card sketch #119 – 4 cards from one 6″ x 6″ DSP

card sketch #119 – 4 cards from one 6″ x 6″ DSP

This card sketch inspired 4 cards from this one sheet of gorgeous Thoughtful Journey DSP this was a carryover product last year and I do not anticipate that it will be carried over again so If you love watercolor landscaped images get this paper before it is gone!

Card sketch #119. is here and what will you do with it – so many possibilities!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: (2) pieces of 8 1/2″ x 11″
Score one at 4 1/4″ and then cut on the 11″
side at 5 1/2″, score the other at 5 1/2″ and
then cut at 4 1/4″
(4) 3 1/4″ squares, scraps for sentiments
DSP: (1) 6″ x 6″ sheet cut into (4) 3″ squares
then cut each 3″ square into (3) 1″ strips
Mossy Meadow CS: (4) 3 1/2″ squares

Emboss each of the card fronts of the card bases in the Birch Wood 3D embossing folder.

Cut each of the 3″ squares into 1″ strips, keeping in order adhere them to the 3 1/4″ Basic White squares.
Adhere each of the 3 1/4″ white squares to the 3 1/2″ Mossy Meadow CS squares.
Adhere the first square to the center of one of the embossed card fronts.
Stamp a sentiment from the Wonderful Thoughts Bundle and then die cut around the words. Adhere to the card front over the DSP.
Do the same for the rest of the cards! I added a few left over die cuts from a previous card from the Springtime Scenes die set on the last card!
two different card orientations but basically the same sketch!
Adhere three Natural Matte Dots to finish off the card with some coordinating embellishments. These gender neutral cards are perfect for ANY occasion just by changing the sentiment and the Wonderful Thoughts bundle is a great all sentiment set.

Check these items out before they leave!
Now it’s your turn to create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

virtual album retreat

virtual album retreat

Imagine an online scrapbooking event where you can create a beautiful album that celebrates your milestones and memories, cultivate scrapbooking techniques, connect with a friendly community of crafters, and finish feeling inspired with a keepsake you’ll be proud to display.

Are you interested?

Then join us to turn your cherished moments into lasting memories—right from the comfort of your home at the Happiness Is Here Virtual Album Retreat! Held on April 29–May 1, 2026, we’ll start the Facebook live stream at 12:00 p.m. each day.

I will also be opening up my studio for all the the broadcast times as well! And offering two additional 2 page bonus spreads with your purchase!

This kit is your all-access pass to the three-day virtual scrapbooking retreat filled with:

– Creative inspiration: Discover new scrapbooking techniques and hone your crafting skills.
– Expert guidance: Follow step-by-step instructions from experienced instructors to complete your album with ease.
– Community and fun: Connect with fellow crafters, share your progress, and enjoy a supportive atmosphere.
– Memory making: Create a beautiful 10-spread (20-page) album that tells your unique story.

By purchasing this product, you’ll be able to attend Stampin’ Up!’s Virtual Album Retreat, a three-day Facebook event full of crafting and fun. Ask your demonstrator or visit the Virtual Album Retreat event page to learn more.

EVENT DETAILS
– What: Three-day virtual scrapbooking album retreat
– Date: April 29–May 1, 2026
– Start time: 12:00 p.m. (EST)
– Place: Online in a private Facebook group
– How: Purchase this Happiness Is Here Virtual Album Retreat 2026 kit; then once you receive the kit, scan the kit’s QR code to join the private Facebook group

KIT DETAILS #168051 $250.00 (earn $25 in Stampin’ Rewards!
Includes components needed to create 10 scrapbook spreads (excluding adhesive, ink, and tools) as listed below:
– Happiness Is Here Stamp Set
– Happiness Is Here Alphabet Stamp Set
– Golden Glow Shimmer Brush
– White Gel Pen
– Exclusive Designer Series Paper
– Printed precut images and stickers
– Linen Thread
– Moody Palette Glossy Dots
– Photo Placeholders
– 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Top-Load Memory Protectors™ Value Pack
– 4″ x 4″ (10.2 x 10.2 cm) Flip Flaps™

LIVE STREAM MAGIC
– On April 29–May 1, 2026, join us for exciting live stream workshops and presentations by staff from our Riverton office, including Stampin’ Up! CEO Sara Douglass. Gain expert tips, techniques, and tons of inspiration.
– Interact with other participants live and ask questions as we create together.
– Private Facebook group: Connect with fellow crafters, ask questions, share your progress, and get motivated by the amazing community.
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
– Download easy-to-follow instructions and enjoy video replays so you can craft at your own pace. Even if you can’t attend the live event on April 29–May 1, 2026, you can still purchase the kit and access all the materials you’ll need to make the album on your own time.
LANGUAGE
-This kit’s components (stamp sets and precut pieces) are in English only.
– The downloadable instructions are available in English, Dutch, French, and German.
– The live stream will be in English only.
– About a week after the live stream, its recording will be available to watch on demand with Dutch, French, and German captions.
If you come to the Stampin’ Studio all additional supplies will be available to share from my craft room supplies but you are welcome to order any of these additional supplies.

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES LIST (sold separately)
To complete the album, you will need the following supplies on hand:

Ink
– Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad™ (147101)
– Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad (147087)
– Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (147089)
– Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad (153118)
– Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad (147108)
– Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107)

More Additonal supplies:

Coloring Tools
– Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 (149014)
– Stampin’ Journaling Pens (166647)
– Blending Brushes (153611)

Adhesives
– Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
– Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
– Stampin’ Seal (152813)

Additional Supplies:

Tools
– Bone Folder (102300)
– Clear Block B (117147)
– Clear Block C (118486)
– Clear Block D (118485)
– Clear Block F (118483)
– Clear Block H (118490)
– Paper Trimmer (152392)

Other
– Cutting mat or sturdy cardboard *
– Scissors **
– Eraser
– Pencil and pencil sharpener
– Ruler
– Masking tape or sticky notes
– Stamp cleaning supplies

* This mat must fit inside a 12″ x12″ Memory Protector
** In addition to regular cutting, you’ll use the tips of your scissors to cut slits in some of the Memory Protectors. If the tips of your scissors aren’t sharp, you may need a craft knife.

NOTE: This kit does not include an album, but it’s not necessary to make your spreads. If you’d like to keep all your finished spreads in one place and you don’t currently have an album, consider purchasing either the 1-1/2″ Post 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Album (166515) or the D-Ring 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Album (166516).

I hope you will join us for this exciting album retreat!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – bubble bath, pretty in pink and secret sea

more color mondays – bubble bath, pretty in pink and secret sea

More Color Mondays today features Bubble Bath, Pretty in Pink and Secret Sea – in the Beach Boardwalk DSP pack there is a palm tree design which is super easy to make cards with – it has a border of palm trees on a bottom and top border – if you cut that page 5 1/4″ from the top and 5 1/4″ from the bottom edge you get two 12″ strips of palm trees – cut those again into 4″ pieces and you can make 6 of these cards from one sheet with paper from the middle to decorate the envelopes or the inside of the card!

Measurements:
BASE: Secret Sea CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Basic White CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″
DSP: 4″ x 6″ cut to 4″ x 5 1/4″ save the extra for
inside decoration
Bubble Bath CS: 1/2″ strip
Pretty in Pink CS: 1/2″ strip

Cut the DSP into 4″ x 6″ pieces and then cut 3/4″ off the 6″ side.

Score the base card at 5 1/2″, adhere the Basic White layer to the inside of the card and adhere the 3/4″ x 4″ strip to the bottom of the Basic White layer. I reversed the pattern and used the B side for the inside decor.

I stamped Fun in the Sun from the Beach Time scrapbooking set in Pretty in Pink ink on the Bubble Bath cardstock strip. I stamped the sun image at the end of the sentiment. I tore the right-hand edge and adhered that strip to the Pretty in Pink cardstock strip. I offset the strips and tore the right-hand edge of the bottom strip to match the one on top!

I added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the sentiment strips.

I adhered the DSP to the card front.

I then adhered the sentiment strip with Dimensionals over the DSP.

I added Pearlized Faceted Circles around the sentiment and this simple but awesome card is complete. When you have Designer Series Paper this nice it is so easy to make lovely cards!

Try a pack of our gorgeous DSP today and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – blueberry bushel, berry burst, and crushed curry

more color mondays – blueberry bushel, berry burst, and crushed curry

Today’s More Color Monday color challenge was a bit of a mistake I picked the colors and had a card deign in mind using the Homemade Sweetness Designer Series Paper but these colors do not directly appear in the DSP color listing. I had already announced this color challenge last week and did not want to change anything so I went with it! Hopefully this will show you all that even if you do not have all the colors that are in the DSP you can still design cards that work well with the Paper!

I saw this fun fold design on a fellow demonstrator’s website that is in my sideline and she is super creative always an inspiration – thanks Susan C.

This fun fold is called the Peek Through Diamonds fun fold and although I used cut outs from the DSP that were a little larger than I wanted and you cannot see the peek through as I intended my card turned out OK – sometime a card you design is just not your favorite! And that is ok – some one will love it!

Measurements:
BASE: Crushed Curry CS: 5 1/2″ x 11″
cut off 2″ score at 1″, 1 1/2″, 2″, 6 1/4″, 6 3/4″
and 7 1/4″
Blueberry Bushel CS: 1/4″ x 5 1/2″, (3) 1 1/8″
squares
Berry Burst CS: 1 7/8″ x 5 1/2″ embossed
(3) 1 1/4″ squares
DSP: 1 3/4″ 5 1/2″, and 2″ x 5 1/2″ and scraps
for cut outs
Basic White CS: (3) 1″ squares

Mount the three Basic White squares to the Blueberry Bushel squares and then mount to the largest Berry Burst squares.
Cut the Base cardstock at 2″ to make the base 5 1/2″ x 9″. Score at 1″, 1 1/2″, and 2″ to make an accordian fold on the left side of the card base and then score at 6 1/4″, 6 3/4″ and 7 1/4″ to make an accordian fold on the right-hand side of the card.

Lay the 2″ piece on the right-hand side for spacing purposes and adhere the blueberry bushel gingham DSP to the opening on the inside of the card base.

The flap on the right-hand side of the card will be on the inside of the card – it looks like it is the outside piece but it is not.

Adhere the DSP to this inside flap.

Decide which cut outs to place on top, middle and bottom of the diamonds and then adhere glue dots on the back of each side point of the diamonds.
Place the 2″ Crushed Curry layer that you cut off of the base card over the DSP flap and adhere the glue dots one to the left hand flap and to the 2″ layer on the right-hand side. Line up the top of the diamond with the top of the inside of the card so it does not stick out further than the card dimensions.
I decided the right-hand flap looked to plain so I added the Berry Burst layer and embossed it with the Ladybug Picnic 3D embossing folder.
Adhere the other diamonds first to the sides of the card, then to the one above or below with glue dots.

I added a small strip of Blueberry Bushel CS to the left-hand flap to add more color.

I added three Pearlized Faceted Circles to the card for a little sparkle! The card is complete!

Try this fun fold it’s easy and with a fun peek through to see more of your Designer Series Paper. Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays strawberry slush, calypso coral and secret sea

more color mondays strawberry slush, calypso coral and secret sea

Today’s More Color Mondays color challenge comes from the Homemade Sweetness Designer Series paper which comes with
12 sheets: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs
of 12″ x 12″ paper, acid and lignin free (this product is photo-safe) in colors of: Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight, Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush!

Stir up something sweet with the Homemade Sweetness 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper. This double-sided paper is filled with hand-drawn designs that bring nostalgic, kitchen-crafted charm to your cards and scrapbook pages. Use the detailed sides to add whimsy with fussy-cut embellishments, and let the simpler patterns help balance your layouts. It’s just the thing for crafting cards and scrapbooks that feel like a picnic on a sunny afternoon.

This is a sweet and easy fun fold card today!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″, cut 1 1/4″ off
the right-hand side and score at 5 1/2″, scrap
for label die, 4″ square for embossing
DSP: (2) 1 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ different designs
Strawberry Slush CS: scrap large enough to
stamp the jar and die cut out
Calypso Coral scraps for rope die

Cut 1 1/4″ off the right-hand side of the card front.
Adhere the 1 1/2″ DSP to the right-hand edge of the inside of the card.
Emboss the 4″ square of basic White CS with the Ladybug Picnic 3D embossing folder and adhere to the card front.
Stamp the jar image onto a scrap of Strawberry Slush CS and die cut. Adhere to the embossed layer of the card front.
Cut the fabric jar cover out of the blue gingham DSP and die cut the bow and roping for the cover tie out of Calypso Coral CS and adhere to the gingham paper. Adhere over the top of the jar die.
Die cut one of the labels from the Filled With Sweetness bundle in scrap Basic White CS.
Stamp one of the sentiments from that bundle in Calypso Coral ink onto the label die.
Pop up the label die to the middle of the jar.
Add three Pearlized Faceted Circles to the card front for some added bling and this simple Fun fold card is complete with all the Homemade Sweetness that one can stand!

If you like to can fruit and jams and jellies or love baking in the kitchen this bundle will be right up your alley and even if you don’t it is filled with irresistible sweetness!

Go and create some Homemade Sweetness of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

introducing garden poetry new march online exclusive suite

introducing garden poetry new march online exclusive suite

Do you like foliage sets?
Do you like bright colors?
Do you like pretty papers?

Well then the Garden Poetry suite is going to be a MUST have for you!

This Suite comes with a beautiful stamp set, coordinating dies and a hybrid embossing folder that will work hard to create lovely cards, scrapbooking and gift items – really anything you can imagine this Suite is going to elevate!

The following are the Online exclusive web images from the Stampin’ Up! website showing the details of the suite:

Lush botanical imagery meets rich, vibrant color with the Garden Poetry Suite Collection. Whether you’re layering floral elements, accenting with delicate greenery, or finishing with a pop of color or shine, every piece works together to create bold, nature-inspired designs. This suite is perfect for creating stunning handmade cards, with thoughtful sentiment stamps that deliver messages of gratitude, appreciation, and positivity. Add ink, cardstock, and adhesive to complete your projects.

SUITE COLLECTIONS
– Are designed with complete product coordination in mind—every piece of a suite looks great together.
– No two suite collections are the same! They come in a variety of design styles with a range of products in each suite.

Here is the bundle: 10 % discount for the Paradise Garden stamp set, Hybrid embossing folder and dies.

Suite collection includes one of each item listed below.
PARADISE GARDEN PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (10% off)
– 14 stamps
– Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, c, e
– Two-Step

PARADISE GARDEN HYBRID EMBOSSING FOLDER (10% off)
– 4-1/2″ x 6-1/4″ (11.4 x 15.9 cm)
– 13 dies
– Largest die: 4-3/8″ x 6″ (11.1 x 15.2 cm)
– Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (sold separately)

The suite also comes with two coordinating papers:
Garden Poetry Designer Series paper – with beautifully bright watercolored images of florals and leaves on the A side and watercolor washes in coordinating colors on the B side.

GARDEN POETRY 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
– 12 sheets: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs
– Acid and lignin free (this product is photo-safe)

– Colors: Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss, Blueberry Bushel, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Night of Navy, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Shaded Spruce

There is also a specialty paper that is beautifully textured available in three bright colors of Berry Burst, Blueberry Bushel and Shaded Spruce.

GARDEN TEXTURES 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) SPECIALTY FOIL SHEETS
– 6 sheets
– Acid and lignin free (this product is photo-safe)

The suite also contains a beautiful bright coordinating ribbon.

BERRY BURST 1/4″ (6.4 MM) SHINY RIBBON
– Width: 1/4″ (6.4 mm)
– Length: 10 yards (9.1 m)

And lastly the suite comes with epoxy embellishments:

GARDEN EPOXY DOTS
– 80 adhesive-backed pieces
– 20 each of 4 colors
– 40 flower dots, 40 solid dots
– 5 mm, 6 mm

This card I created uses the Shaded Spruce DSP and Specialty papers (the ribbon I used is retired but you could use our new Shaded Spruce and Gold edged ribbon instead!)
I used the stamp set and the embossing folder as well!

Measurements:
BASE: Shaded Spruce CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White CS: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″, scrap for circle
die
DSP: 1″ x 4″
Specialty Paper: 1″ x 4″

Emboss one of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ layers with the Paradise Garden hybrid embossing folder.
Die cut a circle from the Stylish Shapes die set that will fit the sentiment you choose from the Paradise Garden stamp set.
Grab the other 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White layer and stamp the leaf image from the Paradise Garden stamp set full strength in Shaded Spruce ink on the lower right-hand corner of the layer.

Then without re-inking the stamp, stamp the leaf image again (second generation stamping) on the Stylish Shapes circle die.

Stamp the sentiments in Tuxedo Black Memento ink over the leaf image on the circle die and above the leaf image on the Basic White layer.

Adhere the 1″ strips to the embossed layer.
Cut a piece of coordinating ribbon about 5 3/4″ long and wrap around the embossed layer and secure with scotch tape.
Adhere the embossed layer to the card front.
Adhere the inside Basic White layer to the inside of the card base.
Pop up the circle die on Stampin’ Dimensionals over the ribbon on the right-hand side of the card.
Place embellishments on the card to complete it.
If you wanted you could color the sentiment piece by using Shaded Spruce ink and a blending brush.
Which version do you like?

Both are great but the shaded version adds just a little – don’t you think?

Try designing a card and then adding one more detail and see if it makes a difference! That is how you grown creatively! Now go and be creative – create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie