Welcome to our fabulous Thursday Blog Hop! We have a color challenge today & I have chosen as my extra color(s) – Old Olive & yes, Calypso Coral. I’m just loving playing with this new suite of products: Lovely & Beautiful – from the JAN-APR 2026 Mini Catalog + a retiring product… Botanical Textures DSP.

What I used here… Words of Beauty Dies to create the single word ‘because’ with Old Olive card stock & adhesive sheet adhered to the back; the Petals of Beauty dies to cut the two long leaf images: one in white and one in black; the double layer leaf image colored with a Blending Brush & Old Olive ink and the flower – stamped with the Petals of Beauty stamp set & die cut with the Petals of Beauty dies. The double bow is made with retiring Early Espresso & Old Olive Linen Thread Pack (a Sep Online Exclusive) A single Pearls of Beauty embellishment in white placed in the center of the flower.

On the inside… aa simple 5/8 x 4″ strip attached to Basic White and that to Basic Black then that added to the Old Olive card base.

For the envelope… more of the Botanical Textures DSP attached to the flap & trimmed to fit. And that’s it!!!

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright you are here!

Nicole Bloxom

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167970

TRUE BLUE FLORALS 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

$5.00

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Welcome to our Thursday hop! Thanks for jumping in… If you came from Tara, I’m sure you were inspired by her creation – and I hope you will be inspired here as well. We have a color challenge today & I chose to work with the Traditions of Christmas Specialty DSP. What makes it specialty you ask – the gold! And it’s gorgeous!

I think I incorporated all the colors but Secret Sea by using the Traditions of Christmas SDSP. This is such gorgeous paper and my pack is nearly gone. Of course, my card class is using it to make this exact card today 😀

To make this beauty… begin with a card base of 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and layer it with a panel of Pool Party that is embossed with the Peaceful Greenery embossing folder. Yes, I used this embossing folder in yesterdays card as well. Set this aside to create the fun fold front… cut 4 1/4 x 11 & score. (see below for all card cuts & scoring info) Attach Traditions of Christmas SDSP panels as shown in next photo. The Basic White panels: the smaller is stamped in Real Red ink using the Traditional Labels stamp set. The larger Basic White panel has the 5/8 wide SDSP strip. The Nests of Winter panel is attached on the ‘back’ of the front fold. Again – see the photo below for reference. I kept the photo in large size in order for you to see all the panels.

Once all pieces are attached to the folded panels, attach ribbon to the back of the folded section, then attach that entire folded section to the embossed panel, centering all around. Tie ribbon into bow to determine placement of sentiment.

Sentiment piece is Real Red & Pool Party layered. The gold foil sentiment is created with the fabulous Christmas Words Collage Hybrid Embossing Folder & Dies. All are attached with adhesive, then attached to the card front, centering.

For the envelope I used the same piece of Traditions of Christmas SDSP as the front panels of the card. And that was it. This card is not too heavy and the bulk is enhanced by the bow. In lieu of the bow, a belly band could easily be used.

Finis! What do you think? I love the softness & contrast of the Pool Party against the Real Red. And this would be fun with other papers than this Christmas – I can’t wait to try another.

Now on with the hop. Don’t miss a single post – they should be extra special today. Click on the ‘next’ button or click on a name. Happy hopping!

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Ksenzakovic

Akiko Sudano

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

Nicole Bloxom

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CARD CUTS FOR THIS PROJECT:

• Real Red – card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2; scored front panel 4 1/4 x 11 scored @ 1, 3, 5 1/2 & 8; 3 5/8 x 1 1/8 (sentiment)
• Pool Party – embossed layer 4 1/8 x 5 3/8; 3 1/16 x 1 (sentiment layer)
• Basic White – 2 7/8 x 4 1/8; 2 3/8 x 4 1/8 (inner panels stamped or decorated
• Gold Foil – 3 3/4 x 1 1/2
• Traditions of C’mas SDSP – 7/8 x 4 1/8, 1 7/8 x 4 1/8, 2 3/8 x 4 1/8 & 5/8 x 4 1/8 (cut sequentially so pattern flows); envelope flap 2 1/4 x 6
• Nests of Winter DSP – 1 7/8 x 4 1/8
• Shiny Ribbon, Real Red – approximately 21″

Product List

Traditions Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[165853]

$16.50

Nests Of Winter 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164183]

$12.50

Traditional Labels Bundle (English)

[165865]

$43.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$9.00

Traditional Sparkling Sequins

[165875]

$8.00

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$14.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$14.00

Real Red 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Shiny Ribbon

[165876]

$10.00

Peaceful Greenery 3 D Embossing Folder

[165928]

$10.00

Christmas Words Collage Hybrid Embossing Folder (English)

[165912]

$42.00

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$5.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

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

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Can you tell? I am obsessed with Brushed with Beauty DSP 🥴 and today’s cards – all three – use the same pattern of DSP but different card bases & layers. How I determined which card bases & layers was by the colors in that particular set of three panels, what really showed off the colors in that set of panels. Here are the three cards…

Calypso Coral card base with Darling Duckling for layers with a Linen Thread double bow, no additional embellishment.

Petal Pink card base with Very Vanilla & Mossy Meadow layers; 1/4″ Mossy Meadow & Gold Ribbon under the sentiment & Low Profile Sparkling Dots in Mossy Meadow for embellishment.

Mossy Meadow card base with a single layer of Petal Pink behind triple panel & 1/4″ Mossy Meadow & Gold Ribbon with Basic White.

On the inside of each card…

Petal Pink & Mossy Meadow for stamping the flower & leaf images. A single Low Profile Sparkle Dot in Darling Duckling for the flower center.

Again, Petal Pink and Mossy Meadow inks for the flower & leaf images and again the Low Profile Sparkle Dots for the flower center.

And finally, a 5/8″ wide strip of the Brushed with Beauty DSP adhered to the Basic White insert.

And here they are with their envelopes…

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Thanks for stopping by, may you have a beautiful day! Make someone happy by sending them a handmade card filled with ❤️

Brushed with Beauty Suite – available as an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE NOVEMBER 4, 2025

Product List

Just A Note Cling Stamp Set (English)

[166098]

$21.00

Blooming Phrases Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165523]

$20.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[122925]

$14.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147101]

$9.00

Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[146985]

$14.00

Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147108]

$9.00

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[133676]

$14.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147111]

$9.00

Darling Duckling 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[165622]

$14.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

$11.00

Very Vanilla 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[166784]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Low Profile Sparkle Dots

[166157]

$9.50

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Mossy Meadow & Gold 1/4″ (6.4 Mm)

[166158]

$9.50

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

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$32.00