Stampin’ Up! Glimmer Christmas Card for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on October 31, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Thursday – and time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. We have a theme challenge today – Christmas. Love it! It could be packaging or a card or decoration. You have jumped here from the fabulous Tara or simply come here first. However you got here – welcome! I chose to use the Festive 12×12 Glimmer Paper to make my card.

Stampin' Up! Glimmer Christmas Card front

This is full of glimmer and the Take A Bow 6×6 DSP, plus Spotlight on Nature Dies (one of my favorite die sets) and the Sentimental Wishes bundle.

Begin with a card base 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4. Add a panel of Take a Bow DSP on the card front on the bottom 1 1/2 x 3 1/4. Cut strips of Glimmer 12 x 12 Paper 1 x 6, then cutting diagonally to opposite corners. (These are Real Red and Garden Green glimmer papers.) Begin adding strips with the pointy tip at the edge of the card front, attaching just above the bottom panel of DSP. Keep adding until the card front is covered. It will look like the below photo. Notice the extra Glimmer at the top and excess DSP at the bottom?

Now turn over the card front and remove excess DSP so it’s even with the card base. :O) Now create the decorated panel that will cover those pointy tips: Basic White 2 1/2 x 2 1/2, die cut circle using Spotlight on Nature Dies; die cut another circle using same die set and Granny Apple Green card stock & adhere to Basic White circle with dimensionals. Stamp this sweet candle/ greens stamp using Sentimental Wishes stamp set & Memento ink. Color with Stampin Blends – Old Olive, Real Red, Lemon Lolly with Peach Pie at the bottom of the flame. Add Wink of Stella to candle drippings and berries. Die cut with appropriate die from Sentimental Wishes Dies. Add with dimensionals. For embellishment, add Clear Ribbon Adhesive-Backed Dots. Add to card front, making certain it does not extend beyond card when closed.

Stampin' Up! Glimmer Christmas card inside

For the inside… add a 3/4 x 5 1/2 strip of Take a Bow 6×6 DSP to the outside edge of the inside of the card. Add another strip 1/2 x 5 1/2, this time in Granny Apple Green. Stamp the sentiment from Sentimental Wishes stamp set in Garden Green ink – and the card is complete!

Stampin' Up! Glimmer paper Christmas card & envelope

For the envelope – more of the Take A Bow 6×6 DSP to the flap and trimmed to fit. Add the Sentimental Wishes sentiment in Garden Green ink and the card is complete! Time to count my Christmas cards… I’m pretty certain I do not have enough :O(

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Stampin’ Up! Happiest Day for the Happy Inkin’Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on October 24, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Welcome, welcome. It’s Thursday and time for another Happy Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop! You may have popped in from Tara – or from another Krew member. Enjoy as you make the rounds 😀

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So this sketch was a fun challenge! There are so MAN papers I could have used, but I needed a birthday card and also to play with this stamp set. After adding co0lor to each of the dragonflies, I stamped again with VersaMark ink, sprinkled with clear embossing powder and heat set it for a nice ‘glow, then fussy cut each one with my fabulous Stampin’ Up! Paper Snips. The top left dragonfly is Azure Afternoon for the top wings and Balmy Blue for the bottom wings. The upside down dragonfly is Lemon Lime Twist for the smaller wings and Poppy Parade for the larger wings. The last dragonfly is Misty Moonlight for the larger wings and Poppy Parade for the smaller wings. The top left and bottom dragonflies are added with a single mini dimensional while the remaining dragonfly was adhered with liquid glue. I drew antennae with a Basic Black Marker with the fine tip end.

Card Cuts:

Card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4 (Misty Moonlight)
DSP layer from Country Lace is 4 1/8 x 5 3/8
The square is Misty Moonlight 3 x 3 with a layer of Country Lace 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 and adhered directly to the card front
The sentiment panel is 1 11/16 x 2 with more Country Lace 1 1/2 x 1 7/8 and attached with dimensionals. The sentiment is from Happiest Day and stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.

As a final touch on the card front, I added 3 Adhesive-Backed Dots

Stampin' Up! Happies Day birthday card inside

For the inside I cut a panel of Basic Beige 4 x 5 1/4, stamped it in the center with memento ink (sentiment is from Happiest Days). I then stamped the dragonfly in Mementop in, added color with additional wing stamps: Misty Moonlight and Balmy Blue inks and drew the antennae with the same Basic Black marker with the fine tip. I did the same as before by stamped over the color with VersaMark ink, sprinkling with Clear embossing Powder and heat set. It gives a nice glowy to the wings.

Stampin' Up! Happies
Days birthday card & envelope

On the envelope I stamped the same dragonfly as before – Memento ink – colored it with Balmy Blue ink for the top wings and Lemon Lime Twist for the smaller wings. On the flap I added another panel of the Country Lace DSP – and done!

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Stampin’ Up! Autumn Expressions Grateful Fun Fold for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop

Posted on October 8, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Welcome, welcome! Welcome to this blog hop group! Our theme this month is ‘Giving Thanks’ in whatever way that means for us… and I have lots for which to be thankful: people, support, this team and other teams, family, a roof over my head – just LOTS! I chose to use the Autumn Expressions bundle – beautiful script stamps, great dies (I’m a succor for leaf dies) and a host of other beautiful Stampin’ Up! products.

Stampin' Up! Autumn Expressions Gate fold card front

Stunning leaf die cut from Textured Metallic 12×12 Specialty DSP in both gold (2) and copper (1). And the very swirly script and framing – all from the Autumn Expressions bundle. Such a great set! The additional DSP is an online product – Meandering Meadows 6s6 DSP. I cut the front panels to look like sunset, the oranges and pinks streaking across the sky. The ‘frame’ is from another panel of the Meandering Meadows DSP.

Stampin' Up! Autumn Expressions Gate Fold, inside

For the inside, I used this wonderful ‘grass’ stamp and Pecan Pie ink – first generation and 2nd generation – to stamp across the bottom. How to do that? Ink the stamp, stamp the paper, stamp again without re-inking. This second stamping is called second generation.

Card Cuts/ directions:

Pecan Pie for the card base – 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 2 1/8 on the long side. Burnish and fold other side to meet it, burnishing it as well. Why do I do this in lieu of scoring on each side at 2 1/8? ‘Cuz it doesn’t always come together in the middle – and I want them to. I have found this to be the easiest way to make sure that happens.
Cut Pumpkin Pie 2 x 5 3/8 (2) and adhere to each side front panel
Cut Meandering Meadows 6×6 DSP 1 7/8 x 5 1/4 (2) and adhere to the Pumpkin Pie
On Basic White 2 3/4 x 3 3/4, stamp the sentiment from Autumn Expressions stamp set in Pecan Pie ink. Die cut with the smaller ‘frame’ from Autumn Expressions Dies. Die cut the outside ‘frame’ for this using the larger ‘frame’ die. Attach together with dots of liquid glue.
Die cut the gorgeous leaves from 1 1/4 square Textured Metallic 12×12 SDSP – two in gold and one in copper. Attach one go0ld leaf to the top of the sentiment frame with liquid glue, then the copper leaf on the opposite corner also with liquid glue. Attache the other gold leaf with a dimensional. Add three Drusy Adhesive-Backed Embellishments on the sentiment panel. Add sentiment panel to the left side of the gate fold – and the card front is complete!

For the envelope… I added more of the same Meandering Meadows 6×6 DSP to the flap and trimmed to fit. Do the same stamping technique as before along the envelope front.

This can so easily be a masculine card if needed. I like that versatility! And many of these products may be found in the Sep-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog, Card Stocks & inks, acrylic blocks, paper trimmer – these ‘staples’ are in the Annual Catalog.

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Stampin’ Up! AC Wildflower Suite Fun Fold for Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on September 19, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

It’s Thursday and you know what that means – a VERY FUN HOP! We have a color challenge today and I’ve chosen to use the Wildly Flowering DSP as my focus and the coordinating suite to highlight this fun fold card.

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Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs Fun Fold card front

This is called a JOY FOLD card – and is two cards in one so to speak. The colors are mostly Wild Wheat, Mossy Meadow and Moody Mauve. This is just gorgeous Designer Series Paper – Wildly Flowering 12 x 12 DSP. And here’s how we put this together…

Build your card base first: Wild Wheat 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 scored @ 3
- Add DSP layers: 4 x 5 1/4 (inside right panel) and 2 3/4 x 4 (inside flap – I embossed this panel in the Dashing Designs 3D EF) and another flower panel on the left front 2 3/4 x 4
- On the inside front panel, die cut from Wild Wheat the hexagon using the Wildflower Designs Dies; add to panel.
- Stamp this larger flower on a Basic White scrap in Memento ink using the Wildflower Designs stamp set. Color with Stampin’ Blends Wild Wheat, Moody Mauve and Mossy Meadow. Add to hexagon and embellish with Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots.
Create the ‘mini’ card: Crumb Cake 3 x 8 and scored @ 4.
- Add to card base, centering it on the right card base panel
- Add DSP to inside right mini card 2 3/4 x 4 and to mini card front 2 3/4 x 4 (embossed with Dashing Designs 3D EF)
- Decorate mini card front: die cut from Basic White both the scalloped hexagon and the stamped hexagon using the Wildflower Designs Dies. Adhere the scalloped design directly to the mini card front. Stamp the remaining hexagon with Wildflower Designs stamps – the sentiment in Wild Wheat ink and the dots in Crumb Cake ink. Add to mini card front with dimensionals and embellish with Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots, part of this suite of products.
- To the inside of the mini card… stamp the sentiment on a Basic White panel (2 3/4 x 4) in Crumb Cake ink using the Wildflower Designs stamp set. Add a stamped & die cut flower: stamped with Memento ink and colored with Moody Mauve Stampin’ Blends & die cut with Wildflower Designs Dies.

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs Fun Fold.1

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs fun fold.2

With the card complete… time to decorate the envelope… add another panel of Wildly Flowering DSP 2 1/4 x 6 to the flap and trim to fit. On the front, stamp another of the flowers from the Wildflower Designs stamp set in Memento ink and color with Stampin’ Blends Moody Mauve and Mossy Meadow.

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs Joy Fold card & envelope

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Stampin' Up! Sep - Dec 2024 Mini Catalog

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Products will be available like our Online Exclusive releases, meaning that some products will be reordered when inventory is low, and others will only be available while supplies last.

Santa Claus is comin’ to town a bit early this year—and he’s brought a holiday Paper Pumpkin sale! Starting September 11, 2024, at 12:01 a.m. (MT) until October 10, 2024, at 11:50 p.m. (MT), anyone who signs up for our monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription as a new subscriber will receive 40% off their first kit. That’s right, 40% OFF!

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Stampin’ Up! Frosted Forest Halloween Card

Posted on September 10, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Welcome to Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop Group! We have a theme challenge today – Halloween – and I have to say up front, I am not a Halloween kinda gal, so this was a bit of a struggle for me. But I have to say, I like my card and I had fun creating it. :O)

Stampin' Up! Frosted Forest Halloween Card

This card started with a Misty Moonlight card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4. I layered a Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP to the front cut at 4 x 5 1/4. The blues and purples create a spooky kind of look to me. Next I stamped a gorgeous moon from Under the Moon stamp set in Lemon Lolly ink. It was waaay too large for this card so I punched it with a 1 3/4″ circle punch, then trimmed it down again with the same punch to create this moon image. I set the moon aside while I die cut the trees from Basic Black using dies in the Frosted Forest Dies. They are gorgeous! I die cut three full images, then trimmed them down to get seven trees in all, layering as needed. I added these with liquid adhesive so that every branch wasn’t flat – a bit of dimension please. Once the trees were in place I adhered the moon. Bats are perfect in a Halloween picture, so I stamped the bird in Memento ink and colored it with a Basic Black Marker, die cut it with the Frosted Forest Dies and attached it – close enough for a bat, right?!

For the inside… On a 4 x 5 1/4 Basic White panel I added more of the same image from the Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP – 2 x 4 – and attached a remaining tree with liquid glue. I pulled out the Alphabet Dies and more Basic Black, die cut the letters BOO! and attached them at an angle. Yep – another bird was needed so I did the same as the bird image on front: stamped in Memento ink and colored with Basic Black Marker. Believe it or not, the bird is part of the Frosted Forest stamp set and has a coordinating die!

Stampin' Up! Frosted Forest Halloween card & envelope

For the envelope I used more of the Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP that coordinated with what I used on the card front, to adhere to the flap & trimmed to fit. I stamped three images of the bird on the envelope front.

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Stampin’ Up! Peaceful Evergreen ‘Strip’ Tree

Posted on September 7, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Saturday! What is new in your corner of the world? Now that it is just a bit cooler, hubby and I have been trimming bushes that desperately need it and doing some other yard work … consequently had to purchase some new tools as well. Interesting how tools wear out – just as we do! :O) Anyway – I’ve made a very clean and simple card for you today using the Peaceful Evergreen Dies and the Peaceful Season stamp set. As an FYI, each of these comes as a bundle for 10% savings and can be found in the Sep-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog pages 24-25.

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreens card front

This is pretty much an all white card except for the DSP strips for the tree. I love this clean look, but it is a bit on the plain side. Perhaps I should have run it through an Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder. Next time! To make this card..

Start with a 3 3/4 x 5 Basic White panel and die cut the largest tree using the Peaceful Evergreen Dies, centering it.
Using the die cut tree, lay strips across it to your liking. I used the Take A Bow 6×6 DSP in 1/2″ wide strips. Adhere to the die cut.
Place this tree on a 4 x 5 1/4 Basic White panel, using the cut out tree panel as a guide for placement. Adhere.
Add dimensionals to the cut out tree panel and place on top, centering.
Add to a Thick Basic White card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
On a 1/2 x 3 3/4 strip of Basic White, stamp the sentiment in Real Red ink using the Peaceful Seasons stamp set. Adhere with adhesive only on the ends.
Add embellishments of choice. Here I used the Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-Backed Berries
As a final touch I added this Granny Apple Green star at the top, die cut from Festive 12×12 Glimmer Paper.

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreen 'strip' tree card inside

For the inside… I created another ‘strip’ tree in a smaller size laying the strips on a Basic White panel and die cutting with the smallest of the trees in Peaceful Evergreen Dies. I adhered this to the 4 x 5 1/4 basic White panel, then stamped the sentiment from Peaceful Seasons stamp set in real Red ink. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card and done…

For the envelope, I took a 2 1/4 x 6 piece of Take A Bow DSP and adhered it to the flap and that was it.

OK – how to get the items used to make this card…

Use this link to take you to the mini catalog and view all the awesome items available.

I appreciate your business and welcome any questions regarding sales or creating or joining my team. Make sure when shopping with me, that you see my name at the top as your demonstrator. That way I can send you a Stampin’ Up! giftie and you can earn rewards – with a $50 order or more. You also receive the monthly tutorial for that particular month – September is Autumn Expressions.

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Scrapbooking… This is a digital-only scrapbooking brochure, full of scrapbooking essentials and exciting new products. As a companion brochure to the September–December 2024 Mini Catalog, the products inside coordinate with products from the mini catalog (and some online only products, too!). With Workshop Kits and some new product releases *hint* Two-Tone Cardstock *hint*, we hope this adds variety and inspiration to your and your customers’ holiday crafts this year! If you are into making memories – click here to see the products available in the Stampin’ Up! Scrapbooking Brochure.

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Stampin’ Up! The Sep-Dec Mini Catalog is LIVE!

Posted on September 4, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

WooHoo! The catalog you have been waiting for is live and purchases may begin… My card today features Season of Elegance SDSP and two bundles – the Peaceful Evergreens and Peaceful Seasons. It also uses the Cherry Cobbler & Gold 3/8″ Satin Ribbon that is part of the suite of products.

Stampin' Up! Season of Elegance SDSP card front

I began by stamping these beautiful trees in Mossy Meadow ink on a 4 x 5 1/4 panel of the Seasons of Elegance SDSP. I stamped the ‘Merry’ from the Peaceful Season stamp set in Cherry Cobbler, then the ‘Christmas’ in VersaMark and sprinkled in Gold embossing powder, then heat set it. Oh my goodness – so pleased with how this large sentiment heat embossed! The ink on the word ‘Merry’ must have still been a bit wet as it also took some of the gold embossing powder. I die cut the star from Gold Foil scrap and adhered it with a mini dimensional. I adhered this panel to Cherry Cobbler 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 then wrapped the Cherry Cobbler Satin Ribbon around it and secured it in back with Seal+. I tied a bow and adhered it with a glue dot. Both panels were added to a Basic Beige card base 4 1/4 x 11. I added Wink of Stella to various parts of all the stamped trees.

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreens card inside

On the inside, I stamped this single stamp of five trees in Basic Beige, then the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler and adhered the 4 x 5 1/4 panel of Basic Beige to the inside of the card.

Stasmpin' Up! Season of Elegance card & envelope

For the envelope, I stamped the same single stamp of five trees in Basic Beige on the front and more of the Season of Elegance SDSP on the flap – this time showing off the other side of this gorgeous SDSP.

You can find these items on pages 24-25 of this new Sep-Dec Mini Catalog. And if you do not have a demonstrator or a catalog – reach out to me so we can remedy that situation. Below is an image of the cover of this catalog. Click on the image to see what’s inside!

To shop the mini catalog, click on the link in the catalog photo above.

To shop the Kits Collection, click here. New kits will be posted Sep 4.

This is a digital-only scrapbooking brochure, full of scrapbooking essentials and exciting new products. As a companion brochure to the September–December 2024 Mini Catalog, the products inside coordinate with products from the mini catalog (and some online only products, too!). With Workshop Kits and some new product releases *hint* Two-Tone Cardstock *hint*, we hope this adds variety and inspiration to your and your customers’ holiday crafts this year! If you are into making memories – click the image below to view the Stampin’ Up! Scrapbooking Brochure

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Stampin’ Up! Take A Bow 6×6 Stack & Cut C’mas Cards

Posted on September 2, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

This is a brand new week – and hard to believe it is September 2 already. The summer went by so darn quickly…. and yes, it isn’t ended until September 22, I get that. But somehow, Labor Day, school starting, other programs picking up again – it seems like summer ‘up & went.’ Bad English, I know. My cards today… I have resisted creating the ever popular ‘stack & cut cards’. And that’s on me. Yesterday I did it and here are the four cards I created.

Stampin' Up! Take a bow 6x6 Stack & cut #1 — Take A Bow 6×6 #1

Stampin' Up! Stack & Cut Take a Bow 6x6 #3 — Take A Bow 6×6 #3

Stampin' Up! Stack & Cut Take a Bow 6x6 #4 — Take A Bow 6×6 #4

One of the reasons I have resisted making stack & cut cards is they are so similar – and I rarely make two of the same card. What I did here is use very different dies for the front sentiment panels. And if you are not familiar with stack & cut cards – here’s the idea… take 4 designer series papers that coordinate, stack them one on top of the other and cut – meaning all four papers are cut exactly the same. What changes is the order of how they appear on the card. And I made my cards as two horizontal and two vertical cards. By switching the cut papers it changes the ‘look’ of each card while using all the same papers. Make sense?

How to create these cards… the DSP is Take A Bow 6×6 DSP available Sep 4 in the new 2024 Sep-Dec Mini Catalog – choose four (4) coordinating patterns, stack them one on top of another and cut 3 3/4 x 5. On the short side cut at 2 1/2″, then cut that strip on the long side at 2 1/4″. And the remaining uncut strip that is now 1 3/4 x 5, cut it at 3 1/4″, leaving two sizes: 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 and 1 1/4 x 3 3/4. Keep papers in appropriate stacks. Cut four different coordinating card stocks 4 x 5 1/4. Begin laying out the DSP patterns by placing all of the top pieces from the same pattern on each of the four cardstock panels – using the cards above as a guide. None of the designer series papers that I chose are directional, so it didn’t matter where they were placed. If any your patterns are directional, that will make a difference. Continue each pattern of DSP until all are distributed. Adhere to cardstock with adhesive of choice, then add to card base with dimensionals.

Besides the Take A Bow 6×6 DSP, here are the various supplies needed for each card:

Card 1 -Something Fancy Dies, Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon in White, Greetings of the Season stamp set, Christmas Friends stamp set on the inside, Real Red ink and Granny Apple Green + Garden Green ink, Adhesive Backed Berries.

Card 2 – Nested Essentials Dies, Greetings of the Season for sentiments, Christmas Friends (mouse) and to color the mouse, Stampin’ Blends Real Red and Granny Apple Green, Adhesive Backed Berries, and inks Real Red and Garden Green.

Card 3 – Greetings of the Season Bundle, Natural Tones Linen Thread in Garden Green, Adhesive Backed Berries and inks Real Red and Granny Apple Green.

Card 4 – Greetings of the Season Bundle, Christmas Friends stamp set, (mouse)and Stampin Blends Real Red and Granny Apple Green for the mouse, Red & White Baker’s Twine, Adhesive Backed Berries.

Here’s the envelope for each card + the inside of each:

Stampin' Up! Stack & Cut card & envelope, #1 — Card 1 card & envelope

Stampin' Up Take A Bow DSP, card 1 inside — Card 1, inside

Stampin' Up!, Take A Bow #2 card & envelope

Stampin' Up! Take A Bow, card 2 inside — Card 2, inside

Stampin' Up! Take A Bow, card & envelope #3 — Card 3, Card & envelope

Stampin' Up! Take A Bow,#3 inside — Card 3 inside

Stampin' Up! Take A Bow #4 card & envelope — Card 4, card & envelope

Stampin' Up! Take A Bow #4 inside — Card 4, inside

Card bases and cardstock for dies for the various cards: Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Real Red and Thick Basic White. To shop for those items in the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, click here.

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Stampin’ Up! Sophisticated Sled for the Happy Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop

Posted on August 29, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

It’s Thursday and time for another Krew Blog Hop! See what fun creations have been made for this sketch challenge.

This was a fun card to do , a different kind of sketch. I love mixing papers and this was a perfect opportunity to do that. The DSP is Take a Bow 6×6 DSP (page 39) from the Sep-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog that goes live Sep 4. And this wreath is from Sophisticated Sled from the ONLINE store. More items from the Sep-Dec 2024 Mini catalog are: the Birch Wood 3D embossing folder (page 31) to add texture to the large red panel in the background. and the ribbon is Real Red & White Baker’s Twine found on page 27. The embellishments are called Earth Tones Shimmer Gems and are found on page 31.

Card base – Garden Green 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2
Real Red layer – 4 x 5 1/4 embossed with the Birch Wood 3D EF
Basic White – 3 x 4 1/2 with strips of Take a Bow 6×6 DSP, 1/4″ and 1/2″ widths, sentiment from Sophisticated Sled stamped in Garden Green ink, added to card front with dimensionals
Wreath – from Sophisticated Sled stamped in Garden Green ink & colored w/ Stampin’ Blends Granny Apple Green and Real Red, die cut with Sophisticated Sled Dies & added to card front with dimensionals
The double bow is Real Red and White Bakers Twine and added with a glue dot.
Embellishments are Earth Tone Shimmer Gems in Garden Green

Stampin' Up! Sophisticated Sled card inside

For the inside of the card, Real Red is cut 4 x 5 1/4 and added to the card base. A basic White panel cut same size as the front piece (3 x 4 1/2) is stamped with a sentiment from Sophisticated Sled in Garden Green ink and a cardinal from Sophisticated Sled stamped in Memnto ink and colored w/ Stampin’ Blends Real Red.

Stampin' Up! Sophisticated Sled card & envelope

For the envelope, I used another panel of the Take a Bow 6×6 DSP to add to the flap, trimmed to fit, and stamped this same cardinal from Sophisticated Sled in Memento ink and colored it in Stampin’ Blends Real Red.

You can find a link to my store below to purchase these supplies beginning Sep 4 when the Mini catalog goes live. For now, take a tour of the names below who are participating in today’s hop and see the creative expression. Click the next button to see what Tara has for you, or click a name to visit someone else. Happy Hopping.

The Designer Series Paper Sale is nearing it’s last days… Aug 31 to be exact. Remember that DSP is from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog – and you can see those papers by clicking here. And remember, that sale ends MT at midnight the 31st – you have today, tomorrow and Saturday :O)

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Stampin’ Up! Wildly Flowering Suite for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on August 22, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

It’s Thursday and time for a fabulous hop from. the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop Group! We have a color challenge today and I need thank you cards for some special folks. I created two for this color challenge using the Wildly Flowering Suite of products.

Stampin' Up! Wildly Flowering Suite. card front

This is the 1st card, using several of the fabulous dies in the Wildflower Designs Dies, the dashing Designs 3D embossing Folder and the stunning Wildly Flowering DSP. Oh, and let’s not forget the embellishments: the Adhesive-Backed Adhesive Dots. Here’s what I did… Crumb Cake card base with a layer of Early Espresso on the front, then a layer of the Wildly Flowering DSP that I embossed with the Dashing Designs 3D embossing folder – adhered to the Early Espresso. Next some die cutting: Basic White for the scalloped outline, Misty Moonlight and finally the DSP for the center. I had the Basic White piece already die cut and saved, but did die cut the Misty Moonlight – this scallop die cuts the scallop piece and from it the center – the Misty Moonlight panel you see in the photo. I used Tear n’ Tape to adhere the blue to the Basic White on the back side and added dimensionals in strategic places to adhere to the card front, centering it- see photo. I then adhered the DSP panel in place & wow, it looks great!

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Design Dies adhering together pieces

I took another piece of Misty Moonlight, rubbed it with my embossing buddy from the Embossing Additions kit (item 159971), stamped the sentiment from Wildflower Designs stamp set in VersaMark ink, sprinkled with with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with the heat tool. I adhered this in place with liquid glue on the left side and mini dimensionals on the two right corners.I added five of the Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots – and the card front was complete.

Stampin' Up! Wildflowers Designs card inside

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs card & envelope

I used the same floral stamp to and Early Espresso ink to decorate the Basic White panel for inside the card and the envelope. More of the same Wildly Flowering DSP covers the envelope flap.

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs card front.card 2

This was fun – I die cut several hexagon shapes from the Wildly Flowering DSP, laying them in a row so as to have them ‘match’ as you look at the card. The matching is from left to right, not top to bottom. Here’s a photo of how I die cut these.

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs Dies from DSP strip

I should have taken a photo as I put the die cuts together on this card front, but didn’t 😦 Oh well. Adhere the DSP panels across the bottom, then add additional die cuts to fill in; trimming down and filling in the entire front. I stamped the flower in Memento ink and the sentiment in Moody Mauve ink – both stamps are from the Wildflower Designs stamp set. I used the Light Moody Mauve Stampin’ Blend to color the flower tips. I wrapped this gorgeous Natural Tones Linen Thread (in Garden Green) around the card front twice and tied a bow. I added the flower with mini dimensionals. The sentiment panel I punched with the Labeled with Love Punch and adhered it over the thread with dimensionals. Three Adhesive-Back Textured Dots were added near the sentiment panel.

Stampin' Up! card 2 of Wildly Flowering Suite Collection

On the inside of the card and the envelope, I stamped a different flower from Wildflower Designs stamp set in Memento ink and colored each with Stampin’ Blends Light Misty Moonlight and Light Old Olive.

These two card were a total CASE of cards shown in the Annual catalog page 40 – I just changed colors of thread, inks and DSP. I love these two cards and am excited to have them ready for those special notes I need to write. Handmade cards are simply the best! They share a bit of myself with each one made.

Time to visit the others on this hop. Click the next button or click a name, just make sure to make the rounds. Happy Hopping!

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