I love the Shaded Summer stamps and the coordinating Summer Shadows Dies. The florals are just exquisite, and they coordinate wonderfully even though they offer great design opportunities separately. Tone-on-tone designs are wonderful choices for formal cards. But if the method is easily done, why not treat ourselves to it on many other occasions? And READ MORE
Category: 2022-2023 Annual Catalog
Stenciled and Full of Love
I always love stenciled backgrounds. The current Stampin’ Up! Catalog has a wonderful set of stencils (what Stampin’ Up! calls “Decorative Masks”). The newest set, Artistic Mix Decorative Masks, includes 5 beautiful designs that offer so many possibilities for some unique designs. I need to keep these out on my craft table so that I READ MORE
Even Pretty Birds can get silly!
As I was making the Pretty Birds card that I published here, I had this idea that the artist who designed this stamp had made some fun options possible. So here they are…that group of friends looking in amusement (or is that shock and horror?) at that one friend who is always the clown! I READ MORE
Wisteria Wishes can happen in September…
I lived in a very old New England farmhouse a long time ago. We had wisteria there that was so hardy and so old that I believe it was holding up the old woodshed – instead of the other way around. It was a gorgeous bloom in the spring. And sometimes, if the weather through READ MORE
A blast from the past…along with an update with Nature’s Prints
The most fun part about cardmaking is our ability to reinvent a design any time we sit down to create the next card. Long ago (2018, I believe), I made this “Impossible Card” using Stampin’ Up!’s Love What You Do stamp set and the designer series paper from that bundle, Share What You Love. What READ MORE
A Clean and Simple Oceanfront card – #simplestamping
Sometimes you need a card to let a friend know that you are thinking of them – no occasion or any particular reason – just thinking about that person. The combination of the Stampin’ Up! Oceanfront stamps with the Go To Greetings are perfect for these messages. My friend, Ro, mentioned to me that it READ MORE
Let’s Share a Cup of Tea…
It was not long ago that I was having trouble getting any ideas for cards. I did not have a single idea – and even had to buy cards for the occasions that were coming up at the time. But suddenly, that creativity came back – with a vengence! I have no idea why. But READ MORE
Do not overlook those Pretty Birds!
It is my friend, Ro, who generally gravitates toward the “critter” stamp sets and collects all of them. But for whatever reason, Stampin’ Up! Pretty Birds really spoke to me more than they spoke to her. So, here is my challenge: I am working on several Pretty Birds cards to try to change her mind! READ MORE
A Thing of Beauty – and a Wave of Inspiration when the DSP retires!
When I think of “museum cards”, the image in my mind is a very stark, white card that features a work of art. It is very elegant, and the focal image is always striking, if not inspiring. I just looked the term up to find that my image is purely in my head…but maybe I READ MORE
A One-Layer, Pretty Medallion.
I think that many of us may be overlooking a beautiful stamp in the new Annual Catalog, the Pretty Medallion Cling Stamp Set. It is reminiscent of a series of medallion stamps that I can remember (and still have, btw) that were wood-mounted. I remember creating some amazing multi-layered cards in those days – and READ MORE