Welcome back to Create with Stamping Friends! This week we have a color challenge ~ Cajun Craze, Golden Glow, and Old Olive. I used the Radiant Sunflowers Bundle to make my card. I loved the look so much that I did a slightly different version for my recent card class…
For our last Thursday of the month, we have a sketch challenge at Create with Stamping Friends. I’ve chosen the Artisan Sketched Garden DSP for my card. The polka dot print is perfect for the horizontal strips, then the flower is just the right size for the focal point. I…
Here’s another sneak peek at things to come! I’ve made a Sunflower Fields birthday card in a fun paneled fold. This stunning DSP and Specialty Foiled paper will be available Sept. 1, 2026. Aren’t these papers beautiful together? This was one of the cards my friends made at my card…
It’s Friday and that means a fun fold! I have made another fun card from Jeanie’s Mystery Monday Stampin’ and used a patterned paper that happens to be on sale this month! Florals in Bloom is one of several packs of DSP that is marked down 15% through August 2026.…
Happy Monday! I got some new products in my mailbox! It’s time to start tempting you 😁 sharing with you some of the new papers and bundles. There is so much to love in this new release. I struggled to decide which to order first!!! I’ll be offering a Product…
I’m loving this new direction Stampin’ Up! is going with the floral-themed Collections! Lily of the Valley, now Violets. This Suite Collection and individual components will be available July 1. It’s part of the new Online Exclusives. They are sooo pretty! I just got my Violets pack and thought I’d…
I had a lot of fun building this card from the clues Jeanie gave us in her Monday Mystery Stamping this week! With something in mind, I got out my Valley in Bloom DSP and chose a few different sheets to highlight on this card. I enjoyed working with it…
We have one of my favorite sketches to create from this week at Create with Stamping Friends! I love this versatile layout. And I picked a new DSP that I hadn’t broken in to yet, Velvet Meadow. It’s so pretty! And textural! The white flowers and leaves are raised and…
We have a color challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends! It’s a bright combination that says “flowers” to me. So I’m sending hugs with Fragrant Layers and these three colors: Here’s my card: It’s a very simple design with the Pattern of Friendship Die as a background. I…
I’ve got two new products on this card – well, 3, if you count the ink color! These products will be available for purchase on May 5 (right around the corner!) I decided to frame this beautiful DSP and I couldn’t bear to hide any of it with a sentiment,…
We’re doing something slightly different at Creating Coast to Coast this month! Rosanne (Pennsylvania) and I (California) have decided to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) each other. We are looking back at past posts and picking a card that we especially loved and CASEing it with new/different products. One of…
We’re back with a color challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends. This is a soft, pretty combo of Highland Heather, Very Vanilla, and Cloud Cover. I’m using a mixture of products, but the standout is this large flower from Pretty Florals Dies. I’ve “hung” it on a Party…
It’s Thursday… time for another Create with Stamping Friends! This week we have a sketch challenge. I’ve chosen Lovely Blossoms and Lovely Arrangements for my card. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: There are quite a few pieces to this sketch. I’ll list them from the base of the…
This week we have a sketch challenge at Create with Stamping Friends! I chose the Petals of Beauty Dies with Brushed with Beauty DSP for my card. Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: “Hello” can be used for any number of occasions, so I love to use it on…
This will be our last post in December 2025, as Christmas falls on a Thursday and we will take that day off. We will be back in two weeks on January 1st to start a new year of fun challenges. I hope you’ll be watching for our first 2026 post!…
