Get $115 in Free Stampin’ Up! Product!
In June & July hostesses can receive an extra $50 in free product for a qualifying show! That’s almost double what you’d normally get! You and your guests will get hands-on time with stamps and accessories from the new catalog, plus take home your beautiful creations! Get your calendar out and contact me to pick […]
2012-2013 Stampin’ Up! Catalog is Here!
It’s what you’ve been waiting for. The new Stampin’ Up! Catalog is finally here! And I think you’re going to love what’s inside! You can view the catalog in the Flash version or the PDF version. The supply list for all the projects in the catalog can be found here. You can order from the […]
Just Three Days Left!
There’s just a few more days to pick up those retiring Stampin’ up! stamp sets and accessories you just can’t live without! Get ’em while you can, because after May 31st they’ll be gone!
Very Vintage Greeting Cards
I can’t remember the last time I picked up a wheel and used it for making homemade greeting cards. I would venture it’s been at least a year! I don’t know why because they can make really quick backgrounds or even be used as the main element for your handmade card ideas. Even though Stampin’ […]
What Are You Reading?
My new blog is barely a month old, but I hope you’re enjoying it. If you ever have any suggestions, please let me know! I thought I’d share with you what people have been reading on my website, Stamp4Joy.com. Not counting my homepage and my old blog, the top 5 most popular pages so far […]
Lovely As A Tree Stamps: Part 4
This is the last in my four-part series featuring the Lovely as a Tree stamps. I hope you’ve enjoyed the cards I’ve made to illustrate how very versatile this set is… and I only used three of the stamps included in the set of 6! In the future I’ll make some cards using the rest […]
Lovely As A Tree Stamps: Part 3
You may have noticed, not only are the Lovely as a Tree stamps extremely versatile, but wouldn’t these cards be great to give to the men in your life? I often hear how hard it is to make “manly” cards. Well, here’s your answer: Lovely as a Tree! This vibrant card today features the spotlight […]
Lovely As A Tree Stamps: Part 2
With Lovely as a Tree stamps you can create peaceful, tranquil, and inspirational greeting cards. On this card I used the stamping off technique, which is just a matter of stamping two or three times between re-inking. This allows you to create depth in the scene. I sponged around the edges of the focal piece […]
Lovely As A Tree Stamps – Four-Part Series
“I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree” ~ from the poem Tree by Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918) Today I am beginning a four-part series on what I believe is the oldest current stamp set, and probably the most popular, Lovely as a Tree (w-115026/c-127793) A beautiful collection of nature […]
Beautiful Homemade Birthday Card
A while ago I held a contest, and the winner received some hand stamped cards from me. Well, today I received a beautiful homemade birthday card from HER! I was completely surprised and really quite thrilled. Who doesn’t love to receive mail like that? Marlene used the Inspired by Nature stamp set, which is on […]