I always try to have a carry-around-able project for those times that I just cannot do another decluttering project or grade any more student papers and discussions. Sometimes it is just nice to do “nothing” – but “nothing” makes my hands nervous… So, I try to have little projects that I convince myself relate to READ MORE
Category: 2022-2023 Annual Catalog
A Rustic Harvest Easel Display…
It seems like Stampin’ Up! is always offering at least one “border print” in each season’s Designer Series Paper collection. For this fall’s Rustic Harvest, there is a beautiful confluence of chrysanthemums that are printed on a black background. (Is that like a “bevy of beauties”?) They are gorgeous – and they make a beautiful READ MORE
Poinsettias Peeking out in a Split Diagonal Christmas Card
As I have said in the past, I love playing with all the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Designer Series papers – and we have some gorgeous Christmas and other winter holiday papers this year from last year’s carryover as well as the current Mini Catalog – July – December 2022. This card design is quick and READ MORE
Are you thinking about making some card sets for gifts this year?
When my kids were young – and even now – I want to create gifts for some of my special friends. There is a call for thank you notes – especially in professional settings. It is great to have a beautiful card in your top desk drawer that you can write a quick note after READ MORE
A Whirl of Leaf Fall
I love tone-on-tone cards, although I usually tend toward the blues and grays. Instead, I decided to be inspired by Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty with her blog post of a few months ago. (I was absolutely NOT ready for fall at that point…) This pretty card uses Stampin’ Up! Forever Fern as well as READ MORE
A hello greeting that is Full of Love
I love layered cards. I particularly love crisp colors on crisp layers – and we have a bunch of potentials with our current In Colors. Today’s card tries to take advantage of those full combinations with this Full of Love card and, yes, well…it is a little summery. But who doesn’t need a brightly colored READ MORE
Is it me – or does the Split Card Textures Dies look like the profile of New Hampshire?
Here is another easily overlooked item in the catalog: the Stampin’ Up! Split Card Textures Dies. I saw them and almost overlooked them– except that they looked like the profile of New Hampshire… Or was it really Vermont? Well – in either case, they spoke to me as a very appropriate design for the changing READ MORE
Polka Dots and Full of Love
Every new annual and mini catalog from Stampin’ Up! have the stars of the season that are featured in multi-page layouts and lots of samples. But I am always amazed at the hidden gems in the catalog…and I love to design with these. Today’s card features 2 of these hidden gems: Stampin’ Up! Full of READ MORE
Bamboo Beauty and the beauty of a pastel rainbow
I am always drawn to Asian inspired art and poetry – as our Americanized version of it is always so beautifully peaceful and calming. That was the original reason that I could not wait to order the Bamboo Beauty stamp set when it first came out. I have used it frequently for cards that I READ MORE
Stitched Greenery that’s Full of Love
I have mentioned those hidden gems in every annual and mini catalog from Stampin’ Up! And here is another design that features one of those – actually two of them: Stampin’ Up! Full of Love Stamp Set and the Stitched Greenery Die. I have been exploring the Full of Love stamps in this post and READ MORE