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.
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Carla Nicholas This week’s live winners… Sue E. Menefee & Donna Weller
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at rachel@stampyourartout.com to claim your prize.
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STAMP-TACULAR SALE! On September 18, all stamps and stamp tools will be on sale for 24 hours! Enjoy this 15% discount from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. (Bundles are not included in this sale. Excludes Last Chance products. Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.) Click here to shop. And then place your order on Thursday!
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.
Here is a super fun idea for a greeting card! I was inspired by one of Iced Images’ 5×7 creations. And I just HAD to adapt those measurements to work for the typical Stampin’ Up! size cards…4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″.
Check this card out!
Here is a view from another angle.
I put together 3 versions of this card. Here are the other two. (I demonstrated this next one during our Stampers With ART team gathering on Zoom last night.)
And this one is my favorite because the colors appeal to me the most and the drink looks the tastiest to me (is it a Mojito?).
Do you have a favorite?
Here is a view of the back of two of the cards.
These cards DO fold down to fit into A2 medium size envelopes.
I’m planning to give tips & directions for creating this style card in my Online Paper Crafting Class on YouTube this coming Wednesday, May 7th at 11 AM Central Time. And for those cards I’ll be using products from the new Beautiful Gallery Suite. I invite you to tune in if you are able (or watch the replay). But for now, here are measurements for the base pieces and layers for these cards.
Measurements…
Basic White Cardstock
5-1/2″ x 9″ scored at 3-3/4″, 4-1/4″, 8″ and 8-1/2″
5-1/2″ x 6″ scored at 2-1/4″, 2-3/4″, 5″ and 5-1/2″
3″ x 5-1/2″ scored at 3/4″, 1-1/4″, 2″ and 2-1/2″
Scrap for die-cutting circle (the die that is a little over 2-1/2″)
Cloud Cover Cardstock
Scrap for punching circle that is 2-3/8″
Celebratory Sips Designer Paper (Pattern #1)
(2) 5/8″ x 5-3/8″
(2) 3/8″ x 5-3/8″
Celebratory Sips Designer Paper (Pattern #2)
(2) 5/8″ x 5-3/8″
(2) 3/8″ x 5-3/8″
Celebratory Sips Designer Paper (Pattern #3)
(1) 5/8″ x 5-3/8″
(2) 3/8″ x 5-3/8″
Celebratory Sips Designer Paper (large drink glasses)
1 glass and maybe some accent images
Below is a list of the products I used. Like the Beautiful Gallery Suite that I mentioned earlier, many of the items I used to make THESE cards are not available until tomorrow. Yes, on May 6th a bunch of new product will debut from the new May 2025 Online Exclusives and from the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalog. Yay!! Be sure to visit my Online Store tomorrow to see all the fun new goodies.
Thanks for stopping by!
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).
STAMP-TACULAR SALE! On September 18, all stamps and stamp tools will be on sale for 24 hours! Enjoy this 15% discount from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. (Bundles are not included in this sale. Excludes Last Chance products. Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.) Click here to shop. And then place your order on Thursday!
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.
This year’s Stampin’ Up! OnStage 2025 convention was held March 13-15 in Raleigh (North Carolina, USA), Strasbourg (France), and Brisbane (Australia). I attended the Raleigh event – flew out on Tuesday, March 11 and back home on Sunday, March 16. And once again I returned with lots of creative ideas, inspiration, and great memories! I look forward to these gatherings each and every year.
Almost all those in our group arrived by Wednesday afternoon in time to attend our big team event that evening. This gathering gave everyone an opportunity to meet or reacquaint with one another, swap and gift each other, get photos, and create together.
Look at all those smiling faces. I absolutely love my group!!
Then the next three days were jam-packed! We received the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalog which is always a highlight.
In fact we were able to preorder select items from this catalog and from another batch of Online Exclusives that are debuting at the same time…May 6th. I ordered and expedited a bunch of these items so they would be at my house when I got home.
Check out my live on YouTube (airing at 11:00 AM central time today) showing some of the new products, swapped cards and gifts, and items I received from Stampin’ Up! Click here (or click on this image below if you are already on my blog) to watch live or to watch the recording (if you see this later).
I hope you enjoyed the video and seeing all my “spoils.” (A few of these items are also shown below at the bottom of this post.)
Besides spending time with my team, I also love connecting with old friends and making new friends. Here are 10 of us from our Paper Pumpkin Creatives tutorial group. I was so happy that we were able to come together for this photo!
I took about a ZILLION other photos with friends. Since this post is super long, I’ve added links to where I shared all those other photos on my Facebook page posts. In fact, you’ll find a variety of photos that I took shared there. Be sure to visit my page to check out the three posts (on 3/13, on 3/18 and on 3/18).
Throughout the event we were blessed with amazing presenters and presentations. And YAY!…Sara Douglass was with us this year!
Here are a few photos I took of the big screen during the demonstrations plus a few of the display boards.
Can you tell I love this bundle?
I didn’t find much time to take photos of the display boards. But here are a few.
Did you notice that these last several are alternate projects made with the February 2025 Hello Spring Paper Pumpkin Kit? I’m pretty passionate about that product. In fact, check this out!…
Recognition of accomplishments and milestones is a big part of the OnStage event. This past year our own Kristie Strum reached her 5 year milestone! Hooray!
And Susan Campfield (my mama demonstrator…the person I got the starter kit through years ago) reached her million sales milestone!* So exciting!
I was recognized for a big sales milestone*….
…for earning the incentive trip, and for being a top achiever in leadership, team building, and sales.* YAY!!!
This was one of the boards on display sharing the US demonstrators ranking top in these categories this past 2024-2025 Stampin’ Up! year.* I feel very blessed to be among these amazing achievers. A HUGE thank you to all those who have connected with me and supported my business in some way!
*Disclaimer: Earning the incentive trip, reaching large sales milestones, and being one of the top achievers are what less than 1% of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators achieve.
Besides walks across stage and the ribbons, pins, gifts (that you saw me share in my video), Stampin’ Up! has a special VIP lounge for the attending demonstrators that hold the title of Silver Elite or above. So those that attended my Silver Elite Retreat in January (Cheryl Lee, Nancy Forsberg, Kayla Cory and Vy Tran) were able to enjoy this room where extra refreshments were served and relaxing seating areas were provided. I forgot to take photos of the actual room, but hopefully you get the idea.
Another fun way that Stampin’ Up! makes us all feel spoiled at these events is through prizes and gifts.
And we were treated to an amazing Welcome Party the first night that included refreshments and music via headphones (a silent disco).
These next few photos are of the large room where we ate lunch and created. The area in the middle (towards the back in this photo) is the Product Playground where we were able to explore and interact with products. Again, I wish I would’ve taken more photos of this area.
Here is a photo of the gifts and goodies I received from Stampin’ Up at the event.
I also received a few extras for my achievements.
Next year this amazing event will be held in Long Beach, California March 12-14, 2026. I’m going! Are you going to be there?!
The 2024-25 Annual Catalog and the Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog will be retiring soon (final date is May 5th). Stay tuned! I’ll be sharing the Last Chance List soon. It’s due to release April 1st.
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).
STAMP-TACULAR SALE! On September 18, all stamps and stamp tools will be on sale for 24 hours! Enjoy this 15% discount from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. (Bundles are not included in this sale. Excludes Last Chance products. Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.) Click here to shop. And then place your order on Thursday!
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.
I designed a card with the Layering Leaves and Leaf Collection Stamp Sets recently. I plan to send this card to current achieving and new demonstrators in my Stampers With ART group. But I’m also going to create more of them, because the card colors and imagery make me happy. And I think these would make great birthday cards for family and friends. The card features embossing, punching, and a fun background stamp layering idea.
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating this cheerful greeting card. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video.
BTW…I recommend stamping your lighter color first so it sits more in the background. I stamped with the darker color first (since my stamp was already inked in that color) during my live class and it gave me a slightly different look…the yellow is definitely more dominant where the two colors overlap.
Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list for what I demonstrated. (Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live).
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Measurements …
Basic White Thick Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4”
4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
2-3/4” x 4-1/4”
2” Circle
Shaded Spruce Cardstock
2-7/8” x 4-3/8”
Scraps for stamping and punching leaves
Brushed Gold Foil
Scraps for stamping and punching leaves
Here are photos of the finished card.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Patty Biedny & paulineturner6502 This week’s live winners… Mary Jean Keipert & Rebecca Smithwick
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
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I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have on my calendar:
Feb 18, Tuesday at 11 AM* paper pumpkin Feb kit?
Feb 21, Friday at 10 AM* show & share
Feb 26, Wednesday at 11 AM* scrapbooking?
Feb 28, Friday at 10 AM* (YouTube Supporter Members Only)
Mar 5, Wednesday at 11 AM* Storybook Moments 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
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).
STAMP-TACULAR SALE! On September 18, all stamps and stamp tools will be on sale for 24 hours! Enjoy this 15% discount from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. (Bundles are not included in this sale. Excludes Last Chance products. Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.) Click here to shop. And then place your order on Thursday!
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.
You can get your hands on these exclusive video classes in one of these 3 ways…
Place a $50+ order with me* (directly or through my online store) during this month of February 2025 to receive this February 2025 exclusive video class bundle for FREE!
Purchase it for $15. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page.
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. Here are the designers in this All Star Design Team.
We invite you to come back on or after 3 PM Central Time on Wednesday, February 5th for our All Star Blog Hop where we will share even more creative ideas with the products in this month’s suite. Thank you so much for your support! We are so excited to share with you!
*This amount is before shipping & tax. Feel free to apply my host code when ordering. But if your order is $150 or more (before shipping/tax), do not apply a code. Instead, your order of this size will automatically qualify you for Stampin’ Rewards. If your order is $50+, you will earn Loyalty Rewards points (10 in a year’s time = a free stamp set) and a link to accessing this month’s All Star Video Class Bundle! AND…If your order is $60+, you will earn Sale-a-Bration product (every $60 earns you more)!
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. Here are the designers in this Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team.
In addition to this January 2025 bundle, all past bundles (September 2024, October 2024, November 2024, and December 2024) can now be purchased. Thank you so much for your support! We are so excited to share with you!
February 8, 2025 marks my 25th anniversary as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator! 🥳
I got the Starter Kit on this date in the year 2000 and never dreamed that this is where I would be today. I cherish you all and am so grateful for the way Stampin’ Up! and all the wonderful people through this experience have filled my life with so much happiness. Thank you for being a part of my world!
To celebrate with you…
I’m sharing a few photos from my initial years today through Feb 8, 2025 on Instagram and Facebook.
I added five months’ worth of Paper Pumpkin alternative projects to my tutorial offerings.
Did you know that Silver is the traditional 25th anniversary gift? Are you a rhinestone fan? Today, February 1, 2025 through February 8, 2025 place an order through me (contact me or order online) of $25* or more and receive a sampler of the Rhinestone Basic Jewels as a bonus gift with my thank you card (which will arrive mid-late February). The more you order, the more rhinestones (and possible other bonuses*) you get!
Ordering special #2
(In addition to receiving rhinestones through ordering special #1) Today, February 1, 2025 through February 8, 2025 place an order through me (contact me or order online) of $300* or more and receive a two extra Loyalty Rewards points as a bonus gift. Keep in mind that this size order also earns you $30 extra in Stampin’ Rewards right now during Sale-a-Bration. So instead of $36+ in free product/s, you would get $66+ in free product/s in addition to all those free product picks.
And an FYI: New Sale-a-Bration FREE product choices will be available on February 4th.
*This amount is before shipping & tax. Feel free to apply my host code when ordering. But if your order is $150 or more (before shipping/tax), do not apply a code. Instead, your order of this size will automatically qualify you for Stampin’ Rewards. If your order is $50+, you will earn Loyalty Rewards points (10 in a year’s time = a free stamp set) and a link to accessing this month’s All Star Video Class Bundle! AND…If your order is $60+, you will earn Sale-a-Bration product (every $60 earns you 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).
THE 2025 SALE-A-BRATION PROMO CONTINUES! EARN FREE PRODUCTS!! Sale-a-Bration is the most popular promotion of the year. Click here to read all about it. AND know that more free product choices will be available starting February 4, 2025!
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS There is now a new section called Last Chance Products in the Online Store and it includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. All of these items are available while supplies last.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– MORE NEW ITEMS WERE ADDED 1/7/25 You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. New items were just released January 7th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
KITS COLLECTION: THANK YOU KINDLY, BRIGHTEST BIRTHDAY, AND BIRTHDAY BASHKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hello Spring: Plant the seeds of happiness with these lovely garden-inspired cards! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut pieces with bronze foil and unique spring-themed envelopes. And it pairs well with the Grow with Love Bundle (item 164804). Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Petunia Pop (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the January – March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Spring Is in the Air Dies (#166237) — made available December 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. CLICK HERE to sign up by February 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our January 2025 Hearts For 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 February 2025 Hello Spring Kit will be available March 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our February 2025 Storybook Moments Suite 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 Mixed Media Florals Suite will be available March 1st.)
I gave you the heads up a couple days ago that I was going to share with you cards from my Silver Elite Retreat that I hosted the weekend of January 17-19. Today is when I’m presenting the first of those two sets of cards. One is an interactive “faker shaker” card (so fun and easy to make), and the other four I would consider “fun-fold” cards. And they all feature the fabulous products from one of the most popular suites in the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog.
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating these cards with those products from the Wildflower Birthday Suite and other coordinating Stampin’ Up! product. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
**Products that I’m listing in this post are shown below and are currently linked to my online store.
Here are photos & measurements of the finished cards that we made at this Silver Elite Retreat and that I shared today during this Online Paper Crafting class.
Card #1
Measurements…
Basic White Cardstock
5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
Wildflower Birthday Designer Paper
4″ x 5-1/4″ for the back layer
3-1/2″ x 5″ image for inside shaker
Card #2
Measurements…
Blueberry Bushel Cardstock
4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
White Baker’s Twine
7″ (x3)
Gold Twisted Thread
7″ (x2)
Card #3
Measurements…
Blueberry Bushel Cardstock
4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
Wildflower Birthday Designer Paper
4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
1-7/8″ x 5-3/8″
Gold Open Weave Trim
5″
Basic White Cardstock
1-1/2″ x 5″
scrap for die-cutting front sentiment label
Card#4
Measurements…
Blueberry Bushel Cardstock
4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 4-1/2″ in one direction and 3-3/4″ in the other
Wildflower Birthday Designer Paper
4-1/4″ x 5-1/4″ for top layer
3-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ for bottom layer
Card#5
Measurements…
Blueberry Bushel Cardstock
4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
3-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ scored at 3-1/4″
Wildflower Birthday Designer Paper
4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ for back layer
3″ x 3″ for front image
Gold Foil
3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″
Basic White Cardstock
3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″
scrap for die-cutting the small banner
And here are photos of the creative card variations by those who attended my Silver Elite Retreat. (The names of those demonstrators are in the watermarks of the photos.)
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Janet Rose & jillgood2217 This week’s live winners… Denise Willerton & Lynn Kay
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
JANUARY 2025 Jan 31, Friday at 10 AM* Brightest Birthday Kit
FEBRUARY 2025 Feb 5, Wednesday at 11 AM* Storybook Moments Suite (All Star Blog Hop Day) Feb 7, Friday at 10 AM* Hearts For You PP Kit Second Set of Alternates (APPT Blog Hop Day) Feb 12, Wednesday at 11 AM* scrapbooking? Feb 14, Friday at 10 AM* mystery stamping? Feb 18, Tuesday at 11 AM* paper pumpkin Feb kit?
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).
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS There is now a new section called Last Chance Products in the Online Store and it includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. All of these items are available while supplies last.
DESIGNER PAPER RETURNS WITH FRESH NEW COLORS! Stampin’ Up! is offering three previously released Designer Series Papers with fresh, new colors – some of our best-selling colors! The products debuted in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store on December 3rd and are available while supplies last. Click here for the downloadable flyer. Click here and scroll down for a bit more detail.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– MORE NEW ITEMS WERE ADDED 1/7/25 You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. New items were just released January 7th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hello Spring: Plant the seeds of happiness with these lovely garden-inspired cards! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut pieces with bronze foil and unique spring-themed envelopes. And it pairs well with the Grow with Love Bundle (item 164804). Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Petunia Pop (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the January – March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Spring Is in the Air Dies (#166237) — made available December 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. CLICK HERE to sign up by February 10th for this next kit.
KITS COLLECTION: THANK YOU KINDLY, BRIGHTEST BIRTHDAY, AND BIRTHDAY BASHKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our January 2025 Marbled Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. Click here for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Storybook Moments Suite from the Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog and will be available February 1st.
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