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🎄Holiday Blog Hop

Yuletide Carols specialty gatefold Christmas card with black-and-white holly paper, bright pink layers, triangular corner flaps, and a vintage “Around the Christmas Tree” focal panel.

🎄 A little vintage Christmas charm with a pop of pink! My Yuletide Carols Specialty Gatefold Card combines classic brown and cream holly paper with bright pink layers and a beautiful “Around the Christmas Tree” focal panel. The specialty gatefold adds an extra touch of surprise!

This is one of 13 holiday card projects in the Creativity Abounds tutorial bundle—a wonderful collection of inspiration for your Christmas crafting!

Get the tutorial bundle for $25, or receive it FREE with a $35 order from my online store. ❤️

Shop with me and create a little Christmas joy to send to someone special!

Welcome to our monthly Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you.  We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own. This month we are featuring cards made for the holidays!

Whispering Woods Flap Fun Fold card with watercolor evergreen trees, a small rabbit, deep green and brown layers, and a circular “Joy” sentiment on the front flap.

Bring a little woodland joy to someone’s mailbox! My Whispering Woods Flap Fun Fold showcases beautiful watercolor trees, a sweet little bunny, and a simple “Joy” sentiment. Deep green and warm brown layers frame the peaceful woodland scenes.

The flaps give this card a fun twist and let the beautiful Whispering Woods Designer Series Paper shine! It’s a lovely design for sending a little handmade encouragement during the holiday season. 💚

Whispering Woods Flap Fun Fold card opened to reveal a deer and moose among watercolor evergreen trees, with deep green and brown layers and tree-patterned paper.

Video

Here’s a video with measurements and directions to make this project. Steve and I love crafting with you every Tuesday night. We’d love to have you join us live. Here’s the link for our live video every Tuesday at 7pm CT. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel here so you get notified each week when I’m live. I do prize patrol each week during my video.

Please see all my demo friends beautiful creations in the blog hop below.

Join my Joy Team!

We are a group of joy filled stampers who buy Stampin’ Up at a discount. Whether you join to build a business or support your hobby, I think you’ll be happy on our team.  It’s a positive group of kind and caring gals.  We are also part of a large national team with lots of opportunities for prizes and other benefits. If you would like to have stamping friends all over the world and be part of this awesome community, I hope you’ll join us! Sign up to be part of the Joy Team. You get to choose $175 in products for only $100. You also get to be part of Stamping Joy Club free! ($300 value!)

Join Stamping Joy Club!

Why join Stamping Joy Club? We have friends from USA, and all over the world. Join us and this will become something you look forward to every week! Everyone is welcome at Stamping Joy Club! Find out more details here.

In Joy Club, we make Samplers quarterly, like the one shown below.

Join Stamping Joy Club or learn more here.

Catalogs

If you would like me to be your demo, please email me and let me know you want the catalog sent to you. Beth@StampingMom.com If you purchase your supplies from someone else, please ask them for a catalog.

To page through the catalogs, click on “Catalogs” on the black bar at the top of the post or click on the catalog covers on the right side of the blog.

Online Exclusives

Did you know Stampin’ Up has products available that you won’t find in any catalog? See what’s available on the Online Exclusives today here. New products are added often.

Tutorial Bundles

Place a $35 or more order with me and get your choice of a card tutorial bundle free! I have dozens of tutorial bundles, choose your favorite here OR you can purchase this tutorial bundle for only $25.

Whether you’re new to cardmaking or have been stamping for years, you’ll have 13 new Christmas ideas you can recreate exactly or adapt using supplies you already own.

October 2026 Holiday Themed Tutorial Bundle

Here's 13 Holiday Themed tutorials with great directions and pictures showing exactly how to make these awesome projects! You can also use  whatever supplies you already own to make these cards. The directions are both in inches and metric, made with current Stampin' Up products.  You will be able to download the tutorial bundle immediately after checkout. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any trouble downloading your tutorial bundle. I'll be happy to help you!

$25.00

 

Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any questions for me. 🙂

If you live in the USA, I would love to be your demonstrator if you are not working with one already!  You can click on the supply list at the bottom of this post to order any of these items through my online store. 

New to Stampin’ Up?

 If you would like to receive a copy of the current catalog and you don’t have a demonstrator you already work with, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com to request a copy. 

❤️ I hope today’s project inspires you to create something meaningful, connect with someone you care about, and encourage them with a handmade card.

Create. Connect. Encourage.
One card at a time.🩵 🩷 💜

I’d love to hear from you! Please leave a comment below—I read every one.

🎥 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel

🛍️ Shop with me

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💜 Join my Joy Team


🎄Random Act of Kindness Christmas Treat

Welcome to the very first Creative Connections Blog Hop! We’re a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators who love sharing our creativity and inspiring others through paper crafting. Each month, we come together to share projects, ideas, and inspiration to spark your own creativity. We’re so glad you’re hopping along with us!

Three scalloped Christmas treat holders with green polka-dot paper, white borders, red bows, and peppermint embellishments.

🎄 Timeless Christmas Treats: A Sweet Kit Kat Gift Idea

A little chocolate and a little creativity can make someone’s day! These Timeless Christmas treat holders have a Kit Kat tucked inside, making them a sweet little gift for the holiday season.

I used Timeless Christmas Designer Series Paper for the green polka-dot layers and Scalloped Blooms Dies to create the pretty scalloped shapes. The white layer makes the festive green paper stand out!

The red bows were cut with the Home for Christmas Dies, and I added Real Red & White Peppermints to the centers for a cheerful finishing touch. I love how the classic red, green, and white look together!

Measurements & Details

  • Timeless Christmas Designer Series Paper-2nd Largest Scalloped Blooms Die
  • Basic White CS- Largest Scalloped Blooms Die
  • Home for Christmas Dies- Real Red Bow
  • Real Red & White Peppermints
  • Sentiment Real Red ink & Home for Christmas Stamp Set
  • Kit Kat candy bars

Video tutorial coming soon! My mom was rushed to the hospital today, so I needed to be with her and wasn’t able to do our planned live video. I hope to share how to make these sweet treat holders later this week, depending on how she’s doing. Thank you for your understanding and prayers. ❤️

These would be fun Christmas table favors, stocking stuffers, or little gifts for friends, neighbors, and coworkers. You could also keep a few ready to hand out as unexpected acts of kindness during the holiday season. A small handmade gift is such a lovely way to say, “I’m thinking of you!”

Who would you surprise with a Timeless Christmas Treat? Leave me a comment—I’d love to hear!

Shop Stampin’ Up! supplies with me

Three scalloped Christmas treat holders with green polka-dot paper, white borders, red bows, and peppermint embellishments.

These treat holders aren’t just for Christmas! Switch up the paper to make them for any holiday or use any paper you already own to brighten someone’s day with a random act of kindness. A little chocolate wrapped in something handmade is a sweet way to spread joy!

Christmas Kit Kat treat holder made with green polka-dot paper, white scalloped edges, a red bow, and a peppermint embellishment, shown above a wrapped Kit Kat. Text reads “Christmas Kit Kat Treat Holder” and “A sweet little handmade gift!” with Stamping Mom branding below.

Creative Connections Lineup

  1. Stesha Bloodhart
  2. Peggy Noe
  3. Beth McCullough
  4. Debbie Mageed
  5. Su Mohr
  6. Karen Finkle
  7. Mary Deatherage
  8. Sue Jackson

Join my Joy Team!

We are a group of joy filled stampers who buy Stampin’ Up at a discount. Whether you join to build a business or support your hobby, I think you’ll be happy on our team.  It’s a positive group of kind and caring gals.  We are also part of a large national team with lots of opportunities for prizes and other benefits. If you would like to have stamping friends all over the world and be part of this awesome community, I hope you’ll join us! Sign up to be part of the Joy Team. You get to choose $175 in products for only $100. You also get to be part of Stamping Joy Club free! ($300 value!)

Join Stamping Joy Club!

Why join Stamping Joy Club? We have friends from USA, and all over the world. Join us and this will become something you look forward to every week! Everyone is welcome at Stamping Joy Club! Find out more details here.

In Joy Club, we make Samplers quarterly, like the one shown below.

Join Stamping Joy Club or learn more here.

Catalogs

If you would like me to be your demo, please email me and let me know you want the catalog sent to you. Beth@StampingMom.com If you purchase your supplies from someone else, please ask them for a catalog.

To page through the catalogs, click on “Catalogs” on the black bar at the top of the post or click on the catalog covers on the right side of the blog.

Online Exclusives

Did you know Stampin’ Up has products available that you won’t find in any catalog? See what’s available on the Online Exclusives today here. New products are added often.

Tutorial Bundles

Place a $35 or more order with me and get your choice of a card tutorial bundle free! I have dozens of tutorial bundles, choose your favorite here OR you can purchase this tutorial bundle for only $25.

Whether you’re new to cardmaking or have been stamping for years, you’ll have 13 new Christmas ideas you can recreate exactly or adapt using supplies you already own.

October 2026 Holiday Themed Tutorial Bundle

Here's 13 Holiday Themed tutorials with great directions and pictures showing exactly how to make these awesome projects! You can also use  whatever supplies you already own to make these cards. The directions are both in inches and metric, made with current Stampin' Up products.  You will be able to download the tutorial bundle immediately after checkout. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any trouble downloading your tutorial bundle. I'll be happy to help you!

$25.00

 

Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any questions for me. 🙂

If you live in the USA, I would love to be your demonstrator if you are not working with one already!  You can click on the supply list at the bottom of this post to order any of these items through my online store. 

New to Stampin’ Up?

 If you would like to receive a copy of the current catalog and you don’t have a demonstrator you already work with, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com to request a copy. 

❤️ I hope today’s project inspires you to create something meaningful, connect with someone you care about, and encourage them with a handmade card.

Create. Connect. Encourage.
One card at a time.🩵 🩷 💜

I’d love to hear from you! Please leave a comment below—I read every one.

🎥 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel

🛍️ Shop with me

📌 Follow me on Pinterest

📘 Follow me on Facebook

📸 Follow me on Instagram

💜 Join my Joy Team


Halloween

Handmade autumn card with three shaded orange pumpkins, a dark green frame, leafy patterned paper, an orange Rustic Check embossed background, a small bow, and a “Hey” sentiment

There’s something so cozy about pumpkins and warm autumn colors! Today’s card features the Stampin’ Up! Painted Pumpkins Bundle including the stencils, and the Rustic Check Embossing Folder for a fall card with plenty of texture.

The little “Hey” sentiment makes this a card you can send just because. Who would enjoy finding a handmade hello in their mailbox?

Soft shading with stencils

These three pumpkins have different shapes and so much personality! Sponging ink through the stencils creates soft color, while deeper shading gives the pumpkins dimension. The lighter lines help define each pumpkin’s sections.

When sponging, start with a light touch and gradually build the color. You can always add more ink! A little ink around the edges of the white panel adds to the card’s rustic feel.

The finishing touches

A small bow on the tall pumpkin and a few Radiant Gems embellishments finish the card without taking attention away from the stenciling. The shaded “Hey” label ties everything together.

This design would also be lovely with a thank-you, thinking-of-you, or Thanksgiving sentiment. Use what you have and make it your own!

Ready to create some pumpkin cards? You can shop for your supplies here:

🛍️ Shop Stampin’ Up! with Beth

Do you enjoy using stencils on your cards, or would this be something new for you? Let me know in the comments!

Measurements & Details

  • Painted Pumpkins Bundle
  • Radiant Gems
  • Neutrals Jute Combo Pack
  • Perennial Postage Dies- Hey sentiment die cut
  • 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ Pumpkin Pie CS
  • 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ Pumpkin Pie CS- Rustic Check Embossing Folder
  • 1-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ Moonlit Flora DSP
  • 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ Mossy Meadow CS
  • 3″ x 3″ Basic White CS- stencils Painted Pumpkins Bundle
  • 4″ x 5-1/4″ Basic White CS inside

Video

Here’s a video showing how to make this fun stencil pumpkin card.

Please join us for our weekly live video every Tuesday at 7pm CT. You can also subscribe to my YouTube channel here so you don’t miss future videos.

I hope you’ll join us! 

Welcome to another Festive Friday Challenge!

This challenge is inspired by Halloween which is on October 31st. The Inspiration List includes 10 different elements to choose from. Simply incorporate at least three of them into your project and link it up. The best part? Your project doesn’t have to be about Halloween at all! #FestiveFridayChallenge

I’d love for you to join us! Create a card, scrapbook page, or 3-D project and share it with the challenge. If you’ve never entered a card challenge before, this is the perfect time to start. It’s fun, free, and a wonderful way to spark your creativity!

If you need help entering, just email me at Beth@StampingMom.com. I’d be happy to help you.

For my card, I chose Orange, Green, and Die Cuts. Which three items would you choose?

Please see all the beautiful cards made by the rest of the Design Team below.



Blog Hop Index


Join my Joy Team!

We are a group of joy filled stampers who buy Stampin’ Up at a discount. Whether you join to build a business or support your hobby, I think you’ll be happy on our team.  It’s a positive group of kind and caring gals.  We are also part of a large national team with lots of opportunities for prizes and other benefits. If you would like to have stamping friends all over the world and be part of this awesome community, I hope you’ll join us! Sign up to be part of the Joy Team. You get to choose $175 in products for only $100. You also get to be part of Stamping Joy Club free! ($300 value!)

Join Stamping Joy Club!

Why join Stamping Joy Club? We have friends from USA, and all over the world. Join us and this will become something you look forward to every week! Everyone is welcome at Stamping Joy Club! Find out more details here.

In Joy Club, we make Samplers quarterly, like the one shown below.

Join Stamping Joy Club or learn more here.

Catalogs

If you would like me to be your demo, please email me and let me know you want the catalog sent to you. Beth@StampingMom.com If you purchase your supplies from someone else, please ask them for a catalog.

To page through the catalogs, click on “Catalogs” on the black bar at the top of the post or click on the catalog covers on the right side of the blog.

Online Exclusives

Did you know Stampin’ Up has products available that you won’t find in any catalog? See what’s available on the Online Exclusives today here. New products are added often.

Tutorial Bundles

Place a $35 or more order with me and get your choice of a card tutorial bundle free! I have dozens of tutorial bundles, choose your favorite here OR you can purchase this tutorial bundle for only $25.

Whether you’re new to cardmaking or have been stamping for years, you’ll have 13 new Christmas ideas you can recreate exactly or adapt using supplies you already own.

October 2026 Holiday Themed Tutorial Bundle

Here's 13 Holiday Themed tutorials with great directions and pictures showing exactly how to make these awesome projects! You can also use  whatever supplies you already own to make these cards. The directions are both in inches and metric, made with current Stampin' Up products.  You will be able to download the tutorial bundle immediately after checkout. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any trouble downloading your tutorial bundle. I'll be happy to help you!

$25.00

 

Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any questions for me. 🙂

If you live in the USA, I would love to be your demonstrator if you are not working with one already!  You can click on the supply list at the bottom of this post to order any of these items through my online store. 

New to Stampin’ Up?

 If you would like to receive a copy of the current catalog and you don’t have a demonstrator you already work with, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com to request a copy. 

❤️ I hope today’s project inspires you to create something meaningful, connect with someone you care about, and encourage them with a handmade card.

Create. Connect. Encourage.
One card at a time.🩵 🩷 💜

I’d love to hear from you! Please leave a comment below—I read every one.

🎥 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel

🛍️ Shop with me

📌 Follow me on Pinterest

📘 Follow me on Facebook

📸 Follow me on Instagram

💜 Join my Joy Team