Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Luxe Hello

I pulled out the retired Label Me Grateful Dies to add a little sunflower to some of my cards this week. I love sunflowers in autumn! Let's be real, I love all of the autumn foliage. I'm so glad I live where we have changing seasons.

Don't forget, this lovely foiled DSP is the September 2026 Product of the Month for Stampin' Up! and once it sells out, it is gone forever. You get 12 sheets (4 each of 3 colors/designs) for just $5 with a qualifying $75 USD purchase right now!




Cardstock:
Very Vanilla: 8-1/2" X 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded in half on the long side, 3" X 4-1/2", optional panel on the inside is 4-1/2" X 5-3/8", scrap piece for your sentiment
Gold Foil Sheets: enough to die cut whatever leaves you use
Peaceful Pine: enough to die cut or punch whatever leaves you use
Peaceful Pine Two-Tone: 4" X 5-1/4" If you didn't want to buy 12 sheets of this, you could buy the Heirloom Boutique or the Home for Christmas Variety Pack Two-tone Cardstocks.
Pecan Pie: 1" X 5" embossed
DSP:
Luxe Foliage Pecan Pie Print 2-11/16" X 5", inside piece is 4-1/8" X 2-1/4" cut in half diagonally
Stamp Sets, Dies and/or Punches: 
Nature's Symphony Dies (gold leaf sprig)
Bough Punch (green leafy sprig, retired)
Label Me Grateful Dies (for sunflower, retired)
Impressions Abloom Dies (for center of sunflower, retired)
Ink: 
Embossing Folder: Pretty Flowers (retired)
Embellishments: 
Loose Gold Sequins (retired)
Black & White & Gold Baker's Twine Pack (retired)
Other: 



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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Sympathy Foliage

This blue pattern in this Luxe Foliage Specialty DSP is my favorite one. No surprise since Secret Sea is one of my very favorite SU colors. And, in my personal opinion, you can use leaf springs on pretty much any card. Right?

Don't forget, this lovely foiled DSP is the September 2026 Product of the Month for Stampin' Up! and once it sells out, it is gone forever. You get 12 sheets (4 each of 3 colors/designs) for just $5 with a qualifying $75 USD purchase right now!




Cardstock:
Very Vanilla: 8-1/2" X 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded in half on the long side, 3" X 4-1/2", optional panel on the inside is 4-1/2" X 5-3/8", scrap piece for your sentiment
Gold Foil Sheets: enough to die cut whatever leaves you use
Peaceful Pine: enough to die cut whatever leaves you use
Peaceful Pine Two-Tone: 4" X 5-1/4" If you didn't want to buy 12 sheets of this, you could buy the Heirloom Boutique or the Home for Christmas Variety Pack Two-tone Cardstocks.
Pecan Pie: 3-1/16" X 5" cut in half diagonally
DSP:
Luxe Foliage Secret Sea Print: 3-3/4" X 5", inside piece is 4-1/8" X 2-7/8" cut in half diagonally
Stamp Set & Dies: 
Unbounded Love Stamp Set (retired)
Charming Day Dies (retired)
Ink: 
Embossing Folder: Sunflower 3D 
Embellishments: 
Black & White & Gold Baker's Twine Pack (retired)
Other: 



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Monday, September 28, 2026

Thinking of Luxe Foliage

I'm loving this month's Product of the Month--the Luxe Foliage DSP. The patterns go together really well or you can mix and match them with other patterned paper, stamps and dies. This is a really versatile paper pack. A must in my opinion! And at only $5 (with your qualifying $75 USD purchase), you just can't beat it.




Cardstock:
Very Vanilla: 8-1/2" X 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded in half on the long side, 3" X 4-1/2", optional panel on the inside is 4-1/2" X 5-3/8", scrap piece for your sentiment
Gold Foil Sheets: enough to die cut whatever leaves you use
Pecan Pie: enough to die cut whatever leaves you use
Peaceful Pine: 2-7/8" X 4-3/8", 3/4" X 5-1/2" strip for inside
Pecan Pie: 4" X 5-1/4"
Stamp Set & Dies: 
Handmade & Heartfelt Kit Stamp Set (retired)
Charming Day Dies (retired)
Ink: 
Embellishments: 
Loose Gold Sequins (retired)
Black & White & Gold Baker's Twine Pack (retired)
Other: 


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Friday, September 25, 2026

Thankful Leaves

This ended up being my favorite of the five I made this week. I really like this darker pattern from the Autumn Opulence DSP with the mushrooms on it and the retired cork paper just really compliments it so well.I used the Faux Suede Technique to distress the Blackberry Bliss strip and I really like the look of that as well.



I started the cards I'm going to be sharing this week by smooshing a watercolor background on a 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" piece of vanilla cardstock. I took my Golden Glow, Pretty Peacock and Blackberry ink pads and tapped them onto the huge "F" acrylic block. Then I sprayed the block with water and tipped the block to let the colors mix a little. Not a lot. I didn't want the colors to become mud. Then, I took a piece of 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" Very Vanilla Cardstock and layed it over the ink and let it soak it up. I am impatient, so I used a heat tool to dry it. 

After the watercolor cardstock was dry, I used the Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies, Copper Stampin' Foil and the Stampin' Hot Foil System to make copper watercolor leaves. I was then left with a piece of copper foil that had leaf images in it, so I applied that to a piece of vanilla cardstock with the Reverse Foil Die so that I could have both the positive and the negative copper leaf images and not waste the beautiful foil. 

Cardstock:
Pecan Pie: 8-1/2" X 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded in half on the long side
Basic Beige: 4" X 5-1/4" for inside + whatever you need to stamp and die cut your sentiment
Blackberry Bliss: 3/8" X 5-1/4"
DSP:
Autumn Opulence: 2-1/4" X 5-1/4"
Cork Natural Touch Specialty Paper (retired): 1-3/4" X 5-1/4"
Stamp Set & Dies: 
Autumn Leaves Stamp Set (sentiment, retired)
Ink: 
Pecan Pie: (for blending around the sentiment)
Golden Glow (for watercoloring)
Pretty Peacock (for watercoloring)
Blackberry Bliss (for watercoloring)
Hot Foil:
Embellishments: 
DMS Embroidery Floss #3371
Other: 

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Thursday, September 24, 2026

Grateful Heart

I just love this card. I do think Pretty Peacock is a perfect fall color, so I'm not surprised. It just pairs so nicely with almost any other autumn color I can think of. 



I started the cards I'm going to be sharing this week by smooshing a watercolor background on a 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" piece of vanilla cardstock. I took my Golden Glow, Pretty Peacock and Blackberry ink pads and tapped them onto the huge "F" acrylic block. Then I sprayed the block with water and tipped the block to let the colors mix a little. Not a lot. I didn't want the colors to become mud. Then, I took a piece of 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" Very Vanilla Cardstock and layed it over the ink and let it soak it up. I am impatient, so I used a heat tool to dry it. 

After the watercolor cardstock was dry, I used the Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies, Copper Stampin' Foil and the Stampin' Hot Foil System to make copper watercolor leaves. I was then left with a piece of copper foil that had leaf images in it, so I applied that to a piece of vanilla cardstock with the Reverse Foil Die so that I could have both the positive and the negative copper leaf images and not waste the beautiful foil. 

Cardstock:
Pretty Peacock: 8-1/2" X 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded in half on the long side
Very Vanilla: 2 pcs 4" X 5-1/4" (one for watercoloring leaves, one for for inside) + 4" X 3/4" strip
Golden Glow: 4" X 1/2"
DSP:
Nature Walk: 4" X 5-1/4" (Pretty Peacock), 2" X 5-1/4" (Pecan Pie Script)
Natural Hues Specialty (retired): Whatevery you need for your sentiment panel
Stamp Set & Dies: 
Autumn Leaves Stamp Set (sentiment, retired)
Ink: 
Golden Glow (for watercoloring)
Pretty Peacock (for watercoloring)
Blackberry Bliss (for watercoloring)
Hot Foil:
Embellishments: 
Natural Ribbon (retired)
DMS Embroidery Floss #3371
Other: 

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Grateful Leaves

I might be in love with the Rustic Check 3D Embossing Folder. Look at that dimension! And I think it's so perfect for fall cards. Such a fun one! 



I started the cards I'm going to be sharing this week by smooshing a watercolor background on a 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" piece of vanilla cardstock. I took my Golden Glow, Pretty Peacock and Blackberry ink pads and tapped them onto the huge "F" acrylic block. Then I sprayed the block with water and tipped the block to let the colors mix a little. Not a lot. I didn't want the colors to become mud. Then, I took a piece of 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" Very Vanilla Cardstock and layed it over the ink and let it soak it up. I am impatient, so I used a heat tool to dry it. 

After the watercolor cardstock was dry, I used the Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies, Copper Stampin' Foil and the Stampin' Hot Foil System to make copper watercolor leaves. I was then left with a piece of copper foil that had leaf images in it, so I applied that to a piece of vanilla cardstock with the Reverse Foil Die so that I could have both the positive and the negative copper leaf images and not waste the beautiful foil. 

Cardstock:
Golden Glow: 8-1/2" X 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded in half on the long side
Golden Glow Two-Tone: 4" X 5-1/4" (If you don't want 12 sheets of Golden Glow, you could also get the Heirloom Boutique 12" X 12" Two-Tone Cardstock)
Very Vanilla: 4" X 5-1/4" + whatever you need for your sentiment
Early Espresso: 4" X 5-1/4" distressed 
Stamp Set & Dies: 
Autumn Leaves Stamp Set (Retired)
Ink: 
Pecan Pie (blended onto sentiment piece)
Golden Glow (for watercoloring)
Pretty Peacock (for watercoloring)
Blackberry Bliss (for watercoloring)
Hot Foil:
Embossing Folder:
Leaf Fall 2D (retired)
Embellishments: 
5/8" Burlap Ribbon (retired)
DMS Embroidery Floss #3371
Other: 

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Autumn Thinking of You




I love how well my watercolor and foiled leaves from the Lustrous Leaves Dies go with the Autumn Opulence DSP. A match made in crafty heaven!

I started the cards I'm going to be sharing this week by smooshing a watercolor background on a 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" piece of vanilla cardstock. I took my Golden Glow, Pretty Peacock and Blackberry ink pads and tapped them onto the huge "F" acrylic block. Then I sprayed the block with water and tipped the block to let the colors mix a little. Not a lot. I didn't want the colors to become mud. Then, I took a piece of 4-1/4" X 5-1/2" Very Vanilla Cardstock and layed it over the ink and let it soak it up. I am impatient, so I used a heat tool to dry it. 

After the watercolor cardstock was dry, I used the Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies, Copper Stampin' Foil and the Stampin' Hot Foil System to make copper watercolor leaves. I was then left with a piece of copper foil that had leaf images in it, so I applied that to a piece of vanilla cardstock with the Reverse Foil Die so that I could have both the positive and the negative copper leaf images and not waste the beautiful foil. 

For this card, I cut a 3-7/8" X 5-1/8" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and embossed the bottom right corner with the Leaf Fall 3D embossing folder for the card front. I cut another piece of Very Vanilla the same size for the inside of the card. I mounted each of these pieces to a 4" X 5-1/4" piece of Crumb Cake cardstock. 

Then, I cut a 4" X 4" piece of the floral pattern and cut it in half diagonally. I used one half on the front of the card and cut the other half down a little and added it to the inside of the card. I added two strips of coordinating DSP to the front as a decorative border and one to the inside. 

After that, the fun part started. I stamped and die cut my sentiment, made a pleasing arrangement of pretty fall leaves and adhered all this as shown on the card front. Then I tied a nice bow with some embroidery floss and used a glue dot to add it to my arrangement Finally, I embellished with some pretty copper gems.

Cardstock:
Blackberry Bliss: 8-1/2" X 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded in half on the long side
Crumb Cake: 2 pcs 4" X 5-1/4"
Very Vanilla: 2 pcs 3-7/8" X 5-1/8", 4" X 5-1/4" (for watercoloring the leaves), whatever you need for your sentiment
DSP:
Autumn Opulence: floral pattern 4" X 4" cut in half diagonally, 2 strips blackberry pattern 3/8" X 5-1/2", 1 strip espresso pattern 1/4" X 5-1/2" (trim border strips as needed once adhered)
Stamp Set & Dies: 
Layering Leaves Stamp Set(retired)
Ink: 
Golden Glow (for watercoloring)
Pretty Peacock (for watercoloring)
Blackberry Bliss (for watercoloring)
Hot Foil:
Embossing Folder:
Leaf Fall 2D (retired)
Embellishments: 
DMS Embroidery Floss #3371
Other: 

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