more color mondays – barely blush, hydrangea hue and blackberry bliss

more color mondays – barely blush, hydrangea hue and blackberry bliss

Today’s More Color Mondays color challenge features Barely Blush, Hydrangea Hue, and Blackberry Bliss. These are three of the five colors of the October Stampin’ Up! Creativity Challenge.

This fun and easy missing middle fun fold uses the Dreamy Snowflakes Bundle and watercolored snowflake die embellsihments in the challenge colors!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″, (2) 1 1/4″ x 4″
Hydrangea Hue CS: (2) 1 3/8″ x 4 1/8″,
2 5/8″ x 4 3/8″

Score the 4 1/4″ x 11″ card base in half at 5 1/2″.

Cut at 1 1/2″ and 4″, save the two cut panels for the finished card.

Take the (2) 1 1/4″ Basic White panels and emboss with the Dreamy Snowflakes embossing folder, mount them on the Hydrangea Hue mattes.

Take the middle layer that you cut off the card front and stamp the smaller snowflakes from the Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set in the three challenge colors.

Adhere the middle layer to the Hydrangea Hue matte.

Take Fluid 100 paper and wet the surface with a water painter.

Drop the three colors on the wet surface of the Fluid 100 and allow to bleed together – continue to drop ink color until the surface is covered to desired hue and coverage.

Dry and die cut the Dreamy Snowflakes dies.

Adhere the snowflakes to the stamped middle panel.
Add the embossed matted panel to the top flap.

Adhere the other matted embossed layer to the first cut panel. Position that panel so it is aligned to the bottom and sides.

Place tape on the bottom and top of the middle layer and adhere to the center of the top panel and the bottom panel.

Wrap the Hydrangea Hue Bordered ribbon around the middle layer and tie a knot.
Add some Hydrangea Hue 2026-2028 In Color Dots for some coordinated colored embellishments to finish off this sweet Christmas card!

Try this missing middle fun fold card with your supplies and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’,
Natalie

More Color Mondays – golden glow, hydrangea hue and crisp cantaloupe

More Color Mondays – golden glow, hydrangea hue and crisp cantaloupe

Today’s More Color Mondays features three of the most recent In Colors: Golden Glow, Hydrangea hue and Crisp Cantaloupe and one of my favorite new bundles: Elegant Leaves tamps and dies!

This fun fold is super easy and such a great reveal!

Measurements:
BASE: Crisp Cantaloupe CS:5 1/2″ x 7 1/2″
scored at 3 1/4″
Front Flap CS: 2 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
scored at 4 3/4″
Basic White CS Inside: 4″ x 5 1/4″
DSP front piece: 3″ x 5 1/4″
DSP inside piece: 1″ x 5 1/4″
Front Flap Embossed CS: 2 1/4″ x 4 1/2″

Adhere the 1″ piece of DSP to the right-hand side of the Basic White layer.
Stamp the sentiment on the inside Basic White CS piece in Crisp Cantaloupe ink.
Take the Front flap piece and score at 4 3/4″ adhere the small tab at the top of the flap so the score line is just slightly above the center of the top inside edge of the card.
Placing it just slightly above the top edge will allow the flap to close over the front of the card and lay flat.
Adhere the Basic White layer to the inside of the card covering the tab of the front flap.
Adhere the larger DSP piece to the front of the card base.
Take the 2 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ Crsip Cantaloupe CS piece and emboss with the Softly Woven 3D embossing folder and adhere to the outside of the front flap.
Cut the three detailed leaf dies in Basic White CS and the three outline leaf dies in different colors of the 2026-2028 In Color Gingham DSP.
Glue the detailed Basic White CS leaves to the coordinating Gingham image.
Cut a 1 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ scrap of one of the In Colors and a 1″ x 2 1/4″ scrap of Crisp Cantaloupe.

Stamp the thank you sentiment in Crisp Cantaloupe ink to the Crisp Cantaloupe CS and run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine with the tree ring die.

Adhere to the colored matte.

Pop up the sentiment piece hanging off of the edge of the front flap and start to arrange the leaves around the sentiment piece.
Adhere the rest of the leaf dies to the card around the sentiment piece.

Add 2026-2028 In Color Dots around the sentiment.

I decided to try the sentiment matte in Hydrangea Hue to make the sentiment piece pop a little more – Which one do you like better?

Sometimes changing one little accent piece can make all the difference!

Try this fun fold with your stash – now it’s your turn! Go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – pecan pie, mossy meadow and early espresso

more color mondays – pecan pie, mossy meadow and early espresso

Today’s More Color Mondays color challenge card is a gorgeous masculine Christmas card made from the Frosted Pinecones bundle and these dies are just stunning! They do all the work on this card!

Pecan Pie, Mossy Meadow and Early Espresso pair well together for an elegant card that anyone would love to receive! This card follows my Card Sketch #133 also!

Measurements:
BASE: Mossy Meadow CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″, scrap for the sentiment die
and pine needle foliage dies
Basic White CS” (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″
Pecan Pie CS: scraps for dies
Early Espresso CS: scraps for dies

Run one of the Basic White CS layers through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine with the Textured Tree Ring 3D embossing folder in between the BASE #1 plate and the Embossing Plate #4.

Adhere to the Mossy Meadow Cardstock base.

Adhere the second Basic White CS layer to the inside of the card.

Die cut the large and small pinecone mattes out of the Pecan Pie CS scraps.

Die cut the detailed pinecone dies out of the Early Espresso CS.

Die cut the pine needles and the sentiment piece out of the Mossy Meadow CS scraps.

Adhere the Early Espresso detailed Pinecone dies atop the Pecan Pie mattes and then stamp the sentiment onto the Mossy Meadow label in Mossy Meadow ink.
Pop up the sentiment piece and the larger pinecone on Stampin’ Dimensionals and then adhere the smaller pinecone in the center leaving the edges without glue so you can tuck the pine needle dies under all of the pinecones dies and sentiment.
Tuck the pine needle dies under both of the pinecones and sentiment and adhere them down with a little bit of multi-purpose glue.
Adhere the green Glossy Garden Dots to bring some coordinating shimmer to this awesome seasonal card!

I love this seasonal card – it is just perfect for so many things – my guy friends, my friends that celebrate the upcoming seasons a little differently than me and the ones that do celebrate Christmas as well! I love this card and the way it turned out! Hope you like it too and that it inspires you because now it’s your turn to create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Need a NEW September to December catalog – let me know or pick one up at the next class!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – azure afternoon, hydrangea hue, and blueberry bushel

more color mondays – azure afternoon, hydrangea hue, and blueberry bushel

Today’s More Color Mondays color challenge features a monochromatic slate of blue hues: Azure Afternoon, Hydrangea Hue, and Blueberry Bushel.

A new Hybrid embossing folder and bundle from the September to December 2026 catalog called Dreamy Snowflakes is the star of this Triple Panel Display card. This fun fold card stands for display for all to see.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 1 7/8″, 3″, 5 1/2″, and 6 5/8″
(2) 1 5/8″ x 5 1/4″
DSP: 2 1/4″ x 5 1/4″

Score the 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece at 1 7/8″, 3″, 5 1/2″, and 6 5/8″.
Emboss the (2) Basic White layers of 1 5/8″ x 5 1/4″ with the Dreamy Snowflakes embossing folder.
Adhere the embossed layer to the first panel.
Adhere the second embossed layer to the right-hand panel.
Place the base card in the Stampin’ Trimmer with the second score line in the cutting groove. Cut a slit in the score line from 3/4″ to 1 1/4″. Cut another slit in the right hand middle score line from 3/4″ to 1 1/4″.
Stamp the sentiment from the Dreamy Snowflakes bundle in Blueberry Bushel ink.
Stamp the snowflakes – the larger one in Azure Afternoon and the smaller ones in Hydrangea Hue.
Adhere the DSP to the middle panel of the card base.
Cut a 10 inch length of Hydrangea Hue.
Pull the Hydrangea Hue ribbon through the slits in the score lines.
Tie the ribbon in a knot over the DSP.
Place the 2026-2028 In Color Dots around the sentiment.

Now it’s your turn to create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time! Try this great fun fold card!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – pretty peacock, shaded spruce and azure afternoon

more color mondays – pretty peacock, shaded spruce and azure afternoon

Today’s More Color Monday is a SNEAK PEAK of the upcoming holiday catalog starting September 1st – the September through December 2026 catalog – it is packed full of Fall and Holiday sets as well as other fun sets and items – I cannot wait for you to get your hands on it! They will be available at my Open House next month and also to pick or mail!

This Dreamy Snowflakes bundle is delightful with a hybrid embossing folder and delicate snowflake dies the possibilities are endless.

Today’s More Color Monday color challenge features a set of two cool tone cards using Pretty peacock, Shaded Spruce and Azure Afternoon! I also used the upcoming Designer Series Paper Whispering Woods which is our annual GIVE BACK promotion – Small choices can make a BIG difference. With every purchase of Our Whispering Woods DSP Stampin’ Up! will donate $3 to organizations that help spread Holiday cheer! An extra reason to feel great about your crafting!

Measurements:
BASE: Azure Afternoon CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 1 1/4″ and 5 1/2″ then flip it 180
degrees so the small tab is on the right-hand
side
Basic White CS: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″, 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″
and a scrap piece
DSP: 1″ x 5 1/4″

Blend the three colors with blending brushes on one of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ pieces of Basic White CS. Then splatter by flicking the ink from the brush tip side of the Dark Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends marker onto the blended paper.
For the first card I cut out all of the delicate snowflake dies and for the second card I stamped the trio of snowflakes in Pretty Peacock ink over the blended background and cut them out.
Score the base card at 1 1/4″ and 5 1/2″ and then turn 180 degrees so that the smaller tab is on the right-hand side.

Using the other 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White layer stamp the snowflake border at the bottom of the layer in Pretty Peacock ink.

Stamp the six sided border in Azure Afternoon ink and then stamp the sentiment inside that.
Blend the surface with the three inks and die cut.
Emboss the surface with the hybrid embossing folder. Adhere to the center of the border stamped layer.
Cut one of the extra snowflakes and adhere to the lower edge.

Adhere to the inside center panel of the card base.

Adhere the Whispering Woods watercolor wash pattern to the outside of the smaller panel.
emboss the 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White CS layer in the hybrid Dreamy Snowflakes embossing folder and adhere to the outside left-hand side panel.
Adhere the snowflake die border to the left-hand side of the embossed layer.
Did you know that if you take a small dab of our “green glue” (Multi-Purpose glue) and allow it to dry it will become tacky to the touch and be a semi permanent glue that you can use as a fastening tool!

Here I added it to the tip of the sentiment banner to allow it to be the fastener to close the card!

Adhere and pop up the rest of the delicate snowflake dies on over the embossed layer.

Stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment in the banner die and adhere over the gate fold edge.

The second card used the stamped and die cut snowflakes for a totally different look!
This is one of my favorite bundles in the new catalog – let me know if you would like a catalog!

Now it’s your turn to start thinking about what you will be making for Christmas for your friends, neighbors and family! Go and create – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin”
Natalie

Remember these are SNEAK PEAK Products and will not be available in the photo links below until they are available to the public!

I realized that I did not add bling – that’s a sin in this studio LOL so I added Basic Rhinestone Jewels to both cards and rephotographed them!