November is here and it’s not too early to start thinking of Christmas cards. Last month’s card class theme, All About Christmas, celebrated the upcoming season. One of the cards from the class is a beautiful fun fold card featuring the Sentimental Wishes Bundle. Not only does this card feature the bundle but it also highlights the gorgeous Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP). See the stocking and bow on the card front, it’s die cut from the DSP. I am giving you fair warning – you’ll be cutting lots of pieces for layering! But it’s the multiple layers that make this fun fold even more special. So, my suggestion is to cut multiples of the layering panels for several cards at once. If your time is limited, you’ll have everything prepped to assemble at your leisure.
You’ll find an assembly video and the cutting dimensions below the card’s photo.
Assembly Video
Cut and Score Dimensions for the Sentimental Wishes Fun Fold Card
Shaded Spruce Cardstock:
card base – 11” x 5 1/2” score at 1 3/4”, 3 1/2”, 5 1/4” & 7”
folding panel – 6 1/2” x 3 1/8” score at 3 1/4”
Basic Beige Cardstock:
one piece – 3 3/4” x 5”
4 pieces – 1 3/8″ x 5 1/8″
2 pieces – 3″ x 2 7/8″
Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper
4 pieces pattern one – 1 1/4″ x 5″;
pattern two – 2 7/8″ x 2 3/4″;
stocking & bow to die cut
Reminder:
Class To Go Options are available. The theme for this month is “A Little More Christmas” (the deadline for ordering is November 11.) In December, the class is featuring the beautiful Marbled Elegance Suite Collection. You can find details on each of the class options in the CLASSES TO GO section.
My next post will feature another of the cards from the “All About Christmas” class so be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out!
Today’s post features a hello greeting card using the Citrus Blooms Bundle and the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog from Stampin’ Up! This is one of the July card class projects from the “Flowers & Blooms” class. All cards contain flowers or flower blooms.
This card highlights the beautiful Mediterranean Blooms designer series paper. The oranges and orange blossoms from the designer paper have a coordinating die. I just love it when there’s a die to cut beautiful images!
Notice the layering panel highlighting the citrus and blooms. A double cut using the Citrus Blooms die creates a smaller panel. The technique to create the top layering panel is shown in the assembly video.
Assembly Video for Citrus Blooms Hello Card
Cut Dimensions:
Night of Navy Cardstock – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″; score/fold at 4 1/4″ for card base; optional 1/4″ x 2″ strip for additional sentiment
Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper: Navy Piece 5 1/4″ x 4″; stem of 3 oranges for die cut
Mossy Meadow Cardstock – scrap to die cut leaves
Basic White Cardstock – (2 pieces) 4″ x 5 1/4″
Reminders:
Class To Go Options are available. The theme for August is “WOW” cards. The cards are four different fun fold designs using different stamp bundles. The bundles are Changing Leaves, Iconic Imagery, Season of Green & Gold and Latte Love. Information can be found here.
Next week, I’ll share another of the Flowers & Bloom cards.
The new 2024-2025 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog is coming soon! On May 1, you’ll be able to purchase products such as this new Hearts & Hugs bundle. As a demonstrator, we’re offered the opportunity to purchase select products a month prior to their release. One such product is the adorable Hearts & Hugs Bundle. (Remember a bundle includes the stamp set and the coordinating dies – by purchasing as a bundle, you save 10%.) The different characters are cute but I especially like the sentiments in the stamp set. We all need a hug once in awhile and the bundle is a great way to send a hug via a greeting card.
For today’s card, I opted to use the pair of walruses from the Hearts & Hugs Bundle. Just look at the faces of the walruses! Doesn’t it make you feel warm & fuzzy?
Notice the pink? It’s one of the new 2024-2026 In-Colors, called Pretty In Pink and is also “coming soon.” The pink is a “true pink” and pairs with a wide variety of the Stampin’ Up! colors. Today, I’ve paired it with Pecan Pie.
Cut Dimensions
Pretty In Pink Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (score/fold at 4 1/4″ for card base)
Pecan Pie Cardstock: 5 1/4″ x 4″ (layering panel)
Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper: 5″ x 3 3/4″ (top layering panel)
Basic White Thick Cardstock: 4″ x 2 1/4″; 3″ x 3/4″
How-To Video
Be sure to add the Hearts & Hugs Bundle to your wish list! May 1st is approaching soon and you’ll want to create “paper hugs” to send to your friends. If you would like a copy of the 2024-2025 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and currently do not have a demonstrator, just email me your request.
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program:
Thank you for shopping with me. Be sure to track your orders on my Customer Loyalty form.
Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. Just a reminder: for orders over $150 you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. (please confirm that it says you’re shopping with Margaret Knight) Again, thank you for placing your order with me. I truly appreciate your business.
Isn’t the bumblebee the cutest?! Today’s card features the Bee My Valentine Bundle and the Bee Mine Designer Series Paper from the Stampin’ Up! Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog. I’m using it as a Valentine’s card but the sentiment works for other occasions too. Perhaps as a fun anniversary card or just a way to express love. The cheerful Bee Mine Designer Series Paper provides the perfect background for the card. You’ll notice that the sentiment is cut with the Heart Punch…unfortunately after using, I realized the punch is retired. However if you don’t have a heart punch or a heart die, a circle punch or other shape to cut around the sentiment will work great.
Do you want to recreate the card? The cut dimensions for the cardstock and Bee Mine Designer Series Paper, as well as, an assembly video are below to make it convenient for you!
Cut Dimensions for the Bee Mine Valentine Card:
Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock: 4-1/4″ x 11″, score/fold at 5-1/2″ (card base)
3″ x 4″ Bee Mine Designer Series Paper: (3) 1-1/2″ x 5-1/4″; coordinating panel: 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″
Basic White Cardstock: 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″; 4″ x 5-1/4″ (interior)
Daffodil Delight Cardstock: scrap for bee
Petal Pink Cardstock: scrap for wings
ASSEMBLY VIDEO
As you notice, this cheerful card is simple to assemble! And the Bee Mine Designer Series Paper is the perfect backdrop. The card is a project from the January 2024 Monthly Card Class. You can find information on classes and Class Kits To Go at this link.
And take note – the Stampin’ Up! yearly Sale-a-Bration promotion is ongoing through February 29. If you order, the Bee My Valentine Bundle and the Bee Mine Designer Series Paper for the project (or any product over $50) you qualify to select FREE product from the Sale-a-Bration offerings (Level 1). Spend $100 or more and you can select from Level 2 offerings. You can view all the Sale-a-Bration products here.
Also during Sale-a-Bration, if you join Stampin’ Up! not only do you get $125 in product for $99 in your Starter Kit, you can select the Glass Mat Studio (a $60 value) for FREE. Or in lieu of the Glass Mat Studio, you can order an additional $30 in product ($155 product) for your Starter Kit. When youjoin, you’ll also become a member of my Playtime with Paper team and enjoy the camaraderie of individuals like yourself, that enjoy paper crafting.
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program:
Thank you for shopping with me. Be sure to track your orders on my Customer Loyalty form.
Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. Just a reminder: for orders over $150 you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. (please confirm that it says you’re shopping with Margaret Knight) Again, thank you for placing your order with me. I truly appreciate your business.
Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!
Project Materials
HOSTESS CODE: 48561251
Please use the hostess code if your order is less than $150. If your order is over $150, you will receive the hostess rewards.
Hey! I’m back from my holiday hiatus and am excited to be sharing the Fluffiest Friends Honey Bear Card. Have you seen the Fluffiest Friends Bundle? It’s one of the Online Exclusives found only the Stampin’ Up! website. Like many companies, Stampin’ Up! is now offering additional products online that you’ll not find in printed catalogs. Here’s a link to check out the Online Exclusives.
The Fluffiest Friends Bundle coordinates beautifully with the Bee Mine Product Suite in the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog. The honey bear card uses the sentiment from the Bee My Valentine Stamp Set and the honey pots are fussy cut from the Bee Mine Designer Series Paper to complete the scene. The tree limb, grass, leaves and beehive are die cuts using the Fluffiest Friends Dies from the bundle. You’ll find an assembly video and project materials listed below.
Assembly Video for the Fluffiest Friends Honey Bear Card
It was lots of fun creating the card and I hope you’ll have fun recreating it. This was one of the cards from the January 2024 Monthly Card Class. You can find information on classes and Class Kits To Go at this link.
And take note – the Stampin’ Up! yearly Sale-a-Bration promotion is ongoing through February 29. If you order, the Fluffiest Friends Bundle (or any product over $50) you qualify to select FREE product from the Sale-a-Bration offerings (Level 1). Spend $100 or more and you can select from Level 2 offerings. You can view all the Sale-a-Bration products here.
Also during Sale-a-Bration, if you join Stampin’ Up! not only do you get $125 in product for $99 in your Starter Kit, you can select the Glass Mat Studio (a $60 value) for FREE. Or in lieu of the Glass Mat Studio, you can order an additional $30 in product ($155 product) for your Starter Kit. When youjoin, you’ll also become a member of my Playtime with Paper team and enjoy the camaraderie of individuals like yourself, that enjoy paper crafting.
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program:
Thank you for shopping with me. Be sure to track your orders on my Customer Loyalty form.
Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. Just a reminder: for orders over $150 you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. (please confirm that it says you’re shopping with Margaret Knight) Again, thank you for placing your order with me. I truly appreciate your business.
Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!
Project Materials
HOSTESS CODE: 48561251
Please use the hostess code if your order is less than $150. If your order is over $150, you will receive the hostess rewards.
The Tree Farm holiday card features the Trucking Along Bundle and the One Horse Open Sleigh Designer Series Paper. It is a card design that was inspired by the beautiful designer series paper. The illusion of a hill is perfect for a couple of tree farm trucks. And the trucks bringing Christmas trees down the hill in the winter forest is perfect for a fun holiday card. I’ve included the cut dimensions and an assembly video below so you can recreate the card. You will find both the Trucking Along Bundle and the One Horse Open Sleigh Designer Series Paper in the Online Exclusives section of my Stampin’ Up! store.
Cut Dimensions for the Trucking Along – Tree Farm Holiday Card:
Card Base: use the large Memories & More Card Base & Envelope
Real Red Cardstock layer: 6-1/8″ x 4-1/8″; scrap for sentiment punch
One Horse Open Sleigh Designer Series Paper: 6″ x 4″
Basic White Cardstock: 5″ x 2″ (to stamp trucks); scraps for trees & sentiment oval
Assembly Video for the Trucking Along – Tree Farm Holiday Card
You can order the supplies needed to create this card in the Project Materials section at the bottom of this post.
Did you know that I offer each month’s card class via a Kit To-Go? Information is in the Classes To-Go tab.
HAPPENING THIS MONTH:
Stampin’ Up! is celebrating their 35th anniversary this year, and the best way to do that is with a special Starter Kit offer! From 3–31 October, new demonstrators will be able to choose either 35% OFF the cost of their Starter Kit or get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit!
When you decide to join as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, you can select from one of two options:
Option 1: Get 35% OFF the normal cost of a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $125 worth of product for only $64.35.
Option 2: Get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $168.75 worth of product by spending $99!
And when you join during this special Starter Kit promotion, you’ll receive FREE registration for the virtual OnStage event happening on November 11. This is an exclusive event for Stampin’ Up! demonstators.
No matter which option new demonstrators choose for their Starter Kit, both provide them with free business supplies and free shipping on their Starter Kit—not to mention all the fun that comes with being part of Stampin’ Up! Contact me (creativestampingwithMargaret@gmail.com) for additional details about this fantastic offer or join here.
When you join and become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, you’ll receive a minimum of 20% discount on your Stampin’ Up! purchases. Enjoy additional perks of being a demonstrator such as early access to products, demonstrator-only events, connection with stamping friends around the globe, and if you decide to pursue it as a business, the opportunity to earn a modest supplemental income based on sales. PLUS- you’ll become a member of my Playtime with Paper team and enjoy the comradery of a wonderful group!
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program:
Thank you for shopping with me. Be sure to track your orders on my Customer Loyalty form.
Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. Just a reminder: for orders over $150 you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. (please confirm that it says you’re shopping with Margaret Knight) Again, thank you for placing your order with me. I truly appreciate your business.
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