In person Events, scrapbooking

PEACEFUL DAYS SCRAPBOOKING WORKSHOP

When: Monday, Nov 24,2025 5:30pm-8:30pm or

Tuesday, Nov 25,2025 1pm-4pm

Where: 1704 Carlton Blvd., Jackson, MI. 49203

Cost: Order the Scrapbooking Workshop plus $5 for additional supplies that I will provide

Register by: November 8

Workshop limited to 4 participants per session

Join me for an in person workshop to create three 2 page scrapbook layouts.

You will need to order the Peaceful Days Scrapbooking Workshop Kit (166800) on my Stampin’ Up! website by Nov 8. You will also need 5 sheets of 12″ x 12″  White Willow cardstock. When you purchase your kit, please email me at: patankney@gmail.com and I will email you the cutting guide.  Please cut all paper and cardstock prior to class.  I will provide the stamped and die cuts at class for a cost of $5 to be paid at the workshop.

Please bring a basic supply kit: adhesives, dimensional, liquid glue, paper trimmer, scissors, tweezers, etc  It will also help if you could bring these inks, Secret Sea, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie and Cloud Cover(not mandatory but helpful), mini ink blending tool, mini blending brushes.

INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS OF THE LAYOUTS AND CLOSE UP OF SOME EMBELLISHMENTS

BONUS

Love the Workshop, but can’t attend. Email me(patankney@gmail.com) and I can send you the whole list of supplies needed to complete the workshop  and you can order them and I will send you the workshop guide and you can complete the workshop at your own home, on your time schedule.

HAPPY CRAFTING,

PAT

card making, Online Exclusives, scrapbooking

New Online Exclusives Released September 2025

Every other month, Stampin’ Up! Releases new products that can be viewed and purchased online. Here is a flyer that shows all of the newly released online exclusive products. You may download it to see all of the new products.

We have 3 new suites, 7 new bundles and much more all geared toward the holidays.

Here are a couple of my favorites:

Happy Crafting,

Pat

card making, featured, Mini Catalogs, scrapbooking

Stampin’ Up! Sept-Dec 2025 Mini Catalog

Our September through December Mini Catalog is live. It is chock full of great products to help with your holiday crafting. It includes 2 New Scrapbooking Workshop Kits and 5 New Suite Collections and so much more. You can download the new mini catalog here:

Happy Crafting,

Pat

card making, Kit Collections, scrapbooking

July 2025 New Kit Collections

Birthday Fancy Kit

PRODUCT DETAIL

Serve up a slice of celebration with the Birthday Fancy Kit! With layered cakes, teacups, florals, and doily details in soft pastels, these 12 cards (4 each of 3 designs) are like a birthday party in an envelope. Whether you’re crafting for birthdays or other sweet occasions, each design makes it easy to create something charming and full of cheer.

DETAILS
– Makes 12 cards: 4 each of 3 designs
– Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm) 
– Colors: Darling Duckling, Fresh Freesia, gold, Lost Lagoon, Petal Pink, Strawberry Slush
– Also available in French

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Birthday Fancy Photopolymer Stamp Set
– Clear stamp block
– Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Spot
– Step-by-step instructions
– 12 printed envelopes
– Gold foil accents
– 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.



Sweet & Spooky Kit

PRODUCT DETAIL

Make Halloween gifting extra special with the Sweet & Spooky Kit! This kit makes 15 treat boxes (5 each of 3 playful designs) featuring cute ghosts, bats, pumpkins, and more in a fun palette of black, pink, orange, and iridescent. With matching tags and ribbon included, these sweet boxes are perfect for party favors, classroom treats, or spooky surprises.

DETAILS
– Makes 15 treat boxes: 5 each of 3 designs
– Colors: Basic Black, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, iridescent, Pumpkin Pie

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Step-by-step instructions
– Printed and iridescent-foil precut pieces
– Paper clips
– Pressed wood picks
– Baker’s twine
– Adhesive-backed holographic stars
– 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.

Happy Crafting,

Pat

card making, Sale, scrapbooking

Have you tried Stampin’ Up!’s Two Tone Cardstock?

From July 9-11, 2025, Stampin’ Up!’s two tone cardstock is 20% off!

What is Two-Tone Cardstock?  Two-tone cardstock comes in 12″ x 12″ and is available in 53 individual colors (12 sheets) and 7 multi color packs.  It is a little thinner than our regular cardstock and a little thicker than our designer series paper.  This special cardstock features two shades of the same color on one sheet—a light side and a dark side—so you get more versatility, more value, and more creative options! It’s perfect for fun techniques likes tearing and sanding to expose the white core.  It is acid and lignin free so it’s safe for scrapbooking. 

Happy Crafting,

Pat

card making, Kit Collections, scrapbooking

June 2025 New Kit Collections

POP-UP PALS CARD KIT

Make crafting a wild adventure with the Pop-Up Pals Kit! This kit includes everything you need to create four fun pop-up cards—a playful monkey, mighty triceratops, magical unicorn, and cozy napping pets. With precut pieces and simple instructions, young crafters will love bringing creativity to life!


DETAILS
– Makes 4 cards: 1 each of 4 designs
– Folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
– Colors: Balmy Blue, Cloud Cover, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Fresh Freesia, Garden Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink, Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush
– Sentiments printed in English, French, and German

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Step-by-step instructions
– 4 printed pop-up cards
– 4 printed envelopes
– Adhesive

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

MAKE A MEMORY SCRAPBOOKING KIT

It’s finally here. Stampin’ Up!’s very first scrapbooking kit!

Capture life’s moments with the Make a Memory Scrapbooking Kit! This all-inclusive scrapbooking kit makes it easy to document everyday memories with coordinating papers, embellishments, and stickers in a versatile, all-occasion style. With everything you need in one set, creating meaningful pages has never been simpler!

DETAILS
– Makes three two-page scrapbook spreads
– Page size: 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
– Colors: Basic Beige, Basic Gray, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake, Darling Duckling, Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon, Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Secret Sea, Shaded Spruce, Very Vanilla
– Sentiments printed in English, French, and German

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Step-by-step instructions
– 12 sheets of Designer Series Paper
– Patterned paper pieces
– Printed stickers and precut images
– Adhesive

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

Happy Crafting,

Pat

card making, Sale, scrapbooking

Sale! Sale! Sale!

Who doesn’t love a good sale on crafting supplies?

Starting June 3, all available suites and suite products from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives are buy one, get one 50% off! If you’ve had your eye on a new suite from the annual catalog or you really like the look of a stamp set from an Online Exclusives suite, you don’t have to choose—you can get both!

Promotion Details:

  • All available suites and suite products from the 2025–2026 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives are buy one, get one 50% off.
  • When you shop the sale, the 50% off discount will apply to the lower-priced item (for example, if you buy a suite collection and a stamp set from a suite, the suite would be full price, and the stamp set would be 50% off).
  • Suite collections are available if all items are in stock; if all items are not in stock, you can still shop the available suite products.
  • You don’t have to buy a suite and suite products all from the same suite collection for the discount to apply. You can buy any suite products from any suite.
  • The discount will appear in your cart once you’ve added two items within the sale parameters to your cart.
  • Products are available only while supplies last.

HAPPY CRAFTING,

PAT

scrapbooking

Stampin’ Up! is hosting their FIRST Virtual Album Retreat

Whether your a seasoned scrapbooker or new to scrapbooking, this fun event is for YOU! It will be held July 16-18, 2025 from 4pm-12:30am each day in an exclusive Facebook Group. (You will be able to access all the recorded event videos on the Virtual Album Retreat Facebook group page).

You will be creating 12 two page scrapbook layouts with a community that loves memory keeping, learn new techniques and interact with fellow crafters and Stampin’ Up! staff.

There is no registration fee, but by purchasing the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit (167338), you will get access to the exclusive Facebook Group where the live event will be held. This kit can be ordered beginning May 28. Kits are limited and available while supplies last.

Cost of the kit is $250 USD and you will earn Stampin’ Rewards on your purchase.

 The kit contains exclusive stamp sets and die cuts; precut pieces of Designer Series Paper and Two-Tone Cardstock; Two-Tone Cardstock sheets; embellishments; Memory Protectors™; Flip Flaps™; and photo placeholders. It does NOT include an album.

Here’s What is included in your Kit

Here is a Preview of the Layouts

Here are some additional supplies you will want to have on hand.

Happy Crafting,

Pat

In person Events, scrapbooking

Papercrafting With Pat Events for April 2025

I have two in person events for April. April Play Date will be on Tuesday, April 1 and a scrapbooking workshop called Meant to Be on Thursday, April 24 or Saturday, April 26. Details will be below.

Our next Play Date will be Tuesday, April 1 from 9am-5pm.

Come spend a day working on those unfinished crafting projects. Cost is $5.
BIG CHANGE: YOU WILL NEED TO BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH. WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE A POTLUCK.
Please RSVP by text or email that you would like to attend.
Limit: 8 crafters

Meant To Be Scrapbooking Workshop


Join me for a workshop to create three 2 page scrapbook layouts. I Have two dates and times planned, Thursday, April 24 from 1-5pm or Saturday, April 26 from 9am-1pm. Hopefully, one of those time will work for you.

You will need to order the Meant To Be Scrapbooking Workshop Kit (166622) and the Meant To Be Two tone cardstock(166626) on my Stampin’ Up! website by April 7. You will also need extra 12″ x 12″ cardstock,  1 black, 4 white, and 2 Daffodil Delight. You may purchase the extra CS for $1 per sheet if you do not have it to bring with you. 

Do NOT cut the kit with the guide included with the kit, as I have redesigned the workshop kit. We will be cutting the papers using the guide I provide.

In case of inclement weather, workshop will be rescheduled.

Please bring a basic supply kit: adhesives, dimensional, liquid glue, paper trimmer, scissors, tweezers, etc.

Here is the Registration Form with all the details.

Here are the images of my redesigned workshop that we will make.

This is the original workshop, but I have redesigned it as per the pictures above.

Happy Crafting,

Pat

Mini Catalogs, scrapbooking

Look at all the Beautiful new Papercrafting products in the new Mini Catalog from Stampin’ Up!

Our new mini catalog is available from January-April 2925. There are 60 pages of fun, new Papercrafting projects. Here are a few of my favorites.