Today I went Live on YouTube and shared how I altered the Welcoming Garden Kits Collection Kit to get almost four times as many cards. Yes, I nearly quadrupled the cards you can get from this kit!
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 can view it), scroll through the 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 some photos, a visual list of products (each linked to where you can find them in my online store), and measurements 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.
Measurements for one set of 11 cards (made from one set of the three kit cards)…
Basic Black Cardstock
(10) 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4”
Basic White Cardstock
(4) 4” x 5-1/4”
(1) 4-1/8” x 5-1/2”
Kit card base (clould/sky) #1
(4) 2-3/4” x 4-1/4”
Kit card base (clould/sky) #2
4-1/4” x 5-1/2”
4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
Kit card base (three panel) – cut the garden view off so it’s still attached to about ½” of the middle panel. Then separate the middle panel from the gate along the score line.
Kit envelopes – trim off 1/16” from all three closed sides. Then cut the envelope fronts with the floral design to get two 2-3/4” x 3-3/4” panels from each. And cut the envelope backs to about 3-1/4” tall by however wide looks good to you (see tips in video).
Here are photos of the finished cards.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… lynnhuntfones3063 & NancyBrown-b1f This week’s live winners… Linda Atkins & Mommy Rue
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at rachel@stampyourartout.com to claim your prize.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Click here if you want to become a member of my YouTube channel.
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and typically either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have on my calendar:
Apr 9, Wednesday at 11 AM*
Apr 11, Friday at 10 AM*
Apr 16, Wednesday at 11 AM*
Apr 18, Friday at 10 AM*
Apr 23, Wednesday at 11 AM*
Apr 27, Sunday at 7 PM* (Exclusive live for YouTube Supporting Channel Members)
*Central Time
The new catalogs have arrived and are going out in the mail this week! Yay!!
A big thank you to my husband Tim and good friend Alissa for all their help.
If you live in the US, don’t have a demonstrator or are not a demonstrator yourself, and would like a copy of the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalog sent to you, fill out the request form. OH! And if you order from me and have me chosen as your demonstrator, I STILL need you to fill out the form to request your copy of the catalog. I only send catalogs to those who request them.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh Suite Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
I finally played around with my Layers of Beauty Masks, but I used them in a different way and didn’t build the full intended floral image. First I worked with the leaves and the flowers separately. Then I remembered that I wanted to use the ovals in the Framed Scenes Dies to make Easter Eggs. So I put these two ideas together and came up with a unique and pretty card for the upcoming holiday.
I just showed live on YouTube about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating this card. 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 close-up photos, a visual list of products (each linked to where you can find them in my online store), and measurements 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.
Measurements …
Pool Party Cardstock
4-1/4” x 11” scored at 5-1/2”
Granny Apple Green Cardstock
<4-1/8” x <5-3/8” (x2)
Basic White Cardstock
4-1/4” x 5-1/2” (x2 for inking with masks)
One will be trimmed to 4” x 5-1/4”
The other will be used for cutting out ovals and flower
4” x 5-1/4”
Basic Black Cardstock
3/4” x 2-1/4”
Brushed Silver Specialty Paper
Scrap for die-cutting frame edge
Here are photos of the finished card.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winner from last week’s live… lolamiller7556 This week’s live winners… RuthAnn & Sherri Scrogham
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 then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Click here if you want to become a member of my YouTube channel.
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) 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 26, Wednesday at 11 AM*
Mar 28, Friday at 10 AM* (YouTube Supporter Members Only)
Apr 2, Wednesday at 11 AM*
Apr 4, Friday at 10 AM*
Apr 9, Wednesday at 11 AM*
Apr 11, Friday at 10 AM*
*Central Time
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh Suite Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
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
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 26, Wednesday at 11 AM*
Mar 28, Friday at 10 AM* (YouTube Supporter Members Only)
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh Suite Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
I was so happy to get my March 2025 Daisy Daydream Paper Pumpkin kit on Wednesday! March is Paper Pumpkin’s anniversary month. So it’s usually a special kit because it’s the month that Stampin’ Up! includes a bonus stamp set. But even without the extra stamps, I’m completely sold. The contents of this kit are stunning! And my mind is spinning with possibilities.
Today I’m sharing my first set of alternate projects. I’ll share more on April 1st within the collection of exclusives that my Paper Pumpkin Creatives Team is currently compiling. And then I’ll share again on April 4th for the APPT blog hop.
Here are the consumable supplies (minus the stamp set and ink) that come with this kit.
This kit has enough supplies to make 9 cards (3 of 3 kinds). Do you want to make them as intended? Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video.
I love to show kit recipients other ways to use their supplies. I like to think outside the box, see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards, scrapbook pages, and more. So today I’m sharing with you a bookmark card, a tube shaped treat holder, a “busy bees” card, a daisy spotlight card, and a trellis card.
Watch my videohere to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already in my blog post). Scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations. Then remember to visit my blog again soon, because I’ll have many more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing in future posts!
I hope you enjoyed what I shared and gained some creative inspiration! Below are close-up photos of the alternate projects I created. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
**Products that I’ve shared or mentioned are shown/listed below and are currently linked to my online store.
Bookmark Card (Inspired by Alicia Thomas’ OnStage convention swap card.)
If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own. OR…become an active subscriber and get in on the refill kit (while supplies last). The refill kit doesn’t contain the ink and stamp images. But you will at least gain the main pieces and can hopefully replace most of the stamp images I used with some of your own.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
As mentioned above, I am partnering a team of talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrators to create alternate projects each month using the contents of the Paper Pumpkin kits. These exclusive projects are within printable PDF tutorials and include measurements, supply lists, photos and directions. They are shared as a FREE bonus gift to our Paper Pumpkin kit subscribers and team members. And you can purchase them by the 1st of each month. The March 2025 Daisy Daydream exclusives will be available at this link April 1st.
I hope you had fun and gained some creative inspiration!
Subscribe to my YouTube channel and click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Click here if you want to become a member of my YouTube channel.
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week now – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
Mar 26, Wednesday at 11 AM Central Time
Mar 28, Friday at 10 AM Central Time (YouTube Supporter Members Only)
Apr 2, Wednesday at 11 AM Central Time
Apr 4, Friday at 10 AM Central Time
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the March 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit
THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh Suite Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
This year’s Stampin’ Up! OnStage 2025 convention was held March 13-15 in Raleigh (North Carolina, USA), Strasbourg (France), and Brisbane (Australia). I attended the Raleigh event – flew out on Tuesday, March 11 and back home on Sunday, March 16. And once again I returned with lots of creative ideas, inspiration, and great memories! I look forward to these gatherings each and every year.
Almost all those in our group arrived by Wednesday afternoon in time to attend our big team event that evening. This gathering gave everyone an opportunity to meet or reacquaint with one another, swap and gift each other, get photos, and create together.
Look at all those smiling faces. I absolutely love my group!!
Then the next three days were jam-packed! We received the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalog which is always a highlight.
In fact we were able to preorder select items from this catalog and from another batch of Online Exclusives that are debuting at the same time…May 6th. I ordered and expedited a bunch of these items so they would be at my house when I got home.
Check out my live on YouTube (airing at 11:00 AM central time today) showing some of the new products, swapped cards and gifts, and items I received from Stampin’ Up! Click here (or click on this image below if you are already on my blog) to watch live or to watch the recording (if you see this later).
I hope you enjoyed the video and seeing all my “spoils.” (A few of these items are also shown below at the bottom of this post.)
Besides spending time with my team, I also love connecting with old friends and making new friends. Here are 10 of us from our Paper Pumpkin Creatives tutorial group. I was so happy that we were able to come together for this photo!
I took about a ZILLION other photos with friends. Since this post is super long, I’ve added links to where I shared all those other photos on my Facebook page posts. In fact, you’ll find a variety of photos that I took shared there. Be sure to visit my page to check out the three posts (on 3/13, on 3/18 and on 3/18).
Throughout the event we were blessed with amazing presenters and presentations. And YAY!…Sara Douglass was with us this year!
Here are a few photos I took of the big screen during the demonstrations plus a few of the display boards.
Can you tell I love this bundle?
I didn’t find much time to take photos of the display boards. But here are a few.
Did you notice that these last several are alternate projects made with the February 2025 Hello Spring Paper Pumpkin Kit? I’m pretty passionate about that product. In fact, check this out!…
Recognition of accomplishments and milestones is a big part of the OnStage event. This past year our own Kristie Strum reached her 5 year milestone! Hooray!
And Susan Campfield (my mama demonstrator…the person I got the starter kit through years ago) reached her million sales milestone!* So exciting!
I was recognized for a big sales milestone*….
…for earning the incentive trip, and for being a top achiever in leadership, team building, and sales.* YAY!!!
This was one of the boards on display sharing the US demonstrators ranking top in these categories this past 2024-2025 Stampin’ Up! year.* I feel very blessed to be among these amazing achievers. A HUGE thank you to all those who have connected with me and supported my business in some way!
*Disclaimer: Earning the incentive trip, reaching large sales milestones, and being one of the top achievers are what less than 1% of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators achieve.
Besides walks across stage and the ribbons, pins, gifts (that you saw me share in my video), Stampin’ Up! has a special VIP lounge for the attending demonstrators that hold the title of Silver Elite or above. So those that attended my Silver Elite Retreat in January (Cheryl Lee, Nancy Forsberg, Kayla Cory and Vy Tran) were able to enjoy this room where extra refreshments were served and relaxing seating areas were provided. I forgot to take photos of the actual room, but hopefully you get the idea.
Another fun way that Stampin’ Up! makes us all feel spoiled at these events is through prizes and gifts.
And we were treated to an amazing Welcome Party the first night that included refreshments and music via headphones (a silent disco).
These next few photos are of the large room where we ate lunch and created. The area in the middle (towards the back in this photo) is the Product Playground where we were able to explore and interact with products. Again, I wish I would’ve taken more photos of this area.
Here is a photo of the gifts and goodies I received from Stampin’ Up at the event.
I also received a few extras for my achievements.
Next year this amazing event will be held in Long Beach, California March 12-14, 2026. I’m going! Are you going to be there?!
The 2024-25 Annual Catalog and the Jan-Apr 2025 Mini Catalog will be retiring soon (final date is May 5th). Stay tuned! I’ll be sharing the Last Chance List soon. It’s due to release April 1st.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh Suite Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
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. And of course… purchasing the new colors when they become available on May 6th to see them in person will be even better. 😉
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).
THE 2025-2026 ANNUAL CATALOG AND NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE COMING MAY 6TH! Products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and the next release of Online Exclusives will be available May 6th. Check out my 2025-2027 In Colors video and my “convention haul” video sharing a bunch of new stuff. Here is a flyer sharing the upcoming Floral Impressions Suite. And here is a color combo chart that includes the new In Colors.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS The Last Chance Products in the Online Store includes all retiring products from any online releases and any catalogs. Products are available while supplies last.
NEWKITS ADDED APRIL 1ST! Three new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Inked Occasions: Craft stunning cards with hand-painted, alcohol ink designs! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes textured gold foil on the card bases and sentiments, precut paper pieces, and butterfly embellishments. It comes in a beautiful coordinating box, too! Coordinating colors: Berry Burst (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Peach Pie, Pool Party. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our March 2025 Daisy Daydream Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our April 2025 Beautiful Bokeh Suite Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Beautiful Gallery Suite will be available May 1st.)
My Favorite New Glue Holder from The Country Hive Look what Ashley & James created for us! I’m so stinkin’ excited for this new blue butterfly Tombow Glue holder from The Country Hive! It’s the first in their new Creatures line. And it was inspired by my blue morpho website “mascot.” Visit The Country Hive to shop today.
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