I can remember out apple tree in our back yard as a child and under was endless Lily of the Valley every June that had those delicate little bells. As an adult carried them in my wedding bouquet and after I planted them under our oak tree in the backyard and watched them fill the space over the 19 years we lived in our first home. So the Valley in Bloom Suite with is color washed images (167951) brings back a lot of special memories for me.
Today’s card uses this lovely image and simple stamping to create this lovely card.
If you haven’t seen the Sweet Words & Labels Dies (Online Exclusive 167627) I think they make a great all purpose set of dies as it’s a set filled with labels that would be great for cutting out sentiments and images like this. And the lovely details around the edges of some of the dies adds a wonderful detail to the labels.
If you like dies like this why not stop by my Online Store and check out this versatile set for your use while crafting? And great news it is part of a bundle that also has wonderful sentiments too!
Do you like basic stamping or is your favorite Designer Series Paper on back order? If you haven’t used simple stamping to create a back drop for your focal point today’s card shows you just how simple it can be.
For this card the first layer ferns were stamped onto Soft Sea Foam with Peaceful Pine Classic Ink randomly. Then the texture stamp was stamped onto punchout out circles using the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (Online Exclusive 119850) and 2″ Circle Punch (Online Exclusive 133782) circles. The Petal Pink circles were the stamped tone on tone using the texture image from the set. The images and sentiment were stamped onto Pool Party and die cut using the coordinating dies. Poppy Parade and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends were used to color the flowers along with the new White Gel Pens (166642) used to color the buds that makes them pop. A simple Iridescent Pearls (158987) bring in the white again along with the moth that has a touch of Pool Party added to him.
Simple stamping is a great way to get started creating and allows us to use just the stamp set and dies brining us back to how we started stamping years ago. So why not give it a try?
Fun, colorful and a clean and simple layout – 3 things I love and the Silly Safari Stamp set makes it 4! Any set with animals is always fun to work with for me. How about you?
The Silly Safari Stamp set (165254) has big bold images that are great for coloring with our blends and since giraffes are a family favorite I chose to use it as the focal point for today’s card.
This card done in our 2025-2027 In Colors uses my card sketch #9 which I’ll share with you below the video tutorial in case you’d like use my sketch resource for your paper crafting too.
My post is short and sweet today as we head into a long holiday weekend which I hope you enjoy what ever you choose to do. So without further delay here is the video tutorial for you.
Yesterday, I shared a lovely card using the Waterside Retreat Suite (167932) so today I thought I’d share another water themed suite with you, the Scenic Coast Suite (167786).
This Suite contains a Specialty Designer Series Paper that is sure to be very popular! Want to see the card?
Here we go – I love the ease of this card and the use of the Party Banner Dies (165264) for a different take.
Ahh… the start of summer. I can’t believe Memorial Day is Monday already. My how the spring has flown. School is coming to the end, graduations are in full swing and the temperatures are rising. And Memorial Day always means the start of those days on the water or at least has me dreaming of them. Whether the beach, lake, or pool it begins our lazy summer days.
While this stamp set is part of a Bundle the card uses just stamping and a simple masking technique using dies to create this wonderfully relaxing image.
Then the Chair was stamped and colored using our Stampin’ Blends I love the way Ann used the Pecan Pie and Deep Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (158158) gives it such a realistic wood look.
What do you think? Want to give this fun technique on a try on your own using this bundle? Why not stop by my Online Store and check out the Waterside Retreat Suite (167932) today? And get started on your own summertime projects?
And remember when looking for a popular Suite like this one is sure to be, if it’s on back order check out the individual items too, sometimes it is just one product is the reason it’s on backorder and you can still find the others products in stock. The 10% discount is on the Bundle, not the entire Suite. And of course you can always enter your email to be notified when that product arrives back in stock.
And if you love punches like I do you’ll love this bundle too!
Today’s card teams up the All Aflutter Bundle (167570) with the Beautiful Ordinary Life Designer Series Paper (167553) which has a great variety of patterns allowing you to create all kind of cards and projects that have completely different designs to them simply by switching out the paper. You’ll see this paper popping up in projects I’m sharing over the next few weeks.
Today’s card teams up the strips and black and white pattern as a back drop.
I love the fact these butterflies are not stamped in a traditional neutral like black, instead they are stamped in Pretty Peacock that feels softer and looks great with the color combination used for the card. How about you?
will save you 10% when purchased together and contains some wonderful all occasions sentiments too! And while you don’t need the Impressions Plate (167767) to use these die cuts I think you’ll enjoy the additional impact it creates with these dies.
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I’m loving the new 2026 In Colors. How about you? There is nothing like new color to freshen up our color pallet and so I find myself reaching for them and trying different combinations. So today’s tutorial uses two of our NEW In Colors Golden Glow and Peaceful Pine to create a Get Well Card for a family friend.
I’ve chosen to pull out the Friendly Foliage stamp set (Online exclusive 167021) and a simple technique for this card. Don’t you just love the sentiments in this set – a little bit of everything that we need to create those special cards.
I’ve chosen to team it up with the now retired Textured Notes Dies for this technique, but you could use any die set you choose or shape for that matter. I wanted a rectangle since it mimicked the outline on the stamped image.
Want to see how I created this card? Why not check out my video tutorial and PDF with a supply list, measurements and more.
Friendly Foliage Masking Technique Card Tutorial PDF
I’m sharing some of my organizational items with you today that I use in my own crafting space. Some of these I’ve been sharing with you for years with each new Annual Catalog that contain our NEW In Colors.
These are things that I find helpful to get my colors organized quickly and easily. So first my labels – I use these for all kinds of things in my space in addition to swatches.
I add them to my hanging file folders that hold each of my card stock colors.
I also use these labels on the storage units. The piece of card stock and label make it so simple for identification on what hasn’t been put back in it’s place when I’m done creating!
I find this works well for me since we first introduced this storage. And I add a 1/2″ strip of card stock for each of the Blends slots, this is a great visual to see what’s not in it’s place too!
I use them on my swatches and color combo cards also.
Our color coach changes with each annual release of our In Colors. I love adding this printed color combos to the back of a piece of card stock with the label on the front for identification. This makes seeing the color with the Designer Series Paper so simple and keeps it at my finger tips.
The 2×3 swatches I carry with me when shopping for color coordinating for projects I’m going to make. It’s a great way to check if the goodies I find work for me.
2026 Color Ring Labels Individual (Avery 5167) PDF
Simply print it on Basic White Card stock and punch! Don’t forget to check out page two if you have older blends as I added them since I’ve been doing this for you too.
And finally a little inventory chart I keep so that I know what I have and what I don’t have.
Want a quick visual of each color? A circle punch makes placing a bit of each color at the top of the color quick and easy as you add them to your collection. I print this onto a piece of Basic White Card stock to make it a bit more sturdy. (This is last years, but I’ve updated the inventory chart for you below.) They are great if you are ordering at classes or on the go.
2026 Color Collection Inventory tri fold Chart 2026.pdf
If you love this kind of thing you can look for past Organizational items by searching or going to the category – I’ve posted these annually and when we have a color refresh as you can see.
Enjoy! For me this organization is part of the fun of a new catalog. I can’t be the only one, can I?
