April Pal’s Blog Hop
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
This month, the theme is See How My Garden Grows. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
I made two beautiful Samplers this month using the squares from Stamping Joy Club 3″ square swap. The Samplers have everything that reminds me of my gardens- flowers, butterflies, birds and unfortunately bunnies. We try to keep the bunnies out since they eat everything. My husband, Steve, pointed out that my gardens don’t have turtles, but I bet some do. 🙂
You can mount your squares on the white cardboard that comes in the Designer Series Paper packs. You can also use colored cardstock or DSP. Each square is so unique and beautiful! If you don’t have a use for Samplers, you can also make the squares into beautiful cards.
Here’s my square made into a card.
Measurements & Details
- Sweetly Scripted stamp set-Online Exclusive
- Basics 3D embossing folder- Online Exclusive
- Paper Florist dies-Retiring soon 50 % off
- Melon Mambo cardstock (CS) 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″- card base
- Azure Afternoon CS (2) 3/4″ x 3″
- Azure Afternoon CS cut with Stylish Shapes largest square
Directions to cut the Double Step card base:
With the short side of the card base at the top, line up the left edge in the Paper
Trimmer at 1” (2.5cm). Cut from 3-¼” (8cm) down to 7-½” (18.5cm)
Move paper over to 4-½” (12.4cm) and again cut from 3-¼” (8cm) down to 7-½”
(18.5cm). You now have two parallel cut lines.
Turn paper to the left with the long side at the top and the cuts toward the right side.
Score from the top down to cut line at 3-¼”, 6-½” and 7-½”. (8cm, 16cm, and 18.5cm).
Turn the paper over so you can do the same thing with the other long side at the top.
With the long side still at the top, put the left edge at 4-¼” ( 10.5cm) and score between
the cut lines from 1” down to 4-½” ( 2.5cm down to 12.4cm)
Burnish score lines with Bone Folder.
Video
Here’s a video showing how to make a different Double Step Card.
Here’s some other projects I made with the Paper Florist dies. Get them before they’re gone.
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Fun Family Occasions.
Until then, have fun in your craft space.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
Join my Joy Team!
I would love to have you join our Joy Team! We are a group of joy filled stampers who buy Stampin’ Up at a discount. Whether you join to build a business or support your hobby, I think you’ll be happy on our team. It’s a positive group of kind and caring gals. We are also part of a large national team with lots of opportunities for prizes and other benefits. If you would like to have stamping friends all over the world and be part of this awesome community, I hope you’ll join us! Sign up to be part of the Joy Team. You get to choose $125 in products for only $99!
Catalogs
If I am your demo or you would like me to be, please email me and let me know you want the new Fall Mini catalog sent to you. Beth@StampingMom.com If you purchase your supplies from someone else, please ask them for a catalog.
To page through the new catalogs, click on “Catalogs” on the black bar at the top of the post or click on the catalog covers on the right side of the blog.
Online Exclusives
Did you know Stampin’ Up has products available that you won’t find in any catalog? See what’s available on the Online Exclusives today here. New products are added often.
I always do product shares with each new catalog. Would you be interested in a share from the new Online Exclusives. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and let me know.
Tutorial Bundles
Place a $35 or more order with me and get your choice of a card tutorial bundle free! I have dozens of tutorial bundles, choose your favorite here OR you can purchase this tutorial bundle for only $15 here.
I need lots of gift card holders for gift giving. My project below is a great project you’ll want to make again and again! Do you want to know the directions and measurements to make it? You can get this tutorial included in a bundle of 13 different Gift Packaging and Home Decor Tutorials by ordering $35 or more from me or purchasing the $15 tutorial bundle. You will want the measurements and directions to make these 13 beautiful projects!
Here's 13 Gift Packaging or Home Decor Tutorials that you can use to make cards with whatever supplies you already own. The directions are both in inches and metric, made with current Stampin' Up products. You will be able to download the tutorial bundle immediately after checkout. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any trouble downloading your tutorial bundle. I'll be happy to help you!
Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any questions for me. 🙂
If you live in the USA, I would love to be your demonstrator if you are not working with one already! You can click on the supply list at the bottom of this post to order any of these items through my online store.
New to Stampin’ Up?
If you would like to receive a copy of the Annual Catalog or Spring 2025 Mini Catalog and you don’t have a demonstrator you already work with, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com to request a copy.
- Subscribe to my YouTube channel here.
- Shop Online Exclusives here.
- Visit my online store here.
- Shop the Clearance Rack here.
- Follow me on Pinterest here
- Follow me on Facebook here.
- Follow me on Instagram here.
- Join my Stamping Mom’s Joy Team and receive a discount on all Stampin Up products here
- Paper Pumpkin here.
 $37.00 |  $24.00 |  $128.00 |  $30.00 |
 $30.00 |  $28.00 |  $29.00 |  $34.00 |
 $45.00 |  $36.00 |  $42.00 |  $32.00 |
 $39.00 |  $42.00 |  $33.00 |  $38.00 |
 $35.00 |  $45.00 |  $29.00 |  $22.00 |
