The Grown With Love Bundle has everything you need to get in the Spring mood. The weather may not feel like spring, but using this stamp set and coordinating framelits dies you can't help but think about warm weather and beautiful flowers in the garden. I used our Stampin' Write markers to colour directly on my stamp to create some beautiful purple flowers with green stems. The Bundle of Love Specialty Designer Series Paper makes a beautiful back drop for this card.
Read MoreRecently I wrote about struggling with all the great colours and colour combinations Stampin' Up! offers. You can see my original post here. I mentioned in that post that I held a class with a card that I just couldn't decided what colour to use, so I let everyone choose the one they liked best. Here are the cards from that class.
Read MoreI love the Beautiful You stamp set. The images are wonderful, and the verses are truly beautiful. You can create simple or elegant cards easily with this artistic stamp set.
Read MoreIf you are feeling like you are in a rut and cannot create a great card, starting with a sketch is a great way to kick start your creative juices. This Sketch can be a jumping point for your creativity. You can create your card exactly with elements in the sketch or you can make adjustments to the orientation, move the elements or add more details to your card.
Read MoreIt's Spring and time to celebrate longer, warmer days. I love watching the birds return to our area, so I made a card to celebrate!
Read MoreHere is a Quick and Cute card for you. Well two cards actually! Sometimes I have an idea of a card I want to make, but I'm not sure which colours I want to use. I will gather some card stock and hold it together and often a certain combination will strike my fancy and I'm off. Other times it isn't as obvious which combination I like best and I actually end up making two cards to see which one I prefer when they are all finished. Sometimes though, even that doesn't help!!
Read MoreHave you seen the fantastic new Brusho Crystal Colours that Stampin' Up! has in the Occasions catalogue? They are a fun way to create unique backgrounds and can also be used to create amazing water coloured images and cards.
Read MoreEveryone loves the Party Pandas stamp set, so it seemed like the perfect set to use for one of the Make and Takes for my Open House.
Read MoreThe Waterfront stamp set is so versatile you can't help but fall in love with it. Here is a card that is Quick and Cute and takes us on a warm tropical vacation!!
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Read MoreLooking for more inspiration on how to stretch your crafting budget? Check this out to see how to use up scrap strips and have some beautiful backgrounds ready to put together a quick card. You never need to be stuck without a beautiful hand made card when you have a supply of these around!
Read MoreToday I want to highlight a delightful bundle available in the Occasions Catalogue. It is the Sweet Soiree Suite. It has all sorts of wonderful items to help you create unique cards and decor items.
Read MoreFebruary 17 is the official day we recognize Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) day, but this is also considered RAK week. To celebrate, I have a challenge for you. Go make a card - right now!!!
Read MoreCrafting and stamping are a lot of fun, and are very satisfying creative outlets, but let’s face it, they can also be expensive! Here are some ways to help cut that craft budget down to a manageable size.
Read MoreI purchased the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits because they were so beautiful, but I will confess I have not used them in quite some time. I decided to cut out a few dragonflies and leave them on my desk to inspire me to use them. I had the detailed dragonfly cut out, but no backing for him, and no idea in particular for a card, but today was the day. It was time to get this card rolling!
Read MoreIt's the weekend, and I have a little quiz for you! No need to worry though, it is an easy quiz, multiple choice, and no one is checking the answer!! Ready?
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Read MoreMany of the people that attended the GGAW last weekend were scrapbookers. It is always nice to get away, and be able to block out a large chunk of time to work on your scrapbook projects. These weekends are great for that. They are also great for getting a stack of cards made so you have some ready to send at a moments notice.
Read MoreToday's card uses an incredible new set from the Occasions Catalogue. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted it, and that it would have endless possible uses. It is a fantastically versatile set, called Waterfront.
Read MoreI love that the Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper is 2 sided, but here is a different way to use both sides!
Read MoreIf it's too cold to go outside, stay inside and colour!
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