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CSF885 – Festive Friends

September 4, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

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

FESTIVE FRIENDS

I think these Christmas icons are SO cute in this set! I’m sure I’ll be using them a bunch! I know I’ll be making tags with the grandkids this year!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Real Red cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Granny Apple Green cardstock is embossed with the Jolly Holly Embossing Folder and added to the front.
A 1 x 5 strip of Real Red cardstock is cut at the bottom with a flag end and adhered towards the left side.
The 3 x 3-1/2 piece of Traditions of Christmas DSP is added on top.
A 2-3/8″ circle was punched from Basic White cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Santa was stamped on Basic White cardstock with Memento Black Ink and colored with Real Red, Ivory, Light Smoky Slate, Light Basic Black and Light Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends. It was cut with the die and added to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink and cut with the tag die. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two gold Traditional Sparkling Sequins were added in the openings on the tag and two green and one red added to the background.

SO cute! Check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Festive Friends
Ink: Memento Black
Blends: Real Red, Gray Granite, Basic Black, Ivory, Bubble Bath
Cardstock: Basic White, Real Red, Granny Apple Green
Designer Paper: Traditions of Christmas 12×12
Accessories: Festive Friends Dies, Jolly Holly Embossing Folder, Traditional Sparkling Sequins, 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!

FS: Finished cards!

September 3, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

I still have packages of all occasion/holiday cards and

I can also make up packages of Christmas cards only!

Please indicate which you would like!

These are quality finished full cards with retired Stampin’ Up! images, lots of layers and embellishments. These were made by me and presented on my blog or received in SU Incentive Trip swaps.

30 all occasion and/or holiday cards

$20 plus $8 shipping

(2 sets are $40 plus $11 shipping)

NO envelopes provided. Photo is a SAMPLE of one package.

Some insides have greetings, but most do not.

Each package has 30 unique cards (no duplicates).

Email me at iluvstamping@gmail.com with zipcode and Paypal invoice.

While supplies last! NO holds, please pay promptly.

Please help me find these cards a new home!

CS209 – Gathering Moments

September 2, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Our Creatively Simple new theme this month is “Autumn Wishes”! It’s getting to be that time of year!

GATHERING MEMORIES

This Suite of products is SO pretty! I love the vibrant fall colors in the DSP especially!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Cajun Craze cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic Beige cardstock is embossed with the Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder.
A 1-1/2 x 5-1/4 piece o Gathering Together DSP is added to the right side.
The Nested Essentials Die was cut from Basic White cardstock and stamped with the greeting in Old Olive Ink. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The leaves were stamped with Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Old Olive Inks, the mushroom with Crumb Cake Ink on Basic Beige cardstock, then cut with the Dies. They were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Irregular Weave Trim was folded in half and tucked under the leaves with a Mini Glue Dot.
A trio of Cajun Craze & Gold Dots were added to the background and tag.

Love the fall colors! Check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Gathering Memories
Inks: Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake
Blends: Crumb Cake Combo, Lemon Lime Twist Combo
Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Beige, Cajun Craze
Designer Paper: Gathering Together 12×12
Accessories: Gathering Memories Dies, Nested Essentials Dies, Cajun Craze & Gold Dots, Irregular Weave Trim, Adhesives

IM400 – AMBER AUTUMN

September 1, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

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

AMBER AUTUMN

We have several huge OLD oak trees in our backyard! So many that in a bad windstorm, the acorns will start pinging the house! And, during the fall, the squirrels are SO busy gathering all the nuts before the winter weather arrives. Funny to see them so busy! Today’s inspiration reminded me that time of year will soon be here!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Old Olive cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic Beige cardstock was embossed with the Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder (available Sept 3) and adhered to the front.
A 3 x 3-1/2 piece of woodgrain Gathering Together Designer Paper was added towards the left with a 3/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Old Olive stripe was added across it.
The acorn was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock and colored with Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Lemon Lime Twist and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. It was cut with the Die and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on 1/2 x 2-1/2 Basic White cardstock and the end cut at an angle. It was added over the green stripe with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Early Espresso Linen Thread was tied in a bow and added to the stem of the acorn.
A trio of Neutral Matte Dots were added to the background.

I like this color combo! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Amber Autumn
Inks: Early Espresso, Basic Black
Blends: Old Olive, Lemon Lime Twist, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake
C/S: Basic Beige, Old Olive, Basic White
DSP: Gathering Together 12×12
Accessories: Amber Autumn Dies, Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder, Neutral Matte Dots, Early Espresso/Old Olive Linen Thread Pack, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Orange Colored Sky

August 30, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. This month we will be featuring song titles with colors in them! This week’s theme is “Orange Colored Sky” by Nat King Cole and we are to use any shade of orange on our cards!

AMBER AUTUMN

I immediately thought of pumpkins and how they come in a variety of orange shades of color! I love this new Amber Autumn Bundle (available Sept 3).

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Timid Tiger cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was added on top.
The second 4 x 5-1/4 piece of Basic White cardstock was cut with the background Amber Autumn Die, then brushed with Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight Inks. It was trimmed to 3-3/4 x 5 and added to the front with Monoadhesive Glue.
The Party Banner was cut from the Celebratory Sips Designer Paper and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A 3/4 x 3-1/2 piece of Peach Pie cardstock was added towards the bottom of the banner.
The pumpkins were stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock and colored with Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Timid Tiger, Old Olive and Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends. It was cut with the Amber Autumn Die and added to the banner with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Blessed was inked with Pumpkin Pie Ink on 1/2 x 2 piece of Basic White cardstock and the ends cut at an angle. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some orange Party Dots (Last Chance) were added to the background.

Love the background on this card! 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: Amber Autumn
Inks: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Blends: Lemon Lime Twist, Timid Tiger, Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Cajun Craze
C/S: Basic White, Timid Tiger, Peach Pie
Designer Paper: Celebratory Sips 12×12
Accessories: Amber Autumn Dies, Party Banners Dies, Party Dots, Blending Brushes, Adhesives

FS: I found more finished full cards!

August 27, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Oh my! I found a couple more boxes!

I have a TON of quality finished full cards with retired Stampin’ Up! images, lots of layers and embellishments. These were made by me and presented on my blog or received in SU Incentive Trip swaps.

30 all occasion and/or holiday cards in a padded envelope $20 plus $8 shipping.

NO envelopes provided. Photo is a SAMPLE of one package.

Some insides have greetings, but most do not.

I still have over 20 packages available to ship now, each package has 30 unique cards (no duplicates).

Email me at iluvstamping@gmail.com with zipcode and Paypal invoice.

While supplies last! NO holds, please pay promptly.

CS208 – Autumn Trees

August 26, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Our Creatively Simple theme this month is “Animals”! It’s the last one with this theme! Since I just received my preorder, I’ve been anxious to play with this stamp set, Autumn Trees.

AUTUMN TREES

I always like tree sets and this one comes with bonus deer! Our home backs to woods, so we see a lot of deer passing by. One of the mamas had twins this spring!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Basic Beige cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 1-1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Need for Tweed DSP was added across the bottom of a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Old Olive cardstock.
Some Early Espresso Linen Thread was wrapped around twice and secured in the back, then the layer added to the base card.
Basic White cardstock was cut with the Textured Notes Die and stamped with the Autumn Trees tree on each end in Old Olive Ink, then down at the bottom for “shrubs” twice.
The ground was colored with Dark Crumb Cake and the tree limbs with Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. The tree leaves were colored with Lemon Lime Twist Combo Stampin’ Blends.
The deer was stamped with Pecan Pie Ink on Basic White and colored with the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends, then cut with the Autumn Trees Die and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Amber Autumn stamp set was stamped with Pecan Pie on Basic Beige cardstock and cut with the Textured Notes Die, then added to the front.
A trio of green Low Profile Sparkle Dots were added to the background and label.

This one looks like summer…but I bet it would be pretty to do one in fall colors! Hmmm, an upcoming card idea! Check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Autumn Trees, Amber Autumn
Inks: Pecan Pie, Old Olive
Blends: Crumb Cake Combo, Lemon Lime Twist Combo
Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Beige, Old Olive
Designer Paper: Need for Tween 12×12
Accessories: Autumn Trees Dies, Textured Notes Dies, Low Profile Sparkle Dots, Early Espresso/Old Olive Linen Thread, Adhesives

IM399 – Framed Scenes

August 25, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration is bowl of colorful field corn!

FRAMED SCENES

You probably know by now that I LOVE punch art! So, when I saw these ears of corn, I wanted to make them for my card, but we really don’t have any corn stamps except the little row of corn in the Tractor & Co stamp set! But you CAN make corn cobs from an oval! I originally purchased the Framed Scenes Dies just for the ovals in them!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Old Olive cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic Beige cardstock was embossed with the Forever Plaid EF and added to the front of the card.
A 1-1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Floral Delight DSP was added down the right side.
The corn husks were cut from Old Olive cardstock using the larger Framed Scenes oval die, then cut partially down the center and the two ends folded back on themselves and held with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A Blending Brush was used to add Old Olive Ink to the edges.
Two smaller ovals were cut from Daffodil Delight cardstock using the smaller oval die from Framed Scenes. They were embossed with the Forever Plaid EF, then brushed with Crushed Curry Ink. They were adhered behind the oval corn husks.
The two ears of corn were added to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Old Olive Linen Thread (new!) was tied in a bow and added to the top corn husk with a Mini Glue Dot.
The greeting from Amber Autumn (new!) was stamped with Old Olive on Basic Beige cardstock and cut with the smaller oval die from Framed Scenes Dies. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of green Low Profile Sparkle Dots were added to the background.

SO fun! I bet any gardener or farmer would appreciate this card! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Amber Autumn
Inks: Old Olive, Crushed Curry
C/S: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Basic Beige
DSP: Floral Delight 12×12
Accessories: Framed Scenes Dies, Forever Plaid Embossing Folder, Low Profile Sparkle Dots, Early Espresso/Old Olive Linen Thread Pack, Blending Brushes, Adhesives