Cards, Papercrafting

Painterly Pears Darling Duckling Thinking of You Card

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This Darling Duckling colored Painterly Pear designer series paper made a really cute Thinking of You card with this suite from Stampin’ Up. 

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

  • Darling Duckling card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Mossy Meadow card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Painterly Pears designer series paper (July 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Soft Seedlings stamp set (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Gather Together stamp set (September 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Traditional Label Dies (August 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin Up)
  • Mossy Meadow ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Mossy Meadow and Gold Trim Ribbon (July 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

With a piece of Darling Duckling card stock cut a piece to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” for your card base.  Cut a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock t 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”.  From white card stock cut a piece to 3 ¾” x 5” for the inside of your card.  With the Painterly Pears designer series paper find the Darling Duckling pear paper and cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Also from this paper find one of the pears with a cut pear and cut it out for the inside of your card. 

Take your piece of Darling Duckling pear paper and adhere it to the Mossy Meadow paper.  Take a piece of Mossy Meadow and Gold Trim ribbon cut to 4 ¾” or so and wrap around your paper about 2 ¼” down from the top and adhere to the back.  The adhere this to the front of your card base. 

From a piece of white card stock stamp your “Thinking of You” greeting from the Soft Seedlings stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink and use a label die from the Traditional Label Dies to cut it.  From Darling Duckling card stock cut out another label the next size up and adhere to white label to it, and then adhere with pop dots centered over your ribbon on the front of your card. 

For the inside of your card adhere your piece of white card stock.  The from the Gather Together stamp set find the “So glad to have you in my life” greeting and stamp in Mossy Meadow ink at the center top of the inside of your card.  Then adhere the little pears you cut out to the lower left corner. 

This Thinking of You card is so simple and pretty and great to give to a friend or family member to let them know you are happy to have them in your life. 

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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Gathering Together Thankful For You Card

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I just love the subtle colors of this card, it is light but still fall looking.  This card uses the Gathering Together suite from Stampin’ Up with these great Basic Beige papers to lighten everything. 

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

  • Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Gather Together designer series paper (September 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Gather Moments stamp set and dies (September 2025 Online Exclusives Stampin’ Up)
  • Crushed Curry ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cinnamon Cider ink (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

With a piece of Basic Beige card stock and cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  From white card stock cut two pieces to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and another to 2 7/8” x 3 7/8”.  From the Gathering Together designer series paper pack find the Basic Beige bark looking paper and cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼” and then from the plaid paper and cut a piece to 2 ¾” x 3 ¾”. 

Adhere one of the 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” pieces of white paper to the front of your Basic Beige card base and then adhere to Basic Beige wood grain looking piece to that.  Then adhere the smaller white piece to the center of that and the Basic Beige plaid piece onto that. 

Take some scrap white paper and your Crushed Curry ink and stamp three leaves, with a mix of dark and light (stamped-off).  Then with your Cinnamon Cider ink stamp two acorns.  Use the dies to cut each of these out.  Adhere two leaves and an acorn to the lower left corner of the Basic Beige plaid paper on the front of your card. 

From another piece of scrap white paper stamp the “Thankful for you” greeting in Crushed Curry ink and use the arrow label die from Traditional Tags dies to cut it out with the arrow facing to the left.  Adhere to the upper portion of your plaid piece butted up to the right edge. 

For the inside of the card adhere your remaining piece of white card stock.  Adhere the leaf and acorn in the lower left corner.  For the greeting stamp the “Your friendship means the world to me” greeting in the upper center. 

Use this card to let a friend know you care and how much they mean to you.

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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Fall for Toile Tree and Fox Card

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This cute fox fall card from the Fall for Toile Paper Pumpkin Kit joined with some designer series paper from Gathering Together from Stampin’ Up makes this great masculine card. 

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

  • Fall for Toile Paper Pumpkin Kit (September 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit Stampin’ Up)
  • Crumb Cake card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Gathering Together designer series paper (September 2025 Online Exclusives Stampin’ Up)
  • Fall for Toile stamp set (September 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit Stampin’ Up)
  • Cajan Craze ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

With a piece of Crumb Cake card stock, cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Cut another to 3 ½” x 4 ¾” for the inside of your card.  Then from the Gather Together designer series paper find the Cajan Craze piece with the small leaf design and cut two pieces to 4” x 5 ¼”.  From the Paper Pumpkin kit gather one of the trees with border pieces, one of the small tan circles and one of the fox cut-outs. 

Adhere one of the Cajan Craze designer series paper pieces to the front of your card base.  Then adhere with pop dots the tree piece with the Crumb Cake border.  Adhere the fox in the lower right corner with pop dots as well, making it look like it is sitting on the boarder.  With your Cajan Craze ink and the “My shoulder is yours” greeting stamp from the Fall for Toile stamp set, and stamp in the center of your tan circle.  Adhere that in the upper right corner on the inside of your boarder with pop dots.  

For the inside of your card adhere the other piece of Cajan Craze leaf paper.  Then adhere your piece of Crumb Cake card stock to the center.  With your Cajan Craze ink stamp the “You’re not alone I’m here for you” greeting to the upper center.

This gives you a nice masculine card for someone who needs a bit of encouragement. 

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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Gathering Together Many Thanks Fall Card

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This fall thank you card is just so pretty, the colors are just perfect.  It is made with the Gathering Together suite from Stampin’ Up.

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

  • Old Olive card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Crushed Curry card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Gathering Together designer series paper (September 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Gathering Moments stamp set and dies (September 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Traditional Label Dies (August 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Old Olive ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Crushed Curry ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cajan Craze ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Early Expresso ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

From a piece of Old Olive card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Take the Crushed Curry Card Stock and cut a strip to ½” x 4 1/8”.  Then from the Gathering Together designer series paper pack find the Old Olive striped paper and also the leaf paper with the large Old Olive leaves.  Cut the striped paper to 2” x 4 1/8” and the leaf paper to 4” 4 1/8”.   Adhere the leaf paper to the top portion of your card and the Old Olive striped paper to the bottom.  Adhere the Crushed Curry strip across the point where they meet. 

From some scrap white card stock stamp two of the large leaves in Crushed Curry, three smaller leaves in Old Olive ink along with two of the branches, two mushrooms in Cajan Craze ink and three of the small berry branches in Early Expresso ink.  Cut them all out with the applicable dies.  Then stamp the “Many Thanks” greeting in Old Olive and cut out with one of the Traditional Label Dies. 

Adhere the “Many Thanks” label to the right side over the Crushed Curry strip on the front of your card.  Decorate the top right with one of the smaller Old Olive leaves and an Early Expresso berry branch.  On the left side of the green striped paper on the bottom front of your card use a large Crushed Curry leaf, a smaller Old Olive leaf, and Old Olive branch, two Early Expresso berry branches and a Cajan Craze mushroom for the middle.  Adhere them around as desired. 

Now let’s get the inside put together.  Adhere the white piece you cut to the inside for your card.  With the “Expressing heartfelt gratitude” greeting and Old Olive ink stamp the greeting in the upper center of your white inside piece.  Decorate the lower left corner with the remaining pieces you stamped and cut. 

This is such a beautiful card to thank anyone for something special. 

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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Gathering Together Beige Many Thanks Card

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The Basic Beige colored papers in the Gathering Together designer series paper pack are just stunning and work together so well, along with the Basic Beige ribbon.  I was so excited to get to make a few thank you cards using this paper. 

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

  • Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Gathering Together designer series paper (September 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Gathering Moments stamp set (September 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Basic Beige Ribbon (September 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

From your Basic Beige card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to form your 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card.  Then cut a piece to 2 ½” x 3 3/8” and another to 1 1/8” x 4 3/8” and another for your label to 7/8” x 2 3/8”.  From your white card stock cut a piece to 3 ½” x 4 ¾” and one for you label to ¾” x 2 ¼”.  From the Gathering Together designer series paper, find the Basic Beige paper with the gold leaves and cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and another to 2 3/8” x 3 ¼”.  Then find the Basic Beige piece with the squares design to 1” x 4 ¼”. 

Adhere the 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” piece of gold leaf designer series paper to the front of your card base.  Take the square Basic Beige piece and adhere to the Basic Beige piece measuring 1 1/8” x 4 3/8” and adhere that to the left side of your card front about ½” in from the left edge.  Adhere the second gold leaf Basic Beige piece to the Basic Beige piece and with your Basic Beige ribbon tie a knot around the lower portion and then and adhere that piece in about 1” from the left side. 

Take your white label piece you cut and with your Basic Beige ink and the “Many Thanks” greeting from the Gathering Moments stamp set and stamp on your label.  Adhere your label to the Basic Beige label piece and then adhere that about a ½” in from the right side and about ½” down on the top layer. 

For the inside adhere the white piece and then stamp in Basic Beige ink the “Expressing heartfelt gratitude” greeting. 

This is a lovely thank you card that you can give to anyone.

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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Gathering Together Thinking of You Card

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It is getting time for my favorite time of year, Fall and it’s the perfect time to make a card to tell someone you are thankful for them.  This card made with the Gathering Together suite from Stampin’ Up.  It is very simple, yet elegant.

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

  • Early Expresso card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Gathering Together designer series paper (2025 September Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Gathering Moments stamp set and dies (2025 September Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Cajan Craze and Gold Dots (2025 September Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Cajan Craze ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

From a piece of Early Expresso card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half.  Cut a second piece to ¾” x 4 1/8”.  From Basic Beige cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”, a second for the inside to 4” x 5 ¼” and a third piece measuring ½” x 4 1/8”.   Then from the Gathering Together designer series paper find the piece that has the leaves in Crushed Curry, Cajan Craze and Early Expresso.  Cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”.

Adhere the leaf paper to the Basic Beige piece you cut to 4 1/8” x 5 ¼” and then adhere to the front of the Early Expresso card base.  With the Gathering Moments stamp set find the “Thankful for you” greeting stamp and stamp toward the right side of your Basic Beige strip.  Then adhere that strip to the Early Expresso strip and then to your card front about 2/3 of the way down.  Add three of the Cajan Craze and Gold Dots to the left side of the strip in and even row. 

For the inside of your card, take the last piece of Basic Beige and with your Cajan Craze ink and the smaller oak leaf stamp, stamp in the lower left corner. 

This gives you a great card for anyone you are thankful to have in your life.

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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Gathering Together Thinking of You Leaf Stepper Card

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Fall is on its way so it is time for some fall cards.  This leaf stepper card fit right in using the Grateful Together designer series paper from Stampin’ Up and the Vintage Leaves stamps and dies. 

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

  • Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cinnamon Cider card stock (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Hello Honey card stock (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Wild Wasabi card stock (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Grateful Together designer series paper (September 2025 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Vintage Leave stamp set and dies (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Soft Seedlings stamp set (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Traditional Label Dies (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cajan Craze ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Scoring board or trimmer scoring blade
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

For the card base use your Basic Beige card stock and cut to 5 ½” x 11” and score at 2” x 4” x 7 ½” and fold all up.  Cut another piece to 3” x 5”.  From the Grateful Together designer series paper pack and find the Cajan Craze piece with the small leaf background and cut a piece to 1 ¾” x 5 ¼” and cut two pieces to 3 ¼” x 5 ¼”.  Adhere the small piece to the small front section of the card base, one of the larger pieces to the front of the back section and the other to the inside of your card.  Adhere your 3” x 5” Basic Beige piece to the inside on the Cajan Craze leaf piece. 

With the Vintage Leaves stamp set stamp three of the oak leaves on the Cinnamon Cider paper and cut out with the die.  From the Hello Hone stamp two of the maple leaves and cut out with the die and then two of the medium leaves and cut out with the dies..  Then with the Wild Wasabi stamp three of the smaller beech leaves and cut out with the die.  From a scrap piece of Basic Beige cut out a label with one of the Traditional Label Dies. 

Grab your Cajan Craze ink and the “Thinking of You” greeting from Soft Seedlings stamp set and stamp on your label.  Use the “so grateful” stamp and stamp on the inside Basic Beige piece you put on the inside of your card. 

Take one of your large maple leaves and adhere to the left side of the front step and one of the small green leaves to the right.  Use pop dots to adhere your label over the top of the leaves.  For the back portion of the card, adhere two of the Cinnamon Cider oak leaves to the back, making sure they don’t exceed the 4 ¼” height to fit into an envelope.  Then adhere the rest of the leaves around to your liking. 

Happy fall which you can say to anyone with this card. 

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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