Good Wednesday morning stamping friends. We’ve made it halfway through the week and we’re on our way to the weekend. We had some pretty bad thunderstorms here yesterday and we’re expecting more today.

This past weekend Tara and I had our monthly class Christmas in July. It got me in the mood to make another Christmas card, this one I added a sneak peek of something coming in September. Here’s my card for today.

I used the Stampin’ Up! Pretty Poinsettia Bundle, Party Banner Dies and the new Softly Woven 3D Embossing Folder, that will be available September 1, for my card today.

My colors came from Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #493.

Emboss a panel of Barly Blush using the Softly Woven EF. Adhere the embossed panel to a Barely Blush card base.

Using the Party Banner Dies, cut the 7th from the smallest die from a panel of Basic White. Stamp the sentiment from the Pretty Poinsettia on the bottom of the banner in Versamark Ink. Sprinkle the sentiment with Gold Embossing Folder and set it with the Heat Tool. Adhere the banner to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Using the Small Blending Brush, add Lost Lagoon Ink to a Pool Party panel of the Pastel Shimmer paper. Using the Pretty Poinsettia Dies, cut the largest flower die from the blended panel, cut the other 3 flowers from a panel of Sunset Shimmer Vellum. Adhere the flower petals together with Glue Dots. On a panel of Basic White, stamp the pine bough image from the Pretty Poinsettia stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink. Cut the images out using the Pretty Poinsettia Dies. Cut the flower center from a scrap of Golden Glow Pearlized paper and adhere them to the center of the flower with a Glue Dot. Adhere the poinsettia to the top of the banner with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the pine boughs under the flower. Add a few 2026-2028 In-Color Dots to the card front

Stamp the sentiment from the Pretty Poinsettia stamp set in Golden Glow Ink on a panel of Basic White. Stamp the poinsettia image from the Pretty Poinsettia stamp set in Barely Blush Ink on the top of the panel. Stamp the flower center in Golden Glow Ink. Stamp the leaf image from the Pretty Poinsettia stamp set in Lost Lagoon Ink around the flower. Adhere the Basic White panel to a Barely Blush mat then to the inside of the Barely Blush card base.

Decorate a Basic White Medium Envelope to finish your card. Stamp the poinsettia image from the Pretty Poinsettia stamp set in Barely Blush Ink on the envelope front and flap. Stamp the flower center in Golden Glow Ink and the leaves around the flower in Lost Lagoon Ink.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you like the 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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September – December 2026 Catalog Coming Soon

I’ve received the September – December 2026 catalogs and mailed them to my customers, so be on the look out if you are a customer of mine.  It’s filled with holiday related items and I can’t wait for you all to see it! 

If you’ve ordered from me within the last year, you automatically are on my mailing list for the new catalogs.  If you are not a current customer of mine but would like to be and would like to get a copy of the upcoming catalog, simply place an order through my Online Store and I’ll mail you a copy of the catalog too!

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September-December Catalog & Online Exclusive Product Shares Open for Ordering!!

It’s time again. The new September – December 2026 Catalog will be arriving in your mailbox real soon and you’re going to want all that beautiful Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and/or Embellishments. My September – December 2026 Catalog and September Online Exclusive Product Shares are open for ordering. You can order just the DSP share, just the Two-Tone cardstock share, just the Ribbon share or just the Embellishment share, or you can have it all!! 

Order Here

I’m offering a Designer Series Paper Share, Two-Tone Cardstock Share, Ribbon Share & Embellishment Share from the September – December 2026 Catalog, along with the upcoming September 2026 Online Exclusives and I’d love to have you join!!  I’m placing my share order early on September 1st and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you by the end of the week of September 7th. Wouldn’t you love to have all of the gorgeous new Designer Series Papers in the Stampin’ Up! Sept – Dec 2026 Catalog and the upcoming Sept 2026 Online Exclusives?  What is a Paper Share you ask? It’s a sample of each of the new Designer Series Papers from the Catalog and Online Exclusives. Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!  If you were to purchase all of the DSP in the new Catalog and Online Exclusives, it would cost you over $250.00 plus shipping.

New Designer Series Paper Share – $30.00 plus $10.00 for Priority Mail Shipping

How my shares work:  I order full packs of all of the Designer Series Papers listed below, I cut them into 6″ X 6″ pieces (or 6″ X 12″ pieces for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list.  I pack up the paper in a cellophane bag with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack and mail it back out to you just as quickly as I can!  

New Designer Series Paper Share – $30.00 plus $10.00 for Priority Mail shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

• A Little Christmas (6)
• All Wrapped Up Specialty (6)
• Alpine Winter (6)
• Autumn Opulence Specialty (5)
• Autum Woodland Glimmer Specialty (3)
• Creative Celebrations 6 x 6 (4)
• Hearth & Home (3)
• Metal Effects Specialty (3)
• Mosaic Garden (6)
• Neutral Noel Specialty (6)
• Painted Patch (6)
• Radiant Foils Specialty (3)
• Sunflower Fields (6)
• Texture & Tone (3)
• Timeless Christmas (3)
• Timeless Metallic Specialty (3)
• Whispering Woods (3)
• Winter Dreams Specialty (3)
• Yuletide Carold (3)

In all, you’ll receive 84 – 6” x 6” sheets of designer or specialty paper!

Double Designer Series Paper Share – $60.00 Plus $10.00 Shipping

As a gift from me for ordering a Double Share of Designer Series Paper, I will include a Happiest Season Tags Mix & Match Ephemera Pack #168493. This gift is only for ordering a Double DSP Share.

Two-Tone Cardstock Share

Do you like the Two-Tone Cardstock but don’t want to buy a whole pack? You can add a share of the 3 different Two-Tone Cardstock packs for an additional $4.00 or purchase them separately for $4.00 + $10 Shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each color from each of the packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

• Autumn Fields (6)
• Home For Christmas (4)
• Memorable Garden (6)

In all, you’ll receive 16 – 6” x 6” sheets of cardstock!

Double Share of the Two-Tone Cardstock – $8.00 plus $10.00 Shipping

If you’d like double shares of the designer paper or cardstock, I’m offering those too!  I’ll cut the 12″ x 12″ sheets into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

Ribbon Share – $21.25 plus $10.00 Shipping

All ribbons will come individually wrapped and labeled with the name and number of the product.

1/4 of a Roll of each:

• Calypso Coral With Copper 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon
• Cherry Cobbler & White 1″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
• Hydrangea Hue 1/4″ Bordered Ribbon
• Mossy Meadow & Very Vanilla 1/4″ Gingham Ribbon
• Multicolored Christmas Baker’s Twine
• Secret Sea & Gold 14″ Satin Ribbon
• White 3/8″ Textured Ribbon

1/2 of each spool:

• Neutrals Jute Combo Pack

Double Ribbon Share – $42.50 Plus $10.00 Shipping and you will be getting 1/2 of the roll or each ribbon.

Embellishment Share – $16.50 plus $10.00 Shipping

I’m also offering an Embellishment Share. I will divide the embellishments up and package them in a cello bag with the name and number for easy ordering, just like I do with the paper and ribbon.

You will receive (approximate # listed):

• Christmas Berries (5)
• Christmas Epoxy Shapes (34)
• Glossy Garden Dots (24)
• Gold Adhesive-Back Dots (30)
• Painted Patch Adhesive-Back Dots (40)
• Radiant Gems (30)
• Adhesive-Back Snowflakes (40)
• Adhesive-Back Sparkle Sequins (40)

Double Share of the Embellishments – $33.00 plus $10.00 Shipping

Anyone is welcome to join in my shares (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US).  To make ordering the shares a little easier, I have created a form for you to submit, that way you can order any combination of shares you want.  I will send out PayPal Invoices by August 29th and they will be due by August 30th.

Click Here for the form.

Deadline to sign up for my share is Saturday August 29th at 5:00 PM ET.

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15% Off Select Designer Series Paper & Cardstock – August 4-31

Are you looking for the perfect card stock or Designer Series Paper for your next project? Stampin’ Up! has got you covered! Starting August 4, enjoy 15% off select Designer Series Paper and card stock. Stock up on your favorites or explore new colors and patterns during this sale!

Here are the sale details:

• Sales Period:  August 4–31
• Ordering Deadline:   August 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)
• While supplies last.
• You’ll find all qualifying items in one convenient location once the sale begins on August 4—it will be located in the “Designer Series Paper and Cardstock Sale” page in the online store.

Head over to my Online Store beginning August 4 to shop the sale!!

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Card stock cuts for this project:

• Barley Blush Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″(card base scored & folded at 5 1/2″), 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″(card front), 4″ x 5 1/4″(inner liner mat)
• Basic White Cardstock (2) – 3 3/4″ x 5″(die cut & inner liner), 1 1/4″ x 4 1/2 (die cuts)
• Pastel Shimmer Specialty Paper 2 1/2″ x 2 3/4″(die cut)
• Sunset Shimmer Vellum 3 1/4″ x 4″(die cuts)
• 2026-2028 In-Color Pearlized Paper scrap doe flower center

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