Cards, Papercrafting

Toadstool Gardens Magical Day Card

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This lovely mushrooms and words stamps came in the 2025 Advent from Spellbinders so I paired it with some of the Toadstool Gardens designer series paper from Stampin’ Up.  It really turned out cute. 

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Melon Mambo or Strawberry Slush card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Toadstool Gardens designer series paper (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Mushroom stamp set (2025 Advent Spellbinders)
  • Forever Floral stamps set (Stampin’ Up)
  • Black Staz On ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Melon Mambo or Strawberry Slush ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Wink of Stella (Stampin’ Up)
  • Stampin’ Blends
    • Light Melon Mambo
    • Light Granny Apple Green
    • Dark Pumpkin Pie
    • Light and Dark Gray Granite
    • Dark Daffodil Delight
  • Faux Linen Ribbon (2025-2027 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

With your Melon Mambo or Strawberry Slush card stock (I used Strawberry Slush because I didn’t have any Melon Mambo) cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half.  Cut another piece to 2 7/8” x 3 1/8”.  From white card stock cut two pieces to 4” x 5 ¼”, one to 3” x 3 ¼” and another to 2 ¾” x 3”.  Take your Toadstool Gardens designer series paper pack and find the pink spotted paper, cut a piece to 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”.

With the white piece you cut to 2 ¾” x 3” and stamp your mushrooms in black Staz On ink.  Use your Stampin’ Blends to color as follows:

  • Mushroom stems and under sides – Light Gray Granite
  • Stones – Dark Gray Granite
  • Mushroom tops – Light Melon Mambo or Strawberry Slush
  • Leaves and grass – Light Granny Apple Green
  • Flower petals – Dark Pumpkin Pie
  • Flower centers – Dark Daffodil Delight

Now use the Wink of Stella glitter pen to color over the pink mushroom tops. 

Stamp the “hope your day is magical” greeting in black Staz On ink in the upper right portion above your mushrooms.  Adhere your mushroom piece to the 2 7/8” x 3 1/8” piece of Melon Mambo or Strawberry Slush, and adhere that to the 3” x 3 ¼” white piece.    

Now take your pink dots designer series paper and adhere to one of the white bases.  Wrap a piece of the Faux Linen Ribbon around it and adhere at the back and then adhere this to the front of your card base.  Then take a small piece of the Faux Linen Ribbon and tie around on the right side and trim.  Now use pop dots to adhere your mushroom piece to the left side over the ribbon.

For the inside of your card adhere your white piece to the inside and then stamp your “You’re on my mind” greeting stamp in Melen Mambo or Strawberry Slush ink, from the Forever Florals stamp set. 

A bright cheery card to let someone know you are thinking of them.

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com or follow my website. 

All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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Cards, Papercrafting

Stargazing UFO Out of This World Card

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I received the Spellbinders 2025 Advent as a gift and one of the dies and stamp sets was all related to UFOs.  There is a die set for the UFOs and a stamp set with a few sayings to coordinate.  I used In The Pines stamps and dies from Stampin’ Up for the trees on the inside of the card and their Stargazing designer series paper which matched perfect for the front of the card. 

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Light Blue card stock (unknown)
  • Misty Moonlight card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Silver glitter card stock (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Gold glitter card stock (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Stargazing designer series paper (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Out of this World word stamps (Advent 2025 Spellbinders)
  • In The Pines stamps and dies (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • UFO dies S2-428 W20 (Advent 2025 Spellbinders)
  • Tempting Turquise ink (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Soft Suede ink (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Mossy Meadow in (Stampin’ Up)
  • Wink of Stella glitter pen (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

With the light blue card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half and another piece to 3 ¾” x 5” for the inside and a label to ¾” x 2”.  From Misty Moonlight card stock cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and another for the inside to 4” x 5 ¼”.  From the Stargazing designer series paper pack find the piece with the blue galaxy with the stary background and cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼” that has the galaxy running through the middle with stars showing around it.

From a scrap piece of the light blue paper cut two of the round pieces with the window holes and two of the saucer pieces.  Cut the bottom portion of the round pieces.  From the silver glitter paper cut two of the background pieces.  From the gold glitter paper die cut one of the beams pieces and break into three.  Use a sponge and sponge the edges of your round pieces and your saucer pieces and then cover each piece in Wink of Stella for a shine.  Adhere the silver glitter pieces to the back of the circle and the saucer pieces to the top bottom of your ships.  Adhere your three gold glitter pieces beaming out of the bottom of one of your ships to use on the inside of your card. 

Take the label piece you cut from light blue and stamp the “you are out of this world” greeting in Tempting Turquoise ink.  Use a sponge to sponge the edges with Tempting Turquoise ink and then cover the whole label with Wink of Stella to give it a shine. 

Now adhere the 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” Misty Moonlight card stock to the front of your card and the Stargazing paper to the front of that.  Then use pop dots to adhere your no-beam space ship to the upper right corner of your card.  Adhere your label to the lower left corner with pop dots as well. 

For the inside of your card adhere your light blue piece to your Misty Moonlight piece.  Use your Tempting Turquoise in and stamp the “rolling by to say hi” greeting in the upper center of your light blue piece.  With your In The Pines stamp set stamp two of the small single trees and one of the four grouped small trees in Soft Suede ink and then the fill in pieces with Mossy Meadow ink then die cut each of them.  Adhere the two single trees in the lower left corner and your grouped trees in the lower right corner.  Then adhere your space ship with the beams going slightly under your trees.  Then adhere your piece to the inside back of your card. 

This card turned out so cute, took me a bit of time to get it finished but turned out better than I expected.

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com or follow my website. 

All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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