Another Card Designed with More Big News
The Big News stamp set is so versatile, that I can never run out of card designs using it!
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Card Design
The Beauty of 3-Step Stamping
I have always loved 2-step stamping. But now I can enjoy the beauty of 3-step stamping, thanks to the Lotus Blossom stamp set in Sale-A-Bration. Beside being GORGEOUS, you can earn it for free during this sales promotion. Kind of like the best of two worlds!! I stamped the petals of this flower using two
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Birthday Celebration with Big News
Today I’m showing a big birthday celebration with Big News! Truly a special event!! (Be sure to click on any photo to see a larger view of it.) I started with Big News, one of the biggest, most fun set of sentiments in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. Every set of words is large and
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Best Day Ever Card to Make
What makes this project the Best Day Ever Card to Make? It’s a card designed with a FREE stamp set PLUS it’s so easy to do! Have a look at this fun card. (Remember that you can click on the photo to see a larger image.) How fun is this? Makes me think of ice
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My Favorite Products in the Occasions Catalog
The Occasions Catalog started yesterday. I’ve held my own copy of it for over a month. It’s full of exciting new products. So much appeals to me. But I try to pace my purchasing. So, let’s take a look at my top picks! 1. My favorite Stamp Set – Painted Petals I love, love, LOVE
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Celebrate with The New Two!
Today is special. It’s the first day of both the Occasions Catalog AND Sale-A-Bration. Double the pleasure and double the fun! See how to use products from these two catalogs to create 1-of-a-kind cards! I started with For the New Two stamp set in the new Occasions catalog. I love the beautiful flowing font and
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Warning! Last Day to Buy from the Holiday Catalog
It’s that time of year again…. the last day of the Holiday Catalog. Did you purchase everything that you need (okay, want) from the Holiday Catalog? Well, today is your last day to do that. That catalog ends tonight. Just to refresh your memory, here are my 5 favorite cards made from stamp sets in
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What’s Your New Year’s Resolution?
It’s the start of January! A brand new year! YAY!!! Out with the old and in with the new. Start with a blank slate. So, what’s your New Year’s Resolution? I design a lot (and I do mean, a lot) of cards. My New Year’s Resolution is to share more of them with you. (I
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What Do 700 Cards Look Like?
Many of you know that I design and make cards and invitations for all occasions. Christmas time is especially busy. My biggest order of the year was for a business – 700 hand stamped Christmas cards! (Yup, count ’em. 700.) The question I’ve been asked the most often is, “What do 700 cards look like
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Happy Hanukkah!!
Tonight is the start of the Festival of Lights – Hanukkah! While just a minor festival, it’s celebrated with lots of fun in many American homes. (Translate “fun” to mean “presents, games and lots of food”.) My children are grown and I don’t have grandchildren, so it’s become “minor” again for me. Nonetheless, it’s always
Simply Wish Big
No time to really write a post. But this card design says it all. Simply WISH BIG! Repeated circles – on the vellum paper and with my punches! I even used round Rhinestones! Simple design. Lots of layers. Yet easy to put together! Still very special. So, especially at this time of year, when we’re
Easy Elegant Christmas Card Design
Today I used the Ornamental Pine stamp set from the Holiday catalog to create my easy elegant Christmas card design. Take a look. When using Ornamental Pine, I typically stamp the branches and needles in a dark green like Always Artichoke and the cones in a dark brown like Early Espresso. This card is monochromatic.
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Sneak Peek of the 2015 Occasions Catalog
I updated my Facebook status the other night, saying that I was attending a new catalog launch for Stampin’ Up! demos. I also said that I won a free stamp set. Today is the first day that Stampin’ Up! policy allows me to share a project I made with that set. Are you ready for
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Add a Little Plaid… Designer Series Paper
I’m not a real plaid person. I like stripes. I like lots of stripes. But place them perpendicular to each other and I’m not so comfortable. Today, however, I worked outside the box. I decided to add a little plaid to my card design, using Designer Series Paper. It made me smile! I like banners.
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Easy Hanukkah Card without a Hanukkah Stamp
Today’s project shows how to make an easy Hanukkah card without a Hanukkah stamp. This idea was CASEd from a card by Yapha Mason. Take a look. I depicted a traditional Hanukkiah. It’s often called a menorah, but has room for 9 candles. According to tradition, 8 are of one height, while the 9th is
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