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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08.05.2024…..Happy Monday, my stampin’ friends! I’m finally getting around to playing with the Layers of Beauty Bundle a bit more. I love that you can use this bundle for lots of different techniques! Today, I decided to emboss the large bouquet on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper, and then used a Water Painter, along with several ink colors to color the image. Hope this card inspires you to create a card or projects using wonderful bundle, too!

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08.01.2024…..Happy Thursday, my stampin’ friends! One of my favorite things to do is to create cards with bits and pieces that are left over from other projects. So……today, I created these 4-3/4″ square cards, using leftover pieces of Country Woods Designer Series Paper. (FYI…this is also my one of my fave DSP collections of all time, so of course I ordered more than one package.) Hope this card inspires you to create a card or projects using some of your extra DSP bits and pieces, too!

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08.01.2024…..Happy Thursday, my stampin’ friends! One of my favorite things to do is to create cards with bits and pieces that are left over from other projects. So……today, I created these 4-3/4″ square cards, using leftover pieces of Country Woods Designer Series Paper. (FYI…this is also my one of my fave DSP collections of all time, so of course I ordered more than one package.) Hope this card inspires you to create a card or projects using some of your extra DSP bits and pieces, too!

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07.29.2024…..Happy Friday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I wanted to share a card that I created for this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday challenge! It’s a “color combo” challenge! Our team members each created a color combo! inspired by color combo from Annual Catalog, something you see in fashion or home decor, advertisement, etc. 

For my card, I chose a color combo with a coastal vibe…..lots of white, along with pale blues and greens. I used Blending Brushes to add Coastal Cabana and Soft Sea Foam to Basic White Thick Cardstock, then cut out the leaves with the Textured Floral Dies. I also used the Unbounded Love Dies, Country Birdhouse Dies, and the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder.

Be sure to join us to see what our Stampin’ Fancy Friday team created. We have a total of 30 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!

To view the other amazing cards from our team members, you can also go to:

https://www.instagram.com/stampinfancyfriday/ or https://www.facebook.com/stampinfancyfriday

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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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