Simple Homemade Valentine Ideas

You can turn to your Big Shot for simple homemade Valentine ideas.  I combined the Hearts a Flutter Bundle (clear mount/wood mount) and the Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies to make this sweet Valentine. You can buy the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and Hearts a Flutter Framelits Dies separately, but you’ll save 15% when you buy […]

Sweet Flower Birthday Cards

I’ve been meaning to make these sweet flower birthday cards for quite a while now and finally got around to doing it.  I used the large framelit from the Labels Collection to create the shape of the card and for the backdrop to the flowers, and ran the front of the card base through the […]

Learn New Cardmaking Techniques

Today’s project is showcasing one of the awesome cardmaking techniques we’ll be doing in the upcoming Techniques Boutique class.  It’s too late to join the class, but you can still purchase it and have the projects and instructions mailed to you.  They will be mailed the week of January 21st. If you would like to […]

Homemade Valentine Ideas

Next week (January 3rd) begins Stampin’ Up!’s new Spring Catalog.  In it are lots of fun new products for your homemade Valentine ideas.  This romantic greeting card would also make great hand made wedding cards and anniversary cards. I started with a base of Very Vanilla card stock.  All the designer paper comes from the […]

Best Christmas Cards

As you might imagine, I receive the best Christmas cards!  Here’s a really cute Christmas card design.  I love the colors, and I like the horizontal element of the card.  And look how little card stock you need for the base!  Very clever.

Rubber Stamp Class

Some members of my team and I did a few holiday shows this year, selling handmade cards and gift items.  Here’s a cute tea caddy that was made by one of my team members, Donna Watts.  Isn’t it adorable?  She used retired designer paper on it. We will be making this unique gift idea in […]

Designing Your Classes

In the coming weeks I will be designing your classes for next year.  Is there something in particular you’d like to have a class on? Some ideas could be: cardmaking techniques scrapbooking instructions card folding techniques mini album ideas unique homemade gifts 3D projects Big Shot class digital class paper punch art These classes will […]

Friendship Greeting Card

On this friendship greeting card I’m highlighting some strips of designer paper featured in the upcoming Stampin’ Up! Spring Catalog, Tea For Two.  The greeting I used is from Tea Shoppe.  It was cut out using the Big Shot and Labels Framelits.  The ribbons are 1/2″ Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon and the 5/8″ Victoria […]

Handmade Christmas Card Ideas

For more handmade Christmas card ideas just put “Christmas card ” in the search box top right, On this simple card I used the Holiday Collection Framelits Dies to cut out the trees from paper included in the Snow Festival Designer Paper collection.  These were mounted on pieces of Whisper White card stock that were […]

24-Hour-Only Door Busters!

The Online Extravaganza begins today, just in time for the holidays! And don’t forget about our 24-hour-only door busters — 20 percent off the Big Shot, Doctor’s Bag, and Simply Scored Diagonal Plate — today only!  The 24-hour sales period on these three products will go through 11:50 p.m. (MT) today, November 19. See what […]