🎄 Craft Roulette Episode 288 🎄

 

This week’s project was a Celebration Card, and I turned mine into a Christmas card! The parameters were:

✨ Project: Celebration Card (mine’s Christmas!)
🎨 Colors: On The Ground – I used browns, greens, reds, and black to capture trees and birds on the ground.
🌲 Element: Goes Well Together – Trees and birds are the perfect pair!
🧱 Random: Blocks – My sentiment from the Jolly Holly Stamp Set and bird from the Nests of Winter DSP are both mounted on “blocks” using the two largest squares from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

The tree branches and pine cones come from the Branching Out Dies, and if you look closely, you’ll see a bit of Wink of Stella shimmer on the berries. It’s my favorite little touch of magic! ✨

Catch Craft Roulette every Friday at 6:10pm Central on YouTube—it’s always a creative adventure!

Painterly Pears Calendar

2026 Calendar Sneak Peek! 🍐✨

I’m so excited to share the first 2026 calendar project we’ll be making at my upcoming Craft Your Year Card Making Class! This sweet little calendar features a beautiful print from the Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper Pack—the colors and textures are simply gorgeous. The decorative elements are perfectly coordinated and die cut from another pattern in the same pack using the Perfectly Pears Dies. I’ve finished it off with a mini calendar from Taylored Expressions, which adds the perfect finishing touch.

We’ll be making two 2026 calendars during class, so you’ll have one to enjoy and one to gift—or keep them both for yourself!

🗓 Class Date: Saturday, October 25th
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
🏡 Location: My home studio
📅 RSVP by: Monday, October 20th (space is limited!)

Come craft, laugh, and create something beautiful for the new year. I can’t wait to spend this creative morning with you!

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Spanner Card Fun Fold For Mystery Stamping

I’m so excited to share the card I created during a super fun Mystery Stamping Zoom with my Stampin’ Up! team this past Monday night. These virtual events are always such a blast! We’re given a supply list ahead of time, then follow a series of “clues” during the event to assemble our cards. The best part? Seeing how uniquely everyone interprets the clues—it’s amazing how different our cards turn out even though we all start with the same directions.

✨ Here’s the card I made:

This time the “mystery” project turned out to be a Spanner Card—one of my favorite fun folds! I’ve created a few of these before, but it’s always fun to revisit. If you’d like to try one yourself, there’s a wonderful tutorial available on Splitcoast Stampers [HERE].

Products Used:

• Designer Series Paper: Floral Charm DSP – while the pack is mostly florals, this leafy design and color combo gave me beautiful Fall vibes.

• Cardstock Base: Blueberry Bushel – a bold, perfect match to pull it all together.

• Dies: Love of Spring Add-On Paper Pumpkin Dies (for the leaves), Stylish Shapes Dies.

• Sentiment: From the September Fall For Toille Paper Pumpkin kit, stamped in Blueberry Bushel and Timid Tiger inks.

• Embossing: The Blueberry Bushel strip (5 1/2" x 1 1/2") across the front is embossed with the Gathering Leaves folder for extra texture.

🍂 I just love how it turned out!

We hold these Mystery Stamping events once a month, and they are always so much fun. Right now, Stampin’ Up! has such a great Starter Kit special during October. It’s the perfect time to join in on team events like this while getting products you love at a discount. Creating is even better when we do it together!

Contact me if you’d like more information—I’d love to welcome you to my Jewels Stampin’ Up! Team. 💎

 

Craft Roulette Episode 287 – Saying Hi with Pennants & Sunshine

This week’s Craft Roulette challenge (Episode 287) was so much fun! The parameters were:

• Project: Saying Hi

• Colors: Crisp

• Element: Sun

• Random: Pennants

For my card, I used the Party Alphabet Dies to cut out a bold Cherry Cobbler “Hi.” I just love the stitched detail on these dies, and their size makes them perfect for a strong focal point.

To create my Crisp color palette, I pulled from the gorgeous Fall leaf clusters in red, orange, and yellow—leftovers from my September Fall For Toile Paper Pumpkin Kit. They really brought that warm seasonal feel.

The Daffodil Delight card base and coordinating designer paper layer were both cut with the Party Banners Dies to satisfy the Pennants parameter. (Tip: to cut a folding card with your dies, place the top card fold just beneath the edge of the die so the fold remains intact!)

For the Sun element, I added it to the inside of the card alongside the sentiment. I also had an extra matching envelope from the Paper Pumpkin kit—perfect for completing the look.

This was such a fun card to create! Craft Roulette airs Friday evenings at 6:10 Central Time—join us and see what you can come up with, too!

 

Sweet & Simple CASE-ing Tuesday #532 with Paper Pumpkin

This week I joined in the fun over at the CASE-ing Tuesday Facebook group, using their Sketch #532 as inspiration. One of the things I love about this challenge group is that they always include measurements with their sketches—it makes creating so much easier!

For my take on the sketch, I pulled out my September Fall For Toile Paper Pumpkin Kit. The six 1 1/2" squares came from one of the linen card bases that I had already cut into for another project. I stamped with four images from this kit, and added in two more from a past Paper Pumpkin kit. The Cajun Craze Ink included this month was perfect for the fall theme.

The card base, envelope, and sentiment are also from the kit. To finish it off, I added a little Linen Thread and three gold embellishments for just the right touch.

This card really reflects my Sweet & Simple signature style, and once again shows how versatile the Paper Pumpkin kits are for creating fun alternative projects.

 

One of the BEST Starter Kit Specials Ever Starts Tomorrow!

🎉 One of the BEST Starter Kit Specials Ever Starts Tomorrow! 🎉

Tomorrow kicks off something truly exciting—one of the BEST Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit specials EVER! From October 1–31, you get to choose the Starter Kit deal that fits YOU best:

✨ Option 1: Pay only $35 and choose $125 worth of products of YOUR choice!
✨ Option 2: Pay $99 and choose $189 worth of products of YOUR choice!

Both kits ship FREE and include a surprise past Paper Pumpkin Kit—a fun bonus to jump-start your creativity.

The best part? YOU get to customize your Starter Kit! Choose from brand-new catalog favorites, Online Exclusives, or those “must haves” that have been on your wish list.

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🌟 Extra Perks of Joining in October:

• Stay active through March 2026—what a head start!

• Enjoy an instant 20% discount (and it can go up to 25%).

• Get early access to preorder products from upcoming catalogs and promotions.

• Be part of our welcoming Jewels Team! We meet monthly on Messenger to share SU news, recognition, and fun crafty activities together.

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Whether you’re joining for the discount or looking to share Stampin’ Up! with others, this Starter Kit special is too good to pass up.

👉 Don’t miss your chance—this incredible deal runs October 1–31, 2025.

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Craft Roulette Episode 286 – A Spooky Sweet Halloween Card for My Grandson

This week’s Craft Roulette challenge (Episode 286) gave us the following parameters:

• Project: A Dude’s Card

• Colors: Sunflower Field

• Element: Bird(s)

• Random: Soot

I created this card for my grandson, and it came together so easily with the Spooky Sweet Designer Series Paper. The colors I chose to represent the Sunflower Field theme were orange, green, and just a touch of pink. The little bird on the bottom is all dressed up for Trick or Treating, and there’s plenty of “soot” worked into the design!

The best part about this card is how much the designer paper did the work for me. The pack comes with a full scene, punch-out pieces, and tags—all ready to go. I added the critters and extra details right on top. The only stamping I did was the Happy Halloween sentiment on the inside.

Here are the details if you’d like to try it:

• Card base: Basic Black, 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

• Designer Paper: 4" x 12", scored at 4" and 8"

• Added punch-out pieces and critters for a quick finish

I’m just about ready for Halloween when it comes to my cardmaking—how about you? Do you send Halloween cards?

If you haven’t checked out Craft Roulette yet, it’s such a fun challenge. Each week the wheel spins live on YouTube, Friday at 6:10 Central, and you never know what the parameters will be. It’s a great way to stretch your creativity!

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