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Pals Blog Hop: Be Brave Handmade Card with Stampin’ Up! Umbrella Days

This month, the blog hop theme is Random Acts of Kindness (RAKs). The Pal’s Paper Crafting Community hopes to inspire you with card ideas and paper craft creations using Stampin’ Up! products. You will find the links to the participant’s blogs at the end of each post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

Create a Be Brave Sympathy Card with Stampin' Up! Umbrella Days Card by Mary Fish, Stampin' Pretty

stampin’ up! umbrella days: random acts of kindness

WHAT I LOVE! Sending a thoughtful sympathy card can offer comfort during a difficult time. This handmade card, created using the Stampin’ Up! Umbrella Days Bundle, combines gentle encouragement with a burst of color to lift the spirits. The vibrant rainbow-colored strips symbolize hope and healing.

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Create a Be Brave Handmade Card with Stampin' Up! Umbrella Days Design by Mary Fish, Stampin Pretty
Sketch 12 by Stampin' Pretty - Part of My Stampin' Pretty Sketchbook

1. measure & cut

portrait card base:

  • Basic White Thick cardstock – 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2 (top)

layers:

  • Basic White cardstock layers – 4 x 5 1/4 (qty 3)
  • Basic White cardstock die-cut sentiment – 3/4 x 1 1/4
  • Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon, Boho Blue, Fresh Freesia cardstock – 1/4 x 5 1/2 strips
  • Basic Black cardstock – 4 x 5 1/4 (before cropping)

2. stamp:

  • Use a Mini MISTI stamp tool to position and stamp the “be brave” sentiment (Umbrella Days Stamp Set) in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto the Basic White sentiment layer and “the storm with end” sentiment (Umbrella Days Stamp Set) onto a 4 x 5 1/4 layer (card interior).
  • Rub the Basic Black cardstock with an Embossing Buddy (Embossing Additions Tool Kit).
  • Use a Mini MISTI stamp tool to position and stamp the two images (Umbrella Days Stamp Set) in Versamark Ink onto the Basic Black layer.
  • Cover the stamped images with white Basics WOW! Embossing Powder. Tap to remove the excess. Set with a Heat Tool.

3. crop:

4. assemble & adhere:

  • Adhere the cropped rainbow layers (card base & die-cuts), small umbrella image, and card interior as shown with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  • Adhere the cropped Country Corners die-cuts with doubled-up Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Adhere the remaining pieces with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

5. embellish:

  •  Add three clear Opal Rounds to card as shown.
Create a Be Brave Handmade Card with Stampin' Up! Umbrella Days Design by Mary Fish, Stampin Pretty Card Interior (1)
Create a Be Brave Sympathy Card with Stampin' Up! Umbrella Days Sympathy Rainbow Card Design by Mary Fish, Stampin' Pretty

MORE INSPIRATION AWAITS! Use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. We hope you will come back for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Home for the Holidays! Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop Line-Up:

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
  3. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
  4. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  5. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
  6. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
  7. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
  8. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
  9. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
  10. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
  11. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
  12. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  13. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!

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14 thoughts on “Pals Blog Hop: Be Brave Handmade Card with Stampin’ Up! Umbrella Days”

  1. I like what you did with the rainbow in the background and white embossing on the black is striking, too. Great job!

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    • Thank you! I’m so glad you liked the rainbow background and embossing! I appreciate your kind words! 😊

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    • Thank you! I’m so glad you liked the black images over the rainbow—it’s such a fun combination! 🌈🖤

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  2. It’s a pleasure to see how you put your own stamp on the RAK Hop Mary! This is a great sketch:)

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    • Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed my take on the RAK Hop—it was a fun sketch to work with! 😊

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    • Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked the rainbow lines with the umbrella set—it was so fun to create! 🌈☔

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