Stepping up your card ideas for the New at SU blog hop

Welcome to my take on the New at SU blog hop for September 2026.  The theme for the hop is Simple to Stepped Up card making.  I've used a very easy fun fold and added to it to step it up and added different elements too.  It's easy to make with just stamps, ink and paper or you can step it up with embellishments, layers and die cuts with a little stamping too!

The simplest version of the card created with Daffodil Delight DSP and Lemon Lime Twist stamping.  
 

You can simply step up this basic version with some more colours and embellishments.

Colours used for version 2 are Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist and Coastal Cabana.  I've added some dots for a little more detail. 

Version 3 which is stepped up with an additional folded piece, die cuts and dots to cover my stamping bloopers!  I used the Holly Jolly Branches and Welcome Noel dies to create my focal point. 

The measurements for the card are as follows

Metric

Base card   23 x 15cm  score at 14 cm

First flap    13 x 11cm  score at 11 cm

Second flap 10 x 5cm score at 8cm  

DSP

Base 14.5 x 13.5cm

First Flap  10.5 x 10.5cm

Second Flap if required 7.5 x 4.5 cm

Imperial 

Base card 9 x 6" score at 51/2"

First Flap 41\4 x 5" score at 41/4"

Second flap 4 x 2" score at 3/4" 

DSP Imperial

Base 51/4 x 53/4"

First flap 4 x 4"

Second Flag if required 3 x 13/4"

I've had lots of fun with this card and I think the possibilities are endless.  It is perfect for using lots of different off cuts of DSP, different stamps and lots of occasions.   I'd love to see what you make. 

Enjoy the blog hop

Hugs Zoe x

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New at SU blog hop Two-Tone Summer

I'm delighted to be back joining the New at SU! monthly blog hop.  I've been away for awhile as we had various other things going on in life that took my time, but I'm back for my first hop of 2026.

We're sharing some fabulous ideas and tips for using the relatively new to Stampin' Up! card stock.  I've chosen to use one of the beautiful new In Colors which is called Hydrangea Hue.  It's a mix of Blue, Lilac and hints of Purple, but is just so so pretty and doesn't it look great with Cajun Craze!  I saw the Duchess of Edinburgh in the media for a recent royal visit wearing a very smart dress in just this colour and she teamed it with a Cinnamon/Cajun Craze coloured hat and she looked stunning and so that was me sold and ready with my colour combo for this hop. 

I made the above card in advance of the hop, but have created a similar version in my youtube tutorial below.  On the day of filming my phone decided it was full so there are a couple of selective edits, but I'm sure it now flows and you can pick up my tips.  I hope you enjoy it. 

Two-tone cardstock is so flexible.  It comes in 12 x 12 inch sheets and is between Stampin' Up!'s usual card stock weight and our designer series papers.  Each sheet has as it says on the tin 2 tones one lighter than the other on one side and the slightly darker on the other.  You can flip a piece to add a frame to the other tone, emboss it and sand it as you'll see in the video, it's lighter for matt layers and therefore cheaper for postage potentially and you can stamp on it, heat emboss on it and more.  You can buy individual colour packs or mixed packs with a couple of sheets each of a selection of colours.  What more could a paper crafter want.  

On a  previous POST I used the Barely Blush for a girly sailing card using the Sunset Coast bundle.  There are even more ideas as you click around the hop using the links below.  

 Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop.

Happy stamping

Zoe x

Blog Hop Index

Supplies Used

Hydrangea Hue two-tone cardstock

Springtime scenes bundle

Flower accents

New at SU - Saleabration Stylist Sketches

Saleabration StylisH Sketches is my choice for our July New at SU Stampin' Up! demonstrator blog hop. Lol I didn't do a good proof reading job on my title, but I hope you like my #simplestamping cards for our challenge this month.  

This stamp set is perfect for beginners or for more experienced crafters looking for a quick and easy card.  All you need is black ink and white card to start.  You can then add other colours if you have them, ribbon or a die cut shape to frame your image.   A pair of scissors like Stampin' Up! snips are enough to add detail to a sentiment and cut out a simple rectangle for stamping on like the example below. You can start simply just stamping in black with this gorgeous stamp set which is free (in July/August) when you order £45 of products to get going like   ink , snips, ribbon, white card.  Just for interest the card bases I have used are another of the free gifts with purchase during our Saleabration promotion and the sentiment from the blue card is another stamp set gift.  You can see them all via the link below.

For the above card I stamped the ducks on a piece of white card and then used a die to cut them out on a framing circle and just a pair of snips for the stamped sentiment to add fan tails.  

Enjoy seeing all our Saleabration gifts available during July and August used simply on our blog hop. 

Not been on a hop before just follow the link below to take you around various Stampin' Up! demo blogs for lots of simple stamping ideas until you get back to me. 

 

Thanks for stopping by .

Keep safe and keep stamping 

Zoe x

Saleabration Free Gifts with Purchase options

Black Ink Pad

Black and White Gingham Ribbon

White cardstock

New at SU - Hues of Happiness Suite

Well hello and welcome to this month's   New at SU blog hop. We are sharing projects made using the different suites of products in the new annual Stampin' Up! catalogue.  

I've used elements from the Hues of Happiness Suite and added in some extras too in order to create a special thank you card that really shows your appreciation to someone special.  

I started with a layer of Layering Designs vellum which I added subtle colour to using a blending brush.  The next layer was embossed using the Merry Melody 3D folder. 

My design layer features the use of a die from the Blossoming Happiness dies. I used one of the dies to cut a stencil and then used it to add the ink pattern in the background and also some of the other dies to cut flowers from the suite's Designer Series Paper (DSP), which I've layered and positioned in a posy with some new Parakeet Party sparkly green ribbon and various enamel dots. My sentiment is heat embossed white onto black card to make it pop.  I offset the matt layers so that all the detail was peeping out.  

An easy card, if a little time consuming for the different elements, but well worth the effort I hope you agree....

Do visit everyone in the hop to see lots of inspiration using lots of our different suites. 

Happy hump day too and I'm excited for the weekend as my children will be visiting and it will be great to have them home again. 

Keep safe and keep stamping

Zoe x

Blog Hop Index

Shopping List

Hues of Happiness Suite

Glossy Dots

Metallic Woven Ribbon

Merry Melody 3D Embossing folder

Layering Designs Vellum

 

New at SU with Stampin' Up! Tulip Fields

Hi and welcome to the New at SU, international Stampin' Up! demonstrator blog hop for March 2022.  You may have just come from Anke's blog where she has shared a fabulous card using the Flowing Flowers stamp set because this month we are CASEing annual catalogue (AC) designs, but using stamps and products featured in our Spring Mini catalogue for 2022.  

I'm CASEing a card from page 25 in the AC and have used the sentiment free stamp set Tulip Fields.  It is a super set for colourful spring cards and I don't know about you, but I love spring flowers in particular Tulips.   The colours are so amazing and plentiful.  

I also used the Flowering Fields DSP and the Gingham embossing folder.  Both are in the spring mini.  I stamped the scene using a paper mask I created with the windmill stamp. I die cut it using the Layering Circles dies.  To add some depth I stamped and fussy cut the building part of the windmill and raised it with Stampin' Up! dimensionals and I used Stampin' Blends to add some touches of colour to my black and white image.  

I used a piece of Petal Pink card for the background rectangle, but wanted it to tone in a little more with the tulips on the paper so I used a blending brush to gently add some Calypso Coral Ink. 

The fun sentiment is from a demonstrator stamp set called Stamping Your Way to The Top which you can buy when you join Stampin' Up!.  I fussy cut it and it creates a cheery card to send to a friend.  Let's face it we all prefer a card via snail mail than a bill or email if we are honest.  

Can you spot the card I case'd?

Thanks for stopping by on your way around the hop and if you haven't done a blog hop before please follow the Next buttons to see some more inspiration.  

Keep safe and keep stamping

Zoe x

BLOG HOP Roll call LIST

 

Joni in the Spotlight Stamping - Hello Ladybug

Stamping the Cape - Easter Friends

Stamping With the Copper Cropper - Seas the Day

Creative Juice by Loni - Cactus Cuties

De Kijkkast - Symbols of Fortune

Playing with Paper Crafting - Arfully Composed

Stampin Xime - Flowering Tulips

Stampin’ Dreams - Boughs & Blossoms

Carterie Plus - Flowering Tulips

Scraphexe - Flowering Flowers

Stamping Scene - Tulip Fields

Tricia’s Stamping Creations - On the Horizon

Stamping Flair - Arfully Layered

24/7 Inkspiration - Let’s Set Sail

SHOPPING LIST FOR Tulip Fields card

Tulip Fields stamp set

Flowering Fields DSP

Gingham embossing folder

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Layering Circle dies

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New at SU blog hop - Friendly Hello Saleabration Stampin' Up!

Hi and welcome to my first time in the New at SU blog hop with fellow global demonstrators.  We are sharing new products, stamps and designs with you on a monthly basis and this month it is a big share of lots of Saleabration ideas for you to enjoy.  You've arrived from Anke's blog. I love her project, don't you!

If you haven't been to my blog before, I'm Zoe a Stampin' Up! demonstrator based in the UK in Lincolnshire.  Welcome to my blog and please do say hi in the comments below each time you visit and tell me if you like the new stamp set, dies or colours.  Don't forget to go through the hop to see all the other fabulous inspiration on offer with all the other hop members. 

Today my share is a card made using the Level Two Saleabration reward called Friendly Hello which includes a beautiful stamp set and some very pretty coordinating papers.  I've also used the Sunshine and Rainbow Papers to stamp on for the flowers and leaves. 

I started my design by using one of the annual Stampin' Up! catalogue masks to create the background and belly band by adding Bermuda Bay ink to first white card and then tone on tone onto Bermuda Bay.  

I embossed the flowers and stamped leaves on to the rainbow papers and also stamped some leaves directly onto my stencilled/masked background.  I've fussy cut the flowers and additional leaves and adhered them to my card before adding the belly band and stamped sentiment.  

It's an easy card to do but might take a little time, but you could use lots of different colour combos to make it suit your recipient. 

 

The finishing touch is a couple of Stampin' Up! new Brushed Brass Butterflies to add a little touch of gold.  

You can get these and many more lovely products and benefit from a free gift with qualifying purchase during our Saleabration promotion in January and February.  

Enjoy the hop and remember to leave a comment so that I can return the favour to you.  Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon. 

Your off to visit Brenda now and her fabulous project with this set too!

Keep safe and keep stamping Zoe x

Blog List 

 

Stamping Jo - Catching Butterflies

The Flying Stamper - Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper 

Sugar & Scraps - Island Vibes

Gifted Hands, Ink! - Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper

Stamping the Cape - Awesome Otters

De Kijkkast - Friendly Hello Bundle

Tricia’s Stamping Creations - Driving By

Playing with Papercrafting - Simply Marbleous DSP and Special Moments

Carterie Plus - Daffodil Afternoon DSP and Special Moments

Joni in the Spotlight Stamping - Daffodil Afternoon Designer Series Paper

Stampin Scrapper - Special Moments and Sunshine & Rainbows DSP

Stamping Flair - Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper 

Scraphexe - Special Moments (Für allerlei Anlässe) 

Stamping Scene - Friendly Hello Bundle

Stamping with the Copper Cropper - Friendly Hello Bundle

24/7 Inkspiration - Catching Butterflies

Creative Juice by Loni - Simply Marbleous DSP and Awesome Otters

Stampin’ Xime - Friendly Hello (Hubsche-Gruse)

 

 

Shopping List for this card

Buy these items from your demonstrator or via my shop if you live in the UK and don't have a demonstrator. Click on the links to visit my shop. 

Friendly Hello stamp set and 12" x 12" papers

Free with £90 purchase 

Sunshine and Rainbows 6 x 6" papers

Free with £45 purchase

Plenty of Patterns Decorative masks stencils

Brushed Brass Butterflies