Create with Stamping Friends

May You Gather Happiness

September 4, 2025 · Leave a Comment

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 –

Great sketch for some great new products!

This squirrel bundle – I am in love with it. It’s a stamp and punch appropriately called, Fluffy Squirrel.

We have lots of squirrels in our backyard. Many of which we are able to hand feed. Our cats enjoy watching them eat along with the Bluejays on our back patio.

A small detailed acorn paper from the Weekend Adventures Designer Series Paper is perfect for this nut loving animal.

I stamped the acorn on Pecan Pie and Early Espresso. I should have punched them, but fussy cut instead to create the acorns on the card.

Just adorable!

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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.

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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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Eeek!

August 21, 2025 · Leave a Comment

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 loving this new Halloween from Stampin’ Up, Sweet & Spooky Kit. It is actually a treat holder kit. I took the tret holders and changed them up into cards!

Here is one of them –

I simply cut the box apart using the sections to create this ‘Eeek’ of a spooky card.

I usually make mini slim cards, but this is a taller, regular slimline card at 3 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ in Pumpkin Pie.

The sparkly stars are also from the kit. Yes, this card was just that easy!

Stay tuned to see my other two cards from the kit I made.

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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!

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Blue Ain’t Your Color

August 9, 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 music theme this week is Blue Ain’t Your Color by Keith Urban, or blue cards.

This card was created using some new products that will be available September 3rd. This is the Peace on Earth Bundle. It’ ssoo pretty.

The pattern paper, Peaceful Garden Designer Series Paper, contains lots of blues.

Although my card is a Christmas card, the stamp set contains a variety of sentiments. It’ll be a great stamp set to add to collection for sure.

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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Bundle – Peace on Earth
Stamp Set – Peace on Earth
Dies / Embossing – Peace on Earth, Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder
Card Stock – Crumb Cake, Cloud Cover
Ink – Misty Moonlight
DSP – Peaceful Garden
Other – Misty Moonlight & Silver Edged 1/2″ Ribbon

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Cheers

August 7, 2025 · Leave a Comment

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 –

This is a cool challenge this week!

How about cooling off with some refreshing beverages?!

I used the Cheers & Sips stamps set along with the coordinating pattern paper, Celebratory Sips Designer Series Paper.

This pattern is sweet and I love the reverse side when folded over.

I hand cut the drinks adding them to the folded over portion.

Nice, fun card layout!

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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Color My World

August 2, 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!

For the month of August, we are doing music themes. Our music theme this week is Color My World by Chicago, choosing our favorite Stampin’ Up color.

Of course, mine is going to be Poppy Parade, as my favorite color is red.

I used a combination of Poppy Parade regular card stock, along with Poppy Parade Two-Tone card stock. It gives so much dimension to these Charming Day flowers.

I placed them on a piece of pattern paper from the Mixed Media Florals Designer Series Paper. Black and white is a wonderful contrast to any shade of red.

The sentiment is from the Charming Day stamp set.

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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You’re Going Places

July 31, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Winding down our CASing the Catalog. Here is this weeks challenge to get you inspire you –

I dusted one from the shelves for this –

This card features the pattern paper, On The Go Designer Series Paper. I took one of the patterns and cut by hand three pieces of luggage.

I stamped random hearts and a sentiment from the Tags To Go Stamp set.

This is a simple, fun card, perfect for any traveler!

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Sepia Tones

July 26, 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 sepia tones, shades of beige and tan.

Admittedly, this sepia had me stumped. But, a little internet research and this is what I created –

Stunning, I must say!

I started with a Pecan Pie watercolor wash for the Fluid 100 watercolor paper background. I was surprised how even I was able to get it. I am not into watercoloring. I let that dry then chose my stamp set, You Are Remarkable.

I stamped the flower in Early Espresso, let it dry then began to color it with Pecan Pie Blends.

I added the sentiment, byt the card still needed a little something. The dots for the ground and then the dots for clouds seemed to add what the card needed.

Lastly the flying bee and bow!

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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Metallica

July 19, 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 is features any metallics on our cards.

Here is my take –

Quite stunning! I love the veins of gold throughout the two patterns in the Kintsugi Impressions Designer Series Paper.

The vase is pretty with the light, watercolor flowers edged in gold.

This sentiment is one of the best. We’ve all been there and then needed a card for this situation.

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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Congrats

July 17, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

For the next few weeks, our challenges will be CASing the Catalog. Here is this weeks challenge to get you going –

I thought of the pears when I saw this sketch –

The focal point are pears from the Perfectly Pears Dies. I also used the Simple Congrats stamp and cut by hand the stamped image. Pretty nice I’m thinkin’!

I switched up my card and used the pattern paper, Florals In Bloom on the Darling Duckling card base.

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Red & Green

July 12, 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 Christmas with red and green.

I bought this new, Online Exclusive, Bauble Bloom with this specific card in mind –

Yes, these large letters are from the Party Alphabet Dies. Combining these two work soo good, especially in this Festive Glimmer Paper.

I added the ‘CHRISTMAS’ as I thought the ornament needed a little something. This was it!

Do you think this combo works?

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

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You Made My Day

July 10, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

For the next few weeks, our challenges will be CASing the Catalog. Here is this weeks challenge to get you going –

This was a fun one –

I featured new online products from the Charming Day Bundle along with the pattern paper, Floral Charm Designer Series Paper.

My favorite from the dies is this little rose die, it is so detailed!

I cannot wait to send this card out.

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Black & White

July 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 is only black and white.

Black and white are probably my favorite types of cards to design. They have soo much feeling.

Surprisingly, I used the Beautiful Blues Kit for these cards!

This is one of the laser cut pieces turned over, then adhered to a Basic Black base.

I created one horizontal –

And one vertical –

Which is your favorite?

Both sentiments are included in the kit as well! However, I did use punches to create some interest.

I love to repurpose the designs to fit my personal style! Do you ever do this?

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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Summer Flowers

June 28, 2025 · 5 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 summer flowers.

Ooohhh, so many come to mind! However, I’m going with a sunflower –

Isn’t this a gorgeous embossed flower? It is from a new folder, Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder. This requires the Specialty Plate to get this nice, deep impression.

It is a larger folder, measuring in at 6″ x 8-1/2″. I cut the full panel so I could use different parts of the larger piece for my card.

I did cut an additional large flower which I cut by hand for the front.

This sentiment is also new, from the Charming Day stamp set. I stamped it, punched it, then punch it again to shorten it.

What do you think of my ‘ribbon’? It is a strip of card stock distressed and split. It creates a nice velvety strip.

This is the inside of the card with additional embossed pieces, leftovers from the initial larger embossed piece.

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Relax & Enjoy

June 26, 2025 · Leave a Comment

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 –

Very fun sketch for this card –

A little turtle relaxing! (S)He is cut from the pattern paper, Turtle Y Cute Designer Series Paper with coordinating Turtle Y Awesome dies. The sides are also from the same pack of paper.

I thought Flirty Flamingo complimented the the turtles cheeks nicely.

This fabulous sentiment is from the Notes & Totes stamp set. Also very appropriate for the relaxing turtle!

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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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