It’s been busy here. Our youngest son Luke is a senior in high school and graduates this weekend. And then we have his graduation party next weekend. So I apologize for the delay. I finally had time to create with my May 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit yesterday. And I have a TON of alternate project ideas to share with you! Yay!!
This May 2025 Mountain Majesties 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 breaking down and turning the supplies for the three different kit cards into 9 cards (well more than nine because I share variations), I’m sharing a few fun fold card ideas, and I’m walking you through a two-page scrapbook page layout I designed. Lots right?!
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.
“Nine” Cards from Three Kit Cards (and MANY variations)
The first 6…
Two variations of those above…
And the three others. 🤣 I got carried away and shared lots of ideas using the extra layers. So here are EIGHT more ideas.
After the video ended and I finished up these cards, I used an embossing folder on one of these below…couldn’t help myself.
Fun Fold Cards
Scrapbook Page Layout
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 about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by June 10th for this next kit.
A PEEK AT JUNE’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Full of Charm: Send your loved ones elevated cards with heartfelt sentiments! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut pieces, unique sentiment labels, and envelopes and card bases with decorative gold foil. The kit also coordinates with the Floral Charm Suite Collection (item 166141) which is debuting July 1st. Coordinating colors: Berry Burst, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Pretty Peacock (Classic Stampin’ Spot), and Timid Tiger. 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!
I am partnering with 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 as early as the 1st of each month that follows the release of each kit. So the May 2025 Mountain Majesties exclusives will be available at this link June 1st.
I hope you had fun and gained some creative inspiration!
Subscribe to my YouTube channel then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Click here if you want to become a member of my YouTube channel. I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) one to two times a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and sometimes either Fridays or Saturdays. Click here for my calendar to see the when my next ones are scheduled.
2025 VIRTUAL ALBUM RETREAT – PURCHASING/REGISTRATION BEGINS TODAY!
It’s May 28th!! So this is just a reminder that the products for the Virtual Album Retreat 2025 are now available! Purchasing the product is also your registration for the online event, a three-day event hosted by Stampin’ Up! where we will create 12 scrapbook spreads using the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit, learn new techniques, and connect and create with fellow crafters and Stampin’ Up! staff. There will also be some fun giveaways! I’m attending and will be drawing prizes for my customers, too. Will you join me? Sign up begins today, May 28th and may sell out quickly. Click here for more details.
SWEETSUITE SALE – BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF!
June 3-30, all available suites and suite products from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives are buy one, get one 50% off! If you’ve had your eye on a new suite from the annual catalog or you really like the look of a stamp set from an Online Exclusives suite, you don’t have to choose—you can get both! Click here for the flyer.
All available suites and suite products from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives are buy one, get one 50% off.
When you shop the sale, the 50% off discount will apply to the lower-priced item (for example, if you buy a suite collection and a stamp set from a suite, the suite would be full price, and the stamp set would be 50% off).
Suite collections are available if all items are in stock; if all items are not in stock, you can still shop the available suite products.
You don’t have to buy a suite and suite products all from the same suite collection for the discount to apply. You can buy any suite products from any suite.
There is no limit—you can take advantage of this offer as many times as you like during the sale.
The discount will appear in your cart once you’ve added two items within the sale parameters to your cart.
Bundles that are part of a suite do qualify AND you can get 50% off the already discounted bundle price.
Stampin’ Rewards can be redeemed and earned during this promotion.
MY ordering specials apply…Loyalty Rewards & the June All Star Video Class Bundle can be earned if the subtotal of your order is at least $50.
Last Chance (and Preorder items for demonstrators) also qualify, if they are part of a suite.
Products are available only while supplies last.
Sale runs June 3-30, 2025.
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 May 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit
GARAGE SALE Our big annual paper crafting garage sale will take place this year June 18 & 19. You’ll want to be here!….At least 15 sellers filling the tables with lots of product at great prices! In addition to tons of paper crafting goodness, we will also have a food truck the morning of opening day, “seconds” and glue holders from The Country Hive, and fresh local honey to purchase. Grab more info here.
STAMP-N-STORAGE JUNE 2025 MEGA SALE Stamp-n-Storage is hosting a Mega Sale through June 16th!! Save 15% storewide. Enjoy free shipping on orders of $150 or more. And take advantage of doorbuster deals.
SWEET SUITE SALE – BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF! Now through the end of June, all available suites and suite products (from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog, Online Exclusives, Last Chance products) are buy one, get one 50% off! Click here and scroll down to the bottom of the post for more details.
2025 VIRTUAL ALBUM RETREAT Join me for a fun, new event! Introducing the Virtual Album Retreat 2025, a three-day event hosted by Stampin’ Up! where we will create 12 scrapbook spreads using the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit, learn new techniques, and connect and create with fellow crafters and Stampin’ Up! staff. There will also be some fun giveaways! I’m attending and will be drawing for my own prizes. Will you join me? Sign up begins May 28th and may sell out quickly. Click here for the details. And click here for a fabulous unboxing video done by fellow demonstrator, Janice Gilhooley.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. In fact several were just added on June 3! 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 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES COMING So MANY fantastic new products will be made available July 1 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link on July 1 to find them all. Click here for a flyer sharing a few items.
NEWKITS ADDED JUNE 3RD! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JULY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Sweeter with You: Craft sweet handmade cards featuring sun-kissed strawberries and breezy gingham. Makes 8 cards: 2 each of 4 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, vellum accents, hand-painted card base designs, coordinating envelopes, and a charming gingham box that coordinates with the kit! Coordinating colors: Garden Green (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the July – September kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Circle of Seasons (#167277) — made available June 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by July 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our May 2025 Mountain Majesties 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 Full of Charm kit will be available July 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our June 2025 Celebratory 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 Flowers In Bloom Suite will be available July 1st.)
NEW STAMPIN’ REWARDS Stampin’ Up!’s new Stampin’ Rewards program is now here!! Earn 10% rewards with orders of $20 or more!! So if you place an order of $50, you’ll earn a $5 reward (product credit) to use the next time you shop! Check out this video by Stampin’ Up!’s CEO, Sara Douglass for more details. Rewards earned can be redeemed on future orders. You can redeem a few rewards with each order OR save them up and use them all at once. Just be sure that your subtotal is always at least $20 so you can continue to earn!
Thank you for being patient with me. My second set of projects are ready! Gosh, I love this April 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit.
I shared my first set of alternate project ideas on April 24th. And today I have more ideas for you. (I also want to direct you to the blog hop I was supposed to take part in yesterday had it not been for the nasty cold that wore me out this week.)
Today at 10 AM Central Time I’m sharing with you a scrapbook page layout, a sweet little treat basket, and three more cards.
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.
A Sweet Little Treat Basket
Another “Strip” Card
Pillar Pyramid Cards
Scrapbook Page Layout
I got the “you” from the “hugs” by cutting and arranging…
And things appear to be longer than they are as you can see peeking underneath this photo mat.
I only used ONE kit for all my alternates this time! I was waiting for a refill kit, but it didn’t come in time. So I had to be wise. These were all the pieces I had leftover when I was done creating…
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 (if it becomes available). The refill kit won’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. CLICK HERE to sign up by May 10th (TODAY!) for this next kit.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Mountain Majesties: Create Father’s Day cards with layered mountain landscapes! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut layers, watercolor bases, vellum pieces for layering, coordinating envelopes, and sentiments tailored to the men in your life. Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink. 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!
Do you want even more ideas? I now parter with 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 as early as the 1st of each month that follows the release of each kit. So the April 2025 Inked Occasions exclusives are now available.
I hope you had fun and gained some creative inspiration!
Subscribe to my YouTube channel and click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Click here if you want to become a member of my YouTube channel.
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) 1 to 2 times a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have on my calendar:
May 14, Wednesday at 11 AM* May 17, Saturday at 10 AM* May 21, Wednesday at 11 AM* May 23, Friday at 10 AM* May 28, Wednesday at 11 AM* May 30, Friday at 10 AM* – YouTube Members-Only Live (for aRT Supporter members)
*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 April 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit
April 2025 Inked Occasions Paper Pumpkin Refill Kit (if it becomes available)
GARAGE SALE Our big annual paper crafting garage sale will take place this year June 18 & 19. You’ll want to be here!….At least 15 sellers filling the tables with lots of product at great prices! In addition to tons of paper crafting goodness, we will also have a food truck the morning of opening day, “seconds” and glue holders from The Country Hive, and fresh local honey to purchase. Grab more info here.
STAMP-N-STORAGE JUNE 2025 MEGA SALE Stamp-n-Storage is hosting a Mega Sale through June 16th!! Save 15% storewide. Enjoy free shipping on orders of $150 or more. And take advantage of doorbuster deals.
SWEET SUITE SALE – BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF! Now through the end of June, all available suites and suite products (from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog, Online Exclusives, Last Chance products) are buy one, get one 50% off! Click here and scroll down to the bottom of the post for more details.
2025 VIRTUAL ALBUM RETREAT Join me for a fun, new event! Introducing the Virtual Album Retreat 2025, a three-day event hosted by Stampin’ Up! where we will create 12 scrapbook spreads using the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit, learn new techniques, and connect and create with fellow crafters and Stampin’ Up! staff. There will also be some fun giveaways! I’m attending and will be drawing for my own prizes. Will you join me? Sign up begins May 28th and may sell out quickly. Click here for the details. And click here for a fabulous unboxing video done by fellow demonstrator, Janice Gilhooley.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. In fact several were just added on June 3! 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 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES COMING So MANY fantastic new products will be made available July 1 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link on July 1 to find them all. Click here for a flyer sharing a few items.
NEWKITS ADDED JUNE 3RD! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JULY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Sweeter with You: Craft sweet handmade cards featuring sun-kissed strawberries and breezy gingham. Makes 8 cards: 2 each of 4 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, vellum accents, hand-painted card base designs, coordinating envelopes, and a charming gingham box that coordinates with the kit! Coordinating colors: Garden Green (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the July – September kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Circle of Seasons (#167277) — made available June 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by July 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our May 2025 Mountain Majesties 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 Full of Charm kit will be available July 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our June 2025 Celebratory 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 Flowers In Bloom Suite will be available July 1st.)
NEW STAMPIN’ REWARDS Stampin’ Up!’s new Stampin’ Rewards program is now here!! Earn 10% rewards with orders of $20 or more!! So if you place an order of $50, you’ll earn a $5 reward (product credit) to use the next time you shop! Check out this video by Stampin’ Up!’s CEO, Sara Douglass for more details. Rewards earned can be redeemed on future orders. You can redeem a few rewards with each order OR save them up and use them all at once. Just be sure that your subtotal is always at least $20 so you can continue to earn!
Thank you for your patience. It’s been busier than expected these past few weeks. And I missed participating in the April 4th APPT blog hop. But I finally finished creating my second set of products with my March 2025 Daisy Daydream Paper Pumpkin kit! And I have them ready for you today. (Be sure to refer to my March 22nd post to see lots of details about this kit AND the first set of ideas I shared. And refer to my April 1st post to see peeks of the exclusives available from my team of Paper Pumpkin Creatives.)
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 six cards made from the supplies of 3 (and my basic thinking process, tips & tricks when multiplying the cards from a kit), a cute and simple treat basket, and a 2-page scrapbook layout.
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 finished alternate projects I shared in that video. (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.
Six Cards Made From the Supplies of Three
Cute and Simple Treat Basket
Two-Page Scrapbook Layout
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!
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 were made available at this link on April 1st.
I hope you had fun and gained some creative inspiration!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… judyfrank2551 & judysharp2164 This week’s live winners… Terri Bate & Paula Addison
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at rachel@stampyourartout.com to claim your prize.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel and click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Click here if you want to become a member of my YouTube channel.
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week now – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
Apr 11, Friday at 10 AM* Apr 16, Wednesday at 11 AM* Apr 18, Friday at 10 AM* Apr 23, Wednesday at 11 AM* Apr 27, Sunday at 7 PM* (Exclusive live for YouTube Supporting Channel Members)
* 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
GARAGE SALE Our big annual paper crafting garage sale will take place this year June 18 & 19. You’ll want to be here!….At least 15 sellers filling the tables with lots of product at great prices! In addition to tons of paper crafting goodness, we will also have a food truck the morning of opening day, “seconds” and glue holders from The Country Hive, and fresh local honey to purchase. Grab more info here.
STAMP-N-STORAGE JUNE 2025 MEGA SALE Stamp-n-Storage is hosting a Mega Sale through June 16th!! Save 15% storewide. Enjoy free shipping on orders of $150 or more. And take advantage of doorbuster deals.
SWEET SUITE SALE – BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF! Now through the end of June, all available suites and suite products (from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog, Online Exclusives, Last Chance products) are buy one, get one 50% off! Click here and scroll down to the bottom of the post for more details.
2025 VIRTUAL ALBUM RETREAT Join me for a fun, new event! Introducing the Virtual Album Retreat 2025, a three-day event hosted by Stampin’ Up! where we will create 12 scrapbook spreads using the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit, learn new techniques, and connect and create with fellow crafters and Stampin’ Up! staff. There will also be some fun giveaways! I’m attending and will be drawing for my own prizes. Will you join me? Sign up begins May 28th and may sell out quickly. Click here for the details. And click here for a fabulous unboxing video done by fellow demonstrator, Janice Gilhooley.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. In fact several were just added on June 3! 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 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES COMING So MANY fantastic new products will be made available July 1 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link on July 1 to find them all. Click here for a flyer sharing a few items.
NEWKITS ADDED JUNE 3RD! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JULY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Sweeter with You: Craft sweet handmade cards featuring sun-kissed strawberries and breezy gingham. Makes 8 cards: 2 each of 4 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, vellum accents, hand-painted card base designs, coordinating envelopes, and a charming gingham box that coordinates with the kit! Coordinating colors: Garden Green (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the July – September kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Circle of Seasons (#167277) — made available June 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by July 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our May 2025 Mountain Majesties 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 Full of Charm kit will be available July 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our June 2025 Celebratory 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 Flowers In Bloom Suite will be available July 1st.)
NEW STAMPIN’ REWARDS Stampin’ Up!’s new Stampin’ Rewards program is now here!! Earn 10% rewards with orders of $20 or more!! So if you place an order of $50, you’ll earn a $5 reward (product credit) to use the next time you shop! Check out this video by Stampin’ Up!’s CEO, Sara Douglass for more details. Rewards earned can be redeemed on future orders. You can redeem a few rewards with each order OR save them up and use them all at once. Just be sure that your subtotal is always at least $20 so you can continue to earn!
Yesterday I created a few pages (a one-page layout and a two-page layout) with the Everyday You & Me Scrapbooking Workshop Kit. I absolutely LOVE the colors and the elements. This kit was added to the Last Chance List on April 1st. So if you are in love with it as much as I am, you may want to grab one up (and maybe a container of the Industrial Trinkets, too) before they sell out.
Here is my one-page layout. The photos sit in the middle, so this works if you wanted to frame it an hang it on a wall. When else does it make sense to have a one-page layout?…It could become the first or last page in an album. But you could easily make a coordinating partner page with the other elements in the kit. I just ran out of time.
A Special Day It has a beach feel to it because of that fabulous background paper that looks like watercolor wash on canvas. My big leaves are white because I flipped the green over. I felt it gave a more dramatic look than the darker green leaves. My flower (with a sticker in the middle) in the lower left is the only element on the page raised up on Dimensionals. Then the strips (two that are actually together on a sticker) are mounted onto a 1-3/8″ x 12″ strip of Pretty Peacock Two-Toned Cardstock (also from the kit).
Here is my two-page layout. I love to fit a lot of photos on my album pages, so these definitely will hold a lot of visual memories.
You & Me It’s a title that implies photos of either love, friendship, or even a favorite pet. The colors are calming. And though there are small hearts and a bit of floral imagery, it’s subtle. The added Industrial Trinkets on the main title and on the left page imply strength and permanency.
Here is a slightly closer view.
I used sponged on glue to add the hearts and other laser-cut imagery and Glue Dots for my trinkets.
The strip of Pretty Peacock Two-Toned Cardstock on the left page measures 1-7/8″ x 5″. The strip of Pretty Peacock Two-Toned Cardstock on the right page under the main title sticker measures 1-7/8″ x 7″. I trimmed the corners to line up with the sticker shape. Then the strips (two that are actually together on a sticker) are mounted onto a 1″ x 12″ strip of Pretty Peacock Two-Toned Cardstock.
I absolutely love the deep contrast of darks and lights on these pages. And they are clean layouts that won’t detract from my photos when I add them. It’s a great kit! I highly recommend getting your hands on one before they sell out. Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
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GARAGE SALE Our big annual paper crafting garage sale will take place this year June 18 & 19. You’ll want to be here!….At least 15 sellers filling the tables with lots of product at great prices! In addition to tons of paper crafting goodness, we will also have a food truck the morning of opening day, “seconds” and glue holders from The Country Hive, and fresh local honey to purchase. Grab more info here.
STAMP-N-STORAGE JUNE 2025 MEGA SALE Stamp-n-Storage is hosting a Mega Sale through June 16th!! Save 15% storewide. Enjoy free shipping on orders of $150 or more. And take advantage of doorbuster deals.
SWEET SUITE SALE – BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF! Now through the end of June, all available suites and suite products (from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog, Online Exclusives, Last Chance products) are buy one, get one 50% off! Click here and scroll down to the bottom of the post for more details.
2025 VIRTUAL ALBUM RETREAT Join me for a fun, new event! Introducing the Virtual Album Retreat 2025, a three-day event hosted by Stampin’ Up! where we will create 12 scrapbook spreads using the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit, learn new techniques, and connect and create with fellow crafters and Stampin’ Up! staff. There will also be some fun giveaways! I’m attending and will be drawing for my own prizes. Will you join me? Sign up begins May 28th and may sell out quickly. Click here for the details. And click here for a fabulous unboxing video done by fellow demonstrator, Janice Gilhooley.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. In fact several were just added on June 3! 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 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES COMING So MANY fantastic new products will be made available July 1 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link on July 1 to find them all. Click here for a flyer sharing a few items.
NEWKITS ADDED JUNE 3RD! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JULY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Sweeter with You: Craft sweet handmade cards featuring sun-kissed strawberries and breezy gingham. Makes 8 cards: 2 each of 4 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, vellum accents, hand-painted card base designs, coordinating envelopes, and a charming gingham box that coordinates with the kit! Coordinating colors: Garden Green (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the July – September kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Circle of Seasons (#167277) — made available June 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by July 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our May 2025 Mountain Majesties 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 Full of Charm kit will be available July 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our June 2025 Celebratory 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 Flowers In Bloom Suite will be available July 1st.)
NEW STAMPIN’ REWARDS Stampin’ Up!’s new Stampin’ Rewards program is now here!! Earn 10% rewards with orders of $20 or more!! So if you place an order of $50, you’ll earn a $5 reward (product credit) to use the next time you shop! Check out this video by Stampin’ Up!’s CEO, Sara Douglass for more details. Rewards earned can be redeemed on future orders. You can redeem a few rewards with each order OR save them up and use them all at once. Just be sure that your subtotal is always at least $20 so you can continue to earn!
Welcome to our monthly “A Paper Pumpkin Thing” blog hop! It’s time to showcase our January2025 Heart For YouPaper 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 January 2025 kit. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
I’ve already shared some other alternate projects (a set of Valentine treats, a simple card, and a back-fold card) using the contents of this kit on January 22nd. Today I am sharing: two versions of a unique treat holder card and a scrapbook page.
Watch my videohere to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on 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.
OH!! And bonus!…I’m also sharing peeks at new products. You’ll see them at the end of this video.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared and gained some creative inspiration! Below are close-up photos of the projects I made and shared in my video. (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.
Two Versions of a Unique Treat Holder Card Inspired by my Gift Box In A Card projects that I shared here and here in November of 2020. By watching the video you’ll see a third example, too.
A Scrapbook Page Featuring Strawberries Made From the Hearts This one is a little more detailed beyond what I showed in the video. Can you see what I added?
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 February 10th for this next kit.
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!
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.
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 January 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit
THE 2025 SALE-A-BRATION OFFERINGS HAVE EXPANDED Sale-A-Bration is one of the BEST times of the Stampin’ Up! year because everyone can earn fabulous free product! And it just got better with additional free level one choices added in 2/4/25! Click here to read about Sale-a-Bration 2025. Click here for a downloadable flyer showing the additional choices.
CELEBRATE WITH ME! I signed up to be a demonstrator 25 years ago on February 8, 2000! I feel so blessed to have been doing what I am passionate about for that long! Celebrate with me by leaving me a comment on my Instagram or Facebook anniversary posts or by taking advantage of my ordering specials (details are in the email I sent on 2/1/25). And thank you being a part of my world!
THE AWESOMENESS OF THE STARTER KIT! Do you love Stampin’ Up!® products and would you benefit from a discount of 20% or more? Purchasing the Starter Kitis your “ticket in” and always a fantastic way to get lots of products for a great price right away. You choose up to $125 in product and pay just $99 + tax (free shipping)! PLUS, when you join during Sale-A-Bration (now through the end of this month), you’ll get to choose one of two FREE BONUS options to add to your Starter Kit.
Once you purchase the Starter Kit, you are officially a demonstrator and are part of my Stampers With ART community. In addition to your discount, you may shop early during preorder periods, take part in card swaps, participate in SU events and online team events (weekly Lives, crafting socials, Connect, Create & Share events), be a part of other exclusive demonstrator-only groups and activities, earn and spend demo dollars, and more! To purchase the Starter Kit click HERE or reach out the me by replying to this email. I’m happy to answer any questions you may have. And I would love to have you join my amazing Stampers With ART community.
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. Additional products were just added on 2/4/25. And products are available while supplies last.
MORE ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE AROUND THE CORNER On March 4th more new products will release into the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store. I’ll be sharing some of these new items this Friday during my Live Paper Crafting Class because as a demonstrator I can buy them early. You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to find them all.
KITS COLLECTION: SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE AND HEIRLOOM ARRANGEMENTKITS 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.)
Welcome to our monthly “A Paper Pumpkin Thing” blog hop! It’s time to showcase our December 2024Notes From The HeartPaper 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 December 2024 kit. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
I’ve already shared some other alternate projects (a variety of fun fold cards) using the contents of this kit on December 20th. Today I am sharing: a few other cards, some treat bag ideas, and 2 scrapbook pages.
Watch my videohere to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on 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.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared and gained some creative inspiration! Below are close-up photos of the projects I made and shared in my video. (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.
Happy Birthday Page (Pocket Page Pattern)
Memories & More Size Cards (from the Happy Birthday Page Pieces)
Lots Of Love Page
Cello Bag Treat Bag Toppers
Lattice Card
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 Hearts For You: Create heartfelt cards for Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, and beyond! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes heart-shaped precut pieces and stickers, twine, and heart gem embellishments. Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Real Red (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!
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.
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 December 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit
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 JANUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hearts For You: Create heartfelt cards for Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, and beyond! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes heart-shaped precut pieces and stickers, twine, and heart gem embellishments. Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Real Red (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 January 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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