I’ve been playing with background stamping. I’m trying things that are outside the stamp case! Yesterday, I posted a video tutorial and card idea for clear block background stamping. Today, I have a tutorial on making a Faux Animal Print background. I just love the look that I got using cut up pieces of the left over rubber… Read More »
What do you get when you challenge yourself to make 8 completely different cards with the same 3 pieces of card stock? You get 8 great cards and a lot of time relaxing while you stamp! Stampin’ Up! offers so many different stamp sets, tools and embellishments that it is fun to challenge yourself to see how many… Read More »
This is my second installment using the sponging resist technique using Stampin’ Up!s Natural Specialty Paper (#126917). What a fun technique! Look at how different this paper looks with the Tangerine Tango sponged on. Yesterday, I used the very same paper with Real Red and you get a completely different look! Check it out here! You can really… Read More »
I absolutely love the Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-Bration products. Between the Madison Avenue Stamp Set and the Sycamore Street Designer Series Papers and Ribbons, you can make amazing cards and gifts. I am finding it absolutely IMPOSSIBLE! to make only one card at a time. My head is stuffed with card designs. I love every paper in the Sycamore… Read More »
For my Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge this week, I decided to play with butterflies. I have not used the new Swallowtail Butterfly background stamp in the Spring Mini Catalog. I decided that this sketch would be perfect! Stampin’ Up! has so many butterfly choices that includes punches and stamp sets!! This challenge was not only a sketch… Read More »
There are days when I sit and create really detailed cards and projects. I fuss with the details and try different elements to see what I like best. Today was not one of those days. It was time to break down and clean the house today, so my creative time was limited! I decided I better stick with… Read More »
It’s a Magical Paper Escape Every Month! Sweep away the mundane-your creativity carriage awaits! I’m Paper Pumpkin . . . I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I’ll help you to escape your life with some paper fun. I come in a sweet box, but you’ll really love what you find on the… Read More »
The Hexagon is in! I’m seeing cards and scrapbook page designs all over the place with hexagons everywhere! I just couldn’t resist trying to figure out and easy way to cut nicely shaped hexagons without a punch! Well, here it is! The new Honeycomb Embossing Folder (#129379) makes this a fun trend. The embossing folder gives you a… Read More »
You can create 8 gift cards and a gift bag out of two 12 x12″ sheets of paper! I challenged myself to see how little I really need to create a set of gift tags and a bag. Of course when I was done, I just had to step up my cards by adding some buttons, bows and… Read More »
You can add some great dimension to your cards by using a technique called Inked Dry Embossing. You use a brayer to ink up the front inside of your embossing folder and then emboss your paper. It really gives a beautiful effect. Here is an up close view of two samples. One is gumball green on whisper white, the… Read More »
When you send your kids off to live on their own, you can only hope you’ve taught them everything they need to know. My son is living in a campus town house this year and he has a kitchen to cook in for the first time. As it turns out, he likes to cook for himself. Albeit, he’s… Read More »
I love creating coasters from tumbled marble tiles. It’s a quick and easy project that makes a perfect hostess or housewarming gift. I’ve had some that I made when my son was in 1st grade and he’s a sophomore in college now. We use them daily! I decided to make a pair for each of my kids. Here… Read More »
Let the sentiment be the focal point of your card with this technique. It is called In the Middle. I could have mounted these on a colorful piece of card stock to add more color, but I was liking the clean and simple feeling of this card. This would be a perfect technique for new stampers who don’t… Read More »
I’ve been experimenting with my Bigz Dies and Framelits. I found two new shapes that I can get using this tip with my Top Note Bigz Die. I wanted to share them with you. You need to know this! I have 3 fun Top Note Project ideas for you today as well! These are the two cards that I… Read More »
It makes really beautiful little pouches for gift card holders or small gifts. You can sew them together, or use fabric glue as I did in this project. It’s very simple! Perfectly simple! All you need for this project is some velvet. I used velvet ribbon because it had finished edges and I like the way it looked! … Read More »