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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

September 2026 - Monthly Creative Recap!

A recap of my lives from the month of September 2026! Now you can find them all with their YouTube links in one place - Enjoy!

9/1/2026 Mixing some current products with new DSP!

9/4/2026 fun fold Friday with Harvest Hues Ephemera Pack!

9/8/2026 Fault Line card with Sunflower Fields DSP.

9/12/2026 Elegant card with Botanical Expressions.

9/14/2026 September free online class for purchases made in August 2026. Open for all to watch.

9/15/2026 Watercolor Smoosh with Oh My Fright bundle

9/19/2026 Simple short-fold card with Simple Leaves bundle

9/22/2026 Sketch Ch #41 with POTM Luxe Foliage Spec DSP

9/29/2026 Simple elegance with Elegant Leaves bundle

If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; are interested in joining my team of Crazy Stamping Ladies; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for October 2026 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets. Product pricing varies by market. Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping ~

Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Fun for Fall

Happy Sunday - Time to share another great project and free tutorial! It is finally starting to feel like fall in TN and I am so very happy. Today I'm sharing an adorable scarecrow card that is sure to make you smile. Hope you like it as much as I do! Enjoy!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Fun for Fall

Supplies:

· Stamp Sets: Fun for Fall Stamp Set (168136) or as a discounted bundle with Fun for Fall dies (168139)

· Card Stock and Paper: Sunflower Fields Designer Series Paper (168351); Golden Glow CS (167685); Very Vanilla CS (166784)

· Stamp Pads: Basic Black Hybrid Ink Pad (166648); Pecan Pie (161665)

· Tools: Fun for Fall Dies(168138); Home for Christmas Dies (168508); Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder (166145)

· Miscellaneous: Radiant Gems (168363); Mossy Meadow & Very Vanilla ¼” Gingham Ribbon (168364); Blends: Crumb Cake (154882); Cajun Craze (154879); Golden Glow (167682); Ivory (154922); Old Olive (154892); Pecan Pie (161674); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Foam Adhesive Strips (141825)

Measurements:

· Golden Glow: 4 ¼” x 11”, 4 ¼” x 4 5/8”

· Very Vanilla: 3 ¼” x 2 ¼”, scraps

· Sunflower Fields DSP: 4 ¼” x 2”

Instructions:

· Fold card base on score line.

· Adhere DSP to bottom of card front, flat.

· Make a dot on the left side of the 4 ¼” x 4 5/8” Golden Glow panel.

· Cut from that dot to the bottom right corner, as shown in photo.

· Die cut the angled edge of Golden Glow cardstock, using scalloped die. Place die close to angled edge.

· Emboss TOP PART ONLY (not the scalloped part) of Golden Glow panel.

· Adhere Golden Glow panel to card front, using Foam Adhesive Strips.

· Stamp scarecrow on Very Vanilla cardstock, using Basic Black Hybrid Ink.

· Die cut scarecrow and color using the Blends listed above.

· Adhere scarecrow to card front, using Dimensionals.

· Die cut a Very Vanilla banner sign.

· Stamp sentiment on banner, using Pecan Pie ink.

· Color signpost using Pecan Pie Blends.

· Adhere to card front, using Dimensionals.

· Tie a knot in ribbon and adhere to sign using a Mini Glue Dot.

· Add a couple Radiant Gems to bottom left of card.

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Always Stamping,

Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities - September 2026 - Aspens of Gratitude

Welcome to our Paper Pumpkin Possibilities blog hop!!! I am so excited to be a part of this team of hoppers sharing alternative designs for each month's Paper Pumpkin kit. This month's kit is all about the September 2026 "Aspens of Gratitude" kit!! Hopefully what we show will inspire you. Be sure to hop all the way through to see what this amazing team has come up with!

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I love fall - and these cards and their watercolor look evoke memories of driving through aspen groves in fall and seeing the beautiful yellows of the leaves. This month - I did not change up much. I loved the kit so much - so I took the vertical layout and changed it up just a bit -

First I put the main layers together with dimensional. Then switched up the sentiment layer just a bit from the original look. But then I stamped a few of the aspen leaves onto some of the punched out scrapes with the Early Espresso spot.

After stamping them - I colored them in with the Golden Glow Shimmer brush which turned out great. I was amazed that the liquid in the brush did not blur the stamped lines at all.

I decided not to add the gems in the kit to keep this as a more masculine or even sympathy card.

Then, of course I stamped the sentiment onto the front of the beautiful envelope included - and it fit perfectly.

I hope you've enjoyed these alternative ideas. Don't forget about the Add-On dies for this quarter's kits as they are wonderful -

168663 Layered Tags Dies $13.00

Available to Paper Pumpkin subscribers, only while supplies last!

Now be sure to hop through the rest to get some more great inspiration. Don't forget to leave a comment.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; are interested in joining my team of Crazy Stamping Ladies; or would like to learn more about paper-crafting, Stampin' Up! and/or our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for September 2026 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets. Product pricing varies by market. Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Harvest Hues Ephemera

Happy Sunday - Time to share another great project and free tutorial! I love quick and easy - and Stampin' Up!'s Ephemera packs make that so very possible. Today I'm sharing a fun friendship card that comes together in minutes. Hope you like it as much as I do! Enjoy!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Harvest Hues Ephemera

Supplies:

· Stamp Sets: Balloon Festoon (167602)

· Card Stock and Paper: Crumb Cake CS (120953); Cajun Craze CS (119684); Basic White CS (166780); Harvest Hues Mix & Match Ephemera (168495)

· Stamp Pads: Garden Green Ink (147089)

· Tools: Spotlight on Nature Dies (163580); Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder (164049)

· Miscellaneous: Gold Dots Embellishment (168467); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813)

Measurements:

· Crumb Cake CS: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored on long side at 4 ¼” for base, 3 ½” square to die cut

· Cajun Craze CS: 4” x 5 ¼”

· Basic White CS: ½” x 2 ¾”

· Harvest Hues Mix & Match Ephemera: Assorted Pieces as shown in picture

Instructions:

1. Run the Cajun Craze CS layer through the Cut & Emboss machine with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder; attach this layer to the front of the base.

2. Die cut one of the 2^nd largest circles from the Spotlight on Nature dies and adhere centered on the Cajun Craze Layer.

3. Adhere the assorted ephemera as shown in the picture – popping the plant up on Stampin’ Dimensionals

4. Stamp the “ENJOY YOUR DAY” sentiment onto the Basic White CS strip with Garden Green ink and add to card layering over the plant with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

5. Add 3 of the Gold Dots embellishments where you like.

6. Complete inside of card and envelope as desired.

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Always Stamping,

Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Radiant Sunflowers

Happy Sunday - Time to share another great project and free tutorial! One of my favorite things about fall are the beautiful flowers - the Black Eyed Susans, the Mums and of course the Sunflowers. So sharing a wonderful card that celebrates those beautiful sunflowers. Hope you like it as much as I do! Enjoy!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Radiant Sunflowers

· Stamp Set: Radiant Sunflowers (168352)

· Card Stock and Paper: Mossy Meadow CS (133676); Cajun Craze CS (119684); Golden Glow (167685); Sunflower Fields 12 x 12 DSP (168351)

· Tools: Radiant Sunflower Dies (163358); Advent Labels Punch (168398); Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder (166145); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653)

· Stamp Pads: Cajun Craze (147085)

· Miscellaneous: Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755);

Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Measurements:

· Mossy Meadow CS: 11” x 4¼”, scored at 5½”; 4” x 5¼”; 2¼” x 4”

· Cajun Craze CS: 2½” x 4¼”

· Golden Glow CS: 2⅜” x 4⅛”; scraps for die cuts

· Sunflower Fields DSP: 2⅛” x 3⅞”

Instructions:

1. Emboss the left half of the Mossy Meadow 4” x 5” piece by laying the CS horizontally in the bottom of the embossing folder. (Run the embossing folder through your Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine hinge-first so you don’t damage your folder - see picture.) Adhere it to the card base.

2. Use the Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the matted layers: Sunflower Fields DSP, Mossy Meadow CS, Golden Glow CS, Cajun Craze CS. Then adhere to the right side of the card front.

3. Use the stitched die to create the two labels from the Golden Glow CS scraps.

4. Stamp the sentiment with Cajun Craze ink. Layer and adhere to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.