Stampin' Up! Trucking Along Christmas Card

Yes, it's my first Christmas card for 2026! If I get them made ahead of time, I stand a chance of getting them mailed in time this year...unlike 2025 when I only mailed three!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Delicate Pines; Trucking Along (ret.)
Card stock & Papers	Mango Melody (ret.); Basic White; Elegant Pine Snowflakes DSP
Ink	Mango Melody and Soft Sky (both retired); Crumb Cake; Old Olive; Timid Tiger Light Blend; Smoky Slate Stamp N Write Marker
Accessories
Tools	Subtle 3D EF (ret.)

Stampin' Up! and Kendra Morgan Meet Up for 2026

Wow, we're into the third day of the year already...lol! My card today is for my pastor's birthday. He loves to wear plaid ties and Kendra Morgan had a digital plaid that looked almost like one he wears. I had a left-over Scripture card from Taylored Expressions so I colored it and added it to the card front with a stamp from SU's Branching Out.

 Thank you for stopping by today and do you have any leftovers?

Stampin' Up! Cake Day Anniversary Card for the Creative Crease Challenge #111

Welcome to our Anything Goes With a Fun Fold Challenge. If you haven't played at Creative Creases Challenge before, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to Challenge #111. We'd love to see your fun fold creation. Here's mine...

 

 Let's take a closer look, shall we?

 

Early Espresso Card Base

Beautiful Bokek DSP 

Doilies (retired)

Pecan Pie Cake with Early Espresso Frosting

Grapefruit Grove ink; Pecan Pie Marker; Early Espresso Ink

Basic White Card Stock

Inside front

Unknown dies - Brushed Silver and Gold Foil

Pecan Pie card stock

Greeting Sticker

Inside inside! 

 unknown die sponged with Grapefruit Grove ink

Love & Happiness Stamp Set

Cake Day Stamp Set 

Thank you for stopping by today and I can't wait to see all the creativity from the team.  Be sure to check us out at CCC#111 and we hope to see your entry there!   

Happy New Year 2026 Calenders

Happy New Year my stamping friends. I started the New Year off by creating calender cards for my Sunday School Class ladies. There are 10 of us and I'm hoping the class will grow this year. Thank you, Taylored Expressions, for the mini calendars and scripture cards that allowed me to create the size card I wanted. Take a look-see...

I do wish TE packaged the calenders in 12 rather than 10 to match the packaging of the Scripture cards. Maybe I'll ask them about that. My colors are not showing up too well but they are Lost Lagoon, Pretty in Pink, Timid Tiger and Purple Posy (retired).

The measurements are really simple and they are easy to make. I made them in assembly-line fashion. I made my own envelopes as A2's were just a little too small. 

Card stock: 4 1/4" x 11", score at 5 1/2" for base

DSP: 4" x 5 1/4"

Card stock: 4 1/4" x 5", score at 1", 2 1/2", 4" on 5" side; burnish, fold and glue to base, which creates the "easel" 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope your NYE was a blast. Did you watch the Rose Parade? Are you having a traditional NYD dinner? Pork, sauerkraut, black-eyed peas and potatoes au gratin are on my menu. Enjoy the day whatever you have and do. Here's hoping 2026 will be gentle on us all.  

 

 

Stampin' Up! Timeless Tidings Project Kit Finale!!!

Here it is, the moment you and I have been waiting for...the end of the Kit and the end of 2025. I have already accomplished some goals for 2026. More on that later but for now ta da...

 

Poinsettia Petals & Not 29 Anymore 

Brightest Glow & Ornamental Pines

 

Beautiful Butterflies & Birthday Blooms  

Did you get a sense of fireworks? I certainly did!!! I am so happy this Kit has vanished. I managed to get more cards than the kit allowed by creating alternatives. Kits are great for beginning stampers AND all the GOAT's. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you in 2026...it's only a card away! Stay safe New Year's Eve! 

 

Stampin' Up! Cake Day Birthday Card for the Stampin' Up! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop

Hello my FB peeps! Welcome to our monthly Stampin' Up! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop!! It's the last one of the year but I'm sure 2026 will be even better!!! The participating demonstrators are listed at the end of my post. I hope you will choose to hop along. Here's what I created for the hop today...

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

 

 and for inside of the cake...

 

and the inside of the card...

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you will hop along with the list of demos below.  

1. Karen Finkle - that's me!
2. Su Mohr
3. Mary Deatherage
4. Debbie Mageed
5. Tara Carpenter
6. Lisa Ann Bernard
7. Sue Jackson
8. Michele Deschenes

Project Details—All Products Current SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Cake Day; Unbounded Love (ret.)
Card stock & Papers	Early Espresso; Basic White; Lemon Lolly; Crushed CurryBeautiful Bokeh DSP
Ink
Accessories	Doilies (ret.)
Tools	Stitched So Sweetly Dies (ret.); 1/2" circle punch (ret.); Cake Day Dies

Stampin' Up! Ornamental Pines Tennessee Christmas Card

Welcome to my Monday Morning Makeover Madness. I CASE'd my card from November 25, 2024 and you can view it here. Let's take a look at how I revamped it this year...

Tomorrow will be a birthday card for the SU Demos Fun Fold hop so I do hope you'll be back.

Project Details—All Products Retired SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Ornamental Pines
Card stock & Papers	Mango Melody; Basic White (current)
Ink	Mango Melody; Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Smoky Slate (current); Timid Tiger Light Blend (current)
Accessories	Retired Ribbon
Tools	sponge; trimmer; Mini Alphabet Dies (current)