With four templates in one download the Think Back Photobook will help you preserve your family’s legacy. Sit down with your mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa and ask them the big questions about life, like: What makes you feel young? What is the first thing you learned how to cook? What personality quirk will you indulge when you’re… Read More »
Create a card with Stampin’ Up!s Neutrals Collection and a really great card sketch! I LOVE the card sketch that I started with on the Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge today. WOW!!!! Would you look at this!!! Tell me that is not a beautiful layout! I would never have thought of this layout without a little help from… Read More »
I’ve been working my way through Stampin’ Up!s Artisan Embellishment kit. I’ve been looking at the great resin flowers and buttons that were included in the kit, knowing that they would make spectacular clip toppers. How great are these? They are going to be fabulous book marks for my myriad of idea notebooks and sketchbooks! I love my… Read More »
Stamping 101: Basic Supply List These are my recommendations for different price points when you are getting started stamping. My Basic Recommendations Include 5 Items: Inks: Choose a neutral stamp pad and a set of markers. Paper: Get White paper and one package of colors to match your markers. Adhesive Paper Snips Stamp Set Sample Supply List #1: … Read More »
If you’ve ever been to a Stampin’ Up! workshop or looked at someone’s blog and thought, “I could do that!”, you can! If you have been waiting for the perfect time to join Stampin’ Up!, this is it. Stampin’ Up! is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. That’s 25 years of SUCCESS! It’s a year of celebration for… Read More »
I decided to try adding something besides a bow or a pearl to my buttons. I tried embossing them! It’s a really fun effect and fairly simple to do. I generally don’t like plain buttons, I always feel like they need to have a bow, a knot or some bling like a rhinestone or a pearl. This time… Read More »
Stampin’ Up!s new Parker’s Patterns Designer Series Paper and the Beyond Plaid stamp set really lend themselves to creating masculine cards. Here is a quick set of 3×3″ thank you cards in a matching folder. I used several elements to create the cards and folder. I created 6 pieces of crumb cake card stock cut at 2-7/8 x… Read More »
After all the snow, rain and dreary weather of the last week, I’ve been craving sunshine. I created a card that screams sunshine! Stampin’ Up!s beautiful variety of Designer Series Paper is a fabulous starting point! This is a great way to use your paper scraps. If you are anything like me, you save every strip you trim… Read More »
Here is a picture of the exclusive Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper being offered in the Sent With Love special bundle. Stampin’ Up! creates bundles of products that they offer together to save you money. You save 20% if you purchase the stamp set, baker’s twine and the papers at one time using the product number for the bundle: … Read More »
Stamping 101 and a Plea for Help! Everyone has to start at the beginning when they are learning something new. I’ve had a lot of requests from people for some beginning stamping videos and tutorials. I’ve created a link in my menu bar for Stamping 101! It is meant to be a series of tutorials and videos teaching… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has so many great stamps, papers, inks and embellishments that sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Today, it was easy. I opened the box with my newest supplies and there in the bottom of the box was this stamp! It is one of the single stamps you can purchase in Stampin’ Up!s single stamp… Read More »
With Valentine’s Day just a day off, I really should be making a fabulous card to celebrate. Stampin’ Up! has so many fabulous stamp sets and so many great colors, I’m finding it difficult to limit myself to heart cards in red and white! I just had to take this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge and create something… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! releases new digital downloads each week. This week they range in price from *FREE* to $14.95. When you order the digital downloads from my online store, you don’t pay any shipping and handling!!! You also get preferred pricing by ordering directly through my online store!!! SHOP ONLINE Past week downloads are also available. They have been… Read More »
I just needed a blue card today. I couldn’t resist creating something that wasn’t red and white! I also love the look of the 4 squares each with two sides rounded. I think that is one of my favorite card layouts. I pinned that layout design last winter and I’ve made at least 3 versions of that card… Read More »
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 »