Category: card making

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January 2026 New Kit Collections

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Butterfly Garden Kit

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Create uplifting cards filled with messages of hope and support using the Butterfly Garden Kit. Featuring hand-illustrated butterflies and heartfelt sentiments, it’s perfect for sending encouragement to friends and loved ones. The kit includes everything you need to craft meaningful cards that truly brighten someone’s day.

DETAILS
– Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
– Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
– Colors: Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Misty Moonlight, Pretty Peacock, Timid Tiger
– Also available in French

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Butterfly Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set
– Clear stamp block
– Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Spot
– Step-by-step instructions
– 9 printed envelopes
– 9 card bases
– Precut paper pieces
– White dot embellishments
– Adhesive

KITS COLLECTION
– Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types.
– Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

order your butterfly garden kit here

Lots to Love Kit

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Design thoughtful cards without the fuss! The Lots to Love Kit has everything you need to craft sweet handmade cards enhanced with colorful accents and fun botanical touches. Each kit comes with printed card bases and envelopes, laser-cut card fronts, precut paper pieces and sentiments, and dot embellishments. Whether you’re saying thanks or just saying hello, this kit lets you create meaningful cards with ease.

DETAILS
– Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
– Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
– Colors: Basic Beige, Darling Duckling, Fresh Freesia, Pretty Peacock, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger
– Sentiments printed in English, French, and German

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Step-by-step instructions
– 9 printed envelopes
– 9 printed card bases
– 9 laser-cut card fronts
– Precut paper pieces and sentiments
– Darling Duckling dot embellishments
– Adhesive

KITS COLLECTION
– Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types.
– Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects

order your lots to love kit here

Adopt A Pet Kit

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For the pet lover in your life, the Adopt a Pet Kit is a total tail-wagger. Build adorable homes, craft playful pets, and fill out your own certificate of adoption for a creative experience that’s full of heart. This kit is paws-itively perfect for celebrating every furry friend.

DETAILS 
– Makes 4 projects: 1 each of 4 designs 
– Largest box size: 4-3/8″ x 3-1/2″ x 4-1/2″
– Colors: Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush
– Sentiments printed in English, French, and German

Kit includes one of each item listed below. 
– Step-by-step instructions 
– 4 boxes to construct

KITS COLLECTION 
– Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types. 
– Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

order your adopt a pet kit here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

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January 2026 Virtual Cardmaking Retreat

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Save on this kit with FREE SHIPPING Dec 11, 12, 2025. Order link is below.

Introducing the Virtual Card Retreat, a crafting extravaganza for people who love card making and community! During this two-day virtual event, you’ll craft along with Stampin’ Up! staff as they go through the step-by-step process of creating 15 beautiful cards using the 2026 Virtual Card Making Retreat kit. Craft with customers anddemonstrators who love card making, learn new techniques, and connect on a personal level with fellow crafters and Stampin’ Up! staff. We’ll even have some fun giveaways

Below is an image of what you will receive when you purchase the Virtual Cardmaking Retreat Kit.

Item: 2026 Virtual Card Making Retreat kit (170023)

Includes: Exclusive stamp sets, a set of dies, Designer Series Paper, cardstock, envelopes, embellishments, and more

Price: $165 USD | $225 CAD

Ordering Begins: December 10, 2025 (Kits are only available while supplies last, so be sure to order ASAP! And you’ll want to order early to make sure you get your products in time for the event!)

Language: The kit is available in English, French, and German.

order your virtual cardmaking retreat kit here

Additional Recommended Supplies below

Samples of the cards below

Happy Crafting,

Pat

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December 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit

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Watercolor in Bloom

DECEMBER: Watercolor in Bloom
Subscribe November 11–December 10
Show your love and appreciation with rich watercolor hues and elegant botanical flourishes.

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Copper foil and copper sequins
• Precut paper and vellum pieces
• Coordinating colors: Copper, Garden Green, Night of Navy (Classic Stampin’ Spot),

Pretty Peacock, Secret Sea, Shaded Spruce

Personalize your card greetings with customizable sentiment stamps!

Subscribe to paper pumpkin here

And don’t forget to order the dies add-on for Oct-Dec, Abundant Joy. You must have an active Paper Subscription to purchase the add on.

This exclusive add-on (item 167855) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

PFind the Paper Pumpkin Add on products here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

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December 2025 New Kit Collections

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This month has 2 new kit collections released, Banner Botanicals is a card Kit and As You Grow is a Mini Album

Banner Botanicals

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Put your love front and center with the Banner Botanicals Kit. Each card design features a unique botanical motif, complete with a heartfelt sentiment displayed across a banner. This all-inclusive kit creates nine thoughtful cards to brighten someone’s day.

DETAILS 
– Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs 
– Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm) 
– Colors: Cherry Cobbler, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, gold, Secret Sea 
– Also available in French 

Kit includes one of each item listed below. 
– Banner Botanicals Stamp Set 
– Clear stamp block 
– Secret Sea Classic Stampin’ Spot 
– Step-by-step instructions 
– 9 printed card bases
– 9 printed envelopes 
– Precut paper pieces
– Adhesive 

KITS COLLECTION 
– Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types. 
– Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Purchase Your banner botanicals Kit Here

As You Grow Kit

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Create an adorable album to capture baby’s first year with the As You Grow Kit. This all-inclusive kit has everything you need to document sweet memories each month. With plenty of letter and number stickers and pockets for holding extra treasures, personalizing the album is a breeze! From baby’s first moments to first birthday, keep track of every unforgettable milestone with this kit!

DETAILS 
– Makes 1 album
– Album size: 5-3/4″ x 9-1/4″ x 7/8″ (14.6 x 23.5 x 2.2 cm)
– Colors: Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink, Secret Sea, Soft Sea Foam, Timid Tiger
– Sentiments printed in English, French, and German 

Kit includes one of each item listed below. 
– Hard paper-wrapped album cover with elastics
– 2 fold-out pages 
– 2 pages with pockets
– 3 precut printed journal pieces 
– 12 sticker sheets: 3 sheets of sentiments (1 per language), 9 sheets of images, numbers, letters, and more
– Project suggestions (Feel free to get creative—follow the project suggestions or assemble any way you like)
– Adhesive

KITS COLLECTION 
– Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types. 
– Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Purchase your as You Grow kit here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

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November 2025 New Kit Collections

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This month has 2 new kit collections released. Both are card kits.

Everyday Beauty Kit

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Create the perfect card for any occasion using the all-inclusive Everyday Beauty Kit. This kit comes with everything you need to make three unique card designs: printed card bases and coordinating envelopes with lovely botanical patterns, precut paper pieces, timeless faux wax seals, shimmering metallic thread, and a versatile stamp set that you can use on countless other projects.

DETAILS
– Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
– Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm) 
– Colors: Basic Beige, gold, Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon, Night of Navy, Petal Pink
– Also available in French

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Everyday Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set
– Clear stamp block
– Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Spot
– Step-by-step instructions
– 9 printed envelopes
– Faux wax seal stickers
– Metallic thread 
– Adhesive

KITS COLLECTION
– Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types.
– Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Purchase Your Everyday Beauty Kit Here

Adventure Awaits Kit

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Let your creativity take the driver’s seat with the Adventure Awaits Kit. Coast in the retro colours and hand-drawn artwork that can be either feminine or masculine. With printed sentiments, precut paper, and vellum details, this kit comes with everything you need to make nine cute cards. 

DETAILS
– Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
– Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
– Colors: Basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Pretty Peacock, Timid Tiger
– Sentiments printed in English, French, and German

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Step-by-step instructions
– 9 printed envelopes
– Vellum 
– Adhesive

KITS COLLECTION
– Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types.
– Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Purchase your Adventure Awaits kit here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

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NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTS ARE HERE NOVEMBER 2025

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Every other month, Stampin’ Up! releases many new products which can only be viewed online. Here is the brochure for November.

Download The Complete Brochure Here

Here are some of my favorite products but there is so much more to see!

You can order the online exclusive products here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

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November 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit

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Wrapped in Cheer

 NOVEMBER: Wrapped in Cheer 

Subscribe October 11–November 10 

Craft festive goody boxes perfect for holding gift cards or small treats! • Makes 8 projects: 4 each of 2 tag designs with 8 identical coordinating boxes 

• Foldable box bases and precut paper pieces 

• Linen thread and red dot embellishments 

• Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Old Olive 



 Delicate greenery pieces with double-sided  printing add a sophisticated touch. 

Subscribe to paper pumpkin here

And don’t forget to order the dies add-on for Oct-Dec, Abundant Joy. You must have an active Paper Subscription to purchase the add on.

This exclusive add-on (item 167855) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

PFind the Paper Pumpkin Add on products here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

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October 2025 New Kit Collections & Sale!

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This month has 3 new kit collections released. One is a mini album, one is a card kit and the third is tags. TODAY is the last day for up to 30% off kits in the Kit Collections.

Check out the Kit Collections sale Here

Remembering Christmas Kit

DETAILS 
Turn your festive moments into a cherished keepsake with the Remembering Christmas Kit! With plenty of space for photos and journaling, you can easily create a festive album filled with your favorite Christmas highlights. Combine die-cut letters, holiday-patterned paper, and fun ephemera like bows, stars, and stockings to craft a merry album full of Christmas cheer. Display it proudly each season and relive those joyful memories year after year!

DETAILS 
– Colors: Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie, Pretty in Pink, Pretty Peacock, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Shaded Spruce
– Sentiments printed in English, French and German 

Kit includes one of each item listed below:
– Step-by-step instructions 
– Includes an album, precut paper pieces, ephemera, stickers, letters, adhesive-backed precut sentiments

KITS COLLECTION 
– Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types. 
– Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Purchase Your rememberingChristmas Kit Here

Calm & BrightKit

Celebrate the warmth of home and the quiet magic of Christmas with the Calm & Bright Kit. A clean and simple design style paired with a soft color palette sets the tone for creating serene, sophisticated cards. Neutral bases and intricate die-cuts—tiny houses, holly leaves, and banners—layer beautifully to form peaceful focal points, while stamped sentiments like From Our House to Yours and All is Calm, All is Bright add a heartfelt and timeless touch. 

DETAILS 
– Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs 
– Folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm) 
– Colors: Basic Beige, Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie, Pool Party, Pretty in Pink, white
– Also available in French

Kit includes one of each item listed below: 
– Calm & Bright Stamp Set 
– Clear stamp block 
– Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Spot 
– Step-by-step instructions 
– Shimmer vellum paper, textured paper, twine
– Adhesive 

KITS COLLECTION 
– Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types. 
– Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Note: Kit instructions may incorrectly indicate that a Gray Granite Stampin’ Spot is included with this product. The correct color is Lost Lagoon, as shown here, and that Stampin’ Spot is included in all kits

Purchase your Calm & Bright kit here

Nutcracker Tags

Don’t crack under the Christmas gift-wrapping pressure.

Make your gifts stand out under the tree with the Nutcracker Tags Kit. Featuring festive nutcrackers and glittery sentiments, this kit makes it easy to create handmade tags bursting with festive spirit. It’s a fun and merry way to add extra magic to every gift. Now let’s get cracking!

DETAILS 
– Makes 12 tags: 3 each of 4 designs 
– Colors: Basic Black, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, gold, Pecan Pie, Poppy Parade, Shy Shamrock
– Sentiments printed in Dutch, English, French, and German 

Kit includes one of each item listed below: 
– Step-by-step instructions 
– Stripe tags, precut pieces, labels, baker’s twine
– Adhesive 

KITS COLLECTION 
– Includes designed projects that come in a range of project types. 
– Is perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Purchase Your Nutcracker tags here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

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October 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit

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Cozy Christmas

OCTOBER: Cozy Christmas 

Subscribe September 11–October 10 

Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. 

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes 

• Precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking 

• Shiny red sequin embellishments 

• Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Real Red 

Coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! 

Subscribe to paper pumpkin here

And don’t forget to order the dies add-on for Oct-Dec, Abundant Joy. You must have an active Paper Subscription to purchase the add on.

This exclusive add-on (item 167855) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Find the Paper Pumpkin Add on products here

Happy Crafting,

Pat