Monday, February 9, 2026

KEEP IT BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE

Happy Monday!  What's great about a new week?  Well, a lot of things, but for me it means I get to share new cards with you!

This week I am sharing cards made with the Beautifully Celebrated Bundle.  This bundle is part of the Lovely & Beautiful Mega Suite.  What's a Mega Suite?  Well, typically it refers to a Stampin' Up! Suite Collection that includes two bundles and several other coordinating products, like Designer Series Paper (DSP), embellishments, etc.

The cards this week will focus on Beautifully Celebrated bundle.  I may bring in a few of the other products, but my focus will be on the bundle and using it with products that are not from the Suite.  I want you to be inspired to use it with products you already own!

Since it is Monday, and I try to keep my Monday cards quick & simple, I focused mainly on the stamp set for today's card.  This stamp set has several "foliage" stamps and a few sentiments.

I used the tried-and-true technique of stamping several images around one of the corners to use each of the stamps in the set.

Since I know that the 2024-2026 In-Colors will be retiring in a couple of months, I decided to use those.  I really like these In-colors.  They are so pretty and, as always, In-Colors always coordinate well together!


The sentiment is from the Beautifully Celebrated stamp set.  It is one long stamp, but to fit it on my Beautifully Celebrated die cut, I stamped it in two parts.  Photopolymer stamps make it so easy to do that!

I wasn't very happy with my first attempt at this card.  As you know "quick & simple" cards are not really my area of expertise, and this card was not coming together for me.  I knew I didn't like what I saw, but I was drawing a blank on how to "fix it".   So, I looked to a good friend for some ideas.  She suggested the black layer behind the stamped image to make it pop,  She also thought adding some DSP strips behind the image to add a little more color might help.  I found my Unbounded Beauty DSP -- which uses all the 2024-2026 In-Colors -- in my stash, and that definitely was a good call.

But, if I'm honest, I'm still not 100% in love with the card.  There is something about the stamping that bothers me, but I don't know what it is.  Maybe I should have colored the leaf image so there would be a mix of some solid images and some lined images.  What do you think?  What would you do to change this card?  


I repeated the stamping on the corner of the inside of the card and on the front of the envelope to provide some continuity of design.


A list of the products I used is shown below.

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Watch the following video to learn more about becoming a demonstrator and to also see the fun new Stampin' Positioner that you will receive when you join Stampin' Up!

February has brought an exciting opportunity to get Stampin' Up's new stamping positioner tool for FREE!  The brand-new Stampin' Positioner is available FOR FREE exclusively to those who join Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator between February 3 - March 2.

That means the always great Starter Kit deal just got even better.  Join Stampin' Up! for $99 and choose $125 worth of product PLUS get the Stampin' Positioner for FREE.  

I'd love to have you join my team.  Perks of being a demonstrator include a 20-25% discount on all products you purchase, VIP access to new products before anyone else, invitations to Global Events, tons of creative ideas, and the chance to build a community of fellow crafters.

If you have questions, please email me at:  pat@fairlessstampinflair.com.

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

FEATHERED FRIENDS PERCHED IN A TREE

While Monday's Feathered Fun card was bright and cheerful, today's card has a beautiful but definitely a moodier background.  

I didn't realize that this Everyday Skies Designer Series Paper (DSP) is retired until after I made the card.  But since I love this DSP so much, I decided to share the anyway.  Obviously, you can substitute any DSP you have.


This particular DSP design reminds me of a sky where the sun trying to make one last beautiful statement before it says goodbye for the night.

I used different coloring mediums to create each of these feathered friends.  They are sharing final "tweets" before they say goodnight and return to their nests.

Peety on the left was watercolored on watercolor paper with ink Refills and Water Painters.  Cranberry and Scarlet in the center where colored with Stampin' Blends, and Ollie on the right was colored with Watercolor Pencils.

To learn my tips and tricks for each of these coloring mediums watch my Exploring Coloring Video.  I color the same three images in the video using the same coloring medium for each.  I changed up the colors on a couple of the birds, and the card is quite different, but the coloring tips and tricks all apply.  I just wanted to give you another inspiration card using this Feathered Fun stamp set.

Did you watch?  Which is your favorite card?  Which tip taught you something new?

On today's card the branches from Feathered Fun were stamped with Black Memento ink across the DSP.  I then stamped many, many, leaves with Mossy Meadow ink on Mossy Meadow cardstock and fussy cut them.  (This was another reason I wanted to make a different card in the video.  I didn't want to cut all those leaves again!). LOL


After trimming the 6" x 6" DSP to 5-1/4" x 4" for the card front, I had a leftover strip that I used for the inside of the card.  

Both the front and inside sentiments are from Banner Sayings.  

If you would like a tutorial with all the dimensions and step-by-step assembly instructions -- including lots of tips for coloring with each of the coloring mediums, use this link to download a PDF.

A list of the products I used is shown below.  Click on any image to visit my Stampin' Up! store.  You can learn more about each product or make a purchase by using the image links.


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Monday, February 2, 2026

PARROT LOVE BIRDS

This week I'm sharing cards made with the Feathered Fun Stamp Set.  It is one of the very first stamp sets I purchased when the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog was introduced.  If you love to color, like I do, then this is a stamp set you should have.  The images are perfect to color with all different types of coloring mediums.

Today's card is a bright and cheerful card perfect for sending love!  The two love birds were colored with Stampin' Blends, the alcohol markers from Stampin' Up.  As we deal with the recent frigid cold here in Michigan, I needed some "sunny" colors to make me think of warmer days.

Colors used are Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly, Summer Splash and a tiny bit of Timid Tiger.  Even the names of these colors remind me of summer days ahead!


The Summer Splash Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the Unbounded Beauty DSP Collection.

I used a simple layout that you often see on cards, but one that I rarely use.  (I don't know why.) Two similar sized pieces of cardstock are just tipped at an angle to each other.

I embossed the Summer splash and the Basic White in behind the focal point with the Forever Plaid Embossing Folder.


If you are unsure about coloring with Stampin' Blends visit my YouTube Channel or Facebook Page on Wednesday as I share my tips and tricks of coloring with various types of coloring mediums.  I will color three more of the birds from Feather Fun with three different types of coloring mediums.


Since the Feather Fun stamp set does not include sentiments, I used Banner Saying for the sentiment on the card front.  I searched my stash to find a meaningful sentiment for the inside of the card that I thought coordinated well with "You are loved".

The sentiment I used is from So Sincere.  Unfortunately, this is retired stamp set. It is one of my favorite sentiment sets that I will likely keep forever!  Obviously, you can use whatever favorite stamp you have.

Use this link to download a copy of the tutorial with all the details for today's card.

A list of the products I used is shown below.

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It's time to redeem those $5 coupons that you earned in January.  You have until February 28 to redeem them, but DON'T FORGET!  You can redeem as many as you want on a single order.  Just be sure to separate multiple codes with a comma when you enter them on your order.



February has brought an exciting opportunity to get Stampin' Up's new stamping positioner tool for FREE!  The brand-new Stampin' Positioner is available FOR FREE exclusively to those who join Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator between February 3 - March 2.

That means the always great Starter Kit deal just got even better.  Join Stampin' Up! for $99 and choose $125 worth of product PLUS get the Stampin' Positioner for FREE.  

I'd love to have you join my team.  Perks of being a demonstrator include a 20-25% discount on all products you purchase, VIP access to new products before anyone else, invitations to Global Events, tons of creative ideas, and the chance to build a community of fellow crafters.

If you have questions, please email me at:  pat@fairlessstampinflair.com.

If you have already made your decision to join the fun, you can use this link to become a member of my team!






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