It Was a Hot Foiling Afternoon!

It was a hot foiling kind of afternoon using the Stampin’ Hot Foil System and some of the hot foil dies I have already accumulated! I don’t really have a good crafting spot to have all of this set up, so the space is a little tight on my kitchen table! The Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine needs to be right by the hot foil platform because as soon as everything is heated up and the sandwich made, it needs to go right through the Cut & Emboss Machine. And then, if it is something that needs to be cut out, then it goes through the Cut & Emboss Machine again in the standard diecutting way! So as long as I had all these things set up on the kitchen table, I decided to make multiples of some things and try out the newest dies I just got, coming out September 1st!

After lots of cutting foil and paper, including my new Red Stampin’ Hot Foil Rolls, coming September 1, alomg with the gold and silver foil, these are the creations I came up with. I had no ideas or intentions for projects at this point. I just wanted to keep getting used to the steps in hot foiling and to end up with extra pieces I could use almost like ephemera. Each time that foil is peeled off the paper, it is just magical to see what you just made!

The large diecut greetings are the Classic Greetings, which are perfect for cards for lots of occasions. The Christmas hot foiled greetings are one die and then a die that cuts all the words apart. It doesn’t look like you have it placed right, but as long as you get the tiny squares inside the squares on the die, you have it set properly for cutting out the words. This is the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies, available Sept. 1st. The three circles are in the Framed & Fabulous Hot Foil Dies, also coming on September 1. There is also a wonderful stamp set with the same name that you can Bundle with the dies.

We have the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Die, which is the amazing one die for foiling and then using this one for cutting out all the words in one fell swoop!

Here are the fruits of my labors today:

I even fot foiled a greeting right onto a piece of designer series paper that I had handy, as you see in the upper right corner. I’ll see what kind of card I can make out of that! As long as you are hot foiling, you may as well make multiples and use different colors or foil, maybe even on different colors of cardstock so you are ready for the next project!

Remember, with the purchase of the Stampin’ Hot Foil System, you will receive the Metallic Magic Craft Class free when purchased by the end of the year. Do not put it in your cart, just order the Hot Foil System and your free class will be included! It is recorded by Stampin’ Up! and shows you how to use the system and gives tips and tricks for using hot foil on your projects!

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Two Cards With the Botanical Expressions Die

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Botanical Expressions Florals In Bloom Card

I ordered this Botanical Expressions Die a while back and hadn’t tried it yet! It is only one die, and you can use it many ways for your cardmaking or scrapbooking. This Botanical Expressions Florals In Bloom Card is my first try with the die. The die cuts a window in your paper; it doesn’t cut out a separate piece. However, you can cut it away from the rest of the paper, and you can even cut the leaves on the inside away from the top and bottom borders and use them separately.

To make this card, I used a Basic White card base, but with a layer of Granny Apple Green that is the full size of the card front, 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. Before adhering the Granny Apple Green, I used it with the Botanical Expressions Die. As I said, it doesn’t cut out the leafy piece, so the 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ piece stays intact. Originally, I was going to cut the leafy diecut away from the rest of the cardstock, but instead I left it and added a piece of designer series paper to the empty space on the left. This paper is the Florals In Bloom Designer Series Paper and is on the Stampin’ Up! Paper Sale for a few more days only! (If you want the same paper PLUS the Sticker Sheet, you will find it on the Last Chance category, but is not on sale.). I cut a 5 1/2″ x 2″ piece of the designer paper, trying to cut a specific area where I could get the larger pink flowers showing.

The greeting I found was already stamped, in some little pile, so I tried it and liked it on this card. It is in the Lovely Arrangements Stamp Set. I also found an already diecut piece of Gold Foil that I cut in half horizontally so I could adhere it under the top and bottom of the greeting to help it stand out. This is popped up on Dimensionals. The greeting and gold layer are both cut out with one of the Sweet Words & Labels Dies. That’s as easy a way to make this card as there can be with the fancy element of the diecut Botanical Expressions part.

Since I was so happy with my first card with the Botanical Expressions Die, I kept going and made this Botanical Expressions Leafy Card. This card base is Garden Green Cardstock with a layer of Soft Sea Foam Cardstock. This piece is 5 1/12″ x 4,” so you can see a little bit of the darker green at the top and bottom. I used the Botanical Expressions Die the same as I did on the first card, but instead of covering the extra space on the cardstock, I decided to stamp a few flowers and leaves with Soft Sea Foam ink, some stamped off to be very light. I also did it along the very bottom edge. I used the Paradise Garden Stamp Set for this. You will find the French version of this stamp set in the Last Chance Products, but you can still use the images even if the French sentiments won’t be useful to you.

The greeting is stamped in Soft Sea Foam ink with the same Paradise Garden Stamp Set on Basic White. The die is in the Sweet Words & Labels Dies. These are so pretty with their stitched border and little fancy cutouts. I cut another piece from Garden Green cardstock with the same die and cut it in half horizontally, as I did with the first card, to layer underneath the top and bottom of the Basic White greeting. I also added two Granny Apple Green Shimmering Dots on the sides.

Here is the inside of the Botanical Expressions Leafy Card. I added a Basic White layer since the Garden Green is a little dark for a greeting or message. Then I used the Botanical Expressions Die again just so I cut a few leaves out of the diecut. You may need to shape the tips of some of the leaves a little bit after detaching from the diecut, but no big deal. Then I adhered them inside the card for a little surprise decoration inside!

There are more ways to use this fun die so be sure to check it out! It’s something a little different!

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Glow of Harvest Happy Birthday Card

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The Stampin’ Up! Product of the Month for August is the beautiful Glow of Harvest Specialty Designer Series Paper. To order it, you just need to have an order of $75 or more, and something will pop up telling you that you are eligible to order it, or any other Product of the Month that is still available and that you haven’t purchased before. The Product of the Month is only $5 with your $75 order! I ordered a little late in August, and my order just arrived at the end of the week, so this is my first chance to show it off!

Glow of Harvest Designer Series Paper Aug POM

This pack of designer series paper is called “Specialty” because of a “sheen” on the paper, which makes it a little bit shiny. It’s kind of a matte shine, if that makes any sense! Anyway, it is beautiful whatever you want to call it. I especially love these light-colored pumpkins on this top sheet in my photo.

For the card I made with it, the Glow of Harvest Happy Birthday Card, I started with a base of Golden Glow cardstock, one of the new In Colors for 2026-2028. The designer series paper is 5 1/2″ x 3″. You can make it narrower if you like. For an accent color, I added a narrow strip of Cajun Craze cardstock to each side of the designer paper. Each strip is about 5 1/2″ x 1/2″ with about 1/4″ showing. Once I had the strips adhered to the sides of the designer paper, I adhered the whole panel to the card front. You can use your Grid Paper to help everything be aligned the way you want it.

The greeting is in the Wild Bunch Stamp Set, a former Product of the Month which is no longer available. It was the size I wanted. I stamped it on Very Vanilla cardstock with Cajun Craze ink. I handcut the two banners because nothing I had was the exact right size I wanted. The greeting is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I think I will probably add some gems or dots or jewels – whatever I find in the right color! But it is perfectly fine without any other embelishments. I saw this card design, but with different paper, somewhere on Pinterest and decided to make the same style card. I also forced myself not to second guess about the design, and JUST MAKE THE CARD! It didn’t take long at all, and would be faster for you since you now have the directions! The paper itself is beautiful! Actually, I think the shine looks almost silvery, at least at this moment under the light I have. You won’t be disappointed, especially for only $5 in the Online Store, while supplies last. In September, there will be a new Product of the Month!

REMINDER! This is the last week for the Stampin’ Up! Paper Sale! How did the month go by so fast? The sale on select cardstock and designer series paper ends on August 31! Don’t miss it! If you see a paper you like, you will save 15%.

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LAST DAY! 2X Stampin’ Rewards PLUS Paper Sale!

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Today, Friday August 21 is the last day for earning DOUBLE Rewards on your Stampin’ Up! order of $20 or more. These 2X Rewards will be available for you to use on any future order(s) within a year. It’s always great to see that you have Rewards you can apply when you place your next order…or the one after that, etc. You choose when to use them and what amount. If you have a larger order you have been thinking about, this would be a good time to put it in!

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Earn double Stampin’ Rewards (2x Rewards) for 3 days only, starting August 19 and ending August 21. That means 20% instead of the standard 10%! All orders qualify once the Stampin’ Rewards threshold of $20 USD is met. Some exclusions apply. View the Stampin’ Rewards page to learn more.
This offer applies to ALL commissionable products! (Excludes existing Paper Pumpkin subscriptions.)
To participate, customers must have a Stampin’ Up! account and be opted in to the Stampin’ Rewards program. Please complete these steps before the offer begins.

AND!!!

If you want to stack some offers, remember that the Stampin’ Up! Paper Sale is ongoing until August 31. So you can order some select designer series paper and/or cardstock and save 15% PLUS get double rewards if you order today!

Save 15% on select DSP (designer series paper) and cardstock.

There is a mixture of regular cardstock as well as many colors of two-tone cardstock with its lighter shade on one side and darker shade on the other, with a white core, fun for several techniques. If you haven’t tried two-tone cardstock yet, this sale is a good time to buy a few colors and try it out, whether for cardmaking or scrapbooking.

Details:

While supplies last.
You’ll find all qualifying items in one convenient location—the “Designer Series Paper and Cardstock Sale” page in the online store.
Sale ends: August 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

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Garden Poetry Poppy Parade Card

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Here’s an easy card to make, the Garden Poetry Poppy Parade Card, with a beautiful watercolor look. You’ll find this paper in the Online Exclusives, PLUS it is on the Stampin’ Up! Paper Sale this month! Save 15% until August 31, while supplies last. This Garden Poetry Designer Series Paper wasn’t one I chose when it first came out, but after seeing some samples others made, I ordered it! It is so vibrant and colorful whether you mix colors or make a monochromatic card as I did here.

Today and tomorrow, you can earn 2X Stampin’ Rewards on orders of $20 or more! This will be extra money you can spend on a future order, put in your account. You must have your own Stampin’ Up! account, and you MUST be “Opted In” for Contact to receive Rewards. Don’t worry, Stampin’ Up! doesn’t go crazy sending emails or contacting you, but it helps me if you are a customer and want me to order any new catalog for you because you will show up on my Customer list.

Back to the card! This card is made with Poppy Parade cardstock. I don’t think I’ve used this color in ages. The layer on the card front is a piece of the Garden Poetry Designer Series Paper. It is cut at the usual 4″ x 5 1/4″. It is one of the soft, generic sides of the floral paper.

For the focal point of the card, I cut a piece of the floral pattern a little smaller than usual, at 3″ x 4 1/4″. I decided to layer it on a piece of Basic White, 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″. I think it makes the floral really look like it was watercolored with the white edge around it.

The greeting is stamped in Poppy Parade ink on Basic White cardstock. This is diecut with a Stylish Shapes circle die. The sentiment is in the Paradise Garden Stamp Set. This set apparently is sold out except for the French version, if you would to make French cards! I also diecut a little banner from the Stylish Shapes dies of Poppy Parade cardstock just to fit underneath the circle to help it stand out a little. Mine is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

You could add a few gems for a little sparkle if you like. Be sure to check out all the products you could order from Stampin’ Up! and get double Rewards today and tomorrow!

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Botanical Glow Colored Leaves Birthday Card

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If you have your Stampin’ Hot Foil System handy, this card is easy to make and looks like an expensive card (and they ARE expensive these days!) you would buy in the store. This Botanical Glow Colored Leaves Birthday Card is simply elegant with the gold hot foil designs! I absolutely love these Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies for the font and style plus the basic sayings that we all need almost every time we make a card.

Here’s how I made this card. The card base is Basic White, or you can use the Thick version or even White Willow cardstock. I used Lost Lagoon Cardstock for the card layer and used the Botanical Glow Hot Foil Die with Gold Foil to make the leafy design. There is also a matching stamp, but it does not line up (and isn’t supposed to!) with the foiled leaves. I didn’t use the stamp, though, on this card. I wanted to keep it simple.

After hot foiling the leaves, I colored them in with the Light Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blend. It’s not that difficult to do all these leaves. I really like the look. It doesn’t have to be perfect!

The greeting is made with the Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies. I did it in gold and then another die cut it out! Love these! For a little embellishment, I added some white Pearls of Beauty for an embellishment. They are on the Last Chance list and discounted.

As I write this, the Botanical Glow Hot Foil Die should be restocked this week (be sure to look it up in the Online Store, then fill out the email form to be notified when it is back in stock) and the Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies are due back the week of September 7.

***Today begins the Double Rewards at Stampin’ Up! Get 2X the Rewards from your order of $20 or more for three days only! August 19-21! Use your Rewards on a future order within a year. You must have a Stampin’ Up! account AND have “opted in” for Contact. Be sure to check or ask me if you have any questions!

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Earn Double Stampin’ Rewards For 3 Days!

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You’ll be glad you didn’t place a Stampin’ Up! order the other day because now you can get double Rewards starting tomorrow for three days, August 19-21! Every order of $20 or more earns Rewards which go into your account for you to use on a future order within a year! You can use some or all of your Rewards on a future order. Just Shop, Earn, Redeem!

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Earn double Stampin’ Rewards (2x Rewards) for 3 days only, starting August 19 and ending August 21. That means 20% instead of the standard 10%! All orders qualify once the Stampin’ Rewards threshold of $20 USD is met. Some exclusions apply. View the Stampin’ Rewards page to learn more.
This offer applies to ALL commissionable products! (Excludes existing Paper Pumpkin subscriptions.)
To participate, customers must have a Stampin’ Up! account and be opted in to the Stampin’ Rewards program. Please complete these steps before the offer begins.

Think of the Stampin’ Up! Paper Sale, new August Kits, and the Last Chance products!

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Lovely Blossoms Squares Hello Card

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Don’t forget about the Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper and Cardstock Sale going on now through the rest of August! There are still wonderful choices of designer series paper available at a 15% discount, but don’t delay too long! This card was made with small pieces of the Lovely Blossoms Designer Series Paper, which is on sale! This paper has white blooms in all sizes, along with the more generic “other sides” of the paper. Plus, there are two sheets of “cut-apart” images from larger size to small with which to make all kinds of card designs, scrapbook pages, and other papercrafting projects, maybe even as framed home decor!

This card, the Lovely Blossoms Squares Hello Card, uses the smallest little squares of different designs on one of the cut-apart sheets. I saw a Stampin’ Up!® video showing the designer series paper on the paper sale, and they talked about the little squares. I hadn’t really thought about making a card with those, so I decided I would try it!

The card base is Cloud Cover cardstock and I covered the entire front of the card base with the designer paper, cut at 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ instead of the uusal 5 1/4″ x 4″. Then I just played around with all the cut-apart squares, which are 2″ x 2″ until I had a design I liked. They are all just glued down flat on the card.

For the greeting, I didn’t want to take up too much room on the card and cover the little squares, so I found one of the hot-foiled greetings I had already made with the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies in gold. It was a good size to leave the focus on the rest of the card design. I could have “jazzed up” this card a little bit more but I kind of liked the simplicity of it with the little squares.

If you would like to see another card made with one of the larger cut-apart pieces, click HERE.

Begonia Belle Celebrate Hot Foil Card

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This Begonia Belle Celebrate Hot Foil Card sort of grew and grew in its design as I worked on it! I could think it is too busy and I overdid it, or I could think it turned out great! Better than I ever planned! Mainly what I wanted to do was stamp and do some hot foiling with the leafy Botanical Glow Bundle. But then I kept adding things!

The card base is Basic White and the top layer is also Basic White. You could certainly use some colored cardstock for the card base. I stamped the Botanical Glow leaf stamp in Lost Lagoon ink. Then I used the Botanical Glow Hot Foil Die to add the Gold Foil leaves. The stamp set and hot foil die do not match up, so you don’t even have to try to get everything even.

After doing the leaves in hot foil, I used my Water Painter brush to add some green color. I forgot which ink I used, plus I tried adding a little yellow and orange. That didn’t show up as I thought it would, but I’ll try using several colors to make them look like fall leaves another time. You may think it would be tedious to do each leaf, but somehow it is easy and fun! The foil pretty much resists the ink, but you can always dab it with a paper towel if you get too much ink and water inside the leaf.

When the leaves were all finished, I spotted some stamped flowers from the Begonia Belle Stamp Set, a Product of the Month recently. If you haven’t ordered it before and if it is still available, you can choose it with a $75 order. I thought maybe a begonia would look nice with all the leaves in the background. I stamped one with Melon Mambo, doing some stamping off once or twice with the two-step stamps and the leaves. I fussy-cut the flower and leaves and popped the flower up on Stampin’ Dimensionals with the leaves stuck underneath.

For the greeting, I chose one of the words hot foiled in gold from the Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies. I love these for the font, the words, and how beautiful they look foiled and diecut. I popped up the greeting on Stampin’ Dimensionals also.

For a little sparkle, I added some retired Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems to go with the flower. As I said, I partly thought maybe I did too much on this card, but I also partly thought I loved it! What do you think?

A lot of the new Hot Foil products are currently unavailable as I write this, but don’t despair! It looks like they should be back in stock next week. Be sure to fill out the form for whatever product you are interested in to be notified when it is back in stock, and consider ordering it right away before it sells out again. Sometimes that happens, sometimes not.

I have to say, doing this hot foiling is really something else! Every single time you peel off the foil and see what you have just made, it is amazing how beautiful it is! And lots more is coming next month for the holidays and all the time! Also, remember, if there is a stamp set you like that is in the hot foil category, you can still buy just the stamp set and use it without hot foiling. They are just regular photopolymer stamp sets you can use any time!

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Witchy Whimsy Hat Kit in the Kits Collection

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If you love Halloween, I think you’d better put this Witchy Whimsy Hat Kit in your shopping cart right away! Many years ago Stampin’ Up!® had a kit to make a witch’s hat. It was decorated with a fall leaves garland. I loved it and still put it out every Halloween! When it is not Halloween, it sits on top of a bookcase so I can see it year-round along with some other past projects. This Witchy Whimsy Hat Kit looks so cute and I can’t wait to make another witch’s hat!

This kit combines classic spooky elements—spiders, spider webs, black cats, and eyeballs in Halloween colors—with delightful accents like rosettes, flowers, ribbons, and lace. It’s everything you need to craft a standout Halloween decor piece.

DETAILS
– Makes 1 witch hat decor piece
– Assembled size: 14″ (35.6 cm) tall
– Colors: Basic Beige, Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss, Peaceful Pine, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Step-by-step instructions
– Printed precut pieces
– Paint
– Ribbon
– Embellishments
– Sponge dauber
– Cheesecloth
– Pins
– Wire
– Adhesive

Here is a photo of the contents of the Kit.

LOOK! I found a picture of the first witch’s hat Stampin Up! had BACK IN 2015!! It was a kit in the Holiday Mini Catalog! It was called the Witching Decor Project Kit Witch’s Hat.

***And if you want another great Halloween kit to make to decorate your home, check out this Haunted Home Kit, offered two years ago and sold out almost immediately at the time, but it is still available in the Kits Collection in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store.

Here’s mine!! I covered a piece of cardboard with green designer paper for a base and to look like grass. The second photo is the back of the house. Even the back is cute! All the Kits in the Kits Collection are designed to be easy enough for anyone to make, so try one and have fun!!

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Violet Dreams Card For Any Occasion

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I planned to make an entirely different card design, but when I saw my package of this Violet Dreams Specialty Designer Series Paper I decided to use it along with one of the included diecut frames and floral images. As I looked through the paper, I couldn’t resist this floral paper with the dark Secret Sea background! And that is how this Violet Dreams Card For Any Occasion came about!

This is really a quick & easy card to copy and make, now that you have the design! It’s just a basic card with one of the precut pieces to put as a background behind the bouquet of violets. Just embellish, and you’re done.

The card base is Secret Sea cardstock to match the dark background on the designer series paper. I decided to put a layer of Barely Blush behind the designer paper to bring out the pink tone on some of the very light flowers. The DSP is cut at the usual 4″ x 5 1/4″ and the Barely Blush is just an eighth of an inch bigger, so 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″.

The large piece behind the flowers is one of the precut images you can just punch out of a couple of the sheets in the package. That’s what makes it “specialty” paper. The center can be punched out if you want to use it as a frame, but I left the center in. This piece is glued down flat on the card. The little bunch of violets is punched out also (be careful that you are not punching out two sheets at once like I did and didn’t notice until I went to glue down the background piece!). The flowers are popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

However, before I adhered the flowers to the card, I thought they looked a little pale against the strong dark background of the paper. Then I remembered someone’s tip about adding some color to diecut images like these before adding to a card. I got out my Hydrangea Hue Stampin’ Blends and just added a few highlights and shading on the petals and really liked the result. Just make it very light and light-handed. You don’t need to color in the whole flower. I think I only used the Light Hydrangea Hue marker.

For embellishments, I added a Barely Blush bow, as if it were tied around the flower stems. I also added a few of the Barely Blush 2026-2028 In Color Dots. These are all so pretty. Add your name to the email list to be notified when they are back in stock, if they are unavailable. I didn’t even add a greeting as there wasn’t much space, but I can put one inside the card and it will be just fine. Inside the card, I added a piece of Basic White and adhered a few of the diecut violets in the corner from the package. They almost look like real dried flowers when you first open the card!

If you like to make quick & easy cards, any of these designer papers that come with precut images or stickers are perfect for you! Also, try one or more of the epehmera packs for easy greetings!

Remember, Stampin’ Up! has a sale this month on select designer series papers and cardstock! SHOP HERE!

Frightfully Fun Halloween Tag Card

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Halloween is getting close (yes, I know it’s not even the middle of August yet!), and here is a fun card, the Frightfully Fun Halloween Tag Card, to get you in the mood! At least if you are starting early! Well, once the products come out, how can we resist playing with them? You will find Stampin’ Up! Halloween stamp sets, dies, papers, and more in the July Online Exclusives that are out already! Crafters want an early start!

This card is somewhat of a copy of a sample in the Online Exclusives for this Frightfully Fun Designer Series Paper. The sample is of a White Gable Box in the Frightfully Fun Suite Collection. The gable box is decorated with one of the designer papers and has a Halloween tag hanging on it. So for this card, I made a tag much like the one on the Stampin’ Up! sample and turned it into a card.

The card base is Pumpkin Pie with a layer of the Frightfully Fun DSP that has a dark background with swirls and stars. The tag is made with the tag die in the Oh My Fright Dies. This die set has a bunch of fun Halloween shapes – ghosts, a tree, bats, a moon, stars, cats, and clouds. It goes with the Oh My Fright Stamp Set. Check out both the dies and stamps together in the Oh My Fright Bundle and save 10%.

The tag is a diecut piece of orange DSP with tiny stars on it. If you think ahead, like I don’t, use Adhesive Sheets on the back of the cardstock pieces that you are going to diecut and turn them into stickers. Otherwise, you will have to put the teeniest drops of glue on some of them, like the tree. But either way works! I diecut a crescent moon out of Daffodil Delight and a couple of the tiny stars, a bat, the tree, and a ghost. I love those ghosts. Everything is glued down flat and then the whole tag is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is stamped on Smoky Slate cardstock with Memento ink from the Oh My Fright Stamp Set. I trimmed it so it was a narrow strip and cut the ends on diagonals. It is also popped up on Dimensionals. The finishing touch is a black bow at the top using the Black 3/8″ Iridescent Ribbon in the Suite.

I also decorated the inside of the card a little bit. I added a piece of Basic White, cut at 3 3/4″ x 5″, a little smaller than usual, just because that’s the piece of paper that I had handy. I stamped a spider web in the top corner, then added an extra diecut bat and ghost, plus stamped “Happy Halloween” in Pumpkin Pie ink in the center. I think it sll turned out real cute!

Frightfully Fun Halloween Tag Card Inside

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Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday in Texas

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For some years now, some states have been offering a Back -to-School Sales Tax holiday on certain school supplies. The qualifying items may vary quite a bit from one state to another, so you can check the chart above to see if your state is included and the dates. Also check your local news for more information. They are likely doing a story about it and explaining which items are tax-free for the official dates.

Some basic Stampin’ Up! products also qualify as you can see in the chart above – things such as adhesives, watercolor pencils, blender pens, Stampin’ Blends Combos, and the new Detail Scissors. Not a real long list, but some products you might like to stock up on and save the sales tax! And if you have school kids, you know they will be borrowing your craft supplies for their school projects!!

The Sales Tax Holiday for Texas starts today, August 7 and runs through Sunday, August 9. Whether you are shopping for your kids or not, check what YOU might need as well because you know we always are in need of more adhesive and some of the other products listed!

Besides Texas, other states include FL, IL, MA, MO, OH, SC, and VA from this date forward. Check the chart and your local news.

SALES TAX PDF

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Remember, the Designer Series Paper and Cardstock Sale is also going on at Stampain’ Up! the whole month of August, plus new Kits and a refreshed Last Chance List!

Subtles Painted Patterns Hello Card

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Yesterday the Stampin’ Up!© Designer Series Paper and Cardstock sale began with 15% off select papers during the month of August! I made this Subtles Painted Patterns Hello Card with a fun pack of paper. It’s the Subtles Painted Patterns Designer Series Paper, but you can also buy it in any of the other Stampin’ Up! color families, like the Brights or Regals. I just love the different artsy patterns – stripes and polka dots in various sizes and widths, which all have such a fun look! It makes you happy just to look through the paper! And it’s one of the many designer series papers discounted 15% during this sale! Be sure to check it out!

To make this card, I started with a card base of Basic White. The layer of Balmy Blue cardstock is 4″ x 5 1/4″. Instead of just putting a full layer of the polka dot designer paper layered on top, I cut the Subtles Painted Patterns DSP into three strips. Each of these polka-dotted pieces is 1 1/2″ wide by 3 3/4″ long in order to leave that Balmy Blue showing through on all the side margins.

Then I added a strip across the three pieces, the pattern with the large Balmy Blue polka dots, and layered it on a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock. This scrap piece happened to be 1 3/8″ wide and I cut it at 4 7/8″ long to end at the edges of the polka dot pieces. I layered it on a piece of Balmy Blue, 1 5/8″ wide and 4 7/8″ long. For the center, I diecut two of the Scalloped Blooms Dies, one in Balmy Blue and one in Basic White. You can stamp whatever greeting you want, and that fits in the small white scalloped piece. I chose “hello” in the retired Simply Said Stamp Set, stamped in Balmy Blue ink. I popped the whole scalloped blossom up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I wanted to add some kind of gem, jewel, or dot, and I found these Muted Palette Dots (retired) that had Balmy Blue in them, albeit only 2 small and 2 large dots. At first I thought I would have to maybe use some Cloud Cover dots instead in another package. Still, once I placed a large and a small on the right side of the scalloped blossom greeting, it made perfect sense to do the same on the other side, rather than sticking with the “rule” of using an odd number. I like the way it turned out.

You could make so many kinds of cards, scrapbook pages, and other projects with any of these Painted Patterns Designer Series Paper color families. They just have that “happy” look to them!

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Paper Sale Starts Today at Stampin’ Up! & More!

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If you love Stampin’ Up! designer series paper and our color-coordinated cardstock, today is the day to start shopping! You have all month, but the early bird gets the worm! Save 15% on select DSP (designer series paper) and cardstock.

There are a few papers showing “Low Inventory” already so go shop!

Details:

While supplies last.
You’ll find all qualifying items in one convenient location—the “Designer Series Paper and Cardstock Sale” page in the online store.
Sale ends: August 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

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ALSO:

Oh my gosh!! When I saw this Witchy Whimsy Kit to make a witch’s hat I about died!! I love it and all cute things for Halloween! I have a witch hat I made years ago with a Stampin’ Up! kit of some kind and of course I put it out every Halloween, but it also is one of my favored decorations on top of my bookcases with my older stamping stuff. I still love it, but maybe I need another witch’s hat! Order yours early just in case! (Maybe since we just visited the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, MA in June and my husband has an ancestor who was hanged as a supposed witch, it’s only appropriate I get another witch hat!!!) OK, it’s already in my Cart!

The Crafted Blooms Kit is NOT cards; it is home decor! Make these three 3D floral projects, then display on a clipboard, a deep frame, or however you choose. Something different and fun!

Check out two new Kits in the Kits Collection today!

The new Product of the Month is here! This month, for August, it is Designer Series Paper, Glow of Harvest, and it looks beautiful! Another thing right up my alley! This paper has a gentle shimmer with images of all things “fall” – leaves, pumpkins, acorns, and florals. Get it for only $5 with an order of $75 or more. You must have your own Stampin’ Up! account, which is easy to set up if you don’t already have one. Once you reach the order amount, a pop-up will remind you to order your Product of the Month -the current one or whatever past ones are still available.

Product of the Month for August!

Last, but not least, the LAST CHANCE category has been “refreshed” today with additional products and discounts! Go check it out today and every time you order!

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Paper Sale Starts Today at Stampin’ Up! & More!