For many of us, the crisp air and changing colors of the leaves in fall represent a new beginning. To me, it means sweater weather (love to wear sweaters, jeans and boots), fireplace nights, comfort food (soups, stews, hot cocoa), and especially pumpkin pie! And for my husband, it means – FOOTBALL!!! 🏈 The flowers is from the Positive Thinking Stamp Set. The leaves are from the Forever Fern, Daisy… Read More »
Today’s card is a digital image that I am using for my beautiful granddaughter’s birthday. She is big fan of Starbucks so I added their logo to the cup and enclosed a Starbucks’ gift certificate. For the background, I used one of the sheets from the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper. I love the muted color of the Soft Succulent sheet of DSP. Colors used: Soft Succulent for the dress… Read More »
One of the best things about Stampin’Up! is their coordination. The Prized Peony Stamp Set and Peony Dies combo is no exception and it makes it so easy and so fun to create beautiful things. With the coordinating retired Peony Gardens Designer Series Paper you can create such beautiful subtle colors that can be left muted or can be combined with other things for a dramatic pop of color. You… Read More »
Falls coming! Though it’s still in the high 80’s during the day in our area, it’s in the 50-60’s at night. Yay! In celebration, I decided to make a fall card using the Pretty Pumpkin Stamp Set Bundle. When making a card, I usually select my stamp set first and then the designer series paper (if I’m going use some). The DSP will determine what colors I will be using… Read More »
Today’s card was created in answer to a team challenge to make a sympathy card. Because I wanted simple yet elegant card I made one using Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder as the focal point. The stamp set used was the Forever Blossoms Stamp Set. I stamped the image with Versamark and then embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and the Heat Tool. The sentiment is from the Positive Thinking Stamp… Read More »
Today’s card features the delight, adorable playful penguins, polar bears and other small creates from the Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper. Are they not the cutest? Did you know you can get this DSP for FREE with a purchase of $50? And you can purchase the coordinating stamp set Penguin Place from the July-December Mini Catalog. And there is a coordinating punch – how cool! I always enjoy using images… Read More »
We all hate to make these type of cards but especially if it’s for a member of your family. This one is for my sister and the family of Michael Anthony Martinez who passed away last month. He was the most delightful, funny, awesome, loyal and caring nephew a person could ask for. He was taken much too soon. RIP Mikey💕 The stamp set I chose for this card is… Read More »
Today’s post features the cute and adorable Nuts About Squirrels Stamp Set. I think this is one of the cutest stamp sets in the catalog. It has a two step process which lets you add color and texture to your. images. I was drawn to this whimsical set because my husband (like so many others) has a hate/love relationship with the squirrels in our area. We have gone through so… Read More »
Make beautiful natural cards using the Stampin Up Gorgeous Leaves bundle! Perfect for fall and other seasons through the year! You can get this stamp set and coordinating dies for 10 percent off or you can get it free when you join Stampin’ up! and my team (more on that later this week). I was inspired by a gorgeous card I saw on Pinterest by Anna Helman. I changed it… Read More »
Well, it’s been a long 2 months but I’m back to making cards again. I’ve been blogging since 2009 and it’s soooo good to back! 🥰 Back on 30 June I tripped and fractured my elbow and was in a cast for several weeks. During this time, I fell again and received a concussion. My headaches are gone but my arm is not yet fully functional. But I’m back and… Read More »
