3/8″ x 2-3/8″
- Greeting — 1″ x 1″
Oh So Ombre DSP
- Sentiment panel — 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″