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Friday, October 24, 2025

Double Feature Friday- A Child is Born

 


Double Feature Friday with
A Child is Born! 

Check out these 2 ideas using the A Child is Born stamp set from Stampin' UP!
Then shop my online store to get all of the supplies for YOU to make your own card. 



A Child is Born

All images © 1990-2025 Stampin’ Up!®

 

Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: A Child is Born (165833)       

·       Card Stock and Paper: Thick Basic White (CS) (159229); Basic White (166780); Gold Foil (132622)

·       Stamp Pads: Versamark (102283)

·       Tools: Heat Tool (129053); Peaceful Greenery Embossing Folder (165928); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Ornamental Christmas Dies (166000)

·       Miscellaneous: Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems (165615); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755); Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (165678)

 

Measurements:

 

·       Thick Basic White: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored @ 4 ¼”

·       Basic White: (2) 4” x 5 ¼”, 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”, 2 ¾” x ½”

·       Gold Foil: 1” x 1”

 

 

Instructions:

 

1.     Measure, score, and cut your paper.

2.     Die cut the Gold Foil star with the Ornamental Christmas Dies.

3.     Dry emboss with the Peaceful Greenery Embossing Folder the 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”. Glue to one of the 4” x 5 ¼” Basic White cardstock.

4.     Heat emboss onto the Basic White 4” x 5 ¼” the nativity image. Stamp with Versamark onto the paper, sprinkle the gold powder over the stamped image and use the Heat Tool until all the powder melted. Do this same process with the 2 ¾” x ½” piece of Basic White and with the stamp greeting “O Holy Night”.

5.     Tear or rip the paper around the nativity image. To get started rip down near the stamped image. Then rip around the image by pulling up and placing your thumb over the image where you are ripping to protect it. Put Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the nativity image and attach to the embossed Basic White.

6.     Attach the Basic White matte, embossed paper, and nativity scene to the card front. Attach the “O Holy Night” with Stampin’ Dimensionals under the image and to the far right. Attach the star with Multipurpose Liquid Glue above and left to the nativity scene.

7.     Embellish with 3 Gems. Two by the star and one by the “night”.







A Child is Born

All images © 1990-2025 Stampin’ Up!®

 

Supplies:

·       Stamp Set: A Child is Born (165833)

·       Cardstock and Paper: Lost Lagoon (133679); Pool Party (122924); Lights of Aurora DSP (165755)

·       Ink: Early Espresso (147114); Lost Lagoon (161678)

·       Tools: Perennial Postage Dies (162607); Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder (164695)

·       Miscellaneous: Frosted Iridescent Dots (165766); Balmy Blue Sheer Ribbon (165767); Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108); Mini Glue Dots (103683); Take Your Pick Tool (144107); Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (150673)

 

Measurements:

·       Pool Party: 4” x 5¼”

·       Lost Lagoon : 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”; 1¾” x 2½”

·       DSP: 4” x 5¼”; 1¼” x 2-1/8”

·       Ribbon: approx. 8”

 

Instructions:

1.     Adhere Lost Lagoon cardstock to card front using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

2.     Stamp stars using Early Espresso ink on larger DSP piece. Allow to dry.

3.     Emboss larger DSP piece using Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder. Adhere to card front.

4.     Using Lost Lagoon cardstock and Perennial Postage Dies, die cut. Adhere to card front using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

5.     Stamp sentiment on DSP using Lost Lagoon ink. Adhere to card front.

6.     Tie a small bow and adhere to card front using a Mini Glue Dot.

7.     Sprinkle Frosted Iridescent Dots to card front using Take Your Pick Tool.

8.     Color stars and DSP using Wink of Stella for some added sparkle!

Happy Stampin' Everyone!

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Coast 2 Coast Christmas- Week 4

 


Hello Stampin' Friend! 
I would like to invite you to join my Coast 2 Coast Christmas Card Series!
Starting October 3rd through November 7th, I'll be sending out weekly emails with a FULL video on how to make 2 cards. Each week will feature a new designer but all are using the same 4 stamp sets!

Click HERE to sign up for this 6 week email series to get FULL video Tutorials.

GET THE PDF FOR FREE WITH 
$50 order by November 7th!
Use links below to shop these products!

Card Front

Side view to show the Fun Fold. 


Inside of card with a gift card holder. 


Product List

Video Short 


Happy  Stampin' Everyone!!!


Friday, October 17, 2025

Double Feature Friday- Perfectly Pears

 


Double Feature Friday with Perfectly Pears! 

Learn how to make 2 different styles of cards using this set from the  Stamp & Share Crew! 
Shop my online store to get the supplies YOU need to make it too! 




Perfectly Pears

All images © 1990-2025 Stampin’ Up!®

 

Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Perfectly Pears Bundle (166154)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Secret Sea (165624); Basic White (166780); Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper (DSP) (166146)

·       Stamp Pads: Secret Sea (165285); Garden Green (147089); Petal Pink (147108)

·       Tools: Traditional Labels Dies (165864); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653)

·        Miscellaneous: Stampin’ Blends in Pecan Pie (161674), Granny Apple Green (154885), and Pretty Peacock (161676); Charming Shimmer Dots (164139); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ SEAL (152813)

 

Measurements:

·       Secret Sea: 5 ½” x 8 ½” card base

·       Basic White: 2 ½” x 3 ½” for label, 2” x 2 ¼” for pears

·       Painterly Pears DSP: 4” x 6”

 

Instructions:

1.     Score Secret Sea card base on the long side at 4 ¼” and fold.

2.     Take your piece of DSP and tear it on the long side about 1/3” of the way down. Then, flip the top over to the other print and adhere to the top half of the card front. Take the other half of the DSP layer and adhere it to the bottom of the card front. The two pieces of DSP will overlap in the middle.

3.     Die cut one of the Traditional Labels dies for your sentiment using 2 ½” x 3 ½” Basic White cardstock.

4.     Stamp the sentiment on your label using Secret Sea ink. Then, stamp the splatter image and flower image on the label using Petal Pink ink.

5.     Stamp the pears on the other piece of Basic White cardstock and color using the Stampin’ Blends listed.

6.     Die cut the pear image using the coordinating die.

7.     Attach the pear image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

8.     Lastly, add a few Charming Shimmer Dots to finish the card. 




Perfectly Pears

All images © 1990-2025 Stampin’ Up!®

 

Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Perfectly Pears Stamp/Die Bundle Set (166154)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Basic Beige CS (164511); Old Olive CS (100702); Basic White CS (166780); Painterly Pears DSP (166146)

·       Stamp Pads: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (132708)

·       Tools: Nested Essentials Dies (161597)

·       Miscellaneous: Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

 

Measurements:

 

·       Basic Beige CS: 5 ½” x 7 ¾” scored at 3 ½” (base) and 2 ¾” x 3 ¼” to die cut

·       Old Olive CS: 3 ¼” x 4 ¼”

·       Basic White CS: scraps to die cut

·       Painterly Pears DSP: 3” x 4”; ½” x 5 ¼” and die cut pear and stem with leaves

 

Instructions:

 

1.     Fold base with shorter side to the front – card base is vertical.  Adhere the strip of DSP to the section on the right of the card base centered.

2.     Adhere the DSP rectangle to the piece of Old Olive – then add to the card front centering top and bottom and all the way over to the right edge of the card front.

3.     Die cut the largest rounded corner rectangle out of the Basic Beige rectangle and adhere as shown – over-lapping the card front and the section to the right – be sure to only put adhesive on the part attached to the card front.

4.     Die cut the pear and the stem with leaves from the DSP.  Use a dab of Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the top front of the pear and add the stem.  Pop the pear with the stem and leaves using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

5.     Die cut three of the small flowers and the larger of the sentiment layers from Basic White CS – Stamp the Hello sentiment using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and adhere tucking under the Pear stem.  Add the three flowers as shown and then add a small Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the center of each flower.

6.     Complete the inside and the envelope as desired.

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!

Double Feature Friday- A Child is Born

  Double Feature Friday with A Child is Born!  Check out these 2 ideas using the A Child is Born stamp set from Stampin' UP! Then shop m...