Stampin’ Up! Charming Day Birthday Card

Good Morning! Here’s a floral birthday card using the Stampin’ Up! Charming Day bundle and the pretty Floral Charm designer series paper. This DSP has pretty Fall colors, so it’s great for birthdays this time of year and it’s Z-fold card, so it’s perfect for someone extra special. You can find the card stock cuts along with the currently available supplies at the bottom of my post.

Score and burnish the Mossy Meadow card base and adhere panels of Floral Charm designer series paper to each section. Cut a large circle from Basic White using the large die from the Spotlight On Nature dies and stamp the small flower from the Stampin’ Up! Charming Day stamp set in the middle using stamped off Petal Pink ink. Adhere it to the large inside panel with liquid glue – this will provide the writing area.

Using the second largest circle die from the Spotlight On Nature dies, cut a Mossy Meadow circle. Cut a Basic White circle using Stylish Shapes dies and adhere it to the inside of the Mossy Meadow circle (I was playing around with a 2-3/4″ circle punch from my stash that is no longer available and used it instead). Adhere the layered circles to the card front with liquid glue, aligning it with the Basic White circle on the inside panel. Be careful to only apply glue to the section attached to the front flap.

Stamp the large flower from the Stampin’ Up! Charming Day stamp set on Basic White and color it with the Petal Pink, light Old Olive, light Mossy Meadow and light Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends. Use blending techniques for the greens on the leaves and the Petal Pinks on the flowers and then add s few light Cajun Craze touches to the corners of the flowers. cut the flower out with the coordinating die and adhere it to the circle with dimensionals.

Stamp the sentiment using Cajun Craze ink on Timid Tiger and trim the ends into fishtails using your paper snips. Adhere the label to the card with glue dots. Cut two Mossy Meadow leaf clusters using the small leaf die from the Stampin’ Up! Charming Day dies and adhere them to the front and inside of the card. Finish with an Old Olive linen thread bow and Petal Pink shimmer dots.

The florals in the Stampin’ Up! Charming Day bundle are so easy and fun to color and I love the sentiments and coordinating dies. A fun fold always makes a birthday card extra special and the Z-fold is a fairly easy card to make. Give it a try!

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Mossy Meadow – 5-1/2″ – 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 2-1/8″ and 4-1/4″, 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut circle), 2″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut leaves)
  • Timid Tiger – 3/4″ x 3″ (label)
  • Basic White – 4″ x 4″ (inside die cut circle), 3″ x 3″ (die cut circle), 3-1/2″ x 4″ (stamped flowers)
  • Floral Charm DSP – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside background), two 1-7/8″ x 5-1/4″ (front and middle panels)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Charming Day Bundle (English) [ 166136 ]
[166136]
$52.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies [ 163580 ]
[163580]
$35.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ]
[159183]
$30.00
Floral Charm 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 166125 ]
[166125]
$12.50
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 133676 ]
[133676]
$14.00
Timid Tiger 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165626 ]
[165626]
$14.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [ 132708 ]
[132708]
$8.00
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147085 ]
[147085]
$9.00
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147108 ]
[147108]
$9.00
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154893 ]
[154893]
$11.00
Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154890 ]
[154890]
$11.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154892 ]
[154892]
$11.00
Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154879 ]
[154879]
$11.00
Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots [ 166139 ]
[166139]
$8.50
Early Espresso & Old Olive Linen Thread Pack [ 165986 ]
[165986]
$9.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]
[110755]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
[149653]
$140.00
Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]
[152813]
$8.00

Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments Many Thanks for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! Fall is here and I used the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle along with the Gather Together specialty designer series paper to make a Thanksgiving card. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a pretty sketch challenge this week:

Adhere a strip of Basic Beige Gather Together specialty designer series paper to the dark side of a two-tone Early Espresso mat and adhere it to a Cajun Craze panel of the DSP. Adhere it to another dark Early Espresso mat before adhering it to the front of a Cajun Craze card base. The two-tone card stock is a little thinner than regular card stock so you get the pretty effects of the layered card front without extra bulk, making it great for mailing.

Stamp the leaf and berry clusters from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set using Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Basic Beige inks and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I stamped and cut two of each. I also used the Early Espresso watercolor pencil to draw the veins on the Basic Beige leaves to get more contrast. Adhere the leaves and berries together with liquid glue making little clusters and use glue dots to adhere the clusters to the card.

Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments stamp set on Basic Beige using Early Espresso ink and cut it out with the pretty Traditional Labels die. Adhere the label to the card with dimensionals and finish with a loopy Early Espresso linen thread bow and Cajun Craze dots.

For the inside, I kept it simple by adhering a strip of DSP to the side of a Basic White panel and adhered it to an Early Espresso two-tone mat before adhering it to the inside of the card.

The Stampin’ Up! Gathering Moments bundle is a wonderful leaf set that is great for making Fall cards. And of course I love the Gather Together specialty DSP!

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

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

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Cajun Craze – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″
  • Early Espresso two-tone – two 5-1/8″ x 3-7/8″ (front background and inside mats), 1-5/8″ x 5 (DSP stripe mat)
  • Basic Beige – 2″ x 3″ (label)
  • Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (die cut leaves)
  • Gather Together specialty DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 1″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim), 1-1/2″ x 5″ (front stripe)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Gathering Moments Bundle (English) [ 165980 ]
[165980]
$56.50
Traditional Labels Dies [ 165864 ]
[165864]
$29.00
Gathering Together 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [ 165969 ]
[165969]
$16.50
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 119684 ]
[119684]
$14.00
Early Espresso 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [ 166668 ]
[166668]
$10.00
Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 164511 ]
[164511]
$14.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147114 ]
[147114]
$9.00
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147085 ]
[147085]
$9.00
Basic Beige Classic Stampin Pad [ 163806 ]
[163806]
$9.00
Cajun Craze & Gold Dots [ 165984 ]
[165984]
$9.00
Early Espresso & Old Olive Linen Thread Pack [ 165986 ]
[165986]
$9.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]
[110755]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
[149653]
$140.00

Stampin’ Up! Spooky Halloween No Tricks Card

Good Morning! The Stampin’ Up! Spooky Halloween bundle is such a cute set for Halloween. Unfortunately, I did not get the seriously cute Spooky Sweet specialty designer series paper to go with it, so I paired it with some retired Cute Halloween 6″ x 6″ DSP from a few years back that I had in my stash. You can find the card stock cuts along with the supplies at the bottom of my post.

Adhere a Pumpkin Pie panel of DSP to a Basic Black mat and adhere it to a Basic Gray patterned panel of DSP. Adhere the layered DSP to another Basic Black mat and then to the front of a Basic Gray card base.

Stamp the cute kitty and puppy from the Stampin’ Up! Spooky Halloween stamp set on Basic White using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Color the kitty with light Gray Granite, dark Highland Heather, dark Pumpkin Pie and light Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends. Color the nose and ears with the light Petal Pink Stampin’ Blend. Color the puppy with the light Crumb Cake, light Pecan Pie, light Granny Apple Green and dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends. Cut them out with the coordinating dies Cut the fence and bats from Basic Black and adhere the fence to the card with liquid glue.

Adhere the kitty and puppy to the card with dimensionals. Stamp the broom and pumpkin from the Stampin’ Up! Spooky Halloween stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and color them with Pumpkin Pie and Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends. Cut them out with the coordinating dies and adhere them to the card using dimensionals and glue dots. Stamp the sentiment using Versamark ink on Basic Black and sprinkle it with white embossing powder. Heat set the powder and trim the ends with the Happy Labels Pick A Punch. Adhere the label and die cut bats to the card with dimensionals and finish with Sparkle foam stars.

For the inside panel, stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Spooky Halloween stamp set using Pumpkin Pie ink on a Basic White panel. Stamp the bats in Memento Tuxedo Black and adhere DSP to the bottom. Adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

Even without the coordinating DSP the card was fun to make and is so cute because of the wonderful critters from the Stampin’ Up! Spooky Halloween bundle. I love the Halloween costumes!! The sentiments in the set are great too, along with the accent stamps and dies. It’s a great fun Halloween set!

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Basic Gray – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″
  • Basic Black – 4″ x 5-1/2″ (front mat), 2″ x 5-1/8″ (DSP stripe mat), 1″ x 3″ (label), 1-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (die cut fence and bats)
  • Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 3-1/2″ x 5″ (die cut critters, broom and pumpkin pail)
  • (retired) Cute Halloween 6″ x 6″ DSP – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″(front background), 1-7/8 x 5-1/8″ (DSP stripe), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Spooky Halloween Bundle (English) [ 166199 ]
[166199]
$45.00
Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 121044 ]
[121044]
$14.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 121045 ]
[121045]
$14.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [ 132708 ]
[132708]
$8.00
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147086 ]
[147086]
$9.00
Versamark Pad [ 102283 ]
[102283]
$9.50
Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154886 ]
[154886]
$11.00
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154882 ]
[154882]
$11.00
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154897 ]
[154897]
$11.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154885 ]
[154885]
$11.00
Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154887 ]
[154887]
$11.00
Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [ 161674 ]
[161674]
$11.00
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [ 165679 ]
[165679]
$21.00
Shimmer Star Foam Stickers [ 166202 ]
[166202]
$9.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]
[110755]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
[149653]
$140.00

Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth Sympathy Card

Good Morning! I needed a sympathy card and pulled out the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth bundle that I just received. And I CASE’s one of the cards on page 32 of the Sep-Dec 2025 Mini Catalog. You can find the card stock cuts along with supplies at the bottom of my post.

Emboss a Cloud Cover panel of Peaceful Garden designer series paper with the Birchwood 3D embossing folder. Unfortunately, it’s hard to see the embossing in the pictures. Adhere the embossed DSP to the front of a Cloud cover card base with liquid glue. Adhere another panel of DSP to a Misty Moonlight mat and adhere it to the card with liquid glue. This gives you a fairly flat card that is good for mailing.

Cut a Cloud Cover strip with the long, skinny banner die from the Stylish Shapes dies. Cut it in half and adhere it to the card with about a 1/4″ gap. Use the long leaf sprig die from the Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth dies to cut a Misty Moonlight strip and adhere the die cut leaf sprig to the card over the banner.

Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth stamp set on Basic White using Misty Moonlight ink. Punch the sentiment out using the Labeled with Love punch and adhere it to the card with dimensionals. Finish with three small white flower embellishments.

For the inside, stamp the leaf sprig from the Charming Day stamp set on Basic White using Misty Moonlight ink. Trim the bottom with DSP and adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

Sympathy cards are so hard, so it was good to work from an example. The Peaceful Garden DSP is serene and the simple sentiments from the Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth stamp set are perfect with it, making it so much easier.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Cloud Cover – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″, 1-1/4″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut banner)
  • Misty Moonlight – 1″ x 3-1/4″ (die cut leaf sprig), 2-5/8″ x 4-5/8″ (leafy DSP mat)
  • Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 2″ x 3″ (label)
  • Peaceful Garden DSP – 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (front background), 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (leafy panel), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Peace On Earth Bundle (English) [ 165925 ]
[165925]
$38.50
Charming Day Cling Stamp Set (English) [ 166126 ]
[166126]
$23.00
Labeled With Love Punch [ 163569 ]
[163569]
$25.00
Birch Wood 3 D Embossing Folder [ 164069 ]
[164069]
$12.00
Peaceful Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 165917 ]
[165917]
$12.50
Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165621 ]
[165621]
$14.00
Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 153081 ]
[153081]
$14.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [ 153118 ]
[153118]
$9.00
Hues Of Blue Flowers [ 165930 ]
[165930]
$9.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]
[110755]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
[149653]
$140.00

Stampin’ Up! Gallery Blooms and Beautiful Motifs for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! I used the Stampin’ Up! Gallery Blooms and Beautiful Motifs bundles to make a quick and easy Thinking of You card. This is also a very simple fun fold where the landscape in the Beautiful Gallery 6″ x 6″ designer series paper covers the front of the card and extends to the trim on the inside. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a color challenge this week:

Start with a 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ Beautiful Gallery 6″ x 6″ DSP panel and cut 1 inch off the right side so you have two panels with a continuous design. Adhere the large panel to a Very Vanilla mat and adhere the skinny panel to the right side of the Very Vanilla inside panel.

Adhere the large layered DSP panel to the front of the card with liquid glue. Use the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Motifs dies to cut the leaf cluster and wildflowers from Mossy Meadow and Basic Beige card stocks. Adhere the die cuts to the card front with glue dots. Make a loopy bow with linen thread and adhere it with a glue dot.

Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Motifs stamp set on Very Vanilla using Pecan Pie ink and cut it out with the second smallest circle from the Stylish Shapes dies. cut a Pecan Pie circle using the second smallest Spotlight on Nature dies and adhere it to the back of the label. Adhere the label to the card with dimensionals and finish with Cajun Craze gems.

Stamp the left side of the inside panel with the wildflower from the Stampin’ Up! Gallery Blooms stamp set using twice stamped off Pecan Pie ink. Adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

I love to use beautiful designer series paper on cards because it makes it so easy! Add a few complimentary die cuts with a pretty sentiment label and a few embellishments and you have an impressive handmade card that anyone would be happy to receive.

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

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

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Cajun Craze – 5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″ card base, scored at 3-1/4″
  • Mossy Meadow – 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (leaf die cut)
  • Pecan Pie – 1-3/4″ x 1-3/4″ (label mat)
  • Basic Beige – 2″ x 4-1/2″ (flower die cut)
  • Very Vanilla – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel), 3″ x 5-1/4″ (front DSP mat), 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ (label)
  • Beautiful Gallery 6″ x 6″ DSP – 2-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (front background), 1″ x 5-1/8″ (inside side trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Gallery Blooms Bundle [ 165213 ]
[165213]
$53.00
Beautiful Motifs Bundle (English) [ 165206 ]
[165206]
$45.75
Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ]
[159183]
$30.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies [ 163580 ]
[163580]
$35.00
Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 165196 ]
[165196]
$12.50
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 119684 ]
[119684]
$14.00
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 133676 ]
[133676]
$14.00
Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 161717 ]
[161717]
$14.00
Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 164511 ]
[164511]
$14.00
Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166784 ]
[166784]
$14.00
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [ 161665 ]
[161665]
$9.00
Cajun Craze & Gold Dots [ 165984 ]
[165984]
$9.00
Linen Thread [ 104199 ]
[104199]
$5.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]
[110755]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
[149653]
$140.00

Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth Hugs Card

Good Morning! I just received my Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth bundle yesterday and I was really pleased and surprised with how versatile it is. The Peaceful Garden designer series paper is really beautiful and the bundle’s sentiments are perfect for Christmas, but also great for other occasions, including sympathy cards. I decided to pair the pretty floral DSP with the hugs sentiment to make a simple friendship card. You can find the card stock cuts along with supplies at the bottom of my post.

Adhere a floral panel of the Peaceful Garden designer series paper to a Secret Sea mat with liquid glue. Wrap two bands of Misty Moonlight ribbon around the left side, securing in the back with Stampin’ Seal. Double check the alignment and secure the ribbon ends with scotch tape. Adhere the panel to the front of a Misty Moonlight with dimensionals.

Cut a Secret Sea panel with the third largest Spotlight on Nature die. Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Peace On Earth stamp set on Basic White using Misty Moonlight ink. Punch the sentiment out using the 2-3/8″ circle punch and adhere it to the Secret Sea die cut circle.

Adhere the label to the card with dimensionals. Finish with a silver druzy dot. I wanted to use the pretty new Hues of Blues flowers, but I felt the druzy would pick up on the silver edging in the ribbon.

I left the inside plain, trimming the bottom of a Basic White panel with DSP before adhering it to the inside of the card. This leaves plenty of room for a personal message.

This was so quick and easy! But I love this sentiment and I love this paper and the blues are a nice break from the Fall colors.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Misty Moonlight – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″
  • Secret Sea – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (DSP mat), 3″ x 3″ (label mat)
  • Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ (label)
  • Peaceful Garden DSP – 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″(front background), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Peace On Earth Bundle (English) [ 165925 ]
[165925]
$38.50
2 3/8" (6 Cm) Circle Punch [ 161354 ]
[161354]
$25.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies [ 163580 ]
[163580]
$35.00
Peaceful Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 165917 ]
[165917]
$12.50
Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 153081 ]
[153081]
$14.00
Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165624 ]
[165624]
$14.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [ 153118 ]
[153118]
$9.00
Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments [ 164223 ]
[164223]
$9.00
Misty Moonlight & Silver Edged 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Ribbon [ 165931 ]
[165931]
$10.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]
[110755]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
[149653]
$140.00

Stampin’ Up! Christmas Greenery with Traditional Labels

Good Morning! The Traditions of Christmas specialty designer series paper is one of the prettiest packs that I’ve seen in a long time. I used it with the Stampin’ Up! Christmas Greenery and Traditional Labels bundles to make another Christmas card for today – and it’s PINK! You can find the card stock cuts along with the currently available supplies at the bottom of my post.

Adhere a panel of Traditions of Christmas DSP to a Real Red mat and then to the front of a Bubble Bath card base with liquid glue. Use the Stampin’ Up! Christmas Greenery dies to cut Pool Party, Old Olive and Shaded Spruce card stock leaves and adhere them to the card with glue dots.

Stamp the sentiments from the Stampin’ Up! Traditional Labels stamp set using Real Red ink on Bubble Bath and cut it out with the small oval Traditional Labels die. Note that I did practice stamping the two sentiments on printer paper first so I could get a feel for how to line up the second stamp and get even spacing. Use the large oval die to cut gold foil and adhere the small oval using liquid glue.

Adhere the label to the card with dimensionals and finish with a Real Red bow and Pool Party sparkle sequins. That new Real Red ribbon is so pretty with light sparkles!

For the inside panel, flowers from the Stampin’ Up! Christmas Greenery stamp set using Bubble Bath ink in the corner of a Basic White panel. Trim the bottom with DSP and adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

I love the floral patterns in the DSP and I’m so happy to see so many poinsettias! The Stampin’ Up! Christmas Greenery dies are huge – they easily fill an A2 card and make a festive statement!

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Bubble Bath – 5-1/2″ – 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″, 1-1/2″ x 2-1/4″ (label)
  • Pool Party – 2-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ (die cut leaves)
  • Old Olive – 2″ x 4-3/4″ (die cut pine sprig)
  • Shaded Spruce – 1-3/4″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut leaves)
  • Real Red – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (DSP mat)
  • Gold Foil – 2″ x 2-3/4″ (label mat)
  • Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel)
  • Traditions of Christmas specialty DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 1/2″ x 4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Christmas Greenery Bundle [ 165873 ]
[165873]
$50.25
Traditional Labels Bundle (English) [ 165865 ]
[165865]
$43.00
Traditions Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [ 165853 ]
[165853]
$16.50
Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 161718 ]
[161718]
$14.00
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 102482 ]
[102482]
$14.00
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 122924 ]
[122924]
$14.00
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 146981 ]
[146981]
$14.00
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 100702 ]
[100702]
$14.00
Gold Foil Sheets [ 132622 ]
[132622]
$5.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147084 ]
[147084]
$9.00
Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad [ 161664 ]
[161664]
$9.00
Real Red 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Shiny Ribbon [ 165876 ]
[165876]
$10.00
Traditional Sparkling Sequins [ 165875 ]
[165875]
$8.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]
[110755]
$6.00
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
[149653]
$140.00

Stampin’ Up! Gallery Blooms for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! I used the Stampin’ Up! Gallery Blooms bundle along with other products from the Beautiful Gallery suite to make a Here for You card. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a pretty sketch challenge this week and I substituted a simple bow for the greenery below the center panel.

Emboss a strip of Cloud Cover Beautiful Gallery 6″x 6″ designer series paper with the pretty Damask Designs embossing folder and adhere it to another panel of Beautiful Gallery DSP. Adhere the layered DSP panel to a Pecan Pie mat and pop it on the front of a Basic Beige card base with dimensionals.

Stamp the sentiment from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set using Pecan Pie ink on Cloud Cover and cut it out with the second smallest square from the Stylish Shapes dies. Adhere it to a Pecan Pie mat and pop it on the card with dimensionals. Stamp the flowers from the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Gallery stamp set using Pecan Pie ink on Basic Beige. Color the flowers with white craft ink using a blender pen and the leaves with the light Cloud Cover Stampin’ Blend marker. Use the light Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend to color the flower centers. After the flowers dry (it takes a while for the white craft ink to dry completely) cut the flowers out with the coordinating die.

Adhere the flowers to the card over the sentiment with dimensionals. Make a loopy Basic Beige bow and adhere it to the card with a glue dot under the sentiment. Finish with textured dots.

For the inside, stamp the flowers from the Stampin’ Up! Gallery Blooms stamp set using Pecan Pie ink on the top of a Basic White panel and color the leaves with the light Cloud Cover Stampin Blend. Emboss a strip of Beautiful Gallery DSP with the Damask Designs embossing folder and adhere the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

I tried using white watercolor pencils to make the flowers white, but I found the white craft ink with the Blender Pen works best. I love how the white flowers pop against the beige background!

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

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

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Basic Beige – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″, 2″ x 3″ (flower die cut)
  • Pecan Pie – 1-5/8″ x 1-5/8″ (label mat)
  • Cloud Cover – 1-3/4″ x 1-3/4″ (label)
  • Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel)
  • Beautiful Gallery 6″ x 6″ DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 1-1/4″ x 3-3/4″ (embossed stripe), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Gallery Blooms Bundle [ 165213 ]
[165213]
$53.00
Beautiful Motifs Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 165198 ]
[165198]
$18.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ]
[159183]
$30.00
Damask Designs Embossing Folder [ 165214 ]
[165214]
$9.50
Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 165196 ]
[165196]
$12.50
Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 164511 ]
[164511]
$14.00
Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 161717 ]
[161717]
$14.00
Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165621 ]
[165621]
$14.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [ 161665 ]
[161665]
$9.00
Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [ 147277 ]
[147277]
$10.50
Cloud Cover Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [ 165287 ]
[165287]
$11.00
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154883 ]
[154883]
$11.00
Adhesive Backed Textured Dots [ 163338 ]
[163338]
$8.00
Basic Beige 3/8" (1 Cm) Classic Ribbon [ 165216 ]
[165216]
$9.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]
[110755]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
[149653]
$140.00

Stampin’ Up! Haunted Home Kit for the Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop

Good Morning! Welcome to the September Inkin’ Krew Team Blog Hop! The theme for this month’s hop is “Halloween” and one of the coolest Halloween ideas from last year is the Stampin’ Up! Haunted Halloween kit. It sold out quickly last year, but it’s back in stock (YAY!!) and I finally got the chance to put it together – It’s so cute!

Here’s my results and I pretty much followed the instructions that come with the kit and the instructional video on YouTube. I did supply my own hot glue gun which I used to assemble the house and roof.

Here’s the instructional video put together by Stampin’ Up!. I found it VERY beneficial to watch the video before and during assembly, especially since the roof is a bit tricky. It’s been a while since I’ve used a hot glue gun, so I was especially cautious at first. There was a little difference between the instructions and the video, so having both on hand was helpful.

Here’s one of the sides. The house is made of corrugated paper and the bats, trees and fence are made of chipboard. The accent pieces are card stock and vellum. Tear & Tape, glue dots and black dimensionals are included to adhere the accents.

Here’s the other side. When adhering the windows, make sure the shiny side of the vellum shows on the outside, and the center window over the door is shorter than the first floor windows. So it’s perfect for the chandelier and shutters. And the silver skull door knocker is totally awesome!

The house has four sides and is open on the bottom. The side walls have no windows, but there are three more in the back. So, I used multicolor LED tea lights to illuminate the windows (one behind each window).

I think it would also be perfect to add additional spooky touches from die cuts or embellishments you have in your stash. Like we still need a witch, broom, skeleton, graveyard and monsters. So have fun and go all out. It’s a fun project with great results!

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

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

  1. Mary Deatherage 
  2. Karen Ksenzakovic 
  3. Tara Carpenter 
  4. Karen Finkle 
  5. Akiko Sudano <– you are here
  6. Christie King 
  7. Ann Louise Fodgaard 
  8. Nicole Bloxom 
  9. Amy Koenders

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Akiko

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Haunted Home Kit [ 164376 ]
[164376]
$18.00

Stampin’ Up! Bauble Blooms Christmas Card II

Good Morning! Here’s another Christmas card made with the Stampin’ Up! Bauble Blooms bundle with the beautiful Traditions of Christmas specialty designer series paper. You can find the card stock cuts along with supplies at the bottom of my post.

Emboss a Basic White panel with the new Traditional Wreath 3D embossing folder. Use a sponge dauber to apply Old Olive ink to the raised leaves and berries and adhere it to the front of an Old Olive card base with liquid glue.

Use the ornament die from the Stampin’ Up! Bauble Blooms dies to cut a panel of the Traditions of Christmas specialty designer series paper and a Real Red backing. Adhere the DSP die cut to the backing with liquid glue. Cut the ornament topper from Gold foil and adhere it to the ornament. Adhere the ornament to the card with dimensionals.

Stamp the sentiments from the Stampin’ Up! Bauble Blooms stamp set using Versamark ink on Basic White. Sprinkle with gold embossing powder and heat set. Cut it out with the long skinny Stylish Shapes banner die using a two step method and adhere it to the card with glue dots. Tie a loopy bow with gold trim and adhere it to the ornament top and decorate the rest of the wreath with lots of Real Red sparkly sequins.

For the inside panel, emboss and sponge a Basic White strip like the front background and adhere it to the side of a Basic White panel. Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Bauble Blooms stamp set using Real Red ink and adhere the panel to the inside of the card.

The Traditions of Christmas specialty designer series paper is so pretty that it makes a nice ornament on it’s own.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Akiko

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

  • Old Olive – 4-1/4″ – 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″
  • Real Red – 3″ x 3″ (ornament backing)
  • Gold Foil – 1″ x 2″ (ornament top)
  • Basic White – two 4″ x 5-1/4″ panels” (embossed front background and inside panel), 1″ x 4″ (label), 1/2″ x 5-1/4″ (embossed inside trim)
  • Traditions of Christmas specialty DSP – 3″ x 3″ (die cut ornament)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Bauble Blooms Bundle (English) [ 166096 ]
[166096]
$35.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ]
[159183]
$30.00
Traditional Wreath 3 D Embossing Folder [ 165874 ]
[165874]
$11.00
Traditions Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [ 165853 ]
[165853]
$16.50
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 100702 ]
[100702]
$14.00
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 102482 ]
[102482]
$14.00
Gold Foil Sheets [ 132622 ]
[132622]
$5.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147090 ]
[147090]
$9.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147084 ]
[147084]
$9.00
Versamark Pad [ 102283 ]
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [ 165678 ]
[165678]
$21.00
Traditional Sparkling Sequins [ 165875 ]
[165875]
$8.00
Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack [ 161633 ]
[161633]
$9.00
Sponge Daubers [ 133773 ]
[133773]
$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 ]
[149653]
$140.00