Good morning, y’all! Hope you had a great weekend. We stayed pretty close to home – well, actually, we stayed AT home! 😂😂 It was too hot to really get too excited about doing anything…
We always need masculine cards but they can be hard to create. I've got a distinguished masculine sympathy card you can make in 5 minutes! Check it out!
Today I want to share a congratulations card I recently received from a friend in Stampin' Up!'s home office. While many people have likely received this same card, I couldn't help but to immediately dissect the elements and layout of the card. I also knew I wanted to share it
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Table cards are an easy, affordable way to keep your wedding organized and personalized. Explore these unique wedding table card ideas and get inspired!
NEED SKETCH INSPIRATION? HERE YOU GO! The layout of today's thank you card was inspired by the newest addition to my Stampin’ Pretty Sketchbook, Sketch #59, which I shared on Tuesday! WHAT I LOVE ❤️! I adore how the stitching from the Stitched Rectangles, Tailor Made Tags, and Stylish Shapes dies coordinate
It’s hard to believe that Sale-a-Bration will be over at the end of the month. I know you all have enjoyed receiving FREE stamps, designer paper, and embellishments during this promotion. The So Very Much stamp set and Delicate Design stamp set were the first Sale-a-Bration items I chose. I would guess that a lot […]
The world of Alice in Wonderland is, while a little strange and twisted, incredibly fun to recreate. Alice herself is a beautiful character that no girl or woman minds dressing up as for convention…
I can’t say enough about the Stampin’ Up! You Are Beautiful stamp set (one of My Favorite Things). I love the soft, purposefully “worn" leaf images for a simple backdrop. The sentimen
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I am super-duper excited to be sharing this week's cards with you!! They use brand new product from the upcoming 2023-2024 Annual Catalog: The Fresh as a Daisy Suite Collection (specifically the
Happy Valentines Day, my crafty friends! I have one more Valentine for you using the Country Floral Lane Designer Series Paper. This time I’ve paired it with the Color and Contour stamp set. …
Create some *WOW* with the Embossed Letterpress Technique on these Tropical Chic cards featuring Stampin Up's TROPICAL CHIC Bundle! Video Tut Included :)
Isn’t this Magnolia Mood Birthday Card gorgeous! I adore the elegant combination of Basic Gray and Basic White. The Magnolia Mood dies pair beautifully with the Magnolia Mood stamp images. BUNDLE S
Hi everyone, second last post in the series of cards for the Special Reason One Sheet Wonder. Cards 11 and 12 are covered in this post. Card 11 Cut a piece of A4 Basic Black cardstock in half lengthwise. This is then folded in half to create the card base. Cut a piece of Delightful Dijon cardstock 9.5cm x 14.9cm. Adhere this to the card front making sure to leave a small Basic Black border either side, refer to the picture for placement. Cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 9cm x 14.9cm. Adhere this to the card front. Cut a piece of Designer Series Paper 7cm x 14.9cm and adhere this to the Whisper White piece. Cut 3 Basic Black decorative strips using the Flourish Thinlits. You will need to trim one end of two of the pieces and then cut the other piece into two small pieces. Adhere these to the card front making sure that the join will be hidden behind the Delightful Dijon horizontal strip. Cut a piece of Delightful Dijon cardstock 2cm x 9.5cm. Adhere this to a piece of Basic Black cardstock 2.5cm x 9.5cm. Adhere this to the card front making sure that it covers the decorative strip join. Cut a Basic Black Stitched Shape circle using the 2 7/8" Circie in the set. Adhere a Lace Doily to this circle and then adhere the to the card front using dimensionals. Stamp and watercolour 1 large flower, 1 small flower and 3 large leaves. Cut these out using the Stylish Stems Framelits. Arrange these on the Lace Doily, refer to picture for placement. The small flower is raised on dimensionals in the centre of the large flower. Stamp the sentiment on a piece of Basic Black cardstock using Versamark Ink, add White Embossing Powder and heat set. Punch this out using the Classic Label Punch. Adhere across the flower using dimensionals. For the inside cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 10cm x 14.3cm and adhere this in place. Cut a piece of Designer series paper 10cm x 2cm. Adhere this to a piece of Basic Black cardstock cut at 10cm x 2.5cm. Adhere this across the bottom of the Whisper White piece. Card 12 A5 piece of Delightful Dijon cardstock (this is A4 cut in half) folded in half to create the card base. Cut a piece of Basic Black cardstock 13.8cm x 9.5cm. Adhere to card front. Cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 13.3cm x 9cm. Put this through the Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing folder and then adhere to the card front. Cut a piece of Designer Series Paper 8.5cm x 5cm and adhere this to a piece of Basic Black cardstock cut at 9cm x 5.5cm. Adhere this to the card front, refer to picture for placement. Cut a piece of Delightful Dijon cardstock at 2cm x 10.5cm and adhere this to a piece of Basic Black cardstock cut at 2.5cm x 10.5cm. Adhere this to the card front, refer to picture for placement. Stamp and watercolour 1 large flower, 1 small flower and 3 large leaves. Cut these out using the Stylish Stems Framelits. Arrange these on the card front along with some Basic Black Metallic Thread, refer to picture for placement. The small flower is raised on dimensionals in the centre of the large flower. Stamp the sentiment on a piece of Basic Black cardstock using Versamark Ink, add White Embossing Powder and heat set. Punch this out using the Classic Label Punch. Adhere this to a piece of Burlap Ribbon and adhere this to the card front, refer to picture for placement. Add three Rhinestones to the Delighful Dijon strip to finish the card front. For the inside cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 10cm x 14.3cm and adhere this in place. Stamp and watercolour a small flower and 3 small leaves. Cut these out using the Stylish Stems Framelits. Arrange the flowers and leaves in the bottom right corner of the card inside. Stamp the sentiment using Basic Black Archival ink near the small flower arrangement You can get all the supplies you need for this project from me. You can place an order online and join in the fun with the On-line Club or Contact Me and place an order. Don't forget Sale-A-Bration. For every $90 AUD you spend you get to choose a free item from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. SHOP WITH ME! Thank you for visiting. Carolyn Share:facebook - twitter - pinterest Special Reason - One Sheet Wonder Cards 11 & 12
Bookmark cards are a delightful integration between functionality and sharing a heartfelt message. Even better that you can make two cards and two bookmarks at the same time. Connie Stewart of Simply Simple Stamping walks you through step-by-step so that you can make your cards perfectly and share them with family and friends.
A bunch of new products just landed in the Online Store today! Yes...the new items ARE HERE! Click here to view all the Online Exclusives. The newest ones will be the ones you see first. Today I want
Good Sunday to all....can you say EASY-PEASY?!?! :-) I need to be honest, I feel like I am in a 'creative blue'. Friday was just a L O N G day and I simply did not have the energy to blog yesterday. Friday was Bud's funeral and naturally I was sad, but it was a beautiful tribute filled with 'joy' (darn, I love that word...so short yet so powerful) Being in that 'creative low' for me...I decided to make a 'blue' monochromatic card for you! When in doubt...pull it out! What am I talking about? I find that
Stampin' Up's Tropical Chic stamp set and dies take me to Hawaii, my favorite vacation destination. Tropical Thank You Today's "clean & simple" thank you card began with
CARD Isn't this card beautiful? It was created with the Stampin Up Sale-a-bration stamp set called Botanicals for You. I love the Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon color combination. I shared this card on a live Periscope video with 7 other fabulous SAB card ideas, also from the What I love & Field Flowers SAB sets. Check out the video below. I uploaded the replay video on my Facebook page so you can view the ideas even if you missed the live broadcast. RETIRING IN COLORS I mentioned in the video that these 2014-16 In Color Collection will be retiring with the Annual Stampin Up Catalog (May 31). You can view the catalog online on my CATALOGS & RESOURCES page. Here are the colors in that collection. I will do a live scope later today, or tomorrow with details about these retiring colors/products. Periscope @stampwithtami to jump on live, or visit my Facebook page for the replay.
This month, our theme for Stampin' Fancy Friday is celebrations. I decided to make an anniversary card for my sister and brother-in-law who are celebrating 42 years of marriage!!! My card features the Encircled In Nature Bundle. It's an Online Exclusive, and isn't is BEAUTIFUL? I fell in love and was waiting for the perfect
Cindy Hall created a fun sketch for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Rectangle, rectangle, band, oval. Of course you don't have to use those exact shapes, but I didn't steer very far from Cindy's sketch. Gave me a great opportunity to play with some new Halloween products. What fun!
How To Make a Pretty Layered Die Cut Card using Thoughtful Wishes - #1 Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Pootles These are such simple cards to make, just die
