Stampin’ Up! Forever Forest with Medley Mix Winter Hello Card

Good Morning! The Stampin’ Up! Forever Forest bundle is a sweet Tree themed set with stamps and dies for an evergreen forest. And it’s on the carry over list, so it will continue to be available after the catalog retires – Yay! I used the dies with some snowy A Walk in the Forest designer series paper and the pretty sentiment from the Medley Mix stamp set to make a simple winter theme Hello card. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I adhered a panel of A Walk in the Forest designer series paper to the front of a Balmy Blue card base with liquid glue. I adhered a strip of white ribbon to the card with Stampin’ Seal and cut two Deckled Circles – one from Balmy Blue and one from Basic White. I embossed the Basic White circle with the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder and adhered it to the Balmy Blue circle.

I cut three trees from Basic White card stock using the Stampin’ Up! Forever Forest dies and adhered them to the die cut circles with glue dots. I adhered the circles to the card front with dimensionals.

I stamped the pretty sentiment from the Mixed Medley stamp set in Versamark ink on Balmy Blue and sprinkled it with white embossing powder. I shook off the excess and heated the powder with my heat tool until it was bright and shiny. I used a deckled rectangle to cut it out using a two step method and then used the die to cut a diagonal to mimic the white ribbon. I adhered the label to the card with dimensionals and glue dots and adhered a white dot to the end.

I kept the inside of the card simple, just adhering a strip of A Walk in the Forest DSP to a Basic White panel and adhering the panel with Stampin’ Seal.

The white die cut trees give just enough contrast to the embossed snow background to be visible and it keeps the design clean and simple. I love that there are so many different tree sizes in the Stampin’ Up! Forever Forest dies and I didn’t even use the smallest tree.

Last Chance Products Discounts Going on Now!

The September–December 2023 Mini Catalog is retiring soon! It’s bittersweet to say goodbye to a Stampin’ Up! catalog, but we’re looking forward to all the new products on their way—and we hope you are, too!

The lists of retiring and carryover products has been announcedFrom November 21, 2023 –January 3, 2024, you can stock up on your favorite seasonal products from the September – December 2023 Mini Catalog and save up to 60%! So, what are you waiting for? After all, Last Chance Products will only be available while supplies last.

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of retiring items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog and the discounts that start Nov 21.

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog that will be carrying over.

Note that for some Last Chance bundles, the individual items may be carried over, but the items will no longer be bundled with the 10% savings. These items are marked with three asterisks in the Last Chance PDF.

New January-April 2024 Mini and Sale-A-Bration

The Stampin’ Up! January – April 2024 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration 2024 will begin on January 4, 2024!

Current Host Code: 27CYQXTT

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! clearance rack specials here
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Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Balmy Blue – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base scored at 5-1/2″, 1″ x 2-1/2″ (label), 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ (die cut mat)
Basic White – 3-1/4″ x 4-3/4″ (inside panel), 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ (die cut circle), 2-1/2″ x 3″ (die cut trees)
A Walk in The Forest DSP – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (front background), 1/2″ x 4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Medley Mix Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162281]

$20.00

Forever Forest Dies

[162057]

$37.00

Deckled Circles Dies

[162286]

$37.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$30.00

Snowflake Sky 3 D Embossing Folder

[162026]

$11.00

A Walk In The Forest 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162377]

$12.50

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$18.00

3/4" (1.9 Cm) Herringbone Ribbon

[161636]

$8.50

Classic Matte Dots

[158146]

$7.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$31.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Perennial Lavender Suite Sneak Peek

Good Morning! Here’s a sneak peek of the new items from the new Stampin’ Up! Perennial Lavender Suite in the upcoming January-April 2024 Mini Catalog. The Suite has two bundles, the Painted Lavender Bundle and the Perennial Postage bundle and it’s perfect for purple lovers! You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I stamped the sentiment from the Perennial Postage stamp set in Gorgeous Grape ink on the bottom front of a Kraft note card. I cut two panels of Stampin’ Up! Perennial Lavender designer series paper with a rectangular die from the Perennial Postage dies and adhered them to the front of the card with liquid glue.

I cut a sprig from Lost Lagoon card stock using a die from the Painted Lavender dies and adhered it to the card front with dots of liquid glue.

I adhered a butterfly cut out with glue dots and adhered some Purple Fine Shimmer gems around the sprig.

For the inside of the card, I stamped a sprig from the Painted Lavender stamp set on the side of a Basic White panel and adhered it to the inside of the card.

One of the colors in the Stampin’ Up! Perennial Lavender DSP is Crumb Cake and the papers go so well with the cute Kraft Note cards. The note cards should be restocked next week and they are so cute. They come with Kraft envelopes and a cute (and sturdy) box for storage.

Here are the items in the new Stampin’ Up! Perennial Lavender Suite. These will be available when the upcoming January – April 2024 Mini Catalog opens for ordering on Jan 4, 2024.

Item 162611 – Purple Fine Shimmer Gems & Item 162612 – Paper Butterfly Accents

Item 162593 – Perennial Lavender 12″ x 12″ designer series paper

A great new suite of products – be sure to check them out for next month!

Last Chance Products Discounts Going on Now!

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of retiring items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog and the discounts that start Nov 21.

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog that will be carrying over.

New January-April 2024 Mini and Sale-A-Bration

The Stampin’ Up! January – April 2024 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration 2024 will begin on January 4, 2024!

Current Host Code: 27CYQXTT

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! clearance rack specials 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:

Kraft Note Cards and Envelopes – 7″ x 5″ card base scored at 3-1/2″ and coordinating envelope
Lost Lagoon – 1-1/2″ x 4″ (die cut leaf sprig)
Basic White – 3-1/4″ x 4-3/4″ (inside panel)
Perennial Lavender DSP – two 2-1/4″ x 3″ panels (DSP die cuts)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Kraft Note Cards & Envelopes

[159247]

$10.00

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133679]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

[147099]

$9.00

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$9.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Love For You for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! Here’s a colorful For You card that can be used to send good wishes for many happy occasions. I used the fun Stampin’ Up! Love For You stamp set and dies from the current Annual catalog with the pretty Glorious Gingham 6″ x 6″ designer series paper. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a sketch challenge this week and I managed to use 5 of the 6 colors:

And I was inspired by the sketch in Sunday Stamps Challenges SSC324 Be Bold.

I adhered a panel of Blueberry Bushel Glorious Gingham designer series paper to the front of a Blueberry Bushel card base with liquid glue. I cut Basic White and Blueberry Bushel panels with the Countryside Corners dies and embossed the Basic White panel with the cross hatch design from the Basics Embossing Folders before adhering them together.

I cut the sentiments from the Stampin’ Up! Love For You dies from Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green card stocks and adhered the detailed words on the backgrounds. I adhered the words to the embossed die cut with liquid glue. The flowers and leaves in the stamp set are two-step stamping designs, so I stamped them in Poppy Parade and Shaded Spruce. I stamped the background stamps first in stamped-off colors and then the detailed stamps full strength. I stamped the flower centers in Crushed Curry. Then I cut them out with the coordinating dies and adhered them to the embossed panel with glue dots.

I adhered the decorated panel to the card front with dimensionals on a diagonal – so fun! I finished with Blueberry Bushel Tinsel Gems.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the flower from the Stampin’ Up! Love For You stamp set in Poppy Parade ink using the same methods as the flowers on the card front. I covered the flower with a mask and stamped the leaves in Shaded Spruce. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The Stampin’ Up! Love For You stamp and dies are a fun set. I love the word dies and there are so many different ways you can combine them. I look forward to using this set for a Valentine’s card soon!

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: 27CYQXTT

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! clearance rack specials 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:

Blueberry Bushel – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base scored at 5-1/2″, 3-1/2″ x 5″ (die cut mat)
Granny Apple Green – 1-1/2″ x 3″ (word mats)
Poppy Parade – 2″ x 2″ (die cut words)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 2-3/4″ x 4-1/2″ (embossed die cut), 1-3/4″ x 5″ (flowers), 1″ x 4-1/2″ (leaves)
Glorious Gingham 6″ x 6″ DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Love For You Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[160398]

$20.00

Love For You Dies (English)

[160403]

$32.00

Countryside Corners Dies

[161471]

$28.00

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

[161598]

$30.00

Glorious Gingham 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163170]

$10.50

Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146968]

$10.00

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

[146990]

$10.00

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119793]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

[147050]

$9.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$9.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$9.00

Tinsel Gems Four Pack

[161623]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Sentimental Park for the Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop

Good Morning! Welcome to the December Inkin’ Krew Team Blog Hop! The theme for this month’s hop is “Celebrate” and I used the Stampin’ Up! Sentimental Park stamp set with the beautiful new Flight and Airy Sale-A-Bration designer series paper that will be available on January 4, 2024. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

Today’s card is celebrating a special birthday and it’s a dainty gate fold card.

I adhered panels of the new Flight and Airy designer series paper to the front panels of a Misty Moonlight card base with liquid glue. I cut a Misty Moonlight panel with the large floral label die from the Stampin’ Up! Sentimental Park dies and I cut a panel of Flight and Airy DSP with a sweet bird with the plain die. I inserted the bird die cut into the slots of the floral die cut – I love how this works!

I cut several small flowers from Flirty Flamingo and Petal Pink and adhered them to the larger die cut and adhered some pink pearls to some flower centers. I adhered the panel to the left side of the card with liquid glue applied to half of the die cut.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Sentimental Park stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink on Petal Pink and cut it out with the small banner die from the Stylish Shapes dies using the two-step die cutting technique. I adhered it to the card with glue dots and finished the card front with a Night of Navy bow.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiments from the Stampin’ Up! Sentimental Park stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink on a Basic White panel. I stamped the flowers in Petal Pink ink in the corner and colored them with Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends. I used the dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend to color the berries and made some stems. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card and adhered two floral panels of Flight and Airy DSP to the inside of the front flaps.

The Flight and Airy DSP is a Sale-A-Bration item that you will be able to get for free with a $50 purchase when Sale-A-Bration starts on January 4, 2024 and it’s so pretty! And it goes so well with the Stampin’ Up! Sentimental Park stamp set and dies and so many other current and retired Stampin’ Up sets. Be sure to check it out!

On With The Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to Nel Thames’ project or click the Previous Blog button to move back to see the project that Terry Lynn Bright created.

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

Current Host Code: 27CYQXTT

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! clearance rack specials 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:

Misty Moonlight – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base scored at 2-3/4″ and 8-1/4″
Petal Pink – 2″ x 3″ (die cut flowers), 1″ x 3″ (label)
Flirty Flamingo – 1″ x 3″ (die cut flowers)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel)
Light and Airy DSP – 2″ x 4″ (die cut bird), two 2-5/8″ x 4-1/8″ panels (front background panels), two 2-1/2″ x 4″ (inside panels)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Sentimental Park Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[160561]

$24.00

Sentimental Park Dies

[160566]

$34.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$10.00

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

[146985]

$10.00

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141416]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$9.00

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$9.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$10.00

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$10.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$10.00

Blooming Pearls

[162238]

$8.00

Night Of Navy 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon

[160581]

$9.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Go To Greetings Christmas Thank You Cards

Good Morning! Since most of my Christmas cards are done and being sent out, it’s time to work on some thank you cards. I pulled out some Basic White note cards and envelopes and the pretty Thank You sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Go To Greetings cling stamp set. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I also used the pretty Perennial Postage dies (available Jan 4, 2024) from the upcoming January – April 2024 Mini Catalog to die cut leftover Christmas designer series paper. The dies are the perfect size for the note cards and a good way to finish off pretty DSP scraps. And it’s great that the note cards are still large enough to pop in the mail!

For the first card, I used the fourth smallest Perennial Postage rectangle die to cut two panels of Joyful specialty designer series paper. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Go To Greetings stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on the front of a Basic White note card and adhered the die cut DSP with Stampin’ seal. I cut two holly leaves from gold foil using the Magical Meadow dies and adhered them to the card with glue dots and used red iridescent discs for the berries.

For the second card, I cut a panel of Winter Meadow designer series paper with the fourth smallest Perennial Postage rectangle die and adhered it to a rectangle Blueberry Bushel DSP panel. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Go To Greetings stamp set in Blueberry Bushel ink on a Basic White note card. I adhered the panel to the card front with Stampin’ Seal and found a leftover Garden Green die cut sprig from the Magical Meadow dies with white berries. I adhered the sprig to the card with glue dots and finished with a white baker’s twine bow.

For the last card, I cut several panels of Christmasy Garden Walk designer series paper with the smallest square and third smallest rectangle from the Perennial Postage dies and arranged them on a Basic White note card. I adhered them with Stampin’ Seal and stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Go To Greetings stamp set in Garden Green ink.

I left the insides of the cards blank so I could keep it simple. The sentiments in the Stampin’ Up! Go To Greetings stamp set are so pretty and elegant, so they’re perfect for Christmas designs. And the note cards are great for making a quick batch of cards since they’re a great weight and come pre-cut and scored.

Last Chance Products Discounts Going on Now!

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of retiring items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog and the discounts that start Nov 21.

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog that will be carrying over.

New January-April 2024 Mini and Sale-A-Bration

The Stampin’ Up! January – April 2024 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration 2024 will begin on January 4, 2024! The Demonstrator pre-order period is underway and I picked up catalogs for customers who have ordered from me within the last year and sending them out next week. If you would like a copy, just place an order in my Online Store and I will be happy to send a new catalog to you too!

Current Host Code: 27CYQXTT

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! clearance rack specials 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 White Note Cards and Envelopes – card bases
Joyful specialty DSP – two 2-1/4″ x 3″ panels (die cuts)
Gold Foil – 1-1/2″ x 2″ (die cut holly leaves)
Winter Meadow DSP – 2-1/4″ x 3″ (die cut), 2-1/8″ x 2-7/8″ (mat)
Garden Green – 1-1/2″ x 4″ (die cut sprig)
Basic White – 1″ x 1″ (holly berries)
Modern Garden 6″ x 6″DSP – 2″ x 3-1/2″ (two square die cuts), 2″ x 4″ (two rectangle die cuts), 2″ x 2-1/2″ (rectangle die cut)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English)

[158763]

$24.00

Basic White Note Cards & Envelopes

[159232]

$8.00

Magical Meadow Dies

[162143]

$37.00

Joyful 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[161980]

$12.00

Winter Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162133]

$12.50

Garden Walk 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162227]

$12.50

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$5.00

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

[102584]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs

[161954]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Bee My Valentine for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! Here’s another sneak peek of the sweet Stampin’ Up! Bee My Valentine bundle that will be available on January 4, 2024 when the new Jan – Apr 2024 Mini Catalog opens! This is such a cute new bundle with a photopolymer stamp set for two step stamping and a coordinating punch. You can find the currently available supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a sketch challenge this week:

I adhered a strip of Sweet Sorbet floral Bee Mine designer series paper (available Jan 4, 2024) to panel of the DSP that is full of cute bees, flowers and hearts. I adhered the panel to a Sweet Sorbet mat and adhered the panel to the front of a Pool Party card base with dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Bee My Valentine stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a Pool Party Strip and adhered it to a Sweet Sorbet mat and popped it on the card front with dimensionals.

I stamped the bee from the Stampin’ Up! Bee My Valentine stamp set in Daffodil Delight ink on Basic White and stamped the face and stripes in Memento Tuxedo Black. I stamped the antenna in Memento Tuxedo black and stamped the wings in Petal Pink. I used the light Petal Pink Stampin’ Blend to color in the rest of the wings and punched out the bee, wings and antenna. I assembled the bee with glue dots and adhered it to the card front with dimensionals. I finished the card with three Pool Party punched hearts and flowers and hearts from the new Adhesive Backed Flowers And Hearts embellishments (available Jan 4, 2024).

For the inside of the card, I stamped the honeycomb from the Stampin’ Up! Bee My Valentine stamp set in Daffodil delight in the corner of a Basic White panel. I stamped the stem in Lemon Lime Twist and the flower in Sweet Sorbet. I trimmed the bottom with a strip of Bee Mine DSP and adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The Stampin’ Up! Bee My Valentine stamp set is wonderful with so many different stamps to make different bees, pretty sentiments and extra flower and heart stamps to compliment the bees. Here’s the bundle:

These coordinate beautifully with the pretty Bee Mine designer series paper and they will all be available in the upcoming January – April Mini Catalog on January 4, 2024.

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: 27CYQXTT

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! clearance rack specials 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″, 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (label), 1/2″ x 2″ (punched small hearts)
Sweet Sorbet – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (front mat), 5/8″ x 3-3/4″ (sentiment mat)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel), 1-1/2″ x 4″ (punched bee, wings and antenna)
Bee Mine DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 3/4″ x 5″ (floral stripe), 1/2″ x 4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

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

[122924]

$10.00

Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159268]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$9.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[147145]

$9.00

Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad

[159216]

$9.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees Christmas Cards

Good Morning! Last weekend the Inkin’ Krew had a Quarterly Team meeting and after finishing the Stampin’ Up! Business portion, we made some Christmas cards with the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees bundle! Mary Deatherage, Karen Ksenzakovic and Rosie Kean designed cards and taught us how to make them. Here are the cards I made based on their designs. Since I have barely cracked open my A Walk in the Forest designer series paper, I adapted their designs to using these papers. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

The first card is the one Mary designed – so fun to use the negative die cut space! I cut several strips of A Walk in the Forest DSP and adhered them to a Garden Green mat. I used the largest tree die from the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees dies to cut a Basic White panel and emboss the panel with the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder. Use lots of dimensionals to adhere the embossed layer to the mat and adhere it to the front of a Cherry Cobbler card base with dimensionals. Cut the star and adhere it to the tree top and stamp the sentiment in Garden Green, trim the end and adhere it to the front.

Update: Mary posted her card today and you can see it here.

For the inside stamp the sentiment in Garden Green and the star in Daffodil Delight on a Basic White panel. Trim the bottom with a strip of DSP before adhering it to a Garden Green mat and to the inside of the card.

For my version of Karen’s design, I cut two large Pretty Peacock trees from the A Walk in the Forest DSP and cut them the way Karen did. Karen used the dies, and I had to fussy cut since the DSP tree boughs didn’t line up with the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees dies. But I built the tree like she instructed and adhered them to a panel of holiday greenery DSP matted on Cherry Cobbler. I adhered the panel to a Pretty Peacock card base and made a bow for the top using white iridescent ribbon. Check out Karen’s card HERE because her embossed tree is just gorgeous!

Here’s the inside. The sentiment is stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Basic White and matted on Cherry Cobbler. I love how Karen designed it with the DSP on both sides of the inside panel!

My last card is based on the card that Rosie Kean made during our meeting. Her design used the large tree, but I ran out of large trees that would go with the DSP and she showed an alternative using a die cut shape, so I decided to follow that example. I love the design using both sides of the pretty DSP! my card base is a single Pretty Peacock panel and I used the largest circle die from the Stylish Shapes dies to cut a Balmy Blue circle for the front and Basic White circles for the inside. I cut a Pretty Peacock tree with the middle tree die in the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees dies, adhered it with dimensionals and decorated it with a silver bow and Lost Lagoon Festive Pearls.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock on one of the Basic White circles and stamped some Balmy Blue snowflakes on the second circle (this is where you can sign the card).

I’m so glad that the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Trees stamp set and dies are NOT retiring because they’re so versatile. And thank you Mary, Karen and Rosie for inspiring us with these pretty designs! I enjoyed playing with the A Walk in the Forest designer series paper so much that I was inspired to use it in making a rustic Christmas Tree ornament! I love that the bear can be cut with the Beary Cute punch!

Thanks to these pretty card designs, my Christmas cards are almost done! And thank goodness because the Demonstrator pre-order for the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog starts today and I’ll be getting my customer catalogs ready to mail out early next week along with my Christmas cards!

Last Chance Products Discounts Going on Now!

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of retiring items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog and the discounts that start Nov 21.

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog that will be carrying over.

Clearance Rack Has Been Refreshed!

Stampin’ Up! has added new items to the Clearance Rack in the Online store! Shop and save up to 60% off selected products. These items are only available while supplies last, so check it out HERE.

New January-April 2024 Mini and Sale-A-Bration

The Stampin’ Up! January – April 2024 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration 2024 will begin on January 4, 2024! The Demonstrator pre-order period begins today and I will be ordering catalogs for customers who have ordered from me within the last year and sending them out. If you would like a copy, just place an order in my Online Store and I will be happy to send a new catalog to you too!

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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! clearance rack specials 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:

DSP Strip Tree Card
- Cherry Cobbler – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base scored at 4-1/4″
- Garden Green – two 4″ x 5-1/4″ panels (front and inside panel mats)
- Daffodil Delight – 1″ x 2″ (die cut stars)
- Basic White – two 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ panels (front background and inside panel), 5/8″ x 2-7/8″ (label)
- A Walk in the Forest DSP – nine 1/2″ x 3-1/2″ strips (front tree), 1/2″ x 3-7/8″ (inside trim)
Layered Large Tree Card
- Pretty Peacock – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base scored at 4-1/4″
- Cherry Cobbler – two 4″ x 5-1/4″ panels (front and inside panel mats)
- Basic White – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (inside panel)
- A Walk in the Forest DSP – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (front background), two 1/2″ x 5-1/8″ strips (inside trim), two large tree die cuts
Snowflake Fun Fold Tree Card
- Pretty Peacock – 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ card base
- Balmy Blue – 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ (die cut circle)
- Basic White – two 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ panels (inside die cut circles)
- A Walk in the Forest DSP – 6″ x 5-1/4″ mini card base scored at 2″, die cut medium tree

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Merriest Trees Bundle (English)

[162048]

$55.75

Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162043]

$25.00

Merriest Trees Dies

[162047]

$37.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Snowflake Sky 3 D Embossing Folder

[162026]

$11.00

A Walk In The Forest 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162377]

$12.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119685]

$10.00

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

$10.00

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

[119683]

$10.00

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

[102584]

$10.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$9.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$9.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$9.00

White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Iridescent Ribbon

[161955]

$9.00

Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack

[161633]

$9.00

Festive Pearls

[159963]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Garden Meadow Thinking of You Card

Good Morning! I am such a wimp – one week of cold weather and I weary of winter and looking for warmer weather. So I pulled out some pretty meadow scenes in the Meandering Meadow 6″ x 6″ designer series paper and the sweet Stampin’ Up! Garden Meadow stamp set to make some thinking of you cards with warmer landscapes and it cheered me up! You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

These were really simple just using the pretty DSP and wonderful label dies for the sentiments. I adhered the DSP panel to a Garden Green Mat with liquid glue and popped it on a Balmy Blue card base.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Garden Meadows stamp set in Garden Green ink on Balmy Blue and cut it out with the small rectangular die from the Something Fancy Dies. I used the middle sized rectangular die to cut a mat and adhered the labels together.

I adhered a length of Balmy Blue and white ribbon to the card front with glue dots and adhered the label on top with dimensionals. I finished the card with coordinating colors from the pretty Glossy Dots.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the basket and shadow from the Stampin’ Up! Garden Meadow stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a Basic White panel. I colored it with Stampin’ Blends and adhered a strip of DSP to the side. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

Pretty designer series paper makes it so easy to create simple handmade cards for any occasion and the Meandering Meadow DSP is a perfect pick me up for cold, dreary winter days. And the Stampin’ Up! Garden Meadow stamp set has so many simple pretty designs that you can use to make the inside of the card special.

Last Chance Products Discounts Going on Now!

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of retiring items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog and the discounts that start Nov 21.

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog that will be carrying over.

New January-April 2024 Mini and Sale-A-Bration

The Stampin’ Up! January – April 2024 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration 2024 will begin on January 4, 2024! The Demonstrator pre-order period begins next week and I will be ordering catalogs for customers who have ordered from me within the last year and sending them out. If you would like a copy, just place an order in my Online Store and I will be happy to send a new catalog to you too!

Current Host Code: 27CYQXTT

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! clearance rack specials 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″, 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ (label)
Garden Green – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (DSP mat), 2″ x 3″ (label mat)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel)
Meandering Meadow 6″ x 6″DSP – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (front background), 1/2″ x 5-1/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Garden Meadow Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162736]

$24.00

Something Fancy Dies

[160424]

$28.00

Meandering Meadows 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162735]

$12.50

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$10.00

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

[102584]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$10.00

Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[153112]

$10.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$10.00

Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154890]

$10.00

Glossy Dots Assortment

[158827]

$8.00

Balmy Blue & White 3/8" Double Stitched Ribbon

[159629]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Sparkling Snowflakes for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! We had a few snow flurries (luckily no accumulation) the day before yesterday and the timing was perfect for today’s card. I used the pretty Stampin’ Up! Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set to make this snow filled DSP for today’s card. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a theme challenge this week:

I used Blending Brushes to apply Balmy Blue and Fresh Freesia ink to a Basic White panel. Then I used the snowflake mask from the Abundant Beauty masks and another blending brush to lightly apply some pool party ink to the panel. Then I stamped the pretty snowflakes from the Stampin’ Up! Sparkling Snowflakes using Balmy Blue ink around the panel. Finally, I embossed the stamped panel with the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder.

I adhered the stamped and embossed panel to a Balmy Blue mat and adhered it to a Balmy Blue card base with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set in Balmy Blue ink on a Basic White panel and cut it out with the label die from the Autumn Leaves dies. I folded a length of white iridescent ribbon and secured it to the back with glue dots and adhered the label to the card with dimensionals.

I cut the two large snowflakes from the Chic dies from Basic White and brushed som white Pearlized Enamel Effects over the front. After it dried (I waited about 15 minutes) I adhered them together with glue dots and popped them on the card with bits of dimensionals. It’s hard to see in the pictures, but the shimmer is pretty! I put a white sequin in the middle and scattered a bunch more around the card front.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the snowflakes from the Stampin’ Up! Sparkling Snowflakes in Balmy Blue ink on a Basic White panel. I made a 1/2″ strip of Basic White paper to match the design on the card front (It would have been easier to just make a larger panel and cut off 1/2″ from the bottom) and adhered it to the bottom of the panel. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The snowflakes in the Stampin’ Up! Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set are so beautiful and detailed! The sentiments are gorgeous too, and the set is on the Carry Over list, so Yay!

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: 27CYQXTT

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! clearance rack specials 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″, 4″ x 5-1/4″ (front mat)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel), 1/2″ x 4″ (inside trim), 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (front background), 1-3/4″ x 2″ (large die cut snowflake), 1-1/4″ x 1-1/2″ (small die cut snowflake), 1-1/2″ x 3″ (label)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Sparkling Snowflakes Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162158]

$20.00

Snowflake Sky 3 D Embossing Folder

[162026]

$11.00

Chic Dies

[158815]

$37.00

Autumn Leaves Dies

[162185]

$38.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$9.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$9.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$9.00

White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Iridescent Ribbon

[161955]

$9.00

Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio

[161206]

$8.00

Pearlized Enamel Effects Basics

[156310]

$15.00

Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

[162331]

$10.50

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Brightest Glow Joy Christmas Card

Good Morning! Here’s another simple Christmas card made with the Stampin’ Up! Brightest Glow stamp set and Labels Aglow dies. I paired these items with the pretty deer pattern in the Winter Meadow designer series paper for a quick and easy Christmas card. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I embossed a panel of Basic White with the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder and adhered it to the front of a Thick Basic White card base with liquid glue.

I adhered a panel of the Winter Meadow designer series paper to a panel of Silver Foil and popped the layered DSP onto the card front with dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Brightest Glow stamp set in Versamark ink on a Basic White panel and sprinkled it with silver embossing powder. I shook off the excess and heated the powder with my heat tool until it was bright and shiny. I cut the sentiment out with the circle label die from the Labels Aglow dies and adhered it to the card front with dimensionals and glue dots. I adhered a bow to the label with a glue dot.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Brightest Glow stamp set in Real Red ink on a Basic White panel. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

Pretty designer series paper makes it so easy to create elegant simple handmade Christmas cards. Especially when paired with the beautiful sentiments from the Stampin’ Up! Brightest Glow stamp set.

Last Chance Products Discounts Going on Now!

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of retiring items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog and the discounts that start Nov 21.

Click HERE to download a PDF with the list of items from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog that will be carrying over.

New January-April 2024 Mini and Sale-A-Bration

Current Host Code: 27CYQXTT

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! clearance rack specials 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:

Thick Basic White – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base scored at 4-1/4″
Silver Foil specialty – 3″ x 4″ (DSP mat)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel), 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ (embossed background), 2-1/4″ x 2-1/4″ (label)
Winter Meadow DSP – 2-7/8″ x 3-7/8″ (deer panel)