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10/18/2026

I designed this card featuring the Woodland Wishes Stamp Set and Holly Jolly Branches Dies for the October Stamping Station. Our theme is "Bird Song." We are designing projects featuring birds, music, and maybe even the treetops that birds sing from.

My choices were limited for this theme, so I had to get creative! I found some sweet little doves (and a deer) in the Woodland Wishes Stamp Set, as well as the perfect sentiment! Then, I added some Yuletide Carol Designer Series Paper with music notes and Holly Jolly Branches tree die-cuts to tie everything together. Colors include Secret Sea, Pretty Peacock, Misty Moonlight, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Pecan Pie, and Crumb Cake.

I colored the deer and doves with Stampin' Blends Markers and the trees with a blending brush/water splatter technique. See my blog post today for more details: https://swimminginstamps.com/the-stamping-station-bird-song/

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10/11/2026

I have a new online class featuring the Neutral Noel Bundles. This class will be held via Zoom on Thursday & Friday November 19 & 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM Pacific Time. (We'll make two different projects each evening for a total of four.)

This is the first time I've featured two bundles in a class, because they complement each other so well. To design cards that met my quality standards, I discovered that I needed to use both bundles, especially considering the class cards are ones I'm planning to mail my family and friends over the holidays. The Welcome Noel Bundle includes adorable house images and dies and the Noel Tidings Bundle includes the perfect sentiments, labels and a gorgeous pine wreath! Then of course there's the Neutral Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper that coordinates with both bundles. It's so elegant with it's gold foiling. I've incorporated a lot of it into the designs of the class cards. Also, one of the cards includes a fun pop-up, and the class includes lots of stamping, watercoloring, and blending techniques as well as fun things to do with White Gel Pens and a Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.

Note: Currently, the Welcome Noel Bundle is unavailable to order. However, that shouldn't impact the scheduled class dates, as the Welcome Noel Bundle should be available to purchase the week of October 19th. (While Stampin' Up! provides demonstrators with estimated dates when products will be available to purchase, those dates could change. I suggest going to my online store, selecting the item, and leaving your email for a notification of when the item is available to purchase.)

See my blog post to get all the details on how to sign up, what you'll get from me, and the supplies you'll need at home to make the four class projects. https://swimminginstamps.com/neutral-noel-bundles-online-class/

10/09/2026

Did you notice the adorable Home For Christmas Bundle on page 20 of the Stampin' Up! September-December 2026 Catalog? It's designed for scrapbooking, but I saw so much more potential and used it for this week's TGIF Sketch Challenge to make a Christmas card.

The overall card is fairly simple; I just added a few extra details to make it super special. For the stamped images, I used Sponge Daubers to shade the images before stamping. Then, I added details with a White Gel Pen and Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. I also enclosed the candy in two wrappers cut from Vellum Specialty Paper. Finally, to create the sentiment, I cut two of the stamps apart to get the words I wanted. (I can easily piece them back together when needed.)

See more on my blog post: https://swimminginstamps.com/tgifc598-sketch-challenge-with-home-for-christmas/

10/05/2026

I designed this card with the Woodland Wishes Stamp Set for the October Color Fusers Blog Hop. Our color combination this month is Golden Glow, Early Espresso, and Mossy Meadow. This earthy combo seemed perfect for these adorable woodland creatures!

I stamped the images with Basic Black Hybrid ink and colored them with Stampin' Blends Markers including Mossy Meadow, Golden Glow, all the natural tones (including deep which is the closest to Early Espresso) and a few other browns such as Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie.

See more details and links to the other designers' projects on my blog: https://swimminginstamps.com/color-fusers-blog-hop-october-2026/

10/03/2026

Day 2 of the Virtual Cardmaking Retreat! Wow, seven more cards and more fun techniques. Every one of these projects (and the eight from yesterday) include coordinating stamped/embellished insides and envelopes! There was even a simple fun fold and 3D card. What a fun two days of crafting!!!

Did you miss this event? All the classes are recorded with individual videos for each project so they're easy to find. You can still purchase the class and join in all the fun.

10/02/2026

Day 1 -- October 2026 Virtual Card Retreat! Eight cards in one day!!! What a blast. Can't wait for today. Thanks Stampin' Up! for a fun day of crafting and techniques.

09/25/2026

Our TGIF Challenge this week offers a little Fall inspiration! For my interpretation, I used the Elegant Leaves Bundle, Painted Pumpkins Dies, and some retired Splendid Autumn DSP. It was an easy way to capture those gorgeous Fall colors.

The leaves and background paper on the right are all watercolored with matching colors from the Splendid Autumn DSP. See more details on my blog post today: https://swimminginstamps.com/tgifc596-inspiration-challenge/

09/20/2026

Our theme for The Stamping Station for September 2026 is "Timeless Design." The whole team is designing elegant, vintage projects with timeless designs. When I thought of the theme, the Neutral Noel Suite Collection immediately came to mind. I LOVE everything about this suite ... the elegant, neutral colors, gold accents, beautiful pines, brocade prints, and traditional sentiments. It's as timeless as I can image. As for design, what's more timeless than a wreath for Christmas?

I used lots of fun techniques to layer colors, add depth and dimension to my wreath, and even add a little Cherry Cobbler highlights to the door of my house and berries on the wreath. For example, I used white embossing powder to create snow and I used a combination of Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers and some rubbing alcohol to add a hint of Cherry Cobbler to my Gold Adhesive Backed Dots. See all the fun details on my blog post today: https://swimminginstamps.com/the-stamping-station-timeless-design/

Click for more inspiration by The Stamping Station Designers:

Mikaela - The Crafty oINK Pen, Mikaela - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
Yvonne - The Creative Teacup - Yvonne Spikmans - Van Bruggen
Tami - -- You Are Here

09/11/2026

This week's TGIF Challenge includes a classic sketch. I used it to kick start a card using the Shimmering Scenes Hot Foil Bundle along with some fun coloring techniques. For most of the stamped images, I used a Sponge Dauber to apply a second, darker shade of ink for shadows. For others, I inked up the stamp with two colors and then used a Sponge Dauber to soften the transition.

After stamping, I thought the background trees needed something else. So I tried using a Blender Pen to add small dots of Secret Sea ink to draw shadows and more defined trees. I think it worked well!

I also added some tree die-cuts using the Winter Adventures Dies. They are cut from Secret Sea and Pretty Peacock Two-Tone Cardstock and shaded with Secret Sea ink and a Blending Brush.

There's also a lot of silver hot foiling on this card including the wildflowers on the sides of the card front and sentiments. Colors include Secret Sea, Pretty Peacock, Cloud Cover, Balmy Blue, Old Olive, and Granny Apple Green. See more details on my blog post: https://swimminginstamps.com/tgifc594-sketch-challenge-with-shimmering-scenes/

09/10/2026

I have a new online class featuring the Radiant Sunflowers Bundle. The class will be held via Zoom on Thursday & Friday October 8 & 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM Pacific Time. (We'll make two different projects each evening for a total of four.)

This is such a fun bundle! It's bright and happy and perfect for Fall. It includes great line art that's perfect for coloring techniques, detailed dies, useable sentiments with bold, modern fonts, and a perfect label die for cutting them. The class is loaded with techniques including coloring with Stampin' Blends Markers, watercoloring, and ink blending. We'll also be adding details with White Gel Pens and shimmer/glitter brushes on one card and playing with ink swiping on another. The Radiant Sunflowers Bundle is part of the Sunflower Fields Suite Collection including beautiful coordinating products that I'll be using on the class projects.

See my blog post to get all the details on how to sign up, what you'll get from me, and the supplies you'll need at home to make the four class projects. https://swimminginstamps.com/radiant-sunflowers-online-class/

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