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CSF893 – Ornamental Christmas

October 30, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends challenge! It’s a fun sketch challenge this week!

ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS

I went with a square card since the layout looked more symmetrical to me! I also used my Ornamental Christmas Bundle for the first time! I love these bottle trees and made mine in some pretty non-traditional colors!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5 x 10 Summer Splash cardstock, scored at 5 and folded to form the base card.
A 3-1/2 x 5 piece of Regals Distressed Patterns Specialty DSP was colored with Summer Splash Ink using a Blending Brush and adhered across the center.
The bottle brush Ornamental Christmas trees were stamped with Pretty in Pink, Summer Splash and Peach Pie Inks on Basic White cardstock and cut with the Die. They were added across the DSP with Stampin’ Dimensionals, overlapping slightly.
Some gold Black & White & Gold Baker’s Twine was wrapped in several loops and then adhered to the trees on the right.
The greeting from Ornamental Christmas was stamped with Memento Black Ink on 1/2 x 3-1/2 strip of Summer Splash cardstock and the ends cut at an angle. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Summer Splash 2024-26 In Color Flat Pearls were added to the background.

This turned out how I pictured it in my head! So happy when that happens! Check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Ornamental Christmas
Ink: Memento Black, Summer Splash, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink
Cardstock: Basic White, Summer Splash
Designer Paper: Regal Distressed Patterns Specialty 12×12
Accessories: Ornamental Christmas Dies, 2024-26 In Color Flat Pearls, Black & White & Gold Baker’s Twine, Adhesives

Build your own custom paper floral arrangements using Stampin' Up!'s new FLOWERING MEADOW BUNDLE* of products! This FLOWERING MEADOW BUNDLE has a variety of flowers, stems, leaves and accents to mix and match and take the guesswork out of creating! We've combined the FLOWERING MEADOW BUNDLE and the gorgeous VELVET MEADOW 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER with its bold colors and soft flocking elements to enhance your cards and projects. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two special-fold cards that will make your friends and customers feel extra special. See more details HERE!

Be inspired by a trip to the coast when using Stampin' Up!'s new SUNSET COAST BUNDLE*. This Bundle features sailboats, a lighthouse, seashells and rock formations to build the perfect oceanfront adventure. We've combined the SUNSET COAST BUNDLE and the SCENIC COAST 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER with dramatic sunset colors and iridescent shimmer for your cards and projects. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two favor projects that are perfect for classes and stamp camps! See more details HERE!

Evoke a nature-inspired woodland feeling with Stampin' Up!'s new FERN & FLORA BUNDLE. This Bundle features delicate ferns and nighttime botanical florals, along with heartfelt sentiments! We've combined the FERN & FLORA BUNDLE and the MOONLIT FLORA 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER that will give a moody elegance to your cards and projects. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two home-decor items perfect for yourself, your classes or stamp camps! See more details HERE!

CS217 – Spooky Halloween

October 28, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Our Creatively Simple theme this month is “Fright Night”! Halloween is this week! I’ve enjoyed making lots of Halloween cards this year!

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN

This was a card that my Stamp Class did for September! Again, just a little bit of stamping, masking and dies!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is -1/4 x 11 Basic Black cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Gorgeous Grape cardstock was stamped with the Spooky Halloween bats in Memento Black Ink in the upper left corner and then embossed with the Soft Waves Embossing Folder and added to the front.
The larger Fright Night label was cut from the gray speckled pattern in Botanical Textures Designer Paper, then masked with a 1-1/4″ circle (for the moon) in the upper right corner and sponged with Gorgeous Grape Ink. Some Spooky Halloween bats were stamped with Memento Black Ink over the “moon”. It was added to the front flat.
The house was cut from Basic Black cardstock with the Spooky Halloween house die and backed with Daffodil Delight cardstock to show through the windows. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The fence was cut with the Die from Basic Black cardstock and cut in half, then added on each side of the house.
Happy Halloween from Fright Night was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Smoky Slate cardstock and cut with the Fright Night banner die, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A couple Purple Fine Shimmer Gems were added in the background.

SPOOKY fun!!! OK check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Spooky Halloween, Fright Night
Inks: Memento Black
Cardstock: Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate
Designer Paper: Botanical Textures 12×12
Accessories: Spooky Halloween Dies, Fright Night Dies, Purple Fine Shimmer Gems, Blending Brush, 1-1/4″ Circle for mask, Adhesives

IM408 – Pine Tree Trimmings

October 27, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration is a fun platter of Christmas cookies!

PINE TREE TRIMMINGS

This is a cute little set with fun Christmas trees! I picked out the Christmas tree cookie to replicate on today’s card!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Garden Green cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Real Red cardstock was added to the front.
Two 1 x 5-1/4 strips of Christmas Tags & More DSP was added to the top and bottom of the Real Red layer.
The Everyday Arches was cut with the Die from Basic White cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimenisonals.
The Pine Tree Trimmings open tree was stamped with Memento Black Ink on the Christmas Tags & More DSP and cut with the Die. The trimming was cut several times with the Die from Real Read cardstock and the star from Crushed Curry cardstock. They were adhered to the tree. The tree was added to the arch with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink on 3/4 x 2 piece of Garden Green and the end banner cut. It was tucked under the tree and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of gold Traditional Sparkling Sequins were added to the background.

I don’t know how I originally overlooked this DSP, but so glad I saw and ordered it! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Pine Tree Trimmings
Inks: Memento Black
C/S: Basic White, Real Red, Garden Green
Accessories: Pine Tree Trimmings Dies, Everyday Arches Dies, Traditional Sparkling Sequins, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Happy Halloween

October 25, 2025 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. This week’s challenge is “Happy Halloween”!

GINGERBREAD MAN FRANKENSTEIN

Halloween is this week already! I love seeing the little kids and their costumes! You probably saw my Gingerbread Man Witch from Thursday’s challenge…but I also created a Frankenstein for today’s challenge! He’s so cute!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pumpkin Pie cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Smoky Slate cardstock was added on top.
The 1 x 5-1/4 strip of Spooky Sweet DSP was added to the left side.
The gingerbread man was cut from Granny Apple Green using just one side of the Die and his hand rounded to finish it off.
Another gingerbread man was cut from Basic Black cardstock and his clothes cut for the neck, sleeves and pants. A piece was also trimmed off for his hair and the top of his head flattened.
The bolts for his neck are the ends of the candy shape die cut off, sponged with Smoky Slate Ink, and adhered behind his head.
The eyes and mouth were stamped with Memento Black Ink and the scars drawn with the Black Marker.
Eek, the web and spider from Fright Night Dies were cut from Smoky Slate cardstock and added to his clothing.
A White Gel Pen was used to draw the thread from the web to the spider body and the spider eyes.
Frankenstein was added to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
One of the potion bottle label die cuts from the DSP was added to his hand with a Stampin’ Dimensional.
A trio of purple Shimmer Star Foam Stockers were added to the web and the top of the potion bottle. A small white one added to the spider body.

He was SO much fun to design! 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: Gingerbread Man
Inks: Memento Black, Smoky Slate
Marker: Black, Non-SU White Gel Pen
C/S: Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black, Smoky Slate
Designer Paper: Spooky Sweet 12×12
Accessories: Gingerbread Man Dies, Fright Night Dies, Shimmer Star Foam Stickers, Adhesives

CSF892 – Gingerbread Man

October 23, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends challenge! It’s a pretty color challenge this week!

Well, you know how much I love making characters from stamp sets! Remember my series of ornament characters a couple years ago? Here’s another one using Gingerbread Man and Fright Night Dies on a slimline card shape! SOOOO fun!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 7 x 8-1/2 Mossy Meadow cardstock, scored at 3-1/2 and folded.
A 3-1/4 x 8-1/4 piece of orange stripe Spooky Sweet DSP was added on top.
A 2 x 3-1/4 piece of Basic Black cardstock was torn across the top and then added for the “ground” along the bottom.
One side of the Gingerbread Man was cut from Granny Apple Green cardstock and the face stamped with Memento Black Ink. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The hat is the tree from the Ornamental Christmas Dies cut from Basic Black cardstock, trimmed shorter, and the hat brim 3/8″ x 2-1/2 with rounded edges. The hat band is 1/8″ x 1-1/2 Spooky Sweet DSP trimmed to fit the hat. It was added to her head with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The hair is 3/4 x 1-1/2 black striped Spooky Sweet DSP hand cut for the strands and tucked under the hat.
The dress is the body of the Gingerbread Man cut from Petunia Pop print Spooky Sweet DSP and the arms trimmed off.
The spiderweb from Fright Night Dies was cut from Basic Gray cardstock and the spider from Basic Black cardstock. They were added to the upper left corner.
Boo from Fright Night Dies was cut from Pumpkin Pie cardstock and added to the top.
The bow from Gingerbread Man Dies was cut from Pumpkin Pie cardstock and added along her neck.
The cauldron is from the Spooky Sweet DSP die cuts and added to the bottom with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Shimmer Star Foam Stickers were added to her hat band, her bow, the spider, and the bubbles in the cauldron.

How fun is that??? My grand-daughter will get this card for Halloween! Check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Gingerbread Man
Ink: Memento Black
Cardstock: Basic Black, Granny Apple Green Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray
Designer Paper: Spooky Sweet 12×12
Accessories: Gingerbread Man Dies, Fright Night Dies, Shimmer Star Foam Stickers, Adhesives

CS216 – Wicked Halloween

October 21, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Our Creatively Simple theme this month is “Fright Night”! Halloween is right around the corner!

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN

Another simple card using mostly the Spooky Sweet Designer Paper! Not much stamping…just a few bats!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pumpkin Pie cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of black diagonal print Spooky Sweets DSP was stamped with the Spooky Halloween bats image in Memento Black Ink in the upper right corner. It was layered on the front.
A 1/2 x 5-1/4 strip of candy Spooky Sweet DSP was adhered along the bottom.
The letters WICKED were cut from Basic Black cardstock using the Mini Alphabet dies and adhered to the upper left side.
The broom and bat were die-cuts from the Spooky Sweet Designer Paper and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of purple Shimmer Star Foam Stickers were added to the background.

SOOOO simple and fun! OK check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Spooky Halloween
Inks: Memento Black
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Designer Paper: Spooky Sweet 12×12
Accessories: Mini Alphabet Dies, Shimmer Foam Star Stickers, Adhesives

IM407 – Snowy Delights

October 20, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration is a pretty snowflake!

SNOWY DELIGHTS

I have several snowflake sets, but this one is brand new for me! I love that it has stencils, stamps AND dies! I just used this pretty snowflake die on my card for today’s challenge! This would be a VERY easy card to mass produce for your Christmas cards this year!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Azure Afternoon cardstock was embossed with the Soft Waves Embossing Folder and added to the front.
A 2 x 4 piece of Basic White cardstock was torn across the top and the Snowy Delights greeting stamped with Azure Afternoon ink in the center. It was added to the bottom.
The snowflake was cut with the die from Basic White cardstock and added to the front tucked slightly under the “snowbank”.
The medium blue Traditional Sparkling Sequins were added to the arms of the snowflake, and the center holds a small one.

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

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Snowy Delights
Inks: Azure Afternoon
C/S: Thick Basic White, Azure Afternoon, Basic White
Accessories: Snowy Delights Dies, Soft Waves Embossing Folder, Traditional Sparkling Sequins, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Halloween Glam

October 18, 2025 By Connie | 4 Comments

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. This week’s challenge is “Halloween Glam”…what do you think of when you hear that? I think of sparkle…but Stampin’ Up! doesn’t have any glimmer paper in the color I needed in their current lineup! So, I dressed up my ghost in flowers so she’s kind of glamourous! And the Flat Pearls do add a little sparkle!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Timid Tiger cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and olded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Spooky Sweet Designer Paper was added on top.
A coordinating1-1/4 x 4 strip of Spooky Sweet DSP was added over it towards the bottom.
The ghost is the Everyday Arches cut from Basic White cardstock and the bottom trimmed as a curvy line.
The eyes are the small Impressions Abloom centers cut from Basic Black cardstock.
The Impressions Abloom flowers were cut from Timid Tiger and Peach Pie cardstocks, the leaf stems and centers from Pecan Pie cardstock, the center of the small flowers from DSP and the other flowers from Basic Black cardstock using the dies. They were assembled next to the ghost and added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Boo from Choose Happy stamp set was stamped with Memento Black Ink on 3/8 x 1 Peach Pie cardstock and the end cut on an angle. It was tucked in the flowers with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.
A trio of 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls were added to the background.

SUPER cute glam ghost, don’t you think? 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: Impressions Abloom (Last Chance), Choose Happy (greeting)
Inks: Memento Black
C/S: Basic White, Basic Black, Timid Tiger, Peach Pie, Pecan Pie
Designer Paper: Spooky Sweet 12×12
Accessories: Impressions Abloom Dies (Last Chance), 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls, Adhesives