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Stampin' Up! Virtual Album Retreat

5/29/2025

Stampin' Up! is offering it's first Virtual Album Retreat and I am so excited! I haven't done much scrapbooking since Covid and I'm hoping this gets me back into it. I love that it's all pre cut and ready to be assembled.

Here's a look at all that is included. All packaged and ready to create with!

You can go here to sign up. Purchase through me and I'll send you a swag bag to make it even better!

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May '25 Paper Pumpkin Mountain Majesties Alternatives

5/26/2025

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The May 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit was fabulous. I loved the colors and the nature scenes. As usual, I cut up the bases which let me double the number of cards I could make. I created tons of thank you, birthday and masculine cards.

Stack of cards created with paper pumpkin kit

The bases are so pretty with great muted colors and flowing designs.

Masculine birthday cards are harder for me because I always go for flowers and sparkly stuff! This kit was great for creating more neutral cards.

For this card I cut one of the card fronts to 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 and then cut the panel into three 1 1/4 pieces.

For the next two I couldn't decide If I liked the white base or the crumb cake base better.

Remember to use your scraps! I save the pieces I cut off the bases and then create a striped background with them.

Want to see all of them in a video? Check out my reel.

Don't wait to sign up for your own Paper Pumpkin subscription. You don't want to miss another month!
Join here!

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Stampin' Up! Party Piggy Card Ideas

5/23/2025

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The new Party Piggy bundle is adorable. It's so cute that we decided to use it as our Creative Collab Crew Product Spotlight.

I'm a sucker for puns so this one is perfect for me. Cute sayings and cute images.

One of the most fun aspects is the coordinating shaker domes. You can fill them with the loose shaker embellishments for an adorable card. I often avoid shaker cards because they can be a lot of work but this one wasn't too bad!

pink pig with shaker element in belly on pink card with phrase what's shakin bacon

What's Shakin' Bacon is so cute! Quick and simple card that is perfect for sending to a friend.

pink card with pig face and phrase what's shakin bacon

I'm thinking this is perfect for my college kid!

If the Party Piggy wasn't on your wish list it needs to be now!

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Why join Stampin' Up! and my team?

5/22/2025

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Although joining Stampin' Up! is always an amazing deal it's even better during the month of May!

Customers who want to join get $165 USD | worth of product for only $99!

I love adding new team members whether you are looking for a discount for yourself or want to build a business.

Here are some of the other top reasons I encourage you to join:

You can receive/earn a 20%-25% discount on all your orders/income on sales (this includes your own Paper Pumpkin subscription).
You do not have to sell anything. MANY demonstrators join simple for the discount and this is absolutely fine. You can purchase for yourself only. These demonstrators are often referred to as “hobby demonstrators”. In fact, nearly all my current team members are hobby demonstrators.
To stay active you must have $300 in sales every quarter. If you do not meet this, you have one month to make it up or you are dropped. There are NO penalties to dropping. You also have extra time when you first join. You have the current quarter as well as the next full quarter for your first $300.
You get access to the catalogs early including options to order product early! A copy of each catalog is mailed to you at no cost.
As a team perk I offer a discount on my catalog product shares.
Access to a private Facebook group for my team—I keep you up to date on what is going on and we meet (some in person, some virtual) most months for a fun crafting time. These are always completely optional.
Stampin’ Up! events and trainings. There can be both regional one or two day events as well as a larger multi day convention.
Me! I am always here if you have questions or if you want to build a business. I am happy to offer encouragement and goal setting as well as share class ideas. I will never pressure you to sell or to participate in any team activities. That is all up to you!
If you want to build a business there are many opportunities to earn more income and free product as well.

Ask me questions or go here to learn more and sign up. I've love to have you join me.
Although joining Stampin' Up! is always an amazing deal it's even better during Sale a Bration.

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Creative Collab Crew Brayer Technique Cards

5/5/2025

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Have you used a brayer before? There are so many ways to use one so Kathy, Melissa and I decided it was the perfect choice for this week's technique challenge. Be sure to go see how they used it as well.

I decided to do an ombre effect by layering three colors together. The new Botanical Textures Designer Series Paper is perfect for this because it's all black and white. I cut the DSP to 4 x 5 1/2 to leave a little color at the top and bottom.

leaves on navy background with blue ink added with a brayer for an ombre effect

When I went to create my video I decided to switch up the colors I used and do a pink version. I am loving that we got Strawberry Slush back as an In Color!

Don't miss the great new Textured Notes dies. Each one has a fun design to it. I used three of them on this card.