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
Category: Christmas
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
Poinsettias Peeking out in a Split Diagonal Christmas Card
As I have said in the past, I love playing with all the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Designer Series papers – and we have some gorgeous Christmas and other winter holiday papers this year from last year’s carryover as well as the current Mini Catalog – July – December 2022. This card design is quick and READ MORE
And then I realized that I needed Christmas thank-you notes…
The swirl cards in my last post are lots of fun to make – and I think that I will be exploring the possibilities for a long time to come! Those first cards were landscape cards. But I know that some of you prefer a portrait layout better. But when you do that, the size READ MORE
A fun swirl card for the holidays!
I love the delightful swirl that this card design offers! I love the versatility of the design, too, because it could be for ANY fun occasion: birthday, holidays, congrats – even a high school or college graduation with the school colors!! (I need to write that down somewhere…) But for now, I decided to experiment READ MORE
Eden’s Garden with a Christmas twist!
There is nothing as great as getting more from our craft supplies than we are expecting! Stampin’ Up!’s Eden’s Garden is just beautiful. And the suite of products creates beautiful cards in amazing shades of green with beautiful textures. But that is only the beginning of the story. Here is one more application for this READ MORE