Monday, April 20, 2026

STRIPES, TRIANGLES & DOTS -- TEMPLATE TIME

Happy Monday Stampers!  Monday means we have a new Theme for the Week.  This week it is Template Time.  It has been quite a while since I did a week featuring a template.


Today’s card uses one of my favorite Designer Series Paper collections, Splash of Sparkles. I’m a big fan of geometric, contemporary art and bling, and this paper checks both boxes! You can take a closer look at the DSP by using the link in the Product List below.

The Template that I'm using is my Fairless Stampin' Flair Sketch #8.


I just turned the sketch to Landscape orientation for today's card.  Remember a sketch is a "thought starter".  It doesn't need to be an "absolute".


I used Gold Foil for my triangles because I wanted to bring out the pretty gold in the DSP.  To keep the card very simple but add a 3rd shape to keep it interesting, I used circle dies from Stylish Shapes for my sentiment and the two large polka dots.


Once I had the DSP and the Gold Foil Triangles adhered to the front of the card base, I thought it looked a little blah.  The gold triangles were not "popping" the way I envisioned.  Then I had a brainstorm (a little late), and said to myself, "you should have embossed the triangles."  Well, it was too late because I had already glued everything down.  So, I decided to experiment and emboss the complete card front.  It was a happy mistake!  I like having the complete card front embossed.  What do you think?


For the inside of the card, I added a strip of the same striped Splash of Sparkles DSP and a little strip of gold fold to the message layer.  Since I had a Gold Foil triangle scrap left after cutting the triangles for the card front, I added it as well.  I'm never one to waste foil cardstock!

The sentiments are all from Words & Wishes stamp set which will be available on May 5 as a bundle from the new Summer Seasonal Catalog.

Use this link to download a tutorial which will give you all the dimensions and assembly directions for today's card.  There are also diagrams to help you cut the triangles.  Don't worry, it is very easy!

Click on any image in the product list below to learn more about the products I used (except for the Words & Wishes which isn't available quite yet!).

If you need a great sentiment bundle, the item number for Words & Wishes will be 167897.


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Thursday, April 16, 2026

SAYING GOODBYE TO THE TURTLES

I'm going to remember the Turtle-Y Cute Suite this week as we get ready to say goodbye.  The products in this suite are all on the recently updated Last Chance List.

On Monday I shared an Elegant card using the Layers of Beauty Bundle.  Today's card is anything but elegant.  I'm not sure turtles could ever be made "elegant", but they can be made "cute".

I'm calling today's Fun Fold a Double Flap Diagonal Fun Fold.  Maybe there is an "official" name for this Fun Fold, but if there is, I don't know what it is, so I made up my own name!

If you have not ever tried this Fun Fold, you need to.  Not sure where to start?  Watch this video to see how it's done.

The star of the show on today's card is the Turtle-Y Cute Designer Series Paper and my Stampin' Up! Paper Snips!


All the images were cut from the Designer Series Paper.  The only stamping on this card is the "Thank You" sentiment on the inside of the Small Front Card.

As with most Fun Folds, the easiest way to "describe" them is with photos, so let's start the photo tour.


The focal point with Chef Turtle grilling up some Salmon is actually its own separate little card.  This small card weaves its way among the diagonal flaps.  If you open the small card the first thing you see is this.


Open the left diagonal flap and you will see the complete inside of the small card.


Lift the last diagonal flap upward and you see the inside of the "main" card where Chef Turtle is there to tell you, "lunch is ready".


Be sure to watch the video to see how to cut and then add DSP to the "main" card base with the two diagonal flaps.  You'll be happy to know that when you cut one card base, you will end up with two!

After Chef Turtle finished making us all lunch, he's invited us to go swimming.  Check out his swimming gear on the video card!

Use this link to download a copy of the tutorial with all the cutting & scoring dimensions and step-by-step assembly directions.

A list of the products used is shown below.

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Monday, April 13, 2026

LAYERS OF BEAUTY

This week, I am featuring some of my favorite retiring products from Stampin' Up! These products have recently been added to the Last Chance List, so once they are gone, they’ll be gone forever.

Today's card is made with the Layers of Beauty Bundle.  I love that this bundle has coordinating masks which makes coloring the large, beautiful, floral image so easy.

I used two of the retiring 2024-2026 In Colors: Pretty in Pink and Petunia Pop.  For me, it was love at first sight with this 24-26 Class of In Colors, so I'll admit I'm a little sorry to say goodbye.  


Before adding the flowers, the Basic White cardstock was very lightly shaded with Pretty in Pink ink using a Blending Brush.  A few speckles were also added by flicking the cap of a Basic Black Stamping Write Marker on the brush end of the marker.  

After creating the image with gold heat embossing, I colored it using blending brushes and the coordinating five layers of masks.   After die cutting the coloring image it was positioned in the lower right corner of the tinted Basic White cardstock so that some of the edges were extending off the cardstock layer.  Those edges were then trimmed flush with the Basic White layer.

The sentiment was stamped with Old Olive ink and die cut using the small label die from Layers of Beauty Dies.

For the inside of the card, I stamped a portion of the large floral image and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.  The coloring process using masks and blending brushes was repeated, just as on the card front.

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