Tulip Card
This tulip card focuses on a couple of the patterns in the Flowering Fields Designer Paper collection. I can’t believe it’s retiring soon, I just adore it! The patterns are bright and bold and really make spectacular handmade card designs. It was one of my favorites from this mini catalog, after all! 🙂 I’m going […]
Homemade Grad Cards
With the end of the school year fast approaching you might be looking for some ideas to make homemade grad cards. Here’s a card design you might like. I decided to replicate a card that I made many, many years ago using new Stampin’ Up! products. I really like how it turned out. What do you […]
Card For Someone Going Through a Hard Time
Sometimes you want to make a card for someone going through a hard time. You can create this motivational card by using one stamp and one die… they’re perfectly matched! I cut a number of the anchor die-cuts in navy, red, and white. I thought it would be the perfect color palette for the nautical […]
Homemade Saint Patrick Day Cards
I thought I’d better start coming up with a design for some homemade Saint Patrick Day Cards since Thursday is St. Patrick’s Day. I knew exactly how I wanted to make it, everything except the background. Using one of the patterns in the New Horizons 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper made that super easy to […]
Tulip Greeting Card
Stamp the Stress Away: Make a Tulip Greeting Card It has been a stressful few weeks, so I just had to make some “therapy” time. I really miss it when I don’t have a chance to create. I’ve been working on some projects for my upcoming March newsletter — you can sign up here […]
Tropical Card Ideas; Have a Beachy Day
February is when the tropical card ideas start popping into my head with more frequency. How about you? Winter dreams of a balmy, beachy vacation! Boy, do I miss Hawaii in the chilly wintertime! I created this sweet little vignette by first cutting the parameters of my display using a die from the Layering Diorama […]
It’s National Puzzle Day! Make a Puzzle Card
Today is National Puzzle Day! I thought to celebrate I’d pull out the retired stamp set Love You to Pieces and the coordinating Puzzle Pieces Thinlits Dies. These may be retired, but you can find the gently used combination on my Retired Rubber Stamps page. You’ll find a lot of other goodies there, too! I’ve […]
Thinking of You Cards
You just can’t have too many thinking of you cards on hand. I’m sure they would be a welcome treat for anyone who receives one. You can send them on to your family, coworkers, and friends to let them know they’re in your thoughts. Today’s simple card idea focuses on a couple of patterns found […]
DIY Birthday Cards for Mom; Tulip Birthday Card
Would you like to make perfect DIY birthday cards for mom? Well, you can’t go wrong with the Flowering Tulips Bundle and the Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper. Who wouldn’t love a handmade tulip birthday card? The vibrant, gorgeous colors and designs of these paper patterns are so uplifting, especially on dreary winter days. And […]
Shabby Chic Birthday Cards
I have a few birthdays coming up so I thought I’d make a few shabby chic birthday cards. I love, love, love the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder! Just think of the beautiful vintage Valentine cards you could make with it! It would work great for masculine cards, too. Before embossing the Crumb Cake Cardstock […]