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Stampin’ Up! Relaxing Waterside for The Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

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Good Thursday morning stamping friends welcome to our Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. If you are starting with me, thank you, I hope you will stop by everyone’s blog to see the awesome projects they have created this week. If you are hopping over from Mary’s blog, thank you for stopping by. This week we have a Color Challenge to work with. If you’d like to see a quick video on how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here is my card using this week’s colors.

Stampin' Up! Relaxing Waterside Birthday 1 creativestampingdesigns.com

I used the Stampin’ Up! Relaxing Waterside Bundle, Waterside Retreat Designer Series Paper and Stylish Shapes Dies for my card today.

These are our colors for this week

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Adhere a panel of Waterside Retreat DSP to a Misty Moonlight card base. Adhere a smaller panel of Waterside Retreat DSP to a Misty Moonlight mat. Adhere the layered panel to the card front.

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On a panel of Basic White, stamp the tall sea grass image from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set in Old Olive Ink 2 times, the short sea grass in Pecan Pie Ink 3 times, the standing seagull in Gray Granite Ink and the flying seagull image from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set in Gray Granite Ink 2 times. Cut the images out using the Relaxing Waterside Dies. Using the Relaxing Waterside Dies cut the cattail die 2 times in Old Olive and the tops 2 times in Pecan Pie. Adhere the tops of the cattails to the Old Olive die cuts. Adhere the die cut seagrass and cattails to the bottom of the panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals and Glue Dots. Adhere the seagull on the sand with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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On a panel of Basic White, stamp the sentiment from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set in Misty Moonlight Ink. Cut the sentiment out using the Stylish Shapes circle dies. Adhere a piece of Gray Granite 1/4″ Variegated Trim to the top of the card front. Adhere the sentiment over the ribbon with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the flying seagulls to the top of the panel. Add a couple Dots from the Strawberries & Dots to the sentiment.

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Stamp the sentiment from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set in Misty Moonlight Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the flying seagull’s image from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set by the sentiment in Gray Granite Ink. Adhere a panel of Waterside Retreat DSP to the bottom of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Gray Granite mat then to the inside of the Misty Moonlight card base.

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Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to complete the card. Stamp the tall seagrass image from the Relaxing Waterside stamp set in Old Olive Ink on the envelope front. Stamp the seagull image next to the seagrass in Gray Granite Ink. Adhere a panel of Waterside Retreat DSP to the envelope flap.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Now that you’ve seen my card, let’s get on with the hop! Click the next button below to hop over to see what Tara has created. Happy Hopping

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today.

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Ksenzakovic You Are Here

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

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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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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 3″ x 4″ (die cuts), 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″(sentiment), 4″ x 5 1/4″(inner liner)
  • Gray Granite Cardstock 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(mat)
  • Misty Moonlight Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″), 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″(mat)
  • Old Olive Cardstock 1 1/4″ x 2 1/2″(die cut)
  • Pecan Pie Cardstock 1″ x 1 1/4″(die cut)
  • Waterside Retreat Designer Series Paper 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(card front), 2 3/4″ x 4 1/8″(card front panel), 5/8″ x 4″(inner liner), 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope flap)

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Product List

Relaxing Waterside Bundle (English) [ 167928 ]

[167928]
$46.75

Relaxing Waterside Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 167922 ]

[167922]
$20.00

Relaxing Waterside Dies [ 167927 ]

[167927]
$32.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]

[166780]
$14.00

Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 146983 ]

[146983]
$14.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 153081 ]

[153081]
$14.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 100702 ]

[100702]
$14.00

Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 161717 ]

[161717]
$14.00

Waterside Retreat 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 167920 ]

[167920]
$13.00

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147118 ]

[147118]
$9.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [ 153118 ]

[153118]
$11.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147090 ]

[147090]
$9.00

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [ 161665 ]

[161665]
$11.00

Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ]

[159183]
$30.00

Gray Granite 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Variegated Trim [ 167511 ]

[167511]
$8.00

Strawberries & Dots [ 167479 ]

[167479]
$9.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes [ 159236 ]

[159236]
$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]

[149653]
$140.00

Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]

[103683]
$7.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]

[110755]
$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]

[104430]
$4.25

Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]

[152813]
$9.00

Paper Trimmer [ 152392 ]

[152392]
$28.00

Bone Folder [ 102300 ]

[102300]
$8.00

Take Your Pick [ 144107 ]

[144107]
$12.00

Stampin’ Up! Fern & Flora Thanks

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Good Wednesday morning stamping friends. We’re halfway through the week and on our way to the last weekend of June. I feel like it took forever for summer to get here and it’s going to be gone in a blink of an eye.

For today’s card I used some of my absolute favorite DSP. I’ve loved this pack from the first time I saw it. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Fern & Flora Stamp Set, Moonlit Flora Designer Series Paper, Nested Essentials Dies and Stylish Shapes Dies for my card today.

Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora Thanks 2 creativestampingdesigns.com

Adhere a panel of Moonlit Flora DSP to a Secret Sea card base. Adhere a smaller panel of Moonlit Flora DSP to the card front.

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Cut a panel of Secret Sea using the banner die from the Nested Essentials Dies. Stamp the sentiment from Fern & Flora stamp set in Versamark Ink on the banner. Sprinkle the sentiment with White Embossing Powder and set it with the Heat Tool. Adhere the sentiment to the card front, just under the panel of Moonlit Flora DSP.

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Cut a panel of Moonlit Flora DSP using the 2″ Circle Punch. Cut a panel of Golden Glow using the circle die from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Adhere the DSP to the die cut circle. Adhere a piece of Secret Sea 3/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon (on the Last Chance List) to the card front. Adhere the layered circle over the ribbon with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few Dewdrop Embellishments to the flowers.

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Stamp the floral and moth images from the Fern & Flora stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on the bottom of a Basic White panel. Color the images using Golden Glow and Peaceful Pine Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere the Basic Whtie panel to a Golden Glow mat then to the inside of the Secret Sea card base.

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Decorate a Basic Whtie Medium Envelope to finish your card. Stamp the floral and moth images from the Fern & Flora stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on the envelope front. Color the images with Golden Glow and Peaceful Pine Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere a panel of Moonlit Flora DSP to the envelope flap.

Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora Thanks 7 creativestampingdesigns.com

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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July Online Exclusive Product Share

I’m offering a small product share from the upcoming July Online Exclusives. I’m offering a Paper Share and/or an Embellishment & Ribbon Share. If you click on the image below you can open the flyer with the products coming in July.

I’m offering a Paper Share and a Ribbon & Embellishment Share from the July 2026 Online Exclusives, and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on July 1st and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of July 6th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous and fun new Papers in the upcoming July 2026 Online Exclusives?  What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Papers from the Online Exclusives. Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!  If you were to purchase all of the papers from the Online Exclusives, it would cost you over $90.00 plus shipping.

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ X 6″ pieces (or 6″ X 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  

New Designer Series Paper Share – $10.50 plus $7.00 for shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

  • Frightfully Fun (6)
  • Frightfully Fun Two-Tone Cardstock (6)
  • Spooktacular (6×6) (4)
  • 2026-2028 In-Color Gingham (5)
  • A Stitched Season (6)
  • Violet Dreams Specialty (5)

If you’d like double shares of the paper, I’m offering those too! I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Double Paper Share – $21.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping

Ribbon/Embellishment Share – $12.50 plus $7.00 Shipping

All ribbons and Embellishments will come individually wrapped and labeled with the name and number of the product.

One-Fourth of a Roll of each:

  • Black 3/8″ Iridescent Ribbon
  • Fresh Freesia 1/4″ Satin Ribbon
  • Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Ribbon
  • Adhesive-Backed Bats Ghosts & Dots (30)
  • Adhesive-Backed Blooms (15)
  • Adhesive-Backed Mini Christmas Buttons (10)

Double Ribbon & Embellishment Share – $25.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping and you will be getting 1/2 of the roll of each ribbon.

Anyone is welcome to join in my shares (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  To make ordering the shares a little easier, I have created a form for you to submit, that way you can order any combination of shares you want. Click Here for the form. I will send out PayPal Invoices on or around June 27th with a due date by June 30th.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Saturday June 27th at 5:00 PM ET.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″(inner liner)
  • Golden Glow Cardstock 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″(die cut), 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(mat)
  • Secret Sea Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″(card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″(sentiment)
  • Moonlit Flora Designer Series Paper 4″ x 5 1/4″(card front), 2 1/2″ x 4″(card front panel), 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ (die cut), 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)

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Product List

Fern & Flora Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 167739 ]

[167739]
$25.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]

[166780]
$14.00

Golden Glow 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 167685 ]

[167685]
$14.00

Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165624 ]

[165624]
$14.00

Moonlit Flora 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 167737 ]

[167737]
$13.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165285 ]

[165285]
$11.00

Golden Glow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [ 167682 ]

[167682]
$12.00

Peaceful Pine Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [ 167668 ]

[167668]
$12.00

Versamark Pad [ 102283 ]

[102283]
$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [ 165679 ]

[165679]
$21.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [ 129053 ]

[129053]
$32.00

2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch [ 133782 ]

[133782]
$25.00

Nested Essentials Dies [ 161597 ]

[161597]
$34.00

Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ]

[159183]
$30.00

Dewdrops Embellishments [ 167748 ]

[167748]
$9.00

Secret Sea 3/8" (1 Cm) Faux Linen Ribbon [ 165273 ]

[165273]
$8.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes [ 159236 ]

[159236]
$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]

[149653]
$140.00

Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]

[103683]
$7.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]

[110755]
$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]

[104430]
$4.25

Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]

[152813]
$9.00

Paper Trimmer [ 152392 ]

[152392]
$28.00

Bone Folder [ 102300 ]

[102300]
$8.00

Take Your Pick [ 144107 ]

[144107]
$12.00

Stampin’ Up! Forever Florals Dainty Birthday

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Good Tuesday morning stamping friends. I hope your week has started off well. We’re getting our fill of rain right now, lots of thunder storms all night long and more are expected today.

I have a very dainty feminine birthday card for you today using some of my favorite In-Colors. If you’d like to see a quick video on how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here’s my card for today.

Stampin' Up! Forever Florals Dainty Birthday 1 creativestampingdesigns.com

I used the Stampin’ Up! Forever Florals Bundle and Stampin’ Up! Framed All Around Stamp Set for my card today.

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Die cut a panel of Barely Blush using the Forever Florals Dies. Adhere the die cut panel to a Barely Blush mat. Adhere the layered panel to a Barely Blush card base.

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Using the Forever Florals Dies, cut a panel of Barely Blush 2026-2028 Pearlized Paper using the frame die, a panel of Basic White for the smaller frame die, a panel of Peaceful Pine for the leaves and a panel of Crisp Cantaloupe 2026-2028 Pearlized Paper for the flowers. Stamp the sentiment from the Forever Florals stamp set in Peaceful Pine Ink on the die cut panel of Basic White. Adhere the sentiment to the die cut Barely Blush Pearlized frame. Adhere the layered sentiment to the center of the card front.

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Adhere the leaves behind the sentiment panel. Adhere the flowers overlapping the leaves and sentiment. Add a few 2026-2028 In-Color Dots to the card front.

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Stamp the sentiment from the Framing All Around stamp set in Peaceful Pine Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the stem/leaf image from the Forever Florals stamp set in Peaceful Pine Ink on the bottom of the panel. Stamp the cluster of flower image from the Forever Florals stamp set in Crisp Cantaloupe Ink on the stem. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Crisp Cantaloupe mat then to the inside of the Barely Blush card base.

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Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to finish your card. Stamp the stem/leaf image from the Forever Florals stamp set in Peaceful Pine Ink on the envelope front. Stamp the cluster of flower image from the Forever Florals stamp set in Crisp Cantaloupe Ink on the stem. Adhere a panel of Bloom Boutique Specialty Designer Series Paper to the envelope flap.

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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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July Online Exclusive Product Share

I’m offering a small product share from the upcoming July Online Exclusives. I’m offering a Paper Share and/or an Embellishment & Ribbon Share. If you click on the image below you can open the flyer with the products coming in July.

I’m offering a Paper Share and a Ribbon & Embellishment Share from the July 2026 Online Exclusives, and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on July 1st and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of July 6th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous and fun new Papers in the upcoming July 2026 Online Exclusives?  What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Papers from the Online Exclusives. Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!  If you were to purchase all of the papers from the Online Exclusives, it would cost you over $90.00 plus shipping.

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ X 6″ pieces (or 6″ X 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  

New Designer Series Paper Share – $10.50 plus $7.00 for shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

  • Frightfully Fun (6)
  • Frightfully Fun Two-Tone Cardstock (6)
  • Spooktacular (6×6) (4)
  • 2026-2028 In-Color Gingham (5)
  • A Stitched Season (6)
  • Violet Dreams Specialty (5)

If you’d like double shares of the paper, I’m offering those too! I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Double Paper Share – $21.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping

Ribbon/Embellishment Share – $12.50 plus $7.00 Shipping

All ribbons and Embellishments will come individually wrapped and labeled with the name and number of the product.

One-Fourth of a Roll of each:

  • Black 3/8″ Iridescent Ribbon
  • Fresh Freesia 1/4″ Satin Ribbon
  • Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Ribbon
  • Adhesive-Backed Bats Ghosts & Dots (30)
  • Adhesive-Backed Blooms (15)
  • Adhesive-Backed Mini Christmas Buttons (10)

Double Ribbon & Embellishment Share – $25.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping and you will be getting 1/2 of the roll of each ribbon.

Anyone is welcome to join in my shares (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  To make ordering the shares a little easier, I have created a form for you to submit, that way you can order any combination of shares you want. Click Here for the form. I will send out PayPal Invoices on or around June 27th with a due date by June 30th.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Saturday June 27th at 5:00 PM ET.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 2 3/4″ x 3″(sentiment), 33/4″ x 5″ (inner liner)
  • Barely Blush Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″(card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 3 3/4″ x 5 1/8″(die cut), 4″ x 5 3/8″(mat)
  • Crisp Cantaloupe Cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″(mat)
  • Peaceful Pine Cardstock 1 1/2″ x 3 1/4″(die cuts)
  • 2026-2028 In-Color Pearlized Specialty Paper Barely Blush 2 3/4″ x 3″, Crisp Cantaloupe 1 3/4″ x 2″
  • Bloom Boutique Specialty Designer Series Paper 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope)

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Product List

Forever Florals Bundle (English) [ 167444 ]

[167444]
$49.50

Forever Florals Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 167440 ]

[167440]
$19.00

Forever Florals Dies [ 167443 ]

[167443]
$36.00

Framed All Around Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 167221 ]

[167221]
$20.00

Barely Blush 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 167689 ]

[167689]
$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]

[166780]
$14.00

Crisp Cantaloupe 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 167693 ]

[167693]
$14.00

Peaceful Pine 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 167691 ]

[167691]
$14.00

2026–2028 In Color™ 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Pearlized Specialty Paper [ 167766 ]

[167766]
$10.00

Bloom Boutique 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [ 167637 ]

[167637]
$17.00

Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin Pad [ 167680 ]

[167680]
$14.00

Peaceful Pine Classic Stampin Pad [ 167679 ]

[167679]
$14.00

2026–2028 In Color™ Dots [ 167546 ]

[167546]
$9.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes [ 159236 ]

[159236]
$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]

[149653]
$140.00

Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]

[103683]
$7.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]

[110755]
$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]

[104430]
$4.25

Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]

[152813]
$9.00

Paper Trimmer [ 152392 ]

[152392]
$28.00

Bone Folder [ 102300 ]

[102300]
$8.00

Take Your Pick [ 144107 ]

[144107]
$12.00

Stampin’ Up! Simply Leaves Thanks

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Good Monday morning stamping friends, welcome to a new week. I hope you all had a great weekend. Other than working all day Saturday, it was pretty uneventful here.

I have a quick card today with colors I would not normally think would go together. They are colors from a challenge, and they went better than I expected. If you’d like to see a quick video on how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the new Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives Simply Leaves Bundle along with the Textured Tree Rings 3D Embossing Folder for my card today. Both these items will be available starting July 1.

My design is from Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #741

My colors are from Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #490

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Emboss a panel of Pecan Pie using the Textured Tree Rings EF. Adhere the embossed panel to an Old Olive card base.

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On a panel of Basic White, stamp the 3 different larger leaves from the Simply Leaves stamp set in Coastal Cabana Ink. Punch the leaves out using the Simply Leaf Punch. Adhere the leaves to the left side of the card front.

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Stamp the sentiment from the Simply Leaves stamp set on a panel of Basic White in Old Olive Ink. Cut the ends on an angle with Paper Snips. Adhere the sentiment to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few Dewdrops Embellishments to the card front.

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Stamp the sentiment from the Simply Leaves stamp set in Old Olive Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the 2 smaller leaves from the Simply Leaves stamp set in Coastal Cabana Ink on either side of the sentiment. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Pecan Pie mat then to the inside of the Old Olive car base.

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Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to finish your card. Stamp the small plaid leaf from the Simply Leaves stamp set in Coastal Cabana Ink on the envelope front. Stamp the larger leaves from the Simply Leaves stamp set in Coastal Cabana Ink on the envelope flap.

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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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July Online Exclusive Product Share

I’m offering a small product share from the upcoming July Online Exclusives. I’m offering a Paper Share and/or an Embellishment & Ribbon Share. If you click on the image below you can open the flyer with the products coming in July.

I’m offering a Paper Share and a Ribbon & Embellishment Share from the July 2026 Online Exclusives, and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on July 1st and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of July 6th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous and fun new Papers in the upcoming July 2026 Online Exclusives?  What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Papers from the Online Exclusives. Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!  If you were to purchase all of the papers from the Online Exclusives, it would cost you over $90.00 plus shipping.

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ X 6″ pieces (or 6″ X 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  

New Designer Series Paper Share – $10.50 plus $7.00 for shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

  • Frightfully Fun (6)
  • Frightfully Fun Two-Tone Cardstock (6)
  • Spooktacular (6×6) (4)
  • 2026-2028 In-Color Gingham (5)
  • A Stitched Season (6)
  • Violet Dreams Specialty (5)

If you’d like double shares of the paper, I’m offering those too! I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Double Paper Share – $21.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping

Ribbon/Embellishment Share – $12.50 plus $7.00 Shipping

All ribbons and Embellishments will come individually wrapped and labeled with the name and number of the product.

One-Fourth of a Roll of each:

  • Black 3/8″ Iridescent Ribbon
  • Fresh Freesia 1/4″ Satin Ribbon
  • Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Ribbon
  • Adhesive-Backed Bats Ghosts & Dots (30)
  • Adhesive-Backed Blooms (15)
  • Adhesive-Backed Mini Christmas Buttons (10)

Double Ribbon & Embellishment Share – $25.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping and you will be getting 1/2 of the roll of each ribbon.

Anyone is welcome to join in my shares (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  To make ordering the shares a little easier, I have created a form for you to submit, that way you can order any combination of shares you want. Click Here for the form. I will send out PayPal Invoices on or around June 27th with a due date by June 30th.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Saturday June 27th at 5:00 PM ET.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 2″ x 7″(leaves), 1/2″ x 1 3/4″(sentiment), 3 3/4″ x 5″(inner liner)
  • Ole Olive Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″(card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
  • Pecan Pie Cardstock (2) – 4″ x 5 1/4″(card front & inner liner mat)

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Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]

[166780]
$14.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 100702 ]

[100702]
$14.00

Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 161717 ]

[161717]
$14.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147097 ]

[147097]
$9.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147090 ]

[147090]
$9.00

Dewdrops Embellishments [ 167748 ]

[167748]
$9.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes [ 159236 ]

[159236]
$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]

[149653]
$140.00

Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]

[103683]
$7.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]

[110755]
$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]

[104430]
$4.25

Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]

[152813]
$9.00

Paper Trimmer [ 152392 ]

[152392]
$28.00

Bone Folder [ 102300 ]

[102300]
$8.00

Take Your Pick [ 144107 ]

[144107]
$12.00

Last Week to Sign Up for July Online Exclusive Product Share

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Hi stamping friends. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and are celebrating your dads. It was a busy day at work yesterday as expected and I came home to trying to get a thousand things done before it got dark. Unfortunately, by the time I went to make a card I couldn’t keep my eyes open. My plans were to get up and get one done this morning, but once again I had a lot of things I had to get done first thing and time got away from me. When noon came, I decided it just wasn’t going to happen. I promise I’ll be back tomorrow with a card for you. In the meantime, it’s Father’s Day and my husband said he was going to make homemade pizzas, which you know requires my help.

Final Week to order July Online Exclusive Product Share

I’m offering a small product share from the upcoming July Online Exclusives. I’m offering a Paper Share and/or an Embellishment & Ribbon Share. If you click on the image below you can open the flyer with the products coming in July.

I’m offering a Paper Share and a Ribbon & Embellishment Share from the July 2026 Online Exclusives, and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on July 1st and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of July 6th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous and fun new Papers in the upcoming July 2026 Online Exclusives?  What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Papers from the Online Exclusives. Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!  If you were to purchase all of the papers from the Online Exclusives, it would cost you over $90.00 plus shipping.

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ X 6″ pieces (or 6″ X 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  

New Designer Series Paper Share – $10.50 plus $7.00 for shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

  • Frightfully Fun (6)
  • Frightfully Fun Two-Tone Cardstock (6)
  • Spooktacular (6×6) (4)
  • 2026-2028 In-Color Gingham (5)
  • A Stitched Season (6)
  • Violet Dreams Specialty (5)

If you’d like double shares of the paper, I’m offering those too! I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Double Paper Share – $21.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping

Ribbon/Embellishment Share – $12.50 plus $7.00 Shipping

All ribbons and Embellishments will come individually wrapped and labeled with the name and number of the product.

One-Fourth of a Roll of each:

  • Black 3/8″ Iridescent Ribbon
  • Fresh Freesia 1/4″ Satin Ribbon
  • Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Ribbon
  • Adhesive-Backed Bats Ghosts & Dots (30)
  • Adhesive-Backed Blooms (15)
  • Adhesive-Backed Mini Christmas Buttons (10)

Double Ribbon & Embellishment Share – $25.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping and you will be getting 1/2 of the roll of each ribbon.

Anyone is welcome to join in my shares (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  To make ordering the shares a little easier, I have created a form for you to submit, that way you can order any combination of shares you want. Click Here for the form. I will send out PayPal Invoices on or around June 27th with a due date by June 30th.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Saturday June 27th at 5:00 PM ET.

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My Retired List Has Been Updated

I’ve just updated my retirement list. You can get some great deals on Bundles, Stamp Sets and Embossing Folders. Click Here to go to my list and have fun shopping. Fill out this Google Form and submit it with the items you would like. I’m charging a flat shipping fee of $8 for anything you would like. Once you fill out the form, I’ll send you a PayPal Invoice. I will also take Zelle or Venmo.

Would you like to get some of my retired products for FREE?

You get to pick some of my retired items for FREE with an order on my Online Store. There’s no limit to how much you can order or get for free.
Here’s How it Works:

  • You place your order in my Online Store Here
  • Once your order is placed and you get a confirmation you will need to visit my blog Here and click on Retirement Sale List
  • You can pick Stamp Set Bundles, Stamp Sets, Embossing Folders or DSP that total the Sub Total or less of your order before tax and after any discounts.
  • Fill out my Google Form with your full name and address and list the products you would like. The forms come to me in time order so it will be first come first serve. I will pull the products that you would like, and I’ll email you if something is gone. I’m going to try to remove them from the list as quickly as possible
  • I will pay for the SHIPPING of the retired products if you place an order through my Online Store Only.
  • I will try to get as much as possible shipped out by the weekend.
  • Feel free to contact me with any questions. Please note that the free items are gently used and may have stains. If you are not sure what the sets are, you can do a Google search or search my blog for cards that I made with them.

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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. 

Stampin’ Up! Fern & Flora Panels

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Good Saturday morning stamping friends, welcome to the weekend. I hope you have some fun plans in the works. I’ll be at work all day today and we ave one of our 20% off sales going on so I’m guessing it’s going to be busy. Plus it’s the day before Father’s Day and it’s a hardware store, that should sum up how my day will be, it’s going to go by very quickly.

I have a quick card for you today using one of my favorites and go to sets and DSP. Here’s my card for today.

Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora Panels 1 creativestampingdesigns.com

I used the Stampin’ Up! Fern & Flora Stamp Set, Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder and Moonlit Flora Designer Series Paper for my card today.

Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora Panels 1 creativestampingdesigns.com

Emboss a panel of Secret Sea using the Fern & Flora EF. Adhere the embossed panel to the front of the Golden Glow card base.

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Adhere 3 panels of Moonlit Flora DSP to 3 coordinating Golden Glow mats. Adhere the longer of the 3 layered panel to the center of the card front. Adhere the other 2 layered panels on either side of the longer panel.

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Stamp the sentiment from the Fern & Flora stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on a panel of Basic White. Cut the end of the sentiment into a banner with Paper Snips. Adhere the sentiment to the card front. Tie a small bow using the Golden Glow 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon and adhere it to the card front. Add a couple 2026-2028 In-Color Dots to the card front.

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Stamp the sentiment from the Fern & Flora stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the large fern image from the Fern & Flora stamp set in Peaceful Pine Ink on the bottom of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Secret Sea mat then to the inside of the Golden Glow card base.

Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora Panels 6 creativestampingdesigns.com

Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to finish your card. Stamp the large fern image from the Fern & Flora stamp set in Peaceful Pine Ink on the envelope front. Adhere a panel of Moonlit Flora DSP to the envelope flap.

Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora Panels 7 creativestampingdesigns.com

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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July Online Exclusive Product Share

I’m offering a small product share from the upcoming July Online Exclusives. I’m offering a Paper Share and/or an Embellishment & Ribbon Share. If you click on the image below you can open the flyer with the products coming in July.

I’m offering a Paper Share and a Ribbon & Embellishment Share from the July 2026 Online Exclusives, and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on July 1st and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of July 6th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous and fun new Papers in the upcoming July 2026 Online Exclusives?  What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Papers from the Online Exclusives. Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!  If you were to purchase all of the papers from the Online Exclusives, it would cost you over $90.00 plus shipping.

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ X 6″ pieces (or 6″ X 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  

New Designer Series Paper Share – $10.50 plus $7.00 for shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

  • Frightfully Fun (6)
  • Frightfully Fun Two-Tone Cardstock (6)
  • Spooktacular (6×6) (4)
  • 2026-2028 In-Color Gingham (5)
  • A Stitched Season (6)
  • Violet Dreams Specialty (5)

If you’d like double shares of the paper, I’m offering those too! I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Double Paper Share – $21.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping

Ribbon/Embellishment Share – $12.50 plus $7.00 Shipping

All ribbons and Embellishments will come individually wrapped and labeled with the name and number of the product.

One-Fourth of a Roll of each:

  • Black 3/8″ Iridescent Ribbon
  • Fresh Freesia 1/4″ Satin Ribbon
  • Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Ribbon
  • Adhesive-Backed Bats Ghosts & Dots (30)
  • Adhesive-Backed Blooms (15)
  • Adhesive-Backed Mini Christmas Buttons (10)

Double Ribbon & Embellishment Share – $25.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping and you will be getting 1/2 of the roll of each ribbon.

Anyone is welcome to join in my shares (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  To make ordering the shares a little easier, I have created a form for you to submit, that way you can order any combination of shares you want. Click Here for the form. I will send out PayPal Invoices on or around June 27th with a due date by June 30th.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Saturday June 27th at 5:00 PM ET.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 1/2″ x 2 1/4″(sentiment), 4″ x 5 1/4″(inner liner)
  • Golden Glow Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″), 1 1/8″ x 4 3/8″(mat), (2) – 1 1/8″ x 3 3/8″(mats)
  • Secret Sea Cardstock (2) – 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(card front & mat)
  • Moonlit Flora Designer Series Paper 1″ x 4 1/4″ & (2) – 1″ x 3 1/4″ (card front panels), 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope)

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Product List

Fern & Flora Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 167739 ]

[167739]
$25.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]

[166780]
$14.00

Golden Glow 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 167685 ]

[167685]
$14.00

Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165624 ]

[165624]
$14.00

Moonlit Flora 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 167737 ]

[167737]
$13.00

Peaceful Pine Classic Stampin Pad [ 167679 ]

[167679]
$14.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165285 ]

[165285]
$11.00

Fern & Flora 3 D Embossing Folder [ 167744 ]

[167744]
$11.00

Golden Glow 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon [ 167548 ]

[167548]
$9.00

2026–2028 In Color™ Dots [ 167546 ]

[167546]
$9.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes [ 159236 ]

[159236]
$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]

[149653]
$140.00

Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]

[103683]
$7.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]

[110755]
$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]

[104430]
$4.25

Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]

[152813]
$9.00

Paper Trimmer [ 152392 ]

[152392]
$28.00

Bone Folder [ 102300 ]

[102300]
$8.00

Take Your Pick [ 144107 ]

[144107]
$12.00

Creative Stamping Designs Retirement List Updated

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Hi Stamping Friends, this is my 2nd post today. If you are looking for my card, you can find it HERE.

I’ve just updated my retirement list. You can get some great deals on Bundles, Stamp Sets and Embossing Folders. Click Here to go to my list and have fun shopping. Fill out this Google Form and submit it with the items you would like. I’m charging a flat shipping fee of $8 for anything you would like. Once you fill out the form, I’ll send you a PayPal Invoice. I will also take Zelle or Venmo.

Would you like to get some of my retired products for FREE?

You get to pick some of my retired items for FREE with an order on my Online Store. There’s no limit to how much you can order or get for free.
Here’s How it Works:

  • You place your order in my Online Store Here
  • Once your order is placed and you get a confirmation you will need to visit my blog Here and click on Retirement Sale List
  • You can pick Stamp Set Bundles, Stamp Sets, Embossing Folders or DSP that total the Sub Total or less of your order before tax and after any discounts.
  • Fill out my Google Form with your full name and address and list the products you would like. The forms come to me in time order so it will be first come first serve. I will pull the products that you would like, and I’ll email you if something is gone. I’m going to try to remove them from the list as quickly as possible
  • I will pay for the SHIPPING of the retired products if you place an order through my Online Store Only.
  • I will try to get as much as possible shipped out by the weekend.
  • Feel free to contact me with any questions. Please note that the free items are gently used and may have stains. If you are not sure what the sets are, you can do a Google search or search my blog for cards that I made with them.

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July Online Exclusive Product Share

I’m offering a small product share from the upcoming July Online Exclusives. I’m offering a Paper Share and/or an Embellishment & Ribbon Share. If you click on the image below you can open the flyer with the products coming in July.

I’m offering a Paper Share and a Ribbon & Embellishment Share from the July 2026 Online Exclusives, and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on July 1st and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of July 6th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous and fun new Papers in the upcoming July 2026 Online Exclusives?  What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Papers from the Online Exclusives. Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!  If you were to purchase all of the papers from the Online Exclusives, it would cost you over $90.00 plus shipping.

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ X 6″ pieces (or 6″ X 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  

New Designer Series Paper Share – $10.50 plus $7.00 for shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

  • Frightfully Fun (6)
  • Frightfully Fun Two-Tone Cardstock (6)
  • Spooktacular (6×6) (4)
  • 2026-2028 In-Color Gingham (5)
  • A Stitched Season (6)
  • Violet Dreams Specialty (5)

If you’d like double shares of the paper, I’m offering those too! I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Double Paper Share – $21.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping

Ribbon/Embellishment Share – $12.50 plus $7.00 Shipping

All ribbons and Embellishments will come individually wrapped and labeled with the name and number of the product.

One-Fourth of a Roll of each:

  • Black 3/8″ Iridescent Ribbon
  • Fresh Freesia 1/4″ Satin Ribbon
  • Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Ribbon
  • Adhesive-Backed Bats Ghosts & Dots (30)
  • Adhesive-Backed Blooms (15)
  • Adhesive-Backed Mini Christmas Buttons (10)

Double Ribbon & Embellishment Share – $25.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping and you will be getting 1/2 of the roll of each ribbon.

Anyone is welcome to join in my shares (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  To make ordering the shares a little easier, I have created a form for you to submit, that way you can order any combination of shares you want. Click Here for the form. I will send out PayPal Invoices on or around June 27th with a due date by June 30th.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Saturday June 27th at 5:00 PM ET.

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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. 

Stampin’ Up! Lily of the Valley for The Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

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Good Thursday morning stamping friends welcome to our Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. If you are starting with me, thank you, I hope you will stop by everyone’s blog to see the awesome projects they have created this week. If you are hopping over from Mary’s blog, thank you for stopping by. This week we have a Sketch Challenge to work with. If you’d like to see a quick video on how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here is my card using this week’s sketch.

Stampin' Up! Lily of the Valley Thanks 1 creativestampingdesigns.com

I used the Stampin’ Up! Lily of the Valley Bundle, Valley in Bloom Designer Series Paper and Stylish Shapes Dies for my card today.

This is our sketch for this week

Stampin' Up! Lily of the Valley Thanks 2 creativestampingdesigns.com

Adhere a panel of Valley in Bloom DSP to the front of a Pretty Peacock card base. Using the Lily of the Valley Dies, cut the grid die from the panel of Pretty Peacock.

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Adhere a smaller panel of Valley in Bloom DSP to a Pretty Peacock mat (where you cut the die from). Adhere the layered panel to the card front. Adhere the grid die cut to the card front.

Stampin' Up! Lily of the Valley Thanks 4 creativestampingdesigns.com

Cut a panel of Basic White using the square die from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Stamp the sentiment from the Lily of the Valley stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink on the die cut square. Adhere the sentiment to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few Shimmering Dots to the card front.

Stampin' Up! Lily of the Valley Thanks 5 creativestampingdesigns.com

Stamp the sentiment from the Lily of the Valley stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the small floral image from the Lily of the Valley stamp set in Black Ink of your choice, towards the bottom of the panel. Adhere a panel of Valley in Bloom DSP to the bottom of the panel. Color the leaves of the flower using the Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Coastal Cabana mat then to the inside of the Pretty Peacock card base.

Stampin' Up! Lily of the Valley Thanks 6 creativestampingdesigns.com

Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to complete your card. Stamp the small flower image from the Lily of the Valley stamp set in Black Ink on the envelope front. Color the image with Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere a panel of Valley in Bloom DSP to the envelope flap.

Stampin' Up! Lily of the Valley Thanks 7 creativestampingdesigns.com

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Now that you’ve seen my card, let’s get on with the hop! Click the next button below to hop over to see what Tara has created. Happy Hopping

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today.

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Ksenzakovic You Are Here

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

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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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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″(sentiment), 3 3/4″ x 5″(inner liner)
  • Coastal Cabana Cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″(mat)
  • Pretty Peacock Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″), 4 1/4″ x 4 1/2″(mat)
  • Valley in Bloom Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″(card front), 4″ x 4 1/2″(card front panel). 1/2″ x 3 3/4″(inner liner), 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope)

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Product List

Lily Of The Valley Bundle (English) [ 167943 ]

[167943]
$49.50

Lily Of The Valley Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 167937 ]

[167937]
$21.00

Lily Of The Valley Dies [ 167942 ]

[167942]
$34.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]

[166780]
$14.00

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 131297 ]

[131297]
$14.00

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 150880 ]

[150880]
$14.00

Valley In Bloom 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 167935 ]

[167935]
$13.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [ 150083 ]

[150083]
$11.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154885 ]

[154885]
$12.00

Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ]

[159183]
$30.00

Shimmering Dots [ 167949 ]

[167949]
$8.50

Basic White Medium Envelopes [ 159236 ]

[159236]
$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]

[149653]
$140.00

Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]

[103683]
$7.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]

[110755]
$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]

[104430]
$4.25

Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]

[152813]
$9.00

Paper Trimmer [ 152392 ]

[152392]
$28.00

Bone Folder [ 102300 ]

[102300]
$8.00

Take Your Pick [ 144107 ]

[144107]
$12.00

Stampin’ Up! Birthday Song Flamingos

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

I have a fun card today with a little sneak peek of a new set coming with the July Online Exclusives on July 1.  If you’d like to see a quick video on how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the new Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusive Birthday Songs Stamp Set (available July 1) and the Beach Boardwalk Designer Series Paper for my card today.

I love my layers and when I saw this sketch, I just had to play along. My design is from Sunday Stamps Layered Up Challenge #388

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Adhere a panel of Beach Boardwalk DSP to a Secret Sea card base. Randomly stamp the sentiment on another smaller panel of Beach Boardwalk DSP in Secret Sea Ink. Adhere the panel to a Secret Sea mat. Adhere the layered panel to the card front.

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Stamp the flamingo image from the Birthday Song stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on a panel of Basic White. Color the image using the Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends Markers. Stamp the music note image from the Birthday Song stamp set on the top of the panel in Secret Sea Ink. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Secret Sea mat. Adhere the layered panel to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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Stamp the sentiment from the Birthday Song stamp set on a panel of Basic White in Secret Sea Ink. Adhere the sentiment to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few 2025-2027 In-Color Flat Pearls to the card front.

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Stamp the sentiment from the Birthday Song stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the flamingo image from the Birthday Song stamp set in Flirty Flamingo Ink on the bottom corner of the panel. Stamp the music notes from the Birthday Song stamp set in Secret Sea Ink above the flamingos. Adhere a panel of Beach Boardwalk DSP to the side of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Secret Sea mat then to the inside of the Secret Sea card base.

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Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to finish your card. Stamp the sentiment from the Birthday Song stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on the envelope front. Adhere a panel of Beach Boardwalk DSP to the envelope Flap.

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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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July Online Exclusive Product Share

I’m offering a small product share from the upcoming July Online Exclusives. I’m offering a Paper Share and/or an Embellishment & Ribbon Share. If you click on the image below you can open the flyer with the products coming in July.

I’m offering a Paper Share and a Ribbon & Embellishment Share from the July 2026 Online Exclusives, and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on July 1st and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of July 6th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous and fun new Papers in the upcoming July 2026 Online Exclusives?  What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Papers from the Online Exclusives. Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!  If you were to purchase all of the papers from the Online Exclusives, it would cost you over $90.00 plus shipping.

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ X 6″ pieces (or 6″ X 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  

New Designer Series Paper Share – $10.50 plus $7.00 for shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

  • Frightfully Fun (6)
  • Frightfully Fun Two-Tone Cardstock (6)
  • Spooktacular (6×6) (4)
  • 2026-2028 In-Color Gingham (5)
  • A Stitched Season (6)
  • Violet Dreams Specialty (5)

If you’d like double shares of the paper, I’m offering those too! I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Double Paper Share – $21.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping

Ribbon/Embellishment Share – $12.50 plus $7.00 Shipping

All ribbons and Embellishments will come individually wrapped and labeled with the name and number of the product.

One-Fourth of a Roll of each:

  • Black 3/8″ Iridescent Ribbon
  • Fresh Freesia 1/4″ Satin Ribbon
  • Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Ribbon
  • Adhesive-Backed Bats Ghosts & Dots (30)
  • Adhesive-Backed Blooms (15)
  • Adhesive-Backed Mini Christmas Buttons (10)

Double Ribbon & Embellishment Share – $25.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping and you will be getting 1/2 of the roll of each ribbon.

Anyone is welcome to join in my shares (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  To make ordering the shares a little easier, I have created a form for you to submit, that way you can order any combination of shares you want. Click Here for the form. I will send out PayPal Invoices on or around June 27th with a due date by June 30th.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Saturday June 27th at 5:00 PM ET.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 2 3/4″ x 3 3/8″(artwork), 1/2″ x 2 1/4″(sentiment), 4″ x 5 1/4″(inner liner)
  • Seret Sea Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″), 2 7/8″ x 3 1/2″(mat), 2″ x 4 1/2″(mat), 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(mat)
  • Beach Boardwalk Designer Series Paper 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″(card front), 1 7/8″ x 4 3/8″(card front panel), 5/8″ x 4″ (inner liner), 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope flap)

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Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]

[166780]
$14.00

Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165624 ]

[165624]
$14.00

Beach Boardwalk 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 166820 ]

[166820]
$12.50

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147052 ]

[147052]
$9.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165285 ]

[165285]
$11.00

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154884 ]

[154884]
$12.00

2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls [ 165192 ]

[165192]
$8.50

Basic White Medium Envelopes [ 159236 ]

[159236]
$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]

[149653]
$140.00

Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]

[103683]
$7.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]

[110755]
$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]

[104430]
$4.25

Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]

[152813]
$9.00

Paper Trimmer [ 152392 ]

[152392]
$28.00

Bone Folder [ 102300 ]

[102300]
$8.00

Take Your Pick [ 144107 ]

[144107]
$12.00

Stampin’ Up! Raven’s Tale

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Good Monday morning stamping friends, welcome to a new week. It’s the middle of June already, time is just flying by again.

I have a sneak peek for you today of products coming July 1. When my daughter saw this stamp set, she said I had to get it because it was here favorite poem. If you’d like to see a quick video on how I made this card, Click Here to go to my Instagram Reels. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Raven’s Tale Stamp Set, Textured Tree Rings 3D Embossing Folder, both available July 1st, along with the Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper for my card today.

I played along with the CAS on Friday Challenge #336, Birds

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Adhere a panel of Artisan Sketched Garden DSP to a Smoky Slate card base.

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On a panel of Smoky Slate, stamp the raven image from the Raven’s Tale stamp set in Black Ink. Stamp the sentiment from the Raven’s Tale stamp set in Black Ink on the top of the panel. Emboss a panel of Smoky Slate using the Textured Tree Rings EF.

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Adhere the stamped panel to the embossed panel. Adhere the layered panel to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a Dot from the Adhesive-Backed Ghosts, Bats & Dots (available July 1).

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Stamp the corner image from the Raven’s Tale stamp set on the top corners of a panel of Basic White. Adhere a panel of Artisan Sketched Garden DSP to the bottom of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Basic Black mat then to the inside of the Smoky Slate card base.

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Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to finish your card. Stamp the corner image from the Raven’s Tale stamp set in Black Ink on the corners of the envelope front. Adhere a panel of Artisan Sketched Garden DSP to the envelope flap.

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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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July Online Exclusive Product Share

I’m offering a small product share from the upcoming July Online Exclusives. I’m offering a Paper Share and/or an Embellishment & Ribbon Share. If you click on the image below you can open the flyer with the products coming in July.

I’m offering a Paper Share and a Ribbon & Embellishment Share from the July 2026 Online Exclusives, and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on July 1st and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of July 6th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous and fun new Papers in the upcoming July 2026 Online Exclusives?  What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Papers from the Online Exclusives. Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!  If you were to purchase all of the papers from the Online Exclusives, it would cost you over $90.00 plus shipping.

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ X 6″ pieces (or 6″ X 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  

New Designer Series Paper Share – $10.50 plus $7.00 for shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

  • Frightfully Fun (6)
  • Frightfully Fun Two-Tone Cardstock (6)
  • Spooktacular (6×6) (4)
  • 2026-2028 In-Color Gingham (5)
  • A Stitched Season (6)
  • Violet Dreams Specialty (5)

If you’d like double shares of the paper, I’m offering those too! I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Double Paper Share – $21.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping

Ribbon/Embellishment Share – $12.50 plus $7.00 Shipping

All ribbons and Embellishments will come individually wrapped and labeled with the name and number of the product.

One-Fourth of a Roll of each:

  • Black 3/8″ Iridescent Ribbon
  • Fresh Freesia 1/4″ Satin Ribbon
  • Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Ribbon
  • Adhesive-Backed Bats Ghosts & Dots (30)
  • Adhesive-Backed Blooms (15)
  • Adhesive-Backed Mini Christmas Buttons (10)

Double Ribbon & Embellishment Share – $25.00 Plus $7.00 Shipping and you will be getting 1/2 of the roll of each ribbon.

Anyone is welcome to join in my shares (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  To make ordering the shares a little easier, I have created a form for you to submit, that way you can order any combination of shares you want. Click Here for the form. I will send out PayPal Invoices on or around June 27th with a due date by June 30th.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Saturday June 27th at 5:00 PM ET.

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic Black Cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″(inner liner mat)
  • Basic White Cardstock 3 3/4″ x 5″(inner liner)
  • Smoky Slate Cardstock4 1/4″ x 11″(card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″(artwork), 3 1/8″ x 4 3/8″(mat)
  • Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper 4″ x 5 1/4″(card front), 3/4″ x 3 3/4″(inner liner), 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope flap)

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Product List

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 121045 ]

[121045]
$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]

[166780]
$14.00

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 131202 ]

[131202]
$14.00

Artisan Sketched Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 167752 ]

[167752]
$13.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes [ 159236 ]

[159236]
$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]

[149653]
$140.00

Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]

[103683]
$7.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]

[110755]
$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]

[104430]
$4.25

Stampin' Seal [ 152813 ]

[152813]
$9.00

Paper Trimmer [ 152392 ]

[152392]
$28.00

Bone Folder [ 102300 ]

[102300]
$8.00

Take Your Pick [ 144107 ]

[144107]
$12.00