Symmetrical and non-symmetrical card design. Do you have a preference? In symmetrical design, each element is equally distant from the top & bottom borders, as well as from the left and right borders. Edges are parallel. In non-symmetrical designs, each element is not equally distant from borders, nor are they parallel. Which do I prefer? […]
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Card design is not a linear process. Although it is achieved through a series of steps, it’s not a series where I add one element at a time until I have a finished card. Let’s look at today’s card. How did this design come about? It’s pretty wild, actually. I started with one green tree,
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It’s the last hours in the BIG Stamp Sale by Stampin’ Up! Until 11:59 PM Mountain Time tonight, you can buy any stamp set from the Annual Catalog, except for Host Rewards, for 15 percent off. How fun is that? I used 2 stamp sets that are on sale in this card. The sentiment
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A Fun Purple Ladybug! That’s what today’s card is designed to showcase. Ladybugs really don’t need to be black and red, you know. 🙂 It’s fun to use colors that are unexpected! This card uses a classic layout – 2 layers of cardstock, all centered on the card base. Then I took out my Hello
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Today I’m working with fabulous new colors! With the new annual catalog, Stampin’ Up! introduced a color refresh. That means, they kept most of the existing colors, deleted some, brought back a few favorite ones from the past and added some brand new ones. This has caused me to have lots of fun playing with color.
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Today, I’m sharing a fun card design with Bright & Beautiful DSP! What’s that??? DSP, or Designer Series Papers, are the beautful patterned papers that Stampin’ Up! makes. This month, 13 of these sets of paper are on sale for 15% off. Saving money while you shop is always fun. And, frankly, shopping for Designer
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Black Friday. Cyber Monday. I combined it all into Cyber Week. There was too much shopping going on the last few days to really focus on stamping, right? So, this should make it all easier for you! Card Class Videos I published a card class on my YouTube channel today. It’s set up as 3
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Did you miss shopping at the last sale Stampin’ Up! offered? Well, have no fear. Stampin’ Up! is have a SUPER Seasonal Sale this week, from Tuesday through Friday, way ahead of my Black Friday sale! How can you save? On November 15-18 you can SAVE BIG on so many products from the Annual Catalog!
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How can I thank my loyal email subscribers? By providing a special series of emails. This year, I’m offering the 12 Weeks of Christmas Projects again, but with a twist. I’m condensing them into 3 weeks! Why? I believe than many of my subscribers love to see the projects, but they don’t want it spread
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Working with a new product is exciting, but when it’s a sneak peek, it’s even better. That’s how I feel about today’s project. It was made using the Flitting Florets Collection. These products – or some of them – will be in the January-June 2023 mini catalog. But they are available this month, too. Plus,
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Yay! It’s a day for free shipping from Stampin’ Up! Anyone can earn it, so why not you? Have you purchased everything you need for holiday projects? If not, then today is the day. Here’s how it works Fill your shopping cart with a minimum of $75 of Stampin’ Up! products. These must be from
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It’s going on now. Stampin’ Up! is selling almost all the stamps in the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog at 15 percent off. How can you miss? Today only, until 11:59 PM Mountain Time, select stamp sets are on sale. Go over your wish list. Which stamps have you been on the fence about? What do you
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I announced my next online card class yesterday – Apple Harvest. I based my class card designs on these bundled products because I love them. The clear, simple designs, the warm sentiments, the variety of images. They come together so easily to make all kinds of beautiful cards! Take a peek at the bundle (that
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NEW Stuff starting today! Makes September feel like the start of a new year lol! We’ll start with the NEW Weekly Deals. Weekly Deals Stampin’ Up! is offering Weekly Deals this month. Starting today (September 1), then on September 8, 15, and 22, Stampin’ Up! will announce a set of discounts. The type of discounts
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Where do you get your inspiration? How do you come up with ideas for your card designs? I’m asked these questions – and others that are similar to them – all the time. Sometimes, I find inspiration in the most unexpected places… A Recent Experience At the time that I’m writing this blog post, one
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