All Aflutter in a show-stopping fun fold

Love a fun fold card and this one is a show-stopper! Designed for my Avid Stampers class later this month, the card features the new All Aflutter stamp set and punch bundle. I'm having a great time creating simple and more complex cards using these butterflies. They are a favourite of mine. So much so, my daughter has been known to reminder me, "Mum - not everyone loves butterflies as much as you do". But I do...truly....with flowers and pretty paper they are a go-to focal point on any card. You'll be seeing a lot of these this month!

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Splash and Relax real soon with Summer on its way

It's not here yet...but summer IS coming! And I'll be ready with my shades, sandals, cold drink and book for afternoons in my backyard oasis! What about you? This card from my Silver Sister Tamara Bertram in Edmonton, AB puts me in the mood for summer. It's so sweet and adorable. The paper even looks like a fun beach towel. Great ready for warmer days, all!

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Stack and Shuffle Card Technique

This card layout was a CASE from Brian King in the U.S. I was really drawn to making this based on the pretty colours in the Garden Poetry patterned paper. You cut 4 of the patterns to 3.75 inches by 5 inches. Stack them and cut all at the same time in 3 places to end up with 4 generous sized chunks. I did a little measuring to get the 4 pieces. Then stack and shuffle them to get one of each pattern on a piece of Basic White measuring 3.75 inches by 5 inches. Matte as many times as you like onto the cardbase and embellish. Each card is a little different but they all work beautifully together. The butterflies from All Aflutter are my new favourite!

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May 2026 Monthly Class Project

We'll be making this card at my May Monthly Card Class - both in person and kit-to-go options. The Toadstools are so perfect for this time of year and the greetings from Banner Greetings are ideal for any age. I decided to add a small embossed layer with the ladybug picnic folder which I added ink to with a blending brush for added interest. This class features easy to make up cards for beginner to seasoned card makers. Check out the kit to go option

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Nature's Symphony

Each month I do a four card tutorial for my team members - hey, membership has its privileges! This is one of the cards for May's tutorial and really is understated with the Nature's Symphony bundle. Doing the die cuts in various neutral shades brings out the Secret Sea colours around it. A perfect card for all occasions!

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Hello Sunshine!

Sending Thinking of you card is a lovely way to stay in touch with family, friends, and customers if you have a business. I send out about 300 a year so I'm always making multiples to spread the joy. This one came together quickly with some linen thread as another layer between the stamped leaves and the greeting. Nice neutral colours for anyone and any occasion. Enjoy!

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Paradise Garden Simple and Elegant Card

Making simple cards isn't always a thing we do...often it's bigger - better - more! So it was nice to step back and make more of a clean and simple card. On the white layer, I placed a few little score lines for attention and where they meet I covered with this flower from the Paradise Garden bundle stamped in Poppy Parade. The greeting and the die for it are also from the same bundle. Then I sprinkled 3 Iridescent Pearls that were coloured with Blueberry Bushel Stampin' Blends to tie it all together with the matte and the card base. Sweet and uncomplicated! What do you think?

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Wagon Wheel Treat Holders

These Wagon Wheels treat holders will be a hit with the Elmira Community Living class this week. They always love a treat at the end of their crafting session. These came together super easily: Cardstock cut at 8.5 inch x 8.5 inch then cut on a diagonal. With the wide edge horizontal on the score board, score at 4 inches and 8 inches. Fold in each side to seal. That's it! I used cardstock but this would work just as easily with patterned paper. Super cute!

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Perennial Postage Framed All Around Card

A pretty Framed All Around card with the floral image heat embossed in silver on a Perennial Postage die. Each flower was coloured with Poppy Parade and Old Olive Stampin' Blends. The dies are poppedup onto a piece of poppy parade then centred top to bottom on basic white embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder before adhere to the poppy parade card base. All it needs are a few rhinestone embellishments and white baker’s twine coloured with poppy parade Stampin' Blends to finish it off. A beautiful card from my Team member Wendy.

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Jungle Pals Sloth Card

Blast from the past making a card with the retired Jungle Pals bundle. Thought I'd share with you all with a back story! The mascot for our Crop weekend is the sloth. This is the ONE stamp set with a sloth in it - I mean how many do you need? Perfect for my tablemate cards. With sloth mode on, we are most certainly relaxing. Happy Day!

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Sweet as a Bug Hershey Kiss Treat Holder

I'm away at a Crop for this weekend in Stratford with 48 of my favourite scrappers. Most of the gang that attends does scrapbooking/memory keeping. I'm seated with my little band of merry card makers. This is one of the little gifties I made to share with my tablemates complete with a bag of Hershey kisses because who doesn't NEED chocolate when they craft? The box is simple: 6 x 6 inch square scored on all four sides at 1 inch. Then on one side score also at 2.5 inches and 3.5 inches. Fold up the bottoms and fold down the inside at the top. Like a said...super simple!

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Exploring Nature Slim Line Card

Nothing like a slim line card to display coordinating patterned papers! This layout really uses up those scraps by displaying them beautifully. The greeting is from the Exploring Nature stamp set. That one comes with large greetings that are perfect for memory keeping and on large card fronts like this one. I think this would be an awesome card for someone striking out on their own, going on an adventure, leaving for College or University. Lots of possibilities. What do you think?

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Everyday Arches with Framed All Around

Featuring my Team member Wendy's Creative Ambassador card CASEd from JilliBling. She started by choosing a patterned paper from Lovely and Beautiful and was inspired to use a coordinating card stock colour palette from there. For layers, Wendy used the Everyday Arches dies, embossing the outer arch. The floral image and sentiment are done in gold embossing powder and she coloured the flower with Stampin' Blends. These embellishments are retired but very much like the current Flower Accents. Beautiful card, Wendy!

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Faux Tile featuring Paradise Garden

Tried the Faux Tile look for today's card by cutting my Basic White layer to 4 inches by 5 inches providing even 1 inch segments. Who says a card needs to be 4.25 inches by 5.5 inches? To achieve this look, I scored the white first at 1 inch on all sides. Next I stamped the image o the debossed side using this gorgeous Blueberry Bushel ink. The score lines creating the faux tile peek through. The flower, greeing and die are from the Paradise Garden bundle. Paired with Lemon Lime Twist cardstock it sure pops. Enjoy!

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Welcome Baby Peek-a-Boo card with circles

Look at this adorable layout with a circle cut out of another for a peek-a-boo featre. Love it! Today's card was designed by my daughter, Michelle, with the Welcome Baby Stamp Set. This is a new idea to me and I'm going to be CASE-ing it for sure. The stamp set and rectangular Textured Notes Dies are on the Last Chance list to pop those into your cart before they're gone. Enjoy!

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Frame it All Around

Oh so pretty with soft colours of green, blue and grey. Today's card was designed by Wendy on our team as our April Creative Ambassador. Through this program team members select a stamp set and create 4 cards for the month to show its versatility. Amazed at all the great designs they come up with! This is the Framed All Around stamp set with these darling floral/leaf images and 4 greetings. Love it!

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Cutest Crew Triplet Layout

For the cat lover in all of us....this card from my team member Holly is so darling. You can just see the kittens playing. I call this a "triples" card layout...with 3 small images - in this case die cuts - on theme. I find the little flowers look like wallpaper as a nice backdrop. Love the colour palette of Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Pecan Pie. Enjoy!

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Woolly Friends Baby Card

Check out this adorable welcome baby card shared by my team member Jane as Creative Ambassador earlier this year. The Woolly Friends stamp set and punch was great for Easter but cute baby cards, too! The Hearts of Leave 3D embossing folder is back in stock and fits this to a "T". Using left over strips with the Three Banner Punch adds a great layer to this card. Enjoy!

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Nature Walk peek-through card layout

There's something about this scripted patterned paper that speaks to me! Together with Blueberry Bushel accents. Making this card at the April Avid Stampers class featuring the Nature Walk Designer Series Paper and sticker sheet for no mess, no fuss card making. Enjoy!

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Using your Circle Punches or Dies in a new way!

What a way to use your circle punches or dies! Today's card was created by my talented team member, Dawn and uses 3 different sizes of punch circles in cut paper, folded over (but not quite fully in half) and the folded over side popped up on a dimensional. I'm so impressed that she hand drew the legs for each bird. This is over the top darling and I'll be making my own version of it real soon for monthly card class. Thanks, Dawn!

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Simply Beautiful Wedding Card

For my swap card at this month's Team Stampin' Social, I did some heat embossing with gold from the Metallics WOW! embossing powder collection together with the large floral from the Simply Beautiful stamp set. The greeting was also embossed in gold with a layer of gold foik paper and some flower accents to tie it all together. Once embossed, use a blending brush to add a soft colouring to the centre of the flower and leaves. I think this makes a lovely wedding card!

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Sliding inside Tuck Fun Fold featuring Delicate Dreams

A new fun fold! Compliments of Wendy on my team, this Sliding Inside Tuck fun fold card is a showstopper. See the 2nd photo for that magic. I love this simple and wow card so much. Wendy embellished with the Delicate Dreams suite of products. At the time of writing, these are due back in stock next week so you can get your hands on this gorgeous patterned paper with copper highlights and the dies. For making multiples (and prepping classes), stand alone dies that don't require stamping and die cutting are a breeze for getting projects done. Love this so much!

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Sneak Peek of Moonlit Flora

Beautiful swap card from my team member Jane showing off the new Moonlit Flora Suite of products. The embossing folder has so much depth and dimension. It will quickly become your go-to folder for everyday cards. When I'm prepping embossed layers for a class, I love how you can just pop the paper in and not have to be precise when lining it up in the folder. Helps with making a bunch of these. Would double as a panel on a memory keeping page, as well. The paper has a lovely mix of colours: Basic Black, Berry Burst, Golden Glow, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Peaceful Pine, Pecan Pie, Secret Sea, Soft Sea Foam. Super card!

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Grillin' and Chillin' for the grill master

Such a cool card from my team member, Holly in our stampin' social swap! For the grillmaster on your card list, a new home owner, Father's Day and more. This is the BBQ Master Bundle and features 14 stamps and 22 dies for just $54.75. This will be great for scrapbook pages and invitations, too, as there are individual dies for burgers, hotdogs/sausages, veggies, shrimp. Showing the inside of the card to show off the individual bun, onion, tomato, lettuce, burger and cheese dies. Makes my mouth water. What a versatile set. Enjoy!

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Wow: 5" x 7" Pillar Card

Check out this amazing 5" x 7" card with pillars inside. Watch the Video to get the full effect!

This is one of four cards I'll be teaching at my Avid Stampers Class on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Join us! Register here. 

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Hydrangea Hue makes an appears with sneak peek of All Aflutter

A sneak peek at some new products coming out May 6: All Aflutter Stamp Set and punch die with my favourite, butterlies! The stamp and punch make these 3 butterlies in one go and punch them out individually. Where is this paper from? It's an Online Exclusive released in March. Gorgeous copper highlights with Mossy Meadow and the new Hydrangea Hue ink colour. Enjoy!

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Ephemera packs make the card

I love an embossing folder that's perfect for any occasion and the Paradise Garden Hybrid is for me! So much depth of texture it makes the ideal background for the ephemera packs. No stamping on this card. To get the Garden Green matte on my greeting, I simply applied the greeting sticker to a piece of scrap card stock and hand cut around it. Doesn't get simpler than that. Enjoy!

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Be Inspired with Ephemera Packs

Did you know we have pre-printed and die cut images and greetings? No ink required! We call these Ephemera Packs and they come with a variety of images and greetings to suit. Just add your cardstock and glue. I used the soon to be retiring Fully Flowering and Saying Something packs on today's card. I like the look of a vellum circle behind to add dimension and provide a layer for between the flower and embossed layer. Added a few Rhinestones and some Baker's twine from my stash and called it done! Our new May to August catalogue will feature new ephemera packs so keep your eyes open for these super tools for cardmaking ease. Enjoy!

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Cute 3D treat holders featuring Petunia Pop and Pretty in Pink

Nope....it's not a card but could easily be a cute 3" x 3" card. This is a treat holder I made to hold Excel Mints. The cover features Petunia Pop and Pretty in Pink with Garden Green accents in the paper. I made these for the Global Inspiration Stamp Team presentations in March showing off retiring In Colors. Do you make treat holders for friends, co-workers, customers, family? I love making them. The challenge can be figuring out what to put in them. So there I was at Dollarama with my treat holder in the gum/candy aisle which gave me lots of reasons to chat about what I'm doing with fellow customers. Love these!

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Fussy Cutting Tips with Simply Beautiful

I'm thoroughly enjoying playing with the Simply Beautiful stamp set. While I don't own the dies, these shapes are quite easy to fussy cut around. My tips for that are: use very sharp scissors; move the paper - not the scissors - around as you cut through; leave a small white border as it's really difficult to get it spot on the line so that wee border provides a buffer. Looks pretty good, eh? The colours used here are Peach Pie and Old Olive. I used my Stampin' Blends to colour in but the ink pad and a blender pen would do the trick nicely.

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Simply Beautiful meets Paradise Garden

The Paradise Garden hybrid embossing folder is the star of the show on today's card. I embossed the card front as well as a the layer. To add the gorgeous black feature to the layer, after embossing, I dragged the black ink pad in vertical passes across the piece. The lighter the touch, the less ink in the recessed areas. This just screamed, "use Poppy Parade" to me so I added the flower coloured with Stampin' Blends and a strip of Poppy Parade cardstock behind the embossed/matted layer. In different colours, I could see using this for a wedding card, too! So many possibilities.

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Pinwheel Style card using up 1" scraps

Last week, I shared an Easter card made by my team member Jane which was a CASE of this one we made at our March team stampin' social. This has got to be the easiest WOW card ever that uses up 1 inch wide scraps. I have them....I know you do, too! To make this card fit just right without funky 1/8 inch measurements, cut the embossed layer to 5 inches wide. In doing so, I made my card front slightly smaller at 5 1/4 inches by 4 inches. The dark green triangles were once 1 inch squares, cut in half on the diagonal and placed pinwheel style right over the patterened paper pieces measuring: 1" x 2" (cut 3) and 1" x 3" (cut one). Assemble so they all meet then add those triangles in matching colours. Love this card layout!

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Elegant yet quick Gallery Blooms card

With these large flower stamps, I often like to stamp them without colouring in. This allows the details to really show through and adds a very elegant feel to the project. For this one, I used our retiring Pretty in Pink cardstock with a tone-on-tone embossed layer for the card front and built the stamped image over top matted on coordinating Night of Navy. The image is from the Gallery Blooms stamp set. A super quick card for all occasions!

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Painting a message of thanks with Trusty Tools

Ok, isn't this cute? Features a few of our retiring In Colors: Shy Shamrock and Peach Pie along with Basic Black and Daffodil Delight. Confession time: I was eating homemade chocolate chip cookies while creating and left some chocolate smudges on the Basic White! So before finishing it off, I used the Summer Splash and Basic Black markers to "flick" some spots all over and embellish my oops. A wonderful way to say "thanks" to your favourite person!

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Gears and Textures - just a note

Oh my lovely Gears and Textures out for another shared post. This one uses the dies in yet another way: adhered to a layer to create a 3D look. I added a wee bit of colour to the largest on which I placed the greeting. The colour paletee is Secret Sea, Cloud Cover and Darling Duckling. Really like how the card just oozes texture and dimension!

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A lovely arrangement fun fold card

The Lovely Arrangements Bundle is one of my first choices from the current Mini Catalogue. The flowers are beautiful and easy to colour or leave blank with just a wisp of shading with a pencil or blending brush. This is my card from our latest Team Stampin' Social Swap and is a bit of a fun fold - does that count? - with the flowers tucking the card shut. The coordinating paper is beautiful in Secret Sea against the Petal Pink card base. Happy to share this one with you!

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Happy Easter Greetings with a half sunburst layout

I've shared this card with our online Demonstrator group and got some great feedback. Want to join that FB group? Get the Starter Kit! I'd love to have you join my team, The Inksters.

They loved the half starburst look with these soft subtle spring colours: Lemon Lolly, Balmy Blue, Old Olive and a touch or Pretty in Pink. For these angled starbursts, I cut three strips of 2" x 3 1/4" patterned paper. Then I sliced each one in half diagonally. I started in the centre so the two long straight edges matched up then moved out from there. And it came together just like that. Enjoy!

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Paradise Garden Hybrid LEAF Embossing folder

 I love leaves in card making: stamps, dies, patterned paper, embossing folders. All of them. They add just the right dimension. Let me tell you that this new Paradise Garden Hybrid Embossing folder is my new fave! Holly used this and the coordinating patterned paper for her Stampin' Social Swap. Love it so much, I had to get the bundle for myself. You'll be seeing much more of it in my craft projects. Thank you Holly, I love it!

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Beautiful Pattern Arrow Card

My long time friend and Team Member, Dawn, really knocked this one out of the park for our March Team Stampin' Social Swap! This is a variation on the Arrow Card layout. Still fits in a standard envelope, but packs a wow with the angled look and showing off your patterned paper to the fullest. I've seen a new way of getting your hand cut greetings to be evenly spaced by tracing around the stamp outline with a light pencil. Then cut out the stamped image just inside that pencil mark. You'll follow the stamp's outline perfectly. Love this card, Dawn!

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Easter greetings highlighting the Easter Basket Stamp Set

Oh so cute! the only Easter card you need LOL. Today's card was designed and shared by my friend and team member, Jane at March's Stampin' Social Swap. And oh so easy: You need some strips of patterned paper measuring 1" tall by 2 or 3" ish long. Add them to your embossed layer then pop it up onto a card front. Finish off with a small greeting, ribbon/embellishment and focal point. This cute bunny is from the Easter Basket stamp set and die bundle. Ready for Easter!

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Gears and Textures Masculine Card

Holding my Avid Stampers class later this month with a focus on the Gears and Textures Bundle. This is one of the four cards we'll be making at this class, using a collage technique with an assembled variety of the gears in Cajun Craze, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Misty Moonlight and Mossy Meadow. The greeting is from Banner Sayings. Wow I love this for the engineers in my life at the day job as well as perfect for a masculine themed card. Switch up the greetings and you've got a winner here!

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Stunning Fragrant Layers on Soft Sea Foam

What a stunning card created by my friend and Team member, Wendy for our recent stampin' social swap. OH MY! So much texture and pretty shades of subtle colours on a Soft Sea Foam background. The bundle is called Fragrant Layers with this trio of flowers (joined by the greeting in the middle) is one of the fab dies in the set. Love this!

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May to August Catalogue Paper Shares

Want a budget-friendly way to get a stack of the NEW Patterned Papers at a fraction of the price of buying every single one? Sign Up for a Paper Share by May 4 at noon and also get a FREE embellishment from the May to August Catalogue!

May to August 2026 Avid Stampers Classes

 Would love to have you join me for Avid Stampers class where you take home your bundle!

Sending Good Luck Wishes

My final card this month showing off the Good Luck stamp set. Kind of a "sleeper set" that you might not see flipping through the catalogue quickly. Sharing a few different ways to use it and other stamp sets: stamp a small greeting across a layer like the horseshoes here; colour a white or beige ribbon with the coordinating Stampin' Blends for a match; add an embossed layer for texture and dimension and finally, add a layer to your greeting label by cutting it in half and adhere behind. Enjoy!

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Starburst Card featuring retiring In Colors

My take on this starburst card featuring three of our retiring In Colors: Pretty in Pink, Petunia Pop and Shy Shamrock. This was the basis of a bunch of these layouts that I made for upcoming events. If I were to replicate, I could add some ribbon and emboss the starburst layers to add some dimension to it all. But it was a nice starter card to get the creative juices flowing! Do you do that too, sometimes?

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Pretty Bow Tying with Cloud Cover 5/8" Textured Ribbon

When you're tying bows and knots, there's nothing like a soft wide ribbon like the Cloud Cover 5/8" Textured Ribbon. This ties like a dream. To mail a card with this thick ribbon, I would likely lie it flat and add a flat faux knot to it. Takes a little of the bulk out. Check out this video by Diane Dimich, a demonstrator in the US on how to make a flat bow.

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