Later today Stampin’ Up! releases the retiring list, so today is the perfect day to share some cards I made over the weekend featuring the 2018-2020 Retiring In-Colors. Each year there are five colors retired and five new colors introduced, I can’t wait to see them! Retiring 2018-2020 In-Colors: Pineapple Punch Grapefruit Grove Lovely Lipstick Call Me Clover… Read More: Retiring 2018-2020 In-Colors »
Today’s card is for all the Essential Workers out there, we truly appreciate all you are doing for everyone! Here is how I put the card together: Sailing Home Bundle Sailing Home Cling Mount Stamp Set Smooth Sailing Dies Gray Granite card stock base – 4¼” x 11″, scored at 5½” Watercolor Paper – 3½” x 4¾” Whisper… Read More: Smooth Sailing Watercolor Thanks »
First let me start by telling you that the Retiring List will be available the afternoon of April 22nd, as soon as possible I will post a downloadable version! Two items have already sold out and are no longer available, the Basket Weave 3D Embossing Folder and Brights 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. Today I thought I… Read More: Cute Note card and Pizza box gift set »
Just Breathe – how perfect is this sentiment right now, sometime to just need to take a step back from the news, relax and “just breathe”. Today I created a bright and cheerful card that reminds me of spring with blossoms on the trees using the Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set and Seasonal Layers Dies – who thinks… Read More: Just Breathe. »
This past weekend we had warmer temperatures and I just could not stop thinking about my cruise last year and how much I enjoyed the tropical aspect of the trip so I decided to make a few more cards featuring the Tropical Oasis Suite. Here’s how I inked and stamped the palm trees and pineapple – I used… Read More: Tropical Dreaming . . . »
Easter Blessings. This year will be a different Easter holiday, not celebrating in church or with extended family and friends, please enjoy today’s card to let you know I’m thinking of all my crafty friends today. Thank you for stopping my, have a great day, Craft On!
Today I thought I would share special fun fold card – a “braided” or “lattice weave”. I’m featuring the Timeless Tropical Bundle, currently the dies are on backorder and should be available around April 20th, along with the Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper (12″ x 12″). Here is how I put the card together: Soft Suede card stock… Read More: Braided Tropical Oasis »
Today I thought I would share with you a card layout to use up the designer series paper, it’s a simple layout and you can use any die cut or even punches for the sentiments – dress it up with bows, sequins, rhinestones or pearls – any embellishment will work! The layout for all the cards in todays… Read More: Cut up the Designer Series Paper! »
As I looked through my stamp sets wondering what to stamp I came across this greeting in the High Tide Photopolymer stamp set and thought it was perfect as we stay at home and practice social distancing during this trying time. Let hope be your Lighthouse, beckoning you through Stormy Seas We all miss seeing, hugging and spending… Read More: Hope be your Lighthouse »
Here are three more samples using the new Ornate Gard Suite, this is an amazing suite, with two bundles, specialty designer series paper, 3D embossing folder, ribbon combo and gilded gems. There is a downloadable brochure at the end of this post. Here’s the video for your viewing pleasure! Ornate Thanks Bundle Ornate Thanks Stamp Set Ornate Border… Read More: More Ornate Garden Suite Samples »
Looking for a fun and easy project? This past weekend I was looking through the products I had and came across my Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack and some of the Assorted Memories & More Card bases with matching envelopes and decided to challenge myself into making a project with them and so, a Folder… Read More: Come Sail Away Memories & More Project »
Today the Ornate Garden Suite, one of the new suites from the up coming 2020-2021 Annual Catalog is available! This is an amazing suite, with two bundles, specialty designer series paper, 3D embossing folder, ribbon combo and gilded gems. There is a downloadable brochure at the end of this post. Ornate Thanks Bundle Ornate Thanks Stamp Set Ornate… Read More: Ornate Garden Suite Available today! »
Since we are now sheltering at home and practicing social distancing, I thought I would share a few cards with you featuring Sale-a-Bration stamp sets and perfect to send to the people you are missing right now! We are getting close to the end of Sale-a-Bration, March 31, 2020, so if there are any items you want to… Read More: Social Distancing & Sale-a-Bration »
Not only does today’s card feature Purple – Purple – Purple, but it includes a sneak peek of an image from a bundle available April 1st, from the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. Starting April 1st, the Ornate Garden Suite will be available for purchase – it’s a wondering suite filled with awesome designer series paper, including sheets that… Read More: Purple – Purple – Purple »
Did you notice the sparkle and shine on my lady bugs? Wonder . . . how did she to that? Well, I’m here to tell you – Fine Tip Glue Pen ! First I stamped the Lady Bugs with Memento Black ink, I colored them with Stampin’ Blends (Real Red) and die cut them with the matching… Read More: Know how to make shiny ladybugs? »
Here at Stampin’ Up we have an all inclusive craft kit called Paper Pumpkin, a bright orange box delivered direct to your door! Each kit comes with everything needed to complete the project, about the only supplies you need are a clear block and scissors. These kits are great to take on the go or to spend time… Read More: Stampin’ Up!’s Monthly Craft Kit »
It’s a big day for me today, Monday, March 23rd – I created my very first YouTube video – there is a link to it below. I’ll be the first to admit it’s not perfect and I still have a lot to learn, but it’s a start, yeah ! Normally around this time of the month I take… Read More: Bonanza Buddies and YouTube »
You are never to old to color and today’s project shows you just that! Today’s project feature similar card designs, colored with different tools and frames you might remember from the 2019 Holiday Catalog – Ornate Frames, a carryover item. The paper colored is the newly added “Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper” a Sale-a-bration item you can… Read More: How about some coloring? »
Do you have the Bonanza Buddies Bundle – the Bonanza Buddies Photopolymer Stamp Set and Bonanza Dies? Looking for a fun tag to add to a gift? Why not a shaker tag! It’s simple, die cut 2 tags from the Bonanza Dies die cut or punch out a window in one tag and add a piece of window… Read More: Bonanza Tag Die = great tags for your gifts »
Yesterday my Sunday Stampers used the Country Club Suite for one of the projects, today I thought I would share two additional card items using this product suite. First is a Z-Fold Card with the Night of Navy card stock base. The base is what I call a ‘standard Z fold base”, card stock 4.25″ x 11″, scored… Read More: Additional cards using the Country Club Suite »
Today my Sunday Stampers will be meeting and I’m sharing the project with you today, including project sheet below you can download. Featured products: Best Dressed Suite Country Club Suite The first project is a card using Best Dressed where stampers can use either VersaMark or matching ink on the card base, Best Dressed Designer Series Paper, Vellum… Read More: March 2020 Sunday Stamper Projects »
Get the adorable Little Ladybug Host Stamp Set FREE when you either host a qualifying party or place a personal order totaling $300 or more during the Sale-A-Bration promotion (now through March 31, 2020). These cute little ladybugs are eager to help you spread some love with fun handmade cards for birthdays, thank you, thinking of you, encouragement… Read More: Little Ladybug Host set & coordinating dies »
Today I thought I would share a few cards I made using the SAB Rise & Shine Photopolymer Stamp set which coordinates with the Cup of Cheer Framelits, a carryover item from the 2019 Holiday Catalog. These cards might look familiar as they are CASED from the Sale-a-Bration brochure. Rise and shine and start stamping! Use the Rise… Read More: Rise & Shine with Reversibles ! ! ! »
Today I thought I would share some Simple & Elegant cards using the So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper. The So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper includes three different colors of vellum with a fun embossed design. This paper is free with a qualifying purchase through March 31, 2020, while supplies last. There are 6 sheets… Read More: Simple & Elegant Cards with So Very Vellum »
Two items that go good together → Sale-a-Bration and the 2018-2020 In-Colors. Lovely Lipstick Grapefruit Grove Pineapple Punch Call Me Clove Blueberry Bushel When the new annual catalog comes out in June 2020, the current 2018-2020 In-Colors retire and five new colors take their place. So why not order your favorite colors now and if your order… Read More: SAB & Soon to be retiring In-Colors »
Today, March 3rd is the day additional Sale-a-bration items are being added. The papers are beautiful and coloring the foils are so much fun! Below are photo’s of the new items and at the end of the post is a downloadable brochure. Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper, #152312 – 12 sheets, 12″ x 12″, 3 each of… Read More: Sale-a-Bration Product 2nd Release »
Cheers to seven years! This March, Paper Pumpkin has reached another exciting milestone: the seventh year of delivering fun, easy, creative projects to all its customers. To thank everyone, they are including an additional FREE stamp set with every March kit. This means that every subscriber will receive two stamp sets! The March 2020 kit will arrive… Read More: February/March 2020 Paper Pumpkin »
It’s Fun Fold Friday with a Double Z Fold, featuring the Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set. The card has 2 Z-Fold card bases put together to create the card and 2 same size rectangles for the inside and outside for stamping. Here are the specific for the cards: Z-Fold Card base is 4.25″ x 11″, scored at 2.75″ and… Read More: Double Z-Fold Waterfront Card »
Today I have a quick and simple card for you featuring the Daisy Lane Bundle, which includes the Daisy Lane Cling Mount Stamp Set and Medium Daisy Punch. The punch coordinates nicely with the Daisy Punch and I’ve used both in the card below. My card is featuring the color Gorgeous Grape, which is part of the Brights… Read More: Quick Simple card »
Hope you had a nice weekend and are ready for the final week of February. I enjoyed my weekend, Friday night spent time with friends I haven’t in a few years, Saturday was manicure and pedicure day – I did the fancy pedicure which is like a facial for your legs and Sunday was a Costco run to… Read More: Ever try the Rubberband Technique? »