Heart's Delight Cards: October 2025

Thursday, October 30, 2025

CSF Thursday Challenge - CSF893

This week's Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Challenge is this sketch:

I haven't made a square card in a while, so this was fun! I started with a Cloud Cover 5-1/2" square tent-fold card base. To that was adhered a square of Basic White which was embossed with the *Beautiful Pattern folder. It's a 6-1/4 x 4-1/2 folder, so I had to run it through the machine twice to get the entire square embossed.

On the embossed piece was added a strip of Peaceful Garden DSP, with two narrow strips of Secret Sea glued to the edges. Three rectangles of Secret Sea created the background for the roses (*Pop-Up Petals Bundle), which were stamped in black, filled with Garden Green (stamped off) and Real Red, die cut and popped up on mini dimensionals. The greeting (*Words of Beauty Bundle) was stamped and die cut and also popped up. A Real Red Shiny Ribbon bow and Secret Sea Flat Pearls completed the card.

Measurements

Card base: Cloud Cover 5-1/2" x 11", scored/folded at 5-1/2"
Embossed background: Basic White 5" x 5"
DSP strip: Peaceful Garden 3" x 5"
Borders: Secret Sea 1/8" x 5" (x 2)
Flower background: Secret Sea 1-1/4" x 2-3/4" (x 3)

*These Online Exclusive items used will be available for customers to order on Nov. 4:

Pop-Up Petals Bundle #168010

Words of Beauty Bundle #167090

Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder #167097

Saturday, October 25, 2025

CSF Saturday Blog Hop - Happy Halloween

Today's Create With Stamping Friends Saturday Hop theme is Happy Halloween. I think it can't get much happier than that little pumpkin in Choose Happy!

There are lots of layers on this card (measurements given below), starting with the plaid embossed background. After embossing, a strip of Irregular Weave trim was added before it was adhered to the card base. The white mat was die cut with a Textured Notes die, run through the machine twice to shorten it from a rectangle to a square. The square greeting had a little Peach Pie blended on before stamping the greeting.

That's all for today - see you next Saturday! Up next is Libby Fens at Libby Stamps. Or click the "back" button to go back to Lori de Groot at Loritamarie Crafts.

Measurements

Card base: Basic White 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored/folded at 4-1/4"
Embossed background: Cajun Craze 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
Mat #1: Basic White 3-1/4" x 3-1/4"
Mat #2: Gathering Together Specialty DSP 3" x 3"
Mat #3: Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper 2-1/4" x 2-1/4"
Greeting: Basic White 2" x 2"

Stampin' Up! products used:

Stamps: Words For The Season, Choose Happy
Paper: Basic White, Cajun Craze, Gathering Together Specialty DSP, Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Peach Pie
Stampin' Blends Combos: Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie
Accessories: Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder, Textured Notes Dies, Blending Brushes, 2024-2026 In Color Flat Pearls, Irregular Weave 3/8" Trim

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

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CSF Thursday Challenge - CSF892

This week's Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Challenge are the colors Granny Apple Green, Petunia Pop, and Pumpkin Pie. They sure look like Halloween colors to me, so this card was the result.

I started by blending Granny Apple Green on the Whispers of Texture striped specialty paper, which will be available for customer order Tuesday, Nov. 4th. I love that there are two different textures; one looks like linen, and there's the stripe as shown here. (Whispers of Texture is white 12" x 12" and you get six sheets, 3 of each texture.)

After adhering it to the card base, a 1/4" strip of gold was glued above it. The 2-step greeting from Sign Design was stamped and punched with the matching punch. I added the Petunia Pop banner to the back before popping it all up on dimensionals.

The pumpkins from Choose Happy were stamped using Basic Gray, and colored with Stampin' Blends before being fussy cut. They are also popped up on dimensionals. I added some BOOs and Granny Apple Green hexagons to complete the card.

Measurements

Card base: Petunia Pop 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored/folded at 4-1/4"
Bottom panel: Whispers of Texture 2-1/8" x 5-1/4"
Strip: Gold Foil Sheets 1/4" x 5-1/4"

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Saturday, October 18, 2025

CSF Saturday Blog Hop - Halloween Glam

Today's Create With Stamping Friends Saturday Hop theme is Halloween Glam - add some sparkle or shine, and there are both on today's card!

I used the largest circle die in Stylish Shapes to create a mask for the moon, and blended Highland Heather, Misty Moonlight, and Secret Sea to create the night sky on the Basic White background. The large branch from Branching Out was stamped to make the spooky foreground. If I'd had a bat or an owl, I would have added it, too, but alas, I didn't.

After cutting the ombre glimmer with the word dies and adhering them (with tiny dots of glue on the back) I added a scattering of stars to finish the card. So, sparkle from the glimmer and shine from the stars...nailed it!

That's all for today - see you next Saturday! Up next is Libby Fens at Libby Stamps. Or click the "back" button to go back to Lori de Groot at Loritamarie Crafts.

Stampin' Up! products used:

Stamps: Branching Out
Paper: Basic White, Highland Heather, Pastel Ombre Glimmer Specialty Paper
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Highland Heather, Misty Moonlight, Secret Sea
Accessories: Words For The Season Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Blending Brushes, Gold Shaker Stars

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