It’s Time For Changing Leaves!

Okay, so early August is a bit early for leaves to show off their fall colors, but we can make it happen with stamps, ink, and paper! Plus an amazing hybrid embossing folder. Check out the embossing on these cards.

The Changing Leaves Bundle is currently (August 2024) available online.
The Changing Leaves Bundle is currently (August 2024) available online.

The background for both cards was made using Basic Beige cardstock in the embossing folder without the die placed inside. The Cajun Craze embossed leaf on the first card is made in the embossing folder WITH the die placed inside. For the first card, I used ink and blending brushes to apply the color. For the second card, I used a splattering technique with water painters and ink. I just LOVE the colors of fall!!

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Fun Sophisticated Sled Card

When I saw this bundle, I knew I had to have it. I live in Florida, but I still think sleds and ice skates are so festive and fun. My hubby and I love to take cold vacations (most recently to Iceland in March–brrrrr!), so these stamps and dies would be great embellishments for scrapbook pages (if I ever get around to making them!). But I digress…

This card utilizes only the sentiment stamp–everything else is created with the dies only.

Online Exclusive – Sophisticated Sled Bundle

The Iconic Celebrations DSP sets the basic colors of Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green, which are picked up by the spray of greenery and the glossy dots. I love how the oxidized copper specialty paper gives the sled runners a vintage feel. And of course, you HAVE to use silver foil for the ice skate blades. The So Swirly embossing folder creates a snowy look as well.

This card could be used for any winter occasion–even a birthday!

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Country Flowers + Stampin’ Blends = Gorgeous!

The Country Flowers bundle is just what you need to create beautiful cards. You can unleash your creativity to color the plants, flowers, containers, and stool. And isn’t the Flower Market stamp just perfect? I love this bundle!

The eyelet embossing folder and Country Lace DSP complement the sweet style of this card.
Page 50, 2024-2025 Annual Catalog

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Seaside Wishes and Sand Dollars

Stampin’ Up! has completely outdone itself with the Seaside Wishes hybrid embossing folder. Look at the GORGEOUS and detailed embossing on these cards! It can be used as just an embossing folder, or you can insert the die and cut out the three embossed sand dollars. The bundle includes the hybrid embossing folder and the stamp set.

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I demonstrate how the hybrid embossing folder works on Facebook Live and posted the video to my YouTube channel.

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Get Creative With the Unbounded Beauty Suite

I SO love this new collection called Unbounded Beauty because it utilizes all the new In Colors, which are so bright and happy. (I know, a color can’t be happy, but it can make me feel happy!) I created the card below using a variety of techniques, including the use of adhesive sheets to make adhering the intricate die cuts a breeze. Watch me make this card on my YouTube channel.

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Perennial Lavender Suite

The Perennial Lavender Suite in the 2024 January-April Mini Catalog is just gorgeous! I made this card with the lovely DSP, along with Highland Heather and Lost Lagoon card stocks. The sentiment and die are also from the suite. I love the postage stamp edge of the die, and the set comes with SO MANY dies. It is great for creating layers and adding sentiments. (The ribbon and dots are retired.)

I love that this bundle includes a really pretty Mother’s Day sentiment, too. I made this Mother’s Day card using the Perennial Lavender stamp set and dies.

I recently demonstrated how to make this card on Facebook Live. Here is the video!

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