Create more space in your craft area by converting your wood stamps. Read about the benefits of doing so and learn how.
Celebrating A Special Birthday with Tulip Fields
Create this simple card using the Tulip Fields stamp and coordinating Windmill Fields dies.
Special Moments Sympathy with Nature’s Harvest
Nature’s Harvest and the Hive 3D embossing folder was used to create this pretty card with a sentiment from Special Moments.
Take 2 – On The Horizon & 2022 Catalog Suites
In yesterday’s post, I featured a card I cased with some changes from the 2022 January – June Catalog using the On the Horizon set. After I published my post, I realized the card I posted yesterday was not the final version. The only difference between yesterday’s version and today’s is the birds I added. I just felt it needed something on top. Which version …
Happy Birthday Flowing Flowers & On the Horizon
Have you seen the 2022 January – June catalog yet? There are some great products in there. Today’s card features the On the Horizon bundle. With minor adjustments, I cased (copy and share everything) this card from the catalog because I liked the simplicity of it. What is the difference between this card and the one on page 42 of the catalog? Read on below. …
2022 January – June Catalog & Sale-A-Bration Awesome Otters
It’s time for a new catalog and Sale-A-Bration! If you are familiar with Stampin’ Up! you know that once January rolls around that means it’s Sale-A-Bration time. In case you’re new to Stampin’ Up!, Sale-A-Bration is a promotion where you can choose a free item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog for every $50 purchase (before tax & shipping) – no limit. Check out the new catalogs …
Relax With In the Moment & Welcoming Woods
Happy New Year! Hope you had a wonderful time celebrating the holidays with those you love. Today’s card combines the old with the new. Stampin’ Up’s July – December Catalog ends today (January 3) and the January – June 2022 Catalog begins tomorrow. Sale-A-Bration also starts tomorrow which means for every $50 you spend you get to choose free items from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. You …
Joyful Life – A Little Something For A Great Person
Today’s card features a Christmas card using the Joyful Life stamp with the hedgehog being the focal point. In another post I used the bear to make a friendship card. Like I mentioned in the previous post, this is such a fun set to play with. If you’re a cutesy stamps person, you’ll like this set. Do you ever have a specific sketch in mind …
Start With Savings! All Squared Away & Floral Squares
By now you’ve heard of the Seasonal Sale going on right now through Thursday the 18th, but have you heard of the Start With Savings Promotion? During the month of November, Stampin’ Up! is offering its Starter Kit for ONLY $75 with $125 worth of products and FREE SHIPPING! Now that’s a great deal that you don’t want to pass up! In addition to the …
Time For A Stampin’ Up! Seasonal Sale! Are You Ready?
If you get my posts in your email, you may be receiving 2 posts today. Why? Because for whatever strange reason, the post I published yesterday was not delivered. After some investigation, I discovered that my post was dated November 2020 as if I published it back then. That means you didn’t get it and it wasn’t showing up as the latest post. Sorry about …
One Sheet Wonder With Nothing’s Better Than
Are you one of those people who has tons of patterned paper stored away because you love it so much that you don’t want to cut it up? If you are, let’s try to remedy that. I’ve had these set of cards sitting in my draft folder for quite a while and hadn’t gotten around to posting them. I shared them with my customers last …
A Joyful Life with Friends Like You – Book Binding Card Fold
Hello Crafty Friends! Today’s card features the adorable Joyful Life stamp set from the 2021 July – December mini catalog. It’s a simple set with no dies and some cute images. The stamp set comes with 5 images – a hedgehog, bear, pig, and 2 other images along with 4 sentiments. Coloring the images do not take much time so you easily whip up a …
24 Hour Stamp Sale Today & Free As A Bird
Get your list ready because it’s time to shop for your favorite cling stamps! For 24 hours only today, October 20, you can get any of the cling mount stamps from the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog for 15% off. When you go to my online store, click on the tab Sales & Specials and you can see all the stamps on sale. Not sure what cling …
Tool Time – Refill Inks: Why Get them & How To Use Them
Back in July I wrote a post about coloring tools with an overview of 5 coloring tools – Stampin’ Blends, Stampin’ Write Markers, Ink Refills, Soft Pastels Color Chalk, and Watercolor Pencils. Although a little later than expected, today we’ll feature the Stampin’ Ink Refills. One of the tools we need when we stamp, is ink. Now imagine that you’re making a stack of cards …
Lighthearted Lines with Counting Sheep – SAB Ends Today
Today’s card features the Counting Sheep Sale-A-Bration set and the coordinating Sheep Dies. In yesterday’s post, I used Feels Like Home – another Sale-A-Bration stamp. We made this card at my last class. This set has 2 greetings, but since my class was a lighthearted humor card class, I decided not to use those greetings. The Counting Sheep stamp also has 3 sheep in different …
Your Friendship Feels Like Home & Sale-A-Bration Ending Soon
I haven’t posted in a while so before Sale-A-Bration ends on September 30, I thought I should share this card with you. I don’t want you to miss out on this stamp. The image is from the sweet Feels Like Home stamp set. If you love to color then you’ll like this set. Sale-A-Bration Before we get into the details of this card, let’s talk …
Pierced Blooms and What To Do With Unused Die Cuts
So many times when I sit down to create, I wind up with unused die cuts or punched pieces that I think I’m going to use but then my project takes a different turn. As a result, my piles of unused pieces have grown. I started out with a small basket that has now turned into several quart size bags. When I needed an element …
Picture This: Peekaboo Farm & Garden Birdhouses
The focus of today’s card is on the Picture This Dies. It’s a new die from the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. The die is a stand alone die that does not have a coordinating stamp but can be used with different stamps. The Picture This dies comes with two dies that cuts windows on the card front. One cuts the stitched window circles as on my …
Tool Time – Coloring Tools For Your Projects
Besides ink pads, coloring tools are needed for most of our cardmaking projects. There are many options to choose from, but perhaps you are wondering which one is best for your projects. Have you asked yourself these questions: What is the difference? Which one should I use? What paper should I use? What ink, (if applicable) should I use? Let’s talk about coloring. There’s much …
Plentiful Plants & Perfect Plants Dies – Birthday
Happy Tuesday! Flowers are lovely, and so are plants. The Plentiful Plants stamp has a variety of plants to appease the plant lover. For those who find it challenging to make masculine cards, this set can meet that challenge. Although my card was not intended to be a masculine card, it can easily be changed since I used neutral colors. Simply remove the embellishments, change …