I {Heart} My Friend. I’ve tried to tell my daughters for years that it should be I Love My Friend, but, of course, they know best. So, as I ease into Valentine’s Day, I decided to follow their lead!
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Winter Vintage Card – a perfect project for a cold winter day! Now that winter has finally arrived in the Midwest, I’m ready to work on that season’s designs! Today, I’m working with the Winter Post stamp set.
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When I first saw the Love & Laughter in the Occasions Mini catalog, I wasn’t excited about it. I’m usually not crazy about works printed in shapes. But, upon closer inspection, I started to feel inspired.
Snowflake or doily – which is it? I like my stamping tools and supplies to have more than one use. I bought the Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper because I love the laser-cut doilies. But, really, how many doilies can one person use? And especially in orange and pink? Well, the back of the doily is white and that got me thinking about snowflakes!
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You can still mix and match products and styles. When Stampin’ Up! introduced product suites, many of us started to complete projects using only products from one suite. It was easy and the products coordinated so well. But you can still mix and match products.
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Leaves from Taffeta Ribbon? Who ever heard of such a thing? Well, I just couldn’t add green to this card. What do you think?
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In the past couple of weeks, a few people have asked me to show them to correctly re-ink a stamping pad. Since this is an important task that results in beautifully stamped images, I decided to create a quick video.
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Bordering on Romance Design … Just in time for Valentine’s Day? No, this is another “flower card” that I made, just for the fun of it!
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Gnome Occasions Card – that’s when you make a card using the Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set from the new Occasions Mini catalog.
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Occasions Update – that’s when you use something from the new Occasions Mini to breathe new life into products you already have in your “stash”.
Another Heat Embossing Technique! Who ever expected it? I love to heat emboss, as it provides so many creative embellishments to my projects. Here is a technique I’ve never tried before.
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Occasions Mini Sneak Peak … a fun way to end the year. Besides, with so little snow in the MIdwest, it’s difficult to get into snowflake cards.
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Today, my idea just grew and grew. I started with something simple, then decided to turn it into one of those telescoping cards that are so popular these days.
Today I’m showing two very different cards for the holidays: a fun and colorful Hanukkah card and a formal Christmas card. Both use non-traditional colors.
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Starting today, Stampin' Up! added over 200 items to the Clearance Rack. Some of them are discounted as much as 80 percent! This is a great opportunity to shop – for you or someone else! There are so many great products to choose from. But my favorites are the "old style" black body punches. You
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