Saturday, October 3, 2026

Radiant Sunflowers

 Fall is my favorite season and there are so many new stamps and papers with pretty fall vibes right now. 

The Sunflower Fields suite was one of the first things in my cart from the newer releases. I love that it has TWO paper packs that coordinate with the stamps and dies. There are also ribbon and embellishments. This is such a pretty suite. You can shop the whole suite here:


 At a recent get together with some of my other stamping friends, Donna brought this card to our swap. I get together with Donna and a few other demonstrator friends for a Shoebox Swap each month where we each bring a card design and then pass the shoebox of supplies around so we all get to make one of each other's designs. Its a fun time to chat, catch up and create and eat :)  This also helps us come up with ideas for our classes so we don't have to always come up with things ourselves.  This was Donna's card last time and I thought it would be a good one for my Stamp Camp. She has allowed me to share it.  You can find Donna's site here. 


 I changed the card just slightly for Stamp Camp because I wanted to include heat embossing, so my card ended  up like this...


 The stamp was colored with Watercolor Pencils. The base of the card is Night Of Navy with just an inch removed from the right hand side. Designer Paper from the Lovely Blossoms Designer Series Paper Pack was added to the card base and to the strip on the right. A piece of Night of Navy cardstock 2 3/4 by 3 3/4 was adhered to the center of the card hanging just a tiny bit over the top flap. The Nested Essentials dies were used to cut out a piece of Basic Beige to mat the flowers, which were stamped on Basic White and then die cut with the Radiant Sunflowers dies. I used the left over 1 inch strip to make the sentiment, which is embossed in white. Under the sentiment is a Mossy Meadow gingham faux bow (love this ribbon).  A faux bow to me is one that looks like a bow but I didn't really tie it, I just looped it onto a strip of Tear and Tape so there is no knot that would make the card more bumpy. 


 I also make another version but this time I colored the flowers with Stampin' Blends. When I first get a new stamp set, I like to just stamp a bunch of the images and die cut a bunch of the dies and then just sort of play with the pieces till I run out. I stuck with Donna's color scheme of Night of Navy, Old Olive and changed the Pumpkin Pie to Calypso Coral. When using the pencils I used Daffodil Delight and switched to Darling Duckling when I used Stampin Blends. Here are some of the samples I made as I was playing with all the pieces. 



These last two projects were the ones we ended up making at Stamp Camp. Everyone was surprised at how fast and easy the Diaper Fold treat holders were and they were a blast from the past for many of the attendees. 

You can see a video for these projects on my YouTube channel. 

If you purchase the Radiant Sunflowers bundle from me, I have an offer for you.  I will send out a kit that makes the card above, you will need to do the stamping and coloring but all the pieces will be cut for you, AND, you will get a downloadable PDF that has instructions for 4 completely different projects that use the Sunflower Fields Suite. 


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Friday, October 2, 2026

Diaper Fold Treat Holder

 Hi Stampin' Friends! Recently I needed a treat holder for my Stamp Camp, we always make 4 cards and a treat holder, and I was in a hurry.  My week had totally gotten away from me and I was short on time. I remembered the Diaper Fold Treat holder that I hadn't made in YEARS!  I wondered if I would still like it after all this time and guess what? I did!  This is an oldie but a goodie. So simple to make, no crazy scoring and gluing. This is something everyone need to know how to make.  These are perfect to put at a place setting at a baby shower, bridal shower, teacher appreciation, work luncheon, you name it! 

You can change up the papers and embellishments to fit any occasion.  For Stamp Camp I choose to use the Autumn Opulence Designer Series Paper. This is a pretty paper for fall and I happened to find some fun new chocolates in co-ordinating colors! Yay!  Here is a quick video that shows how to fold this treat holder. And when I say quick, I mean quick! I folded it in a minute, then a few seconds more to add the embellishments. 


 Speaking of embellishments, for these projects I used the Radiant Sunflowers bundle. This is a great stamp bundle for fall, but really sunflowers are pretty all year long.  There is a whole suite of products that coordinates together with papers, stamps, dies, ribbons and more. 


 
I have a slightly longer video if you would like to see this a little slower and with the embellishments being added.  You can check it out on my YouTube Channel here: 


 See the entire Sunflower Fields Suite here: 

 

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Friday, September 11, 2026

Just In! The new 12 days of creativity Advent Calendar

 Hi Stampin' Friends! Well, I caved this year and purchased the 12 Days of Creativity Advent Calendar. It arrived today and I had thought about saving it till December but no, I opened it within ten minutes!! Wow! I have no patience! But, I am glad I did because I really love it.  The Advent Calendar comes with a full sized stamp set and then 12 products that all coordinate together to form a beautiful suite of products. The products themselves are NOT Christmas themed but rather things you can use all year. 

I did an unboxing so if you like spoilers, then click away, but if you want to be surprised, then do not open this video!! 


 I can't wait to play with these products, particularly one of them!! If you watch you will know what I mean! I hope more things like it come out in the months ahead. LOVE!! 

Purchase yours below! 

 

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Monday, September 7, 2026

Butterfly Flight Decorative Masks!

 

Hi Stampin' Friends! Today I want to share a card that we made at my past Stamp Camp! This is a GORGEOUS new bundle from Stampin' Up! It is the Butterfly Flight bundle. This is meant to use with the new Hot Foil System, but the masks are also sold separately so even if you don't have the hot foil system, you can still use the masks.  Below is the same card, one with gold foil and one without. I love them both! 


 The color combo I used for this card is Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Misty Moonlight and Secret Sea.  When using the Hot Foil, the butterfly bodies are foiled. I used gold for this card.  If you are not using the foil, then you need a color for the bodies, that is where I used the Secret Sea. 

The Butterfly Flight bundle does not include any sentiments and works with any that you have in your collection. My Stamp Camp attendees seem to like Birthday Cards the best, so I brought along the Balloon Festoon stamp set for the Happy Birthday sentiment on the outside and Enjoy your day on the inside. 


 I couldn't get a good photo of the gold shimmer with the foil, but it is really pretty. The foil catches the light as you move the cards and gives a nice extra special luxe look to the card. 


 The version with out the foil is also really pretty and I can see reasons why this less blingy version would be desired as well.  These are nice sized butterflies too! Perfect for scrapbook pages and home decor projects. I look forward to making butterflies with other color combinations. They are going to be fun! 

I really like decorative masks and Stampin' Up! has come out with some really great ones. Be sure to check them all out here.  Some have coordinating stamp sets, some hot foil sets.  All super fun and easy to use.  


 

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