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
Category: All Occasion
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 Beautiful Diamond Z-fold Card for a very special occasion
I have been looking for an opportunity to make a new “paper engineering” project. With the excitement of the new catalog and the exquisite products in it, I wanted to try this with one of the new ones: Stampin’ Up! Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper (DSP). The beautiful Stampin’ Up! products take away so READ MORE
A beautiful and simple greeting CAS’d from the new catalog
One of the delights of the Stampin’ Up! catalogs is the inclusion of so many beautiful ideas for cards made with the products! The newest catalog is no exception…and so I began immediately with this pretty and simple card from the new Happiness Abounds Bundle. I used the DSP for most of the card with READ MORE
Unpainted Poppies
I was so happy to see that the Stampin’ Up! Painted Poppies stamp and Poppy Moment dies were not retired for the May 2022 Annual Catalog. These are beautiful staples in the investment collection for us card makers! For today’s card, I used the Poppy Moments Dies to create a Mossy Meadow and Basic White READ MORE
New to cardmaking? Try an Amazing Silhouette
Sometimes we need a quick thank you note – or a gift of thank you notes for someone special. Cardmaking does not need to be complicated or require huge amounts of supplies and stamps and equipment. Here is one from a beautiful stamp set: Stampin’ Up! Amazing Silhouettes. I decided to use some of the READ MORE
Flowers of Friendship wreath for a special thank you
I love wreaths. And anyone looking in my garage would see my stash of seasonal wreaths! In fact, I used to make them for craft fairs – because I made them for myself, and I would get a bit obsessive. (What does every good crafter do when they get stuck on a particular creative medium? READ MORE
Did you know that it is “National Send a Card to a Friend” Day?
Who knew? I didn’t until I got an email this morning about it. I looked it up because…really? Another holiday? But then I thought about how important it is to make every day a reason to celebrate. If you are having a good health day, you need to celebrate. If you are having a day READ MORE
What is better for a seashell motif than watercolor painting?
My head is still by the ocean, I’m afraid. And so, I am exploring the Stampin’ Up! Friends are like Seashells bundle more than I should be. I do love this bundle, though, and it offers so many possibilities. I decided to play around with watercolor. I am not a particularly good painter – sort READ MORE