It is time to get creative with the December 2025 Paper Pumpkin, Watercolor in Bloom!
This kit is intended to make 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs, but of course we will change things up a bit! Give it a watch and a thumbs up, and leave a comment telling me what you think of the Dec 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit!
While there, make sure you are subscribed! Thanks! Just click the link Watercolor in Bloom
Stampin' Up knows you have a wish list - and Dec 10 -12, when you order $75 or more, you get FREE SHIPPING!! Visit my site to get ALL the good stuff!
Dec 10 - 12 Paper Pumpkin subscribers can get up to 50% off on refills, past kits, and add-ons!
PLUS, you get to order the exclusive *Product of the Month for only $5! Beautiful Blues! True Blue Florals - 3 12x12 sheets of monochromatic blues to inspire your creativity! *while supplies last
AND you can now purchase the card making kit for the Virtual Card Retreat (Jan 22 - 23)! It is $165.00 for the kit, (item #170023) and purchase automatically registers you for the retreat! This Retreat will be held in a private FB group and you will have lifetime access to the videos! Kits are available while supplies last and includes: Exclusive stamp sets, a set of dies, Designer Series Paper, cardstock, envelopes, embellishments, and more
Dec 1 - 9 grab a prepaid Paper Pumpkin subscription (3,6,9, or 12 months) Paper Pumpkin Subscriptions | Stampin' Up!
Dec 2 - Product of the Month! Only $5 with a $75 order! Limit 1 per account.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but creativity is so delightful! And Stampin' Up! makes it easy to allow your creativity free rein!
*Dec 1 is the FINAL DAY of the first-ever Black Friday Sale! I have stocked up on new Stampin' Blends! On sale for only $6.60 (reg price $11), I couldn't say 'no'. Many items are still available so pop over to MY SITE to see what you need while the sale is still going on!
Remember!! 20% of each and every kit sold from my site is banked during the year for my annual September Great Cycle Challenge fundraiser for the Children's Cancer Research Fund! This year I finished #7 in my state and 300/17000+ in the nation! Each and every kit you purchase helps me help the researchers help the kids!
*Get your Holiday Scrapbooking kits and materials (or every-day scrapbooking kits!) now, so you are ready to warm those soon-to-be-here dreary days with heartwarming memories! Each kit contains the materials for 3 2-page scrapbook spreads. Here are a few kits...
*New Kits - YEP! Every month, at least 2 brand new all-inclusive kits drop! Starting at $13.00, there is something for everyone! and if you order by Dec 9, you will most likely have your products ready to gift on Christmas! Here are 2 of the 30 available!
*The Dec Paper Pumpkin is month 3 for the coordinating dies. Keep an eye on the Paper Pumpkin tab for the new dies to coordinate with Jan - Mar PP kits. Gift subscriptions are available as pre-paid 3, 6, or 12 month subscriptions in addition to month-to-month ongoing subscriptions. Subscribe by Dec 10 to receive the December all-inclusive box of fun! Be aware, if you order a pre-paid gift of Paper Pumpkin by Dec 10, the recipient *will* receive the Dec box.
*Product Of The Month is coming!! We have all loved the Sale-A-Bration days, and now they will be a fond memory. Instead, we will now be enjoying the Product of the Month all year long! This will be an ongoing special where you can purchase a special, limited-edition product for $5. with a $75 purchase! Quantities will be limited, so when they are sold out, they are sold out. If any are left at the end of teh month, they will carry over until sold out. There is a limit to 1 POM per account, per month. If you place a $150 order, you are limited to just 1 current POM, but if there are prior POMs available which you had not yet purchased, you can get one of those. If you place a second $75 order in a single month, you will not be eligible to purchase a second POM.
*Come back on Tuesday to see a pic of the FIRST EVER Product of the Month! * hopefully I will be able to update Tuesday!
*Demonstrators - Mark your calendar. The next online craft-along will be Dec 10th and this will be a Mystery Stamp-Along! 2 times will be offered to accomodate different time zones - 6 pm MT or midnight MT. I will be there at 4:00 EST. Not a demonstrator yet? For only $99 you can choose $125 of the product of YOUR CHOICE, plus you will get a free Paper Pumpkin kit and some business supplies, all shipped free! Message me with any questions, or visit the JOIN tab to sign up and start enjoying 3 months of a 20% discount!
*There will not be a Stampin' Saturday in Dec, but I hope to see y'all in January! I am aiming for the 17th 👩
* YES, I have a new video up for your STAMPIN - spiration! Just click HERE to watch! And YES, I used Shrinky Dinks! Feel free to share - and please make sure you are subscribed and give me a thumbs up!
Stampin' Up is holding a 7 day long Black Friday Sale!! Saving is Easy Peasy - just add select* items to your cart any day during those special 7 days! Click HERE Nov 25 - Dec 1 and Happier Shopping!
How much will you save and on which items can you save? Here you go!
Came home from vacation to find my Paper Pumpkin waiting for me!! It is CUTE!! But, of course, I had to do a little something extra. I even used Shrinky Dinks! Which do you like best? Don't forget to subscribe and feel free to share!
Just click HERE for your Stampin-spiration!
Hello, Sweet Stamping Friends!
Happy Month of Being Thankful! As the stamp says, When I count my blessings, I count you TWICE!
Time 'falls back' tonight, so we get an extra hour to craft!! YAY!! Check out our KITS COLLECTION! 3 new kits have just dropped!! Our all-inclusive kits are a perfect stocking stuffer (or gift) for the crafter in your life - or even just a little something for yourself! There is a really cute kit for you to help you turn your festive moments into a cherished keepsake - the Remembering Christmas kit!. With plenty of space for photos and journaling, you will create a festive mini-album filled with your Christmas highlights. You will combine die cut letters, holiday patterned paper, and fun ephemera like bows, stars, and stockings create the merriest of albums to enjoy year after year. Create one for each family member!
Remember - you get 10% of all your purchases, starting at $20, banked into your Rewards account to spend anytime you want during the next 12 months! AND 20% of the price of every kit is banked to add to my annual September fundraiser for the Children's Cancer Research Fund!
There is a new Online Stampin' Up Craft Class coming up Nov 20, 2 pm MT, using the Brushed With Beauty Suite. The suite will be available for purchase Nov 4, and registration begins then! You will have lifetime access to the recording, which is accessible via a FB page. $30 registration fee, and does not include the products.
I hope you join me for the final Stampin' Saturday of 2025 Nov 15, at 11:00! (There will NOT be a Stampin' Saturday in December but will return in Jan!) As always, only $5 OR an order and make 2 cards - but if you are on my team, come stamp for free! Bring a friend and get a special little something! We will wrap up the year with a beautiful but simple card using the Shepherds Care stamp set. I love this one - the shepherd is bathed in the glow from the Star of Bethlehem. What is the secret for the glow? Come Nov 15 (or Stamp By Mail!) to find out!
The second card makes me feel like "home". Rustic Centerpiece is a surprisingly versatile set! Check out my previous BLOG post (or come to Stampin' Saturday Nov 15!) to see a few extra pics! This card is a special SLIDE card!! Forget Belly Bands - the image itself holds the card closed! Super easy and cute! You can use this design for any set or reason! You *will* want to know how to make this one!
Can't make it? Stamp By Mail!! For only $10, I will send you *all of the materials needed to create one of these cards in your own home! Want to do both? Only $15! The card kits will be mailed Monday, Nov 17. * Only dimensionals will be sent, NO OTHER ADHESIVES will be included. Message me to choose your card/send your address and payment is accepted through cash in the mail, Zelle, or PayPal me at teachph@aol.com
Of course, I have a *new* video on YouTube! I guess I have a few good alternate ideas for using Paper Pumpkin kits, and usually a fun fold! Thanks for helping me get to over 900 subscribers! I would love to hit 950 for New Years 😀Just click HERE to give it a view - and some love! Feel free to share it 😁
Before I say Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, I want to share some adorable Halloween cards I received! Thanks so much for these!
Adorable little spook! Thanks, Robin!
A Z-card with a cute popping feature! Debbie always does something clever!
Everyone loves a flip card! Frankie got this one just perfect!
This 3D box card is jaw-dropping! A+ Jeannie!
Until next time, keep making the world a beautiful place!
Carole
I have been having such a great time using these 2 sets! We will be making 2 of these cards Nov 15 at Stampin' Saturday! Which 2 would you pick? Don't live close so you want to order a kit? Pick a card (sorry, not the box) and for $10 ($5 for each additional) and I will send you everything you need*, plus directions, ready to color and assemble. *No adhesives will be included. Want to create the box? That one is a bit "finagl-ey", definitely not for beginners, but I will send you all the materials and directions for $15. Papers may vary. The ones used in the photo are retired.
First up is the Shepherds Care stamp set! You don't even have to use any inks to color him - you just get a perfect card (or votive holder card) every time!
Just look at these gorgeous cards! And with no coloring needed, so quick and easy to make a stack! The Pretty Peacock easel card is done with our new Vellum, so make a perfect votive candle holder! You can get the stamp set HERE These cards also used the EVERYDAY ARCHES die, the Season of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Irregualr Weave ribbon.
I also have been having fun with the set RUSTIC CENTERPIECE ! It truly makes you feel like curling up with a cozy blanket 😊And it also makes a great decoration for a gift box! I love this Drawer Box - pull the drawer out and the picture stands up!
THIS month, Oct 1 - 31, is the time to join Stampin' Up as an Independent Demonstrator!! 2 UNBELIEVABLE OPTIONS!
YOU choose what you want! Choose $125 worth of products and pay ONLY $35 plus tax! Free shipping, free Paper Pumpkin kit and free business supplies!! ALL THIS for LESS than the price of 1 Bundle!
Oooooor - pay $99 plus tax, and choose $189 worth of products - whatever YOU want! Plus, the free shipping, free Paper Pumpkin kit and business supplies!
Then, enjoy at least 3 months of a 20% discount and pre-order new materials before the general public gets to buy them!
WHAT are you waiting for? CLICK HERE
It's Paper Pumpkin Time! Mine just came and I couldn't wait to get into it 😁
Check out my newest video! I am also showing a tag and 2 alternate card ideas. The first card is super simple and the second is a cute fun fold!
Watch the video HERE
3 AWESOME days ahead!!! Oct 6,7, and 8 SAVE up to 30% off any and all KITS in the SU Kit Collection!!
I am especially excited because 20% of the cost of each kit y'all buy from my website is banked all year long for donation to my September Great Cycle Challenge fundraiser for the Children's Cancer Research Fund ! THIS YEAR, the donation window is open through October, so your purchase during the sale will be donated to THIS year's total! Can I reach $3500?
’Tis the season to get crafty with Stampin' Up! and the Traditions of Christmas Craft Class!
WHAAAT?? Stampin' Up is offering online craft classes now? YES!!! Y'all loved the scrapbooking workshop so much this past summer, Stampin' Up! will be offering Online Craft Classes every month! The FIRST MONTHLY SU Craft Class is now available!
In the October Craft Class, you will create 4 different projects with the TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS SUITE COLLECTION, item # 165877 ($138.75)
To gain access to the Craft Class, you will click here to order Traditions of Christmas Craft Class, item #170073 ($30.00) And you are ready!
During the class you’ll use the Traditions of Christmas Suite Collection to make four unique projects, craft along with an experienced instructor, and learn exciting tips and techniques.
Hello, Sweet Stampin' Friends!
I am in love with the Fall - the colors, the leaves, the chill... Everything about it gets me happy and filled with excitement!
I love designing Autumn cards!! Please let me know by Oct 17 that you are coming so I can have your materials ready 😆
If you cannot make it to Stampin' Saturday Oct 18, at 11:00, you will want to Stamp By Mail! Choose 1 or both cards, and Monday, Oct 20, I will put the kit(s) in the mail nad send you the tracking number. You will get all of the materials stamped, embossed, cut and even colored if you would like me to color the images for you! Dimensionals (but no other adhesives), embellishments, ribbon and very detailed directions are all included for only $10 for one and $15 for both. Payment by cash, Zelle or PPal me at teachph@aol.com
Card #1 is a fun card with a surprise Pop-Up feature inside!! THIS is a technique you will use over and over again!
Card #2 is an absolute beauty!!! A Floating Panel card, can you imagine gifting this to someone?*melt*
If these 2 cards aren't enough, Stampin' Up has introduced the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar, a brand-new calendar full of products you can craft with all year long! Every day of this calendar contains never-before-seen dies, paper, embellishments, and even more items you won’t find in any of our catalogs or in our online store, so make sure to buy one before they’re all gone. And did I mention that these make the perfect gifts for that friend or family member in your life who loves to craft? After all, there’s nothing better than giving the gift of crafting! There is only have a limited number of calendars in store, so don’t wait—click right here to start shopping now!
2 new kits have come out, and one is a card organizer box! What a gift! A set of 10 cards and a lovely box to keep them organized! You can find them here
And don't forget about Paper Pumpkin for your crafting fun! There is a new set of dies to coordinate with the Oct, Nov and Dec Paper Pumpkin kits. Click here for all your Paper Pumpkin needs. Remember, only subscribers can purchase past kits, refills, and the coordinating dies. You can sign up for a subscription (or purchase 1 month!) by clicking Here There is a typo in the instructions for the October box. The directions may say it comes with a Gray Granite ink spot, but it comes with a Lost Lagoon ink spot. The Lost Lagoon spot is the correct color.
And.... finally..... for your Stampinspiration, my latest youtube video is right here!! Please, feel free to share! I would appreciate it! :)
Have you subscribed yet? It's FREE!! Just click that little word *subscribe* next to my name! Can I hit 890 subscribers by Thanksgiving?
Until next time, keep making the world a beautiful place!
Carole
Do NOT miss this news: 2 AWESOME JOIN offers Oct 1 - 31! ALL Treats and no Tricks to this one! Kitnappers welcome!
Option 1: Choose your $125 worth of goods, plus get the business materials, free shipping, *and* and free Paper Pumpkin kit and pay only $35!!
Option 2: Pay $99 and get all of the above PLUS an extra $64 of what materials you choose! Yep - $189 worth of the products you want, a fere Paper Pumpkin kit, business materials and free shipping for only $99.
Whichever option you choose, you can't beat the value! AND you will get at least a 20% discount for as long as you remain an Independent Demonstrator! CLICK HERE and save today!
WOWZA!!!! Sept 18 ONLY ALL STAMPS AND TOOLS ARE 15% OFF!!! You are reading that correctly!! You do NOT need a code... the discount will be applied at checkout. HERE is your happy link!
Hey - THIS might be a great time to join as an Independent Demonstrator!! For only $99 you get to choose $125 of YOUR CHOICE of product - but with that 15% discount, your money will go even further! Click Here
We were a small but happy group of Stampers last Saturday! Look at these beauties we made! You can still make these BY MAIL!! $10 for 1, 15 for both. Everything will be sent to you toot sweet! Paypal teachph@paypal.com or Zelle me!
NEXT month we will be back to our 3rd Saturday, so mark your calendars for Oct 18. While you are in your calendar, go ahead and mark down Nov 15 for our very last Stampin' Saturday of 2025!!
Hello, Sweet Stampin' Friends!!
(Drumroll, please) The Great Cycle Challenge has begun! YES! My month-long cycling challenge fundraiser for the Children's Cancer Research Fund began yesterday, Sept 1! I spent almost 4 hours of my Labor Day pedaling to make a little dent in my 200 miles goal. I did 48.5 miles yesterday and 9 miles this evening, so I am a little better than 20% done towards my mileage goal. The BEST news, however, is I am creeping towards my $2500. fundraising goal! Want to help put a dent in the $$ goal? 20% of the cost of all KITS you buy from MY SITE, all year long, goes towards my fundraiser! Of course, you can always make a tax-deductible donation. To see my progress, find out more about the GCC and the CCRF, and to support my fundraiser, simply CLICK HERE Why am I doing this? Because every week, here in the US, every 2 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer. About 38 kids a week will lose their lives to cancer. Worldwide, about 1750 kids per day succumb to their cancers. 90% of survivors will have a life-threatening event by the time they are middle-aged as a result of having chemo. These kids need better therapies. It is time to Kick Cancer's Butt. Please join me in this battle!
Sept Stampin' Sat DATE CHANGE! Stampin' Sat will be on SEPT 13. Join the fun at 11:00 at my house! As always, only $5.00 or an order!
We will make 2 fantastic cards!
The FIRST card is a really cool PINWHEEL TOWER CARD! I have no idea how to photograph this, but I hope you get the idea. It folds flat and fits in a regular envelope!
Please let me know by Sept 12 that you are coming so I will have your materials (and enough lunch) ready!
Can't make it but want to know how to make the Pinwheel Tower card (it is so easy, I promise!) so you can make them yourself? Love the Autumn Trees Bundle? STAMP BY MAIL! Paypal (teachph@aol.com, sent Friends and Family with no comments) or Zelle me $10 for one, or $15 for both cards and I will send you all of the papers cut and scored, images/sentiments stamped, colored and cut out, embellishments you may need, detailed instructions - EVERYTHING you will need except adhesives! Please email or text me if you are stamping by mail. Email violn1001@aol.com or text 864-921-9750. Card kits will be mailed Sept 15.
Looking ahead, Stampin' Sat will be back to the 3rd Saturdays of October (18) and November (15) so mark your calendars! There will be *no* card class in December.
SALE!! The Stampin' Write markers are being discontinued and are now in the LAST CHANCE LIST
SU has introduced a Black Journaling .04 Pen (item #166647) which may take the place of the Basic Black marker if you use that one for writing in your cards.
Remember, the red rubber stamps are also being phased out. Check out my previous blog post for all the info about that but keep an eye out for the new packaging! Especially excited that the DIES WILL HAVE PRINTED ARTWORK ON THE PACKAGING FOR QUICK AND EASY IDENTIFICATION!! AND the new packaging will allow all images to be printed at 100% size!
Starting in November, we can purchase stamp and die organizers, in packs of ten, to easily transition our current cling stamps to the updated packaging, making it super easy to store our beloved products with the new ones. Item # will be 167772, and cost $16.00 per pack of 10. The current storage boxes (item #119105) which we can purchase will continue to be available for the foreseeable future. There are no current plans to discontinue those at this time.
THANK YOU to those who have subscribed to my YouTube Channel! I wonder if I can get to 900 subscribers by Thanksgiving?
HERE IS MY LATEST VIDEO If you are not a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber, the alternate ideas are still definitely worth watching! For my full video list, including non-Paper Pumpkin videos, just click here and feel free to share!
Thanks so much and I hope to see you on the 13!
Until next time, keep making the world a beautiful place!
Carole Khoury
Hello, Sweet Stampin' Friends!
Well, if time does anything, it causes things to change and Stampin' Up! has some changes ahead! Some are awesome and the others, maybe not quite so awesome. Bittersweet news first so we can end on a high note.
If you love your Stampin' Write Markers, be sure you have reinkers handy because the Stampin' Write Markers are being discontinued!! The Stampin' Write Markers will move into LAST CHANCE on AUGUST 20, 2025!! TOMORROW!! Since the introduction of the Stampin' Blends, the sale of the markers has decreased steadily. Don't know how to refill your markers? I did a video showing how, several years ago. I will link it HERE SU has introduced a Black Journaling .04 Pen (item #166647) which may take the place of the Basic Black marker if you use that one for writing in your cards.
The other reason the markers will be leaving is SU change #2. The primary, unique function of the markers is to color directly onto the red rubber stamps. Well, read on.
The red rubber Cling Stamps will be discontinued!! Yep. The Cling Stamps (red rubber) will be phased out. The current offerings in the Annual catalog will be available through April, when they will be moved into Last Chance. None will be transitioned to photopolymer, but most are nearing the end of their natural cycle anyway, The Cling Stamps in the brand-new Sept - Dec mini catalog will be available and move into Last Chance in Jan. Beginning in Nov, all stamps listed in the Online Exclusives section will be photopolymer. Why? There are key raw materials which are getting very difficult to find, and some necessary raw materials are no longer being manufactured at all!! The wide range of Photopolymer stamps will support our various artistic styles and techniques.
NOW FOR THE HAPPY NEWS!!!
Stamp and die packaging will be updated. The photopolymer stamps are thinner, so will be moved into sleeker, slimmer packaging which will take up less storage room! Our current photopolymer stamps will gradually be transitioned to the new packaging as the SU inventory is refreshed. The current dies will not be transitioned into new packaging.
The stamps and dies will be in the same size and style of packaging, making it even easier to store them, especially together!! The new and improved packaging is similar to the current die packaging - those very sturdy, durable clear plastic envelopes. Unfortunately, because they *are* slimmer, the names and images of the stamp sets will not be printed on the spine.
And now, drumroll please, the DIES WILL HAVE PRINTED ARTWORK ON THE PACKAGING FOR QUICK AND EASY IDENTIFICATION!!!! YaHOO!! How many times do we open die set after die set, looking for the one random shape we want for a random project? THIS is so exciting to me! Of course, stamp sets will continue to have imaging on the packaging. The new packaging will allow all images to be printed at 100% size!
Starting in November, we can purchase stamp and die organizers, in packs of ten, to easily transition our current cling stamps to the updated packaging, making it super easy to store our beloved products with the new ones. Item # will be 167772, and cost $16.00 per pack of 10. The current storage boxes (item #119105) which we can purchase will continue to be available for the foreseeable future. There are no current plans to discontinue those at this time.
We all missed our wood mounted stamps for a minute, and I am sure we will miss the Cling Stamps, but we all know how much easier it is to line up stamps when that stamp is clear! It will be okay. As for the markers, remember the Blends bleed through cardstock, so prepare for the layering ahead!
Stampin' Saturday will be Aug 23! Join the fun starting at 11:00, at my house! I did have to change the cards up a bit... the 2 designs I planned would have taken too long to complete by 2:00, so we will do a simpler 'guy card' this time, but I promise you it is still a great design! 😉
STAMPIN’ SAT IS MARCH 21!! We begin at 11 and finish up around 1:30-2:00. We will be crafting 2 awesome cards and enjoying a snack in bet...
