Stampin’ Up! Cottage Kindness for Fun Fold Friday

Good Friday morning stamping friends. How was your week? I was happy to get some yard work done on Monday, then yesterday morning I brough the pups out and I couldn’t even see the lawn. The neighbors tree decided to drop all its leaves during the night all over my yard. I’m not kidding when I say the leaves are 5″ deep. I think I know what my husband will be doing this weekend.

I have a different fun fold for you today, it’s called a Chair Step Card. I saw it on an Australian site and had to give it a try. I had to change a lot of the measurements to be a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card. 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 for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Cottage Kindness Bundle, Stampin’ Up! Elegantly Wrapped Bundle, Autumn Opulence Specialty Designer Series Paper and Autumn Woodland Glimmer Specialty Paper for my card today.

I joined in with the Creative Creases Challenge #121 Anything Goes with a Fun Fold.

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From the scored Very Vanilla card base, cut from the 2″ – 3 1/2″ score lines 1″ in on each side. Along the 2″ score line, cut from 1″ in, to the 4 1/2″ (which is 1″ in on the other side). The 1/2″ is a valley fold, 2″ is a mountain fold, 3 1/2″ is a valley fold and 5″ is a mountain fold. Adhere the 3/8″ x 5 3/8″ panel of Autumn Opulence DSP to the bottom of the card front. Adhere the 1 3/8″ x 5 3/8″ panel of Autumn Opulence DSP between the 1/2″ & 2″ score lines.

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Adhere the 4 – 7/8″ x 1 3/8″ panels of Autumn Opulence DSP to the sides of the Very Vanilla card base. Stamp the sentiment from Cottage Kindness stamp set in Early Espresso Ink on the 3 1/4″ x 4″ panel of Autumn Opulence DSP. Adhere the 3 1/4″ x 4″ panel of Autumn Opulence DSP to the Autumn Woodland Glimmer paper. Adhere the layered panel to the 3 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ panel of Very Vanilla. Stamp the wreath image from the Cottage Kindness stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink on the panel of Very Vanilla. Cut the image out using the Cottage Kindness Dies. Stamp the bow image from the Elegantly Wrapped stamp set in Early Espresso Ink on the panel or Petal Pink. Cut the image out with the Elegantly Wrapped Dies.

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Adhere the wreath to the layered panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals so that the sentiment is in the center. Adhere the bow on the bottom of the wreath. Adhere the layered panel to the bottom of the center section of the Very Vanilla card base, lining up the bottom and side edges. Color a few Antique Pearls with the Golden Glow Stampin’ Blends Marker. Adhere the colored pearls to the wreath.

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Stamp the sentiment from Elegantly Wrapped stamp set in Early Espresso Ink on a panel of Very Vanilla. Stamp the stem image from the Cottage Kindness stamp set on the bottom of the panel in Lost Lagoon Ink. Stamp the flower image from Cottage Kindness stamp set in Petal Pink Ink on the stems. Adhere the Very Vanilla panel to an Early Espresso mat then to the back of the card bse.

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Decorate a Basic Whtie Medium Envelope to finish your card. Stamp the stem image from Cottage Kindness stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink on the envelope front. Stamp the flower image from Cottage Kindness stamp set in Petal Pink Ink on the stem image. Adhere a panel of Autumn Opulence 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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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Early Espresso Cardstock 2 7/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mat)
  • Petal Pink Cardstock 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ (die cut)
  • Very Vanilla Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8″ (card base scored @ 1/2″, 2″, 3 1.2″ & 5″), 3 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ (pop up panel), 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ (die cut), 2 3/4″ x5 1/4″ (back panel)
  • Autumn Opulence Specialty Designer Series Paper 1 3/8″ x 5 3/8″, 3/8″ x 5 1/8″ (4) 7/8″ x 1 3/8″ (card front panels), 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope)
  • Autumn Woodland Glimmer Specialty Paper 3 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ (mat)

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Stampin’ Up! Elegantly Wrapped Gift

Good Monday morning stamping friends, welcome to a new week. How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun? It rained all day yesterday here in NJ.

I have a pretty fall birthday card for you today using my favorite DSP & Embossing folder. Here’s my card for today.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! elegantly Wrapped Bundle, Softly Woven 3D Embossing Folder, Sunflower Fields Designer Series Paper and Stampin’ Up! Scalloped Blooms Stamp Set for my card today.

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Emboss a panel of Golden Glow using the Softly Woven EF. Adhere the embossed panel to the Golden Glow card base.

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Adhere a panel of Sunflower Fields DSP to a Cajun Craze mat. Adhere 2 strips of Cajun Craze across the layered panel. Adhere the layered panel to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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On a panel of Basic White, stamp the small bow image from Elegantly Wrapped stamp set in Cajun Craze Ink. Using the Elegantly Wrapped Dies, cut the bow and the small label die. Stamp the sentiment from Elegantly Wrapped stamp set in Cajun Craze Ink on the die cut label. Adhere the bow and label to the layered panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few Glossy Garden Dots to the card front.

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On a panel of Basic White, stamp the small bow image and sentiment from Elegantly Wrapped stamp set in Cajun Craze Ink. Stamp the sentiment from Scalloped Blooms stamp set in Cajun Craze Ink on the panel. Adhere the Basic Whtie panel to a Cajun Craze mat then to the inside of the Golden Glow card base.

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Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to finish your card. Stamp the bow image from Elegantly Wrapped stamp set in Cajun Craze Ink on the envelope front. Adhere a panel of Sunflower Fields 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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It’s time again. I’ve seen all that beautiful Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments from the November Online Exclusives and you’re going to love it. My November Online Exclusive Product Shares are open for ordering. You can order just the DSP/Two-Tone cardstock share, just the Ribbon/Embellishment share, or you can have it all in a Bundle!!

November Online Exclusive Product Shares Open for Ordering!!

Order Here

I’m offering a Designer Series Paper Share/Two-Tone Cardstock Share, Ribbon Share & Embellishment Share from the November 2026 Online Exclusives and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on November 3rd 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 by the week of November 9th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous new Designer Series Papers from the upcoming November 2026 Online Exclusives?  What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Designer Series Papers/Two-Tone Cardstock 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 DSP/Two-Tone from the Online Exclusives, it would cost you $135.00 plus shipping.

New Designer Series Paper Share/Two-Tone Cardstock – $15.00 plus $10.00 for

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Designer Series 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/Two-Tone Cardstock Share – $15.00 plus $10.00 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):

  • A Time to Remember Two-Tone (4)
  • Cottage Keepsakes Two-Tone (6)
  • Country Cottage (6)
  • Gold Striped Vellum Specialty (2)
  • Kraft Specialty (2)
  • Old Olive & Secret Sea Mulberry Specialty (3)
  • Painted Collage (6)
  • Somewhere in Time (6)
  • Spring Textured Metallic Specialty (3)
  • Textured Canvas Specialty (2)
  • Truly Timeless Specialty (3)

In all, you’ll receive 43 – 6” x 6” sheets of designer or specialty paper!

Double Designer Series Paper/Two-Tone Share – $30.00 Plus $10.00 Shipping

If you’d like double shares of the Designer Series Paper/Two-Tone cardstock, 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.

Ribbon/Embellishment Share – $10.00 plus $7.00 Shipping

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

1/4 of a Roll of each:

  • Basic Black 1/4″ Satin Ribbon
  • Crumb Cake 1/4″ Lacelet Trim

Embellishments You will receive:

  • Cottage Charm Adhesive-Backed Sequins (24)
  • Mosaic Adhesive-Back Dots (24)
  • Pearl Adhesive-Back Faceted Dots (24)

If you’d like a double Ribbon/Embellishment share, I’m offering those too!  You’ll get 1/2 spool of each ribbon and 48 of each embellishment

Double Share of the Ribbon/Embellishments – $20.00 plus $7.00 Shipping

Do you want it ALL?? Why not do a bundle savings?

Bundle Savings:

  • Single Designer Series Paper/Two-Tone Cardstock & Single Ribbon/Embellishment Share $23.75 + $10 shipping
  • Double Designer Series Paper/Two-Tone Cardstock & Double Ribbon/Embellishment Share $47.50 + $10 shipping

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.  I will send out PayPal Invoices by October 31st and they will be due by November 2nd.

Click Here for the form.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Saturday October 31 at 5:00 PM ET.

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Creative Stamping Designs BOGO Offer October 6-13

I’ve updated my retirement list with new products. They are marked at least 50% off the original price. Stamp sets are gently used and might have some stains on them. There are also some that may have never been used. There is no limit of what you can purchase from me. Head over to my retirement sale Here and start shopping. There’s a link to a Google Form that makes it really easy for you.

If you’d like to grab some of my retired products for FREE, if you place an order through my Online Store starting today, October 6-13 , you’ll get to pick the subtotal amount of your order in retired products. No limit of how much you can get for free. If you spend $50 you’ll get $50 in free products etc. Be sure to fill out the Google Form for the products you would like. Have fun shopping!!

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 2″ x 3 1/4″ (die cuts), 3 3/4″ x 5″ (inner liner)
  • Cajun Craze Cardstock 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″ (mat), (2) 1/4″ x 3 1/8″ (gift panels), 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mat)
  • Golden Glow Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″), 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (card front)
  • Sunflower Fields Designer Series Paper 3″ x 3″ (gift), 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope)

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Stampin’ Up! Elegantly Wrapped Greenery for The Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Thursday morning stamping friends welcome to our Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. Let’s start off by welcoming our new hopper Charlene Tackvic, so excited that she’s joined us!! Can’t wait to see what she has to share with us each week. If you are starting with me, thank you, I hope you will stop by everyone’s blog to see the beautiful 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.

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I used the Stampin’ Up! Elegantly Wrapped Bundle, Stampin’ Up! Wrapped Greenery Bundle, Rustic Check 3D Embossing Folder, Painted Patch Designer Series Paper (all available Sept 1) and the Wood Grain Wonders Designer Series Paper for my card today.

This is our sketch for this week. Although I don’t like crooked panels, I really liked this sketch.

My colors are from The Paper Players Color Challenge #798.

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Adhere a panel of Wood Grain Wonder DSP to a Crumb Cake card base. Adhere a panel of Painted Patch DSP to the card front.

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Emboss a panel of Pool Party with the new Rustic Check EF. Adhere the embossed panel to the card front on an angle. Stamp the sentiment from the Elegantly Wrapped stamp set in Crumb Cake Ink on the bottom of a Basic White panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Crumb Cake mat. Adhere the layered panel to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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On a panel of Basic White, stamp the greenery images from the Wrapped Greenery stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink. Stamp the bow image from the Elegantly Wrapped stamp set in Black Ink on the panel. Color the images with Lost Lagoon, Pool Party and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Markers. Cut the images out using the Elegantly Wrapped Dies and Wrapped Greenery Dies. Adhere the die cut images to the Basic White panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the bow to the stems with a Glue Dot. Add a few Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots to the card front.

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Stamp the sentiment from the Elegantly Wrapped stamp set in Crumb Cake Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the greenery images from the Wrapped Greenery stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink on the side of the panel. Color the images with Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Markers. Stamp the bow image from the Elegantly Wrapped stamp set in Black Ink over the stems and color the image with Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Pool Party mat and Lost Lagoon mat then to the inside of the Crumb Cake card base.

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Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to complete the card. Stamp the greenery images from the Wrapped Greenery stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink on the envelope front. Color the images with Lost Lagoon & Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere a panel of Wood Grain Wonder 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

Charlene Tackvic

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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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15% Off Select Designer Series Paper & Cardstock – August 4-31

Are you looking for the perfect card stock or Designer Series Paper for your next project? Stampin’ Up! has got you covered! Starting August 4, enjoy 15% off select Designer Series Paper and card stock. Stock up on your favorites or explore new colors and patterns during this sale!

Here are the sale details:

  • Sales Period:  August 4–31
  • Ordering Deadline:   August 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)
  • While supplies last.
  • You’ll find all qualifying items in one convenient location once the sale begins on August 4—it will be located in the “Designer Series Paper and Cardstock Sale” page in the online store.

Head over to my Online Store beginning August 4 to shop the sale!!

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Basic White Cardstock 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (artwork panel), 4″ x 5 1/4″(die cuts), 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)
  • Crumb Cake Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 3″ x 4 1/4″ (mat)
  • Lost Lagoon Cardstock 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mat)
  • Pool Party Cardstock 2 3/4″ x 4″ (embossed panel), 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mat)
  • Painted Patch Designer Series Paper 3″ x 4 1/4″ (card front panel)
  • Wood Grain Wonder Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (card front), 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope)

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