Stamping Smiles

This handmade Christmas card is simple, beautiful, and wonderfully doable when you need to make multiples—but there’s something else about this design that really caught me. I normally lean toward traditional Christmas colors and like continuity in my metallics, yet I’m completely drawn to the soft Cloud Cover evergreen trees paired with both silver and gold foil. It’s a combination I wouldn’t ordinarily expect myself to choose, and I think that says a lot about just how lovely this card is.

The Hot Foil adds so much without requiring much foil at all. You need only a small piece for the graceful deer and another small piece for the greeting, so your Gold & Silver Hot Foil can stretch across many Christmas cards. The deer comes from the Graceful Evergreen Deer Bundle, one of the September Online Exclusives, while the greeting is created with the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies—a beautiful way to bring together the Online Exclusives and Stampin’ Up! Hot Foil product lines.

If you’ve been wondering what the Stampin’ Up! Hot Foil System can add to your cardmaking, this beautifully simple design may be the one that convinces you. Those small touches of metallic shine take an easy-to-repeat card and make it feel truly special.

Christmas doesn’t need bright red to feel warm and festive! In this Tuesday evening livestream, I’ll show you how to create a beautiful DIY Christmas card with soft neutrals, rich evergreen, and layers of cozy texture.

This design is my recreation of a sample from the new September–December 2026 Mini Catalog. We’ll combine elements from both the Welcome Noel Bundle and Noel Tidings Bundle in the Neutral Noel Suite Collection to build the charming houses, seasonal greenery, berries, deer, and “love & joy” greeting.

Watch how the embossed texture, patterned paper, stamped images, and dimensional layers come together in a gift-worthy handmade Christmas card that looks impressive but is completely achievable.

Join me live Tuesday, September 1, at 7 PM ET—or enjoy the replay anytime.

Some cards do more than say hello—they remind someone they are seen, supported, and loved. Join me live Tuesday, August 25 at 7:00 PM ET—or watch the replay—as I demonstrate the three cards from the August 2026 Kindred Greetings Paper Pumpkin Kit exactly as designed.

We’ll make each card step by step, from the soft botanical layers and watercolor-style foliage to heartfelt greetings for friendship and encouragement. Craft along with your own kit or watch to see how this all-inclusive monthly cardmaking kit makes it easy to create meaningful handmade cards.

The subscription period for the August kit has ended, but you can subscribe now for future Paper Pumpkin kits. Refill kits, when offered, are reserved for current subscribers and available only while supplies last. You can also explore more ready-to-create projects in the Stampin’ Up! Kits Collection.

See what happens when Painted Pumpkins meet hot foil! In this fall cardmaking livestream, I’m combining an early look at the Painted Pumpkins Bundle from the upcoming Stampin’ Up!® September–December 2026 Catalog with a distressed gold-foiled background.

I’ll show you how I used the Decorative Masks to add rich, dimensional color to the pumpkins and applied the Echoes of Detail Hot Foil Dies directly to Designer Series Paper. The delicate Glow of Harvest Specialty Designer Series Paper—August’s Product of the Month—creates a beautiful contrast with the rustic brick texture, layered pumpkins, leaves, and vines.

Featured products include:

• Painted Pumpkins Bundle—September–December Catalog sneak peek
• Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks (included in bundle)
• Echoes of Detail Hot Foil Dies
• Glow of Harvest Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Phrases & Frames Stamp Set
• Stampin’ Hot Foil System

The Painted Pumpkins Bundle is a sneak peek and will be available when the September–December 2026 Catalog launches.

Pretty periwinkle violets take center stage against crisp white-on-white layers in this handmade floral card tutorial featuring the Stampin’ Up!® Framed Violets Bundle.

Join me live Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET as I demonstrate how to build the layered scalloped frame, arrange the delicate violet blossoms, and bring the design together with ribbon, gems, and a warm appreciation sentiment. I’ll share the measurements and walk you through each step so you can confidently recreate this dimensional card.

Which catches your eye first—the periwinkle violets or all those beautiful white layers? Tell me in the comments!