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February 24, 2025
2025 Collection Releases + General Timeline
For 2025 we will be following a same schedule as we have in recent years. Recently we've been encountering some unexpected delays in manufacturing which is inviting us to be more fluid in our release/project scheduling (the reason why we've been holding off on sharing a more concrete schedule). We recognize that many of you appreciate having an outline in order to plan your own storytelling adventures and manage your budget. Thanks for being flexible along with us!
Please remember that we set community project timelines based on when a collection releases. Generally we plan the documenting piece of these projects a month or so after the collection has been released on the website.
Here's our current project list for 2025:
JAN-MAR
Storyteller Kit release: Fun (join the waitlist or sign up for the Storyteller Class which includes the digital kit) Stamp ReleasePieces Of You release + documenting (week of March 24th) Story Play | 2025 Themes = Day In The Life™, Dogs + Cats, Watch + Listen, Gratitude (once we have a specific date for this release we will share documenting timelines) Monthly Stories By The Month + Stamps Are Fun subscription releases
APR-JUN
Storyteller Kit release: Q+A Week In The Life™ release + documenting week Alpha Stamping Class with Ali Travel Collection + Travel workshop
Monthly
Stories By The Month + Stamps Are Fun subscription releases
JUL-SEP
Storyteller Kit release: Colors Halloween Collection December Daily® release
Monthly
Stories By The Month + Stamps Are Fun subscription releases
OCT-DEC
Storyteller Kit Release: High/LowDecember Daily® Product Play WorkshopDecember Daily® Prep Day One Little Word® Collection + Workshop Registration
Monthly
Stories By The Month + Stamps Are Fun subscription releases
Again, thank you for your support and enthusiasm!
Let's tell some stories together!
February 21, 2025
In Case You Missed It | February 21
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:
PIECES OF YOU COMING NEXT WEEK
Set your alarms! The next chapter in our Pieces Of Life collection - Pieces of You, is coming to the shop next Tuesday, February 25th at 12:00pm ET. Ali will be using the products from this collection to document stories of the people in our lives later this year. More photos and details coming next week.
ALL NEW STAMPS AVAILABLE NOW
New in the shop are eight stamp sets, in both 6x8 and 3x4 sizes. Physical kit subscribers can add these to their box and have them ship with their kits. These are also now available in the shop (and ship free). Ali's been working on projects that incorporate some of these stamps. She'll be sharing the process videos that go along with them later this week. Head to the blog now for more images and a few sample projects from Ali. As always, digital versions of all of these stamps will be available the first Friday of March. Shops stands now.
STORYTELLER KIT CLASSROOM UPDATES
Earlier this week our second round of inspiration went live in the Fun Storyteller Kit classroom. Have you checked it out yet? We have more incredible story planning from @lindalovescreating, and gorgeous hybrid inspiration from @denine2, a beautiful page idea from @nehlan.has.a.plan, and a stunning traveler’s notebook spread from @circleplusarrow. You don’t want to miss these projects! Stay tuned for our community sharing coming March 12th. We’ll have more details on how this will be structured later.
FEBRUARY REVEAL
Earlier this month we revealed our newest kit and stamps. For February we have our next installment of our Stamps Are Fun set, we also have a brand new Stories By The Month™ kit, a new Alphas Are Awesome set, as well as a handful of fantastic new stamps that subscribers can add to their box now! Head to Ali’s blog post forall the details about this month’s release.
FEBRUARY DIGITALS
The first Friday of every month we have a new digital release available in the shop. Play with scale, recolor objects, add journaling, print multiples…the sky is the limit when playing with digitals. Shop digitals here.
As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!
February 17, 2025
Project Life® 2024 | Week 41
I'm back with another Project Life 2024 spread!
For this one I used the new Currently 6x8 Stamp Set as my unifying element along with a set of circles from the Storyteller Kit 01 (Fun) on top of some of my 4x6 photos).
Let's dive into the video for this spread:
Here are additional images:
9x12 Page Protectors
Currently 6x8 Stamp SetBorders Stamp Set
Willamette Ink
Storyteller Kit 01 (Fun)
Chipboard AsteriskBasics from my Amazon Storefront (printers, trimmer, etc)
February 14, 2025
In Case You Missed It | February 14
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:
ALL NEW STAMPS AVAILABLE NOW
New in the shop are eight stamp sets, in both 6x8 and 3x4 sizes. Physical kit subscribers can add these to their box and have them ship with their kits. These are also now available in the shop (and ship free). Ali's been working on projects that incorporate some of these stamps. She'll be sharing the process videos that go along with them later this week. Head to the blog now for more images and a few sample projects from Ali. As always, digital versions of all of these stamps will be available the first Friday of March. Shops stands now.
STORYTELLER KIT CLASSROOM UPDATES
Earlier this week our second round of inspiration went live in the Fun Storyteller Kit classroom. Have you checked it out yet? We have more incredible story planning from @lindalovescreating, and gorgeous hybrid inspiration from @denine2, a beautiful page idea from @nehlan.has.a.plan, and a stunning traveler’s notebook spread from @circleplusarrow. You don’t want to miss these projects! Stay tuned for our community sharing coming March 12th. We’ll have more details on how this will be structured later.
FEBRUARY REVEAL
On Monday we revealed our newest kit and stamps. For February we have our next installment of our Stamps Are Fun set, we also have a brand new Stories By The Month™ kit, a new Alphas Are Awesome set, as well as a handful of fantastic new stamps that subscribers can add to their box now! Head to Ali’s blog post forall the details about this month’s release.FEBRUARY DIGITALS
The first Friday of every month we have a new digital release available in the shop. Play with scale, recolor objects, add journaling, print multiples…the sky is the limit when playing with digitals. Shop digitals here.
As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!
Project Life® 2024 | Week 40
Yay for filling in the pockets and getting stories told!
Today I'm sharing a 2024 Project Life spread where I used some of the new stamp sets on the journal cards.
It's also a great time to remind myself that what I love about this project is not any individual spread but the totality of them all together. This is helping me fill in the pockets and I'm grateful. Some stories told is always going to be better than no stories told.
Let's dive into the video:
Here are images of this spread:
These gold foil October Stories journal cards are from a past Halloween Kit (2022). I used Numbers Are Awesome 02 and the new Borders stamp set and the Love Wins stamp set (subhead) to create a foundation for my journaling.
9x12 Album
9x12 Page Protector
Halloween Kit 2022 (journal cards)
Numbers Are Awesome 02 stamp set
Borders 4x6 Stamp Set
Love Wins Stamp Set
October 2024 Stories By The Month Kit
StazOn Ink
AED Inks: Willamette, Tillamook
Amazon Storefront for basics (printers, paper, trimmer, etc)
February 13, 2025
Stamping Project Idea Using XO Stamp Set
One of my favorite stamps from our new stamp release is the 4x6 XO set.
I loved layering this stamp on top of pattern paper from the Storyteller Kit 01 (Fun) and then cutting them out. On top I added asterisk stickers from the Hello Story Kit and added a mini brad on top before adhering them in a grid on pattern paper and adding journaling onto a journal card from this One Little Word® Mini Kit. I used sticker paper to add words to the "learning" card before adding it to the pattern paper.
Here's a look at how this no-photo project came together:
Here's a look my project:
February 12, 2025
Alphas Are Awesome 23 | Project Idea
Earlier this week we released a new Alphas Are Awesome stamp set (#23).
Today I'm sharing a look at a page that I put together using this new set where I'm letting the typography be the main design element.
Here's a quick video of how my project came together:
The number stamp + journaling cards will show up in an upcoming Project Life® spread.
This project is going into my 2025 story album using a 10x8 album.
Alphas Are Awesome 23Storyteller Kit 01 (Fun)Micron Pen (.05)Rolling Date StampSewing Machine6 Hole Punch Amazon Storefront (printers, papers, etc)
February 11, 2025
Stamps Are Fun 02 | Ali's Projects
Today I'm sharing a closer look at a couple projects I made while playing with the new Stamps Are Fun 02.
Let's dive right into the video:
Here's the first project:
For this one I wanted to play around with the idea of using one of the stamps to create a pattern on top of a pattern paper. I grabbed one of the patterns from the Storyteller Kit and repeat stamped using "this memory" and staz on ink.
This one will be added to my One Little Word® album.
Stamps Are Fun 02Storyteller Kit 01 (Fun)One Little Word® Canvas BannersVellum Frame from stashBasics from my Amazon Storefront (links to printers, paper, sewing machine, trimmer, etc)
And here's the second project:
For this one I decided to use some of the stamped frames I made last month using Stamps Are Fun 01 (two on vellum and one on cardstock) and combine them with the sentiments from set 02.
I dove into my stash and grabbed a couple 3x8 pattern papers from past kits and stitched them together to create a new page and then stitched a third photo panel (full width is 11 inches). I stitched the stamped shapes onto of the middle panel and adding the "crafting" stamp along with my journaling.
It was so fun diving into my stash for those 3x8 papers - loved merging them together to create panels.
This one will go into my 2025 10x8 stories album (I'm sharing more about that in the Storyteller classroom).
February 10, 2025
New Releases | February 2025
Welcome to a monthly overview post of our available subscriptions this month, including our brand new monthly Stamps Are Fun and a general release of new stamps. Look for a new chapter of Pieces Of Us coming later this month.
The other new subscription we are starting this year is called Stamps Are Fun and features a 6x8 Stamp Set designed by Ali and shipped to you each month.
This subscription does not include class content but will be supported through blog posts sharing ideas for using the stamp sets each month. Some months the stamp set may be aligned with the theme of the Storyteller Kit but mostly they will be a fun, random assortment of words and shapes. This monthly physical stamp subscription includes the digital version of the stamp.
Here's the pricing for this monthly subscription:
$20.99 - 12 month commitment $23.99 - 6 month commitment
$28.99 - month commitment
*Digital version of the stamp is included in subscription price.
Ali will be sharing a process video for these projects tomorrow here on the blog.
Our Stories By The Month kit continues with the this selection of items for March 2025.
This subscription includes 4x6 and 3x4 cards in paper and vellum, chipboard, sticker sheet, and an embellishment. It also includes access to a classroom.
Here's an overview of the kit this month:
If digital is more for you in this season we've got you covered. This subscription includes the digital Stories By The Month kit and access to the SBTM classroom.
This kit is also available to physical Stories By The Month™ kit subscribers as an Add On.
ALPHAS ARE AWESOME | #23
We've got a new Alphas Are Awesome (#23) and this year we are also offering a coordinating 4x6 Numbers Are Awesome set.
Physical kit subscribers can add these to their box for no additional shipping. There are available to Add On (for physical kit subscribers) and are also now available in the shop.
Look for a process video later this week for the project Ali created above.
Here's a look at what's in the current Storyteller Kit.
Details about this kit:
Four kits per year releasing in January, April, July, and October. When you sign up you are committing to the four kits (or however many are left in the year). Includes classroom + content from Ali and contributors that will be spread out over three months. Shipping is $1 domestic + $5 international (same as Story Kits). You can also shop the Add On subscriber section and add to your box during the Add On period for no additional shipping (on the 10th + 11th each month). Physical kit subscribers can add the digital kit for $14.99 during the Add On period. We are unable to offer a "skip" option with our quarterly kits
Here's a video overview of the new kit:
2025 STAMP RELEASE
We have a fun selection of new stamps available as well this month! Physical kit subscribers can add these to their box and have them ship with their kits. These are also now available in the shop (and ship free). Please note the new sweatshirt shown below cannot be added to subscription boxes.
Ali's been working on projects that incorporate some of these stamps. She'll be sharing the process videos that go along with them later this week.
Let's take a look:
GARDEN WALK 6x8 | You might be starting to think about growing some things this year and this stamp set (along with a second gardening one below) will help you document those stories.
CURRENTLY 6x8 | This set is great for journal card titles and sub heads.
LIFE CAPTURED 6x8 | This is a fun set featuring a bunch of our projects along with story love, this week, and this month. Circles measure about 1.75 inches.
LOVE ALWAYS WINS 4x6 | Sentiments of love for the stories of your life.
XO 4x6 | Blocky, chunky shapes for the win! Use these to create embellishments or create bold, fun patterns.
THE GARDEN 4x6 | A second garden set that includes uppercase lettering, -ing words, and a couple outline shapes.
BORDERS 4x6 | 3.5 inch pattern strips that are great for adding to 3x4 cards.
CELEBRATE WE WILL SWEATSHIRT | One of Ali's favorite song lyrics from Dave Matthews Band.
February 7, 2025
In Case You Missed It | February 7
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:
STORYTELLER KIT CLASSROOM UPDATES
Did you know our new quarterly Storyteller Kit subscription will have monthly classroom content? This month Ali shared her content. She has so many beautiful projects and interesting prompts available in the classroom now. Coming up next week (live February 12th) will be our contributor content with projects from Linda, Jen, Denine, and Nolana. Then on March 12th our community sharing will begin. We’ll have more details on how this will be structured later. We’re excited to share that Linda Jordan will be back with live Zoom calls to chat about the kit and story sparks related to this quarter’s theme. New this year, she’ll be joined by a different co-host each quarter! This time the call will take place this Sunday, February 9th at 11am Eastern Standard Time. The lesson with the link and additional information is live. Find it now in the Fun Storyteller classroom.
JANUARY REVEAL
Our January kits are here! Last month we revealed our newest kits and stamps. In addition to our first Storyteller and Stamps Are Fun Kits, we also have a brand new Stories By The Month™ kit and the next edition in our Alphas Are Awesome series. Head to the blog for Ali’s post with all the details about this month’s release.
ONE LITTLE WORD® 2025
It's not too late to join us in the 2025 One Little Word® workshop? We are just getting started and are all on board with letting January be January + taking our time as we begin developing a relationship with our 2025 word. The January prompt is up in the classroom and we'd love to have you join us as we work to make our words visible in our lives. Want to learn more? Since 2006, Ali has been choosing a word to live with each year as an alternative to resolutions. In 2011 she started offering a workshop to help keep our words visible throughout the year with a simple creative prompt each month. We also have a selection of One Little Word® supplies to help support your creative storytelling over the year.
Ali is excited to have @azzarijarrett, @lizelayne, and @lucrecer back with for lots of conversation and community in 2025. Register now for 12 months of inspiration and community support as you make your word visible in your life.
Head to the blog now for Ali's product video and all of the details for this year's collection.
FEBRUARY DIGITALS
The first Friday of every month we have a new digital release available in the shop. Play with scale, recolor objects, add journaling, print multiples…the sky is the limit when playing with digitals. Shop digitals here.
As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!
