How to use up those DSP strips! Video & free project sheet

July 13, 2026

I shared this pretty card on last week’s Live video. It’s a great way (and easy too) to use up those scraps of DSP you’re saving.

Here I used the Violet Dreams DSP along with the Framed Violets bundle & Highland Heather ink.

I started out with 1/2″ thick strips of DSP and adhered the first to a Peaceful Pine CS layer at an angle. Then simply continue to add more strips leaving a space between each. Trim off the excess on all edges and adhere to a larger Peaceful Pine CS layer.

Adhere to your card base, add a greeting and die-cut accents and you’re done!

I created a free project sheet with photo, measurements and directions. Click here to print it or download it.

And below is the video tutorial for this card and one more using the Violet Dreams suite seen here.

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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More fabulous Flowerbug’s Christmas cards

October 28, 2021
I shared some of my Team Christmas card swaps yesterday here. And today there's more beauties; all made with stamps from the 2021 Holiday Stampin' Up! catalog.

this first card was made by Candy using the Reflected in Nature stamp set & Welcoming Woods. I LOVE her colors of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, White & Smoky Slate. A gorgeous card!

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Next is a super neat fun-fold window card made by Candace. She used the Penguin Place bundle in Navy, Coastal Cabana, White & Black. The penguins are extra special punched from Black glimmer paper.

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At first glance it looks like a regular card front. But wait…. look!

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She cut a window on the front using our Stitched Rectangle dies revealing the cute penguin layer inside. They're actually attached to a second card base inside that flips down.

She used the Whimsy dies to add a stitched border to each inside layer. Love this detail.

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Isn't it cool?!

Measurements:
- Navy card base 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 5 1/2"
- Coastal Cabana inside card base 5 1/4" X 8" scored at 4"
- White pieces 4 3/8" X 2 7/8", Navy layer is also 4 3/8" X 2 7/8" inside
Barb made this unique card using the Be Jolly stamp set. Her colors are Misty Moonlight, Red & White.

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She heat embossed the stars on the front layer with White embossing powder. She also sponged the edge. She used our Layering Circle dies for her Santa. But look how it flips open to reveal a greeting!

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Such a fun surprise and it's just a 1/2" flap hidden under the front layers. So smart!

Here's the inside view:

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I love sharing what my Flowerbug's Team make; they're fabulous stampers!

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Christmas card swaps!

October 27, 2021
I love sharing the cards my Flowerbug's make for our Team swaps. We had a great turnout for the October meeting and swap.

Marilyn made this first card using the Welcoming Woods stamp set. Her colors are Soft Succulent, White & Evening Evergreen.

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Products used are all from the 2021-22 Annual Stampin' Up! catalog:
- Wintry 3D embossing pair seen here
- Hippo & Basic Border dies
- Tidings of Christmas 6 X 6" DSP
- 2021-23 In Color Shimmer Vellum
- Soft Succulent ribbon
And here's the inside. She punched a strip of Evening Evergreen CS with the Evergreen Border punch and then textured it with the Evergreen Forest 3D embossing folder!

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Next is a card made by Paula featuring the Tidings & Trimmings bundle in the Annual catalog.

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Her colors include Real Red, Evening Evergreen & White. The star is cut from the Be Dazzling specialty paper in the previous Sale-a-Bration catalog.

I love how she wove the ribbon through the scalloped openings in the die-cut. This die is from the Scalloped Contour dies seen here.

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Next is a pretty card made by Mary featuring the Evergreen Elegance stamp set; also in the Annual Catalog.

It's a fun fold card where you fold back the front flap of the card.

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The designer paper is also the Tidings of Christmas and that nice large White die-cut is from the Seasonal Labels dies seen here. They coordinate with the wonderful Christmas Season stamp set.

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Nature’s Harvest card with embossed vellum

October 26, 2021
I just realized I hadn't shared this pretty card we made in September at my Card Clubs. It features the Nature's Harvest bundle seen here in the 2021 Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog.

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The colors include Bumblebee, Just Jade, White, Gold & Vellum. When I use vellum I always think 'Why don't I use it more?' It can be the perfect layer without adding 'too much'.

Details:
- The Vellum card stock is embossed with the Timber 3D embossing folder.
- The coneflowers are colored with Stampin' Blends markers.
- That glitzy wheat stalk is part of the Harvest dies and from the Be Dazzling specialty paper that was available during Sale-a-Bration.
- The greeting is from the Delicate Dahlias (Sale-a-Bration) stamp set on a Tasteful Label die-cut
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Measurements:
- Bumblebee card stock 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
  • Vellum CS 3 3/4" X 5"
  • White scraps for circle, greeting and flower
  • Be Dazzling paper scrap for stems
  • Penguin Playmates DSP 1 1/2" X 4 1/4"
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And here's the video!

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