Have an occasion to celebrate? Let Joy Bloom with this card!
I realized that I hadn’t yet shared this card…..and it’s been a hot minute since I posted something on the main blog page – so here’s a card to Let Joy Bloom!
I created this card for a 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue Canadian Demonstrator swap. I like these swaps to see samples created by others featuring stamps and dies that I may not (yet) own! It also forces me to sit down and be creative – and that can sometimes be a good thing, because I’m easily distracted….nothing like a deadline and guidelines to keep me focused!
For this Let Joy Bloom card, I used the Sweet Blooms Bundle, which includes the Sweet Blooms stamp set and Sweet Blooms dies. They’re part of the Florals in Bloom Suite – so if you’re seeing this before the end of June, they can be included in the Sweet Suites Sale! Unfortunately, the Florals in Bloom Suite itself is currently unavailable – the Pretty Florals Dies that are also part of the Suite are unavailable (though everything else in the suite IS available – at time of writing). SO – if you purchase ANOTHER suite that IS available, you could get the Sweet Blooms bundle for 50% off! The Sweet Suite Sale means if you purchase one suite, then you can get a second suite or ANY product that is part of ANY suite for 50% off – but only until the end of June (so don’t miss out!).
I combined the Sweet Blooms Bundle with the Florals in Bloom Designer Series Paper, and then pulled my ink and cardstock colours from that – Secret Sea, Summer Splash and Timid Tiger (all 2025-2027 In Colors). I was going to try to be tricky and die cut the backing “bloom” from the Basic White Cardstock to let the backing layer show through….but it got too complicated and definitely did not Let Joy Bloom! Simple option (but still thrifty) – die cut the backing “bloom” from the backing piece of Summer Splash cardstock; the Basic White Cardstock piece hid the hole, and then I adhered the backing bloom and script word on top. Also easy – putting an Adhesive Sheet on the back of the Timid Tiger Cardstock before die cutting!
Easy but effective crafting – my favourite approach!! Let Joy Bloom! If you’d like to see more samples from the swap, check out the YamStamps.com Sunday Swaps Page!
