Author Archives: Kimberly
Looking For A New Creative Card Sketch To Try? Why not try this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge? I’ve been a Designer Team Member for several years and I just love the weekly challenge of starting with a card sketch that someone else made and using the materials I have on hand to make that sketch… Read More »
Adventure Awaits! Have you ever had a stamp set and a designer paper series that you just couldn’t stop playing with? For me this week, it’s been all about the Adventure Awaits stamp set and the Sweet Dreams Designer Series Paper! Once I opened that package of designer paper and started playing with it, I can’t stop! These… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! had a Paper Pumpkin livestream last night. Here’s what they shared: 1. MEGA deal alert! For 24 hours only, new subscribers can sign up for just $5 USD/$7 CAD (shipping included) for your first month! Go to PaperPumpkin.com and enter promo code 24HOURS. Hurry—this offer expires tonight at 6:50 PM (MT). That’s 8:50 ET! Best time to… Read More »
Sweet Dreams Baby Card! Have you ever created a card and loved the color scheme so much that you made a whole set of cards for different occasions just because you had the papers out? You just couldn’t resist making more cards because you loved the paper and color palette! That happened to me yesterday! That Sweet Dreams… Read More »
Create Two Quick Cards With Sweet Dreams! Stampin’ Up! does a masterful job of creating product suites of coordinating papers, stamps, ribbons and embellishments. One of the prettiest of the season is called Sweet Dreams. This set has a coordinating designer series paper set, designer buttons, washi tape and even a stamp set! I’ve selected a different stamp… Read More »
May VIP Card Making Boot Camp: Inlaid Die Cutting Place an order of $25 or more in my online store at mystampingstore.com during May and get my VIP Card Making Boot Camp for free! This month I have featured a fun technique called Inlaid Die Cutting using the Hello You Thinlets dies and the Big Shot! You can… Read More »
National Scrapbook Day Mother’s Day Layout! Happy National Scrapbook Day! In honor of National Scrapbook Day, I decided to create a Mother’s Day Layout. I fell in love with the elegance of the Something Borrowed Designer Paper and Embellishments. Combined with gold ribbon and gold embossing, I really love the effect. Isn’t the Sahara Sand Lace Trim a… Read More »
Retiring Favorite: Too Kind! Here is another stamp set that I’m sad to see retire. I love this two step stamp set and it’s wonderful sentiments. It looks fabulous in so many different color combinations. You can use tone-on-tone or contrasting colors and you’ll get a different look each time. One of my favorite combinations is Melon Mambo,… Read More »
Retiring Products: Label Love And The Artisan Label Punch I’ve created a quick and easy wedding card using some fabulous retiring products! Card Recipe: Whisper White cut at 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″, score at 4-1/2″, plus scrap for stamped image Whisper White cut at 4-1/8 x 5-3/8″ and embossed with the Spring Flower Embossing Folder Label Love stamp… Read More »
Retiring Stamp Sets: #Hello There are 10 stamp sets that I’m sad to see retire. #Hello is one of them. Okay…it’s not a stamp set that I fell in love with until I actually purchased it and started creating cards with it. I can’t believe how many times I’ve used this over the last 10 months! I love… Read More »
The perfect card sketch is the one you use as your go to layout. I have two or three favorite layouts. This week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge uses one of those layouts! I love the 3 little squares that let you play with parts of images. It’s so quick to do and it looks great in… Read More »
The Retiring Products List It’s that time of year…the list is out! It’s time to say goodbye to many favorite colors and products. With a new catalog coming soon, it’s time to say goodbye to some stamps and accessories from the 2014–2015 annual catalog. Don’t worry, though! You will have the opportunity to order retiring products at discounted… Read More »
13 Quick Ideas For Those Paper Strips You’ve Been Saving! I believe that I’ve already confessed to saving ridiculously small pieces of scrap paper! It’s just so hard to throw away pretty papers, no matter how small. I always endeavor to find a use for it…or save it until I do! This week’s Paper Craft Crew card sketch… Read More »
News Update on Butterflies Thinlits and a Special Offer From Stampin’ Up! April 10, 2015 Like you, we sincerely hoped that the Butterflies Thinlits Dies would arrive in time for Sale-A-Bration, and when that didn’t happen, again like you, we hoped they would be here in time for our Free Shipping promotion. Unfortunately, that is not… Read More »
Weekly Deals: Save 25% And Get Free Shipping online at mystampingstore.com! 1-1/4″ Burlap Ribbon [132140] $7.95 $5.96 Brights Designer Buttons [130028] $7.95 $5.96 Daffodil Delight 1/2″ Ribbon Seam Binding [125583] $6.95 $5.21 Flower Fair Framelits Die [133731] $24.95 $18.71 Fun Flower Punch [133785] $16.95 $12.71 Hearts Collection Framelits Die [125599] $26.95 $20.21 Metallic Silver Encore Pad [132142]… Read More »