16 Stampin' Up!® cards – all featuring discounted stamps, dies and Designer Series Paper

It’s a big day today as our fabulous Stampin’ Up!® Seasonal Sale has started! It actually started at 11pm yesterday here in the UK and it runs until 11pm Friday, offering discounts of up to 20% off Annual Catalogue items.

Today I have 16 different projects to show you, highlighting some of my favourite products from the Seasonal Sale. 

Happy Forest Friends notebook and card Stampin’ Up!® ideas

Foxes and trees and bears, oh my! Could there be a more suitable Stampin’ Up!® product suite for me than the Happy Forest Friends Suite? It’s also perfect for my friend Donna, who shares my love of woodland creatures and all things arboreal.

Fitting Florets Stampin’ Up!® Collection launches in the UK today

Today sees the launch of a brand new Stampin’ Up!® collection of products called Fitting Florets and today I have two projects showing off the gorgeous new Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper.

These are the projects we are making at my Crafty Friday Zoom class this week, but I can’t wait any longer to show you as the paper is just so gorgeous. I’m not a floral person but even I love it!

Four cards in one go with Ringed With Nature Stampin’ Up!® stamp set

 

Today I am sharing a fantastic way to make four cards in one go, using any Stampin’ Up!® stamp set which features a variety of floral and/or leaf images –  I used the Ringed With Nature stamp set.

This technique is ideal for Christmas cardmaking as it’s relaxing, fun and easy – plus, as I said, you get four cards in one go!

Save money with my zero waste shaker card and tags

Do you want to know how to save money on your Stampin’ Up!® projects? I am here to help you get the most out of everything you buy, and already own.

As the cost of living crisis deepens worldwide and, it seems, particularly here in the UK, I want you to know that I’ve got your back. I have lots of ideas to help you make your Stampin’ Up!® supplies stretch further, based on years of being a frugal crafter who hates waste and wants to save the planet. 

Today I want to show you my zero waste shaker card and matching tags. Other than the card base itself, everything you see here is made from scraps of Stampin’ Up! cardstock and Designer Series Paper, leftovers from other projects or kits, or actual waste. 

Harvest Stampin’ Up!® card ideas using Nature’s Harvest and Apple Harvest stamp sets

 

Today I have two Stampin' Up!® projects to show you, both on a harvest theme, both using the same design, but with very different stamp sets. I CASEd a beautiful Nature’s Harvest card to make one of my own in a different colour scheme, then CASEd the same project again to make it using the Apple Harvest stamp set, which you can see later in this blog post.

MORE Spruced Up Stampin' Up card ideas

 

 

This week I am returning to the Spruced Up bundle from Stampin’ Up!® for some more bright and funky Christmas cards.

But first I am happy to tell you it’s a really BIG day at Stampin’ Up!® today (Tues 4th Oct) with lots happening to get excited about.

🇮🇪 The biggest news for us in the UK is that Stampin’ Up!® is launching in Ireland! We are so happy that our neighbours on the Emerald Isle can finally enjoy Stampin’ Up!® products and I am looking forward to helping Irish crafters find what they need and maybe even join my team.

To coincide with the launch in Ireland (and in Belgium), there are TWO amazing offers, whether you want to shop or join. 

Autumn is here! Aspen Tree Dies sponged card

 

Autumn is upon us here in the UK so what better time to bring out the gorgeous Stampin’ Up!® Aspen Tree Dies?

Regular readers will know I am a little obsessed with tree-themed products – a love affair which no doubt began with Stampin’ Up!’s much-loved Lovely As A Tree stamp set. I know that set is much missed by many but there are plenty of other gorgeous tree-themed products available now which more than make up for the loss.

This obsession with trees makes autumn is one of my favourite seasons; we get to see stunning rich colours as the trees change, fascinating fungi growing in the woods and, best of all, it means no more heatwaves!

Spruced Up Stampin' Up card ideas

I’m a relative latecomer to the Spruced Up bundle from Stampin’ Up!® but then I’m a relative latecomer to Christmas cardmaking this year.

But after being seduced by all the gorgeous samples on Instagram, I was excited to receive my stamps and dies last week and got to crafting immediately.

The most amazing thing about the Spruced Up Outline dies in this bundle is that many of the dies – both trees, the parcel, baubles and snowflake – not only cut out the shape but create an outline too. 

Apple Harvest cards – and how to colour with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers

 

I’ve been seeing lots of gorgeous projects using Apple Harvest from Stampin’ Up!® so I just had to pop it on to my last order. It’s a beautiful stamp set but I confess there is one thing about it which irritates me... and that’s that you would never get an apple tree with fruit and flowers at the same time! Still, that’s artistic licence I suppose.

I created two cards using the Apple Harvest stamp set, one with green apples and one with red. Both were coloured using Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers.