Inspired Stamping by Janey Backer: creative escape

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

September Launch and Big News Costa Rica

Isn't it fun to see so many amazing new products today?!?! I thought I would make it easy for you to have an organized list of downloads for the new products. Each image has a download PDF that you can save on your device. Scroll down for my exciting news!

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SEPTEMBER 2026 PRODUCT OF THE MONTH

Luxe Foliage 12" x 12" Specialty Designer Series Paper (168599)

With Halloween and Christmas fast approaching, don’t forget to spend some time celebrating Cardsgiving—one of our favorite unofficial holidays centered around making and gifting cards. The Luxe Foliage Designer Series Paper is perfect for all your holiday needs and beyond, with shimmering foil and beautifully-designed details!

Get this product for $5 after your cart has $75 of products.

Everyone that orders this Product of the Month will receive the Collaboration Video Tutorials at the end of the month.

September 2026 Craft Days are coming up fast! We believe crafting is a beautiful catalyst for both creative expression and meaningful connection. Beyond the hands-on projects, this gathering is all about the community—sharing inspiration, forging friendships, and delighting in the collective joy of a creative space.

Click here for details and to register

Craft at home with your Retreat in a Box or you can join me in Boise for this weekend filled to spoil you with fun and delight, click here.

Thank you for joining me today! Please let me know if I can help with your crafty projects. You can shop online 24 hours a day to find your crafting supplies, thank you for shopping with me!

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

January 2026 Round Up

Ordering opened today (January 6th) for the January - April 206 Mini Catalog and the new release of Online Exclusives products! You can still order a Product Share of these new fabulous products, click here to learn about it or to just request a new catalog.

Fabulous Sayings Stamp Set

Versatility is key! With the Fabulous Sayings Stamp Set, you’ll always have the right words on hand—whether you’re creating birthday cards, thank-you notes, or a cheerful hello.

You can purchase the Product of the Month item for only $5 when you spend $75 or more in a single order. Your cart total MUST be $75 or more at checkout to qualify. Product of the Month products will be available until they’re sold out. Once they’re sold out, they won’t be available for purchase again.

When you shop between January 6 and February 2 and spend $50, you will earn a $5 coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between February 3 and 28. And don’t forget—each purchase earns you Stampin’ Rewards, so that’s even more bang for your buck!

Registration continues for a few more weeks, or until sold out, for the Winter 2026 Creative Escape, click here for details. Don't forget that you can select a Retreat in a Box to have the fun at home at your convenience! Check out my video showing the fall Retreat in the Box.

Our January Crop just finished and was a fun filled weekend with fantastic crafters and tons of project progress! See registration details for our March crop, click here and claim your seat.

Thank you for supporting my crafty business!

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Summer 2025 Creative Escape Registration Open

Registration is open for the Summer 2025 Creative Escape and I am so excited to have you join my fun crafty retreat! Mark out these dates July 11-13 so you are available to come deep dive into a delightful crafting zone.

- 3 days of crafting space that is yours all weekend, secured at night

- a Goodie Bag: unique retreat bag with $50+ of new Stampin' Up! products

- 2 Make & Take morning classes with project kits prepared for you

- Gifts and pampering to spoil and delight you

- "Spinner Game Show & Dessert" Night

- Access to my Stampin' Up! punches and Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machines

- Raffle Prizes

- Display boards artistic projects with current products to inspire your crafting

- Retreat Store with adhesives, kits, past class packets, retired products

- Optional Stamping Bingo Night

- Optional afternoon classes

- Optional Add-on products offered later in April with free tax/shipping

- Optional block-rate accommodation at the hotel

- Meeting fun & kind people that love crafting!

Check out past Creative Escape retreats here, here and here.

Click here for the Registration Page.

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Winter 2024 Creative Escape Registration is Open

Please join me for Winter 2024 Creative Escape: 3 days of creative inspiration and fun in Boise, Idaho!

Why is this so fun and exciting?!?

Reserved table space for your supplies and crafting
Pillow Gifts to spoil and delight you
$50+ Goodie Bag of Stampin' Up! products
Sharing creativity with your besties
Make and Take Projects: 2 sessions with 4 projects at each session
Lots of time for you to make progress and complete your personal projects
Meet fun new crafters
Relaxation!

New Option Retreat-in-a-box

Shipped to you or porch pick up (saves $20). Includes your Pillow Gifts, Goodie Bag, Make & Take kits, optional add-on classes, and tutorials! You will use your own stamps and ink for completing projects.

Registration is open, click here, to see more details and sign up.

If you can't attend: all product, kits, and gifts are prepared and will be available for you to pick-up or you can pay for shipping after the event.

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Meaningful Flowers

Welcome to our Paper Pumpkin Possibilities blog hop and our exploration of the August kit: Meaningful Flowers. Each designer will have a clever and creative idea for alternative designs.

The kit includes these elements.

This kit has 2 card designs and 4 cards per design.

I love to cut up pretty envelopes and use them as card layers. So I cut the edges off either side of the envelope. Cut off the adhesive on the envelope flap, open the bottom fold and cut at the fold line.

My first altnerative design shows stamping a background layer and the printed layer from the envelope onto the center of the card front.

My second alternative design is the same printed envelope layer on top of an embossed background layer. I stamped off the floral image once on my grid paper and then applied the image over the stamped sentiment. The edges of the sentiment square are smudged with Garden Green ink so it stands out against the Basic White layer.

This printed paper is stunning and really stands out on the Basic White layer and Garden Green card base. Which do you like best: the embossed or stamped layer idea?

Now join me to visit the next blog and click below on "Next Blog" to see Renee's design:

September's Kit is "With Love & Gratitude," this kit includes:

8 treat packages

8 note cards

8 coordinating envelopes

1 photopolymer stamp set

1 Lost Lagoon Ink Spot

Subscribe now for this beautiful kit, click here.

Express your gratitude in style with the Thoughts of Thanks Journal, product #163270. The journal is an add-on to September's With Love & Gratitude Kit and features an elegant design reminiscent of the beauty of autumn. This will make a lovely gift! Exclusively offered to Paper Pumpkin subscribers, while supplies last. This can be ordered from our online store and is not part of the kit subscription shipment.

Details:

* 8-3/4" x 10-1/4" x 3/4"

* 60 lined pages

* 2 sheets of gold-foil, die-cut stickers

* Gold, clip-on page marker

Have you seen our AMAZING sale on the Kits Collection?

We have a NEW and gorgeous kit: Festive Tags #162485.

Shop our Kits Collection Sale click here!

Registration is open for my Creative Escape crafting/scrapbooking retreat filled with delights, fun, and time to focus on your projects.

Check out details here and claim your seat, early bird pricing ends August 31st.

The new Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog is coming soon! If you don't have a demonstrator you can request a copy from me, click here.

Shop the Online Store

The online store is open 24 hours at http://bit.ly/shopwithJaney

Please use the August 2023 online order host code, HZ6QUEV7.

If your order is $150+ then you will earn your own Stampin' Rewards and do not use the host code.

Anyone that orders $35+ of products online, you will receive the

August 2023 IDEAS tutorial bundle to show my gratitude!

Customers are also welcome to order the IDEAS tutorial bundle without a product order or to send as a gift (see the side bar for the ordering link).

Subscribe now to never miss a blog post:

Click Here.

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

ICS Blog Hop Trucking Along Embossing

Welcome to our Inspire, Create, Share blog hop! Tonight we are sharing techniques with you to inspire your crafting options.

I am sharing how to use a portion of an embossing folder to create a different use for embossed layers.

I liked how the diagonal lines look like a snowfall effect.

See how it is only on a portion of the interior layer that peeks out to the front of the z-fold?

I embossed just the right-side edge with the diagonal stripes texture.

Tip: use washi tape to place the layer into place in the embossing folder. This layer and folder will be the full width of the opening of the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine. Beware to place them into the machine with straight alignment so that the side of the machine doesn’t push the cardstock out of placement in the embossing folder.

My supply list is at the end of my post. I hope you will leave me a comment about this technique!

Join me to hop over to Joni's blog for her cute project, click on the arrow below: