Be your own kind of beautiful. It’s easy with the Flowering Desert stamp set from the Occasions catalog. It is among the products that will retire on June 3. I’m a northerner. I have no idea how to color a cactus. But in my mind, I see browns and greens. So, that’s what I stamped. […]
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Use this design for an easy card. Any time of year. Don’t you need a stash of these cards that you can easily make for a variety of occasions? It is so simple to put together. I’ve used this general layout before. But because I vary the number of layers, and the occasion, you probably
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Thanks a Latte to Coffee Cafe, a fun set from the current Stampin’ Up! catalog that’s going to retire. The stamps are fun on their own, but pair them with the Coffee Cups Framelits, and you have TRIPLE the fun! I’ve created lots of other projects with Coffee Cafe. This was one of my first
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Starting today, you can make cards with the Everything is Rosy medley of products. What is a Medley of Products? A Medley of Products is a new offering from Stampin’ Up! It’s a large set of coordinating products, much larger than a suite. That means, it allows even more creativity. In fact, it practically guarantees
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Going to Miss Lovely As A Tree. Even though I wondered every year if this stamp set was going to retire – it was introduced in 2001 – I was still surprised to learn that it’s going to retire with the current catalog. I’m going to miss it. I haven’t posted many cards made with
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If you’re looking for a bargain, check out the Clearance Rack. It’s been updated with new products! Lovely Words Thinlits Dies One of the products added to the Clearance Rack is the set of Lovely Words Thinlits Dies. I used these a couple of time on my blog. You can see the cards I made
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I wish your glass is always half full. In every aspect of your life. While I don’t drink very much and I certainly wouldn’t encourage it a lot, the Half Full stamp set has several beautiful sentiments. They’re all described in terms of wine. I choose to look at the deeper meaning! Some Card Designs
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Who can’t use a Beautiful Hand Stamped Birthday Card in their stash of handmade cards? I know that I always need one. In fact, I just mailed one today. However, when I went to pull one out, I found that I didn’t have any birthday cards left in my stash of cards. So, when I
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Create the Best Card in Under 10 Minutes Today, I’m going to show you how to create the best card in under 10 minutes. What makes it the “best card”? This card is: Easy – so it reduces your stress level. Fast – I mean, how can it be faster than 10 minutes?!?! Beautiful –
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I love the look of an elegant card. However, I really love an elegant design that’s easy to make! I think the pearls add the elegant touch to the design. Don’t you? And all the soft colors… It’s so special. I stamped the lattice and flowers – they’re one stamp – in Sahara Sand ink.
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A fun card with frogs? Who would ever expect me to make a fun card with frogs? I’m a little terrified of “wild life” – we have a pond in our back yard. I used to cringe when the kids were little and they’d play with the tadpoles in the spring! But these little frogs
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It’s perfectly acceptable to send Hot Air Balloons for Valentine’s Day instead of hearts and flowers! Take a look! I admit that lately “life has been in the way” of my stamping business and performance. Because of that, this year I didn’t buy any specific Valentine stamp sets or tools from the Occasions catalog. While
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Today’s post shows how I take a card design and step it up – just for you! Specifically, I added layers, lots of them. It’s simply one of my favorite ways to enhance a card design. The Simpler Version Many of us are into simple card design. Using only 1 or 2 layers makes for
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Have you seen the Snowflake Showcase? These are a set of products that were available for sale only during November. Guess what? Tomorrow is the last day of November and the last day that you can buy these products. While we talk about these products as being snowflakes, they are much more. The images also
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Sometimes I struggle with finding the right words to describe a card, but today it was super easy… This is a truly exquisite detailed deer! The 4-1-1 The focal point is surrounded with white space – This allows the deer to stand out. The background stamping on the card front is intentionally muted – This
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