Category Archives: Embossing Folders

Texture Boutique Embossing Machine Is Back!

NOW AVAILABLE! Texture Boutique Embossing Machine $29.95. Click HERE  to purchase! It’s embossing made easy. Texture Boutique is the perfect, portable tool to create embossed cards, tags, embellishments, and more. Use it with the Stampin’ Up! exclusive Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. LIMITED SUPPLY: The last time the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine was offered (the pink version–not nearly as sleek as cool as this one), it sold out! Once the current… Read More »

Get Well

Today’s card is for a friend who had heart surgery.  We’ve known him over 40 years and I wanted something to make him laugh. This image is from Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  I didn’t do a lot of coloring to the image – just colored the hair with Smokey Slate, colored the polka dots on the gown with Marina Mist and shaded around the uniform with Smokey Slate. The banner is from… Read More »

The Cards You Hate To Make

When you want to express sympathy or make an apology, a handmade card can be just the thing for conveying your most heartfelt feelings.  I used the sentiment “so sorry” from the So Sorry Stamp Set and because I wanted to keep it very simple, I kept the card to one layer and used the Flower Garden Embossing Folder to give it some dimension and textured.  I keep saying I need… Read More »

Finally, it’s really all about you!

“And it’s all really good!” proclaims one of the stamps in the 6-piece Really Good Greetings Clear Mount Stamp Set–and it IS all really good!  Fun, sassy expressions in fun, sassy fonts, for when you’re feeling…fun and sassy! I guess I was feeling fun and sassy today and decided to use this stamp set for today’s card.  I love, love the sentiment “finally, it’s really all about you” in the… Read More »

This is not your quick and easy card!

You can’t beat the number and variety of birthday feel-good greetings waiting to surprise and inspire your creativity packed in the Bring on the Cake Stamp Set.  There is something for everyone from whimsical to elegant! And because I wanted to make a spring-like shabby chic card, I decided to use the elegant “Birthday Wishes” from this set.  This is definitely the “go to” set for your birthday greetings.  I… Read More »

See Ya Later!

The See Ya Later Stamp Set from the 2014 Sale-a-bration is the cutest stamp set.  I can’t show you the alligator image on this set as yet, but it is soooo adorable and it bring back memories.  Every time my granddaughter, Rachel, leaves, I always say “see you later alligator” and she cannot leave until she replies “after while crocodile”. (LOL) One of the good things about designer series paper is that it… Read More »

Walk on the Wild Side!

Technique Tuesday:  Masking And so my masculine cardmaking-athon continues!    Three down and four to go! Card for David Card for Michael Card for Bob (see below) Today’s card features the Walk in the Wild Stamp Set and the technique is called masking. What is masking?  Masking makes it look as though one image is behind another, creating the illusion of depth. The image you stamp first is the one that will appear… Read More »

How to Make Your Own Pattern Paper

Ever have your heart set on a certain color and want to use pattern paper but don’t have one in a matching or coordinating color?  Make your own – it’s that easy! I wanted to use Wisteria Wonder as my card for this card but I didn’t have matching designer series paper for the background.  I stamped the floral image from the Everything Eleanor Stamp Set  with Wisteria Wonder Ink… Read More »

Like to Watercolor?

It’s 1 degrees outside at 7:30 am and even my snowmen want to come in to warm up!  I decided to make a spring like card to brighten my day.  If I keep thinking Spring, maybe the weather will warm up. Share your happiness with others with the Happy Watercolor Stamp Set.   Created specifically for watercoloring, this set allows you to fully express your creativity.  It also coordinates with the… Read More »

Joyful Christmas

As you may know, I just returned from the 1st SIMB (Stamping is my Business) Live event in New Orleans.  I took one day to go sightseeing before heading home and the Café du Monde was on my list to visit.   This is my 3rd trip to New Orleans and the lines were always long to get in so I considered myself lucky that there wasn’t any lines that day.  I… Read More »