August News-Encircled With Love for Every Occasion

Published: Tue, 08/05/25

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In this issue:

August Sketch Challenge and Color Inspiration

August Promotion: 2025-2027 In Color Sale

2025 Meeting Dates, Birthdays

August Featured Products: Encircled with Love

August Featured Projects: Encircled with Love

August Sketch Challenge and Color Inspiration

August-2025-2027 In Color Sale, August 5-31

From August 5–31, select products that feature the new 2025–2027 In Colors are 15% off!

Now’s the perfect time to save on your favorite new In Colors and refresh your craft stash—add some Secret Sea to your cards or Timid Tiger to your scrapbooking pages.

This sale is available only while supplies last, so be sure to shop early!

Shop 2025-2027 In Color Sale Here

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2025-2027 In Color Sale

View 2025-2026 Annual Catalog as a pdf HERE

Shop 2025-2026 Annual Catalog

2025-2026 Annual Catalog Wish List

July Online Exclusives

Updated! Last Chance Items

Shop Scrapbooking Products

Color Coach

Stampin' Up! Adhesives and Uses

Kits Collections New: Brighten Your Day and Harvest Home Garland

CTMH™ PRODUCTS

Close to my Heart and Stampin' Up Color Comparisons

Upcoming Paper Pumpkin Kits-July-September

My Paper Pumpkin Subscription

My Retired Stampin' Up! product for Sale-New Items Added!

Stampin' Up! Gift Certificates-Available All Year Long! Contact me to purchase

2025 Meeting Dates

August 26

September 23

October 28

November 25

Birthdays:

Renee' -January 25

Anne-February 20

Vivienne-February 26

Betty-March 10

Sandy-June 12

Lynn-August 28

Caring by Card

Here's the link to the Caring by Card site.

Caring by Card is a fun way to use your extra handmade cards—just send them to brighten the day of nursing home residents around the country.

Encircled with Love

The Encircled with Love Stamp Set has all-occasion sentiments in designed circles to use all year long for thanks, birthdays, thinking of you, sympathy, and gift giving. Stamp, then punch out for quick tags and simple layering elements on cards.

Encircled with Love Emboss Resist

Instructions:

1.Create Emboss Resist Background:

-Add Balmy Blue and Fresh Freesia ink on Basic White card stock using Blending Brushes

-Stamp image from Encircled with Love using Versamark

-Heat emboss with white or clear embossing powder and heat tool

-Add Night of Navy ink over the embossed images. Buff with a paper towel, making the embossed image pop.

2.Complete the Card:

-Add Balmy Blue and Fresh Freesia ink to a scrap piece of Basic White card stock.

-Stamp image from Encircled with Love using Night of Navy ink.

-Punch using 1 7/8" Circle punch

-Add to card front using Dimensionals to pop it up.

-Attach to Night of Navy mat, then Fresh Freesia card base.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set: Encircled with Love

Ink: Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia, Night of Navy, Versamark

Paper: Fresh Freesia, Night of Navy, Basic White

Accessories: white embossing powder, heat tool, Blending Brushes, 1 7/8" Circle Punch, Mini Dimensionals

Scraps Galore! Beautiful Bokeh Circles

Don’t toss those paper scraps—turn them into something beautiful! Punch or die-cut circles from your leftover designer series paper for a quick and easy background. Add a sentiment from Encircled With Love to finish your card with charm and purpose.

Instructions:

1.Create Card Front:

-Punch circles out of scrap Beautiful Bokeh Designer Series Paper using 1 7/8" Circle Punch

-Emboss Basic White card front using embossing folder of your choice.

-Stamp greeting from Encircled with Love on Basic White card stock using Night of Navy ink.

-Punch using 1 7/8" Circle punch.

-Attach circles to card front, then greeting using Dimensionals to pop it up.

2.Complete the Card:

-Attach card front to Night of Navy mat, then to Balmy Blue card base.

-Attach gems to complete

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set: Encircled with Love

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Basic White, Beautiful Bokeh 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper

Accessories: 1 7/8" circle punch, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, Time Worn Script Embossing Folder (retired), Mini Dimensionals, blue gems from my stash

More Scraps Galore-Boho Vibes Happy Birthday

And Boho Vibes scraps used to create this masculine-themed birthday candle card!

Instructions:

1.Create Card Front:

-Cut 5, 1/2" wide strips of Boho Vibes Designer Series Paper.

-Trim to various lengths.

-Emboss Basic White card front using embossing folder of your choice.

-Punch or fussy cut candle flames out of Daffodil Delight card stock.

-Attach strips of DSP to card front.

-Stamp greeting on Basic White card stock using Night of Navy ink.

-Punch using 1 3/4" Circle Punch. Attach to Cajun Craze 1 7/8" circle mat.

-Attach to card front using Dimensionals to pop it up.

2.Complete the Card:

-Attach card front to Night of Navy mat, then Cajun Craze card base.

-Attach candle flames using Mini Dimensionals to pop them up.

-Add blue gems to complete.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set: Encircled with Love

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper: Cajun Craze, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Basic White, Boho Vibes 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper, 1 3/4", 1 7/8" Circle and Bird (retired) punches, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, Paint Embossing Folder, Mini Dimensionals, blue gems from my stash

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