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IM428 – Fragrant Flowers

March 16, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration is bokeh circles in a variety of colors!

FRAGRANT FLOWERS

The Splash of Sparkles DSP had a pattern that was perfect for this challenge! I thought Fragrant Flowers would go with it nicely!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Shy Shamrock cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Splash of Sparkles DSP was added on top.
The label was cut with the Branching Out Dies from Basic White cardstock and added to the front flat.
The flower branch and three sets of leaves were cut with the Fragrant Flowers Dies from Basic White cardstock and brushed with Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock and Calypso Coral Inks. They were added to the label with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Linen Thread was tied in a large bow and added to the lower right corner of the label with a Mini Glue Dot.
Just a Note was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock and cut with the label Fragrant Flowers Die. It was added over the Linen Thread with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some coral Pearls of Beauty was added to the center of the flowers.

Love those flowers! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Fragrant Flowers
Inks: Memento Black, Lemon Lolly, Calypso Coral, Shy Shamrock
C/S: Basic White, Shy Shamrock
Designer Paper: Splash of Sparkles 12×12
Accessories: Fragrant Flowers Dies, Branching Out Dies, Pearls of Beauty, Linen Thread, Adhesives

Inspired by the delicate charm of lilies of the valley flowers, this VALLEY IN BLOOM SUITE of projects will bring timeless beauty to your crafting! These products have versatile florals, textures and shimmer that will have you grabbing them to use all year long. We've combined the LILY OF THE VALLEY BUNDLE and the VALLEY IN BLOOM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER with patterns that add whimsy and personality. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards in this Collection! See more details HERE!

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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!

Saturday Blog Hop – Casing Connie Babbert 2026

March 14, 2026 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. For the last several weeks we have been “Casing the Designer”. Each week we have picked a designer and selected a card she designed. We used the Colors or Layout of her design and recreated our version using NEW stamps/bundles or DSP! This is our LAST “Case the Designer” for this session and we are casing ME!

Here’s the card I selected from my blog:

WOOLLY FRIENDS

I had pieces of this card sitting on my desk again, so I put them together to make this challenge!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Shy Shamrock cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded. (This color is retiring SOON, so make sure you grab your supplies now!)
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Balmy Blue was embossed with the Lovely Stripes EF and added to the front.
Two 2-1/4 x 2-1/4 pieces of Easter Joy DSP were added on the diagonal.
The 2-1/4 x 2-1/4 piece of Very Vanilla was brushed along the bottom with Shy Shamrock Ink using a Blending Brush.
The sheep was stamped with Memento Black Ink and the body with Balmy Blue Ink. The head, bell and flowers with Memento Black Ink, then colored with Daffodil Delight and Shy Shamrock Stampin’ Blends. The cheeks with Bubble Bath Blends.
They were punched with the Woolly Friends Punch and added to the square with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Welcome Cute from Woolly Friends was stamped with Memento Black Ink on 5/8 x 2 Basic White cardstock and the end cut at an angle, then adhered to the card.
Some 2024-26 In Color Flat Pearls were added to the background.

That’s a fun update on my card from last 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: Woolly Friends
Inks: Memento Black, Balmy Blue, Shy Shamrock
Cardstock: Basic White, Very Vanilla, Balmy Blue, Shy Shamrock
Designer Paper: Easter Joy 12×12
Accessories: Woolly Friends Dies, Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder, 2024-26 In Color Flat Pearls, Adhesives

CSF911 – Filled with Sweetness

March 12, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

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

FILLED WITH SWEETNESS

This came together very quickly…especially since I already had the label and strawberry stamped and cut from another project that I didn’t use it on! LOVE when that happens! I’m loving this DSP!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Strawberry Slush cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Misty Moonlight was added on top.
The 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 piece of Homemade Sweetness DSP was added towards the left side with a coordinating 1 x 3-1/2 pattern added to the right.
Some 1/4″ Misty Moonlight Checkered Trim was looped back and forth a couple times, then added to the front right side with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.
The label was cut with the Filled with Sweetness Die in Misty Moonlight Ink on Basic White cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimenisonals.
The strawberry was stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. It was cut and added to the front with a Stampin’ Dimensional.
Two blue Strawberry & Dots were added to the label.

Those jam jars just make me smile! OK, check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Filled with Sweetness
Ink: Misty Moonlight, Memento Black
Blends: Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Cardstock: Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Strawberry Slush
Designer Paper: Homemade Sweetness 12×12
Accessories: Filled with Sweetness Dies, Strawberries & Dots, 1/4″ Misty Moonlight Checkered Trim, Adhesives

CS236 – Sweet Bugs

March 10, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Our Creatively Simple theme this month is “Critters or Insects”! Should be lots of fun!

SWEET BUGS

These marching ants are one of my favorites in this set!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Real Red cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pecan Pie cardstock was added to the front.
A 1-1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Cute as a Bug red check DSP was added down the right side.
The Party Banner die was used to cut the Cute as a Bug leaf print and added to the front.
a 1/2 x 3-3/4 strip of Petal Pink was stamped with the greeting in Memento Black Ink and added across the front.
The ants were stamped on the Branching Out die cut from Basic White with Memento Black Ink. The bottom was stamped with the dashed lines in Old Olive Ink and brushed with more Old Olive Ink. The ants were colored with Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Real Red and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of coral Pearls of Beauty were added to the label and the background.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Sweet Bugs
Inks: Memento Black, Old Olive
Blends: Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Daffodil Delight, Real Red
Cardstock: Basic White, Poppy Parade, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink
Designer Paper: Cute as a Bug 12×12
Accessories: Branching Out Dies, Party Banner Dies, Pearls of Beauty, Adhesives

IM427 – Woolly Friends

March 9, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

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

WOOLLY FRIENDS

I only have about 15 stamp sets and dies here in Florida with me, so I was struggling to come up with something I could use for tulips! I ended up finding the little row of tulips in the Woolly Friends stamp set!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pretty in Pink cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Fresh Freesia was embossed with the Beautiful Patterns Embossing Folder and added to the front.
The 2-1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Made with Love Designer Paper was added to the front towards the left side.
The circle was cut from Basic White cardstock using the Spotlight on Nature Die.
The Woolly Friends greeting was stamped at the top with Memento Black Ink.
A “sun” was brushed with Daffodil Delight Ink in the upper left corner and the “grass” was brushed with Granny Apple Green Ink across the bottom.
The tulips were stamped in a row using Memento Black Ink, then Pretty in Pink for the petals and Granny Apple Green for the leaves.
Another set of tulips were stamped on scrap Basic White cardstock, colored and then hand-cut and added below the row of tulips.
The 1/8″ Bubble Bath Faux Linen Ribbon was tied in a bow and added to the stems at the bottom.
A trio of Antique Pearls were added to the background.

That worked for this tulip inspiration, didn’t it? OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Woolly Friends
Inks: Memento Black, Pretty in Pink, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight
C/S: Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Pretty in Pink
Designer Paper: Made with Love 12×12
Accessories: Spotlight on Nature Dies, Antique Pearls, 1/8″ Bubble Bath Faux Linen Ribbon, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Casing Melissa Davies 2026

March 7, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. For the next several weeks we will be “Casing the Designer”. Each week we have picked a designer and will select a card she designed. We will use the Colors or Layout of her design and recreate our version using NEW stamps/bundles or DSP! For our next “Case the Designer” week we are “Casing Melissa Davies”!

Here’s the card I selected from her blog:

MATCH DAY

I figured the soccer themed Match Day bundle would work great to replicate the layout of Melissa’s card and chose the Columbus Crew colors of yellow and black!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 2 x 5-1/2 strip of A Wonderful Match DSP was added towards the right side.
The goal net was cut with the die from Basic Beige cardstock and adhered towards the bottom.
The grass was cut with the die from Granny Apple Green and adhered at the bottom of the net.
The uniform shirt was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Crushed Curry and cut with the Die, then added to the net with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Match Day was stamped with VersaMark on 1/2 x 3 Basic Black cardstock and then embossed with White Embossing Powder. It was punched with the Three Banner Punch, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of small, black Wonderful Stars Puffy Stickers were added to the shirt and the background.

Loved Melissa’s layout and it worked perfectly for my theme! 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: Match Day
Inks: Memento Black, VersaMark
Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic Beige, Basic Black, Granny Apple Green, Crushed Curry
Accessories: Match Day Dies, Wonderful Stars Puffy Stickers Adhesives

CSF910 – Gears & Textures

March 5, 2026 By Connie | 2 Comments

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

GEARS & TEXTURES

I just purchased this bundle with the Bonus Coupons I got from my orders in January! I thought I’d brighten up the gears a little with this color combo!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Coastal Cabana cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Azure Afternoon cardstock was added on top.
The 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 layer of Basic White cardstock was stamped with the circles in Peach Pie Ink, the grid rectangle with Coastal Cabana Ink and the splashes with Azure Afternoon Ink randomly over the background. It was added to the base card.
The 2-1/4 x 4 strip of Hobby Haven DSP was added across the center.
The gears were cut from Peach Pie, Coastal Cabana and Azure Afternoon cardstocks and assembled, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Let’s Celebrate from Simply Said stamp set was stamped with Azure Afternoon Ink on 1/2 x 3 Basic White and the ends cut at an angle, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Peach Pie 24-26 In Color Flat Pearls were added to the background.

This card turned out fun! REMEMBER the 24-26 In Colors are retiring soon! Make sure to grab them before they are out of stock…several items are already on the low inventory list! OK, check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Gears & Textures
Ink: Peach Pie, Azure Afternoon, Coastal Cabana
Cardstock: Basic White, Peach Pie, Azure Afternoon, Coastal Cabana
Designer Paper: Hobby Haven 12×12
Accessories: Gears & Textures Dies, 24-26 In Color Flat Pearls, Adhesives

CS235 – Sweet Bugs

March 3, 2026 By Connie | 4 Comments

Our Creatively Simple theme this month is “Critters and Insects”! I know Stampin’ Up! has lots of stamp images with this theme!

SWEET BUGS

I’m starting out this month using the darling Cute as a Bug Designer Paper for the focus on my card! Just a little additional stamping with the coordinating Sweet Bugs stamp set!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Old Olive cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Soft Sea Foam cardstock was added on top.
A 1-1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Cute as a Bug DSP was added down the right side.
The Everyday Arches was cut with the Die from Basic White cardstock and brushed along the bottom with Soft Sea Foam Ink and across the top with Balmy Blue Ink.
The dashed ground lines were stamped with Soft Sea Foam along the bottom and the flowers with Memento Black Ink. They were colored with Old Olive and Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends.
The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink in the upper left corner and the arch added to the base card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The snail with ladybug and the butterfly were hand-cut from the Cute as a Bug DSP and added to the arch with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of pink Delightful Decorative Dots were added to the background.

So fun seeing what images can be mixed and matched to make a quick card! OK check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sweet Bugs
Inks: Memento Black
Blends: Cajun Craze, Old Olive
Cardstock: Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive
Designer Paper: Cute as a Bug 12×12
Accessories: Sweet Bugs Dies, Everyday Arches Dies, Delightful Decorative Dots, Blending Brushes, Adhesives