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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.

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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 »

Inspiring Imperfections

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

I have just had the opportunity to stamp with the Inspiring Imperfections suite with the colors of Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green. These are the colors for the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge for this week. I stamped the vase with Versamark and heat embossed with gold. I then sponged Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green on the vase. The flowers are stamped in Memento Black then colored with Strawberry Slush and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends. I then die cut the gold twigs from gold foil and adhered the shorter one on the vase and the longer one beside it then embellished with gold flower accents.

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

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Inspiring Imperfections Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles/Suite Inspiring Imperfections

Paper: Card Base: Basic White,, Granny Apple Green

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Classic Ink; Strawberry Slush Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

Embellishments: Flower Accents

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

Filed under: Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Inspiration Challenge, Inspiring Imperfections, Sympathy | 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.

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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.

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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 »

Thoughtful Journey Sympathy Card

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

My card this week is based on Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge of Calypso Coral, Lemon Lime Twist and Summer Splash. I used the Thoughtful Journey stamps, dies and paper to create this sympathy card.

I used Basic White for the card base followed by a layer of Calypso Coral followed by a layer of Thoughtful Journey DSP. The foliage was die cut with the dies in Calypso Coral, Summer Splash and Lemon Lime Twist card stock and embellished with Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio, Basic Rhinestones and linen thread. The linen thread I colored with Lemon Lime Twist.

See more inspiration at Hand Stamped Sentiments from the design team.

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Thoughtful Journey Sympathy Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Thoughtful Journey

Paper: Card Base: Basic White, Card Stock: Calypso Coral, Lemon Lime Twist, Summer Splash

Ink: Calypso Coral, Lemon Lime Twist, Classic Ink

Embellishments: Clear Rhinestones, Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio, Baker’s Twine

Tools: Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

Filed under: Color Splash Challenges, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Thoughtful Journey | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Spotlight on Nature Thank You Card

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Genevieve Valdes

Happy New Year! I’m so grateful for another year and look forward to another of crafting. The card I created is inspired by Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge of Lemon Lime Twist, Highland Heather, Petunia Pop and the Stampin’ Up Annual Catalog.

I stamped the flower and butterfly images in Memento Black and colored with Stampin’ Blends. The sentiment is stamped in Highland Heather on Basic Beige then die cut with a die from the Spotlight on Nature dies. The card is embellished with Brass Butterflies and Petunia Pop ribbon.

Stampin' Up Spotlight on Nature thank you card created with the colors of Petunia Pop, Highland Heather and Lemon Lime Twist

See more inspiration at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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Spotlight on Nature Thank You Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Spotlight on Nature

Paper: Card Base: Lemon Lime Twist; Card stock: Basic White, Basic Beige

Ink: Black Memento, Highland Heather classic ink pad; Stampin Blends: Highland Heather light and dark, Petunia Pop light and dark, Lemon Lime Twist light and dark

Embellishments: Brushed Brass Butterflies, Petunia Pop ribbon

Tools: Tear and Tape adhesive, dimensionals

Filed under: Spotlight on Nature | 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.

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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 »

Grateful for You with Autumn Expressions

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Genevieve Valdes

What attracted me to the Autumn Expressions bundle was the beautiful sentiments and the unique dies. I used Basic Beige card stock for the card base and the embossed layer with the Leaf Fall 3d embossing folder. I die cut the leaves and foliage using the coordinating dies. The leaves I sponged with the Hand Stamped challenge colors of Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Pecan Pie. The frame for the sentiment I die cut from gold foil. The sentiment I stamped with Pecan Pie. I embellished with Basic Beige and Peach Pie ribbon. For some sparkle I used Drusly Adhesive-Backed Embellishments.

To see more inspiration for this color challenge go to Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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Grateful for You Autumn Expressions Card

Card Size: 4.25″ H x 5.50″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Autumn Expressions Bundle

Paper: Card Base: Basic Beige, Gold Foil

Ink: Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie

Embellishments: Drusly Adhesive-Backed Embellishments, Basic Beige ribbon, Peach Pie ribbon

Tools: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, mini-dimensionals, Blending Brushes, Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder

Filed under: Autumn Expressions, Color Splash Challenges, Fall cards, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Thank you cards | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Round We Go and Spotlight on Nature

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Genevieve Valdes

The card I created was inspired by Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge., I love the textures, colors and elements in the inspiration image. I used the die from the Round We Go die set to create the rosette, The large foliage is from the Thoughtful Wishes dies. The flowers and leaves are from the Country Birdhouse dies and the circles are from the Spotlight on Nature dies set. I fussy cut the butterfly from the Spotlight on Nature stamp set.

To see more cards inspired by this image go to Hand Stamped Sentiments,

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Round We Go Spotlight on Nature Card

Card Size: 5.50″ H x 4.25″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Round We Go bundle, Spotlight on Nature,bundle, Country Birdhouse bundle

Paper: Card Base: Crumb Cake, Basic White, Basic Beige, Fresh Freesia; DSP Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″

Ink: Black Memento, Fresh Freesia

Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones, Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio

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

Filed under: Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Inspiration Challenge, Round We Go, Spotlight on Nature | Tagged: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Gorgeous Colors

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Genevieve Valdes

I must confess I have the Masterfully Made Suite for a bit and just now was able to play with it. The coordinating paper has such beautiful colors and the coordinating dies are perfect. Here is the card I created.

My card was inspired by Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge. Join the challenge and be inspired by the design team.

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Hello card Measurements

Hello Card Size:  4.25″ H x 5.50″ W

Stamp Sets/Bundles: Masterfully Made Suite

Paper: Card Base:  Lemon Lime Twist 11″ x 4.25 scored in half,

Background layer: 12″ x 12″ Masterfully Made DSP

Ink: Berry Burst

Embellishments: Adhesive-Backed Sequins Trio

Filed under: Gorgeously Made, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

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