09.15.2024…..Happy Monday, my stampin’ friends! For our Stamping Sunday Blog Hop this month, it is all about fun folds…..be it simple or avid card. This theme was such a great source of inspiration for me, and I hope it is for all of you, too!

For my card, I decided to create a diagonal Z-fold card (with a pocket for a gift card and/or note) using Basic White Thick Cardstock base. The background for each of the panels was created with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper. I also used the Flowers of Beauty Dies, Unbounded Love Dies, Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder, Linen Thread, Tinsel Gems Three-Pack, and Tinsel Gems Four-Pack.

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09.09.2024…..Happy Monday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing a few more autumn-themed projects, using the Autumn Leaves Dies, along with an unexpected color combo. I used Blending Brushes to add Pretty in Pink and Petal Pink to Basic White Thick Cardstock, added some speckling with an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker, then cut out the leaves. Hope these projects you to create some autumn-themed projects using one of your favorite color combos, too.

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09.07.2024…..Happy Saturday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing an autumn-themed card, using the Spotlight on Nature Stamp Set. I stamped the leaves with Early Espresso, and colored the leaves with the following Stampin’ Blends Marker Combo Packs…..Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie, and Petal Pink. Hope this card inspires you to create a colorful, autumn card or project as well.

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08.29.2024…..Happy Friday, my stampin’ friends! It’s already time for another TGIF Challenge! We are so glad you are joining us this week for our first challenge of September! Being as it’s the first of the month, it’s time for a Color Challenge! Color Challenges areone of my faves, and are always a great way to get that creativity flowing. Hope this card inspires you to create a colorful, unique card using this week’s challenge!

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08.29.2024…..Happy Thursday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing a fun twist on a Halloween card, using a variety of products. To create the trees, I used some leftover paper that I had created for my “BOO” card that I posted a couple of weeks ago…..along with the Forever Forest Dies. I also used the Choose Happy Stamp Set, Deckled Circles Dies, and the Timber 3D Embossing Folder. Hope this card inspires you to add an unexpected twist to your projects, using a fun mix and of products and colors.

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08.26.2024…..Happy Monday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing a card that I created for this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday challenge! It’s a “celebration” challenge! Our team members each created a fancy card or project showcasing a celebration…..birthday, graduation, retirement, new home, or whatever else they chose to celebrate!

The Bird’s Eye View and Sweetly Scripted Stamp Sets are two of my faves, so I paired them together to create this birthday card. To color the little bird, I used Petal Pink, Pool Party, and Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends. For the flowers, I used Blending Brushes to add Petal Pink and Pool Party to Basic White Thick Cardstock, then used the Country Birdhouse Dies to cut them out. I also used the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder, Citrus Blooms Dies, and Subtles 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper.

Be sure to join us to see what our Stampin’ Fancy Friday team created. We have a total of 24 amazing projects to share this month, and each using their own unique interpretation of the challenge!

Then…..when you CASE one of our SFF teammates, share your project on IG or FB and tag us by using #stampinfancyfriday or #fancyfridaychallenges in your post. We will share in our stories to inspire others as well!

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08.18.2024…..Happy Sunday, my stampin’ friends! For our Stamping Sunday Blog Hop this month, it is all about memory keeping…..be it scrapbooking, mini albums, Memories & More packs, or another form of cherishing those memories or trinkets. And…if memory keeping is not your fancy, you can also capture a memory in a card.

For my project, I decided to create a fall-themed mini album (4″ x 4″)…..using the Autumn Leaves Stamp Set, Autumn Leaves Dies, Pocket Thoughts Dies, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Country Woods Designer Series Paper, Country Lace Designer Series Paper, and Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper. For the all of the leaves throughout the album, I used the Notes of Nature Dies (recently retired).

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08.14.2024…..Happy Wednesday, my stampin’ friends! I love the Mediterranean Blooms Suite, but who said you can only create citrus-themed projects with products from this suite? For an unexpected twist, I actually decided to use the frame from the Citrus Blooms Dies as part of the background for this Halloween card. For the lettering, I used the Alphabet A La Mode Dies. I also created a pop of color using Blending Brushes, along with Pumpkin Pie and Gorgeous Grape. Hope this card inspires you to create a card or projects using your favorite products in an unexpected way, too!

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08.09.2024…..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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08.07.2024…..Happy Wednesday, my stampin’ friends! I love the Mediterranean Blooms Suite, and I also love combining different Designer Series Paper collections on a single project. So…..today I created this card with the Citrus Blooms Bundle, Mediterranean Blooms DSP, and Country Woods DSP. Hope this card inspires you to create a card or projects using your favorite DSP collections, too!

Both of the DSP collections used on the card (along with several others) are 15% until the end of August! Don’t miss out on this limited time special!

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