Paper Pumpkin is the Stampin’ Up! monthly subscription service that offers unique papercrafting projects for crafters of any skill level! In these all-inclusive kits, subscribers receive pre-cut paper pieces, embellishments, ink, and an exclusive stamp set designed to encourage you to explore your creativity. So, what’s in store for the November Paper Pumpkin kit? November’s cute, gingerbread-themed… Read More: Jolly Gingerbread – November Paper Pumpkin »

We all love gorgeous Designer Series Paper, and during this incredible sale, you can enjoy a 15% discount on select papers from our current catalogs! Now is a great time to stock up and save on some of our most popular paper designs! While I do not have samples of all the designer series paper that is on… Read More: Designer Series Paper Sale Samples »

Hard to believe the weekend is over and it’s Monday morning, it’s amazing how fast the weekends go! Today I have four cards and insides for you featuring the same basic layout using the Word Wishes Dies, coordinating A Wish for Everything stamp set and the Plaid Tidings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (which is on sale… Read More: Word Wishes for any holiday! »

Happy Friday, ready to start your weekend, any special plans? Today’s card is created a little different,  using the rock and roll technique for coloring and the wrong side of the stamp for the image – what – the wrong side of the image!  For something different, I turned the large maple leaf stamp from Gather Together Stamp… Read More: Gather Together »

Today I have a simple card for you featuring the Queen Anne’s Lace Stamp set and the Buffalo Check background stamp. Colors for today’s card are: Smoky Slate – card base & ink for stamping Magenta Madness – mat & stamping With the elegant Queen Anne’s Lace Stamp Set you can celebrate, support, and thank your loved ones… Read More: Queen Anne’s Lace »

Happy Sunday, hope you are having a good weekend.  This morning a young fellow a few doors away was out on his deck playing his electric guitar, it was some beautiful music to listen to, perfect way to start the day.  I believe he is in a band and need to find out the name – it’s would… Read More: Love of Leaves & Plaid Tidings »

SAVE 15% ON DESIGNER SERIES PAPER! We all love gorgeous Designer Series Paper, and during this incredible sale, you can enjoy a 15% discount on select papers from our current catalogs! Now is a great time to stock up and save on some of our most popular paper designs!   Sales Period: October 1 – 31, 2020 All… Read More: October 2020 Designer Paper Sale -15% off select designs »

Last week when my Sunday Stampers met, someone asked about the Love of Leaves Stamp set and wondered about other color options and my reply was any color will work with the stamp set.  Normally you think fall colors and using a minimum of three colors, like the two cards below, well why not switch it up and… Read More: Love of Leaves Bundle – any color »

Sometime we just need simple cards and pack a punch and that’s what I have for you today. These are cards are each to put together, use any embossing folder, designer series paper and stamp set. The basic layout: Same color card stock for both the card base  & mat (4″ x 5¼”) Whisper White or Very Vanilla… Read More: Fun Card Layout – 3 different occasions »

Merry Christmas is September – hard to believe there are only three months until the holidays! Today I’m bring you are some card idea and gift idea’s so you can get started with some homemade gifts! First up are two cards, a regular A2 size (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″) and slim line card (mine is 3 1/2″… Read More: Christmas in September 2020 »

Earlier this month my godson Jason had a birthday and I thought I would share his card with you. The card features the photopolymer set Mountain Air along with one of the Majestic Mountain dies, which coordinate nicely with the stamp set. This is a Reversibles (Patent Pending) stamp set; it includes specialized photopolymer stamps that allow you… Read More: Mountain Air for Jason’s Birthday »

Hottest Stamp Set Sale of the Year! Stock up on stamp sets at a stellar price! For one day only, you can purchase select cling and photopolymer stamp sets at a 15% discount. This short, stamp-tacular sale only happens once a year—you won’t want to miss out on these super savings!     DATE & TIME:  Wednesday, September… Read More: 24 Hour Stamp Sale – Wed. Sept. 23rd »

Happy Sunday!  Today I’ll be gathering with a few of my Sunday Stampers and I’m sharing our project with you today! The first we have today is a Shaker Card using the Love of Leaves Bundle, along with the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper. One feature I really like about these dies are the stitching left around… Read More: Sept20 Sunday Stamper Projects »

Happy Birthday to my favorite niece Maya!  Hard to believe she is a freshman at college this year, seems like just yesterday she was this  little girl running to jump onto Uncle Dan’s lap when they visited. Here is a picture of her from graduation this year. Maya has always joined spending time with our dogs when visiting… Read More: Maya’s Birthday – Pampered Pets Pop Up Card Box »

Today I have another Fun Fold card for you, featuring what looks like two cards added together. The card includes paper, a greeting and dies from the Boho Medley Product Medley with Gold Foil used for die cutting along with the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack for the double bow.  The nice part of this product suite is… Read More: Boho Medley Fun Fold »

This holiday season, share the joy of Paper Pumpkin! The Joy to the World Paper Pumpkin Kit is an exclusive holiday kit that provides a specially-designed box, enough supplies to create eight elegant cards, and an opportunity to connect with the Stampin’ Up! global community. With October’s magical kit, not only will you get a head start on… Read More: October Paper Pumpkin – Joy to the World »

Hello today from rainy Cranberry Township, PA, a perfect crafting day.  This past week I have been enjoying as much pool time as possible after work before we have to close it up for the year.  So far the weather forecast is not looking like pool weather for the next 10 days. Today I thought I would a… Read More: Pampered Pets Bridge Card »

Hope everyone is having a wonderful last weekend of summer. The weather here is beautiful, wish it was a little warmer so I could enjoy the pool, but I’ll take the sunshine and no rain! Anyone who knows me, knows my love of purses, especially Dooney & Bourke bags. So this year for my birthday (which is in… Read More: All Things Fabulous »

Hard to believe it’s the last weekend of summer before Labor Day . . . not quite the summer we may have originally planned for, hopefully next year will be better! Today I thought I would share two #simplestamping cards with you to celebrate the weekend.  These cards only use paper, ink and one stamp set for each,… Read More: end of summer ? »

Ever thought of becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator? The September 2020 Get & Go Starter Kit promotion is meant to give those who sign up to be a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator additional products to help them get started right away. In addition to the already great valued Starter Kit, new demonstrators will receive precut paper, stamps, and embellishments… Read More: Get & Go Starter Kit Promotion »

Looking for a new die cutting and embossing machine, well today, September 1st, the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Standard Size machine is available! Mini Machine will be available later in the year. Our Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine offers multiple die cutting and embossing options –from beginners to seasoned crafters. Creating die cuts and embossed designs is… Read More: New Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine Available Now »

Today I thought I would share a version of the gift card holder I made as part of my Christmas in August post, but this time using a 24″ piece of ribbon as the closure.  The basics for the holder are still the same, the only difference is before I added the 4″ x 4″ squares of designer… Read More: Gift Card Holder – version 2 »

Yesterday I shared a project idea using Layering Dies with two colors, Purple Posy & Pretty Peacock and circle dies, today I thought I would share four cards using the same process, using four colors – Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Pool Party and Bermuda Bay along with square dies. Once all four sets of card stock squares where… Read More: Stitched Squares with 4 Colors »

Today I’m featuring two cards inspired by fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Karen Titus. I saw a video the other day she did using the Stitched Shaped Dies to create some really cool cards, so I wanted to recreate one. For this technique any layering/nesting dies would work. To create the card I’ve layered the circle dies from Stitched… Read More: Idea with Layering Dies and the Double P’s! »

This past weekend my husband and I were watching the Country Music Countdown on CMT and when I saw a pair of shorts country music star Luke Bryan was wearing in his video “One Margarita” a just knew I had to make a card using the color scheme. Featured colors are Magenta Madness, Bermuda Bay and Black. To… Read More: Inspiration thanks to Luke Bryan »

Merry Christmas in August, today is four months until Christmas, the perfect time to start your holiday projects.  Today I will be sharing  with you, four cards and a gift card holder. I’m featuring one stamp set and two bundles from the August – December 2020 Mini Catalog: Christmas Means More Stamp Set Poinsettia Petals Bundle Gift Wrapped Bundle… Read More: Christmas in August »

One of my favorite bundles in the new August – December 2020 Mini Catalog is the “Love of Leaves” Bundle.  This bundle includes the Love of Leaves Stamp Set and the Stitched Leaves Dies. Stampin’ Up! bundles make coordination easy. Stamp & tool bundles help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples… Read More: Love of Leaves Bundle »

Today I thought I would share another card using the new Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper combine with Copper Foil sheets embossed with the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder along with the Gather Together Stamp set with coordinating Gathered Leaves Dies. Here are the specifics of the card: Mint Macaron Card base 4¼” x 11″, scored at… Read More: Copper Foil meets Tin Tile »

When looking through the new August – December Mini Catalog, I decided not to purchase any new fall stamp sets and to only purchase some new designer series paperto feature on cards using stamp sets I already had, (PS  – I caved and bought the Love of Leaves Bundle). Today’s Fun Fold card features the new Gilded Autumn… Read More: Forever Fern for Fall? »

Did you notice the texture in the close up photo? Wonder how I achieved that look? I’ll tell below. Today my Sunday Stampers are gathering and we will be making 2 normal cards and one “card with a box”, a request of my hostess this month. Here is a photo of all the projects. The first card features… Read More: August 2020 Sunday Stamper Projects »