Impressions Abloom Birthday Wishes - AHSC #637

It's time for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #637 latest sketch challenge.

I've been excited to try die cutting and using the flowers from the Impressions Abloom bundle, and this sketch gave me an opportunity to make a floral birthday greeting. 

 Here's My Card:

This card came together very quickly once I had chosen my designer paper and cardstock colours.   The Whisper White card base is a standard A2 size  8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4".  

I decided to add a strip of the designer paper to the mattes on the inside of the card.  It helped to ground the two floral images that were cut out with the Impressions Abloom dies.  

Stampin' Up! Supplies: 

Stamps and Dies: 

• Wishing You the Happiest Birthday Ever sentiment - from See You Later Alligator (R)
• Impressions Abloom Dies #165610
• Deckled Rectangle Dies # 159173

Cardstock/DSP:

• Basic Beige Cardstock 
• 5 3/8 x 4 1/4" matte - card front
• 4 1/2" x 3" for Deckled Rectangle matte - card front 
• 4" x 5 1/4" for inside matte
• Scraps for die cut flowers and leaves 
• Whisper White
• 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" for card base
• 3 3/4" x 2 1/2"  for Deckled Rectangle matte - card front
• 3 3/4" x 5" for inside matte
• scraps for flowers and leaves   
• Country Lace Designer Paper #163415 4" x 5 1/4" for matte on card front and a 3/4" x 4" strip for inside the card. 

Ink:

• Pebbled Path
• Wink of Stella Silver

Accessories: 

• Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon (R) 122966
• Opaque Faceted Gems Copper Clay
• Dimensionals
• Mini Glue Dots

Well that's it for today's birthday card.  I'd love to hear your thoughts on this card design.  I haven't used ribbon in a long time on my cards, so it was kind of fun to add and I think it made the card look quite posh.  What do you think?  Ribbon or no?  

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

Full of Charm - June 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit Alternatives

 Paper Pumpkin Kit 

It's been a while since I've been able to post with all kinds of things distracting me and keeping me from my card room.  So that being said, I've got a stockpile of Paper Pumpkin kits, the latest one being the June Full of Charm Kit.  I thought I'd show a few of the cards I've made so far.  

The Full of Charm kit includes enough supplies to make 9 cards - 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes.  The envelopes and card bases feature  decorative gold foil designs in the form of dots lines.  There is a lot of ephemera including precut paper pieces and unique sentiment labels.  The designs coordinate with the following colours: Berry Burst, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Pretty Peacock (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Timid Tiger.

The 8 piece stamp set that's included in this kit is call Full of Charm and has a good variety of nicely sized sentiments, some leaves and a flowered branch. 

The Full of Charm kit coordinates with the Hugs Abloom Die add-on.  The 4 add-on dies include a flower, leaf sprig, sentiment label, and Hugs sentiment which are a nice way to elevate your crafting projects.  The Hugs Abloom Die also works with the Inked Occasions and the Mountain Majesties Paper Pumpkin kits, so for the money, they're a great option to purchase.  

Here Are My Alternate Paper Pumpkin Cards:

Card One: 

I love the floral image on Card One and left it as is for the card front.  Not a lot of additional things in this card, however I did find some Old Olive dsp in a retired paper pack that went with the card colours so used it as a matte for the inside of the card. 

Card Two: 

I love the floral ephemera in this card. The colours are such a wonderful blend. Since I don't own any Timid Tiger cardstock, I substituted Pale Papaya from my retired stash. I love the way it blends with the Night of Navy matte. The gold self-adhesive sequins are part of the kit. The white matte is one of the card fronts from the kit cut down to 3 3/4" x 5".

Card Three: 

I used a full piece of the floral ephemera on this card, but I cut and layered it to give some added depth.  The background matte is in Berry Burst and I embossed it with a retired folder called Cane Weave.  The additional matte layer is in Mossey Meadow. 

Card Four: 

I've die cut flowers in Berry Burst for card number four.  I love the way they change the other floral images to background and really pop off the matte.  I kept the sentiment simple and used an old stampin' up! punch to cut it out.  I used Berry Burst sequins in the centers of the die cuts to give some additional shine.  

Card Five: 

The die label and leaves for Card Five are from the Hugs Abloom die set.  Love them!  I cut one of the floral card fronts down to 2" x 5 1/8"  for this card front and used an old border punch to create the lacy strip.  This card took about four minutes to put together and is one of my favourites.  

If you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin I'd love to hear your thoughts on this kit and if you like any of these alternates I've created.  

HAPPY STAMPING!

PENNY TOKENS STAMPIN' SPOT

Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up Demo since 2006 

Three day 20% Off Sale - Two Toned Cardstock

Three Day Sale - July 9 to 11th, 2025 - Two Toned Paper Packs

This month's Stampin' Up! promotion is a three-day sale on every color of two-tone cardstock. Two-tone cardstock seems to be the new darling of the paper crafting world, and according to Stampin' Up! is a must-have crafting staple. Each piece of cardstock has a smooth texture for stamping and a white core that works great for techniques like tearing, sanding, crumpling, embossing, etc.

Some colors will sell out faster than others, so check your supplies and see what you need to know about this promotion so you  can take advantage of this three day only sale and you'll save 20% off!

What You Need To Know:

• Sales Period: July 9–11 only 
• Ordering Deadlines:  
• Phone: July 11, 2025, at 6:59 p.m. (MT) 
• Online: July 11, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

What's All the Noise About?

• 106 color variations are achievable with this two-tone cardstock. There are 53 lighter and darker Stampin’ Up! colors on double-sided sheets, that are available in single or mixed-color packs at 20% off.
• Single-pack and multipack two-tone cardstock is 20% off
• Comes in 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) sheets that can be used for scrapbook base pages or cut down for 3-D or card-making projects.
• Buy multiple packs and this 20% discount essentially means every fifth pack free.
• Some colors might sell out sooner than others and this offer is only available while supplies last
• See and shop all two-tone cardstock in my online store.

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up Demo since 2006

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Happy July 1st - Happy Canada Day!

July 1st is always an important date for Canadians,  however this year it is even more important to show our patriotism and our love for our sovereignty.  I hope if you're a fellow Canadian that you are celebrating with family and friends and showing your unity.  

My husband and I were out to a local community this morning in Abbotsford and it was fun to see all the flags flying and families gathered to enjoy the festivities.  Made my heart sing.  

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up Demo since 2006

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BYGO - 50% off June Promotion June 3rd to 30th

 HAPPY JUNE EVERYONE:  

Just a reminder that the 50% off promo starts today and lasts until June 30th or stock is no longer available. Click here to see the details! 

LAST CHANCE PRODUCT REFRESH: 

Starting today the Last Chance Products have been refreshed.  Don't miss out on some smoking deals! Almost 100 items are on this latest retirement list.  

• Last Chance Products include retiring products from both catalogs and online releases, excluding Paper Pumpkin.

• Last Chance Products in this category are available while supplies last and will be discontinued and automatically removed from the list and online store.  

• Discounts will vary and are subject to change. Also, depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts.

• The Last Chance Products category is updated at the beginning of every second month, with the next updates due in August, October, and December. Additional products may be included along with product discounts if applicable. 

• Stampin' Up! may include individual items from bundles or suite collections to the Last Chance Products category. If one or more products from the suite collection or bundle are in the Last Chance Products category, then the bundle and suite collection will also appear in this category. The bundle or suite will not be orderable if one or more of the items in the bundle or suite collection sell out. Standard 10% bundle discounts will be available if one or more of the items move to the Last Chance Product category; however, the item in the Last Chance Products category may have a deeper discount.

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Monochromatic Birthday Card FMS #688

  This weeks Freshly Made Sketch challenge is hosted by Jen B.  

Here's My Card: 

I'm a big fan of Lost Lagoon so I looked through my stash for papers in that colour.  I remembered the Timeless Plaid 6x6 paper pack had some Lost Lagoon designs and because these papers are double-sided it was really easy to find a coordinating piece of dsp to go with this sketch design.  

For the center focal I added the big birdhouse from Country Birdhouse.  I was able to use the same dsp for the front panel of the birdhouse by paper piecing it.  

Supplies: 

Stamps & Dies: 

• Country Birdhouse Stamps - sentiment "happy birthday".
• Country Birdhouse Dies - birdhouse, flowers, bird
• Birthday Sentiment inside card from "See You Later" Sale-a-bration stamp set(R) 

Cardstock & DSP:

• Whisper White 
• 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" card base scored at 4 1/4". 
• Inside Matte 3 5/8" x 5 1/4" 
• 2 scraps for sentiment and trim on birdhouse
• Lost Lagoon
• 5 1/4 x 2" for top matte on card front
• 5 1/4" x 1 3/4" for matte on bottom card front 
• Timeless Plaid DSP (R)
• 5 1/8" x 1 7/8" 
• 5 1/8" x 1 5/8"
• 2" x 2" scrap for front of birdhouse

Ink:

• Lost Lagoon ink and blends 
• Momento Black 

Accessories: 

• self adhesive backed lost lagoon gems
• dimensionals 

Well that's it for this week.  I hope you enjoyed this card, and will leave me a comment before you go.  

Happy Stamping!

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

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Simple Pop Up Father's Day Card - AHSC#631

This past week has been so busy as we've been entertaining Australian visitors and showing them the sights in Fraser Valley where we live.  It's fun to be a tourist in your home town and revisit many places we sometimes take for granted.  

Here is this week's sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge designed by Michelle and digitized by Brandi. I love this layout.  How about you?  Are you ready to try a card challenge.  

 

Here's My Card:

Although my own father has passed away, I often get requests from friends and customers at this time of year for father's day cards.  So this card was made with with Father's in mind, however it could just as easily be a birthday or retirement card.  

Although this is a simple card, I've ramped it up a bit by putting the bi-plane on a pop-up mechanism, so it appears to be flying.  I've been having a lot of fun with this feature and later on in the post will share some other cards I recently made using the pop-up mechanism.  

Supplies:

Stamps & Dies:

• Adventurous Skies #163439
• Mountain Majesties Stamp Artwork - Paper Pumpkin May 2025 for sentiments

Cardstock & DSP:

• Whisper White 
• 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for card base
• 3 3/4" x 5" for inside matte and 4" x 3/4" scrap for sentiment 
• 4 1/4" by 1/2" scored at 1/2", 1", 1 1/2" and 2 3/4", 3 1/4" and 3 3/4" for pop-up mechanism.  Burnish fold lines.  Center flat piece adhered to object to be popped up, two side edges against card matte.  
• Copper Clay 4 1/4" x 5 3/8" for the front matte and scrap for propeller
• Basic Gray Mattes
• Cut two strips 1 1/4" x 4"
• Cut 1 piece 2 5/8" x 
• Scrap of Vellum for the propeller circle 

To give the plane a sense of motion, I stamped the plane image with the propeller part on vellum in Night of Navy ink.  I cut out just the circular part of the vellum image and attached this with a glue dot over the propeller area. with a glue dot and then the propeller was put into place in the center with a glue dot and gold bead.  

Ink:

• Night of Navy
• Basic Grey
• Copper Clay Blends

Accessories: 

• Mini Glue Dots
• Dimensionals
• Copper Clay gem dots and brass pearl dot - non SU products 

As promised here are some other masculine cards made with the pop-up mechanism and some fancy folds:

Hope you enjoyed these cards and will leave a comment.  If you have a favourite amongst the additional cards let me know and I'll post instructions and more pictures.  Have a great week! 

HAPPY STAMPING!

PENNY TOKENS STAMPIN' SPOT

Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up Demo Since 2006

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