Category Archives: Tools and Accessories

Organizing Ideas For Your Stamping Supplies!!!

I am constantly looking for new and pretty ways to keep my stamping supplies organized.  My goal is convenience and function. I don’t often worry about what something looks like!  I recently discovered Thirty-One products when I was invited to a party and my cousin, Jessica, started selling them.  I had two goals:  organize papers, tools and embellishments… Read More »

3 of 8: My Stampin’ Up! Card Challenge!

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 »

The Case of the Totally Cased Card!

I find it very relaxing to search around the internet for clever ideas and little tidbits of information that you find along the way.  I love having a cup of coffee on a weekend morning and browsing through the ideas on Pinterest.  Isn’t it addicting?!   All of those types of sites are.  They inspire us.  We pin things… Read More »

Send a Love Note!

I think that it’s always the right time to send a love note!  I felt like my card today just created itself.  I’m falling in love with the colors in the More Amore Designer Series Papers.  Tips: Keep the colors simple.  If you aren’t sure what works together, take your inspiration from the combinations put together in the… Read More »

2013 Trends: Hexagons!

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 »

Stamping Technique: Inked Dry Embossing

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 »