What's Up Wednesday ~ Hot Foil Fall Leaves

Welcome to my blog! What's Up Wednesday is a post where I do a technique driven project with more steps and descriptions. Ready for this one? Let's go!

I was in a mood for drama when creating this card. Using Fall/Autumn colors against black really makes everything pop and catch your eye! 

I started with hot foiling the leaves in gold on white CS. Next came the stencils and colors for the leaves. There are a total of 5 stencils in the Bundle. Three give the leaves their beautiful color, one is for the veins and one with small leaves sprinkled along two sides. A blending Brush and ink will give you beautiful leaves for any season but especially Fall! This is a great stencil pack!

Available Sept. 1st

Here is a photo of what comes in the Lustrous Leaves Bundle. You'll have the stencils I mentioned plus dies for cutting and hot foiling. 

After stenciling I used a black marker to color the white around the leaves. I didn't want the white showing on the dramatically black card! I wanted the edges to "disappear" into the surroundings. Next I used the die to cut all the leaves at once. I love that!  

A new die set we have is the Tile Garden dies with a wonderful collection of squares with different borders. Think Spotlight on Nature dies but with square shapes! The sentiment is hot foiled in gold on black CS with the Sweetly Sentimental set. 

I decided to turn the square for a point up look. I popped it up on Dimensionals and tucked the leaves underneath. The sentiment was added to the middle of the square and some new gold dots were added. 

I kept the inside simple with plenty of room for a custom message when I use the card. One of the leaves in the corner was added. Note: this leaf was not colored in black around the edges because it is on white CS. 

Here is another version of the same look. This time I used Everyday Arches for the sentiment layer with a different sentiment. 

How's that for a dramatic look? Is this a style that would work for you? If black is too much for you it would still work with other colors for the base. Use your creativity and try options that suit you.

Michelle Loncar

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Coming September 1st:

Tile Garden Die

Gold Adhesived-backed Dot

Available now:

Stampin' Up!'s 12 Days of Creativity Advent Calendar

Let the countdown begin with Stampin’ Up!’s 12 Days of Creativity Advent Calendar, a festive favorite that you and your customers will want to enjoy as part of your seasonal celebrations. 

Item: 12 Days of Creativity Advent Calendar (#168589)

Price: $99 USD. This calendar comes with $130 worth of Exclusive products!

Includes: Exclusive dies, paper, coloring tools, cards and envelopes, embellishments, and more—plus, a bonus stamp set!

Click here to order yours now as there is only a limited number available! 

Michelle Loncar

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Dreamy Snowflakes Card ~ Color Dare Challenge #719

Each Friday we give you a new palette of colors to create with. For this challenge you must use all 3 colors shown in the graphic. We also add some Free colors to use with the challenge colors. Make sure your colors are a very close match to the ones seen in the graphic. 

Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge use this direct link.

Direct link to Color Dare #719

I'm using a design inspired by one seen made by The Crazy Stamp Lady. It's a simple design that shows off pattern paper and images well. With the release of our NEW Sept. - Dec. catalog I used the NEW Dreamy Snowflake Bundle for this card and paired it with the All Wrapped Up DSP and Dreamy Snowflake Embossing Folder.

The panel feature on the right is a pretty way to use DSP and use as an anchor spot for the focal image and sentiment. The snowflake layer is popped up on Dimensionals to add depth to the design. The embossed background carries the snowflake theme through the design.

I used strips of DSP 1" x 2-1/4". The light colored mat is 4-1/4" x 2-1/2". the dark colored mat is 4-1/2" x 2-3/4". Hope that helps if you want to give this design a try!

I had some fun on the inside of the card, too. The images in this set are just too cute not to use them here, too! 

Now it's your turn to create and share using our color challenge colors. We can't wait to see how our colors inspire you! Have fun!

Michelle Loncar

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Foiled Christmas Card

As promised here is another Christmas card in the Hydrangea Hue, White and Silver theme. Right now this is one of my favorite color combo's for Christmas!  

Click here to see Card 1 in this color theme.

This card is a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" base in white. I've also used Hydrangea Hue DSP and CS as well as Vellum and Silver Foil. 

This time the foiling is more subtle as it creates the dots in the background. It kind of reminds me of snowflakes. 

The Poinsettia is die cut then I used the Impression Plate for deeper detail. It really makes such a difference! Adding some Vellum die cut leaves is a nice touch without the design getting too busy looking. I use glue dots to stick the flower petals together but before that I crease the petals a bit for dimension. 

Once again I used a sentiment from the Ephemera pack. It's a quick and easy way to get a pretty sentiment and I love the variety in the pack. 

I hope this color combo caught your eye. I currently have one more ready to share next era, though I'm sure there will be more in these colors in the future!

Thanks for stopping by! Come back often for more ideas and inspiration.

Have a great day!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

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What's Up Wednesday ~ Virtual Classes!

I want to let you know about two opportunities for online classes presented by the Stampin' Up!® Corporate Staff! These classes are wonderful and fun of great projects, ideas, tips and a whole lot more! 

Advent-ures in Christmas Craft Class

Craft along with our Stampin’ Up! product experts during the Advent-ures in Christmas Craft Class. They’ll show you how to decorate a 24-box advent calendar using the Advent Treat Boxes (168534) and a few additional products. And they’ll demonstrate different ways you can assemble the calendar to fit your space and style. By the end of class, you’ll have new tips and techniques under your belt, as well as a beautiful advent calendar to fill with goodies to use this Christmas season.

After you’ve purchased the class, we’ll send you an email within 2–3 business days with a link to the exclusive Facebook group where we’ll host the class and information about the additional supplies you’ll need to order/gather to make the projects. 

DETAILS
- Access to 1 digital video class
- Decorate 24 boxes to create an advent calendar using the Advent Treat Boxes and other select products, all sold separately
- Available for streaming: September 17 at 2:00 p.m. (MT)
- If you purchase before September 17: You’ll be able to participate in live discussions with fellow crafters
If you purchase after September 17: You’ll have access to the recorded class videos

CRAFT CLASSES
- Guide you through complete creative projects.
- Include recorded videos to rewatch and craft at your own pace.

VIRTUAL CARD RETREAT

Who: Crafters who love to make cards!

When: October 1–2; We’ll craft for up to seven hours each day, starting at 2:00 p.m. (MT) both days. 

• Celebrate World Card Making Day (October 3) during this event!

Price of 2026 October Card Retreat kit: $165 USD |$225 CAD

2026 October Card Retreat Kit Available for Purchase: September 1

Where: This retreat will take place in a private Facebook Group.

• We’ll post step-by-step instructions as well as a preparation video in this group two weeks before the retreat. 
• To join this group, you’ll need to fully complete the group admission form, which includes agreeing to the group rules and providing your name, the email address you used when you purchased the kit, and your 2026 October Card Retreat kit order number, which you can find in your confirmation email. With this information, the group administrator can admit you.
• You can watch the live event and the on-demand videos in this group.

Registration: The 2026 October Card Retreat kit is your ticket to the retreat. There is no registration. The kit includes a card with a personalized link through which you can join the exclusive Facebook group where the live retreat will stream.

Language: This live event will be presented in English. Video recordings with English, French, German, and Dutch captioning will be available through the Facebook group within two weeks of the livestream.

What do you think about all that fun? Crafting with our experts doesn't get any better! 

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

Shop: MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

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September - December 2026 Catalog is LIVE!

 

It's LIVE today! 

Our NEW September -December 2026 Catalog!

Full of products to keep you crafting through Fall and Winter, Halloween and Christmas! 

Start the season off right with fresh additions to your crafting collection. From traditional Christmas essentials to tools, designer series papers and stamps you'll use again and again, these products are easy to love!

See the entire line of products on my shopping site. Get ready to make your shopping list then Click here to take a look.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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Hot Foil Leaves ~ Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 697

It's time for Team A from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge to share ideas for this week's sketch. Use our sketch to get you started on a project. You can flip, flop, rotate, alter shapes.... do what you like to the sketch. We just need to be able to see the sketch in your project.  

I chose to keep it pretty close to the sketch design this time. I did change the shapes to the leaves. My top layer is fussy cut around the sentiment, but you can still see the sketch in my design.  

I did a lot of hot foiling for this card because I just can't help myself. I LOVE our new hot foil system! It's fun and easy to use and really looks nice on my projects!

This card uses our New Hot Foil Dies: Buffalo Check, Lustrous Leaves and Classic Greetings. These newest hot foil dies and Copper Foil will be available starting tomorrow, September 1st along with many others and new foil colors.

I love the Buffalo Check Hot Foil Die and felt it would be a fun look for this design. What do you think? HINT: I did one large piece and cut out the center since no one would see it. Now I have another smaller Buffalo Check piece to use later! This is one way I make the most of my supplies.

The leaves were hot foiled the other day and just waiting for me to use. I colored them with the coordinating stencils making it really easy. 

I hot foiled the sentiment and ultimately decided to fussy cut around it so there wasn't so much white showing. This layer is popped up on Dimensionals. 

Finally, I went through my embellishments to find something to go with the design. I found the sunset Sparkle Sequins and decided that was the accent it needed. 

The inside of the card is a simple stenciling of the cardstock. There are 5 stencils and #5 has this nice display of leaves. I kept the color to the lighter one used on the front. Now it's ready for a custom message when I use the card.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Now it's your turn to give our sketch a try. The challenge goes live on Monday and our blog opens for entries on Wednesday's. Have fun! We can't wait to see how our sketch inspires you!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

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The three following products will be available Starting September 1st.

Lustrous Leaves Hot Foil Bundle

Buffalo Check Hot Foil Die

Copper Foil

The following product are available now.