Happy New Year !

Hello and Happy New Year!

As 2025 draws to a close, I want to take a few moments to thank each and every one of you, who have purchased products in my online store, or have taken the time out of your busy days to check out my blog posts.  I could not do what I love without your support, and I am so thankful and blessed that you have chosen to stick with me, even when I don't get to post as often as I'd like. 

On a personal note, Dale is doing better now, and it will be one year on December 27th, that he came home after being in hospitals, skilled nursing centers, ICU and therapy centers, since his two strokes in October 2024.  To say that we are blessed is an understatement. He still isn't well enough to be left alone for too long, but as the days go by, I test that when I can, to try to get into my craft room to design.  Being a demonstrator and sharing my love of crafting and stamping has helped me more than you know.  I am thankful that you have stuck by my side and supported me on this journey.

Let's start with a New Year card I made. 

This is a quick and easy way to give a New Year greeting.  The card base is Secret Sea and the Tidings of Christmas designer paper gave me a nice, dotted background, and I snipped one of the flowers for added interest.  Unfortunately, the designer paper is already retired as it was on the Last Chance list a few weeks ago, and a search today doesn't come up.  Sad...but once items go to the Last Chance list, there are no guarantees that they last a long time.

In any case, the Words for the Season dies are still available.  I love this set of dies because there's so many occasions you can use them.  The Gold Striped ribbon is really pretty; sort of see through with lots of texture.  As of now, it is "unavailable" but I believe it will be in stock again soon.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I wish you all a 2026 full of love, happiness and joy.  Be well my friends and I'll be back soon.

Have a Sweet Christmas

 Hello friends,

Christmas is just 3 days away and I wanted to jump on here and share some of the last few Christmas cards I made for the season.  The following cards are the ones that I managed to get photos of before I mailed them. I hope you enjoy them.

Love, Peace & Joy, some of the best words for a Christmas card. With so much going on in the world today, these three words may help to relieve some of the stress.  This design came directly from Lynn Dunn at Stamptastic Designs.  She's a demonstrator in Wisconsin and she always does beautiful work. I love that we can share our designs with others and not have to worry about "copying" because that's a compliment to the designer.  If you want to see more of Lynn's work, check out her blog below:

Blog - Lynn Dunn - Stamptastic Designs LLC

I love this little snowman.  The stamp set is called Festive Friends and also has dies with the bundle purchase.  This card is my design and we made it at our November stamp camp in Arizona.  I colored him with Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate and Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends.

Both of the Merry Christmas cards above were made using The Merry Christmas large stamp on Crumb Cake and Mossy Meadow cardstock.  The Traditions of Christmas designer paper takes center stage as a backdrop for the large sentiment. 

The monochromatic Shaded Spruce card came together quickly when I decided to use two stamp sets to create one cohesive design.  Elegant Pine Snowflakes designer paper is showing off those snowflakes perfectly in the background. The Shaded Spruce & Gold Edge Ribbon is a perfect sparkly addition.  And the stamp set called Winter Scenes paired with a retired set for the sentiment seems to finish it off nicely.

These two Peace & Joy cards were also designed by Lynn Dunn of Stamptastic Designs.  I love how she used a fall embossing folder for texture on the white panel and stamped this great pine tree front and center on the card.  More of the Elegant Pine Snowflakes designer paper peeks out behind the tree with a snippet of Black & White & Gold Bakers Twine tied into a perfect bow.  

The last four cards were made using products not found at Stampin' Up! I decided to start using some of my hidden stash in my craft closet.  The only Stampin' Up! used here is the Pool Party cardstock. Each card uses the most adorable papers that show cute snow people, little cottages and trees, sleighs and plenty of snowflakes. I stamped pages of gingerbread people using a Pretty Pink Posh stamp set and colored them all different with Stampin' Blends. I then cut them out, along with gum drops, lollipops and other candies using the matching dies. The sentiment is from the same stamp set that the gingerbread people and candies came from. 

I decided that these snow people needed to be having fun in the snowbank, so I tore some Basic White cardstock and added 2 layers on dimensionals, then sprinkled it all with Wink of Stella.  The gingerbread man is having fun in the snow too!

For the last card I cut out some designs from pieces I had left from the other cards and added it to a panel that was also a scrap.  To make the full panel background, I added this delightful red and black checked design.  Aren't these gingerbread and snowmen cards fun?  I love them.

For the Sending Warm Hugs card, I combined two Stampin' Up! stamp sets; Winter Scenes and Woodland Scenery.  As soon as I saw both stamp sets, my mind was racing to design an entire winter scene. I started with the background mountains that also included the 2 small deer with the pine trees. I placed that stamp first on the right side, then on the left.  On the left however, I stamped the same image but off of the cardstock so only the portion of the stamp that included half of the mountain, and the 2 pine trees were visible.  Next, I did the cabin and foreground trees using the Woodland Scenery stamp set and colored the cabin door frame and windows using our Stampin' Blends.  Finally, on the left side just in front of the half mountain, I stamped the pond and park scene from Winter Scenes.  I made sure to include the trees and the little snowman next to the winding pond and colored them both with Light Pool Party, with a super light touch of the hand. For a final touch, I used Wink of Stella on all images with snow, water and mountains.  The smoke from the chimney was made using Light Smoky Slate Stampin' blend, again with a very light touch so it looked more like real smoke.  

I am very happy with the result of this card.  I really love scenery images, nature and water scenes. They just make me happy. God created them all for us to enjoy and I love putting my vision to paper and cardstock.  I hope you enjoy them too.

This is my last post before Christmas, and I hope to be back at least one more time before the New Year.  In the meantime, stay safe and warm wherever you are, and enjoy the birthday of our Lord Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas! 😘

Product List

Merry Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[169233]

$18.00

Winter Scenes Cling Stamp Set (English)

[166088]

$22.00

Woodland Scenery Photopolymer Stamp Set

[169239]

$17.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119685]

$14.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$14.00

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$14.00

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$14.00

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

$14.00

Elegant Pine Snowflakes 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[166066]

$12.50

Traditions Of Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet (English)

[167364]

$21.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$9.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$9.00

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154894]

$11.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$11.00

Shaded Spruce & Gold Edged 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Ribbon

[166078]

$12.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147938]

$9.00

Oh. What. Fun.....

 Hello friends,

It's the time of year when people are in a hurry to get all their Christmas shopping done, putting up the tree, making a list of things to buy for Christmas dinner, and wrapping. Whew! Today's card is a take on what some of us are feeling during this season.

I took out some "non" Stampin' Up! items from my stash, to make this cute card.  I did use our cardstock for the base, but the stamp is from Unity Stamps and the designer paper was a small piece I found at the bottom of a box, so I have no idea where it came from.  If you're a crafter, you know the feeling. We have so many things that we discover when we're cleaning, it's almost like Christmas all over again! New finds, and many that bring a smile to our faces.  Here's my card:

The inside of the card says Oh. What. Fun.   Isn't that the cutest?  When I saved this card to my pictures file, I titled it "Old Folks Christmas" which is pretty fitting for me.  We will have a very quiet and warm Christmas here, at least in the house.  I think we'll find a Netflix movie to watch, while Dale takes a snooze on the couch, as he always does.

I've listed the supplies I used that are Stampin' Up! and if you would like to order anything, just click on the item and it will take you to my online store.  I am still giving away a gift for any size order, and if your order is $ 75 before tax, you'll be entered into my drawing for a free stamp and die bundle.  Check out the Ordering Bonus tab to see what I'm giving away.

I will have more to show you, so I hope you'll subscribe to my blog posts, so you don't miss a thing. In the meantime, stay warm, stay cool (no stress), and enjoy this Christmas season.  Hugs to all!

Product List

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119685]

$14.00

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$14.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$11.00

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144598]

$9.00

Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154922]

$11.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$11.00

FREE SHIPPING TODAY!!

 

Just in time for your Christmas shopping! Any order of $75 or more,  before tax, and after any rewards are used, will ship free. This promotion starts TODAY  December 10 - 12. For 3 days only.

If you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber the new add-on dies will be available to purchase. The add-on dies coordinate with the January-March Paper Pumpkin kits.  

Shop my online store and get a free gift with any size order. Spend $75 before tax and get an entry for my December bonus to win the beautiful Flowers of Beauty bundle. This bundle is retired but has never been used. 

And get everything you order shipped free. Now is a great time to stock up on your most used items such as cardstock, pretty designer papers, adhesives, inks and refills, and adhesives. And don't forget to check out our Last Chance items before they're gone for good. We also have new items in our Online Exclusives and new kits too. Kits make great gifts for family and friends, or for a quick office grab bag gift. 

Take a peek at what we have for you.  As always don't hesitate to let me know if I can help. 

Enjoy your week! 

Product of the Month

 

It's here!  Our Product of the Month (POM) starts today with an order of $ 75 before tax & shipping.  POM replaces our Sale-a-bration promotion that we've had for years. A new POM will be released every month, around the beginning of the month, and you will be able to see what the product is on our website before you place an order.  

This month, we are proud to announce our True Blue Florals designer series paper.  

Here's the fine print information on this beautiful pack of papers.

Feeling blue never felt so good! With monochromatic colors and beautiful floral patterns, this paper is sure to inspire your next paper craft. 

The True Blue Florals 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper is the exclusive Product of the Month for December 2025! Only available until supplies run out—don’t wait to get yours!

DETAILS
- December 2025 Product of the Month
- 12 sheets: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs
- 12" x 12"
- Acid and lignin free (this product is photo-safe)
- Colors: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
- Can be used for card making, scrapbooking, and other paper crafts!
- Features exclusive designs by in-house Stampin’ Up! artists.
- Complements other Stampin’ Up! products and colors.

PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
- Is a new exclusive product released each month!
- Can be unlocked for just $5 with a single order over $75 (after discounts and rewards).
- Is only available while supplies last—they can sell out quickly!
- Is limited to one per customer (including language versions).

Here's a short video explaining how this POM promotion works:   https://youtu.be/2sc21G9WC0Y

And here's some images of projects made at the Stampin' Up! office by employees:

  

   

 

  

  

As you can see, this paper is beautiful and will be a nice addition to those of us who are paper addicts.  Like me!  

As an added note, if you place any size order in December, I will send you a free gift.  In addition, if your order is $ 75 or more before tax & shipping, your name will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win the retired (and never used) stamp bundle called FLOWERS OF BEAUTY.  The stamp set has 13 gorgeous floral stamps and the die set has 10 dies.  Here's a photo of this great bundle.

If you are interested in placing an order this month, please use my SHOP button at the top of this page.

Make sure you are opted IN for Rewards too.  And if you want a future annual catalog, please opt in for Contact as well, otherwise I can't send you one. Our next catalog will be the Annual Catalog. 

In addition, the Last Chance list has been updated today too, so be sure to check that section out.  Great discounts are available while supplies last.

As the end of the year draws to a close, I want to thank you all again for your support this year.  I love what I do and could not do it without all of you.  I am truly blessed.