It’s time for another Mystery Stamping event! If you’ve never seen a mystery stamping presentation before, it’s a lot of fun. You create with the supplies in your craft room by following a series of step-by-step clues that are put before you.
So go into your crafting space, play the video below (or click HERE if you do not see the video), and follow my “clues” to try to create something similar to this style card. Then scroll down to see samples of finished versions of this fun card that I made. Thanks for tuning in! Okay…Get ready for some mystery stamping!
I’m assuming if you are scrolling down that you have watched the video. Wasn’t that fun?! I shared four finished card samples in the video. Below are photos of 3 of them – the ones I created.
By the way…the supply list at the end of this post includes some of the main products featured in the cards. These items are linked to where you can find them in my online store. I didn’t list adhesives and tools like I usually do.
Here are the clues I shared in the video.
Materials to gather:
Designer/Patterned pack with two patterns (one very subtle and one very dominant)
Colored base cardstock that coordinates with both patterned papers AND blends in well with the subtle one)
Light neutral cardstock (white or vanilla)
Ribbon (that coordinates with dominant patterned paper)
Trimmer w/scoring blade
Bone Folder
Snips
Small hole punch for ribbon to fit through
Pencil, ruler & eraser
Adhesives
Stamps, Ink, and Embellishments…
Clue #1: This will be a portrait style card with the opening on the right. Cut initial pieces…
Subtle Designer/Patterned Paper
4” wide x 5-1/4” tall (9.9 cm wide x 14.2 cm)
Dominant Designer/Patterned Paper
1-3/4” wide x 4-3/4” tall (4.4 cm wide x 12.9 cm tall)
Colored base cardstock
5-1/2” x 11” (14.8 cm x 27.5 cm)
2” x 5” (5 cm x 13.5 cm)
Light neutral cardstock
4” x 5-1/4” (9.9 cm x 14.2 cm)
Strip or shape that fits your chosen front sentiment (you may cut later)
Ribbon
17” (45 cm)
2” (5 cm)
Clue #2: Position your 5-1/2” x 11” (14.8 cm x 27.5 cm) card base piece in your Stampin’ Trimmer in the landscape orientation with the long top edge touching the top edge of the Trimmer. Score parallel to the short side at 4-1/4” (10.5 cm).
Slide the card base over a bit and score at 8-1/2” (21 cm) but don’t move it afterwards. While keeping the card base in this spot, position the cutting blade 2” (6 cm) from the top & cut from that spot upward.
Then slide the card base over a little bit more and score at 10-3/4” (26.8 cm) but don’t move it afterwards. While keeping the cardstock in place, position the cutting blade 3” (8.5 cm) from the top & cut from that spot upwards.
Clue #3: Keep the card base positioned in the same way you had it in the trimmer. With a pencil, mark the bottom of the two lightly so you can see them and erase them later.
Use a ruler and pencil to connect these two cut mark points with a light line. Use your scissors/snips to cut from the right edge to the first point. Then use your scissors/snips or trimmer to cut along the diagonal line and remove that upper right section of cardstock. The part that sticks out on the right will form the front pocket part of the card.
Clue #4: Start with the card base positioned in the same way you had it in the trimmer. Crease the three score lines (use a Bone Folder to help): The 4-1/4” (10.5 cm) becomes a mountain fold (the crease should come towards you) and the two others become valley folds. Fold completely and flatten all those creases. This portrait style card base should now open on the right and have an extra extension on the front lower right that forms a pocket.
Clue #5: Unfold the pocket temporarily and adhere the 4” x 5-1/4” (9.9 cm x 14.2 cm) subtle designer/patterned paper to the front of the card. And now use strong adhesive to glue the bottom edge and tucked tab edge of the pocket down in place.
Clue #6: Time to work on a separate piece…Hold your 1-3/4” x 4-3/4” (4.4 cm wide x 12.9 cm tall) dominant designer/patterned paper vertically (in portrait orientation). Punch a hole in the top so it’s centered and about ¼” (.5 cm) in from the top edge.
Clue #7: Add some Seal or Tear & Tape just below the hole on the back side. Feed about ½” of the 2” (1 cm of the 5 cm) ribbon through the hole from the front and connect it to this adhesive. Add more adhesive in the same spot (on top of the ribbon you just stuck down). From the front, loosely loop the ribbon over the top of the paper and stick the end down. You should have a small loop of ribbon at the top of your designer/patterned paper.
Clue #8: Adhere this dominant designer/patterned paper strip to the 2”x 5” (5 cm x 13.5 cm) piece of cardstock. Slide your newly created bookmark into the pocket.
Clue #9: Grab the longer length of ribbon. Position the middle of it vertically on the inside of the card. Close the card. Wrap the two ends around the front left area of the card and tie it together firmly with a knot. (Don’t adhere the ribbon. You will want to be able to shift where the knot sits.) Shift the ribbon so it lies near the left edge (where the card folds). Trim the ends.
Clue #10: If you have an inside sentiment, stamp it on the 4” x 5-1/4” (9.9 cm x 14.2 cm) neutral cardstock. Then adhere this layer to the inside of the card. Stamp your front sentiment on a strip or shape (cut, punched or die-cut) of neutral cardstock. Attach it to the front of the card on or near the pocket area under the bookmark. Then shift the knot of the ribbon so it is in alignment with the front sentiment.
Add other imagery, die-cuts and/or embellishments to finish your card!
And here are some photos that may help you see how this one came together.
Thanks for stopping by to see what I had to share today. If you enjoyed this, I’d love to know.
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.
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.
I hosted a fun online event this weekend for those in my Stampers With ART Community. And here were the make-n-take cards we put together.
I love this Twist Open Fun Fold card because the card is landscape when closed and then portrait when open.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Basic White Cardstock
4-1/4″ x 11″
Night of Navy Cardstock
4-1/8″ x 4-1/8″
1-3/8″ x 3-1/4″
(2) 1-1/8″ x 4-1/8″
Garden Green Cardstock
1-1/4″ strips for creating leaf accents
Coordinating color of cardstock (Balmy Blue, Peach Pie, or Lemon Lolly)
4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
1-1/4″ x 3″
Mediterranean Blooms Designer Paper
4″ x 4″ of the fruit design
(2) 1″ x 4″ of the blue tile design
I’ll be sharing how to make these type of cards with products from the Mixed Media Florals Suite tomorrow during my 3/5/25 Online Paper Crafting Class. You can tune in Live at 11 AM Central Time or watch the replay. That way you’ll have directions and tips for those cards and these all in one video – 6 different cards altogether!
TWO NEW ADDITIONS TO THE KITS COLLECTION!
WELCOMING GARDEN KIT Create your own charming, garden-themed cards with the Welcoming Garden Kit. Featuring precut, colorful flowers and unique garden gates, this all-inclusive kit is perfect for crafting a heartfelt thank-you card or a note to say a friendly hello. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of March 4, 2025 (while supplies last).
Cost is $23 USD
Use item number 165661 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
Folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.5 x 14.9 cm)
Colors: Basic Black, Berry Burst, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Gray Granite, Highland Heather, Lemon Lime Twist, Pecan Pie, Pool Party
Also available in French.
Kit includes.
Welcoming Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set
Clear stamp block
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Spot™
Step-by-step instructions
9 printed envelopes
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
MARITIME MOMENTS KIT Let your creativity set sail with the Maritime Moments Kit. Drift in the soothing watercolors and costal imagery of these cards that can be either feminine or masculine. With printed sentiments, twine, and a stamp set of nautical images, this kit comes with everything you need to make cards for your favorite sailors. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of March 4, 2025 (while supplies last).
Cost is $21 USD
Use item number 165664 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
Colors: Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Gray Granite, Night of Navy, Pecan Pie, Pool Party
Sentiments printed in Dutch, English, French, and German
Kit includes
Maritime Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set
Clear stamp block
Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Spot™
Step-by-step instructions
6 printed envelopes
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
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.
It’s Show & Share Day! I’ve received quite a few stamped greeting cards & gifts from my paper crafting friends since my last Show-n-Share Live on 1/4/25. And I’m super excited to share them with you all today. My hope is that you’ll gain lots of creative inspiration & ideas. Did you send me one of your cards recently? If so, then you may see it in today’s Live presentation.
Plus as a bonus I have cards to show you in this Live from our latest team swap that took place on 1/23/25! The theme was new products from Stampin’ Up!’s Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog!
You can tune into the Live at 11 AM Central Time (or the recording if you are catching this post later) by clickinghere (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post). Oh! And if you see an idea that you’d like me to share in the future, let me know.
I hope you enjoyed this February 2025 Show & Share. If you were someone who sent me one of these lovely creations, thank you! It’s so fun to see all the creativity. And I get a lot of inspiration from all of you. 😘
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week now – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. But just a heads up…I’ll be on a much needed retreat for the next 5 days which is why you won’t see me posting much during that time and I’ll be in Raleigh for the Stampin’ Up!® convention (OnStage) which is why you also see a gap in the Lives mid-March. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
FEBRUARY 2025
Feb 26, Wednesday at 11 AM* Paper Pumpkin or scrapbooking?
Feb 28, Friday at 10 AM* (YouTube Supporter Members Only)
MARCH 2025
Mar 5, Wednesday at 11 AM* Mixed Media Florals Suite (All Star Blog Hop Day)
Mar 8, Saturday at 10 AM* Mystery Stamping
Mar 19, Wednesday at 11 AM* Team make & take card from our OnStage convention the week before in Raleigh NC
Mar 21, Friday at 10 AM* Paper Pumpkin kit March kit alternates
I hope you can join me for one or 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).
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.
Are you a fan of kits? I absolutely am. And this time I took the elements of the new So Much To Celebrate Kits Collection Kit, added a few extra supplies, and came up with a way to triple the amount of cards you can make from the kit. I love doing this! You get so much more for your money when you can stretch your supplies. And then you have even more greeting cards to give out individually, in gift sets, or in large donation amounts to organizations and facilities in need.
The cards you will see in this post are one third of what you can make from one kit. I took the supplies from each of the three styles of cards/envelopes and turned them into nine. But from one whole kit you can create 27. Yay! For tips, watch the last portion of my 2/12/25 class (starting around the 46:30 minute mark…
Then check on the photos below. I added in Balmy Blue Cardstock, some extra sentiments (with Balmy Blue ink and the Friends For Life stamp set), and some accent strips that I cut from my Gold Foil.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Set #1…
Measurements…
Balmy Blue Cardstock
(2) 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4″
Kit card bases
(2) 1-1/2” x 5-1/2”
(2) 3″ x 3″
Set #2…
Measurements…
Balmy Blue Cardstock
(2) 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4″
Gold Foil
(2) 1/8″ x 2-3/4″
Kit card bases
(2) 2-3/4” x 5-1/2”
Kit envelopes
(2) 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″
Set #3…
Measurements…
Balmy Blue Cardstock
(2) 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4″
Gold Foil
(2) 1/8″ x 2-3/4″
Kit card bases
(2) 2-3/4” x 5-1/2”
Kit envelopes
(2) 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″
Set #4…
These last three are the cards made from the envelope layers. Cut 1/16″ off the sides of each envelope to open them up. Then cut your layers from these. The Gold Foil strips are coving the creases in these layers.
Measurements…
Balmy Blue Cardstock
(3) 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4″
Gold Foil
(2) 1/8″ x 5-1/4″
(1) 1/8″ x 5-1/2″
Kit card bases
3″ x 5-1/2″ pink for inside
3″ x 5-1/2″ blue for inside
Kit envelopes
4″ x 5-1/4″ pink for outside
4″ x 5-1/4″ blue for outside
3″ x 5-1/2″ blue for outside
3″ x 5-1/2″ blue for inside
If you need more direction and information, again be sure to watch the last portion of my 2/12/25 class (starting around the 46:30 minute mark) for more details on putting these cards together. I would’ve done a separate video for these, but I’m taking today and tomorrow to spend time with my parents who will be in town. It’s a weekend with the family! We are celebrating my youngest son Luke’s and my sister’s birthdays. Luke turned 18 on the 7th. I can’t believe it. Time flies too quickly.
Enjoy your Valentine’s Day weekend!
Oh! By the way, my good friend Charmane Hopkins just started a “sister group” to the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club for those that love and create with the Kits Collection kits. So if you are on Facebook, be sure to join the Kits Collection Fan Club!
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.
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