The Good As Gold card kit is one of the free items that you can receive by placing an order of $50 of product online at mystampingstore.com. This fantastic card kit allows you to make 8 cards with gold lined envelopes! These are the free products that I always try to stock up on. My daughter took two… Read More »
Are you too busy to craft? Or maybe I should ask this: Did you ever have one of those days…all week long? That was my week last week! Meetings, field trips, professional development…you name it! I sometimes wonder how I managed to do all of this when my kids were home before they went to college! Somehow, we… Read More »
Ahoy! It’s stamping time! It’s also time for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch challenge. This was another great sketch created by our fearless leader Pam! I contemplated using one of the new floral images on the center of the card. The sketch shows all that white space and that just seems to scream for a nice big… Read More »
So simple tag topper treat basket! How cute would these be as favors or even a tiny treat to tuck in a lunch box? These tag topper punches are really one of my favorite items from the Occasions catalog. I’ve got several projects that I’ve created with them. The one I’m sharing today is a simple little treat… Read More »
Who’s your favorite Cool Kid? You should make that kid a card and let them know! It’s so easy to make cards for little girls and women. We have such limited choices for stamp sets to make for little boys and men. (It’s the same thing when you’re shopping for clothes and shoes: 5000 racks of little girl… Read More »
Create the perfect beach scrapbook layout with the High Tide Designer Series Paper! In fact, create an entire beach themed album! I’ve actually created two different layouts to share with you today. One is a 12 x 12″ page and the other an 8 x8″ page. Both pages can be adapted to create the size that you need.… Read More »
Question of the day: Punches versus die cuts and framelits! One important thing that I learned early in my teaching career is that if a student asks a question, that student is not the only person in the room with that question. If one person is asking, many people are wondering. I was asked a great question yesterday… Read More »
3 quick cards from one simple sketch! When I feel like I need a little inspiration to get my creativity flowing, I always start with a card sketch! Once I create my sketch, the ideas just seem to start popping out of my head! It helps to have great materials to work with as well. I am finding… Read More »
Need a last minute quick ad easy treat box? Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! I’ve created a video tutorial to show you how to quickly create a little treat box for a small candy treat. I’ve used the FREE Sale-A-Bration Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper and a fun punch technique to create my flower! How pretty is this little flower? … Read More »
There are 3 elements that I love to add to my cards: ribbon, rhinestones and designer series paper! The designer paper always seems to inspire the card colors, every card needs some bling and who doesn’t love the soft touch that ribbons, bows or ruffles add? Stampin’ Up! has designed their papers, inks and embellishments to color coordinate. … Read More »
4 fun paper crafting tools to have in your craft room include the new Texture Boutique Embossing Machine, Core’dinations card stock, the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder and the Springtime Hello stamp set! I just tried out my new Textured Boutique Embossing Machine and I’m in love! It’s light, it’s portable and it small enough to sit on my… Read More »
Do you need a scrapbook layout for February? The Language of Love stamp set has some great images to use on a scrapbook page. Creating scrapbook layouts is one of my very favorite things to do. Earlier in the week, I shared a post about how my daughter came home from college for a relaxing weekend. Her idea… Read More »
Would you love to design your own personalized stamp? Stampin’ Up! has a new personalized stamp that will allow you to say it your way! With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to… Read More »
When was the last time you sent a Hip Note? Well…it’s time! Stampin’ Up! has a fun stamp set called Hip Notes, that will allow you to send notes with fun sentiments. These sentiments coordinate with the Essentials Wooden Elements. This Clean and Simple (CAS) card was quick to put together, although it has several different elements. … Read More »
Need a quick and easy card? You need a few simple elements: some great designer paper, card stock, a fabulous sentiment and a couple of embellishments! Woo hoo! Done! These new Fresh Prints Designer Papers are fantastic! This little pad of papers allows you to create cards in a flash. You can create multiple cards in a… Read More »