2025-10-05
Card Inspiration Thank You

This card was inspired by the sketch at Atlantic Hearts Challenge. I LOVE working with sketches. Having a starting point really helps me to get creative. I got this one just before closing, but there will be another challenge on Monday. You should totally join the fun!

This fun and simple card features products from Stampin’ Up and you can see the full supply list below.

Happy Stamping,

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Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month’s theme is Sale-A-Bration. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! The lineup is at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

I had so much fun making this card. I knew right away that I wanted to use the Heart Shaped stamp and dies. Then I was delighted to find the perfect paper in the Toadstool Gardens set. This paper pack has adorable toadstools and garden/forest images on one side. The other side are more versatile patterns that can work with anything. I love when paper has lots of uses!

I used Fresh Freesia for the base and basic white for the inside and focus piece. The heart and thank you sentiment are stamped in Fresh Freesia and the leaves are cut with the die from the same set. They are Garden Green. Finally I added the flowers in Fresh Freesia ink and cut with the die so I could use dimensionals to pop them up. I added tiny Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a bit of extra bling.

There is a full list of all the supplies I used at the end of this post.

There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be the Language of Love.

Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
Stefani Ewing at Stamp With Stefani
Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts

If you’re in the US and don’t already have a consultant, I would love to be your person! I’ll send you a bit of bling for shopping with my hostess code (see the top of my page)

Thank you so much for visiting!

Happy Stamping,

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Happy Hop Day! I am participating in the Monochromatic Insta Hop. Be sure to check out all the great pots over there! I decided to create a joy fold card to feature Blueberry Bushel and the awesome Greatest Adventure Stamp set. Isn’t that image amazing?!

I love making joy fold cards, and the train stamp from The Greatest Adventure was the perfect size. Speaking of that stamp; isn’t that image amazing? This is one of our distinctive stamps. I cannot believe how much detail we can get from a single stamp! I stamped the train in Blueberry Bushel and added the Blueberry bushel paper from the Regals Designer Series paper collection. I think it came together to create a masculine card that will work for so many occasions.

This one is going to be a thinking of you card.

During October, the best deal of all is even better! Join my team and get $155 worth of Stampin Up goodies for just $99. You also get access to all my tutorials and ideas as well as a great group of crafters! Now is the time to join whether you want to sell or just craft at a discount.

If you’re in the US and don’t already have a consultant, I would love to be your person! I’ll send you a bit of bling if for shopping with my hostess code (see the top of my page)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

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It’s time for another technique hop. This time the team from Crafty Collaborations is inspiring teaching and demonstrating Partial Die Cutting. Please enjoy the hop – the line up is at the end of this post. Happy hopping!

Since Halloween is my second favorite holiday (after Christmas), I just had to create a Halloween card. This easel fold card makes the perfect base for a pop up using partial die cutting.

Here is what the card looks like opened and displayed. Aren’t easel cards fun?!

Please don’t forget to leave me some love before you check out the rest of the hop!

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Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, we are sharing our favorites from the new catalog. We know you will be inspired by all the creations the Pals share with you! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

Since I’m a teacher, summer is when I really have time to get creative and make lots of cards. So any card fits our theme because I made lots of cards during summer vacation. However, this one also felt summery to me. I loved the sunny sky colors and the flowers!

I also love the way this fun fold shows the whole scene from our Thoughtful Journeys paper.

There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be All Creatures Great and Small.

During August many sets of Designer Series Paper are 15% off. Now is a great time to stock up! Also don’t forget to spend your Bonus Coupon from last month’s purchases!

If you’re in the US and don’t already have a consultant, I would love to be your person! If you order $50 or more with my hostess code (see the top of my page), I will send you a Tutorial bundle with step by step instructions to create some amazing cards!

Thank you so much for visiting!

Happy Stamping,

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Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, we are sharing our favorites from the new catalog. We know you will be inspired by all the creations the Pals share with you! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

This fun fold is truly fun to make. It looks like it takes longer than it does to put together. When you open the flap by lifting the plane paper, it reveals a normal card that opens to allow plenty of room for writing.

I used the Take to the Sky Paper and matching Adventurous Sky stamps to create this fun fold card. To make this card

There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Summer Vacations.

Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
3. Donna Walls at Duncan Street Designs
4. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
5. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
6. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
7. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
8. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
9. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
10. Stefani Ewing at Stamp With Stefani
11. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
12. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
13. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
14. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
    

During July we are having Bonus Days. You earn coupons for spending money! For every $50 you spend, you will get a $5 coupon to redeem with your purchase in August. This makes it a GREAT time to stock up on supplies this month and earn money to spend on more crafting goodness next month!

If you’re in the US and don’t already have a consultant, I would love to be your person! If you order $50 or more with my hostess code (see the top of my page), I will send you a Tutorial bundle with step by step instructions to create more than 40 different cards!

Thank you so much for visiting!

Happy Stamping,

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Hi Creative Friends!
I was looking for ideas and remembered that I could share the cards I created using Crafty Al’s Sheet Load. July’s set creates 5X7 cards which are just too big for me. I LOVE to make cards, but I hate to write in them! I figure the creation of the card shows enough love that I can write a short message. 5X7 cards leave way too much room for writing!

Anyway, liked the pattern, so I adapted it for “normal” A2 sized cards. I am also running low on my favorite cardstock colors, so I only made two cards. Both cards use paper from Unbounded Beauty and the sentiment and its mat are from the Unbounded Love bundle. I love the dies – they work with so many other sentiments too!

During July we are having Bonus Days. You earn coupons for spending money! For every $50 you spend, you will get a $5 coupon to redeem with your purchase in August. This makes it a GREAT time to stock up on supplies this month and earn money to spend on more crafting goodness next month!

If you’re in the US and don’t already have a consultant, I would love to be your person! If you order $50 or more with my hostess code (see the top of my page), I will send you a Tutorial bundle with step by step instructions to create more than 40 different cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

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Happy Hop Day! I am participating in the Monochromatic Insta Hop. Be sure to check out all the great pots over there! I decided to create a Diagonal Joy Fold card to feature Real Read and the awesome Trucking Along Stamp set.

That truck stamp is just the best! I love that it has a punch for quick cardmaking. The metal Plate embossing folder is also perfect with the truck. The birthday sentiment is from Adventurous sky and was perfect on this card.

During June, you can get an extra 10% off stamp and die or stamp and punch bundles. This means 20% off when you buy the stamp with the cutters! And you will need a cutting machine. It’s on sale too! You can get the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine for 10% off!

If you’re in the US and don’t already have a consultant, I would love to be your person! I’ll send you a bit of bling if for shopping with my hostess code (see the top of my page)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, we are showing off the New 2024-2026 In Colors. We know you will be inspired by all the creations the Pals share with you! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

These cards were so much fun to make. I loved all of the colors, so made a card to feature each one. I decided to use Triple Layer stamping to really feature the large floral stamp in the Layers of Beauty Stamp Set. To create the layers I cut 3 sheets of Basic White and layered them on top of each other. I then stamped the layered pieces all together using one oft he 2024-2026 In Colors. After stamping, I separated t he pieces and glued each to a mat (using the same In-color).

To create the colored flowers, I stamped the floral image again using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and then used the Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks to color in the two large flowers using the same In-Color ink and Shy Shamrock for the leaves. I LOVE these masks, they make shading so easy!

I cut the pair of flowers out and attached them over the the background image with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used the happy birthday sentiment and an oval frame die from the Unbounded Love bundle. That one has so many great sayings and fun frames!

There is a full list of all the supplies I used at the end of this post.

There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Our Favorites in the New Catalog.

Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
Donna Walls at Duncan Street Designs
Stefani Ewing at Stamp with Stefani

During June, you can get an extra 10% off stamp and die or stamp and punch bundles. This means 20% off when you buy the stamp with the cutters! And you will need a cutting machine. It’s on sale too! You can get the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine for 10% off!

If you’re in the US and don’t already have a consultant, I would love to be your person! I’ll send you a bit of bling if for shopping with my hostess code (see the top of my page)

Thank you so much for visiting!

Happy Stamping,

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It’s time for another hop. This time the team from Crafty Collaborations is inspiring you with Clean and Simple Cards. Please enjoy the hop – the line up is at the end of this post. Happy hopping!

I just love the New In Colors Designer Series Paper. I used 2 sheets of Pretty In Pink. I also used a blending brush to add Pretty In Pink to the edge of my card before I placed the embossed sheet. The white page is embossed using the Eyelet 3D embossing folder.

The stamps are both from Hearts and Hugs. I stamped the mouse with Smoky Slate and colored him with the Pretty in Pink Stamp N Write marker and the Smoky Slate blends. The Sentiment is stamped on Pretty in Pink paper and popped up using dimensionals.

Please don’t forget to leave me some love before you check out the rest of the hop!

During June, you can get an extra 10% off stamp and die or stamp and punch bundles. This means 20% off when you buy the stamp with the cutters! And you will need a cutting machine. It’s on sale too! You can get the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine for 10% off!

If you’re in the US and don’t already have a consultant, I would love to be your person! I’ll send you a bit of bling if for shopping with my hostess code (see the top of my page)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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