Stampin’ Up! Christmas Cards: All is Calm

Don’t forget about my Cyber Monday Discounts on tutorials! Stampin’ Up! Christmas cards are so easy to make because their stamp sets, accessories, designer papers, card stock, etc. coordinate beautifully. The All is Calm Designer Paper really does all the work on this tranquil holiday card.  See how all the patterned papers seamlessly work together?  […]

Homemade Christmas Card: Nordic Noel Meets Bright & Beatiful

In this homemade Christmas card Nordic Noel Designer Paper has been paired up with the Bright & Beautiful stamp set.  I used the Banner Punch to punch out the greeting, which you can pick up for a discount during the Online Extravaganza. And don’t forget about my Cyber Monday discounts on my card making tutorials […]

Cyber Monday Discounts on Card Making Tutorials

For a limited time I’m offering some spectacular Cyber Monday discounts on my card making tutorials! Limited Time Offer:  1-Year Subscription to Stamp4Joy Card Making Club! Get a 1-year subscription for the incredibly low price of only $64.  That’s over 10% off the current 6-month subscription price! International orders are welcome!  Paypal will do the […]

Homemade Christmas Card With Ornamental Pine

Today’s homemade Christmas card started with this week’s sketch from i Love Card Sketches and Ornamental Pine. I masked off part of the focal piece with some Post-It notes and then sponged the blue across the top to create the “landscape.”  I stamped the pine branch for the foreground and then attached stamped and cut […]

DIY Birthday Card Ideas: Triple Time

Why not try this triple time stamping technique for your next round of  DIY birthday card ideas? I made this card slightly smaller than a regular one so I could keep it square.  I started with a piece of 8-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ Very Vanilla card stock, which I folded in half to create the card […]

DIY Christmas Cards Using Holiday Home

We really are getting into the final stretch for our DIY Christmas cards if you’re planning on mailing them out.  I know I’d like to have all the cards I plan on mailing done by Thanksgiving.  But there’s still time, so don’t dismay!  After that I will still be making cards for local mailing or […]

Quick Fall Cards With Stampin’ Up!

You can make quick fall cards with Stampin’ Up! rubber stamps and accessories.  By just combining rubber stamps from For All Things and coordinating designer paper from Color Me Autumn, this card came together super quick.  And notice how effortlessly the ink used to stamp the leave and the greeting coordinates with the colors of […]

Gratitude Cards

The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday is always a good time to reflect on what we’re grateful for, and these gratitude cards are a beautiful way to express your appreciation for your loved ones. I really love the look of the bright fall leaves against the neutral graphic background.  The leaves, acorns, and greeting came from the […]

New Downloads for Digital Christmas Cards

Check out the new downloads to make your own digital Christmas Cards! Every month Stampin’ Up! releases new scrapbooking digital kits, stamps, backgrounds, etc.  Of course, these can be used for digital card making, too.  This month there are some awesome Christmas digital stamps available. Check out all the new digital downloads below.  Click on […]

Beauty of the Season Thank You Card Ideas

Do you ever have thank you card ideas or something in mind… you can almost see them in your head… but when you’re finished, the card you made barely looks like your idea, if at all? That’s what happened here.  Although I can recognize the basic structure of the card from my original idea, it […]