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Monday, March 23, 2026

🌸 Spring ATC Small-Format Inspiration with Chris🌸

We are back with more inspiration featuring our newest ATC Packs: Retro Femme, Color Me Spring, and Whimsical Homes. Today, Chris shows us how easily these tiny artist trading cards can be incorporated into stunning, fully realized card designs. 🎨✨

Let’s take a look at Chris’s gorgeous projects:


1️⃣ Retro Snark 🕶️💄
Chris began with a captivating portrait ATC from the Retro Femme pack. To frame the retro imagery, she used the crazy double running stitch die on vibrant red cardstock, layering it over a black mat. For the background, she stamped the large blossom sprays #1 directly onto the white card base, leaving it uncolored. The card is finished with the perfectly matched Some Snark sentiment: "I speak fluent sarcasm." 😂👏


2️⃣ Springtime Tulips 🌷☀️
For her second card, Chris focused on the lovely tulips ATC from the Color Me Spring pack. She built a detailed, textured background by layering a soft delicate links stencil pattern over the blue card base. She used the crazy double running stitch die again to create a crisp frame. The stamped sentiment, "YOUR Awesomeness OVERWHELMS ME," adds the perfect finishing touch! 🌷✨


3️⃣ Whimsical Circle Welcome 🏠☕
For her final card, Chris featured one of the charming structures from the Whimsical Homes ATC pack. She created a fun, repetitive background pattern using the circles all over texture plate. By simple-layering the colored ATC focal point, she let the texture shine. The card is completed with the welcoming and cozy "welcome" sentiment. 🏠🌈



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Sunday, March 22, 2026

🌸 Spring Into Creativity: Tanja’s Showcase Featuring Our Newest ATC Packs! ✨🦋

The spring release excitement continues! Today, we are absolutely thrilled to highlight three more projects featuring our brand new ATC packs: Color Me Spring, Retro Femme, and Whimsical Homes. Tanja has created a stunning collection of cards, showing how these tiny ATCs can make a big impact when combined with our dies, stamps, and stencils. 🎨✂️

Here’s a closer look at Tanja’s gorgeous projects:

Fluttering Spring 🦋✨
In this first project, Tanja focused on the Color Me Spring ATC featuring a large, beautiful butterfly. To complement the theme, she used the intricate butterfly cover plate die for the card's background. She finished the card with a sentiment from the So Loved stamp set. 🌸💖

Retro Vibes 🕶️🎨
Tanja went for a cool, artsy look with this card featuring an ATC from the Retro Femme pack. She built a layered background using stamps from the Mixed Media Grunge set. For the sentiment, she added "you are enough" clear sticker, completing the vibrant, retro feel of the design. ✨😎


Whimsical Canvas 🏠💪
For her final card, Tanja chose an ATC from the Whimsical Homes pack. She paired the imagery with a bold sentiment from the (retired) Subway Art Builders Dare set that reads: "the world is your canvas." 🏠💖


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Friday, March 20, 2026

🌸 Spring Into Art: Vicki’s Trio Featuring Our Newest ATC Packs! ✨🏡

Our spring release is here, and it is all about variety! We are so excited to highlight three brand new ATC packs: Whimsical Homes, Color Me Spring, and Retro Femme. Vicki has been working her magic with these new arrivals, showing off how perfectly they play with our collage papers, stencils, and dies. 🎨✂️

Here’s a closer look at Vicki’s gorgeous projects:

Whimsical Homes & Botanical Beats 🏠🌿

In this first card, Vicki paired an ATC from the Whimsical Homes pack with a lush background featuring a sheet from the Botanical Beats collage paper pack. The sketchy, playful architecture of the home sits beautifully against the botanical collage print. For the finishing touch, she added a crisp sentiment die-cut from our Skinny Sentiments dies. 📐✨


A Double Dose of Color Me Spring 🌷💖

Vicki doubled up on the floral fun for her second project! She used two different designs from the Color Me Spring ATC pack, layering them to create a vibrant, botanical-focused layout. To keep the focus on the beautiful spring imagery, she added a simple and sweet hugs word die sentiment. 🌸🙌

Retro Femme & A Bold Statement 👩‍🦱🌀

For her final card, Vicki showcased the Retro Femme ATC pack. She chose one of the stylish faces, die-cut it into a perfect circle, and layered it over a background created with the patches stencil. The sentiment for this powerful design was pulled from the Powerful Women ATC pack, creating a bold, artistic statement. 🎨💪


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Instagram posts this March enters you for a chance to win? 🗣️📝

Three (3) lucky winners will be picked to receive their choice of a $10 prize code or any in-stock STAMPlorations product (up to $7 value) 🎟️📄

The more you chat with us, the more chances you have to win. Winners will be announced here on the blog on April 10. Which of the 3 new ATC packs is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below! 👇💖

🎨 Reminder: Show Us Your Best in Our March Anything Goes Challenge! ✨

We're less than a couple of weeks before March is over, but there's still plenty of time to get your craft on! We’ve been blown away by the entries so far in our March Anything Goes Challenge, and today we’re back with a massive dose of inspiration from the STAMPgirls to keep those creative juices flowing. 🌈✂️

Whether you’re into clean and simple cards, gritty mixed media, or colorful art journaling, our challenge is the perfect place to showcase what you’ve been working on. Remember, it’s "Anything Goes," so the sky is the limit! ☁️🚀

Take a look at these stunning projects from our talented designers:

Tanja went for a sophisticated, high-contrast look by leaving the hibiscus as a crisp, black-and-white stamped focal point. She layered the fussy-cut flower over a stenciled background, providing a subtle organic texture. The card is perfectly anchored by the awesome word die, proving that you don't need a rainbow of colors to create an impactful design. 🌺⚫⚪


Jane highlights the soft, aged beauty of the Faded Botanicals collage paper by using it as both background and fussy cutting two flowers from a sheet. She kept the layout focused,  creating layers. The card is finished with a scripty happy birthday die-cut sentiment, making for a sophisticated and timeless design. 🌿📜✨


Sanna created a playful design with a softly stenciled background and two bright red, fussy-cut light bulbs. She added hand-drawn wires to make the bulbs appear as if they are hanging over a scattering of stamped hearts. The card is finished with a coordinating sentiment. 💡❤️✨


Vicki used a sepia-toned sheet from the Botanical Beats collage paper pack for a warm, vintage background. She finished the card with a bold black "thanks" die-cut for a clean and focused look. 📜🌿✨


Craftyfield created a traveler’s dream by coloring images from the Born To Roam stamp set and layering them over a vintage map background. She used the Basic A2 Panels Nesting Dies to cut the panel for a perfectly matted, dimensional look. 🗺️🎒✨


Sue created a softly stenciled background, layering the uncolored, stamped cherry blossom cluster directly over it. She finished the card with a simple stamped Thank You sentiment. 🌸🌿✨



Shirley created a textured background, layering a delicate die-cut dragonfly as her focal point. The card is finished with a simple stamped sentiment. 🦋✨


Monika created a layered masterpiece for her mini album using Faded Botanicals collage paper. She added depth with stamps from Floral Bliss and Mixed Media Elements, and die-cutting luggage tags to insert in the pockets. 🦋📜✨


🏆 Join the Fun & Win!

Ready to share your masterpiece? We can’t wait to see it! Entering is easy, and you could win some sweet STAMPlorations prizes. 🎁🎉


Make sure to link up your projects before the end of the month. Happy crafting! ✂️💖

Thursday, March 19, 2026

☕️ Springtime Sips: Chris’s Vintage Coffee ATC Collection ✨🌷

Our new Springtime Coffee ATC pack is here and ready to bring a touch of vintage charm to your craft desk. 🌸☕️ These 2.5" x 3.5" canvases feature beautifully detailed images that are a dream to color. Chris has put together a trio of projects that perfectly showcase how these ATCs pair with our Shine Bright clear stickers.



The Vintage Teapot & Coffee Beans 🫖☕️

This ATC features a gorgeous vintage-style teapot nestled behind a cluster of spring flowers, with scattered coffee beans at the base. Chris anchored the design with the "choose happy" sentiment from the Shine Bright clear sticker set. It’s a perfectly cozy scene! 🌸✨


Dainty Florals & Happy Thoughts ☕️💭

For her second project, Chris focused on a dainty coffee cup adorned with intricate floral designs. She paired this sweet image with the "happy thoughts" sentiment sticker, creating a mini work of art that feels light and uplifting. 🌷💖


A Hot Cup of Enjoyment ☕️🌿

The third ATC features a classic hot coffee cup (a vintage latte, perhaps?), wish lush floral accents. Chris' design highlights the warmth of the brew and the freshness of the spring blooms. She finished the piece with the "enjoy today" sentiment, making it a wonderful reminder to savor the moment. ☀️☕️


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The more you chat with us, the more chances you have to win. Winners will be announced here on the blog on April 10. What did you think of Chris' ATC projects? Let us know in the comments below! 👇💖

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

🌍 Wanderlust Found: Ina’s Vintage Voyage with Our New Collage Paper 📜✨

Are you ready to add a touch of travel, history, and "urban grunge" to your art? 🏗️ Ina has been exploring our brand new Wanderlust Wayside collage paper pack, and she has created a spectacular trio of cards that prove just how far these textures can take your creativity! 🎨 From intricate, multi-stamp interiors to dimensional die-cut frames, these papers are the perfect passport to inspiration. ✈️🗺️

Here’s a look at Ina’s vintage adventures:

The Journey to Paris & Stamped Surprise 🕰️🌸

Ina’s first card features a stunning sheet from the Wanderlust Wayside pack, dominated by the image of a vintage woman facing a collage of the Eiffel tower, map, butterfly, and vintage clock face. 🕰️ She kept the front relatively clean to showcase the pattern, adding a delicate sentiment from the Bloomful stamp set.


But the real "wanderlust" is inside! Surprise! Opening the card reveals a complex, "all-over" mixed-media masterpiece. 🏗️ Ina used a master mix of Dare Subway Art Builders (retired), Mixed Media Grunge, Mixed Media Elements, Scribbly Splattery Grunge, and Art Marks to create a rich, layered texture that feels like a travel-worn passport. 🖋️

The Framed Gentleman 🕵️‍♂️🧵

For her second card, Ina took that same powerful 5-stamp mixed-media mix and used it to stamp directly onto the card front to create a textured border. 🏗️ She then used the stitched nesting dies to create a clean, dimensional frame. The focal point is a sophisticated hand-cut gentleman, taken from one of the Wanderlust Wayside sheets and popped onto the frame with foam tape for incredible height. 📏 He is finished off with an uplifting sentiment. 🦋✨


Making Memories with Basic Panels 📸📏
Ina's final card is a study in structural, layered design. She used the basic A2 panels nesting dies to cut three distinct panels, creating a "card-on-card" dimensional look. 🏗️ This layout perfectly frames the rich textures of the collage paper. The simple, powerful phrase "make memories" anchors the theme of travel and nostalgia. 🗺️🙌



🛍️ Start Your Own Creative Voyage!

Love the look of vintage maps, clockwork, and urban grunge? The Wanderlust Wayside pack is waiting for you! 📜✈️ It's one of 9 brand new collage paper designs now available in the store as individual packs. 🎁

Shop the Wanderlust Wayside Pack 👉 HERE 🕰️
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Want to win some crafty happy mail? 🎁✨

We love hearing your thoughts! Did you know that every thoughtful comment you leave on our blog or Instagram posts this March enters you for a chance to win? 🗣️📝

Three (3) lucky winners will be picked to receive their choice of a $10 prize code or any in-stock STAMPlorations product (up to $7 value) 🎟️📄

The more you chat with us, the more chances you have to win. Winners will be announced here on the blog on April 10. Ina's cards are so cool, don't you think? Let us know in the comments below! 👇💖