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! Valley in Bloom Fun Fold Pastor Appreciation Card

Good morning, stamping followers! What, you're not a follower? How come? Just click on the "follow" button. Maybe you'll win a prize...lol! 

Well, remember October is Pastor Appreciation month so I made a personal card for my Pastor. Back on October 1, I posted the card I made for our church women's group to give to him. I kind of kept the theme the same. Pastor Mark really does shine!

This is also a CASE of my card that I made here. I have an instruction sheet if you are interested. Just let me know in a comment with your email or just email me...I really do appreciate your comment though! I will send it to you no matter what. Thanks for stopping by today. 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Banner Blessings (retired); Softly Sophisticated (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Pretty Peacock; Pool Party; Basic White; Valley in Bloom DSP; Gold Foil
Ink	Pretty Peacock
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Stitched Nested Dies (retired); Spellbinder Star Dies

Stampin' Up! Beauty of the Earth Square Birthday

It's Makeover Madness Monday once again. This is a remake of the first card I made with this DSP here. I'm not sure if I prefer one big square or the 4 smaller ones. What do you like?

For this card, I used the Lily of the Valley Stamp Set for the front sentiment. I sponged the Zig Zag EF Basic White panel with Old Olive Ink. The sentiment is stamped with Golden Glow Ink.

The DSP square is 3" x 3" and the mat is 3 1/8" x 3 1/8". The embossed panel is 4" x 5 1/4" and the Golden Glow card base is 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2".

I used a retired Ornate Frames Die to cut out the sentiment and adhered it with Dimensionals.

I love the Mossy Meadow & Gold 1/4" trim tied with the white Baker's Twine. I didn't add any other embellishments because I didn't want to take away from the ribbon placement.

For the inside sentiment, I used the Unbounded Love Stamp Set (retired).
 

I added a 1/2" strip of the other side of the trees and called it done.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

 

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! Dreamy Snowflake Merry Christmas Card

 

Welcome to the very first Creative Connections Blog Hop! We’re a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators who love sharing our creativity and inspiring others through paper crafting. Each month, we come together to share projects, ideas, and inspiration to spark your own creativity. We’re so glad you’re hopping along with us! Here's a thumbnail of my card.

 

This was another card that we made at our CNCK retreat in September. Tara brought the kit and I absolutely love the colors she chose for a non-traditional Christmas card. Take a look see at it enlarged...

There's just something about Barely Blush and Secret Sea together, don't you think? 

Thank you for joining us on the Creative Connections Blog Hop! We hope you’ve found some inspiration to take back to your own craft room. Be sure to visit the other talented demonstrators in today’s hop to see what they’ve created. Happy crafting. We hope you’ll join us again next month, where creativity connects us! 

Stesha Bloodhart

Peggy Noe

Beth McCullough

Debbie Mageed

Su Mohr

Karen Finkle - that's me!

Mary Deatherage

Sue Jackson

 

Project Details—All Products Current SU!
Stamps	Dreamy Snowflakes
Card stock & Papers	Thick Basic White; Barely Blush; Secret Sea; Soft Sea Foam; Basic White; Winter Dreams DSP
Ink	Secret Sea; VersaMark
Accessories	Metallic Embossing Powder; Secret Sea & Gold Satin Ribbon; Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes
Tools	Dreamy Snowflake Hybrid EF; Frosted Pinecone Dies; Merriest Tag Dies

Stampin' Up! Thanks & Giving Glow of Harvest for Amy's Inkin' Krew Monthly Blog Hop

 Welcome to the AIK monthly blog hop. Our theme for this month is "Giving Thanks" 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 card...

 Let's take a closer look, shall we?

My card base is Golden Glow cardstock measuring 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4". 

I cut a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock (4" x 4"). To that I adhered 4 squares that measured 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" each. 

Before I adhered that to the card base, I wrapped a 16" length of  Golden Glow 3/8" Bordered Ribbon around the center and tied a bow. That ribbon is so fantastic for tying bows! 

I stamped the "Happy Thanksgiving" from the Thanks & Giving Stamp Set and the flowers (retired Colorful Seasons Stamp Set) in Cajun Craze.  

For the inside...

I stamped the sentiment from the retired Colorful Seasons Stamp Set in Cajun Craze and adhered a strip of Glow of Harvest DSP. Any person who purchased this DSP for $5 last month was a wise buyer. However, we can only purchase it once even if it is still the Product of the Month carry over! At the retreat in September, all of us were saddened to learn that! 

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! 

 

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

Stampin' Up! Opulent Oasis Birthday Card

 I've had this stamp set for awhile and have never inked it up. Today's the day! Take a look-see... 

I just love the new 2026-2028 In Colors, don't you? Hydrangea Hue, Crisp Cantaloupe, Peaceful Pine...what? no Barely Blush? Yeppers! That's my least favorite of the five...EXCEPT for the day- after-tomorrow card...you'll get an eyeful!

and for the inside...

I hope you'll come back tomorrow for the monthly Amy's Inkin' Krew Blog Hop. You won't be disappointed. Thanks for stopping by today...I appreciate it and you! 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Opulent Oasis; Relaxing Waterside; Phrases & Frames
Card stock & Papers	Hydrangea Hue; Basic White; Bloom Boutique DSP
Ink	Crisp Cantaloupe; Highland Heather; Hydrangea Hue; Peaceful Pine
Accessories	Linen Thread; Ladybug Garden Epoxy Shapes; Dimensionals
Tools	Ladybug Picnic 3D EF; Stitched So Sweetly Dies (retired)

Stampin' Up! Autumn Leaves Thinking of You Card

Hello again, peeps! This is my second post today because I wanted to enter the Freshly Made Sketches #776 Challenge. I needed a quick sympathy card for tomorrow so I went to work with a CAS card.

Here's the sketch I followed...
 

Thanks, Kim, for a great easy card for me to create. I used the Autumn Leaves Bundle (retired), All About Autumn DSP (retired) and the sentiment from Colorful Season stamp set. My colors are Cajun Craze, Timid Tiger and Early Espresso, along with a little bit of Basic White. 

The embossing folders I used are Rustic Check 3D and Seasonal Cheer Mini EFs.

Thanks for stopping by again! 

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! Scalloped Christmas Cheer

This card was the kit that Janet brought to the retreat back in September. She had no instructions at the time...only her card to look at! I'm okay with that because she had everything die cut and all we had to do was adhere everything together! We did have to stamp the sentiment and holly though. If you have all the ingredients, you can make it easily. Just follow the image...

We used Poppy Parade and Garden Green Ink. The DSP is Timeless Christmas and the card base is either Peaceful Pine or Garden Green. 

Thanks for stopping by today. 

 

Stampin' Up! Baby Boy Card

Good morning, stamping friends. My card today is for my step-grandson's first boy and Sami has a sister who is 2. My granddaughter had a boy last year. Thus I have become a great-grandmother 3 times but I doubt I'll make it to being a great-great grandmother. and I do love creating baby cards so keep them coming kids...lol! There is an ex-family member who is a great-great-grandmother. Most of the parents had their babies between 16 and 18 so it's possible. Rahab was David's great-great-grandmother in the Bible :-) Back to my card...

My card base is Hydrangea Hue and the DSP mat is from the Silly Old Bear package, as is the die cut Pooh bear. It's cut with a die from Sweet Old Friends.

For the letters, I used letters in my stash that were cut out with the Mini Alphabet Dies months ago so I have no idea what the DSP is. The frames were made with the Stylish Shapes Dies. The card stock I used is Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz (retired), Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Cloud Cover and Bashful Blue (retired).

For the inside, I used the Cutest Onesie Stamp Set and Dies (retired) and All for Baby Stamp Set (retired). For the onesie, I used the Silly Old Bear DSP. The sentiments are stamped in Hydrangea Hue ink.

 Thank you for stopping by today.

 

  

Stampin' Up! Elegant Leaves for the Creative Creases Blog Hop

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 #120. We'd love to see your fun fold creation. Here's mine.. 

 

This card is another that we made at our retreat. Judi brought the kit and I could make this fold 24/7! Let's take a closer look...

OOh, this Autumn Opulence DSP is soooo beautiful in real life. It's in my order today!

The card base is Petal Pink. That's a color I never cared for but I LOVE it now! Of course, the Cajun Craze mats and one leaf are one of my favorite colors. I hope it doesn't go away in the color refresh coming up in 2027. The other leaf is Early Espresso. That can go away if SU brings back Chocolate Chip!

For the embellishments, the card displays Gold Striped Ribbon and Gold Adhesive-backed Dots.  

Here's a view of the inside...

The Elegant Leaves bundle is to "die" for. That leaf is petal pink and the sentiment is stamped in Early Espresso.

If you would like measurements and "how to", just send me an email or leave your email in a comment.

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

 

Stampin' Up! Star of Light Thow Back Thursday

Good morning, peeps! Can you believe it's the 1st of October?! Where have the first 3 quarters of the year gone? Bye Bye, that's for sure!! I don't send Halloween cards so that's not a problem for me but I do send Thanksgiving cards and I'll be working on those this month. Also, this month is time for showing our pastors appreciation for what they do for their flock. Today's card is one I made for our women's group at church to give to our pastor with a wonderfully delicious gift card. I have never been where he and his wife will be going but I've heard it's one of their faves. The card is a throw back to one I created October 2, 2017. Take a look see at what I created for today...

Our pastor loves plaid ties and I have no doubt that he has one this color. Here are the ingredients:

Blackberry Bliss Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"

God Foil Mat - 5 1/4" x 4"

Plaid Tidings DSP (retired) - 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"

White Glimmer Paper - 2 7/8" x 3 3/8"

Gold Foil Frame - 3" x 3 1/2"

Star of Light Photopolymer Stamp Set and Starlight Thinlits (retired) - sentiment and star (Distressed Gold Specialty Paper)

Scrap of Basic White stamped in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with gold powder cut out with a die from Perennial Postage Dies

Gold Adhesive-Backed Swirls (retired embellishments) 

The inside sentiment is computer generated and I sponged it with Blackberry Bliss Ink.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our Creative Creases Challenge Blog Hop.

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Pine Sympathy Card

One of my teammates recently lost her father so I needed to create a sympathy card. I kept it very simple. Take a look-see...

My card base is Cajun Craze and the Crisp Cantaloupe mat is dry embossed with the Painted Texture EF (retired). I sponged a Basic White mat with Crisp Cantaloupe ink and stamped the foliage image in Peaceful Pine ink. It's from the retired Forever Fern Stamp Set.

I embossed a piece of Peaceful Pine card stock with VersaMark ink and gold embossing powder using the retired Something Fancy Stamp Set. I cut it out with a retired Ornate Frames die.

The embellishments are Adhesive-backed Metallic Gems.

Thank you for stopping by today. 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Thanks & Giving Plaid Tidings Birthday Card

Good Tuesday morning, stamping friends. I'm going to be completely modest about my card today...I LOVE it! LOL!! Take a look-see...

One of my friends from church is having a birthday in October and I thought this was very fitting. Her favorite color is orange. Because of that, I decided to submit it to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #302. I went straight down the left hand side. Thank you, Betty, for this great challenge!

 

My card base is Paper Pumpkin. I adhered a mat of Very Vanilla and then a mat of  Plaid Tidings DSP (retired). I had cut an extra circle from the Spotlight on Nature dies at the retreat, stamped it with Amy's Thanks & Giving Stamp Set and colored it when I got home. I sponged it with Pumpkin Pie ink.

The pumpkins are die cut with the Painted Pumpkins dies and I used Mango Melody card stock (retired) and Early Espresso scrap.

The "Hello Pumpkin" is from the 2020 Hello Pumpkin Paper Pumpkin Kit. I stamped it in Pumpkin Pie ink, sponged it and cut it out with a Stylish Shapes die.

I rarely use my Rhinestone Basic Jewels but I just thought they were very fitting for this card.

Let's take a look at the inside, shall we?
 

More rhinestones and plaid DSP! The pumpkin is from the aforementioned Paper Pumpkin Kit. The  "happy birthday" is from the Cutest Crew Stamp Set and the other sentiment is from the Fun for Fall Stamp Set.

I used Blends to color the pumpkin: Light & Dark Timid Tiger, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green and Pecan Pie.

Thank you for stopping by today. 

Stampin' Up! Painted Patch Thinking of You Thanksgiving Card

Welcome to my Monday Morning Makeover Madness card. I haven't done that in awhile...at least I don't think I have. In any event, this card is a CASE of my card from last week and a CASE of my upline and friend, Mary. This is another card I made at our team retreat. You know, when you have someone to prepare and cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for three days, it's easy to make more cards! I only took pics of one meal, shame on me! BUT, this casserole is one that is always being requested by the attendees.

 

I was a first timer and trust me, it tasted great!

Now that I've made you hungry, here's my card...

and the inside, which is no different from most of my others...

I don't know about you, but I'm getting a little tired of looking at pumpkins and this DSP! Come back tomorrow for a birthday card I made for a friend who loves orange. There might be pumpkins involved...lol. Thanks for stopping by today. 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sincere Salutations (Retired)
Card stock & Papers	Golden Glow; Crisp Cantaloupe; Painted Patch DSP
Ink	Crisp Cantaloupe; Cajun Craze
Accessories	Painted Pumpkin Mask; Painted Patch Adhesive-backed Dots
Tools	Painted Pumpkin Dies; Scalloped Christmas Cheer Dies; Painted Pumpkin Mask

Stampin' Up! Glow of Harvest Rustic Thinking of You at Thanksgiving Card

No, I'm not going to tell you I made this at our team retreat...oh, yes, I am...lol! I had some scraps laying on my desk so I adhered the 5 1/4" x 4" Glow of Harvest mat on my Golden Glow card base. I embossed the 5 1/4" x 1" Crumb Cake strip with the Rustic 3D EF. I had two little Cajun Craze flowers in my stash so I adhered them to the embossed strip. Next I added three 2026-2028 In Color Butterflies. Et voila, quick and easy card for one of our church shut ins.

The inside is simple as well using the Thanks & Giving sentiment stamped in Cajun Craze and another little flower from my stash.

 Thanks for stopping by today.