I must admit — sometimes it’s so easy to just pull out my little box of MAGIC and have everything I need to get creative with a Stampin’ Up! kit. I also love kits to spend an afternoon crafting with my adult daughters, or to call a friend up and just have an evening of visiting and crafting.

Stampin’ Up! has some great new kits that just came out. EVERYTHING you need to create these products is included in the kit — no guesswork, no extra stuff hanging around. You have only to go online and shop the Kits section! Here are some great new examples. (And don’t forget to scroll to the bottom to see how YOU can get your free paper!

RUSTIC CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN KIT! – ITEM 163114

Capture the spirit of Christmas with the Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit! This craft kit includes everything you need to make 25 individual paper envelopes to help you count down the days until Christmas. With beautiful paper greenery, bows, holiday flowers, gems, and more, you have all the supplies you need to create some unique envelope designs. Then, simply fill them up with a small treat or a sweet note! Whether you keep the kit for yourself or gift it to a friend, this advent calendar will add a charming touch to your home during the Christmas season.

Kit includes:
* Predesigned projects
* Step-by-step instructions
* Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting)
* Makes 25 envelopes; 4″ x 3″
* Enough adhesive to complete projects
* Precut Christmas die cuts
* Twine
* Embellishments
* 25 wooden clothespins
* A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ printed designer box for storage or crafting on the go

Product colors: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive

CLICK TO SEE THE KIT IN MY ONLINE STORE!

CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE KIT! – ITEM 162422

Share the joy of Christmas effortlessly with those you love wherever they are around the world with the Christmas Everywhere Kit. Featuring trees from all places in the world and warm Christmas greetings, mix and match designs and sentiments to customize your cards, and send friends and family some holiday cheer their way! Also available in French.

Kit includes:
* Christmas Everywhere Photopolymer Stamp Set
* Clear stamp block
* Classic Stampin’ Spot: Lost Lagoon
* Predesigned projects
* Step-by-step instructions
* Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting) including printed labels and die cut images with red glitter
* Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
* 9 preprinted envelopes
* Enough adhesive to complete projects
* Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″
* A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ printed designer box for storage or crafting on the go

Product colors: Granny Apple Green, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock, Real Red

CLICK TO SEE THE KIT IN MY ONLINE STORE!

THE BEST DESTINATION KIT

ITEM 163186

Go on a DIY card making adventure with our fabulous The Best Destination Kit. You’ll make nine peek-a-boo tri-fold cards with a colorful, vintage vibe—perfect for friends who might be achieving an important milestone, setting new goals, or maybe just need a vision of a peaceful, perfect day. The cardbases have a thin UV coating to give each card that special shine! 

Kit includes:
*The Best Destination Photopolymer Stamp Set
*Clear Stamp Block
*Gorgeous Grape Ink Spot
*Predesigned projects with UV coating
*Step-by-step instructions
*Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting)
*Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
*Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
*9 preprinted envelopes
*Enough adhesive to complete projects
*A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ printed designer box for storage or crafting on the go

CLICK TO SEE THE KIT IN MY ONLINE STORE!

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Place a $50 Order (before shipping & tax) ALSO Get a Current Embellishment Pack FREE!

Please let me know if you have any questions. And be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

The “Love of Autumn” Designer Series Papers easily create gorgeous cards for so many occasions. Take a look at this card I made for my husband’s birthday with these papers and the Deckled Circles dies:

I started with a card base of Copper Clay cardstock at 8 1/2″ by 11″, scored at 4 1/4″. I also cut a panel of Copper Clay at 5 1/4″ by 4″ and ran it through my cut & emboss machine with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. Before I adhered it to the card front, I wrapped a strip of ribbon and attached it to the back of the panel with adhesive tape.

I used a Deckled Circle die to cut a beautiful scene out of the All About Autumn Designer Series Papers and adhered it to the card front. The Deckled Circle Dies are sooo fun to used for so many purposes. Look how many the set comes with!

I then cut leaves out of the Copper Oxidized papers from the Autumn Leaves Bundle and attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I also used Very Vanilla cardstock and stamped a Happy Birthday Sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set in Copper Clay ink. I added to the front, along with an embellishment, and I was done! I love the combination of all these beautiful products!

All the products I used can be found below. Just click on a product to start shopping with me.

Below is the Host Code for OCTOBER. Please use this host code on an online order. When you do, and if your order is over $50, you will receive a SELECTION OF NEW EMBELLISHMENTS from the mini catalog!

October Host Code: FAR9UNXQ

Have you heard about the fantastic Starter Kit Special? It is amazing, and I’ll repeat — no selling of any kind required! Enjoy the discount and this fantastic deal! SEE MORE HERE!

Product List

Deckled Circles Dies [162286] $37.00	Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English) [160416] $23.00	All About Autumn Suite Collection (English) [162193] $105.75
Autumn Leaves Bundle (English) [162186] $55.75	All About Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162178] $15.00	Distressed Tile 3 D Embossing Folder [162189] $9.50
Copper Clay 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161721] $10.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $10.50	Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad [161647] $9.00
Copper & Natural Ribbon Combo Pack [162192] $9.50	Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems [161288] $8.50

Please let me know if you have any questions. And be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

The August-December Mini Catalog from Stampin’ Up! does NOT contain just holiday products. On p. 63, you’ll find a real treasure – the Deckled Circles Dies are going to be a staple in many craft rooms. There are so many of them, you can find one for any sized circle you’re looking for! Just look at them all!

Not only can you create deckled circles for sentiments and other purposes, you can actually make a CARD out of the circles dies! Thanks to Mary Fish for the inspiration!

Start with a piece of cardstock, cut at 5 1/2″ by 11″ and scored at 5 1/2″, so it’s a square card. You must obviously leave a fold portion as you cut with a circle die, so take a deckled circles die that’s almost as big as the square. Center the Circles Die over the square, and then pull it back so the FOLD side of the card is slightly inside the circle die, so about two inches of the fold will NOT get cut by the circle die. This will leave you with a folded side.  

I then cut a smaller Deckled Circle die of Garden Walk DSP and adhered it to the card front.

I also cut a Basic White circle layer for the inside of the card. Now you will just decorate as you wish!  I heat embossed the sentiment from Layering Leaves stamp set onto Pecan Pie cardstock. I used the bough punch to punch out various leaves to tuck underneath the sentiment, and then cut a strip of coordinating Garden Walk DSP. Isn’t it pretty?

A circle-shaped card is so fun! Try one! All the products I used can be found below. Just click on a product to start shopping with me.

Below is the Host Code for OCTOBER. Please use this host code on an online order. When you do, and if your order is over $50, you will receive a SELECTION OF NEW EMBELLISHMENTS from the mini catalog!

October Host Code: FAR9UNXQ

Have you heard about the fantastic Starter Kit Special? It is amazing, and I’ll repeat — no selling of any kind required! Enjoy the discount and this fantastic deal! SEE MORE HERE!

Product List

Deckled Circles Dies [162286] $37.00	Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161277] $24.00	Garden Walk 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162227] $12.50
Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717] $10.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Blooming Pearls [162238] $8.00
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $18.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $31.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50

Please let me know if you have any questions. And be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

This month’s Paper Pumpkin kit comes with everything you need to make traditional Christmas treat packaging boxes that you can fill up with all sorts of small goodies, treats, gifts, and more. Subscribe so you can take part in spreading the light of Christmas around you with this kit!

The November kit includes:

• 8 boxes; 4 each of 2 designs
• 1 Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Spot
• Iridescent glitter accents on paper
• Precut paper pieces
• Linen thread
• Treat bags
• Warm Wishes photopolymer stamp set
• Completed box size: 4-1/4″ x 4-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ and 4/1/4″ x 3-3/4″ x 1-1/2″
• Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Real Red

OCTOBER KIT COORDINATION FOR EVEN MORE CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES!

The November kit coordinates with the October Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Kit! If you can’t get enough of this traditional Christmas scene and need more cozy crafts, then make sure to check the October Refill’s availability and spend more time crafting this holiday season!

Even more fun: There is an add-on this month to carry your Christmas crafting even further! Order the Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes to receive an ADDITIONAL 20 Cards & Envelopes with iridescent glitter accents! I do love glitter!

ADD-ON DETAILS

Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes
Available for purchase starting 11 October; only while supplies last.
Item number: 163985
$14.00

This add-on includes:
• 20 Cards & Envelopes 
• Iridescent glitter accents on paper
• Folded card size: 5″ x 7″

Subscribe to the November Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 October and 10 November by clicking here!

Please let me know if you have any questions. And be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

I just got my order in with FREE SHIPPING from Stampin’ Up! Now is a great time to think ahead about your holiday crafting needs. Here’s what I ordered:

• Stampin’ Dimensionals (can you ever have enough?)
• Cardstock in some beautiful shades for Christmas (I want to make sure I have enough greens, red, and especially Lost Lagoon, which is my favorite right now
• Designer Series Papers for Christmas — I LOVE the Online Exclusive “Shining Christmas” paper — so pretty and yes, shiny!
• The Christmas Classics Bundle — this is my one Christmas set I’m going to use for my cards
• The Rustic Christmas Kit (see below for details!)

How about you? What’s on your wish list? You have just a few hours to order with free shipping, which is a savings of 11% right off the bat! And don’t forget the Clearance Rack — lots of great stuff for even more savings!

The FREE shipping offer applies on orders subtotaling $75 (before tax and shipping) or more. Have fun shopping!

And while you’re shopping, don’t forget to check out these beautiful new Christmas kit!

Capture the spirit of Christmas with the Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit! This craft kit includes everything you need to make 25 individual paper envelopes to help you count down the days until Christmas. With beautiful paper greenery, bows, holiday flowers, gems, and more, you have all the supplies you need to create some unique envelope designs. Then, simply fill them up with a small treat or a sweet note! Whether you keep the kit for yourself or gift it to a friend, this advent calendar will add a charming touch to your home during the Christmas season.

Go HERE to start shopping all the Kits Collection!

Below is the Host Code for OCTOBER. Please use this host code on an online order. When you do, and if your order is over $50, you will receive a SELECTION OF NEW EMBELLISHMENTS from the mini catalog!

October Host Code: FAR9UNXQ

Have you heard about the fantastic Starter Kit Special? It is amazing, and I’ll repeat — no selling of any kind required! Enjoy the discount and this fantastic deal! SEE MORE HERE!

Please let me know if you have any questions. And be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is The Color Purple. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

What fun to use all the pretty shades of PURPLE that we have in our Stampin’ Up! ink colors. I decided to focus on Fresh Freesia and Blackberry Bliss — I hope you agree that they come somewhere within the PURPLE family! I have recently enjoyed creating cards using this three-flap fun fold. It’s so easy, and yet it’s a design with so many possibilities.

Here are some details about the card:

• I used Blackberry Bliss for the base.
• Card base:  8 1/2”x 5 1/2,” score 2 1/8” from each side (turn and flip to other side—folds will meet in center like a gatefold.)
• 3 cardstock flaps in Fresh Freesia: 3 @ 3 7/8”x 1 5/8”—2 flaps will be adhered to the left side and 1 flap on the right side.  Adhere the top and bottom pieces to the left fold.  Adhere the middle piece to the right side of the base. 
• 3 Delightful Floral DSP: 3 @ 3 3/4”x 1 1/2”—adhere these to the cardstock flaps. 
• Inside white mat: 3 3/4”x 5”

I cut out a flower from the DSP to adhere.  I used a sentiment from the Inked & Tiled stamp set, along with Blackberry Bliss ink, to create a small sentiment banner that I tucked behind my flower. I then used some glitter to make it sparkle! I know, I know, you’re either a glitter fan, or you’re not! I used some Fresh Freesia ink from the ink pad and ran my white baker’s twine across the ink pad to create matching baker’s twine!

I finished with some Tinsel Gems in Fresh Freesia, and I was done. All the products I used to create this card can be found at the bottom of this post. By the way, thanks to Karin Braxton for the inspiration!

Here’s the bundle with all those beautiful dies and sentiments:

I tried a couple of other PURPLE cards using the same layout:

Everything you ned to complete my PURPLE project can be found at the bottom of this post. Just click on any product to start shopping with me! More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month (second Wednesday), when our theme will be Home for the Holidays. Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
3. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
4. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
5. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
6. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
7. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
8. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
9. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
10. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
11. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
12. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
13. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
14. Su Mohr at Aromas and Art

Below is the Host Code for OCTOBER. Please use this host code on an online order. When you do, and if your order is over $50, you will receive a SELECTION OF NEW EMBELLISHMENTS from the mini catalog!

October Host Code: FAR9UNXQ

Have you heard about the fantastic Starter Kit Special? It is amazing — Enjoy the discount and this fantastic deal! SEE MORE HERE!

Product List

Delightful Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162356] $12.50	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675] $10.00	Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155613] $10.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Inked & Tiled Cling Stamp Set (English) [161158] $27.00	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092] $9.00
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $11.00	Tinsel Gems Three Pack [161624] $7.50

Please let me know if you have any questions. And be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

My favorite set of Designer Series Papers in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog is the “Masterfully Made,” an artistic and unique set that reflects the look of torn papers. Here’s a project I made recently using these papers:

I used a Basic White cardstock to create an A2 card base of 8 1/2″ by 5 1/2″, scored at the 4 1/4″ mark. I cut Take a look at these beautiful papers and just think of all the fun things you could do with these ‘torn papers.’

Take a look at this fun video that gives us a ‘behind the scenes’ look at how this wonderful paper was made! https://fb.watch/nwoYoGBaKI/

Here’s another beautiful design from Stampin’ Up! Don’t you love how it looks like you are using many layers of torn papers?

All the products used in this project can be found at the bottom of this post.

Below is the Host Code for OCTOBER. Please use this host code on an online order. When you do, and if your order is over $50, you will receive a SELECTION OF NEW EMBELLISHMENTS from the mini catalog!

October Host Code: FAR9UNXQ

Product List

Masterfully Made 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161192] $12.50	Holographic Trio 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [161744] $10.00	Tropical Leaf Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161242] $20.00
Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set [154994] $21.00	Soft Shimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [161750] $11.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50
Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad [144083] $6.50	2 3/8" (6 Cm) Circle Punch [161354] $22.00	Bough Punch [157711] $22.00

Please let me know if you have any questions. And be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

Time for you to stock up and save on your favorite Stampin’ Up! products! What’s the big occasion? From October 9-11, we are offering FREE shipping on orders subtotaling $75 (before tax and shipping) or more. This incredible deal lasts for three days only, so don’t miss out! Get your Wish List ready, and shop with Free Shipping on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this coming week!

And while you’re shopping, don’t forget to check out these beautiful new Christmas kit!

Capture the spirit of Christmas with the Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit! This craft kit includes everything you need to make 25 individual paper envelopes to help you count down the days until Christmas. With beautiful paper greenery, bows, holiday flowers, gems, and more, you have all the supplies you need to create some unique envelope designs. Then, simply fill them up with a small treat or a sweet note! Whether you keep the kit for yourself or gift it to a friend, this advent calendar will add a charming touch to your home during the Christmas season.

Go HERE to start shopping all the Kits Collection!

Below is the Host Code for OCTOBER. Please use this host code on an online order. When you do, and if your order is over $50, you will receive a SELECTION OF NEW EMBELLISHMENTS from the mini catalog!

October Host Code: FAR9UNXQ

Have you heard about the fantastic Starter Kit Special? It is amazing, and I’ll repeat — no selling of any kind required! Enjoy the discount and this fantastic deal! SEE MORE HERE!

Please let me know if you have any questions. And be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

The Winter Meadow Suite Collection was the first I thing I ordered from the new Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalog. The papers are gorgeous, the sentiments are so pretty, and the colors of the collection really sang to me! Here’s a sample I made:

In the case of this card, the paper steals the show, and you don’t really have to do much else. Aren’t they beautiful?

I started with a card base of Orchid Oasis, and then cut a panel of Winter Meadow DSP at 5 1/4″ by 4″. I used the Naturally Gilded 12″ by 12″ Specialty DSP to cut out a few foliage pieces from the beautiful dies.

Here’s the bundle with all those beautiful dies and sentiments:

I cut out two of the smaller dies from the Deckled Circles dies (have you gotten yours yet? What a staple!), one in Orchid Oasis, one in Basic White. I stamped a sentiment in Orchid Oasis ink and adhered both circles to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I used liquid glue to glue the foliage pieces to the card front, and then added a bow and one embellishment from the Faceted Gems Trio Pack. All the products I used for this card can be found below. Just click on one to start shopping with me!

Below is the Host Code for OCTOBER. Please use this host code on an online order. When you do, and if your order is over $50, you will receive a SELECTION OF NEW EMBELLISHMENTS from the mini catalog!

October Host Code: FAR9UNXQ

Have you heard about the fantastic Starter Kit Special? It is amazing, and I’ll repeat — no selling of any kind required! Enjoy the discount and this fantastic deal! SEE MORE HERE!

Product List

Winter Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162133] $12.50	Winter Meadow Suite Collection (English) [162150] $96.50	Magical Meadow Bundle (English) [162144] $57.50
Deckled Circles Dies [162286] $37.00	Naturally Gilded 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [161639] $10.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50
Orchid Oasis 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159267] $10.00	Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin' Pad [159214] $9.00	Silver & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [162149] $9.00
Faceted Gems Trio Pack [162148] $7.50

Please let me know if you have any questions. And be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary