Check out this neat Botanical Expressions fun fold card

July 20, 2026

I shared this pretty card on last week’s Live video. It features a new die from the Online store called Botanical Expressions:

You can see a glimpse of the die in the photo above. It cuts the leaves out but not the edge, so you can make the leaf element as wide as you’d like. See this die here.

My colors include White with Peaceful Pine. The designer paper is the Moonlit Flora DSP seen here. The greeting tag is from the Scalloped Blooms dies. I’ve been using the greeting tags in this set of dies a lot.

This card fold is what I’m calling a Vertical Book-binding Z-fold.

The greeting and butterflies are from the Fern & Flora bundle seen here

Here’s the free project sheet for this card with measurements & directions. Click here.

And below is the video showing you how to assemble this card plus my newest tutorials & card kits to go.

Don’t forget about the July Specials!

July Stampin’ Up! specials:

There are new Online Exclusives out this month! They include florals, Fall, Halloween and Christmas! See them all here.

Here are a few links & graphics of two of the suites:

You can see the Spooky Season suite here.

See all of our Christmas products here!

Our newest Product of the Month is this beautiful Begonia Belle stamp set: It’s just $5 once you hit the $75 mark in your shopping cart!
See it here

We have two new kits in our Kit Collection:

The Gilded Gallery card kit can be seen here. It’s $25, makes 10 cards with envelopes and includes a beautiful stamp set and ink spot.

The other kit is a fun scrapbook album called Daisy Days:

See it here. It includes the following:

DETAILS
– Makes 1 album with 28 pages
– Album size: 7-3/4″ x 7″ x 1-7/8″
– Page size: 6.5″ x 6″
– Colors: Blueberry Bushel, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger
– Sentiments printed in English, French, and German

– Step-by-step instructions
– Precut images and sentiments
– Printed pockets
– Acetate sheets
– Adhesive

And lastly is the new Welcome box!

This is super exciting news! All first-time demonstrators (beginning July 1, 2026) will receive a surprise Welcome Box—a gesture of appreciation and a warm welcome into the global Stampin’ Up! creative community.

Here is a video that shows what’s inside. But here are the details:

What’s Inside the Welcome Box

A handwritten welcome letter from Sara
Stampin’ Up!-branded swag:
- Pen
- Pop-up pencil case
- Pop-up waste basket
An exclusive card kit including:
- Kit-sized stamp set
- Full-size clear block
- Classic Stampin’ Spot
- Supplies to create eight “hello” cards

Here’s the link to join my Team; it’s just $99 and you can choose up to $125 in products of your choice!

Important Notes

The Welcome Box is exclusive to first-time demonstrators. Beginning July 1, 2026, anyone joining for the first time will receive a Welcome Box.
Current demonstrators have a one-time opportunity to order a Welcome Box after it launches. See below for details.
Rejoining demonstrators will receive all other joining perks (including the coupon code) but not a Welcome Box.

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Under the Moon Dutch-door card with video & free project tutorial

June 3, 2024

I shared how to make this pretty card on last week's video. It features the Under The Moon stamp set which is what I refer to as a 'scene builder' set – one of my favorites to play with. It's super fun & easy to create with!

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See the two toned clouds & moon? I used sponge daubers and 'direct to ink' techniques for this. You can see how it's done in the video here or below.

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Below is the view when the card is open.

When making a Dutch door fold you have a few choices on adding the front half. You can make your 'door' an inch or so wider than 5 1/2" so you can add the score line. Or make it 11" wide and score it at 5 1/2". Or the other option is to cut a full size card – 4 1/4" X 11", score it at 5 1/2" and cut off the section you do not want.

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Here's the free project tutorial you can download & print: Download Under the Moon Dutch Door card

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My card stock colors include: Pretty in Pink, Night of Navy and White. To these I also added these inks: Azure Afternoon (water & sky) & Peach Pie (moon) and Smoky Slate (clouds).

See the Under the Moon stamp set here. I also used the Unbounded Love bundle for the greetings & dies seen here. Remember that starting Wednesday all stamp & die bundles are an extra 10% off and will be 20% off through June.

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Below is the video for this card tutorial and another. I hope you watch it to see how easy it is to create with this beautiful stamp set.

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Basic Beige; a beautiful new neutral color in our line. Last day for the In Color deal!

May 31, 2024
Everyone is loving the new Basic Beige color Stampin' Up! added to our basics line this year.

I created this card for a recent online swap I joined. It features one of my recent favorite sets; Wildflower Designs.

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I paired it with Copper Clay and White here. We have four new products in Basic Beige – card stock, ink, ink refill and ribbon. It's a beautiful neutral!

There are coordinating dies to go with this pretty set too. See this bundle here:

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Details on this card:
- The wood designer paper on the sides is from the Meandering Meadows 6" paper pack.
- The rectangle die-cut is from the Radiating Stitches dies which recently retired from our Online Exclusives.
- The background was made by stamping the little hashtag type stamp repeatedly in Basic Beige ink.
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A Little Latte cards – all made from leftovers on my desk!

May 30, 2024

I decided to have a staycation this last weekend. I rarely take a day off at home; it seems like the only time I take an entire day off is if I leave town. I tried my hardest to stay out of my studio on Saturday. I lasted until 5 pm; then I couldn't resist playing a bit.

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I had a bunch of fussy cut coffee cups in a baggie and thought they'd make great thank you cards. So I pulled out my A Little Latte designer paper pack and some extra greeting tags and made these cards.

The designer paper pieces were either strips or squares so I arranged the fussy cut coffee cups over the largest pieces. I think they turned out great for cards made without a plan!

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The only thing I purposefully prepped were the card bases and White textured layers (So Swirly embossing folder seen here). The rest are all scraps!

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Do you ever play with what's on your desk and get creative?

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