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Silly Safari Hakuna Matata Card Tutorial

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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.

Silly Safari Hakuna Matata Card Tutorial PDF

Card Sketch #9 PDF

Check out my other sketches that I’ve already shared with you simply by searching the key work Card Sketch using my magnifying glass.

Enjoy!

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Sunset Coast

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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.

This card uses a bit of simple stamping right onto the Scenic Coast Specialty Designer Series Paper (167773) and a sailboat die cut from Secret Sea Card stock. This die cut gives a bit of texture and has used Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897) to make it shine.

This card transports me right back to the beach, warm summer nights, and enjoying the sunsets. How about you?

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Relaxing Waterside

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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.

So today’s card uses products found in the Relaxing Waterside Bundle (167928).

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.

How was the arched background done? First the Everyday Arches Dies (Online Exclusive 164629) was cut and the negative space was used as a mask to fill with color. A strip of Masking Paper (155480) makes an easy boundary for each of the 3 colors.

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.

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Beautifully Ordinary All Aflutter

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Do you love butterflies? If so you’ll love the All Aflutter Bundle (167570) found in our May-August Mini.

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.

It also uses the Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder (Online Exclusive 167196) as a background for this project giving it lots of texture and interest. A bit of Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897) adds some shine and the Array of Dots (167559) a fun pop of color and shine.

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?

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Friendly Foliage Masking Technique

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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

Enjoy!

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All Aflutter Friend Card Tutorial

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Need a quick and cheerful card to say hello to a friend? Have you seen the All Aflutter Bundle (167570)? It’s got some wonderful all occasions sentiments.

Today’s card uses this fun Bundle found in the NEW 2026 May-August Mini Catalog and the punch makes it so easy to create this fun little butterflies quickly. And it’s a two-step stamp set so you can add colors to your images so quickly like I did today.

The monochromatic Painted Patterns Designer Series Paper makes a great back drop and since it has all 5 In Colors it’s also a great way to build your color collection too.

I’ve got a quick video tutorial for you so you can make one too! Why not check it out?

And of course here is a PDF with the supplies list, measurements and more!

All Aflutter Friend Card PDF

Enjoy!

It’s short and sweet today, but stop back by next week when I’ll be sharing some more of my organizational items with you.

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Quick and Simple Painter’s Tape Technique Tutorial

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Today’s card uses a quick and simple technique that is so easy to do. It’s one of the first techniques I used when I learned how to stamp as it is an easy way to add color to your projects.

This card creates the feel of the setting sun with just two colors and a simple image. These type of cards I find are great for the guys in my life.

Want to see how I created this card? Check out my video tutorial.

And of course here is a PDF tutorial for you too.

Loveliest Tree Painters Tape Technique Birthday Card Tutorial PDF

Enjoy! And then stop back by next week as we get ready to launch the NEW 2026 May-August Mini Catalog!

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Throw back Thursday with Simply Said

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I love a quick and simple card sketch and today’s throw back Thursday uses my Card Sketch #2 that I’ve shared with you earlier. So here is a bright cheerful spring card using the Pretty Florals Designer Series Paper on our Last Chance List.

Clean and simple this layout makes showing off our Designer Series Paper so simple. And I love the fact our papers give us an easy way to see what colors work together simply.

Check out this quick video tutorial I made for this card along with the PDF and PDF for the Card Sketch too!

Floral Impressions Birthday Card Tutorial PDF

Card Sketch #2 PDF

And if you love this paper and the In Colors I’ve used you’ll want to make sure to get yours before they are gone these products are while supplies last.

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Celebration Expressions Card

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Today I wanted to share with you a card using the Celebration Expressions Memory & More Card Pack (Last Chance 165307). These card packs make memory keeping quick and easy but they are also great for cards. Check out this fun card using a couple of the cards from the pack.

A bit of tearing to create texture and then popping up the sentiments that have been trimmed down and matted onto a piece of Basic Black. Quick and simple, but also quite lovely with all it’s layers and texture.

What do you think? Have you ever used these card packs for card making? Did you know that this card pack is part of our Last Chance List and is only available while supplies last? As we wind down our 2025 Annual Catalog why not stop by my store and check out the items that are retiring today?

Woolly Friends Faux Flocking Card

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Today I wanted to share a card with you that I received in my swap using the Faux Flocking Technique. It’s so stinking cute! I just love this little lamb in the Woolly Friends Bundle (166888).

While this flocking technique has been around for awhile it’s use on this card drew my attention back to it again. The last time I saw it I was using a little edge Destressing Edge tool that Stampin’ Up! had back in the day. Today’s card uses a cheese grater to create the fluff. How cute right?

this card also uses the fun Old Olive Specialty Rickrack (167006) giving the card tons of texture.

While this card has lots of texture and layers it is really quite simple to do. The first two lambs are stamped and colored with a Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. While this stamp set is a two step set a mask was created for the lambs face so the body wouldn’t cover it and the blends gives you a bit more control since it has the row of flowers that were stamped along the bottom. You’ll want to cover these also stamping the 2 lambs.

Next the lambs bodies and heads were stamped and punched out. A bit of the card stock fuzz was added and allowed to dry and then added to the card front. The

Adorable right? Who wouldn’t love to get one of these cards? I can’t wait to try this fun technique with my distressing tool and might even pull out my grater to see which I like better, about you?

If you haven’t checked out this Bundle already, why not stop by my Online Store?

Then stop back by and check out my tutorials using this Bundle that I’ve shared with you over the last few months.

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