I have a very floral card today. The new Impressions Abloom Bundle might have gotten me a little excited. If you like florals then it will be ok. 🙂
STAMPS & DIES
These flowers are so much fun to create. It is two step stamping for the different flowers. Stampin’ Up! has really created a beauty with this Impressions Abloom Bundle. The Dies cut perfectly and are really easy to line up with the image. This Bundle is another reason to please look at the Online Exclusives!!
I wanted to copy the flowers in the paper to hopefully have the appearance of the flowers falling off of the paper. So I used the same colors, or close to it ,to create my flowers. The first image I stamped is the detailed flower. These are all using Strawberry Slush. Next I used Bubble Bath for the solid image. For me, it is easier to see to align properly if I have stamped the darker image first.
The leaves are all Dies although there are stamps as well. I love the detailed cutting of the leaves for some additional texture. And finally the sentiment is also part of the stamp set. It is actually two different stamps. But because they are photopolymer it was very easy to stamp the bottom words beneath the Thanks. I went with Garden Green Ink for this.
PAPERS
This gorgeous floral paper is part of the Suite of products which includes the Bundle above. The Suite is titled the same as the DSP. It is Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper. I only used a strip of the DSP to keep from overloading on the floral print. I wanted the stamped images to pop. Of course the cardstock layers are from the DSP. The base is Strawberry Slush with a layer of the Garden Green. I also added some Strawberry Slush behind the sentiment. Anytime I fussy cut a sentiment and then try to fussy cut a layer, it does not go very well. This time is acceptable. LOL!!
EXTRAS
There are two Extras today. First is the Exposed Brick Embossing Folder. This gives some additional texture to the White layer that I wanted for the flowers. And of course there is Bling. Today I decided on Rhinestones. Since the new colors have embellishments I have been focussing on those lately. So this was a nice change of pace.
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!
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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 have made a card to share that includes the Belated Birthday sentiment. Sadly I need these more often now adays! Even with all of my calendars showing birthdays. So I was thrilled that the new Coneflower Celebrations stamp set includes this.
STAMPS & DIES
This large flower is wonderful. I thought it was a daisy, but Stampin’ Up! is calling it a Coneflower. And it is part of the Coneflower Celebrations Bundle. As you can see the Dies cut the flower and a large stem. There is a Die that cuts a foldable flower, which matches the stamp. I used the stamp and the single Die. And as you see they do not align properly. Oops on me. But I liked the different detail it shows so went with it.
The sentiment is one I know I will use quite a lot. As I mentioned at the top, I tend to be behind on getting birthday cards out even though I make them all the time. LOL!!! I went with Strawberry Slush to stamp the sentiment as I did the flower. Then I simply fussy cut the sentiment to add over the stem.
PAPERS
This soft background DSP is the Beautiful Bokeh Designer Series Paper. I really love these papers. They cover quite a lot of the SU colors in wonderful soft circles. Even though I used Darling Duckling and Strawberry Slush for the flower, you can see those in the paper. And the stem is stamped with Summer Splash onto Soft Sea Foam cardstock which you see also.
The layers are Strawberry Slush for the card base. And Soft Sea Foam for the layer although it is a bit hard to see. Then the soft bokeh as the layer.
EXTRAS
There are two Extras today. First is the twine bow. This is from the Pack Your Bags Twine 3 pack. I pulled it with the Summer Splash stem to create the bow behind the sentiment. And the Bling is a mixed trio of Strawberry Slush and Darling Duckling from the 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls.
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
Unfortunately we do need sympathy cards. I thought the new Beautiful Gallery DSP would be great since I have been using, and loving it, lately. And I added a few other extra products.
STAMPS& DIES
This gorgeous peony stamp is from the Gallery Blooms stamp set with the matching Gallery Blooms Dies to cut it out. I paired it with the Impressions Abloom Die for the oval background. It is in two pieces as you can see. I did not realize that when I cut it for the first time. DUH! But I figured a way to add the Mossy Meadow border around the white.
To complete the stamping, I added a simple sympathy statement. This one is from the Unbounded Love stamp set. This set has sentiments for most occasions. Plus it has a matching die set.
PAPERS
The papers are as much the star of the card as the die cut image. There are two sheets , or strips, from the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper. Both are the “back” of the painting type prints. I had the idea to color the flowers on the left side strip. By using Petal Pink Light Stampin’ Blend for the flower and then Flirty Flamingo Light Stampin’ Blend for the detail, I think it looks pretty good. The leaves are colored with Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. That matches fairly well to the right side strip of DSP.
For the card base I went with Gray Granite to pull from the flower outlines. And the layer is Petal Pink again. I rarely use this color and am very surprised how well I like it against the Gray Granite. It reminds me of the pink and gray 50’s / 60’s bathrooms!
EXTRAS
To complete my card I went with a new Bling. These are the Holographic Resin Dots. In person they really pick up the green colors. And since the flower is raised with Stampin’ Dimensionals the dots are not too tall.
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
Before I get to the project of the day, I want to give you an update regarding one of the In Colors. You may have heard that there was a problem with the Cloud Cover Ink pad. The ink formula did not react well with the foam pad. After trying for a remake, it still is not up to Stampin’ Up! standards. So…..there will not be a Cloud Cover Ink Pad. The Stampin’ Blends and Marker are all great and good to go. A work around for the ink pad is to purchase the Ink Refill, and then use an uninked Stampin’ Spot. That has a different type pad and the ink is fine. Just hoping to offset any confusion as to why you cannot order that color ink pad on Tuesday.
Now for the fun part of the post. My card for today is a dark card. That is so opposite of my normal colors. I have mixed several new products from the Beautiful Gallery Suite of products and hope you like the finished project as much as I do.
STAMPS
This is a limited stamping card! The only stamping on the front is the sentiment. There are several layers and textures which make that simple statement appropriate. The sentiment is from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set. The majority of the products are from the Beautiful Gallery Suite. This is one of the two stamp bundles included in the suite. I did not however use the matching Die set.
The sentiment continues the darker look of the card with being stamped in Secret Sea Ink onto Gray Granite cardstock. These are not my normal color family for the entire card. But I am pleasantly surprised and pleased.
DIES
The Die set used today is part of the second bundle included in the Beautiful Gallery Suite. This one is the Gallery Blooms. The “frame” is one Die that cuts two frames as well as a center piece. The center piece was cut down to be the background layer for the sentiment. I did not use the stamp set from this bundle as it is only images with no sentiments.
EMBOSSING
This dry embossed background is very elegant at first glance. However it works well with the scene I have created with the pencil drawing art. It is the Damask Designs Embossing Folder. And it also is a part of the Beautiful Gallery Suite. Are you loving this diverse Suite of products yet??
PAPERS
The color scheme for today is Secret Sea as the card base and Gray Granite as the layers. These colors came from the “art” piece. This sheet with the pencil drawings is from the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper. It is a different looking pack of papers. There are mostly “painting” type images on the one side and then complimentary, and more simple, designs on the reverse. As soon as I saw this drawing sheet I knew I had to use it. We have two different painting in our home that are this type and I love them.
EXTRAS
There are two additional Extras today. First is the bow on the sentiment. It was difficult to decide how to display the sentiment. After many different placements, I decided on this off center layout. It seemed the card needed “something”. And there was really no where to put “something”! So the idea came to make the sentiment stamped off center and add an embellishment to the longer end. As it turned out the off center stamping ended up with off center placement of the entire sentiment layer.
The second Extra is bling. I restrained myself and kept it simple. This card did not require a lot of bling. I went with the In Color 2025-2027 Flat Pearls. I chose the Secret Sea pearl to go along with the card stock color. I took on a bit of a different tone when placed with these darker colors. It is unique.
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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