Demonstrators (and those now starting to get copies in their hands) have been able to view the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalog. But we’ve been anxiously awaiting the news of what products will be retiring AND what products from our current 2024-25 Annual Catalog and Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog will continue to be made available and be housed in the online store. Well today is April 1st and now have that information!!
If you don’t see an item from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog or the Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog in that section, it is either already sold out OR (if it’s viewable) the item will continue to be made available and will be a part of the Online Exclusives product line.
Our Last Chance Products is an ongoing offer, so you can shop this category at any time throughout the year!
Depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. Discounts vary and are subject to change.
The Last Chance Products category will be updated every other month. Updates to this category will happen in February, April, June, August, October, and December.
Updates may include additional products in the category and any adjustments to product discounts.
Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
NEW TUTORIALS!
The March 2025 Daisy DaydreamPaper Pumpkin Creatives Bundle of Tutorials is now available!
(Here is an enlarged peek photo of the project that I contributed.)
And the April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh All Star Team Video Class Bundle is now available!
(Here is an enlarged peek photo of the project that I contributed.)
Here are the designers in this Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team.
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. Thank you so much for your support! We are so excited to share with you!
These are the designers in this All Star Design Team.
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. We invite you to come back on or after 5 PM Central Time on Wednesday, April 9th 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. 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!
THREE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE KITS COLLECTION!
PAPER BOUQUET KIT With the Paper Bouquet Kit, you’ll bring the beauty of fresh flowers into your home. And the best part is, they’ll never wilt! This kit comes with pre-cut leaf and flower pieces, floral wire, and pony beads. You’ll layer and curl the paper pieces, forming a vibrant bouquet with 23 flowers and 11 leaves. Place the paper bouquet in a vase to give your décor a timeless touch, or gift it to a loved one as a heartfelt keepsake! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of April 1, 2025 (while supplies last).
Cost is $22 USD
Use item number 165636 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
Hot glue gun required for assembly but not included.
Kit includes.
Step-by-step instructions
Pre-cut paper pieces
Floral wire
Pony beads
A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go
ESSENTIAL OCCASIONS KIT Always have a card on hand with this oh-so essential kit! With hand-illustrated elements, die cut sentiments, and six card designs, the Essential Occasions Kit comes with everything you need to celebrate birthdays, share well wishes, or send a thank-you message. From graduations to anniversaries—and everything in between—celebrate the most important moments in your life with this kit! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of April 1, 2025 (while supplies last).
Cost is $13 USD
Use item number 165635 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
Colors: Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, kraft, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, and Pumpkin Pie
Sentiments printed in Dutch, English, French, and German
Kit includes
Step-by-step instructions
6 printed envelopes
Pre-cut pieces
Adhesive
A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go
LOVELIEST WISHES KIT Elevate your birthday cards with the Loveliest Wishes Kit! Craft cards that speak volumes through sophisticated simplicity. With pre-cut images and gold foil sentiments, you can create nine stunning cards that lend an air of elegance to every “Happy birthday!” This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of April 1, 2025 (while supplies last).
Cost is $14 USD
Use item number 166284 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
Folded card sizes: 4-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (11.4 x 11.4 cm) and 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
Colors: Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam, and white
Sentiments printed in Dutch, English, French, and German
Kit includes
Step-by-step instructions
9 printed envelopes
Embellishments
Pre-cut paper pieces and vellum
Textured paper
Specialty gold foil
Adhesive
A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go
Thanks for stopping by today!
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 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 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 (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream 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.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh 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 Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
I was so happy to get my March 2025 Daisy Daydream Paper Pumpkin kit on Wednesday! March is Paper Pumpkin’s anniversary month. So it’s usually a special kit because it’s the month that Stampin’ Up! includes a bonus stamp set. But even without the extra stamps, I’m completely sold. The contents of this kit are stunning! And my mind is spinning with possibilities.
Today I’m sharing my first set of alternate projects. I’ll share more on April 1st within the collection of exclusives that my Paper Pumpkin Creatives Team is currently compiling. And then I’ll share again on April 4th for the APPT blog hop.
Here are the consumable supplies (minus the stamp set and ink) that come with this kit.
This kit has enough supplies to make 9 cards (3 of 3 kinds). Do you want to make them as intended? Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video.
I love to show kit recipients other ways to use their 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 bookmark card, a tube shaped treat holder, a “busy bees” card, a daisy spotlight card, and a trellis card.
Watch my videohere 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 remember to visit my blog again soon, because I’ll have many more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing in future posts!
I hope you enjoyed what I shared and gained some creative inspiration! Below are close-up photos of the alternate projects I created. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
**Products that I’ve shared or mentioned are shown/listed below and are currently linked to my online store.
Bookmark Card (Inspired by Alicia Thomas’ OnStage convention swap card.)
If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own. OR…become an active subscriber and get in on the refill kit (while supplies last). The refill kit doesn’t contain the ink and stamp images. But you will at least gain the main pieces and can hopefully replace most of the stamp images I used with some of your own.
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 (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 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 (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
As mentioned above, I am partnering a team of talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrators to create alternate projects each month using the contents of the Paper Pumpkin kits. These exclusive projects are within printable PDF tutorials and include measurements, supply lists, photos and directions. They are shared as a FREE bonus gift to our Paper Pumpkin kit subscribers and team members. And you can purchase them by the 1st of each month. The March 2025 Daisy Daydream exclusives will be available at this link April 1st.
I hope you had fun and gained some creative inspiration!
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Mar 26, Wednesday at 11 AM Central Time
Mar 28, Friday at 10 AM Central Time (YouTube Supporter Members Only)
Apr 2, Wednesday at 11 AM Central Time
Apr 4, 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).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the March 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit
THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 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 (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream 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.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh 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 Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
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).
THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 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 (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream 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.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh 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 Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
Welcome to our monthly “A Paper Pumpkin Thing” blog hop! It’s time to showcase our February2025 Hello SpringPaper Pumpkin kit alternate projects! See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop for additional creative ideas that my Stampin’ Up! demonstrator friends shared.
For those of you not familiar with these kits, they get delivered straight to your mailbox in the months of your choice. Inside are all the supplies you need AND the directions for assembling the kit cards/projects designed. Here are the intended cards designed for this February 2025 kit. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
I already shared some other alternate card ideas using the contents of this kit on February 26th. Today I’ve got a few more ideas to share with you to inspire your creativity.
This first one is a card and envelope set. In my Feb. 26th video, I shared tips for turning a kit envelope inside-out so the greenery was on the outside. After gluing that inside-out envelope back together, I trimmed off 1/2″ from the flap and rounded the corners to remove the envelope adhesive.
I added some small die-cut circles with brads (one to the flap and one just below to that back side of the envelope). Then I added some Linen Thread from the kit to tie it shut.
For the card I created a base with White Willow cardstock (4-1/4″ x 11″ folded in half at 5-1/2″). I adhered a 3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ blue kit card layer and another 1/4″ x 4-1/4″ beige kit card strip to the front. I wrapped some Linen Thread around the front of the card three times and tied a knot off to the right. I stamped my sentiment with Lost Lagoon ink.
Then I added my three herb images (from the kit). To create a bit of shadow, the top one and the left edge of the second one (sticking out to the left) I added with Dimensionals. And I finished the card by adhering a few Brushed Brass Butterflies and bow of another strand of Linen Thread.
Did you know that Stampin’ Up! created this kit to coordinate with the Grow With Love stamp set and dies!? That’s where I got the small circles with holes in the center for the envelope closures. Plus, the Spring Is in the Air Dies have a couple dies that match up with images from this kit’s stamp set. I also used some of these items on the next projects.
This second idea I have for you is turning your envelopes into bags…”bagalopes.”
I made two different ones because I wanted to show you how scoring can alter the look and sturdiness of the bagalope. The one on the left I scored in 3/4″ on the two sides and on the bottom. The one on the right I scored in 1″ on the two sides and on the bottom. After scoring and folding back and forth on those creases, i put my hand inside each of the bags to form the gusseted look and glued the triangle tabs in place on the bottom sides.
The left bag was wider where I wanted to add my flap decor. But it wasn’t as deep and only stood sturdy when I had goodies (weight) inside. The right bag was narrower and gave me less room for flap decor. But it was deeper and stood upright on it’s own.
Here they are side-by-side with the upper flaps folded over and clipped.
Once I got the bags to this point it was just a matter of decorating.
I added a 2-1/4″ x 3-1/2″ blue kit card layer under the mint label which I adhered with Dimensionals. But then I realized that these front label pieces need decoration on the back sides for when the flaps open up.
So on the chives label I stamped more chives with Old Olive ink on the back and on an additional scrap piece. I stamped the flower on the front two times, on the back two times, and on an additional scrap piece. I cut the images on the scraps out with the coordinating dies from the Spring Is In The Air dies and layered the imagery on the back of the label. (OH! If you are replicating this project, you will need to make your designs on the back sides upside-down so they look right-side-up when opening the flaps of the bags.)
On the back of the layered mint label, I just glued on one of the mint images from the kit.
I attached these labels to the front flaps of the bagalopes and then added a few more finishing elements. For the wider bag, I adhered a 3/4″ x 2-7/8″ blue kit card strip and another 3/4″ x 1-3/4″ piece (flipped over and stamped) on top of that. I also added four Brushed Brass Butterflies and a couple bows of Linen Thread.
For the narrower bag, I stamped & cut out (with another die from the Grow With Love Dies) the For You sentiment. I added this with a Dimensional on the inside of the flap. I also added four Brushed Brass Butterflies.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared! 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 March 10th at noon Mountain Time for this next kit.
A PEEK AT MARCH’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Daisy Daydream: Send sweet greetings with gorgeous cards featuring bees, honeycomb, and daisies. Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut vellum accents, precut paper pieces, and specialty gold foil. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box and… to celebrate 12 years of Paper Pumpkin… a FREE additional stamp set!! Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla. 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!
Thanks for visiting! Now I invite you to visit the blogs of my fellow creators.
*To see these other creative project ideas, click on these names of the other hop participants. If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to get to my website so you can see the clickable hop participant names.
So on a side note… I just found out yesterday that the service I use for emailing out my blog posts to subscribers glitched and hasn’t been working since early December! 😳 First of all I feel horrible. And I have to say I’m embarrassed that I didn’t discover this earlier. You’d think I would’ve noticed. There were hints along the way, but I thought those other issues. Now I know the real reason for those smaller issues, and I’m in the process of trying to make the fix so that my posts get back on an email cycle.
You MAY be getting this post (and the next few) later than intended because I have to send my first few out to small groups at a time. So today’s post and the next few are part of a “test phase.” And then hopefully things will be back to normal.
I rely on my blog posts as one of my main forms of communication and will continue to share on my Stamp Your Art Out website.
There are several creative ideas I’ve shared over the past few months. So if you are interested in looking through the past posts that didn’t email out directly, I have links listed in this email. Or you can just start here and scroll.
Thank you for following what I share. And thank you for your patience as I try to make this fix.
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 February 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit
THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 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 (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream 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.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh 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 Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
The March 2025 Mixed Media Florals All Star Team Video Class Bundle AND the February 2025 Hello SpringPaper Pumpkin Creatives Bundle of Tutorials are now available!
Here are peeks of these bundled offerings.
And here are the enlarged peeks of the projects that I contributed.
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, March 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!
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.
Thank you so much for your support! We are so excited to share with you!
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
On The Go Suitcase Boxes Yesterday I went live exclusively with my Supporter Members of my YouTube channel. And I demonstrated these adorable On The Go Suitcase Boxes for them. One of the perks of being a Supporter Member (on the second tier of membership) is an exclusive Live each month. It’s a more casual, relaxed Live. In fact I made even more mistakes than usual…Hahaha! But it was a fun morning hanging out with everyone.
February 2025 Kit Together Cards Here are six new alternates that I created the Notes From The Heart Paper Pumpkin Kit. This kit contained supplies for 3 sets of 3 cards. So for my February 16th Kit Together event I mailed each participant 1/3 of this kit. And from that we created these six cards. Event attendees joined together virtually on Zoom for 2 hours of fun and creativity. I demonstrated how to make these cards. And we also took time to socialize, laugh & have fun, and work on our own kits or other projects. There were prize drawings at the end, an ordering special, and I emailed out the recording of the demonstration along with a PDF tutorial for all the cards. It was a lot of fun!
The instructions, tips, supply list, and measurements are exclusive for those that took part in the event. But I at least wanted to share images of the cards I demonstrated to give you a little creative inspiration today AND to entice you to sign up for a future kit together. The extra stamp set I recommended (and used in my samples) is Wonderful Thoughts. If you’d like to take part in a future Kit Together, make sure that you are subscribed to my newsletters so you will be the first to get notices.
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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 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 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 (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream 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.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh 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 Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
Sorry for the delay. I was on a much needed retreat this past week. I rested and enjoyed my time away. I opened my February 2025 Hello Spring Paper Pumpkin kit Monday evening, fell in love with all the beautiful imagery and colors, and put together three unique cards to share with you today. This is my first set of alternate projects. Then I’ll share more on March 1st within the collection of exclusives that my Paper Pumpkin Creatives Team is currently compiling and again on March 7th for the “A Paper Pumpkin Thing” blog hop.
Here are the consumable supplies (minus the stamp set and ink) that come with this kit.
This kit has enough supplies to make 9 springtime cards (3 of 3 kinds). Do you want to make them as intended? Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video.
I love to show kit recipients other ways to use their 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 simple window card, an altered double z-fold card, and a “diamond display” card.
Watch my videohere 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 remember to visit my blog again soon, because I’ll have many more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing in future posts!
I hope you enjoyed what I shared and gained some creative inspiration! Below are close-up photos of the alternate cards I created. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
**Products that I’ve shared or mentioned are shown/listed below and are currently linked to my online store.
If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own. OR…become an active subscriber and get in on the refill kit. The refill kit doesn’t contain the ink and stamp images. But you will at least gain the main pieces and can hopefully replace most of the stamp images I used with some of your 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 March 10th at noon Mountain Time for this next kit.
A PEEK AT MARCH’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Daisy Daydream: Send sweet greetings with gorgeous cards featuring bees, honeycomb, and daisies. Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut vellum accents, precut paper pieces, and specialty gold foil. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box and… to celebrate 12 years of Paper Pumpkin… a FREE additional stamp set!! Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla. 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!
As mentioned above, I am partnering a team of talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrators to create alternate projects each month using the contents of the Paper Pumpkin kits. These exclusive projects are within printable PDF tutorials and include measurements, supply lists, photos and directions. They are shared as a FREE bonus gift to our Paper Pumpkin kit subscribers and team members. And you can purchase them by the 1st of each month. The February 2025 Hello Spring exclusives will be available at this link March 1st.
I hope you had fun and gained some creative inspiration!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… rosemaryjohnson1612 & Beth Mills This week’s live winners…Judith Tanner & Mariacristina Leone
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 now – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
Feb 28, Friday at 10 AM* (YouTube Supporter Members Only)
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
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 February 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit
THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 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 (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream 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.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh 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 Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
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