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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Outdoor Adventure Birthday Card

Hello! Here with a masculine themed card for my 14 year old grandson's birthday. He loves fishing and being outside so I knew what look I wanted for his card. I used Outdoor Adventure bundle for that fox stamp! His last name is Fox so anytime I can use one in his card, I do. The stamp set is retired but the dies are still available. If you already own this set, you may be like me and look for an inspiration card. Hope this one inspires you.

The colors make this card masculine but who doesn't agree the great outdoors is a more masculine theme? The designer series paper is Nature Walk DSP. Isn't this package the best grungy, outdoorsy look? It is part of the Nature Walk suite of products.

The card base is Crumb Cake with Old Olive strip for the sentiment. Mr. Fox is stamped in Cajun Craze and the trees are stamped in Mossy Meadow, first generation and stamped off for the second set of mountains. The 'to a great guy' is from Nature's Symphony stamp set.

My favorite part of this card is the inside. I tore the liner to get that shabby look and die cut Very Vanilla with the Branching Out Dies. I had stamped the deer for the front but changed my mind so he found a place on the pocket for money. Both my husband and I wrote a note to our grandson.

Thanks for stopping by. Let me know if you make this card and how it turned out.

Until next time,

Mary Lou Foster

Your Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator

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Outdoor Adventure Bundle (English)

[168009]

$38.50

Nature Walk 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[166912]

$12.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$14.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$14.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$9.00

Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166784]

$14.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Branching Out Dies

[165775]

$29.00

Sweet Bugs Love You Card

Hello! I am back with this week's card. I am calling it Sweet Bugs Love You Card. There are several reasons why: it says Love You (obvious, right?), it is full of bugs and it is just cute. Ready to see it?

This card is not hard to make for real. That lady bug reading a book is stamped and colored with Stampin' Blends, then die cut. Did you notice the stamped details? The Sweet Bugs stamp set has a lot of stamps! How fun is that?

Here's the VIDEO I recorded showing how to make the card.

Cutting Instructions:

Card Base is cut 5 1/2" x 8n 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"

Very Vanilla layer: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

DSP Layer: 3 3/4" x 5"

Cajun Craze strip: 1/2" x 4 1/4"

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Thanks for checking out my card. I am pretty sure you will enjoy this bundle as much as I have. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Until next time,

Mary Lou Foster

Your Independent Stampin' Up!© Demonstrator

maryloufoster74@yahoo.com

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Sweet Bugs Bundle (English)

[167002]

$46.75

Cute As A Bug Suite Collection (English)

[167007]

$75.25

Cute As A Bug 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[166994]

$12.50

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

$14.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$9.00

Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166784]

$14.00

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$14.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$11.00

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154899]

$11.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$11.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Happy Spring Card Using Easter Basket Bundle

Hello! Spring is definitely in full bloom here, what about where you live? Back with a video and card this week. My card today uses the Easter Basket bundle but I wanted to just say Hello to someone. "Happy Spring" is in the stamp set so that was perfect!

The card base starts the party on this card. It's Peach Pie and coordinates with Easter Joy Specialty DSP. That paper is glossy and shiny! It is also thicker than our usual Designer Series Paper. I chose the piece with flowers! The Easter basket is die cut along with the scalloped border and positioned on the circle that was die cut from the Stylish Shapes Dies. When you have a busy background using a solid image grounds your embellishments so they can become the center of attention.

I laid the die cut basket on the circle just to mark where I wanted to stamp the items that were going in the basket. They needed to go just below the edge so they looked right. So did you notice those eggs?

I used some Masking Paper to stamp them to get that look. First I stamped the center egg on the circle, then I stamped on on the Masking Paper and cut it out with scissors very close to the black edge. I took the release paper off the back so it would be sticky and layered it on top of the egg on the circle. Then I could stamp two more eggs at angles, when I removed the Masking paper with my Pick Tool pokey end, I had three eggs!!! I should have done that with those carrots but I took the lazy way and just stamped twice. You can definitely see how much better it looks to take the time to mask!

The rest is coloring and getting it all adhered on the circle. The bunny is layered on dimensionals but the circle and basket are flat on the card.

On the inside, I die cut a piece of Basic White with Branching Out Dies and borrowed a sentiment from another stamp set that said "Sending a Happy Hello." There is plenty of room to write your own message.

Here is the video link to see how I put this card together: Happy Spring Card

Cutting Instructions:

Card Base: cut 5 1.2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"

DSP Layer: 4" x 5 1/4"

You will need scraps big enough to die cut the basket, bunny, circle and bow. A scrap of Basic White to stamp the sentiment out, hand cut it out with some wavy edges

Thanks for stopping by to see my Happy Spring card. Hope it inspires you to make your own spring cards!

Have a great day,

Mary Lou Foster

Your Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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