Earn 2Xs Stampin' Rewards - May 2nd and 3rd, 2025

The first Saturday in May is a special day of celebrations for paper crafters, in particular scrapbookers all over the globe.  This fun celebration first began in 1994 when it was founded by the Creative Memories foundation as a way to celebrate scrapbookers and the memories they create. 

Stampin' Up! is excited to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day with the crafting community around the world! For 2 days only (May 2–3) they’re offering 2x rewards on all purchases! What better way to celebrate one of our favorite crafting holidays? And the best part? This offer applies to almost ALL products, not just scrapbooking items! (Some exclusions apply, see more below.)

• Earn double rewards (2x rewards) for two days only, from May 2–3!

• This offer applies to ALL products —it doesn’t have to be just scrapbooking products. The only products that don’t count toward rewards are non-commissionable items and existing Paper Pumpkin subscriptions.  

• While existing Paper Pumpkin subscriptions won’t earn double rewards and new subscription or prepaid subscription ordered during the offer will earn double rewards.

• All orders qualify once the rewards threshold of $25 CAD is met.

• You must have a Stampin' Up! Account to take advantage and participate in this special sale event. And you need to be opted in to Stampin’ Rewards program. If you aren't signed up yet, go ahead and get started so you don't miss out.

• Sales Period: May 2–3
• Ordering Deadlines:
• Phone: May 2, 2025, at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
• Online: May 3, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

NOTE:  Rewards are earned on the product price—shipping and expedited shipping fees are not included in the rewards calculation.

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stamin' Up! Demo since 2006

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In Sympathy for Vancouver's Fillopino Community - FMS#683

Last night in Vancouver BC Canada a most terrible and senseless tragedy took the lives of 11 people and injured many more who were attending festivities during the Lapu-Lapu Filipino festival. A 30 year old Vancouver man plowed his car into these innocents, committing such a heinous act that words cannot even describe. 

I'm using today's sketch to design a sympathy card for all those affected by last night's loss. Obviously I can't make or send a card to all the families, first responders and others affected by this tragedy, but hopefully by posting my card and my message of condolence I can express my sadness, grief and offer my prayers for healing to those who need it.   

Freshly Made Sketches 

Here's My Card: 

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

• Textured Notes #165548 - basket bottom and leaves 
• Country Flowers #163405 - sentiment "With heartfelt sympathy" 
• In the Moment #157987 - sentiment "You're In My Thoughts" 

Cardstock and DSP:

• Basic Beige 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for card base
• scraps for sentiment on card front, basket and leaves 
• Early Espresso 3 1/4" x 5 1/4" front panel 
• 1" x 5 1/4" strip for bottom inside detail
• Pecan Pie 4" x 5 1/4" for front matte 
• DSP - Woven Textures 12 x 12 #165560
• Cut 3" x 5" strip of DSP cut this piece in half at 2 1/2" flip one side over and adhere to early espresso panel. 
• 3/4" x 5"  strip of DSP cut in half, flip one side over adhere two panels to 1" x 5 1/4" early espresso panel on inside bottom of card. 

Ink and Blends: 

• Tuxedo Momento Black 
• Pecan Pie 

Accessories: 

• 2" circle punch for basket
• Dimensionals 
• Adhesive
• Gold Sparkle Gems (R) 

The detail in the Textured Notes distinktive stamps is amazingly crisp.  The trick to stamping with distinktives is to not over saturate the surface with ink.  You'll get a clearer image by reinking and stamping a few times.

Well that's it for today's card.  Thank you for stopping by and having a look at my card.  Appreciate it. 

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

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Sweet Birthday Wishes - Storybook Moments Ephemera and #626 AHSC

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #626 is a throwback to 2013 when the sketch challenge first started.  Here is the current sketch and below it the original one.  

Here's My Card: 

I made a feminine birthday card using a combination of beige, blue and red cardstock (see below), a piece of neutral designer paper and several ephemera images from Stampin' Up!s Storybook Moments 12 x 12 designer paper.  

I'm quite happy with the way this card came together.  It took a bit to figure out what I was going to use for the background paper to keep this card in the Clean and Simple format.  Because the focal point is so busy along with the banners the decision to go with the neutral striped DSP worked well.

Here's a view of the inside of the card.  Although I love stamping images on the inside of my card along with the sentiment, I have to admit it's easy to just add an ephemera image because there's no colouring involved and the pictures pair up pretty well.  

I purposely changed the direction of the banners on my card front so they are facing the opposite way to those in the sketch.  For some reason, the focal just sat better going in this direction.  Also, I was able to move my sentiment a little higher on the card.  Sometimes you just have to try a different approach to make it work, so don't worry about changing up the sketch and trying something different, that's always an option you can choose.   

I like to mixup old and new products from Stampin' Up! so that I continue to use up my stash.  As you can see in this card, I used three old products starting with the retired dsp, then the cross hatch design embossing folder from the Basic D embossing folder collection and the bright red dots. The new products are the sentiment which is from the most recent Paper Pumpkin kit and the ephemera from the Storybook Moments paper collection.  Old or new all these materials compliment each other and really helped to bring this card together. 

Supplies: 

Stamps and Dies: 

• Daisy Daydream stamps from March 25 Paper Pumpkin - Sentiment "Sweetest Birthday Wishes"
• "Wishing you the Happiest birthday yet" sentiment stamp Stampin' Up! 2006

Cardstock and DSP: 

• Crumb Cake cardbase 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• Boho Blue cut two 4 x 5 1/4" mattes for front and inside 
• Banner 1" x 3 1/2" 
• Real Red Banner 1" x 3 1/2" 
• Scrap for sentiment backer
• 2 1/2" circle for focal base
• Basic Beige
• Scrap for sentiment 
• 3 3/4" x 5" matte for inside 
• Neutrals DSP 6 x 6 #163773 - striped Crumb Cake design 3 3/4" x 5" matte for card front 

Ink: 

• Real Red for sentiments 

Accessories: 

• Brights Candy Dots #130931(R) - Real Red x 3 
• Ephemera gardening images for focal point
• Dimensionals
• Basic D hatched image embossing folder for red banner 

Thanks for dropping by and checking out my version of the AHSC#626.  Come back again and leave me a comment if you like this card.  

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

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FREE SHIPPING April

Have You Heard?

Free Shipping - 3 Days Only!

It's a good time to take advantage of Last Chance Products and stock up before prices go up in May with the launch of the new catalogue. 

Sales Period:         April 23–25, 2025

Ordering Deadlines 
Phone: April 25 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)

Online: April 25 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

• All order types qualify for this promotion.

• Free shipping is for three days only. Orders must be opened and closed April 23–25.

• Free shipping automatically applies to your cart after the qualifying amount has been met, which is $100 CAD (before tax).

• Coupon codes and product credits are non-commissionable and will lower your order’s retail amount. Orders must meet the qualifying amount to be eligible for free shipping.

• The additional cost for expedited shipping is not covered by this promotion.

• Prepaid 3-, 6-, and 12-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions and month-to-month subscriptions do not qualify for free shipping. Refills, past kits and add-ons do qualify toward free shipping, but you must be a subscriber to purchase. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($25.00 USD | $34.75 CAD shipping included) + tax.

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

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Take Me Out To the Ball Game - FMS #682 by Judy Rozema

If you follow my blog you know that I make a lot of masculine cards.  The Freshly Made Sketch #682 is hosted by Judy Rozema, who pointed out that it's baseball season and the sketch has a baseball diamond feel about it.  That was all I needed to get my creative juices flowing and create a masculine card.  How about you, were you inspired by this sketch? The sketch challenge is open until 3:00pm EST, so why not come up with a card of your own.  Here is the sketch:

The triple cut design is wonderful for creating multiple cards and it's such a great way to use up your paper stash.  I love it!  Unfortunately when I was making these cards I made my second cut from the corner instead of about 1 1/2" down the right side of the card, which changes up the look a bit.  Next time I'll look at the sketch a bit longer, lol!  Oh well my "miscut" still worked out okay for me.  

Here is my card: 

Whenever I make a triple cut card, I'm always amazed at how fast the three cards come together. Probably the hardest choice for me is mixing and matching the DSP and cardstock. The retired "Hey Sports Fan" dsp made it super easy to choose my mattes and card base colours.

Here is the inside of the card.  I copied the stamping on three pieces of Very Vanilla cardstock and mounted each one on a piece of coordinating cardstock. 

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

• A Goodman #149270 - "It's Your Day" sentiment
• Good Old Sport - Graphic 45 - "baseball player, and baseball"
• Sporting Goods 2004 circ. Stampin' Up! "bat and glove" for inside
• Perennial Birthday - "Happy Birthday" sentiment 

Cardstock and DSP:

• Real Red
• Night of Navy
• Very Vanilla
• Crushed Curry 
• Hey Sports Fan 12 x 12 DSP

Cutting Instructions: 

• Very Vanilla 8 1/2 x 5 12" scored at 4 1/4" for card base.  Cut three
• Very Vanilla 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" matte for focal matte
• Very Vanilla scraps for sentiment - baseball
• Real Red 4 x 5 1/4" x 2 for Mattes on front and inside of one card and one piece 2 3/8" x 3 5/8" for focal matte
• Night of Navy 4" x 5 1/4" for Mattes on front and inside of one card and one piece 2 3/8" x 3 5/8" for focal matte
• Crushed Curry 4" x 5 1/4" for Mattes on front and inside of one card and one piece 2 3/8" x 3 5/8" for focal matte
• Three coordinating pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP) measuring            3 3/4" x 5" - stack the three pieces making sure all edges are in alignment and then cut on angles to match the sketch lines. 
• Small scraps of Very Vanilla, Real Red, Night of Navy and Crushed Curry for the 1 1/4 circle matte for baseball. 

Ink and Blends: 

• Momento Black Ink
• Night of Navy
• Real Red
• Pecan Pie - baseball bat 

Accessories:  

• 1" and 1 1/4" circle punches 
• Dimensionals
• Enamel Dots - Brights - Real Red and Crushed Curry

I hope you liked my interpretation of Judy's  Freshly Made Sketch.  Let me know if you struggle with making masculine cards? What's your stash like, do you have sports stamps or paper on hand for masculine themes?  I'd love to hear from you, as I find your comments are motivating and inspiring.  Thanks for dropping by! 

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

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Darling Dino Birthday - AHSC #625

Welcome to my blog and Happy Easter weekend!  Today I'm using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #625 to make a child's birthday.  This little guy loves  loves dinosaurs so I created a scene by replacing the rabbit in the sketch with a dinosaur coming out of its egg.  I flipped the sketch on it's side so I had room to get all the little elements together.   

Here's My Card: 

I am really falling in love with the Basic Beige cardstock Stampin' Up! began stocking this past year.  When you compare the rocks which are in Crumb Cake cardstock in this photo to the Basic Beige there is such a significant difference.  I really like this lighter tone, and it's such a fabulous neutral.  It works perfectly with the Timeless Plaid dsp matting on this card. 

I kept the inside of the card fairly simple.  Again I used  a matte from the Timeless Plaid DSP and I stamped the "Happy Birthday" sentiment from Perennial Birthdays, one of my most favourite birthday celebration stamp sets.  

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

• Darling Dinos #164728
• Balloons x 3
• Dinosaur
• Flowers x 4 
• Grass
• Rocks x 2
• Sentiment on front - "Hope Your Birthday is DINO-mite!"
• Perennial Birthday - sentiment inside matte "Happy Birthday"
• Darling Dinos Dies #164734
• Three Balloons
• Rocks
• Dinosaur
• Egg Shell top and bottom

• Perennial Postage Dies #162607 - "Happy Birthday" inside card
• Decal Rectangle Dies (R) #159173 - Basic Beige matte on card front

Cardstock and DSP:

• Basic Beige 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for card base
• Basic Beige 3 3/4" x 5" for inside matte
• Basic Beige scrap for dino egg shell
• Mossy Meadow 3 1/2 x 4 3/4" for postage stamp layer 
• Basic White scraps for balloons and dinosaur
• Designer Series Paper:  Timeless Plaid #164678
• Inside Matte - 4" x 5 1/4" 
• Outside Matte - 3 3/4" x 5"
• Crumb Cake scraps for rocks

Ink:

• Mossy Meadow Ink 
• Momento Black ink
• Blends:  Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Boho Blue, Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, Old Olive
• Black Fine Line marker for balloon strings

Accessories: 

• Dimensionals 

Stamp sets like Darling Dinos are perfect for creating fun background scenes along with the main featured stamps.  All of the stamps on the card front come from that set.  What do you think?  Do you like to make cards with scenes?

Thanks for dropping by and checking out my card.  I look forward to your comments. 

HAPPY EASTER AND
HAPPY STAMPING!
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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006

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I'm A Princess! FMS #681

Just a note of gratitude for the Design Team and especially to Kim at Freshly Made Sketches who chose my card as one of the Princesses for this week's sketch challenge!  Congrats to the other 8 Princesses .... well deserved! 

Donna Mikasa was chosen as the Queen of Clean for her beautiful card.  I love to participate in their sketch challenges, so getting some recognition like this is really meaningful for me.  

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up! Demo since 2006