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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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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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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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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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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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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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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!

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!

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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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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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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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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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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!

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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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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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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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!

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 – Currently Loving
Dies – Stitched Stocking*, Hope Love & Joy
Embossing – Swirls of Magic*
Card Stock – Balmy Blue, Poppy Parade, Basic White
Ink – Navy Blue
DSP – Shimmering Stripes*

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Summer Funtime

June 27, 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 with a summer theme!

I just received new product on Friday. I whipped this card up for our theme –

This is the cool new Summer Happiness Washi Tape and coordinating Summer Happiness Dies. The washi tape is about 3″ wide and contains some neat summer images with matching dies.

After I cut several out and played around with spacing, I stuck with the sunglasses and the shining sun.

I used a subtle yellow pattern from the Mixed Up Patterns Designer Series Paper as it resembled little sunbursts.

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 – 168150 Botanical Expressions*
Dies – 168123 Summer Happiness*
Card Stock – Basic White, Pool Party
Ink – Basic Black Hybrid
DSP -166992 Mixed Up Patterns
Other – 168125 Summer Happiness Washi Tape*, 167559 Array of Dots

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I’m Grateful

June 25, 2026 · 1 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 –

These are nice colors! I haven’t used Basic Gray, not Blackberry Bliss in a while!

I combined the colors with new products too!

I started with the new Simply Leaves, stamp and punch bundle. I used it to stamp the background leaf veins around the border, and of course the leaves veins too.

I punched the leaf shape from the Neutrals Painted Patterns in Basic Gray.

The embossed background in the center is from the Seasonal Cheer Mini Embossing Folders which I showed a candy cane one on Saturday. here, I embossed the lighter side of Barely Blush Two Tone card stock for contrast.

We typically think of leaves being fall colors, but these pinks, grays, and purple work great for summer 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!

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!

Bundle – Simply Leaves*
Stamp Set – Simply Leaves*
Punch – Simple Leaf*
Embossing – Seasonal Cheer Mini EF*
Card Stock – Barely Blush, Barely Blush Two Tone, Basic White
Ink – Basic Gray, Blackberry Bliss
DSP – Neutrals Painted Patterns
Other – Bakers Twine Essentials*

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New Favorite July 2026 Online Exclusive

June 20, 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. July is right around the corner. This week, we are creating cards using our favorite July 2026 Online Exclusives products.

This is a great release of products as it’s a lot of fall holidays. I have several favorites. I combined a few for my share today –

First off, I LOVE the 2026-2028 In Color Gingham Gallery Designer Series Paper. I’ve used is already a few times.

Next would be the Stitched Stocking Dies. They are versatile as you’ve seen before.

I added one of the embossing folders from the Seasonal Cheer Mini Embossing Folders. See the cute little candy canes? And, yay, three holidays in one pack!!!

Lastly, these adhesive backed buttons!!! The pack also includes Real Red button. It says they are mini, but I think they are a great size!

I was inspired to use Hydrangea Hue for this card as the color looks blue to me. I may or may be inspired by some new little one making a grand appearance soon!

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!

Dies – Stitched Stocking Dies*
Embossing – Seasonal Cheer Mini EF*
Card Stock – Hydrangea Hue, Hydrangea Hue, Two Tone, Basic White
DSP – 2026-2028 In Color Gingham Gallery, Shimmering Stripes Specialty*
Other – Adhesive Backed Mini Christmas Buttons

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Happy Birthday

June 18, 2026 · 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 –

This is a great layout!

I went a little masculine with my card this week –

Although, it is really suitable for just about anyone!

I started with another one of the floral arrangements from the Artisan Sketched Garden. I cut the greenery and container by hand. I colored it using a combination of Stampin’ Blends and a Blender Pen.

I placed the image on a vellum circle with a strip of Designer Series Paper behind it.

To add some dimension and texture, this embossed leaf pattern matched quite nicely!

This would also make a nice sympathy card as the colors are very calming and serene.

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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Birthday Bonanza

June 13, 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 birthday cards! it is one of our designers birthday! We are showering her with cards!

I have been playing around with some new Online Exclusive items. Here, I used the cute little quilty gift package from the Stitched Stocking Dies to create the focal point for this sweet birthday card. The sentiment shape is from the same dies!

The strip of Barely Blush Plaid is also a new Online Exclusive 2026-2028 In Color Gingham Gallery Designer Series Paper.

This card is sweet, lovely, and feminine.

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!

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Thinking of You Today

June 11, 2026 · 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 admit, these colors were a challenge for me. I created a kitchen sink card, you know, just use a bunch of random products together.

I started with a favorite layout for me. I found pattern paper with these colors to plug into my layout. They worked out quite well!

I played around with the base color and layering until something caught my eye. This was it!

The card still needed something, so I went with flowers.

For being unsure how to use the challenge this week, it turned out very nice I’d say!

What are your thoughts?

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 senior volunteer work and keep my Card Buffets going. Thank you in advance!

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