Hey y’all! Have you ever received a handmade card and immediately thought, “I HAVE to make one of these!”? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me! This week’s Mystery Monday Stamping card was inspired by a beautiful Happy Mail card I received from Mary Dorraugh. I loved her fun fold design so much that I knew we had to give it…
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Mystery Monday Stamping: One Fun Accordion Fold Card, Two Creative Ways!
Hey y’all! It’s time to reveal another Mystery Monday Stamping card, and this week’s mystery has a fun surprise! We’re making an Accordion Fold Card with a Belly Band, and I’m sharing TWO versions to show you just how easy it is to make this design your own! You know what I always say during Mystery Monday Stamping: No stress, use what…
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Fall Birthday Card with Hot Foil | Mystery Monday Stamping
Hey y’all! This week’s Mystery Monday Stamping is solved, and we’re celebrating with a beautiful fall birthday card with hot foil leaves! I used Cajun Craze cardstock, Sunflower Fields Designer Series Paper, and Stampin’ Up!’s Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Dies to create a handmade card with gorgeous metallic details. And the best part? This card design is easy to recreate…
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My Million Dollar Stamp Set Made Stampin’ Up! History! An Unforgettable Trip to Kanab, Utah
Hey y’all! After 29 years as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I thought I’d experienced just about everything. But my recent trip to Kanab, Utah, proved that there are still some incredible surprises waiting for me! I traveled to Kanab for a special Stampin’ Up! event, looking forward to seeing friends, making new ones, learning new stamping ideas, and having some…
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How to Make a Spotlighting Technique Card With Stampin’ Blends
Hey y’all! Our October 5, 2026, Mystery Monday Stamping mystery is solved! We created a Spotlighting Technique card that lets colorful flowers and leaves stand out against a black-and-white background. I used Strawberry Slush and Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends to bring the smaller stamped layer to life. Basic Black cardstock frames the design, and Shimmering Dots add a little…
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Easy Handmade Card Ideas: One Mystery Stamping Layout, Two Beautiful Designs!
Have you ever made a card and thought, “I wonder what this would look like with different paper?” Well, that’s exactly what happened during this week’s Mystery Monday Stamping! I made my first card using warm Pecan Pie colors, and then I did what I always encourage my Mystery Stampers to do. I went rogue! Using the exact same card…
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Creativate Fall 2026 Online Stamping Retreat
If you’ve been waiting for the Creativate Fall 2026 Online Retreat, y’all…it’s time! This virtual stamping retreat is one of the biggest and best online crafting events in the world, and we are thrilled to welcome you back for two days filled with creativity, inspiration, and community. Whether you’re brand-new to paper crafting or you’ve been stamping for decades, the…
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4 Beautiful Cardmaking Background Techniques with Happy Place
Hey y’all! What happens when you take ONE stamp set and change the background technique? You can create four completely different looks! For this month’s Technique Spotlight, I’m celebrating my Million Dollar stamp set, Happy Place, with four handmade cards that show just how much a background can transform a design. We’re playing with decorative masks, ink blending, watercolor, and…
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A Mystery Stamping Card So Mysterious Even I Had to Solve It!
Hey y’all! I have a funny story behind this week’s Mystery Monday Stamping card. As I was looking through some of my old Mystery Stamping files, I found a set of clues I originally wrote in 2021. I thought it would be fun to pull out an old mystery and use it again. There was only one little problem. No…
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