Stampin' Up! Beach Boardwalk Birthday

Good Thursday morning, peeps! Are you looking forward to the weekend? I am because my daughter and son-in-love have a surprise in store for me for my birthday. I have no idea what's going on but they just told me not to make plans for the 7th - 9th! I have a lot of birthday cards to make for November...8 to be exact. This one is for a friend in FL.

Measurements:

Card Base 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Mat 5 1/4" x 4" (2)

DSP 5 1/8" x 3 7/8" 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you'll be back for our CCC hop tomorrow. 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Cutest Crew
Card stock & Papers	Bubble Bath; Blackberry Bliss; Beach Boardwalk DSP (retired); Basic White (inside); scraps for sentiment
Ink	Blackberry Bliss
Accessories	Blackberry Bliss Faceted Dots (retired)
Tools	Double Oval Punch (retired); Boardwalk Fun Dies (retired); Stitched Shapes Oval Die (retired)

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! Beauty of the Earth Strip Birthday Card

Good Sunday morning, peeps. This is the next to last day of Beauty of the Earth DSP...I think...but I have been known to be wrong. Unlike the Fonze, I can say that word...lol!

This card employs strips that measure 1" x 3" and the mats are 1 1/8" x 3 1/8". Take a look see...

Thanks for stopping by today and if you'd like to know what I used to create the card, everything is in the chart.

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lily of the Valley
Card stock & Papers	Golden Glow; Basic White; Beauty of the Earth DSP (retired)
Ink	Golden Glow; Old Olive
Accessories	Mossy Meadow & Gold 1/4" Trim; Dimensionals; Glossy Garden Dots
Tools	Unbounded Love Dies; Zig Zag EF (retired); Blending Brush

Stampin' Up! Another Beauty Birthday Card

Hello again, my stamping friends. I'm on a roll with using up the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper. Take a look see...

 I will admit, this is not one of my favorite cards. I'm not good at triangular placements AND I flunked Geometry in high school and had to go to summer school where I excelled at it. SO, it had to be the teacher, right? I'm also not a fan of rickrack and got this through a paper/ribbon share. The Sparkle Dot Essentials embellishments were from that same share. To me, the card looks way too busy and cluttered. I could accept it if it had been created for a challenge!

I took a 3" x 3" square piece of DSP and cut it into 4 triangles. Then I cut a 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock and cut that into triangles. I thought I had the rickrack situated so that it would look balanced, but alas, I think I failed that course too!

The sentiment is from The Cutest Crew Stamp Set and I cut it out with a Spotlight on Nature die.

The inside is plain and simple using another stamp from the aforementioned set and adhered a 1/2" strip of DSP.

Thanks for stopping by today and tomorrow will be another "Beauty"! Hope you are having a great weekend so far.
 

 

Stampin' Up! Phrases & Frames Birthday Card

Good Friday morning, peeps! We're half way through October and I decided to get out some old semi-fall DSP to make some cards. Take a look see... 

Do you remember the Beauty of the Earth DSP? I have very little left so apparently I really loved it and wasn't afraid to use it. I'm done hoarding DSP like I used to do.

I also used an old embossing folder...Zig Zag and sponged the white cardstock with Golden Glow Ink. 

The stamp I used on the tree squares is from the retired Number of Years Stamp Set. However, the sentiment on the smallest Everyday Arches Die is from the current Phrases & Frames Stamp Set. I sponged it with Old Olive Ink to dull the brightness of the white cardstock. The Glossy Garden Dots are new and I used the Old Olive ones. 

The 3/8" RickRack is also Old Olive. I do hope that color does not disappear in 2027! I liked the way it closed the gap between the squares. I added a 1/8" strip of DSP on the side just because I could...lol!

For the inside...

another stamp from the Phrases & Frames set stamped in Old Olive and tapping one of the old sponges SU used to sell. They still sell the daubers but I never cared for them. I like the mottled effect here as opposed to the smooth look of the Blending Brushes...but I do love my blending brushes!! I added a strip of the DSP that was left from the strip on the front.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a great weekend ahead of  you. 

Measurements:

DSP squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" (4)

Solid Mats 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" (4)

Stampin' Up! Painted Patch Birthday Card

Happy Thursday, peeps! I think I've used this DSP more than any other I have purchased this year! I've also done my fair share of fussy cutting...take a look see...

I was inspired by Lynn Dunn. I could have die cut the gourds BUT I had used most of that pattern and only had partial scraps left...just enough to adhere 7 across the bottom!

My card base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4. I stamped the pumpkin/gourd images on the Cajun Craze base. 

Next I cut a piece of the DSP 1 3/4 x 4 1/4 and adhered it to the right side of the card base. Using that same pattern, I cut a piece 3 x 3 and adhered it to a 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 piece of Secret Sea cardstock. I took a piece of 1 x 3 Cajun Craze cardstock and embossed it with the Rustic 3D EF. I adhered that next to the square DSP.

The sentiment from the Painted Pumpkins Stamp Set is stamped with Secret Sea ink and I sponged it with Cajun Craze ink. I adhered it at an angle to the square with Dimensionals  and adhered the entire piece to the card front with liquid glue.

Then I just adhered my fussy cut gourds across the bottom in no particular order...just what pleased my eye. I added two Pool Party Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots to the upper right corner on the embossed piece and called it quits except for the inside...

The sentiments are from the retired Round We Go Stamp Set and the acorns are fussy cut from the scraps of DSP.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Stampin' Up! Perennial Lavender Birthday Card

Good Monday Morning Makeover Madness, stamping friends. Wow, two weeks in a row I've done M & M's! It's like old times! Take a look see what it is today...

 and what it was back on 9/7/26...

just a wee bit different, right? but same layout! 

The product I used is in the chart below. Thanks for stopping by today. 

Project DetailsLi—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lily of the Valley; Fern & Flora
Card stock & Papers	Gorgeous Grape; Basic White; Perennial Lavender DSP (retired)
Ink	Gorgeous Grape
Accessories	Rhinestone Basic Jewels; Dimensionals
Tools	Softly Woven EF; Penny Black Die

Stampin' Up! Balloon Festoon Birthday Card

Good morning stamping friends. I've got another card I made at our team retreat. Yes, there is no end to the retreat cards...lol! Take a look-see...

This one was brought by Becky. I think it's so pretty with the Basic Beige cardstock, accented by the Hydrangea Hue cardstock mat and the DSP mat and strips from the Bloom Boutique DSP. The balloons are cut from the 2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Specialty Paper. If you would like instructions, just let me know in a comment.

Thank you for stopping by today.
 

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
 

 

Stampin' Up! Painted Pumpkin Birthday or Friendship Card

Good Monday morning, peeps. My card today is one that was inspired by Stamping Before Anything Else on You Tube.

 

 

 My card base is 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2. My mat is 4 1/8 x 5 3/8. The squares are 1 1/4 x 1 1/4. The sentiment square is 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 and the mat is 2 9/16 x 2 9/16. Everything I used is in the chart at the end of my post.

 

For the inside... 

The inner liner is 4 x 5 1/4.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our monthly AIK blog hop. 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Painted Pumpkins
Card stock & Papers	Secret Sea; Pool Party; Basic White; Painted Patch DSP
Ink	Calypso Coral; Secret Sea; Cajun Craze; Pool Party
Accessories	2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls
Tools	Trimmer and Liquid Glue

Stampin' Up! Happy Place Birthday Card

Today I really went back into the archives for the color...Certainly Celery. I would be so happy if they brought it back! My photo doesn't do the color justice. Take a look see...

It's prettier IRL. The embossing folder I used is the retired Twigs & Sprigs and I used my Blending Brush to add some Certainly Celery ink. The ribbon is also retired grosgrain Certainly Celery. 

I cut a piece of retired Certainly Celery DSP with a retired die from Tasteful Labels and stamped the sentiment from the Happy Place Stamp Set on a scrap of Basic White cut with a smaller die from the same die set. 3 Granny Apple Green Shimmering Dots were added at the end.

For the inside...

 

more stamps from the Happy Place set (thank you Sharon Armstrong!) and a strip of Certainly Celery DSP. I used a tad of Lost Lagoon on the happy, along with Lemon Lolly and Certainly Celery inks.

You can still find all of the retired products on Ebay but Happy Place is current! I really do think it's time for SU to bring this color back home. Let's see if I'm prophetic in 2027...LOL.

Thank you for stopping by today. 

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! 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