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CSF906 – Fragrant Flowers

February 5, 2026 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s Thursday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends challenge! We have a pretty color challenge for you!

FRAGRANT FLOWERS

You know I love my flowers. Here’s another card using the dies in the Fragrant Flowers bundle that came together quickly!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Berry Bliss cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White is embossed with the Beautiful Patterns Embossing Folder and added to the front.
The Simply Said greeting was stamped with Lost Lagoon Ink on scrap Basic White cardstock and cut with the Fragrant Flowers label Die.
Another label was cut with the Die from Last Lagoon cardstock. Only the outside frame was added to the base card and the greeting added inside it.
The larger flowers were cut from Fresh Freesia, the smaller cluster flowers from Berry Bliss cardstock and the leaves from Lost Lagoon cardstock. The centers of the larger flowers were added over the Berry Bliss flowers. All were assembled on the front around the label with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A couple Pearlized Faceted Circles were added next to the greeting label.

Pretty card! I think it will be my friend’s birthday card this year! OK, check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Simply Said
Ink: Lost Lagoon
Cardstock: Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Berry Bliss, Lost Lagoon
Accessories: Fragrant Flowers Dies, Beautiful Patterns Embossing Folder, Pearlized Faceted Circles, Adhesives

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CS231 – Easter Basket

February 3, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Our Creatively Simple theme this month is “Hoppy Easter”! Hard to believe it is time to start thinking of Easter, but it will be here before you know it!

EASTER BASKET

This card came together pretty easy! I used this layout for one of my Valentine cards and it looks just as great as this Easter one!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Shy Shamrock cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was embossed with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder and adhered to the front.
A 1 x 4 strip of Easter Joy DSP was added towards the bottom.
The grass was cut from Shy Shamrock cardstock with the Die and adhere along the top of the DSP.
The bunny and two eggs were stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White Cardstock and colored with Smoky Slate, Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly and Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends. They were cut with the Dies and added to the grass with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink and hand-cut around the letters, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Three colors in the In Color Flat Pearls were added to the background.

So cheerful for Easter, isn’t it? OK check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Easter Basket
Inks: Memento Black
Blends: Balmy Blue, Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Smoky Slate
Cardstock: Basic White, Shy Shamrock
Designer Paper: Easter Joy 12×12
Accessories: Easter Basket Dies, 2024-26 In Color Flat Pearls, Adhesives

IM422 – Endless Love

February 2, 2026 By Connie | 2 Comments

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration is a rainbow of hearts!

ENDLESS LOVE

I love the little scribble heart in the Endless Love stamp set, so I used it to make a rainbow of hearts across my 3-1/2 x 8-1/2 slimline card! I used the contrasting black to make the colors pop!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 7 x 8-1/2 Real Red cardstock, scored at 3-1/2 and folded.
3-1/4 x 8-1/4 layer of Basic Black cardstock was added on top.
The 3 x 8 layer of Basic White cardstock was stamped with the scribble heart image in Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Highland Heather inks across the center.
The Sending You greeting was stamped with Real Red Ink in the lower right corner.
The arrow and XO are cut with the Endless Love Dies from Basic Black cardstock and adhered on the front.
A small red heart was cut with the Die from Real Red cardstock and adhered over the arrow with a Mini Glue Dot.

I think that made a great heart rainbow, don’t you? I liked having the extra room by using the slimline card size! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Endless Love
Inks: Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Highland Heathe
C/S: Basic White, Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Endless Love Dies, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – I Heart You!

January 31, 2026 By Connie | 3 Comments

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop! This week’s challenge is “I Heart You”! We are getting close to Valentine’s Day…I need to get my cards in the mail to my grandchildren! Not sure which one will get this one!

VALENTINE KISSES

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Strawberry Slush cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White is embossed with the Hearts of Love Embossing Folder and added to the front.
A 3/4 x 4 strip of Made with Love DSP was added to the bottom of the Basic White cardstock.
Two scribble hearts were stamped with Strawberry Slush Ink on Basic White cardstock and cut with the Endless Love Die.
XO was cut twice, the cluster of hearts, and the row of hearts with the Endless Love Dies from Strawberry Slush cardstock.
The bear from Valentine Kisses was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on Crumb Cake cardstock and cut with the Valentine Kisses Die. The muzzle was colored with Dark Crumb Cake Blends and the ears/cheeks with Dark Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends.
The larger heart was cut from Strawberry Slush cardstock with the Valentine Kisses Die and tucked in the bear’s arms (LOVE that detail!)
The bear and large scribble hearts were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The smaller solid hearts were glued to the background.
A trio of Loose Valentine’s Assortment of hearts were added to the larger hearts.

Love how this combination of sets worked so well together! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Stamping Friends website, then on to creative Debbie Henderson, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Valentine Kisses
Inks: Early Espresso, Strawberry Slush
Blends: Crumb Cake, Bubble Bath
Cardstock: Basic White, Strawberry Slush, Crumb Cake
Designer Paper: Made with Love 12×12
Accessories: Valentine Kisses Dies, Endless Love Dies, Hearts of Love Embossing Folder, Loose Valentine’s Assortment, Adhesives

CSF905 – Nature’s Symphony

January 29, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends challenge! We have a fun sketch for you to try this week!

NATURE’S SYMPHONY

I thought this bundle would make wonderful masculine cards! And, although I was REALLY tempted to use a flower set for this challenge, I went with this one for something different!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Secret Sea cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was stamped with the branch twice in Cloud Cover Ink in the upper left and top corner.
A 2 x 5-1/4 piece of 2025-27 In Color DSP was cut on an angle, then added to the bottom of the Basic White cardstock.
The wood texture element was cut from Secret Sea with the Die and added over the branches with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Nature’s Symphony was stamped with Secret Sea Ink on 1/2 x 2-1/2 Basic White cardstock and the ends cut at an angle.
Three small branches were cut from Cloud Cover cardstock using the Die and adhered under the greeting, then attached all to the wood texture piece with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots were added to the background.

Hmmm, I may be using this for my husband’s Valentine this year! I’ll add a heart on the inside with a Valentine greeting! OK, check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Nature’s Symphony
Ink: Secret Sea, Cloud Cover
Cardstock: Basic White, Secret Sea, Cloud Cover
Designer Paper: 2025-27 In Color DSP
Accessories: Nature’s Symphony Dies, Moody Palette Glossy Dots, Adhesives

CS230 – Hobby Haven

January 27, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Our Creatively Simple theme this month is “Patterns”! Stampin’ Up! has fabulous designer paper with patterns so that has been my focus this month.

HOBBY HAVEN

I decided to use Hobby Haven again this week…it is just SO simple to use some of the DSP and a die-cut image or two to make up a quick and simple card!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Petal Pink cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Secret Sea cardstock was added on top.
A 2-1/2 x 3-5/8 piece of Hobby Haven DSP was added in the top left corner.
The 1-1/4 x 5 and 1-1/4 x 2-1/2 piece of Garden Green cardstock were embossed with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder and added to the front, leaving approx. 1/8″ border.
The circle die-cut was stamped with the Banner Sayings greeting in Secret Sea Ink towards the top and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
One of the Spa die-cuts was trimmed to just use four of the bottles and added under the circle on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Linen Thread was tied in a bow and added next to the bottles.
A trio of pink Dear Dots were added to the background.

Would be fun to include a gift card inside for a massage, wouldn’t it? OK check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Banner Sayings
Inks: Secret Sea
Cardstock: Petal Pink, Secret Sea, Garden Green
Designer Paper: Hobby Haven 12×12
Accessories: Dear Dots, Linen Thread, Adhesives

IM421 – Sweet Bugs

January 26, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration is a fun (hungry?) caterpillar!

SWEET BUGS

What other stamp set could I use other than Sweet Bugs for today’s card? Just such a fun set to work with!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pool Party cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Basic White cardstock was brushed across the top with Pool Party Ink.
A 2 x 5 piece of Old Olive cardstock was torn across the top, then stamped and stamped off with the dashed lines image randomly with Old Olive Ink. The flower clusters were over stamped on the “grass” with Old Olive Ink, then colored with a White Gel Pen.
The caterpillar and lily of the valley images were stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock and colored with Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party, Mossy Meadow and Bubble Bath Inks. They were cut with the dies, then the leaf above the caterpillar trimmed off.
The flowers were cut with the Dies from Daffodil Delight cardstock and the stem from Lemon Lime Twist cardstock, the little critters from Pool Party cardstock. They were all assembled on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The Sweet Bugs greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink in the upper right corner.
Some coral Pearls of Beauty were added to the center of the die-cut flowers.

SO cute! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Sweet Buhgs
Inks: Memento Black, Old Olive, Pool Party
Blends: Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Mossy Meadow, Bubble Bath
C/S: Basic White, Old Olive, Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party
Accessories: Sweet Bugs Dies, Pearls of Beauty, Adhesives
Non-SU: White Gel Pen

Saturday Blog Hop – Masculine Love

January 24, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for another Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop! This week’s challenge is “Masculine Love”. Let’s celebrate those men or boys in our life!

ENDLESS LOVE

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pretty Peacock cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The top two thirds of the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake cardstock was embossed with the Forever Plaid Embossing Folder and added to the front.
The large and small hearts were cut with the Endless Love Dies from the Nature’s Walk DSP.
Linen Thread was wrapped several times around the large heart and secured in the back. The hearts were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The small heart was cut from Pretty Peacock with the Valentine Kisses Die and added and the cross point of the Linen Thread.
The greeting from Valentine Kisses was stamped with Pretty Peacock Ink along the bottom.
A trio of Earthy Matte Dots were added to the hearts.

Definitely a masculine vibe with these colors! My hubby will get this one this year! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Stamping Friends website, then on to creative Debbie Henderson, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Valentine Kisses
Inks: Pretty Peacock
C/S: Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake
Designer Paper: Nature’s Walk 12×12
Accessories: Endless Love Dies, Valentine Kisses Dies, Forever Plaid Embossing Folder, Earthy Matte Dots, Linen Thread, Adhesives