Today’s card uses the stamp set, With You in Mind along with the Toadstool Garden Designer Series Paper (DSP), one of the FREE products you can select with a qualifying order during Saleabration 2025.
This reverse sides of this DSP is so bold and vibrant with it’s amazing patterns. I have cut 9 rectangles measuring 4.5cm x 3cm and adhered them onto the card base. The two pieces in the centre have some ribbon adhered behind them and across the front. A Everyday Arches dies in Basic White has the sentiment stamped in Fresh Freesia ink. The two Melon Mambo hearts were stamped on Basic White, fussy cut and adhered to the arch. A ribbon bow is adhered with a Glue Dot and Tinsel Gems 3-Pack finished it nicely.
On the inside a simple stamped heart on Basic White and matted with more DSP.
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Again I feature the Mixed Florals bundle with another of the images in the set.
A Thick Basic White card base with Gold Foil diecut using the Stitched Rectangle dies. The Everyday Arches diesis the next layer with the stamped image popped up on top on Dimensionals.
The images are stamped in Versamark ink, Gold Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. I used my Blends Combo Markers to colour the image; Boho Blue, Soft Sea Foam, Summer Splash, Lemon Lolly, Bubble Bath and Fresh Freesia.
The sentiment [Hearts of Elegance] is first stamped in Versamark ink then directly into Fresh Freesia ink and stamped onto Basic White cardstock. Clear Embossing Powder is added and melted with my Heat Tool before fussy cutting with Paper Snips. I added a Unbounded Love die cut piece behind it in Fresh Freesia. Some Twisted Gold Thread is tied in a bow and sits on a Glue Dot behind the sentiment. Wink of Stella is added to the two flower centres and petals, although this is hard to photograph.
On the inside and on the envelope, I added a simple stamped Fresh Freesia image which you can see in the first photograph above.
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Product List
Stamps: Mixed Florals*, Hearts of Elegance Dies: Mixed Florals*, Every Day Arches, Stitched Rectangles, Unbounded Love Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Gold Foil, Fresh Freesia, Basic White C6 Envelopes Inks: Versamark, Fresh Freesia Blends Combo Markers: Boho Blue, Lemon Lolly, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Soft Sea Foam, Summer Splash Embellishments: Twisted Gold Thread Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Basic WOW! Embossing Powders, Metallic WOW! Embossing Powders, Wink of Stella, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Heat Tool, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Water Painters
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Week 36 –
Today I feature the Mixed Florals bundle.
A Thick Basic White card base with a strip of the Wild Flowering DSPand a thinner strip of Gold Foil are placed to the left. The Everyday Arches dies(yes, my favourite) is dry embossed with the StarburstEmbossing Folder, one of the Saleabration rewards with a qualifying order.
The image is stamped in Versamark ink, Gold Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. I used my Water Painters to colour the image; Boho Blue, Summer Splash, Moody Mauve and Blackberry Bliss. I popped this up on Dimensionals.
The sentiment [Labeled with Love] is stamped in Moody Mauve on Basic White cardstock and I flagged one end with Paper Snips. I added some Purple Adhesive-backed Sequins (Saleabration free product), In Color™ Shimmer Gems and Twisted Gold Thread.
On the inside and on the envelope, I added a simple stamped Moody Mauve image.
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Product List
Stamps: Mixed Florals*, Labeled with Love Dies: Mixed Florals*, Every Day Arches Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Gold Foil, Wild Flowers DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes Inks: Versamark, Moody Mauve, Blackberry Bliss, Boho Blue, Summer Splash Embellishments: In Color™ Shimmer Gems, Twisted Gold Thread, Purple Adhesive-backed Sequins (SAB) Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Starstruck Embossing Folder (SAB), Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Heat Tool, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Water Painters
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The Storybook Moments Collection caught my eye immediately when browsing through the new 2025 Jan-Apr Mini catalogue. It has all my favourite Beatrix Potter inspired characters, including Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, etc. These images are pop out diecuts which are part of the DSP pack! Here’s what is included in this collection:
This cute little mouse sits on a Bubble Bath frame [Storybook Friends dies] with some text stamped it in Basic Beige ink using the Elements of Textstamp set. The Perennial Postage dies cut out the white layer which sits on a Bubble Bath matt. The flowers and leaves are from the Country Flowers dies.
This one features Lost Lagoon and these flowers are from the Country Birdhouse dies.
This features Boho Blue, with the Starstuck Embossng Folder, one of the free Saleabration offerings. The sentiment is from the Storybook Friends stamp set.
Here is that same embossing folder in the backgound and the addition of some Petal Pink card and the Petal Pink Scalloped Ribbon and Petal Pink Low Profile Dots.
Again the Starstruck Embossing Folderand the amazing Everyday Arches dies. These are going to be a huge favourite of mine!
Pecan Pie card features on this one with the Elements of Textstamp set.
The Elements of Textstamp set and those Everydy Arches dies again with some Calypso Coral circles.
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Week 35 – Misty Moonlight
Yesterday was the start of Saleabration and the release of the new 2025 Jan-Apr Mini catalogue and Scrapbook Brochure. To view the PDF of these catalogues, click the images below. Plus new products in the Online Exclusives section of the store!
Today I feature the For the Books bundle in the new 2025 Jan-Apr Mini catalogue with this cool bookmark card; a gift within the card (cased idea from Cards by Juliet).
Some Timeless Plaid DSP is added to the front left panel and the Fun Patterns Embossing Folder (currently on sale in the Last Chance Products) is used on the right panel. The little book is die cut (Misty Moonlight and Basic White) and the little tassels (Basic White & Calypso Coral) are added on some Gold Twisted Thread. The sentiment is stamped onto an Everyday Arches die (new in Online Exclusives).
The bookmark slides out from the hidden panel on the front of the card. I stamped the images first and then used my Light Crumb Cake Blends Marker to draw lines for the shelves.
On the inside the sentiment and images are stamped and then coloured using a Blender Pen.
To use Blender Pens
Stamp an image in Tuxedo Black Memento ink or Jet Black StāzOn ink on Basic White Cardstock. Allow the ink to dry.
Squeeze a Classic Stampin’ Pad in the middle to transfer some ink to the inside of the lid (or you can use Classic Stampin’ Ink Refills).
Pick up some ink with your Blender Pen and colour your image. Add more ink for darker shades.
When changing colours or finishing your project, clean the Blender Pen by simply scribbling on scrap paper until there’s no more colour transferring from the pen.
Artist Tips
Blender Pens may stain, but that won’t affect the results. Reuse them again and again!
Blender Pens give you a watercolour effect, but they don’t saturate the paper like Water Painters can.
Blender Pens give you more colour options than Watercolor Pencils because they can be used with any Classic Stampin’ Ink.
Blender Pens provide a less-intense result than Stampin’ Blends.
Blender Pens were a perfect fit for the books in the For the Books Stamp Set because their fine tips work well with smaller images and details.
As a bonus, when you spend $100+ you get to select free product from the Saleabration brochure. This card showcases two of the free products; Bloom Impressions Designer Paper and the Pick a Season stamp set.
The Everyday Arches dies have already become a favourite of mine, so get used to seeing them used heaps! This tree is stamped in Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight and Pecan Pie. I’ve wrapped some Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbonaround and tied a bow. Some Brushed Brass Butterfliesare added for shine.
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Product List Stamps: For the Books*, Pick of the Season Dies: For the Books*, Everyday Arches Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Misty Moonlight, Calypso Coral, Thick Basic White, Timeless Plaid DSP, Bloom Impressions DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes Inks: Misty Moonlight, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers: Crumb Cake Light Embellishments: Gold Twisted Thread, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon, Brushed Brass Butterflies Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Blender Pens, Fun Patterns Embossing Folders, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy *can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%
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Week 34 – Melon Mambo
Today I feature a fun fold portrait spanner card. It is simply a portrait folding card and the two sides of the card front are cut at 1.5cm to the centre scoreline. Once decorated, add the sentiment that adheres across the cardfront, but only glued to the two side strips creating the spanner. Scroll on to see how it opens!
I have used the Online Exclusives bundle, Cake Celebrations with the Marbled Elegance Specialty DSP because it is so gorgeous!
To create the cake, I die cut the larger cake piece in Basic White and used the largest Water Painterto pick up some ink from the lid of my Melon Mambo ink pad, creating that brushed look of icing on a cake. The frosting was also die cut from Basic White crd and adhered to the top of the cake, but then I added a thick layer of White Pearlised Enamel Effects and how good does it look?!!! The banner and the cake stand are die cut in Gold Foil for more glamour! These sit on a Basic White circle from the Stylish Shapes dies.
When you open the top layer, you can see how the sentiment is adhered holding the front together.
Fold up the next layer to reveal the inside where there is plenty of room to write your message between the strips of designer paper.
Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me in the New Year starting on Wednesday 8th January for inspiration using Misty Moonlight.
Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Andrea Sargent.
The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Cathy Proctor’s blog.
Product List
Stamps: Cake Celebrations* Dies: Cake Celebrations*, Stylish Shapes Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Thick Basic White, Melon Mambo, Gold Foil, Marbled Elegance SDSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes Inks: Melon Mambo Embellishments: Festive Pearls Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: White Pearlised Enamel Effects, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Water Painters
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%
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Week 31 – Lemon Lime Twist
Today I feature a side step card design with the Country Woods DSP and the Country Flowers bundle.
I’m not sure if you can see it clearly in the photo, but there is stitching of White Baker’s Twine on the left panel. I die cut the two long dies (Everyday Details dies) that look like rows of dots (see below).
I used a needle to thread the twine and it adds extra texture to the card. The pieces of patterned paper in the background are coloured around the edges with Lemon Lime Twist ink using Blending Brushes.
The two pots are also patterned paper and the one above is stamped in Smoky Slate ink. The flowers and leaves are die cut from Basic White card and coloured with Blends Combo Markers; Bubble Bath, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist & Petunia Pop. The stool is coloured with Grey Granite & Smoky Slate. The Iridescent Jewels in the flower centres are coloured with the Dark Lemon Lime Twist Blends Marker.
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Week 29 – Gray Granite
Today I feature the Otterly Amazing bundle and the Otterly Adorable Designer Series Paper (new to the Online Exclusives section of the store).
OTTERLY ADORABLE SUITE COLLECTION 164939
As you can see above, there are some adorable full page 12 x 12 patterned sheets and I have cut one up to create this first card, a simple single layer card. The card base is Gray Granite and then I inked the edges of the patterned paper with my Gray Granite ink pad, added Clear Emboss Powder and melted with my heat tool. This adds a lovely soft border without adding extra cardstock bulk to my card. A piece of the soft Loft Lagoon Soft Cording is wrapped around and tied in a bow.
Can you see the glisten of the water? I used an old Water Painter and some Versamark refill ink to paint over the water before adding Clear Emboss Powder then melted with my heat tool. This added a bit of wow to a simple single layer card.
on the inside a simple white panel and a diecut otter from the DSP. How cute is he?!!
Card 2 is for the casual crafter, more of a stepped up card but not difficult to create. Using the patterned papers really helped creating the scene, and the otters are diecut from the papers – how cool is that?! The extra plant life is cut from Pretty Peacock and Garden Green cardstock and the rocks from Gray Granite.
Here is a close up of the sentiment that is heat embossed with White WOW Emboss powder. I have used a white gelly roll pen to add some detail to the rocks and around the sentiment. Some Riverside Irregular Pearls were added.
Here is a side view
On the inside I added another of the die cut otters, the same as what is on the front. I stamped an otter onto the envelopes for both these cards.
Basic measurements
Card base: 16.4cm x 10.5cm & 27cm x 10.5cm
Step 1 DSP: 10cm x 5.5cm
Step 2 DSP: 10cm x 14.4cm
Diamond: 7.5cm x 7.5cm
Diamond DSP: 7cm x 7cm
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Product List
Stamps: Otterly Amazing* Dies: Otterly Amazing * Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Garden Green, Grey Granite, Pretty Peacock, Otterly Adorable 12×12 DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes Inks: Gray Granite, Versamark Embellishments: Lost Lagoon Soft Cording, Riverside Irregular Pearls Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Clear Emboss Powder, White WOW Emboss Powder, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Heat Tool, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Water Painters, White Gelly Roll Pen (non SU)
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Week 28 – Granny Apple Green
Today I feature a fun fold card using very earthy tones this week. I find Granny Apple Green a very bright tone, so I used it by adding ink blending around the outer edges of the Country Woods designer paper layer. The Country Birdhouse stamps and coordinating dies were used to stamp the birdhouse, and two birds in Black Memento ink and I die cut the elements to embellish the card. The base was dry embossed with my favourite Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder.
The sentiment and die cut piece is from the Unbounded Love bundle.
The birdhouse is coloured with Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers; Pecan Pie and the Natural Tones Collection of Deep Combo (SU100), Medium Combo (SU500), Medium Light (SU700) & Light Combo (SU900).
The birds and leaves are also coloured with Blends Markers; Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green & Soft Sea Foam. The perch and the bow are cut from Early Espresso cardstock. The perch is glued into the centre of the base and the bird attached with a glue dot.
You may be wondering “how do I mail it”? Well, the bottom section folds up so it fits into a C6 envelope!
Write your message on the back!
Do you love making fun fold cards too? Thanks to Jennifer at Evasions Creatives for the inspiration.
Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Gray Granite.
Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Di Furniss.
The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Cathy Proctor’s blog.
Product List
Stamps: Country Birdhouse* Unbounded Love* Dies: Country Birdhouse* Unbounded Love* Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Early Espresso, Country Lace DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes Inks: Granny Apple Green, Black Memento Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers: Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Soft Sea Foam, Pecan Pie, Natural Tones Collection (SU100, SU500, SU600, SU900) Embellishments: Brushed Brass Butterflies, Rhinestone Basic Jewels Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Blending Brushes, Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%
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Week 22 – Daffodil Delight
Today I feature the Full of Life 6″ x 6″ DSP and the Alphabet A La Mode dies for this inlay technique. I began with a 3″ strip of the DSP which I cut down to the length of my card and added Adhesive Sheet behind it. I placed the ‘birthday’ letters on top and held them in place with a large post it note so they didn’t move and ran it through my die cutting machine. I did the same on a piece of Black cardstock. I glued the DSP panel to a piece of Textured Metallic Specialty Foil Paper and glued it to the cardfront.
The letters were replaced with the black letters and because I didn’t want to waste the colourful letters, I recreated the card in reverse! On this second card, I mounted the black card onto some of the Gold Foil from the same Textured Metallic Specialty Paper pack! The ‘happy’ is stamed in Versamark ink, White WOW Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool.
Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Early Espresso.
Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Christine Blain.
The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.
Product List
Stamps: Simply Said Dies: Alphabet A La Mode Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Full of Life DSP, Textured Metallics Specialty DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes Inks: Black Memento, Versamark Embellishments: Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins, Neutrals Adhesive-backed Sequins Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Adhesive Sheets,White WOW Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Tear & Tape
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Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia 