It's Finally Here!

 Hey Everybody,

Well, we've finally arrived at the day you've been waiting for; the day you can begin ordering from the new May-August catalog.

Click on the link above  or the catalog image to see the new catalog!

 Here are some updates for May.

May Product of the Month Starter Kit Offer Details: New team members who purchase their Starter Kit from May 5–31 will be able to choose between these two offers: Free 2026–2028 In Color Stampin’ Pads with Starter Kit $160 USD | $215 CAD worth of products in their Starter Kit for just $99 USD | $135 CAD (that’s an extra $35 USD | $50 CAD value!) May Paper Pumpkin MAY: SPARKLING CELEBRATIONS SUBSCRIBE APRIL 11–MAY 10  Create bold, celebratory cards perfect for invitations, congratulations, and special occasions. • Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes • Precut paper pieces with silver foil • Gem embellishments • Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie Wonderful Scenes Dies Add-On—available only while supplies last! May Classes Monday May 11th at 10  2 spots available Tuesday May 12th at 1  2 spots available Thursday May 14th  2 spots available Friday May 15th 1 spot available How about a challenge card added to this post? Mary's color challenge colors are secret sea, pretty peacock and cloud cover. Dessert was to use designer series paper with other colors if you like. You can find her challenge here.  I stamped the plants at the bottom with sahara sand then I used a blending brush to fill in the light areas. I masked the hill and added the two trees in pretty peacock. I used my stencil and blending brushes for the sky and birds. I stamped my sentiment on designer series paper then used the key tag punch. I added the sentiment with dimensionals. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital. Additional Info Keywords: CC1100 Stamps: Stampin' Up-Grassy Grove, Unity Stamp Company-Gretchen Girl Paper: white, secret sea, SU-By The Bay designer series paper Ink: sahara sand, secret sea, pool party, pretty peacock Accessories: Unity Stamps-Drift on Wings stencil, SU-Key Tag punch, blending brushes, post-it note mask Techniques: ink blending, masking, stenciling Take a look at your stamps. What could you make using these colors?   secret sea, pretty peacock and cloud cover Secret sea is a dark blue color while cloud cover is a lighter blue-green color and of course peacock is a dark blue-green color. When I saw the colors I thought, nature so I went in search of trees or stamps with an outdoor theme. How about you? What will you find in your stash for this color challenge? Well, have fun shopping the catalog. If you have any questions, let me know. Remember, classes are next week. Sign up if you haven't already. I also have catalogs, so if you need one let me know. Thanks for stopping by today. Blessings, Sue

Double Vision Inspiration At The Shore Card

Hey Everybody, 

Today I made a card that was inspired by another stamper. The challenge is called, The Featured Stamper. This week's Featured Stamper is Kathy aka kmberger. You can find Nancy's challenge here.  

Here is the card from Kathy's gallery I used as my inspiration. 

I started with a piece of Stampin' Up! Scenic Coast designer series paper that was 4" x 5 1/4". I cut it into 1/2" strips. Keep these strips in order so it's easy to assemble the card. I attached the first strip on the far left, of a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of cardstock. Then set the next strip next to it. I attached the third strip and set another strip next to that. I continued gluing every other strip onto the 4" x 5 1/4" piece of cardstock. The pieces of designer series paper not attached had 5 dimensionals added to the back. They were added where they matched. The important thing is to keep them in the correct order. I stamped the sentiment and boats. I die cut the boats, birds and lighthouse using the Sunset Coast Dies. I added the images to the background and added clear wink of stella to them. I cut the lighthouse free from the circle it was in and added it to the card.  This card is very popular right now. Some are calling in a Double Vision card, while others are calling it an Eclipse Technique card.

Keywords: FS1004

Stamps: Stampin' Up!-Sunset Coast

Paper: white, highland heather, basic black, Stampin' Up!-Scenic Coast designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: gorgeous grape

Accessories: Stampin' Up!-Sunset Coast Dies, clear wink of stella, dimensionals

Techniques: Double Vision card, die cutting

So, what do you think? I really love this designer series paper. It is a 6" x 6" pack of 48 pieces with an iridescent shimmer on each piece.

Stampin' Up!-Scenic Coast Designer Series Paper-Available May 5th.

SCENIC COAST 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

$17.00   167773

 

167781

sUNSET COAST BUNDLE (ENGLISH)

$55.75

167785

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SUNSET SPARKLE SEQUINS

$8.50

I hope you like seeing what's coming out in the new catalog May 5th. If you don't have a catalog, let me know. I will also have them to hand out in classes if you need one.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Say In Touch Challenge

 Hey Everybody,

Jeanette's challenge is to Keep In Touch. Here is the challenge.  

I stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink then colored the image with Copic Markers. The stamp set I used was Hip Hop Honeybee from Unity Stamps. I cut the image panel and the designer paper panel with scallop oval dies. I added the die cut ovals to a piece of designer paper from Impression Obsession called, Vintage Garden Paper Pack. I stamped my greeting from Sunny Studios called, Big Bold Greetings on designer paper and cut it out with the Sunny Studio Snippets dies. I cut out flowers using dies as well. I added the sentiment and flowers with dimensionals. Lastly, I added pink gems to the flower centers.

Keywords: CAS894 bee Unity Stamps

Stamps: Unity Stamps-Hip Hop Honeybee, Sunny Studio-Big Bold Greetings

Paper: white, Impression Obsession-Vintage Garden Paper Pack

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, versafine onyx black

Accessories: Sunny Studio-Sunny Snippets dies, pink gems, dimensionals, Copic Markers, Scallop oval dies

Techniques: stamping, die cutting, coloring

Think about the images and sentiments you have in your stash. What would you choose for a card that would keep in touch with someone.

I love that this cutie pie could be used for just about any type of card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I'll see you again soon.

Blessings,

Sue

The Container Challenge

 Hey Everybody, 

Angie's challenge was to use containers. You can find her challenge here.  

I knew exactly which stamp set I wanted to use. I used Potter's Clay by Verve.  I dry embossed white cardstock with the Cuttlebug embossing folder called, Decorative Tile. Then I pulled the distress oxide inks across the debossed side. I used broken China and Faded Jeans. I stamped the vases with pretty peacock, boho blue and lost lagoon inks. Then I die cut the vases. Then I stamped and fussy cut the greenery. I stamped the sentiment and cut it out with my paper trimmer. I used my triple corner punch to round one corner and add a decorative corner opposite it. I added a strip of night of navy cardstock to ground the vases. The images and sentiments were added with dimensionals. I dabbed a small dot of gold stickles in the center of each small diamond.

Keywords: F4A842 BVC26

Stamps: Verve Stamps-Potter's Clay

Paper: white, night of navy

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Distress Oxides-broken china and faded jeans, SU-pretty peacock, night of navy, boho blue, lost lagoon

Accessories: Verve dies, dimensionals, scissors, Cuttlebug Decorative Tile Set, Gold Stickles, dimensionals, SU triple corner punch

Techniques: direct to paper on debossed side, die cutting, fussy cutting

This stamp set evokes both happy and sad feelings. I purchased this set along with other Christian stamp sets from the husband of a lady who used to frequent Splitcoaststampers, but passed away. I got a private message that he was trying to sell her things in bundles to help with expenses. I found quite a few Christian stamp sets that he had posted and purchased them.

The happy part of this set is the song it is taken from. I sang this song for years in church. Take a listen.

For me, it took a long time before I could sing this song and make it real for myself.  That's the way humans are made. We are full of ourself and full of pride and self-reliance. After becoming a Christian, I still wanted things my way a lot of the time and I tried to fix things that went wrong in my life. 

What I noticed though was that I began to pray, not my will, but yours. Not all the time, but little by little I did this.  I found the same thing with prayer. Instead of praying when things went sideways, I'd pray more often. I began to use prayer to thank God for what he'd done for me.  Sometimes when things happened I'd actually look up to heaven and say, "I know that was you!"

I began to be able to step back and watch what God could do in my life. I'm not saying since I've become a Christian, things are rosy and uncomplicated.  Far from it. I've had some of the most painful events in my life happen as a Christian. What I saw was God didn't keep me from the pain, but brought me through it each and every time.  These painful events change all of us. 

The thing I didn't do was to blame God for them or demand why I had to go through them?

I'd got back to my life verse, Trust in the Lord and the words in this song; You are the potter and I am the clay.

Life is very difficult and sometimes almost impossible. I often ask how people who don't have a belief and relationship with God, make it through a day let alone difficult times.

Well, there you have a little bit more of my beliefs and story.  I became a Christian in late 1983. My father passed away in August of 1983. That event brought about my walk with Jesus.

What about you? Do you have any stamp sets that have a story?  Maybe a reason you purchased the set or a reason you keep the set?

What would you use as a container for this challenge?

I thank you for stopping by today.

I truly appreciate it.

Blessings,

Sue

May 2026 Stampin' Up! Newsletter and Class Information

Hey Everybody,

It's May 1st! Check out all that is going on at Stampin' Up!  

May 2nd 20% of select Memory Keeping Products 24 hours only.

The Product of the Month is Berry Botanical Vellum. The product of the month may be purchased for $5 with a $75 order.

There is a new special for joining Stampin' Up! this month. Check it out.

The Paper Pumpkin Kit is available through May 10th.

New catalogs are in house so let me know if you need one.

The new May-August Catalog goes live May 5th!

And we have May classes the week of May 11th.

I hope to see you in class this month.

Blessings,

Sue 

On May 2, you and your customers can celebrate National Scrapbooking Day the right way with 20% off select memory keeping products.  This sale only lasts 24 hours.  

Promotion Details

Sales Period: May 2, 2026, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Ordering Deadlines

Online: May 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Note: Because this 24-hour sale takes place on a Saturday, Demonstrator Support will be closed and unavailable to answer questions or take phone orders.

Details:

24 hours only

20% off select memory keeping products

Items available while supplies last

See and shop all qualifying products in the online store

May Product of the Month

Starter Kit Offer

Details:

• New team members who purchase their Starter Kit from May 5–31 will be able to choose between these two offers:
• Free 2026–2028 In Color Stampin’ Pads with Starter Kit
• $160 USD | $215 CAD worth of products in their Starter Kit for just $99 USD | $135 CAD (that’s an extra $35 USD | $50 CAD value!)

May Paper Pumpkin

MAY: SPARKLING CELEBRATIONS SUBSCRIBE APRIL 11–MAY 10 

Create bold, celebratory cards perfect for invitations, congratulations, and special occasions. • Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes • Precut paper pieces with silver foil • Gem embellishments • Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie

Wonderful Scenes Dies Add-On—available only while supplies last!

May Classes

Monday May 11th at 10  2 spots available

Tuesday May 12th at 1  2 spots available

Thursday May 14th  2 spots available

Friday May 15th 1 spot available

Wise Words-What Are Yours?

 Hey Everybody,

I can't believe we're at the end of April already.  Why does the calendar continue to move so quickly from one month to the next?

Our challenge from Nancy is to use Wise Words. You can find her challenge here. 

I stamped the image then die cut it with the My Favorite Things, oval dies. I colored the image with Copic markers then added the paper glaze. I cut a smaller oval and stamped the sentiment. The sentiment and image panels were added with dimensionals.

I thought this cutie pie would be great for my hospital and nursing home Card Ministries. He is from Unity Stamps in a set called, Hip-Hop Honeybee. I loved the big eyes and his tennis shoes!

I can alter the sentiments if I'd like. I could stamp Buzzing With, then add a different word.

Buzzing with birthday blessings

Buzzing with hugs for you

Buzzing with get well wishes.

Keywords: WT1100 BVC26

Stamps: SU-Trust God, Unity Stamps-Hip-Hop Honeybee

Paper: white, SU Bee Mine designer series paper, SU-petal pink

Paper Size: A2

Ink: SU basic black hybrid

Accessories: My Favorite Things-pierced oval dies, Copic Markers, dimensionals, Aleene's Paper Glaze

Techniques: coloring

This Bible verse is my "Life Verse".  If you don't know what that means, it means that whether things are easy going or difficult, I look to God and trust Him because He knows what's best for me. I'm not saying I always agree with what He puts me through and there are things I'd never want to go through again, but I trust in Him.

I've had times when all I could do is trust God. You've probably had these times as well. Awful things happen in your life which bring you to your knees.  In these difficult times when I told God that whatever He wanted me to do, I would.

I told God if He wanted me to be single and not married, I'd be okay with that.  Now that was NOT what I wanted. I'd always wanted to be married with children.  I'm not kidding when I say a few weeks after praying that prayer, I met my husband in church! 

When we didn't have children right away I again prayed if Tim's daughter was the only child we would have, that was okay with me. Now I didn't come to that decision easily, nor was it my will. Think of my life verse and the big word there is Trust in the Lord.

About a month after that prayer I found out I was pregnant with my son.  It was not a coincidence believe me.

So from the beginning Tim knew what this verse meant to me. So he had a pen/pencil set engraved with it. This sits on my desk within my sight and reach.

Thirty-two years later when he made my desk in my Art Studio, He added this to the my side desk. He wanted it where I could see it daily. It is the perfect place.

Imagine my surprise when I saw this. Believe me, I cried knowing that realized still how special that verse was to me.

Well, here we are at the end of another post. Take a look at the stamps you have and see if there are any that you can use and add stamped words from other sets to expand your sentiments.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Blessings,

Sue

Ever Make a Kimono Card?

 Hey Everybody,

I still have lingering symptoms of my cold and lots of fatigue. I found when I researched it, that is a normal thing. Your body has been using its energy to fight the infection of the cold and now needs more rest to heal and repair. So hopefully in a few more days I'll feel more like myself.

Tim says he knows when I'm not feeling well, because I'm not in my craft room making cards. I've missed that and I'm looking forward to having the energy to use the new things from the new catalog that I ordered.

Today I have an unusual card for you. It's called a Kimono Card.

Sabrina's challenge is to make a kimono card. I've never made one before. Here is a link to the challenge.

Keywords: TLC1102

Paper: Stampin' Up-Perennial Essence designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Accessories: SU-Calypso Coral ombre ribbon

Techniques: Kimono Card

I followed the directions on the video to make my kimono card. I stamped a sentiment inside to make this a birthday card. This was fun to make.

Check out the Video.

Here are samples Sabrina posted that she made. Here is a link to the gallery where others posted their cards.

I found myself being very picky about the designer series paper I used because both sides of it would show.

This was a fun card to make once I saw the video. It was more difficult without the video. I hope you give it a try.

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Sue

A Sunflower Challenge

 Hey Everybody,

Here's another card with another challenge.  Claudette aka lamoore was chosen as today's featured stamper. You can find this challenge here. She is # 1,000 featured stamper! Amazing isn't it? Here is the inspiration from her gallery for my card.

I changed the colors for my card and the orientation. I stamped the largest flower in crushed curry, then the next flower in cherry cobbler. The center was stamped with soft suede. I masked the flower and stamped the leaves on each side. I stamped off several times to create the background for the sentiment using old olive. I stamped the sentiment with cherry cobbler. The acorn was added with pecan pie. I added a bow with linen thread. The image panel was added to a cherry cobbler card base.

Stamps: Stampin' Up-Painted Harvest

Paper: white, cherry cobbler

Ink: crushed curry, old olive, soft suede, cherry cobbler, pecan pie

Accessories: linen thread

Techniques: two-step stamping, masking, stamping off

This is one of my favorite retired Stampin' Up sets. It makes the most beautiful cards. Here are some samples from my Splitcoast gallery. I really tried to use this set in as many different ways as I could. I used traditional colors of yellows and oranges, but then I also used blue, purple and pink.

I made wreaths, backgrounds and turkeys.

I love how the pink and dark brown look alongside the typical yellow colors.

I covered almost all of the card front then stamped the sentiment. You can easily make a background that is pretty by using a few colors with your two-step stamping.

Check out how a purple flower with green leaves looks in a lacy oval frame.

Here I used it as a whole wreath and decorated it with red berries

When you look at all of the stamps in the set, it was a perfect combination of stamps for a lot of out-of-the-box cards.

Well there you have it. How I used a two-step stamp set for many different types of sunflower cards.  I love doing these challenges because it helps me to use my older stamps. It's great to get them inky again.

Take a look at your stash. Find a stamp set that hasn't seen ink in a long time.  Get it inky. If you don't have any ideas, look online to see what people have done with it, then make your own creations.

Thank you for stopping by.

Blessings,

Sue