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08/23/2026

My daughter's wedding was yesterday and she asked me to create hanger tags for the morning Bridal Suite for her bridesmaids, the moms, and some close family/friends. I love it when I can design personalized projects like this in her exact style and colors!

I used a combination of current and retired products to get just the right look. I even downloaded the font she used for her wedding invitations to use to print the names. Products include Fragrant Flowers Dies, Hole Punch Assortment, and Antique Pearls (current); and Peace On Earth Dies and coordinating Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder, Tailor Made Tags, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbons (retired.)

I used Very Vanilla and Mossy Meadow Two-Tone Cardstock for the flowers and leaves. The thinner weight of the paper helped when shaping the flowers with a stylist and Stampin' Pierce Mat. Then, to make the bride's tag extra special, I watercolored the flowers with her wedding colors including Crisp Cantaloupe, Barely Blush, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, and a little Timid Tiger. See more details on my blog: https://swimminginstamps.com/wedding-tags-with-fragrant-layers/

08/16/2026

Happy Sunday! For this month, the Stamping Station designers are creating projects with the theme "Make It Personal." That could means adding a name or a special date or even a scrapbook/memory keeping page!

I've been meaning to get back into scrapbooking; in fact, I promised my daughter I would create some albums for her as a special wedding gift to document her engagement, showers, and ceremony/reception. So this was the nudge I needed to get started!

Firstly, I have to give credit for the beautiful photo to Dillon & Ellie Photography (https://www.dillonandellie.com/). They did an amazing job taking the engagement photos in Crested Butte, Colorado last August.

I've been collecting scrapbook supplies and used a collection of new and retired products on this page. They include the Pretty Florals Bundle (retired), Heirloom Boutique Stamps, Life In Bloom Dies, and Nested Essentials Dies. I also used Bloom Boutique Specialty Designer Series Paper. Colors include Hydrangea Hue, Highland Heather, Peaceful Pine, Old Olive, and Golden Glow.

My goal was to create a soft, elegant page. So I used watercoloring and two-tone cardstock as well as gold foil sheets and gold embossing. See more details on my blog post: https://swimminginstamps.com/the-stamping-station-make-it-personal/

08/14/2026

We have a fun sketch for this week's TGIF Challenge. I used the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies and coordinating decorative masks to create these cards. Masks are so fun! I keep wanting to try new color combinations. That's why I made two cards!

The first card has a color combination of Bubble Bath, Lost Lagoon, and Blackberry Bliss and the second card has a combination of Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon, and Misty Moonlight. I love them both!!! Then, for a little more pizzazz, I added ink blending to the Paper Medley Mix In Designer Series Paper by creating masks with some of the leaf dies from the Butterfly Flight Dies.

See more details on my blog post today: https://swimminginstamps.com/tgifc590-sketch-challenge-with-butterfly-flight-bundle/

08/12/2026

The Stampin' Fancy Friday theme for this month is a Letters Challenge! I was so excited because I wanted to make some personalized gift boxes that were extra special! Each box includes the recipient's first initial die-cut with the Party Alphabet Dies and stacked with numerous layers of cardstock to make them appear 3D! The top layer includes a letter die-cut from the gorgeous Scenic Coast Designer Series Paper. I love how this paper makes the initials pop.

I decorated the boxes with lots of layers, including a layer of dry embossed Basic White Cardstock using the Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder. I also used the Scalloped Blooms Dies (frame & flowers), Fragrant Layers Dies (flowers and leaves), Fern & Flora Dies (leaves), and Rolling Waves Stamp Set (sentiment.) All the background items are colored Balmy Blue and Blueberry Bushel, including watercoloring and two-tone cardstock.

To form the flowers and make them look 3D, I used a stylist from the Take Your Pick Tool and a Stampin' Pierce Mat. To see more details, see my blog post today: https://swimminginstamps.com/stampin-fancy-friday-letters-challenge/

08/07/2026

Hi Stampers! Today I'm sharing some cards I designed for my daughter to give to her bridesmaids with their thank you gifts. My daughter has been slowly handing out these gifts over the course of the past year as she met up with each friend, so I didn't want to post this too early. Then, I forgot! Since her wedding is in a couple weeks, I figured I was safe.

While the main Charming Day Bundle is now retired, I thought this might be good inspiration if you happened to have bought that bundle or have something similar. I also used the Spotlight On Nature stamp set for the sentiment and Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder, Peace On Earth Dies (large label), and More Messages Dies (sentiment label.)

The flowers are heat embossed in white on watercolor paper and watercolored with Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, and Mossy Meadow ink. I also used Petal Pink Two-Tone Cardstock for the labels and a layer of dry embossed Vellum Paper in the background. See more on my blog post: https://swimminginstamps.com/bridesmaid-cards-with-charming-day-bundle/

08/03/2026

For this month's Color Fusers' Blog Hop, we are using a color combination of Pool Party Secret Sea, and Lemon Lime Twist. Sounds like the perfect combo for a Summer card! So I decided to re-visit one of my favorites -- the Rolling Waves Bundle.

This card includes a new technique (for me) that I saw Kaitlyn from Stampin' Through The Catalog demonstrate, and I just had to try it for myself. The technique involves using the Water & Dotted Lines Decorative Masks (specifically the water mask) and Blending Brushes to add light layers of ink, one after the other, after slightly repositioning the mask. I love it and think it looks so realistic! For mine, I used both Pool Party and Secret Sea ink.

I also used both Pool Party and Secret Sea Two-Tone Cardstock, along with regular Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock for the umbrellas, and the light side of Crumb Cake Two-Tone Cardstock for the sand. Using two-tone cardstock is great way to add subtle color variations to your projects or use a slightly lighter version when needed. I LOVE it!

See more details on my blog post today: https://swimminginstamps.com/color-fusers-blog-hop-august-2026/

07/31/2026

I used the Begonia Belle Stamp Set (July Product of the Month) to create this card for this week's TGIF Challenge. You can purchase Products of the Month for only $5 USD when you make a qualifying purchase of $75 USD while supplies last. I particularly loved this one!

The Begonia Belle Stamp Set involves two-step stamping and I thought it was quite easy to visually align the stamps. However, you could also use a Stampin' Positioner for precise placement.

For this inspiration challenge, I focused on the monotone colors and the bold stripes in the background. My card features a color combination of Blackberry Bliss, Berry Burst, and Fresh Freesia. I watercolored the background on a sheet of Basic White Cardstock. I also used a small Water Painter to lightly paint over the stamped images for a watercolored look. See more details on my blog post today: https://swimminginstamps.com/tgifc588-inspiration-challenge-with-begonia-belle/

07/24/2026

Today, I'm sharing my projects from the Metallic Magic Craft Class! I took the class yesterday and learned so many great tips and tricks, not only about the new Hot Foil System but about stamping and design ideas! You can obtain access to this class for free through the rest of this year when you purchase the new Hot Foil System from Stampin' Up! ®

For my projects, I substituted the Bloom Boutique Specialty Designer Series Paper. Then, I added a few extra die-cuts from the Butterfly Flight Bundle (which we were already being using) and a few flowers from the Fragrant Layers Dies.

This was a great class and well worth it. I'm loving the new Hot Foil System! It's great to have another technique to add to my love of paper crafting. See more details on my blog today: https://swimminginstamps.com/hot-foil-craft-class-projects/

07/19/2026

Happy Sunday! Today, the Stamping Station designers are CASEing the catalog. I decided to use the card at the top of page 56 of the May-August Catalog as inspiration. I love the mountain scene and colors with the green field, purple mountains, and pink sky.

My card features the Shimmering Scenes Bundle and Sweetly Sentimental Dies that work with the new Hot Foil System. This was my first hot foil project and I loved it! I'm such a big fan!!! The hot foil images are stunning.

I discovered that for this bundle, it worked better for me to hot foil the flowers first and then use a Stampin' Positioner to stamp the images. I also used Sponge Daubers to add multiple colors to the stamps. And, after stamping I used a Water Painter to lightly blend the colors and make them more vibrant.

See more on my blog post today: https://swimminginstamps.com/the-stamping-station-case-the-catalog-with-shimmering-scenes/

07/17/2026

For this week's TGIF Challenge, we have an inspiration photo. I used the Product of the Month from June (Wild Bunch Stamp Set) to create two birthday cards for my grand-niece and grand-nephew. They both love animals so it was the perfect choice AND the Wild Bunch set included an image of a cow!!!

Unfortunately, the Wild Bunch Stamp Set is now sold out, but both the May & July Products of the Month are still available to purchase for only $5 with a qualifying purchase of $75 USD.

I stamped the animal images with Basic Black Hybrid ink and colored them with Stampin' Blends Markers. Then, I added some other die-cuts for decoration including the Fragrant Layers Dies (flowers and leaves), Fern & Flora Dies (white die-cuts on the second card), Nested Essentials Dies (rectangle on the second card), and an oldie but goodie - the Large Numbers Framelits (for the birthday numbers.)

See more details on my blog post today: https://swimminginstamps.com/tgifc586-inspiration-challenge/

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