Craftyduckydoodah! December Updates!

Hello and welcome to the LAST month of 2025!  Are you finished with your Christmas crafting yet?  Have you got your cards in the post?  Have you sorted your Christmas Gifts/food?  Well, I have finished my Crafting, posted two cards and not written or posted any others!  Desperately need to shop for gifts but at least my Christmas food shop is ordered for delivery!  Did you manage to get any goodies in the first ever Stampin' Up! Black Friday Sale?  I know lots of you did!!

So much happening in the world of Stampin' Up! so, here are all the details you need in one place.

Last Chance Products - updated offers!

We love offering customers the best in paper crafting! To do that and keep our product offering fresh, trendy, and relevant, we regularly evaluate product performance. As demand for a product changes, we’ll move products to our Last Chance Products category in the online store and begin the retiring process to make room for new products. 

Our Last Chance Products will be an ongoing offer, so you and your customers can shop this category at any time throughout the year!

Many new items have been added to this category today - particularly, stamp sets for the current mini catalogue as we continue to phase out our cling stamps.  There are some bargains to be had - have a look HERE.

Product Of The Month

If you love exclusive products, you’re going to love Product of the Month, a promotion centred around a special product release every month. The Product of the Month items are specially designed to be some of the best items Stampin’ Up! has to offer that aren’t available in any of our catalogues or our Online Exclusives. Every month we’ll release a new item that is only available for purchase once per account. These items will be limited quantity and are likely to sell out quickly—once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good! 

Stampin’ Up! Account

To participate in Product of the Month, you MUST have a Stampin’ Up! account. If you need help setting up an account or are unable to create an account, contact me and I will do my best to assist you.

You can find all the details from my November Updates post/email HERE.  

The very first Product of the Month is a lovely pack of 12 " X 12" Designer Series Paper called True Blue Florals!

This DSP is available to purchase with all orders of £70 (before shipping) for just £5!  Only available whilst supplies last though so be quick.

New Catalogue - coming soon!

I have copies of the upcoming Spring/Summer mini catalogue available right now!  

There are 75 pages full of new products, ideas and lots of inspiration!  If you would like a copy, just let me know.

New Kits

Did you know that Stampin' Up! don't just offer cards making kits - they also offer offer other types of kits too?  Kits to create home decor and gift packaging as well as scrapbooking kits.  Have a look HERE to see what is available.

Kits make great gifts and are perfect for new or busy crafters!  You can see all the currently available kits HERE.

Banner Botanicals Kit

Put your love front and centre with the Banner Botanicals Kit. Each card design features a unique botanical motif, complete with a heartfelt sentiment displayed across a banner. This all-inclusive kit creates nine thoughtful cards to brighten someone’s day.  The Banner Botanicals Kit is available for £22.

Details:

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Folded card size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (14 x 10.8 cm)
• Colours: Cherry Cobbler, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, gold, Secret Sea
• Also available in French and German

Kit includes one of each item listed below:

• Banner Botanicals Stamp Set
• Clear stamp block
• Secret Sea Classic Stampin’ Spot
• Step-by-step instructions
• 9 printed card bases
• 9 printed envelopes
• Pre-cut paper pieces
• Adhesive

As You Grow Kit

Create an adorable album to capture baby’s first year with the As You Grow Kit. This all-inclusive kit has everything you need to document sweet memories each month. With plenty of letter and number stickers and pockets for holding extra treasures, personalising the album is a breeze! From baby’s first moments to first birthday, keep track of every unforgettable milestone with this kit!  The As You Grow Kit is available for £21 and would make an adorable gift!

Details:

• Makes 1 album
• Album size: 5-3/4" x 9-1/4" x 7/8" (14.6 x 23.5 x 2.2 cm)
• Colours: Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink, Secret Sea, Soft Sea Foam, Timid Tiger
• Sentiments printed in English, French, and German

Kit includes one of each item listed below:

• Hard paper-wrapped album cover with elastics
• 2 fold-out pages
• 2 pages with pockets
• 3 pre-cut printed journal pieces
• 12 sticker sheets: 3 sheets of sentiments (1 per language), 9 sheets of images, numbers, letters, and more
• Project suggestions (Feel free to get creative—follow the project suggestions or assemble any way you like)
• Adhesive

Coffee & Cards

We have finished our crafting for Christmas - hurrah!  Our final projects were very useful gift tags.

At the end of November, as a change from Christmas, we used a brand new bundle called Pop Up Petals to create two pop up cards.

Two of my regular crafty ladies were unable to join us but we will use this bundle again in 2026.

Sessions take place every Tuesday, 10.30 - 12.30pm in Godmanchester.  The cost is £15 and includes all materials, tuition and light refreshments.  Classes are suitable for all level of crafters from absolute beginners to more advanced crafters.  Keep an eye on my facebook page for further details.  

If there is a project you particularly want to create and you are unable to attend the regular morning session, drop me a message as I may be able to offer either an afternoon or evening session for you.

Classes will finish for the year on the 16th December and restart on the 6th January 2026!

Workshops

Our workshop last month used the fabulous Ornamental Christmas stamp and die bundle. The theme for the workshop was Pretty In Pink (strawberry Slush cardstock for the base of the projects) and it proved very popular! 

For our December workshop we will be using an upcoming Online Exclusive bundle called Fragrant Layers.  Projects are yet to be created but, I will share details asap!

When: Tuesday 16th December - 10.30 am > 1pm

Cost:  tbc and includes all materials, use of equipment and light refreshments.

OR

When:  Tuesday  16th December - 7pm >9.30 pm  (please note, this is a repeat of the morning session).

Cost:     tbc and includes all material, use of equipment and light refreshments.

For all classes and workshops please bring basic craft tools with you (bone folder, scissors, paper trimmer etc) if you have them and your preferred adhesives - I have limited supplies available for sale on the day if you forget or run out.

Classes take place at my home in Godmanchester unless otherwise stated.

Full payment is the only way to guarantee your place as regretfully, I have been let down in the past saving places for people who have not attended.

Sorry, no refunds unless I cancel the event. If for any reason you are unable to attend, I will do my best to find someone else to take your place but can't guarantee to do so. If not, your workshop kit will be available for collection after the event (kit will include basic supplies but no stamped images as per SU rules).

Craftyducky - out and about!

During November I was invited once again to our local Baptist Church to their Friday morning craft sessions.  We made hanging Christmas ornaments using the retired Poinsettia Petals dies.  Here are some of the ladies who had never tried paper crafting before with their creations!

I was also delighted to be invited to craft with the lovely residents at Field Lodge Care home again.  I had forgotten just how much I enjoyed visiting!  It was lovely to catch up with staff and residents that I had crafted with previously as well as meeting new residents.  We created the same project as the ladies from the Baptist Church.

If all goes to plan, I will be visiting on a regular basis again in 2026!

Shipping Deadlines for Christmas

The Christmas season is a busy time of year for sending and receiving packages, so naturally shipping may take longer than normal in the coming weeks. If you are placing any orders for Christmas, please submit them by 9 December. Although we cannot guarantee that these orders will arrive before Christmas, we will do our best to get them out as quickly as possible.

If there is anything crafty I can help you with just let me know.  

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas however you choose to celebrate (or not)!  I look forward to sharing more crafty inspiration with everyone in 2026!

Susan xx

Thank you so much for looking at my Blog today, if you don't have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and you live in the UK, I would love to be yours!  

If you need to order any supplies, simply use my “shop with me” button or click on the catalogue links on the right of my BLOG. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

Orders placed either in my online store or directly with for me £25+ (excluding P & P) will receive a handmade card and a gift as a thank you from me.

Would you like to save on postage costs for your SU orders?

Keep an eye on my Craftyducky facebook page - I usually post when I am about to place an order.  if you are local to me and can collect you can piggyback my orders to save on postage for just £1 per order (any size of order welcome).

If you would like a copy of the 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue, the September/ December Catalogue or, the upcoming Spring/Summer catalogue, let me know and I will pop one in the post for you if you are unable to collect. If you prefer, you can view an online version by clicking the links to the left of this post or click HERE.