Card Art by Helen

The Essential Occasions Kit ($18) includes everything you need to create a set of cards that has all sorts of important celebrations covered.

You'll get all the supplies needed to make 6 unique cards measuring 4¼" x 5½" (10.8 x 14 cm), with coordinating kraft envelopes. Complete your project with precut printed pieces, kraft elements, and printed sentiment labels for all occasions. Coordinating Stampin' Up! colours are Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, and Pumpkin Pie.
 

Don't forget you can check out the full range of kits that are available at any time in my online store.

Put July 16th-18th in your diary NOW because you aren't going to want to miss this! Stampin' Up! is holding their first ever Virtual Album Retreat. Over three days, seasoned scrapbookers and those new to memory keeping alike will be guided through creating 12 scrapbook spreads using the exclusive Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 Kit.

The retreat sessions will be streamed live in a private Facebook Group, from 2:00 – 10:30 pm (MT) each day. If you can't make the scheduled times, don't worry as the video recordings will be available to watch immediately after each session.

The Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 Kit will be available to purchase from May 28th, and will cost $340. The kit will include individually precut and packaged layouts with instructions, featuring products that are exclusive to this event as well as other items from our catalogues and online exclusives. There is no additional registration fee to join the virtual event; by purchasing the exclusive Album Retreat Kit you'll get access to the Facebook Group.

I'll have further details on what's included in the kit and how to order yours in May!

The NEW 2025-2027 In Color Collection is a sneak peek from our upcoming new Annual Catalogue. These five bright and varied colours will be available in coordinating products across our whole product range. You may spot a returning favourite - Strawberry Slush!

Please note that there have been some quality issues with the new Cloud Cover Classic Stampin' Pad. Stampin' Up! is working to ensure it meets their usual high standards before making it available to purchase.

Here are all five members of this new collection:

Cloud Cover

Darling Duckling

Secret Sea

Strawberry Slush

Timid Tiger

Products featuring these new colours will be available to purchase from May 6th. If you can't wait that long and want to get your hands on them sooner (along with other products from the new Annual Catalogue!), why not join my team? Being able to preorder NEW products before anyone else is one of the perks of being a demonstrator! You can sign up online at any time, or get in touch if you have any questions.

The current Annual Catalogue and January-April Mini Catalogue are ending soon, which means we'll be saying goodbye to some of our products to make way for NEW products coming in the 2025-26 Annual Catalogue, launching in May! These products, along with some others from additional product ranges, have been added to the Last Chance category in my online store. Many products are discounted, with several discounted by up to 60%.

All Last Chance products are only available while supplies last, so place your order quickly to avoid disappointment. Certain products always sell out quickly at the end of a catalogue, such as those in the outgoing In Color™ Collection (Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Moody Mauve, Pebbled Path, and Wild Wheat).

Browse all the Last Chance products available to purchase in my online store and snap up a great deal!

Here's this month's sketch:

And here's the project it inspired:

Our 2023-2025 In Color™ Collection will be retiring soon, and this project uses some of those colours to create a retro-themed card featuring the Tune In Bundle.
 

The retro star image was randomly stamped using Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Ink on the background layer of Copper Clay Cardstock (measuring 4" x 5¼"). A 2½" wide strip of the blue and green plaid patterned paper from the Timeless Plaid 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper was adhered across the centre of the stamped layer.

The television image from the Tune In Photopolymer Stamp Set was stamped using Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink on Boho Blue Cardstock. The legs of the TV element were coloured using Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends. The antenna and wording were stamped on Basic White Cardstock, again using Tuxedo Black ink, and the antenna coloured using Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends. The lightening bolts were stamped on Basic White Cardstock using Wild Wheat ink, and the retro stars stamped using Copper Clay. All of the stamped elements were cut out using the coordinating dies from the Tune In Dies, with the wording cut using the die corresponding to the TV screen element.

The antenna and TV screen were adhered directly to the Boho Blue TV. Smoky Slate Pearls were added to the dials, and the completed TV adhered to the prepared panel. The lightening and retro star elements were adhered using Stampin' Dimensionals™. The finished panel was added to a folded Copper Clay card base, also using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Shop my top product picks for this project:

Tune In Photopolymer Stamp Set
$28.00

Tune In Dies
$36.00

Timeless Plaid 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
$17.00

Don't forget you can bundle and save! Purchase the Tune In Bundle and save 10%.