Christmas Card Design Sunday: Ornament Keepsakes

Today’s Christmas card design uses the gorgeous retired Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper and the beautiful stamp set Ornament Keepsakes (which you can find for sale on my Retired Rubber Stamps page).  Simple yet elegant. The card stock colors used are Crumb Cake and Basic Black..  I pulled out my Ovals Collection Framelits Dies […]

See the NEW Sale-A-Bration Items!

It’s so exciting, Stampin’ Up! has released four new Sale-A-Bration items you can select from.  For every $50 you can select one of these new items or an item from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.   Please note, at this time the Blendabilities are not available to order due to a quality issue You can place your orders […]

Easter Greeting Card ILCS18

This whimsical Easter greeting card was created using For Peeps’ Sake, an adorable stamp set you can pick up from the Occasions Catalog.  Mostly I used my Stampin’ Write Markers to color in the images before stamping.  I cut out the little Easter eggs and popped them on the card using part of Stampin’ Dimensionals.  […]

Homemade Wedding Cards: Snuggles & Smooches

Valentine’s Day is over, but you can still use those stamp sets for making homemade wedding cards or an anniversary card. Here I grabbed the Snuggles & Smooches stamp set, pairing it with the Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the elegant Something Borrowed Designer Paper collection. The circles were cut using the Ovals […]

Birthday Card for Friend: Big Day

I love how this birthday card for a friend turned out. How many homemade birthday cards do you make in a year?  I know I make a ton.  Wouldn’t this be an awesome stamp set to use for that?  And the best thing?  You can pick it up FOR FREE this month with a $50 […]

Rest in Peace Leonard Nimoy

I have been a huge Star Trek fan since the very beginning, and one of my favorite characters has always been Mr. Spock.  I’m sorry to say that today Leonard Nimoy passed away, just a month short of his 84th birthday. A few weeks ago I made a card based on Mr. Spock, so I’m […]

i Love Card Sketches 17

I created this card using the card making template from i Love Card Sketches this week.  The stamps were taken from Butterfly Basics and stamped in Crumb Cake with a bit of Chocolate Chip added around the edges.   The green patterned paper is from the Adventure Bound Designer Paper Stack, which is a collection of […]

ILCS16: Handmade Christmas Card Designs

Most Sundays this year I’m sharing handmade Christmas card designs.  Instead of waiting until the last minute, why not join me and get your cards done over the course of the year.  No stress!  Or pick a Christmas card design you love and run with it! Today’s card relies heavily on various patterns from the […]

Big Day Handmade Birthday Card Ideas

You’ll be able to come up with lots of handmade birthday card ideas with the Big Day Stamp set.  And the best thing about this set?  You can pick it up for FREE with a $50 purchase during February and March! This card also features patterns from the Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Paper Collection, and […]

Butterfly Basics Birthday Card For Friend

Those on my newsletter list will receive a SPECIAL OFFER exclusive to subscribers when I debut my craft tutorials in a few weeks. What’s the first set featured?  Butterfly Basics!  Sign up today and you won’t miss out on this special offer. This birthday card for a friend uses the awesome set from the Occasions […]