Happy Birthday To You Card Hello Paper Crafters!! I made this sweet Happy Birthday To You Card for Jean, a dear friend who I have known for 20+ years. Four of us went out to celebrate and tried a new restaurant, Haywire. We had a great time and the food was superb. We all met through an early childhood PTA back in 1997. I was actually the Crafts Chairperson. I…
Two Alternative Paper Pumpkin Projects February 2019 Hello Paper Crafters!! I couldn’t stop making alternative projects with this kit. When I saw the vellum pieces it reminded me of a project I made many, many, many years ago, a DIY vellum votive cover, at a Stampin’ Up! class. I thought this kit would be perfect as a reboot of this project. The kit has all the basics to make this…
Grown with Kindness Paper Pumpkin Kit Hello Paper Crafters!! Here I am with another Paper Pumpkin Alternative Project. Today I created a graduation card with the February 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit. I took my favorite parts of the kit and used them to create this amazingly simple graduation card. The phrase “You can do incredible things” is the perfect sentiment for a graduation card. My favorite photo-realistic image in the…
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…
Sale-a-bration 2019 Happy Valentine’s Day Paper Crafter Friends! Today I am going to show you 7 videos featuring products from the Sale-a-bration 2019 Catalog. Many of the items coordinate with products in the 2019 Occasions Catalog. That’s the main reason I love Stampin’ Up! It’s so easy to create projects because Stampin’ Up! does all the heavy lifting by creating products that coordinate with each other. Sneak Peak Here’s a…
Two Step Stamping with Picture Perfect Birthday Hello Paper Crafters!! Today I have two fun and super simple cards for you using the Picture Perfect Birthday photopolymer stamp set, one of our Two-Step Stamping sets. This is what I call a Super Perfect Stamp Set. That is because it has focal images, sentiments and background images. In the first card I used the confetti stamps to create a background. In…
Humming Along Stamp Set & Monochromatic Stamping on DSP Hi Paper Crafters!! Today we are using monochromatic stamping on DSP to create this pretty birthday card. A monochromatic color scheme is the use of one color and its shades, tones and tints. Since I need to work with the colors Stampin’ Up! gives me, the color palette is technically from the same color family. Using colors from the same…
Dandelion Wishes Meets Bokeh Dots for Super Simple Cards Super Simple Cards Hello Paper Crafters!! Today I have some super simple cards I made while watching the Super Bowl. I am not a big football fan but even I know that was a pretty boring game and so all the better for me to be stamping. That’s when I’m in my happy place. I chose Dandelion Wishes and Bokeh…
2019 January Paper Pumpkin Alternative Projects: Part 2 How to Make 48 Valentine’s Day Treat Bags from the Kit Hello Paper Crafters!! Did you know that you can make 48 Valentine’s Day Treat Bags from the 2019 January Paper Pumpkin Kit? The pillow boxes are super cute but what if you need more Valentine’s Day treats bags? I have designed four January 2019 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Projects from the…
