Old friends are the best friends fun fold card

This week I will be focusing on new products just released by Stampin' Up!  For today I've decided to use the Silly Old Bear suite collection which is part of the May 2026 Online Exclusives release.  I've used my favorite image along with my favorite sentiment and made this easy fun fold card.  I hope you are inspired to make a fun fold with products you have in your stash.  If you want or need to add to it, you can shop my online store by clicking on the shopping cart to the right.  To watch the video tutorial over on my YouTube channel, click this link.

Supplies and measurements:

Sweet Old Friends bundle* 167620 (includes stamps and dies)

Sweet Words & Labels bundle* 167628 (includes stamps and dies)

Addressed to You 167010 (for envelope)

Hundred Acre Woods 3D embossing folder 167631

2026-2028 In Color Butterflies 167656

Silly Old Bear Designer Series Paper 167616

    4" x 5 1/4", cut into 3 pieces 1 3/4", 1" & 1 1/4" to form a scene

Very Vanilla cardstock

    2 pieces each 2 3/4" x 5 1/4" & scraps for images/sentiment/frame

Pecan Pie cardstock for card base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 1 1/4" & 4 1/4"

Pecan Pie cardstock for frame

Pecan Pie two-tone cardstock for sentiment layer (light side)

Old Olive two-tone cardstock for small frame (light side)

Ink Pads: Mossy Meadow, Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Blends markers: Barely Blush, Golden Glow, Peaceful Pine, Lt Cajun Craze

Tiny Bee Trinkets (retired)

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate you taking time from your busy day to spend a little with me.

Until next time; be happy, good health to you and happy stamping!

Teresa

*Purchasing bundles saves 10% over the individual piece prices when combined.  You must use the bundle item code for the 10% bundle discount.  When purchasing Last Chance items; be sure to check if the individual piece prices are discounted.  Individual piece prices may be less expensive if the discounts are deep enough.

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You'll Always Bee the Friend For Me

 My card today is again top heavy on product.  I know, it is possible to use just one stamp set, but where's the fun in that? One of my favorite things to do is to grab some sets and explore the possibilities that haven't been created yet, to see where my creative juices take me.  To see how I've put this card together, be sure to watch the replay over on my YouTube channel.  

Supplies and Measurements:

Meant to Bee bundle 167243* (includes stamps 166583 and coordinating dies 166582)

Bee My Valentine stamps 162547 

Spring Is in the Air Paper Pumpkin add-on dies 166237

Elements of Text 164774

Hearts of Elegance dies 164915

Storybook Friends stamp set 164668 (I only used the sentiment FRIEND from this set)

Timeless Plaid 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper 164678

Basic Black cardstock for card base, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored in center at 4 1/4"

Basic White cardstock for stamping & inside layer 3 5/8" x 4 7/8"

Ink Pads: Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, Petunia Pop, Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Blends alcohol marker: Dark Petunia Pop

Blending Brush

Purple Sequins 164970 (Free Sale a-bration choice with qualifying purchase thru 2/28/25)

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you liked my project.  To order your Stampin' Up! supplies from my online store, click on the shopping cart in the upper right.  You can shop 24/7 and I would love to earn your business.

Until next time; be happy, stay healthy and happy stamping!

Teresa

Honeybee Home Fun Fold Mystery Stamping card

 I participated in a mini catalog kickoff event recently.  This card layout was part of the mystery stamping challenge put out by Barb Milliken, although I did modify it slightly.  When I saw the challenge, I immediately decided to use the Honeybee Home bundle along with the coordinating Heart and Home Designer Series paper.  This card came together so quickly for me.  I love participating in Mystery Card challenges! You can see how I put this card together over on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/ukK2hPyfgSk 

This is a view of the inside of the card.  The original mystery card used a 1 x 5 1/4" strip of the dsp.  I didn't care for that look so I changed it to a 4 x 5 1/4", then added the scalloped rectangle for my message inside.

Measurements and Supplies:

Cardstock in Cinnamon Cider, Misty Moonlight and Basic White

Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad

Stampin' Blends alcohol markers in Pale Papaya, Olive,  Daffodil Delight and So Saffron

Wink of Stella

Stampin' Dimensionals 

Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine

Hive 3D Embossing folder

Honeybee Home bundle which includes the Honeybee Home stamp set and coordinating Honeybee Blooms Dies

Grassy Gove stamp set for sentiment (or you can use whatever you have on hand)

Linen Thread

1. Cinnamon Cider cardstock 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.  Cut two inches from the 8 1/2" side and save for layering.  Your base is then 5 1/2 x 6 1/2", score that piece at 2 1/4" and fold so the 2 1/4" flap is on the left front of your card.  Emboss the remaining 2" piece with the Hive 3D embossing folder and add to the 2 1/4"  front flap.  

2. Using the Stitched So Sweetly dies, cut from Misty Moonlight the largest scalloped rectangle.  Next, cut two of the second largest scalloped rectangles from Basic White cardstock. 

3. Stamp the sentiment from Grassy Grove on one of the white rectangles, then adhere it to the Misty Moonlight rectangle.  To the remaining white rectangle, stamp the flower cluster, centered at the bottom of the die cut, inside the stitching lines.  Color with Stampin' Blends.

4.  Add these pieces to the front flap, making sure to only place adhesive on the left half of the die cuts to ensure you don't accidently glue the card closed.   

5. Stamp the tallest flower image from Honeybee Home and three of the honeybees in Momento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White card.  Color using your Stampin' Blends markers.  Die cut with the coordinating Honeybee Blooms dies.  If desired, also cut from basic white an additional flower die for layering.  

6. Layer the two flower pieces together if you cut an extra.  Add this image to the left half of the white stamped rectangle.  Now with, stampin' dimensionals adhere two of the honeybees to the flower as shown.  

7.  Next, add the 4 x 5 1/4" piece of patterned paper to the inside back of the card.  Adhere the flower stamped scalloped rectangle to the center of the dsp making sure when you close the card front, you can't see the white piece from the front.  

 8.  Next using dimensionals only in the upper portion of the final honeybee, adhere it to the upper right corner overlapping slightly with the Misty Moonlight rectangle so it will hold the card closed, but not inhibit the opening the card too much.  (See my video for exact instructions.)  Your card is now completed!  Admire and send to someone who might enjoy seeing your creation.

Thanks for spending some time with me today.  I do so appreciate it!  If you would like to purchase any of the supplies I've used today, click on the shopping cart in the upper right.  It will take you to my online store where you can click shop now and add these items to your cart.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of our project.

Until next time; be happy, stay healthy and happy stamping!

Teresa

Blessings of Home Happy Mom's Day card with watercolor pencils

 When I started today's project, I thought it was time to pull out some of my old favorites which I haven't used in quite a while.  I love my Stampin' Blends markers and I tend to use them exclusively when I'm coloring stamped images.  For this card, I decided it was time to pull out my watercolor pencil assortments and get to work coloring the image.  I do love the effect and ease that watercolor pencils provide.  In addition, you get a lot of different colors for a much lower price point than the alcohol markers.  So if you're looking for a fun coloring technique, these could be your new favorite.  To see how I colored and put this card together, you can watch my YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/ukK2hPyfgSk 

For the inside of my card I used the newly released Happy and Heartfelt stamp set from the Jan-June 2022 mini catalog.  It's stamped in Early Espresso and the heart is colored in melon mambo.  

Supplies and measurements:

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1 and 2: Old Olive, Garden Green, Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral, Night of Navy, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Crze, Early Espresso.

Blender Pen (NOT Stampin' Blends)

Ink Pads:  Stazon Black ink pad, Early Espresso Classic Ink

Cardstock:

Early Espresso for base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"

Melon Mambo for base layer 4 x 5 1/4"

Thick Basic White 3 1/5 x 5 (will cut the large flower shape out of this)

Basic White card stock for inside 3 5/8x 4 7/8"

Shimmery White cardstock for stamping and die cutting 5 1/2" x 6" approximately

Pattern Paper: Taste of Home Designer Series Paper 3 7/8 x 5 1/8"  

Honeybee Blooms dies (optional, I used for inside grass die cut but you could just as easily use a die from the Flowers of Home dies)

Blessings of Home bundle which includes Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home dies

Happy and Heartfelt Sentiments

Bumblebee Trinkets

1. Stamp the large flower image from Blessings of Home on Shimmery White cardstock with Stazon Black ink

2. Color with watercolor pencils and then use blender pen to smooth out the color.

3. Cut out with the matching die in Flowers of Home and also cut the same die out of Thick Basic White cardstock to use as a layering piece.  Add the Basic White piece to the back of the shimmery white colored large flower to add dimension without bulk.

4. Stamp Happy mom day in the lower right corner of the wood pattern paper in Early Espresso ink.

5. Add melon mambo layer to card base, then add wood pattern paper from In Good Tase DSP to melon mambo layer.  

6.  Add colored flower image in the center of the card at an angle.

7.  Add Bumblebee trinkets to finish off the front of the card.  

For the inside of the card: I put two sentiments together from the Happy and Heartfelt stamp set.  I love this stamp set so much!  I then cut two die cuts from shimmery white card stock (the grass piece from Honeybee Blooms dies and the flower from Flowers of Home dies) and colored those with my watercolor pencils in Old Olive, Garden Green and Calypso Coral and smoothed the color out with my blender pen.  Next, I added them in the lower right corner and my card was finished!  

I sincerely hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.  If you would like to purchase any supplies, click on the shopping cart in the upper right.  It will take you to my website where you can click shop now 24/7.  Please leave me a message, I'd love to hear from you.  Thanks for taking time from your busy day to spend it with me.  

Until next time; be happy, stay healthy and happy stamping!

Teresa