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FREE SHIPPING Coming at Stampin’ Up!

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Free Shipping Boxes Feb 2026

Hot off the press late yesterday!! For three days only, Wednesday, February 18 – Friday, February 20th you will get FREE SHIPPING with an order of $75 or more! These are the days we love!

Here is the fine print!

  • Free shipping is for three days only. Customers must place orders between February 18 and 20 to qualify.
  • Free shipping automatically applies to the shopper’s cart after the qualifying amount has been met, which is $75 USD (before tax).
  • All orders must meet the qualifying amount to be eligible for free shipping. Coupon codes and Stampin’ Rewards will lower the total amount of an order.
  • Craft Classes do not have shipping charges. Purchasing a Craft Class will increase the total cart amount but will not contribute to the free shipping qualifying amount.
  • The additional cost for expedited shipping is NOT covered by this promotion.
  • Prepaid 3-, 6-, and 12-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions and month-to-month subscriptions do not qualify for free shipping. Refills, past kits, and add-ons do qualify toward free shipping, but you must be a subscriber to purchase. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount + tax.
  • This offer ends at February 20 at 11:59 p.m. (MT).

Make your shopping list and be ready to order early for best choice….and to get your order shipped out faster!

Let me know if you have any questions!

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Cute As a Bug Oh Happy Day Card

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Cute As a Bug Oh Happy Day Card

This Cute As a Bug Oh Happy Day Card was fun to make with the cut-apart panels on one of the designer paper sheets. The front panel on the card is a rather plain one, but I cut out some little bugs from the other sheets and made my own little scene!

Here is what the sheet looks like. I cut the three strips of these little scenes and designs horizontally, which were all 4″ in height. Then I could cut apart any of the images I wanted to use and trim them down, if necessary, to make them fit my project.

Cute As a Bug Cut-Apart Images

For this card, I used Mossy Meadow for a card base. On the inside I put a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock so that I could stamp a greeting later or write a personal note since the Mossy Meadow cardstock is too dark for writing. The designer paper layer on the card front and the panel are all part of the Cute As a Bug Designer Series Paper. Even if you don’t care for bugs (who does?!), this paper will win your heart with these cute little guys! Plus, there are other papers with no bugs at all, but still great to use for your projects. I chose this background pattern that almost looks like a quilt.

The center panel is layered on a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock and popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals just for a little interest. The designer paper panel is trimmed a little bit to fit on my horizontal card. I cut the designer paper at 3 1/2″ x 3″ and the cardstock layer at 3 3/4″ x 3 1/4″.

From another sheet of the paper in the package, I fussy-cut the little ladybug reading a book and the fluttery creature, perhaps using a large flower, also fussy-cut, for an umbrella. I put her and her flower on top of the tree stump and the little ladybug sitting in the shade of the old tree stump while she reads. They are glued down flat, but you could also pop them up, maybe if you didn’t pop up the whole panel. The greeting is in the Greetings For All Ephemera Pack which you will find in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. I love these ephemera packs for some quick and easy greetings or other images for cards. Of course, they are great for scrapbook pages too. I did color in the black and white outline greeting with a Stampin’ Blend marker. It is adhered flat on the center panel of the card, but since that is popped up, I had to add Dimensionals underneath the right side of the greeting that was hanging off the center panel. That way it stays even with one part popped up.

There is a whole Suite of products to use with these little bugs. The Sweet Bugs Dies and the Ladybug Garden Epoxy Shapes are currently unavailable, so the Suite is unavailable as well. The dies are due back in stock the week of March 2, and the Ladybug Shapes, unfortunately, will be out until the end of April. You can fill out the “Notify Me” form with your email and you will receive an email as soon as the product is back in stock.

That’s all there is to this cute little card with the cute little bugs out enjoying their day on an old tree stump!

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Made With Love Gate Fold Valentine

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Made With Love Gate Fold Valentine

If you need another Valentine’s Day idea, here is the Made With Love Gate Fold Valentine that you can copy or use for inspiration. It’s kind of like the Z-fold card that I always say is so easy for us to make, but makes the recipient think you created something extra-special! Making a gate fold (or gatefold) card only requires one more score line than a regular card.

Start with the usual 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of cardstock. I used Real Red. Score at 2 1/8″ and 6 3/8″ on the long side. Crease and fold on those score lines, and the two sides should meet in the middle. It’s just like a double-panel front door. You can open both doors and walk inside! To decorate, you can adhere a strip of designer series paper or a stamped panel on each of the two sides. These would likely measure 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″. This would give you the normal margins we usually use for our other cards. I used the Made With Love Designer Series Paper.

For the focal point on the front of the card, I just used a square piece of cardstock and designer series paper. Die cut labels or other designs would also be fine. The Real Red square is 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″. The designer paper pattern is 3″ x 3″. To adhere this to the card, you only want glue on the portion that will attach to the left panel of the card. Figure out or eyeball approximately the middle of this square and line it up where you want it. Make sure you only get adhesive on the portion that will attach to the card, leaving the other side with no adhesive. I usually hold my finger approximately where the middle is and pay attention to which side is which when I flip the piece over to apply adhesive. Then I open it up and make sure no adhesive has leaked out or shows on the inside.

Gate Fold Valentine Inside

Here is what the card looks like from the inside. You can see I added a Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″ panel for a stamped greeting or written note. On the left side you can see how the square front piece extends out.

To decorate the front, I added a Real Red heart plus some ephemera. The word “love” and the two small gold hearts are found in the Unforgettable Times Ephemera Pack. These pieces are gold foil but other pieces are in different fonts and bright colors. These are perfect for scrapbooking but you can also use them for cards as you see! I popped up the word “Love” with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

If you want the two flaps to stay closed, you might want to add a belly band around the card that would slide on and off or tie a piece of ribbon. I didn’t really think about it until I had the card made but I liked it just fine the way it was. You could also add some gems or other embellishments if you wanted to.

Made With Love Gate Fold Valentine closed

Also, if you really wanted the two sides to stay closed, you could add just a tiny bit of Multipurpose Liquid glue to the right side of the square, let it dry, and then it can be opened and shut without a belly band or ribbon and probably will not even be noticeable.

We are down to the wire for making Valentines, but there is time right up until almost the time you want to hand the card to someone! Or mail it and say “Sorry this is late, but I wanted to let you know I was thinking of you!” Just think back to your elementary school years and reminisce about making valentines yourself with construction paper, white paste in a jar, and doilies!

Two New Kits in the Kits Collection For February!

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Two New Kits Banner Feb 2026

Stampin’ Up! has two new Kits in the Kits Collection for February! They are both card kits, so if you need to restock on cards for the New Year, this will get you started!

Happy Happenings Kit Cards

This Happy Happenings Card Kit is for some of life’s happiest occasions – a new baby, a wedding, and thank you cards.

DETAILS
– Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
– Folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
– Colors: Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Timid Tiger
– Also available in French

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Happy Happenings Photopolymer Stamp Set
– Clear stamp block
– Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Spot
– Step-by-step instructions
– 9 printed envelopes
– Precut paper pieces
– Clear self-adhesive dewdrop embellishments
– Adhesive

Happy Happenings Kit Stamp Set

Happy Happenings Kit Contents

Happy Happenigs Kit Cards 2

The second Kit for February is the Best Ever Kit.

Best Ever Kit Cards

“Celebrate your #1s—Mom, Dad, and all the everyday heroes—with the Best Ever Kit. Foam fingers, ribbons, and trophies make it a winner for cards, tags, and paper crafts that show big-time appreciation. It’s playful, easy to use, and full of ways to craft your own heartfelt celebration.”

DETAILS
– Makes 6 cards: 1 each of 6 designs
– Folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
– Colors: Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce

Kit includes:
– Step-by-step instructions
– 6 printed envelopes
– Gold foil precut pieces, printed precut pieces, round sequins
– Adhesive

Best Ever Kit Contents

Best Ever Kit Card #1

The Kits Collection are Kits that you can purchase in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store whenever you like when they are available. These are different than the Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription kits, which are automatically sent to you each month, unless you choose to skip a month, and which generally are a surprise as to their exact contents. But either kind of kit is perfect for the new papercrafter or the experienced one! You will be able to make these kits even if you do not have any or much expertise so don’t be afraid to try a Kit! Videos are available to watch how the project or cards are made in addition to the illustrated instructions.

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Love Notes Valentine Flowers Card

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Love Notes Valentine Flowers Card

Are you stamping today or watching the Super Bowl?? I guess there is time for both! Basically, the Super Bowl is on almost all day so there will be plenty of time to stamp before the actual game starts!

This Love Notes Valentine Flowers Card came about because I absolutely love this paper with the little heart flowers in the Love Notes 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. I saw a card online using this paper and decided to somewhat copy it.

This card has a base of Flirty Flamingo cardstock. I accidentally cut the flower paper smaller than I intended, but since “there are no mistakes in stamping,” I made the best of it. I just added a layer of Pretty in Pink cardstock, and that smaller size allowed the pretty Flirty Flamingo to show off more around the margins. The hearts are punched out with one of my retired heart punches from the Love Notes DSP. I layered both of these hearts on top of a diecut Pretty in Pink circle from the Spotlight on Nature Dies. I also added a strip of the Garden Green Chevron Ribbon across the lower part of the card and also a bow on the top heart. The pink heart on the white heart already says “Be Mine” so it could be a Valentine without any addition greeting or you could add something else.

I also added three Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems to the card for a little sparkle. They’re a little dark on this card so I wish I’d used something else or a lighter color. But I do love those gems. They are on the Last Chance list with a little discount if you want some!

Remember, if you order anything at Stampin’ Up! this month and have Bonus Days coupons to use, be sure to add those codes that were emailed to you. And if you have a $75 order, you can pick up the Painted Illusions Designer Series Paper for only $5, so I would get it for sure! It’s very beautiful and artistic paper!

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New Product of the Month For February!

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POM Painted Illusions Title

Look at this gorgeous new designer series paper, Painted Illusions, available today as the February Product of the Month! Watercolors and whimsical designs! So interesting to use on many projects, including cards, scrapbook pages, gift bags, albums, and even home decor! Frame those swirly patterns for some inexpensive art in your home or craft room!

Get the Product of the Month (or even one of the past ones if still available) for only $5 with a $75 minimum order (before shipping and tax). You must also keep in mind any discounts you apply that will lower the product order amount below $75, such as applying your Stampin’ Up! Rewards or Bonus Days coupon codes. For example, if your order of products (not counting shipping and tax) comes to $80 and you apply two $5 Bonus Days coupon codes, your order amount will drop to $70 and will not be eligible for the Product of the Month. You do have one year to use your Rewards from the time you received them and you have until February 28 to use the Bonus Days coupon codes so you don’t have to rush to use them if you want to get this paper on your first order this month.

Also, you MUST have a Stampin’ Up! account that you set up yourself in order to get the Product of the Month (POM). It is easy to sign up. Be sure to opt in for Rewards and CONTACT so you will show up on my customer list, making it easy to order and mail new catalogs to you when they come out. Just look in the upper right corner of the Stampin’ Up! website for the “Sign Up” link. Click on that and then click on “Create Account” at the bottom of the Sign In box. I can help you or you can call Stampin’ Up! but you need to do it to put in your own secret password!

Lots of new things today! There are two new Kits in the Kits Collection and first day to sign up for the virtual Lovely Blossoms Craft Class by Stampin’ Up! More Last Chance Products and of course, the first day to redeem your Bonus Days coupon codes. Watch for more information and SIGN UP for my weekly newsletter! Sign up for my Mailing List HERE or over on the right sidebar of my blog here.

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Made With Love Heart Valentine

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Made With Love Heart Valentine

Make this Made With Love Heart Valentine with strips of the various patterns of designer series paper. You can use scraps to make a background for something different! The Made With Love Designer Series Paper is just perfect for all your Valentines. Making valentines always reminds me of elementary school where we often made our own valentines using construction paper, that white paste, and maybe doilies. We would cut out hearts by folding the paper in half and cutting half a heart shape, then unfolding and see what we came up with! Maybe we got to buy a box of assorted one-sided valentines and then stew over who in your class would get which valentine. Or maybe if we were creative, we could glue the boxed valentine to a card made with construction paper. I wonder how many of us now-stampers/scrapbookers/papercrafters were in love with paper, glue, pens, stickers, construction paper, a new box of crayons, chalk, and glitter when we were kids?!

I didn’t necessarily plan to make these paper strips all aligned straight and together like this, but you never know what you will end up creating when you begin! The card base is Real Red. The Made With Love Designer Series Paper strips are cut at 1″ x 3 3/4″. I adhered them to a piece of Basic White cut at the usual 4″ x 5 1/4″. At first I had the strips 4″ long which left a little margin on the sides of the Basic White but not at the top and bottom. So to make it all even, I cut the strips down a little at 3 3/4″. You could cut them narrower and have space in between them. Or adhere them catty-wampus on the Basic White.

Before adhering the piece with the strips to the card base, I wrapped around a piece of Real Red Shiny Ribbon. This is on the Last Chance List. Just cut a piece of ribbon a little longer than the card width and adhere the ends on the back with Stampin’ Seal. Then tie a separate bow and adhere with Mini Glue Dots.

I didn’t plan it, but there was a piece of designer paper lying there begging to be cut into a heart. You can use dies, I just used my scissors, carefully folded the paper in half without creasing it, and cut out half a heart shape. It turned out fine, so I popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. In the meantime, I found something in an ephemera pack to use! In the Unforgettable Times Ephemera Pack I found this gold foil “Love” attached to “this”. That combination of words doesn’t sound too useful to me, so I just cut the two words apart. It was pretty easy. Then I just adhered the word “love” to the heart. Easy peasy! For a final touch, I added three Pearlized Faceted Circles, found in the Spring Mini in the Lovely & Beautiful Suite Collection. These come in three colors – Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, and white. I used the Calypso Coral.

I think we could all make tons of Valentines with this Made With Love DSP and a few greetings and embellishments! It’s February, so it’s time!

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Stampin’ Up! Video of January New Releases

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I don’t know how I missed this video made by Stampin’ Up! showing and discussing the new product releases in January, but I did discover it last night! It’s a very long video, so it’s good for watching on a cold, maybe snowy Sunday afternoon! Or any day! It’s done very well with Sara Douglass (CEO of Stampin’ Up!) and Cindy Schuster (Stampin’ Up! Concept Artist and Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator). They show the new products very well, along with samples, at a good pace, since there are so many new things! I’m sure you will get a good view of the new things with this recording and enjoy seeing everything, even if you already have some of it!

(There is a countdown at the beginning since it was a Facebook Live so just move the cursor ahead until the video actually starts!)

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Splash of Sparkles Endless Love Valentine Card

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Splash of Sparkles Endless Love Valentine Card

If you want a less-than-traditional Valentine, try this Splash of Sparkles Endless Love Valentine Card. Valentines can be almost any style, so if you want something other than the traditional red and pink, you can use any colors, any paper, any design that is pleasing to you or to the person to whom you are sending the valentine.

For this valentine, I chose to use the Splash of Sparkles Specialty Designer Series Paper. I love this paper because it is so colorful and artistic! The gold and iridescent foil really makes it special and sparkly! It could even be called Splash of Color! I chose this pattern with “splashes” of purple and pink blotches along with the foil colors for the background paper on this card. The card base is Highland Heather cardstock, one of the coordinating colors with this designer series paper.

Before adhering the designer paper to the card base, I added a piece of the Bubble Bath 1/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon. This ribbon is part of the Made With Love Suite Collection in the January-April 2026 Mini Catalog. This ribbon is great because it is so narrow so it works well in certain cases. On this card, I didn’t want anything covering too much of the designer paper. Instead of a bow, I just tied three pieces of ribbon in knots at the top.

The hearts are stamped with Highland Heather Ink on Highland Heather cardstock using the Endless Love Stamp Set, also part of the Made With Love Suite. I liked these open hearts because then I could add the XX from the same stamp set and the word “Love” from the Lovely Arrangements Stamp Set. This stamp says “Love you” so I only inked up the word “Love” and stamped that. Then the three hearts were cut out. The two hearts were glued down flat on the card and the Love heart is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really felt this Valentine called for a bit more sparkle, so I chose the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems, in the Annual Catalog. These were the perfect addition on this card!

As you can see, we can use something other than red, white, or pink for valentines! All that really matters is the thought and the message. Inside the card, I added a Basic White layer and stamped “Happy Valentine’s Day” using the Endless Love Stamp Set.

I hope you are working on your valentines because Valentine’s Day is coming up really quick! Have fun making them!

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Easy Endless Love Monochromatic Valentine Card

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Monochromatic Endless Love Valentine

To make this Easy Monochromatic Valentine Card, you only have to choose one color to use! That makes life easier, right?! And you don’t have to think very hard if you want a basic color for a Valentine! It has to be Real Red, my favorite color!

Of course, Valentines can be any color and often use many colors. However, for this card, while trying out this new stamp set, I just made it easy and chose Real Red cardstock and ink. I also enjoy random stamping on a piece of cardstock to make a background or my own designer series paper. Sometimes, with all our beautiful designer papers and ephemera, I feel I am not actually stamping enough. It really feels good to do lots of stamping on a piece of paper!

This card has a Real Red card base and Basic White layer. I used the Endless Love Stamp Set in the Spring Mini Catalog. This stamp set is part of the Made With Love Suite Collection. The stamp set is perfect for making Valentines or Valentine scrapbook pages, but you can also use it for wedding cards or just any kind of card sending love to someone. You can also choose the Endless Love Dies, Made With Love Designer Series Paper, an embossing folder, ribbon, and Valentine sprinkles for shaker cards.

If you want to have some fun stamping, just use several different stamps, starting with the larger ones, and stamp on the background paper. I started with the two kinds of hearts, then added the hearts inside the hearts, the XX in some other ones. Then to fill in the little bit of empty space, I used the little dots.

The greeting is from the Reason To Celebrate Stamp Set, one that is full of sentiments that you can mix and match and use for lots of occasions. I used the Traditional Labels Dies (now retired, unfortunately) and also cut a banner to place underneath. Then the whole greeting is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a little sparkle, I used a few of the red Traditional Sparkling Sequins for a little sparkle. These are on the Last Chance List for 10% off. I loved using these over Christmas and you certainly can use them other times too if you like glitter and sparkle. And they are flat, so good for mailing. I’d say pick up a package or two while you can!

On the inside of the card, I added a Basic White layer and put strips on the side using Made With Love Designer Series Paper, just to decorate the inside a little bit.

Have fun making Valentines!

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Paper Pumpkin Valentine Cards

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Paper Pumpkin Jan 2026 Cards

Last night was the moment to spend some relaxing time making my January 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Special Delivery. Paper Pumpkin is the monthly treat you get in your mailbox when you subscribe! Usually, the kit is for making cards, but sometimes it is something different. This kit even had a specially designed box that is worth saving. The pretty boxes are nice for storage, and we all have plenty of supplies that need storing! While this kit came with Valentine stamps (mostly), the cards are just pretty ones that you could send any time.

Paper Pumpkin Jan 2026 Messy Desk

I always love opening up the box with everything wrapped in tissue paper and all the supplies sealed up. Then you get to open that package and see what goodies you got to make the project. Adhesive is even included! Usually it is dimensionals and sticky strip tape. Sometimes you get sparkly gems to use as embellishments. Each kit comes with an exclusive stamp set and ink spot. I tend to save my ink spots and use my regular ink pads. There is even a video you can watch to see the whole process from unboxing to assembling the cards or project, if you want a little extra help besides the printed instructions.

Paper Pumpkin is a kit that comes to you in the mail and there is no risk or obligation. Just go into your account after you subscribe and you can skip a month or cancel your subscription any time by the 10th of any month before the next kit gets billed and sent out. It’s good for beginning crafters or those who just like to get a project already planned out and all the supplies in one box!

Join Paper Pumpkin before February 10th to get the cute Celebrate Spring Kit!

Subscribe January 11–February 10
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)

Paper Pumpkin Celebrate Spring Feb 2026 Sq Ad

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New Stampin’ Up! Craft Class Coming!

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Lovely Blossoms Craft Class Flyer
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Stampin’ Up! will be holding a virtual craft class using the Lovely Blossoms Suite Collection in February. These craft classes are for Customers and Demonstrators alike!

  • Make unique projects using detailed instructions as you craft along with our Stampin’ Up! product experts.
  • Learn exciting tips and techniques to further your crafting experience.
  • Be inspired to continue crafting long after the class is over!

The Lovely Blossoms Craft Class (170929) can be purchased in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store for $25 beginning Feb. 3 so I can’t link it yet. (Suite not included). It will be available for purchase beginning February 3 and the class will be held on February 19, 2026 in an exclusive Facebook group at 2:00 PM MT. If you miss the livestreamed class, it will be recorded, and you will be able to watch it later at your convenience.

The class will be available for purchase before AND after the class is livestreamed. The recording will be available immediately after the livestream.

You are not required to purchase the Lovely Blossoms Suite Collection or any supplies. You could watch the class, use whatever supplies you have, or purchase a few things from the Suite and go back later if you wish and order some more! You will learn techniques for clean and simple projects.

Join the Craft Class Facebook group. After you purchase the Craft Class, you’ll receive an email with a link to an exclusive Facebook group. To view this group, you’ll need to enter the name and email address you used when you purchased the Craft Class; you’ll also need to enter your Craft Class order number. With this information, the group administrator can admit you to join the group. Please allow at least 24 hours for the group administrator to admit you. If you aren’t admitted to the group, you won’t be able to view the class. Once you’re on the Facebook group, you can download the instructions for the projects you’ll make during the class. We recommend you review the instructions before you view the class so you can have everything prepped and ready to go.

There are two previous craft classes also available for purchase in the Online Store….

Brushed With Beauty Craft Class

Traditions of Christmas Craft Class

Just put “Craft Class” in the Stampin’ Up! Search Box or click on the links here.

If you like watching other people stamp and show you tips and tricks as I LOVE to do, then try out one of these classes!

Wonderful Snowflakes Winter Storm 2026

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Wonderful Snowflakes Winter Storm 2026

It just so happened that I had this retired package of snowflakes sitting out with some other retired papers and with the tremendous Winter Storm of January 2026 going on right now across half of the country, I thought I should use some of these snowflakes. These are the Wonderful Snowflakes, diecut iridescent foil white snowflakes, that apparently came out in the Holiday Mini Catalog of 2021! I had no idea it was that long ago! With the stormy, snowy, icy, cold winter storm, I thought I would make a card for those of us suffering through this very wintery weather….especially here in Houston, TX where we don’t have this kind of weather very often. And if we do have it, it usually doesn’t last very long. Houston mostly escaped the worst weather we could have had, freezing rain and ice everywhere. While the highway ramps and overpasses were icy and various spots slick and some traffic accidents, it wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been. Not that I was out and about! We just stayed in all day yesterday!

This card is plenty simple! If you don’t have these specific snowflakes, maybe you have snowflake dies or snowflake stamps. I used Cloud Cover cardstock for the card base and that’s all. I didn’t add a top layer to the base. I thought the base should be some kind of blue for the sky or the dreary days of winter, and once I spotted my package of Cloud Cover, I knew that was it!. I happened to only have these three snowflakes left. One side has the iridescent, shiny look, but you could turn them over for matte white.

Here’s how I glued them down using the Multipupose Liquid Glue. I got the idea from Patty Bennett. Use a silicone brush, like you would use for butter or barbecue sauce. Cut the bristles shorter. Then have your Silicone Craft Sheet handy or something similar. Make a little puddle of the glue on the silicone sheet, then dab the brush straight up and down into it. Place the snowflake or delicate item you want to glue face down on the silicone sheet (in a clean spot) and dab the back lightly with the silicone brush. You only want a little bit of glue on the brush so it doesn’t ooze onto the front of the image. If you don’t want to put glue on the snowflake like this, just put the most minute drops of glue possible on the back of the snowflake.

Wonderful Snowflakes Glue Technique

This small diecut circle under the greeting was already in my package of paper, so I used it! It’s from the Spotlight on Nature Dies. The greeting is stamped in Memento Black ink on a Basic White narrow scrap with both ends cut in the banner shape. The greeting is in the Banner Sayings Stamp Set. The circle is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a little bling, I added quite a few Pearls of Beauty in white on the snowflakes and around on the card.

Enjoy your Snow Day today, if you have one. Stay warm and stay safe. Remember, it will be August before we know it!

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Cute As a Bug Thanks Friend Card

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Cute As a Bug Cut-Apart Images

This is one sheet of the Cute As a Bug Designer Series Paper that recently came out in the new Stampin’ Up! January-April 2026 Mini Catalog. It is part of an entire Suite. the Cute As a Bug Suite Collection. This kind of patterned paper has cut-apart images on one sheet of paper that can be used for any of your projects, whether cardmaking, scrapbooking, or other papercrafting. These individual images can be trimmed down smaller or combined in layers. Whatever your project requires.

The picture above shows how I began using this sheet of paper. I cut across horizontally the whole sheet since those horizontal images were all the same size. Then I cut down on each individual strip to separate the various images. If you prefer, you can just cut apart the individual images you plan to use at the time.

Cute As a Bug Thanks Friend Card

To show how very easy it is to make a card with these cut-apart images, I made this card using just one of the cut-apart images, the one with the various whimsical bugs having a little picnic or gathering on a blanket on the ground. This piece is 4″ x 5 1/4″ and fits perfectly on the card base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. The greeting is a piece of ephemera in the Saying Something Ephemera Pack. I thought the color coordinated with the card and was small so as not to take away from the cute scene on the card. The two words could also be cut apart and used individually if that suited the project better.

I think this scene is so cute with the little bugs, mushrooms, and berries! I’m normally not too interested in bugs and insects and other creepy crawlers since we have plenty in real life in the tropical climate where I live! But these little guys on this Cute As a Bug Designer Series Paper were too cute to pass up so the title for the paper is perfect!

If you are interested in the whole Suite Collection, you can get the designer series paper, the stamp set and dies, ribbon, and some very cute ladybug embellishments. As I write this, the Suite is not available but is on order and should be back in stock the week of February 2nd. It looks to me like it is the stamp set and dies that are not available so if you wanted the paper right away you can still order that, although it says Low Inventory right now. If you go to any unavailable product, there is a box to fill in your email to be notified when it is back in stock so you know when you can order it. I have found it tot work very well.

Wintery weather is on the way for a lot of our country, but it won’t be long that spring will be upon us and these cute little bugs will be out having fun….well, maybe not “cute” little bugs in Houston, but at least this Cute As a Bug Suite Collection is cute!

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Splash of Sparkles Z-Fold Birthday Card

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Splash of Sparkles Z-Fold Birthday Card

This Splash of Sparkles Z-Fold Birthday Card is made with some of the happiest paper we have ever had! Wait until you see it in person! That’s how I felt the first time I made a card with this paper – it made me feel happy! The colors, the foil accents, the splashes of colors in all different designs – it’s just wonderful paper to have fun with! You will want to put the Splash of Sparkles Designer Series Paper on your next order!

I made a Z-Fold card because it shows off more of the beautiful paper in the Splash of Sparkles pack. A Z-Fold card is easy to make. It just requires one extra fold. Make the usual card base of 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ for the front. Then fold the front of the card in half, back toward the fold which is at 2 1/8″. Score first to make it easier to fold. This card base is made with Timid Tiger cardstock, one of the newest In Colors.

To decorate the card I cut a strip of the orange, pink, and gold striped pattern at 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″. For the inside of the card I used the pattern with the big watercolor circles, choosing the portion that had the orangish and pinkish colored circles so it would coordinate with the paper on the front.

For the front of the card, I diecut a piece of Timid Tiger with one of the Branching Out Dies and the next smaller one in Bubble Bath pink. For the inside of the card, I diecut another piece of Bubble Bath in the same smaller size so that it would fit behind that layered panel on the front of the card.

The flower, leaves, and sentiment are stamped with the Lovely Arrangements Stamp Set. The flower is stamped in Memento ink and colored in with the Timid Tiger Combo of Stampin’ Blends. The leaves are stamped with Granny Apple Green ink on Basic White. I cut both out by hand. The greeting is stamped in Memento Ink, also on Basic White. For space reasons, I cut the words apart and carefully cut around each one.

To assemble the card, layer the Bubble Bath cardstock diecut panel on the Timid Tiger panel. When you have the card folded into the Z-shape, adhere the designer paper on the narrow front panel and the other pattern inside the card. See where the center of that panel is so that it can be lined up right on the Z-fold. Only put glue or adhesive on the one side so that the other side will not be stuck to the inside of the card! I had a scrap of the striped paper, so I adhered that as a background for the words to the front panel. The flower is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and the leaves are glued flat to the card.

If you want to stamp a greeting or images on the inside panel, do so before you adhere it inside the card, just in case. I stamped Happy Birthday and a couple of the other flower in the stamp set. Line it up inside the card with the front panel, put adhesive on the back of it, and then fold the back side of the card over to adhere the greeting panel to the inside of the card so that it lines up with the front panel and will not be sticking out when the card is closed. You will understand when you do it!

Splash of Sparkles Z-Fold Birthday Card Open

Here are the two sides of the Splash of Sparkles Designer Series Papers:

Spash of Sparkles Designer Series Paper

Aren’t those such bright and fun colors? And even better in person!

Splash of Sparkles Paper Foil Accents

And one side has gold and iridescent foil for some real pizzazz! Think about birthday cards, any happy occasion, maybe even party invitations!

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