Monday, July 27, 2026

SUNSET COAST - QUICK & SIMPLE

This week I am revisiting the beautiful Scenic Coast Suite Collection.  I featured this suite back in early May, but it is so pretty that I wanted to share a couple of additional cards that I've made with it.

Today's card is a SUPER SIMPLE card.  The gorgeous Scenic Coast Designer Series Paper (DSP) does all the work!  

This beautiful sunset puts the sailboat and birds in shadow and adds a little moody mystery to the Thank You card.

I used our new Hot Foil System to create the sentiment using the dark side of Two-Tone Night of Navy cardstock and silver foil.  The silver foil on the Night of Navy really pops, but using Night of Navy for the sentiment, rather than my typical Basic White fits better with the moodiness of the sunset.


When the DSP was trimmed to size for the card front, I used the leftover strip to add a coordinating pop of color to the inside of the card.  The sentiment is from the Sunset Coast Stamp Set.

See the list below for all the products used on this card.

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the dimensions and step-by-step directions.

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Thursday, July 23, 2026

SUMMER HAPPINESS & BABY WIPES

 Today's Summer Happiness card uses a stepped-up version of the Baby Wipe Technique.

Aren't these flip-flops cute?  The Summer Happiness Bundle is a new July online exclusive.  It includes a nice variety of stamps and dies that are perfect for summer -- including these flip flops and sun.


But the real "showstopper" for this card is the background.  It was made using a stepped-up version of the Baby Wipe Technique.

Watch this "how-to-video" to see how it's done!




The "stepped-up" part of the technique just adds a quick run through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine with an embossing folder.  Then drag some White Craft ink (or any color) over the top of the embossing to make the design pop!


I used the Swirls of Magic Embossing Folder (EF), but you can use your favorite EF.

Make your Technique Sheet larger than your desired finished size, and when you trim it you can use the "scraps" to decorate the inside of your card.


I also created a separate technique sheet to decorate the envelope flap.

Use this link to download a PDF Tutorial for all the dimensional information and step-by-step directions.

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Monday, July 20, 2026

BUTTERFLY FLIGHT HOT FOIL

This is Technique Week.  Each card this week will feature at least one fun technique.  Today's card actually uses three different techniques.  It is a Shaped Card made a "new" way -- at least new to me -- that also incorporates Hot Foiling and Decorative Masks.

To create the shaped card base I used the largest die from Scalloped Blooms Dies.  

Normally with "shaped cards" you will see a small, flat, hinge area either on the side or top of the card.  For some die cut shapes, the small flat area is no big deal.  But with a scalloped shape like this it is nice to have the full scallop without a flat section. 

Wondering how I did it?  As with most things I do, I wasn't the one that figured it out.  I learned from a friend, so I'm going to share it with you in the video below.

Since last week I demonstrated the new Hot Foil System, I did not show how to do that again in the video, but I did show you how to use the Butterfly Flight Masks to color the Hot Foiled butterflies.  

Aren't the butterflies pretty?  That pink foil sure does shine!  The Butterfly Flight may be my favorite Hot Foiling Bundle -- at least so far.  The bundle includes the Hot Foil Dies and Decorative Masks.  There is not a coordinating stamp set, but with the masks you don't really need stamps.

A slightly different camera angle shows even more shine!  The sentiment is from the Scalloped Blooms Stamp Set.

The Hot Foil Die and the coordinating decorative masks create five butterflies in different sizes and shapes.  One of the cutting dies in the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Bundle die cuts all five butterflies at once.

Since I only used three of the five on the card front, I used another one on the inside.

When you make a shaped card, you may need to modify the mat(s) on the inside to fit.  Just trim the edge that interferes with the fold.  The Basic White message layer fit well without any trimming.


I used the fifth butterfly on the envelope flap.  They are way to pretty to go to waste!  This scalloped card does require a square envelope. 

Use this link to download a PDF TUTORIAL with dimensional information and step-by-step directions.

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