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Happy Thanksgiving

September 10, 2026 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

This week, our challenge for you is to create a card using this layout –

Is it too early to create a Thanksgiving card?

I think not, lol!

I fell in love with this Thanks & Giving stamp set and have been looking for a reason to use it. This sketch was it!

I used the Sunflower Fields Designer Series Paper for the paper piecing of the cute little acorn top and bottom. I stamped them on both patterns, then cut them by hand.

This great square is a die cut from the Time Garden Dies, a must have in my opinion for just how versatile they are.

The ribbon sentiment was also cut by hand.

Now the larger Old Olive piece are from the Mixed Up Patterns Designer Series Paper. This added a little whimsy to go along with the cuteness of the stamp set.

This card is soo sweet. I cannot wait to send it later in the year.

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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Favorite New Sept-Dec Catalog / Sept OE Designer Series Paper

September 5, 2026 · 1 Comment

Welcome stampers!

I have something very special to share today! It is my 19th Stamp-aversary! That’s right, 19 years ago, I was drawn to a complete set of an ink pad family for my bonus to the Starter Kit! So, Happy 19th Stamp-aversary to me!

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 Designer Series Paper from the September – December Catalog or the Online Exclusives that just dropped.

Honestly, there are some really great holiday pattern papers in this catalog. I had a difficult time to pick one, so i just did.

My card shows off the Creative Celebrations Mix & Match 6 x 6 Specialty Designer Series Paper. There are the four patterns in the pack shown on my card, plus a strip from one of the printed sides. The other sides are tags and other images for cards or tags. In addition, there are 4 sheets of punch outs, like the ephemera packs.

The sentiment on my card is one I created with the Scalloped Christmas Cheer Dies and die cut letters from the Luxe Alphabet & Number Hot Foil Dies. Once again, I used just the dies to cut letters. I haven’t hot foiled those yet.

I added three Gold Adhesive Baked Dots for a little something for the card.

The card is easy to replicate in cutting and assembly.

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!

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Grateful For You

September 3, 2026 · 1 Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

This week, our challenge for you is to create a card with these colors –

Oh these colors threw me for a creatively wonderful loop! Just look how I used them –

I started with new items! These little mini leaves are from the Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies. Most of the hot foil dies have components that you can use without hot foiling them. I chose three leaves and cut them in the three different challenge colors.

I initially was arranging the leaves on the Very Vanilla base but remembered this new Scalloped Christmas Cheer Dies. They looked wonderful on there, so that’s what I went with.

The card needed a little color, as it was soo much vellum. I added a piece of the In Color Gingham Gallery Designer Series Paper in Crisp Cantaloupe to break up all the Very Vanilla.

I wanted a small sentiment to not take away from all the leaves, so one from the Soiree Salutations was the perfect size!

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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BOO to You

August 27, 2026 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

This week, our challenge for you is to create a card with this layout –

I got a little frightfully creative this week –

The pun and paper is from the Frightfully Fun Designer Series Paper. I took two of the same patterns and cut through them and put them back together for this card.

The dies come with one ghost. I wanted one facing the other way. After die cutting it, I flipped it over, placed a piece of paper on top and ran it back through me die cut machine to remove the edge. Worked like a charm!

The eyes are black dimensionals! Also, another great tip!

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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National Relaxation Day

August 22, 2026 · 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!

Weekly, we share various themes to inspire your creativity. This week, we are creating cards for National Relaxation Day. Who knew that was a thing?

My card today is a stretch with the theme. Self care such as having your hair done, a pedicure, or a facial is something relaxing. It just makes you feel, well, gourd-geous!

You know I am a huge fan of fall and great pumpkins! These products are soo sweet this year. The pattern paper is the Painted Patch Designer Series Paper. The three pumpkins are also from the paper! And, there are dies to cut them out!

Of course I had to use this sentiment from the coordinating stamp set. it’s what today’s theme is all about!

All these new products will be in the September – December Catalog available for purchase starting September 1st!

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!

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Bundle – Painted Pumpkins*
Stamp Set – 168431 Painted Pumpkins*
Dies – 168437 Painted Pumpkins*
Punches – 2 3/8″ Circle
Card Stock – Calypso Coral, Basic White
Ink – Secret Sea
DSP – 168430 Painted Patch*
Other – 168443 Painted Patch Adhesive – Backed Dots*

*Available in the September – December 2026 Catalog

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Hello, Friend

August 20, 2026 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

This week, our challenge for you is to create a card with these colors –

Great colors to try out some new products!

This is the new Radiat Sunflowers Bundle that will be available in the upcoming September – December Catalog. We all love a great fall sunflower! These color work fabulous for it!

The sentiments are great in this set too! And, there is this generous stitched rectangle to stamp them on!

The embossed background is also a new folder! It is the Softly Woven 3D Embossing Folder. I think it will be pretty populat this year. If you get it, remember to have your Specialty Plate to go along with it.

Even these embelishments are new, Radiant Gems. They are very sparkly!

Will this bundle be on your must have list?

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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Bundle – 168359 Radiant Sunflowers*
Stamp Set – 168352 Radiant Sunflowers*
Dies – 168358 Radiant Sunflowers*
Embossing – 168466 Softly Woven 3D*, 154711 Specialty Plate
Card Stock – Very Vanilla, Golden Glow, Berry Burst, Garden Green
Ink – Early Espresso
Other – 168363 Radiant Gems*

*Available in the September – December 2026 Catalog

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Back To School Days

August 15, 2026 · 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!

Weekly, we share various themes to inspire your creativity. This week, we are creating cards for back to school!

This theme had me a little stumped until I started playing around with different things. I started with just the alphabet from the Lux Alphabet & Numbers Hot Foil Dies in various colors.

Then I remembered seeing a sheet of notebook paper in one of my packs of paper, Homemade Sweetness. Things started to flow!

I pulled out the Last Chance, Currently Loving stamp set to stamp the reading, learning, playing on the ‘notebook’ paper.

I arranged the numbers and letters around the stamp words.

I also added ENJOY YOUR DAY from Balloon Festoon, above the list. It went perfectly with list of things to do.

This would be a great card for an elementary student or maybe even a teacher!

For that ‘extra’ on the card, I added a staple in the top left. It’s always those details!

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!

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You’re Old

August 13, 2026 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

This week, our challenge is to create a card using this layout –

A rather fun, wonky layout! Here is my take on the sketch –

I wanted something that looked sweet, but was also a little on the humorous side. Just look at this expression on the cats face! Priceless for one of those, um, birthdays of a certain age.

The cat came from the Halloween set, Oh, My Fright. It’s just perfect for a non Halloween, scary aged birthday.

The sweet pattern paper is the Homemade Sweetness Designer Series Paper. Colors are just great!

Combined with the cat, this Thanks Man stamp set just makes the card!

Checkout how I finished off the card on the inside! I mimicked the outside wonky angle! Plus added the rest of the thoughtful words, lol!

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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CASE Yourself

August 8, 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 CASEing ourselves and creating cards!

I wanted to share a Halloween card so I went waaaay back to 2021 to this –

I loved the layout of this card. I used our current Frightly Fun Designer Series Paper, plus the coordinating bundle to create this similar card –

I mixed die cut images with a hand cut kitty. It was just too cute not to add it!

To create the eyes on such small die cut pieces, I used the two different colored dimensionals to help me out!

I am really pleased how this turned out! What do you think?

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!

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Thinking of You

August 6, 2026 · 1 Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

We are back to our alternating challenges. This week is a color challenge to inspire you –

I did a quick pre-order of products and picked up this new bundle from the upcoming September – December, SD, Catalog called Thinking of You –

I just love the happy font on the die cut sentiment!

I added the repeated phrase, JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW, between strips of Basic Beige to make the card fun!

I can see myself using this bundle quite a bit! And to think I almost overlooked it! Did you see it, or miss it? It’ll be available for purchase on September 1st.

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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Bundle – 168263 Thinking of You
Stamp Set – 168254 Thinking of You
Dies – 168260 Thinking of You
Card Stock – Daffodil Delight, Bubble Bath, Basic Beige
Ink – Bubble Bath

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Beach Party

August 1, 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 a beach

This is the perfect theme for the Summer Happiness Washi Tape with a coordinating stamp set and set of dies.

This washi tape is really cool with all these fun summer items. To make them *pop*, I literally placed them on dimensionals!

The backdrop for all these summer elements is the pattern paper, Beautiful Ordinary Life Designer Series Paper, punched from the Rounded Rectangle Punch. It adds a fun element for this ‘Fun in the Sun’ card.

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!

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Sending Warm Wishes

July 30, 2026 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

This is the last we are CASing the catalog. For the challenge, we can use the stamp set, the colors, the layout or a combination of some or all. Here is this week’s new layout challenge to spark your creativity.

I am having a Christmas in July, I mean in August, this weekend and I have been working on potential cards and creating samples for it. Here is one –

I featured the popular A Stitched Season Designer Series Paper for this sweet card. One side of the paper is all quilty designs, the other side are patterns. I simply cut the center focal out, plus the points below it.

I added buttons, ribbon, and a sentiment to finish the card off.

Simple, but really cute!

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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Coloring Inside The Lines

July 25, 2026 · 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!

Weekly, we share various themes to inspire your creativity. This week, we are creating cards that we can color from stamped images.

For my card, I stamped the images, but did not color them!

Of course I could have, but decided after I stamped all these kitties, I’d leave them as is, lol.

I used one of the cat stamps from the Oh My Fright stamp set and stamped it repeatedly all over the card front.

I tied the ribbon along the left side to camouflage that the cats were stamped a little off, lol!

After i stamped the TRICK OR TREAT, I cut it up and added it to the card.

The card needed a little something, so these puffy stars added just what the card needed!

I’ll try stamping these again and coloring then next time!

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!

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Happy Halloween

July 23, 2026 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

For the next few weeks, we are CASing the catalog, we can use the stamp set, the colors, the layout or a combination of some or all. Here is this week’s new layout challenge to spark your creativity.

This week, I just went with the layout –

I cannot resist an adorable cat as you know! And this one peeking out from under the hat is just like our recent cat who is mischievous as all get out!

The two patterns and the cut cat under the hat came from the Frightfully Fun Designer Series Paper that was just recently released. It is just as cute as can be! And there are dies for the cat as well! Even better!

For some added fun, I die a few bats to add to the card. Since these eyes are extremely small, I used a Black Stampin’ Dimensional behind them! It is a brilliant hack as I wanted these elevated anyway!

This is a really fun card, wouldn’t you agree?

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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Jolly July

July 18, 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 Christmas / holiday cards.

Every year I create a santa suit card. I started early this year –

I used pink this time instead of a shade of red. Actually, I used the Bubble Bath from the Velveteen Assortment Specialty Paper. For the trim on the suit, I used my favorite, Shimmering Stripes Specialty Paper.

For the belt, we have a seasonal black ribbon, Black 3/8″ Iridescent Ribbon.

I incorporated the greeting from the Festive Cheer die cut using a scalloped oval from the Filled With Sweetness Dies.

This card is simply cute and a great, fun take on a santa suit card!

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!

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Hip Hip Hooray

July 16, 2026 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

This challenge caught my CAS eye and I immediately thought to use the Balloon Festoon Bundle –

I just love the curly lines and started my ground with those!

I then replaced balloons with what I saw. I couldn’t resist using the Shimmering Stripes Specialty Paper for the initial balloon. You just have to get this paper, tryst me!

My last detail was the large confetti in Gold Foil as the original card used. It adds such a fun, playful, element here!

I cannot wait to find the perfect person for this card!

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I Am Thankful For You

July 9, 2026 · 1 Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

I do not have any of these products from this suite. Sooooo, I had to get creative with this weeks CAS. I decided to ‘copy’ the paper and the card using other products –

I started by cutting leaves from the new, Pretty Poinsettia Dies in the three primary colors in the Designer Series Paper : Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Peaceful Pine. I added flowers and others flora found in the paper using the Help Me Grow Dies.

For the sentiment, I punched the pieces from the Three Banner Punch. I used a sentiment from the new, Botanical Expression. I taped off each line to get three separate lines like the original sample. it was tricky, but it worked – on the first try too!

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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250th Red, White, & Blue Celebration

July 4, 2026 · 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!

Weekly, we share various themes to inspire your creativity. This week, we are celebrating America’s 250th birthday by creating cards with red, white, and blue.

Playing with the Stitched Stocking Dies again. Also showing another non holiday / Christmas way to use them as well.

I created a whimsical patriotic design here by using just this star type pattern.

I used another new Online Exclusive product here today as well, the Swirls of Magic Embossing Folder. Oh, it is a nice one too!

The stars are cut from the Shimmering Stripes Specialty Paper, another fantastic product!

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!

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