Good Wednesday morning stamping friends. I hope you are having a good week so far. Have you gotten those orders placed? I was up at 2am yesterday placing my order. I wanted to make sure I got everything I wanted and needed.

Today I have a quick card featuring Designer Series Paper. I love Stampin’ Up! DSP and especially when you can make your whole card with it. The panel I used reminds me of a corner store called Heidi’s that was by my grandparents’ house growing up. It had a Hershey Ice Cream sign outside just like the one on this panel. My cousin and I would ride a bike over to get some of the Hershey’s Ice Cream that was so yummy. Here’s my card for today.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Phrases & Frames Stamp Set and Waterside Retreat Designer Series Paper for my card today.

Adhere 3 panels of Waterside Retreat DSP to the front of a Pool Party card base. Adhere a panel of Waterside Retreat DSP to a Gray Granite mat.

Adhere the layered panel to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Fussy cut a bike from the Waterside Retreat DSP using Paper Snips. Adhere the bike with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

stamp the sentiment from Phrases & Frames on a panel of Basic Whtie with Gray Granite Ink. Adhere the sentiment to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stamp the sentiment from the Phrases & Frames stamp set in Gray Granite Ink. Adhere a panel of Waterside Retreat DSP to the bottom of the panel. Adhere the layered panel to a Gray Granite mat then to the inside of the Pool Party card base.

Stamp the sentiment from the Phrases & Frames stamp set in Gray Granite Ink on the envelope front. Adhere a panel of Waterside Retreat DSP to the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like my card and will give it a try. Happy Stamping!!

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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. 

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Registration Open of our May One Sheet Wonder Online Class

Tara Carpenter and I are teaming up to offer a fun One Sheet Wonder Online Zoom Class.  We will be creating between 6-8 card fronts using a single 6 x 6 panel of Designer Series Paper.  This class is free with a $75 purchase(before tax & shipping and after rewards) from my Online Store.  

A week before the class I will send you the complete PDF of the cards so you can cut all your cardstock gather your supplies, so you are ready to go.  We will be cutting all the Designer Series Paper live.  Everyone’s cards will be unique since you will pick which color cardstock and DSP you want to use for each card.

The class will be held on Sunday May 17th from 1pm – 5pm Eastern Time via Zoom.  This will allow everyone all over the United States to participate live!  

I will email you the Zoom link to the class a few days before the event.

Click Here to register by filling out the Google Form

Deadline to sign up is Sunday May 10th at 5pm ET  

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May 5-31 – Starter Kit Special – FREE In Color Ink Pads OR $35 Additional FREE Products In Your Starter Kit

Have you been thinking about all the beautiful products you want from the new May-August 2026 catalog? How would you like to get them at a discount? I don’t know about you, but I LOVE discounts!!! When you purchase the Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit between May 5-31, you’ll get the new 2026–2028 In Color Stampin’ Pads FREE (that’s a $63 value) along with your Starter Kit!  Or, if you’d rather have different products instead of ink pads, you can add an extra $35 worth of products to your Starter Kit!

Once you purchase the kit, but wait until May 5, you’ll enjoy all the perks that come with being a demonstrator, like a 20–25% product discount, early access to the latest products and catalogs, the chance to attend incredible training and crafting events, and so much more! Did you know that if Stampin’ Up! is having a sale, as a Demonstrator you get the additional discount on top of your 20-25% off? Also, as an extra little bonus for joining my team, you can attend all my Monthly Online Classes for FREE. There’s never an obligation to sell, you can join to enjoy the discount for yourself. Are you unsure and have questions? Contact me and we can talk. I’ll tell you exactly what to expect when you join.

Click the image below to open this flyer in full size.

Details:

• Promotion Period: May 5–31
• Promotion Ends:  May 31 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)
• When you purchase the Starter Kit from May 5–31 you will be able to choose between these two offers:
  • Free 2026–2028 In Color Stampin’ Pads plus the regular Starer Kit products (your choice of $125 in Stampin’ Up! merchandise) for just $99
  • $160 worth of products in their Starter Kit for just $99 (that’s an extra $35 value!)
• New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before May 5 or after May 31 will not be eligible for these offers.

2 great joining offers…you can either choose to get the new In Color Ink Pads for free with your Starter Kit OR additional $35 in free merchandise with your Stater Kit!

Click Here to Sign Up!

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The products from the May-August 2026 Catalog and May Online Exclusives are now available to order, YAY!!! To kick off the new catalog, I’m offering Double Creative Stamping Designs Rewards.

The new May-August 2026 Catalog & May Online Exclusives are now available to order.  I’m offering Double Creative Stamping Designs Rewards. THAT’S 2X THE REWARDS FOR YOU FROM ME through Monday May 11 for all orders over $50 (before tax & shipping)!! How does this work? For a $50 you’ll earn 2 rewards, $100 you’ll earn 4 rewards, $150 you’ll earn 6 rewards, etc. Hurry over to my Online Store and get those orders in for those May-August Catalog & May Online Exclusives and earn those Double Rewards!!

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Card stock cuts for this project:

• Basic White Cardstock 5/8″ x 2 1/4″(sentiment), 3 3/4″ x 5″(inner liner)
• Gray Granite Cardstock 3 1/8″ x 4 1/8″ (mat), 4″ x 5 1/4″(mat)
• Pool Party Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″(card base scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
• Waterside Rereat Designer Series Paper (3) – 1″ x 5 1/4″ (card front panels), 3″ x 4″(card front pane), 3/4″ x 3 3/4″(inner liner), 2 1/4″ x 6″(envelope)

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