Friday, February 27, 2026

Fragrant Layers - Celebrate

Hello Stampers,
Today's card is a fun fold that I found on Connie Stewart's blog which she calls a Pop-Up Book card. It's a cute but bulky card so would definitely need some extra postage to mail.

This card features Flirty Flamingo & Basic White Cardstocks along with the Painted Illusions DSP which is the February product of the month. I used the Fragrant Layer Bundle to stamp onto Basic White Cardstock using Smoky Slate Ink, along with Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink & Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends & layering a die-cut on top of the stamped image. I used the Banner Saying Bundle to stamp a sentiment onto Basic White Cardstock with Flirty Flamingo Ink, then punched it out & used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. Lastly, I added a few Low Profile Dots (Petal Pink) to finish the card.
For the inside, I used Basic White Cardstock to add more sentiments & individual flowers/leaves with the above sets. Leaving enough room to add a small note under the Happy Birthday.

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Nature's Symphony - Thinking Of You

Hello Stampers,
Sympathy cards are never easy to make, especially when they are for family. When I started this card for a sketch challenge with The Paper Players I was going in a totally different direction but by the finishing touches I decided to make this for a family member. Getting old really sucks not only for those we lose, but also for us when medical issues arise & we feel like we can't just catch a break, it has truly been one of those weeks.

For this card, I chose to use Lost Lagoon Cardstock for the base & the background layer which was embossed using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder. For the strip, I used the Nature's Walk DSP which I adhered to the embossed layer. I used the Nature's Symphony Dies to make a die-cut of the leaves using Pretty Peacock Cardstock. For the sentiment, I used Lost Lagoon Cardstock, punched out with the 3 Banner Punch, then stamped the sentiment from the Beautiful Motifs Stamp Set with Pretty Peacock Ink & used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. Lastly, I used the retired Dragonflies & Birds to finish the card.




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Monday, February 23, 2026

Last Chance - Perfectly Pears

Hello Stampers,
Today's card was inspired by a sketch tutorial from Jackie Bolhuis featuring a last chance stamp set & 
DSP.

I started the card with a Basic Beige Cardstock base then used the Painterly Pears DSP for 2 layers on the card. I used the 2 3/8" Circle Punch to punch a circle using Darling Duckling Cardstock for the focal image, stamping the small pears in the Perfectly Pears Stamp Set with Memento Black Ink, then coloring in using Granny Green & Mossy Meadow Ink Pads (used a Sponge Dauber to add directly to stamp) along with Pecan Pie & Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Packs. I layered the DSP rectangle & the focal image with Petal Pink Cardstock. Lastly, I used Charming Shimmer Dots in Petal Pink to finish the card.

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Natural Botanicals - Time To Celebrate

Hello Stampers,
Today's card was inspired by this week's sketch challenge by Freshly Made Sketches, which features a sneak peek at a new embossing folder coming soon.

To start the card, I used the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder (coming in March) to emboss a piece of Daffodil Delight Cardstock, then added this to a Basic White Cardstock base. For the sentiment, I used the retiring Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set to stamp it onto a Basic White Cardstock strip using Daffodil Delight Ink then added it to the center of the embossed layer. Next, I stamped the daisy or is it a coneflower (hmmm...IDK) from the Natural Botanicals Stamp Set onto Basic White Cardstock with Memento Black Ink then colored the images in using Daffodil Delight & Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Packs before punching the image out using the 1 7/8" Circle Punch & adding Stampin' Dimensionals to pop both image up. Lastly, I added a some Brushed Brass Butterflies to finish the card.


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