Day 3 of Studio Tour

 
Hey Everybody, 

I'm back with some more photos of my new studio. This first picture shows the large pull-out table I have at my desk. You can see it's big enough to hold a mini Misty tool, a Stampin' Up case that has my Simply Shammy(purple stamp cleaning thing) in it. In the middle is my Stampin' Up Trimmer. To the right and near the back is my Tim Holtz guillotine cutter.

                                  

This next photo shows the drawers that are beneath the pull out table. You can see the handle which is used to pull the drawers forward when I need to open them.  

                                        
                                           

This photo show how they push back so I can work at the pull out table or that part of the desk without hitting my knees.

                                              

This is the top drawer which has dividers that I set up. The far left has my 6" x 6" designer series paper from Stampin' Up. You can see the current paper in front with the Last Chance Paper next and finally in the back, newly retired paper.

This area holds paper I've cut so it's quicker and easier when making cards and planning classes. I divide the 12" x 12" paper pack in half. Half is stored in my drawer for 12" x 12" paper and the other half is cut into 4" x 6" pieces for use.

I find I use more of my paper when it's cut this way. It's easier to go through and see what I have.

The middle section has my new products in the front and my current Stampin' Up stamps.  I also have Last Chance stamps here as well.  Once stamps retire, I move them to my other drawers where they are sorted by type.

The row on the right has my labels for products such as SC-Spring Catalog, OE-Online Exclusives. I put a sticker on each product when I get it so when customers ask where to find it I can tell them. With so many different places, it got confusing and this is an easy way to organize these.

Behind that are many of the stamps I use for my Card Ministries. In the front are images and toward the middle are sentiments.  I moved them from the long drawers to this drawer which is closer to where I work on my cards.

The next drawer has my acrylic blocks, my larger stamp positioners and utensils for the stamp positioners.  All of the drawers are lined with red felt so it's not noisy when I put things back. 

                                   

This next drawer has all of my Distress ink cubes, Distress Oxide Inks and Stampin' Up 1" cubes. Near the back is Mia's plastic container of inks that she uses when she stamps.

The Distress Oxide Inks have sample cards I made for each color so I could see what it looked like on white paper. I put those in baseball card pages.

The bottom drawer has my Stampin' Up retired tools like the punch board and envelope maker. I also have jewelry making supplies stored here.
                                       

Well, that's another section of my studio. If you have ideas on how to better store some of these things let me know. I am still doing fine tuning. When I moved my things into the studio, I put things where I thought they'd work. Some I've moved after working with them where they were put originally.

Thanks for stopping by today.  For me it's a Mia day. 

Blessings,

Sue

Stampin' Up! February Newsletter

 

Hey Everybody, 

Here we are and it's February already! Where did January go? Stampin' Up has so many new things going on this month. Check them out here.

Starting today this pretty DSP is the February product of the month!

Just $5 with an order over $75.

NEW PRODUCT OF THE MONTH PROMOTION!

Bring a soft wash of color to your card making with the Painted Illusions 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper. These dreamy watercolor gradients blend pinks, greens, blues, teals, and yellows with flowing white patterns that make layering effortless. Receive it for just $5 with a $75 purchase (before tax & shipping)! It’s the kind of paper that does the heavy lifting for you—perfect for clean, simple designs with just the right touch of whimsy.

February 2026 Product of the Month​
Painted Illusions DSP is available exclusively only while supplies last. Once it’s gone, it’s gone—so don’t wait to add this versatile favorite to your craft stash!

Shop the product of the month.

 There's been a refresh of the Clearance Rack and Last Chance Sections.

A CLEARANCE REFRESH, WOOHOO! Stampin’ Up! has refreshed the Clearance Rack and Last Chance  section—and the savings are BIG! Shop select retiring and  past-season favorites at up to 60% off while supplies last.  These deals always go quickly, so be sure to snag your must-haves  before they disappear.  It’s the perfect time to grab embellishments, tools, dies, and  designer papers at  incredible prices! Don’t wait— popular items are sure to sell out fast, so  place your order ASAP!  With discounts of up to 60% on a HUGE selection of retiring products,  you won’t want to miss out! shop clearance & last chance   ​Join Stampin' Up now and receive our new  Stampin' Positioner FREE. If you’ve ever thought about turning your love of stamping  into something more, February is bringing a very exciting reason  to say yes. From February 3–March 2, join Stampin' Up!  by purchasing a Starter Kit and receive an exclusive  bonus—the brand-new Stampin’ Positioner ($49 value),  included with your kit at no extra cost. This is a  limited-time starter-kit offer—and it’s one you won’t  want to miss.  The Stampin' Up! Stampin' Positioner will  become available for customer purchase for $49  (exact date to be determined)  after the promotion has ended March 2. ​ More Details on the Starter Kit!   Purchase a $99 Starter Kit NOW! ​ Did you earn one or more $5 Bonus Days Coupons  with a previous order placed between Jan. 6 - Feb. 2?  REDEEM THEM NOW - Feb. 28! BEFORE you click the CHECKOUT button, click on the + sign  next to the COUPON CODE field, copy and paste your coupon codes  into the Enter Code section, then hit the APPLY link. Our upcoming virtual Craft Class is the Lovely Blossoms Craft Class (170929)  featuring the Lovely Blossoms Suite Collection (167193).  You can purchase the class starting February 3  and stream it live on February 19 at 2:00 p.m. (MT) or watch it later  on demand. You can still purchase the class after the livestream is over. Click  here to find out more about this class. Two New Kits Have Dropped! Happy Happenings Kit-Click here for more information. Best Ever Kit-Click here for more information. Whew! That's a lot of new information. Let me know if you have any questions. Don't forget classes are next week. Here is the schedule and availability in each class. Monday February 9th at 10   2 spots Tuesday February 10th at 1   3 spots Thursday February 12th at 10   1 spot Friday February 13th  1 spot Thanks for stopping by today. Blessings, Sue

Three More Challenge Cards

 Hey Everybody,

Back again with Virtual Stamp Night Cards. Today I have three challenges to show you. Check out the link above to try some of the fun challenges that I've been doing.

Our challenge was to use goldfish for a card. I printed this goldfish out and colored it with watercolor pencils then blended with a blender pen. I added touches of gold pen on the main body. I added Wink of Stella to the whole fish. I used versamark on a stencil over my designer series paper and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I used a stencil that looked a bit like the skin on the fish. I added a wobbler to the back of the fish and added that to the card front. I wrote Keep Swimming with black fine line marker. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: JAN26VSNE

Stamps: n/a

Paper: white, SU-Whale of a Time designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: versamark

Accessories: Stampin' Up and Derwent watercolor pencils, blender brush, gold pen, black fine line marker, Zing gold embossing powder, heat tool, wobbler, Stampin' Up-Plenty of Patterns stencil, dauber

Techniques: heat embossing, coloring

My second challenge is to use gold, silver or bronze on our card. I put an adhesive sheet on the back of the gold paper and die cut it. I also die cut a scrap of red to get the red piece. I ran the red card base through with the embossing folder for the background. I did the same with the scrap of red for the missing puzzle piece. I added the gold heart then added the red piece of the heart. I used dimensionals for the small heart and the sentiment. I placed the gold piece on the card base with adhesive. This will go to a loved one.

Hearts of Love 3D embossing folder is the embossing folder I used for this card.

Keywords: JAN26VSNC WT1090

Stamps: Unity Stamps-Wee Little Courier

Paper: real red, white, gold metallic paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: real red

Accessories: Pink & Main heart die, SU-heart punch, SU-Hearts of Love 3D embossing folder, SU adhesive sheets, dimensionals

Techniques: dry embossing, die cutting

Our challenge was to make a clean and simple card with at least one gold star.
I stamped the sweater and colored it with Copic markers. It was die cut and added to the background paper. The background paper was added to a mossy meadow card base. I stamped the tiny hearts with versamark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: JAN26VSND

Stamps: Stampin' Up-Merry Mice(stars), Colorado Craft Company-Sweater Weather

Paper: white mossy meadow, SU-Winter Meadow designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, versamark

Accessories: gold embossing powder, heat tool, Copic Markers, Colorado Craft Company sweater die, white gel pen, dimensionals

Techniques: die cutting, coloring, heat embossing

Do you think you'd like to do some of these challenges? I hope you give at least one a try. These challenges really do improve your card making skills. They also help you use your stamps and supplies more.

Thanks for stopping by today. Stay safe and warm.

Blessings,

Sue

February 2026 Stampin' Up News and Classes

 

 

February 1, 2026

 

Hello Everybody,

 

Bonus Days End Monday Feb. 2!

EARN: Shop and earn a $5 coupon for every $50 you spend from January 6 to February 2! There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn. Make sure to use a valid email address when completing your purchase.

SAVE: After placing your order, the coupon code (or codes) will be emailed to you. Save those emails, write down or save the codes, or take a picture of the codes so you don’t miss out on any savings!

REDEEM: You can redeem your coupons from February 3 to 28! Use as many coupon codes as you want during checkout (tip: remember to separate each code by a space). And make sure to use them all before the month is over.

 

I want to share something exciting with you that begins Tuesday, February 3, that you are not going to want to miss out on.

 

FINALLY - Stampin' Up! has a stamp positioner!!!  It's called the STAMPIN' POSITIONER 

 

And YOU can get it for FREE when you join Stampin' Up! (it's only available as a freebie when you join, not available for purchase currently)

That’s right — this is the very first time The Stampin’ Positioner is available, and the only way to get it right now is by joining. (beginning Tues, Feb 3)

 

So what’s the Stampin’ Positioner?

 It’s a new stamping alignment tool that makes stamping easier and more accurate. You’ll be able to:

·  Line up images perfectly

·  Create repeating patterns with ease

·  Do Two-Step Stampin’ without guesswork

·  Make multiple projects faster (hello, efficiency!)

Once you use it, you’ll wonder how you ever stamped without it.

NOTE: I highly recommend purchasing the grid paper designed to work with the Stampin' Positioner as part of your Starter Kit.  It's item #149442

 Here is a short video from Stampin' Up! showing how it works.

 

Beginning Tuesday, February 3

Tuesday is a big day....  stay tuned for all of the information

·  FREE Stampin' Positioner when you join begins

·  Redemption begins for your Bonus Days Coupons

·  New Kits Released

·  New Craft Class featuring the LOVELY BLOSSOMS SUITE - you are going to love the projects.  

 

 Any questions let me know. Stop back February 3rd for more information of new kits and craft class featuring the Lovely Blossoms Suite.

February Classes

Monday Feb. 9th at 10  2 spots available

Tuesday Feb 10th at 1  3 spots available

Thursday Feb. 12th at 10  1 spot available

Friday Feb. 13th   1 spot available