Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped Love You Card

Good Morning! The Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped bundle is a beautiful Sale-A-Bration bundle with heart shaped wreaths and flowers and love inspiring sentiments. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I adhered a panel of Bloom Impressions Sale-A-Bration designer series paper to the front of a Melon Mambo card base with liquid glue. I embossed a Bubble Bath panel with the Cute Crochet 3D embossing folder and adhered it to a Melon Mambo mat before adhering it to the front of the card with dimensionals.

I used the pretty wreath die from the Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped dies to cut two wreathes from the Bloom Impressions designer series paper and adhered it to the card with dots of liquid glue.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped stamp set using Versamark Ink on Melon Mambo. I sprinkled it with white embossing powder and shook off the excess. I heat set the sentiment and cut it out with the coordinating die. I used Melon Mambo ink to color white baker’s twine and made a bow that I adhered to the back of the sentiment. I adhered the sentiment to the card with dimensionals and finished with three Melon Mambo sequins.

For the inside panel, I stamped the flowers from the Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped stamp set using Bubble Bath ink on a Basic White panel. I trimmed the bottom with DSP and adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped bundle is FREE with a $120 order during Sale-A-Bration which runs through February 28, 2025. Both the stamps and dies are really pretty and are great for Valentine’s Day and other loving occasions.

Sale-A-Bration Is Going On Now!!

Sale-A-Bration is the biggest Stampin’ Up! promotion of the year. The best part of Sale-A-Bration is that you earn FREE items for every $60 worth of products you purchase. There are items that you get for $60 and there are items you can get for $120. All the details are in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Click on the picture of the brochure below to download a copy to view the items and details.

Another benefit of Sale-A-Bration is when you host a workshop with sales over $300 or have an individual order over $300, you get to choose an additional $30 worth of products from the Stampin’ Up! catalog or Online Store for FREE!

And Sale-A-Bration is the best time to join Stampin’ Up! as a new Demonstrator. During Sale-A-Bration, new Demonstrators who purchase a starter kit by choosing $125 worth of products for only $99 (includes shipping) have two FREE bonus options to add to your starter kit.

Option 1: Your choice of TWO marker sets from our Stampin’ Write Marker Assortments (Brights, Neutrals, Regals, Subtles), PLUS the Handmade Designs stamp set, a beautiful stamp set exclusively designed to work with them.
Option 2: Your Choice of an additional $30 in FREE products

Sale-A-Bration runs through February 28, 2025. Visit my Online Store to start shopping now.

Current Host Code: S37YBRUS

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

If your order is over $150, please do not use the host code since you’ll receive your own Host Dollars plus I’ll still send you the Thank You gift! This host code can be used by anyone, no club or commitment required. Let me know if you have any questions.

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Now Button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my Online store or contact me if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Melon Mambo – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″, 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″ (embossed layer mat), 3/4″ x 3″ (label)
Bubble Bath – 3-1/8″ x 4-3/8″ ( embossed background),
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel)
Bloom Impressions DSP – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (front background), 2-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ (die cut hearts), 1/2″ x 5″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Heart Shaped Bundle (English)

[164953]

$31.50

Cute Crochet 3 D Embossing Folder

[163792]

$10.00

Bloom Impressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164944]

$12.50

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115320]

$11.50

Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161718]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

$9.00

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

[161664]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins

[163484]

$7.50

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$32.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Stampin’ Up! Delightful Wishes Card for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! I used the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Delightful Wishes bundle along with the Floral Delight designer series paper to make a Z-Fold birthday card for today’s hop. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a fun sketch challenge this week and it was fun to turn it into a Z-Fold card:

I started out by adhering all the panels of Floral Delight designer series paper to the sections of the card base and Z-Fold mechanism using liquid glue. Then I adhered the Z-Fold mechanism to the main card base using liquid glue. I started with the inside or back panel by centering and adhering the folded Z-fold mechanism to the panel and then opening it and adhering the front.

I used the large circle die from the Spotlight on Nature die to cut a basic white panel and used a blending brush to apply pool party ink. I cut the branch from the Stampin’ Up! Delightful Wishes dies using Pecan Pie card stock. I cut two of the layered medium flowers from Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight and Pecan Pie and adhered them together. I stamped the sentiments using Old Olive ink on Basic White and Daffodil Delight and cut them out with the dies.

With the sentiments, stem and flowers, I was able to arrange things on the die cut circle and began adhering them. I adhered the stem with liquid glue and trimmed it at the circle edge. I adhered the ‘wishing’ sentiment with glue dots and the label sentiment under it with glue dots. Then I adhered the die cut circle to the card base with liquid glue, being careful to apply it to the left half of the circle and using a glue dot behind the ‘w’ in the sentiment.

I stamped four leaf clusters from the Stampin’ Up! Delightful Wishes stamp set using Old Olive ink on Basic White and cut them out with the coordinating die. I adhered them to the card with glue dots and finished with a Daffodil Delight bow and antique pearls.

For the inside panel, I stamped the flower from the Stampin’ Up! Delightful Wishes stamp set using Daffodil Delight ink on a Basic White panel. I stamped the detailed stamp and used stamped off ink for the background. I adhered DSP to the right side and adhered the panel to the inside part of the Z-Fold mechanism with liquid glue. And I added a final pearl to the DSP.

The Stampin’ Up! Delightful Wishes bundle is definitely a favorite! The label word stamps and dies are wonderful and the die cut flowers are beautiful.

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Karen Ksenzakovic has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Current Host Code: S37YBRUS

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00!

If your order is over $150, please do not use the host code since you’ll receive your own Host Dollars plus I’ll still send you the free gift! This host code can be used by anyone, no club or commitment required. Let me know if you have any questions.

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Daffodil Delight – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 2-3/4″ & 5-1/2″, 2-1/4″ x 10″ scored at 3″ & 5-3/4″ (Z-fold panel), 3/4″ x 3-1/2″ (label), 1-3/4″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut flowers)
Lemon Lolly – 1-3/4″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut flowers)
Pecan Pie – 1-3/4″ x 4-3/4″ (die cut branch & flower centers)
Basic White – 2″ x 4″ (inside panel), 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut circle), 1″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut leaves), 2″ x 4″ (die cut ‘wishing’)
Floral Delight DSP – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside background), 2-1/2″ x 4″ (front and middle sections), 2″ x 2-3/4″ (front Z-fold section), 2″ x 2-1/2″ (middle Z-fold section), 1″ x 2″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Delightful Wishes Bundle (English)

[164710]

$49.50

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Floral Delight 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164700]

$12.50

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119683]

$11.50

Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161720]

$11.50

Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161717]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$9.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Antique Pearls

[164679]

$8.50

Daffodil Delight 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Satin Ribbon

[164715]

$8.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$15.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped for the Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop

Good Morning! Welcome to the January Inkin’ Krew Team Blog Hop! The theme for this month’s hop is “Love” and I used the pretty Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped Sale-A-Bration bundle with the Sale-A-Bration Bloom Impressions designer series paper to make a floral Valentine. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

I adhered a floral panel of the Sale-A-Bration Bloom Impressions designer series paper to the front of a Shy Shamrock card base with liquid glue.

I stamped a Basic White panel with the heart wreath stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped Sale-A-Bration stamp set using Melon Mambo ink and embossed it with the Cute Crochet 3d embossing folder. I adhered the panel to a Shy Shamrock mat and popped it on the card front with dimensionals.

I used the leafy wreath die from the Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped dies to cut a Shy Shamrock panel and adhered the wreath to the card with tiny liquid glue dots. I stamped the sentiment using Melon Mambo ink on a Basic White strip and cut it out with the coordinating die. I adhered it to the card with glue dots.

I used the flower die from the Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped dies to cut three flowers from Petunia Pop and adhered them to the card with dimensionals. I cut the leaf sprigs from the die cut wreath leftovers and tucked them under the flowers. I finished the flowers with Petunia Pop shimmer gems.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the heart from the Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped stamp set using twice stamped off Melon Mambo ink on a Basic White panel. I trimmed the bottom with DSP and adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The Stampin’ Up! Heart Shaped bundle is a beautiful Sale-A-Bration item that you can get for FREE with a $120 order and you can get the pretty Bloom Impressions DSP for FREE with a $50 order. These offers are available only dirung Sale-A-Bration which runs until February 28, 2025.

On With The Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to Karen Finkle’s project or click the Previous Blog button to move back to see the project that Karen Ksenzakovic created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Current Host Code: S37YBRUS

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any currently available item valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Shy Shamrock – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″ 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ (front mat), 2-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ (die cut wreath and sprigs)
Petunia Pop – 3/4″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut flowers)
Basic White – 3-13/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 3″ x 3″ (embossed panel), 3/4″ x 3-1/2″ (label)
Bloom Impressions DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Heart Shaped Bundle (English)

[164953]

$31.50

Cute Crochet 3 D Embossing Folder

[163792]

$10.00

Bloom Impressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164944]

$12.50

Shy Shamrock 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163795]

$11.50

Petunia Pop 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163801]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

$9.00

2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems

[163781]

$8.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Stampin’ Up! Best Family Ever Card

Good Morning! The Stampin’ Up! Best Family Ever stamp set is a fun stamp set that is perfect for personalizing cards for family members. I used it with the pretty new Mixed Media Florals designer series paper for a very simple note card that lets the pretty flowers in the DSP shine. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I adhered a black and white floral panel of Mixed Media Florals designer series paper to the front of a Basic Black card base. Before I adhered the DSP panel, I used the brush edge of my Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker to color the edge of the DSP panel, since it had a white line from the paper core that would have shown up when adhering it to the card base.

I adhered a pretty floral bouquet panel of Mixed Media Florals DSP to a Calypso Coral mat and popped it on the card with dimensionals. It’s such a pretty design and goes beautifully against the black and white floral background.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Best Family Ever stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Calypso Coral and cut it out with a pretty label die from the Mixed Labels dies. I made a bow with Basic Black baker’s twine and adhered it to the back of the label with a glue dot and popped the label on the card with dimensionals. I finished the label with black sparkle gems.

For the inside panel, I stamped the floral sprig from the Mixed Labels stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a Basic White panel. I trimmed the bottom with DSP and adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The Stampin’ Up! Best Family Ever stamp set is perfect for making cards with sentiments customized to family and friends. And I love how the sentiment fit so perfectly with the pretty new Mixed Labels dies. Card making is so simple when you let pretty designer series paper be the focal point, accented with pretty sentiments and embellishments.

Sale-A-Bration Is Going On Now!!

Option 1: Your choice of TWO marker sets from our Stampin’ Write Marker Assortments (Brights, Neutrals, Regals, Subtles), PLUS the Handmade Designs stamp set, a beautiful stamp set exclusively designed to work with them.
Option 2: Your Choice of an additional $30 in FREE products

Sale-A-Bration runs through February 28, 2025. Visit my Online Store to start shopping now.

Current Host Code: S37YBRUS

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Basic Black – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″
Calypso Coral – 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″ ( DSP mat), 1-1/2″ x 2″ (label)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 4″ (inside panel)
Mixed Media Florals DSP – 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (front background), 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ (floral panel), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Best Family Ever Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[160720]

$24.00

Mixed Labels Bundle (English)

[164653]

$39.50

Mixed Media Florals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164638]

$12.50

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$11.50

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

[100082]

$3.00

Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems

[161288]

$8.50

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals Friendship Card for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! I’m hoping you are enjoying all the new products that were just released this week because I certainly am. So I’ve used the new Online Exclusives Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals bundle to make today’s friendship card. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a pretty color challenge this week and I used most of the colors in my card:

I adhered a panel of Mixed Media Florals designer series paper to the front of a Boho Blue card base with liquid glue. I cut a Basic White panel with the second largest Perennial Postage dies and embossed it with the new Plaster Painting 3D embossing folder before adhering it to a Boho Blue mat. I adhered it to the card with liquid glue.

I stamped the large tulip stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White. I colored the image with Stampin’ Blends, Flirty Flamingo for the tulips, Granny Apple Green for the leaves and Daffodil Delight for the small flowers. I cut it out with the coordinating die and adhered it to the card with dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment from the Mixed Labels stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Boho Blue and cut it out with small label die from the Perennial Postage dies. I stamped the small flower from the Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals stamp set, cut it out with the coordinating die, and colored it with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. I adhered the flower to the card with glue dots and popped the sentiment label on top with dimensionals (I doubled up on the left side). I finished the card with a triple bow made with gold trim and gold flat dots.

For the inside panel, I stamped the floral sprig from the Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink in the top corner of a Basic White panel and colored it with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. I stamped the little ladybug underneath and colored it with Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The flowers in the Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals bundle are so beautiful and this large stamp is huge, so it easily fills up a card front. It’s a great set for coloring, using any technique and it will be wonderful for sending Spring wishes for any occasion.

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Karen Ksenzakovic has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Current Host Code: S37YBRUS

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Boho Blue – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″, 1″ x 2-1/2″ (label), 3-3/8″ x 4-5/8″ (embossed panel mat)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 3-1/2″ x 4-13/4″ (embossed background), 3-1/2″ x 5″ (large floral die cut), 1-1/4″ x 2″ (small floral die cut)
Mixed Media Florals DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Mixed Florals Bundle

[164642]

$56.50

Mixed Labels Cling Stamp Set (English)

[164643]

$23.00

Perennial Postage Dies

[162607]

$33.00

Plaster Painting 3 D Embossing Folder

[164656]

$12.00

Mixed Media Florals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164638]

$12.50

Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161724]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

$11.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$11.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$11.00

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154958]

$11.00

Low Profile Dots

[164658]

$7.50

Gold Twisted Thread

[164603]

$7.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Stampin’ Up! Terrific Toadstools Hello Card

Good Morning! Today is the big day – the premiere of the new Stampin’ Up! January – April Mini Catalog! It is also the start of Sale-A-Bration and the release of a new set of Online Exclusives and a new Scrapbooking Brochure!

To celebrate, I made this hello card with the cute new Stampin’ Up! Terrific Toadstools bundle from the new mini catalog and the Sale-A-Bration Toadstool Gardens 6″ x 6″ designer series paper. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I made my Granny Apple Green card base by scoring a 4-1/4″ x 11″ panel and cutting off half of the front flap (cut at 2-3/4″). I covered the card base with Toadstool Gardens 6″ x 6″ designer series paper panels, the leafy panel for the small front panel, two garden panels for the short front flap and the stripe panel for the inside. I stamped the ground from the Stampin’ Up! Terrific Toadstools stamp set using Granny Apple Green ink twice on Basic White and fussy cut it with my paper snips. I adhered them to bottom of the front panel with liquid glue.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Terrific Toadstools punch to punch three mushroom caps from strips of Toadstool Gardens DSP. I used a sponge dauber to apply Melon Mambo ink to the edge of the punched caps to make them stand out against the DSP. I used a Gray Granite strip of the DSP to punch mushroom stems and fussy cut one with my paper snips so that it is larger. I used a sponge dauber to apply Gray Granite ink to the outsides.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Terrific Toadstools stamp set using Pumpkin Pie ink on Basic White and cut it out with a banner die from the Stylish Shapes dies using a two step method so it was long enough. I adhered the label to the panel with glue dots and adhered the toadstool stems with liquid glue. I popped the toadstool caps on with dimensionals and finished with three green Tinsel Gems. I adhered the panel to the short front flap with liquid glue applied to the left side of the panel.

For the inside panel, I stamped the leaf sprig from the Stampin’ Up! Terrific Toadstools stamp set using Granny Apple Green ink on a Basic White panel. I stamped the little bug next to it using Gray Granite ink. I stamped the wings on Basic White using Real Red ink and fussy cut it with my paper snips. I adhered the wings with liquid glue and adhered the panel to the inside with Stampin’ Seal so that it’s covered by the decorated panel.

The Stampin’ Up! Terrific Toadstools bundle is a fun bundle and makes cheerful cards when used with the Toadstool Gardens Sale-A-Bration DSP. They’re both perfect for Springtime cards!

Last Chance Products Now Available!

Retiring products for the current September-December 2024 Mini Catalog are now available in the Last Chance Products category in the Online Store.

Stampin’ Up! is making some changes to their product retirement process. They are introducing a new Last Chance Products category in the Online Store today that will include retiring products from the current 2024 September-December Mini Catalog and Online Exclusives items that are being discontinued. The Last Chance Products category is replacing the current Clearance Rack and will be updated every two months.

Here are the details:

Last Chance Products include retiring products from both catalogs and online releases, excluding Paper Pumpkin.
Last Chance Products are available while supplies last and will be discontinued when they sell out. Items will be automatically removed from the category and the online store when they are discontinued.
Discounts vary and are subject to change. Also, depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts.
The Last Chance Products category will be updated every other month. Updates happen at the beginning of the month and may include additional products in the category and any adjustments to product discounts.

This change aligns with Stampin’ Up!’s product release strategy of new Online Exclusives every two months and unifies the retirement process for Online Exclusive and Catalog products. The goal is to keep product offerings fresh, trendy and exciting for Stampin’ Up! customers.

If you have any questions, let me know.

New January-April 2025 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration is Here!

All the new products and specials are available now. See my earlier post for all the details. It includes links to download copies of the catalogs and brochures, but the best way to see everything is to visit my Online Store.

Current Host Code: S37YBRUS

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Granny Apple Green – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″; cut front flap at 2-3/4″ and turn panel sideways
Basic White – 2-1/2″ x 4″ (inside panel), 1/2″ x 6″ (ground ), 1-1/4″ x 3″ (label)
Toadstool Gardens 6″ x 6″ DSP – three 2-1/2″ x 4″ panels (two front panels and inside flap), 4″ x 5-1/4″ (striped inside panel), 1″ strips for mushroom caps, 1/2″ strip for mushroom stems

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Terrific Toadstools Bundle (English)

[164790]

$38.50

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Toadstool Gardens 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164942]

$12.50

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

$9.00

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$9.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$9.00

Tinsel Gems Four Pack

[161623]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Stampin’ Up! January – April 2025 Mini Catalog is Here!

Are you ready for the new Stampin’ Up! items? Well, the time is here!

First is the new January – April 2025 Mini Catalog. With fresh new products for Spring crafting, you’re sure to be inspired. Click on the image below to download a copy to view all the new products.

Next is Sale-A-Bration – the biggest Stampin’ Up! promotion of the year. The best part of Sale-A-Bration is that you earn FREE items for every $60 worth of products you purchase. There are items that you get for $60 and there are items you can get for $120. All the details are in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Click on the picture of the brochure below to download a copy to view the items and details.

Option 1: Your choice of TWO marker sets from our Stampin’ Write Marker Assortments (Brights, Neutrals, Regals, Subtles), PLUS the Handmade Designs stamp set, a beautiful stamp set exclusively designed to work with them.
Option 2: Your Choice of an additional $30 in FREE products

There is also a new Scrapbooking Brochure available with spring papers, stickers, stamps and dies. Many scrapbooking products coordinate with new items in the new catalog and Online Exclusives or are great for cardmaking too. So don’t overlook the scrapbooking Brochure. Click on the image below to download a copy to view.

And finally, there are a new set of Online Exclusives and Kits Collection kits available. These include the beautiful Mixed Media Florals Suite that I have used in my sneak peeks. Here’s the flyer that you can download to get some details.

But the flyer only gives a taste of the items included. To see everything, go to my Online Store.

Happy Shopping!

Current Host Code: S37YBRUS

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Stampin’ Up! Cake Celebrations Birthday Card

Good Morning! Sale-A-Bration starts tomorrow and one of the items you can choose for FREE with a $60 order is the Bloom Impressions designer series paper pack. It’s a beautiful floral pack of double sided 12″ x 12″ patterned paper and I’ve chosen one of the patterns for the background of today’s birthday card using the Stampin’ Up! Cake Celebrations bundle. You can find the currently available supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

I adhered a panel of Bloom Impressions Sale-A-Brations DSP to a Basic White mat. I adhered a contrasting stripe of the DSP to another Basic White mat and adhered them both to the layered DSP. I tied Basic White baker’s twine around the layered panel and tied a bow and popped it on the front of a Melon Mambo card base with dimensionals.

I stamped the cake stand from the Stampin’ Up! Cake Celebrations stamp set using Smoky Slate ink at the bottom of a Basic White panel. I stamped the long cake using Flirty Flamingo ink on top of the cake stand and stamped the double layer icing on top using Melon Mambo ink. I repeated stamping the cake and icing, so I would have a tall cake with several layers! I stamped the candles on top using Melon Mambo ink and topped it with Daffodil Delight candle flames. I used stamped off Smoky Slate ink to fill in the background with the sparkle stamp.

I cut out the cake with a Deckled Rectangle die and adhere it to a Summer Splash mat. I adhered the cake panel to the card with dimensionals and added tinsel gems for additional sparkle.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the birthday sentiment from the Happiest Day stamp set using Melon Mambo ink. I added some more stamped off Smoky Slate sparkles from the Stampin’ Up! Cake Celebrations stamp set and trimmed the bottom of the panel with DSP. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

I love the Stampin’ Up! Cake Celebrations bundle because it’s so versatile in making your cake cards! I’ve made die cut cakes and stamped cakes and used all the different icing options and it always comes great – like I want a slice! And speaking of celebrating with cake, be sure to check out awesome new Wildflower Birthday Celebrations Suite in the Stampin’ Up! January-April 2025 Mini Catalog that’s coming out tomorrow.

Last Chance Products Now Available!

Retiring products for the current September-December 2024 Mini Catalog are now available in the Last Chance Products category in the Online Store.

Here are the details:

Last Chance Products include retiring products from both catalogs and online releases, excluding Paper Pumpkin.
Last Chance Products are available while supplies last and will be discontinued when they sell out. Items will be automatically removed from the category and the online store when they are discontinued.
Discounts vary and are subject to change. Also, depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts.
The Last Chance Products category will be updated every other month. Updates happen at the beginning of the month and may include additional products in the category and any adjustments to product discounts.

If you have any questions, let me know.

New January-April 2025 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Coming Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the big day!! Sale-A-Bration begins, the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog debuts and a new selection of Online Exclusives will be available for even more wonderful new products. Scrapbooking crafters will be treated to a new Scrapbooking Brochure, too! And finally, three new kits will be available in the Kits Collection! Happy Shopping!!

Current Host Code: S37YBRUS

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Melon Mambo – 5-1/2″ x 11″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″”
Summer Splash – 2-3/4″ x 4-1/8″ (cake mat)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 1″ x 3-3/4″ (DSP stripe mat), 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (front mat), 3″ x 4-1/4″ (cake panel)
Bloom Impressions DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 7/8″ x 3-3/4″ (striped accent), 31/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Cake Celebrations Bundle (English)

[164875]

$37.75

Happiest Day Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163605]

$20.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$30.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115320]

$11.50

Summer Splash 8 1/2" X 11 Cardstock

[163797]

$11.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$9.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$9.00

Tinsel Gems Four Pack

[161623]

$8.00

Tinsel Gems Three Pack

[161624]

$7.50

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Stampin’ Up! Happy Hibiscus Thank You Card

Good Morning! Are you ready for a Tropical Escape? I love tropical stamp sets like the Stampin’ Up! Happy Hibiscus bundle for this time of year, because it reminds me of warm sunshine and tropical beaches at this cold time of year – and I’m ready to escape there! So I put together a fun little thank you card using the Stampin’ Up! Happy Hibiscus bundle to warm me up. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I embossed a panel of light Pool Party card stock with the Stampin’ Up! Happy Hibiscus embossing folder. The light Pool Party is from the two-tone scrapbooking collection card stock and makes a nice subtle contrast with regular Pool Party card stock. And I love that you can use the hybrid embossing folder without the dies! I adhered the embossed panel to the front of a Pool Party card base.

I stamped the three flowers from the Stampin’ Up! Happy Hibiscus stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White and cut it out with the coordinating die. I stamped the detailed stamp for each flower using Poppy Parade ink. I used the dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend to color the centers and stamen and the Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends to fill in the white spaces. Finally, I used the dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend to intensify the color in the centers of the flowers. After all the coloring, I carefully placed each flower back in the embossing folder and ran it through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine to give the flowers dimension.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Happy Hibiscus stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White and cut it out with the circle die. I adhered the label to the card with glue dots. I adhered the middle sized flower with glue dots and the large flower with dimensionals. I cut four leaves from Garden Green and adhered them with glue dots, tucking the stems under the flowers. I cut three small flowers from Petal Pink and adhered them with glue dots and accented the centers with yellow sequins. I adhered additional green sequins around the flowers to add a touch more shine.

I left the inside of the card pretty simple, trimming a Basic White panel with an embossed strip of light Pool Party and adhering another die cut leaf and flower from the Stampin’ Up! Happy Hibiscus dies to the corner (I even added a little sequin to the flower center, I hope it doesn’t poke through the front. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The Stampin’ Up! Happy Hibiscus bundle is a wonderful tropical floral bundle from the Online Exclusives collection. It has two-step stamping flowers and leaves in different sizes and pretty sentiments. And it has the hybrid embossing folder with the three flower die to cut and emboss at the same time, along with additional dies for labels and die cut accent flowers and leaves.

Last Chance Products Now Available!

Retiring products for the current September-December 2024 Mini Catalog are now available in the Last Chance Products category in the Online Store.

Here are the details:

Last Chance Products include retiring products from both catalogs and online releases, excluding Paper Pumpkin.
Last Chance Products are available while supplies last and will be discontinued when they sell out. Items will be automatically removed from the category and the online store when they are discontinued.
Discounts vary and are subject to change. Also, depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts.
The Last Chance Products category will be updated every other month. Updates happen at the beginning of the month and may include additional products in the category and any adjustments to product discounts.

If you have any questions, let me know.

New January-April 2025 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Coming January 7, 2025!

January 7, 2025 is the big day!! The new Stampin’ Up! January-April 2025 Mini Catalog will be available and Sale-A-Bration 2025 will begin. The new Mini Catalog will feature lots of new products that will be great for the upcoming holidays and Spring months. Sale-A-Bration will be returning with lots of great items that you will be able to choose for FREE with each $60 order and a wonderful new Starter Kit bonus offer. Sale-A-Bration will run through February 28, 2025.

In addition to Sale-A-Bration and the new Mini Catalog, a new selection of Online Exclusives will be available for even more exciting new products. And scrapbooking crafters will be treated to a new Scrapbooking Brochure.

Current Host Code: S37YBRUS

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Pool Party – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″
Two-Tone Pool Party – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (embossed background), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (embossed inside trim)
Garden Green – 1-1/4″ x 5″ (die cut leaves)
Petal Pink – 1″ x 4″ (die cut flowers)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 3″ x 4-1/2″ (stamped flowers), 2″ x 2″ (label)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Happy Hibiscus Bundle (English)

[164880]

$59.25

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$11.50

Pool Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock

[166691]

$10.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102584]

$11.50

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]

$11.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

[147050]

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

$11.00

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154958]

$11.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins

[163484]

$7.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals Sneak Peek for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Happy New Year and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! The Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals bundle set has pretty spring florals and ladybugs and is part of the Mixed Media Florals suite – a part of a new collection of Online Exclusives that will be available next week on January 7. You can find the currently available supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post. And you can download a flyer with pictures of the Mixed Media Florals suite below.

We have a pretty sketch challenge this week:

I stamped part of the large floral bouquet from the Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals stamp set using Smoky Slate ink on a Basic White panel. I stamped another floral sprig in the top corner and colored the flowers and leaves with watercolor pencils. I used Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight for the tulips, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green and Coastal Cabana for the leaves and Balmy Blue for the small flowers.

I adhered a panel of Mixed Media Florals designer series paper (available Jan 7) to the front of a Balmy Blue card base. I adhered the floral panel to Shy Shamrock and Flirty Flamingo mats with liquid glue and popped it on the card with dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment from the Mixed Labels stamp set (available Jan 7) using Smoky Slate ink on Balmy Blue and cut it out with the coordinating die. I popped it on the card with dimensionals and finished with a Balmy Blue baker’s twine bow and Flirty Flamingo dots.

For the inside panel, I stamped the floral sprig from the Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals stamp set using Smoky Slate ink in the top corner of a Basic White panel. I adhered a strip of DSP to the bottom and adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The beautiful Stampin’ Up! Mixed Florals bundle will be available on January 7, 2025 with a new selection of Online Exclusives. Click on the picture below to download a flyer and get the details on the Mixed Media Florals suite products.

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Karen Ksenzakovic has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Current Host Code: S37YBRUS

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Balmy Blue – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″, 1″ x 2″ (label)
Shy Shamrock – 3-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ (front mat)
Flirty Flamingo – 3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ (front mat)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 3″ x 4″ (floral panel)
Mixed Media Florals DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)