Just Dreamin' Stamps: Thinking of You

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Friday, July 3, 2026

A Little Sunshine in Card Form: Summer Happiness

I'm so excited to share this sweet little card with you today! I made this one during a training I attended at the Stampin' Up! Home Office in Riverton, Utah, and it's been sitting in my "must share" pile ever since. There's something about a sunny pineapple and a pair of flip-flops that just makes me want to slip into summer mode, even when I'm sitting at my craft desk.

The Inspiration

This project came together using the gorgeous Summer Happiness Washi Tape, which I love for exactly projects like this one. Instead of stamping the images, I adhered strips of the washi tape to Basic White cardstock, and then fussy-cut the shapes out using the coordinating Summer Happiness dies. It's such a fun, low-fuss way to get clean, colorful images without breaking out a single ink pad for the main elements — the sun, the pineapple, and the flip-flops all came together this way.

Adding the Sparkle

No summer card is complete without a little shimmer! I used Clear Sunset Sparkle Sequins for the dotted accents scattered across the panel, but rather than leaving them as-is, I colored them yellow using a Dark Darling Duckling Stampin' Blends marker. It's such a simple trick, but it lets you customize the exact tone of sparkle you want to match your color palette instead of being stuck with what comes in the package.

Bringing It All Together

The card base is the Basic White Note Cards and Envelopes, which gives you a clean, ready-made canvas to build on. I adhered the decorated panel to the note card front using Stampin' Dimensionals, which adds just enough lift to make the sun, pineapple, and flip-flops pop off the page with a bit of dimension and shadow.

For the sentiment, I reached for the Botanical Expressions stamp set and stamped the "you're wonderful in every way" greeting in Basic Black ink. The mix of the playful script and clean block lettering felt like the perfect pairing for this sunny, laid-back design.

Final Thoughts

This card is proof that you don't need a complicated process to make something cheerful and eye-catching — washi tape, a few dies, some colored sequins, and a great sentiment stamp can take you a long way. I had so much fun making this one at the training, and I hope it inspires you to pull out your own Summer Happiness supplies and create a little sunshine of your own!

Happy stamping! ☀️🍍

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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Fall Theme Blog Hop

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This card was made using the new Splendid Autumn Designer Series Paper (DSP) #164173. The Splendid Autumn DSP is part of the Splendid Autumn Suite Collection that will be available to purchase on September 4, 2024 when the new September-December 2024 Mini Catalog is released.

Thick Basic White cardstock was used for the card base.

Splendid Autumn DSP #164173 was used for the next panel.

The Basic White top panel has been cut out using the In The Grove dies and has been adhered onto the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The sentiment has been stamped in Cajun Craze ink and is from the Hope You Know stamp set. Once stamped, the sentiment was cut out using one of the Unbounded Love dies.

Faux Glass Dots #164060 were randomly added to the card front. The Faux Glass Dots are part of the Splendid Autumn Suite that will be available in the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog.

On the inside of the card, a Cajun Craze panel was adhered onto the card base, followed by a Basic White cardstock panel.

The sentiment on the inside of the card is from the Hope You Know stamp set and has been stamped in Cajun Craze ink.

The banner across the bottom of the card was made from the leftover Splendid Autumn DSP that was used on the front of the card.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Countryside Thinking Of You

This card was made using the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper along with the Countryside Blossoms Embossing Folder.

The card starts with a Thick Basic White cardstock card base, followed by a Night of Navy cardstock panel that had been embossed with the Countryside Blossoms Embossing folder.

Next is a Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper (DSP) panel which has been backed with a piece of Boho Blue cardstock that was cut slightly larger than the Countryside Inn DSP panel.

The smaller rectangle is also from the Countryside Inn DSP and has been backed with Boho Blue cardstock that was also cut slightly larger than the Countryside Inn DSP panel.

The "Thinking of " sentiment is from the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder.

If you are not familiar with the Hybrid Embossing Folders, they are an embossing folder that is made to be used at the same time as you are using the

coordinating dies. The embossing folders and coordinating dies can also be

used separately.

The new Stampin' Brayer was used to add the Night of Navy ink to the embossing folder which made the whole process super simple.

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