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
Category: Thank you
Saying farewell to our Friendly Hello
One of the loveliest Fancy Folds is a Bookfold Card, in my opinion. It starts as a rectangle and the scoring allows the card to open to a square. It can be elegant or playful – and it makes great use of smaller pieces of paper. I decided to use this lovely fold with the READ MORE
Faux Cloisonne: Stampin’ Up! style
Do you remember cloisonné? I fell in love with it as a very little girl! My grandparents would give me little trinkets of cloisonné: ring boxes, pendants, small trays. I loved the vivid colors and the golden lines that kept those colors in. I found several different ways to produce a cloisonné effect as I 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
Stenciling backgrounds with Stampin’ Up! decorative masks
I was downstairs one night without any of my usual supplies – and casual company (my kids). We were watching TV, but my hands needed to be doing something. I did have some stencils and ink and brushes – and washi tape. So, it sounded like a good time to play with some backgrounds. My 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 Dazzling Leaf Card – With Gratitude
I love gold and white – as the last post probably told you. But add a maple leaf design with gold foil – or Stampin’ Up! Be Dazzling designer series paper – and it really catches my eye. I think that this design would be a great thank you note – obviously. But I’m also 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