Floral Impressions Hello Card

| Rhonda Kleiman

Hello!

Once again, it’s been awhile since I last posted. I’ve been very busy making cards since late July and am sitting on a backlog for posting them. In addition to my monthly in-person classes, I did two pro bono in-person workshops so was busy designing cards and preparing kits for weeks. One of the pro bono workshops I did was at St. Peter’s Apartments in Columbia, PA. I’ve done workshops there in the past, but it was over two years ago since I did the last one. I was happy to be back to help spread some joy to the residents there! I had twelve people in the session, all with varying stamping experience! I was grateful to have one of my experienced customers come along to help me! Since the skill levels were all over the place, I tried to keep the cards somewhat basic, which is always a challenge. Here is the card we made using the Floral Impressions Suite, an online exclusive that was introduced in July.

Measurements

  • Thick Basic White cardstock – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
  • Basic White cardstock – 2 1/8″ x 2 1/8″; scrap piece for greeting
  • Darling Duckling cardstock – 2 1/4″ x 5 1/4″; 2 3/8″ x 2 3/8″
  • Peach Pie cardstock – scrap piece
  • Crushed Curry cardstock – scrap piece
  • Pecan Pie cardstock – scrap piece
  • Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper – 2″ x 5″; 2 3/8″ x 2 1/2″

Here is how I made the card.

  • Fold Thick White Cardstock base in half and crease sharply with bone folder
  • Adhere the larger piece of DSP to the larger piece of Darling Duckling cardstock. Adhere to left side of card front.
  • Adhere the smaller piece of contrasting DSP to card dhere
  • Adhere Basic White square to Darling Duckling square and adhere to front of card.
  • Run the scrap pieces of Peach Pie and Crushed Curry cardstock through die cutting machine using the largest and medium size flowers from the Impressions Abloom die set. There are two coordinating dies for each of the flowers. One cuts an outline only and the other cuts a solid piece. You want to nest both dies together in order to cut the solid flowers.
  • Run scrap piece of Pecan Pie cardstock through die cutting machine with both sizes of the flower centers. Adhere them to the flowers.
  • Adhere the flowers to the Basic White square with Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Stamp greeting in Garden Green ink on scrap piece of Basic White cardstock. I used the hello greeting from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set. Punch out with a circle punch. Adhere under the large flower.
  • Embellish card. I used Earth Tones embellishments, which are now retired. The colors went beautifully with the DSP!
  • Stamp greeting of your choice on the inside of the card.

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In Color Sale and Last Chance Product Refresh

| Rhonda Kleiman

Starting August 5, select products that feature the new 2025–2027 In Colors™ are 15% off! This is a great opportunity to purchase new In Color products at a discount, like cardstock, markers, ink, two-tone cardstock, embellishments and Designer Series Paper. To view all of the items included in the sale, click on this link to go to the 2025-2027 In Colors Page.

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We’ve updated our Last Chance Products category in the online store with additional products and discounts.  As with all retired products, they will only be available while supplies last or until September 4, 2025, whichever comes first.  Check out the Last Chance Products here.

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Notes & Totes Card

| Rhonda Kleiman

Hello!

Today’s card features the Notes & Totes Dies. We made two different cards in my latest class and this is one of them. I’ll be posting the other one later this week. This is such a fun set of dies to work with! I enjoyed playing with them and my customers had fun putting the cards together as well.

Measurements

  • Misty Moonlight cardstock – cut one piece at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ for card base; one piece at 1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ for bag strips and bottom; one piece at 2″ x 2 1/2″ for bag handle
  • Basic White cardstock – one piece at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ for card front; one piece at 4 x 5 1/4″ for inside; scrap pieces for water bottle and sunglasses
  • Crumb Cake cardstock – 1 1/2″ x 4 1/8″ for sand
  • Strawberry Slush cardstock – scrap piece for sunglasses and triangular bag decoration
  • Basic Beige cardstock – scrap piece for sea shells
  • Country Lace Designer Series Paper – 4″ x 5″ – use sheet that looks like denim
  • 2025-2027 In Color Designer Series Paper – 1 1/2″ x 2 1/4″

Here’s how I made the card.

  • Score Misty Moonlight card base at 4 1/2″, fold and crease with bone folder.
  • Tear across the top of the Crumb Cake cardstock. Stamp speckles with Crumb Cake ink. Use any stamp set you own that has a speckles stamp.
  • On the piece of Basic White cardstock for the card front, use Balmy Blue ink and Lemon Lolly ink and blending brushes to create the water and sun background. Adhere Crumb Cake sand piece to bottom of background piece.
  • Stamp greeting with Misty Moonlight ink in left top corner of card. I used one of my most favorite beach-themed greetings from Paradise Palms, a retired stamp set that I will never get rid of!
  • Run DSP piece through die cutting machine. Cut off the small tab at the bottom of the bag. Crease all score lines with bone folder. Fold up the bottom and outer sides of bag and adhere with liquid glue.
  • Adhere piece of Adhesive Sheet to Misty Moonlight cardstock for bag strips and and bottom and die cut. Run bag handle through die cutting machine with the 2″ x 2 1/2″ piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock.
  • Die cut scarf with the In Color DSP Strawberry Slush striped paper.
  • Die cut sunglass lenses and triangular bag decoraton. Adhere piece of Adhesive Sheet to a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock and die cut sunglass frame. Adhere frame to lenses.
  • Die cut water bottle with scrap piece of Basic White cardstock. Stamp small flowers randomly around bottle with Strawberry Slush ink. I used a flower from the Layers of Beauty stamp set, which worked perfectly. Any other small flower stamps would work too! Adhere water bottle handle to top of water bottle with thin line of liquid glue on the side of the top. Color top and handle with dark Strawberry Slush Stampin’ Blend.
  • Die cut shells from Basic Beige scrap piece.
  • Adhere bag strips, bottom and handle to bag. Adhere scarf to left side of bag handle. Adhere sunglasses to right side of bag handle. Adhere triangular decoration to center of bag.
  • To adhere bag to card base, pop it up with Stampin Dimensionals, placing one or two at bottom of bag, three across the middle, leaving the top of the bag open. To adhere water bottle, use glue dots or liquid glue on back of bottle and slide into top of bag opening on right side of bag.
  • Adhere shells around sand. Embellish triangular bag decoration with Strawberry Slush gem.
  • Adhere 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock to inside of card and stamp greeting of your choice or leave blank.

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New Kits Added to Collection

Birthday Fancy

Item #166211   Price: $25.00

Serve up a slice of celebration with the Birthday Fancy Kit! With layered cakes, teacups, florals, and doily details in soft pastels.  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

Sweet and Spooky

Item #166229   Price $21.00

Make Halloween gifting extra special with the Sweet & Spooky Kit! Designs feature 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

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Free Shipping for Three Days

| Rhonda Kleiman

Hello!

Stampin’ Up! announced a surprise FREE SHIPPING promotion starting today, July 23 and ending on July 25.  This is good on all orders of $75 or above (before S&H and tax). Pre-paid 3,6 and 12 month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are not eligible, however, refills, past kits and add-ons do qualify.  This is a good time to stock up on basics such as cardstock, ink pads, envelopes, adhesives or on last chance products and new Online Exclusives.  

Speaking of Online Exclusives, a new group of Online Exclusives products was released earlier this month. There are some fabulous new products to choose from. I want to point out that included in this release are Halloween suites, stamps, paper, etc. Halloween products will not be included in the upcoming September-December 2025 Holiday Mini Catalog, from what I’ve heard, so if you are planning on making Halloween cards this year, you will have to shop the Online Exclusives. Here are all of the new products.

To shop the Online Exclusives in my online store click here.

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Two-Tone Cardstock Sale

| Rhonda Kleiman

Hello!

This Just In! This three-day sale is the perfect opportunity to stock up on every color of two-tone cardstock. Single-pack and multipack two-tone cardstock is 20% off. Whether you’re making cards or a scrapbook spread, two-tone cardstock is a must-have crafting staple. Each piece of cardstock has a smooth texture for stamping and a white core that works great for techniques like tearing, sanding, crumpling, embossing, etc. Some colors may sell out faster than others, so don’t wait to start shopping when this sale starts on July 9! I haven’t purchased any two-tone cardstock yet and it has been on my list, so I’m excited to be able to take advantage of this sale! Two-Tone Cardstock is available for every color in our color families. Click here to view the cardstock in my online store. You can also view all of the colors on page 77 in the Annual Catalog.

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Thankful Garden Card

| Rhonda Kleiman

Hello!

Today’s card features one of the Online Exclusives suites that was introduced in May. I’ve been making lots of cards for my monthly classes, but it is always a challenge for me to keep up with posting! This card uses the Lovely Garden Suite. It has beautiful images and greetings and I love the DSP. I started off with one layout idea in my head and it ended up with a totally different one!

  • Basic White cardstock – cut one piece at 4 1/4″ x 11″ for card base; one piece at 4″ x 5 1/4″ for inside, one piece at 3 1/4″ x 4 3/4″ for die cut piece; one piece at 4″ x 5 for stamping
  • Garden Green cardstock – cut one piece at 4 1/8″ x 5 1/4″, cut one piece at 2 7/8″ x 4 3/8″
  • Lovely Garden DSP – cut one piece at 4″ x 3 1/4″; cut a different piece at 2 1/4″

Here’s how I made the card.

  • Score Basic White card base at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Adhere the two different pieces of DSP to the larger piece of Garden Green cardstock.
  • Run the 3 1/4′ x 4 3/4″ of Basic White cardstock through a die cutting and embossing machine with the third from largest rectangle from the Textured Notes Dies. Adhere to smaller piece of Garden Green cardstock
  • Stamp the floral image with Memento Black Ink onto the 4″ x 5″ piece of Basic White cardstock. Tape piece down onto a piece of grid paper. Use the use the Thankful Garden masks to color the flower. Place first mask over the coordinating image and tape down. Use a blending brush to color the flower with Lemon Lolly ink. Repeat using Mask 2 and go heavier with the ink blending. For Mask 3, blend with Daffodil Delight ink. To color the leaves, go light when blending with Mask 4 and heavier with Mask 5. Mark the notch on the mask onto the grid paper so that you have easier placement for all of the masks. When coloring is completed, run through die cutting and embossing machine with coordinating die from the Thankful Garden dies.
  • Stamp greeting with Memento Black ink in right bottom corner of the die cut rectangle.
  • Adhere floral piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Cut a length of 1/8″ Daffodil Delight ribbon and tie a bow around DSP piece. (Note that this ribbon was part of the Floral Delight Suite and no longer available.) Adhere piece to card front
  • Adhere rectangle piece over the DSP card front. Embellish with Darling Duckling pearl from the 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls embellishments. You can also use the Starburst Sequins that are part of the Lovely Garden Suite.
  • Stamp leaf in lower left corner on piece of 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White cardstock. Color using Garden Green Stampin’ Write Marker. Adhere to inside of card. Stamp a greeting or leave blank.

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There are still a few days left to subscribe to the July Paper Pumpkin Kit.

Craft sweet handmade cards featuring sun-kissed strawberries and breezy gingham.

  • Makes 8 cards: 2 each of 4 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes
  • Precut paper pieces and vellum accents
  • Hand-painted card base designs
  • Coordinating colors: Garden Green (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger

Circle of Seasons Add-On Dies

These dies are designed to coordinate with Paper Pumpkin kits for July, August and September. Item #167277   Price $12.00

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Pretty Florals Best Wishes Card

| Rhonda Kleiman

Hello!

Here is another card that uses the Pretty Florals Bundle, which is part of the Florals in Bloom Suite in the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog. I CASED the catalog for this card, changing up the colors, papers and greetings.

Measurements

  • Basic White – cut one piece at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ for card base; one piece at 2 3/4″ x 4″
  • Florals in Bloom DSP – 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
  • Garden Green cardstock – 2 1/4″ x 5″
  • Shy Shamrock cardstock – 1 1/4″ x 4″
  • Bubble Bath cardstock – 2 1/2″ x 5″
  • Petunia Pop cardstock – 1 3/4″ x 5″

Here is how I made the card.

  • Score Basic White card base at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with bone folder.
  • Adhere floral DSP piece to front of card.
  • Die cut two of the thick leaves from the Pretty Florals dies with the Garden Green cardstock.
  • Die cut two of the long leaf clusters with the Shy Shamrock cardstock.
  • Die cut two of the large flowers from the solid die with Bubble Bath cardstock.
  • Adhere a piece of adhesive sheet to the Petunia Pop cardstock. Die cut two of the floral accent pieces w. flower centers. Remove adhesive sheet backing and adhere to solid flowers.
  • Stamp greeting with Petunia Pop ink on the 2 3/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic White cardstock. I used the With You in Mind stamp set. Adhere piece to card front.
  • Arrange the Garden Green and Shy Shamrock flowers to the left side of the greeting piece. Arrange large flowers over the leaves. Once you like the arrangement, adhere all pieces with either liquid glue or Stampin’ Seal.
  • Stamp greeting with Petunia Pop ink on inside of card. Even though the card base is white, I always cut another piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″ for the inside. If I mess up, at least I can redo it without ruining the card base. I also like the more finished look it gives to the inside.
  • Embellish with a few of the 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems. Please note that they are no longer available.


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There is still time to take advantage of the Suite and Suite Products Sale, which runs through June 30th. Here are a few details about the sale.

  • Suites and suite products from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog, Buy one, get one at 50% off. Online Exclusives and Last Chance Products are included. There is a total of 27 suites included in the sale. If you are a demonstrator you can also purchase the Online Exclusives available now for pre-order.
  • 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.
  • The discount will appear in your cart once you’ve added two items within the sale parameters to your cart.  Watch the totals in your cart to make sure you are maximizing the benefits of the sale! Products are available only while supplies last.
  • 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). NOTE: You can purchase more than 1 suite for 50% off, but you would need to buy a full-price item for the discount. For example, if you add 4 suites to your order, 2 will be full price and 2 will be 50% off. If there are 3 suites in the order, 2 would be full price, and one will be 50% off.
  • Be strategic with your orders. To maximize the buy one, get one 50% off, you realize greater savings by ordering suites or bundles together, rather than ordering, for example, two suites and a set of embellishments. Because the 50% off comes off the lowest priced product, it would be the embellishments that would get the discount and not the second suite.
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