Let the sentiment do the talking, that’s what I say. The sentiment and a quick technique are the focal points of this card today. I know! That’s a lot of purple, right?! It’s one of my favorite colors, so I’m not sure you can have too much purple. I did give it a nice pop of contrasting color… Read More »
Are you ready for Mother’s Day? Now is a great time to order the supplies you need to make the card and the gift bag or box! Stampin’ Up! has a great Mother’s Day stamp set with a really fun font! Love, love, love the Watercolor Wonder Designer Paper and the Petal Parade stamp set with the coordinating… Read More »
Check out the Simply Created Mini Memories Kit! These are great little kits to create a little gift mini album for someone. The kits also make great gifts for people who like to craft and make mini albums. Perfect for college students! The outside of the album is actually perfect for sponging. It has a glossy… Read More »
Happy Easter Watercolor Card! I just couldn’t resist using this stamp set for one more card! I was playing around with it and honestly kept coloring outside the lines when I didn’t really want to. I decided to give the image a nice watercolor background to camoflage the “mistakes”. I also couldn’t resist putting that beautiful Calypso Coral… Read More »
How to resize the Tag A Bag Boxes: Get just the size you need! Stampin’ Up! shared a video with us on how to resize the Tag A Bag Boxes. It’s such a clever idea, I wanted to pass it along to you! I love these little boxes and bag sets. I find myself pulling them out… Read More »
Time to make the Easter cards! Since it hasn’t felt very much like spring around here, I haven’t given much thought to making my Easter cards. There are really only 2 or 3 actual stamp sets designated for Easter and I couldn’t resist using the tulips! I love that Stampin’ Up! brought fun watercolor images and papers back… Read More »
Hot trends in stamping: Gold and Glitz! Who doesn’t love a new trend? Okay…maybe not all trends are good things, but this one is! I love all of the Gold and Glitz that we have available for our paper crafting projects. I finally got some of the Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape from the Occasions catalog! WOW! I… Read More »
Here are this week’s Weekly Deals…these are on sale until Midnight on Monday, April 7! 7/16″ Natural Trim Ribbon $6.95 Blue 3/8 Inch Denim Jean Ribbon $6.95 Delicate Details Lace Tape $9.95 Fancy Flower Punch $16.95 Fun Flowers Bigz L Die $32.95 Mom, I Love You Ensemble – Digital Download $9.95 Perfect Pennants Bigz Die $32.95 Polka Stampin’… Read More »
Try a sketch or color challenge to get your creativity flowing. There are tons of design challenges all over the place. I am participating in two challenges today. One is a color challenge and the other is a sketch challenge. It’s fun to see what you can do when someone else chooses the colors or the card layout.… Read More »
Having fun with Simple Stems! This is one of my favorite stamp sets in the Occasions catalog! April is the month to fill your wish list from the Occasions catalog. Remember that in May, the retired list comes out and you will have some of those items on your wish list for May. Then June…the new catalog comes… Read More »
Only 24 hours left to order your Sale-A-Bration free items! For every $50 that you purchase, you get to select one free Sale-A-Bration item! (Order $150 and get 3 items for free and you qualify for hostess rewards of $25 in free products from the catalogs and online store!) Order online at mystampingstore.com! Sale ends at Midnight tonight: … Read More »
Get 9 cards from this One Sheet Wonder. Create a One Sheet Wonder background sheet and use the pieces to create a set of 9 cards! These cards are created from two Sale-A-Bration stamp sets that are available only until Monday, March 31 at Midnight! You can see the See Ya Later stamp set and the Petal Parade… Read More »
More Simple Stems! You know how it is when your in your creative zone and your craft table is covered with scrap papers and stamp sets. You keep picking up the same colors or stamp sets and you keep creating new projects with them! I was on a roll with the Simple Stems stamp set! I just love… Read More »
How to make a clean and simple layered card using the Simple Stems stamp set. Use soft colors and the stamping off technique to create a simple, yet pretty card. There are lots of layers on this card, yet it has a clean and uncluttered layout. Card Recipe: Papers and Inks: Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron, Sahara Sand Whisper… Read More »
Here is a quick and easy watercolor look using the new Watercolor Designer Series Paper! The colors are fabulous and it gives you a soft dreamy look. I used a bold color scheme here with the Island Indigo, Gumball Green, Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight. The background for the top two layers was created using the dots image… Read More »