Make St. Patrick’s Day Greeting Cards With The Two Step Owl Punch

Continuing with what I believe to be the most versatile of all the Stampin’ Up! punches, how about using the Two Step Owl Punch to make St. Patrick’s Day greeting cards?  Dress him up in green for good luck and send him on his way! This card is for my son (who saves all of […]

What is the Most Versatile Punch?

I recently had someone ask me:  What is the most versatile punch in the catalog?  While I assured her that all of our punches can be very versatile when coming up with your own Stampin’ Up! card ideas, I wasn’t satisfied with that answer.  So, it got me thinking:  What IS the most versatile punch we […]

Lots of Stampin’ Up! Card Ideas

My newsletter is coming out tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. PST, and you won’t want to miss it!  Of course, my newsletters always have great tips, free tutorials, and lots of Stampin’ Up! card ideas, but tomorrow I have a special card making tutorial that I think you’re gonna love! My newsletter is only available to […]

DIY Birthday Cards and More

DIY birthday cards are simple with these two beautiful rubber stamp sets. Backyard Basics (w-129255/c-129258) is a wonderful collection of nature stamps suitable for any occasion or project… they make me eager for spring!  (Did you notice the butterfly?)  I can already envision a few lovely homemade Easter cards using this set. With That’s the […]

More Stampin’ Up! Card Ideas

I have more Stampin’ Up! card ideas than I have time for these days it seems, which is better than hitting an artistic wall, right?  🙂  I haven’t decided who will be receiving this card yet.  My dad enjoys reading Louis L’Amour, but so does my sister… so who knows? I really like the mix […]

No Horsin’ Around Congratulation Card

Today’s congratulation card features the horse rubber stamp from Horse Frontier (w-132019/c-126347).  The greeting came from Banner Greetings (w-129711-c.129714), a versatile set of greetings for creating cards all the way from handmade baby cards to birthday cards for men.   And I think this pattern of designer paper from Soho Subway (130140) coordinates perfectly with the […]

Single Stampin’ Up! Stamps

Have you ever found the perfect stamp, but didn’t want to buy the whole set?  Well, you can still buy single Stampin’ Up! stamps until the end of July, so be sure and pick up your favorites! Details This offer is available for clear-mount stamps only. You can find the stamp item numbers on the […]

New Stampin’ Up! Gallery

I am furiously working behind the scenes on a VERY COOL project, but you’ll have to wait until later to hear about that.  In the meantime, I have created a new Stampin’ Up! Gallery, where I’ll be putting all the photos of the Stampin’ Up! card ideas and other rubber stamping projects from my blog. […]

Create Your Own Background

Using a few Stampin’ Write Markers you can create your own background in a jiff! For this handmade thank you card I just pulled three markers from the same collection — in this case the Brights Stampin’ Write Markers Collection (119702) — to be sure they coordinated well with each other.  That’s the beauty of […]

Send in Your Stampin’ Up! Card Ideas!

Send in your Stampin’ Up! card ideas! Make a Mothers Day card and submit it to my card making challenge.  All entries must be submitted by Monday, April 1st.  Voting will begin on Monday, April 15th, and run through May 1st.  The winner will receive a $20 Stampin’ Up! credit to use on an order […]