Tricia's Stamping Creations: Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Around The World On Wednesday February Blog Hop Sketch Challenge

Welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday February Blog Hop and this month we have a Sketch Challenge to help spark our creativity. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to give this sketch a try. There are so many wonderful options to explore.

For this month's Sketch Challenge, I decided that I wanted to combine one of my favorite bundles from the January-April 2025 Mini Catalog with one of the Level 1 Sale-a-bration Rewards to show how you can create a beautiful clean and simple card for Valentine's Day and beyond.

It is miserably cold here in Colorado at the moment, so I thought I would create a pretty card to help brighten someone's day and help them look forward to Spring. I chose one of the gorgeous designs from the Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper, a Level 1 Sale-a-bration Reward you can earn Free with a qualifying order. I paired it with the fun Hugs For Love Bundle which combines the wonderful stamp set with the coordinating punch to help you create clean and simple cards.

Products Used:

Hugs For Love Bundle (item #165738)

Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper (item #164944)

Sale-a-bration Level 1 Reward

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Melon Mambo Cardstock (item #115320)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Melon Mambo Classic Ink Pad (item #147051)

Peach Pie Classic Ink Pad (item #163810)

2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems (item #163781)

Peach Pie 3/8" Bordered Ribbon (item #163783)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Melon Mambo Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

3 Strips - 1/4" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Medium Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Sentiment Label stamped and punched with the Hugs For Love Bundle

Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Often when we think of Valentine's Day, we focus on romantic card designs for our partners or cute designs for our kids. For today's card design, I wanted to create a card that would be perfect to give to anyone who could use a hug to help them get through these cold Wintery days and hopefully make them smile. The floral card front reminds me of cherry blossoms and I love how the combination Melon Mambo and Peach Pie work together to create a fresh, pretty design. I created the elements to recreate the sketch using three narrow strips of Melon Mambo cardstock and a medium Basic White circle to frame the sentiment label. I used the Hugs For Love Bundle to stamp and punch out the sentiment label and popped it up onto the circle with Stampin' Dimensionals to add some dimension. I used a piece of the Peach Pie Bordered Ribbon to create the pretty bow and added several of the Peach Pie Shimmer Gems for a touch of sparkle.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to give this card sketch a try and see what you can create with the supplies in your craft stash. It is so much fun mixing and matching products from the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog and 2025 Sale-a-bration Catalog to create beautiful projects.

Now it's time to visit Theresa's blog and see what she has created with this month's sketch challenge. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

Roll Call List

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

ICS January Blog Hop Sale-a-bration

Welcome to the ICS January Blog Hop as we showcase the amazing new products from the 2025 Sale-a-bration Catalog. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to get creative and maybe even chase away the Winter Blues. There are so many wonderful options to choose from and I am excited to share my card design with you all.

For my card, I chose to continue with my exploration of clean and simple designs using minimal supplies. This is a great option for all crafters, whether you are a beginner just starting out or a more experienced crafter who is looking for a simple project to add to your stash. I love creating cards with designer series paper and I couldn't resist the new Bloom Inpressions Designer Series Paper, which is a Level 1 Sale-a-bration product that you can earn Free with a $60 order. I combined it with one of my favorite new stamp sets from the January-April 2025 Mini Catalog called With You in Mind stamp set. This stamp set has a wonderful combination of large sentiments and coordinating images that are perfect for this style of card design. With the variety of beautiful background designs in this designer series paper, you can combine these products to create a wide range of all occasion cards to help you build your card stash.

Products Used:

With You In Mind stamp set (item #164747)

2 3/8" Circle Punch (item #161354)

Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper (item #164944)

Sale-a-bration Level 1

Thick Basic White Cardstock (item #159229)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Melon Mambo Classic Ink Pad (item #147051)

Glossy Dots Assortment (item #158827)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Thick Basic White Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Basic White Cardstock

Large Circle punched out with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch

Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Clean and simple cards are a great way to showcase beautiful designer series paper and I just love all the gorgeous designs in the Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper. The colors are bright and pretty and work perfectly with the sentiments in the stamp set. For today's card, I chose to use the Best Wishes sentiment and stamped it using Melon Mambo Classic ink onto Basic White cardstock and then punched it out using the 2 3/8" Circle Punch to create the sentiment label. To help make the background pop, I chose to use Thick Basic White cardstock and I love the way it frames the designer series paper card front. To complete the card design, I added several of the Melon Mambo dots from the Glossy Dots Assortment to add a subtle touch of bling. This card design is perfect for mailing as it has a low profile that shouldn't add extra postage.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will inspire you to explore the amazing new products in the 2025 Sale-a-bration Catalog to create your own beautiful projects. It's amazing how easy it is to create simply beautiful cards with a few simple supplies. The Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper is a wonderful way to add color and texture to your projects and works well for a variety of occasions. You can earn this beautiful pack of paper with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration.

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Design Team members to see their amazing projects featuring products from the 2025 Sale-a-bration Catalog. Just click the links in the Roll Call List to visit their blogs. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you like about our projects.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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