Full of Charm – June 2025 Paper Pumpkin Replay + 2 Sweet Alternatives!

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June’s Full of Charm Paper Pumpkin kit is bursting with beauty—and I had such a blast diving into it on today’s Facebook Live! We started by unboxing the kit, then moved right into creating two bright and beautiful alternatives using the contents in fresh, creative ways

✨ Card 1 is a clean and elegant layout featuring the Pretty Peacock leaf die cuts, gold foil splatter background from the kit, and an extra circle from the kit with a Pretty Peacock sentiment popped up with dimensionals. The Berry Burst border adds just the right pop!

🌸 Card 2 features an elevated, layered design with gold foil stripes, stamped background leaves, and a bright Berry Burst-cut floral focal point. Both designs use the sentiment “Let’s Celebrate You”—perfect for birthdays, graduations, or any reason to cheer someone on!

📺 Missed the Live? Watch the full replay here:

These cards came together using some leftover pieces from the June Paper Pumpkin kit, some cardstock and the exclusive Hugs Abloom coordinating dies. With a little creativity, you can extend the value of every kit and create cards that are personalized, heartfelt, and truly special. Here are the materials I used (note – the Pretty Peacock Ink is included in the Paper Pumpkin kit in ink spot format).


The coordinating Hugs Abloom Dies Add-On (Item #166238, $16.50 CAD) work with the April, May, and June kits—giving you even more creative options!

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🍓 Makes 8 cards (2 each of 4 designs)
💌 Includes coordinating envelopes
🎨 Features precut paper, vellum accents, and hand-painted card base designs
🎨 Colours: Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger
🎁 Includes a Classic Stampin’ Spot in Garden Green

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You can also grab the add-on that coordinates with the July – Sep Paper Pumpkin Kits (Circle of Seasons Dies – 167277 – $16.50)

A perk of subscribing to Paper Pumpkin with me is also that I have a new offering of a Paper Pumpkin Stamp Set PDF Tutorial (10+ alternative cards using the stamp set) for all my Paper Pumpkin subscribers.

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #466 – Cheers & Sips Colour Challenge

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Hello crafty friends!
I’m so excited to share this cheerful creation for this week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments Colour Challenge #466, featuring the fun trio:

I used the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies—perfect for summer celebrations, patio parties, or just spreading sunshine in an envelope!

🍹 Design Details:

  • Stamp Set & Dies: Cheers & Sips bundle
  • Designer Series Paper: Celebratory Sips DSP (fussy cut the drink from the DSP)
  • Cardstock Colours: Strawberry Slush base, accent layer in Coastal Cabana
  • Embossing Folder: Glass & Gardens (adds perfect subtle texture behind the drinks)
  • Sentiment Label: Stylish Shapes Dies
  • Embellishments: 2025–2027 In Color Flat Pearls (in Strawberry Slush)

💡 Tips & Tricks:

🎨 DSP Hack:
I coloured right on the Cloud Cover umbrella print from the DSP using a Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend—it helped balance the colour challenge beautifully and brought new life to a neutral element!

🖌️ Embossing Tip:
Use the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder to add just the right amount of elegant texture—perfect for grounding bold images like these sassy summer sips.

✨ Colour Balance:
Keep bright combos cohesive by repeating each colour in multiple places—like background layers, embellishments, and accents—without overwhelming the eye.

Here is a full list of the supplies I used:


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This card is sweet, sassy, and so fun to make! I’d love for you to play along with HSS466—come join the challenge here: Hand Stamped Sentiments blog

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Throwback Thursday: A Sweet Elephant Surprise

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This week’s Throwback Thursday card brings all the heartwarming feels with a gentle nod to the past. I used the retired Wildly Happy stamp set—one of my all-time favourites for baby cards. Those adorable elephants are stamped in Basic Gray and softly coloured with Smoky Slate Blends, making them the perfect centrepiece for this new baby design.

To keep the card fresh and on-trend, I paired the stamped panel with the cheerful floral print from the 2025–2027 In Color 6×6 Designer Series Paper. The soft Timid Tiger background gives just the right pop of warmth and coordinates beautifully with the sweet Lost Lagoon sentiment:

“So tiny…so small…so loved by all.”

The finishing touch? Sparkle! I added a trio of the new Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems—they catch the light and add just a bit of shimmer without overwhelming the soft colour palette.

🌟 Design Details:

  • Stamp Set: Retired Wildly Happy
  • Ink: Basic Gray and Lost Lagoon
  • Colouring: Smoky Slate Blends
  • DSP: 2025–2027 In Color 6×6 Designer Series Paper
  • Embellishments: Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems
  • Cardstock: Basic White, Lost Lagoon (layering strip)

💡 Tip: When using DSP as a card panel, cut your layering cardstock and DSP into strips and layer them behind the elephants. It saves paper and nobody will ever know!

✨ Whether you’re making cards to welcome a little one or simply revisiting favourite stamp sets, blending retired treasures with current supplies is a fun and budget-friendly way to craft.

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Encircled With Love Cards – GDP501 Colour Challenge

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During today’s Live, I shared a sweet and summery card design featuring the Encircled With Love stamp set! I used the GDP501 Colour Challenge trio of Timid Tiger, Petal Pink, and Lost Lagoon to create two cheerful versions of the same layout.

My original sample featured the “Thank You” sentiment from the stamp set, but during the live I swapped it for the sunny “Way to Go!” Both sentiments work beautifully in this layered circle design.

✨ Key Details:

  • DSP: 2025–2027 In Color 6×6 DSP
  • Ribbon: Last Chance Petal Pink Scalloped Ribbon
  • Bling: Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems
  • Colours: Timid Tiger, Petal Pink, Lost Lagoon

💡 Design tip: This layout is super adaptable – swap in any sentiment from the Encircled With Love set and you’ve got a card for any occasion!

📺 Watch the replay here:

🛠️ Here’s a Full List of Supplies Used:


Why I love this card:
This design is simple, elegant, and versatile—perfect for beginners but also great for mass-producing! A quick sentiment swap gives you a whole new card. My original version used the “Thank You” image, and I switched it up live with “Way to Go!” for a completely different vibe.

💡 TIP: Save cardstock by die-cutting the circle layers from the centre of the same Lost Lagoon panel used to mat your DSP! No one will ever know, and you’ll get more out of each sheet.

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Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop – June 2025 Featuring the Boho Vibes Suite

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Welcome back, friends! It’s time for another Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop, and this month we’re celebrating our favourite new products from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalogue. I chose to feature the Boho Vibes Suite, paired with the versatile Everyday Details Arches Dies, to create a vibrant, feel-good card.

🌟 Card Details:

  • Card base: Secret Sea cardstock
  • Rainbow: Cut using the Sunshine Vibes Dies in Berry Burst, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, and Strawberry Slush
  • Sentiment: Stamped in Secret Sea ink
  • Embellishments: Muted Pallette Dots from the suite
  • Layout: The rainbow is layered inside the stitched arch from the Everyday Details dies. The background DSP (also from the suite) brings a bold graphic flair that contrasts beautifully with the soft whites and vibrant rainbow.

I love how this colour palette and die combo brings instant joy and positivity—just perfect for sending good vibes!

💡 Design Tip:
Apply Adhesive Sheets to your cardstock before die-cutting the rainbow pieces. This makes it so much easier to assemble the design—no liquid glue, no sticky fingers, and perfectly clean placement every time!

🌈Hop Along With Us!

Be sure to hop along with us and see what the rest of the Coast to Coast team has created using new Annual Catalogue products. So much inspiration ahead!

🛍️ Don’t Miss This!
During June, the BOGO Suite Sale is on! All available suites and suite products from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives are buy one, get one 50% off! If you’ve had your eye on a new suite from the annual catalog or you really like the look of a stamp set from an Online Exclusives suite, you don’t have to choose—you can get both!

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Festive Friday | GDP500 CASE the Designer Challenge: Hanukkah Card

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This week’s Festive Friday project is extra special! I’m joining in on the Global Design Project’s GDP500 CASE the Designer challenge — and I’ve put my own twist on Kim Fee’s beautiful Christmas card by creating a Hanukkah-themed version. That’s the fun of CASE-ing — Copy And Selectively Edit!

My card features:

🟦 Florals in Bloom DSP — the bold Secret Sea print really pops!
💙 Stamps in Night of Navy ink — classic and crisp for that star-studded look.
🎀 Night of Navy & Gold Glittered Ribbon — a long-time fave that’s now on the Last Chance list! Don’t miss it.
✨ Loose Gold Sequins — perfect for a touch of sparkle.

This layout is so versatile — it was fun to take inspiration from Kim’s Christmas card and use it to celebrate another beautiful holiday.

🎨 CASE Tip: Keep the bold sentiment and balanced background while swapping out colors, occasion, or embellishments to make the design your own.

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Gamer Birthday Card with Fun Fold | Stampin’ Up! Throwback Thursday

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Welcome to this week’s Throwback Thursday, where I feature a fun mix of current Stampin’ Up! products with some retired favourites! This week’s card was created for my video game–loving son’s 17th birthday—and I couldn’t resist pulling out the retired Level Complete stamp set to make something truly personal.

✂️ Design Details:

  • Card Base: Secret Sea cardstock, 5 ½” X 6-3/4″, scored at 4-1/4″ .
  • DSP Layers: Florals in Bloom 12×12 DSP on the front panel, and a custom-stamped Cloud Cover panel inside featuring repeated gamer icons from the stamp set.
  • Focal Point: The video game controller from Level Complete, stamped in Secret Sea Ink on Basic White and coloured subtly with Stampin’ Blends. It’s layered on die cuts from the Stylish Shapes and Spotlight on Nature Dies, with the outer layer in Secret Sea. This layer was scored about 1/2″ in and glued between the Cloud Cover and Secret Sea layers to create a flap
  • Sentiment: “Happy Birthday” is heat embossed in white on Secret Sea, then die-cut with a Stylish Shapes stitched banner.
  • Embellishments: A few2025-2027 in Color Flat Pearls add a touch of shine without making the card too “blingy” for a teen boy.

The mix of old and new really makes this card shine—and those new 2025–2027 In Colors (Secret Sea and Cloud Cover) are so versatile!

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Blended Skies and Nautical Vibes with Sunrise Sailing!

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This week’s Facebook Live featured the gorgeous Sunrise Sailing Bundle, an Online Exclusive from Stampin’ Up! I created a soft coastal card with a dreamy blended sunrise and stylish details.

The background sunrise was blended with Darling Duckling and Strawberry Slush on a Stylish Shapes die-cut circle, paired with a Pool Party frame and wave die cuts. The birds and sentiment were stamped and die cut in Secret Sea, tying together this breezy and elegant look. I also used the Sunrise Sailing 3D embossing folder for subtle background dimension.

💡 This bundle is perfect for summer birthdays, weddings, or retirement cards. And since it’s an Online Exclusive, you won’t find it in any catalogue!

📺 Watch the replay here:


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🛠️ Here’s a Full List of Supplies Used:


✨ Why I Love This Card

I adore the serene feeling this scene creates. It was so fun to blend the sky and build this layered design using easy die cuts. This card is a gentle reminder of calm seas and warm wishes—plus it’s a great way to showcase your blending and layering skills!

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📆 Date: July 3rd, 6pm Pacific Time
📍 Location: Online (Canada-wide shipping or local pickup)
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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #465 – Sunrise Sailing Fun Fold Card

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Hello friends!
It’s time for another Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge, and this week’s sketch (#465) had me reaching for one of my new favourites—the Sunrise Sailing Bundle! I paired it with a fun fold layout and rich nautical tones to create a card that feels full of motion, encouragement, and seaside beauty.

Here’s my design for the challenge:

⛵ Card Details:

  • Base Colour: Misty Moonlight
  • DSP Background: Thoughtful Journey 6×6
  • Stamps & Dies: Sunrise Sailing bundle
  • Ink Colours: Night of Navy (for sentiment + boat), Misty Moonlight (blender brushed on embossed layer)
  • Embossing Folder: Hybrid folder (cuts and embosses in one pass!)
  • Embellishments: Iridescent Faceted Gems

This card opens in a Z-fold style, revealing a soft watercolour-style interior for your message. The front panel is accented with a stitched circle sentiment: “You’re destined for great things,” perfectly setting the tone for a card that’s ideal for graduation, a new job, or a big life adventure!

Here is a full list of the supplies I used:


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💙 What I Love About This Card:

This project blends movement and meaning—from the sailboat imagery to the layered sky and sea. The Misty Moonlight ink blending over the embossed clouds and waves adds a dreamy, dimensional touch that makes this card feel like a little vacation.

🧭 Crafting Tips:

  • Use a hybrid embossing folder for crisp detail and easy layering—no second step required!
  • When blender brushing, apply ink lightly in circular motions to highlight texture without overpowering your design.
  • A Z-fold or gatefold base adds instant “wow” with minimal extra effort.

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Although this specific card design is not part of the class, I’ll be featuring the same Sweet Jar bundle and Florals in Bloom DSP in my upcoming virtual card class this July. The class includes pre-cut kits, a PDF tutorial, and video guidance to help you make several beautiful cards using these products.

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A great way to get all the new colours!
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Festive Friday – Most Wonderful Wreath Card with Watercolour & Heat Embossing

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Festive Friday is here again, and I’m thrilled to share this cool-toned, elegant card featuring the brand-new Most Wonderful stamp set from Stampin’ Up!®

This project is all about layers, texture, and techniques. Here’s how it came together:

🔹 I started by heat embossing the wreath image from the stamp set in clear embossing powder onto Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper.
🔹 Once it cooled, I added a loose Pretty Peacock watercolour wash right over the top. The resist technique lets that wreath pop through beautifully!
🔹 After drying, I layered the panel onto a Pool Party card base.

For the sentiment, I used a Basic White banner cut by hand and stamped with the gorgeous large script from the Most Wonderful stamp set in Strawberry Slush Ink. It’s mounted with Stampin’ Dimensionals for that pop!

✨ Embellishing details:

  • Die-cut foliage in Pool Party (from the Year of Flowers dies)
  • A bow of Linen Thread for a rustic holiday touch
  • And the lightest gems from the Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems pack to add a subtle sparkle.

💡 Tips for Your Craft Table:

  • Clear embossing + watercolour is a must-try combo! The resist effect gives amazing texture and depth without overpowering your focal image.
  • Use colour families like Pretty Peacock + Pool Party for soft elegance and contrast with a bold ink like Strawberry Slush to help your sentiment shine.
  • Precut die shapes in a neutral or coordinating colour to keep handy when layering up quick cards.

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✨ Don’t forget:

  • Orders $25+ CAD are now eligible for Stampin’ Rewards when you opt in to the new loyalty program!
  • The Most Wonderful stamp set is brand new—a perfect time to add it to your holiday crafting collection!

Looking for more ways to stamp with me? You can find me online and in person ( In Port Coquitlam, BC)

See details and get your kit now (available June 4 – 10th)
See details and reigster here!
RSVP now for the June 14th or July 26th class
See the details and register here – there is still time to register from any where in the world!

GET YOUR KIT HERE!
See the details and register here.

Looking for even more ways to enjoy stamping? Join my Stampin’ Up! Ink Pad Pals team!

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📬 I’d love to know: What colours are YOU using for Christmas cards this year? Tell me in the comments below!

Click here to shop my online store.
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