Lovely Arrangements Slimline PP770

by Joanne James25. January 2026 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Jaydee to host this week and she has an interesting sketch challenge for us to work with:

 

A slimline card design with four shapes and a sentiment. As you know, I love a good sketch and I must say this one took on a life of its own! I have been really enjoying using my Lovely Arrangements suite of products and new that the flowers in the set would be perfect for those four focal points. I set to work and a considerable time later, I came up with this:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Lovely Arrangements - I  wanted the florals to be the centrepiece of each focal point, so echoing the colours in the panel of Lovely blossoms DSP I used for the background, I inked them in Cloud Cover then added some Secret Sea to the stamens with a sponge dauber before stamping. I backed each flower with a couple of diecut layered circles, having first run the top one through the dicutting machine with the background die to allow some of the colour behind to show through. I then added in some diecut leaves from the set, along with some additional ones cut using the Friendly Foliage Dies to add interest to the clusters:

 

There's a lot going on in each of these clusters, but I really like the full effect.

A Border To Die For? - Continuing in my exploration of different ways in which to use the rectangle-of-circles die in the Lovely Arrangements set, I cut several and used them to create an additional layered panel behind my DSP - did you spot it? It looks like a large scallop border - another great way to use this super-versatile die.

Words Of Beauty -  There's so much going on with this card, I thought it needed a big, bold sentiment - cue those Words of Beauty Dies, i just love them! This was the perfect sentiment for a special card to send to a friend who has been struggling recently and because of health issues, has needed to spend a lot of time isolating. I hope this will go some way to brightening her day.

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Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
 
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3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.
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Enjoy your day; I have been enjoying the company of the youngest of the James Juniors this weekend, as he has been at home since he has a module break at university this week so decided to come home. We are not allowing ourselves to be consumed by the inevitable January blues though, and have booked a last-minute mini-break in search of some winter sunshine - so tomorrow we are off to Morocco! We feel a little guilty at leaving the hubby holding the fort since he can't join us due to work commitments (but not so guilty that we aren't going to go!!) I'll be back here on Friday with another project for our new challenge over at As You See It. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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Freezin Fun PP769

by Joanne James18. January 2026 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's my turn to host this week and I have a timely theme for this week's clean and simple challenge for us to work with:

       

Signs of winter! For those of us in the northern hemisphere, we are currently in the depths of winter with freezing temperatures, changeable weather (we've had torrential rain, dark cloudy days, bright sunshine and even a few days of snow during January) and more besides. So this week's challenge is all about those things that let you know the season of winter is here: I'm thinking snow, scarves, hats and mittens, warming hot chocolate after a winter walk, outdoor activities typical of the season - but specifically not Christmas!  And remember, it's clean and simple week so keep your creations simple, with lots of white space and minimal layers and embellishments. I'm looking forward to seeing what you create!

I have mixed views about snow, but must confess to loving a good downfall that leaves everything crisp and white and allows for us to get outside and enjoy things that aren't possible without it. One of my favourite things to do when I myself was much younger, and when the James Juniors were little, was to go tobogganing. So I dug out an old favourite retired stamp set, Freezin' Fun, and paired it with the retired embossing folder, Softly Falling, for a trip down memory lane  - take a look:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

My little racoon is sledging his heart out down a slope of snowy white velvet paper, against a snowy embossed sky and clearly having the time of his life! I coloured him with Blends and diecut him with co-ordinating framelits for a little extra lift:

 

I paired him with another of his pals on the inside of the card:

 

A simple notecard to send winter wishes and a reminder that winter doesn't have to be about hibernating indoors during the winter season - if the sun is shining, wrap up warm and go out and have fun! I'm also linking today's card up over at Just Add Ink where they are asking us to 'Just Add Something Seasonal' and if snow isn't your thing, these lovely ladies are all based in the southern hemisphere so their blogs are much warmer and showcasing everything that is good about summer, so do check them out if you'd like to warm up! I'm also linking up over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown where their theme this week is 'winter sports' - and sledging is as close to winter sports as I get!

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Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
 
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3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.
4.  Have FUN!

Enjoy your day; I spent yesterday at Bletchley Park, learning all about the World War II codebreakers, which was fascinating and attending an exhibition about the future of AI. Bletchley Park isn't that far from where I live but I'd never visited; so interesting, I love discovering treasures in my own backyard. I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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Let It Snow For PP768

by Joanne James11. January 2026 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for our first challenge of the new year over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous LeAnne to host this week. We are starting back with a colour challenge and she has a wintry colour combination for us to work with:

       

I toyed with using these colours with some florals, but the snowflakes falling outside of my craft room window this week pulled me in a completely different direction. I grabbed the sketch over at Hand Stamped Sentiments and decided to embrace the glittery theme over at Time Out (where I'm happy to announce that my PP teamie, Jaydee, has just joined the design team - hurrah!) and play with some much-loved retired dies for a snowflake-filled card - take a look:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Giving Gifts Snowflakes - I started my card by cutting a snowflake-patterned aperture into my cardfront and blending Night of Navy and Misty Moonlight inks onto my card base behind. I overlaid this with a strip of dark blue ombre glimmer paper.

Snowfall Thinlits - The star of today's card is the vertical swirl of glittery snowflakes cut using the retired Snowfall Framelits, which I popped up on dimensionals - I love the shape of this diecut and the silver glimmer paper adds so much sparkle! I also added a few smaller snowflakes and some clear rhinestones for a little extra shimmer and shine.

Let It Snow - To finish, I added my sentiment from the retired 'Sophisticated Sled' stamp set, fussy cutting the word snow and heat-embossing in silver to tie in with the overall design: 

A simple design with lots of sparkle. We've had two snowfalls in my part of the world this week, much less than in some parts of the UK and both of which have washed away now. We quite possibly haven't seen the last of the snow yet though - I will keep you posted!

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Enjoy your day; I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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Nutcracker Tags For PP767

by Joanne James7. December 2025 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Jaydee to host this week and she has a fun theme challenge for us to end the year with:

 

Gifting - well, 'tis the season and all that! I decided I would take Jaydee's theme quite literally and make some cute tags to decorate my Christmas gifts - take a look:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Isn't that nutcracker jolly? He looks rather polished, but honestly took no time at all to make - he's from the Nutcracker Tags kit. Stampin' Up!'s kits are great - the contain everything you need to compllete your project with ease. Here's a look at the contents of the Nutcracker Tags Kit:

 The kit comes with full instructions and everything you need to make 12 layered tags, 3 each of 4 designs. Here's all 4 tags made up:

 

 The layered pieces and large sentiment add lots of dimension and they have just the right amount of festive sparkle:

 

I love the fact that the tag has two pieces too, so you can write on the tag itself and then keep the nutcracker and use it as a bookmark for example; there are books inside this parcel and I know that the book-loving recipient will do just that! I am often guilty of leaving my wrapping to the last minute and skimping on the details like tags, so this kit has made sure I am much more organised this festive season!  

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Enjoy your day; the festive season does seem to be gathering pace suddenly this weekend; I spent yesterday writing more Christmas cards to send whilst the Hubby was out with his paddleboarding club for a Santa paddle (dressed as an elf!) and then went out to my second Christmas party of the season yesterday evening. Today I am baking a Christmas cake and two Christmas puddings this morning, then I'm going to a cake decorating class to put the finishing touches to another cake this afternoon. If I'm not too tired we might even put up our Christmas tree this evening - it finally feels like we should start decorating for the season! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend, however you choose to spend it. I'll be back soon with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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Deck The Halls With Berries and Leaves For PP766

by Joanne James30. November 2025 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Claire to host this week and as it's the fifth Sunday of the month, she has a fun tictactoe challenge for us to work with:

          

I am still in Christmas mode so went both down the first column with white/Christmas/diecuts and the diagonal white/stencilling/sparkle for my card today. My card features another of my new stencils, the Berries and Leaves stencils by Kristina Werner and Concord and 9th - take a look:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

I decided today's card would feature mistletoe, with green foliage and white berries, with a festive red background. I inked the background first, then the foliage, adding ink with my blending brushes to my white cardstock. Once I'd done this, I decided the berries didn't stand out enough, so added Heat and Stick powder with Versamark and covered them in Dazzling Diamonds glitter - a little on the messy side, but the finished result is oh so sparkly!

 

A simple layered diecut sentiment, from the Big Type Greetings Dies also by Kristina Werner, complete my card. As I mentioned previously, these KW Dies are HUGE so they make it easy to create two cards in one sitting - here are both my finished cards:

 

I absolutely love these KW stencils - so festive! I'm also linking today's card up over at Just Us Girls where they are celebrating stencil week for their last challenge of the year (all being well I am hoping to have a second card to share with them before the close later this week) and at Color Dare where they are featuring a festive red and green colour combo.

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Enjoy your day; the hubs has gone paddle boarding this morning (a bit too chilly for me!) so I am getting on with a few household tasks before I hopefully squeeze in a little crafty time and some last-minute online Black Friday shopping. I feel much less organised with my Christmas festive planning this year, so need to get cracking, since my diary is getting fuller and the big day is officially less than a month away! I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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Traditions Of Christmas Tri-Panel Card PP765

by Joanne James23. November 2025 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Ann to host this week and she has my favourite, a sketch challenge for us to work with:

    

So many possibilities with this sketch! I chose to keep the basic layout and showcase one of my favourite festive designer series papers that I've been waiting for an opportunity to cut into - take a look:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

There are two patterns in the Traditions of Christmas specialty paper that I absolutely love: the gold embossed red poinsettia sheet and this pattern, combining red poinsettias with Christmas roses and foliage. The gold embossing, and unusual colour combination incorporating Secret Sea and Pool Party into the mix, make for a stunning pattern that should be showcased in all its festive glory, so the three panels of Ann's sketch were perfect. A simple base and a diecut Words For The Season sentiment in gold foil, popped up using adhesive sheet were all that I needed to really allow it to shine:

I liked this card so much I made a whole bunch of them, adding some alternative sentiments - this one was using another of my Big Type Greetings Dies by Kristina Werner:

I like this version because you can see even more of that fabulous paper! I am linking today's card up with the lovely ladies over at Just Add Ink where they are looking for stencils, dies or both on their cards this week - for me it's just dies today, but great word dies nevertheless!

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4.  Have FUN!

Enjoy your day; I have been taking a break from the craft room re-occupation over the last few days as I have been enjoying the company of James Junior, who has been home from university for the weekend. We will be heading back for his last stint before Christmas this afternoon, with him fed, watered and a fully laundered and ironed wardrobe of clothing - can't be bad! I'll be back in a couple of days with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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CAS Signs of Santa Christmas Card for PP764

by Joanne James16. November 2025 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Stef to host this week and she has a fun clean and simple challenge for us to work with:

    

Our favourite holiday image! I decided my card had to feature something that we truly associate with Christmas time so I grabbed Verena's fabulous sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches and an old favourite and set to work. Take a look at my finished card:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

There were a few iconic images I could have used on today's card, but the one person who we definitely associate with Christmas time is Santa Claus - or Father Christmas, as he's more commonly known here in the UK. I have a few retired stamp sets featuring jolly St. Nick, but I settled on the Signs of Santa bundle and the coordinating Santa's Workshop specialty designer series paper. I stamped my sentiment and added a border using candy cane striped paper and cropped a Santa reading someone's wish list direct from the paper using the Santa's Signpost Framelits Dies:

I added a little shading beneath his feet to ground him and tied my card with some white baker's twine for a little extra detail, but then left it at that. The nice thing about this paper is that the white stripes of the candy cane pattern, and the brim and pompom of santa's hat are flocked with white velvet paper - difficult to see from the photos, but this adds a nice subtle touch of texture to an otherwise super clean and simple card. 

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Enjoy your day; I'll be back later with another project for you - yes, this is a bumper Two Post Sunday! Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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Autumn Embossed Sunflowers For PP763

by Joanne James9. November 2025 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Jan to host this week and she has a seasonal colour challenge for us to work with:

 

The minute I saw these colours, I knew I wanted to have another go at a coloured embossed sunflower card. Take a look at my finished card:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

3D Embossed Sunflowers - I have been looking for a good colour combination to try another card using this embossing folder and Jan's chosen palette was perfect! This embossing folder looks lovely both on the embossed and debossed sides (I used the debossed side again on today's card) and it really is a huge folder too; here's my piece before I cut it down to make my card and even this isn't the whole of the folder:

Another Colouring Technique - I used a similar technique to my previous two-colour card using this embossing folder (you can see that card here if you missed it), but this time I coloured the various elements of the debossed design with my Stampin' Blends in the challenge colours, with Cajun Craze petals, Old Olive leaves and Mossy Meadow stems. Once coloured, I dragged my Early Espresso ink pad across the entire cardfront to bring out the relief of the design before trimming to size.

Words Of The Season - I featured a stacked sentiment with a drop shadow using the Words For The Season Dies - these sunflowers are perfect for Autumn in this colourway: 

I added a trio of bronze sequins to the front of my card then a co-ordinating sentiment to the inside my my card, along with a border from one of the offcuts of the front panel to finish:

This embossing folder really does make a card all on it's one I think.

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

 

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Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

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3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.
4.  Have FUN!

Enjoy your day; ... I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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Sweets And Treats For Thanksgiving And Christmas PP762

by Joanne James2. November 2025 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous LeAnne to host this week and she has a seasonal theme challenge for us to work with:

       

With Thanksgiving just around the corner for our friends in the US, LeAnne's challenge is a timely one. It's always nice to send thank you cards to show our appreciation - I probably send more of this kind of card than any other. I decided that I wanted my card today to be in the spirit of Thanksgiving - take a look at what I came up with:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Not Pumpkin Pie - I still had 'pie' on my mind following my musings in relation to the 'harvest' prompt of Friday's card, so decided since pie is a big feature of the Thanksgiving feast (or so I am led to believe as a non native American) I dug out an old retired set called 'Sweets & Treats' for this sweet little pie image. Except I don't think this could be considered a pumpkin pie, as it has a pastry lid - and my research suggests that pumpkin pie is open-topped, more like a UK 'tart' - feel free to weigh in, American readers! So instead I decided that I would make my pie a cherry pie, cooked in my faithful Cornishware blue pie dish, with a cherry-coloured rosy hue behind:

 

Cherry pies have long been a feature in the James household at this time of year thanks to a dear long-time customer friend of mine who has generously shared her bounty over the years. She has now moved away to the coast, so I shall be sending this card to her as a thank you for the harvests of times gone by (thank you Gill!)

Follow The Leader - My super simple card today is inspired by Karen's card over at AAA Cards, where we are playing 'follow the leader' and invited to CASE Karen's card. I retained the CAS layout, with a single base layer and focal stamped image popped up on dimensionals, with a blend of colour behind, coupled with a punny sentiment. I'm also linking this card up over at Time Out Challenges where they are celebrating autumn festivities around the world - Thanksgiving is mine.

A Festive 'Take Two' - I liked this simple card so much, I decided to make another one to add to my Christmas stash and celebrate another festivity with another of the stamps in the 'Sweet & Treats' set: a Christmas pudding. Here's my second card:

 

I stuck to exactly the same design principles, but switched out the image and sentiment to feature this most delicious of Christmas treats. This stamp has a little more detail so allows for a little more colour to be incorporated - check out the jewelled candied peel and glace cherries in the mix:

 

I LOVE Christmas pudding (without white sauce though) and for me is a highlight of the festive season, but I think it is a peculiarly British tradition that is perhaps not shared with our overseas friends. I once visited some American friends shortly before Christmas and took one with me as a gift for them to try. Let's just say they much preferred the Terry's Chocolate Oranges I'd taken too!

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference (the Blends colours are in the table below):

 

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Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
 
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3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.
4.  Have FUN!

Enjoy your day; thank you for listening to my musings over all things pudding and pie! I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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Christmas Tags And More Wreath PP761

by Joanne James26. October 2025 08:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's my turn to host this week and I have my favourite, a sketch challenge for us to work with:

    

This is a great sketch for easy cards, with the opportunity to use up scraps for those banners and choose a single focal point. It's also great for quick cards - and since both of today's cards can be made in less than 30 minutes, perfect for the challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week! I used a circle in the sketch, but your focal point can be any shape you like. I was playing with my Christmas Tags and More papers and found the perfect focal point - take a look:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Christmas Tags & More - The Christmas Tags and More papers are full of pretty festive patterns, including a number of sheets featuring a variety of diecuts. I chose one featuring a wreath as my focal point; I added some peppermint embellishments and a gold twine bow for a little added festive detail:

I paired my wreath with a couple of banners in Garden Green and a banner from the paper pack, a trio of gold metallic gems and a pre-diecut sentiment from the Greetings For You. Easy!

Take Two - With all of the bits and pieces out on the desk, I made a second card using the same layout and other elements in the pack:

 

This one features a couple of trees, one a diecut and the other fussy cut from the DSP, to which I added a couple of silver foil punched stars, along with some clear rhinestones and a retired sentiment.

I much prefer the red wreath card, but the bits and pieces in this paper pack make for endless combinations using this simple sketch layout. I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone else interprets my sketch in the gallery this week!

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

 

You can see all of my Product and 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
 
1.  Create a new paper project
2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.
4.  Have FUN!

Enjoy your day; I'll be making the most of our extra hour in bed today as the clocks go back and enjoying an early Sunday lunch before returning Junior James back to university after a weekend at home, complete with clean laundry and extra food supplies - what a life! I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

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About Me

Hi I'm Joanne and live in Northampton and when I'm not looking after my husband and two beautiful children, am an avid crafter with a passion for all things Stampin' Up!

I must confess that I have never been a big rubber stamper - until I discovered Stampin' Up! that is. I love the fact that I can get such great results with co-ordinating stamps, inks, papers and punches - the possibilities are endless! Join me on my stamping journey as I share the things I love and be inspired to create amazing things yourself!

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