Stampin' Up! Winter Owls Birthday Card

What day is it? Well, according to the camel, it's "hump day". Did you see they brought back the Mike, Mike, Mike ad for GEIKO? In my world, it's Wednesday and welcome! Take a look see at what I created...

I made this card for my daughter's birthday. She showed me a drawing of the next tattoo she wants. It's similar to the owl on the upper right. 

I thought the big die from Aspen Tree Dies (retired) was quite appropriate frame for the owls to nest on. I sponged the Basic White cut out trees with Misty Moonlight and Old Olive inks. 

The retired All About Autumn DSP was the perfect backdrop for a fall birthday on a Cajun Craze base. The moon and owls are from the retired Winter Owls Stamp Set. The owls are cut out with the matching dies. The "moon" is stamped in Misty Moonlight, which was a mistake! I meant to use Mossy Meadow but pulled out the wrong ink and wasn't paying attention!

I cut the retired Balloon Celebration sentiment with a die from the retired Stitched Labels. I adhered it over the Calypso Coral Copper Bordered 3/8" Ribbon using layers of Dimensionals. I had glued the ribbon to the card because it wasn't tied in a bow. To cover the spots of glue, I adhered Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots.

For the inside, I used another stamp from the Balloon Celebration set and another owl from the Winter Owls. The balloons are from the same DSP and were punched with a punch from the Party Punch Pack (retired). The bow tying the strings is from the retired Lots of Lavender Stamp Set.
 

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you'll also visit TTTC303 where I have entered my card. I chose to go straight across the top with fall colors (the background DSP), frame and ribbon...such fun!

 

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! 

Karen Finkle - that's me!

Tara Carpenter

Mary Deatherage 

Charlene Tackvic

Karen Ksenzakovic

Christie King

Ann Louise Fodgaard

Nicole Bloxom

Amy Koenders

Stampin' Up March 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit Daisy Daydream

Good Monday morning, my stamping friends. Today could be a Makeover Madness Day but I think it's just another birthday card using the same kit as here. This is one of my favorite kits. Take a look see at how different but similar it is to the earlier one...

same bee, same hive image, different design, etc.

and the inside... 

For this one, I used 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls on the front. I used the retired Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set on the inside along with a retired Perennial Essence Floral Center. The bee is a stamp from the kit.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a good week.
 

 

Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Birthday Card

Monday, Monday...can't trust that day (you're welcome for the ear worm!) BUT you can trust that I am staying true to making a card from a Paper Pumpkin Kit for the month. I'm so proud of myself that I have carried through with my goal to use a kit once a month. Can you believe we are in our 4th month of the year already? Wow, I am standing still but time is not!! Let's take a look see at the March 2025 kit...

I loved this kit so much that I purchased 3 refills! I belong to a women's group (PEO) and our organization's flower is the Marguerite. I'm sure a lot of my PEO sisters drink Margaritas as well as love daisies! I, myself, do not like them...lol...Margaritas that is, not daisies!

This card is the #3 card that they made with the kit. There was no variation so it went together quickly.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our monthly Amy's Inkin' Krew Blog Hop. 
 

Stampin' Up! Silly Safari Birthday Card

Good morning, peeps. Glad you are stopping by. Want to go to the zoo with me? Okay, let's go...

 This was a labor of love fussy cutting the animals, but aren't they cute?! 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Silly Safari; Number of Years (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Lemon Lolly; Mossy Meadow; Garden Green; Cajun Craze; Basic White
Ink	Cajun Craze; Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Deckled Rectangles Die (retired); Well Written Framelits (retired)

Stampin' Up! Meets Tim Holtz

Happy Thanksgiving, peeps. I was hoping to do a throwback Thursday but I got stuck working with the non-working alcohol inks. This turned out a little better than yesterday's card but all the inks have gone into the circular file! Take a look see...

I had a mashup of items on my desk so I put them together with the Tim Holtz Layering Stencils Autumn Collection and his alcohol inks. 

The fussy cut leaf is from the Artistic Leaves Stamp Set and is stamped in Pumpkin Pie ink on white cardstock. It's raised up with Dimensionals. The sentiment is from the Prairie Grass Stamp Set and is stamped in Old Olive ink.

The dragonflies are from the retired Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies and Birds embellishments. The Rabbit's Foot Fern is from a package I inherited and has no company name on it.

Here's the inside...

The sentiment is from the retired Comforting Thoughts Stamp Set and is stamped in Cajun Craze ink to match the cardstock. The dragonfly is from the Little B embellishments.

Thank you for stopping by today.
 

Stampin' Up! Meets Close to My Heart for a Birthday

Hello, stamping friends. Hope you have a fun weekend planned. I get to eat ribs, mac and cheese plus baked beans at my daughter's today. My son-in-love grills a mean slab of ribs. Yesterday, I made Korean beef ribs in the crock pot...yum! My card today is quite of mixture of goodies, which you will find in the chart below.

  

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Prairie Grass; Lucky to Have You (CTMH); Winged Masterpiece (CTMH); Wishing You the Happiest
Card stock & Papers	Blackberry Bliss; Strathmore Hot Press Watercolor Paper; Basic White
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black; VersaMark; Colorburst by Ken Oliver (Fusia, Turquoise, Orchid, Chartreuse)
Accessories
Tools	Heat Embossing Powder; Heat tool

Stampin' Up! Prairie Grass Sympathy Card

Good Friday, peeps...well, it's closer to Thanksgiving and Christmas...but you know Easter is around the corner, right? Let's just go with this is Friday for the upcoming weekend. I am having trouble posting/adding things to my post so if you have any questions, leave me a comment and thank you for stopping by today. I appreciate you! 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Prairie Grass; Comforting Thoughts (Retired)
Card stock & Papers	Sweetsugar Plum (Retired); Blackberry Bliss; Basic White
Ink	VersaMark; Memento Tuxedo Black; Color Burst Powders (Fushia, Turquoise, Orchid) by Ken Oliver
Accessories	Dimensionals; Little B Stickers (mini paper Dragonflies)
Tools	White Embossing Powder; Fern 3D EF (Retired); Tasteful Labels Dies (Retired); Snips; Paper Trimmer

Stampin' Up! Modern Christmas for Amy's Inkin' Krew Blog Hop

Hello my stamping friends! Welcome to our monthly Amy's Inkin' Krew hop. Our theme for this month is "Christmas/Holiday" and we can  use any product we wish. Here is what I created for it ...

  

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

 

I just love a fun fold, don't you? Today's was inspired by Sally Poole. She calls it a Tri-Shutter fold and you can watch her video here. I might cover the back with more DSP at a later date.

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

List of Hoppers:

Karen Ksenzakovic
Christie King
Mary Deatherage
Karen Finkle- that's me!
Tara Carpenter
Akiko Sudano
Ann Louise Fodgaard
Nicole Bloxom
Amy Koenders

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Joyful Tidings (stamped sentiment)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White; Real Red; Modern Christmas Specialty DSP; Brushed Gold Foil (retired)
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Traditions of  Christmas Sticker Sheet; Dimensionals
Tools	Impression Obsession Cardinals Dies (retired)

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Garden Sympathy Card for the SU Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop

Hello my FB peeps! 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, shall we?

  

This is a CASE of Sue Stampfield's card. She doesn't give measurements of all the pieces so I tried to figure it out on my own! I used different DSP. Let me show you more pics and then I'll go into my measurements. You'll need to watch her video on how to assemble :-) Here's a side view...

 top view...

 back view...

 Measurements:

Base: 4 1/4" x 9", score at 1 3/4" and 3 1/2"

Z fold strips: 9" x 3/4", scored same as above 

DSP: Front Left 1 1/2" x 4"; Front Slats  3 3/4" x 1/2"; Side Slats  1 10/16" x 1/2"; Inside Panel 3 1/2" x 4"; Front Right 1 10/16" x 4" 

Back: Misty Moonlight card stock 5 1/4" x 4"; Basic White 5" x 3 3/4" 

Scrap white for doves. I found the Misty Moonlight stitched circle in my stash and I believe it was cut out with one of the Stylish Shapes Dies. 

If I make another fold like this, I'll probably change my measurements. I noticed the strips adhered to the left are not covered by DSP. On the right side, I have them covered on one side with DSP but not the other. So, instead of 1 10/16" x 4", I'll make it 1 1/2" x 4" to be consistent with the left. I hope that makes sense. 

I've decided to throw my card into the ring for the Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC369. The colors are Misty Moonlight, Cloud Cover, Secret See and Pecan Pie. (There are swirls in the DSP that are brown but it's too difficult to see in the photo but IRL it's there!)

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

1. Su Mohr
2. Michele Deschenes
3. Debbie Mageed
4. Sue Jackson
5. Mary Deatherage
6. Karen Finkle
7. Tara Carpenter
8. Lisa Ann Bernard

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Happy Tails Birthday Card

Good Sunday morning, peeps! My childhood friend had a gray Italian Greyhound named Gracie so I made this card for her. I hope she likes purples! We've been friends for 74 years and she was my maid of honor 56 years ago!

I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our monthly SU Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop. Thanks for stopping by and here's what I used to make my card...

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Greyhound Stamp - The Rubbernecker Stamp Co.; Happy Tails (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Fresh Freesia; Blackberry Bliss; Basic White; Silver Foil
Ink	Basic Gray; Blackberry Bliss; Smoky Slate Blends
Accessories
Tools	Deckled Circle Die (retired); Large Letters Framelits (retired); Large Numbers Framelits (retired); Tin Tile 3D EF (retired); sponge

Stampin' Up! Beautiful Butterflies Birthday Card

Good Monday Morning Makeover to you, my stamping friends! Here's my makeover...

 Remember the original card?

 

Today's card just has different measurements so the flaps are square rather than rectangular. 

 

• Card Base: 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2"
• DSP Panel: 4" x 5 1/4"
• Flaps: 3 3/4" x 3 1/2"; 3 2/4" x 3", scored and folded 1/4" from edge to make a square (long sides)
• DSP for flaps 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" and 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
• Inside Panel: 4" x 5 1/4"

For the insides...

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Beautiful Butterflies "Time to Celebrate"; Nature's Harvest and Harvest Dies (retired) for coneflowers; Coneflower Celebrations (inside sentiment)
Card stock & Papers	Mossy Meadow; Basic White; Bokeh DSP; Splendid Autumn DSP
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black; Pecan Pie, Daffodil Delight and Mossy Meadow Blends
Accessories	Brushed Brass Butterflies
Tools	Well Written Dies ("Happy Birthday"); Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid EF

Stampin' Up! Otterly Adorable for the Creative Creases Challenge #106 Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

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

 

  

 I watched a video by Alyson Mayo and she calls this an M-Fold Card. It's a 6" x 6" card. Let me show you a larger photo...

 

My base is a piece of 12" x 12" Lemon Lime Twist card stock (retired) and is cut at 12" x 6", scored at 6". The center, of course, is at the 3" mark and you cut from that point down to the corners, diagonally. 

The DSP (Otterly Adorable - Last Chance List) on the two triangles that result from those cuts are formed by cutting a piece 5 3/4" x 5 3/4", cut from 2 7/8" center to the corners diagonally. Adhere with liquid glue.

For the inside, you will need a piece of DSP that measures 5 7/8" x 5 7/8". Adhere that with liquid glue.

For the triangle that shows on the back side of the front, you will need a piece of colored card stock that measures 5 7/8" x 5 7/8" . Find the center (2 15/16"?) and cut diagonally from there to each bottom corner. The two resulting triangles can be saved for another project. The big triangle can be embossed (Seaside - retired) and adhered with liquid glue.

I stamped the sentiment from Unbounded Love in Early Espresso before I embossed it.

After the fact, I adhered some embellishments but I didn't take another photo. I also turned this into an A2 card, which I will post on August 26th with directions.
 

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#106 and we hope to see your entry there! Remember, you have a month to participate. .

Stampin' Up! Otterly Adorable Birthday Card for the Monthly Stampin' Up! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop

 Hello my FB peeps! 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...

                                                          

My design came from Mystery Stamping night with Dani Gurrola (Pink Barn Stampers). She gives us measurements ahead of time and then we watch her to see how to put everything together! It's so fun and a different way to present mystery stamping. We must use her design in order to win a prize. Let me show you what she provides...

So, let me show you again what I created using her measurements and design...

 

 It's a different take on an easel card and I love it!

For my base, I chose Coastal Cabana. For the easel part I chose Pretty Peacock. My DSP is the retired Otterly  Adorable DSP. The gold foil is embossed with the retired Ornate Florals 3D EF. The ribbon is retired Lost Lagoon 3/8" and the sentiment is punched with the retired Pretty Labels Punch. The only current item is the sentiment from Unbounded Love!

For the inside...

More Otterly Adorable DSP and an Inkadinkadoo sentiment stamped in Pretty Peacock and cut with a retired Deco Label die.

As you can see, I am trying to use up old stuff before I buy new! Wish me luck with that!! I'm not having much luck dropping as a demo either...lol!

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

1. Karen Finkle
2. Rae Burnet
3. Debbie Mageed
4. Su Mohr
5. Beth McCullough
6. Tara Beth Carpenter
7. Mary Deatherage
8. Lisa Ann Bernard
9. Maria Mench
10. Michele Deschenes
11. Sue Jackson

 
 

Stampin' Up! Twist & Pop Birthday Card 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 "fun fold" and we can  use any product we wish. Here is what I created for it using the Floral Delight DSP.

 

 

 Let's take a closer look, shall we?

I made this way back in June and I didn't make any notes on how I did it. I do know I tore the inked embossed section on both sides  and adhered it to the Lemon Lolly card base that was edged with the Floral Delight DSP.

The sentiment is from the retired Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set. The lady bug was created with the retired Lady Bug Builder Punch.

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

More of the Floral Delight DSP, another lady bug, "Happy Birthday" from the Unbounded Love Stamp Set and "Celebrate the Good Stuff" from the retired Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set. My mats are Mossy Meadow card stock.

There are many videos on You Tube showing how to create this fold and I can't remember whose I used.

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Previous" button will take you to Amy K., and clicking on the "Next" button will take you to Karen K. 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! 

 

 List of Hoppers

Karen Finkle - that's me!
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Ann Louise Fodgaard
Mary Deatherage
Christie King
Nicole Bloxom
Amy Koenders