Botanical Textures Card within a Card

A card within a card: today's project is a postcard for the base with a smaller mini card on the front. Your message goes on the back on a panel of light coloured cardstock like Basic White. On the mini card panels and the front of the postcard show off your coordinating patterned papers. I went with a neutral pairing but jazz it up as bright and bold as you like. The circle on the front is in Real Red - for a departure from typical green foilage and is a great contrast to the greys on the rest of the card. I coloured some of the Nautral Matte Dots with the Real Red Stampin' Blend to pull the colour through.

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Cheers from the Celebratory Sips Suite

From the Celebratory Sips Suite, there's this stinkin' amazing patterned paper for parties, holidays and celebrations. Aptly named, I'd say then! This pattern has varied sizes of images, fruit and patterns to hand cut out or use the coordinating dies from the Suite. All it needed was an embossed greeting and some of the Neutrals Matte Dots to finish it off. Great card!

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Loads of possibilities with the Sweet Jar Bundle

Been playing with the new Sweet Jar Stamp Set & Punch Bundle and this is my first card! It's an adorable jar with images that fit inside. The lid and jar are two separate pieces of the punched shape for loads of versatility! Here I used Fresh Freesia and Smoky Slate with Basic White as my colour palette and really like the result. This is one I'll use over and over again as single jars, and multiples on cards, for treat holders and even in memory keeping. Love the possibilities!

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What's Blooming with these Phrases?

Today's card features the lesser used stamps in the Blooming Phrases stamp set. This set has lovely script font which are the star of the show, so I thought I'd show off the flowers using our new In Colors for 2025-2027: Darling Duckling, Strawberry Slush and Timid Tiger. Don't let that Timid Tiger scare you, friends...it's NOT a dark orange Pumpkin Pie colour but softer. More like a darker tone of Peach Pie. I was pleasantly surprised! So back to the card...I popped these on with some green stems made from the swirly tails on the greetings and the tiny leaf stamp included in the set. Too boring to just put on a layer so opted for a die cut. Let me know what you think in the comments.

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Layered Thoughts Birthday Card with a Twist

Where does this large greeting come from? Could it be stamped - or could it be pre-printed? It's a stamp from the Layered Thoughts set. After stamping it in Memento Ink onto Basic White, I used the Darling Duckling Stampin' Write Marker to add colour in the open white areas of the words. Really makes it pop, right?! The pretty patterned paper on the back is the new Floral Impressions patterned paper all on a Strawberry Slush card base. Super quick and simple birthday card.

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Beautiful Motifs Bundle

I enjoy being in swap groups when a new catalogue comes our for a couple of reasons: a) it gets me started using new products in new ways and b) I get lots of gorgeous designs using other products I haven't got in my stash yet! Here was my swap card for a recent group using the Beautiful Motifs bundle and coordinating paper. These dies are unique: they don't fully cut out the outline so you get this great dimensional look on a layer with the matte colour showing through as you pop up the edges. Also featuring a new In Color on this card called Cloud Cover. A little Balmy Blue mixed with Smoky Slate. Beautiful shade!

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Impressions Abloom Thank you Card

When I attended OnStage in March in North Carolina, we got to pick one bundle of two for the extra break out classes and I'm just thrilled I chose this one: Impressions Abloom! The lovely large oval die and so many floral dies with embossed sections really made putting this one together easy. You've seen the Mini Corrugated embossing folder in action here and on the internet, so I'm thrilled to share that you don't just have to layer it in a straight up and down manner. Try putting it on an angle like this for another look. The colours I chose are Pool Party, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Basic White.

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Lovely Garden images with Strawberry Slush

THIS. Oh isn't it pretty? Paper is Lovely Garden and if you get any patterned paper this spring, don't imss out on this one. Two full 12 x 12 sheets to hand cut (or die cut) large pretty images out. This returning favourite stamp set, "With You in Mind" has large images covering variety of occasions. I incorporated the Plaster Painting 3D embossing folder on both the layer and the inset hexagon. Love, love, love how it all came together!

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Take a Celebratory Sip

Check out the Celebratory Sips Suite on our Online Exclusives and the cutest card you can make with the stamps and patterned paper in a snap. I took a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" Basic White and randomly stamped the lemons in two colours (Darling Duckling and Granny Apple Green) with the cherry in between in Strawberry Slush. Cut that up into 3/4" x 4" strips and spaced them out on the card, making my own patterned paper layer. The glass with sprig of mint is from the coordinating patterned paper. Just cut it out. Love this one!

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Along the Lines Simple Rose

Don't you love FREE stuff? I really do...especially free stamping supplies! I won the Along These Lines stamp set at OnStage in March and this is my first card with it. There are 11 stamps in the set so a great value at any price. But better free, right? I love this card for a new stamper class: a 2" strip down the side of a cardbase, simple layered stamped image and a greeting from the Simply Said stamp set. Enjoy!

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Fun Fold Petunia Pop

Here's another fun fold card for ya! The front panel is attached along the fold and sits out on the card for lots of dimension. Looks great on a table or mantle for display. These are gorgeous colours of Petunia Pop and Summer Splash - perfect for this time of year. Enjoy!

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Beautiful Butterflies Fun Fold Die

There's always something to celebrate whatever the season or occasion! Looking for a fun fold card? Think about the Beautiful Butterflies bundle with a butterfly die cut card fold included as the white layer on today's card. There are two other large layering butterflies in the bundle that I've added in two complimentary shades of pink: Petunia Pop and Pretty in Pink. Not shown, but there's a large white butterfly on the inside to write the message on. Such a sweet fun fold!

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Have a Lovely Day!

We've had a gorgeous burst of colour this spring as the tulips, crocus, daffodils have adorned the gardens and paths. When I drop my son off at work the stunning array of colour that greets me from the hospital on Delhi Street is sure to start my day off great!

This card kind of reminds me of that feeling....wishing you a lovely day with a burst of spring colours.

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Tips for using your Mini Corrugated Emboss Folder

Going for a very earthy toned card here as I created with these colours: Pecan Pie and Mossy Meadow. We have a new embossing folder out that does this fab corrugated box look! When you get yours, here's a tip: spritz your cardstock with some water (we sell spritzers, too!) before you emboss. It won't hurt your folder...trust me. But it will make the paper more pliable and less likely to crack when you fun it through the emboss machine. The reason: there's a lot of wear on the paper being compressed through the waffles of the folder and it can easily go right through. After spritzing it will dry in no time and you can add it to your project.

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A beautiful butterfly shaped card

Made this with the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid bundle. The die that cuts your large butterfly out of the cardbase for a fun and unique shape! You don't find those at the card store. There are additional butterfly dies that layer onto it to give round out the card front. I used several shades of blue to colour in this pretty patterened creature. The total the card measures 5.5 inches wide by 3.5 inches tall fitting perfectly into our medium envelopes. Enjoyed making this one!

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Two-Step stamping with Pretty Florals

It's always fun playing with new colours and coordinating patterned paper. This card is all about the Secret Sea In Color in the patterned paper, cardstock and ink. Yes that's the same dark colour only I stamped it off once for the flower stems to soften it a little. For the flower, I used Peach Pie: stamped off once for the base of the flower and then full strength for the inside lines. A great way to get more colour tones out of one ink pad.

This was a Team Stampin' Social make 'n take and it was so well received!

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Emboss it like a boss!

I don't often take my blending brushes out for a spin, but that's exactly what I was inspired to do for this card! All the work gets done before the embossing:

With a blending brush, add ink through a punched circle onto your white layer; stamp the greeting and then an image like the leaves I used here from Textured Notes.

Then emboss the layer for the WOW! Layer onto matte over the cardbase, sprinkle with embellishments and a bow = Done. Wonder how I'll change this up with a different embossing folder for next time?

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Sunrise Sailing in for a great Father's Day Card

 Rounding our swaps is this "Stacey made it" card from this month! Didn't see this in your new catalogue? That's right! It's one of our many amazing Online Exclusives. Products that will only be available to view online. You can purchase directly or connect with me to order yours for you. Back to this one....the Sunrise Sailing bundle features a multi-faceted stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder. It all comes together beautifully when you're needing that very special Father's Day or Thank you to your guests card. I'm excited to see this used with memory keeping, too. Great card, Stacey!

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See-through Fun Fold Card featuring Sweet Blooms - Hello, Lovely!

 This is a bit of an unusual card made with a see-through piece of plastic from our window sheets. I use those sheets often for boxes and see-through elements on a card. This is one whole layer! There's a little fold piece in between it and the patterned paper which creates the mechanism allowing the window sheet layer to pop open. The video showing how to do this will post on my YT channel in a few weeks. I love the look of this unique card and how it stands beautifully on the mantle in all its glory!

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Mixed Florals in an Interactive Card

 Here's a "Jane made it" card from last week's Stampin' Social swaps! This is an interactive card where you pull the little circle tab up from the top to reveal a message. The flowers are just the right pop of colour which she expertly coloured using our Stampin' Blends to achieve the varigated look. I love this card! Thanks, Jane.

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Faux Ribbon Technique using the Beautiful Gallery Suite

What do you think of this card: Is it ribbon or is it paper? What we've got here is the Faux Ribbon Technique using your cast off strips of patterned paper. I featured this on the Global Inspiration Stamp Team's New Catalogue / New In Colors weekend and it was a hit. They also like the idea of two die cuts slightly offset from each other as the embellishment. I think the star of the show is the Damask Designs embossing folder background. Hope you like this one, too!

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Textured Notes just oozing texture and dimension!

Sharing a "Wendy made this" card from our team social this week! These is the very aptly named Textured Notes bundle. The patterned paper and images ooze dimension and texture to really play off on this card's simplicity. That's just one ink pad, friends. Stunning card, Wendy!

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Is it Just a Note? More like a Pretty Florals work of art!

My swap card from last night's Team Stampin' Social featuring all kinds of new products from the just released 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue. Such pretty colours for a simple notecard.

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Avid Stampers Classes: May to August 2025

 

Beautiful Butterflies Angled Tri-Fold Card

I was thrilled to see the Beautiful Butterflies bundle will be available in on Online Exclusives section after May 5. We made this card at my Avid Stampers class last week with this Angled Tri-Fold layout. The measurements were a bit tricky but well worth it! It sports an embossed belly band wrap around in simple white with coordinating ink and embellishments. Loved this one!

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Team Stampin' Social Card featuring Sweet Blooms

Card for my Team's Stampin' Social this week featuring all new product, the Sweet Blooms bundle and coodinating patterned paper. This one of those card layouts to have on hand when the creative juices aren't flowing! Cut your patterned paper to 1" x 3" and add them to an embossed layer. Pop a greeting on top - whether a die cut as I've used here from the bundle - or one that is die cut, hand cut or punched out. Easy-peasy!

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Sneak Peek: Gallery Blooms Bundle

If you like to colour, this new flower bundle is perfect for you: Gallery Blooms. It's available in our new Annual Catalogue launching Tuesday, May 6. While you wait you can use this layout with your favourite floral or focal image. It's a super easy layout!

I like the two embossed layers: one using the Mini Corrugated 3D folder in black and the Plaster Painting in white. If you've been to my studio, you'll know the Plaster Painting is akin to the 1970's stucco on the walls!

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For the Books

 My season for reading is coming up...I do most of my reading in the summer while relaxing in my backyard oasis. I hope to get into a few good mysteries this year and this card helps put me in the mood! We'll be making this at my May monthly card class in both my home studio and at the Breslau Community Centre. Lots of stamping and colouring. Happy Friday!

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Botanical Texture Suite of Products

Leaves in other colours than green and beige? Why yes! For today's card I used Misty Moonlight - this beautiful shade of blue - for my leaves. It coordinates beautifully with the browns in this Woven Textures patterned paper. So popular, this suite is a little short on supply but coming back in May and you'll want to add it to your list:

Textured Notes Stamp Set and Rectangular Dies Bundle
Woven Textures Patterned Paper

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