Halloween ‘Boo-Bells’

Autumn is my favorite time of year and Halloween is the perfect occasion to create some ‘fun’ cards. I really liked the Lily of the Valley bundle when it was released this past spring and I couldn’t help but see little ghosts in those cute little flowers, so of course, I had to try it. This card also uses the Painted Pumpkin set for the pretty pumpkin and foliage as well as the bat die cuts and sentiments from the Oh My Fright bundle. Adding just a touch of gold embossing to the pumpkins and leaves brings a bit more interest and surprise to the design.

The fun continues on the inside of the card, using one little ghost, pumpkin and bats.

You can view my You-tube video for this card here.

Here are the cardstock requirements for this card:

  • Card Base: Basic Black – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Blackberry Bliss – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Second Layer: Frightful Fun DSP – 5 1/4″ x 4″
  • Lily of the Valley ‘Ghost’ Stems:  Scraps of Basic White
  • Pumpkins (front and inside): Scraps of Pumpkin Pie
  • All Leaves: Scraps of Old Olive
  • Bats: Scraps of Specialty Silver Foil Paper
  • Inside First Layer: Blackberry Bliss – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Inside Second Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″

The Painted Pumpkin Bundle will be available in September as an online exclusive, the order number is 168439.  All of the other products I used for this card are listed below. Shop with me here to receive a free gift.

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Lily of the Valley Hello Card

This lovely Lily of the Valley card is made with several of the die cuts from the Lily of the Valley bundle and the Fern & Flora bundle. I’ve added some special touches as the gold embossing on the fern stems, Wink of Stella on the butterfly and a special flower pot made by using a circle die from the Stylish Shapes die set.

Check out my Youtube video here for details on how to make this card.

The bundles and DSP I used

  • Card Base: Basic White – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Garden Green – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Second Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4 “, embossed with the Fern and Flora 3D Folder
  • Flower Stems, Greeting and Butterfly: Scraps of Basic White
  • Fern Stems and Leaves: Scraps of Granny Apple Green
  • Flower Pot: Scrap of Valley in Bloom DSP
  • Inside First Layer: Garden Green – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Inside Second Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″

If you would like to purchase any of the products for this project, you can shop with me here. As a thank you, I always send a small gift with any online order.

The Lily of the Valley bundle, Fern and Flora bundle,  Fern & Flora 3D folder and Valley in Bloom DSP will be available beginning in May and are in the May – August 2026 catalog.

The order numbers for these items are:

  • Lily of the Valley Bundle – 167943
  • Fern & Flora Bundle – 167745
  • Valley in Bloom Designer Series Paper – 167935
  • Fern & Flora 3d Embossing Folder – 167744

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Vintage Sepia Delicate Whispers

The Delicate Whispers bundle is an amazing set with gorgeous images to stamp and color as well as beautiful dies to add several lovely embellishments to your cards and other papercrafting projects. There is also a beautiful set of specialty Designer Papers that coordinate with the set. Some of the flowers on the designer paper can easily be cropped with coordinating dies as well.

I used several of the stamps and dies for this card, plus some heat embossing for added interest.

  • The card Base is a 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Pecan Pie cardstock, scored at 4 1/4″.
  • Add a layer of Early Espresso cardstock measuring 5 1/4″ x 4″
  • Add a second layer using Basic White cardstock measuring 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″
  • The next layer is where all the stamping happens! Cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock at 5″ x 3 3/4″. Using Crumb Cake ink, use the tiny flowers stamp to stamp an all over pattern onto this piece. You may have to stamp off once before stamping onto the cardstock so that it is a very light background.
  • Stamp a greeting using Early Espresso ink. For this card I used a greeting from the retired Good Greetings stamp set.
  • Use Early Espresso ink to stamp the fronds three times a little left of center. Use Pecan Pie to stamp the same image a little bit lower and off both sides of the darker images. Wait several minutes OR use a heat tool to make sure the stamped images are completely dry.
  • Now, use Versamark ink to stamp the frond image over the other images and heat set with white embossing powder.
  • Crop the small leafy branches and the other sprigs from Pecan Pie cardstock. Arrange and glue these over the stamped images. You may need to trim the branches at the bottom edge of the cardstock.
  • Tie a piece of linen thread around the cardstock toward the bottom of the stamp images & die cuts, then attach to the card front.
  • For the inside, adhere a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Early Espresso cardstock.
  • Use Pecan Pie ink to stamp the fronds onto a 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ piece of Basic White cardstock, then adhere to the inside.

  • If desired, stamp the frond onto the lower left corner of the envelope using Pecan Pie ink.

 

For this next card, I mainly used the stamps, with a few die cuts added. All of the images were stamped with Versamark, then heat embossed with white embossing powder.

 

  • The card base is Pecan Pie cardstock cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″.
  • A 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Crumb Cake cardstock is used for the stamped layer.
  • Use Versamark to stamp the two floral spray images, then heat set with white embossing powder.
  • Use Early Espresso ink to stamp the greeting between the floral sprays.
  • In the same way, stamp & heat emboss three of the smaller flower with leaves images onto a scrap of Crumb Cake cardstock, then crop with the corresponding die.
  • Color the leaves with Dark Pecan Pie Stampin’Blends marker and the flowers with Dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends.
  • Glue two of the flowers over the bottom edge of the floral sprays, and use dimensionals to attach the third flower between the other two flowers.
  • Die cut three sprigs from Pecan Pie cardstock and glue to the card front with the ends of the stems under the center flower.
  • Die cut six tiny flowers from Basic White cardstock and glue three on each of the floral sprays.
  • Place a small  In-color 2023-2025 dot in each of the tiny flowers and  larger dots in the stamped flowers.
  • Adhere the finished piece to the card base.
  • For the inside, stamp a sentiment using Early Espresso ink onto a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic Beige cardstock. I used a sentiment for the retired Positive Thoughts stamp set.
  • Stamp the flower onto the lower left corner using Pecan Pie ink then color with Light Pecan Pie and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends markers.

If desired, stamp and color the small flower to the lower left corner of the envelope.

Shop online with me here if you would like to purchase any of the products used to make these cards. As thank you, I will send a small gift with any online purchase.

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Video Recap – Delicate Whispers with Touches of Gold

This card shows off several of the die cuts and images from the Delicate Whispers bundle as well as the Stone & Ivy embossing folder. Watch my YouTube video to see how I colored and added just a touch of gold embossing to the leaves and fern fronds. It’s a technique that adds a unique texture and look to any project.

Here are the cardstock dimensions to make this card:

  • Card Base: Balmy Blue – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ embossed with the Stone and Ivy folder and Delicate Dreams DSP 5 1/4″ x 1 1/2″
  • Stamped Flower Spray: Basic White – 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
  • Small Flowers, Leaf Stems and Fern Fronds: Scraps of Basic White
  • Extra Stems: Scraps of Gold Foil
  • Inside: Basic White – 5 1/4″ 4″
  • Inside Strip: Delicate Dreams DSP – 5 1/4″ x 1/2″

The products used are listed below. Shop online with me here to receive a small gift as a special Thank You.

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Happy Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are such happy looking flowers! Big colorful blooms made up of what looks like hundreds of tiny flowers. I love how they brighten up any space in the garden.

To make this card, I pulled out my retired stamp set called Hydrangea Haven. There is also a larger hydrangea image in the Thankful Garden bundle that could be used for this card.

The card base is Blueberry Bushel 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″.

For the first layer, I stamped a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic Beige cardstock  with the tiny flower image using Crumb Cake ink. Then I embossed it with the retired Ornate Floral embossing folder before adhering it to the card base. An alternative folder to use would be the new Stone and Ivy 3D embossing folder.

Using the Stylish Shapes dies, I cut two square frames from Balmy Blue cardstock, using the two largest and the next two sizes of dies, then adhered them to the card front. Refer to photo below for placement.

I stamped three hydrangea images with Blueberry Bushel ink and one with Melon Mambo ink. I used Light and Dark Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends to color the blue flowers and Light and Dark Strawberry Slush to color the pink flower. I stamped several leaves using Shaded Spruce ink and colored them with Light Granny Apple Green and Light Shaded Spruce. I cut the stems off the flowers before arranging them onto the card front and attaching them with dimensionals. I tucked the leaves slightly under the flowers and glued them in place.

The butterfly is from the retired Papillon Potpourri stamp set, colored with Light Lemon Lolly and Light Peach Pie Blends. There are several current stamp sets that have butterflies which could be used instead. I added some Wink of Stella to the butterfly wings to make them glimmer, then adhered it to the card front with a dimensional.

I stamped the greeting from the Delicate Whispers stamp set using Blueberry Bushel ink onto a 1/4″ strip of Basic Beige cardstock, flagged one end and attached it with a dimensional slightly tucking one end under the flowers.

For the inside,  added another cropped and colored leaf to the upper right corner of a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic Beige cardstock and used Blueberry Bushel to stamp a sentiment. The sentiment I chose comes from the Charming Duck Pond stamp set.

Easter Greetings

This sweet Easter card with the book-binding funfold was made using the Delicate Whispers bundle, the bunny and greeting from the Storybook Friends bundle and the eggs are from a retired set called Basket Bunch.

To make the simple book-binding card base, cut a piece of Petal Pink cardstock at 11″ x 4 1/4″, score at 5 1/2″ and 4 1/2″. Fold in half on the score line, then back on the second score line. Adhere the area on the left side to the inside.

The first layers to place on the narrow left side and the larger right side are Fresh Freesia, cut at 4 1/8″ x 7/8″ and 4 3/8″ x 4 1/8″.

Use the Lovely and Beautiful DSP to cut the next layers at 4″ x 3/4″ and 4 1/4″ x 4″

The flowered stems are stamped and cropped images from the Delicate Whispers bundle. I stamped mine on Basic White with Granny Apple Green ink, then colored the flowers with Dark Peach Pie Blends marker and the leaves with the Dark Granny Apple Green Blends marker. I used dimensionals to attach them to the card front.

I cropped the ‘grass’ from Granny Apple Green cardstock using the die from the Basket Builder bundle then brushed a little Granny Apple Green ink on it to give it a textured look. This was glued on top of the flower stems.

The bunny was stamped with Pecan Pie ink onto a scrap of Basic Beige cardstock using the image from the Storybook Friends bundle. I added a little Light Crumb Cake Blends marker to the body and Light Pretty In Pink Blends marker to the inside of the left ear. I glued this to the middle bottom edge of the grass.

Using the small eggs die from the Basket Builder I cropped several eggs from Lovely and Beautiful DSP and Flight and Airy DSP. Any pretty pastel cardstock or DSP would be a good substitute.  Three eggs were glued to either side of the bunny.

The greeting was stamped with Granny Apple Green ink onto a scrap of Petal Pink cardstock,  cropped with a die from the retired Ornate Frames die set, then attached with dimensionals.

The inside is layered with a 4 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock then Basic White cardstock cut at 4 1/4″ x 4″which was stamped with a sentiment in Granny Apple Green ink. The sentiment I used is from the retired Easter Friends stamp set. I the glued three eggs to the lower left corner.

The supplies I used for this card are listed below. The Delicate Whispers bundle will be available in March and is #167506. The Lovely and Beautiful DSP is # 166957

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Soft Succulents

Currently in the middle of a very cold snowy winter but I’m enjoying the few succulents I have under a grow light. With that mind, I pulled out the Rustic Centerpieces stamp set and used the succulents image to create this card.

For the pastel background, I used Soft Sea Foam for the card base and a layer of Petal Pink cardstock  embossed with the Joined Together embossing folder. I adhered a piece of Kintsugi Inspirations DSP to a piece of gold foil to complete the background. The image is stamped on Basic White cardstock with Versamark and heat embossed with gold. I then cropped it with one of the Textured Notes dies. I chose to color the image with Stampin’Blends markers, using the light shades of Soft Sea Foam, Highland Heather, Pretty in Pink, Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake. I added a tiny Brushed Brass Butterfly as an accent  and gold heat embossed a greeting to finish the card front.

For the inside I added a layer of Petal Pink cardstock and a second layer of Basic White cardstock cropped with a larger Textured Notes die.

If you don’t haver the Rustic Centerpieces set, any floral image would also  work as a focal point for this card.

Here are the cardstock dimensions for this card front:

  • Card Base: Soft SeaFoam – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Petal Pink – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Gold Foil: 5″ x 3 1/2″
  • Kintsugi Inspirations DSP: 4 3/4″ x 3 1/4″
  • Basic White for stamped image: 5″ x 3 1/2″, cropped with Textured Notes die
  • Inside First Layer: Petal Pink – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Inside Second Layer: Basic White – 5 ” x 3 1/3″, cropped with Textured Notes die

Sweet Bugs and Mushrooms

Did you see my Valentine using the Sweet Bugs set? Here is another card, almost identical to the Valentine, but using different colors so that it is an all occasion card. I love the new Stone and Vine 3D embossing folder. I added a bit of Old Olive ink to the embossed cardstock using a Blending Brush. Mushrooms and foliage are all die cuts and the ladybug is fussy cut from the Cute As A Bug DSP. I used a layer of Cajun Craze cardstock under the embossed layer, the card base is Old Olive. Don’t forget to add some Wink of Stellas to the mushroom caps to glam up the mushrooms!

You can view the Valentine card here, it will give you the cardstock measurements for this card as well.

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Sweet Bugs Valentine

Make a Valentine using the Sweet Bugs bundle! The die cut mushrooms provide a little shelter for the ‘love bugs’. I used an older embossing folder but there is a new folder called Hearts of Love 3D which would work just as well.

I used Pretty in Pink cardstock for the 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ base, scored at 4 1/4″

First layer is Melon Mambo, 4 5/8″ x  3 3/8″.

Second layer is Basic White, 4 1/2″ x 3 1/4″, embossed with the Falling Petals folder and gently brushed with Pretty in Pink ink.

I dies cut the mushroom stems and tiny snails from Basic Beige and the Mushroom caps from Melon Mambo, Poppy Parade, Pretty in Pink, Bubble Bath  and Berry Burst. After adhering the caps to the stems, I brushed the caps with Wink of Stella to give them a little glimmer.

The leaf stems are cropped from Old Olive cardstock and the tiny leaf clusters are from Mossy Meadow cardstock.

After arranging and adhering the mushrooms, leaf stems, leaf clusters and snails to the card front, I fussy cut the sweet bugs from the Cute As A Bug DSP and attached them with dimensionals.

Add a greeting of your choice with Memento ink.

For the inside, I used the tiny hearts die to crop a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic White cardstock, then stamped a sentiment with Memento ink.

The products I used for this card are listed below. The embossing folder, Falling Petals, is retired and no longer available.

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Sweet Bugs Z-fold Card

Sweet Bugs is a bundle that is in the new Jan – April 2026 mini-catalog and has coordinating Designer Series Paper called Cute As A Bug. While you can stamp and color the images, the DSP has images which can be cropped with the coordinating dies. This Z-fold card features the DSP background as well as images cut from the DSP.

  • I created the Z-fold from Old Olive cardstock cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″ and 2 1/8″, fold in half then the opposite direction on the 2 1/8″ score line.
  • The layers for the front flap and inside are Soft Sea Foam, 5 3/8″ x 2″ and 5 3/8″ x 4 1/4″. I embossed them with the Gathering Leaves embossing folder, then lightly brushed them with Old Olive ink using a Blending Brush.
  • For the inside, I cropped a 4 1/2″ x 3 1/4″ piece of Very Vanilla with the Everyday Arches die and stamped a sentiment with Old Olive ink. I stamped the small mushrooms image with Crumb Cake ink and colored it with Light Poppy Parade and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends markers. I adhered this to the inside of the card before finishing the card front.
  • To finish the card front, I cropped a 4″ x 2 3/8″piece of the Cute As A Bug DSP with the Everyday Arches die and layered it onto a 4 1/2″ x 3 1/4″ piece of Cajun Craze cardstock which was cropped with the same size Everyday Arched die as used for the inside.
  • Use adhesive on the left side only of the arch to adhere to the front flap. It is easier to line up the arch over the inside arch if you do this while the card is closed so that the inside arch does not show when the card is closed.
  • Crop several of the images from the Cute As A Bug DSP and adhere with dimensionals to the card front.
  • Use Old Olive ink to stamp and fussy cut a greeting onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock and attach with dimensionals. For this card I used a greeting and sentiment from the Branching Out stamp set.
  • If desired, stamp the small mushrooms onto the lower left corner of the envelope as you did for the inside.

Products used for this card are listed below. If you’d like to purchase any of them you can shop with me here to receive a free gift.
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