IDEAS Blog Hop: Stunning Scraps

 

Hi friends!!!

Can you believe it is March already?! Are you ready for some help to use up those scraps that you just cannot seem to part with? Follow along and we will show you some fun ideas on how to use them up. 

This bundle contains projects from 10 global demonstrators. There are over 30 pages of instructions and lots of ideas to pick from or just make them all. There are some examples using small scraps, and some with larger scraps, some cards, and some scrapbook pages, even a tag! 

Here is a collage that shows some snippets of what you can expect in this bundle. 

My projects are exclusive to the bundle; you have to get the bundle to see them. But I have prepared another card using scraps. It is so fun and when I saw the idea on Pinterest, I knew I had to give it a try! 

I often punch out circles, then decide I need a different size. Of course, the first one doesn't get thrown out, it just goes in my scrap bin! Here is my take on the circle scrap bird:

Can you imagine a whole flock of them, different size circles, different DSP patterns? Just punch or or die cut a circle and fold it in half. I think she is adorable!! 

Are you ready to order your bundle? You can use the ideas for your personal use, or even to use in your classes. Contact your member demonstrator or me.  There are three options to acquire our IDEAS tutorial bundle:

1. Place a $35 order on my website, shop here.

2. It is free for all of my team members, join here.

3. Purchase it for $15 USD.

 Once you have received the tutorials, please remember not to share or distribute the printed or electronic copies of these bundles. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your use. If you know someone that would like to purchase the bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their copy. 

Follow along from the list below to see what the other demonstrators have prepared for you! Leave a comment if you feel so inclined! Thanks for your support! 

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'!

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities: Celebrate Spring

 

Hello friends!! This month's kit, Celebrate Spring, is so much fun!! It has pretty flowers, cute bunnies and Easter eggs. The pastel colors scream spring!!

As always, I like to use the stamps on my alternate projects to show what can be done with the stamps once the kit consumables have all been used up. My card showcases the Easter eggs, using the stamps and some of the negative images to color the eggs. I used a couple of blending brushes and some ink to shade the background of the eggs on a circle, after punching the eggs out of the die cut sheets. 

Once I had the backgrounds shaded, I used the stamps to stamp over the shaded ovals with the same color inks. I added some of the February Product of the Month, Painted Illusions Designer Series Paper, and here are the results:

A fun Easter card 

Join me as I hop along to the other blogs and see what they have done with this kit! 

I hope you enjoy the hop.

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

Inspire Create Share Blog Hop: It's a Love Thing

 

Hello friends! Here we are in the month of February, with Valentine's Day just around the corner, so our theme is all about Love. So appropriate, right? There are so many ways to we can express love, and so many kinds of love to express; this should be a fun time. 

My card is a Fold Out Fun Fold. It is Designer Series Paper heavy, so you can show off all the patterns! 

It is monochromatic, using Strawberry Slush on everything. The Mixed-Up Patterns DSP has several patterns with each color, so it was easy to find some to make up this card. Here it is with the belly band removed and the first unfold. 

And the final fold out with big bold Love You's. The recipient will not be able to doubt that they are loved!

Hop on over to the rest of the Love projects, follow the list below. I hope you enjoy them all and are inspired to create your own! 

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

IDEAS Blog Hop: That's So Suite of You - Beautiful Gallery

 

Hello crafters!  I'm so excited to share our February IDEAS Blog Hop with you today. We are featuring projects that highlight some of the fabulous Stampin' Up! Suites. The tutorial is full of amazing creative ideas!  I used the Beautiful Gallery Suite from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog.

This graphic is a sneak peek at the some of the projects in our February IDEAS Tutorial Bundle.

My bundle projects are exclusive to the bundle. However, I wanted to share something with you, so here is an alternate project using the same suite.   

And it is even a gift card holder....

Would you like a copy of the tutorials for these projects for your personal use, or even to use in your classes? Contact your member demonstrator or me.  There are three options to acquire our IDEAS tutorial bundle:

1. Place a $35 order on my website, shop here.

2. It is free for all of my team members, join here.

3. Purchase it for $15 USD.

 Once you have received the tutorials, please remember not to share or distribute the printed or electronic copies of these bundles. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your use. If you know someone that would like to purchase the bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their copy. Thanks for your support!

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Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop: Special Delivery

 

Hello friends!! Welcome to another Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop! This month's kit is Special Delivery and has a Valentine's theme. 

Here are the kit cards as designed: 

I made a card using the stamps and ink color. I did stick with the postage theme by using the Perennial Postage dies to cut out some rectangles for my card. I used the sort of new Lovely Stripes 3D Embossing Folder for my background. 

I love the shimmer from the Wink of Stella on the flowers. I stamped the flowers, colored them with Stampin' Blends, and then cut them out. Kind of hard to see the shimmer in the photo, but the flowers are so pretty. 

Hope you are inspired to make your kit up or create some alternate project(s) with it. Check out the other projects by following the list below: 

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

Don't miss out on February's kit! Here are the details for Celebrate Spring. 

Craft whimsical handmade cards that celebrate Easter and sweet spring days.
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and pink baker’s twine
• Iridescent pink and yellow sequins
• Coordinating colors: Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Shy Shamrock (Classic Stampin' Spot)

And don't forget the 1st Quarter Add-ons that coordinate with January-February-March Paper Pumpkin kits, item #168666:

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Order the Add-ons here! 

Inspire Create Share Blog Hop: Product of the Month Showcase

 

Happy New Year friends!! Thanks for coming along on this journey as we showcase the Product of the Month. Stampin' Up! started doing a product of the month in December 2025, so we have had 2 so far! What is the Product of the Month, you ask?! Each month Stampin' Up! releases a new Product of the Month (POM) that you can get for $5 with a $75 minimum purchase. You can only purchase one each of the POM's, but you could purchase more in one month, if you missed one and it is still available. Visit Stampinup.com, or call, text or message me for more info.

Anyway, December's POM was this beautiful Designer Series Paper, True Blue Florals 

item #167970:

And this is what I have created using it:

I love that this card design shows off both sides of the DSP. And I didn't forget the inside and used a strip of the DSP there too!  

The January POM is this fun sentiment-based set:

I like the mixed fonts, and would have used it, but I am still waiting on UPS to bring it to me!! 

Which is your favorite the DSP or the Stamp Set? Or are you like me and cannot decide? 

Hop along with me and see which POM everyone used, maybe both. Follow along on the list provided:

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'! 

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities: Watercolor in Bloom

 

Hello friends!! Happy New Year!!

May this New Year bring you strength and fresh beginnings, with blessings that renew your heart & mind!

This is the final Paper Pumpkin Possibilities for 2025, even though it is now 2026. So much to reflect on and to look forward to!! Do you love Paper Pumpkin like we do? We love the kits as designed but also love to try to do something new & inspiring with the contents.

Here are the cards as designed:

So beautiful, and great sentiments for the new year. I love that they have card front sentiments but also have sentiments for the inside too!! And the color palette is super pretty in the blues & greens with the pop of bronze. 

I love to use the stamps and ink for my alternate projects, cuz once the consumables are gone, that is all you will have left. That is what I have done this month, but I also did a fun fold, and...

 a fun technique; Faux Silk!

Can you see the little wrinkles in the paper to give it texture, like fine silk? I have been going back to my technique books, yes, we used to do technique swaps so we could get ideas before the internet days. I know, I am aging myself. Anyway, Faux Silk was one of the techniques we did back in the day before Embossing Folders and die cutting. 

Hope you like this card and technique. Follow along for more ideas using the December 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit: Watercolor in Bloom.

Click on the list below and leave a comment before you go...

Happy New Year!!

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'!