It’s National Puzzle Day! Make a Puzzle Card
Today is National Puzzle Day! I thought to celebrate I’d pull out the retired stamp set Love You to Pieces and the coordinating Puzzle Pieces Thinlits Dies. These may be retired, but you can find the gently used combination on my Retired Rubber Stamps page. You’ll find a lot of other goodies there, too! I’ve […]
Hope You Have The Best Birthday; Acetate and Vellum
“Hope you have the Best Birthday” is the card sentiment I used for this handmade birthday card. It and the other images came from the Friendly Hello stamp set, which you can pick up (along with the coordinating 12″ x 12″ designer paper) for FREE with a $100 order during Sale-A-Bration. I tried a little […]
Paper Piecing a Card Together
Paper piecing a card together can be a lot of fun. This one didn’t take a lot of work because the beautiful papers in the New Horizons Designer Paper collection have spectacular scenes to begin with. So in this instance I only had to piece together the bus going up the hill. To me, this […]
What Was I Thinking? Handmade Grunge Card
What was I thinking? I had an idea, but I’m not sure I pulled it off. This handmade grunge card started off promising, with a cute stamp set, a couple of bright colors, and some bubble wrap. I think it might have gone downhill from there. LOL! I’ll have to keep playing with the idea, […]
Looking For Easy Hand Made Birthday Cards to Make
Today I was looking for some easy hand made birthday cards to make. I started out with my Basic Pattern Decorative Masks and some of my Blending Brushes. This card composition came together quickly! I first had to select which mask I wanted to use. It comes with four different designs, and I chose the […]
Thinking of You Cards
You just can’t have too many thinking of you cards on hand. I’m sure they would be a welcome treat for anyone who receives one. You can send them on to your family, coworkers, and friends to let them know they’re in your thoughts. Today’s simple card idea focuses on a couple of patterns found […]
DIY Birthday Cards for Mom; Tulip Birthday Card
Would you like to make perfect DIY birthday cards for mom? Well, you can’t go wrong with the Flowering Tulips Bundle and the Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper. Who wouldn’t love a handmade tulip birthday card? The vibrant, gorgeous colors and designs of these paper patterns are so uplifting, especially on dreary winter days. And […]
Three of My Favorite Things From the New Mini Catalog
Here’s three of my favorite things from the new mini catalog. They may surprise you… or maybe not. Flowering Fields 12″ x 12″ Designer Paper The 12″ x 12″ Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper is hands down my favorite paper collection from the Jan-June 2022 Mini Catalog. The paper collections by Stampin’ Up! are hand […]
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Shabby Chic Birthday Cards
I have a few birthdays coming up so I thought I’d make a few shabby chic birthday cards. I love, love, love the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder! Just think of the beautiful vintage Valentine cards you could make with it! It would work great for masculine cards, too. Before embossing the Crumb Cake Cardstock […]