Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Bold Pop Art and Floral Vibes from Stephanie Severin

Hello, STAMPfriends! Today we're thrilled to share two striking, high-contrast cards created by the incredibly talented Stephanie Severin. If you want to see how to effortlessly combine edgy pop art textures with classic floral elements, Stephanie’s latest designs are a must-see.

She used a mix of our curated paper goods, featuring both the Pop Art Faces card fronts and the Flowers + Coffee Focal Fronts, pairing them perfectly with sentiments from the Floral Magic clear stickers.

Let’s dive into how she brought these stunning, layered masterpieces together:


High-Contrast Red Pop Art Card

For her first project, Stephanie created a dramatic look with a bright red card base. At the center, she featured an expressive collage face card front. She layered a beautiful coffee cup surrounded by vibrant red and yellow roses right onto the corner. To finish the design, she added a clear sentiment sticker at the bottom right that reads, "Bloom your own way. Every flower has its own magic." and accented the corners with sharp black chevron details.


Vibrant Blue Sunglasses Card

Stephanie’s second card brings a completely different pop of color with a bright blue card base. This time, she chose a cool, sunglass-wearing collage face from the Pop Art Faces card fronts as her main backdrop. On the right side, she layered a cheerful yellow vase bursting with colorful blue, orange, pink, and red flowers from the Flowers & Coffee Focal Fronts. She added a sweet, scripty sentiment at the bottom left using the clear stickers that say, "Sending you a garden of happiness to brighten up your world today," and completed the look with white chevron accents in opposite corners.

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Check out our monthly subscription options to find the perfect creative fit for you:

We hope Stephanie's bold designs have inspired you to mix and match your paper elements this week. Happy crafting!


Tuesday, July 07, 2026

Retro Inspiration: You're Not Old, You're Vintage!

Hello again, STAMPfriends!

Are you looking for a fun spark of inspiration to get your creativity flowing today? We have a gorgeous, retro-themed project to share by the talented Monika that is sure to bring a smile to your face!

Monika perfectly combined vintage flair with vibrant color blocking to create a truly eye-catching design. 

Monika’s Vintage Jukebox Card

For her project, Monika started by creating a stunning backdrop. She ink-blended soft, vibrant blue ink through our Bubbles stencil onto a white card front, leaving a beautifully textured patterned background.

For her main focal point, she used a wonderfully detailed vintage jukebox image from the Nostalgia #1 Ephemera Cut-Outs, layering it against a dark paper panel to really make the warm yellow and orange tones pop. To finish off the card, she added a perfectly playful sentiment from the Nostalgic #1 clear stickers that reads, "you're not old, you're vintage."


Join Our Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge!

Inspired to create your own crafty masterpiece? We would love to see it! Monika's project is the perfect reminder to come play along with us in our ongoing community showcase.

Before you link up your project, just remember our golden rule: STAMPlorations products must be the focal point or "star" of your creation! You are more than welcome to mix in basic supplies or shape dies from other companies for your card panels and layers, but your STAMPlorations stamps, stencils, ephemera, OR sentiments need to be the main feature.

Don't own any of our products yet? No worries at all! Every single month, we offer a free digital stamp on the challenge page so anyone can download it, create a project, and join the fun for a chance to win a $15 shop code!

👉 Click Here to Enter the Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge!

What will you create this week? Happy crafting, and we can't wait to see your entries!

Gorgeous Underwater Folk Art Inspiration from Stephanie Lanzalotto

Hello, STAMPfriends! We're excited to share some stunning inspiration from the wonderful Stephanie Lanzalotto today. If you love the look of beautiful, intricately designed card elements that come together in a flash, Stephanie’s latest projects fit the bill perfectly.

She is featuring our Quick Cards #24 - Underwater Folk Art A2 Card Fronts to create two distinct, gorgeous thank-you cards that highlight how easy it is to build high-impact designs with our paper goods subscriptions.

Here is a closer look at her beautiful creations:

Folk Art Anchor Card

For her first project, Stephanie highlighted the stunning folk art anchor card front design. The rich, earthy tones and delicate floral patterns inside the anchor silhouette do all the heavy lifting! To finish it off perfectly, she added a beautiful, scripty sentiment across the center using the Thanks Word Die, giving the design great dimension and a polished look.


Textured Folk Art Turtle Card

Stephanie’s second card features the magnificent sea turtle card front illustration. To give the clean background extra depth and interest, she ran it through with the Circles All Over Texture Cover Plate, creating a subtle, dotted textured look. She layered a dimensional "thanks" sentiment at the bottom and mounted the uniquely angled panel onto a coordinating coral card base for an eye-catching, modern layout.


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Stay tuned for our next post featuring more incredible team inspiration, and happy crafting!


Monday, July 06, 2026

🌟 Big Birthday Bash: Announcing Our 13th Birthday Winners! 🎂🎉

Hello, STAMPfriends!

First of all, a massive THANK YOU to everyone who joined our 13th Birthday celebrations! We loved reading every single one of your sweet comments, birthday wishes, and wishlist choices. Turning 13 is a huge milestone for STAMPlorations, and we couldn't have reached it without this incredible, supportive community.

As promised, we have randomly drawn our lucky winners from the blog comments. Let's see who is walking away with some birthday prizes! 🎁✨

🎁 13th Birthday Wishlist Party Winners

We randomly drew 13 lucky winners from the Wishlist Party blog comments to win their chosen product!

  1. Rebecca Yahrling - My third wish list item is 'Jingle All the Way - Typografia Christmas'.

  2. Glennis F - Bubbles stencil is my first choice

  3. Christine F  - My second choice would be Layered Mushrooms. That set looks fun!

  4. Tina Z. - My 3rd pick is ARTplorations Stencils - Beautiful Mandala Accent #1 - Slimline. But everything is absolutely stunning. I have been your fan for years <3

  5. Karen D - My 3rd pick is Almost Shattered stencil.

  6. Jane - The Old Letters Pocket Backdrops have caught my eye.so beautiful!

  7. Verna Angerhofer - On the top is the stamp set Life is Sweeter by Dee's Artsy Impressions.

  8. KathyA - My third wish list item is Greetings of the Season Clear Stamp Set.

  9. sharon g - My second pick is the Beautiful Mandala #1 stencil

  10. kramer_buffy - OMG.... SWEET CRAVINGS 5x7 stamps: https://stamplorations.com/5x7/p/sweet-cravings. OMG, it's so fab!-- Dalis

  11. Sue D - My second pick is WANDERLUST HIPSTER ICONS.

  12. Denise Bryant - My third pick is the Tag O'Coffee die set!

  13. Greta - My second pick is Three Kings--The Bees Knees stamp set.


🎂 13th Birthday Party Daily Winners

We picked 1 winner per day from all the amazing comments left on our Birthday Party posts over the 5-day celebration!

  • Day 1 Winner: Cynthia - Fabulous inspiration from the Team! The Lavender Pocket Backdrops used by Shirley caught my eye. I've been enjoying the lavender hues lately!

  • Day 2 Winner: Sunshine HoneyBee - Like the vintage Ephemera; especially like the typwriter.

  • Day 3 Winner: Tamara Bell - love the All Things Coffee Ephemera Cut-Outs

  • Day 4 Winner: Greta - Floral Magic clear stickers is my favorite today. Lots of beautiful work by the DT!

  • Day 5 Winner: Mary-Anne V - It has been a great few day of inspiration. I really like the All Things Coffee Ephemera Cut-Outs.


💌 How to Claim Your Prize

To make things super quick and easy to manage, I've set up a simple Google Form for winners to claim prizes.

⚠️ Deadline to Claim: All winners must fill out and submit the form within 14 days -- July 20, 2026. The form will stop accepting submissions on that day at 12 noon Pacific.

👉 [CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE PRIZE CLAIM FORM]


🥳 The Celebrations Continue: July Giveaways!

Didn't see your name on the list? Don't worry, the fun is far from over! We are keeping the party going all month long with our brand-new Fifty and Thriving July Giveaways.

There are plenty more chances to win prizes, so head on over to the main announcement post to get all the details and enter:

👉 [Check out the Fifty and Thriving July Giveaways here!]

Thank you all again for making our 13th milestone so incredibly special. Cheers to many more years of getting crafty together! 🥂🎨

Sunday, July 05, 2026

A Heartfelt Thank You & A Big Surprise! 🎂

Wow, what an incredible week! Our 13th anniversary celebration wrapped up on July 3, and I am sitting here completely overwhelmed by your love, your kind words, and your incredible support for STAMPlorations. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who shopped, commented, and celebrated with us. (Stay tuned -- anniversary winners will be posted tomorrow, July 6!)

But today is July 5... and the celebration isn't stopping. Today, I am turning 50! 🎈

This milestone hits a little differently for me. Four years ago, just two months before I turned 46, I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. Today, four years later, I am so incredibly grateful to be here, thriving, and NEAD (No Evidence of Active Disease). 🤍

Life is a gift, this creative community is a gift, and I want to celebrate big with you all month long!

🎁 The Fifty & Thriving July Giveaways!

To celebrate 50 years of life and 4 years of resilience, I’m running three special giveaways for the entire month of July:

  • 🛒 Shop & Win ($50 Prize Code): Every single paid order placed on stamplorations.com between July 1 and July 31 will be automatically entered into a drawing for a $50 prize code.

  • 💬 Blog Love: Leave a comment on this post (and all other July blog posts!) to enter to win a $25 prize code.

  • 📸 Instagram Cheer: Head over to the 50 & Thriving Instagram post and leave some love there for a chance at another $25 prize code.

All July birthday giveaway winners will be drawn and announced the first week of August here on the STAMPlorations blog.

Thank you for being part of my journey, for supporting my business, and for filling my world with color and creativity. Here’s to celebrating life together! 🎉


Friday, July 03, 2026

Welcome to Day 5 of Our 13th Birthday Celebration! 🎈✨

Happy Friday, STAMPfriends, and welcome to the fifth and final day of STAMPlorations' 13th Birthday Celebration! It has been an absolute joy celebrating our "13 & Growing!" milestone with you all week long. 

I'd like to say a massive thank you for all the love, birthday wishes, and incredible energy you've brought to the blog this week!

Even though today is the final day of featured posts, the party isn't over just yet. You can still grab these fantastic birthday perks through the end of the celebration:

  • Special Shipping Perk: Enjoy FREE US shipping on all orders of $25 or more -- this week only! (Shipping ONE item to all other countries is only $5!)

  • Freebie of the Month: Automatically included with your order of $25 or more!

  • Instagram Inspiration: Head over to @stamplorations on Instagram for even more creative project ideas from our team.

Let's look at one last spectacular round of project inspiration from our amazing design team!


👇 Day 5 Design Team Inspiration 👇



JANE blog | IG




VICKI blog | IG




MONIKA blog | IG


SHIRLEY blog | IG



SANNA blog | IG




CRAFTYFIELD blog | IG



CHRIS blog | IG



MARIA blog | IG



Becky IG

🎉 Join the Celebration: Leave a Comment to Win!

This is your last chance to enter our daily blog giveaways! For a chance to win your favorite product featured on the blog today, don't miss out on leaving your final comment.

What has been your favorite part of our 13th Birthday Celebration this week? Or, which product from today's final lineup do you love the most? Let us know in the comments below!

Note: The absolute last day to comment for all of our daily giveaways is July 5 at 11:55 PM Pacific. All daily blog giveaway winners will be announced on July 6 right here on the STAMPlorations blog. Good luck!


🎁 Want 3 Extra Entries? Join the Wishlist Party! 🥳

Don't forget to join our 13th Birthday Wishlist Party Kickoff! You can score 3 extra giveaway entries just by heading over to the official wishlist post, browsing the store to pick your top 3 items, and leaving a comment there.

👉 [Click Here to Enter the Birthday Wishlist Party & Claim Your Extra Entries!]


Thursday, July 02, 2026

Welcome to Day 4 of Our 13th Birthday Celebration! 🌸✨

Hello, STAMPfriends, and welcome to Day 4! We're heading into the home stretch of STAMPlorations' 13th Birthday Celebration, which runs through July 3. It has been an incredible week celebrating our "13 & Growing!" milestone, and we're so grateful for all your sweet comments and birthday wishes!

The inspiration isn't slowing down -- our design team has another stellar lineup of projects to share with you today. Plus, you can still grab these awesome perks:

  • Special Shipping Perk: Enjoy FREE US shipping on all orders of $25 or more -- this week only! (Shipping ONE item to all other countries is only $5!)

  • Freebie of the Month: Automatically included with your order of $25 or more!

  • Instagram Inspiration: Head over to @stamplorations on Instagram for even more creative project ideas from our team.

Let's dive right into today's gorgeous project inspiration!

👇 Day 4 Design Team Inspiration 👇


SANNA blog | IG



VICKI blog | IG


MONIKA blog | IG


CHRIS blog | IG



SUE N blog | IG




INA blog



CRAFTYFIELD blog | IG


MARIA blog | IG



BECKY IG


WALTER IG

🎉 Join the Celebration: Leave a Comment to Win!

We love giving away prizes! For a chance to win your favorite product featured on the blog today, jump into the comments section below.

 

Which project or featured product from today's post inspired you the most to sit down and craft? Let us know in the comments below!

 

Note: You have until July 5, 11:55 pm Pacific, to comment, and all daily blog giveaway winners will be announced on July 6 right here on the STAMPlorations blog. Good luck and happy crafting!


🎁 Want 3 Extra Entries? Join the Wishlist Party! 🥳

Don't forget to join our 13th Birthday Wishlist Party Kickoff! You can score 3 extra giveaway entries just by heading over to the official wishlist post, browsing the store to pick your top 3 items, and leaving a comment there.

👉 [Click Here to Enter the Birthday Wishlist Party & Claim Your Extra Entries!]