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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April 21, 2022
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Remember all orders over $50 in April using the host code above will receive 3 free hand made cards AND a package of free embellishments from me.

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Save the dates!

New Catalog launch party is Saturday, May 7th 11-2:30 pm

In Color bundle special offer April 30th – May 7th

Annual Stampin' garage sale is June 25th 9-3 pm
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Woo hoo! Free Shipping Thursday only! Don’t miss out on the savings.

April 20, 2022

Exciting news! Tomorrow Stampin' Up! is offering FREE SHIPPING!

For one day only, all orders over $75 will receive free shipping!

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Get your list started today so you're ready to place it tomorrow. If you're local, send me your list by Thursday evening and I'll order it for you. If you do not live in Minot, ND you can order online here! Don't miss the savings!

Unfortunately the new Annual Catalog brings a few cost increases on card stock, ink, envelopes and a few adhesives.

Take advantage of this promotion to save now.

*You'll also receive extra gifts from me as a thank you!

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Yesterday was my weekly Facebook Live where I shared 3 projects featuring the Kite Delight stamp set in the 2022 January-June mini catalog. This cute stamp set is NOT coming back in the new Stampin' Up! Annual catalog. See it here.

I added all of the upcoming new In Colors to this card!

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The clouds are heat embossed on the Balmy Blue CS using White embossing powder. The clouds are an outline stamp but I wanted to fill them in to look 'white'. So I used my Chalk Marker to color them in and love the effect! I am so sad to report that this neat Chalk Marker was on the retiring list and is already sold out. You could use White craft ink or White chalk pastels and color it in too.

The kite is stamped on White CS using Black Memento ink and colored in with the NEW In Color Blends markers. I fussy cut it and added to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

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I stamped the sun image on a scrap of Daffodil Delight CS using Daffodil Delight ink and fussy cut it. There is not a punch or dies to coordinate with this stamp set, but I didn't mind fussy cutting the kites or sun. Easy to do!

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Here's a link to the video. Or click on the photo below to watch how to make this card and two more using the Kite Delight stamp set!

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The Last Chance list is out!

Tons of items from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog are retiring and many are deeply discounted from 20-50% off.

Remember that these items are while supplies last and may run out.

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Control Freaks Blog Hop; ‘Can’t Live Without’ theme

April 19, 2022
This month the Control Freaks are sharing their favorite retiring products in a 'Can't Live Without' theme. There are so many wonderful items on the Last Chance list this year! Be sure to really look at it so you have no regrets when they're no longer available.

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If you just arrived here be sure to click on the icon at the end of each post to see it all. Or maybe you just arrived from Melissa's blog. I love her style!

I'm focusing on the Garden Wishes stamp set & Dandy Wishes dies today. Both are marked down 40-50% right now!

This first card is bright & colorful in Magenta Madness, Black & White. I love a black & white card with a pop of color.

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The Designer Paper is the All Together 6 X 6" DSP; it's a special collection ending in May.

I used the 'Floating' technique here. I adhered strips of various widths of Designer Series Paper to a piece of Window Sheet and die-cut it out with the largest circle in our Layering Circle dies. Then I added dimensionals to the back and adhered it to a 4 X 5 1/4" White card stock that's been textured with the Gingham embossing folder.

Products retiring:
- Dandy Wishes dies
- Garden Wishes stamp set
- All Together 6 X 6" DSP
I just love these Dandy Wishes die-cuts! They are unique. fun and give lots of texture to our projects.

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Next is a pretty card that's soft and almost ethereal instead of bright & bold. The colors include Pool Party, White & Calypso Coral.

I used the same greeting from the Garden Wishes stamp set and the same round 'Dandy Wishes' dies but also added more die-cuts in the set. I also sponged the center of the round die-cuts with Calypso Coral ink.

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Notice the two sizes of the White 'dandelions'? I trimmed off a few of the thin, outer petals on one for a smaller flower. The Designer Paper background is from the Flowering Fields DSP in the 2022 January-June catalog.

I am SUPER SAD that the Tailored Tag punch is retiring. It's so easy to layer this one! Just cut a second one in half horizontally. It's my 'go to' punch for greetings. If you don't have this punch, get it now; it's on sale!

Retiring items:
- Dandy Wishes dies
- Garden Wishes stamp set
- Flowering Fields DSP
- Tailored Tag punch
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*Remember the Last Chance products are while supplies last and many are already gone.

Be sure to check out what Wendy has to share; she's super creative and crafts 'outside the box'!

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The Last Chance list is out!

Tons of items from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog are retiring and many are deeply discounted from 20-50% off.

Remember that these items are while supplies last and may run out.

Click here to see it all online along with the discounts.

Host codes: E7S6DEAP

*click here to order

If your order is over $50 you'll receive free Polished Dots or In Color jewels and 3 hand made cards from me.

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Don't forget about my loyalty rewards!

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