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 […]
Christmas Card Making Ideas: Ginger Bread House
Why not include a little ginger bread house into your Christmas card making ideas? I’ve had this little ginger bread house stamped and embossed for a while now, and I finally got around to decorating it with my little “candy.” 😉 If you’re like me, you love the pearl jewels, but always seem to have […]
Make Your Own Digital Christmas Cards
Have you seen this month’s newest digital downloads? There’s a slew of holiday downloads to make your own digital Christmas cards. Send them electronically and save on postage, or mail them by printing them up yourself or using Stampin’ Up!’s print service. And check out the clever Halloween party favors, digital stamps and backgrounds for […]
Xmas Card Ideas
I’ve been sharing a number of Xmas card ideas here, which is helping me get my own cards done. 🙂 I still haven’t decided on which design I’m going to stick with, though, but maybe when it’s time I’ll have done enough Christmas cards to send out… they’ll just all be different! Even when I […]
Wondrous Wreath Card Making Tutorials
The Wondrous Wreath Card Making Tutorials will show how you can easily stamp detailed two and three color images and die-cut them with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle! You know that Stampin’ Up! is famous for their coordinating stamp sets. Now they’ve taken it one better – coordinating 2-Step stamp sets […]
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 […]
Another Christmas Card Idea
Have you started your holiday cards yet? Well, today I have another Christmas card idea for your inspiration. This simple card highlights one of my all-time favorite stamp sets, Lovely as a Tree. Type in “Lovely as a Tree” in the Search box in the upper right of this page to search this blog and […]
Simple Christmas Cards
As simple Christmas cards go, this has to be one of the easiest. The focal part of the card is designer paper! I just cut off a strip of houses on one of the patterns included in the Nordic Noel Designer Paper collection, attached it to some Real Red card stock, and then mounted it […]
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 […]