Welcome to this fantastic Thursday Hop! We have a color challenge today for the hop… hope you enjoy what you see today.

Oh what a fun, bright, feminine card… and I absolutely love this Florals in Bloom DSP! Here’s what I did… I cut a panel of the DSP 2 3/4 x 4, then cut on the short side @ 1 1/2, trimming that to create two panels 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 & 1 3/4 x 2 1/2. That leaves a 1″ strip which I cut @ 2 1/2, leaving a 1 1/2 pice. I adhered these directly to the Summer Splash 3 x 4 1/4, then to Darling Duckling 3 1/4 x 4 1/2. I wrapped a Strawberry Slush Twine around two times & tied a bow. This twine is from a Bakers Twine 3 color pack. Over this I added the sentiment on dimensionals from Greetings for All Ephemera Pack. I embossed a Basic White piece 4 x 5 1/4 using the Birchwood 3D embossing folder and adhered it to the Thick Basicb White card base (8b 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4. I attached the front panel with dimensionals and bingo, the front was complete.

For the inside… On another Basic White panel cut 4 x 5 1/4, I stamped the outline of the flowers in full strength Strawberry Slush, then stamped the fill in flowers in stamped off once Strawberry Slush. I stamped the stem/ leaves stamp in Granny Apple Green. And the sentiment – from the Greetings for All Ephemera Pack. Adhere the panel to the inside of the card. OH… the stamped flowers are from Pretty Florals stamp set – notice how it matches the DSP!!! These items are part of a suite of products available May 6.

For the envelope… more of the Florals in Bloom DSP on the flap, adhered & trimmed to fit. And yep – that same sweet flower on the envelope front from Pretty Florals. This also comes with dies!!!

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Amy Koenders

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

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Hello folks – this is my 2nd post for the day and here it is the day before May Day – May 1 – and I’m excited to share this fun fold. It’s made with retiring Country Lace DSP to create the fault line technique :O)

Begin with a Crumb Cake card base 4 1/4 x 11 scored @ 5 1/2 & @ 6 1/2. Burnish the 5 1/2 then burnish the 6 1/2 bringing it forward. Adhere that 1″ area to the card back so just the right side flips up. Add Basic White 7/8 x 4 1/4 to the 1″ area then add Country Lace DSP 3/4 x 4 1/4 over the Basic White.

Holding two layers of Country Lace together (both cut 3 x 4 7/16) & slowly tear at an angle – short side to short side – creating this fun edge. Now separate these pieces and add to a Basic White panel 4 7/16 x 4 1/4, leaving space as shown. Add to the Crumb Cake card front. (If you have seen the falut line technique in videos, I have done this just a bit differently – in that I added the Basic White panel to fit the book binder front) Stamp the sentiment in Crumb Cake ink using the Blooming Phrases stamp set – an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE and available May 6! Because this is a photopolymer stamp, I curved it to fit the curve of the DSP :O) I added three Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the word happy, taping off some of the elements of that stamp before inking with Crumb Cake ink. Then I stamped the word ‘birthday’, also in Crumb Cake ink. These also come from the Blooming Phrases stamp set. Next I stamped the balloons in Memento ink – these come from Spring Corners stamp set, currently available in the ONLINE store. I colored these with Stampin’ Blends: Balmy Blue, Summer splash & Pool Party then added Wink of Stella for a bit of sparkle.

For the envelope, more of the retiring Country Lace DSP adhered to the flap & trimmed to fit. I colored the balloons in the same manner using the same Stampin’ Blends: Pool Party, Balmy Blue & Summer Splash – and yes, Wink of Stella.

I love the contrast of the balloon colors with the very soft colors of the DSP – they really stand out nicely.

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Have you heard? The global crafting community will be celebrating National Scrapbooking Day on May 3 —and we’re joining in the fun by offering you 2x Stampin’ Rewards for 2 days! Opt in if you haven’t done so yet!
What better way to celebrate one of our favorite crafting holidays? And the best part? This offer applies to ALL products, not just scrapbooking items! (Non-commissionable items and existing Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are excluded.)

• Earn double rewards (2x rewards) for two days only, from May 2–3!
• This offer applies to ALL products (excluding non-commissionable products and existing Paper Pumpkin subscriptions).
• All orders qualify once the rewards threshold of $20 USD | $25 CAD is met.
• To participate, customers must have a Stampin’ Up! account and be opted in to Stampin’ Rewards.

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Good Thursday & WELCOME to our fabulous hop! Today we have a sketch challenge & I’m mixing some items from the retiring Jan-Apr Mini Catalog, a carry over set of dies & a sentiment from the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalog (available May 6).

The Floral Delight 12 x 12 DSP is just so full of spring & cheer! And the coordinating Delightful Wishes bundle is a fun play :O)

How to put together:

• Cut DSP 5 1/4 x 12 & score @ 2, 4, 8, & 10; fold & lightly score mountain, valley, valley, mountain
• On each short end measure down from top 2 5/8″ & mark. (This is 1/2 the 5 1/4). Cut from closest score to mark on each end & retain pieces removed.
• Add these retained pieces to each front panel, decorating it & making it appear as though the panel was folded forward.
• Decorate
  • For this card I cut two circles using the Spotlight on Nature Dies- one from the back side of a DSP in Delightful Floral & another from Basic White. These were adhered together with dimensionals
  • Adhere these to the left front panel ONLY, centering left to right
  • Decorate & add embellishments
    • Using the Delightful Wishes Dies, I die cut the branch from Pecan Pie & several flowers from one of the DSP sheets in Floral Delight DSDP
    • I adhered the branch directly to the circle & several of the flowers to the branch.
    • I pulled out the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (new in the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog coming May 6) and adhered the sentiment with dimensionals
    • I added Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins for a bit of shine & sparkle
    • This entire piece was adhered to a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Daffodil Delight card base.
    • For the inside… I die cut the outline for the word wishing (Delightful Wishes Dies) in Lemon Lolly & adhered it to the Basic White 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 inside panel. Next I added an Adhesive Sheet to the back of a Daffodil Delight piece and die cut the word itself. This made it easy to adhere to the Lemon Lolly outline. Next I inked the rest of the sentiment in two parts (the word ‘you’ first) with Daffodil Delight ink and stamped them on the insert panel. This was added to the inside of the card – – and boom! This card is ready.
    • For the envelope… a 2 1/4 x 6 piece of Floral Delight DSP was adhered to the flap & trimmed to fit.

Quick, easy and lovely to look at & receive – and an excellent way to show off both sides of the Designer Series Paper. Want to purchase these products? See how to do that below the list of those participating in today’s hop. :O) Enjoy the creativity you will see today!

Amy Koenders

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

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