For today’s card, I’m combining Stampin’ Up!’s new Relaxing Waterside Bundle with the Scenic Coast 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper. Find them both in the brand-new May-August 2026 Mini Catalog. I love when it’s easy to mix and max the products with others to create a meaningful and beautiful card for someone special.
The Relaxing Waterside Retreat brings the cute adirondack chairs to the scene. And, the Scenic Coast patterned paper adds some iridescent shine with a coastal sunset. So gorgeous!
Measurements and Details
Balmy Blue cardstock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
Scenic Coast 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper measuring 5 1/2 x 2 1/2
Vellum cardstock die cut with circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies
Adirondack chair die cut from Basic White cardstock
Sentiment stamped in Azure Afternoon on Basic White cardstock and hand trimmed
Linen Thread
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Here’s another sample using the same products, but a different color chair. So easy to make, but so stunning.
I hope you enjoyed today’s featured card and the extra. Please let me know if you have questions about this card or any other stamping projects.
Kim Quade, Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Mesa, Arizona
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May Free Card Kit Offer
In May, make an online purchase of $50 (before tax, shipping, and any redeemed rewards) and I’ll send you the ingredients (excluding stamped elements and gems), to create one each of the four projects (three cards and a gift card holder) pictured above. Make a $75 purchase (before tax, shipping, and any redeemed rewards), and you’ll receive the card kit and a full package of the Array of Dots gems. (In addition, when you make a $75 purchase, you earn the opportunity to purchase Stampin’ Up!’s Product of the Month for just $5 offered by Stampin’ Up!)
Kits include envelopes, all cut card stock and die cut pieces, linen thread, and ribbon. Sorry, no stamped images as per Stampin’ Up! policy.
When the kits ship, I’ll email you a link to an unlisted YouTube video tutorial.
These cards feature Stampin’ Up!’s Balloon Festoon Bundle and the Beautiful Ordinary Life Designer Series Paper. Click here to read all of the information:
Growing up, I spent most summers living on the lake in Minnesota. Those lazy summer reading books on the dock, swimming, water skiing, and hanging out bring back great memories. So, Stampin’ Up!’s Waterside Retreat Suite calls me to me. I love all of the images and dies in the Relaxing Waterside Bundle and appreciate the great patterns in the Waterside Retreat 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper.
In addition, the images and paper provide a great opportunity to create masculine-themed cards.
In today’s card, I used a sketch for my inspiration. Each month, our team of Kim’s Paper Krafters works on a crafting challenge. This month, the challenge calls for us to create either a card or a memory keeping page using the following sketch.
Screenshot
Measurements and Details
Pool Party cardstock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
Misty Moonlight Panel measuring 4 x 3
Waterside Retreat Designer Series Paper panel measuring 3 3/4 x 2 3/4
Gray Granite strip die cut with die from Lovely Arrangements and trimmed
Adirondack chair stamped in Pecan Pie ink on Pecan Pie cardstock and die cut with coordinating die
Grass stamped with Pool Party ink on Pool Party cardstock and die cut with coordinating die
Seagull stamped with black ink on Gray Granite cardstock and die cut with coordinating die
Sentiment stamped in Misty Moonlight on Pool Party cardstock measuring 1/2 x 2
How to Video
From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I offer step-by-step instructions for creating this card using the Waterside Retreat Suite and a sketch.
I hope you enjoy this card and the others I showed in the video. I’ll be reaching for this bundle frequently!
Kim Quade, Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Mesa, Arizona
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We all need a little shimmer and glimmer in our lives! And Stampin’ Up! is offering a brand-new way to do this! Be sure to check out the 2026-2028 In Color Shimmer Brushes. Find them on page 71 of Stampin’ Up!’s May-August 2026 Mini Catalog.
These brushes add a little glitz to all of your paper crafting projects. They come in Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Hydrangea Hue, Peaceful Pine, and Golden Glow. Be sure to watch the video below to gain some tips and tricks for using this fantastic new products.
When I first received these brushes, I started playing around with coloring different images. In this post, I share two different cards I created with these brushes.
In the card featured at the top, I colored an image from the Artisan Sketched Garden 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper and hand cut with the scissors. I then layered it on vellum and another piece of card stock from the Artisan Sketched Garden.
For the card above, I used the Hydrangea Hue Shimmer Brush to “splatter” some background on the Basic White card stock (“embossed” with the Eyelet Blooms Die). I stamped the images with Memento (dried overnight). But I do recommend using Stazon when coloring with the Shimmer Brushes.
How to Video
From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I give some tips and tricks for playing with the 2026-2028 In Color Shimmer Brushes.
I hope you enjoyed this video. Be sure to hop on over to the online store to grab these brushes for yourself. See the links below.
Kim Quade, Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Mesa, Arizona
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This reverse gate fold fun fold is one of my new favorites. I’ve used it in conjunction with a couple of other bundles. And, I feel the Balloon Festoon Bundle works really well here. I also used the brand-new Beautiful Ordinary Life Designer Series Paper. Find both of these in Stampin’ Up!’s May-August 2026 Mini Catalog.
Measurements and Details
Pool Party cardstock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 1 7/8, 3, 5 1/2, and 6 5/8
Beautiful Ordinary Designer Series Paper: two pieces measuring 5 1/4 x 1 5/8
Beautiful Ordinary Life Designer Series Paper: one piece measuring 5 1/4 x 2 1/4
Sentiment (Balloon Festoon Bundle) heat embossed with white Wow! on Pool Party cardstock.
Three balloons die cut with different patterns from the Beautiful Ordinary Life Designer Series Paper.
Array of Dots
How to Video
This video shows you how to create a Reverse Gate Fold fun fold. Note: The video demonstrates with different products, but the concept remains the same.
I hope you enjoy today’s fun fold. Please let me know if you have questions about this or any other paper crafting projects. I’m happy to help
Kim
May Free Card Kit Offer
Get the kit to make one each of these four projects with a minimum purchase during May. Read all of the details here.
Supply List
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I’m loving all of the balloons included in Stampin’ Up!’s new Balloon Festoon Bundle. Find it in the May-August 2026 Mini Catalog. The catalog goes live today!
Today, I tried a fun heat embossing technique. After stamping the balloon image with ink, I applied Wow! Clear Embossing Powder in the image, heated with a heat gun, and then die cut. The clear embossing powder gives the balloons a real shiny look — just like a balloon. Be sure to watch the video below to see how this card comes together.
I also used the brand-new 2026-2028 In Colors: Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow, Peaceful Pine, and Hydrangea Hue.
Measurements and Details
Hydrangea Hue cardstock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 5 1/4
Hydrangea Hue Painted Patterns 12 x 12 2026-2028 In Color Designer Series Paper measuring 5 1/4 x 4
Vellum 12 x 12 Specialty Paper measuring 5 x 3 3/4
Balloons stamped in each of the five 2026-2028 In Colors on Basic White cardstock
Heat emboss with Wow! clear embossing powder and die cut with coordinating die
Sentiment stamped in Hydrangea Hue on Basic White cardstock measuring 2 3/4 x 1/2
2026-2028 In Color Dots — I used one of each
How to Video
From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I offer step-by-step instructions for creating this handmade birthday card.
May Card Kit Offer
If you love the Balloon Festoon Bundle, I know you’ll like my free May card kit offer. Read this blog post to learn how you can get this card kit (which includes an easy fun fold and a gift card holder) sent to you.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! I hope you enjoyed this project! Please let me know if you have questions about this card or any other.
Kim Quade, Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Mesa, Arizona
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