You may not recall seeing a picture of all the flowers from the Stampin’ Up! Hues of Happiness DSP that I fussy cut a while back. Fussy cutting is one of those soothing activities of mine for in front of the TV binge watching a series – or a movie. I find it relaxing…but many READ MORE
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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
Like the Fun Folds that you’ll find – in the windmills of your mind…
I am so sorry – that was a cheap play on poor Thomas Crown and his affairs…but I really do think of that song whenever I see a windmill. Here is another fun Paper Engineering project! It is the cutting that is the most complicated part of this Tri Shuttle Fold card! This design seems READ MORE
Remember the Pepsi Challenge? Well, how about the foiling challenge?
Do you remember the Pepsi Challenge decades ago? They would blindfold participants and offer them samples of both Pepsi and Coke to see if they could tell them apart. Well, I repeat this challenge with lots of things in my life – the McDonalds/Burger King Chocolate milkshake challenge, the “which house to buy now” challenge READ MORE
Many Layered Blossoms lined with Vellum
I was so sad to see that Stampin’ Up Blossoms in Bloom and Many Layered Blossoms Dies are being retired. I love that bundle and I particularly love the dies. With the first signs of spring – even up here in cold New Hampshire – I wanted to encourage the warm breezes and the beautiful READ MORE
A Winged Pop-Up card with those Island Vibes
I’ve been sharing a few quick and easy cards in my recent posts. So, it struck me that I really needed the challenge of a little bit of “paper engineering” – and I ran across this design of Sam Calcott’s Mixed Up Crafts on YouTube. I love her designs and her videos and directions are READ MORE
When do you discover that a 1-trick pony knows a lot more?
The answer is: when that 1-trick pony is a background stamp! Whenever I see a background stamp, I always wonder how many types of cards will this “investment” produce for me? In the case of the Stampin’ Up! Wild Roses stamp, the answer about this impressive stamp is many styles and many occasions. This beautiful READ MORE
A card for the guys – and an amazing new use for Stampin’ Up! Fine-Tip Glue Pen!
Cards for men seem to be fairly sparse in the design spaces. I try to note various patterns of Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Papers (DSP) that will be useful for cards for men for my own reference. I even mark their storage folder with a blue dot to remind me. (I use the same dot 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
Have a peachy birthday on this last day of summer with Stampin’ Up! Sweet Ice cream
This may be the last day of summer – but I refuse to accept it just yet! So, this ice cream cone birthday card is one shot at refusing to believe that it could be true… I like fall very much. But what I hate about fall is that it means that it will be READ MORE