Welcome to week eight of our Art With Heart 2025-26 Colour Creations Insta hop!
This week we’re celebrating one of our neutral colours, a mid-coloured gray called Basic Gray and I couldn’t resist using a brand new Online Exclusives embossing folder to make my cards.
Introducing the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder
The new the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder is huge! It measures 6″ x 8-1/2″ (15.2 x 21.6 cm) so once I embossed and coloured my cardstock I had enough to make 2 cards.

I used my Stampin’ Up! Brayer to coat the inside of one side of the embossing folder with Basic Gray before embossing a piece of Basic White Cardstock.
I then used Stampin Up! blends in Darling Duckling, Old Olive and 200 to colour the sunflowers before cutting the embossed cardstock and layering it onto Basic White Cardstock and a Basic Gray card base.

These side photos show just how much texture is in the cards!

The sentiment on the slimline card is from the You Are Remarkable Stamp Set, Stamped in Basic Gray.

The sentiment on the square card is from the Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. I made a matching envelope for this card using the The Lovely Garden 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper.

This Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder is wonderful for making quick and easy cards and I can’t wait to play with it more. It will be available for purchase from July 1, 2025.

Take a look at some more Basic Gray inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.
Next in our Hop is Kate @craftwithkate. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
Full list of this week’s InstaHop:
Kate @craftwithkate
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Leanne @createwithleanne2
Vicki @vickiboucher
Claire @clairedalycreates
Helen Reeve @apaperparadise
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Berry Burst.
I hope you can join us then!