Friendly Foliage

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge. This challenge is for the next 2 weeks and is a Color Challenge.

I was looking forward to playing with the Friendly Foliage bundle that debuted in the November 2025 Online Exclusives. I couldn’t play with it earlier since I was focused on Christmas cards. I really didn’t know much about how the set worked, I just knew I Iiked the image and thought it could be a versatile one.

• Thick Basic White CS card base 4-1/4″ x 11″.
• Berry Burst CS layer 4″ x 5-1/4″.
• Basic White CS layer 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ embossed with the Exposed Brick EF. Reminder to stamp the sentiment before you emboss the Basic White.
• Stamp the image in Berry Burst ink and cut out using the 2 rectangle dies.
• Adhere the image to the embossed layer.
• Die cut a piece of Shy Shamrock CS with the smaller rectangle die and use the negative pieces to fill in around the stamped image.
• After I did this I realized I could have just lined the back of the image with Shy Shamrock CS instead of doing an inlay.

• Berry Burst CS 4-1/4″ x 11″.
• Basic White CS 4″ x 5-1/4″ sentiment (Sweet Bugs set coming January 6) stamped in Berry Burst. Emboss with the Beautiful Pattern 3D Embossing Folder.
• Stamp the image in Shy Shamrock and die cut out using both rectangle dies.
• Ink up the image in Versamark and heat emboss with Clear Embossing powder. Repeat. You will have a smooth shiny image.
• Line the back of the image with Shy Shamrock CS and adhere to the card.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends created. Have a Merry Christmas and the Create with Stamping Friends will be back on January 1 with a new challenge!