Thursday, July 16, 2026

HOT FOIL FOR FESTIVE CHEER



Today's card made with the Festive Cheer Bundle may look like any traditional Christmas card, but it uses Stampin' Up!®'s brand new Hot Foil System.

Do you see the pretty gold bricks in the background.  Those were created with Hot Foiling.

Have you seen or heard of Hot Foiling?  It's so fun, and if you love shine and bling, you are going to love this new way to add both to your projects.

I created this short video to show you how our system works.  This card was only my 2nd time using the Hot Foil System, so we are learning this technique together!

If you love traditional Christmas Cards, then the Festive Cheer Bundle is for you!

There are several ornament stamps and dies, and don't you just love the big, bold, pine branch die cut?

I found that stamping the "solid" ornament image first worked best for me, as I had better luck aligning the "line" image to the "solid" image than vice versa.

The stamp set also includes some fun and happy greetings, and the die set has a large bold NOEL die.  Take a closer look in the product list below.

I kept the inside of the card clean & simple by using the big, bold "SENDING CHEER" greeting stamped in Cherry Cobbler and matting the Very Vanilla cardstock with a double mat -- Garden Green & Cherry Cobbler.

A list of all the products I used is shown below.

Use this link to download a PDF TUTORIAL with all the details.


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Monday, July 13, 2026

A PRETTY POINSETTIA CHRISTMAS

Since we are now almost halfway through July, it is definitely time to get started on my Christmas Cards.  So, this week is going to be Christmas in July.

And what better way to start our 2026 Christmas Cards than with the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle.   This is a new July Online Exclusive product.  If you love Poinsettias, you will love this bundle.  The dies create gorgeous, layered poinsettias with lots of texture, and the stamp set includes some great greetings with beautiful fonts that are large enough to stand alone on any pretty designer series paper you may already have.

This pretty pink card was made with four of the 2026-2028 In Colors.  The dotted background was made with Hydrangea Hue ink, Blending Brushes and a mask from the Water & Dotted Lines Decorative Masks.  After creating the dotted lines, the cardstock was embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder.

The four layers of the Poinsettia were die cut from Barely Blush Cardstock and darkened in the center with Strawberry Slush ink and a small Blending Brush.  The leaf was die cut from Peaceful Pine cardstock.  I love how the In-Colors always work well with each other.  It saves stressing out about color coordination.

I used the Poinsettia stamp and leaves from the bundle to decorate the inside of the card.  The flower was stamped first and then masked so the leaves could be stamped over it but look like they were behind the flower.

For detailed instructions to make this card, use this link to download a FREE TUTORIAL.

A list of the products used is shown below.  The inside sentiment and embellishments are retired but can easily be substituted with whatever products you have.

If you love the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle, Stampin' Up!® has a new Craft Class available that uses this Bundle.  

If you have not tried these Craft Classes, they are an awesome way to get ideas and lots of stamping tips.  I have tried a couple of the classes and enjoyed them very much.  Even with 20 years of stamping experience, I learned so much! 

I've added the Pretty Poinsettia class to my product list below, so it is easy for you to check it out.  Live Streaming of the class will occur on July 16, but you can always watch it on demand any time after that.  The class information includes a supply list that you will want to check out to make sure you have everything you need for the class.

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

TWISTED RIBBON WITH WATERSIDE RETREAT

I have another technique today that will help you use up some of those "scrap" strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP).  For today's card I used products from the Waterside Retreat Suite Collection.

This card is for the lake life-lover in your life.  Maybe they love to fish.  Maybe they love to paddle around the lake in a canoe or kayak.  Or maybe they just like to sit in an old worn chair and enjoy the beauty of the lake.

The left panel of the card was made using the Twisted Ribbon Technique and the fish & waves DSP patterns from the Waterside Retreat DSP.  

I planned to make a video showing you how the Twisted Ribbon Technique is done, but then I got so busy over the holiday that I decided to do a bit of relaxing myself.  So, I found this older video that I created some time ago showing the technique.  If the technique is new to you, this video will show you how to do it.


The video is old, but the technique hasn't changed.  However, I sure have! I've acquired a lot more wrinkles since then!  But I kind of like my hair color.  I may have to try that again!  


After backing the Country Woods DSP with Early Espresso Cardstock for stiffness, the chair was die cut with a Relaxing Waterside Die.  The Life Ring and Paddle were also backed with Basic White cardstock for stiffness before they were fussy cut from the Waterside Retreat DSP.


The decoration and coordination for the inside of the card also came by using a strip of the water design and a fussy cut fish from the Waterside Retreat DSP.

All sentiments are from the Relaxing Waterside Stamp Set.  I chose "generic" greetings from the set,  so I can personalize it later when the specific occasion is known.


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If you are wondering, the embossing folder that I used on the Petal Pink background is called High Seas, but it is retired.  Use any embossing folder you have!
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