ThePowerOfACard: January 2026

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Check out Fragrant Layers!

Fragrant Layers was just released as an On-line Exclusive and I love it! The bundle has 15 stamps and 13 dies. The dies worked a little differently than I expected, so I made a chart to help you understand them better. My biggest surprise is that there is no outline die to cut out the large cluster of flowers.

The card I'm making in the video was one I first designed for my daughter's birthday in December. I loved it so much I decided to make it for you. In addition, I have several useful techniques to show you in my other samples, and I have a few other new products scattered among my samples. (The January - April Mini Catalog was also newly released, so there is a lot of exciting new products for you to explore!)

Sample using Melon Mambo and Bubblebath

Gather your supplies:

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" x 5-1/2 scored at 4-1/4"; Brights 6" x 6" DSP in Pumpkin Pie 4" x 5-1/4"; Basic White 3-5/8" x 2-5/8"', 3-3/4" x 3-3/4", 4" x 5-1/4"; Peach Pie 3-9/16" x 2-9/16"; Lemon Lime Twist scrap
Stamp Bundle: Fragrant Layers
Stamp: Simply Said
Inks: Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist
Stampin' Blends: Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie
Adhesive and Tools

Start by folding the card base in half and creasing with a bone folder. From the two smaller pieces of white, cut out the frame of flowers and the flowers and leaves as I show in the video. We will be coloring the flowers and leaves to layer behind the white frame.

I colored the flowers using Stampin' Blends in Peach Pie and Pumpkin Pie, blending the colors on the buds. After the leaves were colored in Lemon Lime Twist, it is time to layer the pieces behind the frame. It would have been helpful to use an adhesive sheet for the floral frame, but since I didn't, I am using my fine tip applicator for the glue. (This is a bonus gift when customers buy my adhesive kit. Fill it the Mono Adhesive and it works great for applying tiny amounts of glue!) After the flowers and leaves are adhered, add the layer of Peach Pie to the back.

On the card base, add the layer of DSP with glue. Set the floral frame on top to help guide you in stamping the sentiment below it. I like to have the same spacing on the sides and top of the floral frame. I stamped my sentiment in Pumpkin Pie, but it didn't show up as much as the Melon Mambo did in my first sample. An alternative would be to stamp the sentiment in black, or use white embossing powder. If I were to make this color combo again, I think I'd emboss the saying in white. Add Dimensionals to the floral frame and adhere above the sentiment.

For the inside, I stamped "Birthday Wishes" in Pumpkin Pie on the large white rectangle. Since I knew I was adding a flower, I stamped it on the left side. Add the single flower and leaf before adhering this panel to the inside of the card. For the envelope, stamp the single flower in Pumpkin Pie and the leaves in Lemon Lime Twist. This gives a softer look than my pink sample, which was stamped in black and filled in with pink and green.

For my first sample, I made a panel of Poppy Parade flowers and tied some Linen Thread around it. I popped it up on a layer of a DSP from Mixed Up Patterns, a new pack of paper that does not coordinate with a specific stamp set and is meant to be all purpose. For the label, I cut out four labels and glued the outer layers together - this makes it look like chipboard and adds dimension without trying to add tiny pieces of Dimensionals behind the thin frame. I also used the new Sparkle Dot Essentials from the Mini Catalog. The die for the little white flowers makes seven in one pass, so I used the remaining three to decorate the inside.

I adore my next card! It uses the parts you might discard when cutting the label used in the previous card. I used a blending brush and made ombré birthday candles using Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon and Blueberry Bushel. I popped them up on the card front, then used my markers to draw on the flames. The sentiment was stamped on a 1/2" strip of Basic White and placed across the candles - so simple, but so very effective!

This card features a technique where you add die cut pieces to a panel of cardstock, then emboss the panel, which presses the die cut pieces into the paper, making it seem like it was just one piece of paper. I used Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive for my color scheme. A tip for the label is to use transparent tape to tape the inner label to the frame part before popping it up on the card front.

Next is a beautiful monochromatic card using Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock. I stamped the outline of the flowers in black, then filled in the flowers and leaves with the solid stamps. I used the Nature Walk DSP (another great pack of paper that I am in love with!) for my background piece and tied a bit of white ribbon around it before popping up the flower panel.

On a piece of Petal Pink that is 4-1/2" x 5-1/4" (a bit wider than normal), I stamped the solid flower stamp randomly all over using Petal Pink ink. Then I added a few leaves, the center flower circles and the little dots to fill in the panel. Before adding this to the front of the card, cut off 1/2" and save this for the inside. This stamped piece makes a lovely subtle landing space for the thick flower cluster die. I used the small flagged die for my sentiment to finish off this beauty.

My last card is a real Wow card! We made this at my December team Christmas party (thanks Penny for this project!) and I just had to show it to you. It's called an explosion card and you can see how it got the name when you see me open it in the video! The ribbon was retired a few years ago, but you could use any ribbon that coordinates. The paper is Beautiful Bokeh, both for the outside and the exploding panel. Since there isn't a die for this stamped flower cluster, you either have to fussy cut it out, or do what I do and make a die cut pattern for your Silhouette or Cricut machine. The flowers were colored with Blends and glammed up with Wink of Stella. If this explosion card is something you'd like to learn, let me know and I can make a video on it.

So wasn't that a great start for the new year? With so many new products available, I had a hard time deciding which one to showcase as my first video of the year. If you have requests for any of the new products to feature in future videos, just let me know!

Karen

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