🍂 A Fall Feel SImple Card with Charming Day 🌹

Sometimes a simple layout is all you need to create a card that really shines. For this project, I reached for the Charming Day stamp bundle and worked to give the roses a warm, autumn vibe. Pairing them with Soft Seafoam, but ultimately with this month’s featured colour—Lost Lagoon—added the perfect seasonal touch without feeling too heavy.

I kept the layout super simple (something everyone can try!) and let the colouring and monochromatic tones do the work. A stamped sentiment, a little layering, and just like that—you’ve got a beautiful card that’s ready to send a smile to someone special.

To create the background stamping, I even shared an easy hack, complete with an adjustment you might need to make to have it work!

This card reminded me that even floral sets can be dressed up for any season just by playing with colours. Lost Lagoon gave me the cozy fall feel I was looking for while still keeping things fresh and elegant.

💌 Have you tried making “fall-ish” cards with non-traditional stamp sets? I’d love to hear what colours or bundles you reach for!

smiles, 
Laurie

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One Sheet Wonder for 3 Quick cards

 If you like to have some pretty cards on hand for that occasion where you need a card in a hurry, these are a great place to start. With just one sheet of 6x6 DSP, you can create these three cards in a quick minute. You can add the right sentiment, a ribbon and some bling and into the envelope they go to mail off as the perfect card for any occasion! 
They also can be packaged up as a pretty coordinating gift bundle of cards.

One Sheet Wonder

view the video to see cutting ideas

3 or 4 cards from one 6 x 6 " piece of paper. Cut in half at 3" with Direction running up and down on the 3 inch pieces. Take 1 piece and cut at 4", save the 2 " piece, this is the optional 4th card piece. Take the 3 x 4" piece and cut into 3- 1" strips.

Take the other 3 x 6 " piece and cut at 3" One 3 x 3 is a card for you! Cut the other 3 x 3" piece at 1.5" x 1.5" squares for 4 squares to make another card. Add sentiments and ribbon plus some bling. Ta da!

smiles,

Laurie

A mashup of a trio of Stampsets

 I started off the video using inspiration from the garden and stamping up some things from Flowering Rain Boots stamp sets. to complete the card, I pulled together a few things from my desk. AND love the outcome! 

I have been pulling out lots of older sets lately, shopping my own stash, so to speak. Loving using what I have curated over the years as a demo! 
My recurring monthly club is a community of stampers that are demos and customers alike, all keen on using what they have and making cards together on a weekly basis with a zoom meeting. Either in person or with a recording and a pdf to work with. 

Our private facebook group is a source of gathering to share inspiration, ideas and our cardmaking, while we form friendships. You are welcome to become part of it all. hope you're curious enough to ask me more about it! 

smiles,

Laurie

Vase Shortcut for a realistic look with less fussy cutting!

 I love using slits and snips to shortcut layered looks in our cardmaking. It's always fun to use cups, or rubberboots or boxes  to hold flowers on our cards we're creating! we have many flower images so when we can combine them with other favourite images it's always a good idea.

What combo have you used recently that you loved the result?

smiles,

Laurie

Fast and Fabulous Card

 Need a card, quick! this is perfect. 

3 1/4 x 4 3/4 Basic White panel with a smattering of Pretty in Pink inked flowers. Accented with a lovely butterfly coloured with Azure Afternoon Blends, matted on Basic Black and mounted at an angle on a cardbase. Perfect for beginners or experts. 

All stamps from an older wood mounted set called Butterfly of Happiness, circa 2008

I love using sets that I have procured in the 23 years I've been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. 

Do you have an older favourite htat would work with this layout? 

You should pull it out and stamp it up! 💗 

post it over on the Public Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1062798050787275

smiles, 
Laurie

Need a Quick Card? Check this out

This is a great card using Summer Splash DSP to create an amazing quick background to showoff a pretty focal point of flowers and a sentiment. So Quick, so Easy!

 Cocktails and Cards tonight, I’m creating a quick and charming card, using the Charming Day stamp set as the focal point—paired with a clean, quick background of Designer Series Paper for a fresh, fun look.

smiles,

Laurie

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Beautiful Bokeh Backgrounds ~ Texture Tuesday

 Bokeh Beauty! Stunning Backgrounds sponging with White Craft Ink 

Ready to make your card backgrounds steal the show? In this video, I’m sharing a gorgeous technique using white craft ink refill and templates to create a soft, dreamy bokeh effect that’s perfect for layering your greetings, sentiments, or focal images. It’s elegant, eye-catching, and totally do-able!

✂️ What You’ll Learn:
✅ How to use white craft ink and templates to achieve a bokeh-style background
✅ Tips to blend softly and build beautiful, glowing layers

Since we made our own DIY Black Memento Ink Pads from the blank Craft White ink pad, we have the extra bottle of white Craft ink refill, so looking for ways to work with it pairs nicely with this Texture technique today!

Grab your blending tools and get ready to add a little extra magic to your next card. 

💬 Question of the Day: Have you ever tried the bokeh technique in cardmaking? Tell me how it went in the comments!

PS Bokeh is pronounced like a bouquet of flowers! who knew?! : D

smiles,

Laurie