Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Remember me? Sorry about the lack of posts. It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve been able to post anything due to helping out family members who need my assistance. Here’s a card I recently made for my mom and dad who celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary earlier this month. The sentiment is from Best Birds, and the hearts and scroll from Sealed with …
Happy New Year! I can’t believe it’s been over a month since I posted. Somehow, time goes quickly, – especially during the holidays. Hope you had a great Christmas. The Holiday Catalog ended on January 3 and the Occasions Catalog started yesterday along with Sale-A-Bration! Today’s card features Tasty Trucks, one of the stamp sets from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. It’s a food truck which you …
Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you had a great day celebrating with friends and family. We had a nice time at my daughter’s home with 22 people. I did most of the cooking of main dishes and I must say, I am EXHAUSTED!! Thank goodness, I can stay home and relax while I put up my Christmas decorations – something I do every year the day after …
Don’t miss today’s hot deals – Enamel Shapes Bundle (my favorite), Ombre Ink Pads Bundle, Embellished Ornaments and Delicate Ornaments Bundle, Gift Bag & Gift Box Punch Boards (my other 2 favorites)! But hurry, because this deal is only good for today. Other products are available through November 28. Shop here. Today I’m sharing more Onstage swaps – here are a few Christmas ones that …
In a couple of days, you’ll be able to start your holiday shopping and get some more Stampin’ Up! products at a discount with the Online Extravaganza. One of the things you want to remember is that there is a 24 hour special on November 21 and another one on November 28 with different products. In addition, throughout the November 21 – 28, you’ll be …
Today’s cards are 2 Christmas swaps I received at Onstage Secaucus. The first card was made with the Wonder of Christmas. The second card made with Peaceful Pines was made by Judy Hyde. At last month’s class, we made this card using the Wonder of Christmas. Whether you decide to color the angel or not, it makes a nice Christmas card. Since I was going to use my …
Today’s birthday card was made using the Flower Shop stamp and the new Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I hadn’t used this set for a while and I thought it was time to ink it up. After stamping the flowers, I wanted to make them a bit whimsical so I added the dots image from the Birthday Blooms set. The choice of my colors came from …
Today’s card is the last of my 3 swaps I made for Stampin’ Up!’s Onstage Local in New Jersey. It features the Pretty Kitty stamp set. I like the vibrant colors on this card and the two embossing folders – Fluttering and Petal Burst. Isn’t this kitty cute? I’ve been on a diagonal card kick lately. I just think they’re fun. I’m not sure if …
Today’s swap card is a thank you card using Touches of Texture as the primary stamp set and One Big Meaning for the greeting. This is one of my favorite cards . . . I love the colors and having all the color focus in the middle with everything else white. Are you wondering how I got the scallops on each of the sides of …
On Saturday, I attended Onstage Local – a Stampin’ Up! event for demonstrators. Demonstrators all over the world gathered in different cities and countries and we had a good time. Among other things, we saw and played with new products, saw the new Occasions 2017 catalog and swapped cards with each other. A lot of the swapping happens while we’re waiting on line to go …
Today I want to share my review of the Tin of Tags Project Kit. This kit is a great tag kit to get for spreading holiday cheer or any other occasion. It comes in a cute printed red small tin that you can reuse for other purposes. The tags are easy to make since everything except the twine is already cut. There are red tassels, snowflake …
Starting today you can get a 25% off discount on select stamps and purchase a new product before the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog is available. Discounted Stamps Greetings From Santa Wood-Mount Stamp Set$20.25 Greetings From Santa Clear-Mount Stamp Set$14.25 Hang Your Stocking Photopolymer Stamp Set$15.75 Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set$26.25 Merry Mice Wood-Mount Stamp Set$17.25 Merry Mice Clear-Mount Stamp Set$12.75 Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set$15.75 …
Today I’m featuring a Painter’s Palette Birthday card with fall colors. Perfect for someone you know whose birthday is this time of year. Sponging embossing folders is one of my favorite things to do because it enhances the texture. You can create your own color scheme. Card Details I embossed the bottom of the white cardstock with Petal Burst embossing folder then sponged it with …
For today’s card I used the Awesomely Artistic and Endless Birthday Wishes stamp sets to create this birthday card. I used the emboss resist technique to make the flower cluster and dragon fly stand out. In case you’re not sure how to create an emboss resist card, let me explain how I created this card. Card Details Stamped image with VersaMark ink Poured white embossing …
Today’s Christmas card features Painter’s Palette and 4 other stamp sets. We made this card at my Christmas in July card class before the holiday catalog was live. Many times a little thinking out of the box allows you to take a stamp that wasn’t intended for Christmas and create a Christmas card like this one. Here are the details for this card: the swirls …
Merry Mice is such a cute set and I had fun creating this card with this trio of mice. As I’ve mentioned before I love making square cards. The only drawback to a square card is that you pay a little extra postage for it, unless you make a smaller square card than a 5″ x 5″. My card today is a 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ …
As the holidays approach, we need boxes for our gifts, so why not make a custom size box to fit your needs. Check out the video below and see how easy it is. And while you’re at it, learn how to make tassels to add to your box. Now you’re ready to make your own custom size box and tassels. Need supplies? Click here to …
The Merriest Wishes Shaker Card is a simple yet elegant card, don’t you think? Just in case you overlooked this stamp set along with the Merry Tags Framelits, you can find it on page 21 of the Holiday Catalog. The Merriest Wishes sentiment is stamped in Soft Sky and Cherry Cobbler ink, but that was totally unintentional although I like the the way it turned …
Happy World Card Making Day! Hope you’re finding time to stamp today. Today’s card features the Time of Year Host stamp. You can make quick and easy cards because the Thinking of You sentiment is the main focus. After stamping Thinking of You, stamp the occasion and die cut with the Bunch of Banners Framelits popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For my 1st card, I used …
Do you like receiving a special handmade card? How do you feel when you get one?. . . Yep, that’s how I feel. I love getting cards especially thinking of you, praying for you, encouragement, or simply hello – it makes me feel special. Of course I also love to get cards for special occasions. Tomorrow is World Card Making Day so why not make …