Fabulous Florets in black and white makes for an elegant card! Actually, most cards created in black and white have an elegant look. The Fabulous Florets stamp set is a great floral stamp set with a beautiful sentiment by e.e. cummings. This card actually looks quite a bit more complicated than it really is. I love making cards… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! just came out with 8 New Christmas Stamps that are available today!!! These are single stamps that will be perfect for creating Christmas tags and bags. Most of them coordinate with a framelit set or a punch available through Stampin’ Up! These are available in clear only. Here they are: A Gift For You Clear-Mount Stamp… Read More »
My Halloween Sketch Challenge comes from my weekly Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge and one of those, “How will I ever use THAT stamp” challenge. By THAT stamp, I mean the giant image from the Toil and Trouble stamp set in the Holiday Catalog from Stampin’ Up! My Halloween Sketch Challenge design popped into my head as soon… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has this Chalk Talk Bundle that makes creating birthday cards and tags very quick and easy. I created a bag tag, a gift tag and a birthday card in less than 15 minutes with the Chalk Talk Stamp Set and the Chalk Talk Framelits for the Big Shot! I decided that I wanted a card and… Read More »
Happy Birthday, Mikey! You’d think that by the time a guy turns 20, his family would stop calling him “Mikey”, but somehow the nickname just fits. He’ll always be Mikey to me just because he’s my youngest “child”. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that he’s 20 now. When did that happen?! If you have a… Read More »
I’ve chosen a new blog layout to make your life easier! I really want my blog to be a useful reference tool and a source of inspiration. I get a considerable amount of feedback from my sister (good and, well…the brutally honest kind)! After careful consideration and many conversations with other blog readers, I’ve decided that this layout… Read More »
I found a new design challenge to participate in called Stampin’ Celebration! They gave three photos to use as our design inspiration and the photos inspired a very purple party! My two favorite colors are purple and green, plus my son’s birthday is Sunday. His favorite colors are also purple and green. Of course, I had to participate… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »