Good Wednesday morning my stamping friends. How is everyone doing today? We’re halfway through the week and on our way to the weekend already.

Today’s card is for the inspiration challenge from The Card Concepts. The inspiration photo #218 is Summer Days. If you’d like to see a quick video of how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here’s my card for today.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusive Sunrise Sailing Bundle along with the Beautiful Gallery 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper. I was inspired by the theme ‘Summer Days’ along with the colors for my Clean & Layered card today.

I hope you will take a moment to visit The Card Concepts and join us for our challenge 218.  How are you inspired by the photos?

Cut the panel of Beautiful Gallery DSP into 1 1/4″ & 2 1/2″ panels with your Paper Trimmer. Adhere the 2 panels to a Secret Sea mat with Stampin’ Seal, leaving a little space in between the panels. Adhere the layered panel to a Cloud Cover card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Stamp the bird image from the Stampin’ Up! Sunrise Sailing Photopolymer Stamp Set in Secret Sea Ink on the card front panel a few times.

From scraps of Beautiful Gallery DSP, cut the medium and small sailboats using the Sunrise Sailing Dies. Cut each of them 2 times and using Paper Snips, trim the sails off one and adhere them to the other sailboats. Adhere the sailboats to the card front with Liquid Glue.

On a panel of Basic White, stamp the sentiment from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set in Secret Sea Ink. Cut the small cloud using the Sunrise Sailing Dies from a panel of Basic White. Adhere the cloud to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Color a piece of White Baker’s Twine with the Cloud Cover Stampin’ Blends Marker. Tie a bow with the twine and adhere it next to the cloud with a Glue Dot. Adhere the sentiment over the bow with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a 2025 – 2027 In-Color Flat Pearl to the sentiment.

Stamp the sentiment and bird image from Sunrise Sailing stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on a panel of Basic White. Adhere 2 strips of Beautiful Gallery DSP to the sides of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Secret Sea mat then to the inside of the Cloud Cover card base.

Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope for complete your card. Stamp the water image from Sunrise Sailing stamp set in Cloud Cover Ink on the envelope front. Stamp the outlined sailboat image on the water in Secret Sea Ink along with the birds. Stamp the solid sailboat image in Pecan Pie Ink over the outlined image. Stamp the sail stripes in Cloud Cover Ink. Emboss a panel of Cloud Cover using the Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder. Adhere the embossed panel to the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and will give it a try. Happy Stamping!!

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your Demonstrator. Just click HERE to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. 

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Get a Free Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack from me through Friday June 13th with any order of $50+

To kick this amazing Suite Sale off, I’m offering a little bonus to help you with coloring all those pretty stamped images. With any order of 50+ (before tax & shipping and after Stampin’ Rewards) placed through my Online Store between June 3 – Friday June 13th, you’ll get your choice of a FREE Combo Pack of Stampin’ Blends Markers. Once you have placed your order, I will send you an email asking which color combo pack you would like. You must send me your selection by June 14th or I will pick a color pack for you. I’ll be placing my order for the blends on June 14th.

All Suite & Bundle Sale June 3rd – 30th

June 3-30, all available suites and suite products from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives are buy one, get one 50% off!  If you’ve had your eye on a new suite from the annual catalog or you really like the look of a stamp set from an Online Exclusives suite, you don’t have to choose—you can get both!

Here are the promotion details:

• All available suites and suite products from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives are buy one, get one 50% off.
• When you shop the sale, the 50% off discount will apply to the lower-priced item (for example, if you buy a suite collection and a stamp set from a suite, the suite would be full price, and the stamp set would be 50% off).
• Suite collections are available if all items are in stock; if all items are not in stock, you can still shop the available suite products.
• You don’t have to buy a suite and suite products all from the same suite collection for the discount to apply. You can buy any suite products from any suite.
• The discount will appear in your cart once you’ve added two items within the sale parameters to your cart.
• Products are available only while supplies last.
• See and shop all qualifying suites in the Online Store
• The sale begins June 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM MT.
• The sale ends June 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM MT.

Let me know if you have any questions.  YAY for an awesome sale!  Get your lists ready and get your orders placed between June 3-30!! 

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Karen & Tara’s Cheers & Sips Online Zoom Class Registration Ends Saturday

Tara Carpenter and I are teaming up to offer a fun online class using Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusive Cheers & Sips Bundle.  We will be creating 6 different cards during the class including 2 fun folds.

The class fee includes:

• Stampin’ Up! Holographic Resin Dots (full pack)
• Stampin’ Up! Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon (full pack)
• Pre-cut card kits to complete each card
• Zoom class with complete instructions to complete each card
• PDF with detailed directions

During sign up you will have the option to add additional items to your order that you can take advantage of at no additional shipping cost.  These items are optional, however if you want to recreate the cards you will need them.

The class will be held Sunday June 29th from 1 to 5 pm Eastern Time via Zoom.  This allows anyone in the United States to participate live!  Can’t join us live… no worries, we will record the session so it can be replayed at any time.

We will email written directions that will include directions, cardstock cuts as well as photos to help you create each card.

We are not including the bundle in the price of the class.  You can purchase the bundle through me at an additional 10% discount of the Online Exclusive price (see below).

Class Cost $35 + $9 (Priority Shipping) 

Additional purchased items will be included in the above shipping price.  We will invoice you through PayPal by June 15tth to insure we can get the products delivered, packaged up and out to you with enough time.  

Deadline: Saturday June 14th  (this is so we have time to order all the bundles, embellishments and DSP being used)

Click Here to register for the class now!! Let me know if you have any questions. 

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Sweeter With You

Subscribe June 11 – July 10

Craft sweet handmade cards featuring sun-kissed strawberries and breezy gingham.
• Makes 8 cards: 2 each of 4 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and vellum accents
• Hand-painted card base designs
• Coordinating colors: Garden Green (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Granny Apple Green,
Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger

Subscribe to the June Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 June and 10 July by clicking here!

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Don’t miss the coordinating
Circle of Seasons Dies Add-On!

Make the most of your Paper Pumpkin kits with the Circle of Seasons Dies add-on! Quickly and cleanly cut out a strawberry with a blossom, a circle, a leaf, or an acorn to elevate your crafting projects. These additional dies are designed to work with THREE Paper Pumpkin Kits: the Sweeter with You Paper Pumpkin Kit, the Farmhouse Florals Paper Pumpkin Kit, and the Fall for Toile Paper Pumpkin Kit. Pair these dies with other Stampin’ Up! products for even more creative options! This exclusive add-on (item 167277) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning June 11. Add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

DETAILS
– 4 dies
– Largest die: 2-1/2″ x 1-1/4″ (6.4 x 3.2 cm)
– Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (sold separately)

You must be a current Paper Pumpkin subscriber to purchase this item. To become a subscriber, visit www.stampinup.com/paperpumpkin.

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

#167277 $12

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Card stock cuts for this project:

• Basic White Cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner), 1 1/2″ x 2″(cloud), 1/2″ x 3″(sentiment)
• Cloud Cover Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″), 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope flap)
• Secret Sea Cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″(card front mat), 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(inner liner mat)
• Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper 3 3/4″ x 5 1/8″(card front), scraps for sailboats & sails), 2 – 3/8″ x 5 1/4″(inner liner)

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