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Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden — Hey Ya’ll

Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden — Hey Ya’ll

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The card today was created using Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden Stamp Set, along with Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper.  Easy and simple card to make.

Card Cuts

  • Calypso Coral cardstock
    • cardbase — 4-14″ x 11: scored at 5-1/2″
  • Very Vanilla cardstock
    • inside panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
    • circle on card front — 4′ x 4″
  • Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper
    • 3 different patterns  — 4″ x 5-1/4″

Cut the three  4″ x 5-1/4″ pieces at the same time.  You can see how I cut mine from the photo.

Choose a piece from each pattern in the Designer Series Paper, and adhere them to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  Leave a border between the pieces.  See the photo.  Stamp a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Happy Place Stamp Set.  Stamp flowers from Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden Stamp Set in Smoky Slate ink.  Color the flowers using Watercolor Pencils. Pop the finish piece on the card front.

Adhere the 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  Adhere a strip of Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper at the bottom of the panel.

Adhere a 2-1/2″ x 6″ piece of Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper to a Very Vanilla envelope flap.

I am happy you stopped 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 creations with you each day. I hope you will be inspired to create amazing things yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to 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 to pre-order before a new catalog launches, and the Online Exclusives we get to order before they are released to customers.  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.

  Being a part of the Stampin’ Up! Community is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.  Are you new to papercrafting and cardmaking and don’t know where to start, but would like to join to save?  As I said earlier in this post, I’m here to assist you in any way I can.  Ask me!

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Blue Balloons For Grandpa

This heartwarming story explores loss, love, and the healing power of remembrance. Through the voice of young Octavia, Blue Balloons for Grandpa offers comfort and inspiration to young readers, showing that love never truly fades — it simply changes shape and floats on in our hearts. As each balloon drifts into the sky, Octavia finds comfort, sending her love, wishes, and special memories up high.

Perfect for those looking for creative ways to celebrate cherished memories.

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Words Of Beauty

Stampin’ Up! Words Of Beauty

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I hope everyone is having a beautiful Fall day as we are here in Georgia. The days are perfect with just the correct temps to make it a great day. My favorite time of year, though, I am Winter.  If I wore Fall colors, I would feel terrible and look it, too.  Have you ever had your colors done to see which season you are?  I’ve even trained my husband well; he knows my colors better than I do.

The card I am sharing today is called a Collar Fun Fold by many people.  I suppose it does look like a collar.  I remember making one of these way back in 2017-2018 I believe.  It was a landscape card made to look like a woman’s dress.   I still have that card, did not like it so I felt it was not good enough to send to anyone. This card does not look that way as the collar is on the side instead of the top like a dress.  It also has a circle over the opening. Stampin’ Up! Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Words of Beauty Stamp Set and Stampin’ Up! Banner Sayings Stamp Set.

Card Cuts:

  • Lost Lagoon cardstock
    • card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored aat 5-1/2″
  • Early Espresso cardstock
    • mats for card front and inside — 4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Basic White cardstock
    • inside — 4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper
    • collar piece on card front — 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″
    • piece under collar — 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″
    • circle — 3-1/2″ square to die cut flowers
    • strip on inside panel — 3/4″ x 3-7/8″
    • envelope flap — 2-1/4″ x 6″

On the long side of the Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper piece, measure over to the 2-3/4″ on your paper trimmer. Cut from this spot up about 1-3/4″. Score from the cut up to the corner, then fold the piece back.  You can see in the photo how it is turned back. Adhere the pink piece of Designer Series Paper to the back of the collar piece so the pink portion of the card shows through the opening. Now, adhere the piece to the Early Espresso cardstock, and finally, adhere it to the card base.  Using the largest die from Stylish Shapes Dies, die cut the circle of roses.  Adhere over the collar point. You can see in the photo.  Stamp in Secret Sea ink a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Banner Sayings Stamp Set. Adhere to the card front using double stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals and Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

On the 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock, stamp a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Words of Beauty Stamp Set using Secret Sea ink.  Stamp the other sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Banner Sayings Stamp Set in Calypso Coral ink.  Adhere the 3/4″ x 3-7/8″ strip of Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  Adhere the sentiment panel to the Early Espresso cardstock panel, then adhere it to the Lost Lagoon card base.

Adhere the 2-1/4″ x 6″ piece of Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper to the Basic White envelope flap with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I am happy you stopped 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 creations with you each day. I hope you will be inspired to create amazing things yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to 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 to pre-order before a new catalog launches, and the Online Exclusives we get to order before they are released to customers.  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.

  Being a part of the Stampin’ Up! Community is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.  Are you new to papercrafting and cardmaking and don’t know where to start, but would like to join to save?  As I said earlier in this post, I’m here to assist you in any way I can.  Ask me!

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Blue Balloons For Grandpa

This heartwarming story explores loss, love, and the healing power of remembrance. Through the voice of young Octavia, Blue Balloons for Grandpa offers comfort and inspiration to young readers, showing that love never truly fades — it simply changes shape and floats on in our hearts. As each balloon drifts into the sky, Octavia finds comfort, sending her love, wishes, and special memories up high.

Perfect for those looking for creative ways to celebrate cherished memories.

 

 

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Charming Day

Stampin’ Up! Charming Day

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The card I am sharing today was created using Stampin’ Up! Charming Day Stamp Set and Dies, along with the three largest dies from Everyday Arches Dies.  There are many videos on YouTube showing this card.  I made a similar card a few weeks ago.

This is the inside of the card.  Or I suppose you could call it the back side also.

Card Cuts:

  • Basic White cardstock
    • cut (6) of the largest Everyday Arches Dies — 3 for the front and 3 for the back
    • cut (4) of the third largest Everyday Arches Dies  —  for artwork, greeting, and sentiment
    • hinge mechanism cut (2) 2″ x 3″  score at 1″
  • Mossy Meadow cardstock
    • cut (6) of the second largest Everyday Arches Dies —  mat for the art piece and designer series paper
  • Floral Charm Designer Series Paper
    • cut (1) using the third largest Everyday Arches Dies
    • fussy cut flowers from scraps

 

Using stamps from Stampin’ Up! Charming Day Stamp Set, stamp the rose image in Smoky Slate ink on one of the Basic White smaller arches.  Stamp the other flowers on another Basic White cardstock arch. Color the roses using Pumpkin Pie and Mossy Meadow ink, and a Water Painter.  A greeting from Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Motif Stamp Set is stamped in Mossy Meadow ink on the smallest Basic White arch.   Using the 2nd largest die, die-cut a piece of Flora Charm Designer Series Paper.  Adhere all three arches to the Mossy Meadow cardstock arch.   Using a Basic Gray Stampin’ Blend, I flicked a few sprinkles around the card. Brushed Brass Butterflies are popped around the entire card.

On one of the smallest arches, stamp in Smoky Slate ink flowers from Stampin’ Up! Charming Day Stamp Set. Color the flowers using Pumpkin Pie and Mossy Meadow ink and a Water Painter.

Die cut from Basic White cardstock the rose and stem with buds using dies from Charming Day Dies. Color the rose and stem using Pumpkin Pie ink and Mossy Meadow ink and a Water Painter.  Fussy cut roses from Floral Charm Designer Series Paper.  Adhere the fussy cut pieces to the smaller piece of Basic White cardstock.  Die cut from Mossy Meadow cardstock (6) arches using the second large die from Everyday Arches Dies.   Adhere all three Mossy Meadow arches to the large Basic White arches.  

This is the way the card looks standing.

A Basic White envelope gets a piece of Floral Charm Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I am happy you stopped 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 creations with you each day. I hope and wish you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Have a blessed day!

DIAGRAM OF ASSEMBLYING THE ARCHES

I’ve created this using red pieces for the mechanism that stands the card.  You can see in the photo above how the two red pieces are attached to the three arches.  You can use adhesive of your choice.  I used Tear n’ Tape.

This is how the arches look when the card is standing.

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 to pre-order before a new catalog launches, and the Online Exclusives we get to order before they are released to customers.  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.

  Being a part of the Stampin’ Up! Community is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.  Are you new to papercrafting and cardmaking and don’t know where to start, but would like to join to save?  As I said earlier in this post, I’m here to assist you in any way I can.  Ask me!

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• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking
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• Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie
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Blue Balloons For Grandpa

This heartwarming story explores loss, love, and the healing power of remembrance. Through the voice of young Octavia, Blue Balloons for Grandpa offers comfort and inspiration to young readers, showing that love never truly fades — it simply changes shape and floats on in our hearts. As each balloon drifts into the sky, Octavia finds comfort, sending her love, wishes, and special memories up high.

Perfect for those looking for creative ways to celebrate cherished memories.

Stampin’ Up! Autumn Toile meets Branching Out Fun Fold

Stampin’ Up! Autumn Toile meets Branching Out Fun Fold

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It seems I keep coming back to this stamp set and designer series paper, but I love both the Autumn Toile Designer Series Paper and the Stampin’ Up! Branching Out Stamp Set and Dies.

Card Cuts:

  • Early Espresso cardstock
    • card base — 4-1/4″ x 8″ scored at 5-1/2″
    • mat for art piece — 2-7/8″ x 4″
    • inside mat for sentiment — 3″ x 4″
  • Crumb Cake cardstock
    • small card — 3″ x 8″ scored at 4″
    • mat for left side — 2-7/8″ x 4-1/8″
    • mat inside stripe piece —  4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ 
    • inside sentiment — 3″ x 4″
    • greeting card front — 3/4″ x 1-1/8″
  • Autumn Toile Designer Series Paper 
    • art piece card front — 3″ x 4″
    • left side — 2-3/4″ x 4″
    • inside stripe piece — 4″ x 5-1/4″
    • inside left — 2-5/8″ x 4″
    • inside flap right side — 2-7/8″ x 3-7/8″

  1. Adhere the 4″ x 5-1/4″ stripe piece of Autumn Toile Designer Series Paper to the 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ Crumb Cake cardstock mat, then adhere the two pieces to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Adhesive of Choice.
  2. Adhere the 2-3/4″x 4″ window pane check piece of Autumn Toile Designer Series Paper to the 2-7/8″ x 4-1/8″ piece of Crumb Cake cardstock.
  3. Adhere the art piece to the 2-7/8″ x 4″ Early Espresso cardstock mat.
  4. Stamp a greeting from Stampin Up! Branching Out Stamp Set in Early Espresso ink on a scrap of Crumb Cake cardstock.
  5. Trim to 3/4″ x 1-18″ and pop on the card from using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  6. Adhere the 3″ x 8″ piece of Crumb Cake cardstock that has been scored and folded at 4″ to the inside side stripe piece of Autumn Toile Designer Series Paper.
  7. Die cut the mat for the inside sentiment from the 3″ x 4″ piece of Early Espresso cardstock using a die from Branching Out Dies.
  8. Die cut the sentiment panel from the 3″ x 4″ piece of Crumb Cake cardstock.
  9. Stamp a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Amber Autumn Stamp Set in Early Espresso ink on the die cut piece of Crumb Cake cardstock.
  10. Adhere the two die cut pieces together using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  11. Adhere the sentiment piece to the Crumb Cake cardstock little card. See photo above.
  12. Fussy cut the pumpkins from a scrap of Autumn Toile Designer Series Paper.
  13. Adhere to the left corner of the front of the Basic White envelope.
  14. Pop Pressed Flower Motifs gems around the card front.
  15. Fussy the corn and pumpkins from a piece of the Autumn Toile Designer Series Paper.
  16. Adhere to the Basic White envelope flap using Multipurpose Glue.

I am happy you stopped 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 creations with you each day. I hope you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to 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 to pre-order before a new catalog launches, and the Online Exclusives we get to order before they are released to customers.  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.

  Being a part of the Stampin’ Up! Community is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.  Are you new to papercrafting and cardmaking and don’t know where to start, but would like to join to save?  As I said earlier in this post, I’m here to assist you in any way I can.  Ask me!

Design elegant cards with metallic Foil and rich autumn imagery.

  • Makes nine cards: three each of three designs with nine coordinating envelopes
  • metallic foil details and grosgrain ribbon trim
  • Precut paper pieces and printed sentiment labels
  • Coordinating colors:  Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crumb Cake, Darling Duckling, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Timid Tiger

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

Don’t miss the coordinating
Circle of Seasons Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 167277) coordinates with the July, August, and September kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning June 11.  Available while supply last.

Stampin’ Up! Products Used In This Project

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Blue Balloons For Grandpa

This heartwarming story explores loss, love, and the healing power of remembrance. Through the voice of young Octavia, Blue Balloons for Grandpa offers comfort and inspiration to young readers, showing that love never truly fades — it simply changes shape and floats on in our hearts. As each balloon drifts into the sky, Octavia finds comfort, sending her love, wishes, and special memories up high.

Perfect for those looking for creative ways to celebrate cherished memories.

Stampin’ Up! You Are Beautiful

Stampin’ Up! You Are Beautiful

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The card I am sharing today was created using elements from Stampin’ Up! August 2025 Paper Pumpkin Farmhouse Florals, Stampin’ Up! You Are Beautiful Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Prairie Grass Stamp Set (available September 3), and Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder.

Card Cuts For This Card

  • Basic White cardstock
    • inside panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Lost Lagoon cardstock
    • card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 2-3/4″ and 5-1/2″
    • background mat card front — 4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Early Espresso cardstock
    • mat for art piece — 4″ x 5″
  • Farmhouse Florals 
    • art piece — 4″ x 5″

This is a side view of the card.  A sentiment from Stampin’ Up! You Are Beautiful Stamp Set was used to create the stopper for the card. On a Basic White cardstock panel, stamp the grass using a stamp from Stampin’ Up! Prairie Grass Stamp Set.  It is stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.   Now pop the sentiment on the panel as shown in the photo above.  There is room at the top of the Basic White panel to write a note and sign your name.

This is the way the easel looks when it is open.  The picture with the flowers in the lower right corner is stamped on a piece of Country Woods Designer Series Paper, then Crumb Cake ink is added to it using a Blending Brush.  The flowers are stamped in Smoky Slate ink on a piece of Basic White cardstock, then colored using Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Blend for the flowers, Garden Green ink using a Blender Pen for the leaves, and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends for the flower centers.  A loopy bow is created using Linen Thread and popped below the flowers on the pitcher.  The pitcher is adhered to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  A greeting from the August Paper Pumpkin Farmhouse Florals is stamped in Early Espresso ink.

The envelope is one from the August Paper Pumpkin Farmhouse Florals.

I am happy you stopped 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 creations with you each day. I hope you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to 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 to pre-order before a new catalog launches, and the Online Exclusives we get to order before they are released to customers.  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.

  Being a part of the Stampin’ Up! Community is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.  Are you new to papercrafting and cardmaking and don’t know where to start, but would like to join to save?  As I said earlier in this post, I’m here to assist you in any way I can.  Ask me!

Design elegant cards with metallic Foil and rich autumn imagery.

  • Makes nine cards: three each of three designs with nine coordinating envelopes
  • metallic foil details and grosgrain ribbon trim
  • Precut paper pieces and printed sentiment labels
  • Coordinating colors:  Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crumb Cake, Darling Duckling, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Timid Tiger

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

Don’t miss the coordinating
Circle of Seasons Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 167277) coordinates with the July, August, and September kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning June 11.  Available while supply last.

Stampin’ Up! Products Used In This Project

Add All to Cart

Blue Balloons For Grandpa

This heartwarming story explores loss, love, and the healing power of remembrance. Through the voice of young Octavia, Blue Balloons for Grandpa offers comfort and inspiration to young readers, showing that love never truly fades — it simply changes shape and floats on in our hearts. As each balloon drifts into the sky, Octavia finds comfort, sending her love, wishes, and special memories up high.

Perfect for those looking for creative ways to celebrate cherished memories.