How Sweet It Is With Words Of Beauty AYSI366

by Joanne James13. February 2026 13:00

Today I'm sharing my design team card for our new challenge over at As you See It where it's time for a theme challenge chosen by Heather H:

    

I had to dig into the retired box for this one because whilst I had plenty of sentiment options, I didn't have any current product featuring candy. So a little mix of something old paired with something current this week - take a look:

 

 Here's the low-down on today's card:

 I knew that I could make an appropriate sentiment for a candy-themed play on words with my Words of Beauty bundle, so I just needed to pair it with some suitably themed designer series paper. I actually had a couple of options and settled on this bright and cheery pattern that was one of my favourites in the retired How Sweet It Is designer series paper pack. I fussy cut one of the lollipops from the paper and added this for a little extra decoration, tied with a Gorgeous Grape twine bow:

 

A trio of purple enamel dots complete my card. A fun design that is perfect for a young sweetie fan or one who is young at heart! I'm more of a chocolate person rather than sweets, but am partial to the odd gummi bear :-) How about you? Do leave me a comment and let me know if you have a sweet tooth! I'm also linking today's card over at Time Out Challenges where I chose pink and twine from their list for the current 'choose 2' challenge.

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 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Here's a summary of our challenge rules:

  • Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D or packaging project that fits the challenge.
  • Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the challenge in your post.
  • Make sure you link the specific post and not the whole blog to the Linky. Use AYSI#(insert challenge number) when uploading to a public gallery
  • Please turn off word verification so that we can send you lots of feedback.
  • You can combine our challenge with up to 3 other compatible challenges. 
  • We do reserve the right to delete, or not consider for Top Pick and Featured Artist, entries that do not comply with these guidelines.
We look forward to seeing your creations in the AYSI gallery.

Enjoy your day; I am finally getting some time in my craft room today for the first time all week, so look forward to creating some projects to share with you in the next few days Until then, happy stampin'!

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Comments (6) -

LeAnne Pugliese
LeAnne PuglieseUnited States
2/13/2026 2:07:46 PM #

First, let me say that your fussy-cutting skills are phenomenal!  That lollipop looks diecut! What a bright, fun cheerful SWEET card you've created!  Yummy!

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Christy Stanford
Christy StanfordUnited States
2/13/2026 4:27:09 PM #

Love the fun, bright colors on this and that big bold greeting!  I still have quite a bit of that DSP in my hoard of craft supplies : ) and probably several other candy items, too!  I know the size of my stash is really quite ridiculous.  Anyway, I love that you leaned all in on the bright candy hues in the paper when you picked colors for your greeting, and the white layer helps it stand up from the busy busy DSP.  So cute!

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Jan Clothier
Jan ClothierNew Zealand
2/14/2026 8:57:29 PM #

I swear you have paper for absolutely every occasion in your stash! This one is lots of fun and the way you've fussy cut that lollipop is just awesome. Great mix of old and new - the best kind of crafting. Smile

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Deborah Wheeler
Deborah WheelerUnited Kingdom
2/14/2026 10:03:16 PM #

Love this fun bright paper - perfect for the challenge!  It all looks so tempting!

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Heather Cooper
Heather CooperCanada
2/17/2026 11:02:33 PM #

This paper is pretty perfect for this challenge. Maybe I should start hoarding a bit more!! And let's talk some more about your fussy cutting skills: Who needs dies when you can do that!!? Love your card, Joanne!

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Stephanie Lanzalotto
Stephanie LanzalottoUnited States
2/18/2026 11:33:55 PM #

Such a fun design and a great take on Heather's challenge. Love that you combined with with Time Out's Pick 2. Thanks you so much for playing with us!

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