Reflections at the New Year The New Year is always a time to look forward. After all, it’s the beginning of the year! But, for me, it’s also a time to look back. As I sit here, while my husband gets the family room ready to watch football, I’m thinking about my stamping journey. It’s […]
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Starting at Midnight – 24-Hour Stamp Sale Happy Holidays to us! Starting at midnight tonight, and lasting only 24 hours, Stampin’ Up! is selling a bunch of stamp sets at 15 percent off! Download the complete list by clicking here. The stamp sets are all from the Annual Catalog. If you don’t have a copy,
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More Fall Leaves Rooted in Nature Some years, I fall in love with stamped images of leaves. This is one of those years, as the variety of leaves offered in Stampin’ Up! stamps is more versatile than ever! It’s windy here in the Midwest. It seems like the falling leaves are swirling all the time!
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It’s time for the 12 Weeks of Christmas Projects! Can you believe it? The holidays are just around the corner. It’s time to think about what you’re going to make this season. What are the 12 Weeks of Christmas Projects? It’s a special set of newsletter issues, each with a project to inspire you for
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The Clearance Rack was Restocked! That means that there are a bunch of discontinued items that are once again for sale… until inventory runs out. One of the items I noticed was the Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad. I loved this color and used it a lot. Here is a favorite card I made for
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What type of cards do you make? Thank you? Birthday? Christmas? Thinking of You? Note card? Probably the most common card I make (for my personal use) is a Thank You card. Many people make more holiday cards than anything else. What about you? What type of cards do you make? I made this card
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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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When I stamp, I always try to ensure that the card design has dimension to it – layers and depth. Today, I’m, exploring some ways to achieve that! Here is a card with dimensional flowers. How to Add Dimension to Your Design Cut out stamped shapes – Every stamped image on this card is cut
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Have a Happy 4th of July! Take the time to celebrate our country’s birthday, with friends and family!
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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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Today I have 4 pieces of news to share with you! When I went to bed last night, it was just a regular Monday night. But when I woke up this morning, I found some exciting announcements from Stampin’ Up! Let’s look at each one. Stampin’ Trimmer Replacement Blades A shipment was received and will
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A Sweet Card to Welcome a Baby Boy Does this card look familiar to you? If it does, then you are probably a newsletter subscriber of mine. In this week’s newsletter, I presented the corresponding baby girl card! If you’re not a subscriber, then be sure to complete the form at the top of the
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The NEW 2019-2020 Catalog begins at noon MT today! I think you’re going to love it. If you don’t have a copy yet, then be sure to download one here. I’m not showing a card project today. But I showed a sneak peak here. Check it out. One of the great things about this catalog
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May your glass always be half full. Whether you prefer water, juice, coffee or wine, this is really a good wish to send someone. Today is the last day you can purchase the Half Full stamp set to do just that. It retires tonight! This stamp set is quite versatile. It has a funny sentiment
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