Monday Motivation July 13, 2026

The projects this week were so much fun to make!

Summer vibes, sunshine, pools, and cold drinks.

I used Splash & Relax Bundle to make 3 cards.

The first is "Hello Sunshine" in Calyps Coral and Crisp Cantaloupe. The Golden Glow "Sunshine" adds a little more color for a focal point for all the Summer accessories.

The second card is done using a two-step stamp to create fun beachballs. The pool water was from Designer paper Beach Boardwalk. Relax & Enjoy sentiment is perfect for Birthday, retirement, or a gentle reminder to take card of yourself.

The third card is a fun-fold, that is also a slider card. This is a great alternative to a regular fold card. Simple, fun, and very colorful.

Stampin' Up! Under the Sun

This card uses the Mixed-up Patterns Designer Paper to make a colorful Summer card.

This is a great way to show a variety of your paper.

I die-cut a tag, and used that as a base for a cool refreshing glass of lemonade from the Ephemera pack.

The sentiments are from another ephemera pack, and they are so fun to mix-n-match.

Sprinkle a few hearts around to show you care.

This is a great card to make when you have a lot of scrap paper.

Base- Basic White

Mixed Up Patterns DSP

Die-cut tag-Pool Party

Ephemera

Instructions:

1. Base- 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"Score at 4-1/4"

Cut strips of Designer Paper accordingly:

Yellow- 4-1/4" x 2"

White w/Pink dots- 4-1/4" x 1-3/4"

Light Pink- Punch one side with scalloped punch.

Dark Pink- Punch one side with Scalloped punch.

Ink all edges, and glue to card front.

Die-cut tag, and glue to card front.

Add Ephemera with dimentionals

Die-cut hearts, and glue to card front.

Add ribbon thru tag

Add Ephemera with dimentionals

Stampin' Up! Under the Sun

Hello Sunshine!

Sometimes the simplest supplies create the happiest cards!

For this cheerful design, I let Stampin' Up! Ephemera do all the work. The adorable flip-flops, sunshine, seashells, and starfish came together in minutes at create a fun, b

beachy scene that's perfect for sending a little sunshine to someone's mailbox.

I layered the ephemera pieces over a weathered wood background with bright yellow patterned paper to give the card a relaxed summer vibe.

This project is a nice reminder that you don't need complicated technique to make a card that's full of personality

Grab your favorite ephemera pack, mix and match the pieces, and you'll have a stack of cheerful cards ready to brighten someone's day!

Base-Basic White- 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"

Score at 4-1/4"

Secret Sea- 5-1/4" x 4"

White 2-1/2" x 4" Embossed

DSP- 5-1/4" x 3-3/4"

Instructions:

1. Base- Fold in half.

2. Glue Secret Sea to base

3. Glue DSP over Secret Sea

4. Small white piece/emboss, and glue to center of card.

5. Stamp sentiment in Secret Sea on wood grain DSP

Glue to card front.

Add Ephemera to card with dimentionals.