The Secret: One Purchase for Year-Long Creativity!

What do you get when you pair Sale-A-Bration with Paper Pumpkin subscriptions? You get free gifts and up to a year’s worth of monthly boxes of creativity! It’s a win-win!

Here’s what you get in Sale-a-Bration Gifts with Prepaid subscriptions:

  • 1-Sale-a-Bration Level 1 gift with 3-month subscription
  • 2-Sale-a-Bration Level 1 gifts or 1-Level 2 gift with 6-month subscription
  • 4-Sale-a-Bration Level 1 gifts or 2-Level 2 gifts with 12-month subscription


Bonus!!! 12 month prepaid also earns host benefits! That means an extra 10% in free products of your choice!

But don’t wait: Sale-Bration ends Friday!

While we don’t know exactly what we’ll receive each month in our Paper Pumpkin kit, Stampin’ Up! publishes hints and photos to give us an idea of what we’ll be receiving. Is this month’s kit not for you? Then skip a month by going to paperpumpkin.com, and your subscription will be extended! YOU’RE in complete control of your Paper Pumpkin subscription.

Here’s a peek at the March Paper Pumpkin kit, which would be the first you’ll receive if you subscribe before the end of Sale-A-Bration this Friday! It’s called Daisy Daydream, and I can’t WAIT to get mine! I love daisies! The kits keep better and better, and it’s so fun to look forward to receiving my kit each month!

HURRY! You only have a few days! Click on any of the selections below to get started on your Paper Pumpkin Subscription today!

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Please let me know if you need your very own Mini Catalog and SAB brochure. I’ll send you one free!

Use this Host Code to receive a special PDF full of card templates, complete with measurements! February Host Code: NGPHRWSY

And be sure to join my private Facebook Group — the Up North Stampin’ Gang! We post, we share, and just have a lot of fun! Go here and request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Happy Stamping! Mary

Two New Stampin’ Up Kits!

Stampin’ Up! kits offer a quick, simple and fun way to create. They include all the paper crafting supplies you’ll need to make a variety of cool projects. Here are the two kits that Stampin’ Up! introduced this month! Whether it’s for a graduation, a wedding, or welcoming a new baby, nothing says congratulations quite like a handmade card!

Item 165011 – $14.00

So Much To Celebrate Kit!

With the all-inclusive So Much to Celebrate Kit featuring gold foil details, precut flowers, and puffy stickers, you can make beautiful cards to celebrate any occasion!

Heirloom Arrangements Kit

Do you love the convenience of crafting with an all-inclusive kit but wish it offered a little more wiggle room for creativity? Then the Heirloom Arrangements Kit is perfect for you! With detailed vintage designs, eight card options, and loosely choreographed instructions, you can let your creativity shine and still have everything you need for your projects right at your fingertips.

Item 165007 – $23.00

HERE’S A GREAT IDEA: Buy a few kits for yourself, your friends, or family members. Plan a “KIT TOGETHER!” Then claim your free gift for every $60 you order. Sale-A-Bration is only going on for a few more days!

See all current Stampin’ Up! Kits for “on the go” crafting:

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The Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set is Back!

YAY! IT’S BACK IN STOCK! You can now purchase this stamp set for $24 (plus shipping & tax), but the BEST DEAL is to place a $60 order (before shipping & tax) and get it FREE by choosing it as your Sale-A-Bration item during checkout!

Please let me know if you need your very own Mini Catalog and SAB brochure. I’ll send you one free!

Use this Host Code to receive a special PDF full of card templates, complete with measurements! February Host Code: NGPHRWSY

And be sure to join my private Facebook Group — the Up North Stampin’ Gang! We post, we share, and just have a lot of fun! Go here and request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Happy Stamping! Mary

It’s a Daisy Daydream in a Box!

Happy Anniversary to Paper Pumpkin, celebrating its 12th year of delivering beautiful hours of crafting in a fun box! To celebrate, Paper Pumpkin is offereing a special kit for March. What is included in this month’s special Paper Pumpkin kit?

Absolute perfection—daisies, honeycombs, and a little bit of golden shine.  The March Daisy Daydream Paper Pumpkin kit is all about sweet spring vibes, featuring bees, daisies, and a little shimmer with gold foil accents. 

Here’s what you get:
 *9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) with matching envelopes
*Specialty gold foil & vellum accents
*A unique precut paper design
*Exclusive Lost Lagoon ink spot

Bonus! A second free stamp set in a special box! 

Deadline to subscribe: March 10! Get a month-to-month subscription or grab a 3-, 6-, or 12-month plan and earn Sale-A-Bration freebies, too! Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin

There’s lots more going on at Stampin’ Up!

1. LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS SALE  

These deals are disappearing fast, and once they’re gone, they’re GONE! Snag your favorites before they sell out. Shop Last Chance Sale

 2. SALE-A-BRATION ROUND 2! – More ways to earn FREE goodies!

The second release of Sale-A-Bration products is here, and you won’t want to miss these exclusive rewards. See them here Remember, There’s no limit to the number of FREE Sale-a-bration gifts you can earn with your orders placed during January and February 2025!

 3. TWO NEW KITS! – The Kits Collection just got even better! 

 Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, these all-in-one kits make crafting a breeze! Shop Kits Collection

Again, it’s all about the free products! So here is the link to the NEW Sale-A-Bration brochure. Take a look at your new selections below!

The Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set is Back!
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YAY! IT’S BACK IN STOCK! You can now purchase this stamp set for $24 (plus shipping & tax), but the BEST DEAL is to place a $60 order (before shipping & tax) and get it FREE by choosing it as your Sale-A-Bration item during checkout!

Please let me know if you need your very own Mini Catalog and SAB brochure. I’ll send you one free!

Use this Host Code to receive a special PDF full of card templates, complete with measurements! February Host Code: NGPHRWSY

And be sure to join my private Facebook Group — the Up North Stampin’ Gang! We post, we share, and just have a lot of fun! Go here and request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Happy Stamping! Mary

More Free Offerings For Sale-A-Bration!

 BREAKING NEWS – THIS JUST IN:  Your crafting wishlist just got an upgrade!  Check out all the great new things happening at Stampin’ Up! starting today:

1. LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS SALE  

These deals are disappearing fast, and once they’re gone, they’re GONE! Snag your favorites before they sell out. Shop Last Chance Sale

 2. SALE-A-BRATION ROUND 2! – More ways to earn FREE goodies!

The second release of Sale-A-Bration products is here, and you won’t want to miss these exclusive rewards. See them here

 3. TWO NEW KITS! – The Kits Collection just got even better! 

 Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, these all-in-one kits make crafting a breeze! Shop Kits Collection

Again, it’s all about the free products! So here is the link to the NEW Sale-A-Bration brochure. Take a look at your new selections below!

Please let me know if you need your very own Mini Catalog and SAB brochure. I’ll send you one free!

Use this Host Code to receive a special PDF full of card templates, complete with measurements! February Host Code: NGPHRWSY

And be sure to join my private Facebook Group — the Up North Stampin’ Gang! We post, we share, and just have a lot of fun! Go here and request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Happy Stamping! Mary

January Pals Blog Hop: Sale-A-Bration!

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month’s theme is Sale-A-Bration. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! The lineup is at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

As a demonstrator, I took the opportunity to make a small pre-order in December for Sale-A-Bration, because I just had to have the TOADSTOOL GARDENS 6″ X 6″ DESIGNER SERIES PAPER, Item #164942, located on p. 8 of the Sale-A-Bration brochure. The paper coordinates beautifully with the Terrific Toadstools bundle, found on p. 53 of the January-April catalog. Here’s the first project I made with this darling paper:

The card was built with the following elements:

  • Card base in Melon Mambo at 5 1/2 by 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • Six strips of varied Toadstool Garden Designer Series Paper, each cut at 4 3/4″ by 1 1/2″
  • Two Basic White panels, one cut at 5 1/4″ by 3 1/4″, and one cut at 5 1/8″ by 3 1/8″
  • Circle die in Granny Apple Green using the Spotlight on Nature Dies
  • Smaller circle die using the Toadstool Garden DSP
  • One mushroom from the DSP, fussy cut
  • Basic white panel for the inside of the card

Cut each small rectangle of DSP diagonally from point to point. Flip one of the two triangles over, and decide which patterns to use and in what order for your card background. Make a small mark with a pencil at the center bottom on the long side of the smaller Basic White panel. Using that smaller white panel, adhere the triangles with the points touching your small center mark, building from one side to the other with each triangle touching the next (see below). When you are through, turn the whole thing over, and simply trim all the excess DSP from your rectangle panel with your Stampin’ Trimmer.

Next, heat emboss the sentiment stamp from new Spring Corners Photopolymer Stamp Set onto the corner of the card front. This new stamp set can be found in the brand new January-April Mini Catalog. Imagine all the fun you can have with this set!

After you’ve embossed the sentiment on the card front, adhere the panel with the triangles to the slightly larger panel of Basic White (or whatever color you choose). Now adhere this to the front of the card base. Adhere the circles together, and then attach the extra mushroom on top. I popped the circles onto the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add some Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins (ALSO A NEW SALE-A-BRATION FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE)!

This card layout is so fun and easy. I created one more card using this design and the brand new Wildflower Birthday Suite Collection, found in the new January-April Mini Catalog. Take a look:

Don’t you love the colors of this beautiful new Suite Collection? I can’t wait until you see it in person!

I hope you enjoyed my projects. The supplies needed to make it can be found below. Just click on any product to start shopping with me! There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be the Language of Love. Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
  3. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
  4. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  5. Stefani Ewing at Stamp With Stefani
  6. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
  7. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
  8. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
  9. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
  10. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
  11. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
  12. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
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Here is the link to the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Please let me know if you need your very own Mini Catalog and SAB brochure. I’ll send you one free! https://issuu.com/stampinup/docs/sab25_en_us?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ&scrlybrkr=3eef1372

Use this Host Code to receive a special PDF full of card templates, complete with measurements! January Host Code: FM6HNVG3

And be sure to join my private Facebook Group — the Up North Stampin’ Gang! We post, we share, and just have a lot of fun! Go here and request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Happy Stamping! Mary

It’s Sale-A-Bration Time at Stampin’ Up!

Sale-a-Bration, the biggest Stampin’ Up! promotion of the year, is almost here. Everyone who shops, hosts a party, or joins as a demonstrator will benefit! Sale-a-Bration starts on January 7th, and you have until February 28th to take advantage of all that’s being offered!

SHOP!

Earn free products when you SHOP

  • At $60/$120: With every $60 or $120 you spend (before tax and shipping), you can choose a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure!
  • At $150: Earn regular rewards (free products) once your subtotal reaches $150!
  • At $300: With an order of $300, you will earn an additional $30 worth of products for free! Choose anything from the current catalogs or online store. Feel free to combine orders with friends to reach this level.


JOIN!

Sign up as a demonstrator during Sale-a-Bration and you get to choose your Starter Kit deal. Begin building your Starter Kit by choosing $125 of products for only $99, and then choose one of the two FREE bonus options:

Option 1

Customers who join our crafting community as a new demonstrator can get $125 worth of products PLUS a choice of two Stampin’ Write Marker Assortments AND the Handmade Designs Cling Stamp Set, an exclusive stamp set designed to work with the markers. That’s a $216 value all for just $99!

Option 2

Customers who want to join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration but are interested in a different join option can instead get $125 worth of product PLUS an additional $30 worth of product of their choice when they join for $99 — That’s a $155 value!

AND – with either option, you get free shipping on your box of goodies, AND a free Paper Pumpkin kit! All for $99 plus tax!

When you order from either the new Mini Catalog, or the new Online Options, be sure to add this host code, and I’ll send you a PDF with tons of new card templates, complete with instructions!

January Host Code: FM6HNVG3

And be sure to join my private Facebook Group — the Up North Stampin’ Gang! We post, we share, and just have a lot of fun! Go here and request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Pals December Blog Hop: Home for the Holidays!

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is Winter Wonderland. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

My Up North Stampin’ Gang Host Club just wrapped up after an 8-month run. We concluded with a Winter Sampler that can be displayed in our homes all winter long!

The sampler is 9″ by 9,” and fits beautifully into a white shadowbox frame of the same dimensions. Here are the basic measurements:

  • Basic White cardstock:  9 x 9″   
  • Misty Moonlight cardstock  8 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
  • Basic White cardstock:  8 1/4 x 8 1/4″
  • Small squares of Pretty Peacock card stock:   2 3/8″ x 2 3/8″
  • Small squares of Designer Series Paper: 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″  (use any paper combination you’d like!)
  • Pretty Peacock cardstock rectangles:   2 3/8″ x 4 7/8″  
  • Rectangles of Designer Series Paper:  2 1/4″ x 4 3/4″  

The sampler is easy to assemble; after you choose your cardstock and DSP designs, it’s a matter of decorating each square or rectangle. I tried to use as many current products as possible, although a few items are retired in order to stick with my winter theme. Here’s what I did:

  • The DSP is from the Sentimental Christmas and Winter Meadow sets.
  • The skates and sled are from the Sophisticated Sled bundle, created with cardstock and silver foil, with Linen Thread added for dimensions.
  • The snowman is inked with Misty Moonlight and Lost Lagoon (for his hat) and punched with the Snowman Builder Punch. I embossed the paper behind the snowman with the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder. The sparkly snowflakes are from the Frozen Edges dies, and the trees are from the Snowman Magic Bundle.
  • The sentiment is heat embossed in white using a sentiment from the Frozen Edges bundle.
  • The icicles on the bottom left are cut from the Frozen Edges dies in a retired sparkly shiny paper, and the bird is from the October Paper Pumpkin Winter Nests kit.
  • The wreath is stamped in Pretty Peacock and colored in with Lost Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Blends. The ribbon is retired, but of course, any ribbon is a good ribbon!
  • I embellished the sampler with some Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Samplers are so fun because there is no limit to the imagination and variations you can use. AND they make great gifts! I hope you enjoyed my project, and I wish ALL of you the Happiest of Holidays!

There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Sale-A-Bration Inspiration.

Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
  3. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
  4. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
  5. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
  6. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
  7. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
  8. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
  9. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  10. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  11. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
  12. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
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It’s a Seasonal Sale at Stampin’ Up!

It’s almost time for the Stampin’ Up! Seasonal Sale!  Get 20% off all stamp bundles and Designer Series Paper and 10% off select ink and card stock from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog when you shop between November 13–15.

Create more by spending less during the Seasonal Sale! Between November 13–15, you can get 20% off all stamp bundles and Designer Series Paper and 10% off select ink and card stock from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog.  Make sure to act quickly on this limited-time-only sale!

Here are the details:

Sales Period:  November 13–15

Ordering Deadline:  November 15, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

From the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog:

  • 10% off ink, including pads, refills, markers, and Stampin’ Blends.  Ink pad bundles and third-party ink pads are NOT included.
  • 10% off card stock. Close To My Heart card stock is NOT included.
  • 20% total off all stamp and die bundles and stamp and punch bundles.  (Stamp bundles are normally 10% off. With this sale you get an additional 10% off.)
  • 20% off all Designer Series Paper.

Important Information:

  • Shop online to see the full selection of discounted products available; this is a limited time offer.
  • Products are available while supplies last.
  • Discounts are automatically applied when sale items are added to any order, including Starter Kits.

Let me know if you have any questions.  Have fun shopping the sale beginning Wednesday!

November Host Code: ZM2NEB9R

And be sure to join my private Facebook Group — the Up North Stampin’ Gang! We post, we share, and just have a lot of fun! Go here and request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Sneak Peek – New Online Exclusives!

Hooray! NEW Online Exclusive product suites are coming November 5! You won’t find these products in any catalog. They will be a limited release and only available online! Check out the product suite details and video demonstrations below, and be sure to log on November 5 to see what other new products are becoming available!

The Marbled Elegance Suite

Use the Marbled Elegance Suite Collection for all your love-themed craft projects for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, weddings, and birthdays. The Marbled Elegance Suite Collection includes:

  • Hearts Of Elegance Photopolymer Stamp Set
  • Hearts Of Elegance Dies
  • Marbled Elegance 12” X 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper
  • Gold Twisted Thread
  • Adhesive-Backed Heart Sequins
  • Gift Bags Combo Pack
  • Product colors: Cherry Cobbler, Flirty Flamingo, gold, Melon Mambo, Petal Pink, Real Red

Otterly Adorable Suite Collection

What’s cute together? Everything in the Otterly Adorable Suite Collection! The Otterly Adorable Suite Collection includes:

Otterly Amazing Photopolymer Stamp Set

  • Otterly Amazing Dies
  • Otterly Adorable 12″ X 12″ Designer Series Paper
  • Lost Lagoon Soft Cording
  • Riverside Irregular Pearls
  • Product colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Gray Granite, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock

Check out all the Online Exclusives HERE! And be sure to use the host code to receive a free GIFT from me!

November Host Code: ZM2NEB9R

And be sure to join my private Facebook Group — the Up North Stampin’ Gang! We post, we share, and just have a lot of fun! Go here and request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Pals October Blog Hop: Orange is the New…Orange!

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is Orange Theory. We hope to inspire you with our creations using the color orange today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

My card is made with Pumpkin Pie and Peach Pie, two of the many beautiful shades of orange from Stampin’ Up!’s colors. I love how the glimmer paper adds a warm accent behind the gorgeous autumn scene — the card almost glows when you see it!

Here are the materials and measurements:

  • Very Vanilla cardstock base of 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2,” scored at 4 1/4″ to make an A2 card
  • Sweet Days of Autumn Designer Series Papers (brown plaid panel) cut at 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″
  • Two large circles from the Spotlight on Nature dies, one from a scene in the Splendid Autumn DSP set, one in Peach Pie Glimmer Paper
  • Friends for Life dies

The card went together quite quickly, and would be easy to create in multiples, using any color combination you choose. I cut the Very Vanilla card base, along with the plaid panel of Sweet Days of Autumn DSP. I adhered the DSP and then did some die cutting with the Cut & Emboss Machine.

  • I cut a Friend sentiment out from the Friends for Life dies — the top one in Pumpkin Pie with the Foam Adhesive Sheet under it, and the bottom base die in Peach Pie. The Foam Adhesive sheet causes the top lettering to have a nice 3D effect.
  • I then cut two small hearts with the Peach Pie Glimmer paper to use as accents.
  • I cut two of the largest circle pattern from the Spotlight on Nature Dies, and adhered them, offsetting the top one slightly.
  • I finished the card by adhering the FRIEND word onto the card, and accenting with two sparkly Peach Pie Hearts.

No doubt you have been seeing many beautiful projects from our Autumn” collection of DSP. I love the gorgeous scenes of the Splendid Autumn set, and I have been enjoying the Sweet Days of Autumn DSP, found online only in our Online Exclusives. They are so sweet:

Splendid Days of Autumn

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  3. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
  4. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
  5. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
  6. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
  7. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
  8. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
  9. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
  10. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
  11. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  12. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
  13. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
  14. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
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Be sure to use this Host Code for OCTOBER if you make an online order of $50 or more. You will receive (from me) a free gift of embellishments!

Note: This host code is not for club members.

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