Stampin' Up! Faith Collection Sympathy Card for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a theme challenge for you today and here is a thumbprint of what I created for our hop...

 

                           

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

I was inspired by Lynn Dunn. What I used to create my card is listed in the chart after the hoppers' names. I can't give you measurements because I cut everything right on the trimmer and kept adjusting as I went along. Lynn gives you measurements and directions on her video.

 

For the inside...

 

Thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity. 

                               

                                                      
 
Amy Koenders
Mary Deatherage
Karen Finkle - you are here!
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Terry Lynn Bright

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Faith Collection; Something Fancy (inside sentiment)
Card stock & Papers	Old Olive; Basic White; Lemon Lolly; Floral Delight (strip inside)
Ink	Mossy Meadow; Daffodil Delight; Pecan Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Faith Collection Dies; Everyday Arches Dies

Stampin' Up! Chevron Easter Card

Good mid-week, peeps! My card today has been called a Chevron fold as well as a Zig Zag fold. No matter what you want to call it, I call it FUN! 

My card base is  A2 Old Olive with an embossed mat of Lemon Lolly (Layered Florals 3D EF). The chevron is made with 5 pieces of Floral Delight DSP 1" x 2.5".

The "Easter Blessings" sentiment is from the retired Daffodil Daydream Stamp Set using Old Olive Ink.

For the inside... 

The stamp set I used is the retired Easter Message and is stamped in Old Olive. I adhered a 1/4" strip of the same DSP that is on the front.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our weekly Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop.

Stampin' Up! Makeover Beautiful Butterfly Birthday Card

Welcome to my Monday Makeover. My original napkin fold card is here.

The cardstock is 12" x 12" retired Tranquil Tide from a variety package of the 2017-2019 In Colors. It is cut to 11" x 11" and the DSP triangles are cut from the retired Fresh Florals 12" x 12" pack. 

For the inside...

The sentiment is from the retired Happiest Birthday stamp set and is stamped in Tranquil Tide ink.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you'll check out my last one on the 25th for the SU Demos FF Hop.
 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Beautiful Butterflies for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

 Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a sketch challenge for you today and here is a thumbprint of what I created for our hop...

 

Let's take a closer look...

Well, you know the why of my design, but do you know the why of my colors? Yes, they came from Jaydee at The Paper Players Challenge!

I'm also hoping CAS on Sunday: Challenge#304|Watercoloring will like that I chose to use watercolored butterflies and a watercolored sentiment panel. 

My card base is Basic White 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4". I embossed it with the 3D Fern EF. I also embossed the 5 1/4" x 2" piece of Beautiful Bokeh DSP (Daffodil Delight) with the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid EF. 

I watercolored a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper with a paint brush I had in my tool box. The inks I used were Balmy Blue, Bubble Bath and Lost Lagoon. These colors were used for the butterflies. I die cut them with a die from the Beautiful Butterflies Dies after I had stamped them (using the same color inks) with a stamp from the Beautiful Butterflies Photopolymer Stamp Set. I left a portion white  so I could watercolor it with another pastel color, Peach Pie. 

Once it dried, I stamped the sentiment, using Fresh Freesia ink, with part of a stamp from the photopolymer Spring Corner Stamp Set. Then I punched it out with the Modern Oval Punch. I adhered it with Dimensionals. I also adhered the three butterflies with Dimensionals.

I decided to finish the inside for an Easter card to be sent to one of our church shutins.

I used the retired Easter Friends Stamp Set to stamp the chick in Daffodil Delight. The sentiment "Happy Easter, Happy Spring" comes from the retired Timeless Tulips Stamp Set.

Thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity.

 

Amy Koenders
Mary Deatherage
Karen Finkle - you are here!
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Terry Lynn Bright 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Beautiful Butterflies for Amy's Inkin' Krew Monthly Blog Hop

Hello my stamping friends! Welcome to our monthly Amy's Inkin' Krew hop. Our theme for this month is "Celebrate Spring" and we can interpret that any way we want and use any product we wish. Here is what I created for it using the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder and Dies...

 Let's take a closer look...

I was inspired by the SU January-April 2025 Mini Catalog and my team mate, Jaimie.

My card base is Thick Basic White 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4".

I cut a piece of Basic White 4" x 5 1/4", embossed it with the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder and sponged it with Calypso Coral ink. Then I cut it down to 3 1/4" x 5 1/4".

Next I cut a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock 1/4" x 5 1/4" and adhered it to the above piece.

Then I cut a strip of Beautiful Bokeh 6" x 6" DSP to 1 1/2" x 5 1/4" and adhered it to the card base. I adhered the embossed part to the front with Dimensionals.

Using a stamp from the April 2016 Paper Pumpkin Kit, I stamped "Happy Spring" on a scrap of Basic White in Pretty Peacock ink and punched it out with the Modern Oval Punch. I punched another out of Calypso Coral card stock for a mat.

I had a piece of Bright & Beautiful DSP on my desk that I had used the other day so I die cut some small butterflies and adhered them to the front and the inside. The strip along the bottom of the inside is from what I had cut for the front. 

The sentiments are from the Birthday Celebration Stamp Set, stamped in Pretty Peacock and Calypso Coral inks.

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Next" button will take you to Mary, and clicking on the "Previous" button will take you to TOK (the other Karen!). Clicking on the individual names will take you directly to each member's post. Trust me, you're in for a treat no matter what direction you hop!

 

Christine King
Ann Louise Fodgaard
Karen Ksenzakovic
Karen Finkle - you are here!
Mary Deatherage
Akiko Sudano
Tara Carpenter
Amy Koenders

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Birthday Fun Fold Card

Happy Monday, peeps! I have made three of these and this is the only one where I used DSP instead of card stock. The remaining two are upcoming on the 17th and 25th! There are many videos on You Tube for creating this fold but I chose to follow one by Alyson Mayo, which is not public. You would need to join her group on FB in order to see the video. She considers this to be a medium difficulty fun fold and it is if you don't have heavy card stock. That's why I used SU's thinner paper.

I used retired Little Latte Designer Series Paper 12" x 12". I cut it to 11" x 11". Many of the napkin folds use different paper for the triangles but I didn't do that for this particular card. However, I did on the upcoming cards.

 

For the inside...

I'm entering my card at Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2910.

I might try my hand/brain at using a piece of 8 1/2" x 11" and possibly get it to fit into an A2 envelope. Wish me luck OR better yet, if you know of how to achieve this daunting task, leave me a comment PLEASE! I do have lots of scrap paper though...lol!

 

Thank you for stopping by today and do give this fun fold a try. It really is fun!
 

                         

                                              

                                              

Stampin' Up! Something Fancy Birthday Card for the Creative Creases Challenge #101

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 #101. We'd love to see your fun fold creation. Here's a snapshot of mine...

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

If you are looking for instructions and measurements, just type in "book binding" in my search bar and it will bring up cards I have created using that fold.

For the inside...

Thank you for stopping by today and I can't wait to see all the creativity from the team. We welcome back Carrie as part of our team. Be sure to check us out at CCC#101 and we hope to see your entry there! Remember, you have a month to participate.

Project Details—All Products Current SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Something Fancy; Approaching Perfection (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Pecan Pie; Basic White; Timeless Plaid
Ink	Pecan Pie
Accessories	Pecan Pie 3/8" Center Stripe Ribbon (retired); Pecan Pie Adhesive-Backed Ribboned Dots
Tools	Modern Oval Punch; Dimensionals