Mother’s Day Framed Art Hello Paper Crafters!! Today I have an enchanting Mother’s Day framed art piece made from a greeting card which I made with the Tea Together stamp set, Tea Time Framelits and Rectangle Stitched Framelits. This card has lots of layers which create depth and embellishments which add texture. All these elements give your card a lot of richness and this is how a simple greeting card…
Fable Friends Easter Cards with Needlepoint Nook DSP Hello Paper Crafters!! Don’t you think these Fable Friends Easter Cards are adorable? I wanted to give you an option for a girl and a boy card with the Needlepoint Nook DSP. I think some will look at this paper and think it will only work for a feminine card. One of the great things about Stampin’ Up!’s DSP is that one…
Feminine Birthday Card with Teapot Hello Paper Crafters!! This isn’t typically my type of stamp set, but it brought back my childhood memories of tea parties with my siblings and tea parties with my children. I also thought it was very elegant and perfect for feminine cards. For inspiration I went to Pinterest. As I was scrolling I came across a card designed by Heejung Hunsberger at www.hmadeboutique.com. I really…
Graceful Glass Birthday Card The Graceful Glass Suite Hello Paper Crafters!! I have a simply gorgeous card for you today. Keep reading to find out how you can create this Graceful Glass Birthday Card. I have always loved stained glass. The mosaic of colored glass that’s used to create pictures has always appealed to me. The colors are vibrant, the images beautiful and so impressive when they are…
# simplestamping by Stampin’ Up! What is # simplestamping? Hello Paper Crafters!! The idea of # simplestamping was introduced to demonstrators at the 30th Anniversary OnStage (our convention) as a way to make card making accessible to everyone. Demonstrators and customers who have been stamping a while (for me it has been almost 20 years), we get a kick out of using our Big Shot for die cutting and embossing,…
Great Joy Christmas Place Cards Great Joy Stamp Set Hello Paper Crafters!! One of my favorite things to make for my holiday table is place cards. I think they dress up the table and add a finishing touch. Using the Great Joy stamp set and Stampin’ Blends I created these simple place cards. It only took me an evening while watching a couple Hallmark Christmas movies. Love to watch Hallmark…
Country Lane Suite Hello Paper Crafters! I am super excited to share with you the Country Lane Suite in the Stampin’ Up! 2018 Holiday Catalog. This suite really caught my eye because of the beautiful color palette, the stamp set Country Home, with its mix of images and sentiments and the unique extras. My favorite has to be the Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (Say that 3 time…
Welcome to Your New Home Sweet Home!! Hello Paper Crafters!! I have two really sweet projects for you today. The first is another card designed around a family event. My brother Dale and his wife Sandy have just finished having a new house built for them in the hill country surrounding Austin, TX. This has been a dream of theirs for some time now. So being a card maker, what…
Coloring Designer Series Paper with Stampin’ Blends Hello! Have you ever colored Designer Series Paper? Coloring Designer Series Paper is a great option when you want to add color and give your card a more personal touch. The Springtime Foils Specialty DSP is gorgeous on its’ own but when colored with Stampin’ Blends it has a real WOW factor. Coloring for adults has become all the rage. “It relieves stress,…
Distinktive Stamps Have you heard of Stampin’ Up!’s new Distinktive stamps? The stamp lays down the ink at different opacities giving the finished image more depth. Just ink the surface lightly for a perfect photographic finish. The process for creating this type of rubber stamp is such a revolutionary process that Stampin’ Up! has a patent pending!! Inspiration Do you like fabric patterns? I love them!! Distinktive stamps lend…
