On August 13th I shared how to create 36 greeting cards with the contents of the Celebrate Together Scrapbooking Workshop Kit. Click here for that post, the measurements, and more. You can watch my instructional video by clicking here* (or you can just click on this image below if you are already here in my blog post and can view it).
After creating all those cards, I put together a scrapbook page layout (as promised) with the remaining pieces from that kit, two sheets of 12×12 White Willow Cardstock, and the use of my 2-3/8″ Circle Punch to make the sun. ☀️ Ta-da!
I embellished with some Rhinestones (the same embellishments I used for the 36 cards) and also used a bit more White Willow Cardstock for the 4-1/4″ x 6-1/4″ and 3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ photo mats. The Basic Black layers represent where my photos will go.
Other Significant measurements…
Light Fresh Freesia Floral Paper
8-1/4″ x 12″
3/4″ x 10-1/2″ (although you only see 3/8″ x 10-1/2″ since a portion is underneath the other strip)
1-1/2″ x 2-1/4″
Blackberry Bliss Floral Paper
8-1/4″ x 12″
Colorful Floral Paper
3/4″ x 12″
3/4″ x 10-1/2″
1-1/2″ x 2-1/4″
Yellow Striped Paper
3/4″ x 10-1/2″ (although you only see 3/8″ x 10-1/2″ since a portion is underneath the other strip)
1-1/2″ x 2-1/4″
2-3/8″ Circle
1/4″ strips
Fresh Freesia Two-Tone Cardstock
1″ x 12″ (although you only see 1/4″ x 12″ since a portion is underneath the Fresh Freesia Floral Paper)
The Blackberry Bliss sticker strips with the scalloped edges are the pieces I used above and below the Fresh Freesia Floral Paper.
So you can get 36 cards from that kit AND a scrapbook page layout!!
During my instructional video on August 13th, I used a second Celebrate Together kit to demonstrate how to make those 36 cards. I didn’t make each and every card during that Live video of course, but I made a few of them. And I partially assembled a few others.
So… after the video was over I had a good amount of that second kit to still work with. And I really wanted to make some of the suggested page designs. So I followed the cutting and assembly instructions for two of the three layouts.
Well…I SORT OF followed the cutting and assembly instructions for two of those layouts. If you look closely you can see that my layouts are slightly different. But that’s what I really love about these scrapbooking kits. The papers AREN’T pre-cut and scored. So you CAN change them up to make them accommodate your photo amounts and sizes, your specific event that you are documenting, your style, etc.
For this layout, I really liked the suggested main portions of the left page, and kept things very similar. But I replaced the three white journaling strips with a third photo. Then for the right page, I felt like there should be another angled photo and a bit more open space. So I eliminated the 4th photo, changed out the journaling piece, and added my strips a bit differently.
My strips on the right page measure 1-1/4″ x 5-3/4″ (upper floral), 1-1/2″ x 10-3/8″ (lower floral), and 2″ x 11″ (blue striped). All the other measurements I believe are the same as those from the kit directions.
For this layout, I also really liked the main portions of the right page but I flipped it and made it become my left page. I added a taller beverage in the upper left taking away the shorter one in the lower right that would’ve covered up a good portion of one of my photos. My right page (which was the left page in the instructions) holds one more photo, the layout is reversed with the beverages on the right side, it has less beverage images, and it has a bit less greenery (plus an underlying 2-1/8″ x 3-1/4″ blackish rectangle – leftover from the cards I demonstrated) in the journaling area.
This finished layout just has a bit more balanced feel to me with these changes I made.
Here are the cards that I made with the rest of the kit. These include cards I fully or partially assembled during the Live video class…
…and others that I put together afterwards with the remainder of my cut and scored card bases, cut layers, and more.
So I hope I was able to give you even more inspiration with the contents of this kit.
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World Card Making Day Event Join our FREE virtual event to celebrate World Card Making Day, one of our favorite days of the year! Click here to learn more and to register. And be sure to get your Handmade & Heartfelt Kit so you can craft along with the presenters! (I’ll be live next 9/24/25 sharing alternates you can also make with this kit. And then after creating what I made, you can save half your kit to create along with everyone during the WCMD event on October 4th with the rest of your supplies!)
Make This Season Bright with the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar (available starting 9/23/25), 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!! Click here for more details.
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! 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 HERE! 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!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 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 October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals 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 Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle 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 Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
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.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
Stampin’ Up!® Products Available to Even More Crafters Throughout the World Stampin’ Up! products are now available to “Non-Open Stampin’ Up! Countries.” Effective immediately, and under specific conditions, current Stampin’ Up! products can now be purchased by crafters in most countries where we do not currently conduct business. It’s so exciting that we can now make a positive difference in the lives of even more people around the world through creativity and connection. You can find the full details and conditions here.
On Sunday, August 3rd I attended and participated in Creative Connections, a once-a-year event organized and put on by our Stamp Share for Leaders group. Lead Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators in our area put this on as a business and creative event for our team members. It’s well attended and many participate virtually and in person in Medina MN.
I was blessed to be a presenter again this year. And my topic was creating cards with one of our scrapbooking workshop kits. So after taking a peek at all of our many offerings in this line, I decided on the Celebrate Together kit.
It was a great one to work with as most all the ephemera and sticker pieces transferred over well to cards.
I made a TON of cards…36 in fact! And I’m excited to share how I made them with you today.
Be sure to watch my instructional video by clicking here* (or you can just click on this image below if you are already here in my blog post and can view it), check out the measurements & products list below, download the PDF resource to remember these cards by, and then let me know if you have any questions.
*My video goes live at 11 AM Central Time. So if you click the link early, you’ll have to wait. But by releasing my blog post early, it also gives you the chance to join the me during the Live if you are able.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video.
Below are the basic “base” measurements, a link to the helpful PDF resource, and a visual list of products (each linked to where you can find them in my online store). Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
BasicMeasurements…
White Willow from kit
(4) 4” x 11” scored parallel to the short side at 5-1/2”
(8) 5-1/2” x 8” scored parallel to the short side at 4”
Fresh Freesia Two-Tone from kit
(2) 4” x 11” scored parallel to the short side at 5-1/2”
(4) 5-1/2” x 8” scored parallel to the short side at 4”
Strawberry Slush Two-Tone from kit
(2) 4” x 11” scored parallel to the short side at 5-1/2”
(4) 5-1/2” x 8” scored parallel to the short side at 4”
Cloud Cover Two-Tone from kit
(4) 4” x 11” scored parallel to the short side at 5-1/2”
(8) 5-1/2” x 8” scored parallel to the short side at 4”
Fresh Freesia floral paper from kit
(8) 3-3/4” x 5-1/4”
Cloud Cover patterned/Pool Party striped paper from kit
(8) 3-3/4” x 5-1/4”
Strawberry Slush dotted/Daffodil Delight striped paper from kit
(8) 3-3/4” x 5-1/4”
Blackberry Bliss patterned/Multicolored floral paper from kit
(8) 3-3/4” x 5-1/4”
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Subscribe to my YouTube channel then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Click here if you want to become a member of my YouTube channel. I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) one to two times a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and sometimes either Fridays or Saturdays. Click here for my calendar to see the when my next ones are scheduled.
I also thought I’d share that my family had a lovely time up north at my parents’ place this past weekend. We go every year in August so my mom and I can celebrate our birthdays together.
And as many of you know, my son Nick and I are still recovering from our foot surgeries. We couldn’t walk down to the lake, but my dad took us to the boat launch where my husband and other son Luke picked us up in the boat and took us over to the dock. Then my parents joined us and we all enjoyed the lake for a couple hours. Both Nick and I soaked our feet and it felt SOOooo good!
We are hoping that the next time we are up there (end of August or early September) we can walk in our regular shoes, make it down the slightly steep walking path to the lake, and swim.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
World Card Making Day Event Join our FREE virtual event to celebrate World Card Making Day, one of our favorite days of the year! Click here to learn more and to register. And be sure to get your Handmade & Heartfelt Kit so you can craft along with the presenters! (I’ll be live next 9/24/25 sharing alternates you can also make with this kit. And then after creating what I made, you can save half your kit to create along with everyone during the WCMD event on October 4th with the rest of your supplies!)
Make This Season Bright with the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar (available starting 9/23/25), 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!! Click here for more details.
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! 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 HERE! 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!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 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 October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals 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 Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle 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 Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
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.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
Stampin’ Up!® Products Available to Even More Crafters Throughout the World Stampin’ Up! products are now available to “Non-Open Stampin’ Up! Countries.” Effective immediately, and under specific conditions, current Stampin’ Up! products can now be purchased by crafters in most countries where we do not currently conduct business. It’s so exciting that we can now make a positive difference in the lives of even more people around the world through creativity and connection. You can find the full details and conditions here.
Last weekend was so much fun! On Saturday I hosted my second annual Card Candy & Sweets Swap for those in my Stampers With ART team. Because my business is now online (and has been for years) and my team consists of demonstrators from all over the US, pretty much all of our team activities are virtual/online. But…I do have this one organized in-person event. And we had such a great time together.
I have photos and two videos to share.
In my first video I demonstrate the make-n-take project from this event (my card candy), I share my idea for how I would make it into a full card, I share the card candy that was swapped at the event and ideas for turning a few of those into cards and/or projects, and I share a bit more about the event itself including a few of the sweets that were also swapped.
In my second video I share cards and other items that have been gifted to me (or my sons) during the past couple months since my last “Show & Share.” If you were someone who sent me one of these lovely creations, thank you! It’s so fun to see all the creativity. And I get a lot of inspiration from all of you. AND… I show a bunch of new products: two kits that became available on August 5th and lots of items that will be available on September 3rd that currently only demonstrators can get their hands on.
I went Live on YouTube twice on Wednesday to share all of this. So by now you may have seen these videos. But if not, I’ve included them here in this blog post. There is a lot of information in them, so if you missed the Lives, be sure to watch. In fact, I recommend viewing the first one before scrolling through the photos below so you can see how the card candy pieces looked before I turned them into the full cards.
Below is a photo, a visual list of products (each linked to where you can find them in my online store), and measurements my card candy (the full card) I demonstrated in video number one. And of course below that are photos from the team event and of all the other card candy that was swapped and suggested ways they could be turned into full cards and projects.
Measurements for my project…
Basic Gray Cardstock
5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to the short side at 2-1/8″ and 4-1/4″
Basic Black Cardstock
(2) 3-3/4” x 5”
Basic White Cardstock
Scrap for stamping and punching sentiment label
Spooky Sweet Designer Paper
(3 different patterns) 1-1/2” x 3”
3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ for inside layer
Candy corn ephemera
Petunia Pop Iridescent Ribbon
6″
Mossy Meadow & Gold Trim
6″
Here is a photo of the finished card candy (turned into a full card) that I designed for the event’s make-n-take project.
I’m so blessed that all these amazing people were able to attend the event this year. Four even came from other states to be with us!
Last year the weather didn’t cooperate. But this year we had the best weather we could’ve asked for, so we spent a good deal of time out in the back yard.
I provided the meal. And my husband helped by grilling the chicken. We enjoyed chatting and learning more about one another.
A few brought display boards of card ideas. The make-n-takes included my card candy and a choice of a card or project from two different Kits Collection kits.
The last part of the evening was dessert time. And it was so fun to see what everyone brought. Some brought treats to eat at the event. And some brought treats to take home.
So I provided bags they could use for the take-home items. And I decorated them with tags that matched the name tags.
Oh Did you see the lovely centerpiece? I received a couple gifts that evening. And the beautiful bouquet came from Cheryl Lee.
It was so wonderful to spend this quality time with everyone! I’m already looking forward to next year.
Hopefully you watched that first video so you could learn more about and see the card candy that was swapped.
I was so excited to turn these into cards that I started working on them right after recording the video and finished them up the next morning. So ta-da!! Here are the finished cards!
And here are Rose Kerry’s card candy pieces in her assembled creations.
Those that made each card candy piece are mentioned in the watermarks of the photos. (By the way, I do NOT have a supply list or measurements for each of these. That would take me way too much time. I am sharing them to inspire your creativity and to show all the talent.) A big thank you to all of the crafters/creators!
Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards – including a discount on future products! Signing up for the kit now allows you to pre-order from the Sept-Dec 2025 Mini Catalog and Online Exclusives being released in September.
I hope you enjoyed all the creativity and product peeks shared today!
Subscribe to my YouTube channel then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Click here if you want to become a member of my YouTube channel. I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) one to two times a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and sometimes either Fridays or Saturdays. Click here for my calendar to see the when my next ones are scheduled.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
World Card Making Day Event Join our FREE virtual event to celebrate World Card Making Day, one of our favorite days of the year! Click here to learn more and to register. And be sure to get your Handmade & Heartfelt Kit so you can craft along with the presenters! (I’ll be live next 9/24/25 sharing alternates you can also make with this kit. And then after creating what I made, you can save half your kit to create along with everyone during the WCMD event on October 4th with the rest of your supplies!)
Make This Season Bright with the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar (available starting 9/23/25), 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!! Click here for more details.
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! 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 HERE! 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!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 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 October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals 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 Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle 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 Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
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.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
Stampin’ Up!® Products Available to Even More Crafters Throughout the World Stampin’ Up! products are now available to “Non-Open Stampin’ Up! Countries.” Effective immediately, and under specific conditions, current Stampin’ Up! products can now be purchased by crafters in most countries where we do not currently conduct business. It’s so exciting that we can now make a positive difference in the lives of even more people around the world through creativity and connection. You can find the full details and conditions here.
I’ve got a lot of things to share with you today!… new upcoming Online Exclusives products debuting in July, the product you would get if you took part in Stampin’ Up!’s July 2025 Virtual Album Retreat,…
…a couple bags and goodies I earned recently, gifted stamped greeting cards & gifts that have arrived here from my paper crafting friends since my last Show-n-Share Live on 1/4/25, the latest swap cards in our demonstrator group from 5/28/25 featuring new products, and more!
So it’s Show & Share Day! I hope that you’ll gain lots of creative inspiration & ideas. Did you send me one of your cards recently? If so, then you may see it in today’s Live presentation.
You can tune into the Live at 11 AM Central Time (or the recording if you are catching this post later) by clickinghere (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post). Oh! And if you see an idea that you’d like me to share in the future, let me know.
I hope you enjoyed this June 2025 Show & Share. If you were someone who sent me one of these lovely creations, thank you! It’s so fun to see all the creativity. And I get a lot of inspiration from all of you. 😘
MEDITERRANEAN BLOOMS ACCORDION STRETCH CARD
Here are a few photos, the measurements, and the supply list (further down) for the Accordion Stretch Card that I created and shared during the live. This one features the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Paper, Citrus Blooms Dies, and Market Goodness Stamp Set.
(Visit my 6/1/25 post to see photos of the Floral Impressions card and see it’s measurements and supplies.)
A visual supply list with items linked to my Online Store can be found below. Keep in mind the Citrus Blooms Dies are on the Last Chance list. So don’t delay if you want them.
Here are the measurements for this card…
Garden Green Cardstock
4-1/2″ x 11″ scored parallel to the short side at 5-1/2″
Early Espresso Cardstock
4″ x 5-1/4″
Vellum
3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″
Basic White Cardstock
4″ x 4-1/4″ scored parallel to the short side at 2-1/4″
3″ x 4-1/4″
1″ x 2-1/8″
Mediterranean Blooms Designer Paper
3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″
4″ x 12″ cut into two pieces: 4″ x 10″ and 2″ x 4″
Die-cut bunch of oranges
Thanks for checking out today’s blog post. I hope you were inspired by all that I shared in my Show & Share video and post and have a good head start on your wish list for when many of the new products debut on July 1st. And remember that you can purchase the Virtual Album Retreat products now.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) once or sometimes twice a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and then either Fridays or Saturdays at 10 AM Central Time. Click here to see my calendar of scheduled videos. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
June 11, Wednesday at 11 AM*
June 14, Wednesday at 11 AM*
June 25, Wednesday at 11 AM*
June 28, Friday at 10 AM* -– YouTube Members-Only Live (for aRT Supporter members)
July 2, Wednesday at 11 AM*
*Central Time
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES COMING
So MANY fantastic new products will be made available July 1 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 on July 1 to find them all. Click here for a flyer sharing a few items.
A NEW ADDITION TO THE CREATURES LINE…
The Country Hive is celebrating 4 years of being in business. They are buzzing with excitement that it’s their birthday! So to celebrate, they have just introduced a new adorable glue holder…the Bee Hive! Click here to shop their site. Click here to shop their new creatures Line.
OH! And the Country Hive will be at our big annual paper crafting garage sale on June 18 & 19! Yay!! 🐝 Click here for sale details.
TWO NEW KITS COLLECTION KITS…
Make crafting a wild adventure with the Pop-Up Pals Kit! This kit includes everything you need to create four fun pop-up cards—a playful monkey, mighty triceratops, magical unicorn, and cozy napping pets. With precut pieces and simple instructions, young crafters will love bringing creativity to life! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of June 3,, 2025 (while supplies last).
Capture life’s moments with the Make a Memory Scrapbooking Kit! This all-inclusive scrapbooking kit makes it easy to document everyday memories with coordinating papers, embellishments, and stickers in a versatile, all-occasion style. With everything you need in one set, creating meaningful pages has never been simpler! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of June 3, 2025 (while supplies last).
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products/Supplies Used for Accordion Stretch Card…
World Card Making Day Event Join our FREE virtual event to celebrate World Card Making Day, one of our favorite days of the year! Click here to learn more and to register. And be sure to get your Handmade & Heartfelt Kit so you can craft along with the presenters! (I’ll be live next 9/24/25 sharing alternates you can also make with this kit. And then after creating what I made, you can save half your kit to create along with everyone during the WCMD event on October 4th with the rest of your supplies!)
Make This Season Bright with the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar (available starting 9/23/25), 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!! Click here for more details.
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! 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 HERE! 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!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 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 October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals 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 Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle 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 Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
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.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
Stampin’ Up!® Products Available to Even More Crafters Throughout the World Stampin’ Up! products are now available to “Non-Open Stampin’ Up! Countries.” Effective immediately, and under specific conditions, current Stampin’ Up! products can now be purchased by crafters in most countries where we do not currently conduct business. It’s so exciting that we can now make a positive difference in the lives of even more people around the world through creativity and connection. You can find the full details and conditions here.
Today I’m sharing photos of some quick and easy cards that I made using Stampin’ Up!’s Mix & Match products…
the Spring Celebrations Ephemera
the Washes & Florals Tags Ephemera
and the Greetings For All Ephemera
I also use the Stripes & Florals Mix & Match Cards/Envelopes for layers & some Basic Black Cardstock for the bases. You can see all the supplies I used (including tools and adhesives) and shop from this product list below if you are interested in recreating any or all of the cards.
I was able to make 20 quick, easy, and eye-catching greeting cards by using just half of each of the Mix & Match products. So overall you could create 40 cards (2 of each of these designs)! Why would you want so many cards? To give sets as gifts, to donate to hospitals & care facilities, to have cards on hand for when you need to use them personally, to offer to teachers or churches, to donate to service organizations, and because card-making is fun!
I cut all the Basic Black card bases to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ (folded in half at 4-1/4″).
I cut the pink & blue cards and envelopes to make the layers. I was able to get two layers from the front, one layer from the back, and one narrow, wide layer from the flap of each envelope. And I cut my cards down to 2-3/4″ or 3″ by 5-1/2″ layers OR 2-3/4″ x 4-1/4″ layers.
Here are photos of all 20 of the finished cards.
I shared tips and measurements for each of these cards to my supporter members of my YouTube channel yesterday morning. If you are one of those members, be sure to go the members section of my channel so you can view the replay and notice the difference between the cards in these photos and the ones I shared in the video – yes I added a little more. (If you are interested in becoming a member to get bonus video content and more, click here to learn more.)
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Even if you are not one of my YouTube supporting members to get bonus content, you can still get in on free public live paper crafting classes each week!
Subscribe to my YouTube channel then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live.
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) once or twice a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have on my calendar:
Apr 2, Wednesday at 11 AM*
Apr 4, Friday at 10 AM*
Apr 9, Wednesday at 11 AM*
Apr 11, Friday at 10 AM*
*Central Time
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
World Card Making Day Event Join our FREE virtual event to celebrate World Card Making Day, one of our favorite days of the year! Click here to learn more and to register. And be sure to get your Handmade & Heartfelt Kit so you can craft along with the presenters! (I’ll be live next 9/24/25 sharing alternates you can also make with this kit. And then after creating what I made, you can save half your kit to create along with everyone during the WCMD event on October 4th with the rest of your supplies!)
Make This Season Bright with the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar (available starting 9/23/25), 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!! Click here for more details.
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! 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 HERE! 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!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 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 October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals 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 Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle 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 Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
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.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
Stampin’ Up!® Products Available to Even More Crafters Throughout the World Stampin’ Up! products are now available to “Non-Open Stampin’ Up! Countries.” Effective immediately, and under specific conditions, current Stampin’ Up! products can now be purchased by crafters in most countries where we do not currently conduct business. It’s so exciting that we can now make a positive difference in the lives of even more people around the world through creativity and connection. You can find the full details and conditions here.
It’s Show & Share Day! I’ve received quite a few stamped greeting cards & gifts from my paper crafting friends since my last Show-n-Share Live on 1/4/25. And I’m super excited to share them with you all today. My hope is that you’ll gain lots of creative inspiration & ideas. Did you send me one of your cards recently? If so, then you may see it in today’s Live presentation.
Plus as a bonus I have cards to show you in this Live from our latest team swap that took place on 1/23/25! The theme was new products from Stampin’ Up!’s Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog!
You can tune into the Live at 11 AM Central Time (or the recording if you are catching this post later) by clickinghere (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post). Oh! And if you see an idea that you’d like me to share in the future, let me know.
I hope you enjoyed this February 2025 Show & Share. If you were someone who sent me one of these lovely creations, thank you! It’s so fun to see all the creativity. And I get a lot of inspiration from all of you. 😘
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week now – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. But just a heads up…I’ll be on a much needed retreat for the next 5 days which is why you won’t see me posting much during that time and I’ll be in Raleigh for the Stampin’ Up!® convention (OnStage) which is why you also see a gap in the Lives mid-March. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
FEBRUARY 2025
Feb 26, Wednesday at 11 AM* Paper Pumpkin or scrapbooking?
Feb 28, Friday at 10 AM* (YouTube Supporter Members Only)
MARCH 2025
Mar 5, Wednesday at 11 AM* Mixed Media Florals Suite (All Star Blog Hop Day)
Mar 8, Saturday at 10 AM* Mystery Stamping
Mar 19, Wednesday at 11 AM* Team make & take card from our OnStage convention the week before in Raleigh NC
Mar 21, Friday at 10 AM* Paper Pumpkin kit March kit alternates
I hope you can join me for one or more!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
World Card Making Day Event Join our FREE virtual event to celebrate World Card Making Day, one of our favorite days of the year! Click here to learn more and to register. And be sure to get your Handmade & Heartfelt Kit so you can craft along with the presenters! (I’ll be live next 9/24/25 sharing alternates you can also make with this kit. And then after creating what I made, you can save half your kit to create along with everyone during the WCMD event on October 4th with the rest of your supplies!)
Make This Season Bright with the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar (available starting 9/23/25), 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!! Click here for more details.
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! 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 HERE! 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!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 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 October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals 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 Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle 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 Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
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.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
Stampin’ Up!® Products Available to Even More Crafters Throughout the World Stampin’ Up! products are now available to “Non-Open Stampin’ Up! Countries.” Effective immediately, and under specific conditions, current Stampin’ Up! products can now be purchased by crafters in most countries where we do not currently conduct business. It’s so exciting that we can now make a positive difference in the lives of even more people around the world through creativity and connection. You can find the full details and conditions here.
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