Angela's PaperArts: Double Pop Out Gatefold Mother's Day card

It's Mother's Day here in Australia.

I made this Double Pop Out Gatefold card for my Mum. It features the Stampin' Up! Frames & Flowers Specialty paper.

Here's the card closed with a belly band around it to keep it together.

Here's the card open and I've left two small inside panels blank to write my message. I don't know about you, but my Mum has always been there for me and helped me when I needed it my whole life. I'm truly grateful to have such a wonderful Mum, hence the "thank you for everything" message inside the card.

Here's an overhead view of the card.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia. I also used dies from Snazzi Scrappin to cut & assemble this card base quickly & easily instead of having to manually cut out the design. 

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Angela's PaperArts: New In Colors & Stampin' Up! 2025-26 Annual Catalogue

The new Stampin' Up! 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue launched today. If you don't have a copy of the catalogue, here's a link to the online version.

With its launch comes five new 2025-2027 In Colors being:

• Strawberry Slush (a returning favourite)
• Timid Tiger
• Darling Duckling
• Cloud Cover & 
• Secret Sea.

I've created five cards using the new Stampin' Up! 2025-2027 In Colors which also features the Beautiful Motifs stamp set & dies bundle.

The Beautiful Motifs bundle's die set has two dies which completely cut out an embellishment and three other dies which partially cut an embellishment & leaves it embedded in the paper.  I've used each of these dies on my cards to show you their potential for both cardmaking and scrapbooking

Here's a close-up of the Strawberry Slush card:

TIP: Use the triangular motif die instead of traditional photo corners on your scrapbooking layouts.

Here's a close-up of the Timid Tiger card. I also used the Mini Corrugated 3D embossing folder for extra texture on the background.

Here's a closeup of the Darling Duckling card. I used the Unbounded Love dies for the sentiment mat.

Here's a closeup of the Cloud Cover card

TIP: The flourish die can be snipped apart so that you can use part of the flourish anywhere on a project. An example can be seen on the top left of this card.

Please note: The Cloud Cover large inkpad will not be available as the chemicals in that ink reacted with Stampin' Up!'s firm foam inkpad. The good news is that there are two options to still get this colour in an inkpad, it will be a 2.5cm/1" inkpad instead of the large size. The options are:

1. Purchase the Cloud Cover ink refill bottle and Uninked Stampin' Spots. You can then ink up one of the spots with the Cloud Cover ink as the ink spot pads are made of a different material and aren't affected by this ink's formula, or
2. Purchase the Classic Stampin' Spot Small Assortment 1 which has five different coloured ink spots, one of which is Cloud Cover, all inked-up and ready to use.

And lastly, here's the closeup of the Secret Sea card. Given the name of this colour, I paired it with the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder for a textured background.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: National Scrapbooking Day

Happy National Scrapbooking Day.

If you're curious about scrapbooking or are an experienced scrapbooker, you'll enjoy this Stampin' Up! online scrapbooking class which features the Wildflowers Celebration Scrapbooking kit.

The current Stampin' Up! products used in this class can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: Easter egg boxes

I'd like to wish you a very Happy Easter this weekend.

I'm getting ready for Easter Sunday by making some boxes featuring the Stampin' Up! Unbounded Beauty patterned paper, the Storybook Moments collection, including the Storybook Friends bundle.

One of the frame dies in the Storybook Friends bundle was used to embellish the box, along with one of the diecut elements from the Storybook Moments pack to complete the box which was, of course, filled with lots of little Easter eggs.

The box template was inspired by a tutorial by Sam Donald. The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: Stampin' Up! Last Chance Products update

It's that time of the year when both the Annual Catalogue and January-April Mini Catalogue are retiring.

Some products are carrying-over into the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue or are moving to be an Online Exclusives product item.  Products that are actually retiring can be found in the Last Chance Products category of my online store from 1 April, 2025.

So why not visit the Last Chance Products section in my online store. If there's something you like, I'd recommended buying it soon as it's being discontinued and once it's gone, it's gone for good.

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Angela's PaperArts: Delightful Wishes card

To my family & those up north who are in the path of Cyclone Alfred, this "Wishing You Well" card says it all. I do hope you well and truly stay safe over the coming days.

This card features the Stampin' Up! Delightful Wishes bundle and the Sale-A-Bration Toadstool Gardens designer series Paper.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: Heart Shaped Bundle Valentine's Day card

For Valentine's Day tomorrow I created this gatefold card.

It features the Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration Heart Shaped bundle (only available until 28 February, 2025 or while stock lasts) along with a sheet of the Marbled Elegance designer series paper which has cute little hearts on it.

If you're wondering how I got two colours onto the stamped heart image, here a little technique tip:

• I inked the heart stamp first in Flirty Flamingo ink
• I then used a sponge dauber to randomly dab Cherry Cobbler ink onto the heart stamp too.
• I stamped the image which resulted in the two-tone heart inside the card.

I hope you found this tip useful.

Sale-A-Bration continues until the end of February. The good news is that additional Level 1 freebie options are available to select for eligible orders while stock lasts. It's the perfect time to stock up on your crafting essentials and earn some free products.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: Meandering Meadows pop-out panel birthday card

I do like making special fold cards and today's birthday card is no exception. One of my favourite Online Exclusive paper packs, Meandering Meadows, is being discontinued and features on this card.

From the outside it looks like a standard card, but inside is where things get a bit more interesting.

Here's the inside of the card.

Whilst I, like most crafters, like to use new things, I still find myself reaching for some of my older, favourite stamp sets & dies too. For this card I did use some retired Stampin' Up! stamp & die sets, along with the Snazzi Scrappin pop-out panel card die set (which makes it quicker to create this card style compared to when I used to manually cut it). If you like butterflies, the current Stampin' Up! Sketched Butterflies or Beautiful Butterflies bundles are a good substitute to the retired ones used on this card.

If you like the Meandering Meadows paper you can find it and many other reduced & discontinued products in the Last Chance section of my online store. 

Stampin' Up! updates:

• Two new Kits have been released today. These are perfect for the time poor crafter.
• Sale-A-Bration continues until the end of February. The good news is that additional Level 1 freebie options are available to select for eligible orders while stock lasts. It's the perfect time to stock up on your crafting essentials and earn some free products.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: Chinese New Year easel card

I'd like to wish everyone celebrating the Chinese New Year a very happy and prosperous Year of the Snake.

I made this easel special fold card to send to a friend who does celebrate the Chinese lunar new year. Some of the products used include the Stampin' Up! Christmas Labels dies, Distressed Gold paper and Marbled Elegance designer series paper.

Here's a side view of the card

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: Stampin' Up! Birthday Treats Ephemera card

Happy New Year!

While I've been enjoying a break with family, Stampin' Up! have been busy releasing the Jan-April Mini Catalogue, Jan-April Scrapbooking catalogue, new Online Exclusive products PLUS it's Sale-A-Bration time too when eligible orders can earn product for free.

This card features one of the new products, the mix & match Birthday Treats Ephemera Pack.

You can create a card quickly & easily using this pack. Here's what's in the pack.

Sale-A-Bration:

So what is Sale-A-Bration ('SAB')?  Until 28 February, 2025 you can choose free product listed in the SAB catalogue for every $100 of product ordered.  There is no limit on how many Sale-A-Bration items you can receive as it's based on the total amount of your order.  For example, a $200 order is eligible to choose either 2 x $100 SAB products or 1 x $200 SAB product etc. The SAB items offered are only available while stock lasts or until 28 February at the latest.

There are also two other benefits available during SAB:

• Stampin' rewards: Anyone (or a group) placing a product order of $500 or more will automatically receive the usual stampin' rewards (e.g. select $60 worth of products for free on a $500 order) PLUS you'll also receive an additional $50 stampin' rewards too. So for a $500 order, you can select an additional $110 of any products you like for free. Why not gather your friends' orders and combine them into one group order to get these extra rewards.
• Joining rewards: This year there are 2 joining options which are of terrific value. For $169 you will receive $235 worth of products of your choice and free shipping plus you can also choose for free either:
  • Option 1: Your choice of two Stampin' Write marker assortment sets plus the Handmade Designs stamp set. That's potentially $397 of product for $169.
•  Option 2: An additional $51of products for free too. That's potentially $286 worth of products for $169.

Why not take advantage of Sale-A-Bration to stock up on some of your essential craft items or treat yourself to some of the new products and earn free product at the same time.

All Stampin' Up! products can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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