07.14.2024…..Happy Sunday, my stampin’ friends! One of my favorite things to do is to create colorful watercolored paper, and then use it to die cut different little pieces and shapes. Today, I used a Water Painter to add Granny Apple Green, Summer Splash, and Azure Afternoon to Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. I then used a couple of the Country Birdhouse Dies to cut out the little flowers. Hope this card inspires you to add of bit of watercoloring and diecutting to your cards and projects, too!

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07.12.2024…..Happy Friday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I decided to create a colorful birthday card, using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies…..along with a bit of watercoloring. I used a Water Painter to add Calypso Coral and Melon Mambo to Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Before I cut out the letters, I added a Foam Adhesive Sheet under the paper, so that I could pop up the letters. Hope this card inspires you to add of bit of watercoloring to your cards and projects, too!

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07.08.2024…..Happy Monday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I was in the mood for just a bit of watercoloring! The create the little flower, I used a Water Painter, along with Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, and Lemon Lime Twist. For the outlining and the sentiment, I used a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker. Hope this card inspires you to add of bit of watercoloring to your cards and projects, too!

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07.07.2024…..Happy Sunday, my stampin’ friends! I love using Blending Brushes to create backgrounds for my cards! For this card, I used my Blending Brushes, along with Berry Burst, Pretty Peacock, and Old Olive. I also used a Water Painter to splatter lots of little water droplets. Hope this card inspires you to create a card or project using your Blending Brushes, as well!

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07.06.2024…..Happy Saturday, my stampin’ friends! I created the little stems on this card (using several ink colors, along with the Thoughtful Wishes Dies) a few weeks ago, but ended up not using them for the project I was working on. So…..today, I decided to finally create a card with them. Hope these cards inspire you to create a card or project using some of your leftover bits and pieces, as well!

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07.04.2024…..Happy 4th of July, my stampin’ friends! Definitely a last minute project, but I made the two little 3″ x 3″ patriotic cards earlier today, using the Country Flowers Bundle. Hope these cards inspire you to create a few patriotic-themed cards or projects, as well!

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07.02.2024…..Happy Tuesday, my stampin’ friends! Summer is in full swing, and the temps are definitely heating up where I live. So…..I was definitely in the mood to create these two notecards, using the Beach Day Stamp Set and Beach Day Dies. For my color combo, I used soft shades of Pretty in Pink, Flirty Flamingo, and Pool Party. Hope these cards inspire you to create a few summer-themed cards or projects, as well!

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06.16.2024…..Happy Sunday, my stampin’ friends! For our Stamping Sunday Blog Hop this month, we are showcasing our “CASE the Catalog” projects that we created, using a card or project featured in the featured in the current Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog as our inspiration.

For my card, I decided to CASE one of the cards created with the Pocket Thoughts Dies…..on Page 62 of the catalog (shown below). Hope this card inspires you to create a card or project using this month’s challenge!

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06.15.2024…..Happy Saturday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I decided to do a little watercoloring, and created this card with a watercolored background. I used a Water Painter (along with Poppy Parade, Melon Mambo, and Petunia Pop), and added the color to some Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Hope this card inspires you create a card or project using your favorite watercoloring technique, too!

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06.010.2024…..Happy Friday, my stampin’ friends! It’s already time for another TGIF Challenge! This week we have a fabulous sketch challenge for you! Sketch challenges are one of my faves, and it seems like y’all really love them, too! Hope this card inspires you to create a fun, unique card using this week’s challenge!

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