Beautiful Embossed card swaps with foil accents

November 19, 2025

Our Team swap theme was to use foil or heat embossing on our cards. This was a fun theme that is especially easy around the holidays.

Today I’m sharing Jonna’s stunning card in Black, Silver & White:

It’s a ‘Wow’ card for sure! She textured the Basic Gray card layer with the Sunflower 3D embossing folder seen here first and then rubbed it with Versamark ink. Then she heat embossed it with Silver embossing powder. Just gorgeous!

Her measurements are as follows:
– Embossed layer 3 1/2″ square
– Black layer 3 3/4″ square, Black greeting layer 3 3/4″ X 1 1/4″
– White is 4″ X 5 1/4″, White greeting layer is 3 1/2″ X 1″

The greeting is from the Branching Out stamp set.

It’s a beautiful card Jonna!

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The kits below will ship out this week so you have plenty of time to finish them by December. And they’re quick & easy too!

The Christmas Tags & More cards are easy because there isn’t any stamping. The greetings are from the gold foil ephemera pack included in the kit.

This kit to go includes a share of the festive designer paper, the ribbon, the peppermint gems, the ephemera greetings, the PDF tutorial and video too. Plus the pre-cut 10 cards that are all fun folds. All for $30 plus shipping. It’s a fabulous deal!

Don’t wait long; I have just a few left. Go here to get yours. *You will need to cut your new designer paper for the cards but my directions make that simple.

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The other kit I created this month is also easy but does require stamped greetings. But there is very little prep & just a little trimming of the card bases to create these beautiful wintery cards:

These cards could be winter or holiday; it’s your choice when you stamp the greetings.

This kit originated from a former Paper Pumpkin kit but I jazzed up the cards and added more to create 12 gorgeous cards. This kit includes 12 envelopes and a share of Peppermint gems plus the PDF tutorial.
I have a few left so grab yours soon. This kit is $29 and you can see it here.

**Remember to check out all of my kits to go and tutorials here at my shop; choosing more than one will save on shipping.

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Get 2 cards at a time with this special card layout & a 6 X 6″ piece of designer paper!

October 25, 2023
I shared this card on last week's Live video. It features the So Very Merry stamp set and the Snowflake Magic designer paper.

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I made a bunch of these cards for our Flowerbug's October Christmas card swap. You might wonder how I achieved the starburst effect with the Snowflake Magic designer paper. Keep reading plus watch the video seen here or below!

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Other products used:

Vellum card stock, Gold Foil paper, Deckled circle dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Blends markers for coloring & Gold heat embossing.

Here's what the inside looks like. Make note of the little designer paper triangles inside; remember this when you see the cutting templates below.

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My friend Lyssa Zwolenek inspired these cards and created the template too. She is super creative and so great about sharing ideas!

Below are a few cutting templates for you.

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Watch the video here or below to see how this is done.

Directions:
- You'll start out with a 6" square of designer paper.
- First cut is at 2". You're left with a 4" X 6" piece on the right.
- Cut the 2" strip into a 2" X 4" piece, leaving you with a 2" square.
- Next cut the 4" X 6" piece on the right into three 2" X 4" pieces.
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See this gorgeous Snowflake Magic specialty paper here.
- Now you'll cut each 2" X 4" strip into two pieces by cutting it in half on the diagonal.
- Be sure you cut each one in the same direction.
- Cut the 2" square in half on the diagonal and then cut each triangle in half. These pieces are used on the inside of the card.
You'll use 4 of the large pieces and two small triangles on each card.

*Click here for the free printable project sheet. Download So Very Merry 2 in 1 card

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You can see the So Very Merry stamp set here. It's seen in our Online Exclusive line.

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1. Our Online Exclusive products can be ordered by anyone. The name means that they are only seen online and not in any printed catalog.
2. These products may run out at any time. Some will be reordered and others will not. We never know!
3. Many will remain in the Online store for up to 1 year before they'll be discontinued.
4. Online Exclusives allow Stampin' Up! to offer timely products for seasons and holidays. Most of their other products are in catalogs that are printed over a year in advance!
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Beautiful cards made with the Rustic Christmas Countdown kit!

October 24, 2023

I created these pretty cards with the Rustic Christmas Countdown kit. It's meant to be used as an advent calendar but I thought they'd make great Christmas cards.

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I will not be surprised if this kit sells out soon. It's gorgeous! The envelopes for the advent calendar are approximately 3" X 4"; a good size to add a treat inside.

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I added Mossy Meadow & Cherry Cobbler card bases, some textured strips of the same colors and a few greetings.

The greetings mostly cover up the numbers printed on the wood & gold paper elements in the kit.

For greetings I used the Brightest Glow (annual catalog) and Beary Cute (Holiday catalog) along with circle punches and Tailored Tags dies.

We made these projects at my October Flowerbug's Team meeting. So pretty but super easy!

You could make up to 25 cards using this kit just by adding card bases, a few layers and greetings. The red adhesive-backed sequins, Dimensionals, Cherry Cobbler and craft twine all comes in the kit.

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See this kit here online. Our Christmas kits can sell out quick; so don't wait too long. You never know if it will be back in time for Christmas.

The kits is gorgeous as an advent project as well! It also includes the cutest clothespins to close the envelopes.

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While you're shopping our kits be sure to check out the huge selection of kits in our Kit Collection. These kits are all inclusive and can be the answer to quick, seamless crafting or a fabulous gift for any creative person. See them all here.

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Heartfelt Hexagon cards with free printable project sheets

October 23, 2023

Today I'm sharing a few more cards made with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch bundle. See the first project here.

When creating this next card I chose to use the Delightful Floral designer paper seen here. I had a few large scraps in the package and created this card:

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It's a classic layout that's perfect for using up those random pieces of designer paper you might have. I like to layer one of the pieces to bring in another color layer; Pretty Peacock here. Then I simply added a layered Hexagon punch combined with the pretty Elegant Edge Tag Topper punch. You can see it here online.

My Lemon Lime Twist strip is 1" X 3 1/2" which is perfect for that delicate edge.

It's quite easy to layer the Hexagon punch. Punch a second contrasting piece, cut it in half horizontally and add the stamped punched piece to it leaving a small border at the top & bottom. You can see how this is done in the video below.

*Here's the free project sheet for this card; it's printable too! Download Heartfelt Hexagon & Delightful Floral cards

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Next is an easy card layout featuring designer paper scraps. This time I chose the beautiful All About Autumn specialty designer paper. This has been so popular they cannot keep it in stock! It's currently unavailable but should return the week of October 30th.

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*Click on this link to get the printable free project sheet: Download Heartfelt Hexagon & All About Autumn DSP

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Here's the new Heartfelt Hexagon bundle. Isn't it great?! See it online here.

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Below is the video on these cards and another fun fold card.

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