Showing posts with label Splash of Sparkles Designer Series Paper. Show all posts
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Monday, June 22, 2026

TRIPLE THE BALLOONS

This week I will be featuring the Balloon Festoon Bundle.  This bundle is great to create fun cards for any type of celebration.


I have made Double Z Fun Folds many times, but this is the first time I ever attempted a Triple Z Fun Fold.  It was just as easy as a Double Z -- just a few more pieces of paper to cut.


Wouldn't this be a fun card to receive and open on your birthday?  It's a happy card!

On the Triple Z Fun Fold there are many surfaces that you can choose to decorate any way you choose.  I decided to put a large balloon bouquet in the card front.


The two smallest dies from Balloon Festoon were used for the balloons.  They were made using the Splash of Sparkles Designer Series Paper, Silver Foil and stamped images.  

The sentiments are also all from the Balloon Festoon Stamp Set and were added  to the right, middle and left panels.  On the upper middle panel I added couple of more balloons.


Because I used the colorful Splash of Sparkles DSP, there really wasn't a need for much additional decoration.  This beautiful, foiled Specialty Paper did all the work.

Since there isn't really a good place to sign this Triple Z  card, a panel was added to the back of the card to have a place to write a short note.


These three balloons were stamped rather than die cut.  The masking technique was used to make them look like they are in front of and behind each other.  The ENJOY YOUR DAY greeting is also from Balloon Festoon.

If you would like to make a Triple Z Fun Fold, go for it!  Download a tutorial at this link.  It includes all the cutting and scoring dimensions as well as diagrams and step-by-step directions that make the process easy.

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Friday, January 2, 2026

HOPE AND JOY FOR 2026

Today's Card is a sneak peak of a new bundle in the Spring Mini Catalog.  The stamp set is called HOPE LOVE & JOY.  It was inspired by Million Dollar Sales Achiever Evie DiPiazza.  When Stampin' Up! demonstrators reach $1,000,000 in sales they are given the honor of working with Stampin' Up! Designers to create a stamp set.  

Now I need to add a disclaimer ---  The results that Evie achieved require a significant amount of work and are accomplished by less than 1% of Stampin' Up! demonstrators. So, achieving this milestone is definitely not typical. 

When I saw this bundle (yes, it includes coordinating dies) in the Spring Mini Catalog, it was first one to go on my Wish List!  It is a very unique set (in my opinion).  It includes the words of HOPE, LOVE & JOY in large font as shown in my card above.  But the uniqueness is that the "O" is missing in each of those stamps.  


Included in the stamp set are several images that can be used in place of the "O".  One is this little world stamp, but others include a star, a heart, praying hands and more.  The die set includes dies that cut out each of those little images plus others.


I thought the "Fill the world with HOPE" sentiment was perfect for January 2!  After all, isn't that what the beginning of a new year brings?  A new year is a time to let go of the old and focus on HOPE and anticipation for what the new year will bring.

This gorgeous Designer Series Paper is also new.  It is called Splash of Sparkles, and it does just that.  It has splashes of unique, modern, geometric, "watercolor like" images on both sides with sparkles of silver foil highlights on one side.  I can't wait for you to see it.  It is an Online Exclusive that will be available January 6, 2026.


For the inside of my January 2, 2026 card I used the JOY stamp and chose the little dove as my "O".

My prayer for 2026 is that it brings renewed HOPE & JOY to our world and to each and every one of you!


Since many of the products I used on this card will not be available until January 6, I am unable to provide links to those items in the Stampin' Up! Store -- because they aren't there yet.  For future reference, I've listed the new products and their Item Numbers below.
  • HOPE LOVE & JOY Bundle   Item #166858
  • Splash of Sparkles 12" x 12" Specialty DSP   Item #167200
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