Tag: jennifer blomquist

  • Sponged Vellum Flowers Make Great Cards!

    I finally got some time this weekend to play for a while in my craft room and it felt great!  I was finishing up samples and projects for today’s Creating with Vellum class and once again ended up with way more samples and ideas than I had time to create to share, let alone everyone…

  • A Starry Christmas Wreath for a Card

    Yesterday I shared a post highlighting the 4 holiday different cards I made using this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit, which made some cute Christmas cards.  Well, I ended up with extra star garlands and I had seen a very simple card by Lyssa Zwolanek that used the star garland as a wreath and I thought…

  • Save up to 50% off with the big Holiday Sale!

    Stampin’ Up’s big “Black Friday” sale is on now and there are a bunch of great products and exclusive bundles just for the sale discounted from 20% to 50% off!  The sale runs from Nov 20th – Dec 2nd. Check out all the great deals either as a PDF or with pictures in the Online…

  • Adding Some Holiday Cheer Thanks to Paper Pumpkin

    So, you’ve probably heard me mention My Paper Pumpkin before.  It is a monthly kit subscription from Stampin’ Up that contains everything you need (except standard glue and scissors) to complete a surprise project – typically in about 30 minutes. Often it is a set of 4 cards, but they mix it up with mini-scrapbooks,…

  • Big Holiday Sale with Can’t-Miss Doorbusters Starts Now!

    **Quick Note – LAST CALL for RSVPs for the Festive Flurries Snowflake Décor Class! It will be a super fun afternoon on the 30th.  So, check it out and let me know if you can make it! ** I told you last week that Stampin’ Up! was going to be kicking off their holiday sale…

  • Weekly Deals to Help You Get Ready for Gifting!

    When I saw the specials that Stampin’ Up! released today, all I could think about was cute gifts and packaging!  What can you make with these? I mean, imagine how fast and cute this decorated gift box would be: Stamp some cute snowflake or other image on the Gift Box Create a cute belly band…

  • Another Great Idea for Gifts with Clearmount Stamp Cases

    In my last post, I shared an idea for using the half-height woodmount stamp cases to make Embellished Gift Sets.  So, I thought I would share another idea for you using stamp cases (I swear, I’ve been having too much fun with empty stamp cases lately!). Gift Idea #3 – Coordinated Journaling Sets This is…

  • Creative Gift idea from Stampin’ Up Wood Mount Boxes

    Today I had the privilege of serving as guest blogger over on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration blog.  As I tried to figure out what to share, I realized that I had been planning on sharing some of the projects mom and I made for our recent craft fair and that would be a perfect thing…

  • A Sweet Ice Cream Cone Punch Art Birthday Card

    We are about to enter “birthday season” here at my house with the first few starting up at the end of the month and then me and my two kids all have December birthdays… so it is about to get crazy here!  But one thing I always have to have for birthday is cake and…

  • Cute Card Idea for Using Up Paper Scraps

    I don’t know about you but last week was crazy busy for me!  I had 2 classes, a craft fair, Halloween events, and the usual everyday life stuff (if you are curious to see some of what I’ve been working on, I’ve been posting pictures up on my Facebook page here).  It was one of…

  • Hand Carved Travel Stamp Set with Undefined

    Ok, so I don’t have a completed card for you today but I had to share something else crafty I did this week- I carved my own personal stamp set!!! I am so stinkin’ excited about how it turned out, especially since, other than the one stamp I carved at convention, this was pretty much…

  • Final Thank You Thursday 1-Day Sale!

    Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you’ve been having a great October and if you celebrate Halloween are all ready for it!  Today is the LAST THANK YOU THURSDAY and so check out the fun ribbon deals below! I also thought I’d share what kept me busy last night…. we finally got around to carving the…