Yesterday I posted a few Twist-Open fun fold cards and gave you the heads up that I’d be sharing more today along with directions for all of them. Yesterday’s cards were made with the Mediterranean Blooms Paper, the Layering Leaves Stamp Set, and the Bough Punch. Today’s cards are made with the papers, stamps, dies and embellishments from this suite. But I’m also tying them together by adding in the Layering Leaves Stamp Set and Bough Punch.
If you love making fun fold cards, this simple Twist Open style can become addicting. And how fun for the recipient of one of these cards, too! They will love getting your “paper hug.” And the way it opens and closes will bring an even bigger smile to their face.
A few hours ago I shared live on YouTube step-by-step directions for creating these cards. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video. Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list linked to my online store for what I demonstrated. (Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live).
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Base Measurements…
Base Cardstock (Basic White)
4-1/4″ x 11″
Sentiment Cardstock (Basic Black or Basic White)
1-1/4″ x 3-1/4″
Coordinating Cardstock
4-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ (Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight or Basic Black)
(2) 1-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ (Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight or Basic Black)
4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″(Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight or Soft Sea Foam)
1-3/8″ x 3-1/4″(Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight or Basic Black)
Cardstock for leaves (Garden Green or Granny Apple Green)
1-1/4″ strips
Mixed Media Florals Designer Paper
4″ x 4″ of the main design
(2) 1″ x 4″ of the accent design
4” x 5-1/4” of the inside layer (optional)
Here are photos of the finished cards.
Did you get your hands on this month’s bundle of video classes? Each month’s Video Class Bundle includes photos, imperial and metric measurements, complete product lists, and links to instructional videos for twelve projects designed by our team of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. And they are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… jillgood2217 & Ruth Vickers This week’s live winners… Sylvia Howard & Regine-Ann Ogletree
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net 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 – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have on my calendar:
Mar 19, Wednesday at 11 AM* Team make & take card from our OnStage convention the week before in Raleigh NC
Mar 21, Friday at 10 AM* Paper Pumpkin kit March kit alternates
Mar 26, Wednesday at 11 AM*
Mar 28, Friday at 10 AM* (YouTube Supporter Members Only)
Now be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants in our team to follow the hop and see other creative project ideas featuring the Mixed Media Florals Suite. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
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 were just added on 2/4/25. And products are available while supplies last.
The March 2025 Mixed Media Florals All Star Team Video Class Bundle AND the February 2025 Hello SpringPaper Pumpkin Creatives Bundle of Tutorials are now available!
Here are peeks of these bundled offerings.
And here are the enlarged peeks of the projects that I contributed.
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. Here are the designers in this All Star Design Team.
We invite you to come back on or after 3 PM Central Time on Wednesday, March 5th for our All Star Blog Hop where we will share even more creative ideas with the products in this month’s suite. Thank you so much for your support! We are so excited to share with you!
*This amount is before shipping & tax. Feel free to apply my host code when ordering. But if your order is $150 or more (before shipping/tax), do not apply a code. Instead, your order of this size will automatically qualify you for Stampin’ Rewards. If your order is $50+, you will earn Loyalty Rewards points (10 in a year’s time = a free stamp set) and a link to accessing this month’s All Star Video Class Bundle!
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. Here are the designers in this Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team.
Thank you so much for your support! We are so excited to share with you!
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
On The Go Suitcase Boxes Yesterday I went live exclusively with my Supporter Members of my YouTube channel. And I demonstrated these adorable On The Go Suitcase Boxes for them. One of the perks of being a Supporter Member (on the second tier of membership) is an exclusive Live each month. It’s a more casual, relaxed Live. In fact I made even more mistakes than usual…Hahaha! But it was a fun morning hanging out with everyone.
February 2025 Kit Together Cards Here are six new alternates that I created the Notes From The Heart Paper Pumpkin Kit. This kit contained supplies for 3 sets of 3 cards. So for my February 16th Kit Together event I mailed each participant 1/3 of this kit. And from that we created these six cards. Event attendees joined together virtually on Zoom for 2 hours of fun and creativity. I demonstrated how to make these cards. And we also took time to socialize, laugh & have fun, and work on our own kits or other projects. There were prize drawings at the end, an ordering special, and I emailed out the recording of the demonstration along with a PDF tutorial for all the cards. It was a lot of fun!
The instructions, tips, supply list, and measurements are exclusive for those that took part in the event. But I at least wanted to share images of the cards I demonstrated to give you a little creative inspiration today AND to entice you to sign up for a future kit together. The extra stamp set I recommended (and used in my samples) is Wonderful Thoughts. If you’d like to take part in a future Kit Together, make sure that you are subscribed to my newsletters so you will be the first to get notices.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
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 were just added on 2/4/25. And products are available while supplies last.
I received a swap card that I absolutely loved from Karen Andrusick, a team member in my Stampers With ART group. She used designer paper for the main base of the card and cardstock just for reinforcement and layers. I took her idea and designed three other versions using the Storybook Moments and Timeless Plaids papers. And I’m excited to share with you the tips and tricks for putting them together.
A few hours ago I shared live on YouTube and on Facebook step-by-step directions for creating these cards. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
By the way Karen said she got her idea from a card shared by Stampin’ Up! You can see her version of the card in my video. You can view SU’s version on page 8 of the Sale-a-Bration Brochure or here in the card samples for the Toadstool Gardens Paper.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video. Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list linked to my online store for what I demonstrated. (Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live).
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Base Measurements…
Base cardstock: 4-1/4” x 5-1/2”
Designer Paper: 5-1/2” x 7-1/4” scored at 3” OR 5-1/2” x 6” scored at 3” and cut at 3-1/2”
Inner panel: 2-1/2” x 5-1/2”
Accent strip: 3/8” x 5-1/2”
Here are photos of the finished cards.
Did you get your hands on this month’s bundle of video classes? Each month’s Video Class Bundle includes photos, imperial and metric measurements, complete product lists, and links to instructional videos for twelve projects designed by our team of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. And they are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… dianedechaine9300 & Sandy Palmer This week’s live winners… Lynne Brandt, RN & Cindy Motherway
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net 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 – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have on my calendar:
Feb 7, Friday at 10 AM* Hearts For You PP Kit Second Set of Alternates (APPT Blog Hop Day) & sharing of new products
Now be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants in our team to follow the hop and see other creative project ideas featuring the Storybook Moments Suite. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
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 one or both of my ordering specials by February 8th (details are in the email I sent on 2/1/25). And thank you being a part of my world!
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.
TWO NEW ADDITIONS TO THE KITS COLLECTION!
SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE KIT Whether it’s for a graduation, a wedding, or welcoming a new baby, nothing says congratulations quite like a handmade card. With the all-inclusive So Much to Celebrate Kit featuring gold foil details, precut flowers, and puffy stickers, you can make beautiful cards to celebrate any occasion. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of February 4, 2025 (while supplies last).
Cost is $14 USD
Use item number 165011 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
Sentiments printed in Dutch, English, French, and German
Colors: Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink, Pumpkin Pie
Kit includes.
Step-by-step instructions
9 printed envelopes
Puffy stickers
Gold foil
Adhesive
A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go
HEIRLOOM ARRANGEMENTS KIT Do you love the convenience of crafting with an all-inclusive kit but wish it offered a little more wiggle room for creativity? Then the Heirloom Arrangements Kit is perfect for you! With detailed vintage designs, eight card options, and loosely choreographed instructions, you can let your creativity shine and still have everything you need for your projects right at your fingertips. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of February 4, 2025 (while supplies last).
Cost is $23 USD
Use item number 165007 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
THE 2025 SALE-A-BRATION 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.)
You can get your hands on these exclusive video classes in one of these 3 ways…
Place a $50+ order with me* (directly or through my online store) during this month of February 2025 to receive this February 2025 exclusive video class bundle for FREE!
Purchase it for $15. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page.
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. Here are the designers in this All Star Design Team.
We invite you to come back on or after 3 PM Central Time on Wednesday, February 5th for our All Star Blog Hop where we will share even more creative ideas with the products in this month’s suite. Thank you so much for your support! We are so excited to share with you!
*This amount is before shipping & tax. Feel free to apply my host code when ordering. But if your order is $150 or more (before shipping/tax), do not apply a code. Instead, your order of this size will automatically qualify you for Stampin’ Rewards. If your order is $50+, you will earn Loyalty Rewards points (10 in a year’s time = a free stamp set) and a link to accessing this month’s All Star Video Class Bundle! AND…If your order is $60+, you will earn Sale-a-Bration product (every $60 earns you more)!
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. Here are the designers in this Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team.
In addition to this January 2025 bundle, all past bundles (September 2024, October 2024, November 2024, and December 2024) can now be purchased. Thank you so much for your support! We are so excited to share with you!
February 8, 2025 marks my 25th anniversary as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator! 🥳
I got the Starter Kit on this date in the year 2000 and never dreamed that this is where I would be today. I cherish you all and am so grateful for the way Stampin’ Up! and all the wonderful people through this experience have filled my life with so much happiness. Thank you for being a part of my world!
To celebrate with you…
I’m sharing a few photos from my initial years today through Feb 8, 2025 on Instagram and Facebook.
I added five months’ worth of Paper Pumpkin alternative projects to my tutorial offerings.
Did you know that Silver is the traditional 25th anniversary gift? Are you a rhinestone fan? Today, February 1, 2025 through February 8, 2025 place an order through me (contact me or order online) of $25* or more and receive a sampler of the Rhinestone Basic Jewels as a bonus gift with my thank you card (which will arrive mid-late February). The more you order, the more rhinestones (and possible other bonuses*) you get!
Ordering special #2
(In addition to receiving rhinestones through ordering special #1) Today, February 1, 2025 through February 8, 2025 place an order through me (contact me or order online) of $300* or more and receive a two extra Loyalty Rewards points as a bonus gift. Keep in mind that this size order also earns you $30 extra in Stampin’ Rewards right now during Sale-a-Bration. So instead of $36+ in free product/s, you would get $66+ in free product/s in addition to all those free product picks.
And an FYI: New Sale-a-Bration FREE product choices will be available on February 4th.
*This amount is before shipping & tax. Feel free to apply my host code when ordering. But if your order is $150 or more (before shipping/tax), do not apply a code. Instead, your order of this size will automatically qualify you for Stampin’ Rewards. If your order is $50+, you will earn Loyalty Rewards points (10 in a year’s time = a free stamp set) and a link to accessing this month’s All Star Video Class Bundle! AND…If your order is $60+, you will earn Sale-a-Bration product (every $60 earns you more)!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
THE 2025 SALE-A-BRATION PROMO CONTINUES! EARN FREE PRODUCTS!! Sale-a-Bration is the most popular promotion of the year. Click here to read all about it. AND know that more free product choices will be available starting February 4, 2025!
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS There is now a new section called Last Chance Products in the Online Store and it includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. All of these items are available while supplies last.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– MORE NEW ITEMS WERE ADDED 1/7/25 You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. New items were just released January 7th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
KITS COLLECTION: THANK YOU KINDLY, BRIGHTEST BIRTHDAY, AND BIRTHDAY BASHKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hello Spring: Plant the seeds of happiness with these lovely garden-inspired cards! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut pieces with bronze foil and unique spring-themed envelopes. And it pairs well with the Grow with Love Bundle (item 164804). Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Petunia Pop (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the January – March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Spring Is in the Air Dies (#166237) — made available December 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by February 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our January 2025 Hearts For You Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring February 2025 Hello Spring Kit will be available March 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our February 2025 Storybook Moments Suite Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Mixed Media Florals Suite will be available March 1st.)
I’ve added in another Online Paper Crafting Class today. And I’d like to invite you to join in. Today I’m sharing alternate cards I’ve created with the Brightest Birthday Kits Collection KitI
(These cards are put together using the kit directions.)
I love the challenge of getting more “bang for your buck.” So I’ve added Basic White cardstock and envelopes, cut and rearranged the elements and imagery from the kit, and came up with a way to create three times as many cards. Yippee!!
Watch my video here to get step-by-step directions for creating all of these cards (we go through one set of nine made from the kit pieces for three). Or you can just click on this image below if you are already in my blog post. If you are catching this post right away, you might even be able to actually join in on the Live broadcast taking place at 10 AM Central Time!
Then after watching, scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and let me know if you have any questions.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Measurements …
Basic White Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4” (x9)
Kit cards
Azure Afternoon: 4-1/8” x 5-3/8” (x2)
Pool Party Striped: 4-1/8” x 5-3/8” (x2)
Daffodil Delight: 2-1/8” x 5-3/8” (x2) and 2” x 5-3/8” (x2)
Kit layers (candles and balloons)
Cut layers in half
Kit envelopes (candles and stars)
3-1/4” x 5-1/2” showing images
1/2” x 5-1/2” (x2 for each)
Kit envelope (balloons)
2-3/4” x 4-3/8” (with image)
2-3/4” x 4-3/8” (darker yellow side)
Kit envelopes (all three)
3-3/8” x 5-1/8” for inside layers
6 strips for sentiments that are 3/4” or 1” tall
Here are photos of the finished cards.
And here are photos of the creative card variations by those who attended my Silver Elite Retreat. (The names of those demonstrators are in the watermarks of the photos.)
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
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I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
FEBRUARY 2025 Feb 5, Wednesday at 11 AM* Storybook Moments Suite (All Star Blog Hop Day) Feb 7, Friday at 10 AM* Hearts For You PP Kit Second Set of Alternates (APPT Blog Hop Day) Feb 12, Wednesday at 11 AM* scrapbooking? Feb 14, Friday at 10 AM* mystery stamping? Feb 18, Tuesday at 11 AM* paper pumpkin Feb kit?
OH, AND…Today is the last day to save on a 6-month subscription to the All Star Video Class Bundles. Click here to learn about two amazing subscription options so you can get all 72 tutorials with 72 videos and save $15.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS There is now a new section called Last Chance Products in the Online Store and it includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. All of these items are available while supplies last.
DESIGNER PAPER RETURNS WITH FRESH NEW COLORS! Stampin’ Up! is offering three previously released Designer Series Papers with fresh, new colors – some of our best-selling colors! The products debuted in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store on December 3rd and are available while supplies last. Click here for the downloadable flyer. Click here and scroll down for a bit more detail.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– MORE NEW ITEMS WERE ADDED 1/7/25 You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. New items were just released January 7th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Hello Spring: Plant the seeds of happiness with these lovely garden-inspired cards! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut pieces with bronze foil and unique spring-themed envelopes. And it pairs well with the Grow with Love Bundle (item 164804). Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Petunia Pop (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the January – March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Spring Is in the Air Dies (#166237) — made available December 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by February 10th for this next kit.
KITS COLLECTION: THANK YOU KINDLY, BRIGHTEST BIRTHDAY, AND BIRTHDAY BASHKITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our January 2025 Marbled Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. Click here for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Storybook Moments Suite from the Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog and will be available February 1st.
Have you ever made a card from a bag? I decided to try it and I’m in love with the results.
The fun fold card is made from the larger bag. So I also made a matching treat holder with the smaller bag. (These gift bags are sold together and are part of the suite. But you can buy them separately.)
A few hours ago I shared live on YouTube and on Facebook step-by-step directions for creating these card & treat bag sets. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
(Though my card & bag sets are related to love and Valentine’s Day, you could change out the patterned papers, colors, sentiments, etc and create card/bag combos for many other occasions. Create and then share YOUR versions in our Stamp Your Art Out Group on Facebook.)
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Card Layer Measurements…
Colored Cardstock
4” x 4-1/4”
2” x 4” (x2)
2-3/4” x 4-1/4” (x2)
Marbled Elegance Paper
1” x 4” (x4)
2-1/2” x 4” (x2)
Gold Foil
4-5/8” x 4-1/8” (x2)
2-5/8” x 4-1/8” (x2)
Bag Layer Measurements…
Colored Cardstock
3-1/4” x 5-1/2”
Marbled Elegance Paper
1-3/4” x 3-1/4” (x2)
Gold Foil
½” x 3-1/4” (x2)
Envelope Layer Measurements…
Marbled Elegance Paper
2-1/4” x 6”
Here are photos of the finished cards that I made from the largest of the bags. Closed they measure 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″.
And open they measure about 14″ wide!
Here are photos of the finished treat bags that I made from the smallest of the bags.
When the flaps of the bags are shut, the bag shape will be more like a purse (in the shape of a triangular prism). So keep that in mind when planning what you’ll put inside. The base measures about 1-3/4″ x 3-1/4″. The height is about 3-1/2″.
Decorating the envelopes is optional, but so much fun!
Did you get your hands on this month’s bundle of video classes? Each month’s Video Class Bundle includes photos, imperial and metric measurements, complete product lists, and links to instructional videos for twelve projects designed by our team of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. And they are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
By the way…I forgot to draw winners during the live and announce prizes. I’ll be sure to do this next week and share the winners from this week at that same time.
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Heidi Moore Holguin & TorBaker5900 (one of the SAB items I have on hand) This week’s live winners…Dawn Pamarang & Denise Swensen (tutorial of your choice)
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week now – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
Friday, January 10, 2025 at 10 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class featuring more alternates from the Notes From The Heart Paper Pumpkin Kit
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 11 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 11 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 11 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 10 AM Central Time – Online Paper Crafting Class
Now be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants in our team to follow the hop and see other creative project ideas featuring the Marbled Elegance Suite. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS There is now a new section called Last Chance Products in the Online Store and it includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. All of these items are available while supplies last.
DESIGNER PAPER RETURNS WITH FRESH NEW COLORS! Stampin’ Up! is offering three previously released Designer Series Papers with fresh, new colors – some of our best-selling colors! The products debuted in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store on December 3rd and are available while supplies last. Click here for the downloadable flyer. Click here and scroll down for a bit more detail.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– MORE NEW ITEMS WERE ADDED 1/7/25 You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. New items were just released January 7th. AND… every 2 months you’ll see even MORE added. (All Online Exclusives products are always available while supplies last.)
A PEEK AT 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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