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

New at SU! Sketch with Hobby Haven

December 17, 2025December 17, 20252 Comments

Did you know that NEW PRODUCTS are added to the Stampin’ Up!® Store EVERY MONTH? No more waiting for a catalog launch…there is ALWAYS something NEW at SU!!

Speaking of that, I’m proud to be a part of a creative team of demonstrators from around the globe who share stamping ideas with you every month, focusing on the latest and greatest products from our wonderful company. For December, we’re all following the same CARD SKETCH, and will demonstrate how it can be used with many different Stampin’ Up! products:

This is one of the sketches included in the
2026 January-April Mini Catalog!

My birthday card combines the delightful Hobby Haven Designer Series Paper with the Banner Sayings Bundle (stamps + punch), both of which arrived last month. Apparently some of you knew to look for new items, for the Banner Sayings bundle is backordered until late January, but the good news is you can request an EMAIL NOTIFICATION to be sent to you when any item is back in stock: Just click on it to add to your cart, and enter your address in the pop-up box which alerts you that it’s out of stock.

The Hobby Haven pack of Designer Series Paper includes 2 sheets of pre-cut images, so that made it easy to group all these kitchen/baking items together, along with the kitchen-themed patterned paper. In addition to BAKING, there are patterns and die cut images for SEWING, READING, SELF-CARE, GREEN-THUMBS/PLANTS… all the cozy hobbies!

This card already has a home to go to: It’s for my sister’s birthday in May! She’s an avid & generous baker, and my husband often says if there is such a thing as reincarnation, he wants to come back as her child, just to enjoy her baking 🧁

Drop me a message (comments at the top of post, under date) before moving along to see how Rachael interprets this card sketch!

December 2025 New at SU! Hop: Follow the Sketch

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1.Did You Stamp Today? (US)- Beary Sweet Celebration

2.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – Sketch with Hobby Haven

3.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael (US)- Sketch This!

4.Astrids Papiereuphorie (AT) – Follow The Sketch

5.iHeartCards2 (US) – New At Su! Blog Hop – Peace On Earth

6.Anke Heim (DE) – Sketch & Gallery Blooms

7.De Kijkkast (NL)- Brushed with Beauty, following the sketch

Thank you for supporting a demonstrator with your purchase!

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Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

New at SU!- Simply Christmas Notecards

November 19, 2025November 19, 20255 Comments

Christmas is the time to be joyful – not stressed – so the New at SU! Design Team is here to help simplify your holiday crafting!

Ideally, a handmade Christmas card or gift lets someone know they are loved, but if time is running out, these demonstrators have united around the world to bring you quick & easy projects. Whenever I need a bunch of cards in a hurry, I turn to Stampin’ Up!® Note Cards & Envelopes because they are already cut, scored and ready to decorate…and they are only $10 US for a set of 20 cards and 20 envelopes!

The “recipe” for this card is as simple as 1, 2, 3:

Cut a layer of Basic White card stock 3″ x 4.5″ and add a 3″ square piece of patterned paper to the top (I used Traditions of Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper because it has gold foiling, which makes it fancy).
Stamp a sentiment in the lower right corner, then add a 4″ strip of ribbon, adhered to the back.
Attach layer to card front with Stampin’ dimensionals!

You can then tie a knot or bow around the ribbon on the front left (optional):

Make your card MERRIER by stamping on the flap of the envelope (photo at top), and you are ready to mail (or gift) Christmas Wishes!

These make lovely gifts, and you could make 5 sets of four cards in less than 30 minutes, just wrap them up in a ribbon. Tip: Switch out “Merry” for “Thanks” and they’ll be sending one to you!

As you jump to the next “Simply Christmas” project, make sure to save or pin your favorites: You could even create a “Simple Stamping” folder for all these incredible ideas.

November 2025 New at SU! Blog Hop: Simply Christmas

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1.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – Simply Christmas Notecards

2.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael (US)- Simple Silent Night with a Chi

3.Astrids Papiereuphorie (AT) – Simple Christmas

4.Did You Stamp Today? (US) – Easy Peaceful Christmas

5.iHeartCards2 (US) – New At SU! November Blog Hop – Homemade Treats

6.Stamping Flair (AU) – Make it in Minutes – Simply Christmas

7.247 Inkspiration (US) – Jolly Delivery

8.Stampinxime by Ximena Morales (DE) – Einfach Weihnachten – schnelle B

9.Furry Cat Designs (UK) -Quick and easy Christmas Tags & More card

10.De Kijkkast (NL) – Woodland Scenery: superquick cards!

There is still time to order supplies for Christmas crafting, and make your cards during one Hallmark Holiday Movie! If you live in the U.S. and don’t yet have a demonstrator serving you, pick me!

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Basic White Note Cards & Envelopes

Traditional Labels Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

Traditions Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

Mossy Meadow & Gold 1/4" (6.4 Mm)

Paper Trimmer

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Stampin' Seal

New at SU! – Gingerbread Gifts

October 15, 2025October 15, 20252 Comments

The theme for the October New at SU! blog hop is “No Tricks – Just Treats!” and I’m sharing a Gingerbread Man Tag for a cute Holiday Gift Idea for neighbors, co-workers or anyone who deserved a jolly bit of baking!

Crafters LOVE to give presents, and the details make each gift delightful. This creative idea will have the recipient “baking spirits bright” for a delicious treat hot out of the oven!

The Gingerbread Man bundle includes a die that cuts a cookie that folds in half to form a card. I decided that when it opens, it should look good enough to eat (or rather, HAS been eaten):

I have a few TIPS to make this project easy to prep for making multiple tags:

The 1/2″ strips of Basic White card stock you have left over from making card layers are perfect for the icing squiggles: Remember to put a strip of adhesive sheet on the back of that strip before die cutting, and each squiggle can do one wrist and one ankle on the gingerbread man.
Including the Gingerbread man, you can get all the pieces cut in 3 passes through the Cut & Emboss Machine, if you follow the format below.
The 3rd picture shows all the pieces cut and ready! You’ll end up with two candy canes: one with a white base and one with a red base.

I did add a little sponging of Crumb Cake ink around my cookie with a blending brush, and used another 1/2″ strip for the banner:

The festive hot pads with a POCKET can be found on Amazon HERE for less than $2 each and have some , and the skinny spatulas HERE. The Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cookie mix was at my local grocery store, but you could substitute a Sugar Cookie mix, which is often found at the Dollar Tree (or whatever mix is available in your area.

Before you move on to another tasty treat stamped by one of our dazzling New at SU! design team, I’ve added the supplies needed for this project to the end of this post to help you get started on your holiday gifting quickly (U.S. crafters only), and I’d appreciate hearing from you if you liked (or copied) this idea ~ you can leave a comment at the top of my post, near the date.

Now lick your fingers and press the GO button for “Gathering Together” treats by Karen, your next stop along the sweet tour:

October 2025 New at SU! Hop: No Tricks, Just Treats!

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1.Astrids Papiereuphorie (AT) – Halloween Goodies

2.Did You Stamp Today? (US) – Halloween-ish Treat Pouches

3.247 Inkspiration (US) – Gathering Moments Treat

4.iHeartCards2 (US) – Halloween Treat Holders

5.Creative Juice by Loni (US)- Gingerbread Gifts

6.Furry Cat Designs (UK) – Gathering Together Treats

7.De Kijkkast (NL)- Kleine kersttractatie met Delicate Pines

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Remember: If your shopping list is more than $35 in October, 2025, your best shopping deal is the STARTER KIT! With two specials this month to choose from (plus a discount on your future purchases- including your Christmas Gifts! – through March 2026!) there are no strings attached to just give it a try…and possibly a wonderful adventure ahead:

Shop the Starter Kit NOW

Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

New at SU! Fluffy Squirrels & Branches

September 17, 2025September 16, 20253 Comments

There is always something NEW at Stampin’ Up! and September brought a SLEW of lovely new products, so the New at SU! Design Team is here to introduce you to your next “must have” item from the September-December Mini Catalog OR Online Exclusives!

I’ve chosen the Fluffy Squirrel bundle: A photopolymer stamp set with a coordinating punch, paired with the Branching Out bundle – both from the new Mini Catalog.

When creating a card with matted layers on the front, consider ways to make it different: Use a different shape for the layers, or score the card base in an unexpected way. This card base is 5.5″ x 8.5″ as usual, but scored at 1.25″ and 5.5″, so it folds around the inside greeting:

The color palette for this card is Lost Lagoon (pretty color for pines), Cajun Craze, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso and Basic Beige – feels like fall 🍂 and the squirrels make autumn adorable, sitting on a tree stump and gathering acorns for the winter. Optional idea: add some texture to the background on the top of the card by using the Birch Wood embossing folder after stamping the branches.

The best things for YOU to gather is paper crafting supplies for hours of contented crafting in every season, so keep a shopping list handy as you discover other items featured in our blog hop to squirrel-away for a stamping day (I’ve listed my products used at the bottom of this page).

September 2025 New at SU! Blog Hop: New Product Showcase

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1.Furry Cat Designs (UK) – Traditions of Christmas

2.Stamping Flair (AU) – Jolly Delivery Suite

3.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael- Gathering Moments

4.Did You Stamp Today? (US) – Christmas Shaker

5.Stampinxime by Ximena Morales (DE) – Herbststimmung bei Stampin’ Up!

6.Creative Juice by Loni (US)- Fluffy Squirrel & Branches

7.iHeartCards2 (US) – New At SU! September 2025 – New Products Showcase

8.247 Inkspiration (US) – Spooky Sweet

9.De Kijkkast (NL) – Dreamy Card with Branching Out

BREAKING NEWS! Stampin’ Up!®️ is having a 24-hour STAMP SALE starting tonight at midnight, MT

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To see EVERY product that’s NEW at SU! BROWSE HERE

Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

New at SU! CASING Annette with Sunflowers

August 20, 2025August 18, 20255 Comments

With so many brilliant crafters in our New at SU! design team, the inspiration is always at our fingertips and this month I’m CASE-ing (Copy and Share Everything) the very artistic Annette Elias (De Kijkkast) with my Sunflower card:

This was Annette’s Amaryllis card from our December 2024 New at SU! hop:

I admired the unusual square shape of the card (mine is 5-1/4″ square), and all the amazing layers and details, though my version is simplified. The torn Designer Series Paper across the front was really beautiful! You can compare our cards side-by-side:

You can tell I prefer quick and easy crafting while Annette is an AVID crafter, but we can be inspired by each other!

The Sunflower 3-D embossing folder has been pretty popular this summer, and the sunflower paper (from Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper) lays over embossed and stamped sunflowers. I cut out one of the flowers and leaves to become my focal point. By using a sponge dauber and Pecan Pie ink pad, I make the center darker, and defined the petals.

Use the corners torn from the DSP to embellish the front of an envelope to let the recipient know they are about to open a delightfully sunny surprise!

Now you can hop over the Annette’s post to see how she copied Rochelle (of Stampinflair.com) and remember to PIN your favorite finds from our blog hop!

August 2025 New at SU! Hop: CASE a Design Team Member

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1.Creative Juice by Loni (US)- CASING Annette with Sunflowers

2.De Kijkkast (NL) – CAS-ing Rochelle with Shabby Roses

3.Stamping Flair (AU) – CASING Anke with Beautiful Gallery

4.scraphexe (DE) – CASING Diane with Artistic Leaves

5.247 Inkspiration (US) – CASING Karen with Florals In Bloom

6.Furry Cat Designs (UK) – CASING Jan with Painterly Pears

7.iHeartCards2 (US) – CASING Rachel with Spooky Sweet

8.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael (US)-CASING Amanda with Poppin’ By

9.Did You Stamp Today? (USA) – CASING Loni with A Little Banner Christm

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HINT: Both Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper and Darling Duckling card stock are 15% off this month during the 2025-2027 In Color Sale!

Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

New at SU!- Happy Birthday Gift Bag

July 16, 2025July 16, 20255 Comments

It’s a Birthday Bash for our July New at SU! Blog Hop, and our demonstrator design team from around the globe will inspire you to create a personalized birthday celebration using your Stampin’ Up! supplies!

Remember the classic handled-gift-bag topper? I’m giving it a fresh look with the fabulous Party Dies Bundle (banners + big alphabet)!

Stampin’ Up!’s Sweet Jar stamp set has the perfect candles to stamp along the bottom edge of the bag in colors to match your theme!

The largest banner die is approx. 5″ x 7″ so you could create a topper for various sizes of bags. The plain white bag I used is about 5″ wide by 8.5″ tall, so I used the 4th largest banner die on a 4.5″ x 11″ piece of Shy Shamrock card stock (folded in half) for this topper:

Make sure the top of the banner die lays just off the folded edge as you cut through both layers with the bottom part of the die, so you don’t cut this piece into two pieces! Once you’ve die cut the banner, hold the fold up to the top of the bag and mark just outside the edges of the handles, then use a paper trimmer or snips to cut along the folded edge BETWEEN the two marks. This gives you a slit to slide over the handles (after decorating the topper and inserting your gift into the bag)

The On the Go Designer Series Paper gave me the color palette and the patterned paper for this project, and has a full page of adorable luggage tags that make perfect gift tags, too! Sentiments come from the hilarious new stamp set in my Online Exclusives called “Not 29 Anymore” and I also cut a second set of letters from Basic Black card stock to give it a shadow behind the DSP:

I’ll be making more of these to wrap birthday presents in, giving someone a laugh when I gift it! Would it make you giggle? Give me your thoughts in the comments at the top of the post, next to posting date.

Be sure to visit the other party-people participating in sharing birthday ideas this month:

July 2025 New at SU! Hop: Happy Birthday!

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1.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – Happy Birthday Gift Bag

2.iHeartCards2 (US) – Charming Day Birthday

3.Stamping Flair (AU) – Painterly Pears Birthday Card

4.Astrids Papiereuphorie (AT) – Happy Birthday

5.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael (US)- Paper Tags Birthday Fun

6.Did You Stamp Today? (US) – Blooming Phrases Birthday

7.De Kijkkast (NL) – Happy Birthday with All Zipped Up

8.247 Inkspiration (US) – Birthday Celebration

9.Stampinxime by Ximena Morales (DE) – Happy Birtday New at SU

10.scraphexe (DE) – Happy Birthday

Ready to make your own? Here are the supplies you can purchase in my Stampin’ Store, and thank you for supporting your demonstrator!

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Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

New at SU!- Floral Impressions Scrapbook Layout

June 18, 2025June 17, 20251 Comment

We are having a SUITE summer! I’m joining my international demonstrator friends to fill your cup to overflowing with ways to use Stampin’ Up!®️ SUITES to make your paper crafting projects truly SWEET (…while you can Buy One Get One Half Off in June!)

Floral Impressions Suite Scrapbook Layout, The View From Here

My project is a two-page 8.5″ x 11″ scrapbook layout using pieces of the Floral Impressions Suite! Florals are always popular for paper crafters, though I limit myself when it comes to flowers, I must say this suite is VERY versatile.

I used the Designer Series Paper, Impressions Abloom stamps and dies for my layout.

It began with a sketch for the second page and to counteract the busy pattern of the Designer Series Paper, I layered plain card stock on top:

These are actual pages from a personal family album I’m catching up on from 2006. Don’t judge me.

Every scrapbooker needs a letter die set for titles; I used the Alphabet a la Mode dies to caption this.

Remember to take a picture of the view out your front window or out the back door occasionally! These photos warm my heart each time I look at them because happy memories of this home rush back, though we don’t live there anymore.

While I don’t always love my handwriting, I cherish anything hand-written by my ancestors, so I force myself to write on some of my pages. Also, a single stamped flower was all the accent needed to finish this page:

Have you ever used a sketch for a scrapbook page? Leave me a comment (at the top of the post, by the posting date) and tell me what you like, before exploring all the other ideas we are sharing today:

June 2025 New at SU! Blog Hop: New Suite Collections

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1.iHeartCards2 – June 2025 New At Su! Blog Hop – Turtle-y Cute Suite Co

2.Stamping Flair (AU) – Floral Impressions Suite

3.Did You Stamp Today? (USA) – Beautiful Gallery Blooms

4.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael (US)- Kintsugi Inspirations Broken M

5.Furry Cat Designs (UK) – Celebratory Sips

6.Astrids Papiereuphorie (AT) – Box Florales Lächeln

7.Stampinxime by Ximena Morales (DE) -Neue Produktreihen kreativ kombin

8.De Kijkkast (NL) – Retro look with Boho Vibes!

9.scraphexe (DE) – Drinks und Gute Laune (Celebratory Sips)

10.Creative Juice by Loni (US)- Floral Impressions Scrapbook Layout

11.247 Inkspiration (US) – It’s A Party

Whichever SUITE appeals to you, now is the time to add your favorite to your shopping cart…and get a second suite half off! This deal applies to individual suite products, as well, so I’ve shared some tips (below) for you. I’d be happy to serve your creative needs, if you don’t have another U.S. demonstrator serving you!

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Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

New at SU!- Memories Meant to Bee

April 16, 2025April 16, 20254 Comments

Have you ever made a scrapbook page and thought, “I should frame this!”?

You’ve visited during our New at SU! April Blog hop, where we are encouraging you to MAKE MEMORIES LAST with Stampin’ Up! products. You’ll want to visit all the other posts, too!

Scrapbooking was the reason I started my own SU! career, so I’m ecstatic that it is coming back into vogue! Our current January-April 2025 Scrapbooking brochure has so many beautiful kits, stickers, stamps and dies that I didn’t want you to miss my favorite: The “Cute as Can Bee” Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet:

This 12″ x 12″ page came together in minutes, using only a few pieces of card stock and the pack of patterned paper and stickers. While I don’t love my handwriting, I know how much I cherish keepsakes with my grandmother’s penmanship (it’s a piece of her that remains), so I took time to pen a few things I love about my granddaughter.

This was my favorite selfie we took when she spent a few days here last summer, so I put it into a 12×12 frame to hang up and enjoy a while longer, before it ends up in an album.

There are enough supplies leftover from the Paper & Sticker Sheet pack to create at least another 3-4 pages, or you could use them for other projects, PLUS Stampin’ Up! has a coordinating bundle of stamps and dies that you’ll enjoy incorporating into all your BEE-utiful projects: Meant to Bee bundle.

Don’t want to design a page yourself? You’ll appreciate the Meant to Bee Scrapbook Workshop Kit which creates three double-page layouts (shown above) with detailed instructions and plenty of product left over to make a few more!

Next, BUZZ on over to Heather’s contribution using a beautiful new online exclusive suite: Botanical Textures! She’s up next and you can collect every sweet memory-keeping idea like pollen on a bee 🐝

April 2025 New at SU! Blog Hop: Making Memories Last

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1.Did You Stamp Today? (USA) – Impressions Abloom Spring Scrapbook Page

2.Astrids Papiereuphorie (AT) – Erinnerungs-Minialbum

3.247 Inkspiration (US) – On The Go

4.Stamping Flair (AU) – Mixed Media Florals Suite

5.De Kijkkast (NL) – Scrapbook Lay Out – Delightful Wishes

6.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – Memories Meant to Bee

7.Playing with Papercrafting (CA) – Botanical Textures Suite of Memory

8.scraphexe (DE) – Erinnerungen festhalten

9.iHeartCards2 (US) – New At SU! Hop: Making Memories Last

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Cute As Can Bee 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet (English)

Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

Petunia Pop 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

New at SU! Dino-Mite Backgrounds!

March 19, 2025March 19, 20251 Comment

For our March New at SU! Blog Hop, we are bringing BACKGROUNDS to the front and center! You are sure to find unique ideas to save/remember as you hop through the projects our world-wide design team have created.

My card features a new Online Exclusive background stamp named Painted Stripes:

To show it’s versatility, I’m using this background to create THREE different patterns behind the dinosaurs on this birthday card any dino-obsessed kid would appreciate!

Painted Stripes can be used for vertical lines, horizontal stripes or stamped both directions to create a playful plaid pattern. I love that they are imperfect lines with variegated textures, because you can’t stamp it incorrectly! You can also use this large background stamp on the envelope to make it match (I masked off the address area with a post-it note, which you remove after stamping over it):

The Darling Dinos live up to their name, and are just as cute when stamped on colored card stock, for minimal effort in coloring. And hats on dinos? Cuteness factor x 1000!

I’ll list the supplies used below the roll-call, and am happy to serve you if you don’t have a U.S. demonstrator. Find MORE beautiful background ideas for your card creations at each of these places: