The card for today is a sympathy card for the family of a long time friend. It is a mix of unexpected products. I have surprised myself by trying a technique that I have recently seen on different media pages. It is embossing on a window sheet.
DRYEMBOSSING
The photo may not be clear unless you zoom in, but on the left side of the card you should be able to see the shine of the window sheet. As I mentioned, I have seen different products, besides cardstock, that are being dry embossed of late. I decided to try a window sheet. Actually it is the thinner of the clear plastic the photopolymer stamps are attached to. Needless to say I am happy with the result. You do need to look closely to see the detail. But overall it is like looking through old glass that is a bit wavy if you know what I am referring to.
For the embossing folder I used the Damask Designs that is part of the Beautiful Gallery Suite. It pairs wonderfully with the painting type DSP of the Beautiful Gallery DSP. As it reminds me of just a bit old timey. I was pleasantly surprised at the detail on this thin plastic. And that it did not really warp the plastic. That is a win as a first try! I was very cautious in adhering the window sheet after recalling adhesive showing through on vellum. So I used a very thin layer of liquid glue around the edges and pressed down for a bit longer than normal. It worked perfectly.
STAMPS
This sweet and simple sentiment stamp is the only stamping on the front. I wanted the paper and embossing to shine. And it does shine!! This stamp is from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set. The simple font , that is just a bit thicker, is perfect. It seems to stand out just the right amount.
PAPERS
The gorgeous rose pattern paper is from the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper. With the new Cloud Cover as the main color, and Secret Sea as the matching, how could it go wrong. I love both of these colors. To compliment both colors I used Cloud Cover as the card base with Secret Sea as a thin layer. The touch of Basic White for the sentiment really pops from the busy pattern.
EXTRAS
There are two Extras and both are included with the sentiment. First is the fabulous Cloud Cover Faux Linen Ribbon. This is a nice and soft ribbon and is just thick enough to hold up as I have used it in wrapping around the card. The second Extra is one I have used a couple of times already. It is the 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls. I used the Secret Sea color today. There are shades of each of the new In Colors included.
May is almost over and the May Starter Kit Promotion will be gone as well. This is a great chance to get demonstrator perks for a wonderful price. And it is totally up to you on if you want to work it, or never place another order. There is no pressure. This deal is great in that for $99.00 you receive product of your choice totally $165.00. That is $66.00 of FREE product, in addition to no tax or shipping charges. Please reach out to me if you are considering this wonderful offer.
MAY STARTER KIT PROMOTION…….
STAMPIN’ REWARDS
The new Stampin’ Rewards begins on April 15. I think you will Love this new version. You will earn rewards on all orders over $20.00 in products The system will track your rewards for you. And they will be available for use on your next order, or you can save up for a larger purchase. All you need to do is on your first order after April 15th is agree to participate. You will then begin receiving rewards on qualifying orders.
Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
Please know that I love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. My responses generally are not done here on the post. They are made using my phone as I have found it is easier to answer a question for you personally. So you will be receiving an email from me if you make a comment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
Online Exclusives
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You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
Black and White cards can be hard. But adding in a touch of a bright color makes it so much easier in my book. Plus adds some color to a classic look. The Along The Lines stamp set is a perfect one for this look. I hope you will agree.
STAMPS
The Along These Lines stamp set is a very unique set. I do not recall a similar one. Each image in the set is drawn with a single line to create it. As soon as I saw this rose I knew it had to be a star of a black and white card. And for the Black, White, & Strawberry of the title, I used the Strawberry Slush Stampin’ Blends to color the rose. I also added light Gray Granite for the leaves to mimic the shading of the leaves in the DSP.
To add a simple sentiment, which I really debated on, I needed a similar look as the rose. I found this “celebrate” in the Unbounded Love stamp set. It seemed to be a good match for simplicity.
DIES
The shapes for the images seemed to really ask for a bit of a frame. To create this I turned to the Textured Notes Dies. These Dies each have a different trim around the edge. I love this unique look, so it seemed the perfect choice. The rose is cut using the 3rd smallest Die. And the sentiment is from the smallest Die.
PAPERS
To create the Black and White look, of course I went with a Basic Black for the card base. The DSP sheets are all from the Botanical Textures Designer Series Paper. For the larger layer I used a Basic White layer behind it. Additionally the two black pieces with white leaves are also from the same DSP. They are angled to add a bit of fun to what otherwise is a straight card.
EXTRAS
Today the Extras are fairly simple ones. To further the “strawberry” just a bit, I added a double strand of Strawberry Slush Bakers Twine. This twine is a in a trio pack from the Online Exclusives suite. It is Pack Your Bags 3 pack Twine.
The single bling is very important and helps to highlight the rose. This silver sparkle is from the Adhesive Sparkle Gems. These are a great group of sparkly colors in neutral shades. They are very handy to have around.
MAY STARTER KIT PROMOTION…….
STAMPIN’ REWARDS
The new Stampin’ Rewards begins on April 15. I think you will Love this new version. You will earn rewards on all orders over $20.00 in products The system will track your rewards for you. And they will be available for use on your next order, or you can save up for a larger purchase. All you need to do is on your first order after April 15th is agree to participate. You will then begin receiving rewards on qualifying orders.
Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
Please know that I love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. My responses generally are not done here on the post. They are made using my phone as I have found it is easier to answer a question for you personally. So you will be receiving an email from me if you make a comment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives drop every other month. These are amazing products and are a supplement to the Annual and Mini Catalogs. This way you have access to even more New and Awesome products!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
The card I have for you today is a quick and easy one that just happens to be considered a Fun Fold. At least I call it that. But simple, quick, and one that can be designed for any occasion is always a good thing to me.
And here is the open view
PAPERS
The DSP is the star of this card. Actually it is almost half of the card. This layout is a great way to showcase both sides of a DSP. Or if necessary you could adhere two different pieces together for the front. I opted to allow the black and white stripe to be the surprise. Plus I added a little strip to the signature layer to continue with the DSP. The DSP is the Lovely Garden Designer Series Paper from the On Line Exclusives.
To match the florals on the front, I used the new In Color Darling Duckling as the card base. And on this card, the base is seen quite a bit. The card base is 5 1/2 X 5 1/2 and scored on one side at 4 1/4. This leaves a 1 1/4 fold over. As you can see from the first photo, I used a separate pieces of the DSP to serve as the book bind. I really do love that checked green!
The floral DSP piece is 4 X 5 1/4. To adhere it properly, simply lay the card as you would if it were open. Then lay the DSP piece and center it on the inside section with even borders. Now add adhesive to the left edge (mindful of the width of that front little flap). Then just close the flap and you have a full card!
STAMPS
The fun stamp set is the Mixed Labels set. The sentiments are so sweet and a wonderful way to let our friends, or anyone, know how much we appreciate them. The flower is a simple one from the Lifetime Of Love stamp set. It reminded me of the flowers on the DSP and I wanted a simple focal layer.
The flower and sentiments are stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. This ink is back in stock after being away for what seems like forever! Woohoo!! The flower is colored using Stampin’ Blends in Darling Duckling and Granny Apple Green.
EXTRAS
There are two Extras today. First is the awesome Brushed Brass Butterfly. These have carried over to the Online Exclusives. I am just thrilled they carried over. They are a simple, and flat, bling for any flower image. And the final is something that I thought was still available, but I was wrong. That is so sad. I used the Daffodil Delight 1/8″ Satin Ribbon for the little bow. Sorry about that. But any color of ribbon from the DSP colors would work.
MAY STARTER KIT PROMOTION…….
STAMPIN’ REWARDS
The new Stampin’ Rewards begins on April 15. I think you will Love this new version. You will earn rewards on all orders over $20.00 in products The system will track your rewards for you. And they will be available for use on your next order, or you can save up for a larger purchase. All you need to do is on your first order after April 15th is agree to participate. You will then begin receiving rewards on qualifying orders.
Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
Please know that I love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. My responses generally are not done here on the post. They are made using my phone as I have found it is easier to answer a question for you personally. So you will be receiving an email from me if you make a comment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives drop every other month. These are amazing products and are a supplement to the Annual and Mini Catalogs. This way you have access to even more New and Awesome products!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
While cutting my Paper Shares I have found a new love regarding a new DSP. The Kintsugi Inspirations Designer Series Paper. Actually that entire suite of products. I have shared a couple of them today.
STAMPS & DIES
The Inspiring Imperfections Bundle includes both this sweet sentiment, as well as the Die for the sentiment and for the bowl. I kept this card fairly simple and tried to showcase different products within the Suite. The Suite is named Kintsurgi Inspirations, the same as the DSP, and includes the Bundle, DSP, embossing folder , and the embellishments.
The sentiment layer is a Die included in the bundle. And the bowl is cut from a sheet of the DSP using a Die included. This is an amazing set! And I had to add one of the Nested Essentials Dies to display the bowl on.
PAPERS
This banner of gold and blue flowers is probably my favorite of the DSP. This is the Kintsugi Inspirations Designer Series Paper. I paired the Gold Foil to highlight the gold in the DSP as well as the gold in the bowl. To pull the blue from the bowl I added Misty Moonlight cardstock as the embossed layer. A simple Basic White card base allows everything else to stand out.
EXTRAS
There are additional parts of the Suite as Extras. The main one is the embossing folder. It is called Joined Together 3D Embossing Folder. The fragmented designs are showcasing different DSP sheets. And the Bling is the final part of the Suite of products. These re called Flower Accents. And they really stand out. If you zoom in on the photo you can really see the detail.
MAY STARTER KIT PROMOTION…….
STAMPIN’ REWARDS
The new Stampin’ Rewards begins on April 15. I think you will Love this new version. You will earn rewards on all orders over $20.00 in products The system will track your rewards for you. And they will be available for use on your next order, or you can save up for a larger purchase. All you need to do is on your first order after April 15th is agree to participate. You will then begin receiving rewards on qualifying orders.
Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
Please know that I love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. My responses generally are not done here on the post. They are made using my phone as I have found it is easier to answer a question for you personally. So you will be receiving an email from me if you make a comment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives drop every other month. These are amazing products and are a supplement to the Annual and Mini Catalogs. This way you have access to even more New and Awesome products!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
I have another card made using the Coneflower Celebrations Bundle that I used yesterday. This one, in my opinion, is much better! The flower stands out quite a bit today. So yay!
STAMPS& DIES
This coneflower is really showing itself off. I love how it seems to pop off of the paper. Part of that is that I added Stampin’ Dimensionals under the flower itself. But the stem and leaves are glued. The other factor is that I stamped the flower using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then Die cut it using the proper Die. This flower for stamping matches one side of the double flower. So it cuts perfectly. I colored the flower using Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends for the soft yellow and then highlighted with Darling Duckling Stampin’ Blends. The stem and leaves are colored using Granny Apple Green and the center is Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends.
To add another dimension to the card, actually there are a couple of dimensions, I stamped the butterfly and Die cut it. For the color, I went with Balmy Blue but highlighted using Cloud Cover Stampin Blends. The sentiment is part of the stamp set also. I was very brave and stamped it directly onto the layer. Thankfully these are photopolymer stamps, so getting the sentiment straight was not really a problem.
PAPERS
The papers today are very simple. They come from the image colors. I went with Granny Apple Green for the card base. Then added the surprisingly perfect Cloud Cover as the layer. And finally I embossed the Soft Sea Foam layer and added the images to that.
EXTRAS
There are Two Extras today. First is the embossed layer. I used the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder to dry emboss the Soft Sea Foam layer. The embossed flowers are at the bottom like this coneflower grew out of them. And of course Bling! You have seen these before. They are the 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls. These are in all of the new In Colors, so I used a trio of the Cloud Cover ones. It helps bring out the butterfly colors and stands out from the Soft Sea Foam.
MAY STARTER KIT PROMOTION…….
STAMPIN’ REWARDS
The new Stampin’ Rewards begins on April 15. I think you will Love this new version. You will earn rewards on all orders over $20.00 in products The system will track your rewards for you. And they will be available for use on your next order, or you can save up for a larger purchase. All you need to do is on your first order after April 15th is agree to participate. You will then begin receiving rewards on qualifying orders.
Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
Please know that I love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. My responses generally are not done here on the post. They are made using my phone as I have found it is easier to answer a question for you personally. So you will be receiving an email from me if you make a comment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives drop every other month. These are amazing products and are a supplement to the Annual and Mini Catalogs. This way you have access to even more New and Awesome products!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
I hope you are as excited as I am about the launch of the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog today! I have my wish list ready to go and the alarm set. After today I will go back and update the Supply List for the recent posts that had new products to help you out.
My card today is Fun Fold that is a Double Box stand up card. This is one that I received as a swap from a fellow demonstrator, Angela Ball, at convention. I finally sat down and figured the measurements so I can share with you.
From this view you can see that it is dimensional and stands up.
This view shows the two overlapping boxes, and a close up of the DSP as well as the Dies.
STAMPS & DIES
The paper may be a star, but the Die set is a second star of the card. These layered Dies are from the Textured Notes Die set. They are part of theTextured Notes Bundle, which is where the sentiment is from. Each of the Dies has a different edging detail. That is unique and wonderful. I did not show the back of the card in photos. Since this is a stand up the card does not open. I have added a larger of the Die layers on the back, along with a sentiment and leaf, for your signature. This bundle is available in the Online Exclusives as part of the Botanical Textures Suite of products.
PAPERS
This beautiful black and white DSP is from the Botanical Textures Suite of Products and is named Botanical Textures Designer Series Paper. All of the sheets are black and white. Because of the simple black and white, I used Basic Black as the card base. Then to add another touch of color from the paper, I went with Smoky Slate as the sentiment layer. Of all of the grays in the collection, Smoky Slate seemed to match the best to the paper.
EXTRAS
The Extras on this card must begin with the Simply Scored scoring tool. I could not get by without my Simply Scored. I am not exact enough to score on the paper trimmer. I like having the edges to know my paper is in place. These measurements are not difficult, but need to be correct.
The second Extra is the single Bling. I used one of the Antique Pearls embellishments. But to match the grays of the paper, colored it with the Basic Black Stampin’ Blend. The pearl has sheen to it and that shows through the color.
MEASUREMENTS
This card base is 9 1/2 X 4 1/4 and is scored at 5 1/2, 6 1/2, 8, & 9. The DSP measures 3 3/4 X 4, 1 1/4 X 4, and 3/4 X 4. The DSP should be added prior to glueing the boxes. For the smaller box, you need card stock that is 5 1/2 X 3 1/2 and is scored at 3 3/4 & 4 3/4. This DSP is 3 1/2 X 3 1/4 and 3/4 X 3 1/4.
MAY STARTER KIT PROMOTION…….
STAMPIN’ REWARDS
The new Stampin’ Rewards begins on April 15. I think you will Love this new version. You will earn rewards on all orders over $20.00 in products The system will track your rewards for you. And they will be available for use on your next order, or you can save up for a larger purchase. All you need to do is on your first order after April 15th is agree to participate. You will then begin receiving rewards on qualifying orders.
Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
Please know that I love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. My responses generally are not done here on the post. They are made using my phone as I have found it is easier to answer a question for you personally. So you will be receiving an email from me if you make a comment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives drop every other month. These are amazing products and are a supplement to the Annual and Mini Catalogs. This way you have access to even more New and Awesome products!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
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