Friday, January 2, 2026

HOPE AND JOY FOR 2026

Today's Card is a sneak peak of a new bundle in the Spring Mini Catalog.  The stamp set is called HOPE LOVE & JOY.  It was inspired by Million Dollar Sales Achiever Evie DiPiazza.  When Stampin' Up! demonstrators reach $1,000,000 in sales they are given the honor of working with Stampin' Up! Designers to create a stamp set.

When I saw this bundle (yes, it includes coordinating dies) in the Spring Mini Catalog, it was first one to go on my Wish List!  It is a very unique set (in my opinion).  It includes the words of HOPE, LOVE & JOY in large font as shown in my card above.  But the uniqueness is that the "O" is missing in each of those stamps.  


Included in the stamp set are several images that can be used in place of the "O".  One is this little world stamp, but others include a star, a heart, praying hands and more.  The die set includes dies that cut out each of those little images plus others.


I thought the "Fill the world with HOPE" sentiment was perfect for January 2!  After all, isn't that what the beginning of a new year brings?  A new year is a time to let go of the old and focus on HOPE and anticipation for what the new year will bring.

This gorgeous Designer Series Paper is also new.  It is called Splash of Sparkles, and it does just that.  It has splashes of unique, modern, geometric, "watercolor like" images on both sides with sparkles of silver foil highlights on one side.  I can't wait for you to see it.  It is an Online Exclusive that will be available January 6, 2026.


For the inside of my January 2, 2026 card I used the JOY stamp and chose the little dove as my "O".

My prayer for 2026 is that it brings renewed HOPE & JOY to our world and to each and every one of you!


Since many of the products I used on this card will not be available until January 6, I am unable to provide links to those items in the Stampin' Up! Store -- because they aren't there yet.  For future reference, I've listed the new products and their Item Numbers below.
  • HOPE LOVE & JOY Bundle   Item #166858
  • Splash of Sparkles 12" x 12" Specialty DSP   Item #167200
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Thursday, January 1, 2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026

 Today I just want to share a quick card and wish you a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!


This card is made with Secret Sea Cardstock and Silver Foil.  The HAPPY is from the Happy Place Stamp set.  It was stamped with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.

The NEW YEAR letters were die cut using the Mini Alphabet Dies.


Silver Foil was first adhered to an Adhesive Foam Sheet and then the letters were die cut.  The remaining adhesive backing was removed and the letters were adhered to the card front.  Super Simple!

I made my favorite simple type of bow which I call a "faux bow".  It is just ribbon folded back and forth a couple of times and then tied tightly in the center with a piece of cord.  In this case I used retired silver cord from Simply Elegant Trim.  When that cording retired, I stocked up, but I am now down to my last rolls of silver and gold.  I hope they come out with a similar replacement before I run out as I love this cording.


For the inside of my Happy New Year Card, I stamped the Happy stamp again, this time with Secret Sea ink.  Then I chose the "life" stamp to stamp below it.   

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  HAPPY LIFE.  That pretty much says it all, doesn't it?


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Monday, December 29, 2025

LOVELY & BEAUTIFUL

I hope you all had a lovely & beautiful Christmas!  As we now start looking forward to the New Year, I thought this would be a good week to share a couple of the new products that will become available on January 6, 2026.

Today I am using various products from the new Lovely & Beautiful Suite Collection.  This is a Mega Suite that includes two Stamp & Die bundles, a gorgeous Ephemera Pack with all types of gold elements, pretty Pearlized Faceted gems, White & Gold Ribbon and new Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) with lots of beautiful soft colors.  I used several of the products from the Suite on today's card, but not all.


The large "floral" stamped image is from the Beautifully Celebrated Bundle.  The 3-layer die cut flower was made using dies from the other bundle, Simply Beautiful.  

The card is a Secret Sliding Message Fun fold.  When you open the front left flap, the message on the inside slides to the left.  I tried to make a little video to show you how it moves, but it is difficult to test the video before the blog is actually published, so I hope it works!  It works on my laptop, but that isn't always the best indicator of success on the type of blog I have.  What you should see happen when you open the flap is the message panel on the inside of the card sliding out to the left from the little pocket under the checked DSP.


I first saw this fun fold in a reel by Connie Stewart from Simply Simple Stamping.  She made it look really easy, so I thought I would try it.

Isn't the new Lovely & Beautiful Specialty DSP pretty?  I love all the soft colors!


There are several sentiments in both of the bundles in the Collection, but they were a little larger than I wanted for this card, so I chose to use alternatives from the Unbounded Love Stamp Set.  The images on the inside are die cuts from the Beautifully Celebrated Bundle.

If you would like to make this fun Secret Sliding Message card download the tutorial at this link.  

Because most of these products will not be available until January 6, I cannot provide links to them in the Stampin' Up! Store.  As an alternative I have listed those products that I used from the Lovely & Beautiful Suite Collection below.
  • Simply Beautiful Dies    Item #: 166964
  • Beautifully Celebrated Bundle    Item #:  166975
  • Pearlized Faceted Circles    Item #: 166978
  • White with Gold 3/8" Ribbon    Item #:  166979
  • Lovely & Beautiful 12" x 12" Specialty Paper    Item # 166957
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