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
Merriest Moments in pink and gray
This pretty card uses only one bundle: Stampin’ Up! Merriest Moments. This is a “study” in pink and gray – my favorite color combination! It is also a very easy card to put together and I think that it would be an awesome Christmas card to make if you need several (or many) of them READ MORE
Poinsettia Petals in a One-Sheet-Wonder Card
I must admit that I have had tremendous writer’s block for almost the entire month of November. It wasn’t writer’s block exactly because I was creating and trying to write a lot of posts. But I just could not get anything done to my liking. I was beginning to feel a bit disheartened. And then READ MORE
Naughty or Nice???
Christmas can be a sentimental time – and obviously a religious time. But it is also a time for lightheartedness as well. This card was inspired by one that was made by Christine Verluis and a CAS’d version by Jacque Williams from New Zealand, using the Stampin’ Up! Whimsey and Wonder stamp set. It’s cute READ MORE
A glimmering Hanukkah Greeting
With Hanukkah so close, time is running out to make cards. So far, I’ve explored a gift card here and a Star of David Card here, and a wrapped gift card in my most recent post. But sometimes all you really want to do is just send a greeting to friends and family. This card READ MORE
Hanukkah Gift-Box Card with an embossing technique
Gift cards are all the thing – kids want them, college students want them, and I love them! But when I give gift cards, I want them to be special. In a time when you can do almost all your holiday shopping at a pharmacy’s gift card display, it’s important to make sure that the READ MORE
An Autumn Card filled with Gratitude
This is an autumn card that uses some unexpected colors – although the design goes together quickly. Stampin’ Up!’s Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Papers offers some beautiful autumn themes with those unexpected blues. The measurements are not at all complicated: Basic White cardstock 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” Scored at 4-1/4” READ MORE
Hanukkah begins on November 28, 2021!
The holidays are coming so soon – as I discovered when I saw that Hanukkah begins on the 28th! I have only prepared one Hanukkah card so far this year – a card that can hold a gift as well as deliver a greeting. But that’s the only card to date with only 2 weeks 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