The answer is: when that 1-trick pony is a background stamp! Whenever I see a background stamp, I always wonder how many types of cards will this “investment” produce for me? In the case of the Stampin’ Up! Wild Roses stamp, the answer about this impressive stamp is many styles and many occasions. This beautiful READ MORE
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Hanukkah Gift-Box Card with an embossing technique
Gift cards are all the thing – kids want them, college students want them, and I love them! But when I give gift cards, I want them to be special. In a time when you can do almost all your holiday shopping at a pharmacy’s gift card display, it’s important to make sure that the READ MORE
An Autumn Card filled with Gratitude
This is an autumn card that uses some unexpected colors – although the design goes together quickly. Stampin’ Up!’s Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Papers offers some beautiful autumn themes with those unexpected blues. The measurements are not at all complicated: Basic White cardstock 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” Scored at 4-1/4” READ MORE
Hanukkah begins on November 28, 2021!
The holidays are coming so soon – as I discovered when I saw that Hanukkah begins on the 28th! I have only prepared one Hanukkah card so far this year – a card that can hold a gift as well as deliver a greeting. But that’s the only card to date with only 2 weeks READ MORE
A Simply Succulent Lacy Windowpane Card
What a pretty take on a lacy window! This is a beautiful mosaic card that would adapt to any occasion – birthday, anniversary, thinking of you – or even a sympathy card. Who would have guessed that the lacy Stampin’ Up! Potted Succulent cover die could be a stained glass window look? The best part READ MORE
A lovely wandering path of “Gorgeous Leaves”
This beautiful card is an excellent choice for a solemn occasion – sympathy, encouragement. But I think that it could also be a beautiful wedding card as well. It is subtle and rich in color and texture. It is also a 6” x 6” card, which is not a size that I usually use. It READ MORE
A Rainbow of Gorgeous Leaves – by Stampin’ Up!
This is a beautiful Clean and Simple (CAS) card. I can imagine it as a note card. But it is also a birthday greeting or a thinking-of-you card. There are no sophisticated techniques – stamping and a mat to highlight the great colors of the leaves. You might even call them Gorgeous Leaves as Stampin’ READ MORE
Suspended Book Fold Card with Hand-Penned Flowers
It may be autumn, but I am still trying to hang on to summer! And this lovely card makes me think of our beautiful summers here in New Hampshire. This card measures 5” x 7” and folds flat to fit into a standard A7 envelope. It features the Stampin’ Up! Hand-Penned Bundle and uses the READ MORE
How to (try to) fix a mistake…
Have you ever been working on a card only to discover that you’ve glued the front panel to the back of it? Or that you’ve meticulously stamped the inside message to the wrong side? It can send you over the edge, especially if your crafting time is limited. I did exactly that when I was READ MORE
Sparkly Watercolor Sunflowers
I love the Stampin’ Up! Celebrate Sunflowers bundle! Sunflowers are my daughter, Katie’s, favorite flowers, which make them special to me too. Katie has this humungous sparkly sunflower wall hanging in her kitchen that has traveled with her from Georgia to Illinois. It is a glitzy take on a flower that is usually more country. READ MORE