The Best Destination Kit from the Kits Collection is amazing and probably one of my favorites! I was so excited when it debuted in early November that I bought several boxes and gifted parts and pieces of it to those in my team who registered for OnStage@Home 2023.
Then a couple weeks ago I sat down and dove into these tri-fold kit cards. I cut the cards into smaller parts, added cardstock, and then pieced them together again as new fun fold cards. By adding in just a bit of cardstock and some imagination I was able to almost triple the cards in the kit, and I got 24 cards from the supplies of nine!
I knew it would be difficult to explain how to put these cards together with just words and photos, so I pre-recorded a video. It’s a bonus Online Paper Crafting Class (pre-recorded).
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. Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a complete list of products (linked to where you can find them in my online store) that I used in my demonstration. Visit Stampin’ Up!’s Kit Collection by clicking here.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet. (Ignore the “Christmas tree tag” vellum measurement…not sure where that came from. Hahaha!)
Measurements for the extra cardstock needed to make 24 cards…
Pretty Peacock Cardstock
(3) 4-1/4” x 5-1/2”
(6) 5-1/2” x 8” scored parallel to the short side in at 4-1/4” and 6-3/8”
(6) 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4”
(3) 5-1/2” x 10-1/4” scored parallel to the short side in at 4-1/4” and 7-1/4”
Vellum Cardstock
(6) 4-3/4” x 5-1/2” scored parallel to the long side at 4-1/4”
Here are photos of the finished cards.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Online Paper Crafting Classes. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And 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. My next one will be on Wednesday, January 10 at 11 AM Central Time. I hope you can join me!
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).
Product List…
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SALE-A-BRATION 2024! The Sale-a-Bration promotion is here and runs January 4th through February 29th! Click here for all the details. Click here to view the online version of this new publication.Click here to see these new products online.
THE NEW JAN-APRIL 2024 MINI CATALOG! The new Jan-April 2024 Mini Catalog featuring lots of new products is here! Click here to view the online version of this new publication. Click here to shop these new products online.
KITS COLLECTION: PANDA FRIENDS & ROCK LEGEND KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
STAMP-N-STORAGE JANUARY SALE & CELEBRATION To celebrate their 15-year anniversary Stamp-n-Storage is offering 15% off storewide* through the month of January 2024!! Visit their site to shop. They are also giving away 15 Golden Tickets at random this month to those that order. So check your shipment box. A Golden Ticket might be yours! *Sale excludes the Craft-n-Go Mini.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last. New products were added in November.
A PEEK AT JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Lovely Lavender Kit: Make love-themed cards for special occasions, Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, and more! Makes 8 cards: 4 each of 2 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes, includes 4 bonus tags that punch out from the card front, precut paper pieces, and linen thread. Coordinates with the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection (item 162613) debuting January 4. Coordinating colors: Garden Green, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape (Classic Stampin’ Spot) & Berry Burst. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) —available beginning 11 December and only while supplies last! Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits.
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 January 10th for this next kit.
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 2024 Lighter Than Air 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 Perennial Lavender Suite from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available Feb 1st.
One of my viewers reached out a few weeks ago and brought a fun fold card to my attention asking if I would be able to make a video teaching the steps for it. It’s called a Freestanding Spinner Card, and I was excited to give it a try!
I was unable to be live today for my Online Paper Crafting Class, so instead I pre-recorded a video for this unique card and shared it on YouTube and Facebook. I used products from the new Lighter Than Air Suite from Stampin’ Up!’s Jan-April 2024 Mini Catalog which is debuting tomorrow, January 4, 2023.
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.
(Click here for the link to Sam Calcott’s card using the stretchy string.)
Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list for what I demonstrated.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Measurements …
Blackberry Bliss Cardstock
(4) 4-1/4” x 5-1/2” scored parallel to the long side at 2-1/8”
Scraps for die-cutting rings
Basic White Cardstock
(2) 1-15/16” x 5-1/4”
Scraps for stamping & die-cutting balloon parts
Lighter Than Air Designer Paper
(2 of primary design, 4 of secondary design – watch video for cutting tips) 1-15/16” x 5-1/4”
More Dazzle Paper
Scraps for die-cutting flags
Twine
6”
Here are photos of the finished cards.
Did you get your hands on this month’s bundle of video classes featuring products in the Lighter Than Air Suite? Each month’s Video Class Bundle includes photos, imperial and metric measurements, complete product lists, and links to instructional videos for twelve projects designed by our team of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. And they are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them.
Here are peeks of the amazing projects in this January 2024 bundle. (Click here and scroll down to find information for how to get your hands on this month’s bundle.)
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Online Paper Crafting Classes. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And 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. My next one will be on Wednesday, January 10 at 11 AM Central Time. I hope you can join me!
THECOUNTRY HIVE’S NEW YEAR SALE The Country Hive is having a Happy New Year Sale…20% off your entire order for 3 straight days…January 2-4, 2024!! Visit their site to shop the wonderful products that can help organize your crafting products.
STAMP-N-STORAGE JANUARY SALE & CELEBRATION Stamp-n-Storage is celebrating its 15-year anniversary! And as a token of appreciation, they are offering 15% off storewide* through the month of January 2024!! Visit their site to shop the wonderful products that can help organize your crafting products and crafting space.
*Sale excludes the Craft-n-Go Mini.
After ordering you may even be one of the lucky Golden Ticket winners. They are giving away 15 Golden Tickets at random during the month of January. So be sure to check your shipment box from Stamp-n-Storage. A Golden Ticket might be yours!
10 Golden Tickets for $100 store credit each
5 Golden Tickets for $250 store credit each
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).
Glass Mat Studio (available to those who purchase the Starter Kit during Sale-a-Bration January 4-February 29)
THE JAN-APR 2024 MINI CATALOG & SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE/PROMO BEGIN 1/4/24! The Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be live on January 4th. On that date you can shop the products in my online store. And you’ll be able to view the catalog online. Sale-a-Bration also begins that day!
LAST CHANCE AND CARRYOVER PRODUCTS The Sept–Dec 2023 Mini Catalog is retiring soon. Through January 3, 2024, you can stock up on your favorite last chance products and possibly save up to 60%! Click here for more information and the downloadable lists. Click here for the online store. Hurry though! Time is running out and items are selling out.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last. New products were added in November.
KITS COLLECTION: PAINTED WISHES KIT ADDED Make friendships blossoms with the Painted Wishes Kit! This kit lets you make 9 all-occasion cards in 3 floral designs featuring a beautiful watercolor style. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Lovely Lavender Kit: Make love-themed cards for special occasions, Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, and more! Makes 8 cards: 4 each of 2 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes, includes 4 bonus tags that punch out from the card front, precut paper pieces, and linen thread. Coordinates with the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection (item 162613) debuting January 4. Coordinating colors: Garden Green, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape (Classic Stampin’ Spot) & Berry Burst. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) —available beginning 11 December and only while supplies last! Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits.
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 January 10th for this next kit.
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 2024 Lighter Than Air 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 Perennial Lavender Suite from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available Feb 1st.
Since then, I’ve made three other versions of the card. So I’m sharing them today to give you a bit more creative inspiration on how else you can use most of those same products but in different ways.
If you didn’t catch my original post, some things to note would be that these cards fit in our medium size envelopes and fold flat for mailing. When open they can stand and be on display. Plus they are quite easy to make!
I’ve included the link below so you can watch that same how-to video. If you can’t see the video below, you may be viewing this post in your e-mail because you’re one of my blog subscribers. If so, you can click here to watch the video or click here (or on the header of the email) to go directly to my blog post. And don’t forget to visit my 10/4/23 post to see photos, measurements, and details of the original card. Those measurements will help you in recreating these cards as well.
Here are close-up photos of my three additional cards. And below you will find the supplies I used (linked to where you can find them in my online store) to create these three cards.
The library scene card…
The book store scene card…
The florist scene card…
And the view from the tops of the cards…
Thanks for stopping today. Have a fabulous ending to the year 2023!
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).
JAN-APR 2024 MINI CATALOG (& SALE-A-BRATION) BEGIN 1/4/24! The Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be live on January 4th. On that date you can shop the products in my online store. And you’ll be able to view the catalog online. Sale-a-Bration also begins that day!
LAST CHANCE AND CARRYOVER PRODUCTS The Sept–Dec 2023 Mini Catalog is retiring soon. Now – January 3, 2024, you can stock up on your favorite seasonal products and save up to 60% on essential craft supplies! Click here for more information and the downloadable lists. Click here for the online store. But hurry! Items are selling out.
KITS COLLECTION: PAINTED WISHES KIT ADDED Make friendships blossoms with the Painted Wishes Kit! This kit lets you make 9 all-occasion cards in 3 floral designs featuring a beautiful watercolor style. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Lovely Lavender Kit: Make love-themed cards for special occasions, Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, and more! Makes 8 cards: 4 each of 2 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes, includes 4 bonus tags that punch out from the card front, precut paper pieces, and linen thread. Coordinates with the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection (item 162613) debuting January 4. Coordinating colors: Garden Green, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape (Classic Stampin’ Spot) & Berry Burst. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) —available beginning 11 December and only while supplies last! Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits.
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 January 10th for this next kit.
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 December 2023 Garden Walk 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 Lighter Than Air Suite from the upcoming Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available January 1st.
Oh! I’m in love with the December 2023 All The Best Paper Pumpkin kit! The imagery is beautiful. And I’ve been creating up a storm! I finished seven alternate card ideas…one is exclusive for my personal paper pumpkin subscribers, three I am sharing today, and the others (plus whatever else I create) will have to wait because I couldn’t fit them all into my how-to video.
This kit contained the supplies shown below to make nine pretty “dandelion wish” cards (three of 3 styles) and a box for gifting the cards to another.
But I never assemble my kits as is, because I like to show subscribers other ways to use those supplies. I like to think outside the box…see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards, scrapbook pages and more. So today I’m sharing with you…
A Hidden Scenery Z-Fold Card
A “Fractured” Card (two versions)
And a Pop Up Floating Frame Card.
Watch my video first by clicking here to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already in my blog post). Scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations. Then be sure to visit my blog again soon, because I have more alternate projects for you!
Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
And here are close-up photos of the alternate cards I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
A Hidden Scenery Z-Fold Card
Visit my 9/13/23 post to see the Hidden Scenery Z-Fold Cards I was referring to in the video.
I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own.
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 January 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Lovely Lavender Kit: Make love-themed cards for special occasions, Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, and more! Makes 8 cards: 4 each of 2 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes, includes 4 bonus tags that punch out from the card front, precut paper pieces, and linen thread. Coordinates with the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection (item 162613) debuting January 4. Coordinating colors: Garden Green, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape (Classic Stampin’ Spot) & Berry Burst. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) —available beginning 11 December and only while supplies last! Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits.
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…things you might need/want in addition to the Dec 2023 Paper Pumpkin kit
JAN-APR 2024 MINI CATALOG (& SALE-A-BRATION) BEGIN 1/4/24! The Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be live on January 4th. On that date you can shop the products in my online store. And you’ll be able to view the catalog online. Sale-a-Bration also begins that day!
LAST CHANCE AND CARRYOVER PRODUCTS The Sept–Dec 2023 Mini Catalog is retiring soon. Now – January 3, 2024, you can stock up on your favorite seasonal products and save up to 60% on essential craft supplies! Click here for more information and the downloadable lists. Click here for the online store. But hurry! Items are selling out.
KITS COLLECTION: PAINTED WISHES KIT ADDED Make friendships blossoms with the Painted Wishes Kit! This kit lets you make 9 all-occasion cards in 3 floral designs featuring a beautiful watercolor style. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Lovely Lavender Kit: Make love-themed cards for special occasions, Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, and more! Makes 8 cards: 4 each of 2 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes, includes 4 bonus tags that punch out from the card front, precut paper pieces, and linen thread. Coordinates with the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection (item 162613) debuting January 4. Coordinating colors: Garden Green, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape (Classic Stampin’ Spot) & Berry Burst. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) —available beginning 11 December and only while supplies last! Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits.
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 January 10th for this next kit.
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 December 2023 Garden Walk 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 Lighter Than Air Suite from the upcoming Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available January 1st.
I learned a creative fun fold card from my friend Alanna Wharf. It’s called a Back Fold Card, because the card folds back to allow the front to open. So I thought I would share more new products debuting in the Jan-April 2024 Mini Catalog and demonstrate this fold for you today.
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating this card (three versions of it!) with the Ice Cream Swirl Stamp Set, Ice Cream Swirl Dies, Lighter Than Air Designer Paper, Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots, Baker’s Twine Three Color Pack, 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.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video. Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list for what I demonstrated. (Please subscribe to my YouTube channel or tune into my events on my Facebook Page so you can get updates when I share and go live). Bonus… for those of you who use A4 cardstock, you’ll be happy to know I’ve included metric measurements, too!
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 7-1/4” (14.8 cm x 17.8 cm) scored parallel to the short side at 1-1/4” and 4-1/4” (3.2 cm and 10.5 cm)
Scrap for die-cutting ice cream
Pool Party Cardstock
2-3/4” x 5-1/4” (6.7 cm x 14.2 cm)
Scraps for stamped word pieces
Lemon Lolly Cardstock
Scraps for stamped word pieces
Early Espresso Cardstock
Scrap for die-cutting ice cream cone
Pecan Pie Cardstock
Scrap for die-cutting ice cream
Lighter Than Air Designer Paper (left pattern)
2-3/4” x 5-1/4” (6.7 cm x 14.2 cm)
Lighter Than Air Designer Paper (right pattern)
1” x 5-1/4” (2.6 cm x 14.2 cm)
Here are photos of the finished cards.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… jmstamper42 & Pam Simmons This week’s live winners… J Woodell & Geann Kollar
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Lives. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And 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. My next Live will be on Wednesday, December 27 at 11 AM Central Time. I hope you can join me!
DELICATE FOREST CLASS-TO-GO
As mentioned in my Online Paper Crafting Class (in the video above), the last day to register for the Delicate Forest Class-To-Go is 12/27/23. There are limited spots available, though. And I anticipate those spots will be filled before the deadline. If you have registered but not paid yet, please do so as soon as possible to guarantee your place.
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).
Product List…
Ice Cream Swirl Bundle #162771 (available 1/4/24) which includes
Ice Cream Swirl Stamp Set #162764 (available 1/4/24)
Ice Cream Swirl Dies #162770 (available 1/4/24)
Lighter Than Air Designer Paper #162747 (available 1/4/24)
JAN-APR 2024 MINI CATALOG (& SALE-A-BRATION) BEGIN 1/4/24! The Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be live on January 4th. On that date you can shop the products in my online store. And you’ll be able to view the catalog online. Sale-a-Bration also begins that day!
LAST CHANCE AND CARRYOVER PRODUCTS The Sept–Dec 2023 Mini Catalog is retiring soon. Now – January 3, 2024, you can stock up on your favorite seasonal products and save up to 60% on essential craft supplies! Click here for more information and the downloadable lists. Click here for the online store. But hurry! Items are selling out.
KITS COLLECTION: PAINTED WISHES KIT ADDED Make friendships blossoms with the Painted Wishes Kit! This kit lets you make 9 all-occasion cards in 3 floral designs featuring a beautiful watercolor style. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Lovely Lavender Kit: Make love-themed cards for special occasions, Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, and more! Makes 8 cards: 4 each of 2 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes, includes 4 bonus tags that punch out from the card front, precut paper pieces, and linen thread. Coordinates with the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection (item 162613) debuting January 4. Coordinating colors: Garden Green, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape (Classic Stampin’ Spot) & Berry Burst. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) —available beginning 11 December and only while supplies last! Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits.
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 January 10th for this next kit.
CRAFT FOR A CAUSE & SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES Stampin’ Up!’s product giveback program has been featuring A Walk in the Forest Designer Series Paper (item 162377) which is retiring soon. For every paper pack sold, SU will donate $3 to Toys for Tots. Let’s make a difference together!
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 December 2023 Garden Walk 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 Lighter Than Air Suite from the upcoming Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available January 1st.
I came up with my own fun fold card back in March of 2018. And today I wanted to revive that Vertical Stretch Card to show how to cut and use 6 x 6 paper in the best way with this card fold design. I also figured out the measurements for A4 size paper for all of you that measure using metric!
A few hours ago I shared live on YouTube and on Facebook step-by-step directions for creating three Vertical Stretch Cards using products from the Garden Walk Suite: the Modern Garden Stamp Set, the Modern Oval Punch, the Garden Walk Designer Paper, the Blooming Pearls, 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… a complete list of products I used is shown below, and most everything is linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Imperial Measurements…
Base cardstock (Poppy Parade or Lost Lagoon)
4-1/4” x 11” scored parallel to the short side at 2-3/4”, 4-1/4”, 7-1/4” and 8-1/2”
Poppy Parade Cardstock
Scrap for punching oval
Garden Walk Designer Paper
4” x 4” & 2” x 4” of design #1
2” x 4” of design #2
Basic White Cardstock
2-1/4” x 4” & 3/4” x 4”
Scrap for punching oval
Vellum Cardstock
1-1/4” x 4” or scraps for punching leaves
Metric Measurements…
Base cardstock (Poppy Parade or Lost Lagoon)
10.5 cm x 29.7 cm scored parallel to the short side at 7.4 cm, 10.5 cm, 16.7 cm and 21 cm
Poppy Parade Cardstock
Scrap for punching oval
Garden Walk Designer Paper
10.1 cm x 10.1 cm & 5.1 cm x 10.1 cm of design #1
5.1 cm x 10.1 cm of design #2
Basic White Cardstock
8.3 cm x 10.1 cm & 2 cm x 10.1 cm
Scrap for punching oval
Vellum Cardstock
3.1 cm x 10.1 cm or scraps for punching leaves
Here are photos of the finished card.
Did you get your hands on this month’s bundle of video classes featuring products in the Garden Walk Suite? Each month’s Video Class Bundle includes photos, imperial and metric measurements, complete product lists, and links to instructional videos for twelve projects designed by our team of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. And they are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them.
Here are peeks of the wonderful projects in this December 2023 bundle. (Click here and scroll down to find information for how to get your hands on this month’s bundle.)
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Gina York & meyerscrewx5 This week’s live winners… Kerry Carron & K Godwin
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Lives. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And 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. My next Live will be on Wednesday, December 13 at 11 AM Central Time. I hope you can join me!
Now be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants in our team to follow the hop and see other creative project ideas featuring theGarden Walk Suite. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
KITS COLLECTION: PAINTED WISHES KIT ADDED
Make friendships blossoms with the Painted Wishes Kit! This kit lets you make 9 all-occasion cards in 3 floral designs featuring a beautiful watercolor style. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of December 5, 2023 (while supplies last).
Cost is $14 USD
Use item number 163235 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
STAMP-N-STORAGE HOLIDAY FLASH SALE Stamp-n-Storage is having its 5 Days of Holiday Flash Sales – a different sale each day through this Friday!! Visit to shop!
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CLEARANCE RACK REFRESH! Exciting news! More items were added to the Clearance Rack on December 5th!
STAMP-N-STORAGE HOLIDAY FLASH SALE Stamp-n-Storage is having its 5 Days of Holiday Flash Sales – a different sale each day through this Friday!! Visit to shop!
JAN-APR 2024 MINI CATALOG (& SALE-A-BRATION) BEGIN 1/4/24! The Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be live on January 4th. On that date you can shop the products in my online store. And you’ll be able to view the catalog online. Sale-a-Bration also begins that day!
LAST CHANCE AND CARRYOVER PRODUCTS The Sept–Dec 2023 Mini Catalog is retiring soon. Now – January 3, 2024, you can stock up on your favorite seasonal products and save up to 60% on essential craft supplies! Click here for more information and the downloadable lists. Click here for the online store. Hurry! Items are starting to sell out.
KITS COLLECTION: PAINTED WISHES KIT ADDED Make friendships blossoms with the Painted Wishes Kit! This kit lets you make 9 all-occasion cards in 3 floral designs featuring a beautiful watercolor style. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Send a wish to all your loved ones with the December All The Best Paper Pumpkin Kit! It comes with nine cards, three each of three designs, and coordinating envelopes. It has paper pieces detailed with gold foil, embellishments, an all-occasion stamp set, and an acetate box where you can store your finished cards! You can gift the kit itself or the finished product in the acetate box; either way, it’s the perfect last minute gift for any occasion. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry, gold foil, Old Olive, Pebbled Path (the ink spot color). 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 December 10th for this next kit.
CRAFT FOR A CAUSE & SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES Stampin’ Up!’s product giveback program is featuring A Walk in the Forest Designer Series Paper (item 162377). For every paper sold, SU will donate $3 to Toys for Tots. Let’s make a difference together!
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 December 2023 Garden Walk 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 Lighter Than Air Suite from the upcoming Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available January 1st.
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