Boy, it’s been a long time since I posted here. All kinds of issues got in the way… technical, personal, mojo. But I’ve been working on fixing up ALL my social sites. Changes are coming very soon. The first is with my newsletter. I’m reviewing how that’s working and making some changes. However, there are […]
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I love to hand stamp cards. I want my cards to be memorable. I want my cards to look like I’ve put everything into them, but I simply don’t have the time to do that. Hmmm. Does any of this sound like you? It’s definitely me lol! Today’s card shows a tip to achieve that
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I love to use layers of paper in my card designs. I like to use embellishments. However, I’m not comfortable with the “over the top” designs using lots of each. Let me be clear. There’s nothing wrong with over the top cards. But I’m not good at them. I find that my designs look messy.
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I absolutely love to buy one product and find many uses for it! One of the benefits of using Stampin’ Up! products is that they’re coordinated. One type of coordination is about color – each of the 4 main color collections include cardstock and ink in 10 core colors. Those colors are also used on
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Happy National Chocolate Day! Now this is something worth celebrating! And it definitely deserves a hand stamped card! Say it with a card What makes this card so well suited to National Chocolate Day? Here are a few reasons: It includes hand stamped images of yummy chocolate – kind of obvious, isn’t it? It’s fast
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Working with Paper Layers on your Card This is one of my favorite design elements. They add so much, that I probably spend most of my planning time to choose my paper layers. When I was a new card maker, my typical card had these layers: Card base 1 or 2 rectangular mats Top layer,
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I’m always looking for new ways to send a fun card that says Hello. I think today I nailed it! How I designed this card Today’s creative journey started with the Designer Series Paper. This sheet is one from the Playing with Patterns 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (DSP). I LOVE this paper. In
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Easy to Make Birthday Card I often say that patterned paper is a great “tool” for making a card. I love to stamp – it’s the most fun part of making a card! But Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Papers save some stamping time. They also provide all or part of a color palette for your
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Now that the holidays are over, it’s time again to focus on other special events. That’s why I’m saying Happy Birthday with Snowflake Wishes! We say goodbye to the Snowflake Wishes stamp set and the corresponding So Many Snowflakes dies on January 4. (That’s the last day to shop from the August-December mini catalog. Fortunately,
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Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper is all so beautiful. I really hate to cut it up. But today, I’m doing just that… Cutting up Designer Series Paper! Besides being a great design approach, 15 different packs of Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper are on sale this month. Details follow at the bottom of this post.
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I really like the fall. And the spring. There is something so COMFORTABLE about the time between hot summer and cold winter. And I’m not really a fan of the warm fall colors (like orange and brown), but I do like to work with them! Especially when I mix them with other colors. Since I
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Handmade 3D Birthday Card While a birthday is always pleasing to look at, a handmade 3D birthday card is even prettier. Especially this one! I’m not one for over-the-top card designs. I really like each element to claim its space. Multiple patterns on a card can fight with each other for your eye’s attention. It’s
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How to Step Up a Simple Design We’ve all been there. We start with a simple card design. But then we feel it’s missing something… It’s just too simple… It’s boring. Okay, that last one is me. Let’s examine a recent creative journey. I needed an absolutely simple, easy card for someone who had never
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A CASEd design. We see the term CASE all over the place in the stamping community. What does it mean? Is it useful to CASE? What is a CASEd Design? This acronym has a few different names. The most common name is Copy And Share Everything. While a powerful process, never use it without responsibility.
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How to make cascading images with your stamps Today’s card has cascading squares, each with a stamped leaf on it. I’ve made this kind of design element often. Today I’ll explain how I do it. The Cascaded Images I start by choosing the images. On this card, each image is a different leaf. (By the
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