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PAINTED PUMPKINS – NOT JUST FOR HALLOWEEN

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I do a Happy Dance when Stampin’ Up! releases a bundle that includes masks. They generate such great images with a minimum of effort, and if you’ve followed me for any time at all you know I love a minimum of effort! I pulled out the Painted Pumpkins bundle to play with the masks again

A card with a golden leafy background and two pumpkins
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A card with a golden leafy background and two pumpkins

I stamped a heap of pumpkins to color, die cut, and use on projects. It makes it so easy to create as they’re almost like embellishments. I stamped the Sweet Foliage image with Crushed Curry and used the Blender Pen to add a little extra color to some of the leaves.

I did make a Halloween card, but that sentiment is long retired.

A card with a golden leafy background and two pumpkins
A card with a golden leafy background and two pumpkins

This birthday sentiment is from Birthday Shoutout, a new – and fantastic – collection of birthday sentiments. It’s being released with the November 2026 Online Exclusives on November 3rd. Check it out!

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BUTTERFLY FLIGHT AND THE HOT FOIL SYSTEM

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The latest news in the Stampin’ Up! world is our new Hot Foil System. I watched for a while, trying to decide if I would take the plunge, but of course ultimately I dove in. What an incredible way to step up a card!! Today’s project uses the Butterfly Flight dies.

A white card with pink foiled butterflies and the sentiment "Always Here for you"
A white card with pink foiled butterflies and the sentiment "Always Here for you"

I foiled the butterflies on Barely Blush card stock (oh, I hope Stampin’ Up! chooses this pink to be part of our permanent lineup!). I added a touch of shimmer with the Barely Blush Shimmer Brush, and a In Color dots to accent the greenery. This card uses a LOT of different products but it was really fun!

A white card with pink foiled butterflies and the sentiment "Always Here for you"

If you’d like to see the Hot Foil System in action, Stampin’ Up! has created a number of great videos. This one is one of the first – take a peek and tell me what you think!

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ADVENT TREAT BOXES WITH WHISPERING WOODS DSP

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The Whispering Woods DSP has a color palette of all my favorite colors. It’s got a holiday theme, but a lot of the designs cross over from holiday to all occasion – double the use! I chopped some up to cover our Advent Treat boxes for a holiday event.

A small Kraft box covered with blue and green holiday designs and the sentiment "Holly Jolly Greetings"

This is a quick and easy project. I didn’t wrap the DSP around the box but cut rectangles to fit on the sides. Add a sentiment on the top with a few die cuts for embellishment, a bit of ribbon, and you’re finished!

A small Kraft box covered with blue and green holiday designs and the sentiment "Holly Jolly Greetings"

The Advent Treat Boxes are 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ and 2 1/2″ tall, making them a little bigger than many of our previous boxes. They’re economical too, just $15 for 24 boxes. Stock up while they’re still available!

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SWEET OLD FRIENDS OPEN GIFT ENVELOPE

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The gift envelope on page 19 of the September – December ’26 catalog showed a beautiful open gift envelope. I shared my version HERE, but I wanted to make one without the flap. I chose the Silly Old Bear Collection for this version and I’m delighted with the results. What do you think??

An open envelope with Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Greenery
An open envelope with Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Greenery

The Winnie the Pooh images in the Silly Old Bear DSP are gorgeous, and there are a LOT of them. I’ve pre-cut a big stack to keep on hand. And that foiled tag – swoon – I am LOVING our new Hot Foil System!!

An open envelope with Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Greenery

The big 12 x 12 masks are so easy to use. I used a Blending Brush to ink a set of Cherry Cobbler dotted lines, then offset the mask a bit and repeated with Peaceful Pine. I love the result!

Our FLASH SALE on selected Dies and Die Cutting Tools is LIVE! Shop this sale today as it ends October 23rd. And yes, select HOT FOIL DIES are included!!!

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GLOW OF HARVEST PRODUCT OF THE MONTH: AN OPEN GIFT ENVELOPE

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There’s a gorgeous gift envelope in the September – December catalog (page 19!) and a friend asked me how to replicate it. Turns out it’s really easy, and I set out to create a few. Here’s the autumn version using the Glow of Harvest Product of the Month:

An embellished envelope in autumn colors
An embellished envelope in autumn colors

Since I wanted to make my envelope with DSP, I used an envelope punch board. If you choose to use an existing envelope, many of our printed envelopes will give you great results. The belly band is wrapped very tightly around the envelope and secured with Tear n Tape since it doesn’t need to slide off.

I die cut multiple leaves and acorns and played with them until I was happy with their position. The new Poetic Petals stamps have fabulous sentiments, and I can see this one being a Go-To stamp set that lives in my permanent collection (which is beginning to outgrow it’s space, auwe!)

A quick note: there’s no gray granite in the DSP, but as I rummaged through my ribbon drawer this retired ribbon caught my eye. It works well with the metallics and is a great example of not being too focused on exact matches.

An embellished envelope in autumn colors

An open envelope is a great way to present a simple gift. The catalog shows cookies (no problem with that!) but any small gift will work. Have some fun with it!

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PAINTED PUMPKINS: I HOPE YOUR DAY IS FABULOUS

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Don’t we all need a fabulous day every now and then? And speaking of fabulous, how gorgeous are these pumpkins??? I have had so much fun playing with color combinations and the Painted Pumpkins masks.

A card featuring 3 orange pumpkins
A card featuring 3 orange pumpkins

The background on the Nested Essentials Dies panel is from Fern and Flora, and I keep reaching for it. F&F is a great set, and this textured image is a double bonus.

A card featuring 3 orange pumpkins

I’m hooked playing with color combos for these pumpkins. If you have a suggestion for a combo I would love to hear it! I’m always looking for new ideas 😉

The Painted Pumpkins Bundle is due back in the Online Store on October 5th. Use the “Notify me” option to get an email as soon as it hits the warehouse!

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GLOW OF HARVEST SPECIALTY DSP: THE AUGUST Product of the Month

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The Glow of Harvest Specialty DSP has a gorgeous shimmer that doesn’t show up in the photo – please use your imagination!

an autumnal greeting card
an autumnal greeting card

Our new Softly Textured 3D Embossing folder reminds me of some past (and sadly retired) favorite folders. It has an all-over softening effect on the card stock, and the compressed pattern makes it more textural than featured. It’s perfect for a primary layer.

an autumnal greeting card

We don’t see a lot of fall colors here on Maui. This paper is full of them and makes a beautiful autumnal card. Shop for supplies at the Online Store.

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WHO’S A PIGLET FAN??

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Any Piglet fans out there? Our Silly Old Bear DSP has images of all the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood, and the Sweet Old Friends stamps include their images as well. You can choose to die cut an image that’s already colored, or stamp one to color yourself. We have options!

I’ve stamped and colored Piglet in the past, but I love the coloring on the DSP. And I was pretty pleased to realize that the Rounded Rectangle Punch was the perfect size for a little window!

If you look closely, you’ll notice that the DSP and the Embossing Folder are both images of the Hundred Acre Wood. If you’re a long-time World of Pooh fan, I know you’ll appreciate that! It’s all in the Online Store.

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WHITE FERN AND FLORA WITH BARELY BLUSH

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I have had such a great time creating with the Fern and Flora suite! I’ve often paired it with the Moonlit Flora DSP, but today I’m working on something completely different. This is a mostly white card, with a little bit of Barely Blush and some Crumb Cake accents.

Every now and then, an accident leads to an opportunity. I designed this card with Crumb Cake ferns, but when I prepared for a group crafting event, I cut them in white. As it turned out, this gave us options – leave them white, or dust them with Crumb Cake ink.

Here are all three versions – which one do you like the best?

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GARDEN GATHERINGS WITH A WINDOW

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I held off getting Garden Gatherings. It’s a game I play with myself. But I’m much smarter than that other girl, and I almost always win the game 😁

Stamp the stems twice. In one case, add the flowers and die cut. In the second, stamp the vase over the stems and die cut the vase. Glue the two together to get stems in the water.

The Water and Dotted lines masks are a great way to add the texture of a background stamp. It’s easy to control the intensity of the color by the amount of ink and brushing on your Blending Brush. The masks are 12×12 so there are lots of options – check them out in the Online Store!

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