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Category: Thank You Card

North Pole Delivery

December 1, 2025 November 30, 2025Christmas/Holiday Card, Thank You Card 1
simply said, north pole delivery dsp, textured notes dies, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

With the days getting shorter and your “to-do” list getting longer, a quick and simply cute card is just what you need! I’m guessing you’re like me with a million things to do before Christmas, but I still want to send cards for a variety of reasons! Here’s an idea…

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Friendly Foliage for CSF 897

November 27, 2025 November 27, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card, Thanksgiving Card 2
gathering moments, woven textures dsp, earthen toned metallic paper, friendly foliage dies, csf897, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We’re finishing out November with a sketch challenge at Create with Stamping Friends! I have a very fun card today using a new favorite, Friendly Foliage, for CSF 897. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: I started out with a simpler, get well card using this layout.…

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Charming (Autumn) Day

September 4, 2025 September 1, 2025Autumn Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 2
charming day bundle, label me grateful dies, splendid autumn dsp, glass & gardens emb folder, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Welcome September and our first Create with Stamping Friends this month! We have a sketch challenge this week. I combined Charming Day with Splendid Autumn for a Charming (Autumn) Day! Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: Purple doesn’t exactly make me think of Autumn, but the touch of Cajun…

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Block Stamping (for CSF876)

July 3, 2025 June 27, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card, watercolor 1
textured notes bundle, spotlight on nature stamp set, stylish shapes dies, csf 876, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

It is now July! Every July, Create with Stamping Friends has a month-long “CASE the Catalog” challenge. Today we start off with a card posted on page 110 of our Annual Catalog. This card shows off the block stamping technique, so I gave it a try. Here’s our challenge: And…

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Impressions Abloom (for CSF 870)

May 22, 2025 May 11, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 2
impressions abloom bundle, celebratory sips dsp, forever plaid 3D embossing folder, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Today’s color challenge at Create with Stamping Friends gave me the opportunity to play with my new Impressions Abloom Bundle! While Strawberry Slush and Old Olive seemed like natural flower colors, I was not sure what to do with Secret Sea. Time to play around! Here’s the Challenge: Here’s my…

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You Are Remarkable

March 13, 2025 March 10, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 4
you are remarkable, textured notes bundle, exposed brick ef, csf860, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Hello! We have a color challenge this week. Peach Pie, Pool Party, and Old Olive. I always think of greenery when I think of Old Olive, so I pulled out a new stamp set called You Are Remarkable, and stamped a peachy flower! Here’s the challenge: And here’s my card:…

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Storybook Garden (Strawberry) Patch

January 23, 2025 January 20, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Stampin' Up! Promotions, Thank You Card 1
storybook garden patch bundle, memorable blooms stamp set, storybook moments dsp, pocket card, thank you card idea, csf 853, stampin up, karen hallam

Hello! This week we have a sketch challenge for Create With Stamping Friends. I’ve chosen the Storybook Garden (Strawberry) Patch Bundle and Storybook Moments DSP for a pocket thankyou card! Here’s the sketch: And here’s my pocket thank you card: I like both sides of this paper, but I really…

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Simple Simply Zinnia

January 16, 2025 January 11, 2025Floral, Stampin' Up! Promotions, Thank You Card 4
simple zinnia stamps and dies, deckled rectangle dies, csf #852, thank you card idea, last chance product, stampin up, karen hallam

We’re back this week with a color challenge at Create With Stamping Friends. This week we have Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, and Melon Mambo to work with. I’m taking a risk with this simple Simply Zinnia card, as it’s on the Last Chance List. I’m counting on it still…

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Latte Love

January 12, 2025 January 11, 2025Last Chance Product Sale, Stampin' Up! Promotions, Thank You Card 2
latte love stamp set, a little latte dsp, basics 3d embossing folder, last chance sale, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Did you get a coffee gift card for Christmas? I bet you did! 😄 You can thank your gifter with a handmade card using Latte Love Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! I mean, it’s perfect. And you want to know what’s even better? This stamp set is on the Last…

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Memorable Blooms (Sneak Peek)

December 16, 2024 December 11, 2024Stampin' Up! Pre-order Opportunity, Thank You Card 8
memorable blooms bundle, timeless plaid dsp, coloring with blends, tiny bee trinkets, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

How about a sneak peek at a new set of products coming out in the January-April 2025 Mini Catalog? This card shows off a new bundle called Memorable Blooms, a snappy new plaid Designer Series Paper called Timeless Plaid 6″x 6″ DSP, and the cutest little Tiny Bee Trinkets embellishment!…

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Sending Thanks

November 14, 2024 November 13, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 4
winterly tree tops, regal winter dsp, thoughtful wishes dies, autumn leaves dies, layers of beauty dies, csf 844, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

This week we are working with a Color Challenge at Create with Stamping Friends. I decided to make a thank you card for a lovely gift that I received, so I’m sending thanks with the gorgeous Regal Winter DSP (I can’t get enough of this paper!) First the color board:…

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Winterly Tree Tops for CSF837

September 26, 2024 September 24, 2024Birds, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge, Thank You Card 2
winterly tree tops bundle, nested winter dsp, circle punch, thank you card idea, csf837, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s Thursday again, already!, and we have a sketch challenge for you this week at Create With Stamping Friends. I’ve chosen Winterly Tree Tops for CSF837. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: I love these birds! HERE are some other cards I made with them at the summer Creativity…

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Irresistible Blooms Thank You (for CSF 832)

August 22, 2024 August 14, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 8
irresistible blooms stamp set and dies, csf832, thank you card idea, clean and simple card, stampin up, karen hallam

This week at Create With Stamping Friends we have a color challenge. And I did something different this week. I didn’t use any DSP! Instead I stripped it up with cardstock of the three colors below and ended up making a very clean and simple card using Irresistible Blooms “Thank…

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Going For Gold!

July 23, 2024 July 22, 2024All-Occasion Card, Birthday Card, Christmas/Holiday Card, Good Luck Card, new year celebration card, Patriotic Card, Thank You Card, Valentine Card 7

The Olympics start on Friday, and all of our USA team members will be going for gold. When I saw Mary Fish’s post earlier this week, I knew I had to jump on board and feature some of my past cards that show off their gold. Some of these have…

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CASEing the Catalog

July 4, 2024 July 1, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 2
softly said, full of like, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

This month at Create with Stamping Friends, we are CASEing the Catalog. We have been given certain cards each week that we will be taking inspiration from, then putting our own spin on them. First up is on page 42 ~ this pretty aqua-toned card. I chose DSP from the…

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