Sunflower Stamper

4/02/2026

Nature's Smile

Morning all! Back with another Nature's Symphony card! Simple, yet wow! There are two below as they came out slightly different!

Not a huge difference, just a little on the placement of the stem!

I wanted colors that weren't green. Guess I didn't go far from that, but I like it. Pretty Peacock card base, accent of Lost Lagoon. Background is Basic Beige and I put that through the Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder. Stem image stamped in Pretty Peacock and cut with the coordinating die. Circle cut from Basic White with the Spotlight on Nature dies. Love the Smile saying from the Nature's Symphony set. Stem is attached with Mini dimensionals, the saying with regular dimensionals. Ribbon is the Gold Striped mesh. I tried Basic Beige but it wasn't enough of a pop. Then the accents, necessary because of the open space. They are "clear" from the Polished Dots set.

Full disclosure, I thought most things were current when I made this last week. Now, several seem to be gone. Last Chance lists came out yesterday. Product links are below, with details on what I used. Look around for other options if what you're looking at doesn't come up. Sorry, inventory changes in a flash!! Some may be just temporarily out of stock as well.

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Nature's Symphony Bundle (English)

$46.75

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

$9.00

Spotlight On Nature Dies

$35.00

Mini Corrugated 3 D Embossing Folder

$11.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$140.00

Polished Dots

$7.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

$8.00

Gold Striped 3/8" (1 Cm) Mesh Ribbon

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Clear Block Bundle

$59.25

Simply Shammy

$9.00

3/28/2026

Nature's Symphony

I've had some play time with this new bundle - Nature's Symphony and I'm loving it! It is actually in the current Mini Catalog so it has been around for a bit but I'm just now getting to it! I have another card I'll share soon, but here is one I just made! Also loving these In Colors!! Cloud Cover and Secret Sea!!

Card base is Cloud Cover, accent layer of Secret Sea behind a background of Basic Beige. Basic Beige is still fairly new but I'm learning to like that too. White is sometimes too much, but Crumb Cake can be too dark! Leaf die cut of Secret Sea. Other image stamped on Basic White with Cloud Cover and cut with the coordinating die. The Basic Beige background was stamped with the texture image from the stamp set, some in Basic Beige, some in Cloud Cover. Some full strength, some stamped off once. I then textured that whole panel with the Forever Plaid 3D folder. The rectangle for the saying is from the Perennial Postage die set and edges were sponged with a dauber in Cloud Cover. In Color Flat Pearl accents in Cloud Cover as well! Secret Sea ribbon.

I like it!! Click to enlarge if you need to see details!

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Product List

Nature's Symphony Bundle (English)

$46.75

Perennial Postage Dies

$33.00

Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$14.00

Basic Beige Classic Stampin Pad

$9.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Cloud Cover Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$5.50

Uninked Stampin' Spots

$10.00

Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder

$12.00

Secret Sea 3/8" (1 Cm) Faux Linen Ribbon

$8.00

2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls

$8.50

Sponge Daubers

$7.50

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$140.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$6.00

3/17/2026

Painted Illusions cards

Morning all, Happy St. Patricks Day! Corned beef is headed to the Crock Pot shortly!!

I broke into my Painted Illusions DSP the other day, and got 7 cards from ONE piece of 12 x 12! I saw a layout on Pinterest I liked and decided to give it a go! Not sure why I'm into strips and such with DSP, but they have been fun to try! Details on the layout below all the cards! This was lots of cutting, but maybe not as bad as you might think. Everything has a 1 1/4" measurement so I started by cutting the entire piece into strips. I started with this print

because I liked how the colors blended and changed. I cut horizontally so that they are mostly one color. Colors are Darling Duckling, Petal Pink, Granny Apple Green and Lost Lagoon. The reverse print is the Lost Lagoon pattern. Here are the cards, each with a few notes. I used all retired ribbons, some retired saying stamps, some retired embellishments. If they are current I will note them, and they are listed in the product links at the bottom!

First, 2 in Darling Duckling!

This one uses 3 different prints, and I tried to not put them beside themselves. Thank You is from Lovely Arrangements, retired white ribbon, Clear accents are from the Opal Rounds Assortment.

This one has a little more color variation, but still 3 patterns, each in 2 places. Thank You from Lovely Arrangements this time stamped in Granny Apple Green. Retired white ribbon and Daffodil Delight accents from Opal Rounds Assortment.

Next, Lost Lagoon. For this one, I flipped the strips over.

Monochromatic, all Lost Lagoon! Retired ribbon, Hello Friend from Lovely Arrangements, Antique Pearls for accent.

Next, Granny Apple Green.

These are very similar, slight variation in the papers. No ribbon, retired saying. Retired glitter dots.

And finally, Petal Pink! These might be my favorite!

Just a slight variation in paper on these. Below is mostly all Petal Pink, above has more yellow on several pieces. Saying from Simply Said stamped in Pecan Pie. Retired Petal Pink ribbon. Accents from the Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems.

You can click to enlarge any of the cards to see details better! Product details are below for current items. Also shopping links!

Layout details are below. I took one of the cards and added the measurements. As I said, I started with strips of 1 1/4" and then cut the second size depending on where the piece was going!

Click to enlarge and see the details. Hopefully you can then print if you would like! I attached each "saying section" with dimensionals. Ribbons are either on the corner or just off. I did want to note the original posting I found had the measurements for the "lower left" and "saying section" at 1/8" wider - so 2 5/8" instead of the 2 1/2" that I've noted. It seemed super crowded to me, I don't see an edge around most of the sayings and very little space on the lower section. But do what works for you! Make it wider if you have room!

Fun fun! The Painted Illusions DSP is a previous Product of the Month but still available as of today. Can be yours for just $5 with a $75 purchase!

Will be back soon with news of upcoming catalog changes and retiring items!

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