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ICS New catalog Blog Hop - September 2026

  Today the ICS team is sharing creations highlighting products featured in the New September - December 2026 Catalog!   SOOOOOO much to love in this Catalog!   and even more to love in the New Online Exclusives and the new Foil releases!   Be sure to check them all out here !  I have been super busy creating with these new products and thought I would share a few of my recent favorites!  My first share is a bendy card featuring the Welcome Noel Bundle and the the Online Exclusive Winter Dreams papers and the new Soirée Salutations Stamp Set that coordinates with my favorite Three Banner Punch.   Here is the Back of the Card.  This next card features the Christmas Crew Bundle and the Creative Celebrations 6 x 6 Mix and Match papers.   My next card features the Welcome Noel  Bundle and the Noel Tiding bundle , as well as the Yuletide Carol Designer paper and the Neutral Noel designer papers. and the sentiment is f...

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities- August 2026- Kindred Greetings Blog Hop

  Welcome my crafty friends to this month's Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop  featuring the  August 2026- Kindred Greetings kit.   This kit is so beautiful to create "as Designed"  but of course that's not why we are here!  We want to showcase what else you can create with your kits!   I decided to add some Pops of Color  to several of my cards.   For the first card I used the punch out waste as the background over my stamped dots.  I added POPS of Golden Glow with a Banner Punch and flowers from the Coordinating Paper Pumpkin dies and a touch of rhinestones. For this next card I flipped over the leafy overlay and used it as a mask with Balmy Blue and a Blending Brush. I Matted the masked area on Balmy Blue two-tone cardstock and punch a matte circle for my sentiment. I added some white baker's Twine and Shimmering Dots.  I also snuck in a foiled butterfly from the Butterfly Flight Foiling and Mask bundle....

ICS - Kit Spotlight! - August 2026

  Hello my crafty friends!   Today the ICS team is sharing highlights from Stampin' Ups! Kit collection! I chose to highlight the Daisy Days Scrapbook Kit! This kit was so fun to create with! I have 7 pages done so far and so much left to create with! I did create my own little photo place holders!  I did add page protectors as I have little grandkids and didn't want fingers all over my pages.  I was so fun to scrapbook again!  Hop along with the rest of the team to see more kit creations! Blog Hop Index

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities-July 2026- Hooray for Birthdays

  Hello my Crafty Friends!   Today I am excited to share my alternative creations with the Hooray for Birthdays-July Paper Pumpkin Kit!  I chose to cut my card base in half and create 2 cards from each base! I added the coordinating dies and a few current products to extend my kit! Can you say Foil?   Which is your favorite??  Hop Along with us! Blog Hop Index

ICS- July 2026- Online Exclusives

  Greetings my crafty friends!   Today I am Joining the ICS team to highlight the brand new Online Exclusives available this month from Stampin' Up! This month I am sharing a few projects I have been working on for upcoming events! First up is the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle partnered up with the New Gingham Gallery papers and the the Sunset Shimmer Vellum.  Next up is the Fun for Fall Bundle featuring this adorable Scarecrow! Next up is a Bendy Card featuring the Spooktacular Designer Series papers.    Hop along with the rest of the crew for lots of inspiration! Blog Hop Index

PAPER PUMPKIN POSSIBILITIES - JUNE 2026- BIKES & BLOOMS

  Welcome to this month's Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop! Together we are bringing you inspiration on using your Paper Pumpkin Kits In new creative ways!    I just loved the colors in the June Kit!   and the flowers and BUTERFLIES!!! and Bikes! SO fun and summery I couldn't wait to get creative!  With just a few extra supplies I created 4 cards from 2! First up is this side easel card.  The bike portion folds down and the card lays flat! I added some die cut flowers from the coordinating die set and some Calypso Coral cardstock, as well as some gems. The card is covered with the cut apart envelope!  the next alternative uses the kit stamp set and left over pieces from the original card. I love that there were a few extra flower "bushes" that I could play with. I also added a few rhinestones to my die cut flowers.  For my third alternative I used a Flirty Flamingo Card Base and made a landscape easel card. I did use a little piece of the...

May's Mini Card Kit - Customer Thank you!

 I am trying something new.  Each month customers that place a qualifying order in my Stampin' Up! store of $60 or more (before tax and rewards) will receive a mini card kit in the mail as a thank you!    My thank you kits have all been mailed out!  THANK YOU for your Support!   Here is the video incase you want a peek! 

Sympathy Card Featuring Velvet Meadows Papers

 Today I am sharing this video I created featuring the Velvet Meadow designer papers. 

ICS- June 2026 - Fabulous Folders

Today I am excited to play along with the ICS team and share our love of Embossing Folders!  Who doesn't love embossing folders.    Today I have a fub technique to share using the embossing folders!  THE BLACKOUT technique.  As you can see the results are stunning!  Start by embossing your cardstock using your favorite embossing folder!  On the debossing side color your images with Blends. You can see you don't have to be overly neat.  Choose your "Blackout Color" on swipe your ink pad over your embossed image.  The ink mainly highlights the un-embossed areas of the image creating the "blackout" effect.  You can even use this technique without coloring..  Below you can see one image colored and the other I just left the cardstock plain.  Have you tried this technique?   Do you Love it?  Hop along with us for more Inspiration!  Blog Hop Index

Inspiration for Wild Bunch Product of the Month

 Today I am sharing inspiration for the Wild Bunch Product of the Month.  Hope you are inspired

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities- May 2026 - Sparkling Celebrations

Welcome to this month's Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop!   This month's Sparkling Celebrations is so much fun to create with, whether you chose to create it as designed or add your own little touches!  But this hop is all about the alternatives you can create!   So here are mine!   For this card I trimmed my papers and then added a sentiment from the Sunset Coast Stamp Set. Here I simply used the card front on Blackberry Bliss and changed up the sentiment! This card features the coordinating add on die set and the new white gel pen!  Hint I only used 1/2 of the card base and used the other half for the next card! For this card I used the other half of the starry card base to create the background for the Moon & Back Stamp Set.  Be Sure to Hop along with the rest of the team for lots more inspiration!  Blog Hop Index

Creating a Scrapbook Layout with Sunniest Stories Scrapbook Kit

  Hop you enjoy this scrapbook Video Page! 

ICS- May Blog Hop- 2026-2028 In Colors

Greetings my Crafty friends!   Today I am sharing this card I created with my current favorite new In Color!  CRISP CANTALOUPE!  I am just loving this color!   For my card I used the new Bloom Boutique Suite and designer papers!  I did add the butterflies and sentiment from the All Aflutter Bundle.   I chose to add a hint of the Peaceful Pine!      Here is the back of the card.    Blog Hop Index

Let's Create with Moody Leaves

  Today I am playing with the Brand New Moody Leaves Stamp set from Stampin' Up! 

Today is the Day!

 SO many new things going on At Stampin Up! starting today!  The NEW May - August Catalog is live  A new Product of the Month A New Join Offer $125 worth of products for $99 PLUS your choice of the new In Color Ink Pads or an additional $35 of product.   New kits and new online exclusives.   Head on other to my store to check out all the new  goodies available!    

How to create 4 Cards using the Four Corners Technique

 Today I am sharing this video on how I create cards using the 4 corners Technique.   I hope you enjoy the video. 

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities - April 2026- Lakeside Retreat

  Greetings my Crafty Friends!    Welcome to our Paper Pumpkin Possibilities blog hop!  I am so excited to be a part of this team of hoppers sharing alternative designs for each month's Paper Pumpkin kit.  This month's kit is all about the April 2026 – Lakeside Retreat. Growing up I love to fish with my dad! So I was super excited to receive and create with this kit!   Which also coordinates with the upcoming and soon to be released Waterside Retreat Suite!   The designs in the kit are fabulous, but as always I wanted to get a little creative and make alternatives. So on to the show! For my first alternative, I created a Z fold card using the striped card base.   The only product I added to this card was the Misty Moonlight ink for the birds. For my second card I cut one card base in half and used the plaid for my card front.   I used a Peaceful Pine card base and split rectangle behind my image.   I did add some Smoky Sla...