Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Stampin' Up! Scalloped Painted Patch Thanksgiving Card

It's officially fall, yippee! Now if cooler weather would play along, I'll be quite content. I am very content with the hummingbirds outside my back porch. I just wish they'd get along and share the feeders! There's enough nectar for them all. Some must be juvies because they are REALLY tiny! I put the feeders out after I returned from my team stamping retreat in GA. Here's another card I made while I was there...

and the inside...


 

The ingredients are listed below. Speaking of ingredients, I forgot to ask James how to make this delicious dinner dish we had Friday night...

 As Mary would say, it was the "bomb diggity"! I had two helpings which is unusual for me! I am not a fan of chutney but the sauce was great.

Thanks for stopping by today and think "fall"...that too is the bomb diggity! 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps Thanks & Giving; Painted Pumpkins; Perfect Pennants (retired)
Card stock & Papers     Pool Party; Crisp Cantaloupe; Peaceful Pine; Basic White; Painted Patch DSP
 Ink Cajun Craze; Blackberry Bliss; Peaceful Pine
Accessories Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots; Dimensionals
Tools     Painted Pumpkin Dies; Scalloped Christmas Cheer Dies; Radiant Sunflowers Dies; Rustic 3D EF

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Stampin' Up! Dainty Flowers for the Monthly SU 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 what I created for the hop today... 


  

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

 

 Doesn't look like a fun fold, does it?! Well, back in June, my upline and friend, Mary Deatherage made a card with an accordion fold on the inside. I just had to try my hand at it. I followed her design but everything is else is all me!

The inside...

and a shot from above...

You can see Mary's card here and she gives you the measurements for the base, the mat and focal panel, along with pieces I didn't use, and the accordion fold.

I just love this DSP and the Rich Razzleberry color. Everything I used to make this card is retired (with the exception of the pink mat). 

Mary got this card I made along with a gazillion other congrats cards on Saturday at our retreat in Georgia. In case you didn't know, Mary just hit the million dollar mark in sales for Stampin' Up! It was a joyous occasion. Here's one pic out of many during the celebration...

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

SU Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop Lineup

  1. Su Mohr
  2. Debbie Mageed
  3. Mary Deatherage
  4. Karen Finkle - that's me!
  5. Lisa Ann Bernard
  6. Sue Jackson
  7. Rae Burnet

 

   

Project Details—All Products Retired SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps Balloon Celebration; Many Mates; Unbounded Love
Card stock & Papers     Rich Razzleberry; Dainty Flowers; Barely Blush (current)
 Ink Rich Razzleberry
Accessories Tiny Bee Trinkets
Tools     Dies: Ornate Frames; Beautiful Butterflies; Unbounded Love; Welcoming Window

Monday, September 21, 2026

Stampin' Up! Friendship Painted Pumpkins Card

Good Morning, peeps! Today's card is the kit I made for the team retreat in Georgia. I also made pillow gifts for each team member who was there. It was a fun time and you never knew what conversation topic would present itself. BUT you did know what the card kits would be and they were all wonderful as was each meal prepared by James. It was the first time I had met my teammies in person. I'm hoping to go again next year if I'm lucky enough to win the "lottery". In any event, take a look see...


 
I have instructions if you are interested. Just leave your email in a comment and I will send them to you. 
 
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our SU Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop.



 

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Stampin' Up! A Stitched Season and Poe

Good Sunday morning, peeps! Today is the last day in Georgia at our team stamping retreat. If I get ambitious, I'll post more cards and photos in case you are interested. If not, don't look...lol!

I got my furry fix this weekend, which began on Thursday. This is Poe, one of the family the owner of the Crafty Elk Lodge has. Poe is a BIG boy!

Isn't he handsome? He is as gentle as he is handsome. I am covered with his white hair but I don't care! Wish I could take him home with me, along with the chef/owner at the Lodge! Here's one of the cards we made. This is the first card I made and it was designed by Charlene Tackvic a/k/a All Kinds of Crafty on You Tube.

I'll be adding more cards from the retreat soon but this was my first Christmas card of the year. Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Stampin' Up! Painted Pumpkins Birthday Card

Good morning, peeps. Fall still isn't in the air...it's supposed to be 94 degrees in TN and 92 in GA! Real feel is 103/98...yuch! Hummingbirds are migrating here along with some other birds so there's hope that fall will be closely behind. Fall brings pumpkins and gourds so here's a few for you today...

I CASE'd one of my uplines, Amy Koenders. Everything I used is listed in the chart below.

For the inside...

Thank you for stopping by today.  

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps Painted Pumpkins
Card stock & Papers     Cajun Craze; Basic White; Painted Patch DSP; Crisp Cantaloupe
 Ink Cajun Craze; Peaceful Pine
Accessories Calypso Coral with Copper Border 3/8" Ribbon
Tools     Perennial Postage Dies; Painted Pumpkins Dies; Stylish Shapes Dies

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Stampin' Up! Painted Patch Birthday

Good morning, peeps! Fall is in the air...at least on my card if not in the weather. Take a look see... 

My card base is Cajun Craze cut at 6 3/4" x 4 1/4". I scored it at 1 1/4". I sponged Cajun Craze ink on the flap using one of the Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks.

Then I cut a piece of Painted Patch DSP to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", put a tick mark at 1 1/4" on the top left and cut it on the diagonal.

Using the Painted Pumpkins Dies and Painted Patch DSP, I cut out five pumpkins/gourds. I also cut the leaves and tendril from Old Olive cardstock. I adhered them as seen in the photo (with one being on the inside Pool Party panel that measures 5 1/4" x 4).

I stamped the sentiment from the retired Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set in Cajun Craze ink and added embellishments from the Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots.

Thank you for stopping by today
 

 

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Stampin' Up! Halloween Birthday for Amy's Inkin' Krew Blog Hop

 Welcome to the AIK monthly blog hop. Our theme for this month is "Halloween Fun" 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, shall we?

I'm still sticking to my goal of using my retired Paper Pumpkin Kits. This one is from September 2020 named "Hello Pumpkin". I was inspired by Linda Bedinger. Everything was from the kit with the exception of the "Birthday" sentiment, which is from the retired May 2018 Manly Moments PP Kit. The cardstock is Basic Black with a mat of retired Mango Melody cardstock. The art panel is Basic White. The ink is retired Mango Melody. 

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


Stampin' Up! Scalloped Painted Patch Thanksgiving Card

It's officially fall, yippee! Now if cooler weather would play along, I'll be quite content. I am very content with the hummingbirds...