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

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!

For supplies to create your own Valentine cards, thanks for shopping my Stampin’ Store ~I’ll mail a hand-stamped thanks!

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Keep your creative juices flowing! 🍊🧡– Loni Spendlove

Two Bee, or Not Two Bee?

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025Leave a comment

Shakespeare would have sent these Valentines!

These are called “Floating Vertical Bandstand Pop-up” cards, and when I watched Susan Campfield’s tutorial video, the bees popped into my mind and off to the craft studio I ran!

First: YES, these cards fit inside an envelope:

Once you take them out, they pop up, and the elements “float” in front of the stage:

“But where do you write on these cards?” you ask? On the back panel!

Whether you choose one bee or two, you’ll love the newly re-colored “Cute as Can Bee” Designer Series Paper released in the Stampin’ Up! Scrapbooking brochure. TIP: If you are planning to make valentines for 2025…THIS WEEKEND is the latest you should be ordering supplies to create them!

Stampin' Up! January 2025 scrapbooking Brochure

While I used the Bee My Valentine stamp set and Bee Builder punch (shopping links below), DON’T MISS the new Meant to Bee Bundle with two sizes of bees and NEW dies!

The Sale-a-Bration Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins are a pretty way to add some sparkle, and they are a free option when your order reaches $60 before 2/28/25. I sprinkled them on the cards, along with a few hearts punched from the Petunia Pop glimmer paper:

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#creativechallengesu

Be MINE (Valentine Seagulls, again)

January 18, 2025January 18, 2025Leave a comment

It had to be made.

If you’ve ever seen “Finding Nemo”, you know how the seagulls squawk “mine! mine! mine!” over a french fry? This card was swimming in my head with the call of the birds until I stamped it!

Can’t you hear them?!

If you haven’t seen the other Friendly Seagull Valentines I created earlier this week using the Stampin’ Up! Friendly Seagull stamp set for Sale a Bration, you’ll want to see them, too (hint: there ARE french fries involved!)

The Friendly Seagulls stamp set could be yours FREE with a qualifying order from my Stampin’ Store by Feb. 28, 2025.

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It was fun to use the Mini Alphabet letters on the heart die from the “Spring Is In the Air” dies, which are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber exclusive add-on. If you aren’t a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, this is your sign!

Friendly Seagulls Valentine Cards

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Now is the time to plan and create your Valentine cards, and since it’s Sale-a-Bration time at Stampin’ Up!, I knew you would enjoy using one of the products you could get FREE (with a qualifying order before Feb. 28th). The Friendly Seagull stamp set was the first thing I chose, because it’s so stinkin’ cute!

This card was speedy to put together because I followed the TGIF Sketch #tgifc507

A bit of diagonal embossing keeps the background clean and simple, but adds texture, while the seagull’s favorite snack becomes the added embellishment!

But if you dislike fussy cutting, I get it. When I don’t feel like trimming around an image, I reach for a punch to do the work, like the Heartfelt Hexagon. It made both the Simple and Stepped Up version of this card easy to create:

For the Stepped-Up version, I added dimension with the light Pool Party Stampin’ Blends marker and embossed the sentiments:

TIP: Order early in January to select Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-Bration items you love (like the Friendly Seagull stamp set), so you can order AGAIN in February for MORE FREEBIES! There are products to choose with each $60 you order, and some that are options at $120 orders:

Watch the tutorial for both cards here, plus get a sneak peek of a card I’ll be sharing later this week, then add the supplies to your cart below and start stamping your own:

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While the little heart patterned paper I used was leftover from the Bee My Valentine Paper from last year, there IS a re-colored version of the same paper just released in the January Scrapbooking brochure and it’s called “Cute as Can Bee”. You could mix up the colors and create a Petunia Pop/Bubble Bath version of these cards! The heart design is in the lower right corner: