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 […]

Handmade Thank You Cards: Serene Silhouettes

NOTE:  Although the stamp set Serene Silhouettes is retired, you can find a gently used one for sale on my Retired Rubber Stamps page. It seems I’m making a lot of handmade thank you cards and birthday cards this week.  You can never have too many!  I use them up just as quickly as I […]

Stampin’ Up! Card Ideas: Flower Patch

This simple handmade card was put together quickly using Flower Patch, one of the new photopolymer stamp sets in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog.  At just $25.95 for this huge set of 19 clear stamps, it’s quite a bargain.  And when you bundle it with the coordinating Flower Flair Framelits Dies (which I used to […]

Paper Gift Box Class

Here’s a couple pictures of one of the projects we made at the Paper Gift Box Class this past weekend.  I think it went over well.  You can click on the photos for a closer look.  What do you think? The hostess came up a little short of orders needed to qualify for hostess benefits, […]

Flower Cards

We made these flower cards at our party last Saturday.  Aren’t they pretty?  This handmade card was modified from a card made by fellow demo Narelle Farrugia. The coordinated Secret Garden framelits and stamps work together beautifully on this card.  The background designer paper is from…?  Yep, Modern Medley!  LOL!

It’s All About The Big Shot!

Today’s the last day of this week’s Weekly Deals, and it’s all about the Big Shot! All but one of the items below are 25% off until 11:00 tonight Pacific Time.   Any of these tools will bring your paper crafting and 3D projects to life, and would make a great addition to your Big Shot […]

Modern Medley DIY Birthday Cards

We’ll continue next week with different ways to use the Two Step Owl Punch, but today I thought we’d take a break for diy birthday cards. What is the meaning of DIY?  Do It Yourself! Create your own birthday card with some pretty paper, stamps, and imagination.  This was the card design and coordinating envelope […]

What is the Most Versatile Punch?

I recently had someone ask me:  What is the most versatile punch in the catalog?  While I assured her that all of our punches can be very versatile when coming up with your own Stampin’ Up! card ideas, I wasn’t satisfied with that answer.  So, it got me thinking:  What IS the most versatile punch we […]

Making Flip Cards Has Never Been Easier!

Making flip cards has truly never been easier with the Circle Card Thinlits Die and the Label Card Thinlits Die.  A piece of card stock ran through your Big Shot with your die and — voila! — you’re ready to decorate! You’ll notice the butterflies are back.  -)  It’s one of the stamps in Backyard […]

Card Making Tutorials: Simple Stems

These bright, fresh flower cards are perfect for any season. In these card making tutorials you can use the Secret Garden Framelits (129372) with the Simple Stems stamp set (w-133098/c-133101) and still enjoy the convenience of die cutting when making your handmade cards. Don’t you love it when you can get double value from your […]