Stampin' Up! Mosaic Mood Quilt Card

My M & M's for you today are brought to you by the retired Mosaic Mood Designer Series Paper not Mars & Murrie!  I had pieces left of one pattern of that beautiful paper so I put it to good use! 

Here are the rest of the ingredients I used...

Soft Succulent Card Base

Neena Bright White Mat

Early Espresso mat 

Quilt Top Textured Impressions EF (Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with an Embossing Folder, but I can't do the twist!) 

Soft Succulent mat

Neena Bright White mat

Mosaic Mood DSP

Stitched Triangle Dies

Stylish Shapes Dies

Bee Trinkets (this is my Touch of Gold for the Use Your Stuff Challenge #448)

Happiest of Birthdays Stamp Set

Crushed Curry, Soft Succulent inks

Detailed Trio Punch

Honey Bee Stamp Set

Crushed Curry Stamp N Write Marker

Let's Squash It!! #20 requires scraps and an embossing folder. My card fits the bill.

Let me know if you would like detailed instructions and I will send them to you if you provide your email address.

Thank you for stopping by today and I'll be posting an unscheduled Tuesday card because I saw a challenge that intrigued me. I hope you'll come back for a visit tomorrow.

Stampin' Up! Splendid Sneak Peek!

It's Fun Fold Friday today and I have a little surprise for you...I'm using the book binding fun fold, a retired product, a new product and an upcoming product that I received early because I will be attending SU's Creativity Now for Demonstrators in June. I was inspired by the challenge at Make the Cards #55 - Use 2 Patterned Papers. I hope you get a chance to visit them because the Design Team have (has??) created some beauties! Here's mine...

I have made the book binding fold many times. It is soooooo easy! You take a piece of cardstock 4 1/4" x 11", score at 4 1/4" and 5 1/2". Then you fold it back on itself and burnish. Before I glued the 1 1/4" part closed, I adhered a 1" x 4" piece of Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper (AC 2022-2023) to it and wrapped a piece of Fresh Freesia 3/8" Open Weave Ribbon around it and tied a bow. 

Then I cut a piece of the upcoming  Splendid Day Designer Series Paper (wait til you see it, it's gorgeous!) and adhered it to the card front. I had flowers, stacked on my desk, from the Hues of Happiness DSP that I had cut out earlier in the week with the Blossoming Happiness Dies so I adhered a couple with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The "Sending Hugs" sentiment is from the upcoming Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set, stamped in what is supposed to be Granny Apple Green ink but somehow I think someone might have put an unclean stamp on it because it looks more like Old Olive. Those things happen and I know there is a way to remedy it but I didn't want to take the time. In any event, it is cut out with the upcoming Splendid Stems Dies and also adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals. I adhered one of the Fresh Freesia Fun Flowers Resin Shapes (AC 2022-2023) and the card front was fini!

For the inside...

I stamped the bee from the Splendid Thoughts SS in Smoky Slate and colored it with my Light So Saffron and Ivory Stampin' Blends. I adhered a 1/4"strip of the Hues of Happiness DSP to the bottom. Then I stamped the sentiment from the retired Rose Wonder Stamp Set, again in the not-so-anymore Granny Apple Green ink.

I stamped the envelope with a flower from the Happiness Abounds Stamp Set and adhered a 6" x 2 1/4" piece of Hues of Happiness DSP to the flap, cutting off the excess.

I'm also entering my card in the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #556 - Use Die Cuts, the Alphabet Challenge "D" is for Die Cuts and Creative Creases Challenge #32 - Anything with a Fun Fold.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope to see you on Monday for some M & M's!

Stampin' Up! Inspired Thoughts Sympathy Card

Welcome to the Happy Inkin' Thursday blog hop. You're in for a treat if you have never visited before. It's a weekly challenge and this week we have a theme challenge. Here is what I created for it...

and here's the theme...

I have made this fun fold in the past and it is so easy. I'm entering my card in Debbie's Creative Creases Challenge #32 - Anything Goes with a Fun Fold. Measurements are listed below. 

The New Horizons Designer Series Paper sets the scene on the panels and also provides the tuft of grass cut with the Horizon Dies. (I'm entering my card at Try Stampin' On Tuesday #556). The other tufts of grass are stamped in Evening Evergreen using the On the Horizon Stamp Set. The fences are cut from the Heart & Home Designer Series Paper pack using the Horizon Dies. The birds are from the On the Horizon Stamp Set and stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. The sentiment is stamped in Night of Navy and it's from the Inspired Thoughts Stamp Set. The stones are the Pebbles Enamel Shapes. If you look closely, you will see that I colored the horizon line with my Light Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blend to make it look like the ocean (aqua) and also some little pools of water. I thought some of the green dunes looked a little like a lime color so I'm entering my card at Color Throwdown ctd693.

Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. Thank you for stopping by and hopping with us!

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Sue Prather

Karen Finkle - you are here!

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

Measurements:

• Base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", score and fold at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4"
• DSP cut (3) at 2" x 5 1/4"
• Basic White: 2" x 5 1/4"

Stampin' Up! Monochromatic Birthday Card

Welcome to my Monochromatic Monday card. How was your weekend? I did a delicious and fun virtual cooking/eating dinner with my daughter, sil (upstate NY) and grandson (downstate NY) Friday night but other than that mine was uneventful and I like it that way!

For today's card I used the Nature's Prints Stamp Set. I think I'm going to wear this set out! I also used Slim Sayings, Daffodil Daydream and Happy Hedgehogs (those three are in the January/June 2022 Mini Catalog. Let's take a look...

The spatters are from the Daffodil Daydream Stamp Set as is the filigree edge at the bottom. The butterflies are from the Happy Hedgehogs Stamp Set. The leaves are from the Nature's Prints Stamp Set and the sentiment is from the Slim Sayings Stamp Set. I stamped everything in Soft Succulent on a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock. I adhered it to a mat of Evening Evergreen and adhered that to a Very Vanilla base. Three Soft Succulent 2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds finished the front.

The inside sentiment is from Slim Sayings.

I'm entering my card in the CAS on Friday #231 Butterflies Challenge, Global Design Project #343 - Theme: Beautiful Bugs and Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2220 - ATG. 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back on Thursday for our Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop.

Stampin' Up! Slim Sayings Birthday Fun Fold Card

TGIF, peeps! It's Friday and another fabulous fun fold day. Hope your day unfolds to be fun! 

So, I saw Connie Stewart create this fun fold and a card immediately sprang into my head. Well, actually it was an idea, not the card...ouch! I used her template that she provided and everything was a piece of cake.  Well, actually a card, not cake. Okay enough...on with the card...

Not only was I inspired by Connie, I was inspired by  Creative Creases #32 - Anything with a Fun Fold and 

Festive Friday Challenge FF#109. I used yellow, bees, flowers and twine. I'm also entering my card at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #637 - Anything Goes.

My card base is Night of Navy, DSP is Hues of Happiness, top sentiment is from the Slim Sayings Stamp Set, "Happy Birthday" is from the A Grand Kid Stamp Set.  

The bee is from Jolee's Boutique. Ribbon and twine are both retired, Daffodil Delight Ribbon Seam Binding 1/2" and Night of Navy twine fom the Well Suited Twine Combo Pack.. I used Night of Navy and Daffodil inks for the sentiments.

Thank you for stopping by today and check out the measurements below.

Measurements:

• Card base: 10 1/4" x 8 1/2", score on 10 1/4" side at 1 1/4", 2 1/2", 4 3/4", 7" and accordion fold
• DSP: 7" x 8 1/4", cut at 1", 1", 2", 2", 1" on the 7" side
• Basic White: 3" x 8 1/4"
• Ribbon and Twine: your choice!

Stampin' Up! Sending Smiles Encouragement Card

Welcome to the Happy Inkin' Thursday blog hop. You're in for a treat if you have never visited before. It's a weekly challenge and this week we have a sketch challenge.n Here is what I created for it...

and here's our sketch...

I used Basic Black Cardstock for my card base. Using the second largest die from the Scallops & Contours Dies, I cut a panel of Soft Succulent Cardstock. I adhered that to the card front with liquid glue. On top of that I added a piece of Layering Vellum that I cut with the third largest rectangle from the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I adhered that with glue dots. 

Next I cut the "Sending" from the Sending Dies using Soft Succulent Cardstock and Crumb Cake Cardstock. I adhered them together with liquid glue and adhered the double layered sentiment to the card front.  I had two tittles but the Soft Succulent one disappeared from my desk so I just used the Crumb Cake one and matched the "Sending Smiles Across the Miles" to it with Crumb Cake Cardstock. The sentiment, from the Sending Smiles Stamp Set, is stamped in Crumb Cake Ink and cut out with a die from the Sending Dies.

I added three Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots to cover the glue dots and the card front was done.

For the inside, I cut a mat of Soft Succulent and a panel of Crumb Cake. Then I got the He's All That Stamp Set out and stamped the corners and "Together for the Long Haul" in Crumb Cake. I added the Volkswagen Bus from the He's the Man Specialty Designer Series Paper. 

I'm also entering my card in the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #637 - Anything Goes and Cardz 4 Guyz - "D" is for driving directions (double duty...lol!).

Thank you for stopping by and hopping with us! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. Hope to see you tomorrow for my Friday Fun Fold.

Amy Koenders
Mary Deatherage
Jaimie Babarczy
Karen Finkle - you are here!
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Terry Lynn Bright

Stampin' Up! He's the Man Birthday Card

 

Welcome to another Inkin’ Krew monthly blog hop! Our very talented team is doing a blog hop featuring Stampin’ Up! products. This month we are all creating projects with a “For the Boys/Men" theme. Here is what I created for it...

The front is created totally with He's the Man Specialty Designer Series Paper. This is such a fantastic new product in the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. Check it out, peeps!

 And for the inside...

Very Vanilla Cardstock with flicks from my Early Espresso Stamp N Write  marker, Versa Mark ink stamped glass and So Saffron ink. The top left glass is done only in Versa Mark, which I like much better. The sentiment is from the Brewed for You Stamp Set, inked in Early Espresso.

I'm entering my card in the Cardz4Guyz Challenge - "D" is for Drinks.

Thank you for stopping by today and let's get hopping! Click on the "next" button to move forward to Jillian's project. Click on the "previous" button to move back to the project created by Akiko. You can also click on each name listed if you prefer.

1. Karen Ksenzakovic
2. Mary Deatherage
3. Tara Carpenter
4. Akiko Sudano
5. Karen Finkle - you are here!
6. Jillian Good
7. Jaimie Babarczy
8. Amy Koenders

Stampin' Up! Bottled Happiness Meets Flowing Flowers Get Well Card

Welcome to my Monday Morning Makeover Madness card. My makeover is a CASE of my upline, Amy Koenders. You can see Amy's card here. Here's mine...

I used the new 2022-2024 In Color, Sweet Sorbet, cardstock for my base and adhered a panel of the new Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper. 

I had to use my Jar of Flowers Punch rather than the Vintage Bottle Punch that Amy used because I forgot to order the Vintage Bottle Shaker Domes. I did have the Mason Jar Domes (retired). I also didn't order the Effervescent Elements that she used. I went through my stash and found retired Sprinkles Embellishments that matched the color of the DSP pretty much. I followed Amy's instructions on how to punch the shaker and stamp the flowers (her blog has a PDF plus a video). The wood DSP that I used was from a scrap I had in my stash.  I know it's retired but not sure of the name. I used Sweet Sorbet and Parakeet Party (new) inks for my flowers, leaves and sentiment from the Flowing Flowers Stamp Set in the January/June 2022 Mini Catalog. I tied a bow with the Sweet Sorbet 1/8" Metallic Ribbon and adhered it with liquid glue. 

The inside is stamped using the retired Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set, one that I'll never sell or I'd suffer from Seller's Remorse...lol.

I colored my leaves, stems and flowers with Stamp N Write Markers and used my Stamparatus to be sure I got even coverage. I also laid out my sentiments on the Stamparatus as I'll be making this card with my group and the stamps are set up perfectly. When I do make it, I'll be adding stems on the inside of the jar.

How am I going to mail this is the million dollar question as the dome is really thick. I'm not sure if the Vintage Dome is as thick and maybe Amy can answer that. I know she said in her video that it will need to go in a padded envelope.

I'm entering my card at Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2219 and Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #194.

Thank you for stopping by today and help yourself to some M & M's. Please come back tomorrow for our monthly Inkin' Krew Blog Hop.

Stampin' Up! Blessings of Home Thank You Card

Happy Mother's Day to all of you who are mother's and to those of you who are mothers to fur babies! I wasn't going to post today but I just had to get that out there!!

Friday at our PEO meeting (are any of my followers members of PEO?) our program was given by a quilter. Her quilts were truly works of art and one of them earned her two blue ribbons. As I said I wouldn't be in the craft room over the weekend, I made a thank you card for her after the meeting . Creating this card reminded me of why I had to take Geometry twice and why I am not a quilter! Take a look see...

I was inspired by Wendy Lee (she inspires me a lot) and I just had to create it for our speaker, who was extremely inspiring. I'm entering my card in the Krafty Chicks Challenge #610 Week 1 - Stamp Act.

My card base is retired Blueberry Bushel Cardstock. The DSP is retired 2018-2020 In Color for the Blueberry Bushel color/pattern. The Garden Green DSP is from the retired Quilted Christmas pack. Measurements are listed below. My mats are Blueberry Bushel.

For the sentiment panel, I used the Blessings of Home Stamp Set and the Party Puffins Stamp Set; both are in the new Annual Catalog. I put the stamps on my Stamparatus and just colored the words I wanted to use and arranged them the way I wanted. In hindsight I wished I had used my retired Quilt Top EF to give the panel texture.

The scalloped Blueberry Bushel circle and Basic White circle are cut with the Layering Circles Dies. The "quilted" star is created using the retired Quilt Builder Framelits Dies.

The embellishments are three 2020-2022 In Color Square Gems (retired) and a bow of white Baker's Twine.

For the inside, I used the star outline and more pieces cut with the above dies.

I hope our speaker likes the design and thank you for stopping by. See you tomorrow!

Measurements:

Card Base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"

Mats: 2 3/4" x 4 1/4"; 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"; scrap for star outline

DSP: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"; 2 5/8" x 4 1/8"; scraps for star pieces and inside outline/pieces

Basic White for sentiment: 2 3/8" x 3 3/8"; 4" x 5 1/4" inner liner

Stampin' Up! Nature's Prints Thinking of You Fun Fold Card

TGIFFF...thank goodness it's fun fold Friday! Are you looking forward to the weekend? I am because it means two days of being out of the card room! It is a total mess and I'm certain some of you know exactly what I'm talking about! With transitioning from old to new, I came up with a card that mixes both. Take a look see...

My fun fold was inspired by Terri Gaines. Measurements are listed below.

The DSP for the first panel is the retired SAB 2022 Daffodil Afternoon. I colored the daffodils with my Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie and Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends. The second piece of DSP is from the new Tea Boutique 6" x 6" pack. The inner liner is Crushed Curry which I dry embossed with the new Fern 3D EF. I also used the same folder to emboss the front mat which holds the die cut bee from the retired Detailed Bees Dies. The sentiment is from the Nature's Prints Stamp Set. I cut it out with a die from the Natural Prints Dies and cut off the side edges to fit the panel. The "You're on My Mind" is from that same stamp set. The "Sending a Card" sentiment is from the Flowing Flowers Stamp Set in the January/June 2022 Mini Catalog. I secured the connecting panel with Tear & Tape. Everything else was adhered with liquid glue. The ink color for the sentiments is Memento Tuxedo Black. The fern leaf from the Nature's Prints Stamp set is stamped second generation in Pear Pizzazz. 

I'm entering my card at:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Little Red Wagon #652 - Feature Fun Folds

Creative Creases #31 - Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

Measurements:

• Card base: 11" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 5 1/4" and 7"
• DSP for mountain folds: 1 1/2" x 5 1/4" 
• Panel connecting the two mountain folds: 5" x 2 1/2", scored at 2 1/2"
• Mat on front connecting panel: 2 1/4" x 2 1/4"
• Sentiment mat on back part of connecting panel: 2" x 2"
• Inner liner: 3 3/4" x 5 1/4"
• Sentiment mat: Die from Stylish Dies
• Sentiment square: 2 1/8" x 2 1/8"

Thank you for stopping by today and I'll see you on Monday for a Makeover Madness and possibly some M & M's. Do you like my non-caloric candy on Monday's?

Partial Product List

Fern 3 D Embossing Folder

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$9.00

Nature's Prints Bundle (English)

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$55.75

Stylish Shapes Dies

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$30.00

Tea Boutique 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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$12.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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$9.25

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Stampin' Up! Celebrate Sunflowers Fun Fold Card

 

Welcome to another HITBH! If you came from Jaimie's site, I'm glad you are continuing the hop. If you haven't then I hope you'll continue to hop using my links below. No matter what, I'm glad you're here. Today we have a color challenge and here is what I created for it...

and here are our color choices...

I chose Calypso Coral Cardstock for my sunflowers stamped in Crumb Cake, Soft Succulent Cardstock for my card base, Evening Evergreen Cardstock and Ink for my leaf and sentiments, and Crumb Cake Cardstock for my sunflower centers. I used the Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set and coordinating Sunflowers Dies, Layering Designs Vellum and Brushed Brass Butterflies. The sentiment is from the Nature's Prints Stamp Set.

For the back side...

I stamped the sunflower in Crumb Cake Ink and colored it with my Light and Dark Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends, Light Evening Evergreen and Light Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends, Light and Dark Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends The sentiment.

and a side view...

I'm entering The Sisterhood of Crafters: April Showers Bring May Flowers because sunflower seeds are planted in April/May. I'm also entering the Little Red Wagon: Challenge #652 - Feature Fun Folds! My side step card was inspired by Connie Stewart's One Sheet Wonder templates for the cardstock and vellum. Last but not least, Creative Creases #31 Anything with a Fun Fold. My measurements are listed below the hoppers. 

Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. Thank you for stopping by and hopping with us!

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Jaimie Babarczy

Karen Finkle - you are here!

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

Measurements:

Soft Succulent - 8 1/2" x 11"

Basic White - 5 1/4" x 2 3/4" and 4" x 3"

Vellum - 6" x 6"

Calypso Coral - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Evening Evergreen - 2" x 4 1/14"

Stampin' Up! Blackberry Bliss Mystery Card

No Monday Makeover Madness ... no Masculine Monday ... no Mystery Card Design ... just a mystery of what composed the card! This was a card we created at our Thursday stamp group. Barb provided the kit but had no idea from where  the die, EF, Glitter and stamp came. I knew the cardstock without a doubt! Here's what I found by Googling...

Butterfly Lace Edge'able Die (Gemini)

Purple Extra Fine Glitter (Tree House)

Blackberry Bliss Cardstock and Ink (Stampin' Up!)

Polka Hearts Embossing Folder (XCut)

and for the inside I used the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set and ?

I hope you like it...we all did!

So, let me know if you recognize the "Thinking of You" stamp and put an end to this mystery! The "Happy Birthday" is a mystery as well.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams May Challenge - Butterflies and/or Flowers 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #181

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2218

Seize the Birthday Challenge #237

Thanks for stopping by today and have some M & M's!