inspire – create – share – final touches on my stampin’ studio

inspire – create – share – final touches on my stampin’ studio

by | Nov 26, 2025 | stamp organization, stampin' studio

As we prepare for Thanksgiving tomorrow I wanted to post the final touch to my Stampin’ Studio – this room is the culmination of almost 25 years of so much fun and blessings –

I take the time today and tomorrow, as we all pause to express our thankfulness – time to reflect and give thanks for all the blessings in my life – my husband of 35 wonderful years, my 4 boys and my bonus daughter, my dream home on the lake and my wonderful Stampin’ Up! career and customers that I have been blessed to serve and teach as I enter into my 25th year!

Thank you for all the blessings in my life I look forward to continuing to CREATE and SHARE and INSPIRE!

Thank you to 3C Graphix for the great work on my new banner to complete my dream space!

I told my husband I had one final project for him – I needed to hang something and needed his precision and expertise! He is a measure twice -oh maybe three or four times to be safe LOL and then cut!

When I told him what I needed – he was happy to use his new ladder and measure it all out for me!
I asked a local graphics firm near me in Meadville called 3C Graphix to cut and put together our inspire- create – share banner that has appeared on our catalogs and promotional material for Stampin’ Up! for many years in white vinyl.

They did an amazing job and my husband did the rest measuring and getting it centered and straight on the wall above my IKEA Kallax unit wall!

The final portion was up to me burnish the vinyl with my bone folder and attach it to the wall and remove the sticky paper that holds it all together!

I was thankful for the library ladder and the fact that I am not afraid of heights LOL

I finished the project and the wall is now complete!

These organizational bins were an amazon find and I will be sharing them on my website soon.

They are perfect for the new Stampin’ Up! packaging!

Next time you are in the studio for class – look up and see the inspire- create – share on the wall above us all!

That is what I hope to do for all of you – every day – bring beauty and creativity into your world and inspire you to send your artwork out into the world to inspire and share with others!
One card at a time – we can make this a nicer place to be!

Thank you for supporting me – continuing to come to class and allowing me to inspire and fill your world with my art!

These organizational containers are amazon finds and fit perfectly the new Stampin’ Up! packaging. You will be able to find them on my website in my favorites soon!

Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow – I hope you all are surrounded by family and friends tomorrow and that your day is filled with great food and love and laughter!

All my best to each of you!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

rainbow order for new color reset

rainbow order for new color reset

by | Apr 21, 2023 | card samples, new catalog, stamps ink paper

With the big move behind us and most of our stuff organized and unpacked – phase two (my permanent office space) not yet upon us…I decided to get very organized with this upcoming catalog launch.

I decided to organize my inks markers re-inkers and Blends – I wanted them all accessible and together, organized but displayed nicely and the Super Combo Holder was the ticket – so I started purchasing my first organizational supplies from a great company called stamp.n.storage. My first purchase was their Super Combo Holder I bought a 36 and a 24 and placed them on my temporary Stampin’ desk so all of my ink pads, Stampin’ Blends, Stampin’ Write markers and re-inkers are all super organized, beautiful to look at and VERY accessible! I LOVE IT!!!!!
I also decided to arrange the current and incoming new COLOR RESET colors in Rainbow order instead of by color families as I had been doing in the past!
Here is a photo of the stamp.n.storage Super Combo Holders.

Next I tackled my cardstock!

I have always kept my cardstock in Stampin’ Up!’s 9″ x 12″ cello bags and was able to put my sheets and scraps in the same bags – BUT inevitably they ripped up top or down the sides and needed to be replaced and just looked messy after a while!
So I purchased the paper pockets made by stamp.n.storage both in portrait and landscape and put my little label maker on overtime!
Landscape for easy access opening from the side for my 8.5″ x 11″ cardstock and portrait opening at the top for my paper scraps to organize by color!

So for my Rainbow order I separated the colors in Rainbow order and hue:
1. Cherry Cobbler
2. Real Red
3. Poppy Parade
4. Mambo Melon
5. Petal Pink
6. Flirty Flamingo
7. Calypso Coral
8. Cajun Craze
9. Pumpkin Pie
10. Crushed Curry
11. Daffodil Delight
12. Lemon Lolly
13. Soft Sea Foam
14. Lemon Lime Twist
15. Granny Apple Green
16. Old Olive
17. Mossy Meadow
18. Garden Green
19. Shaded Spruce
20. Pretty Peacock
21. Lost Lagoon
22. Coastal Cabana
23. Pool Party
24. Balmy Blue
25. Azure Afternoon
26. Blueberry Bushel
27. Misty Moonlight
28. Night of Navy
29. Blackberry Bliss
30. Gorgeous Grape
31. Highland Heather
32. Berry Burst
33. Fresh Freesia
34. Bubble Bath
35. Crumb Cake
36. Pecan Pie
37. Early Espresso
38. Gray Granite
39. Smoky Slate
40. Basic Gray
41. Craft White
then my memento ink pads and versamarks
last column is for my current In Colors
newest on top
Copper Clay
wild Wheat
Boho Blue
Moody Mauve
and Pebbled Path
Returning In Colors
Sweet Sorbet
Parakeet Party
Tahitian Tide
Orchid Oasis
Starry Sky

Some people have placed there rainbow order a little differently than mine but I chose to place mine by hue and I see more blue/purply hues in the Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath – so I chose to place them at the end of the spectrum with the blues and purples rather than the pinks and reds.

The first new color in the color rest is Lemon Lolly, belonging in the Subtles collection this new Super Soft yellow is such a pretty yellow and a great addition to our collection!
Next color in the Rainbow order is a returning favorite of mine Lemon Lime Twist – in the Brights Collection it is a powerful yellow green – bright and bold! I was hoping so much that they would bring this color back that I did not sell my retired paper LOL!
The Green blue family also got Pretty Peacock as a returning favorite to the Regals Collection – bold green blue color, deep and rich!
Lost Lagoon is the next returning color in my rainbow order – this is another soft light demin blue green and is a welcome returning color to the Subtles Collection!
Another bright blue joins the Brights Collection replacing Pacific Point with a nice lighter version for this new core color.
Blueberry Bushel returns from our former In Color Collection to become a new Core color in the Regals Collection. Deep blue with a rich tone , it is a perfect addition to this collection of colors!
Blue was a popular Core color addition and returning Misty Moonlight completes the new blues in the Color Reset with it’s addition to the Neutrals Collection. Muted and stately – it will be a great Neutral in this collection.
Returning Berry Burst is a sumptuous purple with blue tones and completes the Brights Collection new additions.
Fresh Freesia is the only recent In Color to make the Color Reset and steps down perfectly into a bluish pink tone for our last two colors to be placed into the Subtles Collection!
Bubble Bath is the last new core color to be added to the Subtles Collection with it’s bubblegum pink color and a rich blue undertone I placed it at the end of the rainbow order before starting the neutral colors.
Pecan Pie introduces a new neutral brown to our Neutrals Collection to replace the exiting Soft Suede.
I separated the New Incoming In Colors and returning In Colors to the end of the line as they are not core colors and will change every 2 years

The new In Colors for 2023-2025 are:
Copper Clay
Wild Wheat
Boho Blue
Moody Mauve
and Pebbled Path (my personal favorite of the
new In Color Collection!)

The Returning In Colors for 2022-2024 that will be available for the next year are:
Sweet Sorbet
Parakeet Party
Tahitian Tide
Orchid Oasis
Starry Sky
One of the things I love most about this company is our color coordination – everything matches – the inks and papers, markers and blends, DSP and ribbons and embellishments.

I find that being organized allows my creativity to soar! I love to create and do not get me wrong MOST of the time my desk is a disaster! BUT when my space is clean and organized – when it is easy to locate the supplies I need – I find that I am able to create in peace and the end result is beautiful!

Please let me know if you have received your new catalogs and I will be posting new sneak peaks of colors and new stamps, dies and accessories that will be available soon!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie