Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora Birthday for Amy's Inkin' Krew Blog Hop

Welcome to the AIK monthly blog hop. Our theme for this month is "Fun Fold" 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...

 

This is another card design/fun fold that Alyson Mayo taught me how to make. If you join her group, you can watch the video and get the pdf. I hope you'll do that.

I'm using up some items from my stash that I found when I participated in the Papercrafters Get Organized Summit. I have so many pre-cut butterflies and flowers it's pathetic! 

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

 

Terry Lynn Bright

Ann Louise Fodgaard

Charlene Tackvic

Tara Carpenter

Karen Ksenzakovic

Karen Finkle- that's me!

Christie King

Mary Deatherage

Amy Koenders

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Year of Flowers (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Berry Burst; Fern & Flora; Basic White; Old Olive; Color Theory DSP (ret.)
Ink	Berry Burst; Light Old Olive and Light Berry Bursts Blends
Accessories	butterflies and florals from my stash
Tools

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Pier Thinking of You Card

Good morning, peeps! Hope you had a great weekend. I saw a challenge at As You See It so I decided to play as it's been awhile! Challenge #376 is to fill in the blank..."My favourite embossing folder is _____. Well, mine is the retired Fern 3D EF. There's not a lot peeking out, but enough that the recipient will know what it is because she's a demonstrator as well. Take a look see...

Let's take a look at the inside...

Measurements:

• Card Base: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4"
• Embossed Mat: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
• Flower Panel Mats: 1 1/8" x 4 1/8" (2); 1" x 4 7/8"
• Flower Panels: 1" x 4" (2); 7/8" x 4 3/4" 

So, I hope you'll visit ASYI and fill in the blank.

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Peaceful Pier (ret.)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White; Mossy Meadow; Rich Razzleberry (ret.)
Ink	Mossy Meadow; Rich Razzleberry (ret.)
Accessories	2026-2028 In Color Butterflies; Mossy Meadow & Gold Trim 1/4" (Ret.)
Tools	Countryside Corners Die (ret.)

Stampin' Up! Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit

Welcome to Wednesday! It's another month and I'm still sticking to my goal of using a PPK. Today's is more recent than the ones I've used in the past six months. This one is from the April 2026 kit and I was inspired by Creative Chelsea. I appreciate your stopping by and now, let's take a look see...

 

and the inside...

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Relaxing Waterside
Card stock & Papers	Basic White; Countryside Inn DSP (ret.); Waterside Retreat DSP (ret.); Soft Sea Foam; April 2026 PP Kit (inside panel, oars and mat for sentiment)
Ink	Misty Moonlight
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Large Number Framelits (ret.)

Stampin' Up! True Love Tuck & Reveal for the Creative Creases Challenge Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

 Welcome to our Anything Goes With a Fun Fold Challenge.  If you haven't played at the Creative Creases Challenge before, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to Challenge #117. We'd love to see your fun fold creation. Here's mine...

My friend, Alyson Mayo, taught me how to make this "Tuck & Reveal" fold. I absolutely love it! Thank you, Alyson. If you click on this link, it will take you to her group where you will be able to join and see the instruction video. (If it doesn't work, let me know in a comment.) Let's take a closer look... 

 

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

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happiness Abounds (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White; Basic Black; True Love DSP (retired)
Ink	VersaFine Onyx
Accessories	Black/Silver Metallic 1/4" Ribbon (retired)
Tools	Stitched Labels Dies (retired); Sprig Punch (retired); Cherry Blossoms Dies (retired)

Stampin' Up! Patriotic Birthday and Anniversary Cards

Good morning, stamping friends! Can you believe  we are headed into the 4th of July weekend? I have friends who celebrate a birthday and anniversary around the 4th so I created these cards for them.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you will have a happy and safe 4th of July celebration. Wow, the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." I think there are many people who have forgotten this, don't you? Happy birthday, America.

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Patriotic Ice Cream Celebrate Card

These are two more cards I made for the church shut-ins. They go along with the ice cream theme of the napkin cards I posted last Monday. Take a look see...

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps
Card stock & Papers	Basic White; Real Red; Crumb Cake; Starry Sky (ret.)
Ink	Computer generated
Accessories
Tools	Celebrate You Thinlits (ret.); Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch (ret.); Darice Assorted Stars embossing folder (ret.); Cheery Lynn Designs Marines Dies (ret.)

Stampin' Up! Layers of Beauty for the Demos Fun Fold Monthly 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...

 

This is another fun fold that Alyson Mayo taught me back in May. She was kind enough to make it using 8 1/2" x 11" card stock, which really helps me out as I don't have 12" x 12" card stock. She has a video on it but if you are not a member of her group, you will have to click on this link where you will have a chance to join. It's well worth the time to visit her!

My card base is Tempting Turquoise, which is retired. The mats are retired Perfect Plum. The patterned paper is Craft Consortium. One pattern is Ink Drops and the other is Bloom Beautiful. Basic White was used for the pull out sentiment/images and the embossed cover. 

The embossing folder I used was the retired Exposed Brick 3D and I used Soft Succulent Ink (retired) to blend over the raised parts. 

Vellum was used for the belly band. Layers of Beauty Stamp Set, dies and stencil masks were used, along with the retired Branching Out Stamp Set (sentiments). The inks I used were Perfect Plum, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather,  Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent.

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

Su Mohr

Debbie Mageed

Karen Finkle - that's me!

Mary Deatherage

Beth McCullough

Rae Burnet

Lisa Ann Bernard