Good Sunday morning stamping friends. I hope you are having a great weekend. Today I have our quarterly meeting, and this is the 1st time in a couple years that I can’t go in person. I always loved going in person, but unfortunately, it’s a little too far to travel right now. Hopefully I’ll be able to attend an in-person meeting in the next year.
Today I played with some decorative masks for my card. I love playing with the masks since you can use any color combination you can think of. 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! Painted Pumpkins Bundle and Painted Patch Designer Series Paper for my card today.
Adhere a panel of Painted Patch DSP to the bottom of another panel of Painted Patch DSP. Adhere the layered panel to a Secret Sea mat.
Wrap a piece of Calypso Coral/Copper 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon around the layered panel and tie a knot. Adhere the layered panel to a Calypso Coral card base. Using the Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks, on a panel of Basic White, add Petal Pink Ink with a Small Blending Brush using Mask #1. Using Mask #2 add more Petal Pink Ink. Add Calypso Coral Ink using Mask # 3 and Pecan Pie Ink using Mask #4. Cut the pumpkins out using the Painted Pumpkins Dies.
On a panel of Basic White, stamp the sentiment from Painted Pumpkins stamp set in Secret Sea Ink. Adhere the sentiment to the card front, over the ribbon, with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the die cut pumpkins to the card front. Add a few Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots to the card front.
Adhere a panel of Painted Patch DSP to the bottom of a Basic White panel. Using the Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks and Small Blending Brushes, add the color the same way as for the card front. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Secret Sea mat then to the inside of the Calypso Coral card base.
Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to finish the card. Stamp the pumpkin image from Painted Pumpkins stamp set on the envelope front in Secret Sea Ink. Using the Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks and Small Blending Brushes, add color the same as for the card front. Adhere a panel of Painted Patch DSP to the enveloope flap.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and will give it a try. Happy Stamping!!
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.
Every month Stampin’ Up! will release a new item that is only available for purchase once per account. These items will be limited quantity and are likely to sell out quickly—once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good!
September Product of the Month – Luxe Foliate Specialty Designer Series Paper
Luxe Foliage 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper (168599)
With Halloween and Christmas fast approaching, don’t forget to spend some time celebrating Cardsgiving—one of our favorite unofficial holidays centered around making and gifting cards. The Luxe Foliage Designer Series Paper is perfect for all your holiday needs and beyond, with shimmering foil and beautifully-designed details perfect for creating glimmering layers or fussy cutting shining images. Whether you’re making cards for a friend or planning a Cardsgiving celebration, this paper is sure to be the star of the show.
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 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 Theme 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 theme.
I used the Stampin’ Up! Fun For Fall Stamp Set, Painted Patch Designer Series Paper, Everyday Arches Dies and Painted Pumpkins Dies for my card today.
This is our theme for this week
Using the Everyday Arches Dies, cut a panel of Basic Whtie and Cajun Craze. Stamp the scarecrow image and sentiment from the Fun For Fall stamp set in Secret Sea Ink. Stamp the grass image from the Fun For Fall stamp set in Old Olive Ink on the bottom of the panel. Stamp the leaf image from the Fun For Fall stamp set in Golden Glow Ink around the scarecrow.
Color the images using Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Golden Glow, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive & Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere the Basic White die cut to the Cajun Craze die cut. Adhere the layered panel to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Using the Painted Pumpkins Dies, cut the pumpkins from a panel of Painted Patch DSP and the tendrils from a panel of Lost Lagoon. Arrange the pumpkins together with the tendrils and adhere them to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and Glue Dots.
Stamp the sentiment from the Fun For Fall stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the leaf image from Fun For Fall stamp set in Golden Glow Ink around the sentiment. Color the leaves with Golden Glow Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere a panel of Painted Patch DSP to the bottom of the panel. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Golden Glow Two-Tone cardstock mat then to the inside of the Cajun Craze card base.
Decorate a Basic Whtie Medium Envelope to complete your card. Stamp the scarecrow image from the Fun For Fall stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on the envelope front. Stamp the grass image in Old Olive Ink and the leaves in Golden Glow Ink. Color the images using Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Golden Glow, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive and Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere a panel of Panted Patch DSP to the envelope flap.
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 Tarahas 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.
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.
Good Saturday morning stamping friends, welcome to the weekend!! What kind of fun plans do you have in the works this weekend? I’ll be working all day today and I’m sure it’ll be another slow day. Everyone seems to be on vacation or not doing much work around the house since it’s so hot and humid here.
Today’s card is a super easy one playing with a new bundle and DSP coming next month. Here’s my card for today.
I used the New Stampin’ Up! Painted Pumpkins Bundle and Painted Patch Designer Series Paper (both available Sept 1), I also used the Seasonal Cheer Mini Embossing Folder and Stampin’ Up! Sending Salutations Stamp Set for my card today.
Emboss the Cajun Craze, Petal Pink, Pumpkin Pie and Timid Tiger strips using the Seasonal Cheer Mini Embossing Folder. Adhere the 4 strips to the Basic White panel, 2 vertical and 2 horizontal, doing a basket weave with the strips on the right side of the panel.
Stamp the sentiment from the Painted Pumpkins stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink on the open area of the Basic White panel. Adhere the layered panel to the front of the Basic Whtie Thick card base.
Using the Painted Pumpkins Dies, cut multiple tendrils and leaves from a panel of Lost Lagoon and cut the pumpkins from the panel of Painted Patch DSP. Arrange the pumpkins and tendrils over the crossed strips with Glue Dots and Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots to the card front.
Stamp the sentiment from the Sending Salutations stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the pumpkin image from the Painted Pumpkins stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on the bottom of the panel. Color the image with Timid Tiger Stampin Blends Markers. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Lost Lagoon mat then to the inside of the Basic Whtie Thick card base.
Stamp a couple of the pumpkins from the Painted Pumpkins stamp set in Secret Sea Ink on the envelope front. Color the images with Cajun Craze and Timid Tiger Stampin’ Blends Markers. Stamp the tendrils and leaves from the Painted Pumpkins stamp set on the envelope flap in Lost Lagoon Ink and color them with Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Markers.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the card and will give it a try. Happy Stamping!!
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.
Join Tara Carpenter and Me for a fun, relaxing Sunday afternoon making 6 beautiful cards featuring the Stampin’ Up! Boutique Blossoms Bundle, Stampin’ Up! Scalloped Blooms Bundle and the gorgeous Bloom Boutique DSP, right from the comfort of your own home. We’re offering signups for our monthly class for 1 week only!! When you sign up for our class, we’re offering the Bundles at an additional 10% discount when you order them through our Google Form. Click Here to sign up
Zoom Class with us going step by step creating each card
PDF instructions of the cards
Link to a private YouTube Video to rewatch and make the cards
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. If you attended our July class, you were given a discount code, there is a spot to put that code on the form and the discount only applies to the products that you check off that you wish to purchase, not the class. Since the Bundles are already discounted, the discount does not apply to that a 2nd time.
The class will be held Sunday August 30th from 1 to 4 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.
I will email a PDF that will include directions, cardstock cuts as well as photos to help you create each card.
Class Cost $40 + $10 (Shipping)
Additional purchased items will be included in the above shipping price. I will invoice you through PayPal and invoices must be paid by August 13th.
Sept-Dec Catalog & Online Exclusive Product Shares Open for Ordering!!
It’s time again. The new September – December 2026 Catalog will be arriving in your mailbox real soon and you’re going to want all that beautiful Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and/or Embellishments. My September – December 2026 Catalog and September Online Exclusive Product Shares are open for ordering. You can order just the DSP share, just the Two-Tone cardstock share, just the Ribbon share or just the Embellishment share, or you can have it all!!
I’m offering a Designer Series PaperShare, Two-Tone Cardstock Share, Ribbon Share & Embellishment Share from the September – December 2026 Catalog, along with the upcoming September 2026 Online Exclusives and I’d love to have you join!! I’m placing my share order early on September 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 by the end of the week of September 7th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous new Designer Series Papers in the Stampin’ Up! Sept – Dec 2026 Catalog and the upcoming Sept 2026 Online Exclusives? What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Designer Series Papers from the Catalog and 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 in the new Catalog and Online Exclusives, it would cost you over $250.00 plus shipping.
New Designer Series Paper Share – $30.00 plus $10.00 for Priority Mail Shipping
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 Share – $30.00 plus $10.00 for Priority Mail 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 Little Christmas (6)
All Wrapped Up Specialty (6)
Alpine Winter (6)
Autumn Opulence Specialty (5)
Autum Woodland Glimmer Specialty (3)
Creative Celebrations 6 x 6 (4)
Hearth & Home (3)
Metal Effects Specialty (3)
Mosaic Garden (6)
Neutral Noel Specialty (6)
Painted Patch (6)
Radiant Foils Specialty (3)
Sunflower Fields (6)
Texture & Tone (3)
Timeless Christmas (3)
Timeless Metallic Specialty (3)
Whispering Woods (3)
Winter Dreams Specialty (3)
Yuletide Carold (3)
In all, you’ll receive 84 – 6” x 6” sheets of designer or specialty paper!
Double Designer Series Paper Share – $60.00 Plus $10.00 Shipping
As a gift from me for ordering a Double Share of Designer Series Paper, I will include a Happiest Season Tags Mix & Match Ephemera Pack #168493. This gift is only for ordering a Double DSP Share.
Two-Tone Cardstock Share
Do you like the Two-Tone Cardstock but don’t want to buy a whole pack? You can add a share of the 3 different Two-Tone Cardstock packs for an additional $4.00 or purchase them separately for $4.00 + $10 Shipping
You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each color from each of the packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):
Autumn Fields (6)
Home For Christmas (4)
Memorable Garden (6)
In all, you’ll receive 16 – 6” x 6” sheets of cardstock!
Double Share of the Two-Tone Cardstock – $8.00 plus $10.00Shipping
If you’d like double shares of the designer paper or 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 and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.
Ribbon Share – $21.25 plus $10.00 Shipping
All ribbons will come individually wrapped and labeled with the name and number of the product.
1/4 of a Roll of each:
Calypso Coral With Copper 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon
Cherry Cobbler & White 1″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Hydrangea Hue 1/4″ Bordered Ribbon
Mossy Meadow & Very Vanilla 1/4″ Gingham Ribbon
Multicolored Christmas Baker’s Twine
Secret Sea & Gold 14″ Satin Ribbon
White 3/8″ Textured Ribbon
1/2 of each spool:
Neutrals Jute Combo Pack
Double Ribbon Share – $42.50 Plus $10.00 Shipping and you will be getting 1/2 of the roll or each ribbon.
Embellishment Share – $16.50 plus $10.00 Shipping
I’m also offering an Embellishment Share. I will divide the embellishments up and package them in a cello bag with the name and number for easy ordering, just like I do with the paper and ribbon.
You will receive (approximate # listed):
Christmas Berries (5)
Christmas Epoxy Shapes (34)
Glossy Garden Dots (24)
Gold Adhesive-Back Dots (30)
Painted Patch Adhesive-Back Dots (40)
Radiant Gems (30)
Adhesive-Back Snowflakes (40)
Adhesive-Back Sparkle Sequins (40)
Double Share of the Embellishments – $33.00 plus $10.00 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 August 29th and they will be due by August 30th.
I’ve got an ordering special for you starting Tues August 4-Mon August 10.
With any order or $50 or more (before tax & shipping and after rewards) you can choose a FREE Embellishment, Linen Thread or Real Red & White Baker’s Twine as a gift from me. You can go Here to the Embellishments to pick what you would like.
Please Note that I’ll be placing my order early Tuesday August 11. If you haven’t sent over your choice or your choice is not orderable, I will automatically choose a pack of Embellishments for you.
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 4-31, 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 – 31 to shop the sale!!
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 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 Theme 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 theme.
I used the Stampin Up! Painted Pumpkins Bundle, Painted Patch Designer Series Paper (both available Sept 1) along with the Stampin Up! Poetic Petals Stamp Set and Stampin’ Up! Fun For Fall Stamp Set for my card today.
This is our theme for this week. Who doesn’t love a fun fold card.
Adhere the panels of Painted Patch DSP to the coordinating Petal Pink mats. Adhere the larger layered panel to the top portion of the scored Basic White easel card base and the smaller panel to the bottom section of the Basic White easel card base. Adhere the Basic White easel card base to a Petal Pink mat. Adhere the layered panel to the front of a Cajun Craze card base.
Using the Painted Pumpkins Dies cut the gate door die from a panel of Petal Pink, multiple tendrils and leaves from a pane of Lost Lagoon and the hinges & handle from a panel of Earthen Toned Metallic paper. Adhere the hinges and handle to the front of the gate and adhere the tendrils and leave to the gate.
Using the Painted Pumpkins Dies, cut pumpkins from panels of Cajun Craze, Petal Pink and Very Vanilla and the stems from a panel of Pecan Pie. On a panel of Basic White, use the Blending Brush to add Pecan Pie Ink to the bottom of the panel. Stamp the dirt image from the Painted Pumpkins stamp set in Pecan Pie Ink over the blended section. Stamp the larger sentiment from the Painted Pumpkins stamp set in Cajun Craze Ink on the top of the Basic White panel. Adhere the die cut pumpkins, tendrils and leaves on the bottom of the panel. Stamp the sentiment from the Painted Pumpkins stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink above the pumpkins so that it’s behind the gate when it’s closed. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Cajun Craze mat. Adhere the gate to the left side of the panel. Adhere the gated panel to the bottom of the easel card front. Add a few Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots to the card front.
On a panel of Basic White, stamp the sentiments from Poetic Petals stamp set (available Sept 1) in Cajun Craze Ink. Stamp the sentiment from Fun For Fall stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink between the other 2 sentiments. Stamp the crow image from Fun For Fall stamp set in Black Ink on the sentiment and color the image using Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Markers. Using the Blending Brush, add Pecan Pie Ink along the bottom of the panel. Stamp the dirt image from Painted Pumpkins stamp set in Pecan Pie Ink over the blended area. Adhere a few of the die cut pumpkins on the bottom of the panel.
Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to complete your card. Stamp the pumpkin image from the Painted Pumpkins stamp set in Pecan Pie Ink on the envelope front. Color the image with Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends Markers. Adhere a panel of Painted Patch DSP to the envelope flap.
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 Tarahas 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.
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.
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!!