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more color mondays – daffodil delight, coastal cabana and flirty flamingo

by nataliegramleystamps | Aug 4, 2025 | card samples, color challenge, embossing folders, my favorites, techniques

It’s Monday and that means another color challenge. Today’s challenge features Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana and Flirty Flamingo!

I am using a Faux Layering technique and embossing for this simple and stunning card!

Measurements:
BASE: Coastal Cabana CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″ and scrap for
sentiment piece.

Tear post it notes or masking paper and layer on the top and bottom of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White piece. Leave about 1 1/2″ – 2″ gap in between the post it notes.

Using a Blending Brush, layer Coastal Cabana on the bottom third of the opening.

Using a second blending brush add a layer of Daffodil Delight ink above the Coastal Cabana overlapping the colors slightly!

Using a third blending brush layer Flirty Flamingo across the top of the opening and overlap with the Daffodil Delight slightly – this creates a gradient look and new colors in the mix!

Stamp one of the images from the Online Exclusive Prairie Grass stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento ink across the Post-It notes three to four times across the paper.

Remove the Post-It notes.

Place the Basic White colored layer in the Eyelet 3D embossing folder and emboss.

Adhere to the Coastal Cabana card base.

I used a 1″ x 2 3/4″ scrap of Basic White CS and stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink a sentiment from the Prairie Grass stamp set.

I colored the cardstock with a Blending Brush and Flirty Flamingo ink.

I distressed the edges with the edge of my Snips scissors and then popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and layered it in the left-hand upper corner of the card.

I added some black dots to finish off this dramatic silhouette faux layer card!

Try this technique and see what you can create – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Prairie Grass Cling Stamp Set (English)

[166168]

$26.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131297]

$14.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$9.00

Stampin' Glass Mat Studio (Imperial)

[163987]

$60.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder

[163414]

$10.00

Neutral Matte Dots

[165561]

$8.00

← beautiful gallery dsp frame card june demonstrator swap cards →

layout #105 gallery blooms card

by nataliegramleystamps | Jun 20, 2025 | card samples, card sketches, stamps ink paper

Sometimes making a card can be a super simple experience especially when you follow a card sketch.

Follow along as I put together a beautiful and simply stamped card using Card Sketch #105!

Measurements:
BASE: Early Espresso CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Crumb Cake CS: 2″ x 5 1/2″
Very Vanilla CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″ and scrap for die cut
DSP: 3″ x 5 1/2″

Score the base Early Espresso card stock in half at 4 1/4″ and fold.

Emboss the 2″ Crumb Cake layer in the Damask Designs embossing folder.

Adhere to the right side of the card front leaving a 1/8″ border on the right-hand side.

Adhere the DSP to the left-hand side of the card front leaving a 1/8″ border on the left-hand side of the card front.

Stamp the three flower image from the Gallery Blooms stamp set in Early Espresso ink on the bottom right hand side of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Very Vanilla layer and adhere to the inside of the card.

Cut a scrap piece of Very Vanilla CS with one of the larger dies from the Spotlight on Nature circle die set.
Stamp the three flower image from the Gallery Blooms stamp set on the right-hand side of the circle die.
Stamp a sentiment on the upper left-hand side of the circle die.
Pop up the circle die onto Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhere to the lower right-hand side of the card front.
Adhere three Drusy embellishments in gold tone on the card from to finish this simply stamped card sketch design!

Try this simply stamped card sketch with your supplies and show me what you can come up with – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Beautiful Gallery Suite Collection (English)

[165217]

$139.25

Beautiful Motifs Bundle (English)

[165206]

$45.75

Beautiful Motifs Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165198]

$18.00

Gallery Blooms Bundle

[165213]

$53.00

Gallery Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set

[165211]

$19.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$14.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$14.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$13.00

Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165196]

$12.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[119789]

$5.50

Stampin' Glass Mat Studio (Imperial)

[163987]

$60.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments

[164223]

$9.00

← layout #104 beautiful gallery card more color mondays - daffodil delight, coastal cabana and melon mambo →

florals in bloom anniversary card

by nataliegramleystamps | Jun 6, 2025 | card samples, Designer Series Paper, die cutting, stamps ink paper

Today is a simple stamping card using two diagonally cut pieces of designer series paper.

Measurements:
BASE: Pretty in Pink CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
DSP: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″ cut diagonally
Flirty Flamingo CS: scrap for die cuts
Basic White CS: scrap for stamping

Adhere the Florals in Bloom DSP to the base card.

Adhere the other piece of DSP to the bottom corner of the base card.

Stamp the anniversary sentiment onto a Flirty Flamingo CS die cut from the Spotlight on Nature. Add Stampin’ DImensionals onto the back of the die cut and adhere above the intersection of the two diagonal pieces of DSP.

Stamp the butterflies from the Spotlight on Nature stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Fussy cut the butterfly and add Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the butterfly image.
Add the butterfly to the right corner of the Flirty Flamingo die cut.

Add five Iridescent Pearls around the sentiment and card base.

Try this simple design today and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Spotlight On Nature Bundle

[163581]

$52.00

Spotlight On Nature Cling Stamp Set (English)

[163579]

$23.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141416]

$14.00

Pretty In Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163793]

$14.00

Florals In Bloom 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet (English)

[166643]

$17.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Stampin' Glass Mat Studio (Imperial)

[163987]

$60.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels

[158987]

$7.50

← sunrise sailing mask card more color mondays - blueberry bushel, pretty in pink and granny apple green →

more color mondays – petunia pop, azure afternoon and gorgeous grape

by nataliegramleystamps | Jun 2, 2025 | card samples, color challenge, embossing folders, In Colors, more color mondays, my favorites, new catalog

Today’s More Color Mondays color challenge features Petunia Pop, Azure Afternoon, and Gorgeous Grape hues for a bright and cheery birthday card using the single stamp set Simple Birthday!

Measurements:
BASE: Azure Afternoon CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White CS: 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″
Petunia Pop CS: 3 5/8″ x 4 7/8″
Gorgeous Grape CS: 3 3/4″ x 5″

Stamp the Simple Birthday sentiment onto the 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″ Basic White layer in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

Using blending brushes on the Basic White layer add a strip of Petunia pop ink with a Blending Brush to the top third of the Basic White layer.
Then add Azure Afternoon ink with a Blending Brush to the middle third of the Basic White Layer.

Add Gorgeous Grape ink with a Blending Brush to the lower third of the Basic White layer.

Place the garden folder of the Glass and Garden mini embossing folder over the middle of the Basic White blended area and emboss with the flower images.

Using a Stampin’ Spritzer filled with water spray the surface of the Basic WHite layer with the Spritzer and dry the splatter effect created when the water lifts the ink color with a Heat Tool.

Adhere the Basic White blended layer to the Petunia Pop layer.

Adhere the layers to the Gorgeous Grape layer.

Adhere the front of the card base with the Garden embossing folder from the Glass and Garden embossing folders, right down the middle of the card front.

Add Stampin’ Dimensionals along the back of the Layered piece and adhere to the back of the card the White 1/4″ ribbon from the Botanical Textures Suite wrapping it around the middle of the card.
Adhere to the Azure Afternoon card front.

Adhere the Two Toned Sparkle Gems to the card front to finish off this lovely and easy Simple Birthday card.

Try this coloring technique with a larger sentiment from your stash and see what fun color combinations you can create – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

← beautiful gallery watercolor gate fold card sunrise sailing mask card →

more color mondays – secret sea, boho blue and cloud cover

by nataliegramleystamps | Apr 14, 2025 | card samples, color challenge, Designer Series Paper, embossing folders, fun fold, In Colors, masculine cards, more color mondays, new catalog, stamps ink paper, techniques

Today’s More Color Mondays color challenge is all about something old and something new – all in hues of blue! The 2023-2025 In Colors are making their last appearance and taking their final bows and going quickly as of writing this yesterday the Boho Blue ink, cardstock and refills, Pebbled Path cardstock and refill and Wild Wheat cardstock and refill are all SOLD OUT the rest are availabel while supplies last!

I am combining them with two debuting colors from the 2025-2027 In Colors collection: Secret Sea and Cloud Cover!

Also debuting on May 6 is a gorgeous new suite called Beautiful Gallery. The 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper steals the show with art gallery inspired painted and sketched designs.

Measurements:
BASE: Secret Sea CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/2″
Boho Blue CS: (2) 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″
scrap for sentiment banner matte
Cloud Cover CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Basic White CS: 2″ x 5 1/5″ and
scrap for the sentiment piece
DSP: 6″ x 6″

I embossed the Cloud Cover layer in the beautiful new Damask Designs embossing folder and adhered it to one of the Boho Blue layers.

Base your cuts of the 6″ x 6″ DSP on the composition of the painting. You want to cut 3/4″ off of one end to make it 6″ x 5 1/4″ and then cut it into 2 pieces 2″ and 4″ basing the 4″ piece as the front of your finished card.

I cut the 2″ piece down to 1 1/4″ x 5″ as I wanted a little embossed layer border the entire way around the DSP layer.

Adhere the 2″ x 5″ DSP piece on the right-hand side of the embossed layer.

I used a 2″ x 4″ scrap piece of Basic White CS for the left-hand side of the embossed layer and stamped a sentiment from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set in Secret Sea ink – this is a beautiful deep misty navy quite different from our Night of Navy. I adhered it to the side of the DSP.

Adhere this embossed layer to the inside of the z-fold card.

Take the top portion of the 6″ x 6″ DSP piece that you initially cut off and cut it down to 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to the 2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White CS to the middle. Adhere this piece to the middle layer of the z-fold card.

Take the 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of DSP and adhere it to the second layer of Boho Blue CS then place adhesive on the front panel of the z-fold and attach this layer so that the top, left-hand side and bottom are equally aligned to the front z-fold panel.

Using the back side of this DSP scrap stamp a “just a note” sentiment onto the scrap in Secret Sea ink and cut a banner edge on the right-hand edge. Adhere to a scrap piece of Boho Blue CS and cut a banner edge on the right-hand side to match the DSP banner edge.
Pop up the sentiment piece onto Stampin’ DImensionals and place in the upper left-hand corner of the card front or elsewhere depending on the DSP composition you choose.

I added five new In Color embellishments in Cloud Cover and Secret sea to the card front there are also embellishments which are part of this Beautiful Gallery suite called Pressed Flower motifs and they would have gone nicely with this project as well. All of this will be available to customers in early May! Love it and want to have it now? Join my team and you are able to order it in the pre-order period!

I love the way that extended Z-fold fun fold cards look like a normal card but surprise you when they are opened!

Try this easy fun fold and go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Reminder this post is going live prior to the new In Colors being available so the sneak peak items will not be in the order icons below – these are only available currently to current demonstrators to order in a pre-order but will be available once the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog goes live May 6th,2025!