Stampin’ Up! Waterside Retreat Father’s Day card for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on May 21, 2026 by TL's Bright Spot

It’s Thursday & time for another Blog Hop from this fabulous Krew! We have a sketch challenge today that is so versatile and can be used for lots of cards – birthdays, sympathy, you name it. I chose this Waterside Retreat DSP as this card is for a fisherman for Father’s Day. I think this fits well!

Stampin' Up! Waterside Retreat sketch challenge

Here’s what I did to create this card… I first cut a panel of the Waterside Retreat DSP 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 & added a slip margin of Azure Afternoon card stock to the one side. I set this aside and cut a 1 x 5 1/2 piece of the same DSP (it’s the reverse side of the fish images) and added it to the 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 Azure Afternoon card base (yep, scored at 4 1/4. I then added the set aside panel. These were all added with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment in Azure Afternoon ink using the Relaxing Waterside stamp set, on the Azure Afternoon 5/8 x 2 1/2″ strip. I attached this to a Crisp Cantaloupe 3/4 x 2 1/2 strip & slipped a large Linen Thread bow between dimensionals & attached it with a glue dot to the strip. The strip was added to the card front with dimensionals as mentioned. Final touch – 2026-2028 In Color Dots in Crisp Cantaloupe.

Stampin' Up! Waterside Retreat inside card

For the inside… A 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Basic White with a strip of the Waterside Retreat DSP 3/4 x 5 1/4 was then stamped with na sentiment from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set in Azure Afternoon ink. This was added to the inside of the card.

Stampin' Up! Waterside Retreat card & envelope

For the envelope… a 2 1/4 x 6″ strip of the Waterside Retreat was added to the flapn & trimmed to fit. On the front a simple grass stamped in Old Olive ink three times without re-inking in between. This gives a sense of dimension to the image. Love the simplicity!

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Stampin’ Up! Waterside Retreat Suite for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on May 14, 2026 by TL's Bright Spot

Hello Thursday – time for another amazing hop of the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! We have a theme challenge today and I had trouble making a decision as to what suite or bundle or DSP exactly to use – so many from which to choose! But the Waterside Retreat Suite won 😀

A friend of mine is retiring soon and this card is perfect for him. I think it fits our theme perfgectly.

Stampin' Up! Waterside Retreat Card front

Gray Granite 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored @ 4 1/4; Pool Party two tone 4 x 5 1/4 embossed w/ So Swirly; Gray Granite again 4 3/8 x 3 7/8; & layer of DSP 4 1/4 x 3 3/4 attached with dimensionals. Fussy cut the life jacket & oars aa& add with dimensionals + liquid adhesive. The sentiment is stamped in Pecan Pie using the Relaxing Waterside stamp set. I wrapped a length of Baker’s Twine around twice & looped through the Loose Anchor Trinket. It’s attached with a dimentional on the left end and liquid glue on the right. The anchor trinkent has a single glue dot to keep it secure on the card

Stampin' Up! Waterside Retreat card inside

For the inside… a layer of Pool Party 4 x 5 1/4 adhered to the inside of the card. On the Basic White I used Crumb Cake & a Blending Brush to add color to the lower portion (like sand). On the top portion is a mix of Balmy Blue & Pool Party & a Blending Brush resembling sky. I stamped the chair in Pecan Pie ink then using Light Pecan Pie to add more shading. The sentiment is also in Pecan Pie; the birds are in Gray Granite. Each stamp is from the Relaxed Waterside stamp set.

On the envelope… more seagulls stamped in Gray Granite and on the flap another of the aterside Retreat DSP 2 1/4 x 6 & trimmed to fit.

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Stampin’ Up! Purse Gift Bag with Scalloped Blooms Bundle & Lazy Daisy EF

Posted on May 13, 2026 by TL's Bright Spot

I’m seeing one of our daughters this weekend & I needed a small gift bag – this design popped up and I loved it: here’s my creation.

Stampin' Up! Purse Gift Bag in Cloud Cover

It begins with card stock 8 x 11; I chose Cloud Cover. Score it with the 8″ up on the paper trimmer @ 2″; turn it a full 180 degrees and do the same again. With the 11″ side at top of paper trimmer, score @ 4 1/2″, rotate 180 degrees & score again at 4 1/2″. With the short side at top again, mark 2″ from the up from the first horizontal score line, then 2″ down from the 2nd horizontal score line. Do this on both sides with short side at top. Burnish all score lines. After burnishing, the folds should look like the photo below.

Stampin' Up! Purse Gift Bag showing scoring & burnishing

Add adhesive to long area with diagonal score & fold in to secure. I should look like the photo below.

Stampin' Up! Purse Gift Bag, showing adhered together

Emboss & die cut a piece of Basic White for the flap. I chose the Lazy Daisy 3D embossing folder and Scalloped Blooms Dies (2nd from largest). I lightly marked a center line on the die cut & scored 1/4″ on either side of it & burnished with my fingers. I adhered this to the back of the gift bag up to the first score line. Cut a length of ribbon (about 12″) and attach each end between the score lines on the newly created flap. See left photo below. Cover this area with a 3/8″ wide strip 4″ long to secure the ribbons in place. Add a Velcro dot to the flap. See right photo below.

Stampin' Up! Purse Gift Bag ribbon attached

Stampin' Up! Purse Gift Bag ribbon covered

Close purse – not too tightly – to adhere other half of Velcro dot. Decorate as desired.

I used a leftover portion of the embossed Basic White piece used to make the flap to die cut the sentiment banner & attached it directly to the front of the purse. The die was another of the Scalloped Blooms Dies. I stamped the sentiment using the Scalloped Blooms stamp set & Cloud Cover ink on a scrap of Basic White and fussy cut it. I put dimensionals on the back of the fussy cut sentiment & attached it to the embossed banner.

Finishing touches… I took another length of the 3/8″ Faux Ribbon in Cloud Cover and tied a bow & attached it with liquid glue, holding it in place to secure. I then added two 2026-2028 In Color Dots in Golden Glow – one to the banner & one to the center of the flap opening. I will stuff the inside with a bit of shredded paper & add the gift. 🎁 LOVE THIS!

The pink images were my sample pieces… forgive me 😊

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Stampin’ Up! Scenic Coast Suite in a Fun Fold for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop

Posted on May 12, 2026 by TL's Bright Spot

Oh yes – ’tis almost time for sailing season! For some it’s already here… and I’m all ‘a flutter’ over this new bundle & it’s coordinating Scenic Coast SDSP & the Sunset Sparkle Sequins. ❤️ The theme for this hop is to make something for the ‘men/ boys’ in our lives. This card relates to that as we sold our sailboat last year & it was tough. But we have such fond memories of our sailing days that it’s ok. 👍

Stampin' Up! Scenic coast Suite fun fold card front

Stampin' Up! Scenic Coast Suite fun fold card inside

On the inside I added the second panel of the Scenic Coast DSP to the inside on the right of the card. Next to it is a Basic White stamped panel 2 3/4 x 5 1/4. The sentiment is from the Sunset Coast stamp set & I used Night of Navy ink.

Final touch on the inside was this fabulous die cut that looks like netting, and I added it with dabs of liquid glue to the left portion of the card. – And done! The card looks like this from the top.

Stampin' Up! Scenic Coast Suite fun fold, from the top

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Stampin’ Up! Fragrant Layers & Timeless Plaid Birthday Card

Posted on February 28, 2026 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Saturday morning! We’re due for some warmer weather today – hoping some of the snow melts so we can get to our mailbox! I don’t remember if I mentioned our mailbox was plowed in and the snow packed down so tightly it became solid, solid. Our snow blowing neighbors couldn’t remove any of it! For now our mail is being delivered to our neighbors for a bit. Spring awaits… 🌺

Stampin' Up! Fragrant Layers & Timeless Plaid 6x6 birthday card front

The Fragrant Layers bundle is perfectly sweet and has so many possibilities. I had this on my desk & hadn’t completed it, & decided to do just that. I colored the flowers with Stampin’ Blends, Light Peach Pie then both Light & Dark Timid Tiger & Bronze for the center. I also added Wink of Stella to the center. The leaves got a light touch of stamped Old Olive ink. I added this to a Mossy Meadow layer then wrapped Old Olive Linen Thread around twice and tied a bow, securing with a glue dot. The card base is Mossy Meadow A2 size and layered with Timeless Plaid 6×6. I added the floral scene to the card front, with dimensionals, off-setting it to the left. My sentiment is stamped in Mossy Meadow ink & die cut with a banner die in this Fragrant Layers Dies. I added it next to the bow with dimensionals, then doubled up the dimensionals on the right end of the sentiment. Final touch… Natural Matte Dots available March 3 as part of our ONLINE EXCLUSIVES 😀.

Stampin' Up! Fragrant Layers b'day card inside

For the inside… I had this sweet flower already die cut & waiting for use… stamped in Memento ink & die cut with the Fragrant Layers Dies – added it to the Basic White panel. The little leaves were also waiting and come from this same Fragrant Layers bundle. This will make a perfect card – for a birthday or a simple hello – refreshing.

Stampin' Up! Fragrant Layers & Timeless Plaid card & envelope.

The envelope… more of the same Timeless Plaid 6×6 adhered to the flap & trimmed to fit. And a sweet flower on the front colored the same as the card front.

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Stampin’ Up! Pop-Up Book Fun Fold with Brushed With Beauty DSP

Posted on February 27, 2026 by TL's Bright Spot

Brushed With Beauty is one of my all-time favorites. I just love the colors and the vibrancy and the nature images. I came across this fun fold the other day on Pinterest and just had to give it a ‘go’ using this paper. It coordinates with Petals of Beauty bundle & Words of Beauty bundle, as an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE back in November. I’m surprised the other but the same I have any remaining paper! I’m sharing two cards today using different patterns in this paper pack – each so different from the other but the very same fun fold.

Stampin' Up! Pop-Up Book Fun Fold card 1 & envelope.

Stampin' Up! Pop-Up Book Fun Fold, inside card 1

Card one is made with Darling Duckling for the card base and a layer of Early Espresso behind the DSP on the card front. I stamped and die cut leaf images using the Petals of Beauty bundle. The sentiment is from Words of Beauty stamp set & die cut using a Die from the coordinating bundle. The embellishments are Opal Rounds from the Mediterranean Blooms suite of products. On the inside, I again stamped in stamped off Early Espresso ink for the leaf image and full strength for the sentiment (Words of Beauty stamp set). I layered these Basic White ‘book pages’ with Early Espresso card stock.

Stampin' Up! Pop-Up book fun fold, inside card 2

For card 2 – remember it’s still the same Brushed With Beauty DSP pack. The card base here is Petal Pink and the DSP is layered on Mossy Meadow. The flower is die cut using the Petals of Beauty Dies: I stamped the flower in Petal Pink ink directly on the DSP & die cut the that, then die cut the white separately. The words are from Words of Beauty and die cut with the Dies: mossy Meadow for the shadow and Brushed with Beauty for the words themselves. For embellishments I used Low Profile Dots from Mixed Media Florals suite of products. On the inside, the words are stamped in Mossy Meadow ink using the Words of Beauty stamp set and the flower in Petal Pink ink with the Petals of Beauty stamp set and more Low Profile Dots.

Instructions how to make this card:

card base is 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
DSP is 5 1/4 x 8 1/4:
- with long side at top, score at 4 1/8, burnish gently
  - with short side at top, & DSP at 1″ mark, cut between 1″ & 7 1/4″, repeat for other side
    - with long side at top again, line up at 1″ & score between the long cuts at 1″ & 1 1/2″: repeat for other side. With long side still at top, score at 2″ in the upper & lower 1″ sections. Repeat for other side. Burnish all score lines gently… valley (1″), mountain (1 1/2″), valley (2″), mountain (for 1″ section; valley for center section), valley (other 2″ score), mountain (other 1 1/2 score), valley (final 1″ score.) It should look like photo below

With card base flat, adhere one ‘end’ on the DSP (between the 2″ and 1″ score lines): repeat for other end.
Close card so all score lines fold as required – see photo below

Stampin' Up! Pop-Up book fun fold, closed

Now decorate:

Card front layers: card stock is 3 7/8 x 5 1/8; DSP layer is 3 3/4 x 5 & added to card front with dimensionals
Card inside layers: card stock is 2 1/2 x 3 1/8; Basic White is 2 3/8 x 3. ( I used a card stock layer only on the Darling Duckling card)

Envelopes…

Stampin' Up! Pop-Up Book Fun Fold card & envelope, card 1

Stampin' Up! Pop-Up Book Fun Fold card & envelope, card 2

Card 1 – Brushed with Beauty DSP 2 1/4 x 6 in Darling Duckling pattern, attached to flap & trimmed to fit. On the front, the small leaf image is stamped off once Early Espresso ink.

Card 2 – Brushed with Beauty DSP 2 1/4 x 6 in floral pattern, attached to flap & trimmed to fit. On the front, the flower is first stamped full strength in Petal Pink ink with the outline flower stamp, then stamped with the full flower in stamped off Petal Pink ink.

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$8.50

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$14.00

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[147111]

$9.00

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$9.00

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[164658]

$7.50

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[166780]

$14.00

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$11.00

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$140.00

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$4.25

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Stampin’ Up! Paradise Garden for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop Group

Posted on February 26, 2026 by TL's Bright Spot

Welcome to Thursday’s hop! We have a fun sketch challenge for you today and I think you’ll like what you see from all those participating. Thanks for dropping in, whether you came from fabulous Tara or someone else, I’m glad you’re here. We’ve had a bit of snow this week & this card definitely says SPRING! Let’s take a peek…

I’ve used Vellum again and the Paradise Garden Hybrid Embossing folder for the card front, The Vellum is 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 scored at 4 1/8 and only the front is embossed. This bundle (Paradise Garden Bundle) will be available Mar 3 as part of the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES.

One of the dies is this curvy piece that I’ve used for my large panel, cut from Lemon Lolly card stock. The leaf is stamped & die cut with parts of the Paradise Garden set.I used Soft Sea Foam ink on a Soft Sea Foam card stock. I used Iridescent Pearls in two sizes as embellishments, also the Baker’s Twine Three Color Pack from the Annual Catalog – in Lemon Lolly of course to create the double bow.

On the inside of the front Vellum embossed panel is another of the strips die cut from Lemon Lolly and attached. It doesn’t exactly match, due to the curves, but I like the way it looks & it covers the adhesive. Facing on the inside… and in the same area as the Lemon Lolly panel facing it, is stamped a leaf image in Soft Sea Foam using the Paradise Garden stamp set. The sentiment is stamped in Daffodil Delight and uses Paradise Garden stamp set. I used a template from the curvy die cut to know exactly where to stamp 😁 This Basic White panel is added to the the Vellum, then the Vellum is attached to a Daffodil Delight piece 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.

Stampin' Up! Paradise Garden back of card

For the back of the card … another panel of Basic White stamped with the sentiment in Daffodil Delight using the Paradise Garden stamp set.

Stampin' Up! Paradise Garden card & envelope

For the envelope I sued another leaf from the Paradise Garden stamp set & Soft Sea Foam ink to stamp both the front of the card & the flap.

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Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[167099]

$10.00

Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161720]

$14.00

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

[119683]

$14.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$9.00

Baker's Twine Three Color Pack

[162759]

$8.00

Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels

[158987]

$7.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Basic White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Thick Cardstock

[166782]

$26.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

$11.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$12.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

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Stampin’ Up! Pop Up Slider Fun Fold with Scalloped Wishes Bundle

Posted on February 24, 2026 by TL's Bright Spot

Good morning stampin’ friends. It was an amazing snow day yesterday, here in the Northeast. I’m guessing we got about 28″ and today is 20 degrees so that snow is frozen solid. It’s supposed to be sunny today so some will melt. 😀

I have a very fun pop up slider card today, which I haven’t done before. I was playing with a new bundle that’s a March Online Exclusive – available March 3 to customers. It’s so sweet. And Vellum seems to be popular these days, so I’ve used some of that too.

Stampin' Up! Pop Up Slider Fun Fold w/ Scalloped Wishes, card front

The card base is a standard 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2. I cut a piece of Country Wood 12×12 DSP 4 x 5 1/4 and added it to the card front. I embossed a Vellum panel 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 using the Damask Designs embossing folder. I pulled out Crumb Cake card stock and stamped a lacy border image in Crumb Cake ink then die cut it and a Basic White lacy die that fits this banner. I stamped the sentiment using the Prayers & Promises stamp set (from the Jan-Apr 2026 Mini Catalog) in Misty Moonlight ink, then added the lacy die cut to the Crumb Cake with dabs of liquid glue. I attached this to the Vellum panel, then adhered the Vellum to the card front, adding glue only behind the banner. The reason is, the glue can b e seen through the Vellum if it’s added where there is no paper on the front. To complete the card front, I added three Pearls of Beauty in White.

For the inside… Cut two more panels of Country Woods 12×12 DSP (4 x 5 1/4) and add to the inside of the card. For the mechanism cut two pieces of Basic White: 2 x 5 1/4 scored on each end at 1/2″; 1 1/2 x 9 3/4 scored at 3/4, 5 1/4, 7, 7 1/2 & 9 1/4. Burnish all score lines. Add a piece of Country Woods DSP to the smaller Basic White piece (1 3/4 x 4) – set this aside to work on the ‘slider’. This long piece… the 3/4 score should be folder under while the rest of the score lines are burnished to come back up & over itself. Attach the 3/4 scored end to the right edge of the left inside panel centering it top to bottom – see photo.

Add glue to those folded back ends of the decorated 2 x 5 1/4 piece & attach to the right inside of the card,over the mechanism and approximately 1/4″ from the next score line of the slider mechanism. You are attaching this to the card base, over the mechanism -see photo.

Final step of the mechanism… adhere the last scored portion of the long strip to the left edge of the decorated 2 x 5 1/4 panel. See photo.

Close the card to make the mechanism work properly and allow glue to set. Now, add adhesive to that thin part standing up & add the decorated element.

In the above photo, I stamped the image of this gorgeous flower using the Simply Beautiful stamp set & Memento ink on a Basic White piece. I colored it with Stampin’ Blends Petal Pink and Light Timid Tiger. I die cut the flower & attached it with liquid glue to that thin standing up piece of the mechanism. I die cut the stamen of the flower from Country Woods DSP, added Wink of Stella to it & attached it to the center of the flower. The sentiment is stamped in Misty Moonlight ink with a sentiment from Simply Beautiful stamp set. I fussy cut the sentiment and attached it with mini dimensionals to the flower.

Final touches… I die cut these stunning dragonflies from Country Woods DSP and attached them to two places on the card. I embellished them with Pearls of Beauty in white – same as used on the card front. Open & close this card several times and the slider works perfectly! I am so excited about this new fun fold and can’t wait to try it with some other bundles in my stash… stay tuned!

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New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before February 3 or after March 2 will not be eligible for this offer.

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You can redeem Bonus Days coupon codes for month-to-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions and new prepaid subscriptions.

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Redemption period ends: February 28, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

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Simply Beautiful Bundle (English)

[166965]

$55.75

Prayers & Promises Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167014]

$20.00

Damask Designs Embossing Folder

[165214]

$9.50

Country Woods 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163393]

$12.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[120953]

$14.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147116]

$9.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[153118]

$9.00

Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$11.00

Timid Tiger Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[165291]

$11.00

Pearls Of Beauty

[167098]

$8.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Basic White 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Thick Cardstock

[166782]

$26.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

$11.00

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$12.00

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Stampin’ Up! Bookfold Fun Fold with Cute As A Button Suite

Posted on February 20, 2026 by TL's Bright Spot

Yesterday I created an interlocking z-fold with this suite. Today, it’s a bookfold using one of the pages of images that has scenes in 3 x 4 or 4 x 6 size. Let’s check it out.

Stampin' Up! Book fold w/ Sweet Bugs, card front

I’m calling this panel, lilies of the valley – and it’s sweet. I die cut another of the flowers from another panel of the Cute As A Bug DSP, along with the other images on this card & envelope. You get lots of images that can be die cut straight from the DSP – I did several different ones – because I could!

It begins with a standard card base 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 4 1/4 & 5 1/2. Burnish those score lines mountain, valley. Add adhesive between those score lines and close card base, pressing well. Add layers of Mossy Meadow cut 1 1/8 x 4 1/8 , 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 (cut 2, one for the inside). Add DSP panels to the front: 1 x 4 & 4 x 4. When I cut these front panels I wanted the scene to ‘flow’ across the front. (If you so desired, that 1 x 4 panel could be a contrast panel.) I added the die cut lily of the valley with dimensionals then the two ladybugs, also on dimensionals. I used the smallest of the Everyday Arches dies to cut my sentiment piece… stamped in Mossy Meadow ink using a sentiment from Sweet Bugs and attached with dimensionals. I added a single Ladybug Garden Epoxy Shape to the 1″ panel and Wink of Stella to all the gray areas of the lilies.

Stampin' Up! Book fold w/ Bugs, card inside

On the 4×4 Basic White piece for the inside, I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink using the Sweet Bugs stamp set, then added the bee, watering can small flower with grass – all die cuts using Sweet Bug Dies and Cute As A Bug DSP.

Stampin' Up! Book fold w/ Sweet bugs, card & envelope

For the envelope… sweet sweet daisy like DSP cut for the flap – yep – Cute As A Bug DSP, and a beetle ready for a picnic die cut from the Cute As A Bug DSP using the Sweet Bugs Dies. Loving this bundle & suite of products.

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Cute As A Bug Suite Collection (English)

[167007]

$75.25

Everyday Arches Dies

[164629]

$29.00

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[133676]

$14.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Basic White 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Thick Cardstock

[166782]

$26.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

$11.00

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$12.00

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Stampin’ Up! Fragrant Layers with Nature Walk DSP

Posted on February 2, 2026 by TL's Bright Spot

Welcome to February – BRRR. Flowers remind me of spring and warmer weather… This little gem of white die cut has been on my desk fo a bit – and I finally pulled it all together. Fragrant Layers is a beautiful bundle and this piece of the die is perfect for layering. I punched out several of the pieces in this die cut, then taped in the others so they wouldn’t fall out of place. I mounted it on a soft green of the Nature Walk 12×12 DSP about 2 5/8 x 3 5/8 and set it aside. My card base is a standard A2 (* 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4) in Lost Lagoon. The three strips are 1 x 5. I added the front panel to this with dimensionals. I stamped one of the flowers with Secret Sea ink, die cut it, punched out all the pieces and used a mjini dimensional to attach it to one of the flowers. I stamped the sentiment in Secret Sea & die cut it with the banner die in the Fragrant Layers Dies. I added it with dimensionals then the Low Profile Sparkle Dots in Secret Sea.

On the inside, I used the large floral stamp in Fragrant Layers to stamp just a portion of the flower in the two corners – Secret Sea ink of course, and used Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends to color just the leaves. I layered this on another panel of the Nature Walk 12×12 DSP (4 x 5 1/4) and the inside was complete!

Stampin' Up! Fragrant Layers inside card

For the envelope… another piece of the Nature Walk 12×12 DSP was added to the flap & trimmed to fit. and finis!

Stampin' Up! Fragrant Layers w/ Nature Walk DSP card & envelope

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