Good morning, y’all! It’s Thursday – which means it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. We’ve got a color challenge to work with and I’m excited to see what everyone brings to the table. I just know you’re going to see a ton of awesome-ness on the hop today!
The color challenge really sent me right to the sweet Wildflower Birthday Specialty DSP so…I didn’t fight it! I used that paper as a starting point for a pretty Thank You card with my sentiment coming from the With You in Mind stamp set. Take a look-see:
Happy Happy Hawwmp Day, y’all! Hope your week is going well! Are you enjoying the new Online Exclusives and the new kits? I ordered both kits yesterday and should get them soon – can’t wait to dive into them, cuz they look gorgeous!
My card today is one of those new Online Exclusives – the Framed Scenes bundle – and I use it to make a cool, quick and easy card – perfect for anyone but…ALSO a great choice if you need a masculine card! I used Everyday Greetings for the sentiment – and then realized it was discontinued! 🙁 But – you can pull any sentiment you like off your shelf and use that, instead! And – I went back to the new Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder – it’s one of my FAVE new things! Take a look-see:
Good morning and happy new-week, y’all! First full week of March and T-1 one day for the release of the March Kits AND the go-live of the March Online Exclusives. Yeah! I can hardly wait for you to get your hands on the new goodies – they are SO wunnermus!
My card today will be the last “sneak peek” for a while – this time it’s another look at the Fancy Borders dies (online exclusive coming tomorrow). And I paired it with the Beautiful Butterflies bundle and a little Friends of the Ocean DSP – both from the Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog – to make a clean and simple birthday card. Take a look-see:
Happy Sunday, y’all! Fun fact – this is National Banana Cream Pie Day. Yum! But – it’s ALSO the start of Chocolate Chip Cookie WEEK! A pie with bananas gets a day – but a cookie with CHOCOLATE gets a week. I think that pretty much says all that needs to be said!
My card today features neither bananas NOR chocolate! It’s all about beautiful flowers – from the new Thankful Garden bundle – which includes Decorative Masks! And a little Lovely Garden DSP. They’ll both be available in just a couple of days as new Online Exclusives! Take a look-see!
I started with a 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of the new Lovely Garden DSP – yes, it has black-and-white designs. I found a spot in the top left corner to act as a focal point, then used my Paper Trimmer to cut from the bottom edge and the bottom right edge to that point – thus cutting out the “ray”. Note: words are not as good as a video so…check that out! 🙂
Then I adhered the cut panel to a Pretty in Pink mat to create the card front.
On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped both floral images from the new Thankful Garden stamp set in Early Espresso ink.
Using the masks – and small Blending Brushes – I colored the images:
For the old fashioned roses:
– Mask 1 – used a very dry brush in Daffodil Delight ink.
– Mask 2 – Daffodil Delight ink.
– Mask 3 – Peach Pie ink.
– Mask 4 – Granny Apple Green ink
– Mask 5 – Garden Green ink.
– Mask 4 (again) – went back over the leaves with the almost-dry Garden Green brush.
For the hydrangea:
– Mask 1 – used a very dry brush in Pretty in Pink ink.
– Mask 2 – Pretty in Pink ink.
– Mask 3 – Peach Pie ink.
– Mask 4 – Granny Apple Green ink
– Mask 5 – Garden Green ink.
– Mask 4 (again) – went back over the leaves with the almost-dry Garden Green brush.
Using the dies in the bundled Thankful Garden die set, I cut out both images.
I used the dies to cut three sets of leaves (two with the many-leaves die and one with the three-leaves die) from Granny Apple Green cardstock. Then I used the Small Blending Brush to add Garden Green ink to all the die cut leaves – using quite a bit of ink on the three-leaf die cut to make it dark.
To assemble the card front, I thought it would be useful to go ahead and adhere the card front to my Basic Black card base using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals. That way I could let all the pieces and parts spill off the edges of the card front!
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the yellow roses up in the corner of the card front. Then I adhered the two multi-leaf die cuts with Liquid Glue and added the hydrangea with Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I adhered the three-leaf die cut and a bow tied with two lengths of Lemon Lolly Baker’s Twine with Liquid Glue.
I stamped the Thankful Garden sentiment in Peach Pie ink on a piece of Basic White cardstock and cut it out with the next-to-smallest Perennial Postage die. Then I adhered the sentiment over the bow with double-stacked Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I added some Adhesive-backed Heart Sequins and the card front was done!
On the inside, I stamped the second Thankful Garden sentiment in Peach Pie ink and a small leaf in Garden Green to a Basic White panel. I added a small Adhesive-backed Heart Sequin by the sentiment.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Pretty in Pink mat and then into the Basic Black card base and the card was done!
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the little Thankful Gardenleaf in Garden Green on the front…
…and more of the Lovely Garden DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! My, oh my – aren’t these Thankful Garden flowers lovely!? Hydrangeas are some of my favorite flowers – and I really love them in pink! I have become such a fan of the Decorative Masks, too – they’re so great for perfectly coloring their coordinating images! You’ll be able to get this whole bundle on 4 March – along with the coordinating Lovely Garden DSP. I know you can’t wait!
I hope you like!
If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And – this is the card I made on yesterday’s Saturday Nite Live YouTube video. If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again – here ’tis!
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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project: You’ll also need the Thankful Garden Bundle and Lovely Garden DSP when they’re available!
Basic Black Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
Pretty in Pink Cardstock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (x2 – mat for card front and for inner liner)
Granny Apple Green Cardstock: Thankful Garden die cut leaves
Basic White Cardstock: Thankful Garden stamped & die cut flowers (x2); Next-to-Smallest Perennial Postage die cut (sentiment); 3 3/4″ x 5″ (inner liner)
Lovely Garden DSP: 3 3/4″ x 5″ (card front); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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Finn Fan Fix
Finny got dressed up and went to the bonfire with us last night.
He had to stay on his leash – just cuz he’s too big and their dog is a slightly built whippet who had to have her front leg amputated. She gets around WAY more than fine but…Finn’s fave game is body slam and….that could have been….bad for her!
He was fine – he watched and talked and got plenty of pets.
A few times he tried to con someone to bring him a bite of sammich.
Never fear – he got a few bites of the turkey in my sandwich.
He had a good time but…he was ready to come home at 8:30.
Good morning and happy Friday. Is it just me or…are the Fridays coming fast and furious?! Time is flying, I think! Case in point – TODAY is the FINAL day to cash in on all the amazeballs benefits of Sale-A-Bration. Whether its FREE goodies with your purchase, EXTRA free items in the form of more Stampin’ Rewards for large orders or…the wunnermus Starter Kit dealy-o…it ALL ends at midnight (MT) tonight! Don’t miss this last chance to take advantage of the deals!
My card for today is another Sneak Peek at some new Online Exclusive products coming to you next week. Yup – the end of Sale-a-Bration means that the next Online Exclusives release is right around the corner! This time, I’ve made a cool Z-fold Window card showcasing the new On the Go Suite – with the DSP of the same name – the coordinating Tags to Go bundle – and some fun embellishments from the Suite, too! Take a look-see:
Good morning, y’all! It’s Thursday – which means it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. We’ve got a sketch challenge to work with and I’m excited to see what everyone brings to the table. I just know you’re going to see a ton of awesome-ness on the hop today!
My card today is all about texture – thanks to the new Woven Textures DSP – a new Online Exclusive available next week on the 4th! Then I added a frame cut with the also-new-on-4-March Textured Notes dies. Atop it all – I used all the pieces of the Layers of BeautyBundle (stamp set, dies and decorative masks!) from the Annual Catalog – to create a beautiful floral image for my thank you card. Take a look-see:
Good morning everyone! Welcome to this month’s Fun Folds Blog Hop for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators! We’ve got a talented line-up and…I think you’re going to like what you see! This is a once-a-month hop and…all our cards will be fun folds!! How cool is that?!?
My card today is all about Online Exclusives – some available now – like the Everyday Arches bundle – and some coming soon on 4 March – the Textured Notes bundle and wunnermus Woven Textures DSP – all on a cool Tri-Fold fun fold card. Take a look-see:
Good morning good morning! Happy Monday, y’all! Hoping you have a great week ahead of you. One reminder that today’s the last day to take advantage of FREE Shipping on EVERYTHING at Stamp-N-Storage! This is a great time to get your craft space organized!! 🙂
My card today MIGHT be considered a fun fold but…mostly it’s a great way to showcase the new Grow With Love bundle – and one of my faves – the Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ DSP. And – there’s a very pretty scalloped edge due to the NEW Fancy Borders die set (which will be available to you on 4 March!). Take a look-see:
Happy half-way-to-Monday, y’all! I hope you’re having a great weekend! We made a trip to the thrift store yesterday – to LEAVE things (aka – NOT bring things home!!). Now – just 4000 more gather-inventory-deliver missions to go!! LOL
My card today is super easy and (I think!) super pretty! It uses the Online Exclusive Spring Corners stamp set and the soon-to-be-available Online Exclusives Thankful Garden stamp set and amazeballs Textured Notes dies. Take a look-see:
Good Friday morning, y’all! Hope your weekend is looking to be a good one! We had no snow – well, I counted maybe…6 flakes? – but it’s been cold as a well-digger’s bucket! Had to set up the heated water bucket in the pasture again for Cady! Hoping this is winter’s last gasp! I am very ready to be griping about being too hot instead of too cold! 🙂
My card today is a super easy fun fold – it’s called a Book Fold Easel card. I made a card that would be great to send to any of your guy friends or relatives – using some Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ DSP and the fun new For the Books Bundle. Take a look-see:
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