Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Hi Friends! Another quick project – this time let’s do some packaging. Have you seen the bags and boxes in the catalog? They make for some great gift packaging. I used the Chevron bags to wrap up the cards I posted yesterday as a gift for a recent workshop hostess. I used two new stamps – Kinda Eclectic for the butterflies and the hostess stamp, Let …
Hello Stampers! Here are some news hot off the presses: new stamp sets, this week’s deals & clearance rack! Dear Heart – a new Photopolymer Set – the boy version of our very popular (and sold out) Cutie Pie set. So cute! Christmas . . . Want to start your Christmas projects early? Here’s your chance with 2 new Christmas stamp sets now available. Christmas …
Here are some quick, simple & easy yet elegant set of cards using the stamp sets Work of Art, Bloom With Hope and Gifts of Kindness. Two of the greetings – Thinking of You & Thank You came from the Gifts of Kindness set. Happy Birthday & With Sympathy came from Bloom with Hope. I went white on white card stock and let my ink …
Here’s a card using the For Your County stamp set to thank all the men and women who have fought and are fighting to keep our country safe! I used the star from the new Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and the Itty Bitty Banners stamp and coordinating framelits for the thank you. I cut strips of Real Red card stock and laid it over the white …
During July only, buy 3 packs of Designer Series Paper (DSP) and get one FREE! Now is your time to stock up. Here are some details you need to know: There is no limit – so for each three packs you purchase, you receive one free pack When you place your DSP order, enter the three you are purchasing and enter the free DSP separately …
This file folder card was created with the new Tap, Tap, Tap stamp set and I used the Envelope Punch Board to make the tabs. This is a great card to give any office administrative person, teacher, or even someone who remembers what a typewriter is! Here are the Stamping Supplies for this project . . . click here to shop at my online store. …
The minute I saw the Bloom With Hope hostess stamp, I fell in love with it and knew I had to get it! This was the stamp that I preordered before the catalog went live – a perk that as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator I get (and you can, too – find out here!) I love the 5 sentiments that go with it and the …
Have you seen the What’s Your Type? stamp set in the new catalog? It’s a set where you can go all out in your creativity. Watch the video below and see the possibilities. Shop at my online store 24/7 by clicking here. Till next time . . . .
Here’s a cool technique you may not have heard of before – the Velveteen Technique. Stamp your base image with White Craft ink, then using medium and neutral color inks, stamp your image and as you do, you will see the white ink come through for a nice effect. In this card, I used the Flowering Flourishes stamp as my base, so if you look …
May and June is graduation time. I made this card with the Flower Shop Stamp set for my male cousin who graduated from the New York Botanical Gardens study program where he studied flower arranging among many other things. He has become quite the florist and we have been enjoying the benefits from it! We’re very proud of him. I needed a card that wasn’t …
Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there! For my husband’s card, I used several stamps that are retired such as the Seaside Sketches (for the image), Best Dad Ever (for the sentiment) and the Textured Wheel for the background. I’m sorry I know these stamps are a bit of a tease since they are retired and not available but I still wanted to share …
Since Father’s Day is approaching, I thought I would share a quick and easy card. I used the shells from the By the Tide stamp set as my focal point popped with Dimensionals on the Lost Lagoon card stock. This color is becoming one of my favorites from the new In Colors. I’ll be posting the card I’m giving my husband on Sunday so make sure …
The Calling All Heroes stamp set is the latest photopolymer set in this line of stamps. Think Batman, Catwoman, Gotham City . . . getting excited? Perfect set for those who love comic heroes. You can add your own words to your creations with the accompanying alphabet . . . pow!, Bam! Wow! Here are this week’s deals. Shop at my online store for these or …
The new Work of Art stamp set is one set you can let your creative side go wild. You can use it in so many different ways to bring out the Picasso in you! This is a quick and easy 3 x 3 card that I made using the 2014-2016 In Colors again. I added some sequins and a strand from the burlap ribbon. Did you …
Here are a couple of fun products in this week’s deals. Get any of these products or shop from the new Annual Catalog at my online store 24/7. Till next time . . .
The Traveler stamp set is a great masculine set and is a perfect set to use for scrapbooking vacation pages. When I saw this set I immediately thought of making a Father’s Day card for my dad who used to operate a train. I stamped the trees from Lovely as a Tree stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink onto Very Vanilla card stock and then …
The 2014 – 2015 annual catalog is officially here! So exciting! Today’s card showcases the 5 new In Colors – Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon and Tangelo Twist–rich colors. I used Bloom With Hope, one of the hostess sets in the new catalog. I love the sentiments in this set so I know I’ll be using this set quite a bit. The …
TODAY is the last day to order from the Occasions Catalog. If you haven’t yet ordered your favorites, you have until 11:50 tonight (Mountain Time). Some of my favorite stamps are going to be leaving us tomorrow like Peaceful Petals and Happy Watercolor that was used to create this card. Click here, here, and here to see more cards with these sets. For this card …
Do you love DIY and crafting projects and wish you could get discounts on Stampin’ Up! products? I have good news – you can! Now through June 30, 2014 you can join my team and choose between two starter kits. You can choose the $99 starter kit valued at over $175 or get the $50 Starter kit (available through June 30) valued over $100. So …
Captain America, XMen, Spiderman, Thor and all those kind of hero movies are some of my son’s favorites to watch (me, too!) so I decided to make him a Captain America card for his birthday. It’s a very simple card to make especially when using the Circle Collection Framelits. I used the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th circle (from largest to smallest). The star is …