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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

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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

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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

Saturday Blog Hop – Pink Champagne

August 23, 2025 By Connie | 2 Comments

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 “Pink Champagne” by Ariana Grande.

ARTISTIC LEAVES

I already made a poinsettia with the leaf from this set, so decided a pink flower would work! I love the Sunflower embossing folder background, too!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pretty in Pink cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Strawberry Slush cardstock is embossed with the Sunflower Embossing Folder.
The Everyday Arches was cut with the die from Basic White cardstock, turned upside down and stamped with the greeting in Strawberry Slush Ink across the top. It was adhered to the front.
A 1/4 x 3-3/4 strip of Pretty in Pink cardstock was added across the front.
The leaf was stamped 5 times with Strawberry Slush Ink and the detail with Pretty in Pink Ink. The leaves were stamped 3 times with Lemon Lime Twist Ink. All were hand cut and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems were added to the center of the flower.

Always fun making flowers from a leaf! 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: Artistic Leaves
Inks: Strawberry Slush, Lemon Lime Twist
C/S: Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Strawberry Slush
Accessories: Everyday Arches Dies, Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems, Adhesives

CSF883 – Festive Friends

August 21, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

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

FESTIVE FRIENDS

I couldn’t wait until I got to play with my new Festive Friends Stamp set! I love these little holiday friends! I already know I’ll be using the snowman on my Christmas present tags this year! My grandkids will enjoy helping me!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 7 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 3-1/2 and folded to make the slimline card.
A 1-1/2 x 8-1/2 piece of Traditions of Christmas DSP was added down the left side.
The three figures were stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock and colored with Real Red, Old Olive, Light Pool Party, Light Pecan Pie, Ivory, Dark Pumpkin Pie, and Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. They were cut out with the Festive Friends Dies and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting was stamped on Old Olive cardstock and cut with the label Festive Friends Die. It was added to a 7/8 x 2-1/2 piece of Real Red cardstock, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some red and green Traditional Sparkling Sequins were added to the background and small gold ones to the label.

See? Aren’t they DARLING??? Love them! 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, Old Olive, Light Pool Party, Light Pecan Pie, Ivory, Light Pool Party, Dark Pumpkin Pie, Light Smoky Slate
Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Old Olive, Real Red
Designer Paper: Traditions of Christmas 12×12
Accessories: Festive Friends Dies, Traditional Sparkling Sequins, Adhesives

ADHESIVE GIFT POUCHES!

August 20, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

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Includes:

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1 package Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
1 package Tear & Tape
1 bottle Tombow Monoadhesive Glue
1 box Mini Glue Dots
1 Decorated padded Mini Zipper Pouch ^(TM)

Various prints available!

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Slice of Summer Watermelon (2 available)
Teal Totally Tartan (1 available)
Red/Black/White Check Mate (3 available)
Red Swirl Dot (1 available)
Black/White Perfectly Plaid (1 available)
Blue Playful Pop (1 available)

IM400 – AMBER AUTUMN

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