It’s beginning to look like fall here in New Hampshire – and I apparently should get out of denial about it! I love the colors and the beauty of fall. But it also makes me sad to know that these beautiful leaves and trees are headed for a gray, cold winter. (And New Hampshire winters READ MORE
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A Dazzling Leaf Card – With Gratitude
I love gold and white – as the last post probably told you. But add a maple leaf design with gold foil – or Stampin’ Up! Be Dazzling designer series paper – and it really catches my eye. I think that this design would be a great thank you note – obviously. But I’m also READ MORE
Quick but beautiful Christmas Cards to make in a batch – and yet another blooper…
Once upon a time, long long ago, (read that as: last year), I could only count on committing to making my Christmas cards each year. No other projects would come out of my craft room…or my dining room table (as the craft room didn’t exist until last year) …or anywhere else in my home. BUT READ MORE
A Tower Block Card for Christmas
Today’s card looks like a feat of paper engineering! While there is a lot of cutting involved, the construction of the card itself isn’t too bad and it comes together quickly. This card offers so much to look at – and it folds flat for mailing. Then it springs up and stands up on its READ MORE
Have a peachy birthday on this last day of summer with Stampin’ Up! Sweet Ice cream
This may be the last day of summer – but I refuse to accept it just yet! So, this ice cream cone birthday card is one shot at refusing to believe that it could be true… I like fall very much. But what I hate about fall is that it means that it will be READ MORE
Delicate Dahlias One-Sheet-Wonder – colorway #2 and a tip
It is not unusual for me to come up with some of my best ideas while I’m following (and CASE-ing) another design. If the process feels good to me, I love to make multiples of the same design but change something up – color scheme, designer series papers, or even the occasion of the card. READ MORE
Delicate Dahlias’ One Sheet Wonder – colorway #1
Stampin’ Up! is currently running its Sale-a-bration Event. Our Sale-a-bration Catalog which runs from August 3 – September 30 features products that are available for FREE with each incremental purchase of $50 or $100 (for the larger offers). Among these amazing items is the Stampin’ Up! Delicate Dahlias stamp set. This beautiful set of floral READ MORE
A message that’s Elegantly Said – plus 2 bloopers
My card today is another one that may be easily adapted for a range of messages – congratulations, thinking of you, thank you, and even a sympathy card. I must confess that the first example that I made was another green card – but I’m getting into a rut!! (Which is just the thing that READ MORE
A Simply Succulent card made for that extraordinary person!
This card is easy to make and it also gives me the opportunity to show you (or remind you seasoned stampers) about using stencils. In this case, though, I made my own stencil. Using the Stampin’ Up! Simply Succulents Stamp Set and the coordinating Potted Succulents dies, I created the stencil by cutting the large READ MORE
A challenge that inspired one of yesterday’s cards
The Paper Players have a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge this week that was the inspiration for that last Easy Envelope Gatefold card in my post earlier today. So – I am finally entering my very first card challenge! I have seen a number of challenges online as I’ve started my blogging adventure – but I always have READ MORE