Time for Graduation Cards!
Class of ’16 Graduation Card The Number of Years Stamp Set (item 140653) and coordinating Large Numbers Framelits Dies (item 140622) are not only perfect for creating personalized birthday and anniversary cards, but they’re also great for graduation cards. I love to personalize graduation cards by making them with the graduate’s school colors and adding the graduation year. One of our local high school’s colors are blue and gold, so I used… Read More »
Girlfriends
Last of the Weekly Deals New Hostess Code coming 15 April 2016 Retiring 2014-2016 In Colors I really like the Girlfriends collection from XXX. I’m using it for today’s card even though it is not Stampin’ Up! I have some goofy girlfriends and would rather have this type of card vs a flowery one! I also used the retired Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder for the base card and colored in… Read More »
Last of the Weekly Deals
This is the LAST WEEK of the WEEKLY DEALS. Don’t worry, we will have other promotions coming our way……but make sure to check out below all the awesome products on sale for the last week of this long standing promotion. With so many of the dies on sale, now would be a good time to stock up on them. Remember you only have until 18 April2016 to take advantage of… Read More »
Best Thoughts
Today’s card features the retiring 2014-2016 In Colors Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow. For more information on these retiring colors, please click here. I used Best Thoughts for the flower image and Birthday Blooms for the greeting. The flower image was colors in using a Blender Pen and Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink Pad. The leaves were colored in using a Blender Pen and the Mossy Meadow Classic Ink Pad. I… Read More »
March 2016 Thank You Cards
Finally getting started on last month’s thank you cards. Still need to make several more but I thought I’d take a picture and use that picture for today’s card. I used the retiring 2014-2016 In Colors for the cards. Each greeting was stamped in the color of the base card. The 2014-2016 In Colors will be going away, so if you love any of these colors and would like more… Read More »
In the Meadow
For today’s card, I decided to use the In the Meadow Stamp Set. The images in this set are perfect for water coloring. The background was created using our Aqua Painters and Soft Sky Classic Ink and the deer were colored in using copic markers. The base card was embossed using the Wood Grain Textured Embossing Folder. I used one of the images from Gorgeous Grunge (splatter) to add… Read More »
Retiring Colors and Stampin’ Trimmer Cutting Blades
On April 18, 2016 Stampin’ Up! will release the retiring product list that lets us know which items will not appear in the NEW Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog that debuts on June 1, 2016. While we’re always sad to see past favorites go away, fortunately we can also use the retiring list to prioritize those products that might still be on our Wish Lists! The 2014-2016 In Colors… Read More »
Last Two Weeks of Weekly Deals
The weekly deals are going away after 18 April 2016. This week Stampin’ Up really put out some GREAT deals! The Rose thinlit? The Sunburst Die? Yep. Click on any of the images below to go to my store to view for more info. The Decorative Label Punch is a must have and a staple for greetings. If you don’t have it, good time to get it. These deals are… Read More »
Botanical Blooms
Before I go into today’s card, I wanted to let you know that I’ve changed the Hostess Code gift giveaway period from once a month to two a month. So for April the hostess code is from 1-15 April 2016 and the 2nd April is from 26-30 April. I’ll also change the gift for the second half of the month. Several of you order more than once a month and… Read More »