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

 

Stampin' Up! Celebrate 4th of July Card

Good Monday morning, peeps. These two cards are representative of the cards I'm creating for the church shut-ins to celebrate them AND America. I used the napkin technique with adhesive sheets. Take a look see...

I can't even remember where the napkins came from nor the ribbon. I did add some retired blue stars from SU and the "celebrate" is a retired die from the Celebrate Thinlits set. 

My card stock is Real Red, Basic White and the retired Starry Sky. The side pieces are embossed with the retired Sparkle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our Stampin' Up! Demos Fun Fold blog hop. I could have used this Book Binding fun fold for the hop...lol!
 

 

Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora Friendship Card

Good Thursday morning, peeps. Today I am finally using items that are new but I haven't used AND I'm using some old. Take a look see...

My card base is Peaceful Pine, which is a new In Color but I have used it before. However, the embossed Barely Blush card stock I haven't used, nor have I used the Lady Bug Picnic 3D EF!

The Bloom Boutique Specialty paper I have used before but not the 2026-2028 In Color Butterflies. I used the Barely Blush ones and the Crisp Canteloupe. 

The ribbon is the retired Variegated 5/8" Petal Pink/Whisper White 5/8". 

Fern & Flora Stamp Set, which I haven't used before, provides the sentiment. It's stamped on Peaceful Pine card stock with Versamark Ink and embossed with white powder. I used the retired Pretty Label punch and adhered it with Dimensionals. 

I made my card for this month's Mystery design for the Pink Barn Stamper's Group. I haven't played at NBUS in forever so I'm entering my card there for Challenge #87. 

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Stampin' Up! He's the Man Birthday Card

Good morning my stamping peeps! It seems like it's been forever since I made a card. I've been working on my great grandson's album of the first year of his life. My card today is for my son-in-love. It's not the greatest card I've made because I'm not an artist, but it was fun. Take a look see...

and the inside...

 I used my Brother label maker for the sentiment on the front. I adhered it to piece of Crumb Cake card stock that I cut with a Tasteful Labels die.

 

The inside ephemera pieces are from the retired He's the Man Specialty DSP. Again, I used my Brother label maker and a stamp from the BBQ Master Stamp Set. I hope he likes the card but I know he'll like the check inside it...lol!

 

Thank you for stopping by today. 

 

Stampin' Up! Relaxing Waterside Birthday Card for Amy's Inkin' Krew Blog Hop

 Welcome to the AIK monthly blog hop. Our theme for this month is "Celebrate Summer" 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...

 

I'm still sticking to my goal of using a Paper Pumpkin Kit at least once a month! This is an alternative for the July 2023 kit, Fun in the Sun. I was inspired by Rachel Tessman.

Let's take a closer look... 

My Lemon Lolly card base is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". The Basic White part of the card is 3 3/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2". The Lemon Lolly mat is 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". The images are from the punch outs in the kit. I stamped the sentiment on the Adirondack chair in Crumb Cake using a stamp from the May-August 2026 catalog (Relaxing Waterside).

 

The inside...

More sentiments from Relaxing Waterside and more punch outs from the kit.

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

 

 

1. Christie King
2. Karen Ksenzakovic
3. Karen Finkle- that's me!
4. Tara Carpenter
5. Nicole Bloxom
6. Mary Deatherage
7. Charlene Tackvic
8. Ann Louise Fodgaard
9. Amy Koenders