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CS191 – Impressions Abloom

April 29, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Here’s our final card for the theme of Gardens this month with our Creatively Simple challenge!

IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM

Using the new Impressions Abloom stamp set again for a simple card featuring a couple of the new In Colors, too!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 3-1/2 x 5 piece of Timid Tiger cardstock was added on top.
The 3-1/4 x 4-3/4 piece of Basic White cardstock was stamped in the lower left corner with the larger solid flower in Timid Tiger Ink, the leaves in Lemon Lime Twist Ink and the greeting slightly overlapping with Memento Black Ink.
The smaller flower was stamped on scrap Basic White cardstock with Strawberry Slush Ink with two leaves in Lemon Lime Twist Ink. They were cut with the Impressions Abloom Dies and added next to the larger flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The Cloud Cover large and small 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls were added to the center of the flowers.

Such a simple card for today’s last Garden Theme! OK, check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive)
Inks: Memento Black, Timid Tiger, Strawberry Slush, Lemon Lime Twist
Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Timid Tiger
Accessories: Impressions Abloom Dies, 2024-25 In Color Flat Pearls, Adhesives

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IM382 – Gone Fishing

April 28, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration is a fish print.

GONE FISHING

I’ve used this Gone Fishing Bundle for several projects…including my grandsons’ birthday parties! So, I pulled it out to use again for this week’s Inspiration Monday Challenge since it will be retiring soon. It does make great masculine cards. I’ll probably keep it in my stash for a while longer.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pecan Pie cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Lost Lagoon was added on top.
The 3 x 5-1/4 layer of Thoughtful Journey Designer Paper was cut with the water wave Gone Fishing Die across the top and added to the front approx. 3/4″ from the top.
A 2 x 5-1/4 strip of Crumb Cake cardstock was torn across the top, sponged with Crumb Cake Ink and stamped with the Happy Retirement greeting. It was adhered across the bottom.
The “seaweed” was cut with the Textured Floral Die from Pecan Pie cardstock and sponged with Garden Green Ink. They were tucked into the top of the sand with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Three fish were stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Light Lost Lagoon, Light Wild Wheat and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. They were cut with the Die and adhere between the seaweed with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive Backed Dots were added to the background around the fish.

I think I need to keep this card for my husband’s retirement someday…I know he’d like it! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Gone Fishing (Last Chance)
Inks: Memento Black, Garden Green, Crumb Cake
Blends: Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Wild Wheat
C/S: Pecan Pie, Lost Lagoon, Basic White
Designer Paper: Thoughtful Journey 6×6
Accessories: Gone Fishing Dies (Last Chance), Textured Floral Dies (Last Chance), Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive Backed Dots (Last Chance), Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Embossing Folder Technique

April 26, 2025 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. This week our theme is “Embossing Folder Techniques”. This should be lots of fun and give you some great technique ideas!

BLOOMING PHRASES

Well, I’m quite on the kick about using this new Online Exclusive, Blooming Phrases! The scripty greetings are so pretty…and really are the focal point! One of the main ways I like to use vellum is embossing on it…but SU doesn’t carry plain vellum anymore. So, I wondered what it would look like on a printed vellum! I’d say it worked out REALLY well!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Summer Splash cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pool Party cardstock was added on top.
The 2-3/4 x 5-1/4 piece of Floral & Gingham Vellum was embossed with the new floral Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder. It was added to the front with Mini Glue Dots in each corner and along the side. LOVE how it appears white when embossed!
A 1 x 4 piece of Basic White cardstock was stamped with the Blooming Phrases greeting in Summer Splash Ink and the leaves with Granny Apple Green Ink. The flower was stamped with Strawberry Slush Ink on scrap Basic White cardstock and hand-cut, then added to the stem with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Gold Striped 3/8″ Mesh Ribbon was tied in a knot and added to the stem with a Mini Glue Dot.

A very fun embossing technique! 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: Blooming Phrases (Online Exclusive)
Inks: Summer Splash, Granny Apple Green, Strawberry Slush
C/S: Summer Splash, Basic White
Designer Paper: Floral & Gingham 12×12 Vellum
Accessories: Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder (Online Exclusive), Gold Striped 3/8″ Mesh Ribbon, Adhesives

CSF866 – Impressions Abloom

April 24, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends challenge! This week is a summery color challenge! When I first looked at this challenge, I thought we had just done a challenge with these colors…I had to go back and look! Similar, but we used Calypso Coral instead of the Melon Mambo…so it is different!

IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM

I’m kind of on a kick about using this new Online Exclusive set, Impressions Abloom! Of course, it’s flowers…always one of my favorites to design!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Summer Splash cardstock was added on top.
The 2-1/2 x 4 piece of Lovely Garden DSP was added to the bottom.
The greeting from Impressions Abloom was stamped with Lemon Lime Twist ink on 3/4 x 3-1/2 strip of Basic White and the end cut at an angle. It was added on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals to help hide the seam.
The flowers were cut from Melon Mambo and Basic White and the leaves from Lemon Lime Twist using the Impressions Abloom Dies. They were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Linen Thread was tied in a bow and added to the base of the white flower.
Some Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems were added to the background.

I like how the flowers pop off the Summer Splash background color! OK, go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Impressions Abloom
Ink: Lemon Lime Twist
Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist, Summer Splash
Designer Paper: Lovely Garden 12×12
Accessories: Impressions Abloom Dies, Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems, Linen Thread, Adhesives

CS190 – Thankful Gardens

April 22, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

We’re continuing our theme of Gardens this month with our Creatively Simple challenge!

THANKFUL GARDENS

I always like to do a card using all of our new In Colors for my stamping classes. These colors especially coordinate well together. I like the pop of white against the colors!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
1 x 4 strips of each In Color…Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger, Secret Sea, Cloud Cover and Strawberry Slush were punched across the top and bottom with the Happy Labels Punch, then adhered to the front of the base card.
Two leaf clusters were cut with the Thankful Garden Dies from Basic White cardstock and added to the front.
The greeting from Thankful Garden was stamped with Secret Sea Ink on Basic White and cut with the Textured Notes rectangle die. It was added over the leaves with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Three of the In Color Flat Pearls were added to the background.

Again, a very simple card perfect for our garden theme today! OK, check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Thankful Garden (Online Exclusive)
Inks: Secret Sea
Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger, Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, Strawberry Slush
Accessories: Thankful Garden Dies, Textured Notes Dies, 2024-25 In Color Flat Pearls, Adhesives

IM381 – Citrus Blooms

April 21, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

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

CITRUS BLOOMS

I used the Citrus Blooms Bundle a LOT when it first came out! So was happy to use it again on today’s challenge before it retires! I combined it with some new products…Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger cardstock and the Everyday Arches Dies…for an updated look!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Darling Duckling (new In Color!) cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 2-1/2 x 4 panel of Mediterranean Blooms Designer Paper was added to the front towards the bottom.
Two 3/8 x 6 strips of Timid Tiger cardstock were added on a diagonal across the top and trimmed off the sides.
Basic White cardstock was cut with the Everyday Arch die and stamped with the single orange image and greeting in Memento Black Ink. Two corners were stamped with the cross images in Lemon Lolly Ink.
The image was colored with Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals on an angle.
Four small flowers were stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Lemon Lolly and Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends, then cut with the dies and added to the front with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The Rainbow Dots were colored with Pumpkin Pie Blends for a variegated look and added to the flower centers.

We just visited the Florida Naturals orange juice welcome center when we were in Florida a few weeks ago. This card definitely reminds me of some of the old juice labels we saw in the museum! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Citrus Blooms
Inks: Memento Black, Lemon Lolly
Blends: Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green
C/S: Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger, Basic White
Accessories: Everyday Arches Dies, Citrus Blooms Dies, Rainbow Dots, Adhesives

CSF865 – Framed Scenes

April 17, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

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

FRAMED SCENES

Framed Scenes is an Online Exclusive that I picked up because of the lighthouse and treehouse images! I also thought it would make nice masculine cards! The images are small enough that they are easy to color.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Basic Beige cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pecan Pie was embossed with the Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder and then brushed across the top with Crumb Cake Ink to hit the tops of the ridges. It was added to the front.
A 1-1/2 x 4 piece of Woven Textures Designer Paper was added towards the top.
The frame from Framed Scenes Dies was cut from Crumb Cake and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The treehouse was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock and punched with the 2-3/8″ Circle Punch. It was colored with Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Real Red and Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends. The circle was added over the frame with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The Simply Said greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink on a 1/2 x 3 strip of Basic Beige and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Beige Neutral Matte Dots were added to the background.

I’m very happy with how this turned out! OK, go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Framed Scenes, Simply Said
Ink: Memento Black
Blends: Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie
Cardstock: Basic White, Pecan Pie, Basic Beige
Designer Paper: Woven Textures 12×12
Accessories: Framed Scenes Dies, 2-3/8″ Circle Punch, Neutral Matte Dots, Adhesives

CS189 – Blooming Phrases

April 15, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

We’re continuing our theme of Gardens this month with our Creatively Simple challenge!

BLOOMING PHRASES

On Saturday, I mentioned I had a second card made with retiring In Colors, Wildly Flowering DSP and the new online exclusive, Blooming Phrases, coming the first of May. The first one was Moody Mauve, and here’s the second card I made featuring Boho Blue! This one fit our Garden challenge!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Boho Blue cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Wildly Flowering DSP was added to the front.
The coordinating Crumb Cake Wildly Flowering DSP print was cut 1-1/4 x 3-3/4 and added across the front.
The Blooming Phrases greeting was stamped with Pebbled Path Ink on the front and the flower with Boho Blue Ink. The little leaves were stamped with Wild Wheat Ink. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some 2023-25 In Color Jute Twine was tied in a bow and added to the stem with a Mini Glue Dot.
Two Wild Wheat 2023-25 In Color Opaque Sparkle Dots were added under the greeting.

Super simple…but the DSP packs a lot of WOW! OK, check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Blooming Phrases (Online Exclusive May)
Inks: Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat, Boho Blue
Cardstock: Basic White, Boho Blue
Designer Paper: Wildly Flowering 12×12
Accessories: 202-2 In Color Opaque Sparkle Dots, In Color Jute Twine, Adhesives