Frightfully Fun Halloween Tag Card

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Frightfully Fun Halloween Tag Card

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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Sales Tax Holiday 2026

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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Subtles Painted Patterns Hello Card

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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DSP and cardstock Sale Aug 2026 Ad

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 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.

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:

New Kits in Kits Collection Aug 2026

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 Chance Products Apr 2026 Sq Info

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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Get Ready For the Stampin’ Up! Paper Sale!

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Designer Paper Sale Aug 2026 Banner

Stampin’ Up! has announced a sale on its beautiful designer series paper and cardstock. We don’t really know all the details yet, but all will be revealed tomorrow, August 4, 2026, when the sale begins!

Are you running low on Designer Series Paper or cardstock? Or are you looking for the perfect base for your next project? Stampin’ Up! has you covered! From August 4 to 31, get 15% off select Designer Series Paper and cardstock. Stock up on favorites or explore new colors and designs during this sale.

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)

Do note that the sale is for “select” Designer Series Paper and cardstock. That means that not all of it will be on sale. We will have to wait until the sale begins to see which papers are included in the sale. Be sure to check back on Tuesday, August 4 and see what the details are!!

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Pink Pretty Poinsettia Christmas Card

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Pink Pretty Poinsettia Christmas Card

Make this Pink Pretty Poinsettia Christmas Card quicker and easier than you would think! Even though you will use quite a few dies for the flower and leaves (and the greeting), you can put all the dies for the poinsettia on one piece of paper, the leaves on another, and the little flower centers on a tiny scrap. So diecutting doesn’t take much time!

This card base is Petal Pink. Besides the actual poinsettia, the actual star of the card is the Shimmering Stripes Specialty Paper. It’s different than anything we have had. All the sheets have glittery stripes on white paper, but the glitter doesn’t rub off or anything! It’s great for a rather subtle background but with some sparkle.

Before adhering the Shimmering Stripes paper to the card base, I wrapped some ribbon around the side and across the bottom. I used the White with Gold 3/8″ Ribbon from the Spring Mini 2026 (retired). You can use whatever ribbon you have. The bow is tied separately and adhered with several glue dots.

To make the poinsettia in Petal Pink, just diecut the petals and stack them one on top of the other, using Mini Glue Dots or Liquid Glue to adhere them together. The tiny yellow centers are the actual flower, my research says. The leaves are Old Olive extras from diecutting for another card. Use the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle for stamping the greeting in Old Olive ink and diecutting the poinsettia. The greeting is stamped on a circle punched with my retired 2″ Circle Punch. I needed something small enough to fit in that space. I also added some Petal Pink dots. Mine are from the Muted Palette Dots from the Annual Catalog 2025-26.

Even though the poinsettia makes this look like a fancy card, I think you will find it pretty easy to make!

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Pretty Poinsettia Z-Fold Christmas Card

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Pretty Poinsettia Z-Fold Christmas Card

Christmas is less than six months away, so no, it’s not too early to start making Christmas cards! Yikes! This Pretty Poinsettia Z-Fold Christmas Card is made with the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle in the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives. You get the Pretty Poinsettia Stamp Set and the Pretty Poinsettia Dies in the Bundle, and you will save 10%. The dies kind of confused me at first as they all looked like leaves, but actually, the leaves on the stem are actually leaves (but you can cut them apart) and the four dies with four or five “leaves” on them are the poinsettia petals which you can stack.

This card was actually pretty quick and easy to make! I love to make Z-fold cards because they are simple and make a great presentation for the recipient. It’s probably the easiest “fancy-fold” you can make. Just fold half of the card front back! I had already made the large white label on which the poinsettia is adhered another day with the Stampin’ Hot Foil System and the Flourish & Frames Hot Foil Dies. You can see the pretty gold foil border around the edge. You could use any large label-type piece you have similar to this one or just a cardstock rectangle. You may even have some ephemera piece you could use.

The poinsettia itself is made with Real Red cardstock, diecut with the poinsettia dies. I used Mini Glue Dots to adhere them together in layers, but you could also use tiny dots of the Multipurpose Liquid Glue. If you have it, this would be a good time to use the Silicone Craft Sheet to keep the adhesive on it instead of your table! Just stack the poinsettia petals, placing them however you think looks best. You probably have heard that what we think of as the flower petals of poinsettias are specialty leaves called “bracts”. The real flower is the little yellow centers on poinsettias! When you stack the four layers of petals and add the tiny diecut yellow centers, it kind of turns into a 3D flower! If you like, you can curl the petals carefully with a Bone Folder or crease on the center line to make them stand out, perhaps on a gift bag or box. It wouldn’t work so well for mailing. I added the green leaves, just sticking them under the poinsettia after cutting them off the stem.

The greeting is one in the Pretty Poinsettia Stamp Set. It fit just perfectly on that label piece below the poinsettia. It is stamped in Real Red ink. I used another greeting for the inside of the card as you will see in the photo below. I added a piece of Basic White cardstock, 4″ x 5 1/4″ for the inside of the card for either a stamped sentiment or personal message. You do want to make sure the greeting is tucked behind the z-fold and focal point so that it can’t be seen from the front of the card.

The card base is cut at 5 1/2″x 8 1/2″ as usual, then scored at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″. Fold the card in half as you always do, then fold back on the 2 1/8″ score line so the card front is folded back toward the card fold. That’s all there is to it! I added a strip of the A Stitched Season Designer Series Paper down the center of that folded back piece. It is 1″ wide by 5 1/2″ long. I also added a 1/2″ strip along the inside Basic White layer, which shows from the front.

For the most difficult part, if anything is difficult, the white frame with the poinsettia is adhered with the center lined up with the creased fold of the front. Be sure to only put adhesive on the half that is attached to the z-fold, otherwise you will have glue sticking to the inside of the card! You can see how the whole card looks opened up in the photo below.

Pretty Poinsettia Z-Fold Christmas Card open

I like this card so much that as soon as I do some more hot foiling with the Flourish & Frames Dies to make more pieces for the front of this card, I want to make more poinsettia cards just like this one. I just love the colors, the way the poinsettia looks rather built up even though it is flat and the pretty designer paper.

You can still purchase the Pretty Poinsettia Craft Class in the Online Store and stamp along with Stampin’ Up! staff as they show you how to use this Pretty Poinsettia Bundle. Or watch and stamp on your own later. I bought the class but missed watching it on the day during the live (plus it was my anniversary!). But the good thing is, I can watch it any time or multiple times. The couple of other online stamping events with Stampin’ Up! that I have done proved to be fun and had lots of good tips for the projects.

There are lots of creative possibilities with the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle, so even though it is a little early for the holidays, start thinking ahead and planning for some ideas you might like to make!

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Sweetly Sentimental Floral Card

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Sweetly Sentimental Floral Card

We are all excited about the new Stampin’ Hot Foil System, and there are many new products to go along with it. You might not think about it while you are shopping, but there are some nice stamp sets that are JUST photopolymer stamp sets you can buy even if you aren’t getting the hot foil system. This Sweetly Sentimental Stamp Set is one of those. While you will see it listed in the Hot Foil category, and you will also see that you can buy it in a Bundle with the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies (which have the small greetings you can foil and then diecut). While the Bundle is great and will save you 10% buying the stamp set and dies together over separately, just be aware that you can buy the stamp set just for the stamp set, or you can buy the dies alone without the stamp set. I didn’t think about that when I was ordering things, not that I regret my purchases! The Stampin’ Hot Foil System is an investment; these are things to consider if you are trying to get just a few things you like and need.

This Sweetly Sentimental Floral Card is an example of using the Sweetly Sentimental Stamp Set from the Bundle but without any hot foiling. The card base is Petal Pink to match how I colored in the large flower. The large floral piece is stamped with Memento ink on Basic White cardstock and colored in with Stampin’ Blends. For the flower, I used the Petal Pink Combo, trying to leave a tiny bit of white space. The leaves I colored in with a little Light Lemon Lolly and then Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green. A lady who painted once told me leaves should always have a little yellow in them. The small flowers are colored with the Calypso Coral Combo.

I fussy-cut the whole stamped image so that I could layer it on a piece of designer series paper. It was a little trickier to do, cutting close to the small flower stems, but it’s okay to leave a little bit of white cardstock as a margin. I went back and colored those areas lightly with Petal Pink to match the background paper, but that isn’t really necessary.

I chose a piece of Petal Pink designer paper in the Lovely Blossoms Designer Series Paper for the background layer with a tiny little print on it. After deciding to add a layer of Basic White underneath it, I cut it down to 3 3/4″ x 5″ with the white layer being the usual 4″ x 5 1/4″. I stamped a couple of the “grunge” stamps in the same Sweetly Sentimental Stamp Set as just a little “something” in the background. I used Memento ink, but stamped it off twice before then stamping on the designer paper.

The flower is adhered flat on the designer paper, although I could have popped it up on Dimensionals. The greeting is in the Paradise Garden Stamp Set. It didn’t quite fit on this card so I cut some of the words off and trimmed around the two sets of words quite tightly. I like the way they fit now! I don’t always think ahead to the greeting for the card until after I make a card so then the hunt is on to find what would fit. To embellish the card a little bit, I used five Petal Pink Muted Palette Dots. These dots were in the last 2025-26 Annual Catalog so you may have some in your stash. Otherwise use whatever you have in embellishments. Some Wink of Stella would look nice on the large flower! I may have to go back and add some!

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Velvet Meadow Thinking of You Square Card

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Velvet Meadow Thinking of You Square Card

This Velvet Meadow Thinking of You Square Card was super quick and easy to make, except for tying the bow! I didn’t even have a design idea for a card, but I happened to grab this package of Velvet Meadow Specialty Designer Series Paper with the soft flocking on the sheet. I found this square scrap of paper which gave me the idea to make a square card for something different. The new hot-foiled greeting fit perfectly on the square card, which saved a lot of time.

The card base is Bubble Bath cardstock, which coordinates with the paper. I decided to add an extra layer of Basic White under the designer paper to help it stand out a little with the white flocking. The card base is 8 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. Score at 4 1/4″ and you have a square card. You can put the fold at the top (which I did) or on the side. The Basic White layer is 4″ x 4,” with the designer paper layer then being 3 3/4″ x 3 3/4″.

Before I adhered the layers together, I wrapped a piece of Bubble Bath 1/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon around the designer paper layer. The bow is two pieces of ribbon tied together and adhered to the center of the ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot.

For the greeting (which almost looks like professionally printed emphemera!), I used the Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies. I hot foiled these greetings (several of them at one time) on my first session with the new Stampin’ Hot Foil System. After you do the hot foil, you can use the regular cutting dies in the set and your Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to cut apart each greeting so they are ready to use. I think it would be a good idea to make several of each greeting in the set in both gold and silver and keep them in a container so you can use them quickly and easily. The greeting is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I think this card with the special Velvet Meadow paper and the gold hot-foiled greeting in such a lovely font really looks lovely, if I do say so myself!

As I am writing this post, the Velvet Meadow DSP is “currently unavailable” but will likely be back in stock the week of August 3, along with the Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies. Fill out the notification in the Online Store by each product so you will be notified right away if you would like to purchase either or both of them. This system works well, but sometimes you have to move quickly so the product doesn’t sell out as soon as it comes back in stock! Sometimes it comes in earlier than expected, too.

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Is Your State Having a Sales Tax Holiday?

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Sales Tax Holiday 2026

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The 2026 back-to-school sales tax holiday season is upon us. During select dates in July and August, thirteen states and Puerto Rico are offering a sales tax holiday for school supplies. Good news: this includes select Stampin’ Up! products! According to state statutes, “items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes” are eligible.

Please note that you must place your Stampin’ Up! orders during the tax holiday period to receive qualifying items tax-free. Orders must be placed between midnight on the first day and midnight on the last day of the applicable tax holiday. Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday; the exemption may not apply to county, city, or special jurisdiction taxes. 
If you live in one of the states that benefit from a sales tax holiday, be sure to check out this chart and maybe your local media to get all the details.

Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Wisconsin have suspended the sales tax holiday this year.

These are the Stampin’ Up! products included in the Sales Tax Holiday. Good time to stock up!

152813 Stampin’ Seal $9
152814 Stampin’ Seal Refill $7
149699 Stampin’ Seal+ $13
152812 Stampin’ Seal+ Refill $9
104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals $5
144108 Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals $5
150893 Black Stampin’ Dimensionals Combo Pack $7
141825 Foam Adhesive Strips $9
152815 Foam Adhesive Sheets $9
152334 Adhesive Sheets $13
103683 Mini Glue Dots $8
110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue $6.50
167765 Crafting Grid Paper $17
170902 Detail Scissors $10
154031 Tear & Tape Adhesive $7
138309 Fine-Tip Glue Pen $8
161700 Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1 $18
149014 Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 $14
166647 Black .04mm Stampin’ Journaling Pens $10
102845 Blender Pens (3-pk) $15
Various Stampin’ Blends Combo Packs $12

Massachusetts Special Note: Unlike the other participating states, Massachusetts is not limited to the products listed in this document, per the 2026 law. All current Stampin’ Up! products qualify based on the state’s exemption rules and price limits. (MA limit: $2,500 per item.)

If you have school-age kids at home, don’t underestimate how often your craft supplies may come in handy for those school projects! And maybe Mom needs her own restock of her supplies!!

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Trying Out the Stampin’ Hot Foil System

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New Stampin' Hot Foil System First Try

My new Stampin’ Hot Foil System arrived the other day along with a few dies, stamp sets, and foil. It took another day or two to find a block of time to try it out. I admit I was a nervous wreck checking and rechecking the directions at first, so I didn’t make a mistake and ruin the whole thing. However, even my first attempt turned out BEAUTIFUL and PERFECT. I would say it looks “professional”. And that was just my first try!

Here is my FIRST TIP!! Your system will come in a variety of boxes. When you take the power cord out of its box, be sure you also take out the little extension plug, I’ll call it. I took out the main power cord, with a big black box attached. I set up all my supplies for the hot foiling and when I went to plug in the platform, the plug did not match the outlet on the side!! I thought I would be calling Stampin’ Up! today and probably would have to send the whole thing back because obviously I got the wrong thing. I checked all the numbers on my order and the box. I knew the plug is actually magnetic, but this thing did not match at all. When I told my husband about this major problem, he looked in the box and there was a short little cord with the correct plug on the end that I needed to connect to the other big cord! My HERO!! I was thrilled that I had everything I needed and glad I had not thrown out the boxes before using the whole system! So KEEP your boxes, just in case. If anything was wrong, you would want those boxes if you had to return the system. And look for that extra little cord and plug!

The next day I got everything set up again and tried it out! Everything worked perfectly! Make sure you have the little pamphlet of instructions handy and be sure you read them. I think there is just a little learning curve on the initial set up and steps, but we will all get the hang of it quickly!

My favorite hot foil die is the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Die. It is one big die. After foiling your paper, you can cut it down to fit your card front or whatever size you want it. I used my Paper Trimmer and it worked fine. The Paper Trimmer worked fine with cutting the piece of foil, too, but you can also use a scissors. Another tip: Save your used pieces of foil in a folder or box because there are ways to reuse them.

New Stampin' Hot Foil System First Try

The foil on the Basic White Cardstock just looks perfect!! Below is the card I made with it. I decided to put it on a card base of Melon Mambo. The greeting is in the Scalloped Blooms Stamp Set. It is stamped in Melon Mambo ink. However, if you wanted it extra-fancy, you could dry emboss (our old method with the Heat Tool and powder) the greeting in gold. I layered it on a piece of Gold Foil. The ribbon is the Gold Striped 3/8″ Mesh Ribbon, which is currently unavailable but due back in stock the week of September 14th. You can use whatever you have. Another ribbon that is retired I believe, that looks good with this card is the White With Gold 3/8″ Ribbon in the Spring Mini on page 24. You may have that. I adhered a piece of ribbon from top to bottom wrapped around on the ends to the back of my hot foiled piece, then added a large bow separately with Mini Glue Dots on top of the ribbon.

Garden Silhouette Foil Birthday Card

Here is the inside of the card. I added a Basic White layer on which to stamp or write a message. Along the side I added a scrap of hot foiling that I had cut off the Garden Silhouette piece to make it fit on my card front. Depending on what you cut off as scrap, you might save those pieces and maybe you can use them in some way!

Garden Silhouette Foil Birthday Card Inside

I thought the Butterfly Flight Dies would be the most popular, but apparently it is the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Die because it is “currently unavailable”. If you want this die, please put your email in the notification box when you look up that die, and Stampin’ Up! will email you when it is back in stock. Then jump on it, if you can, because sometimes a popular item sells out again as fast as it is back in stock.

If you do not want the Stampin’ Hot Foil System, do not look at any videos online of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators and Customers enjoying their new toy! Everyone seems so thrilled, so do not watch and get taken in by all the excitement!! :). You may not be able to resist!! Don’t forget – even though it is a big investment, you will earn Rewards to use on future orders and/or you can apply any Rewards you already have to bring down the cost (a little!). You know how creative all these stampers are, so I think we are only at the beginning of what we can do with hot foil! Plus, you receive the Metallic Craft Class FREE with the purchase of the system before January 2027! You can watch it any time and as many times as you like.

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Simply Leaves Trio of Leaves Hello Card

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Simply Leaves Trio of Leaves Hello Card

The other day, when I tried to use this new bundle to make a card, I just couldn’t come up with anything, but this time I came up with this Simply Leaves Trio of Leaves Hello Card and am happy with it! Sometimes it just takes a little more playing with something or coming back to it later to get all the right pieces to work together!

This new Simply Leaves Bundle is one of the new July Online Exclusives in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store. The Bundle consists of the Simply Leaves Stamp Set and the Simple Leaf Punch. If you only want one of those products, you can purchase it separately. But the Bundle saves 10%, so you may as well get both!

This card has an Old Olive card base. Before I chose the card base color, though, I decided on a “distressed” or “smudgy” greenish paper in the Mixed Up Patterns Designer Series Paper, in the current Online Exclusives. It is a pack of paper with no theme, just various papers to use on almost any project. After I had this greenish paper picked out and the Old Olive card base, I decided to take a scrap of lined green paper in the package and tear along the edge. If you tear toward yourself, you will get the proper ragged edge. We used to use this all the time in cardmaking, but I think it’s making a comeback. Just a little way to add in another patterned paper with a little texture.

The three leaves are stamped on various papers and using different inks. You can play around and stamp a bunch of leaves at a time so they are ready to go. I used the Garden Green cardstock, Granny Apple Green, and Lemon Lime Twist. You could stamp on white cardstock or even certain designer papers. This paper I used for the background on the card would be great to stamp on if you wanted to but also just punch out. Maybe sponge a little green ink around the edges of the punched leaf.

The greeting is also in the Simply Leaves Stamp Set. I really like how it is written. I used a die in the Scalloped Blooms Dies. It is stamped in Old Olive ink.

For a little embellishment, I added three Moody Palette Glossy Dots in Old Olive plus tied a little bow with some natural-looking twine. I don’t think I’ve ever been out of Linen Thread, and I miss it terribly.

Check out this Simple Leaves Bundle in the Online Store because it will be great for most seasons and you know it will be really fun for fall leaves!

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Violet Dreams Thinking of You Card

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One of the prettiest new papers in the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives is the Violet Dreams Specialty Designer Series Paper. It’s hard to pick which papers to use for a card, but I loved this paper with the small bouquets, almost like wallpaper, to make this Violet Dreams Thinking of You Card. I almost didn’t add a greeting because the card was so pretty without one. And you can make a card with no greeting on the front, or just wait until you need to send it and then add an appropriate greeting.

This paper is called the Violet Dreams Specialty Designer Series Paper because it has two pre-cut sheets to use on your cards or scrapbook pages. These pre-cuts include more flowers, leaves, and a few frames or labels that help you make something quick and easy! See the pre-cut page below.

Violet Dreams Precut Sheet

Here are what the papers look like, front and back.

Violet Dreams Specialty Designer Series Paper

Violet Dreams DSP generic side

For the card I made, I used a base of Gorgeous Grape cardstock. As I said, I chose the paper that looks a little like wallpaper in a dining room or bedroom for the background layer! It has little white violets all over. For the focal point, I chose some violets from another sheet of paper and after cutting it out from the larger sheet of paper, I used the Sweet Words & Labels Dies to cut around the violets, plus make a layer using Fresh Freesia cardstock. This piece is then popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals with a piece of Fresh Freesia 1/4″ Satin Ribbon underneath.

I did add a greeting after thinking of not putting one on right away or ever. This greeting is in the Scalloped Blooms Stamp Set and is stamped with Fresh Freesia ink. To keep it small, I cut around it so it wouldn’t cover too much of the violets on the paper.

This card could be used for a birthday card, sympathy, get well, or just a hello card. You will make many lovely cards for many occasions using this pretty Violet Dreams paper!

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Special Deal on the August Paper Pumpkin Kit!

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Paper Pumpkin Aug 2026 25% off Ad

Last Tuesday Stampin’ Up! announced this special on a Paper Pumpkin Kit…for NEW subscribers….to try Paper Pumpkin and receive 25% off this first Kit.  This is the kit for August 2026, Kindred Greetings. 

Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription to craft kits that are all-inclusive, beginner-friendly, and delivered in your mailbox each month. Everything you need to make the project is in the box, including a small ink spot, exclusive stamp set, adhesive, and maybe embellishments. Usually the project is cards, but it can be other things like gift tags, home decor, a small album, or something else! Everything comes wrapped in tissue paper inside the Paper Pumpkin box, which is why I say it is a gift you give yourself to find this in your mailbox each month. No risk, no obligation to continue for any length of time. If you need to skip a month, just log in to your account by the 10th of any month.

Not only will subscribers receive the wonderful August Kindred Greetings Kit at a discount, but you’ll also gain access to exclusive add-ons, past kits, and refills. It’s a great way to carve out a little creative “me time” each month while joining a global community of passionate crafters!

  • Subscribe July 11–August 10
  • Send timeless, understated cards with heartfelt messages of comfort and appreciation.
  • Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
  • Precut paper pieces and intricate precut card fronts
  • Gray and white twine
  • Coordinating colors: Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Gray Granite (Stampin’ Spot), Lost Lagoon, Petal Pink, Pool Party

Card bases and envelopes have a textured, linen-like feel.

The discount is only valid for new Paper Pumpkin subscribers. This means customers who have not had an active Paper Pumpkin subscription on their Stampin’ Up! account in the past 18 months.

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A Stitched Season Panel Christmas Card

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A Stitched Season Panel Christmas Card

The other day I posted my first Halloween card because it was a new package of paper from the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives, and I wanted to try it out! Today I am posting my first Christmas card of the year, A Stitched Season Panel Christmas Card. If you are a stamper and quilter, you will probably want this Christmas paper! If you are a stamper or scrapbooker but not a quilter, but you like quilt patterns, you might like to live vicariously through this paper and maybe the dies, too!

You will find the A Stitched Season Suite Collection in the newest Online Exclusives, just released July 1st. The Christmas stocking dies in the Stitched Stocking Dies, I think, are adorable, but I limited my spending to just the designer paper and the ribbon! You can do a lot with any or all parts of this Suite.

This card is pretty easy. The sheet in the A Stitched Season Designer Series Paper caught my eye because it looked like I could cut a “panel” out of the paper to use on the front of my card with six images. It isn’t a perfect 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece. I very carefully tried to cut right along the borders of those squares on the top and sides. with the Paper Trimmer. Even though the margins top and bottom are a little narrower than on the sides, I think it still looks good on the card front.

The card base is Peaceful Pine. I used another paper in the package for the background behind the “quilt” panel. I made it the full size of the card front, 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ because there wasn’t enough space for margins. In the bottom right-hand square, which was a square with a Pecan Pie background and tiny white flowers, I added a greeting which fit perfectly, except I hated covering up the white flowers. The greeting is from the Pretty Poinsettia Stamp Set. It is stamped with Peaceful Pine ink on Basic White then layered on a piece of Pecan Pie cardstock. For a finishing touch, I made a very small bow with some gold and white baker’s twine that is now retired. Linen thread would work, also, or some other twine that you have.

A Stitched Season Panel Christmas Card inside

This is the inside of the card with a Basic White layer and a stamped greeting in Peaceful Pine ink. It is in the Pretty Poinsettia Stamp Set as well. I also added a narrow strip of the background paper from the front of the card.

You could make several cards if you cut the paper as I did, or you could cut the squares into different configurations. Make the six squares go horizontally or make them just 2 x 2 instead of filling the whole space on the card.

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