NEW!! Stampin’ Hot Foil System

 Hey Everybody,

Hot news for sure. A new product line and a discount on Paper Pumpkin if you are a new subscriber.

Blessings,

Sue

NEW!! Stampin’ Hot Foil System From Stampin’ Up! Available July 10!!

Introducing one of the hottest items in crafting—the new Stampin’ Hot Foil System!!

The metallic magic starts with Stampin’ Hot Foil Rolls, specially-made Hot Foil dies, and the Stampin’ Hot Foil System that works with the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (sold separately). The heat of the platform transfers the foil using hot foil dies designed specifically for this system, allowing you to add dazzling details to paper and more.

WHAT IS INCLUDED WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE STAMPIN’ HOT FOIL SYSTEM?

This everything included in the Stampin’ Hot Foil System & Craft Class:

• Metallic Magic Craft Class ($30 value—limited time only!)
• Stampin’ Hot Foil platform
• Stampin’ Hot Foil Shim & Spacer
• Stampin’ Hot Foil Magnetic Pick-Up Tool
• Silicone platform station
• Silicone cooling pad
• Power cord
• Instructions on how to use the system

The Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Hot Foil Rolls (the foil itself), and Hot Foil dies and bundles are sold separately.

CRAFT CLASS

As an added bonus, everyone who purchases this system before January 4, 2027, will automatically be able to access the upcoming Metallic Magic Craft Class, a technique-centric virtual class. Attendees will make unique projects and learn crafting tips intended to elevate their hot foil crafting experience. This class is a special limited-time offer exclusive to this system and is an amazing tool when it comes to increasing skills, learning techniques, and making the most of this new product line.

You can see more details about the system, find the bundles and foil that will be available to order beginning on Friday, July 10 in this brochure:

A few notes about the new system:

• Hot Foil results are best with either White Willow or Two-Tone Cardstock.  Smoother card stocks like the Two-Tone Cardstock and White Willow will achieve the best results when using the system, but you can use the regular card stocks too.
• The Hot Foil System, foil rolls and new hot foil dies and bundles will be available Friday, July 10, 2026 in the online Stampin’ Up! store.
• A FREE Hot Foil Online Class from Stampin’ Up! is included with your hot foil system purchase (a $30 value!), do not add the class separately to your cart (you’ll be charged for it if you do!).  You’ll automatically get a link to it after you purchase the Stampin’ Hot Foil System.
• The Stampin’ Hot Foil system is $160. Dies & foil are sold separately.
• Stampin’ Up! has let us know that if the Stampin’ Hot Foil system goes on backorder, it may take longer than normal to restock.  So if you would like to order the system, order sooner rather than later!
• IMPORTANT NOTE:  Cutting dies are not designed to be used with hot foiling.  You cannot die cut using foiling dies.  Doing so risks damaging the dies and the system.

I’m so excited for you all to be able to order this new system!  I have recently started playing with mine and it’s so much fun!  Head over to the Stampin’ Up! online store beginning July 10 to see and order the new system!

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It's a Bit Sketchy Today

 Hey Everybody,

Today we have a sketch challenge. You can find the challenge here. Here is what the sketch looks like.

Here is my card 

I stamped the image  which is from the Unity Stamps set called, Flock Talk. I colored the bird with Copic Markers. I wanted to make the image stand out a bit without adding another layer so I lined the border with a black sharpie using a ruler. 

I used a retired Stampin' Up! 3D embossing folder called Lace. I dry embossed the designer series paper which is from Stampin' Up! called, Delicate Dreams, then added retired Stampin' Up! lace to the bottom strip of designer paper. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: SC1118

Stamps: Unity Stamps-Flock Talk

Paper: white, hydrangea hue, Stampin' Up!-Delicate Dreams designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, hydrangea hue

Accessories: Stampin' Up!-Lace 3D embossing folder, Stampin' Up very vanilla lace, copic markers

Techniques: dry embossing, coloring

I wanted to show you some of the other ideas ladies had for this sketch.

 

  

There are some pretty creative ladies for sure. Did you notice on the pink cake, that she used shaving cream and swirled it like finger paint?

How about the chicken on the card where the sketch was flipped? I love that Unity Stamps chicken.

Ladies had all sorts of ideas of how to use this challenge. Think about the stamps, ink and paper you have. What would you make with this sketch?

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Using Silver and/or Subtle Colors

Hey Everybody,

Our alphabet challenge was to use silver and/or subtle colors.

Keywords: ABC24S19

Stamps: n/a

Paper: white, night of navy, holographic, vellum

Paper Size: A2

Ink: silver, night of navy

Accessories: Diamonds embossing folder, Wow silver glitter, rhinestones

Techniques: heat embossing, dry embossing, direct to paper

 I paired my silver with navy. I dry embossed white cardstock. I dry embossed it and rubbed silver ink over the debossed side. I heated it to dry the ink then pulled night of navy ink over the paper. I sprinkled silver embossing powder on the card and heat embossed. I layered my sentiment over holographic paper and added it to the card. I added rhinestones to the main panel as well as the sentiment. There is holographic paper behind the dry embossed panel. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Have you ever used embossing powder  on an embossed piece of paper? I just picked up the embossing powder in my fingers and sprinkled it on the card in different places. That was new for me to do. Have you used embossing powder like this?

  I really like the effect I got when I added the navy ink, and the silver ink. I don't use silver or gold ink very often but it was fun for this card. The rhinestones really made this card pop.

This is why I like to try new techniques and challenges. I learn new things or relearn things I used to know which keeps my brain stimulated.

Thanks for stopping by today. What will you make with the color silver?

Blessings,

Sue

Shaving Cream Sparkle Technique

 Hey Everybody,

Jean's challenge was to make a card using the technique called Shaving Cream Sparkle. You can find her challenge here.

I used lost lagoon with the shaving cream on the watercolor paper. I added the dots in lost lagoon then versamark. The dots are from a retired Stampin' Up! set called, Gorgeous Grunge.  I used Zing gold embossing powder which has glitter in it. I used a retired die set from Stampin' Up! called, Inspiring Imperfections. I die cut the vase and added gold cracks to it. I stamped the sentiment on designer series paper then added gold behind it. The sentiment is from a Unity Stamps set called, Ava Girl. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: TLC1111

Stamps: Stampin' Up!-Inspiring Imperfections, Unity Stamps-Ava Girl, Stampin' Up!-Gorgeous Grunge

Paper: watercolor, gold, Stampin' Up!-Inked botanicals designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: lost lagoon, versafine black, versamark

Accessories: Zing-Gold embossing powder, Inspiring Imperfections dies,

Techniques: Shaving Cream Sparkle

I don't usually order stamp/die sets with an oriental look to them like this set has. However, this set was given to me and I wanted to see what I could make from it. It turned out that I really do like how this card turned out and I made a few others using some oriental designer series paper someone gave me.

I've added the video that I followed to make my card. You can use any colors and any dies for this.  

Well, I hope you give this challenge a try.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Happy 4th of July and a Challenge For You

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The U.S. is celebrating its historic 250th anniversary, the monumental semiquincentennial since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.  Happy 4th of July! Enjoy your time however you spend today and stay safe.

 

  Lisa's challenge is to use wild animals on our card. You can find the challenge here.  

I stamped the image with versafine black ink and colored with Zig real brush markers. This is a retired Stampin' UP! set called, Wild & Sweet. I dry embossed a white piece of cardstock with the Stampin' Up! embossing folder called, Elegant Eucalyptus. I used a blending brush behind the koala and around the edges of the arch. I colored the eucalyptus on the debossed side of the paper with a blending brush and peacock ink, then pulled basic gray ink over the cardstock for the black-out technique. I added the burlap ribbon then added the image and sentiment with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in pretty peacock and used the small oval punch. I added pebbled path gems to the card. The image panel was added to a pretty peacock base. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: WT1108

Stamps: Stampin' Up!-Wild & Sweet, Unity Stamps- Danglin'

Paper: white, pretty peacock

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Versafine black, basic gray, pretty peacock

Accessories: pebbled path gems, Blending brush, Stampin' Up!-burlap ribbon, dimensionals, small oval punch, Zig clean color real brush, Jillian Vance Designs-stitch dot arched backdrop dies, Stampin' Up!-Elegant Eucalyptus embossing folder

Techniques: dry embossing, black-out technique, coloring

What do you have in your stash that you could use for this challenge? What kind of wild animals have you collected?

One thing I realized by looking at this card was, I don't use much gray on my cards. How about you? Do you use gray a lot?  Are there any other colors you don't use much? I know if I look in my cardstock drawers, I'd find some folders filled with scraps and others filled with many full pieces.

I can see lots of scraps in the blackberry bliss and old olive folders. I have lots of full pieces in real red and Basic Gray or Pumpkin Pie.

Some colors are used seasonally like red and green for Christmas or pumpkin pie with reds and yellows for fall and Thanksgiving cards.

I think I need to start looking at the drawers with more of the fuller sheets of cardstock and begin to use them more often.

I think I get caught up in getting my designer series paper first, then choosing colors from that paper. Now that I see that I favor some colors I'm going to look at my designer series papers and see if I can begin to use my less-used cardstock. No sense buying it if it's going to sit in the drawer.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Happy Fourth of July.

Blessings,

Sue

A Polaroid Card Challenge

 Hey Everybody,

Lisa's Sketch challenge can be found here.  I stamped and cut down my image. The image is from Unity Stamps called Gretchen Girl. I colored it with Copic Markers. I added misty moonlight behind the image and added it to the designer series paper with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment and used the key tag punch on it. The sentiment was added with dimensionals. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital. Keywords: SC1117 Stamps: Unity Stamps-Gretchen Girl Paper: white, misty moonlight, Stampin' Up!-Floral Charm designer series paper Paper Size: A2 Ink: memento tuxedo black, misty moonlight Accessories: Copic Markers, dimensionals, key tag punch Techniques: coloring I thought you might want to see some other samples of this challenge.   Well, there you have it. A few ideas of what you might use it you want to try this challenge. I found a video to give you a better idea of measurements for your card. Thanks for stopping by today. Blessings, Sue

What Do You Think of When I Say Red?

 Hey Everybody,

Our Alphabet Challenge letter this week is R-Red. You can find the challenge here.  

I love using red with black because of the wonderful contrast. So when I stamped this image I thought of leaving most of it black. This image is from Unity Stamps called, One of the Good Ones. I thought I'd color some of the parts red. Then I thought it looked too plain with the card base background, so I cut 1/2" strips of red and black paper and did a herringbone pattern. You can find the tutorial here.

I wanted to add some texture to the background so I dry embossed it with the old world paper 3D embossing folder. The image was added with dimensionals. I stamped this specific sentiment so it could go on a dinner tray for a guy at a local hospital.

Keywords: ABC24R18

Stamps: Unity Stamps-One of the Good Ones

Paper: white, real red, basic black

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Stampin' Up!-Old World Paper 3D embossing folder, Copic Markers, Black fine point sharpie pen

Techniques: herringbone background, dry embossing, coloring

If you were to do this challenge, what would you use for this Red challenge?

Take a look at the wide variety of interpretations of this challenge. I copied just some of the ideas ladies had.

I thought there would be Christmas cards and flowers, but I didn't expect animals. I also thought there might be foods like strawberries or apples in the gallery.  All of the cards but one were stamped. The first one which is the snow scene, was drawn and watercolored I believe.

Now that you've seen some samples, maybe that gives you ideas on what you could do for a a card. I hope you give this challenge a try.

I'm off to find some strawberries or cherries or red candy stamps to make another red card.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue