Reasons & Seasons Celebration Week

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026Leave a comment

Last month I shared the Anniversary swap card I created using the Reason to Celebrate and Seasonal Celebrations stamp sets (which were designed to coordinate!) and this week, you’ll see the two sets combined to create something for every season included, starting with a simple fun-fold birthday card.

Stampin’ Up!®️ Fun Fold Birthday card with Reason to Celebrate and Seasonal Celebration stamp sets

The colors on this birthday celebration are Daffodil Delight, Shy Shamrock and Berry Burst, which is a combination that could be used for everyone. By stamping the party hats and confetti randomly on the front and inside layers, you’ve created your own party for the mailbox. The Lasting Linen background stamp also gives a bit of texture to the background of the Daffodil card base.

The key to this card is to shave off 1/16″ of an inch on the right-side of the card front, so the 7.5″ x 4.75″ Shy Shamrock card can fold over the front without buckling the card.

Small details like a few shiny embellishments top it off:

Make your own with these supplies from my Stampin’ Store:

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See you tomorrow for another Celebration Combination Card!

Bookmark Greeting Card

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026Leave a comment

Reading is my favorite sport. It’s a shame there isn’t a competition for it, because I’d be on the medal stand, for certain!

My most recent reading obsession has been “The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion” by Beth Brower. I started the first volume on December 27th and finished volume 8 less than a month later! Now, in the appropriate mourning period between what I’ve consumed of Emma’s own words and the release of her next journal installment (there are rumored to be close to 25 books when done), I’ve done what any self-respecting reading-crafter would do, and made a card that is also a bookmark gift:

The Stampin’ Up!®️ Hobby Haven suite had the patterned paper appropriate for book lovers, and the bookmark cleverly clasps onto the page you are reading (and the front of the card) with strips of self-adhesive magnet sheets:

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Have YOU started the Emma M. Lion series? The first volume starts off slowly, but TRUST ME: Stick with it and you’ll come back to THANK ME!

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Now put down your book and come to stamp and craft with us at our Spring StampFest events in Utah County on March 21 or Southern Utah on March 28th! Click on the links to register, or on the pictures to see the events on Facebook:

Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

New at SU: Reverse Stamping for Anniversary Card

February 18, 2026February 18, 20262 Comments

What’s the latest at Stampin’ Up!®️?? Our international New at SU! design team is here to show you how versatile and essential a stamp positioning tool is, AND how you can get the NEW Stampin’ Positioner FREE during February 2026!

Let’s use the Stampin’ Positioner to make a REVERSE IMAGE using the Valentine Kisses bundle to make an adorable greeting card for a Wedding Anniversary ~ make sure to WATCH THE TUTORIAL below.

The bear stamp originally faces right, so how can you flip it? By using your SILICONE CRAFT SHEET on your Stampin’ Positioner! It makes it so easy, you can use the die to cut it out and it’s in the perfect place every time. Watch this:

I used the same technique for the vellum wings, and embossed them with clear powder over the Fresh Freesia ink, so they would dry quickly. And the Lasting Linen stamp set gives the background a faux-texture that is beautiful.

On the inside, I added sentiments from both Valentine Kisses and Reason to Celebrate:

The only way to get the Stampin’ Positioner this month is in the Stampin’ Up!®️ Starter Kit, and it will be automatically added to your order. Smart stampers know this is the best value anytime, but it has ADDED value this month!

Eventually, this tool will be available for purchase, but we don’t have a date yet, so if you just can’t wait, join my team (click link or image) or ask your demonstrator how to join.

What ELSE can you do with the positioner? I’m GLAD YOU ASKED! These demonstrators are all showing techniques and tips that you’ll love to learn. Visit each blog and SAVE your favorite ideas:

February 2026 New at SU! Hop: Stampin’ Positioner

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1.Furry Cat Design (UK) – Cute as a Bug and stamping on die cut shapes

2.iHeartCards2 (US) New At SU! February 2026 Blog Hop – Stampin’ Positi

3.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael (US)- Stampin’ Positioner Filled wit

4.Stamping Flair (AU) – Stampin’ Positioner – Selective Stamping

5.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – Reverse Stamping for Anniversary Card w

6.247 Inkspiration (US) – Woolly Friends

7.De Kijkkast (NL) – Making a Wreath with Fragrant Layers

Not ready to join, but want to shop? Starting today (for 3 DAYS ONLY-February 18-20, 2026) enjoy FREE SHIPPING on orders over $75 PLUS qualify to purchase the Product of the Month for just $5!

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Valentine Kisses Bundle (English)

Reason To Celebrate Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

Lasting Linen Photopolymer Stamp Set

Silicone Craft Sheet

Branching Out Dies

Lovely & Beautiful 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

Peach Pie Classic Stampin Pad

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

Mini Glue Dots

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin' Seal

Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

Fill the World with Love

February 9, 2026Leave a comment

After making and mailing over 200 Valentine cards through the last two weeks, I had to pause and have a nap today! I thought I was done with the season of Love, then I saw the #tgifc563 color challenge from TGIF Challenges and the Sketch Challenge #gdp534 from Global Design Project, and knew there was one more to make.

Blending these two challenges with the Stampin’ Up!®️ Hope, Love & Joy bundle and here’s the result:

Fill the world with Love, Stampin' Up! Hope, Love & Joy bundle

This card reminds me that a few simple layers of card stock and ink can be beautiful, and MORE THAN EVER, what the world needs is kindness, respect, charity, tolerance and LOVE.

I’ve watched as we’ve been (intentionally) polarized, and many dear friends jump on the bandwagon of one side or another before finding out where the wagon is heading. Often, what we believe is proven wrong when we have all the facts…or at least more nuanced, as life is. My choice is to flood the earth with as much GOODNESS as possible, one piece of art at a time, because that is what I have immediate control over.

Stepping off my soapbox and returning to stamping, I was pleasantly surprised at how embossing the black card stock added the subtle details needed for the background, and by using a blending brush to add Melon Mambo ink from the top of the arch fading downwards, it gives the feeling of love falling from heaven, when we love one another.

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If you don’t know where to begin creating LOVEly things with stamps, ink and paper, may I suggest a monthly craft kit? Our Paper Pumpkin kit is a box that arrives each month with everything you need to make multiple projects! Pieces are pre-cut, adhesives & embellishments are included, and while the instructions are in the box, you can also watch a video on the Paper Pumpkin YouTube channel for each kit!

The February kit will be a celebration of SPRING and will create 9 cards. Subscribe by the end of day on February 10th to receive this kit!

Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

Stampin’ Positioner Tool (and How to Get One!)

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026Leave a comment

From building to baking, from sewing to paper crafting, the correct tool makes any project easier, and the new Stampin’ Up!® Stampin’ Positioner does exactly that. Once you use it, you wonder how you ever crafted without it! Today I shared three simple ways to put it to work, and each one shines in the trio of projects you see here, with a video tutorial included.

3 ways to use the Stampin' Up! Stampin' Positioner

3 Clever Ways to Use the NEW Stampin’ Up!® Stampin’ Positioner

1. Perfect Placement: Line up your stamps to be exactly where you want them to be, and if you need to re-stamp, or have two-step stamps (like the jar of hearts), this tool is your best friend.

2. Can You Repeat That, Please?
When you want sentiments or images to be duplicated, use the smaller plate and move it down the pegs to stamp it again! For the masculine birthday card, “Happy Birthday” was easy to impress multiple times in a clean, evenly spaced design. Because the stamp stays in place, you can re-ink the saying and re-stamp with confidence.

3. You’ve Been Framed
The daisy chain “frame” around this anniversary card is a single line of flower images, but this tool made it easy to stamp around the block! Flirty Flamingo card stock: 4.5″ square (finished card is 5.25″ square, because I had envelopes that size).

Ready to get your hands on this cool tool?

Current demonstrators had the opportunity to pre-order it, but starting tomorrow – February 3 through March 2, 2026 –

it’s a FREE GIFT included in the Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit!!

Yes, it will be available in the future for customers to purchase, but we don’t have a date yet when it will be released, so accept the opportunity to choose $125 in Stampin’ Up! products AND A FREE STAMPIN’ POSITIONER for just $99! Shipping on starter kits is FREE (another perk) and you’ll get a 20-25% discount on your future purchases, as you “try on” the demonstrator apron with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (pun intended)

Choose your Starter Kit

This is my introductory demonstration of the Stampin’ Positioner and the three ways I used it ~ supplies listed below.

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Sweet Jar Bundle (English)

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Stylish Shapes Dies

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Made With Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Real Red 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Shiny Ribbon

Reason To Celebrate Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

Seasonal Celebrations Photopolymer Stamp Set

Crumb Cake 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

Earthy Matte Dots

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Lovely Doilies

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

Stampin' Dimensionals

Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

Valentine Kissing Booth

January 31, 2026January 30, 2026Leave a comment

It was the kissing booth that did it for me! When I saw the Stampin’ Up!®️ artist who designed this stamp & die bundle demonstrate how to build this booth, I was hooked:

This week is a Valentine Project challenge at TGIF Challenges #tgifc562

“Pucker up, buttercup!” is what I imagine this bear saying, who has volunteered to man the booth! Taking the pucker-up challenge are two little blue birds, with all the love you could wish for in one adorable card!

While the bundle is coming back to my store the week of February 2nd, you can save this idea and ask for a reminder to order as soon as it’s back HERE

Looking for a creative Valentine activity with a friend or spouse? Come to the Cookies, Cards & Cocoa class in Hurricane, Utah on Friday, February 6th (save your seat by Monday, 2/2)

As a reminder, Bonus Days ends on Monday, February 2nd, as well, so NOW is the time to stack your savings by shopping in my stampin’ store. ALSO: Save all the coupon codes emailed to you after your order, so you can redeem them in February!

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And in case you think these bears are only for Valentine’s day, let me assure you that they can be used to send smooches ALL YEAR LONG…

Customers who subscribe to my email will be receiving a tutorial with this fun bundle next week, so make sure
Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove.

Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

Made With Love & Letters

January 27, 2026Leave a comment

Whenever I can craft smarter (not harder), it’s a win!

This Valentine card duo only requires ONE pass through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine, and you’ll have letters and the negative space to create two LOVE LETTERS:

Cutting Guide (supplies listed at bottom for easy adding to cart!):

Two Basic White Thick card bases, 8.5″ x 5.5″ scored at 4.25″
Two Real Red card stock layers: One cut to 5.25″ x 4″ and one 5″ x 3.75″
Two pieces of Made with Love Designer Series Paper: One cut to 5.25″ x 4″ and one 5″ x 3.75″
Scraps of Real Red and Flirty Flamingo for heart embellishments.

It’s so simple to do, and you can follow along with a short video. ** Remember to die cut the letters from the smaller Real Red card stock (5″ x 3.75″)

Important note: There are just a few days left to earn BONUS DAYS coupons with each $50 ordered from my Stampin’ Store by February 2nd!

Collect all the coupon codes emailed to you after your order(s) and set a reminder to redeem them in February!

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Made With Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Party Alphabet Dies

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Valentine Kisses Dies

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin' Seal

New at SU! Woven Heart Baskets

January 21, 2026January 21, 202610 Comments

Our worldwide New at SU! design team is back to inspire you with new stamping ideas for 2026 and we’re starting off with the theme of “Handcrafted Hearts” 💕 I’ve been wanting to make these adorable “danish woven heart baskets” with the Everyday Arches dies, so this is the moment:

My mom taught me to make these when I was a young girl, and truthfully, I never really got the hang of them until NOW. To help YOU, I’ve created a short How-To video:

The woven pattern is so lovely with the two-tone card stock that I didn’t want anything covering it, so opted for a small heart punched from the new Pastels Shimmer paper and a mini-banner with the message that matches.

You’ll have all the heart eyes 😍 when you see more works of heart made by the other folks, and remember to PIN or SAVE your favorites:

January 2026 New at SU! Hop: Handcrafted Hearts

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1.Did You Stamp Today? (USA)- Beautiful Wedding

2.Astrids Papiereuphorie (AT) – Von Herzen

3.Stamping Flair (AU) – Handcrafted Hearts

4.iHeartCards2 (US) – New At SU! Blog Hop – Handcrafted Hearts

5.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael (US)- Hearts Gusseted Treat Bags

6.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – Woven Heart Baskets

7.247 Inkspiration (US) – Valentine Kisses

8.Furry Cat Design (UK) – Love Notes

9.De Kijkkast (NL) – Woolly Friends/Swirled Designs

Have you ever made these woven baskets before? Let me know (comments at top, near post date)

Would you like to give it a try? NOW is the time to order your Valentine products and thanks for shopping in my store:

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Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

Cards Crafted for January

January 19, 20261 Comment

I have the BSF’s (Best Stampin’ Friends) and we held an exchange for cards created using new products from the Stampin Up!®️ January 2026 Online Exclusives and January-April mini catalog: The cards we received from each other were AWESOME, so I had to share them with you!

THANKS to Michelle Scott for taking photos of all the cards

This is one of the fun things we do as a Sprinkled Ink team with each new print publication, and it makes us happy to see all the terrific stamping ideas. We’d love to welcome you to our family: Join Here!

My bright Anniversary card featured two new coordinating sets: Reason to Celebrate and Seasonal Celebrations…I love how the sentiments and images can be mixed & matched! The two arches also create a slide-in-lock to keep the card closed.

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Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

Short History of Valentine Cards

January 13, 2026Leave a comment

Long before die cut hearts and doilies, Valentine’s Day began as the feast of Saint Valentine, a priest martyred on February 14th for performing marriages for despite a ban by a Roman Emperor. By the Middle Ages, poets were already linking the date with romance, and lovers began exchanging handwritten notes and verses to mark the occasion. Early valentines were intimate, the declarations of affection carefully folded and sealed with wax.

By the 1800s, new printing techniques and affordable postage turned those private notes into something more playful and decorative. Elaborate lace trimmed cards, colorful illustrations and clever verses filled Victorian mailboxes. In America, Esther Howland helped popularize these printed valentines, transforming the tradition into the greeting card exchange we know today.

Something that hasn’t changed is the heart of the practice: Valentine cards focus on taking time to say “you are loved” with paper, ink and imagination.

This card, inspired by the #creativechallengesu January sketch, carries history forward in a fresh way. The soft layers of Stampin’ Up!®️ Love Notes Mix & Match 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper give it a collage charm (nod to the past), while the stamped elements from the Valentine Kisses bundle dish a dash of whimsy (embracing today).

You can play along, as well! Create a card inspired by this sketch and post it on your social media with the hashtag #creativechallengeSU during January 2026.

Paper changes and styles evolve, but the magic of sending love through a handmade card keeps fluttering along, like a blue bird of happiness winging a love letter to it’s intended 💌

Interested in a longer history of Valentine cards? Visit this excellent article by Rare Bird Antiques!