Stampin’ Up! Kits – Stampin' With Candice

Day 27 – Farmhouse Holiday: Ready to Jingle & Mingle

A Little Red Truck, a Christmas Tree, and the Perfect Thanksgiving Crafting Day

Happy Thanksgiving!
I honestly can’t think of a better way to celebrate than spending time doing what I love—crafting! And when today’s theme brought together Farmhouse Holiday + Jingle & Mingle, I knew exactly what I wanted to play with.

Because if you know me (or if you’ve ever stepped foot into my home during the holidays), you already know I’m obsessed with the little red truck hauling a Christmas tree. I have plenty of decorations to prove it! So when Stampin’ Up! released the Road to Christmas Kit (#166227), I knew immediately it was coming home with me—and I’ve been saving it all month for today’s challenge.

Two holiday-themed cards featuring vintage red trucks filled with Christmas trees, surrounded by festive decorations and cheerful sentiments.

Graphic announcing Day 27 of the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge, featuring a light blue background with decorative snowflakes and a call to create a festive party or celebration vibe.

Of course, I started by making the cards exactly as instructed (because the kit is adorable!), but then I wanted to get creative. Today’s featured card is my all-out farmhouse holiday spin with one of my favorite fun elements…

A pop-up arch!

🚚❤️ Building the Pop-Up Arch Feature

To transform the kit pieces into something extra special, I started with the Everyday Arches Dies (#164629).

Layered Arch Design

I cut the background piece from the kit using one of the arch dies.
Then I cut a slightly larger arch from kraft cardstock.
To create the pop-up mechanism, I folded a piece of kraft cardstock in half and cut the arch again—but this time leaving the top edge just over the fold line, so it didn’t cut all the way through.
I scored the top of that folded arch at 2-1/2″.
Then I attached the full kraft arch to the lower part of the folded piece.
This allows the entire arch to pop up beautifully when the card opens!

It adds such a fun, dimensional farmhouse feel.

📨 Modifying the Kit Elements

🎄 Card Base Details

To build the card base:

I cut the card front from the kit in half.
Trimmed it to 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″.
Mounted it on a Cherry Cobbler base cut to 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″.

💬 Sentiments & Envelope Magic

Instead of using the English phrases from the kit, I grabbed one of the greetings in a different language and layered my own sentiment on top using the Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#166208).

Then I pulled out one of the kit envelopes (which are WAY too fun to use only as envelopes!). I cut it open and:

Trimmed the center to 5-1/4″ x 4″ for another project.
Used the leftover side strip as a perfect decorative layer behind my sayings—both outside and inside!

Tip:
You don’t need to put the entire strip behind the whole sentiment—just enough to peek out. That allowed me to stretch the piece for both front and inside sentiments.

For the inside, I layered the sentiment on Cherry Cobbler and Lost Lagoon cardstock so the pop-up arch had something sturdy to catch on when standing.

A bit of red baker’s twine finished the front perfectly.

A handmade Christmas card featuring a little red truck loaded with gifts, surrounded by pine trees, and embellished with a pop-up arch design.

A pop-up Christmas card featuring a vintage red truck carrying gifts, with a backdrop of green trees and a sentiment that reads 'Happy Christmas.' The card is designed in a farmhouse style.

🎄 Quick, Easy, and Kit-Friendly

One fun thing to note:

There is NO stamping on this card!

Using the kit + ephemera + a few dies made this pop-up card fast, unique, and perfectly on-theme. This is exactly why I love Stampin’ Up!’s kits—they make it so easy to elevate a project with a few added touches.

❤️ What Do You Think?

I love how farmhouse and festive this turned out—and that little red truck makes me happy every time I see it. If you’re a farmhouse Christmas fan too, you will love the Road to Christmas kit.

Would you try a pop-up arch card like this?

✨ Bonus Project!

Remember that extra piece I trimmed from the envelope? I couldn’t resist turning it into another card! I pulled out my beloved retired Trucking Along Set (#162299) and created a fun bonus project using that piece.

I love when a single kit piece inspires multiple cards—and this one came together so easily with that adorable little truck!

A festive handmade card featuring a red truck with a Christmas tree, surrounded by pine trees, and accented with red embellishments on a patterned background.

A festive card featuring a little red truck carrying a Christmas tree, surrounded by green pine trees and a celebratory message.

Want more details on how I created this bonus card?
Let me know, and I’ll be happy to post a full tutorial! 🚚🎄✨

👉 Want to recreate it? You can shop current Stampin’ Up! supplies and tools here:
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A beautifully crafted Christmas card featuring a window scene that displays a peaceful nativity setting on one side, while the inside is adorned with cozy holiday elements like hanging stockings and warm colors.

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November 27, 2025November 27, 2025

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🍪✨ Day 16 – Peace on Earth Meets Cookie Exchange

Day 16 definitely stretched my creativity! Peace on Earth and Cookie Exchange aren’t themes you’d normally see together… but one of our amazing Stampin’ Up! kits made pulling them together surprisingly simple.

A handmade birthday card featuring a floral design with soft green leaves, a white background, and a gold-embellished greeting that reads 'Birthday wishes.'

A handmade birthday card featuring a white background with layered soft green foliage and a central greeting that reads 'BIRTHDAY wishes' in elegant gold lettering.

I decided to take the Loveliest Wishes Kit (#166284)—a beautiful, soft-colored non-holiday kit—and challenge myself to transform it into Christmas cards. The kit includes enough supplies to make three each of three different designs, so I started by creating the cards exactly as intended. They’re simple, easy, and so much fun to put together!

I love the soft color palette in this kit, so next I grabbed the A Little Cheer Stamp Set (#166121) and the coordinating dies (#166123) and began the holiday transformation. My personal challenge was to use only the paper that came in the kit, so I:

Stamped on the extra paper pieces
Used greetings in other languages and stamped on the back
Punched images from the kit’s pre-printed elements

Because the coordinating kit colors are Soft Sea Foam and Petal Pink, converting these beautiful cards into sweet Christmas designs was simple and natural. The leaf designs were perfect for the Peace on Earth theme, and the “Happy Christmas” card with the punched images gave me instant cookie vibes for the Cookie Exchange challenge.

🍬 Round Two – Jar of Joy Remix

I still had one more set of card bases left, so I grabbed the Jar of Joy Stamp Set (#166176) and coordinating punch (#165506). This time, I added a pop of Calypso Coral to brighten things up.

Fun fact:
👉 I used every single stamp in the Jar of Joy set across the three cards!
Just a note – I did use and extra piece of white paper to stamp and punch the jars; however, you could use the extra white piece that is used to pop on the images on the ornament Jar card and instead place the images directly on the card base.

I had so much fun stamping the greetings in multiple colors—just clean the stamp in between and keep going! This round, I was able to blend the Peace on Earth leaves with the cookie-inspired images to create a card that feels both peaceful and sweet.

💡 Final Thoughts

Our kits are already fun, simple, and beautifully designed just the way they are—but with a little creative magic and imagination, they can become so much more.

A promotional image for a card-making challenge titled 'Day 16: Peace on Earth', featuring winter-themed graphics with snowflakes and a blue color palette.

Graphic promoting Day 16 of a Christmas card making challenge, featuring the theme 'Cookie Exchange'. The design includes a light blue snowflake background and text instructing participants to incorporate baking motifs or sweet holiday treats.

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November 16, 2025

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New Stampin’ Events

I’m so excited to introduce my new line of Stampin’ Events. These will be a blended event so I hope you will enjoy this new format.

There will be several different types of events that you can participate in. Here’s a quick list. Click on any for more details. The events will be held online every month on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm mountain time. They will be held as a private Facebook Live event. I will also post them on a private YouTube account. This means that only those who purchase will be able to access them. Check out each event to find out how to purchase. I’m super excited about these new blended events and look forward to sharing them with you.

Event Types:

I know this month is close to the end, but I wanted to give you a chance to pre-order for April’s events during March so you can earn Sale-A-Bration products. All of the above listed events will be starting in April . Click on any of the events to learn more.

Sale-A-Bration Bonus

I’m trying to meet a goal for Sale-A-Bration so anyone who places and order whether it’s for a kit or just an order by 10:00 PM mountain time on March 31st will receive a free gift from me. This is the perfect bonus incentive to order what you need for the upcoming projects and get an extra bonus plus earn sale-a-bration items for every $50 you spend. Be sure to use HOSTESS CODE: RAFQT4TW when placing your online order .

April Events

Birthday Cheer Stamp of the Month Sneak Peak

Stamp of the Week

Here’s a sneak peak of the project you will receive when you order the Birthday Cheer Stamp of the week Kit.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Stamp with Me Class

Here’s a sneak peak of one of the projects you will receive when purchasing the Piece of Cake Class.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Technique Club

Sneak peak of one of the projects from the technique club.

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March 30, 2019

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Sale-a-bration Sensation Class

Please join me for a fun class this Saturday.

Date: Saturday January 24th
Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm (open house)
Place: 330 W 400 N, Hyrum
Cost: $5.00

RSVP: Candice 435-245-5321
Home: 435-232-2655
Cell: andersoncandice@hotmail.com
Click here to RSVP online

Come and make these projects plus a fun surprise project. All these cute projects feature Sale-a-Bration items that you can earn now through March 31st. Earn a free item for every $50 you spend. Plus hostesses can earn bonus products.

You can also check out the cute classes I have coming up and learn more about my new club. Here’s cute sneak peak of the Calendar Class. With so much fun you’ll want to grab a friend and plan to come now. Both you and your friend will even get to pick from my fun friend basket.

Please remember to RSVP so I can cut a project for you.

Here’s a fun bonus. If you missed my card class last week I have a few left over. You can come and make any I have left for just $1.00 each. Check out how cute they are.

Please contact me if you have any questions and to get signed up today.

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January 21, 2015

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Fun Fall Classes

I’m so excited to share these fun classes with you. As an added bonus when you sign up and pay by the end of the month you can save some money too. You must e-mail or call me by 5:00 PM on September 30th to get the special prices. All prices include tax and shipping to me. Many projects can be done at home contact me for more information.

RSVP by clicking on the time. You can contact me by phone or e-mail for payment or pay with Paypal using e-mail address andersoncandice@hotmail.com.

Paper Pumpkin Fun

September 26th

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Come and check out the new Paper Pumpkin make a cute project and learn more about this fun program. This is a free class so grab a friend and plan to come.

Pick your Project Class

Sign up by September 30th and save $3.00 on each kit.

October 3rd

10:00 – 2:00 or 5:00 – 9:00

I’m so excited about this class. I am offering 4 fun kit classes that you can come and make. You pick which ones you want.

Tag and Treat Bags

$20.00

I know we are a little early for Christmas but these are so cute and make such great gifts. Your kit will include the bags and the tags and I will provide the stamp set and ink.

Hip Hip Hooray Kit

$25.00

I so love this kit. You can find it in the main catalog. I had left over materials so I will be adding a few extra bonuses for this kit. This is one that includes everything you need so you can easily do this one at home. This kit includes 20 note size cards with envelopes.

Water Color Winter

$30.00

Again a little early but so much fun. This kit is found in our Holiday Catalog. The water-coloring is so much fun. Again I will provide the stamps and ink. This kit includes 20 regular size cards with envelopes.

Everyday Occasions

$35.00

This set of cards is perfect for everyone. You’ll have cards for all those events you need. Again it includes everything you need so I will have a fun bonus for you. There is a mixture of regular sized cards, note cards and 3 x 3 cards for you to make. All include envelopes.

Project Life

October 23rd

10:00 – 2:00 or 5:00 – 9:00

Do you have piles of pictures just waiting to be shared? Would you love to get them in a book fast but still make them cute? Then you will love this class. Best part is you will go home with finished pages. Your family will love looking through your pages and remembering all the fun they had together. This month we will be doing Everyday Adventure so you can capture those fun memories from this summer. Remember to bring your pictures and be ready to get them done.

Price: $40.00
SAVE- $5.00 when you sign up by September 30th.

EXTRA BONUS– I plan to make this an on-going class so when you sign up for the first time you will also get the Project life Journaling pens for free. (I hope you will want to come and do more.)

Add on’s – Add the Accessory kit for just $11.50.

Last day to register is October 17th.

Includes: Everyday Adventures Project life Card Collection, 12 x 12 variety pack photo pages (12) sheets, plus a bonus selection of coordinating papers. I will provide the stamp sets, ink and embossing folders.

To sign up just give me a call or send me an e-mail. You can also sign up by clicking on one of the class time links and pay on paypal with my e-mail address andersoncandice@hotmail.com. Please contact me if you have any question.

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Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit Fun

I had a wonderful time at Stampin’ Up! Convention and I will be posting fun news and pictures about it soon. But first I wanted to share with you the project I’ve been working on today. At Convention I attended a specialty class where we were able to play with the new Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit. I loved this class and getting to work with the watercolor projects. I came home and just had to finish all the cute cards. Now while I can’t show you the cute Card Kit or Stamp set yet I can share with you the finished project which is way better anyway right?

So here’s what I came with. The kit comes with enough stuff to make 5 each of 4 different designs, however I didn’t want the same cards so I decided to see what else I could make with it. As you can see there is so much you can do with this kit and I still have stuff left over.

Water Color Winter Cards

So I thought I would showcase up close one of my favorites. It’s kind of hard to see but the white has a fun would texture background. Just so you know all these cards were created using just what comes in the kit along with adhesive and ink. The stamp set is sold separately as well it’s called Watercolor Winter Too. I’m entering this one in Stampin’ Up!’s contest. Please do me a favor and help me win by going here and liking and pining my card.

Joy Card Watercolor Winter Kit

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

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Stampin’ Supplies:

Colors:
Pad-Bermuda Bay
Reinkers-Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate & Old Olive

Stamps:
Watercolor Winter Too
Photopolymer- #136819 $11.95

Others:
Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit- #135869 $24.95

Just a reminder both the Stamp Set and the kit will be available in the Holiday Catalog starting August 28th. Oh and you are totally going to love it!