Thursday, January 22, 2026

ADDRESS FUN

Today's card features the balloons from the Addressed to You stamp set.  And what is a better way to use balloons than to make a birthday card.


To make my large bouquet of balloons I stamped the balloons six times.  Then I colored them with Night of Navy, Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends.

If you are not someone who likes to fussy cut, you are not going to like the next step for this card!  Yes, since this stamp set does not have coordinating dies, I fussy cut the six balloon groups!


I wanted the background for my balloon to look like swirling air, so I used the So Swirly embossing folder and brayered Balmy Blue ink on it before embossing the Basic White cardstock.

The Brayering an Embossing Folder Technique is easy, and it really brings the design of whatever folder you use to life.  If you have never tried this technique, watch the following technique video to see just how quick and easy it is.

I provide a few tips to insure you get a nice clean embossed imprint on your cardstock.

The simple Happy Birthday sentiment strip was double-matted with Night of Navy and Granny Apple Green cardstock -- colors picked up from the balloon bouquet.  A bow made with Night of Navy ribbon and three Night of Navy Opal Rounds, placed to highlight the sentiment, complete the card front.


I purposely made my brayered/embossed technique sheet a little larger than needed for the card front.  When I trimmed it to the finished size this provided a little strip to decorate the inside of the card.

I used the oval border die with a stamped bouquet of balloons to highlight my greeting on the inside of the card.  This "Wishing you GOOD THINGS" greeting is from the Banner Sayings stamp set.

You can see a portion of the envelop in the background with is decorated with the same oval border and balloons.  the stamp with lines is also included in the set.  For someone who cannot write in a straight line (like me) this stamp is very helpful!

Use this link to download a copy of the FREE TUTORIAL.  

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Monday, January 19, 2026

ADDRESS STAMPS, INK & PAPER

This week I decided to use the unique Addressed to You stamp set.  I'm always looking for interesting ways to decorate my envelopes and the inside of my cards, and this stamp set seemed like the perfect solution.  I suspect it was actually designed for that purpose.

But can it also be used to make the total card?  Let's try!


I'll admit, at first, I was a bit stymied.  So, I went to my typical places for inspiration (Pinterest & Google) but didn't find a lot.  It is a new stamp set in the Spring Mini, so there weren't a lot of ideas out there, yet.  Many times, when I have a creative block, I grab my Designer Series Paper (DSP) and see if I can find inspiration there.  My search led me to the Beautiful Bokeh DSP.  


I decided to use the rectangle border from the stamp set and the pretty Bokeh DSP seemed like it needed some flowers to go with it.  This Addressed to You stamp set includes various designs to decorate the corners of the borders, but flowers seemed appropriate to coordinate with the DSP.


I used the colors in the DSP, Fresh Freesia and Balmy Blue, to create my double mat for the focal point.  Then as I was digging through my ribbon stash, I came across this gorgeous Iridescent Petunia Pop Ribbon.  Can you believe I TOTALLY forgot that I had it?

When I found that ribbon and realized that it coordinates beautifully with Fresh Freesia, I decided to color the flowers with Fresh Freesia and Petunia Pop Stampin' Blends.  A few Basic Rhinestones on the flower centers add some additional sparkle. (There is a lot of sparkle in that ribbon!)

I used the same rectangle border and flower stamps to decorate the inside of my card and the front of the envelope.  


It makes a really nice coordinated stationary set, don't you think?

The sentiments on the card front are from the Addressed to You stamp set and the inside sentiment is from The Right Words stamp set.

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Thursday, January 15, 2026

LOVE A GREAT FUN FOLD

Today's Endless Love card is a unique Corner Pop-Out Fun fold.


I saw this Corner Pop-Out design some time ago, but I apologize, I don't remember where I saw it.  It was new to me, so I finally decided I would give it a try.

The unique angle on the upper left hides a secret, but it also makes a great place to put some focal point elements.  I think it would look really pretty with some die cut flowers along that corner, too.

But, since I'm trying to inspire Valentine Cards with the Endless Love Bundle this week, I decided to add three hearts along the angle.  They were easy to make with the dies from the Bundle.


The Designer Series Paper (DSP), Made with Love, is from the same suite of products as the Endless Love bundle.  There are several different heart dies, but also dies for the arrow, the X's and O's and more.  To make the XOXO and small hearts I adhered a piece of Basic White cardstock to a Foam Sheet before die cutting.  That gave a nice thick dimension to these elements and really made them pop. 

The center heart die cut on the angle can also be used as a tag because there is a loop at the top of the heart. I colored some White & Silver Ribbon with my Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends for the little snippet of ribbon that I tied to the loop.

As I mentioned above, I think the real fun happens when you open the card and the corner pops out toward you!


You may think this fun fold looks a little difficult to make.  It's not, but don't take my word for it.  Watch the video and learn some easy tips and tricks to keep it simple.


Making the corner fold is actually quite easy, right?  

I know sometimes cutting cardstock at "strange" angles to decorate the card can be tricky, but I hope the couple of options I show in the video help.  Choose the method that is easiest for you!  I prefer the pencil mark method as it gives a more accurate angle for this "picky" engineer.  But if using the corner template is easier for you, it is also a great method.

Here is a close-up of the message layer on the inside of the card, but I love how the whole inside is colorful and pretty!  It's also fun how the fancy heart pops out at you!


Do you learn best by reading directions?  Use this link to download a free PDF Tutorial.  It includes all the dimensions with written step-by-step instructions.  There is also a link to the video on the tutorial, so you can use them together.

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