Paper Pumpkin Possibilities - Fluttering Garden - March 2026

 

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 March 2026 "Fluttering Garden" 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 absolutely love hummingbirds - so was so excited to get this beautiful kit.

It is beautiful just the way it came, but - you all know I love to color - so I could not just let those lined items the way they were.  I used one base and cut it apart to make two beautiful alternatives.  

My first is cut down to 3 3/4" x 5" and stamped along the bottom with Tuxedo Black Memento ink - then colored with Blends.  The colors I used on both coordinate with the kit: Pretty Peacock, Peach Pie, Balmy Blue, Pool Party and Mossy Meadow.  I layered it onto a base of Lost Lagoon.

Then I added components from the kit to finish it.  I also colored the embellishments from the kit with the Dark Peach Pie blend.

The envelopes in this kit are beautiful - 

 

For my second alternative I cut my layer to 4" x 5 1/4" and layered it onto a base of Secret Sea.  After stamping and coloring as above - I added gems - this time colored with the Pretty Peacock blend.  The I popped up the largest hummingbird as if sipping nectar from the flowers.

Since I am doubling my cards from the bases - I need to use additional envelopes - so here is how I decorated this one to coordinate.

I hope you've enjoyed these alternative ideas.  Don't forget about the Add-On dies -

#168665  Wonderful Scenes $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.

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 March 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!

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Match Day!

 

Happy Sunday - Time to share another great project and free tutorial!  This week's card is using a brand March Online Exclusives release.  If you know me - you know there is a lot of soccer going on in my family - can't wait to do some scrapbooking with this set too!  I hope you like this card as much as I do! Enjoy!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Match Day

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 Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Match Day Bundle (167523)

·       Cardstock and Paper: Basic White Thick Card Stock or (CS) (166782); A. Wonderful Match 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (167515); Shaded Spruce Card Stock (146981); Gold Foil (132622)

·       Stamp Pads: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (132708); Shaded Spruce (147088);

·       Tools: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Party Banner Dies (165264); Blender Pen (102845)

·       Miscellaneous: Wonderful Stars Puffy Stickers (167526)Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Mini Glue Dots (103683); Multipurpose Glue (110755)

 Measurements:

 ·       Basic White Thick Card Stock: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”, 4” x 5” (2), 3/4" x 1 3/4"

·       A Wonderful Match Designer Series Paper:   4 1/4" x 5 1/2", 4’ x 4”

·       Shaded Spruce Green Card Stock: 3/4" x 4”

·       Gold Foil:  1 1/2 x 2”

 Instructions:

 1.    Fold Card Base in half.  Adhere A Wonderful Match Designer Series Paper to the card front. 

2.    Use the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and 6^th & 7^th from smallest Party Banner Dies to die cut banners from the Basic White Cardstock and A Wonderful Match Designer Series Paper.

3.    Adhere banners together and attach to card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

4.    Use Shaded Spruce ink to stamp the jersey and Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the soccer ball on on Basic White Cardstock,   Soften jersey lines by coloring with blender pen.  Use Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to die cut images.  Adhere to card base with adhesive of choice.

5.    Use Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to die cut cup from Gold Foil and Grass with Shaded Spruce card stock.  Adhere to card base with adhesive.

6.    Ink Goal with Tuxedo Black and stamp on remaining Basic White Cardstock.  Adhere to base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. 

7.    Embellish with Wonderful Stars Puffy Stickers. as desired.

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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 Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for March 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

February 2026 - Monthly Creative Recap!

 

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

2/3/2026 Masculine Birthday - Nature Walk DSP 

2/6/2026 Diorama Bridge Card with Sweet Bugs

2/10/2026 Embedded Embossing with Lovely Blossoms DSP

2/10/2026 Cut Corner Card with Everyday Happiness DSP

2/17/2026 Fun "Inchies" card with Easter Basket Bundle

2/20/2026 Sketch Challenge #34 with Petals of Beauty Bundle

2/25/2026 Fun with the Easter Joy Suite

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 February 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

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Cutest Crew

 

Happy Sunday - Time to share another great project and free tutorial!  This week's card is using one my favorite bundles of the March Online Exclusives release.  I hope you like this card as much as I do! Enjoy!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Cutest Crew

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Supplies 

·       Stamp Sets: Cutest Crew (167146);

·       Cutest Crew Bundle (167142)

·       Paper:  Basic White Thick C/S (159229); Basic White (166780); Soft Sea Foam (146988)                                                                                                

·       Stamp Pads:  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (132708);

·       Tools: Cutest Crew Dies (167148); Muted Palette Dots (165155); 1-7/8” Circle Punch (165259); Peach Pie Blends (163827); Lemon Lolly Blends(161673); Pretty in Pink Blends (163824); Soft Sea Foam Blends (154902); Balmy Blue Blends (154830);

·       Miscellaneous:  Black 0.4 MM Stampin’ Journaling Pens (166647); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430);  Stampin’ Up! Cut & Emboss Machine (149653);

 Measurements

·       Basic White Thick:  8 ½” x 5 ½”,

·       Basic White 5”x 3 ¾” and scraps for stamping and punching

·       Soft Sea Foam: 5 ¼”x 4”,

 Instructions:

1.    Fold the Basic White Thick card base at 4 ¼” and burnish.

2.    Stamp the cluster of birds onto a scrap piece of Basic White using the Memento Ink. Color the Birds using the listed blends. Fussing cut them out.

3.    Stamp the same image onto the 5” x 3 ¾” Basic White. Add the colored Birds to the stamped image using dimensionals.

4.    With the Soft Sea Foam blends color, the grass.

5.    Stamp the sentiment with Memento onto a scrap of Basic White c/s. Punch out using the punch.

6.    With the Multipurpose Liquid Glue and the Soft Sea Foam piece adhere to the card base.

7.    Add the Basic White stamped piece to the card base using dimensionals.

8.    Add the sentiment piece to card base using dimensional.

9.    With the Journaling pen sketch the outer edge of the card as shown in photo.

10. Finish the card by adding dots.

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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 Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for March 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

ICS Blog Hop - March 2026 - Online Exclusives

 

Welcome to our Inspire - Create - Share Blog Hop for March 2026!  This month's we are sharing ideas that are all created using Online Exclusive products.  Did you know that there is a wonderful world of Stampin' Up! products that are not in any catalog -but are available exclusively online?  They can be easy to overlook - so we are showcasing some.   

My card features the new A Rainbow of Thanks set from the March 2026 release of new products and I'm loving it!

This card was made with five retiring In-Colors in a bright and fun design; using the Spotlighting technique -

How cute is that??  Here is the set -

#167233 A Rainbow of Thanks Set $18.00*

I made another very similar card on my Facebook page using five colors of the rainbow - 

but so many color combination possibilities.

You can see the live video on how I created this here - 

Coffee and a Card live

Hope this gives you some inspiration and gets your creative juices going and make something beautiful.

So now, take a few minutes and hop on through all the blogs below for more ideas - and be sure to leave comments!!

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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 Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for March 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!

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Filled With Sweetness

 

Happy Sunday - Time to share another great project and free tutorial!  This week's card is just so is so pretty using one of the newly released bundles.  Enjoy!  I hope you like this card as much as I do!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Filled with Sweetness

All images © 1990-2026 Stampin’ Up!^®

 Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Filled with Sweetness (167469)

·       Cardstock and Paper: Misty Moonlight Cardstock (153081); Daffodil Delight CS (119683); Granny Apple Green CS (146990); Basic White CS (166780); Homemade Sweetness Designer Series Paper (167467)

·       Stamp Pads: Misty Moonlight Ink (153118)

·       Tools: Filled with Sweetness Dies (167474); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653);

·       Miscellaneous: Strawberries & Dots (167479); Mini Glue Dots (103683); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements:

 ·       Misty Moonlight CS: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”, scored at 4 ¼; and 3 ¼” x 4 ¼”

·       Homemade Sweetness DSP: 3” x 4”

·       Daffodil Delight CS: 2 1/8” x 2 ¾”; Die-cut label

·       Basic White CS: scraps; Die-cut 3 flowers

·       Granny Apple Green CS: 1 ½” x 1 ¾”; Die-cut ribbon

 Instructions:

 1.    Stamps swirl in Misty Moonlight ink onto edge of card base as shown.

2.    Adhere the DSP onto Misty Moonlight CS layer.

3.    Stamp sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink onto Daffodil Delight Label.  Adhere to DSP layer.

4.    Adhere flowers with Mini Glue Dots and add Dots to flowers.

5.    Attach DSP layer to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

6.    Adhere ribbon to label with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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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 Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for March 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