Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Radiant Sunflowers


I made this card to catch your attention. 😁

Now, don't fall over from shock with another unplanned post this week, lol. I just wanted to give y'all a heads-up on the stamp sale that starts tomorrow. It's 15% off selected stamps and is good from Sep. 16-18. You'll have to go to my online store tomorrow to see which ones are on sale because they didn't tell us what they are ahead of time.


I used the flower with stem image in the bundle and colored it with Stampin' Blends before die cutting. For the vase I used the Light Lost Lagoon Stampin' Blend to draw a cross hatch pattern on Lost Lagoon cardstock before cutting it out.


A scalloped label for the greeting helped the flower and vase stand out. That gold cord retired a long time ago - I can't remember what it was called. 

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Monday, September 14, 2026

Poetic Petals


I was going to use these dies cuts on an upcoming challenge, then decided to go a different route instead. But these pretty pieces were just begging to be used, so I put together this quick card.

The embossed background measures 3" x 4 1/4" and makes a perfect point of interest behind the flower frames. 


After die cutting the floral frames, they were carefully colored with Stampin' Blends then glued on the embossed background. I think the colors really go well with Basic Beige, and love the simplicity of this card!

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Saturday, September 12, 2026

CSF Saturday Blog Hop - Leaves or Trees


Today's Create With Stamping Friends Saturday Hop theme is leaves or trees, and that gave me the perfect excuse to use the Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies with the new Stampin' Hot Foil System. I really tried to resist getting it, but resistance was futile - the magpie in me was lured in by the pretty, shiny things. 😍


For this card, I first used the hot foil dies to make leaves (shown below, to be used on a future project), and then used the leftover piece of copper foil with the Reverse Hot Foil Die, on the darker side of Basic Black Two-tone cardstock, to make the leaves shown here. That die set includes an outline die to cut all the leaves out, too!

Measurements
  • Card base: Basic Black 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored/folded at 4 1/4"
  • Layer 1:  Copper Metal Effects Specialty Paper 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
  • Layer 2: Crisp Cantaloupe 3 3/4" x 5" (embossed) 

Copper foil on the lighter side of Pumpkin Pie Two-tone Cardstock.

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:

  • Hot Foil Products: Stampin' Hot Foil System, Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies, Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies, Reverse Hot Foil Die, Copper Stampin' Hot Foil Rolls 
  • Paper: Basic Black, Basic Black Two-tone Cardstock, Crisp Cantaloupe, Metal Effects Specialty Paper
  • Ink: None!
  • Accessories: Softly Woven 3D Embossing Folder, 2026-2028 In Color Dots

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