Monday, June 23, 2025

SUNSHINE THANKS

This week I will be featuring the products from the Boho Vibes Suite Collection.  I found the Boho Vibes Designer Series Paper and the dies very interesting and unique.  So, I'm going to try to peak your interest is this new suite also.


I saw a card on Pinterest by Stamps-n-Lingers that I CASEd for today's simple card.  I also used some inspiration and ideas from Brandy Cox that I've been learning from her during the Quarterly Creativate Retreats.  Brandy's "style" often includes a lot of white and also sentiments that are wrapped across and around the front panel of the card.

This is a quick and easy card.  The rainbow is made with a single die which I die cut from Basic White cardstock.  Then I simply chose one of the colorful Boho Vibes DSP designs and adhered it behind the cut out area.

The sun peeking out from above the rainbow was the idea CASEd from Stamps-n-Lingers.

The sun is stamped in Cajun Craze which is one of the colors in the DSP.  It's sort of a unique color combination for a rainbow, isn't it?

On the inside of the card, I simply stamped another sun on the bottom edge of my message layer.


This card probably needs no further explanation, but since I always make tutorials for all my cards, you can use this link to download a copy.

A list of the products used is shown below.  It's a much shorter list than many of my cards, but I do like the simplicity and cleanness of the design of today's card.


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Friday, June 20, 2025

PRETTY FLORALS FOR TEMPLATE TIME

For the last card this week I have used my Fairless Stampin' Flair Sketch #2.  This card has minimal stamping -- only the greeting.  The Florals in Bloom Designer Series Paper (DSP) and Pretty Florals Dies are the stars.

The colors I chose are from the DSP -- Secret Sea, Petunia Pop and Bubble Bath.  Isn't this a pretty combination?  I wasn't so sure about the Secret Sea In-Color when it first came out.  But I have to say, "It is an awesome neutral."  It works so well with such a variety of colors.  Maybe we could give Stampin' Up! a hint that when Secret Sea "retires" from the In-Colors in 2027, they could add it to the Neutrals family as a permanent member!


Today's card uses my Fairless Stampin' Flair Sketch #2.  This is a sketch that offers lots of opportunity to move pieces around, change the orientation or even eliminate pieces or modify the sizes to better suit your image.  It's also a wonderful sketch to use with our beautiful DSP.


This sketch was used on my Template Time Learning with Friends video last week.  If you missed it, you can always watch the replay on YouTube where you will also see additional ideas for the sketch.


The two flowers on the card were made with the Pretty Florals Dies.  Since the Pretty Florals stamp set does not include greetings, I went to Beautiful Motifs stamp set for my Thank You. sentiment.

To add a little color to the inside of the card I added two strips of the same DSP as the front.  This tends to be my go-to solution to decorate the inside of the card.


I tend to have so many narrow little strips of cardstock and DSP that this is a great way to use them up!

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the dimensions for the sketch as well as step-by-step specifics for this card.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

PRETTY FLORALS SUSPENDED BOOK FUN FOLD

Today's Pretty Florals card is a Suspended Book Fun fold.  This is an interesting fold that I first found on a UK Demonstrator's website.  I think her name was JanB and she made this fun fold in a 5" x 7" format.  I wanted to make it in our standard US A2 format (finished size 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"), so with a little trial and error I was able to figure out proportions that I thought looked nice.

The front portion of the card is the "book", and it is suspended on a couple of mechanisms that hold it in space.


I created a video for Learning with Friends that shows you all the steps to make the fun fold.  I know you may think it looks a little complicated, but actually it is very easy! 

Watch this video so you can see just how easy it is.


I used Florals in Bloom Designer Series Paper (DSP) to decorate the front of the card base and the mechanisms.


For the "Book" I stamped flowers from Pretty Florals and Die cut them with their coordinating dies.  Colors for the flowers were chosen based on the DSP.  

The sentiment is from Beautiful Motifs stamp set and was die cut with a Stylish Shapes die.  The "pages" of the book were embossed with the Damask Designs Embossing Folder.

Sometimes with fun folds like this it appears that there is no room to write a personal message, but with this Suspended Book Fun fold, the Bubble Bath card base opens like a normal Landscape card.


Continuing with the "keep it simple" theme, I used a flower "scrap" from the DSP to decorate the lower corner?  

For all the details and step-by-step instructions, use this link to download a tutorial.

The products I used are shown below.  If you would like more information on any product just click on the image and you will be taken to my Stampin' Up! store where you can learn more or purchase those items you "need"!


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Monday, June 16, 2025

A PAPER HUG WITH PRETTY FLORALS

How many "flower" stamp sets do you have?  How many "flower" stamp sets does one person need?  I certainly don't know how many I have, but I always seem to find another one that I absolutely "need".  


The Pretty Florals bundle that I'm featuring this week is part of the Florals in Bloom Suite Collection.  The thing that first caught my eye in this suite was the Florals In Bloom 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP).  The colors were so pretty and included all the new 2025-2027 In-Colors.  Who could resist?  Not me!  And if I was going to purchase the DSP, well, then I "need" the stamps and dies that coordinate!

So this week we are going to enjoy some Pretty Florals flowers and the beautiful Florals in Bloom DSP.


I don't know what kind of flowers these are but they sort of look like Snapdragons to me.  Anyway, they are my favorites in the stamp set, so I decided to use them for my first card.

This card was also featured on Learning with Friends a few weeks ago where I used it in one of my Embossing with Masks video.  The mask I used to emboss the white background for this card was from a retired set called Artistic Mix Masks.

Since the Pretty Florals stamp set does not include greetings, I used the Paper Tags stamp set for my sentiments on the front and inside.  Don't you love the idea of sending  "paper hugs".  Every card maker needs a stamp that says this!

If you missed this video where I demonstrated how to use masks for embossing, you can still watch the replay.


This technique is a great way to get more value from your masks (or stencils).

Today's card also shows off 3 patterns from the beautiful Florals in Bloom DSP, and I used the colors in the DSP to stamp my flowers.  Designer Series Paper is a great source for color combination inspiration.

For the inside of the card, I added color with some more of the pretty Snapdragons.

You can use this link to download a tutorial with all the details for today's card.

And if you aren't convinced yet that you "NEED" another flower bundle, come back this week and see some more inspiration.  You may just change your mind.  

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