I have always loved these fancy fold cards and recipients really seem to get a kick out of them too! My family and I spent the Christmas holiday in Las Vegas enjoying all the shows and the beautiful resorts – and celebrated my son’s 30th birthday! I made one of these cards for his birthday READ MORE
Category: 2022 July – Dec Mini Catalog
A Cute Thank You Note from a Christmas Scottie
I love to have themed thank you notes when it is about a particular season – and Christmas gift thank you are generally needed in good supply. However, most people are going to get their notes probably longer after the season than I might like. So, I often feel that a traditional Christmas theme is READ MORE
Sometimes enough is enough with the traditional Christmas colors!
There was a time when I decorated in forest green and Christmas red. We had a pre-1750 farmhouse in Rhode Island and my husband created the look of a raised panel wall on the loft. It was gorgeous! Because of the vintage and the “churchy” look, I used the two Christmas colors for the overall READ MORE
In a dog-eat-dog world, there’s nothing like having a Christmas Scottie!
All of us have a style that emerges as we pick out stamps and dies for our collection. I have found that I have a hundred versions of various flowers…and that realization as I was organizing one day made me realize that I needed to branch out. My friend, Ro, is a critter person – READ MORE
The most elegant, soft colors can deliver the Brightest Glow
I have loved the Texture Chic DSP since the mini catalog first came out. It has so many possibilities – including a Christmas card, believe it or not! I love the soft greens and pinks together. But even this design could be adapted for a winter wedding or a winter birthday or another occasion that READ MORE
Let’s make gift card holders that really fit!!
I don’t know about you – but I suspect that I will be running through the pharmacy or the market to pick up last-minute gift cards as I dash around getting ready for the holiday. Have you noticed that all the gift card holders are made for nothing BUT the credit card-sized ones? There is READ MORE
Origami Christmas Tree Cards using ANY of the Christmas Designer Series Papers!
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
Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly DSP!!
I love red and white cards almost as much as I like tone-on-tone cards! And when Stampin’ Up! comes up with a Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack like Boughs of Holly, the cards are virtually done for you…at least that’s what you will find with this one! The paper cuts are easy and so is READ MORE
Every tree should be Decorated with Happiness
Well, the Christmas bug has bitten me for sure…and this elegant card is so lovely and soft. I love the pale greens and beautiful gold elements together. There are some easy touches to this design too that offer texture and depth as well. The paper cuts are fairly simple too: Pcs Measurements Description Stampin’ Up READ MORE
So Grateful for these beautiful Soft Seedlings
As I promised, this card is a direct result of the inspiration from the Cottage Wreath card that I CAS’d from Amy Koenders a few days ago! Now that I have transitioned to autumn, I keep repeating those beautiful leaf images from the Stampin’ Up! Soft Seedlings on so many of the cards that I READ MORE