Hello and Happy October! I hope you’re doing well and feeling crafty. I’ve got lots of great news to share about fun things happening at Stampin’ Up! ® this month. New Product of the Month: It’s that time again! You can now order the Shining Stars Dies (168600) for ONLY $5 USD with a single… Read More: October Newsletter »
Hello and welcome to the October Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have color combination that’s great for Fall, masculine cards, and even Christmas cards. To me, these colors are calming and earthy. They make me think of nature. Since I’m focused on building up my stash of Christmas cards for the holidays, I… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — October 2026 »
For this week’s TGIF Challenge, the designers are using the inspiration photo below. It’s great for Fall-themed cards. I decided to focus on the trees on the right and falling leaves on the left. Therefore, I selected the Splendid Autumn Designer Series Paper (DSP) for my trees. It just recently retired, but it’s such beautiful… Read More: #TGIFC596 — Inspiration Challenge »
Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for September 2026! We’re a group of worldwide demonstrators that get together on the third Sunday of each month to inspire your paper crafting. This month, our theme is “Timeless Design.” We are designing elegant, vintage projects with timeless designs that we find ourselves returning to time and… Read More: The Stamping Station — Timeless Design with Neutral Noel Suite »
Stampin’ Up!® is having a three-day flash sale from September 16-18, 2026! Selected stamp sets (only available while supplies last) will be 15% off. Check out my online store tomorrow to see the stamp sets!
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we’re using the sketch below. It’s a classic layout that works well with lots of products. I decided to use the sketch to kick start making a birthday card for my husband. He loves the mountains. If fact, we just got home from an epic driving trip… Read More: #TGIFC594 — Sketch Challenge with Shimmering Scenes »
I have a new online class featuring the Radiant Sunflowers Bundle. This class will be held via Zoom on Thursday and Friday October 8 & 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT. (We’ll make two different cards each evening for a total of four.) This is such a fun bundle! It’s bright and happy and perfect… Read More: Radiant Sunflowers Online Class »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for September 2026. This month, our color combination includes Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil Delight, all perfect colors for Fall. Speaking of Fall, I just got the new Elegant Leaves Bundle from the September-December (SD) Catalog and wanted to give them a try. They include… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — September 2026 »
Hello Friends and welcome to a new Stampin’ Fancy Friday. For September, our theme is “Black & White.” I decided to take a product that’s typically very colorful, the new Radiant Sunflowers Bundle, and challenge myself to make a black & white card. I thought it would be fun to try to make something totally… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Black & White with Radiant Sunflowers »
New Products Available: Today’s the day! The new September-December (SD) 2026 Catalog is live AND there are new September Online Exclusives! So many great things to choose from!!! I think you’re going to love them all. Click on the photos to download the catalog/product list PDFs. Products are available to purchase at my online store… Read More: September Newsletter »
It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is the “2026 In Colors.” I absolutely love the In Colors for this year, so this was a super easy challenge for me. Plus, I had been needing to make a wedding card for my daughter right around the time I was preparing for… Read More: #TGIFC592 — 2026 In Colors with Fragrant Layers »
My daughter wedding was yesterday! She’s been planning every little detail for over a year. One of the things she asked me to do was make hanger tags for the morning Bridal Suite. She gave beautiful negligees to all the bridesmaids, moms, and some close family/friends, and she wanted hanger tags. My daughter’s style is… Read More: Wedding Tags with Fragrant Layers »
Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for August 2026! We’re a group of worldwide demonstrators that get together on the third Sunday of each month to inspire your paper crafting. This month, our theme is “Make It Personal.” All our projects are personalized in one way or another, such as with a name or… Read More: The Stamping Station – Make It Personal »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week our theme is the sketch below with shadow die-cuts and a banner sentiment. Not that it has anything to do with the sketch, but ‘ve been having so much fun learning to hot foil that I was ready to break out and start designing some cards of… Read More: #TGIFC590 — Sketch Challenge with Butterfly Flight Bundle »
Hello Friends and welcome to a new Stampin’ Fancy Friday. For August, we have a Letters Challenge! All our projects include letters in one way or another! This is going to be fun; projects could include scrapbooks, cards, 3D projects, gifts etc. The field is wide-open, and I can’t wait to see what all the… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Letters Challenge »
Hi Friends. My daughter’s wedding is coming up, and over the past year, I’ve been making lots of projects for her. Some were secret at the time, like this one, so I’ve waited almost a year to share it. While the Charming Day Bundle is now retired, I still thought you might like the inspiration… Read More: Bridesmaid Cards with Charming Day Bundle »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for August 2026! This month, our color combination includes Pool Party, Secret Sea, and Lemon Lime Twist. If that doesn’t make you think of Summer, I don’t know what would. Ha! Of course, I HAD to pick the Rolling Waves Bundle for my project; it was just too… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – August 2026 »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the inspiration photo below. I love the monotone colors and watercolored stripes in the background. This would also be great inspiration for a set of cards to give as a gift! For my project, I decided to watercolor my own stripes and use the July Product… Read More: #TGIFC588 — Inspiration Challenge with Begonia Belle »
Hi Stamping Friends! Did anyone else watch the Metallic Magic Craft Class presented live by Stampin’ Up! ® yesterday? If not, you can still watch the recording, and what’s even better is that the class is free when you purchase the new Hot Foil System. The “system” is actually a specialty plate built for the… Read More: Hot Foil Craft Class Projects »
Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for July! We’re a group of worldwide demonstrators that get together on the third Sunday of each month to inspire your paper crafting. This month, our theme is to CASE the catalog. CASE stands for Copy And Share Everything. So in other words find something that inspires you… Read More: The Stamping Station — CASE the Catalog with Shimmering Scenes »