This card was inspired by a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in the UK, Cary’s Creative Table. I changed up the colors to a fun combination of Azure Afternoon & Soft Sea Foam, heat embossed with snowflake stamps using the Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set & the WOW! Metallic embossing powder in silver then dry embossed with the Swirls of Magic embossing folder. Creating the background for the card front & a second for die cutting took some time but was well worth it!

Isn’t this just so soft & pretty? I love the color combination. I created the card front in stages – first is the coloring and it can be done in a couple of different ways… 1-use Blending Brushes to add color to the paper, spritz a lot and move the color around by picking up the paper then either heat set with your heat tool or allow to dry on it’s own. 2- add color from your ink pad directly onto your glass mat, sprintz a lot then lay the paper on top & squish it around, pick up the paper to see if you need more color somewhere, squish again on the spritzed area until all the paper is covered; dry with your heat tool or allow to dry on it’s own. 3 – you can do the smae technique using the re-inkers, just keep in mind the colors may be more intense. I used technique 2 for this card.

Once the paper is dry stamp with VersaMark ink, sprinkle with WOW! embossing powder in silver & heat set. Once this has cooled, run this through your embossing folder of choice. I used the Swirls of Magic because I wanted to reflect the stars. And now it’s time to use one of the panels created for your card front & use the other to die cut – here I used the Shining Stars Dies, the POTM for October.

I layered my completed 5 1/4 x 4 card front to a Soft Sea Foam 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 then to an Azure Afternoon 11 x 4 14 scored @ 5 1/2. I stamped a piece of Azure Afternoon for the sentiment: VersaMark then sprinkled with WOW! embossing powder in silver & heat set. I trimmed the angles & attached with dimensionals

Above you can see my die cut piece – and I die cut even more small stars after this photo was taken! 😀

And here is the surprising inside, which I just adore. It was so fun to create. First I adhered a 4 x 5 14 Basic White panel to each side of the inside of the card. Next I created the mechanism – 2 pieces, each 3 3/8 x 3/4 scored @ 3/4, 1 1/2, 2 1/4 & 3. Simply fold over score lines using your fingers to burnish. Add adhesive to the shortest scored area & adhere, creating two boxes. I used tear n Tape for this. I then add Tear n Tape to adhere the two boxes together, then added then at the center score line of the card. See the photo of this below. I then cut another strip 4 x 3/4 scored at 2″. This I attached directly on top of the two boxes to create a larger area for the floating stars & sentiment. The boxes & strip were from Azure Afternoon. The stamped sentiments are adhered on Soft Sea Foam but stamped on Azure Afternoon, heat embossed with WOW! embossing powder in Silver & heat set, fussy cut & attached. All the stamping uses the Dreamy Snowflakes stamp set

Above shows the two boxes, part of the mechanism, then the longer strip over those to create a place for something larger

And here we have the card & envelope. I used the die cut star piece as my template to add stars – using blending brushes, Azure Afternoon ink & Soft Sea Foam ink.

Dreamy Snowflakes Bundle (English)

[168385]

$58.50

Shining Stars Dies

[168600]

$5.00

Swirls Of Magic Embossing Folder

[168179]

$10.50

Azure Afternoon 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161719]

$14.00

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161663]

$11.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$9.00

Small Blending Brushes

[160518]

$15.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165678]

$21.00

Embossing Additions Tool Kit

[159971]

$27.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$32.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[154031]

$7.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$12.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$10.00

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

[159229]

$17.00

Stampin' Positioner

[167768]

$49.00

Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166784]

$14.00

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

[107300]

$8.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Sales Period: October 21–23

Ordering Deadlines

• Phone: October 23, 2026, at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
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• The 15% discount will apply to select dies and die cutting tools, which are only available while supplies last. See and shop all qualifying products in the online store.
• The discount does not include the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine or any items from the November Online Exclusives preorder.
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When you join as a demonstrator in October, you’ll get $50 in Stampin’ Rewards along with the $125 coupon code!

You’ll also enjoy all the perks that come with being a demonstrator, like a 15–20% product discount, early access to the latest products and catalogs, the opportunity to earn a modest commission, the chance to attend incredible training and crafting events, and so much more!

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• Promotion Period: October 6–31, 2026 (note that this does not start until October 6)
• Ordering Deadlines: October 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (MT)
• New team members who join between October 6–31 will receive $50 in Stampin’ Rewards in their Stampin’ Up! account immediately after signing up as a demonstrator.  These rewards are only available for three months after their sign-up date.
• New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before October 6 or after October 31 will not be eligible for this offer.

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A set of incredible star dies – 23 in all!!!