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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Bring on Spring with Sunshine & Tulips

Spring has sprung? Are we there yet? Oh I do hope so....Today's card is from my bestie Tamara Bertram from Tamara's Paper Trail in Edmonton, AB with this stinkin' cute tulip card featuring the Sunshine & Tulips bundle. Keeping it simple, this card works for multiple occasions. Pair it with a stamp set like Banner Sayings with the Three Banner Punch. Love this!

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Card inspiration for cards, tags, treat holders and scrapbook pages

I always look at the cards I create to find other ways to use the designs: on a tag, bag, treat holder, scrapbook page and more! This one would be so perfect for little name cards or tags for a Shower, Mother's Day, Birthday gifts. Lovely how these two sweet bugs - ladybug and bee - scream spring in an adorable way. The background is a repeated stamp in matching Old Olive ink on Basic White with Petal Pink. Enjoy!

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Gears & Textures collage card

Sneak Peek at one of the cards we're making March 31 for the Gears & Textures Avid Stampers Class. So much texture, right?!?! Love a stamp set that has a variety of images you can use to bring a collage together. As I work with a large number of Engineers in my day job, I feel I'll be using the Gears & Textures stamp set a lot for upcoming birthday cards in the department. In the Avid class, I'll be teaching you how to add the variety of layers with several inks to achieve this amazing look. There's still room and the class can be a kit to go so message me!

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Talk a walk along the Boardwalk

Do you like Fairs, Theme Parks and Ferris Wheels? This card featuring the Beach Boardwalk Suite Collection reminds me of my trip to California in 2012 with my daughter. Our one day on the beach included a walk along the Santa Monica Pier with its sights, sounds and beautiful view of the pacific ocean - in January! The label on this card is so on trend with the bundle, as a "ticket". Lots of fun uses for that. Enjoy!

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To me you're gold with the Good Luck stamp set for St. Patrick's Day 2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! Are you headed out to celebrate? Or maybe a celebration at home? May the shamrocks lead your way.

Today's card is from the Good Luck stand alone stamp set which I've used for more than just this occasion but it's perfect for March 17, right? The pot of gold stamp gives a great image using Secret Sea ink and some Darling Duckling for the shimmery gold and stars. Loved creating with this $24 stamp set. Enjoy your green beer!

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Sending joy with a Joy Fold card

A delightful Joy Fold card layout featuring our darling Cute as a Bug Designer Series paper. Half the pack has fantastic images to fussy cut out (they're really that easy) or use the coordinating Sweet Bugs dies as with the caterpillar focal point. To do this, trim roughly around the image then pop it your cut and emboss machine to get a clean cut in one pass. Love the colour palette on this card: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow and Very Vanilla. Enjoy!

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Ewe Make Me Happy

Oh my this is a pretty card from Kristen Hancock in our Canadian Business Builders catalogue swap! The tulips are a 3 flower stamp making a repeating pattern a snap. And there's even a stamp for the flowers and leaves so no colouring in all with the sheel from Woolly Friends. The colours are Fresh Freesia, Old Olive and Gorgeous Grape which really go together so very nicely. Such a great card for spring occasions. Enjoy!

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Distress it with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder

Gorgeous colour palette on today's card from Diana Langman featuring Pecan Pie, Petal Pink and gold foil with the warm dark colour of the Streaked Dots. The paper is from Nature Walk which Diana embossed to add dimension and a worn look using the Exposed Brick 3D folder. The gold foil really brings out the earthy tones on this card complimenting it beautifully. Thanks, Diana!

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Hello Sweet Friend from Sweet Bugs

So many ways to use the Sweet Bugs bundle and today it's a focal point front and centre. Got this beauty from Joanne Brisbois in a mini catalogue swap. Don't you like the way the caterpillar is two tone? Adds to the real look of it. The exposed brick embossed layer has been distressed with a sanding block for added texture. Enjoy!

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Grunge card with Gears and Textures

Featuring this beautiful card at my Gears and Textures Avid Stampers Class on March 31. Loads of grungey texture with the Nature Walk patterned paper, the die cuts and blending brush technique. This card measures 5 x 7 so you'll need a special envelope to send it in the mail. So pleased with how it turned out and I know it will be a hit at our class.

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Good Luck Wishes

Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Lots of opportunities to head out to the local pub in every city...but how else would you celebrate? My contribution is making some good luck cards! Just like this one using up some of the 2024-2026 In Colors and Designer Series Paper. The pot of gold is kind of cute in the Good Luck stamp set and for the pot of gold on top, I reached for my Pecan Pie ink pad. Have a lucky day!

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Sweet Jar Shamrocks

Sharing Holly's card from our recent team stampin' social swaps featuring the jar builder punch paired with the Good Luck stamp set and all those darling shamrocks! Love the look of this fun card!

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Grunge meets Gears

Funky cool layout for for masculine, kid or the "engineer" in your life's happy event. Loads of stamping on the background layer creating a collage of the grunge stamps in the Gears & Textures stamp set. Topped off with a greeting and a couple of die cut gears. Love how this turned out in Lost Lagoon, Pooly Party and Pretty Peacock. Enjoy!

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Stunning Fragrant Flower Card

Ooh la la! Fragrant Flowers die makes this stunning card! Designed and shared by my team member and friend, Wendy at last month's social swap. The leaves were die cut using our new Vellum Specialty Paper and the greeting embossed in white powder onto Night of Navy cardstock. Gorgeous! Thanks, Wendy.

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A lovely blossoms centre pop-out card

My swap card from February's Team social featuring this gorgeous Lovely Blossoms patterned paper pack. Cloud Cover and Old Olive are a perfect match. Kept it simple with a stamped and die cut leaf on the front panel as my focal point for this birthday card. The design is from Sue Campfield and I love it!

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Gears & Textures in a whole new way

Recognize these swirls? They're actually from the Gears and Textures stamp set! By changing up the colours to pastels, gives it a whole different look. After stamping I ran the layer through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine using the So Swirly folder. Seemed to work nicely with the circles. Using up some of the retiring In Colours: Pretty in Pink and Summer Splash. Hope it brings a smile to your face!

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Clean & Simple Heart Card

A sweet "clean and simple" card layout designed by my team member and friend Jane for our monthly social swap in February. Clean and Simple just means not a lot of elements but making a statement just as shown here with the heart die cut out of the white layer to reveal the patterned paper behind. Suitable for Valentine's, thinking of you, anniversary or everyday! Thanks, Jane.

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Bright pop of colour featuring Beautiful Motifs

A beautiful pop of spring colours with today's card designed by my team member and friend Dawn. The dies are from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set and die bundle. Lots of layers and bright colour palette. Consider stacking rectangles of coordinating patterns as a beautiful backdrop and then die cut out a rectangle from the middle. This gives you a second piece to use on another project. Thanks so much, Dawn!

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Wishing Good Luck

Who needs a little "Good Luck"? Found lots of uses for the stamp set of the same name on our Online Exclusives list. Cute for St. Patrick's Day cards, wishing someone good luck and for today's card, a reminder to friends that I'm lucky to be friends with you! The technique I added to the front of the card was "splattering". You take a marker or Stampin' Blend and with the tip just inside the cap, flick the colour across your layer. I used Shy Shamrock and Basic Black for this crisp look. Enjoy!

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Welcome Cutie with Woolly Friends focal point

Did you get your hands on this adorable punch? The Woolly Friends Bundle with coordinating stamp set and punch, is a hot, hot, hot commodity. Currently not available - I'm so sorry! - but you need to see how cute it is. Coming back in stock around April 20. Another option for this card layout is any "critter" of your choice from your stash. Love the softness of the ribbon behind the To The Point punched shape (embossed!) and a simple greeting. Topping up my baby card stash and this one's on the top of the list! Enjoy!

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Gears and Textures Grunge Card

I was really drawn to the Gears and Textures bundle as I work with engineers in my day job. This bundle will be my new go-to bundle for their birthday cards this year! I also love the grunge look of the stamps included and how these will go with many other stamp sets in my stash: Trusty Tools, Ready Set Go and Geared Up Garage (retired). On this card, I did some partial heat embossing where the copper lands on parts of the gears. A torn edge really adds to the grunge look. Enjoy!

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