Crafting With You Painting Card Idea
Crafting With You, one of the TWO stamp sets my son gave me for Christmas. How sweet was that? He covertly checked out my stamp shelf to make sure I didn’t already have them. That still makes me chuckle! He didn’t know it, but this was a stamp set I’ve been wanting since the new annual […]
World Beard Day Handmade Card Idea
Today is World Beard Day and so I came up with what I think is a cute handmade card idea for the occasion. Do you get it? My Kindest Gnomes stamp set was full of bearded gents I could use. The Gnomes Dies actually have various parts to make a larger beard and hat. etc. […]
Handmade Card Idea: Lost Without You
This handmade card idea features some of the paper patterns from the Going Places Designer Paper collection. I paired it with a greeting from the coordinating stamp set Going Global. I love this whole collection! You can find everything on Page 39 of the Occasions Catalog, which just came out. Depending whether you select the wood or […]
Lettuce Celebrate Handmade Card Idea
The cute new set Market Fresh is the focus of today’s handmade card idea. I see tile coasters in this little set’s future! 😉 I think the Farmers Market Designer Paper is the perfect pairing on this card design. I did a little watercoloring over the image to add just a hint of color. I […]
DIY Birthday Cards Using Wetlands by Stampin’ Up!
Beautiful DIY birthday cards can be easily created using the stamp set Wetlands by Stampin’ Up! Though it works well for anyone, this set is especially great if you’re looking to design a greeting card for a man. I created this handmade card idea for the birthday of a friend of the family. Crumb Cake […]
Hip Notes: Oh Snap!
Today I’m featuring a couple stamps that just scream to be paired together, Snapshot and Hip Notes. This was made as a man’s birthday card, and even with the sparkle of the rhinestones I think the more earthy neutral colors work well for a masculine card. You can click on the photo for a closer […]
DIY Birthday Cards
It doesn’t have to take a lot of money to make beautiful DIY birthday cards. This handmade card idea cost less than 75 cents in consumable supplies to make, and that’s including sales tax at 9.5%. Awesome! I love the delicate look of the Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I brayered some Marina Mist […]
More Stampin’ Up! Card Ideas
I have more Stampin’ Up! card ideas than I have time for these days it seems, which is better than hitting an artistic wall, right? 🙂 I haven’t decided who will be receiving this card yet. My dad enjoys reading Louis L’Amour, but so does my sister… so who knows? I really like the mix […]
You Make Me Happy Handmade Card Idea
This cheerful handmade card idea is great for someone who could use a bit of a lift, or just to express how much they mean to you. And it seems very appropriate for the Northwest, too! 🙂 The greeting came from See Ya Later (w-133533/c-133536), a stamp set you can select FOR FREE with a […]