Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Cutest Crew - Just A Little Hello

Hello Stampers,
Today's card was made for a Creativate Summer pre-challenge using the Cutest Crew Stamp Set.

I started off with both a layer & base of Basic White Cardstock. On the layer, I added a few 1/4" stripes of Lemon Lolly, Barely Blush & Balmy Blue Cardstock, added the bird stamp just above the stripes with Smoky Slate Ink before coloring them in using Lemon Lolly, Barely Blush, Balmy Blue, Pumpkin Pie & Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Packs. For the sentiment, I again used Basic White Cardstock & Smoky Slate Ink to add one of the set sentiments & to add the little bird tracks, layered this onto Lemon Lolly Cardstock & popped it up using Stampin' Dimensionals. Lastly, I added a few Array Of Dots (Lemon Lolly) to finish the card.


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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

May 2026 Paper Pumpkin - Sparkling Celebrations

Hello Stampers,
I had a fun time this weekend at the Kreations by Kevin Summer retreat, lots of presentations & of course I have ideas to work on. Today's card was inspired by Dawn Griffith's presentation for a Wiper Fun Fold Card.

This is my alternative for May's Paper Pumpkin kit. I started this card with Hydrangea Hue Cardstock, then added the background & images from the kit. For the outside sentiment, I used the retired Perennial Birthday Stamp Set to stamp the sentiment onto Basic White Cardstock with Night Of Navy Ink.  

The inside sentiment is the wiper portion of the card when it is opened comes from the kit as well stamped with Night Of Navy Ink onto Basic White Cardstock, then die-cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies.

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Friday, July 10, 2026

Monochromatic InstaHop - Basic Gray

Hello Stampers,

Today I'm participating in Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic InstaHop for Basic Gray on Instagram. I went for a weathered & worn look for the card & used 2 of my hubby's favorite colors. I hope he likes his birthday card.

I started the card with a Basic Gray Cardstock base that was stamped with the texture stamp from Nature's Symphony Stamp Set using Basic Gray Ink (stamping off once.) Next, for the main image, I stamped it with the same image from the base, adding the big bush from the set on top. For the more weathered & worn look, I went around the edges with scissors to rough them up then decided to crumble the cardstock until I was satisfied with the look & attached it to a Basic Black Cardstock layer, before adding it to the base. For the sentiment, I used the same set to & texture stamp, fussy cut the banner end & added it to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals. Lastly, I added a few Neutral Matte Dots (Basic Black) to finish the card.


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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Stampin' Dreams July Blog Hop

Hello Stampers,
Today I'm participating in the Crafty Collaborations Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop with demonstrators from around the world. This month's theme is ANYTHING BUT A CARD, it's been a while since I've made anything other than a card but I thought I would give it a shot.

I got this idea from an old Creative Convention hosted by Ronda Wade, but made mine a bit smaller for a little treat "thank you" type of favor. I used the Party Banner Dies to die-cut the front & back sides of the bag using Golden Glow Cardstock, then used the 2026-2028 In Color Gingham Gallery DSP for the little basket inside. I used the Sweet Old Friends Bundle to stamp Pooh & Piglet using Smoky Slate Ink onto Basic White Cardstock, then coloring it in using Golden Glow, Barely Blush & Hydrangea Hue Stampin' Blends Combo Packs before die-cutting it out & placing it on the front banner, then used Smoky Slate Ink again to add a sentiment from the Sweet Words & Labels Stamp Set. I added a Golden Glow Bordered Ribbon for the handle & finished it off with a few 2026-2028 In Color Butterflies.


Here is a side profile of the favor to show the gingham DSP.




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