Lynda*Sue*Stamps*4*U

November 6, 2026

Radiant Sunflowers

Today's card is made with the Radiant Sunflowers stamp set. For a stamo set that didn't appeal to me at first and I didn't think I would use, I have certainly used it a lot!!

I probably say this about every season, but I think fall cards are my favorite to make. This is one of the cards my friend, Peggy, made. I thought it was so neat, I had to use it for a Make-It-Monday! As you can see, this card has a lot of layers and one focal point which I colored with fall Stampin' Blends. The coloring and blending was much easier than I thought it would be. I used the Cajun Craze and Golden Glow blends for the flowers, and Old Olive and Pecan Pie for the branches and leaves.

I made great headway in organizing some of my threads by project yesterday. I still have a lot to go and hope to get that done today so I can devote the weekend to cutting cardstock and getting ready for Monday's Make-It-Monday. The Hawkeyes play tomorrow night so my plan is to get everything cut during the day so I can stuff envelopes and write out directions while watching the game.

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

November 5, 2026

Heirloom Beauty

Our card today is one I made back in June for a Make-It-Monday afternoon. It uses the Bordered in Beauty stamp set and the Heirloom Boutique stamp set which is on the last chance list.

I know butterflies are not in season right now but I do love this card and wanted to share it with you since I had forgotten it for so long. The Crisp Cantaloupe and Basic Black makes a striking color combination, don't you think? This card is a little labor intensive but well worth the effort when you see the finished product.

Looking out my living room window it looks like a typical cool fall day. I do have some goals for today . . . I want to finish getting my cross stitching patterns organized and get the rest of the supplies put back in the container that they belong in. Because I have not ha a lot of energy since summer and it is now coming back I would also like to get my card back in my room and the last table taken down from my garage sale back last summer. I am sure I will be ready for a nap after that!!

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

November 4, 2026

November Online Exclusives

As promised here are the November Online Exclusives!!

Click below to see the November Online Eclusives.

November Online Exclusives

You can contact me & I can order for you, or you can set up your own online shopping account with Stampin' Up! & choose me as your demonstrator. https://www.stampinup.com

Order $75.00 with of any products of your choice and then you can add the Branched Out Messages stamp set to your order & it will only cost you $5.00.

Today looks like a lazy day to just read or stitch. What are you doing today?

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

November 3, 2026

Elegant Leaves

After all of the wind and rain we have had and is still coming our way, the only colorful leaves we see may be on cards! This is a card we made at Make-It-Monday back in September.

This is one of my favorite layouts because it is so easy and you can just change up the colors and the theme of the card and nobody notices it is the same as others you have made. For this card I chose a variety of fall colors. I love the way it turned out.

November 2026 Product of the Month- "Branched Out Messages" stamp set is AVAILABLE 11/3/26

This is the November Product of the Month!

It will be available on tomorrow, November 3, 2026 at 1:00 a.m. Central Time Zone.

You can add this to your order of $75.00 or more.

This is a pretty stamp set with great leaf images & some great words too!

The simplicity of this exclusive stamp set makes it incredibly versatile. You could quickly stamp the greenery as a background, add an all-occasion sentiment, and you'll have a beautiful, card. Or you could elevate the design by adding flower images for extra detail, heat embossing to make it shine, or a watercolor wash for subtle color.

#168601- Branched Out Messages Stamp Set= $5.00 with a $75.00 product order (before discount or rewards taken off)

How do I order these?

*Note that each account can only purchase ONE Product of the Month.

*You can contact me & I can order this for you, OR you can set up your own online shopping account with Stampin' Up! & choose me as your demonstrator. https://www.stampinup.com

*Order $75.00 with of any products of your choice. Then add the Branched Out Messages stamp set to your order & it will only cost you $5.00.

*THIS ITEM IS WHILE SUPPLIES LAST ONLY- don't wait to order!

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

October 31, 2026

Painted Pumpkins

Happy Halloween!!! I do hope you have a fabulous day and if you have little trick or treaters you have fun taking them out.

This is a fun fold card that showcases this pumpkin paper in the Painted Patch package of designer series paper. It also features a sneak peek at a new embossing folder. The Timeless Herringbone folder will be available in November.

By the time you read this I will have been tailgating for quite a while with my brothers and sister-in-law. I am undecided about going to the actual game . . . it totally depens on the weather. Either way . . . Go Hawks!!

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

October 30, 2026

Poetic Petals

Today I have a super simple birthday card for you. You can use this layout with many different designer series papers and have a stack of birthday cards that all look different.

I started with a card base of Early Espresso and added a layer of Golden Glow and then a layer of Basic White. I chose three coordinating designer series paper and added them to the front of the card. The sentiment was added along with some ribbon and embellishment. I love the way it turned out. I am thinking of using this layout for my Christmas cards this year.

I just managed to get this post done today . . . it has been a day of appointments and we just got home. I was bound and determined that I was going to get it done.

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

October 29, 2026

Framed and Fabulous

Today's card is anotheer one that we made at Make-It-Monday last month. It uses the Product of the Month from September, the Luxe Foliage Designer Series Paper. This paper is still available if you place a qualifying order of $75 before tax and shipping.

I love how there is not a lot of work on this card because the gorgeous paper does all of the work for you. If fact . . . I did not even add any "bling" to this card because I thought all of the foil was enough. What do you think?

I am enjoying this bright sunny day before the rain sets in and John and I have a ton of appointments in the next few week days, starting with three tomorrow. I am hoping to go to the football game on Saturday if it is not raining too much.

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

October 28, 2026

Flowering Meadow

I have a lot of cards to show you from past stamp classes and this is one of them. It features the beautiful Velvet Meadow Designer Series Paper.

I started with a card base of Daffodil Delight. I strategically cut my designer series paper to get this strip. I added it to a piece of Peaceful Pine cardstock and then added it to the card front. The sentiment and some sequins completed my card. Who wouldn't want to receive a card to make them smile in return?

Enjoy this next to last day of beautiful weather before the rain sets in again.

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

October 27, 2026

Autumn Fields

Believe it or not I am actually posting on my blog again. It took me a while to get back to it but I hope to keep it up now. Today's card is one we made a couple of classes ago, using the fall stamp set, Autumn Fields.

Fall is such a beautiful time of year and I have been concenetrating on making Fall cards for stamp classes. Because I was feeling so overwhelmed with everything I have given up my Cards in the Mail for a while. I am not sure if I will start them back up after the first of the year or not.

I chose Early Espresso for the base of my card and then picked a design of paper from the Autumn Opulence package of designer Series Papers. I knew I wanted to use the flowers as a focal point si picked ine I though coordinated fairly well. I embosssed the sentiment with Gold Embossing Powder so that it would show up well. I adhered all of the layers of the card and it was done.

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

September 16, 2026

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

September 2, 2026

Botanical Expressions

Today's card uses one of my favorite techniques . . . Joseph's Coat. Fern and Flora is the perfect stamp set to use with this technique.

I started by brushing three different ink colors over a piece of Basic White cardstock . . . Peaceful Pine, Golden Glow, and Old Olive. I then used Versamark and stamped the ferns over the colored cardstock. I embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder and then brushed any remaining powdr off of it. I took a Secret Sea Ink Pad and drug it over the cardstock. The ink resisted the embossed ferns and landed only on the sponged cardstock. I wipeed it good with a paper towel and this was the result. I layered it onto a piece of Golden Glow Cardstock and then onto a piece of Basic White. This was added to the Peaceful Pine card base. Some ribbon and the sentient were added as well as some In Color Butterflies. I love how it turned out.

I am actually still organizing my new products . . . today it is embellishments. It is way too HOT to go outside so this seemed like a good thing to do. I think it is going to be this way all week. What are you going to do on this hot day?

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

August 30, 2026

Waterside Retreat

Today's card is a goodbye to the last weekend of summer. It uses the Waterside Retreat Designer Series paper. If you have any fisherpeople in your family you certainly need this paper.

I believe I made this at one of the events I went to in Illinois. It is a bit time consuming to fussy cut the the fishing motifs, but other than that it is just basic paper layering. This packet of paper has some great masculine patterns for the men or boys in your life.

Yesterday was a great day stamping with friends. It actually gave me back some of my stamping mojo so last night I pulled all of the Last Chance and retired stamp sets off of my shelves and started to put away the new products that have been sitting in a box on my kitchen floor for at least a couple of weeks. Today I hope to go through my designer series paper and pull that retired paper to make room for the new paper that is also sitting in that box. Stay tuned tomorrow to see if I actually got that done!

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

August 29, 2026

Radiant Sunflowers

Today's card is a sneak peek of a couple of products that will be available Tuesday, September 1st. The Copper Foil and the stamp set, Radiant Sunflowers, will both be available for you to order.

I have had this idea rattling around in my head ever since I saw the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Die. It was unavailable for quite a while and is now unavailable again for a while. I think I must have just hit the small window when it was in stock. I foileed a quarter piece of Early Espresso cardstock with the Copper Foil and the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Die. I then cut it into two pieces that measured 5" X 1.75". This allowed me to make two cards from my one piece of foiled cardstock. I played around with did I want the foil piece to be horizontal or vertical and I Liked both of them. However with the sentiment that I chose it looked much better horizontally. I then just built my card on a Very Vanilla Thick cardstock base using regular Very Vanilla and Early Espresso. I do love the way it turned out.

As soon as I am done posting this I am out the door to sepnd the day stamping with Luetta and Susie. I am hoping it gives me back my stamping mojo and energy!

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

August 22, 2026

Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies

Today I have another hot foil die card to share with you. This is one my friend Luetta made the day she came over and we experimenteed with the hot foil dies.

She had the parts and pieces done when she was experimenting with the pink foil and we just played around until there was a combination we liked. I love the way it turned out.

This afternoon I am planning on taking all of the Stampin' Up! boxes out of my vehicle and unpacking them and trying to decide where to put them in my room. They may end up just staying in a box marked new stuff. Hopefully it will give me back my stamping energy because it has been sorely lacking lately. Not ebergy in general, just stamping motivation!

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!