I used the Stampin’ Up! Festive Friends stamp set bundle from the upcoming September-December 2025 Mini Catalog to create my project for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. We’ve got a sketch challenge this week and this is what I made for it.
Here is the sketch that we’re all using this week:
I started by adhering a panel of patterned paper from the Traditions Of Christmas DSP (available September 3) to the front of a Cherry Cobbler card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Then I adhered another wide strip of the Traditions Of Christmas DSP to the card front with Stampin’ Seal. I cut a panel of Cherry Cobbler card stock with one of the Spotlight On Nature Dies (Online Exclusive item) and panels of Balmy Blue and Basic White card stock with one of the Stylish Shapes Dies.
I stamped the tree image from the Festive Friends stamp set (Online Exclusive item available September 3) in Old Olive ink on the Balmy Blue die cut circle. Then I stamped the snowflake image from the Festive Friends stamp set in Balmy Blue ink across the circle. I adhered the Basic White, Balmy Blue and Cherry Cobbler die cut circles together with Stampin’ Seal and then to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the Santa image from the Festive Friends stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on a panel of Basic White card stock and then colored it with Light and Dark Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Markers. I colored the Santa face with the Ivory and Dark Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Markers.
I cut the Santa out with the coordinating Festive Friends Dies (available September 3) and then adhered it to the card front with Mini Glue Dots. I stamped the sentiment from the Festive Friends stamp set in VersaMark ink on a panel of Cherry Cobbler card stock, sprinkled it with white embossing powder from the Basics Wow! Embossing Powders and then heat embossed it. I cut the sentiment out with one of the Festive Friends Dies and then adhered it to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added three Traditional Sparkling Sequins (available September 3) to finish the card front.
I stamped the sentiment from the Festive Friends stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on a panel of Basic White card stock and then added a strip of Traditions Of Christmas DSP to finish the inside of the card.
You can see a list of supplies used to create this project, including the card stock cuts, at the very bottom of this blog post.
Alright, on with the hop! Click the button below to hop over to see what Mary Deatherage has created today.
And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:
- Amy Koenders – You Are Here
- Mary Deatherage
- Karen Ksenzakovic
- Akiko Sudano
- Tara Carpenter
- Terry Lynn Bright
- Nicole Bloxom
I’ve created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
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Card stock cuts for this project:
- Cherry Cobbler – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base scored at 4-1/4″, Spotlight On Nature die cut, Festive Friends die cut
- Balmy Blue – Stylish Shapes die cut
- Basic White – Stylish Shapes die cut, Festive Friends die cut, 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel (inside card)
- Traditions Of Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper – 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ panel, 1-1/4″ x 5″ strip, 1/2″ x 5-1/4″ strip (inside card)
Stampin’ Up! products used to create this project:
What a cute little Santa! Love that paper. 😊
Thanks Akiko! 🙂
This is so cute Amy 🙂 Love that background DSP and how you made the little Santa scene
Thanks Karen! 🙂
So cute! You MAY be convincing me to get this bundle! 🙂
Thanks Mary! It’s a good one! 🙂
CUTE!
Thanks Terry Lynn! 🙂
He’s a festive looking fellow
Thanks Sandi! 🙂
This card is so cute! Love that Santa and the background stamping behind Santa!
Thanks Nicole! 🙂