Category Archives: Thinking of You

Stylish Sketches Stamp Set for a Friend

I’m using the Stylish Sketches Stamp Set for today’s project. You can get this free during Sale-a-bration (August-Dec 2022) with a qualifying order. These artistic stamp images look great as outlines, but you could also try coloring them with Stampin’ Blends for a more dramatic look. Well, I’ve had an exciting (certainly not boring) couple of weeks since I last posted. On Wednesday, 5 July, I went in for a… Read More »

Friends Forever with Cottage Rose

Let your positivity, joy, and celebration blossom with the Cottage Rose Stamp Set. This classically beautiful set features six versatile, all-occasion sentiments and four detailed floral designs. With images of varying lengths and sizes, this stamp set is perfect for cards, notes, and tags. The main image was stamped directly onto the Heart & Home Designer Series Paper using Tuxedo Black Ink. Did you know that this gorgeous DSP is… Read More »

Sneak Peek – Wonderful World Bundle

We all have those creative “dead zones”. We need a card quickly, our stash is empty, and we’ve got zero ideas. No need to panic; that’s where “casing” comes in. My “go to” for casing is the Stampin’ Up! catalogs. Their pages are filled with beautiful samples and they are there for you to use as is or change it a little to make it your own. The card I… Read More »

Feel Better Real Soon

Let your positivity, joy, and celebration blossom with the Cottage Rose Stamp Set. This classically beautiful set features six versatile, all-occasion sentiments and four detailed floral designs. With images of varying lengths and sizes, this stamp set is perfect for cards, notes, and tags. I decided to go with a simple yet elegant card for today’s project using this gorgeous stamp set. Since I didn’t have my markers nor blends… Read More »

Potted Geraniums and Why I Love Them!

What’s Happening this Month: Join the Fun Paper Pumpkin Pick of the Crop Last Chance – last day is 31 May 2022 Geraniums will always remind me of my grandmother. She loved geraniums and had them in the front yard and next to the driveway (other side of car). When I first saw the Potted Geraniums Stamp Set in the new catalogs, I knew that this would turn out to… Read More »

Miss You by Peekaboo Farm Cuties!

I had so much fun making this card! I love the cute, adorable farm animals in the Peekaboo Farm Stamp Set. You can create so many cute cards – choose from a cow, pig, horse, and more! Though it does have a stone fence stamp in the set, I used the Picture This Die so that the cuties are peeking out! The images were stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink onto… Read More »

Easter Friends for a Dear Friend

For today’s post I’m making a card with the Easter Friend Stamp Set. I think it’s one of the cutest bunny images Stampin’ Up! has created so far! It also includes a duck and a chick that you can use individual or together. I also love the script font used for the sentiments in this set. If you would like to receive the free tutorial on this card and you… Read More »

Shabby Chic with Eden’s Garden

For today’s project, it’s a shabby chic type of card using the gorgeous Eden’s Garden and Forever Fern Stamp Sets with the coordinated Flourishing Fern Dies. Today’s beautiful weather in our area calls for such a card. I was in a mood to make a shabby chic and spring like card and one that would make you say, “Oh, pretty” when you say it. The focal blossom image was stamped… Read More »

Viva Ukraine with Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle

What is going on in Ukraine is beyond disturbing. So many are displaced, having to leave their beloved country. When I saw that the Color Hues Challenge was asking for cards to honor Ukraine, I had to make one. And please keep the people of Ukraine in your thoughts and prayers. The base card is Misty Moonlight Cardstock with the next layer in Basic White Cardstock that was embossed with… Read More »

A Simple Card using Beautiful Moments

The beautiful line-art images of women and children in the Beautiful Moments Stamp Set are perfect for watercolor techniques. Use them to make greeting cards to celebrate the women in your life.  This is my last post as a demonstrator. I’ve decided to take a couple of months off to focus on a serious healthy problem. I will be posting when I am able but will not be promoting or… Read More »