I’ve been enjoying the Kinda Cute Digi-of-the-Day so much that I decided to participate again for February. This is a very special deal where you get a brand new, newly created digital image sent to your inbox every single day for the entire month of February for around $1 a day! That’s like 75% off each image for… Read More »
Stop using wax paper and dryer sheets with your intricate thinlets dies! There is no need to go to crazy lengths to die cut the beautifully detailed thinlets dies that Stampin’ Up! has available. There are two must have tools that make using those intricate thinlets easy to use without poking out all of the pieces by hand!… Read More »
I watched a Stampin’ Up! video a while ago that reminded me of a similar technique that I did in a video about 3 years ago…reverse masking with a spritzer technique. I had done a video using reverse masking and sponging. I just had to CASE (copy and share everything) the technique and give it my own little… Read More »
How To Use Your Pretty Paper Scraps And Papers You Don’t Love! You know how it goes. You have some beautiful papers that you use for several projects and then you have those scraps left over. What do you do with them? They can build up if you let them and there is nothing worse than piles of… Read More »
Exclusive New Big Shot Bundles Have Arrived! August 1, 2014 If you’re anything like us, you absolutely love when BIG opportunities come your way. That’s why we’ve brought you the chance to receive one of five free stamp set/framelit bundles below (your choice!) with purchase of a Big Shot online at mystampingstore.com. And if you get a Big… Read More »
I love fun new gadgets! Have you tried using Stampin’ Up!’s Party Pennant Bigz Die with the Coaster Board yet? Lots of people like to make banners to decorate fireplaces, stair rails and front doors. Stampin’ Up! has some Banner Simply Created Kits and I have to confess to really liking the Chalkboard Banner version. I’ve got plans… Read More »
See how easy it is to create a file tab card with the new File Tab Edgelits for the Big Shot! I totally CASED this card from Stampin’ Up!’s last demonstrator magazine. It was just too cute not to share with you! This was so easy with the new edgelits! I added the paper piercing…that’s just one of… Read More »
The Big Shot You can create amazing cards with the touches that the Big Shot can add to your projects! It cuts amazing shapes, scores where necessary and embosses! You can add beautiful edges and fun shapes and frames to your projects. The Big Shot allows you to add beautiful texture and dimension to your project in just… Read More »
Featured Retired Products: Fancy Favor Bigz Die, Extra Large Tag Punch, Tea for Two Designer Series Paper, Pop-Up Posies Kit, and the Wonderful Mother Stamp Set I planned ahead for Mother’s Day this year. I know! I shocked myself! I usually realize that, “Mother’s Day is tomorrow!”, before I come up with a plan. Since my mother lives… 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 »
The Hexagon is in! I’m seeing cards and scrapbook page designs all over the place with hexagons everywhere! I just couldn’t resist trying to figure out and easy way to cut nicely shaped hexagons without a punch! Well, here it is! The new Honeycomb Embossing Folder (#129379) makes this a fun trend. The embossing folder gives you a… Read More »
You can add some great dimension to your cards by using a technique called Inked Dry Embossing. You use a brayer to ink up the front inside of your embossing folder and then emboss your paper. It really gives a beautiful effect. Here is an up close view of two samples. One is gumball green on whisper white, the… Read More »
I’ve been experimenting with my Bigz Dies and Framelits. I found two new shapes that I can get using this tip with my Top Note Bigz Die. I wanted to share them with you. You need to know this! I have 3 fun Top Note Project ideas for you today as well! These are the two cards that I… Read More »
You make a Christmas tag of course! All of the pieces for this project were extra things I had in my stash that had been cut for other things and never got used. Every now and then, you have to go through that box of stamped images and pull out pieces to see what you can put together with… Read More »
Ahhh… a project with a punch and two embossing folders. Heaven. That’s what I call this project. When you get to play with all of the toys, it doesn’t even matter what the project looks like! Of course it’s Raspberry Ripple, too! Materials and Links for this project: Papers, ink and ribbon: Raspberry Ripple and Whisper White Accessories: … Read More »