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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Extraordinary Life Noteworthy Card

Hello! How's it going with you? Our weather is finally calming down. The temps are cooler and there is rain in the forecast. All good things after nearly two months of extreme drought and temps over 100. Maybe fall will be really pretty. It's one of my favorite times of the year. What's yours?

My card today is one we made on the crafting cruise that Melanie Hockin and Brenda Zorn sponsored. It features the Extraordinary Life Bundle and Beautiful Ordinary Life Designer Series Paper. This card could be used for a birthday card or congratulations card. I am going to use them as thank you cards.

The Extraordinary Life dies have some really cute accent pieces.

The notebook stamp is in the stamp set and there is a die to die cut the piece of 'paper'. How cute is that?

The row of butterflies is so much fun and is from the Bordered in Beauty bundle. First you stamp the butterflies in Pretty Peacock ink and colored with a Wink of Stella pen to pull just a little bit of color to the wings. That is such a great way to add color that is a more watercolor effect.

Want to see how to assemble this card? Here's my YouTube Link

Cutting Instructions:

Basic White cardstock: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", score and fold at 4 1/4"

3" x 3" piece for stamping/die cutting,

another piece 3 1/2" x 1" for stamping butterflies

Basic Black cardstock: 3" x 3" for die cutting

Pretty Peacock cardstock: 3 3/4" x 5" layer

Designer Series Paper: Beautiful Ordinary Life

Dot Layer: 3 5/8" x 4 7/8", strip for inside: 4" x 1/4"

Pink Lines: 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" to die cut heart; 4" x1 3/4" for inside

Other Supplies: Array of Dots

Thanks for stopping by to see my card. I really love what I do and would love to share the experience with you. Are you signed up for my email list? Scroll back to the top of this post and sign up-I'll send you this cute card to see in person!

Stay tuned for some news! October is the beginning of the new Stampin' Up! year and there is always some new promos.

Have a great day! And Happy Stampin',

Mary Lou Foster

Your Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator

SHOP WITH ME HERE

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Friday, September 25, 2026

Violet Dreams Suite Sending Love Card

Hello! Today's card is made with one of my favorite colors: violet or shades of purple. Stampin' Up!'s® Violet Dreams Suite Collection has everything you need to craft and make beautiful cards and other projects.

This is the YouTube thumbnail that goes with the video I did making this card. My Chat GPT assistant designed it for me. Her name is Olga and doesn't mind being bossed around. I am pretty picky so she has to start over sometimes. I am enjoying using Olga for things like this because I am not very good putting one together by myself.

I took the picture on my crafting desk because it has pretty good light. Nothing fancy but you can see the details better. Notice those blue dots behind the die cut violets. They are stamped in Hydrangea Hue. That stamp is in the stamp set, how cool is that? I really love the Adhesive Backed Blooms on the sentiment label.

Want to see the entire Suite Collection? Check it out HERE

Here is the Link to the Video

Cutting Instructions:

Card Base: Cut 11" x 4/14", score and fold at 5 1/2"

Gorgeous Grape Layer: cut 4" x 5 1/4"

DSP layer: 3 3/4" x 5a'

DSP strip behind label: 3 3/4" x 1 1/2"

That's it. Inside is a piece of Basic White cut 4" x 5 1/4"

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you like the pretty violet card.

Until next time,

Mary Lou Foster

Your Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator

Shop With Me HERE

The Supplies I used to create this card:

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Violet Dreams Suite Collection (English)

[168200]

$95.50

Violet Dreams 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[168186]

$17.00

Framed Violets Bundle (English)

[168194]

$49.50

Framed Violets Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[168187]

$25.00

Framed Violets Dies

[168193]

$30.00

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155613]

$14.00

Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146987]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

[147099]

$9.00

Peaceful Pine Classic Stampin Pad

[167679]

$14.00

Hydrangea Hue Classic Stampin' Pad

[167677]

$14.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155518]

$12.00

Peaceful Pine Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[167668]

$12.00

Fresh Freesia 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Satin Ribbon

[168199]

$10.00

Adhesive Backed Blooms

[168198]

$8.50

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$9.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Stampin' Up! Elegant Leaves Thank You Card

Hello! Is it hot where you live? Well, it is still summer here in NE Texas where I live. It was 100 in Dallas again today, a record for the number of 100 degree days in September! Good grief, surely it will cool off soon. Crafting inside is a great idea!

Today's card features the beautiful Glow of Harvest Specialty Designer Series Paper. It was the August product of the month that you could add to your cart for $5 after you had $75+ in your cart. So far, it is still available so don't delay if you want to make cards like this.

I got the inspiration for this card from my much younger friend, Julie deGuia. I met her at OnStage and she is delightful. For me I try and soak up all the tech info and creative inspiration I can from my younger friends. She is so kind to share.

Notice the embossed layer? The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder is sooooo pretty. It has been in and out of stock a couple of times and is perfect for this card. It is very hard to see the luster texture on the Glow of Harvest DSP. This is truly "you have to see to appreciate" paper.