Happy Happy Hawwwmwp Day, y’all! Hope your week is going well – but…if it’s not…rest easy in the knowledge that we’re over the hump and headed into the weekend! Yeah!
Now – if you’ve been following me for a while, you know that my trip to Maui a few years ago made a HUGE impression on me. I love it there – it IS my Happy Place! So – when I saw the new stamp set with that name AND with a beachy theme – I was 100% IN. I used it today to make a clean and simple birthday card. Take a look-see:
Happy Half-weekend, y’all! Hope you’re having a good one so far! I DID, in fact, get all my new pre-order goodies separated out – and labeled – and put away yesterday! And – I was even cleaned up in time for my video. If you’re interested, I’ve uploaded labels for the stamp sets. dies, embossing folders and punches – they’re super helpful for keeping track of what’s what! – into my Online Shop!
At my pre-order reveal video on Friday, the consensus among the folks watching live was that the new Branching Out bundle (new in the Sep-Dec 2025 Mini) should be the project for yesterday’s video. So…that’s what I used! Along with some pretty new Elegant Pine Snowflakes DSP (coming soon as a new Online Exclusive) – I made a super pretty birthday card. Tale a look-see:
Good morning, y’all – welcome to another edition of the Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Team blog hop! Each month we make projects centered around a theme – and this month our theme is Fun Fold! Be sure to check out everyone’s projects – we’ve got a bunch of talented ladies hopping with us this month!
My Z-fold birthday card today is really fun – with the Long Time No See stamp set taking the spotlight. Take a look-see:
Well – good morning! It’s Friday again – yeah!! Hope you’ve had a wunnermus week! 🙂 And that you’ve got something fun planned for the weekend!
My card today is one that’s right in my wheelhouse – lots of layers – and textures – and foliage! It’s all from the Charming Day stamp set and bundled dies, with Need for Tweed DSP setting the stage! Those are BOTH coming to you on 1 July 2025. Take a look-see:
I started by adhering a piece of new Need for Tweed DSP to the front of a Pecan Pie card base using Liquid Glue.
Using the third-from-largest Textured Notes die, I cut a Basic Beige rectangle. I wanted a longer, narrow rectangle so…using Paper Snips – I cut it in half.
I adhered the two pieces of the rectangle to the card front with Liquid Glue – making sure they were aligned with each other – and about the same distance from each end of the card front.
Using the second-from-largest Textured Notesdie, I cut out a Pecan Pie cardstock rectangle. This one I embossed in the amazing Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder – and adhered with Liquid Glue.
I went back to the smaller third-from-largest Textured Notesdie to cut out a piece of Need for Tweed DSP – which I adhered (at an angle) with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Using the Charming Days dies, I cut out two leaves from Old Olive, a flower (flower on a single stem with leaves die) from Old Olive and the same flower again from Petal Pink cardstock. Using Paper Snips, I cut the flower from the top of the Petal Pink die cut flower and adhered it to the Old Olive Flower.
Then I adhered all three die cuts to the card front with Liquid Glue.
I used two lengths of Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine to tie a bow and adhered it with Liquid Glue.
On a piece of Basic Beige cardstock, I stamped the Charming Days sentiment in Pecan Pie ink. I cut it out with the next-to-smallest Textured Notes die and adhered it over the bow with double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I added five Basic Beige Neutral Matte Dots and the card front was done!
On the inside, I stamped the single flower image from the Charming Day set in Pecan Pie ink on a Basic Beige panel.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to the inside of the Pecan Pie card base and the card was done.
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Charming Day flower on the front…
…and more of the Need for Tweed DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Oooooh – this card! I love the contrast of the delicate die cut foliage from Charming Day with the texture from the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and the Need for Tweed DSP, don’t you?! I know you’ve got the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and Textured Notes Dies already. I mean…you DO, right?! 🤔 And I’m really excited for you to get the new Online Exclusives in July!
I hope you like!
If you’d like to recreate this project, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And – this is the card I made on my Thursday After Lunch Bunch Video yesterday. If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again – here ’tis.
I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
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Pecan Pie Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and folded at 4 1/4″); Second-from-Largest Textured Notes die cut rectangle (corrugated panel on front)
Old Olive Cardstock: Charming Day die cut leaves (x2); Charming Day die cut flower
Petal Pink Cardstock: Charming Day die cut flower
Basic Beige Cardstock: Third-from-Largest Textured Notes die cut rectangle (cut in half); Next-to-Smallest Textured Notes die cut rectangle (sentiment); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
Need for Tweed DSP: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (card front panel); Third-from-Largest Textured Notes die cut rectangle (cut in half); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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Finn Fan Fix
Just watchin’ a litte telly.
Nah. Too boring!
Quick snooze with his toys while he rests up for bed!
Happy Happy Hawwwmp Day, y’all! Hope you’re having a good week! Wanted to let you know that Stamp-N-Storage is kicking off their June Mega Sale today – with 15% off sitewide and free shipping on orders over $150! I’ve put the deets down below – including the info about some Doorbusters that’ll be happening thru the week! 🙂
My card today features the new Silly Safari stamp set – a cute jungle-y little number from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog! It’s set atop some new Painterly Pears DSP – a new Online Exclusive that you can snag on 1 July! 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!
I’ve used two sets today – the first is the one-stamp Simple Birthday– one large “statement” image! – and the cute Poppin’ By bundle – to make a super fun birthday card!! Take a look-see:
Good morning everyone! Hope you enjoyed the extra time off yesterday – and had a chance to reflect a moment on WHY we take note of the day!
My card today uses a fun new product – the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape! It’s super cool and super pretty – and – the design on it is cut-out-able using the Extraordinary Flora Die! I paired it with some Country Woods DSP – and a very cool new die set called…Party Banners! It all came together to make this pretty birthday card. Take a look-see:
Good morning and happy Friday, y’all! I hope your week has gone well. I’ve been busy in my disaster area trying to catch up on sorting and organizing – and I’m starting to get a handle on it! I got my stamp and die set labels all made so…that’s a buge help! If you like them, too – I’ll have them up in my Storesoon! That’s also where you can find all my retired products, too! 🙂
Today’s clean and simple card features a pretty Coneflower Celebrations flower and butterfly – plus some Forever Plaid 3D Embossing! 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!
I thought this was a good time to pull out the new Online Exclusive Celebratory Sips suite – with its fun Cheers & Sips bundle and Celebratory Sips DSP! I used it all to make a card that would work for a special event or a birthday!! :). Take a look-see:
Happy Saturday, y’all! When you read this we’ll be getting on the road for the last day to home! Yeah!
Or – we’ll still be sound asleep cuz we’re too tired to get up and do our normal “early start”! Hard to say, really. Regardless – this is our shortest day so…hopefully we’ll be at the home-drome before dark! I’m quite ready to be out of the truck for a bit – and I KNOW Wayne is, too! The dogs? Meh. They’re sleeping their way to GA. Long as we keep the walks – and the food – and the bones – and their beds…coming, they’re good to go! 🙂
My card today is…NOT my card. It’s my friend Beth Kist’s card – and it’s super pretty! It features some new Florals in Bloom DSP and the coordinating Pretty Florals bundle (two Online Exclusives) and a sentiment from the Simply Said Mix & Match Stamp Set (which carried over into the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog). Take a look-see:
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