Have you ever struggled with coming up with a card design? Well, have no fear! This simple formula will have you popping out great card designs easy as 1-2-3! Here is the formula you can think of when designing your cards: 1 Strip 2 Card Base Layers 3 Images/Elements Here’s how it works: Number 1 – Strip Your “strip” can be a line created in any way you like, any length and any width. Some … Read more
These Springtime fun treat holders are perfect for Easter or to welcome in a fresh, new spring season. Change up the colors or Designer Series Paper (DSP) and they could be used for anytime, any occasion or season. Add a little treat and surprise a friend or loved one! Simple and Fun in Many Shapes and Sizes You will see several different designs featured here, and in some cases, some different sizes of the same … Read more
A fun stamp set with a retro theme Isn’t this so much fun? Whether you are a fan of coffee, chocolate, cookies or cocktails, you will find joy in creating projects with the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set and coordinating dies. Purchase them separately or bundled together with at 10% discount. I confess, I have been known to enjoy all of the above now and then, and making the cards I am about to share … Read more
Try this fun corner fold to give your cards a unique look that will catch the receiver’s eye. It actually involves cutting some slits in the card front and then flipping it! Watch my video tutorial to learn how. This card design is vey versatile in that your focal point can be stamped, die cut, punched or even, like you see here, just a nice piece of designer series paper. How easy is that? And … Read more
I can’t believe it! Only TWO days left to Sale-A-Bration 2021! This has been a great kick-off to the year with all the fabulous SAB items to choose from. It is hard to pick a favorite. And to think they can be gotten for FREE! Who doesn’t like that? The Level 2 stamp set, A Touch of Ink, has been quite popular, and it is not surprising. The Humming Bird, Flower and Butterfly images are … Read more
Here is a special treat for anyone who hosts (these days we can do it virtually) a workshop that totals at least $300. Hosts receive the stamp set Punch Party for FREE, no purchase required. A host could also add purchases to their own workshop and still receive the customer Sale-A-Bration benefits. For every $50, you can choose a Level 1 product from the SAB brochure. Spend $100 choose 2, or choose a Level 2 … Read more
The Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper is the perfect backdrop or focal point in these sweet berry cards. You can almost taste the fruit! The technique is called a Recessed Panel card and is quite easy to do. The hard part will be choosing which paper to use since they all are so lovely! Do them all and you will have a beautiful collection for sending to friends. The DSP boasts strawberries, blueberries and raspberries … Read more
Welcome in Spring with the FREE Sale-A-Bration Item If this Flower & Field Designer Series Paper doesn’t get you excited for spring, I don’t know what will! The vibrant colors against the black background really makes the hand-painted flowers pop. The reverse sides of the DSP display graphic patterns in complimentary colors. And speaking of colors….. One of Stampin’ Up’s best feature is the color coordination. You never have to worry about having the correct … Read more
Cards couldn’t be more simple with the Corner Bouquet stamp set! Pair this with sentiments from Heal Your Heart and Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper and you can’t go wrong. Each of these products are offered as a FREE item from the 2021 Sale-A-Bration brochure. Choose any one for FREE with a $50 order (before shipping and tax), or get two with $100 and all three with $150. At $150 or above you will … Read more
Isn’t He the Cutest? These darling cards were made with the FREE SAB set, Darling Donkeys and the Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper. Each of these products can be earned individually with a $50 Stampin’ Up! order. (Dollar amounts before shipping and tax.) Spend $100 and get both! (Or a Level 2 item) Spend $150 and you get three SAB products, (or one Level 2 item + one Level 1 item) AND you will … Read more
Don’t miss out on getting FREE products Stampin’ Up’s Sale-A-Bration 2021 is winding down! Every day until February 28th there will be a post showcasing a project that uses some of this year’s Sale-A-Bration (SAB) products. You will see photos, product lists and simple measurements for each project. No full tutorials. It will be understood that you will most likely need a paper trimmer, adhesive, scissors, or any other basic tools. If you already have … Read more
Start your holidays with the Christmas Countdown Kit! This sturdy box with it’s 25 drawers makes a fun way to countdown the days until Christmas. The box drawers are 2″ square and can hold a special treat as you open them one by one until December 25th! The kit comes with everything you need to decorate it with die cuts and stickers. All you need is adhesive and what you choose to put inside! Suggestions … Read more
Use Your Stylus Tool To Emboss Vellum I really love this technique! Use your stylus tool on the back of a piece of stamped or heat-embossed vellum for added highlights and dimension to your image. Stamp the image with ink, or emboss with VersaMark Ink and embossing powder. Working on a foam mat, turn your vellum to the back side with the image down. With the blunt end of your stylus tool, gently rub within … Read more
How To Make a Wiper Card to Wow Your Friends This card kicks up a Double Z-Fold card another notch. When stretching the card to make it open, it also activates a mechanism where an arm, like a windshield wiper, pops up an image or sentiment! Pretty cool, right? So let’s see how it’s done. Start with two pieces of Misty Moonlight card stock cut at 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ and 2 1/4″ x … Read more
An Added Surprise With Another Z Fold A single Z Fold is fun enough with its accordion style zig-zag fold that you pull sideways to open. The Double Z Fold adds another zig-zag inside the card for an added surprise for the recipient. This version uses the Many Layered Blossoms dies and the sentiments from the coordinating Blossoms In Bloom stamp set. The card base, in Gray Granite is layered with the herring bone pattern … Read more