Charming Color Combo

Color combinations are always so fun! Tammy and I wanted to challenge ourselves using the following colors: Berry Burst, Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock, & Secret Sea!  Man was it a challenge but I just love the results!  I hope you do too!  

This card definitely is fancier and more detailed than I usually make and I have to admit I loved it.   

Here are the details for the card:

• Card base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
• Layer #1: 4" x 5 1/4"
• Layer #2: 1 7/8" x 5 1/8"  (2 pieces of pattern paper)
• Layer #3: 4" x 1 3/4" 
• Layer #4: 1 1/2" x 3 3/4" (after applies dies you will cut this into 4 pieces)
• Layer #5: 2" x 2" square for sentiment
• Embossing feature: 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" with adhesive sheet on the back
• Interior: 4" x 5 1/4" 
• Embellishments: 13" ribbon & gems

I share with you in the video how I made the embossed layer of Secret Sea leaves as well as tips for cutting it into 4 pieces. (Please excuse the math problem! LOL)

Video

Check out Tammy's beautiful Fall card using these four colors on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist, just scroll to the bottom!  

Stampin' Up! products used:

Peaceful Garden Crossover Gate Fun Fold

I love learning new to me fun folds that are simple but look difficult! Of course I went to my favorite resource of ideas...Pinterest!  So many fun cards to choose from! A fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Kathi Ondus, shared the fun fold I chose to make today.  However, I did decide to make a few tweaks!

For this card I chose to use items from the Peaceful Gardens Suite; I used the Peaceful Garden DSP, Peace on Earth bundle & Peaceful Greenery 3D embossing folder.  When I created the original card I chose the pattern paper with the white background and Misty Moonlight leaves.  As much as I love that pattern I realized that I wanted my pattern paper to have the Secret Sea background with pops of white.  Doing this makes it "pop" on the panels.  

This was my first card!  

Here is my revised card!

Card Details:

• Card base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 2 1/8" and 6 3/8" (watch my video for a tip on scoring this card base)
• Layer #1: 4" x 5 1/4" 
• Layer #2: 1 1/2" x 4" card stock (3 pieces)
• Layer #3: 1 1/4" x 3 3/4" pattern paper (3 pieces)
• Layer #4: 3" x 2 1/2" White card stock for Dove
• Interior: 5 1/4" x 4" color card stock & 5" x 3 3/4" white card stock

Video:

Check out Tammy's beautiful Christmas fun fold, Fan Fold, on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom!  

Products used: 

Twist on Triple Time with Snowflakes

While playing with the Snowy Delight decorative masks I had this vision of using the Triple Time technique but with a twist. So I hope you enjoy this twist on a fun technique.

Card Details:

• Card base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• Layer #1: 4" x 5 1/4" white card stock
• Layers #2-#5:  8 1/2" x 11" white card stock (die cut out 4 layers)
• Interior: 4" x 5 1/4" white

Video:

Check out Tammy's beautiful snowflake card on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom!  

Products Used: 

Below is the list of products from the 2025 September-December Mini Catalog with their items numbers as well as the normal format of products used with links. 

• Snowy Delights Decorative Masks pg 53 #165808  $12.00  
• Branching Out Dies pg 50 #165775 $29.00
• Gifts of Joy Stamp set pg 55 #165964 $21.00

September Online Exclusives: 

• Silent Snowfall Specialty Paper 12"x12"  #166062 $10.00

Slimline Card Fun - Christmas Style

Slimline cards...a fun new card in my card making world.  Have you ever made a slimline card?  I had no idea where to start and discovered that Pinterest too has all sorts of fun sketches! (Surprise! Surprise!)

Tammy and I decided it would be fun to try our hand at a slimline card for our Teach it Tuesday this week.  So we found a sketch through our favorite source Mojo Monday on Pinterest.   Here is the sketch we chose and below it you will find the measurements I used.  

Card Details:

• Card base:  9 1/4" x 7 1/2"  (scored at 3 3/4" along the 7 1/2" side)
• Layer #1: 9" x 3 1/2" Pattern paper
• Layer #2: 1" x 9" coordinating card stock 
• Layer #3: 9 1/2" piece of 1/2" wide ribbon (or you can use card stock)
• Layers #4: 1 3/4" circle (need 3) Stylish Shapes dies
• Layer #5: 1" x 3" card stock - long skinny banner die from Stylish Shapes
• Interior: 9" x 3 1/2" white card stock

Both a stamp set, Gifts of Joy, and pattern paper, Traditions of Christmas, that I used for this card can be found in the upcoming September - December 2025 Mini Catalog.  

Check out Tammy's fun birthday slimline card on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom!  

Products used that are currently available: 

Simple Stamping - Stamps, Ink & Paper

Sometimes it is fun to go back to the basics of card making, the SIP card.  SIP stands for Stamps Ink Paper.  Sometimes we think that we need all the extras to make a beautiful card. Don't get me wrong those extras are a LOT of fun to play with but if you are NEW to card making or want to just go back to the basics the SIP card is the way to go.

Today I am showing you how to use a stamp set, pattern paper and ink to create a beautiful Autumn card.  I will also be using a stamp set that isn't strictly Autumn themed but is versatile enough to be used for Spring & Summer.  This set is the Natural Botanical stamp set.  The Autumn themed pattern paper I am using is called Gathering Together (Item #165969) and will be available Wednesday, September 3rd as a part of the new September Online Exclusives.  The rest of the supplies will be listed below.  

Card Details:

Card base: 11" x 4 1/4" scored at 5 1/2" 

Layer #1: 4" x 5 1/4" (I stamped on pattern paper)

Layer #2: 3 1/2" x 1 1/4"

Layer #3: 3 1/4" x 1" 

Interior: White Panel 4" x 5 1/4" 

To find some tips to personalizing pattern paper and see how to simply put together a stamps, ink & paper card check out my video. 

Check out Tammy's beautiful card using this SIP technique on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom!  Actually there is a bonus with Tammy's video...she also shares 3 different color combinations! All lovely!

Supplies used for this card:

Happy Hibiscus and Happy Colors!

Don't you just love happy colors!?  I do and so many of Stampin' Up! colors can be considered happy colors but my friend Tammy & I discovered a very happy color combination; Strawberry Slush, Granny Apple Green & Cloud Cover! These three colors just scream "HAPPY"!  

I had fun using the Happy Hibiscus embossing folder, which if you didn't know is on the Last Chance list.  That means it will no longer be available once it is sold out, so if you like this card and you love the embossed image the sooner you order the better.  By the way, this type of card can be made with any embossing folder if you don't have the Happy Hibiscus embossing folder. 

This week has been a crazy week too for me.  I spent the past few days working along the side of my husband as we prepare our "new to us" 5th wheel so that we can take it on the road. Because I have been so busy I decided to go to my favorite resource for card ideas, you guess it, Pinterest!  I found a sketch I saved a long time ago from the Efficient Crafter.  This is the original sketch, and as you can see I didn't deviate from it this time.  There are times I like to tweak the sketch a bit. :) 

Details for this card:

• Card Base: 11" x 4 1/4" scored at 5 1/2"
• Layer #1: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
• Layer #2: 5 strips of card stock 4" x 1" 
• Layer #3: 2 1/8" x 3 1/8"
• Layer #4: 2" x 3" 
• Interior: If you use a colored card stock you can put a white panel 4" x 5 1/4"

Check out Tammy's beautiful card using this color combination on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom! 

Products used for this card:

Celebratory Sips Simply Said!

Celebratory Sips! What a fun pattern paper, I know it has been around for a New York minute, but I am just now playing with the "sip" side of the paper.  All because this month, August 5th - 31st, 2025 Stampin' Up! is having a 2025-2027 In-Color sale.  There is so much to choose from I decided to use Celebratory Sips pattern paper. This DSP includes all 5 of the newest In Colors; Cloud Cover, Darling Duckling, Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush & Timid Tiger. 

As you will see in my video I used four of the five In Colors, my friend and Teach it Tuesday partner Tammy used the the fifth color.  Funny thing is we did NOT plan that.  LOL We have found that we tend to work like that. 

Here is a simple but fun card to create and the best thing is that any pattern paper, sentiment and colors will work with this layout.  The layout was inspired by my Luv 2 Stamp group's sketch challenge for August.   I hope you enjoy it and watch for some tips for the Cloud Cover ink. 

Card Details:

• Card Base:  8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• Layer #1: Basic White 4" x 5 1/4" (embossed left side) 
• Layers #2 & #3: 1 1/4" x 4" (both pieces of coordinating pattern paper)
• Layer #4: Image (fussy cut or die cut)
• Layer #5: White 2 1/4" x 1 1/2" for die cut 
• Interior: Pattern Paper 5 1/4" x 4" & Basic White 5" x 3 3/4" 
• Embellishments: 25/27 In Color Flat Pearls - Darling Duckling 

Check out Tammy's beautiful 25/27 In Color card on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom! It is a really cool fun fold too!

Products used to make today's card: