My family and I spent a wonderful Christmas holiday in Sandestin, Florida. The weather was amazing – high 60s to low 70s. Everyone could tell that we were New Englanders because we were wearing sleeveless clothes and bathing suits on the beach, while the Floridians were bundled up in hooded sweatshirts and jackets. Here is READ MORE
Category: All Occasion
A cute card for a dreary winter afternoon…
Today is a very snowy day up here in New Hampshire. It is a great day for a hot cup of tea and a fun card to do. But it never fails that I have a little bit of time to play with paper (as my son calls my cardmaking hobby) and zero inspiration. I READ MORE
A Simply Succulent Lacy Windowpane Card
What a pretty take on a lacy window! This is a beautiful mosaic card that would adapt to any occasion – birthday, anniversary, thinking of you – or even a sympathy card. Who would have guessed that the lacy Stampin’ Up! Potted Succulent cover die could be a stained glass window look? The best part READ MORE
A Rainbow of Gorgeous Leaves – by Stampin’ Up!
This is a beautiful Clean and Simple (CAS) card. I can imagine it as a note card. But it is also a birthday greeting or a thinking-of-you card. There are no sophisticated techniques – stamping and a mat to highlight the great colors of the leaves. You might even call them Gorgeous Leaves as Stampin’ READ MORE
Suspended Book Fold Card with Hand-Penned Flowers
It may be autumn, but I am still trying to hang on to summer! And this lovely card makes me think of our beautiful summers here in New Hampshire. This card measures 5” x 7” and folds flat to fit into a standard A7 envelope. It features the Stampin’ Up! Hand-Penned Bundle and uses the READ MORE
How to (try to) fix a mistake…
Have you ever been working on a card only to discover that you’ve glued the front panel to the back of it? Or that you’ve meticulously stamped the inside message to the wrong side? It can send you over the edge, especially if your crafting time is limited. I did exactly that when I was READ MORE
Sparkly Watercolor Sunflowers
I love the Stampin’ Up! Celebrate Sunflowers bundle! Sunflowers are my daughter, Katie’s, favorite flowers, which make them special to me too. Katie has this humungous sparkly sunflower wall hanging in her kitchen that has traveled with her from Georgia to Illinois. It is a glitzy take on a flower that is usually more country. 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