Patriotic Thank You

Did you have a wonderful Independence Day? I did and my family that hosted rocked this one out of the park! I made this Thank You card to let them know I appreciate all of the effort they put in for this special celebration.

I used two retired stamp sets: The Free & the Brave (star background) and Service & Sacrifice (flag image). I added a sentiment from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set. The card stock colors I used were Real Red, Basic White and Blueberry Bushel.

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Red, White and Blue Congratulations

Congratulations to a new military officer in 2026 as we celebrate America’s 250th Year of Freedom!

I used some very vintage Maritime Designer Series Paper. This paper dates from back when Stampin’ Up! used to put a little watermark on the corner of one side of every sheet of designer series paper. The Real Red and Night of Navy in this striped piece were perfect for this card and envelope. I simply cut between the Pool Party stripes to get this look.

The card front is decorated using the Online Exclusive Service Essentials Dies and Stamp Set. Those cute stars are the Wonderful Stars Puffy stickers, also an Online Exclusive. Too bad I didn’t experiment coloring them before placing them onto the card. They are nicely colored using any ink pad. You need to let them dry for a few hours. I didn’t have much luck coloring them with the Stampin’ Blends.

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Anniversary Scene

Today I used more scraps from my worktop to create this scene. I didn’t know what the sentiment would be when I began. My card base is 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” cut from Basic Beige card stock.

I had the boat die cut sitting there for a few weeks. Then I cut out a lot of strips from the Scenic Coast Designer Series Paper for a Workshop and I had leftover 3-1/2” x 1-1/4” strips. 

I pieced the strips together on a Basic Black border and then realized that the leftover boat die cut fit perfectly over the strips and border. I placed the boat die on Stampin’ Dimensionals over the panel. 

I placed that at the bottom of the card front and thought I would put some Gorgeous Grape clouds up top. The die cut cloud was cut from another scrap using the Sunset Coast dies, and I stamped two clouds from the Sunset Coast stamp set before adhering it with Stampin’ Dimensionals. 

I added the sentiment from the Sunset Coast stamp set and cut around it using my Paper Trimmer. I added some die cut birds and a die cut Crushed Curry sun over the water, adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I gave the sun some sparkle using the new Golden Glow Shimmer Brush. Too bad you can’t see the shine in my photos.

For the inside, another leftover vertical strip decorates the left side of the panel. This card could easily be a Birthday, Congratulations or Father's Day card.

I hope you enjoyed looking today! Please leave a comment so I know you were here. Have a wonderful week!

Happy Birthday with Bits and Pieces

Today's card was made using scraps of the Lakeside Retreat April 2026 Paper Pumpkin and Waterside Retreat Designer Series Paper, some fussy cut! The sentiment is from the Simply Said stamp set and it is stamped onto one of the leftover sentiment pieces from the Paper Pumpkin kit. I used a Stampin' Pretty by Mary Fish exclusive sketch for my inspiration.

Layers/Sizing:  5-1/2" x 4-1/4" card base, 5-1/4" x 4" card stock layer, 1-1/4" x 3-3/4" left and right designer series paper strips, 2-1/4" x 3-3/4" middle designer series paper. 

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