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1 Jan 26

Aspen Grove

Tonight I inked up the Aspen Grove stamps and used them for my weekly live. It was the first I've played with this set and boy was I surprised to see the trees were separate stamps! For some reason I thought it was one set with all the trunks and you just added extra branches!! I like the versatility of it. I did some watercoloring with this design and really like how it came out. I hope you can give it a try. You can see the video on YouTube if you click here.

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30 Dec 25

January Class Announced

I just published the email for my January class, did you get it? If not get to the newsletter signup right here on this blog and put your info in. You'll never miss another class announcement or newsletter update. You won't be sorry you signed up, if you are then just unsubscribe. Easy Peasy.
Anyway....the class for January is out and all the info is below with several options to choose from.

January Card Class - A Little Different This Month!

I’m changing things up for January, and I think you’re going to love this!

Stampin’ UP! is running a special promotion from January 6 – February 2 where you earn a $5 coupon for every $50 spentin products. To make it even better, I’m offering my January Card Class FREE with a $50 order placed by January 22.

What’s included in the class:

• 3 handmade cards
• 2 fun folds
• 1 design that can double as a Valentine
• Featuring the Friendly Foliage bundle

I won’t be hosting an in-person class this month as I’ll be traveling, but I’ll prep and mail everything once I return.

Your options:

Free Class
Place a $50 Stampin’ UP! order by January 22. I’ll reach out via email to confirm you want the class and verify your address. Online Order from my site

Class Only — $20
Includes pre-cut supplies, free shipping, and the PDF. Email me and I will follow up.

PDF Only — $10. Email me

Porch pickup is also available for those that want to stop by and get theirs.

Happy stamping,
Jill

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25 Dec 25

Gift Card / Money holder kicks off 2026

Merry Christmas from me to you! I hope you had a wonderful day. Tonight started the Christmas cards/ideas for 2026. I know you'll like this one. Whether you fill it with gift cards, money, or a combination of both, it is sure to please its recipient. This holder is pretty simple to make and here is a link for the template that will help simplify it even more. This is the video link to watch how to create it on YouTube.

The template is 3" x 7" if you print it out. It should fit right over the page and you can slice the paper through the template. I also folded the paper up and sliced all the layers at one time to cut the prep time down even more.

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24 Dec 25

Happy BRRthday card

Happy Christmas Eve!! I went ahead with my weekly live even though it's a busy time for people. There is always a replay option and it helps keep me consistent. It was a quick video and a super cute card!! I saw the idea on Pinterest and put a little Jill spin on it with the Happy Rthday. If you get a second to watch, the video is here, on YouTube. Have a very merry Christmas and I'll be back tomorrow night with my Christmas card. The kick off to the next 12 months of card ideas. HO HO HO!

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in addition to the supplies below I also used a stamp set from the 2026 virtual cardmaking retreat being held on Jan 22/23. To order that retreat (filled with tons of goodies!) it is here.

21 Dec 25

Watercolor In Bloom Paper Pumpkin kit for 12-25

These are the cards I made for the alternates to the December kit. I have the videos loaded on YouTube and in my albums on Facebook. If you click on the highlighted words it will take you to that location to see them. The YouTube videos are in the Paper Pumpkin playlist. This kit was so pretty, I just loved the colors. I did end up with more on me than the cards I think! I hope you enjoy the designs and I'll see you again next month. Merry Christmas, or whatever you may be celebrating this time of year, and happy new year to you and your families.

Jill

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18 Dec 25

Stay Warm Wreath Card

Hello hello....I was a day later doing my video this week, my creatiity was not cooperating the way I wanted it to. I did the video on Thursday and boy oh boy was I making up for lost time. I got the video done and my list of other cards to make tallied up quite quickly. I am looking forward to showing my ideas next week. The holiday is next week and I'll still be on my regular video on the 24th. I assume eyeballs on the live will be sparse but that's ok. I like to try and stay consistent when I can. Keeps me in my routine. Then on Christmas day I will be live again for my start of the 2026 Christmas card ideas. I'm not sure if anyone ever makes any of them for their own use but I enjoy showing something every month that isn't too had to duplicate....normally!!
So below is the prototype card my daughter and Intl. Creative Director, Reid and I came up with. She threw out her favorite colors and I put it together. The other card is a warmer, cozier version that I made for the video. You can see the video on YouTube, here.

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16 Dec 25

Winter Sampler class

This is the winter sampler I designed for my December class. It does use a lot of different elements from Stampin' UP! through the years, but It's not too difficult to put together and it is super cute!! The girls had a good time chatting and putting theirs together on Sunday. I have another class next week that they needed to reschedule. I hope they have fun because they are newer stampers. I may do a little bit of the tedious stuff before they get here. I don't like for people to be discouraged or feel they can't be creative. When it's all said and done, put together, they will love it and smile from ear to ear because they made it!! That's the best feeling ever, when I see that. Makes my heart happy and gives me warm fuzzies.

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11 Dec 25

Swirled Designs

This week I wanted to give the new Swirled Designs bundle a try. The stamps are mostly going to be for adding texture to the card background or to enhance the die cuts I feel. The dies are pretty neat too and there are quite a few of them to work with. I made one card in the video with the stamps and the other card uses pretty much just the dies. I think they both turned out well and gave me some more inspiration for card ideas. You can see the video on my YouTube Channel, here.