See How I made This Birthday Card for a Special Friend

Good Afternoon Crafters! Don’t forget! June Paper Pumpkin – Welcome Inn DSP Sale – Coming 1 June 2023 Exciting news!! Starting today, you can enter to win the Countryside Inn Suite Collection on Facebook! The Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin kit perfectly coordinates with the Countryside Inn Suite Collection. It has matching color schemes and patterns—everything you need to take your June kit above and beyond. To enter to win the… Read More »

Happy Birthday to my granddaughter, Cissy

Good Afternoon Crafters: Things to remember: June Paper Pumpkin – Welcome Inn DSP Sale – Coming 1 June 2023 Today’s card features a digital download image. This card is for my granddaughter, Felicia Rayanne Bradford (aka Cissy), on her 23rd birthday. I printed off the image on Basic White Cardstock and cut it using the retired Layering Oval Dies. The underlying layer is Sweet Sorbet Cardstock which was cut using… Read More »

DSP Sale at 15% off coming 1 June 2023

Good Afternoon Crafters: We all love beautiful Designer Series Paper, and in June, you can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Papers from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives. Whether you’re a scrapbooker, a card maker or simply a paper lover, this is a great time to stock up and save on gorgeous paper so you have artistic and versatile paper designs on hand for your… Read More »

Congratulations to my granddaughter, Rachel

Good Afternoon Crafters! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. We did – my youngest granddaughter, Rachel, graduated from high school at age 16 ❤️👩‍🎓🎈🎊🎉. She is taking a gap year before going off to college – I am so glad because I still see her as a little girl! Since SU did not have any graduation stamp sets, I used a non-SU stamp with her high school colors (black/gold). Inks… Read More »

Playing in the Rain All Occasion or Graduating Card?

Good Afternoon Crafters! I cannot believe my youngest granddaughter, Rachel, is graduating from high school tomorrow. She will be taking a gap year and then go to college. Today’s card features the cute, adorable bunny from the Playing in the Rain Stamp Set. After I made this, I thought this could almost be Rachel’s Graduation Card. All I have to do is put a graduation cap somewhere in the front… Read More »

Cheerful Daisies in Moody Mauve!

Good Afternoon Crafters! Did I not tell you that this may turn out to be one of my favorite stamp set bundles? I’m using Cheerful Daisies Bundle for today’s card in soft Moody Mauve and Old Olive colors. I’m also thinking of making cards in purple, blue, yellow – the choices are endless! The background layer was embossed with the retired 3D Brick Mortar Embossing Folder. And then attached to… Read More »

Happy Birthday to my beloved sister, Monica

Good Afternoon Crafters! The Stampin’ Up! Dainty Delight Stamp Set is such a show stopper. The little flowers in this set send a big message and sure, they’re dainty, but they’ll send a powerful message of hope, thanks, celebration, and more on all your paper crafting projects. The large flower image was stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with the following Stampin’ Blends: Fresh Freesia Crush Curry Starry Night… Read More »

Your Friendship Means Everything To Me

Good Afternoon Crafters and Happy Friday! Today’s card features the popular Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set Bundle from the new annual 2023-2024 Catalog from Stampin’ UP! This new set is so fun to play with and has some really awesome dies! What I love about bundles is that you can stamp your image, then cut out in seconds using the coordinating dies. And when you buy the bundle, you save 10%. Shop… Read More »

June Paper Pumpkin Kit

Good Afternoon Crafters! Have you seen the June Paper Pumpkin Kit? It coordinates with my new favorite Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper!!! ❤️❤️❤️ You can use the stamps and paper from both the Countryside Inn Suite and kit to create cards that are stylish and refined. You can also create elegant hospitality cards using the suite’s Countryside Inn 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (love this paper!) and the kit’s… Read More »

Nothing like the Lazy Days of Summer!

Good Afternoon Crafters! Last day for this awesome Paper Pumpkin is today, 10 March 2023. If you find it hard to create masculine cards, then this kit is for you! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers. Want more? Sign up today here. For today’s card, I am using the Lazy Days Stamp Set Bundle from Stampin’ Up! Lazy days are… Read More »