Category: 2025-2027 IN COLOURS

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEDNESDAY

SAVE THE DATES – 17–19 July 2025, from 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (AEST)

Introducing the Virtual Album Retreat, a brand-new event that’s unlike anything Stampin’ Up! has ever done before!

During this three-day, virtual event, you’ll create 12 scrapbook spreads using the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit, craft with customers and fellow demonstrators who love scrapbooking, learn new techniques, and connect on a personal level with fellow crafters and Stampin’ Up! staff. There will even be some fun giveaways!

To make the 12-spread album, you’ll want to purchase the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit.

Everyone who purchases a kit will receive an email in early July with a link to the exclusive Facebook page where the live event will stream.

There are only have a limited number of kits, so make sure to order yours ASAP when the ordering period begins on 28 May!

Who: Crafters who love to scrapbook!

  • We encourage you to invite customers and friends who love to scrapbook to join this unique event.

When: 17–19 July 2025, from 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (AEST)

Where: Private Facebook Group

Registration: There is no registration for this event! By purchasing the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit, you’ll get access to an exclusive Facebook group where the live event will stream.

Price of Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit: $435 AUD | $525 NZD

Language of Event: This event will be presented in English only.

After the Event: You can access the recorded event videos on the Virtual Album Retreat Facebook group page.

Exclusive After the Event Get Together: For those crafters living in Australia, and ordering their Retreat Kit through me, and can be in Brisbane in the week following the Retreat Event will be invited to guests at my exclusive day long get together to finish your layouts, meet other crafters and have a creative time amongst like-minded people. (Date, time and venue to be advised).

The card I created for today used the die cut letters that were left after I made my scrapbooking layout.

I started with a landscape tentfold card using Misty Moonlight card.

A panel of the Designer Series Paper was added to the card front.

Then I attached Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the three Party Alphabet die cuts. Then they were added to the front of the card.

I used the hearts die, from the Fancy Borders Dies, to create a Night of Navy strip of hearts that I added to a wider strip of Misty Moonlight card.

This layered heart strip had dimensionals added to the back and was then positioned on the front of the card.

I added a DSP strip inside the card and also adhered three of the die cut hearts to both the card insert and back of the envelope.

Finally, I added some of the white embellishments from the Hues of Blues Flowers to the card front.

Tomorrow I have two 3D projects to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below. Some items I have used are not yet available to share with you in the shopping details.

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TUESDAY TECHNIQUES & TIPS

Today I have three cards to share with you. They were projects from the Creativity Now crafting event for demonstrators.

TIP: One of the great benefits of joining Stampin’ Up!, as a demonstrator, is the opportunity for exclusive events and early access to new products. So my tip is to join when you can and enjoy these and many more benefits.

These are the new products that were used for this event – Peaceful Garden Suite Collection.

TIP: Enjoy a 10% discount on Bundles and save yourself the challenge of entering lots of separate products codes by entering the single code for Suite Collections.

These are the three cards that were designed for the event. Demonstrators received measurements and instructions for each project.

TECHNIQUE: The strips of Designer Series Paper were torn at one end. To reveal the white edge you need to tear the paper towards you.

TECHNIQUE: After die cutting some twigs they then had some colour added using a Blending Brush to lightly transfer some of the Cloud Cover ink.

The second card features some Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper, embossed Cloud Cover card, A panel of Designer Series Paper and a Basic White panel with a stamped greeting.

TECHNIQUE: By leaving a pocket under the DSP panel, a tag can be inserted. This gives you another place to write a message.

TIP: Add a strip of the DSP to the card insert and more to the back of the envelope.

Finally, I added some of the white Hues of Blue Flowers.

The final card was made from a piece of Designer Series Paper.

This card uses a length of Misty Moonlight Silver Edges Ribbon to wrap around and secure the card’s opening.

TIP: Turn a white tag into a pale blue by using Cloud Cover ink and a Blending Brush. Start adding colour by rotating the brush off the tag and slowly brushing across it.

TECHNIQUE: It is quite easy to create your own coordinating envelope to match the card.

Tomorrow I have my own card design to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below. Some of the products are yet to be released so I’ll provide more details later.

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TUESDAY TECHNIQUE & TIPS

My project today features three techniques – masking, heat embossing and water colouring.

For this project I used the Beatiful Butterflies Stamp Set & Dies Bundle.

My first task was to die cut the two butterfly shapes, I planned to stamp, from a piece of Masking Paper.

TIP: It is so much easier to cut the shape on the centre ‘front’ of the paper (ensure the split that runs down the centre of the paper is used as the ‘back’). This will ensure that the cut shae will match your stamped image shape and that you will be able to peel away the backing paper more easily.

For the heat embossed images, I used Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper and lightly dusted it with the embossing ‘buddy’ from the Embossing Additions Tool Kit. Then I stamped the first image using Versamark and sprinkled WOW Black Embossing Powder before heat setting it.

I placed the matching Masking Paper butterfly shape over the first heat embossed image and then stamped three smaller butterfly shapes and repeated the process.

TIP: The WOW embossing powder leaves a clear and slightly raised outline. Avoid overheating the powder because it then flattens a little and loses its gloss.

After I finished heat embossing the masked images i took a water colour tool and applied colour to the butterflies.

To help select my colours for this project, I used the Stampin’ Up! Colour Coach. I spun the inner circle around to select an analogous colour scheme – Berry Burst, Petunia Pop, Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath.

Once the watercoloured image was dry, I used the Everyday Arches Dies to cut the three layers you can see on the card front – the largest layer is from the Beautiful Bokeh DSP, the middle layer is Berry Burst card and then the Fluid 100 paper.

The two smaller layers were adhered together before I wrapped a length of Basic Black Baker’s Twine several times around them and tied a bow.

Then I added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of this double layer and positioned it on the DSP arch.

The card measures 5 1/4″x 12″. Iscored the card at 4″ and 8″ so that I would have a trifold card.

When the card front is opened out, you can then see the outer third panel.

For this panel I created a gift card pocket using the Fancy Borders Dies.

After cutting the Berry Burst edge, I cut a Basic White panel to use as a card insert. I stamped the small detailed butterfly on this panel before adhering it to the gift card pocket.

Whne the card is fully opened, you will see a second Basic White card insert and where the gift card pocket is.

The greeting is from the Beautiful Butterfly Stamp Set. It was stamped onto Basic White scrap before being die cut and added to the front of the card.

I adhered a die cut butterfly to the back of the envelope.

Finally, I coloured some Iridescent Faceted Gems with a dark Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Pen.

Tomorrow I will share any Stampin’ Up! updates and another butterfly card with you.

Until then , happy stamping and scrapbooking.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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