Papillon Potpourri CASED Card!

Papillon Potpourri has to be one of Stampin’ Up!s most popular stamp sets.  I’ve seen so many different card ideas using this stamp set and I decided that I would CASE (copy and share everything) one of them.  I love taking a card or a sketch that someone else has made and then put my own touches on… Read More »

Poppy Parade Answers The Challenge!

I’ve had the Poppy Parade stamp sitting on my shelf for a while now, just waiting for the perfect sketch to use it with.  This is a very large stamp that works as a background stamp or a focal point.  I love the outline look of the flowers.  It’s a perfect stamped image to watercolor as well.  These… Read More »

3 Of My Favorite Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog Goodies!

There are a few things that make my crafting life happier, but the one key characteristic that they all share  is coordination!  Stampin’ Up! offers this one thing that I can’t find in any craft store anywhere.  I can get ribbons that match the papers, inks, card stock and embellishments.  I don’t have to run across the store… Read More »

Announcing The New Flip Card Thinlets And The Holiday Catalog!

The beginning of August brings lots of new Stampin’ Up! news!  This is a very BIG day for Stampin’ Up! The Holiday Catalog is here!!!  You can order from the new Holiday Catalog starting today!Check out the Catalog PDF here: Holiday2013_en-US The new catalog has page and pages of ideas before you even get to the products!  It’s… Read More »

A Sketch, A Technique And A Lovely Romance!!

Stampin’ Up!s Lovely Romance stamp set went on my wish list as soon as I saw it in the new catalog!!  In the catalog, they actually show it decorating a candy jar!  I used this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge to inspire my card today.  I used a technique that I haven’t done in a while as… Read More »

Quick And Easy Chalk Talk Card Gift Set!

I find it useful to have quick gifts ready to go for whenever I may need them.  It’s easy to make a set of 5 or 6 cards, tuck some envelopes in with them and package them in a pretty way.  Everyone needs cards to give for all occasions!  Stampin’ Up!s Chalk Talk stamp set and framelit bundle… Read More »

Stampin’ Up! Quick, Clean and Easy Masculine Card!

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 »

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 »

My Digital Studio Scrapbook Layout

We spent our weekend visiting our daughter who is doing a research fellowship in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  I like to create my scrapbooks as soon as I can after a family vacation, or what usually is just a long weekend some place within driving distance.  It was a quick two days and we crammed a lot in! I… Read More »

Two Cards, One Sketch!

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!s 5 Way Flower

As soon as I saw the Five Way Flower stamp in the Stampin’ Up! catalog, I knew I had to have it.  I began to imagine the possibilities of what I could make with all of the great scallop circle punches and this giant graphic flower.  Today, I just wanted to make a quick card that just used… Read More »

Celebrate Today With Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Up! is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and the 25th convention is currently underway in Salt Lake City, Utah.  I thought I’m make a card to celebrate Stampin’ Up!s 25th anniversary.  Since it is the 25th anniversary, I made sure to use silver ink and silver glimmer paper in my very simple design! Card Details: Paper: … Read More »

5 Ways To Use The Blossom Punch!

By the end of this post, you will realize why you need the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the Blossom Punch!  I spent about an hour yesterday playing with just a few techniques for using the Blossom Punch in different ways.  I feel like I’m just showing you the tip of the iceberg here.  I haven’t played with… Read More »

Stampin’ Up! Bright Blossoms!

I love Stampin’ Up!s Bright Blossoms stamp set.  It has been on my wish list forever and I finally got it! (For free, one of the perks of being a demonstrator is the free products that you can earn!)  I was in the mood for a bright and cheerful card today and it seems like a requirement to… Read More »

The CASEd Card!

I pinned a picture of this card twice, so I decided that it’s time to make my own version!!!  This is a very simply card that uses three colors:  Calypso Coral, Tangerine Tango and Chocolate Chip and uses the Mixed Bunch stamp set.  The original card that I CASEd (copy and share everything) this card from was created… Read More »