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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Lots to see in this month’s Control Freak’s Blog hop!

February 19, 2022
The theme for February's Blog Hop is projects for our friends!

There's a lot of talent in the Control Freaks group; be sure to click on each icon at the end of each post to see it all.

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If you just stopped in from Bree's blog I'm sure you enjoyed her projects. She is uber creative!

My first card features the Floating Technique. It gives the illusion that your paper is floating on the card.

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I adhered random sizes of card stock strips onto a piece of Window Sheet and used our largest circle in the Layering Circles dies to die-cut it out. I've been making monochromatic cards lately and chose my favorite blue/green hues of Bermuda Bay, Pool Party & Coastal Cabana.

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Details:
- This circle is added with Stampin' Dimensionals onto White CS that's been embossed with the Tasteful Textile embossing folder.
- The 'Thanks' is made with our Amazing Thanks dies from the January-June catalog.
- The 'Friend' greeting was fussy cut from the Special Moments stamp set.
- Those pretty rhinestones are from a new release coming out in March called the Wave Collection. Rhinestones in blues & greens!!
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I recently made a card with the Hello Ladybug using Magenta Madness with Black and wanted to try it out with Coastal Cabana too. I found out that our new Supple Shimmer specialty paper works great for wings! It's pretty & iridescent.

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It's also what I like to call Black & White with a 'pop' of color. A bit of black on a card makes other colors 'show up' and be noticed.

This card is an easy fun fold. Turn any basic card into a fun fold with these measurements:
- Card base 5 ½” X 8 ½”, score at 2 1/8” & 4 ¼”
- White (X 2) 3 ½” X 4 ¾”
- 3 ¾” X 5” Black
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The stamped images are all from the Hello Ladybug stamp set. It's in a bundle with the punch at 10% off when purchased together.

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Thanks so much for stopping in today. Click on the icon below to see what Cindy has created for you. You won't want to miss it!

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Hello Ladybug & Island Vibes paired up in this easy Fun Fold card

February 18, 2022
I played with the Hello Ladybug stamp set & punch bundle for Tuesday's FB Live this week. Each card uses the punch in a different way! See the video here. Here's one of the cards we made:

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The colors are Granny Apple Green, Magenta Madness, Black & White. It's a bright and happy card for sure! I used the Island Vibe stamp set for the greenery; it's in our Sale-a-Bration offering and free with a $50 order through February.

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If you ever want to turn a traditional card into a fun fold you cannot get easier than this one! Score your 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" card base at 4 1/4" (or fold it in half) then fold the front in half again.

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Click here to see this Hello Ladybug stamp set & punch bundle. It's just $32.25 and 10% off!

Measurements:
- Card base 5 ½” X 8 ½”, score at 2 1/8” & 4 ¼”
- White (X 2) 3 ½” X 4 ¾”
- 3 ¾” X 5” Black
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Click on the photo below to watch the video and see all three unique cards using this fun Ladybug Builder punch by Stampin' Up! Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel here too!

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Brilliant Accordion Fun Fold card; it’s a big WOW!

February 17, 2022
If you ever want to impress someone with an extra special hand made card, try one of these Accordion cards. They are so easy to make it looks fancy and a bit tricky.

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I used the Daffodil Afternoon designer paper from our current Sale-a-Bration promotion. You can see it here and get it free with any $50 Stampin' Up! order.

The neat greetings are all from the Special Moments stamp set; another free choice from our Sale-a-Bration promotion through February. See all of our free SAB choices here.

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Details:
- The colors are Crushed Curry & Mossy Meadow with a bit of Flirty Flamingo.
- Beautiful Layer dies – greeting die-cut shapes
- Medium Daisy punch – flowers (sponged color on the edges)
- Daffodil dies – stems & daisy centers
- Bough punch – leaves
The fold is actually quite simple for the inside of this card. I hope you watch the video below to see how it's done.

Accordion card measurements:
- Card base 5 ½” X 8 ½”
- DSP 5 ¼” X 10” scored at 2”, 3”, 4”, 5”, 6”, 7” & 8”
- Vanilla 3 ½” X 4 ¾” for front & 1 ¾” X 4 ¾” inside
- Front DSP 1 ½” X 3 ½”, Mossy CS 3 ¾” X 5”
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Click on the photo below to watch the video. This card is the last project; you'll see one other fun fold cards and a sketch card idea.

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