Gatefold Velvet Meadow arches card

July 9, 2026

Here’s another neat card sample featuring the Velvet Meadow suite:

Gatefold cards are a great way to use your pretty designer series paper. Each side measures 1 7/8″ X 5 1/4″. I stamped the pretty flowers from the Flowering Meadow bundle seen here on the White arch die-cut; then layered it on the next size larger Peaceful Pine arch die-cut.

The Arches dies are out of stock currently but will be back.

I stamped the flowers in Bubble Bath, Berry Burst and Peaceful Pine ink. The greeting is stamped on a strip of White that is layered on the Velvet specialty paper in Bubble Bath color. A pretty but easy card.

Here’s what the open view looks like:

The color combinations Stampin’ Up! comes up with in their designer paper continues to amaze me. They make it so easy to make beautiful, coordinating projects. Our color families and the matching products is what drew me to Stampin’ Up! over 21 years ago and is still one of my favorite things about them.

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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September Kits to Go – Gilded Autumn and Banner Year; each with 3 options!

September 7, 2020
Who's ready for Fall? It's coming faster than I want! But it does give me the opportunity to play with Autumn themed cards.

I chose the Gilded Autumn specialty designer paper as my inspiration for this month's kit to go cards. They DSP is so pretty! I absolutely love the addition of Mint Macaron and Cajun Craze to this years colors.

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The cards include a few fun fold designs, which I love to make. There are 5 different cards and you'll receive 2 of each in the kit. Change them up with either different choices of paper or greetings if you'd like.

This kit includes $20 in product and the pre-cut cards kit. And it's just $28!! That means you're paying about $4 for the 10 cards!
- 1/2" package Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP
- The Basket Weave metallic ribbon combo pack
- 1/2" pkg Champagne Rhinestones
- 10 pre-cut cards including punches and die-cuts (Texturing is not done for you)
- PDF tutorial includes photos, measurements, supplies and step by step directions. The Tutorial is emailed to you immediately upon payment.
- The kit will be mailed to you at the end of September.
- *This kit will be sent to my monthly kit subscribers. If you'd like to subscribe to receive a kit every month click here.
Everything is cut for you except the Designer Paper. You'll use your own paper trimmer to do that.

You will need the following to finish your cards like mine:
- Beautiful Autumn stamp set (can easily substitute other greetings)
- ink pads – Cajun Craze, Early Espresso & Mint Macaron
- Paper Trimmer
- Embossing folders (not absolutely necessary)
- Sponges, ruler
- Adhesives
You can choose from the following; the cards and product kit, adding on the Beautiful Autumn bundle (extra 10% discount) to the kit or just the pdf tutorial. Click here to order

I'm also offering a second cards kit this month. If you'd like both I will combine shipping as I can fit them all in one package and still send via Priority mail. Please use this link to purchase both kits.

This kit includes the Banner Year stamp set and features all Fun Fold cards with upcoming Holiday themes!

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This kit is also just $28 and includes the Banner Year stamp set, the pdf tutorial and the 8 cards pre-cut kit. You will need a few ink pads and adhesive to finish your cards. With the tutorial you can make many more with your new stamp set!

You have the option of adding on the Banners Pick a Punch at an additional 10% off too! Or choose the Tutorial only option.

Go here to order any of the above kit options!

If you love receiving my card kits and don't want to miss any click here to see my newsletter. There's a subscribe button half way down; click on that and you can subscribe to receive a kit every month. It's $36.50 with shipping and always includes $20 in Stampin' Up! product and a pre-cut 10 cards kit! Subscribers will receive surprise product from me in your kit every 6 months or so.

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Quadrangle Cards Technique; a great use of your 6 X 6″ Designer Paper!

September 4, 2020

Check out this great template where you cut a 6 X 6" piece of Designer Paper into 4 pieces for 4 cards. I also layered it with a 6 1/2" piece of card stock for easy borders! Look!

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I created the above cards with a sheet of the beautiful Plaid Tidings 6" DSP from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog. I also used the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle and the two Daisy punches in the annual catalog. Super easy cards!

The colors are Mango Melody, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White.

Then I used a different sheet of the Plaid Tidings DSP on Facebook Live last week. I LOVE Black & White with a pop of color so I added Magenta Madness and used the Zany Zebras stamp set seen here.

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Aren't they fun?! I wasn't sure if I wanted to add any pink to the zebras but I ended up loving it! I colored just a bit on the zebras with the Magenta Madness Blends marker.

If you're wondering just where this stamp set is, you can find it in the Beginner's Brochure or click here to see it online.

Below is my template for the Designer Paper.

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Next you'll see how you can place the DSP pieces onto a piece of 6 1/2" square piece of card stock and get nice layers.

You can see how I did it in the video below. Remember I host 6 FB Live's a week. Every Tuesday at 11 am CT and the 2nd & 4th Monday's at 7:30 pm. Check them out here. Just click on 'more' and then 'videos'.

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Tip: If you have trouble measuring things I suggest that once you have a template for both the Designer Paper and the layered card stock piece you save one to reuse over and over again.

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I hope you like these cards! Be sure to watch the video below to catch the tips & tricks on using this template.

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Here's the FB Live replay for you. Enjoy!

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Christmas Card classes are starting in September!

September 3, 2020

I know it seems early to start on Christmas cards but I have many people that start them way before this. I am definitely NOT ready for summer to be over! I want to hang on as long as I can!

I hold two Christmas Class sessions per month from September through early December. I know many of you wonder how I can do this during Covid-19 but my classes are not large so there can be quite a bit of space between people. And masks are encouraged.

Here are my first set of cards for September's classes:

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I'm featuring the Snowflake Wishes bundle, the Tree Angle stamp set & Triangle dies, the Evergreen Forest embossing folder & Toille Christmas and lastly the Merry Moose bundle.

They'll make 3 of each card with coordinating stamped envelopes for a total of 12 cards per class. Most people come to all 4 month's of classes and end up with 48 beautiful Christmas cards ready for addressing.

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The class dates are September 12th at 10 am and 16th at 6 pm. Please RSVP by September 7th to attend.

If you cannot attend class locally in Minot, ND you can choose to order the pdf tutorial for these cards. They're designed for both crafters and for demonstrators to use in their classes. Check it out here.

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And if it is over $99 I recommend you choose the Starter kit instead!  It just makes sense!

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