July 2026 Stampin' Up Newsletter

 Hey Everybody,

July brings lots of new things from Stampin' Up! We have a new product of the month, new kits, new online exclusives, new paper pumpkin and a new join box!  So check out this post to see all that is new and exciting at Stampin' Up! As always, if you have questions let me know.

Blessings,

Sue

July's Product of the Month

The brand-new Product of the Month for July is now available. Add it to your order for just $5 when you spend $75! You'll earn 10% in Stampin' Rewards too.

This month's exclusive product is the Begonia Belle Photopolymer Stamp Set. This Two-Step Stampin' Set allows you to combine the pairs of bloom or leaf images to create depth and texture, or use each image alone for a different effect. Additional sweet sentiments and decorative elements make this an amazing all-in-one set you simply must add to your collection!

July Online Exclusives

                                                         Violet Dreams Suite Collection

Birthday Song

New Daisy Days Kit

The Daisy Days Kit  includes everything you need to make a whole album themed with vibrant daisies, bright colors, and fun summer motifs.

You'll get all the supplies needed to create 28 6.5" x 6" (16.5 x 15.2 cm) pages to fit in the included album (measuring 7¾" x 7" x 1⅞", or 19.7 x 17.8 x 4.8 cm) that's printed with bright daisy and gingham patterns. With printed pages, precut printed pieces, journalling blocks, pockets and acetate elements, recording summer memories is easy. Coordinating Stampin' Up! colors are Blueberry Bushel, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush, and Timid Tiger.

Paper Pumpkin July-August-September

July: Hooray for Birthdays   Subscribe by July 10

Say Happy Birthday with stand-up easel cards perfect for showing off

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Holographic foil accents

Precut paper pieces  and printed stickers

Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Darling Duckling, Hydrangea Hue, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Timid Tiger (Stampin’ Spot)

Subscribe July 11-August 10

Send cards with heartfelt messages of comfort and appreciation.

Makes 9 cards 3 of each 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

Precut paper pieces and intricate precut card fronts

Gray and white

Coordinating colors: Basic Gray Calypso Coral, Gray Granite,(stampin’ spot) Lost Lagoon, Petal Pink, Pool Party

September: Aspens of Gratitude

Subscribe August 11-September 10

Share your gratitude with cards featuring beautifully hand-painted woodland designs.

Makes 10 cards: 5 each of 2 designs with 10 coordinating envelopes

Precut paper pieces

Self-adhesive gem embellishments

Coordinating Colors: Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, (Stampin’ Spot), Golden Glow, Gray Granite, Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie

Detailed Flora Dies Add-On-available while supplies last!

Available only to Paper Pumpkin Subscribers!

The add-on-die-set coordinates with the Paper Pumpkin Kits shown above! Use requires a die cutting machine (not included)

Introducing the Welcome Box

As part of the new join process, we’re introducing an elevated onboarding experience. All first-time demonstrators (beginning July 1, 2026) will receive a surprise Welcome Box—a gesture of appreciation and a warm welcome into the global Stampin’ Up! creative community.

What’s Inside the Welcome Box

• A handwritten welcome letter from Sara
  
• Stampin’ Up!-branded swag: 
  
• Pen
  
• Pop-up pencil case
  
• Pop-up waste basket
  
• An exclusive card kit including:
  
• Kit-sized stamp set
  
• Full-size clear block
  
• Classic Stampin’ Spot
  
• Supplies to create eight “hello” cards
  

New demonstrators are encouraged to make and share these cards—especially with the eight complimentary catalogs they receive—to help spread the word about their new demonstratorship.

WELCOME BOX UNBOXING

Watch as we unbox the Welcome Box! Get a look at everything inside and see what makes this box the perfect welcome gift for new demonstrators.

Important Notes

• The Welcome Box is exclusive to first-time demonstrators. Beginning July 1, 2026, anyone joining for the first time will receive a Welcome Box.
• Current demonstrators have a one-time opportunity to order a Welcome Box after it launches. See below for details.
• Rejoining demonstrators will receive all other joining perks (including the coupon code) but not a Welcome Box.
• Stampin’ Up! will not market the Welcome Box as a perk of joining—in fact, we won’t mention it outside demonstrator communications. It’s intended as a surprise-and-delight gift that encourages organic excitement, curiosity, and a little FOMO—leading potential new demonstrators back to you to learn more!

 

Step One: Join

When you sign up as a new demonstrator, you will:

• Choose a team leader
• Read and accept the required legal agreements
• Fill out some personal details
• Pay the $100 fee to submit your application

Step Two: Shop!

Once your application has been reviewed and approved (you shouldn't have long to wait!), you will receive an email with your NEW demonstrator ID and your coupon code.

• Your coupon code, valued at $125, can be redeemed on any order you place as a demonstrator!
• Your order total can be more than your coupon code; you'll just pay the difference.
• Any amount that you spend above the value of your coupon code will be treated just like all other orders you place as a demonstrator. That means it will receive demonstrator discount (20% at first), counts towards your first quarterly minimum, will earn Stampin' Rewards, and can also allow you to purchase the Product of the Month ($75+).
• You will also be able to add eight free catalogues to any order (this option does expire after 9 months).

You will also receive a one-time special welcome gift from Stampin' Up! which will included branded merchandise and an exclusive card kit to help you spread the word of your new demonstratorship.

Don't worry if you don't meet the quarterly sales requirement to stay active as a demonstrator. There is still no penalty with nothing to return or repay! If you leave Stampin' Up! for any reason, you can rejoin after 45 days. At that point, you'll be able to choose whether to rejoin with your previous team leader or join a different team. This change applies to current demonstrators too. The only thing to note is that the welcome gift only sent when you join for the first time, so isn't sent if you rejoin later.
 

Paper Pumpkin™ Perk

New demonstrators will also receive a 50% off coupon code for their first Paper Pumpkin kit!

Two months after joining, you will be sent a coupon code by email. That code gives 50% off the first kit in any new subscription. That code will have an expiry date so make sure you plan to redeem it in time! It's a great way to try out Paper Pumpkin yourself as you get started as a demonstrator, making it easier to share it with others.

Using Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green and Darling Duckling

 Hey Everybody,

Linda's challenge colors this week are balmy blue, granny apple green and darling duckling. You can find her challenge here.  

I cut the arch from a piece of white cardstock. I used pecan pie ink and pulled the ink pad over the outside of the arch. Then I dry embossed it with the Stampin' Up!-Timber 3D embossing folder to give it a wood look.

 I stamped the image from Unity Stamps called Just Beak-Cause, in memento tuxedo black ink and colored it with Copic Markers. I put a circle on my paper for the sun. This is a mask so the blue ink doesn't touch the circled area. I used blending brushes and a cloud cut out to make clouds and grass. I removed the mask and colored the sun with Copic Marker. I stamped the sentiment in granny apple green. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: CC1107

Stamps: Unity Stamps-Just Beak-Cause

Paper: white, granny apple green

Ink: memento tuxedo black, balmy blue, granny apple green, pecan pie

Accessories: blending brushes, Stampin' Up!-Timber 3D embossing folder, Copic Markers, mask for sun, arch die

Techniques: dry embossing, direct to paper, coloring, ink blending, masking

When I saw the colors for this challenge, I immediately thought of this chicken stamp. I knew I could make the sky with balmy blue and grass with granny apple green. 

I could have made a yellow flower with  stem and a blue sky. It truly depends what stamps you have in your collection.

  Sometimes I look through my stamps to see what hasn't been used in a while. Then I try to find a challenge to use it.

What do you picture when you think of these colors? Take a look through your stamps, what will work? I hope you give this challenge a try.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Baby Wipe Technique

 Hey Everybody,

Sabrina's challenge is to use a baby wipe technique. You can find her challenge here.  

I stamped large and small daisies from the retired Stampin' Up!-set called, Daisy Lane and punched them out. I folded a baby wipe several times then added fresh freesia, pretty in pink, and melon mambo reinkers to the baby wipe.

  I stamped a smaller flower for a background using the same baby wipe. I curled the flowers and added a dimensional beneath all of them. I added a yellow center which is retired Stampin' Up! product, but had a few left. I stamped the sentiment with the baby wipe ink and punched it out with the key tag punch. I added greenery for the flowers to sit on so they'd stand out. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: TLC1110

Stamps: Stampin' Up!-Daisy Lane

Paper: white, old olive

Paper Size: A2

Ink: old olive

Accessories: fresh freesia, pretty in pink, melon mambo reinkers, Medium and large daisy punches

Techniques: Baby Wipe Stamping

If you've never done the baby wipe technique, here is a tutorial video from Splitcoast.

Here are a few other samples of this technique that I've made in the past.

 

There you have it, the baby wipe technique. I hope you give it a try.

 When I've done this technique I've put my baby wipes into a plastic case like the ones we used to get stamp sets in. That way I can close it when I'm finished and use it again later without worrying about it drying out.  I use it later in the day or with other stamps then dispose of it. Toss the baby wipes and rinse the case.

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Sue

Using a Die in a Different Way

 Hey Everybody,

Misti's challenge for today is to make a masculine card. You can find her challenge here.  

I blended crushed curry, pumpkin pie and old olive inks on white cardstock. I dry embossed the white cardstock with the Stampin' Up-Paradise Garden embossing folder. I place the inked up side on the debossed side of the embossing folder. (I put it in with Stampin' Up logo on the back not the front.)

 I pulled pecan pie ink over the cardstock then used the die to cut out the pieces with the Stampin' Up-Paradise Garden die and a piece of pumpkin pie cardstock. 

  I ran the crushed curry card base through the embossing machine in the same embossing folder with the right side up for texture behind my image panels. I stamped my sentiment in pecan pie on pumpkin pie cardstock and added it all to the card base. This will go to a nursing home for the use of the residents.

Keywords: CAS901

Stamps: Stampin' Up!-Paradise Garden

Paper: white, pumpkin pie, crushed curry

Paper Size: A2

Ink: old olive, pumpkin pie, crushed curry, pecan pie

Accessories: Stampin' Up!-Paradise Garden Hybrid Embossing Folder, blending brushes, Paradise Garden die

Techniques: black-out technique, dry embossing

This was a different way to use a die for me. I usually cut out images with dies to give them a shape and a background. I saw how someone did this with a die and wondered how it would look with this die. I like how it turned out.

I also liked the idea that I wasn't having to color the leaves from the embossing folder in with brushes, or markers. I just blended the inks on white cardstock any way I wanted then embossed the cardstock. It was easy!

The Paradise Garden die set also has a hexagon that I want to try to use for something also.

Now it's your turn. Take a look at your dies and see if you can use them to shape your card like I did. Or find another creative way to use your dies. Or, maybe just get some dies out and use them.  Sometimes they sit in a drawer or cabinet and are forgotten.  Dust them off and create something with them.

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Sue

Featured Stamper Challenge

 Hey Everybody,

Ardyth's challenge can be found here. It is a few previous featured stamper's galleries. You choose a gallery and look through it for something you can create and make your own. 

Here is the inspiration for my card. CT0614 Tool Birthday by lisaadd at Splitcoaststampers.

Lisa uses a lot of rainbow colors in her designs. I liked the colorful hammers in a row so I did something similar with Band-Aids.

The band-aid dies are from Impression Obsession. I placed them horizontally in different colors. The sentiment is from Unity Stamps and a stamp set called, Danglin'. I cut out the sentiment strip in white so it would blend in with the background. I wanted to mimic the dots on the bandages, so I added texture to the background. This was then added to a real red card base. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Here is what the die set looks like. 

Keywords: FS1008

Stamps: Unity Stamps-Danglin'

Paper: white, real red, pumpkin pie, daffodil delight, garden green, blueberry bushel, white

Paper Size: A2

Ink: real red

Accessories: Impression Obsession-Bandage Die. Stampin' Up!-Beautiful Pattern 3D embossing folder

Techniques: dry embossing, die cutting

Now that I'm looking at this die set, I'm trying to think of other things I could do with it. Maybe I could add it to another element or image for a Get Well card. I'll have to go through my stamps and dies to see what else I could add this to.

What do you have in your stash that you could make into a rainbow card?

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

The Challenge is Food

 Hey Everybody,

Stacy's challenge website is Food Network. You can find her challenge here.

Here is my inspiration for my card.  

Watermelon Lemonade Slushie

I stamped the glasses from Stampin' Up set Cheers & Sips and covered them with a mask so I could stamp the watermelon and the vines which are from Stampin' Up called Watercolor Melon. I cut out the top of the objects so I could put the red and white paper behind them like a picnic spread. I added all of that to a green striped paper that reminded me of watermelons. I stamped, colored and fussy cut the hamster which is a Gerda Steiner stamp called, Melon Muncher and added him with dimensionals. The lemon and strawberry were stamped, colored and cut to go on the drinks. The tall glass was colored with sweet sorbet and pineapple punch markers to make it look like watermelon and lemonade were mixed.

This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: IC1069

Stamps: Stampin' Up!- Cheers & Sips, Watercolor Melon, Gerda Steiner-Melon Muncher

Paper: white, assorted designer paper from friends

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, garden green, sweet sorbet, pineapple punch

Accessories: clear wink of stella, dimensionals, Copic Markers, scissors

Techniques: masking, fussy cutting, two-step stamping

I know there is a lot on this page, but it was one of those cards where I thought of one thing then another and another. I had a lot of fun making this card. Most times when making a card, I have an idea of the stamp set I want to use but the card evolves and isn't something I have in my head to begin with.

When you make a card, do you have a finished image of the card in your mind before you begin? Or, does your card evolve like a process like mine do?  Either way, we make cards and give them away. That's the beauty of card making. I love to encourage people with cards for no occasion at all.

I need to do more of that. Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Do You Use Mixed Media on Your Cards?

 Hey Everybody,

Sweet Miss Daisy has given us the challenge of using mixed media to make a card with pets. You can find her challenge here.

 

I used a dog and a bird. I wanted to use old stamps and paper for this card. Bella & Friends was one of my favorites. I wanted bright colors around the image so I chose this retired paper called, Ice Cream Parlor.

I stamped then die cut the image panel with an oval die. I used a blending brush with balmy blue to make clouds. The balloon and cupcake were paper pieced with a fun, tiny pattern from the same paper pack. I added the balloon and cupcake with dimensionals. The bird was colored with Karin Markers, the dog was colored with a Copic Marker. The details were colored with glitter pens.

Keywords: MIX696

Stamps: Stampin' Up!-Bella & Friends

Paper: white, Pacific Point, Stampin' Up!-Ice Cream Parlor designer series paper(retired)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, azure afternoon, balmy blue

Accessories: scissors, dimensionals, blending brush, Karin brushmarker pro markers, pink and purple glitter gel pens, Copic Marker

Techniques: ink blending, coloring, die cutting, paper piecing

I think after flowers, animal stamps are what I have the most of. So it wasn't difficult to find an animal to use.  

I found a quick video from Lisa Curcio which demonstrates how to paper piece with designer paper.

Paper piecing is a fun way to use scrap designer series paper and add a WOW factor to your cards. Take a look at your stamps. You can paper piece just about anything.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue