Monday, April 27, 2026

BEAUTIFUL GALLERY - PRETTY AS A PICTURE

Happy Monday Stamping Friends!  This week I will be saying goodby to the Beautiful Gallery Suite of Products.

It's always a little sad to see some products leave, but we need to make room for more new and exciting products that will soon arrive.

For this card I die cut a two-piece frame from one of the beautiful designs in the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper (DSP) using a Gallery Blooms die.  I layered the larger outer frame directly to the card front and then popped up the smaller inner frame with dimensionals.


The Gallery Blooms Dies includes many different small floral die cuts.  I cut several of each from Basic White Cardstock and then colored them with Stampin' Blends--no stamping, just coloring the white die cuts with Blends.


Once I had them die cut and colored I arranged them inside the frame.  The colors I used were Mossy Meadow for all the stems and greenery, Calypso Coral and Petal Pink for the flowers.  When it was complete, it reminded me of a window box filled with pretty flowers!

The background behind the "window" is another design from Beautiful Gallery DSP.


For the inside of the card I used the same two DSP designs.  The message layer was die cut with a Beautiful Motifs Die.  I love these dies.  Some do not cut out the complete image.  Rather they just cut portions of the image to create texture.  It provides a very interesting and unexpected effect.

Use this link to download a PDF Tutorial with all the dimensions and step-by-step assembly instructions.

A list of the products used is shown below.

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

LOVELY & BEAUTIFUL - TEMPLATE TIME

On Monday I made a very geometric, contemporary card with my Sketch #8.  Today's card has a very different vibe and is for the flower lovers!

The card still uses the same sketch.  I just turned it to the Portrait Orientation.  The Designer Series Paper (DSP) used for the Triangles and a couple of the flower layers is from the gorgeous Lovely & Beautiful DSP collection.  

It is so sad, but this beautiful Suite of Products is on the Last Chance List.  However, the gorgeous Lovely & Beautiful Designer Series paper seems to have escaped "retirement" for now.  At the writing of this post it was not on the Last Chance List.

NOTE:  Last Chance Products are only available while supplies last.  Once gone, they are gone forever!

I had a difficult time deciding which of the pretty Lovely & Beautiful designs to use for my triangles, but the large "gilded" flowers are so pretty, so that's what I ultimately chose.  I paired it with a Petal Pink Card base, and a large flower in Calypso Coral.

A gold die cut Pistil for the flower center and Pearlized Faceted Gems add a little more bling!

For the inside of the card I used sentiments from the Beautifully Celebrated Stamp Set and a fairly old favorite, Happy Labels.  A DSP strip across the top adds a bit of color and coordinates the inside of the card with the card front.

Use this link to download a copy of the tutorial with all the details.

If you would like some hints on how to easily create a card using this Design Sketch #8, watch this video to see how easy it is.  You'll also see a sneak peek of an adorable new Suite Collection coming on May 5.

A list of the products used on today's card is shown below.  Click on any image to learn more about a specific product, check its availability, or to make a purchase.

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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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