My goal today was to make a very quick and easy masculine card. I also wanted to practice paper-piercing! Every time I see it on a card, I think it adds that little extra touch that takes a card to the next level. I also think that it takes practice to get the lines straight, even using the… Read More »
I started my day with a list of things to do and that included some stamping! I decided that I wanted to send cards to my Upline (the demonstrator I signed up with when I joined Stampin’ Up!) and for my Downline (the demonstrators who have signed up with me when they joined Stampin’ Up!). It’s also time… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has given us some great stamp sets to make masculine cards. The Open Sea is a fantastic set because it makes great cards and scrapbook pages! Whether you are taking a vacation or cruise, visiting an aquarium or documenting a family history, this stamp set has the versatility to do that! I was participating in another… Read More »
What exactly makes a card an “advanced” card compared to a “beginner” card? It’s really not about the card making techniques that you know, it’s about the supplies that you have access to! Having beautiful papers, inks, stamp sets and embellishments that coordinate really does make a difference. Having the tools to create layers, shapes and texture also… Read More »
I had a lot of fun with my upline, Shelly today. She sent out a team email challenging us to create a SIP card and upload it to our team Facebook page. Then she called me and we chatted for awhile. While chatting, I could hear her diligently stamping away. She’s an excellent multitasker that Shelly! I asked… Read More »
Blooming With Kindness is one of those great stamp sets with a fabulous image and a lot of great sentiments. I think this is one of those sets that if you can only get one stamp set, this one should be on your short list of choices. The sentiments cover a lot of different occasions and the image… Read More »
Polka-dots can somehow be completely irresistible…as long as I’m not expected to wear them! I just could not resist the Polka-Dot Pieces stamp set and the Polka-Dot Designer Series Paper that Stampin’ Up! carries. The stamp set coordinates with at least 6 punches! How can I resist this coordinating stuff?! I settled on a monochromatic color scheme today. … Read More »
I really love the Creative Elements stamp set. It has quite a variety of images and two great sentiments. I started my card today with a sketch challenge from my design team friends at Paper Craft Crew. It was supposed to be a patriotic theme, but I realized that I don’t really have any patriotic stamp sets! Time… Read More »
When I first started stamping, I took some stamping classes at a local stamping store. Local on Long Island means anyplace on Long Island, even if it is slightly more than an hour away! This was a fabulous store because it specialized in just stamping. The walls were covered with stamps of all kinds and there were racks… Read More »
I used two fun techniques to create my cards today. One great product that Stampin’ Up! now carries is the Core’dinations card stock. They carry it in all of their colors! You basically have over 40 choices of paper colors in this fabulous product. I also used heat embossing on an antique brad so that it matched the… Read More »
There is room for improvement here! I generally try to avoid making busy cards. After you make cards for a while, you definitely gravitate toward a style that is your own. My card today is not exactly my style. I think the buttons push it over the edge for me! I like the card with the exception of… Read More »
My Paper Craft Crew design challenge this week was to create a Father’s Day card with a retiring stamp set using the layout above. One of my favorite stamp sets for kids is the Make a Monster set which is retiring on June 3! I love the possibilities with this stamp set!!! Card Details: Inks and Papers: Very… Read More »
Featured Retiring Product Series: Just Believe, Comfort Cafe and InColors DSP In that timeless classic, The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy told the Scarecrow that she would miss him most of all as she was leaving. That is exactly how I feel about the Just Believe stamp set! I will miss this stamp set most of all. I… Read More »
Featured Retiring Product Series: Pursuit of Happiness, Summer Solstice, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper There are days where you feel creativity flowing from your fingers and other days where you feel like you have to pull out the creativity with a winch and a chain! Then there are days like today where you… Read More »
Featured Retiring Products Series: Just Believe, Circle Circus, Brights Paper Pack, Subtles Paper Pack, Striped Organdy Ribbon I’ve always found this to be a busy time of year. The end of the school year is winding down and you have all the end of the year stuff with the kids. How many award ceremonies can one family attend? … Read More »