Ideas for Christmas Cards
If you’re looking for some quick & easy ideas for Christmas cards, here’s one that will even help use up your designer paper scraps. Using a few coordinating designer papers, make some banners to drape down the card front. Add a bit of ribbon and a greeting, and you’re set! This card features some of […]
Spooky Homemade Halloween Cards
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the items included in the upcoming Holiday catalog to make fun homemade Halloween cards. But you’d better be careful, they’re spooky! I thought the gate fold card would be cute for this stamp from Toxic Treats. When I saw it I actually thought of a wrought iron gate, […]
Summer Afternoon Hand Made Card Ideas
What could be better than a warm, sunny afternoon? This cute Hostess stamp set reminds me of days gone by when life wasn’t so hectic. Supplies: Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Summer Afternoon Hostess Set (w-126425/c-126427) Paper: Whisper White cut to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 to form card base, Gumball Green cut to 5-1/4 x 4, Watercolor Paper […]
With Sympathy Condolence Card
When I sit down to stamp I don’t usually think about making a condolence card, which is why I never have one on hand when I need one. Thankfully I don’t need one often, but it would be nice to have some made up ahead of time because being creative isn’t really at the top […]
National Ice Cream Day Card Making Project
I am grateful for ice cream. 🙂 Mmmm. Today’s card making project is celebrating National Ice Cream Day! When I was growing up ice cream was my favorite treat, and it’s still one of my favorites. Back then we had basically three flavors: vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate. Or you could get Neopolitan, which had all […]
Thinking of You Card
I am grateful for my son. I made this thinking of you card to send to my son. I am grateful for all the joy he has brought to my life. I am grateful that he’s a strong, healthy, intelligent, and caring person. My son lives three hours away so I don’t get to see […]
Blog Candy
The word for this week is “gratitude.” Today (and most days) I have decided to focus on what I am grateful about in my life: my beautiful strong son, good health, prosperity, the happiness of my family and friends, and you, my customers and readers. This week I will be featuring cards with this in […]
And the Winner is…
… Deborah Van Parys!!! Congratulations! She waited until the last day to submit her entry, but it just goes to show that it’s never too late to participate. Here is her submission: “Morning Cup is the one for me! I’m almost never without a cuppa something (coffee or tea) in the mornings.” Deborah, please CONTACT […]
Handmade Thank You Card: Butterfly Cards
This quick & easy handmade thank you card features the Papillon Potpourri stamp set. The design on the butterfly wings reminded me of one of the designs in the International Bazaar designer paper, so I paired them up. I think they work well together (click on the image for a closer view). I stamped the […]
Dare to Dream Nature Stamps
I haven’t used my brayer in quite a while, so I’m glad I finally decided to use it with some nature stamps on this card. There are so many cardmaking techniques you can do with it! This card uses just basic brayering, layering the blue Stampin’ Up! ink for the sky, and masking the mountains […]