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Driving By meets Simply Marbelous for a retro style Birthday card

We made retro style birthday cards at my February card clubs.  Look at this:

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It's perfect for a guy or even a young adult.  The Simply Marbelous designer series paper from our Sale-a-Bration catalog is absolutely amazing!  It does look a little psychedelic doesn't it?! 

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I covered the entire card front with it; no border at all.  I rarely do this but I wanted this unique & special paper to shine!  It has 6 different color combinations in it; all monochromatic too!  Everyone had a choice of their favorite color.  

The birthday greeting is from the Slim Sayings stamp set seen here.  We stamped it in Versamark ink and heat embossed with Black embossing powder. 

*There's a video to see how this card was created.  You can watch it here. 

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The car images were stamped with Black Memento ink on a Basic White Stitched rectangle die-cut and then colored in with our Stampin' Up! Blends markers.  

I trimmed the balloon image off of the convertible so it could be added to any of the vehicles.  See the Driving By stamp set here; it's free with any $50 order through February. 

The cute stitched banner is cut from more Simply Marbelous DSP using the Triangle dies.  

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After the card was assembled we added a finishing tough to the windows – a bit of Shimmery Crystal Effects for some shine. 

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Here's the video below: 

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• Cheerfully Inked card kit to go; reserve yours soon!

  June 8, 2026

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  Because we’re moving to Bismarck in July I will have just one card kit to go in June. I will be busy packing and moving so I’m cutting back on blog posts, videos and creating for a few weeks.

  This kit to go features the Inked Occasions Paper Pumpkin kit. Look how colorful and beautiful they are?! Of course I changed up the original kit to create these:

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  I have a small, limited supply of these kits!

  You can reserve your kit here; they’re $31 for all 12 cards with envelopes. It includes all die-cuts and layers plus a share of pretty sequins. You’ll receive the PDF tutorial immediately after purchase; check your junk folder.

  I also have a PDF tutorial option if you already own this Paper Pumpkin kit. It’s $16. See that here.

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  But you can browse my many other kits to go here. Quite a few are reduced in price to clear them out before I move.

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• Last of the Team card swaps featuring new products

  June 4, 2026

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  Today I’m sharing the last two swaps from May; our theme was to use new Summer catalog products.

  This first card was made by Ginny. She cased a card made by Chelle Scott.

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  She used the Fern & Flora bundle seen here. Who doesn’t love ferns!? Stampin’ Up! did an awesome job on these dies.
  The colors here are Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Peaceful Pine.

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  And look at that gorgeous embossing folder – called Fern & Flora 3D folder is stunning! See it here.

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  Next is a pretty card made by Paula who featured the Valley in Bloom Designer Paper.

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  It’s a book binding card fold. Start with a 11″ X 4 1/4″ card base; score at 4 1/4″ & 5 1/2″. Adhere the ‘binding’ area down.
  Her colors include Blackberry Bliss with Granny Apple Green. She added some of the new 2026-28 In Color butterflies too.

  This designer paper is simply stunning; it’s so soft and yet detailed at the same time. See it here.

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  Here’s what she did on the inside. The dies are so pretty!

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  Here’s the Lily of the Valley bundle that includes these beautiful dies.

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  Thanks for joining the swap gals; LOVE your cards!

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• Neat Diagonal Z-fold with Balloon Festoon; free project sheet too!

  June 3, 2026

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  I created this card for my May Team swap; the theme was to use new Summer catalog products.

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  The Balloon Festoon bundle is a new favorite of mine. The multiple sizes of balloon dies are just wonderful and perfect for any celebratory event. See it here.

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  I used the 12 X 12 Pool Party 2-tones card stock for the diagonal layer. It’s 12″ X 5 1/4″ scored every 4″. Then simply cut at an angle from the lower left to the upper second score line.

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  The cute patterned balloons are cut from the new Beautiful Ordinary Life designer paper (seen here) and the new 2026-28 In Color Patterns DSP. See it here.

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  I created a free project sheet for you; click here to print or download it.

  Below is the video where I shared this card and another featuring the same products.

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