Homemade Wedding Cards With Botanical Builder Framelits

I decided to create some homemade wedding cards using the Botanical Builder Framelits (140625) from the upcoming Occasions Catalog.  They also come in a bundle with a coordinating stamp set and designer paper, but here I’ve just featured the framelits.  I absolutely love these and they’re quickly becoming one of my very favorite things from the catalog, […]

Mini Album Tutorial Online Class Preorder

Today, I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at the mini album tutorial online class that will be available in January.  I will also be offering this class live in February in Spanaway, Washington.  Pre-order the tutorial or register for the live class before January 1st and you will receive a reduced rate. PLEASE NOTE:  Pre-order […]

Faux Patina Thank You Card

Today’s thank you card features the faux patina technique, which gives the impression of aged metal.  Love it!  I used the Lovely Lace embossing folder for the embossed background design. The card making template came from today’s card sketch at Mojo Monday. The top pieces were cut into squares, and then I applied a slightly larger strip […]

Handmade Christmas Card: Time to Chill

This cute handmade Christmas card features the Season of Cheer Designer Paper collection and the Snow Place stamp set, which you can pick up in a bundle with their coordinating framelits and save 15%.  I also used the Squares Collection Framelits which are on sale right now during our Online Extravaganza (today is the last day). If you’ve followed my […]

Make a Thank You Card: Moon Lake

Today I decided to make a thank you card for the current challenge over at The Male Room, a challenge blog focused on projects or cards for men.  The theme for this challenge is Thanksgiving or Thanks. I grabbed one of my retired stamp sets from my Retired Rubber Stamps  page to begin with. Between now […]

A New Card Sketch

There’s a new card sketch over at i Love Card Sketches, and here’s my rendition of it.  Simple, but I really like it.  What do you think? The focus is really the paper pattern that I pulled from the Season of Cheer Designer Paper collection.  I used part of a retired framelit from the Labels Collection […]

Create Christmas Cards With Joyful Season

Recently I broke out the Joyful Season stamp set to create Christmas cards. Here’s the Christmas card design I came up with as my submission for this week’s sketch over at i Love Card Sketches.  I’m really pleased with it. What do you think? The circle is where I stamped and watercolored using Watercolor Paper that […]

A Christmas Wish For You

Were you able to make my Facebook Stampin’ Up! Party!? We’ve been having a great time! Hopefully you’ll be able to make the next one.  I’m thinking January, but sign up for my newsletter and you’ll get  the announcement as soon as I decide. Today’s card features the Joyful Season stamp set.  I haven’t dabbled […]

Butterfly Basics Birthday Card for Sister

I can’t believe it, but I’m ahead of the game!  This is a birthday card for my sister, whose birthday is in December!  Of course, I may make others I like more between now and then, but I’m pretty happy with this one. Butterfly Basics is a beautiful, feminine set, and lends itself well to […]

Snow Place Christmas Project Ideas

I love using the stamp set Snow Place for some of my Christmas project ideas.  It’s just darling and whimsical, and it deserves some bright and cheery colors! Real Red was used as the main color, but the color of the blue snowflakes I pulled from the diagonal striped pattern found in the Home for […]