Stampin' Up! Mother's Day Gift Bags

Good mid-week morning, peeps! I meant to post my projects on Sunday but totally forgot! If you are a mother of humans or fur babies or an auntie, I hope you had a great day. 

So, I gave my daughter and his mother gift bags filled with Ghiardelli AND Hershey's Zero Sugar candy. I followed the instructions by Pootles and they were quick and easy. Here's a look see...

My daughter got the Lily of the Valley one because she loves them. She gave me a hummingbird solar lantern and her mil gave me a hanging basket which real hummingbirds love! My son-in-love gave me a mug and made me a reuben; chicken wings for his mother along with sprosciutto appetizer and individual apple cheesecakes for dessert. He truly could open a restaurant! I have to show you all the pics because you know I am a foodie (if you've been following me)! Here ya go...

Prosciutto w/Pignoli Nuts, Mozzarella Pearls, Peach Slice, Basil and Balsamic Glaze

Grilled Reuben with his homemade Thousand Island Dressing (I could take a bath in it!!)

Apple Crumb Cheesecake

Plant from Debi

Lantern from Kerri

So far I have had two hummingbirds visit the new hanging basket. I'm patiently waiting for the fireflies to appear! My firefly lantern of  15 years bit the dust, unfortunately, but I'm happy with the hummingbird lantern!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	April 2020 My Wonderful Family Paper Pumpkin Kit (ret.)
Card stock & Papers	Hydrangea Hue; Peaceful Pine; Bloom Boutique Specialty DSP; Bubble Bath
Ink	Hydrangea Hue; Peaceful Pine
Accessories	Soft Succulent Ribbon (ret.); unknown white satin ribbon
Tools	Classic Label Punch (ret.); Artistic Dies (ret.); Lily of the Valley Dies

Stampin' Up! BBQ Master Father's Day Card for Amy's Inkin' Krew Monthly Blog Hop

Welcome to the AIK monthly blog hop. Our theme for this month is "For the Men/Boys" and we can  use any product we wish.  The list of hoppers is at the end of my post. I hope you'll hop along. Here's a thumbnail of my creation...

 Let's take a closer look...

 I originally made this card following TSOT sketch #693 and Double Trouble Challenge #214 but those ended 4/26/26 so I missed the deadline.

Here are some deets:

BBQ Master Stamp Set and Dies 

Poppy Parade CS Base: 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2", 2 3/4"

Poppy Parade CS Z Fold: 3" x 11", scored at 5 1/2", 2 3/4"

Basic Black CS: 4" x 2 3/8" (2); 2 1/2" x 2 5/8" (3); 4" x 5" for die cut arch; scraps for embossed sentiments and utensil

Very Vanilla CS: 2 1/4" x 2 1/2" (3); 4" x 5" (2) for 5th and 6th from largest Everyday Arches Dies

Basic White CS: scrap for bottle 

Peaceful Pine CS: 4" x 5" for grill

Reminisce Firefighter Wildfire Patterned Paper: 3 7/8" x 2 1/4" (2) and scrap for die cut flame (Bistro Burger Dies)

Beautiful Bokeh DSP: scrap for grill fire

Painterly Pears DSP: scrap for mitts 

Silver Foil: scrap for utensils

Crumb Cake: scrap for mushrooms

In Good Taste DSP: scrap for shrimp

Checks & Dots EF for grill cover

Inks: Tangelo Twist; Peaceful Pine; VersaMark; Crushed Curry; Basic Gray; Early Espresso

Silver Embossing Powder

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Next" button will take you to . Clicking on the individual names below will take you directly to each member's post. Trust me, you're in for a treat!

 

1. Karen Finkle- you are here!
2.  Terry Lynn Bright
3.  Karen Ksenzakovic
4.  Tara Carpenter
5.  Nicole Bloxom
6.  Christie King
7.  Mary Deatherage
8.  Ann Louise Fodgaard
9. Charlene Tackvic 
10.  Amy Koenders

 

Stampin' Up! Monday Makeover Madness

Good Monday morning and welcome to the Madness. First I hope all of you who are mothers in one way or another had a great day yesterday. My son-in-love cooked dinner for his mother and me. Second, I needed another anniversary card and I decided to makeover this one because the couple has two dogs. If she had her way, they'd have two cats as well! Take a look see at my MMM...

Thank you for stopping by today.  

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Phrases & Frames
Card stock & Papers	Real Red; Basic Black; Basic White; From the Heart DSP (retired); Red Glimmer Paper (ret.)
Ink	Real Red; Versa Fine Onyx Black
Accessories	Adhesive Backed Heart Sequins (retired)
Tools	Dog Builder Punch (ret.); Stylish Shapes Dies; Very Best Trio Punch (ret.); Heart Shaped Dies (ret.); Sweet & Sassy Dies (ret.); Classic Label Punch (ret.); sponge; Dimensionals

 

 

Stampin' Up! Lily of the Valley Birthday Card for the Creative Creases Challenge - Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

 Welcome to our Anything Goes With a Fun Fold Challenge. I'd like to welcome our new Design Team Mate, Sue Jackson! She played a lot at CCC. If you haven't played at Creative Creases Challenge before, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to Challenge #115. We'd love to see your fun fold creation. Here's mine...

 

I made this fold last month for the CCC and today I CASE'd my Design Team Mate AND upline, Mary Deatherage. I hope I did Mary proud! Her instructions and measurements were spot on and easier. These are "rough" shots of  front, open, back and measurements. Let's take a closer look, shall we? 

 

 

Mary has a great video for making this card and I do hope you'll check it out because I'm not going to "reinvent the wheel" :-)

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#115 ... we hope to see your entry there!  

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Phrases & Frames (available 5/5/26)
Card stock & Papers	Granny Apple Green; Coastal Cabana; Basic White; Garden Green; Valley in Bloom (available 5/5/26)
Ink	Coastal Cabana
Accessories	Shimmering Dots (available 5/5/26)
Tools	Lily of the Valley Dies (available 5/5/26); Everyday Arches Dies (smallest)

Stampin' Up! Dainty Flowers Birthday Card

Good mid-week morning, peeps! Over the weekend I participated in a PaperCrafters Get Organized Summit. WOW, I decluttered, sorted and organized a lot of drawers but my main goal was to clean up my pre-cut sentiments, images, card stock and DSP. Today's card represents some of that. Take a look see...

 The base, mat, DSP, butterfly and banner were just thrown in a drawer. The sentiment is new (5/5/26) from the Lily of the Valley Photopolymer Stamp Set. It fit perfectly in the pre-cut banner. I didn't have to declutter, sort or organize my ribbon because I have always done that. The base is either Fresh Freesia or Purple Posy. I know the mat is Highland Heather but I have no idea what the die cut was. The DSP is the Dainty Flowers which was offered through Sale-A-Bration but I don't remember what year (no reference in my UpNote inventory). The ribbon had no name on it so it must have come in a bundle. The butterfly was in with all my pre-cut insects so I have no clue where that came from or it may have been punched. In any event, I had fun putting the odds and ends together. The inside is the same find...

There was a piece of Highland Heather card stock and the flower image with the sentiment in a box. It was stamped in black so I colored it with various Blends. The three stamped little flowers are from the Layers of Beauty Stamp Set (on the Last Chance List).

You will be seeing more of my sorted stash in the future. I have yet to being sorting my unfinished projects bin. This is exhausting, peeps, BUT it is so rewarding. I felt like I had really accomplished something during and after the seminars and I plan to keep it going.

Thanks for stopping by today and let me know if you attended the Summit. 

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

 Hello my stamping friends.  Welcome to our monthly Stampin' Up! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop!! The participating demonstrators are listed at the end of my post. I hope you will choose to hop along. Here's a thumbnail of what I created for the hop today...

                                             
 Let's take a closer look...

My inspiration came from Dawn Griffith.

Early Espresso Card Stock:

·        Base – 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”

·        Mat – 3 1/4” x 5”, scored at 1/2” on both sides of 5” side

·        Bendy – 1” x 6”, scored at 1/4” on 6” side

Petal Pink Card Stock:

·        Front Mat: 3” x 3 3/4”

·        Back Mats: 2 1/2” x 4” (2) (not shown in post)

·        Scrap for Sentiments

DSP:

·        Share What You Love – 5 1/4” x 4”

·        Beautiful Gallery – scrap for hash (2)

·        Painterly Pears – cut outs for pears, stems/leaves

Inks:

·        Early Espresso

·        Old Olive

·        Mossy Meadow

·        Memento Tuxedo Black

Tools:

·        Perfectly Pears Stamp Set and Dies

·        Stylish Shapes Dies

Accessories:

·        Adhesive-Backed Swirl Dots

·        Dimensionals

Instructions:

Adhere  5 1/4” x 4” DSP to card base, score at 2 3/4” on the back side of base. Bend back and forth with fingers ending up with a valley fold.

Stamp a pear image in center of 3” x 3 3/4” Petal Pink Mat; adhere to 3 1/4’ x 5” Early Espresso Mat that has been scored previously on the edges. With the scored sides folded in and down, score at 2”. Fold back and forth with fingers ending up with mountain fold.

Add cut out two pears and adhere with dimensionals. Cut and adhere 3 stems/leaves. Put liquid glue only on stems and mini dimensionals on leaves.  Adhere hash marks.

Line up center fold with center fold of base and adhere with Tear & Tape on folded edges, make sure it’s high enough that “bendy” doesn’t cover the bottom of pears.

Stamp splatters on the 1” x 6” bendy piece. Tear & Tape on the ¼” folds and butt up against edges of base. Stamp splatters on the banner sentiment (optional).

Add sentiments…one dimensional on banner center. 2 mini dimensionals on the “hello”. Add 3 embellishments. 

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

Rae Burnet

Karen Finkle - that's me!

Debbie Mageed

Su Mohr

Lisa Ann Bernard

Mary Deatherage

Michele Deschenes

Sue Jackson

Beth McCullough