Good Tuesday morning stamping friends. I had a wonderful day yesterday with Judi stamping and chatting. Sadly, I’ll be heading back home today, it’s always so bittersweet. I hate when vacations end, but at the same time I can’t wait to get home to my family, pups and of course my own bed.

Today I thought I’d share all the cards we made at the retreat. This group of ladies went above and beyond with the designs this year.

This beautiful card was designed by Susan Stanley and it was super easy to put together,

This pretty fun fold card was designed by Tara Carpenter. This one used the new Beautiful Pattern EF that will be available November 4th.

This beauty was designed by Amy Koenders, our wonderful team leader, and used more new Online Exclusives coming on November 4th.

This stunning fun fold card was designed by Linda Nye and was so much fun to make

This amazing bay window fun fold card was designed by Mary Deatherage. I just love this DSP and this fun fold.

This adorable easel card was designed by Judi Hartbarger. Those gingerbread men are just too cute. Once we finished our cards, Judi had a little jar of mints for us as a little gift.

Janet Gruer designed these little gift pouches and card for us to make and gave us all the candy to fill them.

Susan Kuenzel designed this fantastic fun fold card for us to make. I just love this plaid paper. I loved playing with this bundle so much I ordered it while I was at the retreat.

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Come Join My Team

A little over 7 years ago I made the best decision ever and joined the Stampin’ Up! community. I’m part Amy’s Inkin’ Krew which is the best team you would ever want to be on. There’s never any pressure to sell, we all just love stamping and sharing. I have made more friends than I’ve had my entire life, and my heart couldn’t be any fuller. One of the best things is when we all get together meeting up at OnStage, and getting together on Zoom every month. We all have so much fun together sharing what we have a passion for, stamping. Whether it’s in person or on Zoom, we always laugh and have a great time together. Pictured below are only a few from the team that were able to make it to NC in March for OnStage. When we’re all together we laugh till our sides ache and just enjoy each other’s company.

Tara and I (pictured below) have such a wonderful friendship that I never thought I’d have. Tara is from MO and I’m from NJ, but we are able to get together a couple times a year, and we offer Online Classes together each month. We talk and text on a regular basis sometimes just to see how each other are. If you love stamping and love sharing and would love to be a part of this amazing stamping friendship community, why not think about joining us. I’d be more than happy to help you get signed up. Join as a hobby demonstrator and if you decide you want to sell to your family and friends then you can think about the business side. More than 90% of our team are hobby demos and do it to enjoy the discount for themselves. As a hobby demo you get to go to OnStage and enjoy all the other perks of being a demo. There’s never an obligation to sell or recruit, you can just join for yourself and enjoy the discount for your crafting passion.

Why not give this a try, you have nothing to lose. Order your Starter kit today and in a couple weeks you can preorder the new January-April 2026 Mini Catalog products, YAY!! Contact me today at creativestampingdesigns@gmail.com and we can talk about signing you up. As an extra bonus for joining my team, you get to attend ALL my Monthly Online Classes FREE. That’s just a little perk and Thank You for joining with me

Final Days for Stampin’ Up! BEST JOINING SPECIAL EVER – ENDS October 31

From October 1 to 31, anyone who purchases the Starter Kit can choose between two amazing offers.  In addition to FREE shipping, FREE business supplies, and a FREE Paper Pumpkin kit, you can either get $125 worth of products for just $35, an amazing first time ever offer, OR $189 worth of products for just $99!  

Here are the details:

• Promotion dates:  October 1-31
• New team members who purchase their starter kit from October 1 to 31 will be able to choose between these two offers:
  • $125 worth of products for just $35
  • $189 worth of products for just $99
• New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before October 1 or after October 31 will not be eligible for these offers.
• Deadline to join:  October 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

As an added bonus, the Demonstrator preorder has begun for the November Online Exclusives and those items can be added to your Starter Kit or purchased with the Demonstrator discount once you join!

Click Here to get started!!

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My Holiday Essential Pack is Back

My Holiday Essential Pack is back for ordering October 11 – 31. Everyone seemed to love this essential pack when I offered it in August so I thought I’d offer it again since Holiday card making is approaching fast.

I’m offering a Holiday Essential Pack to get those holiday cards made. Let’s get a head on making those Holiday cards this year. Get all your adhesives ordered now so you don’t run out while you’re in the middle of making those Holiday cards.

Each Kit will Include Full Packs of:

• Adhesive Sheets
• Liquid Glue
• Mini Glue Dots
• Stampin’ Dimensionals – 2 Packs
• Stampin’ Seal
• Stampin’ Seal Refill
• Tear & Tape Adhesive
• Linen Thread
• Rhinestone Basic Jewels

If you were to order all this separately it would cost $65.25 + shipping. I’m offering it for $56.00 plus $9.00 for Priority Mail Shipping. All orders must be submitted by October 31st. I’ll be placing 2 separate orders, once on October 22 for the first group and a 2nd order on November 1st. Once everything arrives, I’ll package it up in a cut little bag and ship it out to you.

As an EXTRA BONUS I’ll also throw in a pack of Basic White Medium Envelopes

Click Here to place your order for the Essential Pack Today!! Deadline to order is Friday October 31st

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Coming in November – Stampin’ Up! Craft Class

The Brushed with Beauty Craft Class will stream live on November 20 and will feature the Brushed with Beauty Suite Collection. The class will be available for purchase before and after the live stream. This is open to everyone. Want to sign up to be a demonstrator and get your discount? Contact me today, I’ll help you and answer any questions you may have. You can add the suite of products for this class to your starter kit.

You can order the class product and additional supplies needed so you have everything ready to go before you view the class starting November 4th from my Online Store.

Here are the class details:

• Available for Purchase: November 4
• Price: $30 (Suite not included)
• Live Stream: November 20 at 2:00 p.m. (MT)
• Where: An exclusive Facebook page
• Class: Brushed with Beauty Craft Class (170074)
  • You can watch live or view the on-demand recording at your convenience.
• Product: Brushed with Beauty Suite Collection (167100)
• Language: The class will be presented in English.
• Video on Demand: Stampin’ Up! will record this live class, which will be available as a video on demand right after the live stream. Videos with English, French, German, and Dutch captioning will be available through the Facebook page one week after the live stream.

Look for the class in the online store beginning November 4th!!  As a little bonus, the class will be considered a regular store item, so you’ll earn Stampin’ Rewards from Stampin’ Up! (if you’ve opted in to the program) when you purchase it and the class fee will count toward your order total for my Creative Stamping Designs Reward Points from me!!

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your Demonstrator. Just click HERE to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.