This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge (#HSS468) is filled with summery fun, so I reached for my Celebratory Sips 12×12 DSP and created a trio of refreshing drink elements to fussy cut. For the backdrop, I watercoloured loose circles on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper using Azure Afternoon and Blueberry Bushel reinkers.
🌟 Watercolour Tip: Start by painting your circle shape with just water, then load your brush with a watered-down drop of reinker. When you add this to your wet area, the colour blooms beautifully, and using two shades together creates stunning blends and movement!
I mounted everything on Blueberry Bushel and Azure Afternoon cardstock, and finished the look with Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Adhesive-backed Gems. A perfect “Cheers—it’s your day!” kind of card!
It’s another Festive Friday, and I’m sharing a card that’s sure to make you smile! This week’s card features the Long Time No See stamp set — a super cute Online Exclusive — paired with the beautifully rich Regal Distressed Patterns 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper.
The star of this card? A fashionable little dachshund decked out for Christmas in a cozy, hand-coloured sweater!
Card Details:
🐾 Stamp Set:Long Time No See (Online Exclusive) 🎄 DSP:Regal Distressed Patterns 🖍 Colours Used:
Dog: Pecan Pie
Sweater: Cherry Cobbler, Pretty Peacock, Old Olive
Sentiment: Cherry Cobbler
🎨 Extra Touches:
Holly at the collar was hand drawn, coloured, and fussy cut
Accented with Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-Backed Berries
Framed with a Texture Notes rectangle die
🎨 Leah’s Pro Tip:
When placing the dachshund on your block, tilt his tail back slightly. This creates space for the sentiment between his tail and head — keeping your layout clean and balanced!
This card is a wonderful reminder that you can get creative even with small touches — like drawing and cutting your own holly for that festive flair. And don’t forget, the Long Time No See set is an Online Exclusive, so you’ll only find it in the online shop — not in any printed catalogues.
See the details and register here – there is still time to register from any where in the world! The event has happened – but I still have a kit available and you can access the replay videos.
❤️ Thanks for crafting with me! Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a Festive Friday!
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It’s time for Throwback Thursday, and this week I had a giggle while crafting! The inspiration? The Global Design Project #505 Colour Challenge—featuring Strawberry Slush, Pretty Peacock, and Old Olive—and the hilariously snarky Birthday Banter stamp set (yes, it’s wood-mounted and still fabulous!).
This week’s card features:
A sentiment heat embossed in white on a Pretty Peacock cardstock.
Textured Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder background for a playful feel
A pop of Strawberry Slush in the Faux Linen Ribbon, coordinating Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems, as well as Strawberry Slush Stampin’ Blends to colour the froggy lipstick. 🐸💄
The design uses two Stylish Shapes Dies circles: one for our glamorous froggy duo and another for the cheeky sentiment. The result? A card that’s equal parts silly and sweet—perfect for a birthday that celebrates survival with style.
💡 Why You’ll Love This Throwback:
That lipstick-wearing frog duo? Pure gold
Combines bold colour with nostalgic humour
Showcases how old stamps still have tons of personality
GIf you love a cheeky birthday card, this class is for you! I just wrapped up my latest Card Class To Go, featuring the brand-newNot 29 Anymore stamp set — packed with playful, age-defying sentiments perfect for birthdays with a wink. 🥳
I paired it with the fabulous Birthday Treats Mix & Match Ephemera for easy, coordinated accents, and finished each card with Online Exclusive Petunia Pop 1/4″ Iridescent Ribbon and Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots.
🎥 Missed the live? No worries! 👉 Watch the replay here:
💌 What You’ll Create
This class includes 4 unique cards, each with a pop of personality and texture:
“So. Many.Candles.” – an intricate background piece and beautiful watercolour cake ephemera paired with many candles and a bold embossed sentiment.
“Let’s Get This Party Started” – A playful card with Dotted Circles embossing, banners, balloons & layered messages.
“Not 29 Anymore” – With a lattice background, watercolour cupcake ephemera and a stitched circle sentiment.
“Free Cake! I mean… Happy Birthday” – Featuring a watercoloured cake ephemera piece from the Birthday Treats Mix & Match Pack , bold embossing for the sentiment and a sneaky trick to extend the banner die.
Three of the cards feature a coordinating bow using our NEW Petunia Pop ribbon and they all have the Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots!
🛍️ How to Get the Kit
Place a $60 order (before tax/shipping) in my online store (between July 16 – 22) and you’ll get the full card kit plus the PDF tutorial. 👉 Shop here: https://www.stampinup.ca/?demoid=2189587 📍Live outside Canada? Purchase the PDF tutorial here: https://payhip.com/b/br05G
📦 The card kit includes pre-cut pieces, die cuts, ribbon, dots, and envelopes.
Laugh-out-loud humour: Perfect for friends and family who love a bit of sass with their birthday wishes.
Great for “older” recipients: These sentiments are especially hilarious for anyone who’s gracefully aged past 29 (or at least pretends they haven’t!).
No stamping experience required: The mix-and-match ephemera does the heavy lifting — just assemble and enjoy.
Fun embellishments: From iridescent ribbon to shimmer dots, these details add sparkle and joy to every design.
Easy-to-follow format: Whether you’re watching the replay or using the PDF, you’ll have everything you need to create four fantastic cards at your own pace.
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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 products from the Online Exclusives (both ones that have been there for a while and the brand NEW ones just dropped. I chose to feature the Not 29 Anymore stamp set ( new), paired with the amazing – slightly older Celebratory Sips DSP, to create a fun and sassy card.
🌟 Card Details:
Card background: Celebratory Sips DSP
Ribbon: Gold-striped Mesh Ribbon
Sentiment: Stamped in Blackberry Bliss and Strawberry Slush Inks.
Embellishments: Holographic Resin Dots
Layout: The sentiment is stamped on a stitched rectangle from the Textured Notes dies. The background DSP brings a fun party vibe. The focal images were fussy cut from another piece of Celebratory Sips DSP.
This card is perfect for all of us middle-aged and beyond partiers who also like a full night of sleep. 🙂
🌈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!
Welcome back to another Festive Friday! This week I’m continuing my Christmas card series with a fun and festive creation using the Long Time No See stamp set — the same set I featured in this week’s Card Class To Go.
This card is all about holiday cheer, bright colours, and a playful layout! It features a bold Granny Apple Green card base with a fun fold layout, making it extra interactive and perfect for sending a bit of joy this holiday season.
🎨 Design Details:
Stamp Set: Long Time No See
Card Base: Granny Apple Green
Designer Series Paper: Take a Bow DSP (retiring – Last Chance!)
Colouring: Stampin’ Blends in Crumb Cake, Real Red, Granny Apple Green, and Shaded Spruce
Embellishments: Peppermint Dots add a sweet, dimensional touch
Sentiment: “Merry Merry Merry Christmas” – a playful stacked greeting to match the llama’s long scarf!
I love how this card combines whimsy with traditional Christmas colours. The Take a Bow DSP adds a fun polka-dot backdrop, and this fold is sure to stand out on the mantel.
✂️ Tips & Tricks:
Mix and match Stampin’ Blends for a soft, blended fur effect on the llama.
Stack your sentiments with dimensionals for added depth.
Use a white gel pen to add highlights to your lights or scarf for a pop of brightness.
📦 Don’t Forget! The Take a Bow DSP is on the Last Chance List, so grab it before it’s gone! And if you loved this stamp set, check out this week’s Card Class To Go featuring more fun llama-themed designs!
See the details and register here – there is still time to register from any where in the world! The event has happened – but I still have a kit available and you can access the replay videos.
❤️ Thanks for crafting with me! Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a Festive Friday!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my newsletter, too!Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂
Get ready to smile! This month’s Card Class To Go features the absolutely adorable Long Time No See stamp set. You’ll create 4 unique and cheerful cards—including fun folds and versatile greetings that make these cards great for all occasions!
🌟 How to Get the Class Kit: Place a $60+ order (before shipping/tax) in my online shop and you’ll receive:
✂️ A pre-cut 4-card kit
📘 A full PDF tutorial
📦 Shipped to you, ready to assemble!
📍 Live outside Canada? You can still grab the PDF only from my website right here.
💌 What’s in the Class?
Here’s a quick look at the 4 cards you’ll create in this class:
“Long Time No See” Fun Fold Card This clever accordion-style card features the full stretch of the dachshund from head to tail—perfect for a laugh and a joyful “hello” across the miles. 🟢 Colour Combo: Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Strawberry Splash and Misty Moonlight 🪵 Paired with Country Woods DSP for texture and warmth.
Llama Holiday Cheer Card Send festive greetings with this llama decked out in a candy-cane striped scarf. A simple Z-fold layout and holiday palette make this card a standout! 🔴 Colours: Real Red, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce 🎄 Sentiment: “Merry Christmas” with a polka dot pop.
Birthday Llama Duo Card Celebrate with double the fun! Two llamas in cozy sweaters wish someone a very happy birthday. A stitched arch die and playful background complete the look. 🎉 Technique: Embossed sentiment, layered ribbon detail 🟢 Colour Combo: Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush and Flirty Flamingo
A Little Daschund Behind for those belated birthday wishes Send birthday wishes to loved ones with this sweet little card. 🎉 Technique: Partial stamping, layered ribbon detail 🟢 Colour Combo: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Early Espresso and Flirty Flamingo
Here’s how to get your kit: Place a $60+ order (before tax & shipping) in my online store between July 9–15, 2025, and I’ll send you all four card kits (1 of each design) as a thank-you gift. See below for a full list of supplies used to create these cards.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my newsletter, too!Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂
I love digging into my retired favourites for Throwback Thursday, and this week I reached for the classic So Sentimental stamp set and coordinating Stitched So Sweetly dies. These two retired gems were always a go-to for quick but polished cards—and they still hold up beautifully!
For today’s card, I started with a Secret Sea card base and layered on a Basic White panel. To build the background, I used a bold strip of Florals in Bloom Designer Series Paper, along with two strips of cardstock in Strawberry Slush and Summer Splash. I embossed both cardstock pieces using the Glass and Gardens Embossing Folders to add gorgeous texture and dimension.
The sentiment is stamped from the So Sentimental set and cut with one of the Stitched So Sweetly dies—still one of my all-time favourite label sets. To finish off the card, I added a bow made from White 1/4″ Ribbon and a few of the 2025–2027 In Color Flat Pearls in Secret Sea. These little pearls are just the right touch of shimmer!
🎨 Tips & Tricks
Try this layout using whatever sentiment and label dies you have on hand. It’s versatile and a great way to use up DSP scraps!
Embossing contrasting cardstock pieces adds texture without overwhelming your design.
Use tone-on-tone colour schemes (like Secret Sea pearls on a Secret Sea base) to keep embellishments subtle and elegant.
✨ Make It Your Own Don’t have So Sentimental? No problem! This design is the perfect blank canvas. Swap in your favourite sentiment set and label dies to suit any occasion—from birthdays to thank-yous and everything in between.
Don’t forget – you’ll earn Stampin’ Rewards on your purchase too!
Today is the last day of this three-day sale – it is the perfect opportunity to stock up on every color of two-tone cardstock. Whether you’re making cards or a scrapbook spread, two-tone cardstock is a must-have crafting staple. Each piece of cardstock has a smooth texture for stamping and a white core that works great for techniques like tearing, sanding, crumpling, embossing, etc.
It’s time for another Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge—this week is a sketch challenge and I absolutely loved working with it! I chose the stunning Coneflower Celebration bundle (currently out of stock—but more on that below!) to build my card around.
I paired it with elements from the Country Woods 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper for a warm and earthy base, then added a beautiful pop of colour with the Strawberry Slush 3/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon. This ribbon is so pretty, ties beautifully, and the colour is truly exquisite.
🌼 Card Details:
Stamping: The coneflower was stamped in Early Espresso Ink and coloured using Stampin’ Blends in Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, and Pecan Pie.
Stem: Stamped in Early Espresso and coloured with Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.
Layering: The background includes a Textured Notes die-cut panel and Country Woods DSP.
Details: I added some Early Espresso ink speckling, a trio of Adhesive-backed Textured Dots, and layered everything with dimension for a card that really pops.
💡 Tips & Tricks:
Speckling Technique: Use an empty Water Painter or stiff bristle brush to flick diluted Early Espresso ink lightly across your background for organic splatter effects. Sometimes I use the reinkers to get a richer colour.
Blending Colours: For a soft ombré petal effect, start with the darkest colour at the petal base and blend out using the lighter tone in small circular motions. For these petals I also combined Strawberry Slush with Timid Tiger. The coneflower center is Timid Tiger combined with Pecan Pie.
As of today, the Coneflower Celebration bundle is currently unavailable. However, Stampin’ Up! now has a fantastic “Notify Me” feature on all product pages! If you’re logged into your account, you can click “Notify Me” to receive an email alert as soon as the bundle is back in stock. It’s a great way to make sure you don’t miss out when this popular bundle returns!
📌 Ready to get inspired? Head over to the HSS467 Challenge Page to see more interpretations of this fun sketch!
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I’m so excited to play along with this week’s Global Design Project Challenge #GDP504– a “CASE the Designer” featuring the incredibly talented Mikaela Titheridge. Her soft colour blending and layout were so inspiring, and I knew I wanted to echo that joyful background and layered look.
For my version, I went bold, bright, and fruity using the Cheers & Sips Bundle – the perfect pick for summer celebrations!
🖌 How I Created This Card:
1. The Background: I started with a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper and painted three horizontal washes using these vibrant Stampin’ Up! colours:
Timid Tiger (top)
Strawberry Slush (middle)
Lemon Lime Twist (bottom)
I kept the strokes loose and organic for that fresh, summery look. Once dry, I cut the panel using the stitched rectangle from the Textured Notes Dies.
2. Embossed Gate Fold Base: My card base is a gatefold design using Summer Splash cardstock. I embossed both front flaps using the gorgeous Glass & Gardens 3D Embossing Folder, which adds such an elegant texture to frame the bright centre panel.
3. Stamped & Coloured Elements: Using the Cheers & Sips Bundle, I stamped the citrus, strawberry, and lime images in Calypso Coral, Secret Sea and Old Olive Inks and coloured them in with Stampin’ Blends (matching the watercolour stripes – Peach Pie for the citrus, Strawberry Slush for the strawberry and Granny Apple Green for the lime).
4. Sentiment & Finishing Touches: The sentiment, “Cheers – Let’s Celebrate!”, is stamped in Secret Sea and die-cut with the banner from the Stylish Shapes Dies. For a final bit of sparkle, I added a few Holographic Resin Dots.
Want to create this at home? All the supplies I used are listed below – just click to shop!
It’s bright, playful, and perfect for summer birthdays, BBQ invites, or just saying “cheers” to a friend. I love how the fruit and colours play together and how the embossed gatefold makes it extra special.
July 2 – 9 – See details HERE (Tutorial only available beyond these dates)
See the details and register here! – The live videos have happened – but I still have a kit available and the replays are available to watch at your convenience!
Thanks for stopping by – and don’t forget to check out all the inspiring CASE entries over at the Global Design Project FB page!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club! Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook! Please subscribe to my newsletter, too!Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂