I was so happy to see that the Stampin’ Up! Painted Poppies stamp and Poppy Moment dies were not retired for the May 2022 Annual Catalog. These are beautiful staples in the investment collection for us card makers! For today’s card, I used the Poppy Moments Dies to create a Mossy Meadow and Basic White READ MORE
Category: 2021-2022 Annual Catalog
Remember the Pepsi Challenge? Well, how about the foiling challenge?
Do you remember the Pepsi Challenge decades ago? They would blindfold participants and offer them samples of both Pepsi and Coke to see if they could tell them apart. Well, I repeat this challenge with lots of things in my life – the McDonalds/Burger King Chocolate milkshake challenge, the “which house to buy now” challenge READ MORE
Nothing’s Better Than a Triple Easel Card
This is such a cute card that works for all options in the Stampin’ Up! Nothing’s Better Than Bundle! In fact, I was able to create multiple cards from this single set. And I am thrilled to report that the “Day without Chocolate” card is featured as my Guest Designer card on the Anything Goes READ MORE
Many Layered Blossoms lined with Vellum
I was so sad to see that Stampin’ Up Blossoms in Bloom and Many Layered Blossoms Dies are being retired. I love that bundle and I particularly love the dies. With the first signs of spring – even up here in cold New Hampshire – I wanted to encourage the warm breezes and the beautiful READ MORE
For Ukraine
I know that many of us are at a loss about what is going on Ukraine. My feelings swing between rage and horror. I know that there is very little that one person can do – but I want to do something. I guess there are many of us who feel that way. One thing READ MORE
Paper Piecing with Batik Boutique
I have seen a number of cards that use paper piecing techniques, and they can become quite intricate. While I admire the technique, I don’t think that I have the patience for all of that intricate detail. That is, I didn’t until I saw a card designed by a teammate of mine, Donna Leonard. She READ MORE
Saying farewell to our Friendly Hello
One of the loveliest Fancy Folds is a Bookfold Card, in my opinion. It starts as a rectangle and the scoring allows the card to open to a square. It can be elegant or playful – and it makes great use of smaller pieces of paper. I decided to use this lovely fold with the READ MORE
Faux Cloisonne: Stampin’ Up! style
Do you remember cloisonné? I fell in love with it as a very little girl! My grandparents would give me little trinkets of cloisonné: ring boxes, pendants, small trays. I loved the vivid colors and the golden lines that kept those colors in. I found several different ways to produce a cloisonné effect as I READ MORE
Flowers of Friendship wreath for a special thank you
I love wreaths. And anyone looking in my garage would see my stash of seasonal wreaths! In fact, I used to make them for craft fairs – because I made them for myself, and I would get a bit obsessive. (What does every good crafter do when they get stuck on a particular creative medium? READ MORE
What is better for a seashell motif than watercolor painting?
My head is still by the ocean, I’m afraid. And so, I am exploring the Stampin’ Up! Friends are like Seashells bundle more than I should be. I do love this bundle, though, and it offers so many possibilities. I decided to play around with watercolor. I am not a particularly good painter – sort READ MORE