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Creative Card Making with Happy Place Stamp Set

Last night’s project was so much fun to share! 💕 I’ll admit—I had a couple of little mishaps along the way, but hopefully if you watched, you still loved this fun and creative idea. Sometimes those little hiccups make crafting even more real and relatable. 😊

I shared several projects using the Happy Place stamp set #165966, and I loved exploring different ways to bring this set to life.

Three handmade greeting cards featuring colorful designs. One card says 'HAPPY place' with a beach scene in the letters, another card features the phrase 'HAPPY days' with a similar theme, and the third card has a black and white pattern of palm trees.

✨ Project 1:
I showed how to color the images using Watercolor Pencils #149014 with Water Painters #168253. Quick tip: I first tried this on watercolor paper, but I don’t recommend it for this technique. I got a much clearer stamped image when I used white cardstock instead.

A colorful handmade card featuring the text 'HAPPY place' in a vibrant design with palm trees. The card has a pink border and a light blue ribbon.
A colorful card featuring the words 'HAPPY place' with a sunset and palm tree design in the letters, set against a vibrant background.

✨ Project 2:
For the second card, I kept things super simple by stamping directly onto the Beach Boardwalk DSP #166820. This made for an easy, clean design with very little effort.

A greeting card featuring the word 'HAPPY' in a stylized font, surrounded by palm tree and beach imagery with a gradient background.
A birthday card with the word 'BIRTHDAY' in bold letters on a light blue background, featuring a white butterfly and the name 'Candice Anderson' along with the website 'www.stampinwithcandice.com' printed below.

✨ Project 3 (Step-by-Step):
For my final card, I walked through the process of creating a multicolor background using paper instead of coloring.
Here’s how it came together:

  • I applied Adhesive Sheets #152334 to cardstock
  • Cut ¼” strips of different colors and lined them up
    • Highland Heather
    • Flirty Flamingo
    • Peach Pie
    • Pool Party
    • Summer Splash
    • Azure Afternoon
  • Trimmed the panel to size and stamped the image in black
  • Used the 2″ Circle Punch #133782 for the “days” sentiment
  • Finished it off with the So Swirly Embossing Folder #163791, Black Baker’s Twine #155475, and Muted Palette Dots #165155

This technique gives a similar look to coloring—but without picking up a pencil!

I hope these projects inspire you to take another look at the Happy Place stamp set and try something new.

A handmade greeting card featuring a gradient sunset with palm trees, adorned with the text 'HAPPY days' and a circular yellow element. The card has a textured blue background and is bordered with a pink frame.
A colorful handmade card featuring the word 'HAPPY' in bold lettering with a gradient background of sunset colors and palm trees. The word 'days' is written in a cursive style on a circular yellow embellishment, with black twine tied around the card.

To see how I created it check out the full video.

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A beautifully crafted Christmas card featuring a window scene that displays a peaceful nativity setting on one side, while the inside is adorned with cozy holiday elements like hanging stockings and warm colors.

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Celebrate National Polka Dot Day with a Simple Stamping Technique

At work, I usually kick off our morning stand-up meetings by sharing fun things to celebrate—and did you know today is National Polka Dot Day? 🎉 That little fact got my creative wheels turning and inspired me to celebrate with a hand-stamped card.

A colorful greeting card featuring a central yellow circle with the text 'HELLO Sunshine', set against a patterned background of pastel circles and small black flowers.

I wanted to keep this project super simple, but still include a fun and easy technique. I paired two unlikely stamp sets—Exploring Nature (Hello Sunshine) #166913 and Love Story (small flower) #167065.

I used the small flower from Love Story to create a playful polka dot background by stamping the image in black on white cardstock. To add color, I inked sponge daubers #133773 in Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, and Melon Mambo and stamped over the flowers—quick, easy, and so cheerful!

For the focal element, I added a Coastal Cabana tag embossed with the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder #165559, finished it off with a big baker’s twine bow, and cut my Hello Sunshine sentiment using the Stylish Shapes Dies #159183 out of Daffodil Delight cardstock and stamped in black. I mounted the finished piece on Melon Mambo cardstock to tie it all together.

Quick, simple, and oh so cute! 💕

Be sure to check out my Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube if you’d like to see a short video showing just how easy this technique comes together. And while you’re there, remember to subscribe so you be able to catch my upcoming projects!

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A beautifully crafted Christmas card featuring a window scene that displays a peaceful nativity setting on one side, while the inside is adorned with cozy holiday elements like hanging stockings and warm colors.

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⛄ Day 8 – Penguin Pals & Snowy Sketch Challenge!

Day 8 brought another fun sketch challenge, this time paired with the theme Penguin Pals — adorable chilly friends bundled up with scarves and hats! 🐧🧣

For this challenge, I decided to reach for one of my favorite retired snowman sets, along with a retired snowflake set and some shaker elements, to create a super fun and easy shaker card made with flip flaps. ❄️

The stylish shapes dies were perfect for creating my shaker window. If you want to learn how to make one of these cards, you can check out my tutorial video here:
🎥 How to Make a Flip Flap Shaker Card

For this design, I focused on cool winter blues, combining a few of this year’s beautiful In Colors — Cloud Cover and Secret Sea — with Misty Moonlight for depth. I added a pop of brightness with Poppy Parade, then finished it off with sparkle using Wink of Stella and the Misty Moonlight Silver-Edged Ribbon.

Our Blending Pens made coloring these snowmen super easy, and I added the perfect finishing touch with a few Hues of Blue flower embellishments, which remind me of snowflakes and matched perfectly with my color palette.

This fun shaker card is full of motion, shimmer, and joy — sure to delight and surprise anyone who receives it this holiday season! 💙✨

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  • 165930 Hues of Blue Flowers
  • 165931 Misty Moonlight Silver Embossed Ribbon
  • 159183 Stylish Shapes Dies
  • 163580 Spotlight on Nature Dies
  • 141897 Wink of Stella
A beautifully crafted Christmas card featuring a window scene that displays a peaceful nativity setting on one side, while the inside is adorned with cozy holiday elements like hanging stockings and warm colors.

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Did you know I go live every week?

That’s right—you can join me every Monday at 7:30 PM MDT for a fun and creative live session filled with Stampin’ techniques, project ideas, product tips, and all the latest updates in the crafty world.

🎉 Special Feature: Make It With Me Monday
On the first Monday of each month, I host Make It With Me Monday—a live session where you can create along with me in real time. I’ll guide you through a full project with step-by-step instructions, so you can craft confidently and have fun doing it!

Whether you join me live or catch the replay, there’s always something new to learn and try. You can find me on both Facebook and YouTube.

To join me tonight, you’ll need:

  • A piece of white paper
  • Coordinating cardstock and inks
  • A versatile stamp set with multiple images (I’ll be using the Impressions Abloom set)

Grab your supplies and craft along with me—it’s going to be a relaxing and creative time together. See you soon!

📅 Going Live Tonight with a brand new Make It Monday project! I hope to see you there—bring your supplies and let’s create together!

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Happy stamping!

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This week’s project is my little tribute to a retiring favorite — the Beside Me stamp set. I used the #GDP490 layout as inspiration to create a heartfelt farewell card. Swipe to see how it turned out! #lastchancelist #stampinup #handmadecards

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Rooted in Nature Fall card with a twist

It’s a cold fall day outside and I thought it was the perfect time to share this fun fall thank you card that I made.

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I made a video so you could see how easy it is to create this card.  My favorite part is the twist on the thanks part.  Watch the video to find out how I did it.

Want to make this card your self.  Here’s all the details of what you need to create it.  Remember you can order everything on my website 24/7 or contact me to place an order.

Stamps and accessories

  • 146479 $55.00 Rooted in Nature (wood) or
  • 146482 $42.00 Rooted in Nature (clear)
  • 143089 $27.00 All Things Thanks (wood) or
  • 143097 $19.00 All Things Thanks (clear)
  • 144179 $6.00/5 yards 1/4″ Copper Trim
  • 142020 $4.00/2 sheets Copper Foil Sheets

Colors used- Pads $7.50, Cardstock $8.50/24

  • Cajun Craze #147085  Pad, #119684  Cardstock
  • Old Olive #147090 Pad, #100702 Cardstock
  • Crushed Curry #147087 Pad
  • Very Vanilla #101650 $9.75/40
  • Regals Markers #147155 $30.00

Sizes

  • Cajun Craze 8 1/2 x 4 1/4 Folded lengthwise
  • Old Olive 5 1/4 x 4
  • Very Vanilla 5 x 3/4
  • Copper Foil 3 x 2 1/4
  • Very Vanilla 2 3/4 x 2

Adhesives

  • 103683 $5.25/30 Mini Glue Dots
  • 104332 $7.00 Snail Adhesive
  • 104430 $4.00/300 Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • 144108 $400/720 Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

Others

  • Paper Trimmer
  • Paper Snips

Remember if you have any questions please feel free to contact me.  I’d love to hear from you so let me know what you think.  If you liked the video please let me know by leaving a comment here or on my Stampin’ with Candice YouTube page.  I want to make more videos so please let me know what other things you’d like to see me do videos of and I’ll see what I can do.  Thanks again for spending a few minutes of your day with me.

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