Thursday, December 4, 2025

As You Grow Kit

One of the new kits available this month is called As You Grow. It makes it easy to document baby's first year with all the supplies you will need to preserve your memories! 


Create an adorable album to capture baby’s first year with the As You Grow Kit. This all-inclusive kit has everything you need to document sweet memories each month. With plenty of letter and number stickers and pockets for holding extra treasures, personalizing the album is a breeze! From baby’s first moments to first birthday, keep track of every unforgettable milestone with this kit!

DETAILS
- Makes 1 album
- Album size: 5-3/4" x 9-1/4" x 7/8" (14.6 x 23.5 x 2.2 cm)
- Colors: Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink, Secret Sea, Soft Sea Foam, Timid Tiger
- Sentiments printed in English, French, and German

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
- Hard paper-wrapped album cover with elastics
- 2 fold-out pages
- 2 pages with pockets
- 3 precut printed journal pieces
- 12 sticker sheets: 3 sheets of sentiments (1 per language), 9 sheets of images, numbers, letters, and more
- Project suggestions (Feel free to get creative—follow the project suggestions or assemble any way you like)
- Adhesive

KITS COLLECTION
- Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types.
- Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Paper Pumkin Sale and Last Chance List Update

Until December 9th, you can get a big discount on Paper Pumpkin subscriptions, this fun monthly surprise in the mail also makes a great gift!
In addition, the Last Chance List has been refreshed, and you will find some great deals there as well.
Happy shopping!


You will save 
$20 ON A THREE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION
$40 ON A SIX MONTH SUBSCRIPTION 
AND $80 ON A YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION 

Get creativity delivered to you with Paper Pumpkin, Stampin’ Up!’s monthly crafting subscription kit. Each all-inclusive kit comes with everything you need to create fun all-occasion or seasonal handcrafted projects—precut paper pieces, stamps, ink, embellishments, adhesives, and step-by-by-step instructions (contents vary depending on the kit). Kits autoship monthly, but if you need to take a break, you can skip a month. Crafting has never been so fun and convenient!

Plus, as a subscriber, you can buy refills, past kits, and add-ons (when available) and connect with your Paper Pumpkin community to share projects and ideas.

Select the Pay As You Go option to be billed monthly; you can cancel anytime. Or select the Prepay option if you want to receive kits for a specific number of months; you’ll be billed the entire amount now.

To start receiving Paper Pumpkin kits, select Subscription Checkout. You'll be prompted to create a Stampin' Up! account so you can manage your subscription.

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Big Thanks

This is another card made with the stamp set and designer series paper from the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar. The products are not necessarily holiday or Christmas oriented...


I used some Soft Sea Foam, Basic Beige, Mossy Meadow, Pretty in Pink and Daffodil Delight card stock to pair with the designer series paper and added some Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink gems.


Supplies:
12 Days of Advent Calendar
Mossy Meadow ink
Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Soft Seafoam, Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight card stock
Strawberry Slush and Petty in Pink Gems



Make your countdown to Christmas extra special with the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar! This calendar comes with a 24-piece stamp set and has 12 never-before-seen products including papers, embellishments, ephemera, tools, and more, all of which coordinate with one another! We won’t spoil the surprise of the products you’ll find in the calendar, but here’s what we can tell you: each day brings an all-occasion, crafting goodie you won’t find anywhere else! Buy a calendar for yourself and gift one to a crafty friend because crafting really is more fun together.

You’ll need a few basic supplies on hand to use all the products in the calendar—like the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, scissors, and your go-to adhesive.

Featured colors: Basic Beige, Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, and Secret Sea.

Monday, December 1, 2025

Big Little Things

Today is the last day for the Black Friday sale and you can still get the Stampin' Blends for $6.60 instead of $11.00, what a great deal!


Theres is a really cute new stamp set called Big Little Things that has animal images along with some sentiments that I have used on this card.  I paired it with some designer series paper from the Florals in Bloom collection and a piece of Coastal Cabana card stock embossed with the retired Distressed Tile 3D folder.


I used Pebbled Path card stock as the base and also added some Shades of Green Hexagons for accents. 


Supplies:
Big Little Things
Basic Gray ink
Pebbled Path, Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Smoky Slate card stock
Florals in Bloom dsp
Distressed Tile 3d embossing folder
Shades of Green Hexagons

Big, lovable, and absolutely adorable—the Big Little Things Stamp Set proves that the biggest animals have the biggest charm! With photo-realistic images of a panda, elephant, manatee, and hippo, plus simple sentiments for everyday moments, this set is perfect for adding a sweet and playful touch to your handmade card making projects.

This is a Distinktive stamp set; it has a special texture that gives added depth and dimension in a single step, creating photo-realistic images.

DETAILS
- 10 photopolymer stamps
- Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): c, d
- Distinktive

PHOTOPOLYMER STAMPS
- Are clear stamps that make image placement easy.
- Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time.
- Cling to clear blocks without slipping.

The Florals in Bloom 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper features hand-drawn and hand-colored designs. Our artist applied watercolors to paper and let them spread, then added details with pencils to create tone-on-tone flowers for unique designs that you’ll love on cards and scrapbook pages.

DETAILS
- 12 sheets: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs
- 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
- Acid free
- Lignin free
- Colors: Bubble Bath, Cloud Cover, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Pretty In Pink, Secret Sea, Shy Shamrock, Strawberry Slush, Summer Splash, Timid Tiger
- Ask your demonstrator about coordinating products

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.



Wednesday, November 26, 2025

12 Days of Crafting

The 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar has some really fun products in it and I have used several of them on these birthday cards.  The circles, baker's twine, cupcake, flowers and bow, and the 3" x 4" memory cards (that look like designer series paper) are all from the kit and there are many more products in it as well.


On each of the cards, I also added a Basic White layer that was embossed with the Sunflower 3D embossing folder.


Supplies:
12 Days of Advent Calendar products
Secret Sea ink
Bubble Bath, Basic White, Pretty in Pink cards tock
Sunflower 3D embossing folder







Make your countdown to Christmas extra special with the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar! This calendar comes with a 24-piece stamp set and has 12 never-before-seen products including papers, embellishments, ephemera, tools, and more, all of which coordinate with one another! We won’t spoil the surprise of the products you’ll find in the calendar, but here’s what we can tell you: each day brings an all-occasion, crafting goodie you won’t find anywhere else! Buy a calendar for yourself and gift one to a crafty friend because crafting really is more fun together.

You’ll need a few basic supplies on hand to use all the products in the calendar—like the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, scissors, and your go-to adhesive.

Featured colors: Basic Beige, Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, and Secret Sea.

Make a great impression with your handmade crafts when you use the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder! It features a stunning sunflower design that’ll add a touch of nature to any paper crafting project. Use it to add texture to card making backgrounds or scrapbooking photo frames.

DETAILS
- 6" x 8-1/2" (15.2 x 21.6 cm)
- Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (sold separately)

3D EMBOSSING FOLDERS
- Easily make great impressions!
- Take embossing to the next level with deeper, more detailed impressions.
- To use, place flat cardstock in the embossing folder and run it through a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Out comes cardstock with a bold, textured design.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Beautiful Blooms and Black Friday Sale



The Black Friday Sale is officially open and Stampin' Blends are included in the sale - I have used some of them on the card I have for you today.


I used the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set, stamped the small butterfly with Memento Black ink and colored it in with Stampin' Blends.
The designer series papers used on the cards are from the Florals in Bloom and Thoughtful Journey collections.
The die cut the butterfly is stamped on is from a retired set.


Supplies:
Beautiful Butterflies
Memento Black ink
Stampin' Blends
Basic White, Basic Black, Old Olive, Berry Burst card stock
Florals in Bloom dsp
Thoughtful Journey dsp



Bring extraordinary detail to your paper crafts with the Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set! Stamp and watercolor each butterfly’s intricate wings for a bright card front. Or make a unique card background design with the wing pieces. The spectacular butterfly designs and sentiments are fit for birthdays, support, celebrations, and just because, making this set perfect for cards, gift tags, paper packaging, scrapbook pages, and more. Also available in French.

* 12 photopolymer stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, c, e

Photopolymer stamps from Stampin’ Up!
* Are clear stamps that make image placement easy.
* Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time.
* Cling to clear blocks without slipping.
* Are repositionable—temporarily mount on clear blocks to stamp, then remove to store.
* Save space—one set of blocks (sold separately) works for all your cling and photopolymer stamps.
* Have images on the spine of the case for easy storage and quick reference.

The Florals in Bloom 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper features hand-drawn and hand-colored designs. Our artist applied watercolors to paper and let them spread, then added details with pencils to create tone-on-tone flowers for unique designs that you’ll love on cards and scrapbook pages.

DETAILS
- 12 sheets: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs
- 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
- Acid free
- Lignin free
- Colors: Bubble Bath, Cloud Cover, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Pretty In Pink, Secret Sea, Shy Shamrock, Strawberry Slush, Summer Splash, Timid Tiger
- Ask your demonstrator about coordinating products

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.




Monday, November 24, 2025

Stampin' Up!'s Black Friday Sale

You’ve asked, and we’ve answered! Get ready for our first-ever Black Friday sale with up to 40% off the most useful, needed, irresistible Stampin’ Up! products at deeper discounts than ever before. Shop between November 25 to December 1 so you can create more by spending less during this limited-time-only sale!


Here are some ideas to make the most of this Black Friday sale:

Refresh Your Stash. Take some time to shop the sale and replenish all your stamping necessities. 

Stock Up on Essential Products. This is a great chance to stock up and save on everyday tools and consumable items that every crafter needs.

Great Opportunity for New Stampers. New customers who have just started stamping will need essential products to help build their crafting stash. 

Perfect for Christmastime. All of the products that will be on sale make great gifts for crafters, whether they’re just starting to craft or if “Crafting” is their middle name. And with delivery set to arrive before Christmas, this sale is the perfect way to get in the festive spirit!

This is more than just a sale—it’s everyone’s chance to grab everyday crafting must-haves at prices too good to pass up.

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