Va Va Voom Valentine!

Va Va Voom Valentine! Check out the new Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch and the card I made from it!  It’s a little bit lacy and a little bit…well…busy. Yes!  I actually took a very clean and simple card sketch and made a very detailed card from it. It started with the background paper and then the details… Read More »

Step Up A Single Layer Card With Embellishments!

Step Up A Single Layer Card With Embellishments!I Have you ever made a single layer card, or any card for that matter, and the next day you decided that you could have added just a couple of details to make it more of a “WOW!” card? Yesterday I shared a nice and easy single layer card that used… Read More »

Make A Quick Single Layer Card!

Make A Quick Single Layer Card! Single layer cards are great cards for beginners.  On this card, I’ve actually used a technique called Heat Embossing.  This is often one of the first techniques new stampers learn and fall in love with.  It just adds a WOW factor to your card…plus, it’s just fun to do. Do you remember… Read More »

Celebrating You Swap Card: How To Mass Produce Cards!

Celebrating You Swap Card:  How To Mass Produce Cards! I did a crazy thing…I signed up to participate in a card swap! Why is that crazy? You have to make 20+ of the same card! Of course, I didn’t design an easy card!  One of the conditions of the swap was that the card must be a “demonstrator… Read More »

Create Another Quick Hello Life Card With Trendy Touches

Create Another Quick Hello Life Card With Trendy Touches! I can never make just one card with a stamp set.  Once I have time to sit down and stamp, I’ll create a card and then several more ideas pop into my head.  Before you know it, I’ve created 5 or 6 cards using just one stamp set! I… Read More »

Create A Quick Card: Hello Life!

Create A Quick Card:  Hello Life! Hello Life is one of the first stamp sets I played with from the new Occasions Catalog.  I fell in love with the sentiments. And can I just say, wait until you see the fabulous Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack?  The patterns are perfect for black and white on one… Read More »

Painted Petals and Painted Blooms

The Painted Blooms designer series paper and coordinating Painted Petals stamp set truly elicits feelings of spring! Of course it’s snowing, icy and ridiculously cold here today so I needed to dream about warmer weather and sunny days.  I just assumed you may be in need of a sunny card, so I’m sharing this with you today. The… Read More »

The New Spring Occasions Catalog And Sale-A-Bration Are Here!

The New Spring Occasions Catalog And Sale-A-Bration Are Here! Finally! I am so excited to share the new catalog and the Sale-A-Bration (SAB) brochure with you.  I got to sneak peek the SAB brochure on my trip to Stampin’ Up! in November.  They gave us a bunch of goodies from the catalog and brochure.  We even got to… Read More »

Create A Set Of 20 Thank You Cards In A Flash!

Create A Set Of 20 Thank You Cards In A Flash! If you are anything like me, you need to have a stash of Thank You cards on hand.  I like to have a set in my desk at work.  I always seem to need them there! I totally cased a card from the catalog using the Watercolor… Read More »

Create A Quick And Easy Planner For Your New Year’s Goals

Create A Quick And Easy Planner For Your New Year’s Goals! Are you a list maker?  Did you resolve to accomplish a long list of goals for 2015?  Somehow, putting the goals in writing and coming up with an actual action plan in writing really does help accomplish those goals. I always have a little journal or planner… Read More »

Happy New Year

Thank you for your support in 2014!!  Have a healthy and happy 2015!

Trendy Card With The Paper Craft Crew Sketch

Trendy Card With The Paper Craft Crew Sketch! This week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge was meant to be a bit more clean and simple than I made it!  I pulled out two of my favorite stamp sets and it just took off from there! I’ve used the Kinda Eclectic stamp set along with the Ray of Sunshine… Read More »

Quick And Easy Gift Cards To CASE

Quick And Easy Gift Cards To CASE…just like I did! I was browsing through the Stampin’ Up! catalog and I came across a gift tag that I loved.  It’s made with the Banner Banter stamp set and it makes wonderful little 3 x 3″ gift cards. I like to keep a stash of these little gift cards on… Read More »

Make Designer Paper The Focal Point Of Your Card!

Have Let Your Friends Know That You’re Thinking Of Them?  Send them a card where you’ve made some great designer paper the focal point of your card! We all know someone who needs a little pick-me-up today.  How about creating a quick card to send them and let them know that you’re thinking of them? It’s nice to… Read More »