To those of you who watched my Lives on Friday, thank you for your patience. Here is the blog post containing the photos, PDF, visual list of supplies, measurements, etc. for the faker shaker cards I demonstrated. I’ve also included photos of my OnStage Raleigh 2025 swap cards, other team make-n-takes, and team gifts.
If you didn’t catch the Live, be sure to watch the video by clicking here or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post. Then scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and let me know if you have any questions.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video. Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list for what I demonstrated. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel and adjust your notifications so you can get updates when I share and go live.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Measurements …
Basic Black Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored at 2-1/8” and 4-1/4″
Garden Green Cardstock
3-1/8” x 4-1/2” (x2)
Scraps for die-cutting leaves
Basic White Cardstock
3” x 4-3/8”
½” x 3”
Lovely Garden Designer Paper
3” x 4-3/8”
Layering Cardstock for sentiment strip
½” x 3”
Here are photos of the finished cards.
These are all three of the make-n-takes from our team event at OnStage.
Here are my swap cards that I brought to the Raleigh Stampin’ Up! event.
The black base ones were my favorites. So I set a few of those aside for the swap cards at our team gathering.
And these are the gifts I gave to all team members at that event.
They each received a clear ruler and one of these pins. I had extras since I needed to purchase these in bulk. So I’m currently selling the extras in my logo store.
And I gave each of my attending Stampers With ART team members one of these blue Butterfly Glue Holders from The Country Hive.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winner from the March 5th live… DebbieLovejoy-c1i This week’s live winners…Mary Sikes & Diane Dayton
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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).
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.
KITS COLLECTION: WELCOMING GARDEN AND MARITIME MOMENTSKITS 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 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 February 2025 Hello Spring 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 March 2025 Daisy Daydream Kit will be available April 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Mixed Media Florals 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 Bokeh Suite will be available April 1st.)
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 will be added 4/1/25. And products are available while supplies last.
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).
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.
KITS COLLECTION: WELCOMING GARDEN AND MARITIME MOMENTSKITS 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 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 February 2025 Hello Spring 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 March 2025 Daisy Daydream Kit will be available April 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Mixed Media Florals 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 Bokeh Suite will be available April 1st.)
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 will be added 4/1/25. And products are available while supplies last.
Introducing Stampin’ Up!’s new 2025-2027 In Color Collection!
CLOUD COVER
SECRET SEA
DARLING DUCKLING
TIMID TIGER
STRAWBERRY SLUSH (returning color from 2013-2015 In Color Collection)
Here are a few of the 2025-2027 In Color products that demonstrators who attended Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage convention this past weekend could preorder at this time!
These colors will debut May 6, 2025 in the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalog!
I was live on YouTube earlier today comparing these entering colors to current and past Stampin’ Up! colors. Click here to watch that recording (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog).
I hope you enjoyed watching this year’s color comparisons. Do you have a favorite incoming color? Add your comment at the bottom of this blog post. I’d love to know what you think.
Below are some visuals to help you with the new colors. Scroll through the photos below, and then let me know if you have any questions. Each main color that is being compared is positioned somewhat in the middle of all the others and is marked with a rhinestone. Colors with small pearls are the “currently current” colors.
Because photography doesn’t always capture the exact color, it’s best to view these comparisons in the video to see the cardstock swatches turned and manipulated in the light. The digital color swatches are also good to look at even if some of the colors in the photos are off a bit. (I’ll share those as soon as possible.) And of course… purchasing the new colors when they become available on May 6th to see them in person will be even better. 😉
CLOUD COVER
SECRET SEA
DARLING DUCKLING
TIMID TIGER
STRAWBERRY SLUSH(returning color from 2013-2015 In Color Collection)
How do you get these new colors now like I did and not have to wait until May 6th? Be on the demonstrator side of things. When you sign up to be a demonstrator, you may purchase these items during the all-demonstrator preorder period which begins March 25th. Or wait until March 25th and add preorder products to your Starter Kit shopping cart. Click here to learn more about the perks of getting the starter kit. Then after you are officially a demonstrator, you can order more preorder product that didn’t fit into your Starter Kit order. 😉 It’s so fun to be able to get these products early! Plus you’ll become a discount shopper. I love not having to pay full price!
Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don’t miss when I share in future live broadcasts AND when I post prerecorded videos.
I hope this helps many of you prepare for gathering up any outgoing colors and/or products with outgoing colors (Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Moody Mauve, Pebbled Path & Wild Wheat) AND get your wish lists ready for when you can get your hands on some of these new ones!
Want to get your hands on the color wheel I mentioned in my video? Click here.
Tomorrow I’ll go live again during my usual Wednesday Live time to share gifts and prizes from Stampin’ Up!, gifts and swaps from fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, and peeks of several new products debuting May 6th. Plus my blog will include lots of photos from Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage convention in Raleigh.
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).
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.
KITS COLLECTION: WELCOMING GARDEN AND MARITIME MOMENTSKITS 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 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 February 2025 Hello Spring 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 March 2025 Daisy Daydream Kit will be available April 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Mixed Media Florals 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 Bokeh Suite will be available April 1st.)
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 will be added 4/1/25. And products are available while supplies last.
I won’t be going live today on YouTube. But I DO have some fun cards to share with you in today’s blog post.
I flew out to Raleigh, North Carolina yesterday. Stampin’ Up!’s convention, OnStage begins Thursday. And our team event is tonight. We have a good size group here. So Susan Campfield and I rented room space at the convention center for our team to gather, connect, create, share, swap, and take group photos. We are so excited and can’t wait for the fun to begin! And we are super happy that our team event will be at the start of OnStage rather than at the end like last year.
In the planning for the event, we designed a few different cards using products from the new Lovely Garden Suite. I’m not sharing those with you yet, because that would spoil the surprise for those attending tonight. But I am sharing one of the cards we didn’t choose. It’s quite simple, but it’s also very eye-catching. In fact after creating it, I wanted to see how that pattern would work with other papers and products. So I kept creating and came up with three MORE cards. I’d love to know if you have a favorite. Comment below by the end of the week. And on Sunday when I get home, I will draw a random name from those who commented and that person will win a small prize.
The layout is the same for each card, and the main products I used are listed below and linked to my Online Store if you’d like to shop and place and order (or at least add them to your wish list).
Measurements…
Basic White Cardstock
4-1/4” x 11″ scored parallel to short side at 5-1/2”
Designer paper
Pattern #1: 2″ x 3″ for front
Pattern #2: 1″ x 3″ for front, 3″ x 3″ for inside
Pattern #3: 1″ x 3″ for front, 1″ x 3″ for inside
Coordinating cardstock/s
1-1/8″ x 3-1/8″
scraps for accents
Tips…
Adhere the top and bottom designer papers first 5/8″ from the outer edges of the white base.
Add the middle layered stamped section with Dimensionals while also tucking and adhering accent cardstock pieces in and around.
Then finish the front design by adding embellishments.
On the inside adhere the top and bottom designer papers about 5/8″ from the outer edges of the white base.
Here are photos of the finished cards. This one uses products from the Lovely Garden Suite.
This one uses products from the Friends of the Ocean Suite.
This one uses the Sentimental Park Bundle and the To Market Paper.
A this one uses the Bough Punch, the Unbounded Love Stamp Set, and the Perennial Lavender Paper.
Thanks for stopping by to see what I had to share today. Don’t forget to vote on your favorite or at least add a comment below for a chance at winning a prize.
NEW NEWS ABOUT 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.
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).
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.
KITS COLLECTION: WELCOMING GARDEN AND MARITIME MOMENTSKITS 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 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 February 2025 Hello Spring 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 March 2025 Daisy Daydream Kit will be available April 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Mixed Media Florals 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 Bokeh Suite will be available April 1st.)
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 will be added 4/1/25. And products are available while supplies last.
I hosted my 8th Annual Silver Elite Retreat the weekend of January 17-19 and once again was blessed that all my achieving team members (those in my Stampers With ART group at the Silver Elite title or higher) were able to spend those days here in my home in Andover, MN. My husband and my boys left the house all to us during those 3 days. Nick stayed at a friend’s house. And Tim and Luke spent the weekend with my parents up at their lake home (which is why you don’t see my mom in these photos this year – yes, we all missed her).
Vy Tran flew in from Houston Thursday late afternoon and treated Tim, Luke and I (Nick was unable to make it) to dinner at a new restaurant in Maple Grove called Grackle (such a nice “treat” before the boys left the next day). The food was amazing! In fact this experience made Luke decide to have his birthday dinner here on Feb. 7th.
On Friday morning after a relaxing breakfast and time to chat and catch up even more, Vy and I ran a couple errands to get some food: take ‘n’ bake pizzas from Papa Murphy’s and mini bundt cakes from Nothing Bundt Cakes. We also picked up Cheryl Lee.
Then Nancy Forsberg and Kayla Cory drove over and joined Vy, Cheryl and me at my home soon after we got back, and we were all back together again!
We got settled in and visited for awhile. My guys packed up and left. And then I presented my gifts to them. You may recognize the bags from last year’s retreat photos (I had a few left over 😁).
It was so fun to watch them open up and check out all the goodies. I gifted them each a Balance Pad (great for overall health) and explained all the ways they could use them. And to continue the theme of balance, I also gifted them an organizer/goal setting booklet with printouts that I purchased from TidyPlans.
I also gifted them their make-n-take pre-cut materials and some consumable products from the Wildflower Birthday Suite to make my planned out cards. They received the Brightest Birthday Kits Collection Kit too (another make-n-take project), blank dice with labels to make a fun card-creating game, a glittery pen, a mechanical pencil etched with “Silver Elite Retreat January 2025”, an eraser, and a D-Block etched with their name in a decorative box.
The boxes with the blocks are ones I’ve collected whenever Stampin’ Up! sends me a pin of achievement, so it was nice to repurpose them as they were much too nice to just throw out. I used papers from the Wildflower Birthday pack to cover portions of the box, stamped Hooray from the Birthday Celebrations Stamp Set onto a die-cut circle (from the Spotlight On Nature Dies), and added ephemera from the Wildflower Birthday pack. Then I cut the foam insert with my Hobby Blade attachment for my Take Your Pick Tool to fit the block within.
Here are all the boxes from above.
Here they are from a slight angle to show you how they latch shut.
And here are everyone’s pretty blocks. I’m so proud of all these women for what they have achieved in their businesses!
Then Cheryl gifted each of us one of these adorable snowmen treat holders.
And Vy gave us each a pair of “friendship” socks. (The hands are magnetic!)
We had Papa Murphy’s Pizza for dinner and then we stamped with our prepared make-n-take materials to create some fun fold & interactive cards with the products from the Wildflower Birthday Suite. I will share my versions of these cards this Wednesday during my Live Online Paper Crafting Class. That video will also be connected to my Wednesday blog post where I’ll also share photos of some of the variations these gals created.
By the way a HUGE shout out to Cheryl Lee. She was my first team member to promote to the level of Silver Elite and has attended each and every one of these retreats. ❤️
Nancy & Kayla are a mom/daughter team. It’s always fun to watch them create together and see how these two heads work as one.
On Saturday after a casual morning of sleeping in a bit and yummy breakfast, we ventured out in the elements to check out a local vendor/craft fair. I was impressed with the variety of items being offered there at the booths. There are SOOoo many ways to be creative!!
We got back and relaxed and chatted while I whipped up my chicken salad for lunch. Vy was super enthusiastic about conducting science experiments in the cold weather. Our high temp that afternoon was about 5 degrees. But it was windy! So after we ate lunch, we went outside. And I have to say it felt like we were at the south pole while we were blowing bubbles! Vy must have brought a bit of Texas warmth with her. She was the only one who didn’t wimp out. I think she was out there for about 30 minutes straight. (I DID join her the next evening. Sunday night after the event was over we both went out to blow more bubbles, throw boiling water into the air, and make snow angels. And I lasted without complaint. But we had snow pants on and bundled up better.)
We spent the rest of the afternoon and evening indoors chatting and sharing, relaxing, eating tacos for dinner (a tradition now as we’ve had that meal for every one of the 8 retreats since we first started these in February of 2018), and making more cards. This time we played with our Brightest Birthday kits. I will share my altered creations this Friday during another Live Online Paper Crafting Class. That video will also be connected to my Friday blog post where I’ll also share photos of some of the variations these gals came up with.
On the final day, Sunday our plan was to drive to Medina, MN together to attend the annual Stamp Share For Leaders event. But the forecast of VERY cold weather (it only reached -2 degrees for a high on THAT day) caused a lot of cancellations. So the in-person event itself was cancelled and changed to a virtual one. We stayed indoors to join in on Zoom. Vy was a presenter and did a fantastic job sharing various ways to promote the Friendly Seagulls Sale-a-Bration Freebie Stamp Set. It was fun to see her creative ideas.
I shared images of this card a couple days ago, but I wanted to share here in this post as well…These are the stamped invitations for this event I had sent to Vy, Cheryl, and Nancy & Kayla. I used products we didn’t end up using in our make-n-takes (normally I try to make everything coordinate), but at the time I sent them I didn’t have a plan in place for what we were creating at the retreat.
BTW, you can visit Cheryl Lee at Stamping Upstairs, Vy Tran at Crafting Daily Dose, and Nancy & Kayla at Stamping BAE. As always, it was a fantasic weekend! Thanks for checking in to see what I had to share today.
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LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS There is now a new section called Last Chance Products in the Online Store and it includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. All of these items are available while supplies last.
DESIGNER PAPER RETURNS WITH FRESH NEW COLORS! Stampin’ Up! is offering three previously released Designer Series Papers with fresh, new colors – some of our best-selling colors! The products debuted in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store on December 3rd and are available while supplies last. Click here for the downloadable flyer. Click here and scroll down for a bit more detail.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– MORE NEW ITEMS WERE ADDED 1/7/25 You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. New items were just released January 7th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hello Spring: Plant the seeds of happiness with these lovely garden-inspired cards! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut pieces with bronze foil and unique spring-themed envelopes. And it pairs well with the Grow with Love Bundle (item 164804). Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Petunia Pop (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the January – March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Spring Is in the Air Dies (#166237) — made available December 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by February 10th for this next kit.
KITS COLLECTION: THANK YOU KINDLY, BRIGHTEST BIRTHDAY, AND BIRTHDAY BASHKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our January 2025 Marbled Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. Click here for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Storybook Moments Suite from the Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog and will be available February 1st.
It’s been quite the week with Stampin’ Up!® happenings! 1. Our demonstrator leadership conference, BackStage 2024 took place this past weekend online. It was fantastic! (I’ve shared a few photos below.)
2. There is another SU event (OnStage 2025) taking place this next March in Raleigh, NC. Registration opened up on Tuesday and sold out within about five hours. Several of my team members (and many other demonstrators) didn’t get in and are now on the “wait list.” So we are crossing our fingers that SU is able to open up more spots soon. 3. Also on Tuesday afternoon, Stampin’ Up! announced all the top achieving demonstrators in all their markets across the world. And I was blown away to find out I was #5 overall in the US!!!*
I’m posting now because it was a hectic week AND I really WAS feeling overwhelmed with emotion. It’s shocking to find things like this out. I DO really love what I do. I’m passionate about my career and put my all into it. But wow…#5. That IS mind-blowing to me.
Thank you! This is not something that someone achieves without the support of MANYmany others. I’m grateful to my family, my customers, my subscribers and viewers, those who like, comment and share my posts and videos, fellow demonstrators that collaborate and share and assist, the employees of Stampin’ Up!, my assistants, AND my Stampers With ART Stars team members. (I hope I didn’t leave anyone out.)
I celebrated all this and my dad’s birthday with my parents on Wednesday night at one of my favorite local restaurants, Margie’s.
And I received flowers from my upline Susan Campfield who also ranked high this year… #11!!! I am thrilled for her and so grateful for her strong example of leadership and her support through all these years.
She also had cookies delivered to me and to Nancy & Kayla (who also attend this virtual BackStage) as a surprise gift to eat and enjoy during the event. Mine were gluten free! How nice is that?
Here are a few other photos from the last couple days.
I watched & participated at times from my laptop in our main room of the house (which I still absolutely love…remember we had it remodeled a little over a year ago?) and at other times in my craft room (which you can see to the right of my face in this photo). It was nice to move from spot to spot not only for the change of scenery, but to get my legs moving. Hahaha!
CEO, Sara Douglass kicked off the event with a wonderful motivational message. More details of the upcoming new rewards program and details/stats of the company were shared. Many demonstrator presenters shared information and tips for how they run their successful businesses. New products including kits and scrapbooking items were revealed. We were inspired by motivational speaker and author, Tara Renze. And I have even more recorded training sessions to watch in the coming days because I couldn’t fit it all in in two days. But already I have lots of notes and gained a ton of information and useful tips and ideas to put into practice.
I also participated in Zoom networking sessions to connect and share with fellow demonstrators. I was wonderful to see and chat with so many. Even Shelli Gardner, the co-founder of Stampin’ Up! joined in.
Virtual events are different than gathering in person. That’s for sure. I am sad I couldn’t spend more time and visit with those people that I know. But I made a few new connections. I saved money and time by not investing in a plane ticket or hotel. And virtual allows more people to participate.
Plus, I was able to multi task and work on my team gratitude cards during the event!!
Check out my 11/6/24 post to see one of these cards being made from start to finish. They are almost done. My hubby is going to help me with the final steps so I can get them out into tomorrow’s mail.
I forgot to mention that SU gifted EVERY demonstrator who registered for this event a brand new Kindle!! I’ve never owned one. So I’m excited.
I’m looking forward to spending time in person with team members and other fellow demonstrators at next year’s BackStage which will be at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas November 10-13!
*Disclaimer: Obtaining these rankings and levels is something less than 1% of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators achieve.
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 COUNTRY HIVE’S NOVEMBER SUPER SALE The Country Hive is hosting a month-long Super Sale this November 2024. For 11/1-11/10, Buy 3, Get 1 FREE on the Letter Buddy Tool (available in many colors)! No code necessary. Please add 4 to your cart to reflect discount. Not valid on previous purchases.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! 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 November 5th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Filled With Joy: Celebrate Christmas with adorable stockings and gift tags! Makes 8 projects: 8 stockings with 8 gift tags. The kit also includes precut paper pieces, safety pins, and specialty gold foil. And it all comes delivered to you in a unique designer box. Coordinating colors: Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Poppy Parade (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Shaded Spruce, Very Vanilla. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October-December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Merry Tags & More Dies (#165639) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th for this next kit.
KITS COLLECTION: ALPINE AIR & A LOOK BACKKITS 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 November 2024 Nests of Winter 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 Regal Winter Suite from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog will be available December 1st.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE Stampin’ Up! is striving to make a difference by donating to organizations throughout the world that work to benefit children’s literacy. And you can help. When you purchase the Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper (also shown on pages 4 & 5 of the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog), Stampin’ Up! will donate $3. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
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