Circle Sayings Cards

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Today’s cards feature the new Circle Sayings bundle, which includes a very versatile stamp set and a circle punch. I’m so happy to see that Stampin’ Up! has been bringing back circle punches – yay! As I was deciding on a layout for the two cards, last week I came across a card sketch that Dawn Griffiths had on her blog. Dawn’s Stamping Thoughts, that I knew would be perfect. You can click here to view the sketch. It was fun using some of our new colors. The Lemon Lolly is such a soft and pretty color-it put a smile on my face as I was making one of the cards! Here is how I made the cards.

Celebrate Card

  • Card base -Cut a piece of Lemon Lolly cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut two pieces of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Emboss one piece with the cross-hatch embossing folder from the Basics 3D Embossing Folder set, which is available as an Online Exclusive Product. Adhere to card front. Use the other piece for the inside of the card.
  • Cut three pieces from the Bright and Beautiful Designer Series Paper: 2″ x 2″. 3/4″ x 4″, 1 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ and adhere to card front.
  • Cut piece of Basic White cardstock at 3″ x 3″. Stamp “celebrate” image and cupcake image with Memento Black Ink. Color the cupcake with Lemon Lolly and Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends. Punch out with the 2 3/8″ circle punch.
  • Cut piece of Lemon Lolly cardstock at 3″ x 3″ and run through die cutting machine with the second largest Stylish Shapes circle die. Adhere to stamped image. Adhere to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Embellish with Lemon Lime gems from the Tinsel Gems Four-Pack.
  • For the inside of the card, stamp a cupcake in the lower left on the remaining piece of Basic White cardstock. Color with the light Lemon Lolly and Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends and adhere.

Happy Birthday Card

  • Card base -Cut a piece of Azure Afternoon cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut two pieces of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Emboss one piece with the flower embossing folder from the Basics 3D Embossing Folder set, which is available as an Online Exclusive Product. Adhere to card front. Use the other piece for the inside of the card.
  • Cut two pieces from the Bright and Beautiful Designer Series Paper: 3/4″ x 4″, 1 1/4″ x 4 1/2″. Cut one piece of Boho Blue paper from the 2023-2024 In Color Designer Series Paper at 2″ x 2″. Adhere to card front.
  • Cut piece of Basic White cardstock at 3″ x 3″. Punch circle out from the 2 3/8″circle punch. Stamp two seashell images with Memento Black Ink. Color the shells with light and dark Azure Afternoon, Boho Blue, Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends. Stamp birthday greeting with Boho Blue ink.
  • Cut piece of Azure Afternoon cardstock at 3″ x 3″ and run through die cutting machine with the second largest Stylish Shapes circle die. Adhere to stamped image. Adhere to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Embellish with Boho Blue Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems.
  • For the inside of the card, stamp the seashell image with Boho Blue ink in the upper right corner on the remaining piece of Basic White cardstock. Adhere.

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New Product Preview-Cheerful Daisies

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I finally had some time to sit down yesterday to make my first card with brand new products from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog that goes “live” tomorrow! I used the Cheerful Daisies bundle and the coordinating Fresh as a Daisy Designer Series Paper, along with three new colors: Moody Mauve, Bubble Bath and Wild Wheat. I’ve been wishing for a light pink and Bubble Bath is a new color that has been added to the Subtles Collection. I’m loving it! The layout for this card is one that has been my “go to” for many years because it works really well to show off both Designer Series Papers, stamps and dies.

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base – cut a piece of Moody Mauve cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut two pieces of Bubble Bath cardstock, one at 4 1/8″ square and one at 3 1/4″ x 4″. Cut a piece of Fresh as a Daisy DSP at 4″ and adhere to the square piece of Bubble Bath cardstock.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 3 1/8″ x 3 7/8″. Stamp birthday greeting in lower right corner with Moody Mauve ink.
  • Cut another piece of Basic White cardstock to stamp the flowers and leaves. Cheerful Daisies is a two-step stamp set. Stamp the largest daisy image outline stamp with Moody Mauve ink. Stamp the fill-in with Bubble Bath ink. Stamp the smaller daisy outline stamp twice with Bubble Bath ink. Stamp flower centers with Wild Wheat ink. Stamp five single leaves with Wild Wheat ink. Run all images through Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with coordinating Cheerful Daisies dies.
  • Adhere the large daisy to the smaller Basic White cardstock piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the two smaller daisies with either mini glue dots or liquid glue, tucking them under the larger daisy. Arrange leaves around the three flowers and adhere with mini glue dots. Adhere piece to the smaller piece of Bubble Bath cardstock.
  • Cut a length of Moody Mauve 3/8″ Textured Ribbon and tie in a knot around the piece with the DSP. Trim the tails. Adhere piece to card base. Adhere the piece with the stamped images to the DSP piece.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stamp the small triple daisy image in the lower left corner with Moody Mauve ink and color in the centers of the flowers with the Wild Wheat Stampin’ Write Marker. Adhere to inside of card.

I am unable to link to the new products until tomorrow. Here are the products, item numbers and prices.

  • Cheerful Daisies Bundle – Item #161297 $53.00
  • Fresh as a Daisy Designer Series Paper – Item # 161289 $12.50
  • Moody Mauve Cardstock – Item # 161723 $10.00
  • Bubble Bath Cardstock – Item # 161718 $10.00
  • Moody Mauve Classic Stampin’ Pad – Item #161649 $9.00
  • Bubble Bath Classic Stampin’ Pad – Item # 161664 $9.00
  • Wild Wheat Classic Stampin’ Pad – Item # 161651 $9.00
  • Moody Mauve 3/8″ Textured Ribbon – Item #161630 $8.00

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Dainty Delight Card

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Today’s card features the Dainty Delight bundle and the pretty Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper that you can earn for free with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration. I love it when the DSP does most of the work for you! There are two sheets of floral wreaths that can be cut down to card size, which is what I used as the focal point.

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base – cut a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of the Dainty Flowers DSP with the Fresh Freesia and white polka dot print at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to card front.
  • Cut a floral wreath at 3 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ from the sheet of wreaths and adhere to card front.
  • Cut a piece of Old Olive cardstock at 4 1/2″ x 5 1/4″. Cut a piece of adhesive sheet to the same size and adhere the sheet to the cardstock. Run the piece through a die cutting machine two times with the long leaf sprig die from the Dainty Delight Dies. Pull adhesive backing off the die cuts and adhere the sprigs to both side of the wreath.
  • Die cut two daisies from a scrap piece of Crushed Curry cardstock. Die cut two flower centers with a scrap piece of Soft Suede cardstock. Adhere flower centers to daisies with a small dot of liquid glue. Adhere daisies to right side of wreath.
  • For the center greeting piece, cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ and run through die cutting machine with the smallest of the rectangle-shaped dies from the Something Fancy Dies. Stamp greeting with Rich Razzleberry ink. The greetings that are in the stamp set didn’t fit the label so I used the birthday greeting from the Season of Chic stamp set, which was a perfect fit! Adhere to center of wreath with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Embellish with a large Brushed Brass Butterfly.

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Abigail Rose Suite Cards

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Today I have two cards for you, both using the lovey Abigail Rose Suite in the annual catalog. Sadly, I’ve had to make four sympathy cards between Christmas and New Year’s Day. For some reason, I never seem to get around to using this suite so I decided to finally break it open. While I was at it, I needed to make a birthday card for a friend so made two cards with the suite as well.

Here is how I made this sympathy card.

  • Card base – Cut a piece of Petal Pink cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of the Petal Pink stripe paper from the Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper at 4″ x5 1/4″ and adhere to card front.
  • Cut a piece of DSP with the script on the Early Espresso background at 2 7/8″ x 4 3/8″. Lightly color in the flowers with the light and dark Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends. Color the stems with the light Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blend. Adhere to a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock cut at at 3″ x 4 1/2″.
  • Cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock at 1 3/4″ x 3″. Stamp sympathy greeting from the Something Fancy stamp set from the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog with Early Espresso ink. Run through die cutting machine with a label from the Something Fancy Dies.
  • Cut a piece of Natural 1/2″ Woven Ribbon at 12″. Wrap around tulip piece and tie in a knot on the left side. The ribbon is from the now-retired July-December 2022 Holiday Catalog. If you don’t have this ribbon you can substitute it with something else in your stash. Adhere greeting over the ribbon. Adhere the tulip piece to front of card.

Here is how I made this birthday card.

  • Cut a piece of Early Espresso cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of Abigail Rose DSP at 3 3/4″ x 5 and run through die cutting machine with the next to largest Deckled Rectangle Die. Adhere at a slight angle to card front.
  • Cut a piece of the DSP that looks like a notebook page at 3 1/4″ x 4 3/4″ and run through die cutting machine with the third largest Deckled Rectangle Die. Adhere at an opposite angle to the first piece of DSP.
  • Cut a 3 1/2″ square of Very Vanilla cardstock. Stamp floral image from the Cottage Rose stamp set with Memento Black ink. Color the large flower with light and dark So Saffron Stampin’ Blends. Color the center of the flower with dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend. Add Wink of Stella to the center. Color the leaves with light and dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. Color the tiny flowers with light Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blend.
  • Run piece through die cutting machine with coordinating Cottage Flowers Dies. Adhere to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Stamp birthday greeting with Early Espresso ink on scrap piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. Run through die cutting machine with die from the Something Fancy Dies. Adhere to card front.
  • Add some bling with a few Champagne Rhinestones.

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Framed Florets Birthday Card

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The Fitting Florets Collection is now available! The collection consists of the Framed Florets Bundle, Framed & Festive Stamp Set, Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper and Gold Adhesive Backed Swirls. The Framed Florets Bundle will be carrying over into the January-June 2023 Mini Catalog. The Framed & Festive stamp set, DSP and gold swirls will be available until January 4, 2023 or while supplies last. This is a birthday card I made with the bundle and DSP.

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base – cut a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of the Fitting Florets DSP at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to card front.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 3 1/4″ x 4″. Run through die cutting machine with the smallest oval frame die from the Framed Florets dies. Adhere the outer frame to the card front with liquid glue. Stamp the greeting with Balmy Blue ink on the solid oval piece from the die cut. Adhere inside the frame.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ and stamp the long floral image with Memento Black ink. Color the flowers with dark and light Polished Pink, Balmy Blue and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. Color the leaves with the light Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Blends, dark and light Mint Macaron and Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends. Run through die cutting machine with coordinating die.
  • Die cut three leaves from scrap piece of Soft Succulent cardstock. Adhere one leaf at the top of the floral piece and two leaves at the bottom with Mini Glue Dots.
  • Adhere floral piece to left side of oval with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Cut two pieces of white twine from the Bakers Twine Essentials Pack and tie in a double bow. Trim ends and adhere to bottom of floral piece with a Mini Glue Dot. Adhere two of the smallest size Basic Pearls above the stamped greeting.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stamp two of the small flower images with Memento Black ink in the top and bottom corners. Color with light and dark Polished Pink Stampin’ Blends. Stamp greeting with Balmy Blue ink. Adhere to inside of card.

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Wonderful World Postage Stamp Card

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Tomorrow is the last day of Sale-A-Bration! I have one more card for you featuring the Wonderful World Stamp Set and Designer Series Paper that is still available as a free gift with a $100 purchase.

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base – Cut a piece of Orchid Oasis cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″ and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of the Wonderful World DSP at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to card front.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ and run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder.
  • Use the Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch to cut four assorted flowers from the DSP sheet with rows of different flowers. Adhere the pieces to the embossed piece with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals in the four corners of each of the pieces, spacing them evenly and leaving some extra space in the middle in order to tie the ribbon.
  • Cut a length of Orchid Oasis 1/8″ Metallic Woven Ribbon and another with the Orchid Oasis Bakers Twine from the 2022-2024 Bakers Twine Pack. Tie into a bow around the middle of the floral piece and trim ends. Adhere piece to card front.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stamp the rose image from the Wonderful World stamp set in the bottom left corner by using the direct to rubber technique. Color the flower part of the stamp with a Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Marker and the leaves with a Pear Pizzazz Marker. Huff on the stamp to activate the ink and stamp in the corner. I used the birthday greeting from the Go To Greetings stamp set and stamped with Orchid Oasis ink. Adhere to inside of card.

This was a quick and easy card to put together.

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Sending Birthday Wishes

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Today’s card features the Sending Smiles Bundle from the new 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. This is a very versatile stamp set because it includes so many of what I would consider to be basic and most commonly used types of greetings. The floral images are easy to stamp and are sure to bring cheer! I couldn’t wait to start playing with the new In Colors and love the combination of Parakeet Party and Orchid Oasis.

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base – cut a piece of Orchid Oasis cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of the Parakeet Party plaid print from the 2022-2024 In Color Designer Series Paper at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to card front.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″ and run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the next-to-largest rectangle die from the Scalloped Contours Dies.
  • Stamp the larger leaf image in the Sending Smiles stamp set on the scalloped rectangled piece with Parakeet Party ink. Stamp the two flower images with Orchid Oasis ink. Stamp the centers of the flowers with Daffodil delight ink.
  • Cut a piece of Starry Sky cardstock at 2″ x 4″ and run through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the solid “Sending” die from the Sending Dies set. Cut a piece of Orchid Oasis cardstock at 2″ x 4″. Cut a piece of an adhesive sheet the same size and adhere it to one side of the cardstock. Run through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the open script “sending” die. Peel adhesive backing off the piece and carefully adhere it to the Starry Sky piece.
  • Adhere scalloped rectangle piece to card front. Adhere the “sending” piece to the bottom of this piece with liquid glue. Adhere three Orchid Oasis 2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots to the card front.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stamp the birthday greeting with Starry Sky ink. Stamp the smaller leaf in the lower left corner with Parakeet Party ink. Stamp the flower with Orchid Oasis ink and stamp the inside of the flower with Daffodil Delight ink.

This is a quick and easy card to make. Give it a try with different color combinations!

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