Who’s Your Favorite Cool Kid?

Who’s your favorite Cool Kid?  You should make that kid a card and let them know!  It’s so easy to make cards for little girls and women.  We have such limited choices for stamp sets to make for little boys and men.  (It’s the same thing when you’re shopping for clothes and shoes:  5000 racks of little girl… Read More »

Create The Perfect Beach Scrapbook Layout With High Tide

Create the perfect beach scrapbook layout with the High Tide Designer Series Paper!  In fact, create an entire beach themed album!  I’ve actually created two different layouts to share with you today.  One is a 12 x 12″ page and the other an 8 x8″ page.  Both pages can be adapted to create the size that you need.… Read More »

Question Of The Day: Punches Vs. Dies And Framelits

Question of the day:  Punches versus die cuts and framelits! One important thing that I learned early in my teaching career is that if a student asks a question, that student is not the only person in the room with that question.  If one person is asking, many people are wondering. I was asked a great question yesterday… Read More »

3 Quick Cards From 1 Simple Sketch!

3 quick cards from one simple sketch!  When I feel like I need a little inspiration to get my creativity flowing, I always start with a card sketch!  Once I create my sketch, the ideas just seem to start popping out of my head!  It helps to have great materials to work with as well.  I am finding… Read More »

Need A Last Minute Quick And Easy Treat Box?

Need a last minute quick ad easy treat box?  Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day!  I’ve created a video tutorial to show you how to quickly create a little treat box for a small candy treat.  I’ve used the FREE Sale-A-Bration Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper and a fun punch technique to create my flower! How pretty is this little flower? … Read More »

Need A Children’s Birthday Card?

Need a children’s birthday card?  Here is a quick one using the Birthday Basics Designer Paper, Zoo Babies and some coordinating Designer Buttons! The stamp set is Zoo Babies.  These are the cutest little graphic animals.  Here, I’ve stamped it in Bermuda Bay and I’ve included a sentiment from a hostess set called Sweetly Framed.  (You can get… Read More »

3 Elements I Love To Add To My Cards!

There are 3 elements that I love to add to my cards: ribbon, rhinestones and designer series paper!  The designer paper always seems to inspire the card colors, every card needs some bling and who doesn’t love the soft touch that ribbons, bows or ruffles add? Stampin’ Up! has designed their papers, inks and embellishments to color coordinate. … Read More »

4 Fun Paper Crafting Tools And One Of Them Is Free!

4 fun paper crafting tools to have in your craft room include the new Texture Boutique Embossing Machine, Core’dinations card stock, the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder and the Springtime Hello stamp set! I just tried out my new Textured Boutique Embossing Machine and I’m in love!  It’s light, it’s portable and it small enough to sit on my… Read More »

Do You Need A Scrapbook Layout For February?

Do you need a scrapbook layout for February?  The Language of Love stamp set has some great images to use on a scrapbook page.  Creating scrapbook layouts is one of my very favorite things to do.  Earlier in the week, I shared a post about how my daughter came home from college for a relaxing weekend.  Her idea… Read More »

Would You Love To Design Your Own Personalized Stamp?

Would you love to design your own personalized stamp?  Stampin’ Up! has a new personalized stamp that will allow you to say it your way!    With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to… Read More »

When Was The Last Time You Sent A Hip Note?

When was the last time you sent a Hip Note?  Well…it’s time!  Stampin’ Up! has a fun stamp set called Hip Notes, that will allow you to send notes with fun sentiments.  These sentiments coordinate with the Essentials Wooden Elements. This Clean and Simple (CAS) card was quick to put together, although it has several different elements.  … Read More »

Need A Quick And Easy Card?

Need a quick and easy card?  You need a few simple elements: some great designer paper, card stock, a fabulous sentiment and a couple of embellishments!  Woo hoo!  Done!   These new Fresh Prints Designer Papers are fantastic!  This little pad of papers allows you to create cards in a flash. You can create multiple cards in a… Read More »

Why Buy Craft Kits?

Why buy craft kits when you have a room full of crafting supplies?  I have quite a few reasons why I like to have craft kits on hand.  Here’s my Number 1 reason!!! My daughter came home from college for the weekend to relax before her second (and final!) semester of college begins.  Her question to me:  “What… Read More »

February Keeps Coming Up Hearts!

February keeps coming up hearts…and chocolate and roses, if my husband knows what’s good for him!  The heart on today’s card is from the new Peachy Keen set, as are the arrows acting as a background on the Raspberry Ripple.  The color scheme of this card is completely inspired by Valentine’s Day as well.   You can see… Read More »

Have You Met That Someone Who Changes Everything?

Have you met that someone who changes everything?  Well…we have a stamp for that!  It just so happens that the stamps that I used today are sets that are available for FREE during Sale-A-Bration.  Isn’t this a fabulous sentiment?   The Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper used on this card along with the See Ya Later and the Petal… Read More »