Mystery Stamping – May 2025 & New Products Share

It’s time for another Mystery Stamping event! If you’ve never seen a mystery stamping presentation before, it’s a lot of fun. You create with the supplies in your craft room by following a series of step-by-step clues that are put before you to see if you can put together a similar card to the samples I share at the end.

So go into your crafting space, watch the video below (or click HERE if you do not see the video), and follow my “clues” to play along. Then scroll down to see samples of finished versions of this fun mystery stamping card. And thanks for tuning in!

I’m assuming if you are scrolling down that you have watched the video. Wasn’t that fun?! Did you love seeing all the new products, too?! The finished card samples that I shared in the video are shown below.

By the way…the supply list at the end of this post includes some of the main products featured in the cards. These items are linked to where you can find them in my online store. I didn’t list adhesives and tools like I usually do.

Here are the clues I shared in the video.

Materials to gather:

• Trimmer w/scoring blade
• Bone Folder
• Paper Snips
• Stamp set/s with outline images (or images that have gaps…just not completely solid images) and coordinating sentiments
• Four ink pads in favorite colors (not too dark)
• Blending Brushes to go with the four colors
• Tuxedo Black Ink
• Versamark ink, Heat Tool, and White Emboss Powder
• Adhesives
• Basic Black Cardstock
• Basic White Cardstock
• Embellishments of your choice

Clue #1:

This will be a portrait style card with the opening on the bottom.
Cut and prep initial pieces…

• Basic Black Cardstock
• 3-3/4″ x 5″ (9.3 cm x 13.6 cm)
• Scrap for front sentiment
• Basic White Cardstock
• 4-1/4″ x 11” scored at 5-1/2” (10.5 cm x 29.7 cm scored at 14.8 cm)
• 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″ (9 cm x 13.3 cm)
• 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″ (8.1 cm x 12.4 cm)

Clue #2:

Prepare front black scrap sentiment piece for card as this shape and size will be used as a guide when stamping the other images. This piece ideally shouldn’t be too large…maybe up to 2-1/2” (6 cm) wide by 1” (2.5 cm) tall. You want it to be noticeable but not the “star of the show.” Stamp sentiment, then heat emboss onto this piece of Basic Black.

Clue #3:

Choose coordinating stamp image/s. Position the 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″ (8.1 cm x 12.4 cm) white layer vertically. Then randomly stamp one or more of these images with black ink. If it helps, position the sentiment strip in the upper right area as you do this so you know what it will cover up (you’ll want to avoid having anything important under there).

Clue #4:

Cut your 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″ (8.1 cm x 12.4 cm) layer that you just stamped into four pieces. The pieces do not have to be equal, but I suggest making your first sample card this way. Cutting them to equal sizes would give you four 1-5/8” x 2-1/4” (about 4 cm x 6.2 cm) sections. You can get this by cutting in half straight up and down at 1-5/8” (4 cm) and then cutting each of those pieces in half at 2-1/4” (6.2 cm).

Clue #5:

You will be putting these back together on the front of the card eventually but with a slight gap in-between each piece. So, arrange your pieces so that they are a complete looking layer again. Then imagine color radiating out from the center…Using Blending Brushes and ink pads, add a different color ink on each of the four pieces so that the color is more intense at the center and fades to white at the outer edges.

Clue #6:

Adhere your four pieces onto your 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″ (9 cm x 13.3 cm) white layer so that they re-form the full image with small gaps between the pieces. It might help to add them with just a small amount of adhesive at first. This way you can shift and shimmy everything if needed to make it all look balanced. On my finished samples my gaps between my pieces are about 1/16” (.2 cm).

Clue #7:

Mount this onto the 3-3/4″ x 5″ (9.3 cm x 13.6 cm) black layer. Then add this to the front of the folded white card base. Attach your sentiment strip so that the right edge connects with the black cardstock border.

Clue #8:

Embellish with gems if you wish.z
Stamp an inside sentiment if you wish.

Click here to see the “driving by” and floral thank you cards I shared back on my 2/2/2022 post featuring the colors: Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Highland Heather, and Polished Pink. The original inspiration for those card (which inspired these today) came from a card I saw by Gina K.

Here are the other five finished cards I shared.

This one features the Choose Happy Stamp Set and the ink colors Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly, Balmy Blue and Fresh Freesia.

For this card I added more ink to intensify the color. The images are from the Impressions Abloom Stamp Set and the ink colors are Fresh Freesia, Darling Duckling, Misty Moonlight and Strawberry Slush.

This festive card features the Cheers & Sips Stamp Set and the colors Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Pretty In Pink and Lemon Lime Twist.

I only used two blended on colors for this card: Flirty Flamingo and Crumb Cake. And the images come from Along These Lines and Blooming Phrases.

This last one that I put together with images from the Choose Happy and Blooming Phrases Stamp Sets include the colors Soft Sea Foam, Summer Splash, Lemon Lime Twist and Pool Party.

If you enjoyed this, I’d love to know. Do you have a favorite card? (Comment below.) If you made a version of this card and would like to share it, be part of my Stamp Your Art Out Group. Then post your card and tag me in the post so I see it. In fact, I invite you to do this ANY time you have a card or project to share where something I made inspired you. I love to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by to see what I had to share today. 

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Some of the products used in the samples…

Choose Happy Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Blooming Phrases Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Cheers & Sips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Along These Lines Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Impressions Abloom Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Blending Brushes

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Small Blending Brushes

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Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

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Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

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Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad

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Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

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Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

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Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad

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Darling Duckling Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin Pad

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Peach Pie Classic Stampin Pad

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Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

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Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

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Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

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Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

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Summer Splash Classic Stampin Pad

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Versamark Pad

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Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

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Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels

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Iridescent Faceted Gems

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Holographic Resin Dots

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Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems

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Shades Of Green Hexagons

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2025-2027 IN COLOR SALE
From August 5-31 you can save 15% on select 2025-2027 In Color such as inks, cardstock, Designer Series Paper, embellishments, and more. You can find those items marked with discounted prices here.

LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS
Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. And depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. I encourage you to shop today to see what is leaving, because once an item from this section is sold out, it is gone for good.
New items were just added August 5th. (In fact there are a few past Sale-a-Bration items available while supplies last up through September 4th.)

SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE COMING!
Out next publication filled with fantastic seasonal products is just around the corner. Request your copy of the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog or…stay tuned! Starting September 3, these items will appear in the online store AND the digital copy of the catalog will appear here on my website.

NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING!
So MANY fantastic new products are coming September 3 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop what is currently available. Then on September 3 come back to see what’s new!

NEW KITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH!
Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! 

A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
Farmhouse Florals: Send whimsical cards featuring flowers nestled in delightfully unexpected places. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, linen thread, coordinating envelopes, sentiment stamps for the outside and inside of the cards, and a FREE additional stamp set! Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Darling Duckling, Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie, Secret Sea (Classic Stampin’ Spot) Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the July – September kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Circle of Seasons (#167277) — made available June 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by August 10th for this next kit.

PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES
Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our July 2025 Sweeter With You Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Farmhouse Florals kit will be available September 1st.)

ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES
Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Floral Impressions Video Class Bundle. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Painterly Pears Suite will be available September 1st.)