Category Archives: All Occasion

Fun Fold Friday and Saying Goodbye to Country Home

It’s Friday and time for a fun fold project. It’s also time to say goodbye to the Country Home Stamp Set which will retire on 3 May 2021. I do not know what this fold is called but I’ll call it a Diagonal Fold. If anyone know the official name, please let me know. I’d appreciate it. I got the idea for the coloring and layout from Alisa Tilsner. Though… Read More »

Sending Healing Hugs

The greetings from the So Sentimental Stamp Set are suitable for so many occasions—celebrating birthdays, welcoming new babies, saying “thank you.” But for today’s card, I went with the greeting Sending Healing Hugs to someone who is struggling at this time. I paired it with the Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper. It’s part of the bundle you can get with a $100 purchase during Sale-a-Bration. I don’t usually like fruit… Read More »

Forever & Always Royalty Challenge Day #9

The Forever & Always Stamp Set Bundle by Stampin’ Up! combines soft florals with romantic words and phrases. I’m using it for Day #9 of the Royalty Challenge! It’s a beautiful set for Valentine’s Day but it can also be used for other occasion and in this case, I wanted a spring-like card. Samples of Valentine cards using this set: I stamped the 3 images with Crushed Curry Ink and… Read More »

Itty Bitty Stamps for all Occasions

Shopping for sentiment only stamp sets can be hard. With so many options, where do you begin? While stamp sets—like the Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set—may not immediately catch your eye, sets like this one are very versatile! With 18 seasonal words and phrases, the Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set is a holiday must-have. We have itty bitty sentiment-only sets for other occasions, too! Our Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set… Read More »

Positive Thoughts

Today’s post features the Positive Thoughts Stamp Set. I’ve used this set before (once) and didn’t realize the coordinating dies included a gorgeous frame die! No wonder my husband says I have too many toys, ha, ha. The flower was stamped with Rich Razzleberry Ink on Whisper White Cardstock. It was then die cut with the coordinating die. The leaves were stamped with Granny Apple Green Ink. I did the… Read More »

Art Gallery – New for 2021

Did I tell you I absolutely love the New Art Gallery Bundle from Stampin’ Up! It will make its debut in the 2021 Mini Catalog in January 2021. Speaking of the catalog, did you get on my list to receive your very own copy of the new mini? If not, please click here to add your name to my list. I will be ordering the mini’s on 1 December, so… Read More »

Painted Harvest in Seaside Spray

It’s not Fall yet (barely only Spring!) but I wanted to use the Painted Harvest Stamp Set for today’s post. So inside of using fall colors, I’m using spring like color such as Seaside Spray and Soft Sea Foam. The detailed and solid stamps were used to stamp the sunflower with Seaside Spray Classic Ink. The center is stamped with Crumb Cake Classic Ink and then again with the little… Read More »

Daisy Lane

Clearance Rack Updated (Click Here) Retirement List coming 4/22/2020 New Catalog coming 6/3/2020 Today’s card features the Daisy Lane Bundle (Stamp Set and Punch). The large daisy was stamped with Highland Heather Classic Ink on Whisper White Thick Card Stock. I stamped the image twice to get more petals for the daisy flower. I fussy cut them using our Paper Snips. I was able to use the punch from the… Read More »

Positive Thoughts

The featured stamp set for today is the Positive Thoughts Stamp Set. And that is exactly what you get in the this set. And during this time, we definitely need them! The background panel (Whisper White Card Stock) was embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder. The next panel (Whisper White Card Stock) was die cut using the Nature’s Thoughts Dies. Don’t know if you can see it but it has… Read More »

Free as a Bird

Did you know that the Free as a Bird Stamp Set is part of a gorgeous suite? The coordinated products are awesome from the DSP to the trinkets and lace trim. The images in the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper were hand colored using Stampin’ Blends for a soft, blended look.  The Bird Ballad Suite Bundle gives you a coordinating selection of products with one simple purchase. It includes the… Read More »