Yesterday, October 4, was World Card Making Day. To celebrate the occasion, Stampin’ Up! hosted a FREE online event featuring the Handmade & Heartfelt Kit. If you were not able to join this event, here is a “how-to” video from their YouTube channel:
I tend to create at a slower pace than the “experts” in these videos and I typically just watch first and then make the projects afterwards once I have digested their tips and tricks. I put the final touches on my kit today (assembling the box) after I watched the Cowboys game. Here are my finished items:
One additional step I added to each card, which does not really show in the photos, is that I applied Wink of Stella to each of the images on the card fronts. As a friend has described me, “I glitter the sh!t out of everything.”
Everything needed to create this project, except for the Wink of Stella, is included in the box, including the display box. This would make an awesome Christmas gift for that crafty person on your Wish List. The display box is very sturdy and will make a great desk organizer once all of the cards have been mailed to friends and family who need “a warm hug with a fold in the middle.”
If you have any questions or need help ordering this kit, please do not hesitate to contact me.
What did you make for World Card Making Day? Share your projects on my Facebook Business Page (link is provided in my blog menu, above).
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper. Until next time, stamp on my friends.
Greetings my stamping friends! I have a lot of news to share with you today. New sneak peak of upcoming Online Exclusive products coming November 1, three new kits available today (October 1), and the Best Starter Kit offer – ever.
Although these products are not available for purchase to the public until November 1, demonstrators can pre-order these products starting TODAY, October 1. Keep this little kernel of information in the front of your mind as you read about the next bit of news – the Starer Kit offer.
Crafting is even more fun with community, and there’s never been a better time to join. Do you have friends you like to craft with as well? After you join, invite your friends and fellow crafters to become a demonstrator and enjoy all the perks that come with that, like a 20–25% product discount, exclusive early access to the latest releases and catalogs, the opportunity to earn a modest supplemental income, the chance to attend incredible training and crafting events, and so much more!
Whether you are considering joining “just for the discount,” I would love to have you as a part of my team. I have an awesome network of sister demonstrator leaders who have over 100 years of combined Stampin’ Up! experience here in Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado. We meet by Zoom once a month and try to organize at least one in person per year retreat in either Texas or Oklahoma.
Oh, but I haven’t yet told you why this is the best Starter Kit offer – EVER!
That’s right! You can select OPTION 1: $125.00 worth of products and pay only $35.00; or OPTION 2: $189.00 worth of products and pay only $99.00! There are no items you MUST buy. If you are already an established crafter and just want new stamps with coordinating dies, or a new Suite Collection – go for it. The choice is yours.
Any questions? Just ask me. This offer expires October 31, 2025.
Whew! I know that’s a lot of information at once but wanted to share it right away. Thank you for stopping by today. Until next time, stamp on my friends.
Greetings my stamping friends. I am disappointed in myself that I broke my posting streak earlier in the month. I completely dropped the ball when trying to multitask my life.
i have decided to not participate in the Union Park Elementary Craft Fair next month because the extremely long hours of working at my craft table caused my back pain issues to resurface. I will have to find another option for selling the merchandise I made for the event so far.
My loss is hopefully your gain as I try and refocus my attention to the new happenings at Stampin’ Up!®️, one of which I am sharing with you today.
Today I am introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar, a brand-new calendar full of products you can craft with all year long! Every day of this calendar contains never-before-seen dies, paper, embellishments, and even more items you won’t find in any of our catalogs or in our online store, so make sure to buy one before they’re all gone. And did I mention that these make the perfect gifts for that friend in your life who loves to craft? After all, there’s nothing better than giving the gift of crafting! There are only a limited number of calendars in store, so don’t wait!
This calendar project is only available while supplies last so be sure to order one for yourself and that crafty friend or two before they are sold out!
Thank you for stopping by today. Until next time, stamp on my friends.
Greetings my stamping friends. Have you ever found yourself staring at multiple stamp sets and stamp tools unable to decide which one to get? Well, I’ve got great news for you! On September 18, you can get all the Stampin’ Up!®️ stamps and stamp tools you’ve been wanting at an amazing 15% discount.
Act fast—this stamp-tacular sale only lasts for one day!
To shop the 24-Hour Sale, visit the Online Store on September 18th. For those who reside in the Central Time Zone, the start time would be 7:59 am and the end time would be 12:59 am, September 19.
If you have any questions regarding what is included as part of this sale, please contact me.
Thank you for stopping by today. Until next time, stamp on my friends.
Greetings my stamping friends. As I continue to work on merchandise for the upcoming craft fair, I want to share with you the Haunted Home Kit that was first offered in the 2024 Holiday Mini Catalog. The demand for the kit was underestimated (to put it lightly) and it sold out within a matter of weeks. Due to the high demand, a return was promised in 2025.
Good news is that the kit has returned and still remains in stock. It is stinking cute and even though I do not necessarily decorate for Halloween, I may need to add this to my ever growing wish list.
Here is a video in case you missed it last year:
If you need help placing your order for one or more kits of your own (they make great gifts, you know), please contact me.
Thank you for stopping by today. Until next time, stamp on my friends.
Greetings my stamping friends. I am trying to get my ducks all in a row to have enough merchandise (handmade cards and anything I can think of to make with my ink, stamps, paper and dies) that is being hosted by one of the local elementary schools on October 4th. My booth rental will help with their fundraising for the year.
While I have 100’s of handmade cards, I am a little light on 3D projects and such so I turned to my HUGE stockpile of retired Stampin’ Up!®️ supplies to get me started. If you have been using Stampin’ Up! for a while, you may recognize the tins that I used to create this gift card holder.
The tins measure approximately 5.5” x 4.75” and are .25” thick. Everything I used, with the exception of the Crumb Cake card stock, Basic White card stock and Real Red ink pad are retired.
If you have any questions regarding the specific retired products I used, please contact me.
If you live in the Denton/Aubrey/Little Elm/Celina, Texas area, I hope you stop by Union Park Elementary and take a moment to say hello.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper. Until next time, stamp on my friends.
Greetings my stamping friends. I was hoping to share a new project with you today, but I have been flittering from one thing to another the past few days and haven’t completed any of them. Thankfully, Stampin’ Up!®️ is always offering new products that I can share with you when my creativity hits a snag!
The subscription period for the October 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit – COZY CHRISTMAS – is now open. As the name of the kit suggests, it is Christmas-themed and will create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents.
DETAILS:
Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
Precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking
Shiny red sequin embellishments
Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie
(Classic Stampin’ Spot), Real Red
Coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic!
And don’t forget the ABUNDANT JOY DIES that coordinate with the October – December kits which are available ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.
If you are already a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, be sure that your payment options and mailing address are current. If you wish to become a Paper Pumpkin subscriber and want to be sure to receive the October kit, be sure to SUBSCRIBE no later than October 10, 2025.
If you have any questions or need help becoming a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, please contact me.
Thank you for stopping by today. Until next time, stamp on my friends.
Greetings my stamping friends. If you have been a fan of Stampin’ Up!®️ products, you should be aware that every year Stampin’ Up! offers a stamp set as part of their “Making A Difference” pledge that donates a portion of their sales to a worthy cause or charity.
This year’s stamp set is the LOVE & COURAGE Cling Stamp Set. The Love & Courage Stamp Set is made for those affected by breast cancer. For moments when words matter most, these stamps help you create cards that honor both the fighters and the friends who stand by them. You can express love, support, encouragement, solidarity, gratitude, and appreciation in a meaningful way with the breast cancer sentiments and images in this stamp set.
With each purchase of the Love & Courage Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! will donate $3.00 to support the fight against breast cancer around the world. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
This stamp set will definitely be on my Wish List. How about yours?
Thank your for taking time to visit my blog today. Until next time, stamp on my friends.
Greetings my stamping friends. Monday night our Stampin’ Up!®️ team of demonstrators, led by our leaders Amy, Leslie and Jann, held our monthly Zoom meeting. We discussed anniversaries, birthdays, new announcements from Stampin’ Up! and achievements.
After all business is concluded we have a mystery stamp protect. While we are told the type and sizes of paper to cut and which ones will be used for stamping, we have no idea what we are making until we craft along. Below is the card I created during my craft along.
This card was fun to make once you figured out the correct direction to cut your triangle piece off the front panel! Contact me for the measurements if you want to recreate this design yourself.
Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that I used in the design of this card:
Greetings my stamping friends. Today I am sharing a project with you that has been percolating in my mind for many months using the Holly Jolly Bundle of products from the July 2025 Online Exclusives release.
This bundle includes a photopolymer stamp set which has words that can be used to build a verse, i.e. “Have A holly & jolly Christmas,” or as stand-alone verses (meaning all the words you need are all on one stamp); an embossing folder of holly leaves as well as a die that will fit inside of the embossing folder (making it a “hybrid” embossing folder) that then cuts out some of the portions of the holly leaves; and finally the remainder of the die set cuts out many of the stamped images and the word “joy.”
Here is my card that I made and I will explain what I did after I have provided the list of supplies I used:
Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that I used in the design of this card:
I used the thick Basic White card stock for my card base cut to 5.5″ x 8.50″, scored in half at 4.25″. The card is a top fold layout, meaning when opened the card will flip upwards.
The piece of Mossy Meadow is cut to the size of the embossing folder, and you emboss and die cut at the same time. Due to the thickness of the folder, be sure to use the appropriate plates (the base plate and the gray plate #4). Then carefully trim your piece of MM down so that it is approximately 4.25″ x 5.25″.
Flip the piece of MM to back side up and everywhere a holly leaf was cut, attach a mini dimensional to add “lift” to the panel once it is attached to the card front. Be sure to also remove the paper backing from the dimensional at that time.
One you have applied all necessary dimensionals and have removed the paper backs, apply liquid glue lightly around edges and the inside flat areas so that those places will stick flat to the card front. Don’t use too much glue as you don’t want it to ooze all over your card. Carefully attach the MM piece to the front of the card base and press the flat areas adequately to make sure that the glue catches.
You will use the two rectangular dies from the set to cut the Real Red piece and the Basic White piece. If you want to conserve paper, you can even cut the word “joy” from the Real Red rectangle as long as you do not get too close to the edge since it is covered by the Basic White piece. All three of these pieces are just attached to each other with liquid glue.
I used the White Baker’s Twine from the Basics pack and just looped around my hand and attached to the back of the joy piece with the edge pieces of dimensionals. I didn’t like the “loops,” so I decided to just snip them and now have fringe.
The double holly leaf is a die from the set. I used a scoring tool to add veins. It was most likely to be used to cut out the stamped image, but I wasn’t in the mood for that at the time.
The joy piece is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
Count the number of berries on the front of your card front and then color an equivalent number of the smallest size of the Rhinestone Basic Jewels using the BULLET end of your Real Red Stampin’ Blends (Dark). If you use the brush end, it will fray. The ink should dry quickly since it is alcohol based. Apply your colored Rhinestones to the berries on your holly leaves.
I think that covers everything I did on this card. If I missed anything or there is something that is not clear, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper (or maybe just some paper and dies together).
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