Are You Kidding Me?
I read somewhere recently that someone was recommending, as a way to eliminate clutter in your crafting area, to discard any paper scraps smaller than the size of a card front (basically 5-1/2 x 4-1/4). Are you kidding me? I save small pieces of scraps to use in future paper craft projects where you just […]
Gatefold Homemade Christmas Card
Isn’t this gate fold card beautiful? What a great idea as a way to send a family photo at the holidays. Last weekend we had a team get-together, swapping cards and stamping other projects. This was one of the cards I received in the swap. It was created by one of my team members, Donna […]
Bright & Beautiful Handmade Christmas Card Ideas
With the Bright & Beautiful stamp set (wood-135026/clear-135029) from the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog, it’s easy to come up with gorgeous handmade Christmas card ideas. Couple it with the Stars Framelits, Brushed Silver Card Stock, and some frosted sequins and snowflakes, and you’ve got a dazzling combination! I used the Bitty Banners Framelits to […]
Adventure Bound Card
Okay. Not to toot my own horn, but seriously, how CUTE is this Adventure Bound card?!? I just love how it came out. I had so much fun creating the look of an old worn and weathered wooden boat with paper punch art, complete with a vintage-looking porthole. Wouldn’t this make a great graduation card, […]
Christmas Wishes
Christmas Wishes from the new Holiday Catalog is an exquisite stamp set with a wonderful sentiment. You can see another Christmas card idea using this set here. And the All is Calm Designer Paper collection… so lovely and tranquil… I love the colors! The color scheme for this card was Whisper White, Basic Gray, and […]
Handmade Christmas Card Ideas: Ornamental Pine
Here we are again! It’s time to design our handmade Christmas card ideas. The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is out, and it’s full of fun new toys to get those creative juices flowing. This handmade card design features the lovely new set Ornamental Pine, a very cool nature-themed collection. I think it works well with […]
Happy Halloween Cards
Happy Halloween cards are easy to make with the Holiday Home stamp set (135025) and coordinating Homemade Holiday Framelits Dies (135857) from Stampin’ Up! These are just some of the fun new products you’ll find in the Holiday Catalog, which you can start ordering from on August 28th, just a few days away. You can […]
Four Seasons Framed Art
This weekend my sister and her husband are moving into their new lakefront home. It’s beautiful! I wanted to make a quick gift for them, and since I never got around to using this frame I thought I’d so a four seasons framed art piece. Pressed for time, I whipped this up in a few […]
The Open Sea Retirement Card
Today we have a retirement card featuring The Open Sea and Maritime Designer Paper… a perfect pairing! I pulled out my Blendabilities to add some quick color to the world, ship, and anchor stamped images. The greeting came from Itty Bitty Banners, and then I cut it out using my Big Shot and Bitty Banners […]
How to Make a Birthday Card
The secret of how to make a birthday card is to start with images that work well together. Stampin’ Up! has taken the guess work out of that by creating sets with images that coordinate with each other. That’s one of the main reasons I fell in love with Stampin’ Up! to begin with all […]