INTRODUCING CRISP CANTALOUPE

Today’s card features one of the new In Colors for 2026 – 2028, Crisp Cantaloupe.  Does it look familiar?  If you have been around Stampin’ Up! for years like me then you will recognize it as a color that we use to have and that has been re-introduced.  Yes, sometimes colors come back and it is often a great surprise.  I actually still had my Crisp Cantaloupe ink pad, re-inker and even a few sheets of the paper.  I decided to showcase it along with a Specialty Designer Series Paper that is also in the In Colors called Bloom Boutique and make a simple card.  Here is what I came up with…

The card base is Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I added a layer of the Bloom Boutique 12 x 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper that measured 4 x 5 ¼”.  To the center of that I added two pieces of foliage, one die cut from Gold Foil (to accentuate the gold in the DSP) and one die cut from another new In Color called Peaceful Pine.  This die is from the Nature’s Symphony Dies (I have been using these dies a lot lately because they are pretty versatile).

I cut the layer for my sentiment out of Basic White cardstock using the second smallest of this shape from the Nested Essentials Dies.  I stamped it with my sentiment from the Happy Thoughts Stamp Set which is from a retired set (I used Crisp Cantaloupe Ink but Peaceful Pine would look nice as well).  Remember I always say use the sentiment that you like and works for the card you want to send.  We all have sets we love and for many of us we have some that we like to use all the time.  The same can be said for the die I used, it could be a circle, a square, anything you have that works with the sentiment you chose.  Don’t be afraid to make changes and make it yours.  I added that sentiment using Dimensionals. 

To finish off the card I added three of the 2025 – 2025 Flat Pearls to the front.  I also cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and added a little strip of the same DSP I used on the front, ½ x 4” to the bottom of it to tie everything together. 

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Bloom Boutique 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [167637]	Nature's Symphony Dies [166925]	Nested Essentials Dies [161597]	Crisp Cantaloupe 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [167693]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]
Peaceful Pine 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [167691]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls [165192]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

CONSIDER YOURSELF HUGGED

Today’s card features the pretty new Bloom Boutique Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Banner Sayings Bundle.  I love fun fold cards and specialty DSP is always fun to use on one.  Today’s fold is all about the diamond.  I saw one of these cards on Pinterest and I knew I had to figure out how to make it.  Here is what I came up with…

The card base is Golden Glow cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 2 1/8” and 4 ¼”.   Fold the card as you normally would and then fold the 2 1/8” piece back onto the card front.  This is the base for the fun fold and you can use this fold with lots of other shapes as well.  I then added may first layers which were cut from Basic White cardstock that measured 1 7/8 x 5 ¼” (cut 2) these are for the two 2 1/8” sections.  Then cut one at 4 x 5 ¼” for the inside of the card.  Next, add the DSP to these layers, those are cut at 1 5/8 x 5” (cut 2) these are again for the 2 1/8” sections.  Cut one 2 x 5” for the inside right of the card. 

Now we are going to move onto the diamonds.  Cut Basic White cardstock to 2 1/8” x 2 1/8” (cut 2) and one at 2 ½ x 2 ½”.  Cut Gold Foil to 1 7/8 x 1 7/8” (cut 2) and emboss with any embossing folder you have and love (mine is a retired one) or you could choose to use DSP here as well, either is a great choice, then add these to the 2 1/8” white layers.  Cut a piece of the DSP to 2 3/8 x 2 3/8” and add that to the white diamond that is 2 ½”. 

Start by adhering the top and bottom diamonds first.  You want the top point of the diamonds to be directly on the top and bottom and centered right on the fold.  Make sure you only put adhesive on the left side so you card can open.  Once that is done, center the large diamond over the other two diamonds.  Stamp the sentiment “Consider Yourself Hugged” from the Banner Sayings Bundle using VersaMark Ink and add gold Metallic Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set.  Use the coordinating punch from the bundle to punch out your sentiment.  Add sentiment to the center of the large diamond with Dimensionals and you are done. 

Here is what it looks like all opened up:  

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Banner Sayings Bundle (English) [167051]	Bloom Boutique 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [167637]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Golden Glow 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [167685]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

BERRY SPECIAL CARD

Today’s card features the Ferns & Flora Bundle, the Moonlit Flora Designer Series Paper and the beautiful color Berry Burst.  I loved this whole suite of products as soon as I saw it and I knew I had to have it.  I went to a trusty card template for inspiration (I will put it at the bottom of the page), I did tweak it a little as is my way.  Here is what I came up with…

The card base is Berry Burst cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I added a layer of Peaceful Pine cardstock that measured 4 x 5 ¼”.  I then cut my Moonlit Flora DSP; I cut two strips to 1 x 5” and one to 1 9/16”.  (NOTE:  the template shows 2” wide but I decided I wanted a little more gap between my strips so I changed it up.)  Once that was all adhered, I die cut one of the large ferns from the Ferns & Flora Bundle from Peaceful Pine cardstock, one of the fiddle heads from Soft Seafoam cardstock, three of the flowers from Berry Burst cardstock, the three flower centers from Golden Glow cardstock and the label from Berry Burst. 

With all the pieces die cut I added the fern and fiddle head to the center of the card.  Then I stamped my sentiment “You Make the World a Better Place” onto the Berry Burst label with Peaceful Pine Ink and added it to the bottom right of my card using Dimensionals.  I pieced together my flowers and added the centers and added the small one directly onto the other pieces and the two larger were added with Mini Dimensionals.  Finally, I added a little gold dragonfly embellishment (these are now retired but you can use anything you have in your stash including gems). 

For the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and stamped one of the moths on to the corner with Berry Burst Ink.  While that was still wet I used my Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to pull some of the ink into the center and give the whole thing a nice shine.  This is the same thing I put on my envelope. 

Here is the template that I used for inspiration:

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Fern & Flora Bundle (English) [167745]	Moonlit Flora 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [167737]	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243]	Peaceful Pine 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [167691]	Golden Glow 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [167685]
Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143]	Peaceful Pine Classic Stampin Pad [167679]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]

SCALLOPED HUGS

Today’s card features the Scalloped Blooms Bundle, the 2026 – 2028 In Color Painted Patterns 12 x 12” Designer Series Paper and the Bloom Boutique 12 x 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (I love the bits of gold throughout this paper).  I wanted to create a simple clean card without a bunch of fuss and this is that I came up with…

The card base is the new Hydrangea Hue cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I used the dies from the bundle and cut two of the blooms from the looms Boutique 12 x 12” DSP.  The largest was cut from the white background paper and I used third from the largest die for this one.  The smaller one was cut from the blue background paper and I used the 4^th from the largest die for this one.  I adhered the two blooms together and used my paper trimmer to cut some off the left edge.  I adhered these to the left side of a piece of the Painted Patterns DSP that measured 4 x 5 ¼”.   

Once that was done, I added a piece of the Hydrangea Hue Bordered Ribbon that measured 5 ½” around the layer and adhered it to the back.  I took another piece that measured 4” and used it to tie a square knot bow onto the front then I adhered this layer to the front of my card base.  I stamped the sentiment “HUGS” from the bundle onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock with Hydrangea Hue Ink and added that to the right side of my bow using Mini Glue Dots. 

For the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and added a scrap of the DSP that measures ¾ x 4”.  For the envelope you can cut a piece of the Designer Series Paper to 2 ¼” x 6” and adhere it to the flap and trim it to fit.  I don’t like to waste DSP so I like to cut mine to 2 x 6”, it will be little short, just trim off the envelope that is not covered with DSP, there is still plenty of adhesive remaining.

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Scalloped Blooms Bundle (English) [167647]	2026–2028 In Color™ Painted Patterns 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [167755]	Bloom Boutique 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [167637]	Hydrangea Hue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [167687]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]
Hydrangea Hue Classic Stampin' Pad [167677]	Hydrangea Hue 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon [167549]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]

SEASIDE LIGHTHOUSE

Today’s card features the amazingly beautiful Scenic Coast 6 x 6” Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Sunset Coast Bundle.  I fell in love with this paper when I first saw it online but to be honest the photos do not begin to truly show it’s beauty.  I could not wait to get it and work with it and I was not disappointed.  Here is what I came up with…

The card base is Basic White cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 3 7/8 x 5 1/8” and then took the die with the circle and lighthouse and placed it centered about ½” from the top and die cut it.  I stamped my sentiment “Wherever this note finds you…” with Secret Sea Ink onto the bottom right corner.  I then cut a piece of the beautiful DSP to 3 x 3” (I love that I can make 4 cards out of one piece of the DSP) and added that behind my lighthouse.  Once that was all adhered, I added this to a piece of Secret Sea cardstock that measured 4 x 5 ¼”.

For additional interest I did wrap this layer with a piece of Secret Sea Bordered Open Weave Ribbon that I adhered to the back of the layer.  I then wrapped a piece of Linen Thread around the center of that ribbon and tied a bow.  For the inside I stamped the sentiment “…I hope it finds you happy!” from the bundle using Secret Sea Ink.  On the bottom right corner and on the envelope, I stamped the small water stamp using Azure Afternoon Ink and then added the small sailboat stamped in Secret Sea Ink.

 

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Sunset Coast Bundle (English) [167781]	Scenic Coast 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [167773]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165624]	Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [165285]
Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161663]	Secret Sea 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Open Weave Ribbon [166932]	Linen Thread [104199]