Manic Lockdown Challenge, Final Week 4

Today begins the fourth and final week of our Monday Manic Lockdown Challenge. The card we’re using as our starting point can be found on Page 44 of the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog. You can see it in the picture here. It’s the project shown on the left. What is the Manic Monday Lockdown Challenge? I’ll give […]

Earth Day Card Making Idea; Nature Thank You Card

Here’s my Earth Day card making idea for today. I used a sponge brayer to apply a few different ink colors across the center of the card front. Then I used one of my Aqua Painters to splatter some water droplets onto it. I took some of the tree images from the Rooted in Nature […]

Monday Lockdown Challenge – Week 3

This week’s Manic Monday Lockdown Challenge is based off a simple card found on Page 64 of the Stampin’ Up! January – June 2020 Mini Catalog. It’s the top left sample shown in the picture above. Since it’s mostly designer paper it’s super easy! What is the Manic Monday Lockdown Challenge? I’ll give you an image of […]

Another Manic Monday Lockdown Challenge

Here’s another Manic Monday Lockdown Challenge for you. What is the Manic Monday Lockdown Challenge? I’ll give you an image of a project from one of the Stampin’ Up! catalogs, along with a similar project I made using supplies that I have on hand. You will have until the following Sunday night to come up […]

Manic Monday Lockdown Challenge; Use What You Have

Join me for the first Manic Monday Lockdown Challenge! Like I mentioned before, I thought we could focus on using supplies we already have on hand for the month of April. To that end, I’m announcing a fun contest we can all participate in. I will give you an image of a project from one […]

Fancy Folds for Card Making: Twisted Gate Fold Card

You can get directions for fancy folds for card making and much more when you sign up for my free newsletter. The instructions to make a twisted gate fold card will be featured in April’s newsletter going out tomorrow. Don’t miss it! You can sign up HERE. I thought that for the month of April […]

Snowflake Christmas Card for Christmas Card Sunday

I thought I’d make a snowflake Christmas card for today’s Christmas Card Sunday project. If you have a Big Shot or another die-cutting machine this card is so easy to do! I grabbed a couple of retired products to create this holiday card the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set and the Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits. You’ll find […]

Mothers Day DIY Cards; Floral Mothers Day Card

If you’re lucky enough to still have your mother around, you’re probably beginning to think of ideas for Mothers Day DIY cards to make. This is the last month for Sale-A-Bration this year. Why not pick up what’s on your Stampin’ Up! list now and get a few FREE products while you’re at it! This […]

Handmade Condolence Card; Homemade Sympathy Card

I find myself in need of another handmade condolence card. For simplicity I decided to start with a card layout from one of the January to June 2020 Mini Catalog project samples. You may not realize this, but the Stampin’ Up! catalogs are so much more than just catalogs to purchase rubber stamping products from. […]

Making Birthday Cards; Homemade Birthday Cards

If you’re like me, you’ll find yourself making birthday cards often. I believe you can never have too many homemade birthday cards or thank you cards on hand! For this bday greeting card I decided to pull out one of my retired stamp sets, Gifted Greetings. Even though it’s retired, you can find it for […]