Category: Cards

  • Bloomin’ Love Valentine’s Day Card in Pinks

    Friday was my day for card classes, I had one in the morning and one in the evening… which was lots of fun, because each class had it’s own personality and style.  But the thing that is always interesting to me when I’m running my classes is to see which cards are the most popular…

  • Watercoloring Thinking of You Card with the Rose Garden Thinlit

    Have I mentioned yet how super pretty the Rose Garden thinlit is?  I swear there are so many different idea and techniques you can use with it to make super fun and pretty cards.  After I started playing with it recently, I just knew I had to try the idea of watercoloring behind the outline. …

  • January Customer Thank You Card with Sky’s The Limit

    I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for airplane stamps.  Doesn’t matter if they are vintage or jet liners… I LOVE travel stamps and especially flying stamps.  So, when I saw the Sky is the Limit stamp set in the Sale-a-Bration catalog, I knew I HAD to have it!  It was one of the first I picked.…

  • Fast and Fun Birthday Card with Birthday Blooms!

    Sometimes I need a card, but my brain is just struggling when I try to figure what exactly to make for that card.  Anyone else know that feeling?  Like, you have your supplies in front of you and you just stare at them, willing them to start arranging themselves into some awesome design… but sadly,…

  • Sky’s The Limit – Clean & Simple Card

    Sky’s The Limit – Clean & Simple Card

    I’m back!  *shaking the rust off*  I’ve been so heads down the last week or two trying to get caught up/wrapped up on 2015 business stuff that I may have fallen a little behind on blogging.  But I’m happy to report … no seriously, doing a total happy dance… that I am all caught up…

  • Beautiful Tie-Dyed Tree with Sheltering Tree and the Leaflet Thinlits

    Don’t you just love when you find two things in your craft room that don’t officially go together, but they just work together perfectly??  I was so blown away when I was given a card by fellow demonstrator Jen Martin that overlaid the Leaflet framelits with the Sheltering Tree trunk.  So I made my own…

  • Going Global Lost Without You Card

    One of the suites that was super popular during the November OnStage preview event was the Going Places Suite.  It has an interesting stamp set and some cool masculine papers and an AWESOME world map embossing folder.  Put them together and you can get something like this: I don’t know quite whether to call this…

  • More Party Wishes! A Pop of Punches Birthday Card

    Remember how yesterday I shared a card that used the little candles punch and stamp from Party Wishes?  Well, today I have another birthday card idea using the OTHER punches in that party punch pack… the cupcake and balloon! This was all started from an “element” we made as a make & take at the…

  • Bright & Cheery Birthday Card with the New Party Wishes Stamps & Confetti Embossing Folder

    Let’s think spring and bright and cheery as we head into January.  I know a lot of people are thinking about resolutions and thinking about making sure you are on top of birthday cards for the year – I know I am!  I want to do a lot better sending out birthday cards to my…

  • Top 10 Must Have Items from the 2016 Stampin’ Up Occasions Catalog!

    Top 10 Must Have Items from the 2016 Stampin’ Up Occasions Catalog!

    Woo hoo!  It is finally here – the Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-Bration time!  The new spring catalog with tons of fun new products and bundles is out and let me tell you, my wishlist is long…how about you? Today I thought I’d share a few of my favorite items from the new Occasions Catalog.  I’ll…

  • Two Washi Tape Techniques, One Thank You Card

    First off, LAST CALL on the Holiday Catalog retiring list and Year-End Clearance Sale.  Today is the LAST DAY for these items and great deals! Holiday Catalog Retiring List – see the list of what’s leaving Year-End Clearance Sale – shop the sale online In the meantime, I have one more project sharing a few…

  • Black & White with Gold Daddy’s Love Scrapbook Layout & a Card using Winter Wonderland designer paper

    I know, I normally post cards here on the blog, but I also love to scrapbook as well.  Not only is it a fun way to get some of my favorite photos off the camera or computer and somewhere where I’m more likely to see them, but it is also a great way to use…