Well, true to my word, I am back with another Stampin’ Up! Watercolor World stamp design! This large stamp is usually not my “thing” because I do not have good luck with images from oversized stamps. But this one is different because the overall effect is watercolor…not precise, crisp lines. I also love alphabet dies READ MORE
Category: Thinking of you
A Rainbow for a Watercolor World
One of the stamps in the Jan-April Mini catalog that can easily be overlooked – and shouldn’t be – is the Watercolor World mega stamp. I found that it works best on a 5” x 7” card – but I am also thinking about some A2 cards where the map fades off the sides. I READ MORE
Need a quick, cheery card? This one has Irresistible Blooms…
I just got a call canceling a get-together that two friends and I had planned for the weekend. It seems that one of us has gotten COVID in spite of all measures taken! It seems like there is another round of COVID – or that it has supplanted the flu that is always around in READ MORE
So Grateful for these beautiful Soft Seedlings
As I promised, this card is a direct result of the inspiration from the Cottage Wreath card that I CAS’d from Amy Koenders a few days ago! Now that I have transitioned to autumn, I keep repeating those beautiful leaf images from the Stampin’ Up! Soft Seedlings on so many of the cards that I READ MORE
Just in CAS you think that you’ve seen this Cottage Wreath before…
You have!!! I have shamelessly CAS’d this pretty card from Amy Koenders from Stamp with Amy! I just loved the card because of its color scheme as well as the wreath design. But she also inspired me to use the Gingham Cottage DSP, which I honestly was not a fan of. (They can’t all be READ MORE
Bamboo Beauty and the beauty of a pastel rainbow
I am always drawn to Asian inspired art and poetry – as our Americanized version of it is always so beautifully peaceful and calming. That was the original reason that I could not wait to order the Bamboo Beauty stamp set when it first came out. I have used it frequently for cards that I READ MORE
A Clean and Simple Oceanfront card – #simplestamping
Sometimes you need a card to let a friend know that you are thinking of them – no occasion or any particular reason – just thinking about that person. The combination of the Stampin’ Up! Oceanfront stamps with the Go To Greetings are perfect for these messages. My friend, Ro, mentioned to me that it READ MORE
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
Paper Piecing with Batik Boutique
I have seen a number of cards that use paper piecing techniques, and they can become quite intricate. While I admire the technique, I don’t think that I have the patience for all of that intricate detail. That is, I didn’t until I saw a card designed by a teammate of mine, Donna Leonard. She 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