With my phone full of more than seven-thousand pictures, it’s safe to say that I enjoy taking photos. Almost all of my pictures are of my family, recording special trips, milestones, holidays, moments that I want to remember forever. I could leave all of the images on my SD cards sitting in a drawer forever, hoping that the cards don’t become obsolete or I could do something fun and artsy to display them.
Stampin’ Up is easily my favorite approach to the art of photo sharing. The album pages are like an outline for scrapbooking, allowing for multiple card sizes and pictures to be filled in. Project Life offers a variety of themes that apply perfectly to the different occasions you may be cataloging. I chose the “Moments Like These” collection so I could put together an album of my husband and I for our anniversary. This time around, I noticed that the card collection have a list of colors that coordinate with them to help in choosing ink pads. The 2015-2017 Color Classic Stampin’ Pads included a lot of the right colors so I thought that was perfect!
For a Stampin’ Up stamp set that would work with my idea, I took a look at the new Occasions catalog. The catalog is filled with awesome products for all kinds of purposes: crafts, seasonal occasions, holiday cards, tags, and more! The Occasions stamps have so many appealing options like the ones intended for ‘Thank You’ cards or Easter celebrations. I was particualrly drawn to the ‘Sealed With Love’ stamp set, which was useful for my Valentine’s Day gift for my husband but also for decorating the pages of this anniversary album!
These stamps are great for making your own cards, sealing letters, and adding accents with loving sayings on your projects. They come in a case similar to a DVD case and you place each stamp on a block, then put it right back into its nifty little case.
The card collections are just as organized, coming in a box that holds the set as well as some of your crafting accessories. I have multiple collections at this point so I have them all labeled, some containing journaling pens, others a small pair of scissors. I feel like the creators of Stampin’ Up know exactly what busy moms need to be able to scrapbook in the midst of all the chaos!
My anniversary scrapbook was made so simply! I cut my photos down to size and slid them into the pockets. The card collection came with quotes, cards that had space for describing the photo or location, even a romantic list of favorite things about him. This particular collection had stickers and tiny embellishments also. I feel like the cards are essential, making the difference between a plain photo album and an actual scrapbook.
I filled this album with goofy pictures, pictures from our previous anniversaries and our first date. I filled it with pictures of our beautiful baptism and vow renewal ceremonies. Just flipping through the pages of this scrapbook, you see so much fun and so much love. My husband isn’t the type of guy to go creating a book like this himself but I can tell you that he will feel the sentiment and it’s the kind of thing that I hope our children will save, especially in a world where everything is digital. For busy lives, Stampin’ Up is the only choice and that’s why I’m obsessed. Thanks to Stampin’ Up for helping me make this gorgeous keepsake for my anniversary.
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I love it all.
I love that this will get my wife excited about getting all our photos ready to enjoy
I like the sharp images made by the Stampin’ Up stamps. Clear stamps are the best, of course.
I love how you can personalize your memories.
I love Stampin Up. I was a demonstrator tears ago and had a monthly club! I miss it very much!
I love the variety of sets they have!
I really like the stickers. They add so much color and are fun to use.
My favorite thing about Stampin Up is the variety of subjects.
I like Stampin Up because of the high quality and large variety of products.
Like the variety
I love all the choices that you can choose from, it is so great for scrapbooking.
I do like all the different ones they offer.
I like the variety of items, giving the ability to create very personalized albums.
I like the variety for scrapbooking.
I like how you can use the kits in a variety of ways.
I like everything.
I love the many ideas to personalize my stuff.
I love personalizing things so this is perfect for me, thank you so much!
I love the variety of the images!
I love how you can coordinate so many things!
I love it all! Crafting is life 🙂
I love that I am able to make diffrent kinds of stamps on things that I love . I also love that they are easy to use and my kids can help too
I love all the cute stamps.
I love the variety. They have such cute things to choose from. They are reasonable as well.
I haven’t used them yet, but it looks like they can be used for many occasions.
Love it all
I love the many stamp sets and punches. I love the penguin. So cute! Thank you
I like the different variety. They all seem fun!
I like the multitude of choices they provide.
I love that I can do all types of things with them.
There’s so much to like. Every month their themes are cool and I like that you can buy little items too.
I have a 7 week old daughter and am looking for things to commemorate my years with her. I love my daughter so much!
I love the variety of their stamps.
i love how much fun the kits are. i love being crafty.
I like the variety.
I love the many different projects you can do.
I like the stamps
I like how there’s so many projects you can complete with them.
I love the products for scrapbooking and card making.
I love their stamps and ink pads
Love the stamps, so many to choose from.
I like that it helps you be super creative.
I like that there are so many images to choose from.
I like how versatile they are possibilities are endless
I love the HUGE supply of stamps and other goodies they carry for crafting! Thanks and God Bless!
I LOVE how there are many different designs for all of the different occasions! 😀
Honestly, I didn’t know it was a thing anymore! However, I love the variety, such a huge selection!
All of the cool stamps and color stamp pads
wow
you get something new each month
I like the cute designs.
I love the variety the offer as well as their reasonable prices.
I like that the colors for each set coordinate with the rest, so different sets can be mixed to create unique personalized cards.
I like the ability to be creative and use different colors and stamps. They have nice products!
I love the quality of the stamps! Plus the helpful tips that they give for me to learn how to create so many beautiful pieces!
lots to chose from, project ideas, and quality stamp stuff
I like how you can make things personalized and special
I love the variety of selections.
I love that they have an awesome variety because there is something for every occasion!
Very cute. Makes me want to get back into crafting again.