Hello Stampers! Halloween costumes, candy, and decorations are in the stores! Time to start preparing for the little ghosts and goblins. For this card, Kathy Blume uses Stampin' Up!'s Spooky Cat Bundle to create this Halloween-themed card. Be sure to look at the picture below to see the inside of the card; it has a unique opening. There's a whole suite of coordinating Spooky Cat products that include a stamp set, a coordinating Cat Punch, Designer Series Paper, Treat Tubes, Vintage Crochet Trim, and Black Rhinestone Jewels. Take a look at pages 52 and 53 of the Holiday Catalog to check out all of the cute projects. One of the best features...

Hello Friends! The last couple of days in Nebraska have sure felt like fall with cool evening and early morning temperatures. I'm not ready for fall, but that's how it works. Stampin' Up!, however, is ready for fall with the Painted Harvest stamp set and coordinating Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper. Here, Theresa Huffman has put together a stunning card that speaks fall. This lovely paper also has a coordinating Leaf Punch. It makes crafting waaaaay easier! No fussy cutting here! This new stamp set, as well as many, many others, is available in Stampin' Up!'s new Holiday Catalog. Contact me if you need a copy. Click on the images below...

Hello Stampers! There are so many fun and new items in Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Catalog. One of the tools I love is the Winter Wonder Textured Embossing Folder. I like it's large size and I like all of the possibilities it presents. Here, I've embossed some Gold Foil paper, and it's awesome. Imagine the same folder with Silver Foil, Shimmery White, Copper Foil, or the the Champagne Foil. Can you believe there is no stamping on this card? (Gasp!) It's all paper. I used a circle punch to grab one of the foil snowflakes in the Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Paper. I layered it on a Gold Foil circle and finally, a black circle. I topped it off...

Hello Stampers! It's an exciting day! Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Catalog is now live! it's full of brand-new stamp sets, Designer Series Papers, ribbons, die cuts, punches, and more for Halloween, fall and holiday crafting. This card features a new stamp set called Merry Little Labels. It has a coordinating Everyday Label Punch. The Designer Series Paper is awesome--Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper. It offers classic foil designs. I used Soft Suede ink and card stock to mimic the gold found in the foil. Need a Holiday Catalog? Let me know and I'll get one to you! Kim

Hello Stampers, Ever since Stampin' Up!'s new Annual Catalog debuted in June, the Daisy Delight stamp set and coordinating punch have been really popular. There are just so many fun ways to use the images and punch. Here, Beth Doty shows a creative version of her daisy garden. She's also added a unique background; she sponged Early Espresso ink on one of the Pattern Party Decorate Masks. See the graphics below for a list of supplies to make this beautiful card that includes a lot of detail elements. Thanks for stopping by. Kim