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

by nataliegramleystamps | Aug 24, 2026 | card samples, Christmas card ideas, color challenge, Designer Series Paper, die cutting, embossing folders, fun fold, masculine cards, more color mondays, my favorites, new catalog, sneak peak, techniques

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″

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Cut one of the extra snowflakes and adhere to the lower edge.

Adhere to the inside center panel of the card base.

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Adhere the Whispering Woods watercolor wash pattern to the outside of the smaller panel.

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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.

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Adhere the snowflake die border to the left-hand side of the embossed layer.

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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!

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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.

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The second card used the stamped and die cut snowflakes for a totally different look!

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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!

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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!

← online exclusive holiday demonstrator swap cards glow of harvest specialty designer series paper →

online exclusive holiday demonstrator swap cards

by nataliegramleystamps | Aug 21, 2026 | card samples, card swap, Designer Series Paper, die cutting, embossing folders, fun fold, In Colors, sneak peak

New Online Exclusive releases and a new Catalog are right around the corner and our latest swap will give you some great ideas of what to do with these awesome new products!

The first card uses the Raven’s Tale stamp set – if you are a fan of Poe or spooky this set is for you!

Susan W.’s swap card features the Raven’s Tale stamp set, the Paradise Garden hybrid folder which is on the last chance list, the Perrenial Postage dies, and Floral Charm DSP on a Box front fun fold card.

The arven’s tale stamp set is

My next example demonstrator swap card comes from the west coast and my friend Jeanne T made a lovely card using the pretty Poinsettia Bundle in Peaceful Pine and Basic White CS, Real Red Stitched ribbon and Irridescent Pearls!

Several of us did our swaps with the Woodland Wishes Online Exclusive stamp set.

My version is photographed below and detailed in my July 29th, 2026 blog post.

Another beautiful version comes from my friend Ginger from the Midwest and is delightfully colored with our gorgeous Stampin’ Blends markers: Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Peaceful Pine, Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral and Golden Glow as well as skin tones 600 and 700. She also used Everyday Arches dies and the Forever Plaid embossing folder for the background of her colored animal tree!

She even layered and stamped the inside!

The last Woodland wishes sample comes from Kathi D. and uses the Spotlighting technique for the animal tree, she also used the Swirls of Magic embossing folder on the Golden Glow layer for background interest!

Lori W.’s swap card features the Frightfully Fun Suite and DSP as well as the Oh My Fright Bundle, with the Swirls of Magic embossing folder and the Everyday Arches dies too for a great Halloween card!

Marie W used the Simply Leaves bundle in Blackberry Bliss and Barely Blush for a stunning and non traditional take on a Fall card! The background uses the 2026-2028 In Color Gingham 12″ x 12″ DSP(which is currently unavailable but will be back soon – remember if you love it go to the website and put your email in to be notified when it returns!)!

My last swap card from this batch comes from our organizer, Denise W and features the Stitched Stocking bundle and the A Stitched Season DSP with the Real Red Peppermints as the finishing holiday touch!

Hope these swap cards inspired your creative juices and got you planning your next project!
Now it’s your turn to stamp and create – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

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