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Friday, 6 February 2026

Gears & Textures

Hi everyone,

Another masculine card using the Gears & Textures Bundle (#166854).

I stamped on the Natures Walk Designer Series Paper (#166912) using the Gears & Textures Stamp Set (#166851). The inks used are Early Espresso (#147114), Cajun Craze (#147085) and Pecan Pie (#161665). The DSP and Early Espresso card (#121686) were cut with the Branching Out dies (#165775).

For the Very Vanilla card base (#166785) I cut 5.5cm off the right side of the front. I then dry embossed the remainder of the card front with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (#161600). I attached part of the die cut card to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The gears cut with the Gears & Textures dies (#166853) were cut with Earthen Toned Metallic Foil (#165901), Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772) and the retired Rose Gold Foil.

“Happy Birthday” from the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) was stamped with Early Espresso ink and punched with the Three Banner Punch (#167050).

The gears were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensioanls (#144108) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The sentiment was attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I stamped the inside card also with a stamp from the Gears & Textures using Early Espresso ink.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREAE. SHARE.

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Beautifully Celebrated dies

Hi friends,

I have used the Beautifully Celebrated dies (#166974) on this easy Gatefold card.

I scored the Basic White base card (#166781) along the long side (21cm) at 5.2cm on the left and right side. I cut 2 pieces of Basic White card - 4.7cm x 14.9cm and dry embossed these with the Stone & Vine 3D Embossing Folder (#166990) and attached these to the “wings” of the card.

The flowers from the Fragrant Layers stamp set (#167150) were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The Stampin’ Blends used to colour this image are Balmy Blue (#154830), Azure Afternoon (#161672), Blueberry Bushel (#161679), Poppy Parade (#154958), Daffodil Delight (#154883) and Pool Party (#154894).

The floral image and the Azure Afternoon card (#161728) were cut with the Beautifully Celebrated dies. These were taped together. I attached the left side of the die cut to the left side of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Thank You” is from the Heirloom Arrangements Kit (#165007) and stamped with Azure Afternoon ink (#161663) and cut with a Fragrant Layers die (#167154).

Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) was used to add glimmer to the flowers and the Moody Palette Glossy Dots (#167180) were added to complete the card.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Gears & Textures Bundle

Hi guys,

I’m always in need of masculine cards so the Gears & Textures Bundle (#166854) is perfect. This bundle consists of the Gears & Textures stamp set (#166851) and Gears & Textures dies (#166853).

I stamped images from the stamp set onto the Natures Walk Designer Series Paper (#166912) using Early Espresso ink (#147114) - stamped off, Crumb Cake ink (#147116) and Smoky Slate ink (#147113). This DSP was matted with Early Espresso card (#121686), then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

The gears were cut from the 3 colours of Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (#163772) and Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper (#165901).

The “chain” and “Thank You” were stamped with VersaMark (#102283) onto Crumb Cake card (#121685). I added the Copper Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was cut with a die from the set. The sentiment from the Fabulous Sayings stamp set (#167972) was cut with a Stylish Shapes die (#159183).

I attached all the pieces with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108), Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Monday, 2 February 2026

Pleasant Patterns Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello again friends,

The Pleasant Patterns 12”x12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (#166950) has 3 designs with metallic foil on each and I have used the Pretty In Pink one on this card. The other colours are Peach Pie & Shy Shamrock and they are in different designs.

The four strips of DSP were attached to the Strawberry Slush card (#165297), then attached to the Basic White base card (#166781).

“Love & Hugs” is from the Greenery Lane stamp set (#166870) and I stamped this with VersaMark (#102283) and added Silver Powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powders (#165678). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment and the Strawberry Slush card were cut with the Branching Out dies (#165775). These were taped together and attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

The Silver Foil (#163387) for the leaves was cut with a die from Greenery Lane (#166876). This was attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensioanls (#144108) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The Greenery Lane stamp set & dies are also available as the Greenery Lane Bundle (#166877).

The embellishments are from the Pearlised Faceted Circles (#166978).

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

Saturday, 31 January 2026

Virtual Card Making Retreat

Hi again,

Last weekend when I was away, Stampin’ Up! held a Virtual Card Making Retreat. I wasn't able to join at the time but it’s great that I can make the cards in the coming weeks. I have prepped all the kits and there was a lot of material left, so I am using one of the flower cut outs on this card.

I stamped the floral image from the stamp set onto the die cut card using Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). This was coloured with Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends (#161675), Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends (#154902), Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends (#161681) & Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends (#161680).

The Bubble Bath card (#161727) was dry embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder (#163791), then matted with Berry Burst card (#144249) and Basic Black card (#121688).

The strip of Splash Of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper (#167200) was matted with Berry Burst card and attached to the card front.

The floral image was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). I used Soft Sea Foam card (#147012) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) for the leaves cut with the dies from the Fragrant Layers (#167154).

“Celebrate” is from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set (#165198) and stamped with Berry Burst ink. This was punched with the Three Banner punch (3167050) and attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.