Monthly Archives: September 2025

More than Autumn Bundle

Welcome back old friend! Thought I would break out the More than Autumn Bundle which includes the More than Autumn Stamp Set and Dies now that I’m seeing pumpkins everywhere!

The More than Autumn Bundle has fun stamps and dies for creating autumn-themed and winter-themed accents for cards, scrapbooks, and more. If you love all things warm, cozy, and delicious, you’ll love what you can do with the More than Autumn Stamp Set! It’s about autumn, for sure, but it’s so much more than that. Combine the words to create the sentiment that you want, whether it’s to celebrate autumn, winter, seasonal foods and drinks, or someone in your life. Stamp, then add a personal touch with your favorite colors. You’ll love the possibilities of these stamps. In the bundle, are 36 photopolymer stamps and 23 dies.

Here is the card made with images from the set. Hearts are from the Bee Builder Punch.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group make in the month your order is placed. Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

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Prairie Grass Stamp Set – 2

Thought I’d share a few more cards using the ink smooshing technique teamed with the Prairie Grass stamp set. When doing this technique, you might as well make a bunch of backgrounds and cards!

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Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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12 Days of Crafting !

Looking for some crafting fun?

Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar,

a brand-new calendar full of products you to craft with all year long!

Available Tuesday, September 23rd

Every day of this calendar contains never-before-seen dies, paper, embellishments, and even more items you won’t find in any of our catalogs or in our online store, so make sure to buy one before they’re all gone. These make the perfect gifts for that friend in your life who loves to craft! After all, there’s nothing better than giving the gift of crafting! Stampin’ Up! only has a limited number of calendars in store, so don’t wait gets yours tomorrow!

Specifics:

Item: 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar (167335)
Price: $99 USD
Includes: Exclusive dies, paper, embellishments, and more
Ordering Begins: September 23, 2025
Available only while supplies last.

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September Sunday Stampers

Good morning, hope your Sunday is off to a good start. Today my Sunday Stampers are gathering to make some cool cards that I’m sharing here with you.

Featured products:

Amber Autumn Bundle
Autumn Toile 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper
Earthen Toned Metallic 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper
Streaked Dots & Irregular Weave 3/8″ Ribbon
Prairie Grass Cling Mount Stamp Set
Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio
Peaceful Garden Bundle
Peaceful Garden 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper
Hues of Blue Flowers & Misty Moonlight Silver Edge Ribbon
Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder

First up is a fun fold card using products from the Autumn Toile Suite Collection along with the Everyday Arches Dies. There is a larger die on the inside for writing and two smaller size arches on the front with the focal image. Variety of Stampin’ Blend Markers are used to color the image.

Next, ink pads, watercolor paper and the Glass Mat help create the background for the card. Image is from Prairie Grass Stamp Set. We will be getting messy having fun smooshing ink on the glass mat, spritzing with water and smooshing the watercolor paper on the ink to add the color.

Finally, two cards featuring the Peaceful Garden Suite Collection. One card is vertical and the other horizontal, to show the same layout can be used in both formats. The Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing folder was used on the designer series paper for texture.

Here’s the horizontal version.

Finally, download the project sheet below:

Sept25 Sunday Stampers – CardsandCraftswithKaren

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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Happy Birthday Maya!

Yesterday was my niece Maya’s birthday. Today I thought I would share the birthday card I made and sent to her. I’m sure she is celebrating all weekend!

Maya’s card is created using the Party Dies Bundle which includes the Party Banner and Party Alphabet Dies.

Happy Place Cling Mount Stamp set used for the greeting on the front of the card. Sponge daubers used to add the Darling Duckling, then Misty Moonlight and finally Flirty Flamingo ink. Don’t worry if the ink overlaps, that just gives you additional colors. Mini Alphabet die used for her name.

Next, how about a look at the inside of the card.

Keys to the inside:

Party Alphabet dies used for celebrate.
Letters embossed with the Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder
Add to the Misty Moonlight card stock.
Birthday Celebration Bundle used for inside stamped images and greeting

Original card design created by demonstrator Connie Stewart.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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Ink-Blending Letter Cards

Some of us STILL love drawing and playing with letters, so die cutting them for a project is next level! Why not ink blend over them, then lift them off the cardstock to reveal the white silhouettes beneath? Talk about making sentiments “pop”!

One of the perks of being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator is Succeed Weekly, a weekly newsletter that provides ideas for card classes, projects and Stampin’ Up! news.

Here are my cards from the Ink-Blending Letter card project. There is a project sheet you can download at the end of the blog post. I’m featuring Strawberry Slush and an image from the Notes and Totes Bundle.

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Download the project sheet: Ink Blending Letter Cards – Stampin’ Up!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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Celebrate World Card Making!

In celebration of World Card Making Day October 4th, our favorite day of the year, Stampin’ Up! is having a special craft event.

During this event you will:

Celebrate the art of cardmaking.
Learn new stamping techniques.
Craft along with the presenters and create beautiful, heartfelt cards that you can send out.
Connect with fellow stampers.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with friends who love crafting.

Specifics about the event:

When: October 4, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (MT)
Where: Online
Price of Event: Free
Registration Dates: September 3–October 3, 2025, until 2:00 p.m. (MT)
Item: Handmade & Heartfelt Kit (166213)
- Includes: A stamp set, 10 cards and envelopes, a card organizer, shaped labels, twine, glitter adhesive, embellishments, a mini–ink pad

Here is what the kit looks like. Even if you don’t have the kit, register (it’s free) and craft with products you have. I’m sure you’ll learn something.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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Sept. 18 – 24 hour stamp sale!

Have you ever found yourself staring at multiple stamp sets and stamp tools unable to decide which one to get?

Well, we’ve got great news for you! On September 18, you can get all the stamps and stamp tools you’ve been wanting at an amazing 15% discount. The stamp-tacular sale only lasts for one day!

Promotion Details:

Stamp sale only happens once a year!
The sale will run for 24 hours.
15% discount will apply to all stamps and stamp tools.
Bundles are not included in this sale.
Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.
See and shop all qualifying products in my online store.

Some of my current favorite stamp sets:

Love & Courage Cling Mount Stamp Set

Happy Place Cling Mount Stamp Set

Jar of Joy Photopolymer Stamp Set

Prairie Grass Cling Mount Stamp Set

\Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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More Than Autumn Bundle

So, I’m one of those folks that feels pumpkin is for pies, cookies and cakes, not coffee, beer or anything else!

Today’s card features the More Than Autumn Bundle for a fun card with images colored with Stampin’ Blend Markers.

What are Stampin’ Blends you ask? Stampin’ Blends are alcohol markers that help you create highlights and shadows for a 3D coloring effect. The Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack includes two high-quality alcohol markers—one dark shade and one light shade—for an amazing color blending experience. Use these markers with the Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter for additional blending possibilities.

Some specifics on the card:

Pumpkin Pie card stock used for base and mat
Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder used on the mat
Words die cut using Basic Black ink
Stylish Shapes Largest Circle Die used with Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper.
Images all stamped using Memento Black ink, colored and die cut.
Use a variety of Mini and Regular Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the images.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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Turtle-Y Cute Birthday Card

Happy Sunday, hope you are having a good weekend. Funny that we closed the pool last weekend since the temperatures were in the low 60’s, and this weekend it’s in the 80’s! Guess you just never know about the weather.

I’ve been preparing projects to take to a Scrapbook/Crafting Retreat I’ll be attending this coming Friday and Saturday. Prepping for my Sunday Stampers this month and next, will be making some items for craft fairs I’ll be selling at and putting some kits together. Really looking forward to all this crafting time!

Thought I would share a fun layout from a recent event I attended. Turtle-Y Cute suite products used for the cards, except for the Holographic Resin Dots for embellishment. Finally found the Shades of Green Hexagons, from the suite, today!

Inside is stamped with the birthday greeting and a turtle from the stamp set.

Stop back next Sunday for the measurements as I’m using this design for my Sunday Stampers.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Place a $50 Stampin’ Up! order, before shipping & tax, with me and receive a card pack to make the 3 Sunday Stamper cards my local group make in the month your order is placed. Card Pack includes materials for the cards. Per Stampin’ Up! policy, stamped images cannot be mailed in the kits.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

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Amber Autumn Bundle part 2

Happy Friday! Any special weekend plans?

Today’s card is a card in a card. What is that you say? Well, it’s two card bases adhered together.

Specifics about the card:

Cajun Craze card stock base – 5½” x 8½”, scored at 2 1/8″ and 4¼”
Autumn Toile Designer Series Paper – 2 pieces each 1 7/8″ x 5¼”
Very Vanilla card stock – 4″ x 10½”, scored at 5¼”
Autumn Toile Designer Series Paper – ½” x 5¼” for front of Very Vanilla card
Stylish Shapes Dies – used for the circles and banner
Amber Autumn stamp set image stamped and colored with Stampin’ Blend Markers
Add trim to smaller circle
Die cut image in then added using Stampin’ Dimensionals
Dies cuts from the Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper and Mossy Meadow card stock added with liquid adhesive or glue dots
Finish with greeting and some Streaked Dots

Next, a picture of the inside of the card, so you can see how the Very Vanilla card is added.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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Amber Autumn Bundle

The Autumn Toile Suite Collection has two bundles and today I’m featuring the Amber Autumn Bundle.

This is a Mega Suite, which includes two bundles.

Amber Autumn Bundle (stamps and dies, largest is 3 11/16″ x 5″)
Autumn Trees Bundle (stamps and dies)
Autumn Toile Designer Series Paperm (12″ x 12″)
Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper (12″ x 12″)
Streaked Dots Embellishments
Irregular Weave 3/8″ Trim

Today’s card uses the largest die cut from designer series paper and mounted on a Darling Duckling card base.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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Happy Place Stamp Set

Hello everyone, hope all is well with you.

Today I’m sharing two cards made with the new Happy Place Cling Mount Stamp set.

First up a fun birthday card featuring the main image for the stamp set.

Use sponge daubers to add ink to the stamp, don’t worry if colors overlap, this just gives you the additional colors. Give a good huff of hot air and stamp on Basic White card stock. Recommend counting to ten then pick up the stamp to give the ink time to transfer.

Finally, an easy idea for a retirement card. Change up the color as desired and add some Metallic Texture Rub-Ons for added interest.

Both cards have embossed panels added to the card front or additional dimension.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

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New Sept-Dec 2025 Mini Catalog

It’s been a rough week for my website. Over the Labor Day weekend, I had some issues and we needed to use a backup copy from mid-July (I’ll be backing up more often now) to restore the website. After that experience, I just needed a few days to regroup.

Now, to some exciting news! New Products have been released!!!

The new September – December 2025 Mini Catalog is live along with new On-Line Exclusives. Head over to my Shop & Rewards tab and download a copy.

Here are some of the Sneak Peek cards I share over the last couple weekends. I believe the Joyful Days Memory and More Card Pack will be popular, along with the Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. The ephemera pack is adhesive backed, so the words are easy to use!

I’ll have more new cards and products to share with you soon.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hopefully these projects have inspired you to try paper crafting. When you place an order for Stampin’ Up! products, I would appreciate your business.

Follow me on Instagram @thomas_karen_309 and on Facebook at “CardsandCraftswithKaren”.

Check out the Shop & Rewards tab for more information.

Have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!