more color mondays – coastal cabana, balmy blue and pool party

more color mondays – coastal cabana, balmy blue and pool party

Today’s More Color Mondays features Coastal Cabana, Balmy Blue and Pool Party colors.

Cutest Onesie Bundle will do the trick!

Measurements:
BASE: Coastal Cabana CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Balmy Blue Two Toned Cardstock: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Pool Party CS: scraps for dies
Basic White CS: scrap for Spotlight on Nature
die and Party Alphabet Dies
Vellum CS: scrap for Spotlight on Nature die

Emboss Balmy Blue Two toned cardstock with the Dotted Circles 3D embossing folder.
Grab a sanding block.
Sand the Balmy Blue two toned cardstock.
Adhere the Balmy Blue Two Toned cardstock to the Coastal Cabana CS Base.
Die cut the word BABY from the Party Alphabet dies.

Emboss the letter dies with the Dotted Circles 3D embossing folder.

Color the letters with Blending brushes in Balmy Blue ink, Coastal Cabana ink and Pool Party ink.

Adhere letters to the Two Toned embossed cardstock.
Die cut three baby rattle dies from scraps of Pool Party CS.

Stamp in Coastal Cabana ink the onesie stamp onto Pool Party cardstock and die cut out.

Adhere rattle dies to both “b”s and the a.

Die Cut a Basic White scrap in the Spotlight on Nature dies, stamp the sentiment in Coastal Cabana ink and blend edges with ink. I added a few stamped stars as well on this die.

Die cut a scrap of Vellum cardstock in a slightly larger circle die from the Spotlight on Nature dies. Adhere the sentiment piece to the vellum.

Adhere the onesie on the top end between the B and A. Place Stampin’ Dimensionals hidden behind the Basic White die layer. Attach in middle of BABY letters.

Add Iridescent Pearls to the card to finish this adorable baby card.

Try your hand at this color combination today and make some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

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

swirled designs z fold card in 2 colors

swirled designs z fold card in 2 colors

This simple birthday card starts with the fun Online Exclusive Swirled Designs bundle! This bundle comes with 10 geometric dies with ovals, diamonds, flowers and stars perfect for birthday and all occasions cards!

Measurements:
BASE: Strawberry Slush or Cloud Cover CS:
5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 2 1/8″, 4 1/4″
Basic White CS: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″

Using the Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad, stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment on the lower center and then the lines image randomly on one of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ layers around the sentiment.
Die cut the large and smaller starts from the Swirled Designs die set from the 2025-2027 In Colors DSP pack.
Using the silicone mat, I transfer my multipurpose glue into a fine tip bottle for easier application onto thin dies like these. If you are interested in this non Stampin’ Up! product – text me for the link!

Apply glue to the large star and adhere to the stamped layer.

Adhere the smaller stamps strategically around the larger star die.
Stamp the lines image in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on the other 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer and then the smaller star clusters in the matching ink for your cardstock color in each of the diagonal corners.

Score the base at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″, fold into a Z fold fun fold card.

Adhere to the inside of the card.

Place glue 1/4″ away from the edges of the front flap of the z-fold card base and adhere the other 4″ x 5 1/4″ paper that has the die cut on it.
Adhere some embellishments to the card and it is complete! This is one of the cards we will be making this coming Monday for my Studio Stamp-a-Stack! Register and come make cards with us – this group is a lot of fun!

What is a Stamp-a-stack? Come and make as many cards as you like – pay as you leave – count up the cards you got done and pay! $2.50 per card and make one of each or two or more of the ones you like or need!

Come get creative and create some artwork of your very own Monday, March 23rd starting at 1pm – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Here is a masculine version of this z-fold just by changing out the colors!
using the new stampin’ positioner tool

using the new stampin’ positioner tool

Stampin’ Up!’s new Stampin’ Positioner is the latest in a long line of practical and innovative Stampin’ tools! We are super excited to have a stamp positioning tool back in the Stampin’ Up! inventory and this one is exceptional.

With its spring loaded design, the stamp sits above the paper until you press on the plate and bring the stamp in touch with the cardstock, which makes this design ideal for this card technique!

When you are making a card with a repeating design – it is imperative to place the stamp in an exact position and be able to re-stamp if the image is not perfect. Placement is key for this type of project and this spring loaded board delivers!

Measurements:
BASE: Granny Apple Green CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″, scraps for masking

Place the Basic White CS layer on the bed of the Stampin’ Positioner and place the two magnets down on the paper to hold the paper in place.
Attach the floral stamp onto the Stamp Positioner plate – make sure that it is hovering over the cardstock layer exactly where you would like to have the stamped image.
Ink up the stamp and press down on the sring loaded plate to stamp the image.
Remove the plate and if the image did not stamp properly you can ink again and stamp in the same spot.

If the stamp if complete rotate the paper and place the plate with the stamp over the paper – adjust the paper if the stamp will not stamp in the place that you would like it to be.

Take the masks that you pre-stamped and pre-cut and place one over the stamped image to protect it from the stamp and ink.

Once the second stamp is placed and stamped rotate the paper and mask the image closest to where the new stamp will be.

Place the plate back on the positioner and make sure that when it is stamped it will be in the right place.

Ink up the stamp and press down to stamp, remove the mask and rotate the paper for the last stamp to complete the wreath shape.

For this last stamp placement you will m=need two masks one for the left and right stamped images – cover with the masks, make sure that the stamp is hovering over the place you would like to stamp it. Ink up the stamp and press down on the spring loaded platform plate.
Remove the layer from the Stampin’ Positioner and using blending brushes color the flowers in Poppy Parade ink.
Color the leaves and the outer edges of the layer in Granny Apple Green ink with a blending brush.
Adhere the Basic White CS layer to the Granny Apple Green CS base.
Adhere three embellishments – I used some retired embellishments from the holiday mini but there are many current ones that would look excellent with this card like the Sparkle Dot Essentials!

This Stampin’ Positioner is a great tool to add to your Stampin’ Supplies. Now it’s your turn to create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

celebrate spring february 2026 paper pumpkin alternate pop up card

celebrate spring february 2026 paper pumpkin alternate pop up card

We were asked to bring an alternative Paper Pumpkin card to OnStage 2026 and this is my submission. Part of joining together at convention is to share ideas and it will be fun to see the creativity that will be on display. At the end of this post I will have some photos of some of the other submissions on display!

Measurements:
BASE: Pretty in Pink CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Various pieces from the Celebrate Spring
February 2026 Paper Pumpkin
Chip Board

I used the card front from card #3 in the February 2026 Paper Pumpkin CXelebrate Spring kit and cut it down to 4″ square.
Stamp the bottom edge of this 4″ square layer with the Happy Easter from the Celebrate Spring stamp set in the kit in Shy Shamrock ink (also provided in the Paper Pumpkin kit)

I placed Stampin’ Dimensionals on it to pop it up to be able to put a slide mechanism underneath it.

I cut pieces of chip board I have saved from the packages of 12 x 12 papers I have purchased over the years.
I cut 2 pieces of each of these sizes: 1/2″ x 3 3/4″ and 1/2″ x 2″, and glued the smaller sections to the front and back of the bunny die cut from card #1 in the kit.
I adhered one of the longer pieces to the top edge of the 4″ square.
I removed all of the release papers from the four Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the 4″ square and placed Tear-n-Tape to the backside of the chip board, slip the bunny under the top chip board bar, remove the release paper from the Tear-n-Tape and adhered the square to the bottom of the card front.
(I later realized that I needed to place another piece of chip board at the bottom of this piece to stop the bunny from falling out the bottom! So you should do this step now instead of waiting for my fixing of my oversight LOL)
I cut a strip of 1/2″ x 6″ Pretty in Pink cardstock and slid the bunny all the way up and adhered this strip to the bunny’s back. This will be the pull mechanism to slide the bunny up and down to “pop” out of the Easter Basket!

At this point as I was moving the mechanism for the bunny I realized there was not a bottom stop point and that the bunny could be pushed below the card front piece so I lifted up the 4″ square and adhered another piece pf chip board to the bottom edge of the 4″ square to have a stopper for the slider mechanism!

I decorated the card front with the Easter Basket die from card #3 and the eggs die cut from the same card, i adhered it above the printed flowers so that the edges of the eggs were covering the top of the square.

I cut a banner edge on the Pretty in Pink strip that is the slider mechanism and wrote PULL on the slider tab!

Pull the slider tab and the bunny peeks out at your Easter Card Recipient – so stinking cute!

Hope you enjoyed this February 2026 Celebrate Spring Paper Pumpkin alternative card.

Below are some photos of the alternative projects shared at OnStage!

I hope you have a great day creating today – now it’s your turn to go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie