Category Archives: Memories & More

New Stampin’ Up! Products Coming Your Way in 2026!

And not just the January-April 2026 Spring Mini Catalog will be available, but also new January Online Exclusives beginning January 6th! PLUS a new Product of the Month and three new Kits in the Kits Collection! Now that’s a day worth circling in red on your calendar! It’s all coming in the New Year on January 6th! At the same time, the Holiday Mini Catalog will end on January 5th, but now we have this new system of some carryover products being shown in the Online Exclusives and retiring products going in the Last Chance Category. I think I have that right, anyway!

Here are some sneak peeks of the new Mini Catalog and Online Exclusives products that I ordered before Christmas and barely got to look at until now.

These stamp sets are all in the new Spring Mini except for the Lovely Arrangements Stamp Set is an Online Exclusive in the Lovely Blossoms Suite Collection. The Easter Basket Dies (part of the Easter Basket Bundle which includes the stamp set and dies) is next to the stamp set and says “Stampin’ Cut & Emboss” at the top with the name of the dies in tiny print above the images. Remember, these are all in the new packaging of the plastic sleeves rather than the cases for the stamp sets so if you want to, you can slide the dies in with the stamp set. I haven’t thought about yet how I will organize these sets with the new packaging.

Three new Spring Mini ephemera packs, the bottom one being vellum with gold foil. I have been loving using the ephemera packs for “quick and easy” cardmaking or other projects!

I didn’t open the packages, but here are the new designer series papers I ordered! Some floral, some Valentine’s, some Easter, and BUGS! Living in Houston, I’m not one to make any cards with bugs on them because we see too many of the real creatures in our daily lives living here in the tropics! But this Cute As A Bug Suite Collection is pretty cute so I did get some bug stamps and bug paper! However, the Cute As A Bug paper isn’t all bugs – it has strawberries and mushrooms on separate sheets as well so I can tolerate that! But these bugs are CUTE!

Some new ribbon and embellishments for all our fun projects!

The Product of the Month for December, True Blue Florals Designer Series Paper, is still available as I write this and can be purchased with a minimum order, after any Rewards or coupons, of $75. When the January POM comes out, if the December POM is still available, you can choose either one with your $75 order. One to a customer.

Beautiful Pastels Shimmer 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper, perfect for springtime and Easter cards and projects! The colors are Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, and Pool Party.

The two photos above show both sides of the new Mixed Up Patterns 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. This paper coordinates with Suites and products in the new Spring Mini.

If Christmas is over, Valentine’s Day is not far behind! This cute Love Notes 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper in the Spring Mini is much like other paper we have had with cut-apart smaller images to use as parts of your cards or other projects and scrapbook pages. But other sheets are regular 6″ x 6″ designer series paper so you get both in one pack!

This may be a little difficult to see, but it is one sheet of diecut flowers and foliage. This is the Covered In Flowers Accents. The whole sheet is white so you can use as is or color the pieces as you see fit. It is called “paperboard” and is thicker than designer series paper. I used it on a card my newsletter subscribers will see tomorrow (so sign up in the red box if you want to receive my newsletters on Tuesdays!) and I liked using the flower very much. They are diecut so you just poke out the pieces you want. For that card I just left my flower as is. Another time I will try coloring and see how it turns out. The only thing is, as I said, it is just one sheet, so you may want multiples.

So this gives you a little peek into what is coming next week, January 6th, in the new Spring Mini and the Online Exclusives for January. Plus there will be three new Kits in the Kits Collection and new Product of the Month (POM). Always remember to check the Last Chance list as well before you place your order and try to find a bargain!

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2025-2027 In Color Sale Ends Sunday, Aug. 31

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The month of August has really flown by, if you ask me! This is your reminder that the Stampin’ Up! 2025-2027 In Color Product Sale is going on! It seems like yesterday that we had a WHOLE MONTH for this sale, but the sale ends Sunday August 31!

You might think this sale is only about the In Color cardstock and ink pads BUT it is also about other random products that have In Colors in them! You just have to check the Stampin’ Up! Online Store on the sale page and see what is included!

If you don’t have already have some In Color cardstock, I would get the 8 1/2″ x 11″ assorted package of all the colors. That way you can try them out and then order more of the ones you like. Or more assorted packages! Lots of Two-Tone cardstock assortments are on the sale as well.

Here are more products I see listed on the sale in the Online Store besides the basics:

Sale includes select inks, cardstock, Designer Series Paper, embellishments, and other products that include these new In Colors. Only products featured on the 2025–2027 In Colors page are included in this promotion.
Some products are excluded from the sale, including the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit (167338).
Products are available only while supplies last.
Sales Period: August 5 – 31:
Kits in the Kits Collection (many kits!)
Embellishments
Designer Series Paper (including the beautiful Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper and the Turtle-y Cute DSP!)
Scrapbooking Workshop Kits
Memories & More products
Two-Tone cardstock
Stampin’ Blends
Ephemera (these are so useful and fun!)
Puffy Stickers
Twine
Ribbon

SHOP and SAVE 15% at the 2025-2027 IN COLOR SALE!

Reminder: In Color Sale Going On!

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I wanted to remind you that the Stampin’ Up! 2025-2027 In Color Product Sale is going on! You might think this sale is about the In Color cardstock and ink pads and it is! BUT it is also about other random products that have In Colors in them! You just have to check the Stampin’ Up! Online Store on the sale page and see what is included!

Sale includes select inks, cardstock, Designer Series Paper, embellishments, and other products that include these new In Colors. Only products featured on the 2025–2027 In Colors page are included in this promotion.
Some products are excluded from the sale, including the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit (167338).
Products are available only while supplies last.
Sales Period: August 5 – 31

If you don’t have already have some In Color cardstock, I would get the assorted package of all the colors. That way you can try them out and then order more of the ones you like. Or more assorted packages!

Here are more products I see listed on the sale in the Online Store besides the basics:

Kits in the Kits Collection
Embellishments
Designer Series Paper
Scrapbooking Workshop Kits
Memories & More products
Two-Tone cardstock
Stampin’ Blends
Ephemera
Puffy Stickers
Twine

SHOP and SAVE 15% at the 2025-2027

IN COLOR SALE!

FREE SHIPPING TODAY at Stampin’ Up!

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Today is FREE SHIPPING at Stampin’ Up! with a $75 minimum order, before tax, of course!

All Day!!

SHOP HERE TODAY!

Time to stock up and save on your favorite Stampin’ Up! products!

Take advantage of the Designer Series Paper Sale as well!

Prepaid 3-, 6-, or 12-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping!

The sale ends June 21 at 11:59 PM (MT).

Pressed Petals Journal With Poppies

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If you want a gift for someone, you might consider ordering a Pressed Petals Journal and then personalizing it by decorating the front cover, like this Pressed Petals Journal With Poppies.

If this journal looks familiar, it might be because you saw something almost like it in the Occasions Mini Catalog on page 27. I intentionally copied it as closely as I could because I really liked the look of it with the poppies. I even called Stampin’ Up! to see if I could find out what colors were used on the sample, but the lady helping me wasn’t sure and the supply list for the catalog samples listed the wrong thing. As soon as I got off the phone, I figured it out for myself.

I made the poppies with the Poppy Moments Dies. They cut out one solid background flower, then the detailed outline overlay to make it look like a poppy, and then the black flower center. The mystery color I had a difficult time trying to identify was Grapefruit Grove for the overlay, one of the In Colors! The flower color underneath is Calypso Coral (if I remember correctly). Of course, you can use any color combinations you like. The smaller flower is Grapefruit Grove for the base and a bright color for the overlay (maybe Poppy Parade). I’ve already sent this as a gift! All the leaf die-cuts used about three different shades of green.

For the sentiment, I needed something rather small. I decided on the words in the Honey Bee Stamp Set. The phrase is stamped on Whisper White and die cut with one of the Ornate Frames Dies. You’ll still find these dies under Holiday Favorites.

The catalog sample of this journal uses a different ribbon on the coils, but I used the Very Vanilla 3/8″ Scalloped Lace Trim. I used two or three strands of ribbon, held them together, and tied them on to the journal binding. I tied them on like you put ribbon through a hole on a tag, whatever that is called! And of course, for a little bling, I had to add a few Peaceful Poppies Sequins.

One extra-nice thing about these Pressed Petals Journals is that the pages are decorated inside and have some prompts if you would like to use them for writing. This post shows the first journal I decorated and gave to my daughter. I used an idea for a card that I saw in the Annual Catalog to decorate the cover. You can make it as simple or fancy as you like.

Add a couple Pressed Petals Journals to your order and keep them on hand for when you need a little gift for someone.

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Pressed Petals Journal With Floral Banner

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This Pressed Petals Journal With Floral Banner is just one that I have made for Christmas gifts. The Pressed Petals Journal is almost nice enough with its “debossed” cover without any other embellishment on it, but I think if you are giving it as a gift, or even just using it for yourself, it’s nice to decorate it a little bit.

This one is very simple. I just cut a piece of the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper and flagged the end to look like a banner. Then I layered this on a piece of Daffodil Delight Cardstock.

I think if you are going to put a sentiment on the front of a journal, it should be something meaningful to the recipient or just something appropriate for the cover of a journal in which the person “might” be writing their personal thoughts or diary. I used the Petal Labels Dies for the layer behind the sentiment. The words are from the Varied Vases Stamp Set. I stamped a little greenery on the die-cut sentiment piece with some leaves in the Path of Petals Stamp Set. I might add it is best to do this before layering!! I just put down a piece of scrap paper over the layer so no ink would get on that piece. Then I added a bow tied with a double piece of green twine in the Magnolia Lane Combo Pack.

Here is a link to the first decorated Pressed Petals Journal I made. You can see in the post that the pages have several different designs and journaling prompts if you want to use them, or of course, you can just use it as any old notebook for keeping track of whatever you like!

I hope you will check out these Pressed Petals Journals in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog on page 170 in the Memories & More section. Order several and you can decorate and give to your friends for gifts!

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Pressed Petals Journal For the New Year 2020

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I made this Pressed Petals Journal for a gift for someone, but haven’t mailed it yet! However, it made me think, with the 2020 New Year approaching, if you were looking for just a little journal to begin the New Year, this could be perfect for you!

The Pressed Petals Journal is pretty nice just the way it comes from Stampin’ Up!. The cover is already embossed (or “debossed”) with kind of a floral design and comes spiral bound. The pages inside have some designs already printed and prompts (just several used over and over again). But then you can decorate it however you like! I tried to leave at least some of the cover showing a bit since I like that design.

I changed my mind a few times but ultimately settled on just using the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper because it would match the inside of the journal. I just chose one of the printed panels in the paper selection that would be small, especially after I cut it down close to the flowers. I layered it on the coordinating color of Rococo Rose Cardstock. I thought it needed a little brightening up so I added a layer of Whisper White.

The greeting is from the wonderful stamp set Beautiful You. I have always loved this saying and thought it would be a good thought to go on a journal for 2020! It is stamped in Rococo Rose Ink and die cut with a die from the Ornate Frames Dies, then layered the greeting on the frilly Ornate Frame die in Rococo Rose Cardstock. (I told you those dies weren’t just for Halloween!) And I also added a couple of little pearls that may be retired. Inside I even added a few embellishments, like a punched daisy, sequins, and other Flower Faceted Gems.

You’ll find this Pressed Petals Journal in the Memories & More section of the catalog or Online Store. One special thing about the pages in the journal is that they can be torn out and used on card fronts or memory-keeping pages, whatever you like!

Here’s another journal that I decorated last fall.

At the beginning of each new year, we often feel we want to start something new or resolve to have better habits of all kinds. If you feel like to want to do some journaling in the new year, get this Pressed Petals Journal because it’s not intimidating with expectations at all. It’s small, so you barely have to write anything at all, but if you jot down some memories or thoughts, you might be very happy you did in future years to look back on!

Have a Safe & Happy New Year’s Eve!

Decorate Your Own Pressed Petals Journal

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The Pressed Petals Journal could almost be left alone with its embossed cover and it’s a shame to cover it up with any embellishments, but it does need a little something and this is how I decorated the Pressed Petals Journal in the Stampin Up! Annual Catalog.

This is another of those products that you just might miss in the catalog. You’ll find it on page 170 in the Memories & More section. It’s a spiral-bound little journal and you can even tear out some of the pages if you like to decorate card fronts or on memory-keeping pages. Or you can just leave it all together and add photos or your own written thoughts on the pages. It’s for you to use however you like or give as a gift to someone.

In decorating the cover of the Pressed Petals Journal, I used the catalog for my inspiration. I loved one of the card samples on page 131 of the catalog so I copied that idea.

The cover uses the Bloom & Grow Stamp Set, stamping the flowers and the sentiment plus the coordinating Budding Blooms Dies. I stamped two copies of the floral spray, colored it with Stampin’ Blends Markers, and die cut with the Budding Blooms Dies. The sentiment is stamped and cut out with a scalloped edge using one of the dies, also. There’s even a little more stamping in the background behind the die-cut flowers and greeting.

Pressed Petals Journal Embellished Closeup

Of course, I couldn’t leave well enough alone, so I colored on some of the flowers with the Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush for a little glitter and shine! Not one to be a slouch, I also added some sequins in the background! You can’t have too much subtle sparkle!

The inside pages of the journal have some writing prompts of sorts and decorated pages.

You might want to pick up several of these journals. Maybe you want several for yourself or to give to friends, or even to have on hand when you just want to give a little special gift to someone.

Check them out in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

New Occasions 2019 and Sale-A-Bration 2019 Catalogs Go Live SOON!

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Here they are, the much-awaited Stampin’ Up! Occasions 2019 Catalog for spring and the Sale-A-Bration 2019 Brochure for the biggest promotion of the Stampin’ Up! year! All of the fun starts January 3, 2019, after we get everyone sent back home and back to work and are ready to do something for ourselves!

Inside the Occasions Catalog, you will find beautiful stamp sets, coordinating dies, beautiful designer papers, new accessories and embellishments, ribbons, cardmaking kits, punches, supplies and ideas for Valentine’s Day (is the candy out already now that Christmas is over?!), masculine card ideas, cards for babies, pets, new Memories & More memory-keeping products, cactus(!), and did I mention butterflies?!

Sale-A-Bration is an exclusive promotion by Stampin’ Up! held annually for many years! For every $50 you spend on Stampin’ Up! products, you get to choose a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure! Earn even bigger rewards when you spend $100 or more (all of this before tax and shipping of course!). No limit on the number of rewards. Even a special bonus when you JOIN Stampin’ Up!

Remember, the Holiday Catalog ends on January 2, 2019. Don’t forget to look through all your favorite things in there one more time. These sales also end Jan. 2nd.

SHOP the Stampin’ Up! YEAR-END CLOSEOUT SALE!

Retiring Products

Discounted Products

How do you get to see these fabulous catalogs?? On January 3, 2019 you will be able to view them online and the products in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store. If you are a regular customer of mine, I have ordered both catalogs for you through Stampin’ Up! and you may or may not have received them by now. The catalog mail delivery is very irregular! If you are new and do not have a Demonstrator you are currently working with, I would be happy to help you and send you complimentary catalogs so you won’t miss out! Just send me your contact information so I can get them in the mail to you. It’s always fun to start a new Stampin’ Up! catalog of any kind!

Let me know if you do not receive your catalogs in a reasonable amount of time. Personally, I received two SAB Brochures and not the Occasions Catalog in the mail! I don’t know what that means!! But Stampin’ Up! will send out another catalog if customers did not receive theirs.

Hope you are still having a happy holiday season! Ours comes to an end tomorrow afternoon after the last of the kids leave! So sad! But it was fun while it lasted!

New Items Added to the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack Today!

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It’s like an early Christmas present for stampers who like bargains! Stampin’ Up! has added products to the Clearance Rack today!

Click on any photo to go to the Clearance Rack! Remember, the early Christmas bird gets the worm! Don’t delay! Any of these items can go fast. This is what is available as I write this blog post!

HAVE FUN!

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Clearance Rack!

Year-End Closeout Sale!

Stamparatus! (You need one!)

Santa Clear Tiny Treat Box

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Looking for an easy way to make a little treat box? Look no farther than this Santa Clear Tiny Treat Box! I love the little Clear Tiny Treat Boxes that are so easy to decorate! Have them for a little table favor at each place setting, as a party favor, as a little decoration, or to hold a small gift or treat. So many ideas and you can decorate for any occasion!

For this treat box, I used the Santa’s Workshop 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper. This paper is called “Specialty” because it has some flocking on many of the images! It just adds a nice, surprise touch to the paper. You might be able to see in the photo that the Santa hat has some flocking on the little ball on the hat and on the brim.

These Clear Tiny Treat Boxes come flat and protected by a piece of plastic that you pull off. Then just crease the score lines and assemble the box. I cut a strip of a plainer pattern of the paper to wrap around the box. I find it best to estimate the length of the strip you need, then just wrap it around the box, holding it tightly while kind of creasing it with your fingers around each side of the box. THEN I use my Bone Folder to properly crease the lines. Sometimes this assures a better fit than prescoring it.

The particular Santa I chose can be die-cut with one of the Santa’s Signpost Framelits Dies. If you don’t own the dies, just cut out the Santa by hand with the Paper Snips. Adhere to the front of the box. I also added a ribbon tied around the box, the Poppy Parade 1/2″ Textured Weave Ribbon.

One of the fun things that happened accidentally was that if you look closely at the photo, you can see the images from inside the box on the opposite side of the paper band! It just happens to be cute little images that I happened to cut so that they would show.

Now all that’s left is to put some Christmas candy in the box or some shred and a little gift. Put a Thanksgiving image on the front and put at each place setting for your Thanksgiving dinner. It will be both a table decoration and party favor. Put a package or two of the Clear Tiny Treat Boxes on your order and have them on hand. You will be glad you did!

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Today Is the Day! The Holiday Catalog Is Here!

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Today marks the official start of the holiday season (for crafters!) with the release of the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog 2018!

You can view the Holiday Catalog Online HERE!

Enjoy a few Stampin’ Up! videos that will really get you “in the mood” if you aren’t already!

SHOP THE HOLIDAY CATALOG ONLINE TODAY! USE YOUR BONUS COUPON CODES!

Check out the Stampin’ Up! Last-Chance Retiring Products!

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It’s time to shop for the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance Retiring Products! This includes products from both the Annual Catalog AND the Occasions Catalog!

If it is a lazy, rainy Saturday (or a bright, sunshiney one!) and your taxes are done, take some time to peruse your Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and Occasions Catalog and make up your order of retiring (and other!) products that you want before they are gone!

If you don’t have those catalogs and don’t have a Demonstrator you work with and want the hard copies in your hands, please email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com and I’ll put them in the mail to you for your last minute shopping!

Click HERE! Check out the products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

See things you want? Don’t hesitate or they might be gone!

Click HERE for the PDF of Annual Catalog Retiring Products!

Click HERE for the PDF of Occasions Catalog Retiring Products!

Relax this weekend and check out the Stampin’ Up! Last-Chance Retiring Products!

The Stampin’ Up! Last Chance List of Retiring Products Is Here!

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It’s time to shop for the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance Retiring Products! This includes products from both the Annual Catalog AND the Occasions Catalog!

Click HERE! Check out the products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

See things you want? Don’t hesitate or they might be gone!

Click HERE for the PDF of Annual Catalog Retiring Products!

Click HERE for the PDF of Occasions Catalog Retiring Products!

Sadness and fun at the same time! I hate to see some of my favorite products leave, but Stampin’ Up! never disappoints! There are always great new products on the horizon!

Leave a comment below if if you have any questions or opinions of the list! Or email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com.

Enjoy Some Stampin’ Up! Holiday Videos!

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The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is LIVE! You can view it online and order from it! Start enjoying all its gorgeousness! It really is time to begin thinking of the holidays and all the cards and projects we want to make.

Click HERE to View the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog!

Click HERE to See the Holiday Catalog Products Online in the Store!

Summer has ended and now it is almost fall, at least that’s what Labor Day weekend tells us! Here in Houston we still have plenty of hot weather to go, although after the wrath of Hurricane Harvey last weekend, I think we are going to be treated to a little bit cooler weather for a few days. It’s hard to believe a week ago we’d had 3″ of rain with another 32″ to go by Sunday morning. And even as I write this post, people are still being evacuated from places that are still flooding and from places east of Houston where Harvey’s path took it after it hit here. By some grace of God, we are still fine in our home.

That’s why it is so good to have something to help us relax and take our minds off the troubles of the world for a little while. That’s why we say “Stamping is cheaper than therapy!” Of course a lot of stampers and other Demonstrators are still trying to save their stamps and papercrafting supplies from the flood or will have none left when this is all over with. Stampin’ Up! has already stepped up to help some of those people.

Here are some Stampin’ Up! videos for you to enjoy and to get a better feel for some of the products in the Holiday Catalog!

When you look through the catalog, when you see that little “play” arrow near a product description, that means there is a video for that product or suite of products.

If you do not have a Demonstrator and would like a Holiday Catalog, it seems that our mail service is back up so I can send you a complimentary copy. Email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com with your contact information and let me know if you would also like a copy of the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.

Be sure to order your favorite products as soon as you can as some could go on backorder temporarily as we have seen in the past! If something is backordered when you want to order it, I always think it is best to go ahead and add it to your order anyway rather than wait until the stock is resupplied because Stampin’ Up! will send it out to you as soon as they have it.

To check out some other Stampin’ Up! product videos, look at THIS POST.

Enjoy your Holiday Catalog and enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

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