Changes are coming!

August 28, 2025

Stampin’ Up! announced a few upcoming changes last week. I mentioned and explained them in this video.

1. First up is the change in the type of stamps they’ll be offering. Currently we have both red rubber/cling and clear photopolymer. Starting in November all new stamps will be clear photopolymer.

Craft Stamps, Clear Stamps, Decorative Stamps & Cling Stamps

Why? They are having difficulty sourcing the product needed to produce cling or red rubber stamps. In addition they are not selling as well as photopolymer do. It seems most people like the clear stamps; my customers have mentioned this to me too.

So for stamp sets from the current Annual and Holiday catalog here’s how it works going forward. Once they run out of stock of the cling stamps they’ll switch over to clear photopolymer.

2. Next is the packaging. Because most stamps will be in photopolymer after November they will be in new packaging – clear sleeves. These will be approximately 5″ X 9″ in size. They are phasing out the DVD cases. However they will continue to offer them in 4 packs like they currently do. See them here. They will also offer bulk packs of the new thin sleeves as well.

3. The die-cut sleeves will change too and will be the same as the stamp set sleeves. They’ll now have photos of the dies on the cover like you see below.

4. Lastly they are discontinuing our Stampin’ Write markers. The Blends markers are outselling these by far. And because they were originally intended to be used to color directly on red rubber stamps (as well as coloring) they won’t be needed for this.

In my opinion I love coloring with the Blends so much I would never use these for coloring. They leave lines on larger images where the Blends do not. They color so smoothly!

All of our Stampin’ Write markers are now on the Last Chance list and will be available while supplies last. If you love them I’d grab some while you can. See them here.

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Hippest Hippos; lots of creative ideas for you!

July 29, 2022

Today I'm sharing some wonderful swap cards I received from other talented Demonstrators – all featuring the Hippest Hippos stamp set & Hippo dies. They're both free with any $50 Stampin' Up! order during July & August.

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But remember these Sale-a-Bration items are only available while supplies last. Already they are out of TWO choices in the Sale-a-Bration catalog. The Rings of Love 12" DSP and the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam cards & envelopes. So if you have something from the SAB catalog on your wish list; get it soon!

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What an amazing scene Amanda created here! So many details! I especially appreciate that she colored her hippo in Pool Party; who says they have to be gray?

Her background is made with the Rays of Light stamp seen here. The rest is all Sale-a-Bration items. Her colors include Pool Party, White, Crumb Cake & Crushed Curry

She stamped the greeting from Amazing Phrases and fussy cut it, placing it between 'waves'. She added Wink of Stella to her water. The little splashes of water & the life preserver truly make this scene complete!

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One of my favorites was made by Gwen. The way she added ribbon for a 'towel' on the silver/metal tub is genius!!

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Kelly created a cute scene mostly with the Hippo dies. Her colors are Smoky Slate, Real Red & Balmy Blue. The little water splash die-cuts add motion to the scene!

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Mary, one of my Flowerbug team members, made this cute card for her Card Club this month. She used a blending Brush with Flirty Flamingo ink for a soft background. The lights and bow at the top are from the Tree Lot dies in the Sale-a-Bration catalog. See them here.

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This cute card was made by Amy Storrie. I love the sunglasses! The other neat thing she did was to use the Hippo dies along with the Stitched Circle in the Beautiful Shapes dies so they match up perfectly! Her Designer Paper is the Cottage Gingham in the Holiday catalog.

You can see the Hippest Hippos stamp set here and the Hippo dies here. Get them both free with a $100 online order and you'll also receive my free July cards kit! Offer good through Saturday, July 30th.

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Cows or Hippos? Your choice!

July 28, 2022

Here's another adorable card I shared in my video yesterday. I featured projects with the Hippest Hippos stamp set & Hippo dies. This time I turned them into cows! It's so easy to change them up!

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I simply left the main body white and added splotches of Black spots here and there. I colored their faces and bellies in with a Light Petal Pink blends marker.

I used our new Masking Paper to add 'grass' on the lower part of the card. I used Blending Brushes for this and the sky.

I had left over packets from Club and made a bunch. I sent them out as thank you cards for online orders. Did you get one?

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Here's a choice for you; which do you prefer? I shared the lower right card yesterday and changed it up from hippos to cows. Either works in my opinion! Get the details in yesterday's post here.

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The measurements are listed in the photo below.

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And here's the video below; I hope you enjoy it!

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Hippest Hippos

July 27, 2022
We made this cute card at my July card clubs and shared a video on my FB Live yesterday. See the video here.

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My colors include Smoky Slate, Sweet Sorbet & Parakeet Party. Aren't they cute?!

Measurements:
• Smoky Slate 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 5 1/2"
• Sweet Sorbet 3 3/8" X 4 5/8" & scrap for circle
• White die-cut 3 1/8" X 4 1/2" finished size, scrap for stamped hippo
• In Color DSP – Parakeet Party 1 1/4" X 5 1/2" & Sweet Sorbet 1/4" X 5 1/2"
• Black strip 1/8" X 5 1/2"
• Parakeet Party scraps for grass die-cuts

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Products used:
- Hippest Hippo stamp set & Hippo dies
- Stylish Shapes & Scalloped Contours
- Blends markers
- 2022-24 In Color DSP, Celebrate Everything host DSP (Holiday catalog)
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And here's the video below; I hope you enjoy it!

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July Specials

Online BOGO starts July 31st

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Get free items here in July & August during Sale-a-Bration!

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Host code: RMFKDE3G

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Get a free card class in the mail with a $55 order from July 1-30th.

*click here to order

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards!

Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

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