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A Nature Walk

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Genevieve Valdes

It’s a New Year and wish everyone a wonderful 2026! A good year starts with new stamp sets and dies. I created this card with the new Nature Walk Suite Collection and inspiration from Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge. What I like about this suite is the colors and the elements. Starting today this suite can be ordered from Stampin’ Up!

Join the challenge and see how this sketch will inspire you to create.

Thank You Nature Walk Card

Card Size: 4.25″ x 5.50″ card

Stamp Sets/Bundles/Suite: Nature Walk Suite Collection

Paper: Card Base: Pecan Pie, Natural Hues Textured Specialty Paper, Nature Walk DSP, Pretty Peacock, Old Olive, Lost Lagoon, Basic White

Ink: Classic Ink pad: Pecan Pie

Embellishments and Accessories: Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, paper trimmer, dimensionals, glue dots, Faux Bronze Pentagons

Filed under: Feminine Thank you cards, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Masculine Thank you cards, Nature's Symphony, Sketch Challenge, Thank you cards | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Delicate Pines Gathering Leaves Christmas Card

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge inspired me to create this card with the Delicate Pines bundle. I love this Stampin’ Up! Delicate Pines stamp set and coordinating dies. You can create beautiful elegant Christmas cards with this bundle.

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I used Shaded Spruce for the card base, Season of Elegance DSP, Basic white card stock layer embossed with Gathering Leaves Embossing folder. The snow flake shapes were die cut from the Elegant Pines DSP. The foliage shapes were die cut using the Delicate Pines dies. I used a large gold hoop as a base for snow flake shapes and foliage. The sentiments is embellished with GOLD STRIPED 3/8″ (1 CM) MESH RIBBON. The sentiment and foliage stamps are from the Delicate Pines stamp set and stamped with Shaded Spruce ink.

Join Hand Stamped sentiments for this challenge and see more inspiration from their design team.

Delicate Pines Gathering Leaves Christmas Card

Card Size: 4.25″ H x 5.50″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles/Suite: Delicate Pines Suite

Paper: Card Base: Shaded Spruce, DSP Season of Elegance, DSP Elegant Pines, Basic White, Gold Foil

Ink: Classic Ink pad: Shaded Spruce

Embellishments and Accessories: Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, paper trimmer, GOLD STRIPED 3/8″ (1 CM) MESH RIBBON, Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder, Large Gold Hoops, dimensionals, glue dots

Filed under: Delicate Pines, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge, Stamp Sets | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Beautiful Pumpkins say Thankful for the Small Things

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge calls for so many options I decided to use stamp set Beautiful Pumpkins. This card is CASED from the online card samples. I love the pumpkin dies, images and sentiments. I used the dies to cut out the gold and beige pumpkin from the SEASON OF ELEGANCE 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER, the leaves and stem from gold foil. The card base is Basic Beige and the leaves stamped with Basic Beige classic ink. The brown wood background and banner is from the DSP is from the COUNTRY WOODS 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER. The sentiment is stamped on Basic Beige with Early Espresso classic ink and the card is embellished with gold Flower Accents.

Visit Hand Stamped Sentiments and see more inspiration from the design team.

Gathering Moments Thinking of You Card

Card Size: 4.25″ H x 5.50″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles/Suite BEAUTIFUL PUMPKINS BUNDLE (ENGLISH)

Paper: Card Base: Basic Beige; DSP: SEASON OF ELEGANCE 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) SPECIALTY , COUNTRY WOODS 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM): Gold Foil Sheets

Ink: Classic Ink pad: Early Espresso, Basic Beige

Embellishments and Accessories: Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, paper trimmer, gold Flower Accents

Filed under: Beautiful Pumpkines, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , , | 1 Comment »

Sweet Blooms Hello

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

Bright colors are what you’ll find in the Florals in Bloom DSP. These colors are perfect for creating beautiful cards. I was inspired to create with this bundle and using many of the bright colors for the Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge. The card base is Timid Tiger with a layer of Darling Duckling and Florals in Bloom DSP. The word Lovely is in die cut from Petunia Pop and shadowed with Basic White. The card is embellished with Pretty in Pink ribbon, Basic Rhinestones and 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls.

Here is the challenge sketch mage. 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.

Hello Lovely Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles/Suite Florals in Bloom Suite

Paper: Card Base: Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling; Florals in Bloom DSP

Classic Ink pad: Petunia Pop

Embellishments: 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, Basic Rhinestones, Pretty in PInk Ribbon

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

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

Congratulations Graduate

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

Summer is kicking off and graduation season is here! I was inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge to create this graduation card. This card was super easy and can be modified with different colors. I used blue since this is for my niece graduation from Rice University with a Masters in Biomedical Engineering. Our family is so proud of her. I made this card to send with a gift.

I used Blueberry Bushel, Basic White and Silver Foil paper to create this card. The graduation hat I made along with the diploma and the sentiment is from the Translucent Florals stamp set and the die is from the Mixed Labels die set. I made the graduation cap using the instructions by Crystal Best. I rolled a small strip of copy paper and tied with retired Starry Sky ribbon for the diploma. I’ll be making another card for another niece graduating from Texas A&M. She is a Certified Texas Teacher and is applying to school districts and will also be be actively working on her Master’s of Education in Curriculum from A&M. We’re also happy and proud of her as well. This time I will be using the colors of Maroon and White for her card.

I invite you to join the challenge at Hand Stamped 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.

Graduation Card

Card Size: 4.25″ W x 5.50″ H

Stamp Sets/Bundles/Suites: Translucent Florals stamp set

Paper: Card Base: Basic White, Blueberry Bushel, Cardstock Thoughtful Journey DSP, Silver Foil

Ink: Classic Ink Blueberry Bushel

Embellishments: basic rhinestones, colored with Blueberry Bushel Dark Blending Pen, dimensionals, Tear & Tape, retired Starry Sky ribbon

Filed under: Graduation, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Mixed Labels, Sketch Challenge, Translucent Florals | 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 »

Sending Happy Thoughts with Winterly Tree Tops

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Genevieve Valdes

This latest card I created is based on Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge. The card base is Crumb Cake with a layer of Crumb Cake embossed with Birch Wood 3d Embossing Folder. The birds and bark are patterned paper from the Nests of Winter DSP. The sentiments are from the Artful Amaryllis stamp set and stamped with Copper Clay on Pumpkin Pie. This was an easy and fast card to make.

See more inspiration from this sketch 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.

Sending Happy Thoughts With Winterly Tree Tops Card

Slim Line Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Artful Amaryllis

Paper: Card Base: Crumb Cake; DSP: Nests of Winter; Card stock: Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Copper Clay

Tools: Tear and Tape adhesive, mini-dimensionals

Filed under: Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Hello cards, Sketch Challenge, Stamp Sets, Winterly Tree Tops | Tagged: , , , , | Leave a comment »

Sketched Butterflies Card with Thoughtful Journey DSP | Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Genevieve Valdes

My card is inspired by Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge. I created my card using the Sketched Butterflies bundle and Stampin’ UP Thoughtful Journey DSP. I love this paper! It was a great background for the die cut butterflies. The butterflies I colored with Fresh Fresia and Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends.

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To see more inspiration go to 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.

You Brighten Up my Day Card

Slim Line Card Size: 3.50″ H x 6″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Sketched Butterflies

Paper: Card Base: Basic White

Ink: Black Memento, Fresh Freesia Blender Pens, Wild Wheat Blender Pens,

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

Filed under: Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge, Sketched Butterfly, Uncategorized | Tagged: , , , , | Leave a comment »

Winterly Tree Tops – Thinking of you Always

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Genevieve Valdes

Hey there! I can’t believe it’s July and soon it will be Christmas. So I decided to make a card with the Winterly Tree Tops bundle to give you a sneak peak of this beautiful bundle. Perfect for making Christmas cards or any other type of card. This bundle will be available in the September – December 2024 Mini catalog and available September 4.

My card is also inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge, I used the Winterly Tree Tops bundle, Nests of Winter DSP, Designer Tags and Distressed Tile 3D to create this ‘Thinking of You’ card.

I used retired Winter Meadow DSP for the background and used Soft Sea Foam card stock to die cut the tag and embossed it with Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder then added the coordinating Natural Tones Linen Thread to the ends of the tags. The birds are die cut from the coordinating Nests of Winter DSP. The sentiment is from the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set. The inside of the card I stamped the bird and colored it with watercolor pencils – Gray, Cherry Cobbler, Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry and Pecan Pie.

Visit Hand Stamped Sentiments and see more inspiration for this challenge.

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.

Winterly Tree Tops Thinking of You Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Winterly Tree Tops Suite available September 4, 2024

Paper: Card Base: Basic White, Soft Sea Foam

Ink: Black Memento, Blueberry Bushel

Embellishments: Natural Tones Linen Thread (available Sept 4, 2024) Basic Rhinestones

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

Filed under: Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge, Winterly Tree Tops | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment »

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