What’s Happening this week: Hello my Stampin’ Friends! Use the Storybook Friends stamps to add cute animals and messages to your cards and crafts! Make a baby card using rabbits, carrots, and “Welcome Little One.” Or create a friendly card with the hedgehog, rabbit wearing a bow tie, and “Hello Friend” message. Start with a Basic White card base and emboss it with Eyelet 3D Embossing Foldr. This creates an… Read More »
What’s Happening this week: Hello my Stampin’ Friends! The weekend flew by with special moments spent with my family. My daughter Deena and granddaughter Sydney came from California for a baby shower celebrating my other granddaughter’s upcoming little one. We bonded over plenty of shopping trips before and after the celebration, which left me happily exhausted! Having Deena and Sydney here for four wonderful days was such a blessing. Tired… Read More »
Create a Stunning Peace on Earth Holiday Card Using Embossing, Gold Accents, and Simple Stamping Techniques First, I began with a Very Vanilla card base and layered it with a slightly smaller Very Vanilla panel. Before adhering to the base, I stamped the main image with Early Espresso Ink. I then ran the panel through an embossing folder (Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder) to create a subtle, textured background… Read More »
Hello my Stampin’ Friends! From Dasher to Vixen, Cupid to Rudolph, make all of Santa’s reindeer this Christmas season with the Reindeer Fun Stamp Set! This stamp set features different accessories and colorable line art to dress up the reindeer images so you can make the whole reindeer crew. The Christmas sentiments use a classic font, perfect for both sophisticated and playful art styles. Today’s project is a Christmas card… Read More »
Hello my Stampin’ Friends! Happy November! November is a fascinating month! Since today is November 2, 2024, we’re currently in autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. November is known for: (1) Traditions and Holiday and (2) Thanksgiving in the US. Inspired by Vicki Boucher’s beautiful card designs, I added my own touches to create today’s card. Her work is always inspiring! This elegant handmade card features a delicate leaf design as… Read More »
Hello my Stampin’ Friends! Today’s card is for my step-daughter who just discovered kayaking and she absolutely loves it. She lives on the islands off of Seattle so there plenty of areas to kayak. To create this card, start with a Basic White Thick Cardstock card base. Die cut a Basic White Cardstock panel with the 3rd largest dies in the Deckled Rectangle Dies. Cut a slightly larger (1/8″) black… Read More »
Hello my Stampin’ Friends Make the cutest Christmas projects with the Christmas Friends Stamp Set. Perfect for card making and tags, wish happy holidays with the cutest wild animals dressed for winter! Make any of them the focal point of your card, add the tree image if you want to build a scene, and pair with one of the sentiments from the set. The open line-art animal images are great… Read More »
Hello my Stampin’ Friends Create handmade cards for saying thanks, sending love, expressing sympathy, or just saying miss you! The Regal Flora Stamp Set has sentiments for all of these occasions along with beautiful floral and greenery images. These stamps have a special texture that makes it look like you watercolored them by hand, but all you need to do is stamp once. You’ll love the effect! Today’s post features… Read More »
Good Afternoon my Stampin’ Friends! Without a current sunflower stamp set from Stampin’ Up!, I got creative with my card design. I turned to my favorite digital artist and downloaded a beautiful sunflower image instead. This digital approach allowed me to incorporate the cheerful sunflower theme I wanted, while still using other Stampin’ Up! products for the rest of the card. Today’s card features a beautiful sunflower design. The focal… Read More »
Good Afternoon my Stampin’ Friends And the gorgeous weather continues! I hope you are having nice weather in your area. To recreate this handmade card, you’ll need cardstock in Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon and Basic White, leaf and stem die-cuts and embossing tools for creating texture on the white background. You’ll also need a small sentiment stamp or stickers for the message, and some small rhinestones or pearls for embellishment.… Read More »
