Happy Birthday Monica with Lovely Lattice

For today’s post, I’m using the retired Lovely Lattice Stamp Set. My sister, Monica, and I love roses and I especially love the old-fashion roses. This set was a free stamp set during Sale-a-Bration 2019. What I did: For the background, I used the soon-to-be retired Old World Embossing folder. The leaves were die cut from Vellum Cardstock and Gold Foil Sheets using the Forever Flourishing Dies The greeting was… Read More »

Paper Shares from 2021-2022 Annual Catalog

The Stampin’ Up! catalogs have some absolutely amazing patterned paper! We all would love to have every patterned paper …right? But if we were to purchase all of these at once it would be super expensive! Approximately $115 before shipping and taxes. However, if we share the paper, then we can get a little bit of everything in the catalog at a way more affordable price! Order your 2021 Annual… Read More »

Last couple of days for Zany Zebras

Usually I start my post with “Saying Goodbye to ___ ____ Stamp Set” and make plans to sell these items after the new catalog goes live. In this case I’m keeping these little fellows because they are so stinkin’ cute! There are several whimsical stamps that I keeping such as Darlin’ Donkeys, Wildly Happy, Special Someone, etc. I’ve always bee a shabby chic type of person and love flower stamp… Read More »

Very Versailles

Today’s card features the gorgeous soon-to-be-retired True Love Designer Series Paper. I paired it with the Very Versailles Stamp Set for the greeting (love the script font greeting❤️) and the soon to be released Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper for an accent. This was a simple and quick card to make. The hardest part was cutting out the flowers & leaves with our Paper Snips. A little sponging using our… Read More »

Masculine Monday and sneak peek at Etched in Nature

It’s Masculine Monday and time for a manly card! For today’s project I decided to case from the catalog using the new Etched in Nature Stamp Set. This was given to all participants in the On-Tour live event this month. Since I did not purchase the Beauty of the Earth Collection during pre-order for demonstrators, I decided to make my own background using a new 2021-2022 In Color called Soft… Read More »

Fun Fold Card with the Art Gallery Bundle

It’s Friday and time for a fun fold card! For today’s card, I created a double fold card. The inspiration and directions are from Mary Deatherage – thanks Mary! Like Mary, I used the Art Gallery Bundle and the soon-to-be-retired absolutely gorgeous Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper. Since I have sooo many birthdays, thinking of you and thanks cards, I decided to leave the greeting blank. I will decide… Read More »

April InKing Royalty Blog Hop

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s April Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature a mix of butterflies and dragonflies – just in time for Spring. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on… Read More »

Masculine Monday – Itty Bitty Birthdays

It’s Monday and it’s time for a masculine card. I paired the retiring Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set with the retiring True Love Designer Series Paper. Surprise, surprise! Did you know there are bold patterns in this DSP? They are perfect for the quick and easy masculine card. I used the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Stamp Set – so true for the recipient of this card. He was awesome… Read More »

Fun Fold Card – Prized Peony

It’s Friday and time for a Fun Fold Card! For today’s projects, I’m using the gorgeous pattern paper from the retiring Peony Garden Designer Series Paper. Before I go into today’s card, I want to show you a mistake I made when not paying close attention to the details on the diagram. I tested the scoring and cutting of this fun fold with the printer paper and thought I was… Read More »

Batter Up! May 2021 Paper Pumpkin

Whether you’re crafting for a father, grandfather, nephew, or brother, we’ve got all your bases covered with the Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit! This month’s kit is the perfect pick for making masculine masterpieces. Then again, we know that grass-stained pants and sliding into home aren’t just for the boys—this month’s kit is a triple threat! Designed with men, sport-lovin’ ladies, and baseball fanatics in mind, anyone would bounce from… Read More »