Friday, October 31, 2025

Shaped Birthday Card

Deb Felts is with us today, sharing this wonderful shaped birthday card. She is calling it a masculine card and truly, it is wonderful for a man, but honestly, I don't think I know a single woman who wouldn't love to receive this card as well. It is one of those beautifully rustic cards that falls into so many categories. The softly colored plaid with the scorched wood, fall florals, sprigs and a bit of twine make this card an absolute standout, whether given to a man or a woman!

Isn't this interesting and oh! so lovely!!!

I am a huge fan of all the distressed edges on this card.

Fall Flowers Floral Cluster (image and sentiments)

Sprigs were cut with die from above set

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (wood strip w/sentiment)

It's a Boy paper pad by Echo Park (plaid)

Scorched Wood paper pad by Craft Consortium (wood)

Kraft Twine - 50% OFF!

Pearls - colored with Copic marker

Here's a closer look - don't you just love all that gorgeous detail.

This card is beautifully rustic with a somewhat fresh color palette - love it!

And here is the inside, using all the same supplies as used on the card front.

And HOW did Deb get that fun shape - with a pot cover - LOL.

Check into Deb's post for all the details!

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Products Used

Fall Flowers Floral Cluster by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

This is just 1 set of 4 in our Floral Cluster Series.

This series offers 4 seasonal florals along with sentiments to cover you year round, also allowing you to mix and match all the sets.

AND all 4 stamp sets work with the 1 die set - YES!!!

Fishtail Sentiment Banners by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

A versatile set for sentiments in a variety of sizes, plus it makes fun hanging fishtail banners for all your projects. 10 dies included.

It's a Boy by Echo Park - on sale for just $2.31

Limited supply - once gone, it's gone for good!

Scorched Wood by Craft Consortium

Find more gorgeous pads by Craft Consortium here.

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Our Floral Cluster Series

Floral Cluster Series

These sets of mix and match images and sentiments require only ONE die set. All of the floral images can be cut with one single die. Good idea - we thought so!!!

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Our Fall Selections

In addition to the sets used today and linked above, we have a wonderful selection of

Fall Stamps & Dies

Be sure to check them all out!

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Find Scripture Stamps here.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Love, Joy & Peace at Christmas

Karen Letchworth joins us again today with a truly fun card for Christmas. This is one that just makes you smile with its rainbow of colors pulled together from scrap pieces of cardstock cut into uniform sized strips to create the backdrop on the underside, which becomes the focal point tree. After piecing together her striped backdrop, Karen simply cut a Christmas tree from cardstock, and using the negative piece placed it atop the stripes, stamped a simple sentiment and DONE! So simple and so much fun!

Just how simple and fun can it get!

O Christmas Tree (cutout image and sentiment)

Cardstock Scraps

And to make this card go even more quickly, I can envision using just a single sheet of designer paper beneath the surface rather than creating the striped pattern.

Just imagine how fun this would also be using lovely holiday prints!

Here are a few paper suggestions:

Winter Time by Carta Bella

Happy Christmas by Carta Bella

Home for Christmas by Carta Bella

A Wonderful Christmas by Carta Bella

The First Noel by Echo Park

Festive Flora by Craft Consortium

Tartan Plaid by Craft Consortium

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Stamp/Die Set Used

O Christmas Tree by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

This set with 3 completely different tree options will be a set you grab over and over throughout the holiday and winter seasons.

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Our Christmas Sets

Check out all of our Christmas Selections here.

You're sure to find just the perfect set to meet your needs!

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

All is Calm, All is Bright

As we enjoy this beautiful fall weather our thoughts wander to Christmas, especially those of us who make our cards and like to plan, shop and prepare early. And that would be me! How about you? Karen Letchworth is here today sharing this lovely pastel blue card for the holiday season which is so very soft and pretty and a fairly quick make, which is perfect when it comes to Christmas cards.

I am loving this soft color palette!

Snowflake Blessings Border Strip (snowflakes and sentiment)

Christmas Joy (ornament)

Praying Hands (square die)

Sprigs (sprigs die)

Winter Time paper pad by Carta Bella

Pearl and Sequins

Thanks so much, Karen, for this soft and lovely Christmas card!

A true treasure.

Find Karen's post here.

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Products Used

Snowflake Blessings Border Strip by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

A beautiful set for the winter and Christmas seasons.

Christmas Joy by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

An absolutely beautiful set for the holiday season.

Find the companion Christmas Peace here.

Two Sprigs die set by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

This little set will quickly become one you are grabbing all the time!

Winter Time by Carta Bella

A wonderful pad for the Christmas and winter seasons!

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Our Fall/Winter Border Strips

Falling Leaves Border Strip

Snowflake Blessings Border Strip

Lovely images with beautifully scripted sentiments.

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Christmas Peace & Joy

Christmas Peace & Joy

Two beautifully coordinated sets to mix and match.

Find all Christmas Stamps in stock here.

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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Time to be Grateful & National Pumpkin Day Sale

Good Saturday morning. Deb Saaranen is with us today and as her card says - It's Time to be Grateful! And grateful we are, for so very many things, and not the least of them is that we are grateful for YOU, our customers, who allow us to remain open and in business, shipping orders daily. Without YOU, we wouldn't be here and for that - we say THANK YOU! And as a simple THANK YOU to you, we are having our very first National Pumpkin Day Sale. More on the sale further down, but first, let's take a look at Deb's gorgeous card.

This card is another simple make using just one stamp/die set and one sheet of designer paper.

We love simple makes and we love cards using minimal supplies.

Keep it Simple ~ Make it Pretty

Fall/Winter Seasonal Wreaths (images & sentiments)

Older, unknown designer paper

Find a variety of 6x6 paper pads here.

Deb stamped with Memento ink and colored with Copic markers.

Thanks so much, Deb, for this gorgeous fall card.

The set used is ON SALE with the code provided below.

Find Deb's post here.

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National Pumpkin Day Sale

20% OFF Stamp Simply Stamps & Dies

in our

Fall Category

(includes sets already reduced)

Use Code: PUMPKIN at checkout

With FREE shipping at $100

Shop All Stamp Simply Stamps & Dies

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Our Seasonal Wreaths

Seasonal Wreaths by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

This series of 2 coordinating stamp and die sets offers you wreaths, images and sentiments that cover all the seasons, allowing you to mix and match with ease.

A wonderful series for year round use!

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