Birthday

Favorite New Catalog Designer Series Paper

May 2, 2026 · 1 Comment

Welcome stampers!

We are a group of stampers who get together weekly in blog form to create with a theme each week. This is our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Weekly, we share various themes to inspire your creativity. This week, we are creating cards with our favorite new catalog Designer Series Paper.

We haven’t had a nice black and white pattern paper in a while. I’m really drawn to this new Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper.

I really like this sheet that is a variety of vases with flowers and greenery.

I didn’t get my Stampin’ Blends in yet, so I used the Blender pens and the ink pads to color the vase and flowers. It turned out very pretty! Almost better than Stampin’ Blends! Ha!

I did hand cut the flower image after coloring it.

I wanted the pattern paper to be a bit softer, so I vellum to the rescue! But, only a partial softness using a die from the Sweet Words & Labels Dies.

For a little bling, I used the Rhinestone Basic Jewels, a true classic, and cardmakers staple!

Be sure to go around and check us all out to see how we used the theme this week! We also love to read comments too. Take a few minutes to say HI, or why you liked our project for the week.

Next up is Melissa Davies, back is Cindy Elam. Keep going to see all of us.

See you next week with more great inspirations!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons below.

I appreciate your support of my home based business. Orders like yours help keep me craftin’ with my senior volunteer work and keep my Card Buffets going. Thank you in advance!

Stamp Set – 167609 Garden Gatherings
Dies – 167627 Sweet Words & Labels Dies
Card Stock – Barely Blush
Ink – Barely Blush, Peaceful Pine, Hydrangea Hue, Golden Glow
DSP – 167752 Artisan Sketched Garden, 167099 Vellum Specialty
Other – 102856 Blender Pens, 144220 Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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Birthday Wishes

December 11, 2025 · 2 Comments

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s new layout challenge to spark your creativity –

I am in love with this new Online Exclusive pattern paper, Brushed With Beauty Designer Series Paper –

I created a lovely birthday card in peaches and pink.

The sentiment is from the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar. The stamp set that comes with this kit os fabulous! It’s all occasion, not Christmas!

I used the Words of Beauty Dies as it fit perfectly.

Check out the other Design Team’s use of these colors this week on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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I appreciate your support of my home based business. Orders like yours help keep me craftin’ with my senior volunteer work and keep my Card Buffets going. Thank you in advance!

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Happy Birthday

August 28, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s new color challenge to spark your creativity –

Perfect colors for a masculine card –

I cut strips of the Woven Textures Designer Series Paper to create this fun layout. They are all the same size, 1 1/4″ x 2″ (if I recall correctly).

I stamped the sentiment on a strip and placed atop a Labeled With Love punched shape. It’s a masculine card, so no frills, simple.

Check out the other Design Team’s use of these colors this week on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons below. I appreciate your support of my home based business. Orders like yours help keep me craftin’ with my volunteer work and keep my Card Buffets going. Thank you in advance!

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Pink Champagne

August 23, 2025 · 3 Comments

Welcome stampers!

We are a group of stampers who get together weekly in blog form to create with a theme each week. This is our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Our song theme this week features Pink Champagne by Ariana Grande. Cards with pink on them.

I was thinking outside the ~~box~~ dies today for this sweet number –

Any guesses?

I used the Nested Essentials Dies for the ‘cones’ and the Poppin’ By Dies for the ‘scoops of ice cream’. Soo cute and fun!

I paired the sweet treats with the softly striped pattern from the Wildflower Birthday Designer Series Paper. I loved the shades of pinks in the paper as it really tied the scoops together.

The sweet Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Charming Day stamp set stamped onto one of the printed pieces in the Designer Series Paper. So neat to have a sheet of these kind of accents.

Be sure to go around and check us all out! We also love to read comments too. Take a few minutes to say HI, or why you liked our project for the week.

Next up is Melissa Davies, back is Cindy Elam. Keep going to see all of us.

See you next week with more great inspirations!

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It’s Your Day

August 14, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s new color challenge to spark your creativity –

I decided these colors would work nice for this Coneflower Celebration –

Oh. I. Love. These. Flowers. They are soo pretty! And, fun to make too! Foreach of these, I cut two sets of petals and glued them together slightly askew. Then I added the Pecan Pie flower center.

I stamped leaves and stems then adhered the flowers. For spacing, I then stamped the sentiment. Simply gorgeous!

Check out the other Design Team’s use of these colors this week on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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Birthday Wishes

June 21, 2025 · 2 Comments

Welcome stampers!

We are a group of stampers who get together weekly in blog form to create with a theme each week. This is our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week is Birthday wishes.

I am in love with this stamp set, Not 29 Anymore. That is the sentiment stamp set I used for this fun fold –

The candles are from the Sweet Jar stamp set. I stamped them continuously along the card.

This turned out soo cute! ook at the card fully opened –

See? Am I right?

Be sure to go around and check us all out! We also love to read comments too. Take a few minutes to say HI, or why you liked our project for the week.

Next up is Melissa Davies, back is Cindy Elam. Keep going to see all of us.

See you next week with more great inspirations!

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Kintsugi Birthday

June 1, 2025 · 5 Comments

Hello Stampin’ Friends!

After taking a month to care for my mom, things are falling back into place and I have set a date for my next Card Buffet. YIPPEE!

It is taking some thought to get my creativity back up to speed for class cards. Challenges always help me.

Once again, I was drawn to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge to spark my creativity. Here is the new sketch that caught my eye –

I chose the Kintsugi Inspirations Designer Series Paper to highlight the layout.

The paper is just beautiful with the gold detailing! Although there is a vase stamp in the coordinating stamp, I decided to just cut the vase from the pattern paper using the Inspiring Imperfections Dies. It makes a bold statement front and center.

The side panels are also from the same paper pack. Notice the detailing. Soft and light.

We all need birthday cards, so birthday was sentiment of choice for this. It is from the Simply Said Mix & Match stamp set. One of my favorites that I grab quite a bit!

Would this be a pick if you attended my Card Buffet?

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Favorite New Designer Series Paper

May 17, 2025 · 4 Comments

Welcome stampers!

We are a group of stampers who get together weekly in blog form to create with a theme each week. This is our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

So glad to back with you’ll this week.

Our theme this week is our favorite new Designer Series Paper, or DSP.

Soo many great papers! I must say, I really like the 6 x 6 In Color Designer Series Paper. I enjoyed creating these cards to show the paper off –

I used a stack, cut, shuffle method that I came up with.

I started with each DSP being 3 3/4″ x 5″ Made the above cuts. Shuffle the pieces. Adhere to a piece that is 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″.

Here is each card individual –

Cloud Cover Base.

Darling Duckling Base.

Secret Sea Base.

Strawberry Slush base.

Timid Tiger Base.

I used the Party Alphabet Dies in the In Colors too to ties everything together.

Be sure to go around and check us all out! We also love to read comments too. Take a few minutes to say HI, or why you liked our project for the week.

Next up is Melissa Davies, back is Cindy Elam. Keep going to see all of us.

See you next week with more great inspirations!

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Hi Let’s Celebrate

May 15, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s new color challenge to spark your creativity –

And here is how I used it –

I just LOVE these new Party Alphabet Dies! We have needed another large set of alphabets for some time!

I combined them with the Nested Essentials Dies creating a sweet masculine type card.

Isn’t this pattern paer great too? It’s also a new one, the Boho Vibes Designer Series Paper.

Check out the other Design Team’s use of these colors this week on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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Happy Birthday Party Piggy

May 8, 2025 · 2 Comments

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s new color challenge to spark our creativity –

Look at this cute lil’ piggie –

Adorable, right?! Anyone would love this birthday card I think!

This is the new Party Piggy Bundle, stamp set and dies.

I stamped the piggy, colored with Blends, then die cut it.

After I created the layout, I stamped each section, adding the festive details.

The stamp is curved because it is photopolymer and I bent before stamping it. It is great that you can do this with photopolymer stamps! Adds to the flexibility of them, literally. It does go back straight after stamping!

I also cut it by hand to get this nifty shape.

Check out the other Design Team’s use of these colors this week on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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What I Will Miss The Most

April 5, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Welcome stampers!

We are a group of stampers who get together weekly in blog form to create with a theme each week. This is our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week about the products we will miss the most that are leaving.

There are lots of products that are retiring. I hadn’t taken the chance to use this Linked Together Bundle. So I decided today was the day!

The center lattice-like pattern, and the sentiments are from the bundle. It is soo pretty how this die creates a see through lattice window.

The beautiful cake is from the Wildflower Birthday Designer Series Paper. A couple of the sheets in the pack are pretty die cuts. This cake is just lovely with the lattice.

These Neutral Adhesive Baked Sequins look great in addition to the gold accents on the cake.

This is just so so pretty!

Be sure to go around and check us all out! We also love to read comments too. Take a few minutes to say HI, or why you liked our project for the week.

Next up is Melissa Davies, back is Cindy Elam. Keep going to see all of us.

See you next week with more great inspirations!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons. I appreciate your support of my home based business. Thank you in advance!

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CASing Lori de Groot

February 15, 2025 · 2 Comments

Welcome stampers!

We are a group of stampers who get together weekly in blog form to create with a theme each week. This is our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week is CASing designer, Lori de Groot. The colors in this card really caught my eye!

I CASed her lovely card using the Darling Dinos Bundle –

…..and it is just adorable!

This would be great for either a boy or a girl, or change the sentiment for a baby shower!

This embossed background is the Dashing Designs 3D Embossing Folder. I thought it matched the dino’s nicely.

Be sure to go around and check us all out! We also love to read comments too. Take a few minutes to say HI, or why you liked our project for the week.

Next up is Melissa Davies, back is Cindy Elam. Keep going to see all of us.

See you next week with more great inspirations!

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CASing Debbie Henderson

February 8, 2025 · 1 Comment

Welcome stampers!

We are a group of stampers who get together weekly in blog form to create with a theme each week. This is our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week is CASing our designer, Debbie Henderson.

I chose this card to CAS –

The Delightful Wishes Bundle has a similar look to Debbie’s card. I used that!

These colors are Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, and Daffodil Delight, with a touch of black.

What do you think? Pretty sweet, I’d say! With my own twist of course!

I did use the new Around It All Dies instead of a circle die or punch. It adds a little character and whimsy.

The HAPPY BIRTHDAY is from the stamp set in the bundle, but I masked it.

Be sure to go around and check us all out! We also love to read comments too. Take a few minutes to say HI, or why you liked our project for the week.

Next up is Melissa Davies, back is Cindy Elam. Keep going to see all of us.

See you next week with more great inspirations!

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Celebrate

January 16, 2025 · 1 Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge! Every Thursday, we post a new challenge to inspire you – either a color or a sketch challenge. Feel free to play along with us!

Here is this week’s color challenge to spark your creativity –

I love clean and simple cards. That’s the direction I went with in my card for the week –

The Cake Celebration Bundle is the star of the show here today! I combined it with this dainty pattern paper, Toadstool Gardens. This is a free Sale-a-bration paper.

The cake looks good enough to eat! ‘Sprinkles’ and all!

You too can create this lovely card with the supplies listed below! Create it – let me know!

As designers, we each post our take on the weekly challenges. You can head back to the main blog, Create with Stamping Friends, to see all the other inspirations from the challenge!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons. I appreciate your support of my home based business. Thank you in advance!

Sale-a-bration

Toadstool Gardens 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Winter Birthday

December 28, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Welcome stampers!

Thank you for joining us for our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features winter birthdays!

We are having a winter of upwards of 80° here is Texas, so something sunny, bright, and sweet is what came to mind –

Also using new products too!

I layered two pattern paper strips of the Wildflower Birthday Designer Series Paper together to create the side border. I placed those on top of a Forever Plaid embossed panel.

This lovely sentiment is from With You In Mind. I think it’ll be a favorite stamp for me! To tie in the gold from the pattern paper, the die cut tassels were the way to go! I love the detail of individual strings that can be curled!

Go forward to check out Melissa Davies, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great ideas for us!

We will see you next week with more great inspirations in card making!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons. I appreciate your support of my home based business. Thank you in advance!

Stamp Set – With You In Mind
Dies / Embossing – Birthday Celebrations Dies, Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder
Card Stock – Pretty In Pink, Basic White
Ink – Pretty In Pink
DSP – Wildflower Birthday, Gold Foil
Other – 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems

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Latch Cards

August 10, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Welcome stampers!

Thank you for joining us for our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features cards with latches to open or close the front.

Opening –

And, the inside.

I just love when you go to create a card and stuff in your stash matches stuff you had! Notice how the Textured Floral stamp set matches the the pattern paper, Wildly Flowering Designer Series Paper?

I stamped a smaller flower image on the front panel and also the inside of the card. It matches the little flowers in the background on the paper soo well! I was quite excited when I noticed this as it is a favorite stamp set of mine.

This is the back of the card. You can see how the pattern paper was adhered to the back.

Go forward to check out Melissa Davies, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great latch card ideas for us!

We will see you next week with more great inspirations in card making!

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The Hunt For Red October

July 6, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Welcome stampers!

Thank you for joining us for our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week is any shade of red on our cards!

I still had the Iconic Imagery Bundle on my table. After a quip flip through the Iconic Celebration Designer Series Paper, pattern paper, I ran across this lovely pattern.

I cut the paper into six pieces to highlight it. I added the Celebrate sentiment and the coordinating die cut.

I love how there is even smaller coordinating shapes for the sentiment! I used one for the word love. Make this card is sweet as can be!

Go forward to check out Melissa Davies, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great ideas for us!

We will see you next week with more great inspirations in card making!

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Let’s Celebrate You

July 4, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s Case The Catalog challenge to spark your creativity –

I decided to follow the layout for my card –

I used a new Online Exclusive, the Iconic Imagery Bundle. it has multiple images for the holidays. I think it will be a favorite of mine!

This nice watercolor shaded Designer Series Paper, pattern paper, is Bright & Beautiful. The stamped images are also from the Iconic Imagery stamp set. I used the Blueberry Bushel ink stamped on the inside Basic White then stamped on the front pattern paper so they’d be lighter.

The sheer silver edged ribbon is so festive, as are the addition of the Iridescent Faceted Gems!

Check out the other Design Team cards on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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