Category: scrapbooking

card making, Kit Collections, scrapbooking

July 2025 New Kit Collections

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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.



Oreder Your Birthday Fancy kit here

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.

order your Sweet & Spooky kit here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

card making, Sale, scrapbooking

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

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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. 

You can Find the Two Tone Cardstock Here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

card making, Kit Collections, scrapbooking

June 2025 New Kit Collections

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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

Oreder Your Pop-Up Pals card kit here

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.

order your make a memory scrapbooking kit here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

card making, Sale, scrapbooking

Sale! Sale! Sale!

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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.
SHOP all product suites here

HAPPY CRAFTING,

PAT

scrapbooking

Stampin’ Up! is hosting their FIRST Virtual Album Retreat

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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.

Order your Month to Month virtual album kit here

Happy Crafting,

Pat

In person Events, scrapbooking

Papercrafting With Pat Events for April 2025

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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

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New Year, New Papercrafting supplies

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Wow, the month of January has gone by so fast. On January 7, Stampin’ Up released LOTS of new products. There is a new mini catalog, new scrapbooking digital brochure, Sale-A-Bration, 3 new kits and new online exclusives. There is absolutely something for everyone in the Papercrafting world. I will be posting over the next few days about the new additions to the Stampin’ Up product line. Today, I will showcase the Scrapbooking products.

Our new Scrapbooking Brochure includes 4 new scrapbooking workshop kits with coordinating products, Wildflower Celebrations, Storybook Life, Meant to Bee and Everyday You & Me. Here’s a peek at the scrapbooking kits.

 

In addition to the workshop kits, there are stamps, two tone cardstock packs and flip flaps available. Check out the online brochure to see all the new product offerings.

View The Complete Scrapbooking Brochure here

Happy Papercrafting,

Pat

Kit Collections, Mini Catalogs, Online Exclusives, scrapbooking

Happy New Year!

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Here’s what you can look for from Stampin’ Up on January 7, 2025

On January 7, 2025 , Stampin’ Up has a lot of new products that will be available. I will briefly give you some information on each below.

January-April Mini Catalog

This mini catalog is jam packed with beautiful new products and ideas.  All products will be released on January 7, 2025

Sale-A-Bration

From January 7, 2025 -February 28, 2025,  Stampin’ Up!’s annual Sale-A-Bration event will be available.  When you spend $60 USD on any Stampin’ Up! products, you will be able to pick one of the many products in the brochure absolutely free.  And there are two special products for placing $120 USD order.  Stay tuned for more details

January 2025 Scrapbooking Brochure

Four new scrapbooking workshops, paper packs + sticker sheets, more two toned cardstock in Stampin’ Up colors, bundles, stamps and Flip Flaps!  Look for these products on January 7, 2025

New Online Exclusives

There are some awesome new products being released on January 7 that are not in any catalog.  You can view the new Online Exclusives beginning January 7, 2025. Watch for more details

Kit Collections

Stampin’ Up! has typically released two new kit collections per month.  Beginning on January 7, 2025, they will be releasing 3 kits in most months.  There will be 3 new Kits released in January.  Watch for more details.

Happy Crafting,

Pat

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January 2025 Events

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January 2025 Play Date

Our January Play Date will be Tuesday, January 7 from 9am-5pm. Bring your unfinished crafting projects and spend a day of fun, fellowship and food. We will be having Lasagna for lunch. Cost is $5 plus a pot luck item. Limited to 8 participants, only 4 spots left. Please RSVP by text or email that you are attending and what pot luck item you will be bringing.

Winter Meadows Watercolor Technique Workshop

On January 16, we will be making two 2 page scrapbook layouts . We will use a watercolor technique to make the embellishments. Workshop will be held at two different times, from 1-3pm or 6-8pm on January 16. Cost is $20. Class is limited to 8 participants. You must RSVP to me by text or email by January 7. Please bring a basic crafting kit and a brayer if you have one. Registration form and photos of the layouts below.

Happy Crafting,

Pat