Party Pig shaker card

 Here is a sneak peek of stamp sets that will be available in May. I love the Party Pig stamp and die set. Look at the adorable shaker elements that coordinate with this set. This is a fun easy shaker card.

Supplies used

Stamps: Party Pig (165479- bundle 165483) available May 2025

Ink: Momento Black (132708) and Smokey Slate (147113)

Stampin’ Blends: light and dark Smokey Slate (154904), light and dark Bubble Bath (161675) and light (159465)

Paper: Bubble Bath (161718) and white (166780) card stock. Window sheet (142314)

Accessories: Stamp, Cut and Emboss machine and Specialty plate(149653), Plaster Painting 3D embossing folder  (164656), Party Pig dies  (165482- bundle 165483), Bone folder (10230), Foam Adhesive sheets (141825), Tear & Tape (154031), Loose Shaker Elements (165268), Blending brush (153611), 2” circle punch (133782), Multipurpose liquid glue (110755), mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Sponge daubers (133773), Paper trimmer (152392), Paper snips (103579), clear stamp blocks (165674 bundle -or you can purchase individually)

 

Cutting instructions:

Bubble Gath card stock:  card base 8 ½ x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”, scrap-die cut 1 ¾” circle

White card stock:  4” x 5 ¼” -inside, 3” x 4 ½” pig head and body, small scrap – for flags and sentiment

Window Sheet – scrap to cut 2” circle

 

Assembly instructions:

1. Cut card base (8 ½ x 5 ½”) out of Bubble Bath, scoring at 4 ¼”. Cut a 4” x 5 ¼” white front panel and emboss with the Painted Plaster 3D embossing folder using the Stamp Cut and Emboss machine and the gray specialty plate. Using a blending brush and Smokey Slate ink pad rub ink all over embossed panel to give it a dirty look.  Attach to card front using multi purpose liquid glue.

2. Stamp Pig head, body and flags on white cardstock. Color with the light and dark Bubble Bath and Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends. I colored the hoofs with the dark Smokey Slate and the spots with the light. The inside of the ear color with a light Stampin’ blend. Die cut all pieces, adding the circle in the body with die cutting. Note: add a light tack tape to make sure circle stays centered in the pig’s body. Punch a circle out of window sheet and a piece of Bubble Bath cardstock using the 2 inch circle punch.

3. Add tear tape all around the die cut out circle in the pig’s body on the back side. Remove backing and attach window sheet circle. Add Foam Adhesive strips around the circle. The foam strips bend well to make a circle. Make sure that your seam is tight so none of the Loose Shaker Elements can fall out. Add the Loose Shaker Elements before you remove backing. Remove backing and adhere Bubble Bath circle to foam tape, making sure to cover all the tape, so none of the shaker elements can come out. The window sheet and Bubble Bath circles are larger than the circle in the pig’s body to make these steps easier, but still small enough to fit inside the pig’s body.

4. Glue pigs heat to pig’s body, only adding glue when the head and body meet. Add a couple of strips of Foam adhesive strips to pig’s head, remove backing. Add Multipurpose liquid glue to Bubble Bath circle and adhere to card. Add two mini Stampin’ dimensionals to flags. Add a small dab of liquid glue to poles on the front side. Remove backing from dimensionals and add flags to card, pressing the flag poles to the back of the pig’s hoof.

5. Stamp sentiment using Memento black ink, dog ear the ends and sponge around the entire sentiment strip with a sponge dauber. Adhere to card tucking the left side under the pig.

6. Stamp party flags on the bottom right side of inside panel, color with blends and adhere to inside of card. Stamp additional sentiment if desired.

7. Stamp party flags from the stamp set on the bottom left side of envelope or on the back flap. Your card is ready to send to a lucky recipient. 

Sunrise sailing and Tags to Go, You're going places card.

Todays card features two new stamp sets available in May. I just could not resist the “You’re going places” sentiment from the Tags to Go set with the Sunrise Sailing stamp set, dies and embossing folder. 

One thing I did that you might not expect is I used the Birchwood embossing folder on the Night of Navy for my waves. The reason is I embossed the Pool Party half circle with the Sunrise Sailing embossing folder. The lines in it a fairly straight. Although I love the Soft Waves and so swirly for Beach or water cards in this case I needed straighter water lines and the Birchwood work perfectly. Another fun thing I did was die cut the clouds from the die set and even though they did not fit the clouds in the embossing folder I embossed them on the embossing folders clouds anyway. I think they turned out pretty cool. Sometimes you just have to think outside the box. You just may be pleased with the result. 

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Supplies used

Stamps: Sunrise Sailing (165491- bundle 165491), Tags to Go  (165569, bundle- 165577) available May 2025

Ink: Balmy Blue (147105) or ink refill (147168) and Night of Navy (147110)

Watercolor pencils: Balmy Blue (149014 assortment #2), Pecan Pie and Basic Gray (161700- assortment #1)

Paper: Night of Navy (100867) and white (166780) card stock.  Pool Party two tone cardstock (166691), Watercolor paper (149612)

Accessories: Stamp, Cut and Emboss machine and Specialty plate(149653), Sunrise Sailing Hybrid embossing folder -includes dies (165496 -bundle 165497), Stylish Shapes dies  (159183), Birch Wood 3d embossing folder (164069), Bone folder (10230), Adhesive sheets (152334), Multipurpose liquid glue (110755), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430 or mini 144108), Take your pick tool (144107), Paper trimmer (152392), Paper snips (103579), clear stamp blocks (165674 bundle -or you can get individually) paint brush or water pen (no longer available at Stampin’ Up!)

 

Cutting instructions:

Night of Navy card stock:  card base 8 ½ x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”, 4” x 5 ¼” front panel

White card stock:  4” x 5 ¼” -inside, 3 ¼” x 3 ¼”- die cut circle, small scraps – for clouds, seagulls and sentiment

Watercolor paper: two small and one large sailboat die cuts

 

Assembly instructions:

1. Cut card base (8 ½ x 5 ½”) out of Night of Navy, scoring at 4 ¼”. Cut a 4” x 5 ¼” front panel and emboss with the Birch Wood 3D embossing folder using the Stamp Cut and Emboss machine and gray specialty plate. Attach to card front using Multi purpose liquid glue.

2. Die cut white circle using the 3” round Stylish Shapes die. Die cut half a circle using Pool Party two tone cardstock. Emboss the two tone paper on the bottom (water) part and sand to reveal white core. Using a paint brush or water pen and either a Balmy Blue ink pad (squeezed to get ink on inside lid) or one or two drops of ink refill on a stamp block, add one or two drops water to ink and mix. Using a back and forth (horizontally) sweep brush across top half of the white circle. Set aside to fully dry.

3. Cut a scrap of white cardstock slightly larger than the three seagulls die. Color with the Basic Gray watercolor pencil and blend with water. Set aside to fully dry.

4. Die cut two small and one large cloud for die set and emboss putting on the cloud portions of the Stylish Sailing embossing folder (they do not Match) and emboss using the Stamp cut and emboss machine and the gray specialty plate.

5. Die cut two small and 1 larger sail boats and sails out of water color paper. Use Pecan pie watercolor pencil to color boat and pole. No need to color the sail attached to boat. Color the Sails die cuts with Balmy Blue ink and blend with water. I colored darker around the outside edges of sails and lighter for the rest and then blended. Set aside to dry.

6. Stamp sentiment on small scrap of white cardstock,  trim close to the stamping.

7. Glue Pool Party embossed water half circle to the bottom (uncolored) portion of your white circle. Glue to card front tucking the largest cloud underneath at the top left side. Pop using Stampin’ Dimensionals both small clouds.

8. Die cut seagulls and add to card front first adding adhesive sheets to back side of cardstock -making the sea gulls stickers. Add three seagulls to card front. I put two of different cards and one on my water colored sky.

9. Glue small sailboat to card front and pop the larger one. Glue sentiment strip to card front as shown.

10. Water color a small bit of water on the bottom right side of inside white panel and blend with water. Glue small sail boat and glue to inside of card.

11. Stamp a few birds from the stamp set on the bottom left side of envelope or on the back flap. Your card is ready to send to a lucky recipient. 

Textured Notes birthday in Balmy Blue and Night of Navy

 This card features the Textured Notes stamp and die set. I also used the awesome The Right Words stamp set that will be available in May when the 2025-2026 annual catalog come out. I cased this card, making a few changes, from a fellow demonstrator Bree Kathleen. I just loved the light and dark blue card stock and stamping she used with the dies.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Textured Notes (165548, bundle- 165556) and The Right Words (165316 – available May 2025)

Ink: Balmy Blue (147105) and Night of Navy (147110)

Stampin’ Blends: Dark Night of Navy (154891)

Paper: Balmy Blue (146982), Night of Navy (100867) and white (166780) card stock.  

Accessories: Stamp, Cut and Emboss machine (149653), Textured Notes dies (165555 -bundle 165556), White ¼” ribbon (165562), Opal Rounds Assortment (163298), Tear Tape (154031), Bone folder (10230), Multipurpose liquid glue (110755), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430 or mini 144108), Mini glue dots (103683), Take your pick tool (144107), Paper trimmer (152392), Paper snips (103579), distressing tool or you can use your scissors.

 

Cutting instructions:

Balmy Blue card stock:  card base 8 ½ x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”, 3 3/8” x 4 ¾”

White card stock:  4” x 5 ¼” -inside, 3” x 4 ½” -stamped panel, small scrap - sentiment

Night of Navy card stock: 4” x 5¼”, small scrap -mat for sentiment

 

Assembly instructions:

1. Cut card base out of Balmy Blue, scoring at 4 ¼”

2. Using the three largest and two smallest Textured dies die cut panels for card. (largest Navy, next smaller Balmy Blue then white) – (Smallest white and next larger Night of Navy). Distress the largest Navy the Largest Balmy Blue and white inside panel.

3. Color approx. 8-9” of white ribbon using the dark Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend. Set aside to fully dry.

4. Stamp largest leaf stamp in Balmy Blue the top left and bottom right corners. Stamp smaller leaf in Night of Navy, offsetting the stamp a bit. Also stamp leaves on the inside panel in the top right corner. Add sentiment in Night of Navy.

5. Stamp sentiment in Night of Navy on smallest die cut panel.

6. Glue Navy and Balmy Blue panels to card front.

7. Tie a bow in the ribbon leaving an extra 1” – 1 ½” tail on one side. Cut off the extra. Glue sentiment panel to smallest Navy panel and add Stampin’ dimensionals. Attach bow to left side using a mini glue dot.

8. Add small piece of extra ribbon to white stamped panel (with tear tape)  approximately 2 ¼” from the top wrapping about 3/8” to back and securing with tear tape. Glue white panel to card front and add sentiment panel, lining it up with the right edge of the largest Navy panel.

9. Add three Opal rounds using your Take your Pick tool.

10. Glue inside panel.

11. Stamp leaf on the bottom left side of envelope or on the back flap. Your card is ready to send to a lucky recipient. 

Impressions Abloom peek through opening

 

This card features the Impressions Abloom stamp and die set. Besides the flowers and leaves you get cool dies like featured here. One cuts out the front of the card and the second makes the awesome stitched oval frame. Also check out the flower centers. There is a die included in the set that cuts out the circles for the flower center. Then one that doesn't cut but pierces the paper. Such a awesome stamp and die set that I'm sure you will want to add to your stash. The sentiment comes from the Sentimental Framing stamp set also available in May. 

 

This photo shows that the sentiment is actually on the inside of the card. 

Supplies used

Stamps: Impressions Abloom (165611 bundle- available May 2025) and Sentimental Framing (165475 – bundle 165477)

Ink: Highland Heather (147103), Petal Pink (147108), Soft Sea Foam (147102) and Lemon Lolly

Paper: Soft Sea Foam (146988), Petal Pink (146985) and white (166780) card stock.  

Accessories: Impression Abloom dies, Blending brushes, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tombo liquid glue, Paper trimmer, Paper snips

Accessories: Stamp, Cut and Emboss machine (149653), Impression Abloom dies (165610 -bundle 165611), Bone folder (10230), Blending brush (153611 or small 160518), Multipurpose liquid glue (110755), Paper trimmer (152392), Paper snips (103579)

 

Cutting instructions:

Soft Sea Foam card stock:  card base 8 ½ x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”

White card stock:  4” x 5 ¼”, ¾” x 1 ¾” for flower centers, scraps for leaves and flowers

Petal Pink card stock: 3 ½” x 4 ¼”

 

Assembly instructions:

Cut card base out of Soft Sea Foam, scoring at 4 ¼”

Die cut Oval out of front of card front using solid oval die. Die cut oval frame out of Petal Pink cardstock. Glue Petal Pink frame to card front using multipurpose glue or add adhesive sheets (152334) prior to die cutting.

Glue white inside mat to inside of card. Stamp sentiment through oval opening using Highland Heather ink.

On a scrap piece of white card stock stamp large flower with Highland Heather ink, then use a blender brush to lightly add ink to cover all the white space. Die cut using coordinating dies.

 On a scrap piece of white card stock stamp two medium (daisy looking) flowers and one small flower using Petal Pink ink. Use a blending brush to lightly add Petal Pink ink to cover white space. Die cut flowers using coordinating dies.

Sponge Lemon Lolly ink on a ¾” x 1 ¾” piece of white card stock and die cut one large flower center and three small flower centers. Note: add die that pierces the flower center simultaneously with the circle die. Glue flower centers to flowers.

Add flowers and leaves to card front, tucking leaves behind the small and medium flowers. I glued down the Petal Pink medium flower on the right, then popped up the larger Highland Heather flower. I added a small dimensional to the left side of smallest Petal Pink flower and a touch of glue on the part that overlays the Heather flower.

Add second flower and single leaf to inside of card (making sure it does not show through to the front)

 Stamp flower on the bottom left side of envelope or on the back flap. Your card is ready to send to a lucky recipient. 

Tulips in archway card

I saw where someone, don’t remember who made a frame with the arches and put the tulips. Then I saw a card where they used the arches with the tulips and black and white designer series paper. Since tulips and daisies are my two favorite flowers and I love, love black and white cards I decided to combine the two cards and this is what I came up with. I just love it with the new Botanical textiles paper. 

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Supplies used - available in my online store www.janetloves2stamp.stampinup.net

 

Stamps: Mixed Florals (with die bundle 164642) and Unbounded Love (163378 – bundle 163384)

Ink: Momento Black (132708) and Smokey Slate (147113)

Stampin’ Blends: light and dark Highland Heather (154887), Petal Pink (154893) and Old Olive (154892)

Paper: Highland Heather (146986) and White (166780) card stock. Botanical textiles designer series paper (165545)

Accessories: Stamp, Cut and Emboss machine (149653) , Mixed Floral Dies, Everyday Arches dies (164629 – bundle available) , Bone folder (10230), Exposed Brick 3d embossing folder (161600) , Specialty plate (included with Stamp, Cut and Emboss machine), Foam Adhesive strips (141825), Sponge daubers (133773), Blending brush (153611 or small 160518), Multipurpose liquid glue (110755), Paper trimmer (152392), Paper snips (103579)

 

Cutting instructions:

Highland Heather cardstock:  card base 5 ½” x 8 1/2” scored at 4 1/4”

White cardstock: cut two 3 ¼” x 4 (arches), 3 ½” x 5” (tulip) and 4” x 5 ¼” (inside)

Botanical textiles designer series paper:  4” x 5 ¼” and ¾” x 4”

 

Assembly instructions:

Cut card base out of Highland Heather cardstock 5 ½” x 8 1/2” scored at 4 1/4” and burnish using a bone folder. Using a sponge dauber ink all the front edges.

Ink all the edges of your designer paper and glue to front of card base.

Die cut an arch using the fourth largest die and emboss this piece using the Exposed Brick 3d embossing folder.

Die cut another arch using the fourth largest die with the next size smaller inside. Tape both dies to paper to make sure they do not shift when die cutting.

Using a blender brush lightly sponge over all the arches with Smokey Slate ink. You want to sponge very lightly as you only want to dirty up the dies (adding very little ink). 

Glue embossed arch to designer paper. Add Foam Adhesive tape all around the arched frame making the bottom a separate piece. Remove tape from arch leaving the tape on the bottom (straight part) and add to card front lining up with embossed arch.

Stamp tulip stamp using Momento Black ink. Color in using the light and dark Highland Heather, Petal Pink and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. Use dark blend to add shadows and light to fill in. I also add the dark blend to the bottom of the flowers and wherever a leaf or petal would cause a shadow. Die cut using coordinating die. Add foam adhesive tape just at the top of flowers, making sure not to add to close to the top or sides that will sit on top of the arched frame. Tuck bottom under arch and with a pencil mark what sits below the frame. Using your paper snips cut off at pencil line. Tuck back under making sure none shows below the arch and remove tape from flower and bottom (straight portion) of the arch.

Glue embossed brick 4” x 5 ¼” panel to inside of the card. Stamp sentiment on arch cut out from the frame. I used the birthday stamp from the Unbounded Love stamp set and Momento Black ink. Sponge around the edges using a sponge dauber and Momento black ink.

Sponge all edges of the ¾” piece of designer paper and glue to bottom of embossed panel. Glue stamped arch just above the designer paper.

Add a piece of designer paper to the back flap of your envelope if desired.  Your card is ready to send to a lucky recipient.