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 »
What does Stampin’ Up! think we are going to do with those super tiny pearls in the Pearl Basic Jewel set? These things are tiny!!!! Of course I have some ideas! This is card 7 of my 8 card challenge to use the same 3 basic piece of card stock for my cards for the week. Card 8… Read More »
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a picture of some journal pages on my Facebook page that I made using the clear block stamping technique. I just love this technique, so I created a video tutorial about how to do this technique! I also created a card…of course!!! Isn’t this pretty? You can use your clear block… Read More »
There is a free printable on my Facebook page! Print it on card stock and use it as an inspirational page in a journal (that’s what I’m going to do!) or add some ribbon and embellishments and you have a quick 3×3″ card! Add a mat and some embossing and you can have a 4-1/4 x5-1/2″ card! Enjoy!… Read More »
I’ve been hoarding my Stampin’ Up! Stippled Blossom Stamp Set. Why? Well, I keep seeing so many beautiful cards on Pinterest made with this amazing stamp set. It was like idea overload!! I decided to pull it off my shelf and get going! What am I waiting for? I have all the inspiration and ideas I need. Keep… Read More »
Yesterday I shared a scrapbook page I made using Stampin’ Up!s My Digital Studio software (MDS). I am amazed at how quickly you can put together a page or card using MDS. Today, I have a scrapbook page I made the good old fashioned way! I used my papers, inks and tools! It’s always going to be my… Read More »
How fast can you put together a scrapbook page with Stampin’ Up!s My Digital Studio? If you use one of their templates all you do is add photos and journaling and you’re done! You can make changes to the templates if you want. Today, I started with a blank page just to see what I could come up… Read More »
I have really been enjoying working with card sketches. I feel like I’m a very creative person and I really love to do my own thing. I find it really challenging to take a sketch someone else came up with and create a card with it. I feel that way about teaching too. I can’t teach from a… 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 »