Birthday Bash Kit

The final new kit offered by Stampin' Up! this month is called the Birthday Bash kit and it will help you create 4 gift bags and 4 gift card holders in the cute designs below. This kit is perfect for all skill levels and looks like lots of fun to create. You can see all the details below.

If it’s time to celebrate a birthday, you’ll want to have the Birthday Bash Kit! This kit includes four gift bags and four gift card holders with special gift tags and coordinates with the Brightest Birthday Kit. The cheerful, bright gift packaging in this kit is sure to make any birthday a celebration! Sentiments come printed in English, French, and German.

DETAILS
- Makes 4 gift bags: 2 each of 2 designs
- Gift bag size: 6-1/4" x 3-1/2" x 8" (15.9 x 8.9 x 20.3 cm)
- Makes 4 gift card holders: 2 each of 2 designs
- Gift card size: 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" (8.9 x 11.4 cm)
- Colors: Azure Afternoon, Berry Burst, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
- Predesigned project
- Step-by-step instructions
- Adhesive
- Coral and White Bakers Twine
- Gift Tags
- Precut paper with holographic gold foil
- A 9-7/8" x 6-1/2" x 2-3/4" (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go

KITS COLLECTION
- Are predesigned projects that come in a range of project types.
- Perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Thank You Kindly

The Thank You Kindly kit is another new release this month from Stampin' Up! and with it you can create some elegant cards without doing any stamping! You can see what is included in the kit both in the pictures and description below.

The Thank You Kindly Kit showcases the beauty of simplicity. It includes two elegant card designs with textured layering pieces, which are both perfect for crafters who are just starting out. Use these cards and coordinating envelopes to send gratitude after a big event or to send a friend a simple thank you note. Sentiments come printed in Dutch, English, French, and German.

DETAILS
- Makes 8 cards: 4 each of 2 designs
- Folded card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.5 cm x 14.9 cm)
- Colors: Basic Black, Whisper White, Gold Foil

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
- Predesigned project
- Step-by-step instructions
- 8 printed envelopes
- Adhesive
- Precut paper with gold foil
- A 9-7/8" x 6-1/2" x 2-3/4" (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go

KITS COLLECTION
- Are predesigned projects that come in a range of project types.
- Perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

Rainy Days

I did a little more playing around with the Umbrella Days bundle pairing it with the Spotlight on Nature Dies, Dotted Circle 3D embossing folder and a piece of Season of Elegance 

designer series paper.

I colored in the images with Stampin' Blends and added a few retired adhesive backed sequins to complete the card.

Supplies:

Umbrella Days

Pecan Pie, Memento Black ink

Azure Afternoon, Basic White card stock

Spotlight on Nature Dies

Dotted Circle 3D embossing folder

Season of Elegance dsp

retired adhesive backed sequins

The Umbrella Days Bundle includes the Umbrella Days Stamp Set and Umbrella Days Dies.

Life is full of rain and shine. Let your loved ones know you’re there for them through it all with the Rain or Shine Bundle. Make a rainy-day scene with the grass, clouds, and flower dies and add a heartfelt sentiment on top. Color the person with the umbrella for a personal touch.

UMBRELLA DAYS CLING STAMP SET
Send sunny thoughts even on rainy days with the Umbrella Days Stamp Set. This stamp set features rain-themed images and thoughtful sentiments for condolences, thanks, and thinking-of-you cards. Lean into the rain theme and color the line-art images with watercolors or use your favorite coloring technique!
* 7 cling stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, d, e, h

UMBRELLA DAYS DIES
We need rain for the flowers to grow! Make your own rainy-day scene with the Umbrella Days Dies. This die set includes grass, clouds, umbrellas, rain boots, and more for unlimited fun ways to create your own scene. Layer the cutouts and use 3D foam adhesive to make some pieces pop!
* 15 dies
* Largest die: 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" (5.7 x 8.9 cm)
* Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
* Compatible with the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

Our coordinated craft bundles save you time and money! Buy the bundle and save 10% off the price of buying the stamp and tool separately. Plus, bundles will help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples of the same project with ease.

We just can’t get enough of the Dotted Circles 3D Embossing Folder! The mesmerizing circle patterns are perfect for paper craft backgrounds. You can even fussy cut around the circles to bring detail and texture to things like handmade cards, paper banners, and gift tags. This embossing folder is easy to use and is a quick way to add a fun design to any paper creation.

* 1 folder
* Size: 6" x 8-1/2" (15.2 x 21.6 cm)
* Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

It’s easy to make a great impression! Just place flat cardstock in this embossing folder, run it through a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, and out comes cardstock with a bold textured design. 3D embossing folders take embossing to the next level, with deeper, more detailed impressions than standard embossing folders—great for card fronts and accents.

Add a touch of elegance to your crafts with the Season of Elegance 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper. Featuring beautiful gold foil along with textured backgrounds in neutral and Christmas colors, this paper was hand painted to give your projects an artistic look, great for the Christmas season and even beyond! Use it as background on a card front and add the die cuts, images and greetings of your choice to complete your projects.

* 12 sheets of patterned paper: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs
* 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
* Acid free
* Lignin free

Product colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, gold, Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, Real Red

This paper crafting staple is great scrapbook paper, card making paper, and more! Ask your demonstrator about coordinating products.

Happy Birthday Wishes

These cards are a great way to use up scraps of card stock or designer series paper. I added strips to another piece of card stock and either stamped randomly or embossed the pieces.

The sentiment is from the retired Seasonal Branches set and the die cut is made with the Greetings of the Season dies. For the embossed piece, I used the Happy Hibiscus folder.

Supplies:

Seasonal Branches, Wildflower Designs

Misty Moonlight, Pebbled Path ink

Basic White, Pebbled Path, Pretty in Pink, Gray Granite, Berry Burst card stock

Misty Moonlight ribbon

Greetings of the Season dies

Happy Hibiscus folder

Create an array of elegant flowers with the Wildflower Designs Stamp Set! This set has multiple wildflower stamps, including a detailed agapanthus. Each image can stand beautifully on its own as your focal point, or you can stamp it multiple times for a fun background image. You can stamp these images in a single color or get creative with different coloring techniques. Also available in French.

* 8 cling stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, d, h

Cling stamps from Stampin’ Up!
* Are premium rubber stamps.
* Have deeply etched images for excellent detail.
* Are precut so you don’t have to trim them.
* Cling to clear blocks without slipping.
* Are repositionable—temporarily mount on clear blocks to stamp, then remove to store.
* Save space—one set of blocks (sold separately) works for all your cling and photopolymer stamps.
* Have images on the spine of the case for easy storage and quick reference.

Ask your demonstrator about coordinating products.

The Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder is an easy way to get tropical flowers into any paper craft. Emboss your card base for a special background or easily cut out individual flowers. Mix and match the paper you use for a vibrant card front that any recipient will love!

* 1 embossing folder
* Embossing folder size: 6" x 6-1/4" (15.2 x 15.9 cm)
* 11 dies
* Largest die: 4" x 2-1/2" (10.2 x 6.4 cm)
* Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

Our hybrid embossing folders create ornate die-cut pieces with rich texture in one simple pass through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. The dies fit inside special ridges in the embossing folder for easy, one-step cutouts with dimension. Use the dies and embossing folder together or separately for a variety of looks and styles.

Ask your demonstrator about coordinating products.

Brightest Birthday

Stampin' Up! has three new kits this month along with lots and lots of other new products - make sure you check it all out!

This kit is called Brightest Birthday and has all the pieces and products you need to make 9 cards as shown above. Of course, you can also do your own thing and change the layout, add other products, etc. The possibilities are endless.

Celebrate every birthday with cards made from the Brightest Birthday Kit. As you craft the perfect birthday card, stamp out a happy sentiment using the included stamp set and add some shine with holographic gold foil elements. With coordinating envelopes and bright embellishments, these cards are sure to brighten up any birthday celebration.

DETAILS
- Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
- Folded card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.5 cm x 14.9 cm)
- Also available in French
- Colors: Azure Afternoon, Berry Burst, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, and Pool Party

Kit includes one of each item listed below.
- Brightest Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set
- Clear stamp block
- Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin’ Spot
- Predesigned project
- Step-by-step instructions
- 9 printed envelopes
- Adhesive
- Holographic gold foil elements
- Embellishments

- A 9-7/8" x 6-1/2" x 2-3/4" (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go

KITS COLLECTION
- Are predesigned projects that come in a range of project types.
- Perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects.

My Heart Belongs to You

This card pairs some products that are possibly unlikely to be products you would think to use together. I have the Leaf Fall 3D embossing folder in the background, the Hearts of Elegance Bundle for the stamped images and the die cut heart and some accents from the Autumn to Remember collection.

The sentiment is stamped with Early Espresso ink, the heart uses Real Red ink, and the leaves are stamped with Old Olive ink.

Supplies:

Hearts of Elegance

Real Red, Old Olive, Early Espresso ink

Old Olive, Real Red, Very Vanilla card stock

Autumn to Remember accents

The Hearts of Elegance Bundle includes the Hearts of Elegance Stamp Set and the Hearts of Elegance Dies. Also available in French.

Create love, hearts, and style with the Hearts of Elegance Bundle. This bundle has everything you need to make both classic and unique love-themed crafts.

HEARTS OF ELEGANCE PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET
Send all your love and more with the Hearts of Elegance Stamp Set. This stamp set features all the components of a classic Valentine’s Day card that will give your recipient butterflies. Once February has passed, use this stamp set for birthdays, anniversaries, and any other time you want to declare your love.
* 11 photopolymer stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, c, d

HEARTS OF ELEGANCE DIES
Have you ever wanted hearts, hearts, and more hearts? Now you can have them with the Hearts of Elegance Dies! This die set features hearts of all sizes for all your lovely crafting needs. This set also includes a rose and leaves for building accents on top of your heart craft. Use with your favorite sentiment stamp for a cute tag or card front piece.
* 10 dies
* Largest die: 4-1/2" x 4" (11.4 x 10.2 cm)
* Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

Our coordinated craft bundles save you time and money! Buy the bundle and save 10% off the price of buying the stamp and tool separately. Plus, bundles will help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples of the same project with ease.

Create texture and movement on your cardmaking and paper crafting projects with the Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder! This embossing folder mimics the falling leaves of the autumn season. Use this on rich autumn colored cardstock, or get creative and make the impression on white cardstock and color in the individual leaves with the many shades of fall!

* 1 folder
* Size: 6" x 6-1/4" (15.2 x 15.9 cm)
* Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

It’s easy to make a great impression! Just place flat cardstock in this embossing folder, run it through a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, and out comes cardstock with a bold textured design.

Time to Sale-a-brate!

It is an exciting day at Stampin' Up! The new mini catalog products are available to purchase, and you can earn FREE Sale-a-bration items as well. 

In addition, there is a new Scrapbooking Brochure with some fun new products!

We have some fantastic options for customers who sign up to be a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration.

Option 1

Customers who join our crafting community as a new demonstrator can get $125 USD worth of products PLUS a choice of two Stampin’ Write Marker Assortments AND the Handmade Designs Cling Stamp Set, an exclusive stamp set designed to work with the markers. That’s a $216 USD $99 USD!

Option 2

Customers who want to join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration but are interested in a different join option can instead get $125 USD worth of product PLUS an additional $30 USD worth of product of their choice when they join for $99 USD. That’s a $155 USD | value!