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Floral Charm Happy Birthday

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

You can’t have too many birthday cards on -hand or floral stamp sets or dies. The one I used this week is from the Floral Charming Suite. The suite has a stamp set, dies, faceted dots and braided trim.

The card I created with Stampin’ Up Charming Day Bundle is inspired by the color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments of Fresh Freesia, Pool Party and Blackberry Bliss. The flowers and foliage are colored with Stampin’ Blends dark and light – Fresh Freesia, Pool Party and Blackberry Bliss. The floral images on the Fresh Freesia panel is stamped with Fresh Freesia ink and the sentiment is stamped with Blackberry Bliss. The strip behind the Basic White panel is Pool Party card stock.

Stop by Hand Stamped Sentiments to see more inspiration for creating with these colors.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted. To view or purchase products used to create this card. Click on the links below for more information and ordering.

Floral Charms Birthday Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles/Suite Charming Day Bundle

Paper: Basic White Card Base, Card Stock; Pool Party, Fresh Freesia

Classic Ink pad: Fresh Freesia, Blackberry Bliss

Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones

Tools: dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine

Filed under: Birthday, Charming Day, Color Splash Challenges, Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Stamp Sets | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Hello Lovely with Florals in Bloom

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

I love the Florals in Bloom Suite so much I had to create another card with this suite based on Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration challenge. I used page 40 of the Stampin’ Up 2025-2026 to CASE the Lovely card.

The card base is basic white and the card front layer is the Florals in Bloom DSP. The flowers, leaves and ‘lovely’ were die cut using the dies from the suite. The white tag was die cut using the Nested Essentials dies. The card is embellished with 2026-2027 In-Color Flat Pearls.

Florals in Bloom suite showing floral paper, floral stamps and floral and foliage dies.

Here is the Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge image. I would love to see what you’re inspired to create.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted. To view or purchase products used to create this card. Click on the links below for more information and ordering.

Hello Lovely Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles/Suite Florals in Bloom Suite

Paper: Card Base: Basic White, Card stock: Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Peach Pie, Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling; Florals in Bloom DSP

Classic Ink pad: Timid Tiger

Embellishments: 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls

Tools: Tear and Tape adhesive, dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine

Filed under: Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Hello cards, Inspiration Challenge, Sweet Blooms | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Happy Birthday with Layers of Beauty

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

Inspiration for my card this week comes from the the Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge. I was inspired by the flowers and the pink color palette. I used the Layers of Beauty Bundle to create this birthday card. I used a blending brush and the colors of Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop and Berry Burst for the roses. I started with the lightest color first the proceeded with Bubble Bath and finally Berry Burst. The leaves I used a Olive Garden very lightly the used it again but darker wit the last mask. The roses I die cut then adhered GOLD 1-1/2″ (3.8 CM) OPEN WEAVE TRIM behind it over a layer embossed with Birch Wood 3D Embossing folder. I finished with gold metallic butterflies.

Here is the challenge inspiration image. See more inspiration at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted. To view or purchase products used to create this card. Click on the links below for more information and ordering.

Layers of Beauty Birthday Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Layers of Beauty

Paper: Card Base: Basic White,

Ink: Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop, Berry Burst Classic Ink

Embellishments: Metallic Butterfies, GOLD 1-1/2″ (3.8 CM) OPEN WEAVE TRIM

Tools: Tear and Tape adhesive, dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, Blending Brushes

Filed under: Birthday, Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Inspiration Challenge, Layers of Beauty, Stamp Sets | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Wildflower Birthday Card

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

The Stampin’ Up Wildflower Birthday Suite makes such beautiful cards. This suite contains stamps, dies, party dots, ribbon and DSP paper which includes die-cuts of flowers, foliage and birthday cakes. The card I created with this suite is a birthday card for a dear friend and inspired by Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge.

The card base is white. The card front has a DSP Soft Seafom layer followed by an embossed Peach Pie layer followed by an embossed white layer. The cake, flowers and foliage die cuts are layered on the front to create a festive collage. The sentiment is stamped with Blueberry Bushel then fussy cut. The card is embellished with gold open weave trim ribbon and party dots. I also used my Stampin’ Up Color Spritzer Tool with the Bluberry Bushel marker to spritz a bit of color. The tool is retired but you can also use a color spritzer to create the same effect.

Visit Hand Stamped Sentiments for more inspiration on creating your project with this sketch challenge.

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products used to create this card. Click on the links below for more
information and ordering.

Wildflower Birthday Card

Card Size: 4.25″ W x 5.50″ H

Stamp Sets/Bundles/Suite: Wildflower Birthday Suite

Paper: Card Base: Basic White, DSP: Wildflower Birthday 12″ x 12″

Ink: Classic Blueberry Bushel

Filed under: Birthday, Birthday Celebration, Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Sketched Butterflies Beautiful Birthday

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

I love the Stampin’ Up! Journey 6″ x 6″ Design Series Paper. I love the images and the colors on this paper. I used this paper for the 5″ x 5″ background of my card and added the die cut butterflies die cut from the leftover 1″ strip. I embellished the card with clear rhinestones and stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso. My card was inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge.

Here is the Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration image. Please visit and see more inspiration.

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Layers of Beauty Card

Card Size: 5″ x 5″

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Sketched Butterflies bundle

Paper: Card Base: Basic White, DSP: Thoughtful Journey

Ink: Early Espresso

Embellishments: Clear Rhinestones,

Tools: Tear and Tape adhesive

Filed under: Birthday, Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Inspiration Challenge, Sketched Butterfly, Stamp Sets | Tagged: , , , , | Leave a comment »

Stampin’ Up Melon Mambo Layers of Beauty Birthday Card

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is an Inspiration Challenge. I created this birthday card with the Layers of Beauty bundle. This bundle contains the Layers of Beauty stamp set, coordinating dies and masks.

I stamped the roses image with Melon Mambo, then used Pretty and Pink and Berry Burst to color the roses using the masks and blending brush. After coloring the roses image I die cut the image adhered to a layer embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. The sentiment is stamped with ‘Happy Birthday’ stamp from the Country Birdhouse stamp set then die cut with tag die and embellished with linen thread clear rhinestones colored with Stampin’ Up Melon Mambo dark Blending Pen.

Here is the challenge inspiration image. See more inspiration at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted. To view or purchase products used to create this card. Click on the links below for more information and ordering.

Layers of Beauty Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Layers of Beauty

Paper: Card Base: Basic White, Card Stock: Melon Mambo

Ink: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Berry Burst Classic Ink

Embellishments: Clear Rhinestones, Linen thread

Tools: Tear and Tape adhesive, Tom Bow Glue, dimensionals

Filed under: Birthday, Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Inspiration Challenge, Layers of Beauty | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Sketched Butterflies Card

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

I love butterflies and the Sketched Butterflies bundle is a must-have if you too love butterflies. The card I created is CASED from page 68 of the Annual Catalog and inspired by Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge. I stamped the butterflies with VersaMark and Fresh Freesia then water-colored them with a water painter and Fresh Freesia, Pretty Peacock and Wild Wheat. The die cut butterflies behind the water-colored butterflies were die cut from Basic Beige. The white background, Basic White, is stamped with the dots from the stamp set Sketched Butterflies embellished with Adhesive Backed Pearl Trios and framed with Thoughtful Journey DSP.

See more inspiration for this sketch at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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Sketched Butterflies Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Sketched Butterflies

Paper: Card Base: Card stock: Basic White, Basic Beige, Thoughtful Journey 6″ x 6″ DSP

Ink: Versamark, Fresh Freesia, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat

Embellishments: Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio

Tools: Tear and Tape adhesive, dimensionals

Filed under: Birthday, Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge, Sketched Butterflies | Tagged: , , , , | Leave a comment »

Stampin’ Up! Round We Go Rosette Card with Summer Splash, Petunia Pop and Daffodil Delight

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Genevieve Valdes

When I saw the Stampin’ Up! Round We Go stamp set in the catalog I had to have it! You can create a rosette big enough to put on the front of a card. So easy to make with the Round We Go dies. I cut two strips of Basic White, 1-3/4″ x 5-1/2″ for the rosette then stamped 4 lines with the diagonal lines to create my own DSP. I used the colors of Summer Splash, Petunia Pop and Daffodil Delight which are the challenge colors of Hand Stamped Sentiments this week.

Stop by Hand Stamped Sentiments and see more inspiration for creating with the colors of Summer Splash, Petunia Pop and Daffodil Delight.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted. To view or purchase products used to create this card. Click on the links below for more information and ordering.

Round We Go Birthday Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Round We Go

Paper: Card Base:  Summer Splash; Card stock; Basic White, Petunia Pop, Daffodil Delight

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Summer Splash, Petunia Pop

Embellishments: White Baker’s Twine, Basic Rhinestones

Tools: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, glue dots, mini-dimensionals

Filed under: Birthday, Color Splash Challenges, Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Masculine Birthday, Round We Go | Tagged: , , , , | 1 Comment »

Happy Birthday with Seaside Wishes

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Genevieve Valdes

I finally was able to to create with the new Stampin’ Up Seaside Wishes bundle. This bundle has a stamp set, hybrid embossing folder and dies. I love this stamp set because it has beautiful sand dollar and starfish images. The card I created I CASED from page 73 of the Stampin’ Up Annual Catalog 2024-2025. It is a mini slim card. This card measures 3.25″ x 6.25″. The card base: 6.25″ x 6.50″ – place the 6.50″ side at the top of your scoring tool, score at 3.25 and fold. I wanted for the die cut sand dollars and starfish to take up most of the card front and this slim card is the perfect size.

My card was inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge of Lost Lagoon, Petal Pink and Soft Sea foam. I used the Basic Beige for the card base and Country Woods DSP, The sand dollars, star fish were die cut with the Hybrid Embossing folder from Lost Lagoon, Soft Sea foam, Petal Pink and Basic White. The sentiment from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set was heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

To join the challenge and see more inspiration go to Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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Happy Birthday Seaside Side Wishes Card

Mini Slim Line Card Size:  6.25″ H x 3.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Seaside Wishes bundle, Thoughtful Expressions stamp set

Paper: Card Base:  Basic Beige, Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam,

DSP layer: Country Woods DSP

Ink: Versamark

Embellishments: retired irredescent rhinestones – however Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls would coordinate

Tools: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, glue dots, mini-dimensionals

Filed under: Birthday, Color Splash Challenges, Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Masculine Birthday, Seaside Wishes | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Love for You

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Genevieve Valdes

My card this week is inspired by Valentine’s day and Hand Stamped Sentiments inspiration challenge. Creating Valentine cards is fun and these cards can be given anytime to show your love. Just change the sentiment and you can have a birthday, thinking of you, or thank you.

I created my card using the Love for You bundle . The white and red scalloped layers were die cut using the Scalloped Contours dies. The inside sentiment is from the Throughout the Year stamp set. The background paper is from the 6″x 6″ Bright and Beautiful Designer Series Paper Pack. 

You too can join the challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments and be inspired by the HSS Design Team.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted. To view or purchase products used to create this card. Click on the links below for more information and ordering.

Thank You card and Measurements

So Much Love Card Size:  4.25″ H x 5.50″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Love For You Stamp Set, Love For You Dies, Scalloped Contour dies, Throughout the Year stamp set

Paper: Card Base: Real Red 11″ x 4.25 scored in half, Basic White, Bubble Bath card stock

Background layer: 6″ x 6″ Beautiful & Beautiful DSP

Ink: Memento Black

Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones

Filed under: Feminine Birthday, Feminine Valentine projects, Inspiration Challenge, Love for You, Masculine Birthday, Masculine Valentine projects, Valentine's | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a comment »

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