Last day for a free gift!

March’s Paper Pumpkin There’s a bonus gift in this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit. What makes March’s kit one-of-a-kind? The spectacular set of four free stencils—and a stamping sponge—that you’ll find inside!  Here are some details about this fun kit: The kit contains enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs—and coordinating envelopes. The kit’s contents include printed card bases, die-cut paper pieces, embellishments, adhesive, and more! Each card… Read More »

Happy Birthday Bobby John

Yesterday was Masculine Monday but that was preempted by the cards I created for my daughters in celebration of International Women’s Day. So…., for today’s card I’m creating a birthday card for my nephew, Bobby John, using his license plate as inspiration. I used the retired Perfect Print Alphabet Bigz Dies for the letters. Since I didn’t have the coordinating numbers I used the letter B and cut off the… Read More »

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. There are so many strong women in my family and I wanted to honor my two daughters who are very successful and have achieved so much in their lives. Before I go into today’s cards, I want to tell about how different they are. When my daughter Deena was growing up, I… Read More »

Simple Sunday with Flowers for Every Season

Here’s to You Paper Pumpkin Brilliant Butterflies Hey Chick Bundle Retiring 2019-2020 Colors Well it started out as a simple card and then I couldn’t stop!:) I wanted the beautiful Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper to be the focal point of today’s card. It was just going to be the DSP and the sentiment. Then I looked at it and it looked incomplete. So I added the flowers… Read More »

Sketch Saturday with a sample

Today’s post features the Forever Blossoms Stamp Set. It’s one of my favorites from the Annual Catalog. I also thought I would start keeping copies of my sketch and include them here for your use if you like. I love the detailed floral images in this set. It also has greetings for all occasions, i.e, anniversaries, weddings, friendships and more. But a wanted a birthday card so I used a… Read More »

Fun Fold Friday – Good Morning Magnolia

It’s Fri – yay! and time for a Fun fold Card. For today’s card I’ve created a card for my beautiful daughter’s (Deena) birthday. I used the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set and the Magnolia Memory Dies for this card. I paired it with the retired Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper. The floral image was stamped with Soft Suede Ink and die cut with the coordinating die. It was the… Read More »

Hey Chick

Today’s card features the Hey Chick Bundle. This is such a adorable stamp set bundle and you can create the cutest whimsical type of card. The background was created using the All-Wired Up Background Stamp Set. The corn and sign are from the Hey Chick Bundle. The dies are called Chick Dies. If you still have the Hey Chick Stamp Set from a couple of years ago, you can order… Read More »

Brilliant Wings

Today’s card is for my cousin who lost her son to COVID-19. I saw this card on Pinterest and loved it! It’s by Tammy Wilson. It’s not exact copy – I did change things up a little. The butterfly die cut is from the Brilliant Wings Dies which is part of the Butterfly Brilliance Collection. I then ran it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine using the 3D Script… Read More »

They’re here, they’re here!

Stampin’ Up! has released a limited-time exclusive Butterfly Brilliance Collection. This Collection is available from March 2 until May 3, 2021. The Butterfly Brilliance Stamp Set is perfect for every butterfly occasion. Not only is the art style realistically detailed which allows for a wide range of versatility, these butterflies are modeled after butterfly species from around the world!  For more details on what’s in the collection, click here GOTTA… Read More »

Masculine Monday and New Host Code

It’s Masculine Monday and today’s card features the Rooted in Nature Bundle. It’s a birthday card for my brother Bobby. Well, he goes by Bob, but he will always be Bobby to me. The images were stamped with Mossy Meadow Ink for the leaves and Soft Suede Ink for the trunk. They were then die cut using the coordinating dies called Nature’s Roots Framelits Dies. The background cardstock (Basic Gray)… Read More »