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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Gears & Textures

Happy Sunday - Hard to believe February is here - how did that happen lol. T ime to share another great project and free tutorial! I've been playing with this bundle and having so much fun with it. Such a great masculine set. Another fav!! I hope you like this card as much as I do!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Gears & Textures

Supplies:

· Stamp Sets: Gears & Textures (166851); Banner Sayings (167044)

· Card Stock and Paper: Secret Sea CS (165624); Very Vanilla CS (166784); Basic Beige (164511); Pecan Pie (161717 )

· Stamp Pads: Secret Sea (165285); Pecan Pie (161665)

· Tools: Gears & Textures Dies (166853); Three Banner Punch (167050)

· Miscellaneous: Faux Bronze Pentagons Embellishment (166931); Blending Brushes (153611) ; Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements:

· Secret Sea CS: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored at 4 ¼”, scraps for die cuts

· Very Vanilla CS: 5 ¼” x 4”; 3 ½” x 5” for inside

· Basic Beige and Pecan Pie: scraps for die cuts

Instructions:

1. Using Blending Brushes lightly add color (Secret Sea and Pecan Pie) to larger piece of Very Vanilla and a little to the smaller inside piece.

2. Stamp the textured stamp onto the larger piece in Secret Sea and Pecan Pie randomly – first full strength, then second generation. Adhere this piece to the front of the base.

3. Die cut a bunch of the gears and pieces from the scraps of Basic Beige, Pecan Pie and Secret Sea; then add them to front in pattern wished – with some glued directly down with the Multipurpose Liquid Glue; and some popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

4. Stamp the sentiment for the front on a scrap of Basic Beige with Secret Sea ink and punch with the Three Banner punch; adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

5. Add three of the Faux Bronze Pentagons to the front of the card.

6. Finish the small inside piece with sentiment and some of the extra gear die cuts.

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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 January 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

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities - Special Delivery - January 2026

Welcome to our Paper Pumpkin Possibilities blog hop - it's a new year - a fresh slate for 12 new Paper Pumpkins!!! 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 January 2026 "Special Delivery" 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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Such an adorable set in this month's kit - focus on love that can be used year round.

I've been dealing with some pretty severe back pain, so I can't sit long to craft - but got out the kit and in a few minutes I had this adorable note card -

The DSP layer is from the Nature Walk DSP in the new Jan - April mini catalog; Basic White layer is die cut with a die from our Jan - March add-on set, and the flowers and sentiment from the kit. Just love it!

Beautiful Blooms Dies Add-On #167855 $13.00 (USD) —available to Paper Pumpkin subscribers, only while supplies last!

I hope you've enjoyed these alternative ideas. 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

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

ICS Blog Hop - January 2026 - Product of the Month

Welcome to our Inspire - Create - Share Blog Hop for January 2026! This month's we are sharing ideas using our Product of the month - either December or January (as we are only two months into this benefit). I chose to use the January offering because I love these timeless sayings - the font is really fun and can be used for both male and female cards.

Exclusive POTM - Fabulous Sayings $5.00 with a qualifying order.

My card features the "Just Because" sentiment - because those are some of my very favorite cards to send. The great thing about a sentiment stamp - is that you can use any other products you have to make your projects! How fun is that.

The other products used on this card are -

Very Vanilla and Basic Beige CS

Gallery Blooms set

Gallery Blooms dies

Memento Black Ink Pad

Mossy Meadow, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Petal Pink Blends

Timid Tiger Faux Linen Ribbon

Brushed with Beauty DSP

Pearls of Beauty Embellishments

Hope this gives you some inspiration and gets your creative juices going - because, you don't want to sleep on these products of the month - they are ONLY available while supplies las!!

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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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Lovely Arrangements

Happy Sunday - Hope you New Year is off to a great start. T ime to share another great project and free tutorial! Just got this bundle and I am so in love with it. Beautiful images, colors and sentiments. It's definately a new fav!! I hope you like this card as much as I do!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Lovely Arrangements

Supplies:

· Stamp Sets: Lovely Arrangements (167169) Bundle (167176)

· Cardstock (CS) and Paper: Secret Sea (165624); Basic White Thick (159229); Lovely Blossom Designer Series Paper (DSP) (167168)

· Stamp Pads: VersaMark (102283)

· Tools: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Lovely Arrangements Dies (167175) Bundle (167176); Paper Trimmer (152392); Heat Tool (129053); Bone Folder (102300)

· Miscellaneous: Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Basics WOW! Embossing Powder (165679); Moody Palette Glossy Dots (167180)

Measurements:

· Basic White Thick (CS) – 5 ½” x 8 ½”

· Secret Sea (CS) – 3 1/8” x 4 1/8” and 1” x 3”

· DSP: 3 ¾” x 5”; 3” x 4” (panel) and ¾” x 3 ¾”

Instructions:

1. Score and burnish the Basic White Thick cardstock at 4 ¼” using the Paper Trimmer and the Bone Folder.

2. Attach the 3 ¾” x 5” piece of DSP to the card base with Stampin’ Seal Adhesive.

3. Attach the ¾” x 3 ¾” strip of DSP to the card base with Stampin’ Seal Adhesive.

4. Attach the DSP panel to the 3 1/8” x 4 1/8” piece of Secret Sea cardstock with Stampin’ Seal Adhesive and then to card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

5. Cut the 1” x 3” piece of Secret Sea for the sentiment using the Lovely Arrangements Dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

6. Stamp the sentiment with VersaMark ink, cover with white embossing powder from the Basics WOW! Embossing Powder, tapping off excess and heat emboss with the Heat Tool. Attach to card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

7. Add two white Moody Palette Glossy Dots to the sentiment.

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Always Stamping,

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

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities - Watercolor in Bloom - December 2025

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 December 2025 "Watercolor in Bloom" 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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This month's kit is really lovely - I'm hoping to send more cards this year - just letting people know that I love them and miss them - and this set is perfect!!

The card fronts all coordinate really well in this kit, so I decided to cut one of each apart to make the kit go further. I was looking for a simple layout that would work for both male and female - so this worked great!

Here's the pattern form how to cut them up to get this look -

Made them pretty basic, so that I can add any desired sentiment to the inside of the card when I'm ready to send. Added some linen thread behind the sentiments; and fussy cut a couple of the little fern images to add.

And of course, we can't have naked envelopes - so I used the same fern along the left edge of each.

Now I need to play some with the new add-on dies - available while supplies last -

Beautiful Blooms Dies Add-On #167855 $13.00 (USD) —available to Paper Pumpkin subscribers, only while supplies last!

I hope you've enjoyed these alternative ideas. 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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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!