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This Week’s Card Class To Go: June 11th
This Week’s Class Details This week’s Weekly Class To Go features the beautiful Velvet Meadow Specialty Designer Series Paper paired with the elegant Words of Beauty Bundle — and we’re making two fun fold cards that let the paper do the work! If you've ever fallen in love with a paper pack and wondered how to use it, these cards are great ideas for showcasing your favourite designer papers. The fun fold designs highlight the gorgeous floral patterns and special velvet texture
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Jun 112 min read


June 2026 Stamp & Create Class
**This Class Tutorial is now available for sale in my store with an immediate download. Click here to check it out! One of my favourite things about designing Stamp & Create Classes is finding creative ways to use beautiful products while making something a little different from the everyday card. This month, the gorgeous Moonlit Flora Suite inspired a coordinated gift set featuring a decorative book box, matching bookmark, and a set of four coordinating cards. It's the perfe
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Jun 93 min read


Saturday Blog Hop: Use Your Stash
Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. This week's theme was to 'Use our Stash'. It seems like there are always a few items on our craft desk that we keep ignoring or are not too sure how to use. So, I combined a few of those things on my card today. The first is the 'F
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Jun 63 min read


3 Card Ideas with the Moonlit Flora Suite - Simple to Stepped Up: Weekly Class To Go
Do you ever start making a card and then think, "Maybe I'll add just one more thing?" 😊 That's exactly how this week's projects came together! This week, I'm featuring the beautiful Moonlit Flora Suite and sharing three cards that start with a simple design and gradually add a few more layers and details along the way. Whether you love clean and simple cards or enjoy stepping things up with extra embellishments and techniques, I hope these projects give you some inspiration
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Jun 53 min read


Birthday Party in a Box!
**This Class Tutorial is now available for sale in my store with an immediate download. Click here to check it out! Who doesn't love a birthday party?🥳 In this Birthday Party in a Box class, we're creating a whole collection of projects inspired by birthdays and celebrations! Using the Pretty Party Kit as our starting point, we'll make cards, gift tags, decorate a keepsake box, and add a few fun surprises too. Think of it as a crafty birthday party in a box—filled with handm
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Jun 22 min read


Saturday Blog Hop: Cards for Guys
Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. It's all about creating Cards for Guys this week! We're less than a month away from Father's Day and we're looking to put together some great card ideas to tuck away for the guys in our lives. It was a crazy week, so I went for som
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May 302 min read


2 Gift Card Holder Ideas with Stampin' Up!'s Waterside Retreat DSP: Weekly Class To Go
Masculine projects can sometimes feel tricky to make… but this week’s projects came together thanks to the Waterside Retreat Designer Series Paper! For this week’s Weekly Class To Go, I created two gift card holders that are perfect for Father’s Day, birthdays, graduations, or really any occasion where you need a quick handmade gift idea. Gift card holders are also one of my favourite things to make because they turn something practical into something that feels much more per
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May 293 min read


This Week’s Card Class To Go: May 28th
This Week’s Class Details This week’s Weekly Class To Go features the Waterside Retreat Designer Series Paper — and we’re making two fun gift card holders that are perfect for masculine cards and gifts! These projects would be great for Father’s Day, birthdays, graduations, or anytime you need a quick and easy gift idea that still feels thoughtful and handmade. I love the relaxed outdoor feel of this paper, and these gift card holders come are a fun way to use your patterned
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May 292 min read


Saturday Blog Hop: Animal Kingdom
Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. We're having fun with an Animal Kingdom theme this week for our blog posts. I don't usually get too many animal sets, but like everyone else I wasn't able to resist the adorable 'Cutest Crew' Bundle! Products Used Bundle: 'Cutest C
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May 232 min read


3 Ways to Colour Stampin’ Up!’s Artisan Sketched Garden DSP: Weekly Class To Go
If you love patterned paper that you can completely customize with your favourite colours, this week’s projects are going to be so much fun to recreate! ✨ I used the new Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper for this week’s Weekly Class To Go — a black and white floral paper pack filled with hand-drawn designs and coordinating patterns that are perfect for colouring. For these cards, I wanted to explore a few different ways to use the paper, so each project features a
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May 223 min read


This Week’s Card Class To Go: May 21st
This Week’s Class Details This week’s Weekly Class To Go features the Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper — a black and white paper pack filled with hand-drawn florals and coordinating patterns. 🖤🤍 For this week’s projects, I wanted to show three different ways to colour the floral designs. Each card uses a slightly different technique, while showing how easy it is to completely change the look of the paper with your favourite colour combinations. From colouring d
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May 212 min read


Saturday Blog Hop: Sprigs & Twigs
Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. Our theme for this week was Sprigs & Twigs. When I started designing my card I was picturing lots of leaves and twigs, but it turned out to be more about ladybugs! I just have so many ladybugs this year in my yard and there are so
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May 162 min read


Pocketful of Sweetness Flash Class | Create a Card Folio & Set of 4 Cards
This week I’m trying something a little different and introducing my very first Flash Class! 🍓✨ This project is a fun mash-up featuring the adorable Filled with Sweetness Bundle and the brand new Everyday Essentials Mix & Match DSP from Stampin’ Up!. I've made a cute card folio that fits 4 full sized cards inside - wouldn't this make a perfect gift for someone? You can catch the replay of the Live YouTube Class Tutorial below and then be sure to purchase your class kit so yo
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May 152 min read


May 2026 Stamp & Create Class: A Paper Crafting Class To Go!
*Tutorial Option is available to purchase in my Online Store - Click here There’s something about florals, pretty details, and fresh new colours that just makes creativity feel extra fun. This month’s Stamp & Create Class is all about the gorgeous new Bloom Boutique Suite from Stampin' Up! — featuring tiny blooms, dainty scallops, gold foil accents, and ALL of the brand new In Colors. It has the sweetest vintage-inspired feel while still feeling fresh and modern. We’ll be
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May 113 min read


This Week’s Card Class To Go: May 5th
This Week’s Class Details This week’s Weekly Class To Go is a fun little sampler of the brand-new May–August 2026 Stampin’ Up! Catalogue! 💛 Over the past week, I celebrated the new catalogue with a special 3-part video series where I shared new products, creative inspiration, cardmaking tips, and lots of project ideas featuring some of my favourite new goodies. From Mix & Match products, to layout inspiration, to fun pocket cards and gorgeous new Designer Series Paper — this
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May 112 min read


Saturday Blog Hop: You Are What You Eat
Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. We've got a fun theme for you this week - You are what you eat! I can't wait to see all the ideas this week😋. Products Used Bundle: 'Filled with Sweetness'. I am still loving everything in the 'Homemade Sweetness' Suite Collection
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May 92 min read


New Designer Series Paper Inspiration with 2 Pocket Card Ideas: Weekly Class To Go
Here we are at Day 3 of my online Catalogue celebration! And I had way too much fun making these cute pocket cards! In my YouTube video, I shared 2 pocket card ideas using brand-new Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper — and these designs are such a fun way to show off any of your favourite papers. And if you’re someone who loves pretty paper (hello, same 🙋♀️), these cards let you feature those gorgeous patterns. I know I’m not the only one guilty of saving favourite DSP “for
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May 83 min read


Stampin’ Up! Catalogue Layout Inspiration + Mix Old & New!: Weekly Class To Go
It's Part 2 of my celebration of the brand new May-August 2026 Stampin' Up! Catalogue and today I wanted to share how we can use our catalogue (or the online sample ideas) to kick start our own creativity! I also wanted to mix in a few of my favourite current products with the new. Stampin' Up! has gifted us with a lot of ideas & inspiration. Whenever a new catalogue arrives, I always spend time flipping through and looking at: ✨ card layouts ✨ colour combinations ✨ layering
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May 83 min read


Crafting Made Easy with the New Stampin’ Up! Mix & Match Collection: Weekly Class To Go
The brand-new Stampin’ Up! May–August 2026 Catalogue is finally here and one of the most fun sections is the new Mix & Match products .💛 If you love quick cards, easy creativity, or those nights where you want to make something cute without pulling out your entire craft room… these products are such a great option. This week on YouTube, I had an online Catalogue celebration and in the first video (replay below) I shared a mini catalogue tour along with 3 cute projects using
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May 82 min read


Time to Celebrate the May–August 2026 Catalogue!
The brand-new May–August 2026 Stampin’ Up! Catalogue & May Online Exclusives are here and I’m so excited to celebrate with a special catalogue launch event! We’ll be creating 4 beautiful cards featuring brand-new products from the May–August Catalogue, and every attendee will receive: ✨ a sweet tea party favour ✨ a fun 2026–2028 In Color bookmark ✨ lots of crafty inspiration and creative fun Whether you love crafting in person, prefer creating from home, or simply want the tu
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May 53 min read
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