Making Vintage Greeting Cards
With its quaint images from a bygone era, Feeling Sentimental (w-129627/c-129630) is perfect for making vintage greeting cards. Add the rich texture of the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, highlighted ever so slightly with Early Espresso ink, some paper roses with pearls and crocheted trim, and the look is complete. Click on the photo for a […]
Bright Flower Birthday Cards
Today is FINALLY the first day of Sale-A-Bration. Hooray! For every $50 ordered you can select one item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog for FREE! It doesn’t get any better! Oh wait, it does! For every $50 you spend you also get a square on my 50/50 board for a drawing for $50 in free Stampin’ […]
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 […]