Use Your Designer Paper

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Use your designer paper to come up with some easy Christmas card designs. I was recently chatting with a member of my mailing list about having so much patterned paper and not knowing what to do with it all.  Why not cut a couple of coordinating designs and put them on a card front?  So […]

Use Your Paper Scraps More

If you’re like me, you need to use your paper scraps more.  I do keep most of my scraps — if it’s large enough to put a greeting on or mount a greeting on I definitely keep it.  If it’s a strip of designer paper or a strip of colored card stock I often will […]

Stamp4Joy Designer Paper Share

Would you like to have all the new designer papers, but don’t want to invest about $150 to get them?  Join the Stamp4Joy Designer Paper Share, and for $39 you can have a sampling of them all! What will you get? You will get 6×6 sheets of each pattern from the following designer paper collections […]

Let Your Hair Down and Create a Birthday Card

It’s easy to create a birthday card with just a few shapes, some designer paper, and an awesome birthday card greeting. Here I combined a couple of the bold and graphic patterns included in the Sweet Taffy Designer Paper collection with a greeting from Let Your Hair Down.   The vibrant colors and blend of jazzy […]

DIY Birthday Cards: Timeless Talk

NOTE:  This handmade card uses a retired stamp set, but as of this writing you can pick up a gently used set on my Retired Rubber Stamps Page. With a little designer paper and a stamp set, you can make beautiful DIY birthday cards for your friends and family.  These clean and simple cards will […]

Stampin’ Up! Specials For This Week

If you haven’t seen them yet, you won’t want to miss the Stampin Up! specials for this week.  From Stampin’ Up! punches to beautiful patterned paper collections to the Envelope Punch Board, you might find some discount craft supplies you’ll love at a super price! And if your order totals $50 you can select a […]

Get ALL the New Designer Papers & Ribbons

UPDATE:  I didn’t realize it at the time, but the picture doesn’t show the Stacked with Love Paper Stack or the Adventure Bound Paper Stack.  However, THESE ARE INCLUDED IN THE SHARE! NEW SHARE OFFER:  I am offering another paper and ribbon share.  If you’re interested use the Paypal button below to purchase.  Your share […]

Create a Birthday Card: Crazy About You

Create a birthday card that is fun and bright using the Crazy About You stamp set, Hello You Thinlits Dies (which can be purchased separately or in a bundle), and one of my favorite new designer paper collections,  Painted Blooms.  They all can be found in the upcoming Occasions Catalog beginning January 6th, 2015. This […]

Simple Birthday Cards: Let Your Hair Down

Simple birthday cards start with a good stamp set and design. Here I paired the stamp set Let Your Hair Down with this week’s greeting card template at i Love Card Sketches for an easy yet graphic custom birthday card. It’s a little difficult to see because of the black background (I should have changed […]

Stampin’ Up! Christmas Cards: All is Calm

Don’t forget about my Cyber Monday Discounts on tutorials! Stampin’ Up! Christmas cards are so easy to make because their stamp sets, accessories, designer papers, card stock, etc. coordinate beautifully. The All is Calm Designer Paper really does all the work on this tranquil holiday card.  See how all the patterned papers seamlessly work together?  […]