Today I'm sharing one of the Club cards we made during my April Card Clubs. I chose the 'Let's Chat' stamp set seen here. I love this set! Between the fun old-fashioned telephone, the greetings and the curvy 'cord' images it's a blast to create with. I chose to use the retiring Hot Air Balloon designer paper seen here for my color palette of Fresh Freesia & Balmy Blue. We did fussy cut the head set to add at the...
Need a fast and fabulous card idea? This speedy fun fold card tutorial is just what you’ve been looking for!
Last night was One Sheet Wonder night and this month I'm featuring the Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper and the Earthen Textures Bundle.
Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Stephanie Nash in Hamilton ON, features a great masculine card featuring the new Country Club suite of products
The In the Grove Bundle was designed to create gorgeous mountain, forest, and wildlife card fronts. Make unique scenes bursting with color!
Did you know you can create stunning cards without a single stamp or drop of ink? You can let Your Designer Series Paper Do All the Work!
Like clockwork, we're back with another Wednesday Sketch Challenge here at the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog! Below you'll find Sketch 214. Create cards, scrapbook layouts, home decor, treat containers, mixed media, etc. using this week's sketch and be sure to link your project below for a chance at the weekly My Favorite Things Gift Voucher worth up to $20. Today we are excited to welcome our very first Guest Designer at the MFT Challenge & Inspiration Blog. Say hello to Laura Williams! Laura's creative journey began when her mother became a Close To My Heart consultant when she was in middle school. Their days spent crafting together awakened her artistic side. In 2007 she got serious about card making and began to submit her work to magazines for publication. She went on to become a member of the last group of Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking magazine's Go-to Gals where she learned a lot and met a bunch of amazing and talented friends. Laura got her hands on some awesome product from My Favorite Things and got the chance to create for Sketch 214. Take a look at her project! Laura used the curve of the half circle in the sketch as her inspiration to use the new Headphones Die-namics and Keep on Rockin' stamp set (released last night!). Don't you just love how she stamped the power and pause buttons for a background and then softened them with a vellum overlay? Totally cool! Our Challenge Team has also been busy crafting their little hearts out. Here's a look at their handiwork this week. Look what Alice did! By turning the sketch 90 degrees, the half circle is at the bottom. If you follow Alice, you know she does a lot of cool things with doilies, and this is no exception. The doily becomes the resting spot for the feet of the little darling and the sentiment. Notice the shadow Alice created to ground the sweet girl from the You Have My Heart stamp set. Erin's approach to the sketch is straightforward, but her bold color sense makes this card sing. Such a sweet breath of fresh air in the middle of winter with the pretty new Spring Tulips stamp set and Die-namics which released just last night. Jill's tasty treat shines with her delicious use of the brand new (released last night!) Donuts and Sprinkles stamp set and the Donuts Die-namics. I'm über impressed with her inlaid sprinkles. That girl has PATIENCE. Miriam has created a MASTERPIECE using dies, ink, and paste. First she die cut a circle to create the base of the globe, and then she die cut the globe several times to create enough thickness for a homemade stencil. Using green ink mixed with paste and her stencil, she created a totally touchable planet Earth, a perfect rendition of the sketch. I love the warm colors and images that Vera chose for her card this week! It makes me long for adventure and sunshine on my face. I also love how she took the dots in the sketch and substituted little flags instead. It really adds to her balanced (and forever cute!) design. OK, check it. Veronica turned the card base of the design at 90 degrees, but left everything else in the sketch intact. Pretty sweet idea, huh? It gets even sweeter with the addition of the brand new (released last night!) Candy Jar Companions stamp set and Candy Jars Die-namics. It's fresh and candy-licious with no worry about cavities! You have until Tuesday, February 10, at noon EST to add your link and be eligible for the prize of up to $20 in MFT Cash to be spent in the MFT boutique. Winners are chosen at random, so everyone has a chance! The weekly prize is a $15 Gift Voucher to My Favorite Things, but if you use MFT stamps and/or dies in your project, you’ll receive an extra $5. We'll also occasionally feature cool interpretations of the sketch on the blog and give shout outs to fun, unique, and noteworthy projects. Who knows? You might be SPOTTED! Share your cards on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook using the hashtag #mftstamps. Congratulations, Geri! You are the randomly selected winner of last week’s sketch challenge. You can view all the entries for last week’s challenge HERE. Download previous sketches in handy PDF format on our Printable Resource Page HERE. Laura InLinkz.com Alice InLinkz.com Erin InLinkz.com Jill InLinkz.com Miriam InLinkz.com Vera InLinkz.com Veronica InLinkz.com It's your turn to do something DARING with this week's sketch! I dare you. Creative Ambassador for My Favorite Things An InLinkz Link-up
Creative Friday Greetings to you! Wondering what to do with old wood mounts from rubber stamps that you've converted into unmounted rubber stamps? This is a fun little project, creating an accordion using old wooden stamp blocks. To remove the rubber stamp from the wooden block, just place it in the microwave for 10, 20 or 30 seconds, depending upon your microwave. This softens the adhesive and the rubber stamp will just peel right off the block. Then the wooden blocks are ready for sanding, painting and decorating. I'll let the pictures do the talking! I used the Aspen Unmounted Rubber Stamps to decorate the panels before attaching. A black cardstock hinge is used to connect the painted wooden blocks. Of course the other side can look completely different! As always, thank you for stopping by Club Scrap Creates! Wishing you a creative weekend! Kay at Club Scrap **********THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED********** It's time for another giveaway! Today's "blast from the past" is the June 2005 Varsity Club Scrap kit. One of the most popular requests for special edition kits is a "sports" theme, and this is a classic. This kit includes 8-1/2 x 11" and 12x12" textured printed and plain papers, two wood-mounted rubber stamps, ribbons, medal stickers, zipper pulls, and ink pad and more! To qualify for the random drawing, leave a comment on today's blog post listing your favorite sport. A winner will be chosen and announced on the December 7 blog post by 10am Central. Good luck to you! The Day 5 Giveaway random drawing winner was comment #60, ScrapnBarbie. Congratulations! Watch your next kit shipment for your prize!
Find out how to make this fold flat box card with a pop up sentiment by watching my YouTube video. Shop with me for the products I used.
Welcome to another Weekly Sketch Challenge! Turn each inspiring sketch into a mini work of art to add to your stash — you could also...
Have you ever gotten a piece of large patterned paper that you just weren't sure what to do with? Here are a few things to try!
This fun fold is sure to delight kids of all ages - and its a great fold to teach the kids to make too! Pull the flap open to see what is inside! The Hey Chuck stamp set with the Regals Designer Series Paper makes a fun card. These adorable birds from the Bird's Eye View stamp set is paired here with the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper. Aren't those glasses perfect? Its fun to use a smaller image on the bottom front of the card and a larger one on the inside. The Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper includes
The Pocket Trifold card is made by combining a shortened cardstock card base and a pocket made from Designer Series Paper.
Wine cork apple stamped Rosh HaShana Cards....so fun and simple to whip up! Its hard to believe that Rosh HaShana is just around the corner and it's time to get crafting for this wonderful holiday which marks the beginning of...
Hello Crafty Friends! It's Laurie here! I am sharing my Yabba Dabba Doo Time Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the new digital Stone Age Family Set. This bundle comes with eight stamps in either digital or rubber stamps. The Details of My Card For my card, I wanted to fit the whole family
Are you looking for a Latin American craft to incorporate Hispanic culture in class? Make Puerto Rican vejigante masks with kids!
Shopping Link Hey everyone, I had my weekly Facebook and YouTube Live today, and I made three cards with the Frosted Forest Bundle! I also used the Country Woods and Winter Meadow Designer Paper. Both of these papers and more are 15% off through Aug 31 (while supplies last)!! Two cards use the spruce tree and one uses the redwood/sequoia, scotch pine/scots pine tree. And, two of them use the Decorative Masks which I show how to use in the video (one with the Shimmery White Embossing Paste). And, two are fun folds! *Come back tomorrow to the blog to see more ideas with this bundle and also join my email list to receive the recipe cards for tomorrow's ideas! Link to Designer Paper Sale Flyer Get the supplies for today's cards and anything else you'd like including our Online Only Products AND earn a FREE CLASS PACKET and accessory with me!! Free class details. Reminder: REDEEM YOUR Bonus Days coupon codes this month! They will expire August 31, so don't forget! Copy and paste the codes into the Coupon Code section of your cart and make sure they are applied. ***For my ordering specials, make sure your total AFTER coupons are applied meet my minimum requirements (before tax & shipping). Download and/or print the NEW July 2024 Online Exclusives Here Download and/or print the March 2024 Online Exclusives Download and/or print the November 2023 Online Exclusives Download and/or print the July 2023 Online Exclusives Download and/or print the March 2023 Online Exclusives *Online exclusives are while supplies last, so several will be sold out from these lists. To see what's sold out, if it is not in the online store, it's sold out. If it's in the store and says currently unavailable, it's coming back. You can also go to My Stampin' Stuff and search "online exclusive - sold out". We mark items from this list with this tag as we find out they have sold out (Stampin' Up! does not update us). **Of course you get a FREE CLASS PACKET and accessory from me with your online orders! I hope you enjoy the video and cards! See the full individual photos, recipe cards, measurements, and supply list below! Did you know - Stampin' Up! has acquired some product from Close to My Heart, and if you were a customer with them (they unfortunately had to close their doors), you are able to purchase these items through me! If you were not a customer, you'll have to wait until approximately September 2024 for Stampin' Up! to come out with even more scrapbooking products. I'm excited for this addition to our line of products. Did you know I have a monthly Scrapbook Club? Reminder: Check out the ONLINE ONLY PRODUCT - we have a ton of products found there only! **Reminder: With a $25 online order in August 2024, you get a FREE class to make FOUR cards mailed to you free in September, and with $50+ you ALSO get a free full accessory! Must use host code under $150 - read all about it below or here! Grab the supplies for today's cards (or anything else) to earn your free class! I hope you enjoyed the video! See the FULL supply list and recipe cards below! Check out the individual photos below along with a link to the video, measurements, recipe cards, and supply list! Shopping Reminder: in the Online Store, if a product says "currently unavailable", it IS COMING BACK (I can check dates for you). If the product cannot be found in the store, it's sold out. Use the menu to navigate to Online Exclusives! Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Follow me on Facebook Check out upcoming events (to go and in person) here! I have LOTS to choose from (samplers, stamp a stacks, games, and more)! Need help with your Stampin' Up! inventory? Make as many lists as you like: I own it, want it, my friend owns it, class list, etc! No limit! SEARCH by keywords and find products (that you own or all) - example: love, label, heart, thanks, etc to find the perfect item to use on your project. See if something is still current or retired. The benefits go on and on! Check it out here! More benefits: As a member, add personalized tags to products Coordinating products linked Easily add or take items off of a list Add notes to products (example, mine is missing the heart stamp) Add your own products to your lists from any companies Upload projects to the gallery and keep supplies used there Report errors to us, we'll fix it! Customers: when you're at a Stampin' Up! event, log in on your device and see if you already purchased it OR add it to purchased right there! Click a tag anywhere to bring up everything with that tag! CREATE RECIPE CARDS!!! Currently for US only. Join my email list and receive a FREE card making tutorial! Plus, you'll be notified about and receive sign up links for all of my events and specials. A supply list for these cards with links for ordering is below along with a link to the video on YouTube. I also have a monthly ONLINE ORDERING SPECIAL (info below). Read about the August 1-15, 2024 special here. Measurements are below, too. Here is a link to all of my LINKS Card One: Measurements: Pretty Peacock 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2" and then cut off 1 1/2" and 2 1/2" and save Basic White 4 x 5 1/4; 2 1/2 x 4 1/4; scrap for die cut tree Winter Meadow DSP 2 1/4 x 4; 1 1/4 x 4 (x2) Measurements: Basic White 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; scrap for die cut 2 5/8 x 4 and 1 x 1 3/4 rectangles; scrap for die cut tree Old Olive 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 Country Woods DSP 4 x 5 1/4 Card 3: Measurements: Pretty Peacock 5 1/2 x 11; scraps for die cut trees Lost Lagoon scraps for die cut trees Basic White 4 x 5 1/4; scrap for die cut bird; scrap for die cut arch Winter Meadow DSP 1 7/8 x 5 1/4 You can watch my Facebook Live each Thursday at 9:00 am Central Time on my Business Facebook Page, and you can watch the video for these cards HERE if you don't have Facebook: Here are the supplies I used. If you need anything, don't forget about my monthly online ordering special below! Jennifer's FREE CLASS August 2024: FREE WITH YOUR PURCHASE FROM ME in August 2024: Place your online order of $25 or more August 1-15, 2024 with the host code D4KUJBNC, and you will receive: 1) A FREE class packet to make FOUR CARDS using the Country Birdhouse Bundle! Everything possible will be cut, punched, embossed, and die cut for you! You'll just stamp and assemble with your stamps. I always email you a written tutorial with photos and measurements, too! You'll receive your card supplies and gifts in the following month. 2) Order $50 and you'll receive the monthly class packet (1 per person per month) PLUS a FREE FULL Petal Pink & Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems from me! 3) Order $50 August 16-31, 2024 with the NEW host code, and you'll receive the monthly class packet (1 per person per month) PLUS a NEW/different full embellishment from me! Order amounts before tax & shipping. SHOP THE NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NOW! Watch this video showing how to add the host code or redeem the Stampin' Rewards! **If full accessories are not available from Stampin' Up!, I will substitute another full accessory. *Limit one free class per person per month. **Limit one of each free accessory per person per month. Examples/Scenarios: Place a $50 order 1-15 and receive the class kit and accessory. Place a $50 order 16-31 and receive a free accessory (all 3 gifts total)! Place a $25 order 1-15 and receive the class kit. Place a $50 order 16-31 and receive the free 16-31 accessory. These are just 2 of many combinations you can earn ***Kit and gifts are mailed the following month. ****Exception: You qualify for specials if you spend $150 or more online, but do NOT enter the hostess code because YOU will be a hostess and receive FREE merchandise from Stampin' Up!! Each time period applies to specials. Orders not combined for entire month. Have your heard about my TWO clubs where you can earn $25 in FREE merchandise of your choice? Check it out here! Thanks so much! Jennifer [email protected] 972-723-9289 Shop my affiliate Stamp n Storage store!
Transform the 8.5x11 Quad Print from the Boardwalk Club Stamp kit into a unique pleat fold in a few easy steps. Before we start pleating, take a moment to pin the image below to remind you that you want to try it! DOUBLE PLEATED CARD TUTORIAL Trim the 8.5x11
Learn how to create pretty handcrafted cards at my Fairless Stampin' Flair blog. Great source for ideas, free tutorials and Stampin' Up! news.
Hello everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. Unfortunately, a bug hit our house this weekend and we’ve all been sick! I am just now trying to climb my way back to standing upright…. Sorry for the last post and all the lat email replies! Today, I’ve got another project featuring the Cutest Cows ... Read more
Last week I had my monthly class and I designed this project which I called a "choose your own adventure" card. My stampers got to choose all the elements of the card to make it whatever they wanted. I wanted to show off the Full of Life DSP but I couldn't decide which patterns to use because each sheet is just as gorgeous as the one before. So I took that hard choice and just gave it to my customers! They got pick which pattern they wanted to use, which sentiment and which image. All I did was cut the neutral cardstock pieces and they did the rest! And if you haven't gotten the Full of Life DSP yet it will be on sale starting August 6th so make sure to add a pack to your August order! The bright colors and beautiful watercolor style of the Full of Life DSP really pair well with the images from the Attention Shoppers stamp set. Because the images are smaller they are quick to color using some of the colors in the DSP using Stampin' Blends. Once my stampers chose which Full of Life DSP design they wanted to use they cut the 6x6 piece in half so they would have a 3" x 6" panel. Then they cut that down to 3" x 4.5" and then cut this panel into 3 1" strips to mount onto the Basic Black panel. The sentiment choices come from the Online Exclusive set Sweetly Scripted which are a lovely mix of script fonts and are nice and long so they can go across a whole card front in both orientations. For this design I cut strips of paper long than was needed for the portrait orientation and my stampers just trimmed off the ends as needed. Once the image from the Attention Shoppers stamp set was chosen to go with the sentiment it was also stamped in Memento Black and colored in. I had almost my whole Stampin' Blends collection out to use during class as the Full of Life DSP has so many colors in it. So like I was saying my stampers had a lot of decisions to make on this card! Some iridescent ribbon and sparkle gems are added for a tiny bit of sparkle and shine. If you make card sets for gifts or to sell this would be a fantastic design and group of products to use to make them. No two card sets would be exactly alike with all the mix and match possibilities! All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Thanks for looking! Did you stamp today? Stamps: Attention Shoppers, Sweetly Scripted (Online Exclusive) Ink: Memento Black Blends: various colors Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Basic Black, Full of Life DSP Accessories: Attention Shoppers dies, dimensionals, Iridescent 1/2" striped trim, adhesive backed sparkle gems
Hello Stampers Well today it's all about your paper trimmer. After many use it's like a car it need a good tune up. It is amazing how better the blade slide after a good tune up. Here wh
New Stamp Tip: This is going to make you CRINGE!! (but it works!)
Did you notice the card templates on page 22 of the 24-25 Annual Catalog? If so, you wish for a bigger print and some measurements. Today, I am sharing tips for creating cards with the Card Templates
Welcome to another Weekly Sketch Challenge! Turn each inspiring sketch into a mini work of art to add to your stash — you could also...
What a beautiful kit! Did you get your hands on the July 2024 Painted Petals Paper Pumpkin kit!? Mine arrived on Saturday. So when I got home late on Sunday from my mini 4-day vacation in Walnut
I felt like playing with my blending brushes this week. I don’t know about you, but when I use my brushes, I end up using 5-6 different stamp inks for the sky. I just kept pulling down …
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Looking for Stampin' Up! cards and ideas? As an Northern California Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I love to share share my cards and ideas with other creatives! Join Stampin' Up! or just join us for a Stampin' Up! class soon!
The inside page folds of this miniature book create the appearance of five little rooms. Visit the blog for a full tutorial.
The Stamparatus is the BEST stamp positioner tool on the market for cardmaking, papercrafting, & scrapbooking. This is Stamparatus tip #3 in my series.
Innovative creativity from PaperArtsy. Paint, stencils, and techniques galore for any mixed media enthusiast to enjoy.
It's hard to believe that it won't be long and I'll be looking out at changing leaves here in Missouri. It's warm, summery, and very green right now.But we crafters like to stay ahead of the game. If you are interested in sparking your interest in making some Autumn themed cards, check out the new offerings on Stampin' Up!'s online only exclusives page, because there are some real winners like this one. And you know they won't last long, so snap it up while it's there.This leaf set has a fant
