Sunflower Stamper

2/15/2026

Banner cards

Howdy all! Back today with a few cards from time in the stamp room yesterday. I've kept all the items from the Advent Crafting Calendar all together, intending to sit down and play. Yesterday was the day!!

BTW, if you haven't heard, the Avent Crafting Calendar is on the LAST Chance list for 20% off! Well worth that price! The stamp set is fabulous, great elements plus words. There are dies, DSP, ephemera, baker's twine, embellishments and more!

Here is a picture from my desk yesterday with some of the products! Click to enlarge :)

I started with cutting the 6x6 DSP into background sizes. That left me a narrow strip of each, and a wider strip. The wider strip, approx 2x6, I cut into squares and rectangles with the dies that came in the Calendar. The strips I knew would make perfect banner cards. I did one of these awhile back but didn't cut the ends into banner shape. I've since found, and remembered how to use my banner punch (retired). Not all are perfect, but close enough! Here are the cards!

I started with laying the scraps on my desk and see what I liked. Moved some around for contrast and just general better coordination. Luckly this DSP is just one sided, so less choices!!

Once I had the patterns I liked together, I looked at what colors would be best for background and base.

Coordinating colors are listed as Misty Moonlight, Basic Beige, Old Olive, Flirty Flamingo, Crushed Curry and Secret Sea. Top two cards have a Misty Moonlight base. Top is accent with Flamingo because of all the pink in the patterns. Second is Crushed Curry. Bottom doesn't have an accent layer, just a base of Flirty Flamingo. The middle one has a "happy birthday" from Lovely Arrangements. It perfectly fit the small pink banner that came in the kit.

After I attached the banners, I ran all 3 backgrounds through the new Lovely Stripes embossing folder. I thought that would be a great accent for the banners. I then chose an element (from the kit) for a saying, I was shooting for birthday. The stamp set does have a birthday saying, but it is long! Longer than I wanted. The circles that came with the kit were perfect for the "for someone extra special" stamp and these will work for birthday or other occasions. The top two were stamped with Misty Moonlight, the bottom with Flirty Flamingo. I added a small clear opal to the flower and bow center!

Watch for more cards to come with the DSP and squares and rectangles! Thanks for stopping by today! Product details and shopping links below!

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Product List

12 Days Of Crafting Advent Calendar (English)

$99.00

Lovely Stripes 3 D Embossing Folder

$11.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$140.00

Paper Trimmer

$28.00

Bone Folder

$8.00

Take Your Pick

$12.00

1/31/2026

Lovely Petal

Morning all! Hope you have a GREAT weekend on tap. Super cold so not venturing out much but we do have a basketball game tomorrow afternoon we plan to attend! Here are a couple cards I made this week with the Lovely Blossoms Suite of products! Specifically the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and dies and the Lovely Blossoms DSP.

Same card, different sayings! This Hello Friend one is going into my stash and will likely get mailed on February 7 for "send a card to a friend day"!

Several of these that say Thank You went to customers who made purchases in January! Who am I? Thank you cards mailed BEFORE the end of the current month!

Card base is Crumb Cake, background of Petal Pink printed DSP with a Basic White layer. Die cut circles out of Pecan Pie on a Crumb Cake DSP also with a Basic White accent layer. Flowers were stamped with Pecan Pie and die cut. I then lightly added some Petal Pink with my blends. Leaf stamped with Crumb Cake and die cut. Circles and then flowers are attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Pink accents are from a new bling pack, Sparkle Dot Essentials. In my head, these were the same pinks. Turns out they are not! But I think they still work. The dots are Pretty in Pink, not Petal Pink.

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Product List

Lovely Blossoms Suite Collection (English)

$89.50

Lovely Arrangements Bundle (English)

$48.50

Lovely Arrangements Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

$20.00

Lovely Arrangements Dies

$34.00

Lovely Blossoms Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet (English)

$17.00

Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

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

$14.00

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$11.00

Sparkle Dot Essentials

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

$28.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$140.00

Bone Folder

$8.00

Simply Shammy

$9.00

Take Your Pick

$12.00

1/29/2026

Lovely Fabulous Birthday

Morning all! More time playing yesterday! Lovely Arrangements things till on my desk, but I added Fabulous Sayings and a new product coming soon...the Stampin' Positioner! Picture below! First, the two cards!

I flipped the colors so you could see what a difference that makes! I am late to the party with these In Colors but I am LOVING them! Secret Sea and Cloud Cover here. Note: there is NOT a Cloud Cover ink pad, but you can get the refill and use a blank Stampin' Spot. There was an issue with the ink staying true to color on the ink pad.

Here is each alone!

Cloud Cover base, Secret Sea accent, Basic White background. Alternating Happy Birthday from Fabulous Sayings in Cloud Cover and Secret Sea. Flowers from Lovely Arrangements stamped in Secret Sea with a little Cloud Cover in the center. If I had the Cloud Cover Stampin' Blends I would have used that, but I don't so I grabbed a blender pen and ink refill. Go lightly so as not to bleed the Secret Sea! New Cloud Cover ribbon knotted around, flowers and stem attached over. In Color Flat pears for final accent. Secret Sea center flowers, Cloud cover accents below and above. Background done with the new Stampin' Positioner!

Flipped colors. Secret Sea base, Cloud Cover accent. Same flowers but Secret Sea ribbon. Cloud Cover pearls center flower and Secret Sea accents. Similar background, this one is centered a little better!

Here is the new Tool! It will be available to all at a later date. Current Demos can order now, Sign up between February 3 and March 2 and get it FREE with your Starter kit!

It is about the size of an iPad. Base has measurements and tabs for attaching the two positioner pieces. There is a larger one for bigger images or just basic stamp placement. The smaller piece allows even spacing by moving "down" at increments. Its "spring loaded" in that your inked stamps do not touch the paper below unless you press down. Magnets have neat little tabs for easy grabbing and moving.

Here is a look at just the products. the base is actually white, but it has a pad of graph paper you can purchase to use on the base both for measuring and catching any ink. Click to enlarge!

My first run leaves me impressed. I'm not in the habit of using anything like this and I have no idea what other products are out there but I'm excited to play more and see all the possibilities! LMK if you have any questions!

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Product List

Lovely Arrangements Bundle (English)

$48.50

Lovely Arrangements Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

$20.00

Lovely Arrangements Dies

$34.00