Festive Friends Card Tutorial

Today I’m sharing a quick and easy layout for a holiday card using the Festive Friends stamp set (Online Exclusive 166035).

When I saw this stamp set it seemed perfect for quick cards and holiday treats since it is quick and easy to color with our Stampin’ Blends or Watercolor Pencils.

Check out today’s card using this stamp set and simple stamping. It’s a great stamp set for someone starting out and building their stamp collection.

Check out my quick video tutorial showing you how I created this card and of course my PDF with everything you need to get started creating.

Festive Friends Card Tutorial PDF

Enjoy!

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Etched Autumn Technique Card

Do you love quick and easy techniques that step up your cards? If so the Etched Autumn Stamp (Online Exclusive 166082) might be one you’ll enjoy.

I find that our fall stamps are great for techniques and since this stamp is a big background stamp it makes cards quick too.

Check out this lovely card using the Etched Autumn stamp

that uses a quick Sponge Daubers (133773) for a quick and easy application of colors. Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Calypso Coral and Garden Green were applied randomly onto the stamp. Make sure to start with the lightest color first so you don’t contaminate your lighter color ink pads. Breath or huff onto the stamp to reactivate the ink and stamp. Yep, it’s that easy!

The sentiment from the Gathering Moments Stamp set (Online Exclusive 165970) has been stamped in Pecan Pie onto Basic Beige card stock, cut our using the Stylish Shapes Dies (Online Exclusive 159183) and mounted on to Poppy Parade for a fun pop of color. And of course a bit of our Linen Thread from the Early Espresso & Old Olive Linen Thread Pack (Online Exclusive 165986) brings it all together and adds a bit more texture to the card.

I love the earthy feel of this card that makes me think of crisp fall days – I can hear the crunch of leaves beneath my feet. How about you?

NEW Advent Calendar

Stampin’ Up! is introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar this year. It’s a fun new calendar full of products you can craft with all year long!

Every day of this calendar contains never-before-seen dies, paper, embellishments, and even more items you won’t find in any of our catalogs or in our online store, so make sure to buy one before they’re all gone.

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Celebrate Today with Artistic Leaves

Do you have a harder time creating masculine cards? If so today’s card might be just the thing you need for a upcoming birthday. Using the Artistic Leaves stamp set  (Online Exclusive 166162)

and a bit of the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (163393) I think this card is perfect for a guy in your life celebrating their birthday or a special event.

What do you think?

This card feels like it has a lot of texture to it too. The simple stamping and a torn edge technique used for the bottom edge Secret Sea Card stock and Designer Series Paper is a quick and simple way to add texture to any project. The Spotlight on Nature Dies (163580) and Stylish Shapes Dies (Online Exclusive 159183) add a bit more along with the ribbon and 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls (165192) that add a bit of shine too.

Can you see this as a wonderful card to send the men in your life this fall? Change out the colors and sentiments and you’ve got a great autumn card too! Or use green tones for a fun summer card for someone who loves nature!

Stop back by tomorrow when I’ll be sharing another fun tutorial with you!

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Another Musical Jamboree Card Tutorial

I couldn’t resist this set since it had a musical theme to it. So today’s card tutorial highlights this little musician.

Colored with our Stampin’ Blends this little note card is perfect for those music lovers out there. Check out my video tutorial that I created for this card.

And here is a PDF tutorial with the supplies, measurements and even a link to the YouTube video for you. Giving you everything you need when you get ready to create!

Musical Jamboree Card Tutorial PDF

Enjoy!

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Musical Jamboree Friendship Card Tutorial

Today’s stamp set has not only a musical theme but also a camping theme. Who doesn’t love to camp? I know when our children were younger we spent most weekends gathered around a camp fire in the spring and fall and later when we got a pop up year round. So many great memories and today’s card reminds me of all those wonderful times together.

I’ve got a quick tutorial for you to create this card today and a PDF which has all the measurements, supply list, and even the link so you have everything in one place when you print it off and place it with your stamp set.

Check out this video tutorial

Musical Jamboree Friendship Card Tutorial PDF

Enjoy! and then stop back by tomorrow when I’ll be sharing another fun tutorial with you!

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Darling Dinos You’re the Best Card Tutorial

Today I’ve got another tutorial sharing another fun card using the Darling Dinos stamp set (164728) and a Card Sketch I’ll be sharing with you too!

Today’s card uses the same Timeless Plaid 6×6 Designer Series Paper (164678) I shared with you on Monday and even yesterday too, but a different color pallet! I love the way we can do that with our Stampin’ Blends and a pack of our Designer Series Paper like this one. The color choices are endless.

Want to see the card?

I just love these little guys and they are a lot of fun to color! So without further ado here is the video tutorial and PDF too.

Did you know that I include my you tube link on the PDF for you too so that you can find it when you are ready to create. Simply print off the pdf that contains your measurements, supply list and even step by step directions!

Darling Dinos You’re the Best Card Tutorial PDF

As I mentioned earlier this card uses a card sketch.

Card sketches are a great way to create and be inspired when crafting. And as a tool I’ve create a PDF so that you can create one to keep on your desk. I’ve been sharing these with you over the past months so you’ll be able to see them in my Sketches Category if you missed some and want to see my others PDFs so you can create them all.

Meanwhile here is the PDF for today’s card sketch. I’ve also noted the Card Sketch on today’s card tutorial pdf too for your reference.

Card Sketch #12 PDF

You’ll want to be sure to stop back by on each day this week as I’m sharing 5 tutorials with you. I’ll also be sharing a fun little 3d project that can sit on your desk that will hold these little sketches for you.

Enjoy!

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Darling Dinos T-rrrific Card Tutorial

As promised here is the first of the week’s tutorials that I’ve made for OnStage and swapping. This card uses the adorable little Darling Dinos stamp set (164728)

that is part of a bundle and has coordinating dies. However, today’s card uses simple stamping to create this fun card that is a cute way to tell someone just how terrific they are! I’ve teamed the image up with our paper from the Mini Catalog called Timeless Plaid 6×6 Designer Series Paper (164678).

Check out the card –

Cute, right? And since it uses our Stampin’ Blends the little guy is done in bold color. Want to see how I created this card? I’ve got a video tutorial for you today that has a PDF that contains not only the supply list but a complete step by step tutorial and measurements too.

check it out

Darling Dinos T-rrrific Card Tutorial PDF

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Under the Moon

It’s the lazy days of summer and I’m dreaming about the beach, how about you? I have always loved the water and watching the waves roll in. Lake Michigan was a great place to go in the summer as a teen as it was always cooler on the water. The Under the Moon stamp set (163531) makes me think of those lazy summer nights with my friends.

Check out these lovely cards using this stamp set. The first card uses some simple heat embossing with our Metallic Wow! Embossing Powders (165678) to create a back drop of stars.

The Layering Leaves stamp set (161277) has a perfect image for this and the Night of Navy & Gold Glittered Ribbon (162011) adds another pop of gold. Recognize the sentiment? It’s from our Unbounded Love Stamp set (163378), since this is an image only set you can choose your favorite sentiment set to go with it! And I hope you can see it but the moon has been cut out with our Stylish Shapes Dies (159183) that have a lovely stitched edging to highlight it.

This next card has a tropical feel to it since it uses our In Color, Summer Splash and the Perennial Postage Dies (162607).

Don’t you love the little dolphins?

Same stamp set, very different looks and feel. It’s one of the things I love about stamping – so easy to change things up with just a bit of color!

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Thoughtful Expressions

Love hummingbirds? I started to enjoy them about the time we started camping in the mountains years ago as they weren’t something I saw often growing up. My mother in law had a feeder on her porch and we’d sit on the swing watching them. I was amazed at just how close they would come to us. As we moved into our new home, I made sure to have one up in front of my dining room window so I could enjoy them. So when I saw the Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set (1628915)

It was one I thought would make some beautiful cards and it includes some sentiments that aren’t typical ones we find in sets. So today’s card uses this wonderful little hummingbird image to create a card I’m afraid we need more often than we’d like.

This card uses a watercolor wash for the hummingbird and then a layer of VersaMark Pad (102283/102193) and clear embossing powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powder (165679) to really make the little guy pop and give him depth.

The Thoughtful Designs Specialty Designer Series Paper (163317) adds a bit more shine to the project and a lovely shimmer and the Stylish Shapes Dies (159183) have been used to cut out both the paper and sentiment panels.

So what do you think? Can you see creating those cards you need using this stamp set like I can?

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Adventurous Sky

The thrill of the open skies and freedom to fly. The biplane reminds me of the movies from WWI and Snoopy. Yes Snoopy, the Flying Ace, sitting on his roof with his scarf flying behind him battling the Red Baron.

The Take to the Sky Suite of Products (163832) is filled with wonderful images and sentiments perfect for those men in our lives and ladies too who love the adventures of the sky.

This Suite includes the Adventurous Sky Bundle (163447) that is currently part of our Bundle Sale that ends on Sunday, June 30th.

Check out these cards that were created with the Suite. This first card uses one of the tags from the Take to the Sky Designer Series Paper (163436) and a bit of the plane pattern paper.

A bit of stamping using the industrial stamp image has been done on the Smoky Slate panel using Smoky Slate Classic Ink for a tone on tone look that is subtle. The tag has been layered onto a piece of Copper Clay Card stock and Paper Snips have been used to copy the angle of the tag. A bit of our Pebble Path 2023-2025 In Color Jute Trim (161637) has been used on the tag and adds some texture to the card.

These next two cards step it up with some fun folds. This first card uses the Center Panel Pop Out Fun Fold.

with just a couple of score lines you’ve got a great card that will stand up.

The Take to the Sky Designer Series Paper (163436) adds a quick and easy background to this card. The Perennial Postage Dies (162607) have been used to cut out the sentiment and the fun little Industrial Trinkets (163450) add some shine and texture to the project. Add a quick signature panel to the back and your set to send!

And finally a card using not only a fun fold called the Twisted Fold, but also a simple technique!

This card uses simple stamping and the plane and clouds stamped in Boho Blue as it’s focal point that has been layered on our Stylish Shapes Dies (159183). The plane has one of those fun Industrial Trinkets (163450) for the center of it’s propeller. The card base has been dry embossed using the Cane Weave 3D Embossing Folder (160580) and a bit of

packing tape was applied over the top of the two panels giving it a metallic shine. Such a quick and easy technique that definitely gives this fun fold a wow factor.

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