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New Nature’s Symphony top fold card with free project sheet & video tutorial

I hope you had a very Merry Christmas last week. We sure did but we missed our youngest son & his wife. They were hit with the flu the day they were going to drive up here. It wasn’t the same without them! But we still had our Appetizer Showdown competition and played lots of games including our annual Minute to Win It games. Always lots of laughs! I highly recommend doing these with family or friends. It’s one of our highlights of the time we spend together.

I shared this easy fun fold card on last week’s Live video. It features new product from the upcoming 2026 Spring catalog.

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I featured the Nature’s Symphony bundle and the new Nature’s Walk DSP. I cannot share links to these products because they’re not available for customers quite yet. Tomorrow on my week’s Live video I’ll share all of my new products from both the Spring catalog and the newest Online products – both coming out in early January. Join me here.

My colors include Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon and Old Olive with White. Besides the Nature’s Symphony bundle I added a die-cut for the greeting from the Textured Notes dies seen here.

This card is an easy fun fold layout. The back is simply 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ and the center is a full 3 1/4″ X 11″ scored at 5 1/2″. It gives you a large area to add your patterned paper on the front. I made many of these cards for a long distance swap I joined in.

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I created a free project sheet for this card Click here to download or print it. There’s also a video tutorial below as well.

The Nature’s Walk designer paper is filled with textured patterns. I love the colors in it; the blues & greens are just my style.

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Here’s the video tutorial for you. I also share another pretty card idea featuring this beautiful bundle.

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• NEW Designer paper & embellishment shares. Reserve yours now!

  December 31, 2024

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  I have two new product share opportunities from the 2025 Spring Catalog coming up. 

  First is my Designer Paper Share:

  
  
  
  
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  This share will include 49 pieces of 6 X 6" designer series papers; all from the new 2025 Spring Catalog. There are 7 new packs and you'll get one sheet of each package.  You'll also get a sampling of the two specialty papers that have printed die-cuts.  

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  • The cost is $23 with 1st Class Shipping.
  • Payment via PayPal, Venmo or credit card. 
  • Get double the share (most are 6" X 12") for $32 plus Priority shipping of $9 = $41
  • The pre-paid reserved shares will be ordered by me on January 7th; then cut packaged and shipped to you mid January. 

  There is also a new embellishments share!  

  
  
  
  
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  There are 5 new types of embellishments in this new catalog and you'll receive a third or 4th of each package. 

  The cost is $13 and can be combined with the above designer paper share at no additional shipping costs. If ordered alone the shipping is $4 for a total of $17. 

  Message me here if you're interested in either or both shares. (US customers only)

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• A new Perpetual Calendar kit!

  December 30, 2024

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  There's a fabulous perpetual calendar out now in our Kits Collection.  What a wonderful gift this would make.  Or use it to keep track of your birthdays and special dates. 

  
  
  
  
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  Use the Perpetual Beauty Calendar Kit to create the perfect 12-month calendar. Stamp out the months of the year using the included stamp set, then use the precut paper pieces and stickers to add some final touches and voilà—a calendar that fits your schedule!

  See it here.  It's just $25. 

  
  
  
  
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  Kit includes:
  * Perpetual Beauty Calendar Photopolymer Stamp Set
  * Clear Stamp Block
  * Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Spot
  * Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting)
  * Calendar size: 7" x 10-1/2" (17.8 x 26.7 cm)
  * Sticker sheets
  * Enough adhesive to complete projects

  It includes this awesome stamp set with each month of the year!  Think of how you could personalize your hand-made items. 

  
  
  
  
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  These are the two new kits released earlier this month:

  
  
  
  
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  3 new designer papers!

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• A few favorite craft storage tips

  December 27, 2024

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  I thought I'd share some of my favorite ways to store my stamping products.  Some people enjoy organizing more than creating! 

  First is how I store my stamp sets.  In a dresser drawer.  I purchased a few dressers from IKEA many years ago and they've held up very well despite multiple moves.  

  
  
  
  
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  Here's a photo of my craft studio.  I am very, very lucky to have such a beautiful room in our home for my business and classes. 

   

  Here's how I store my 8 1/2" X 11" card stock and paper scraps.  In front of each color of card stock I keep a cello bag for the scraps in that color. I've used this method for years and it really helps me use my scraps.

  
  
  
  
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  Next is how I store my 12 X 12" designer paper and scrapbook pages. 

  
  
  
  
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  It's a shoe storage cabinet! My 12 X 12" paper fits like it was made just for it!  You can get two stacks side by side in it since it's about 30" wide.    Plus it has a divider to fit even more paper above it.  I love the way the doors hinge open.  There are three doors and it's only about a foot deep.

  Lastly here's how I store my inks, markers and ribbon. These are Stampin' Up! storage and they're fully customizable to fit what you need.  Click here to see the options. 

  
  
  
  
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  I love that it fits right on my work area for easy reach. As you can see I organize my inks in rainbow order. I'm not sure why my Blends aren't but I know my granddaughter will love to do that for me this week while she's here.  

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