Well here we are, Christmas just behind us and the New Year on the horizon ! I know I say this every year……………… but 2022 did fly by so fast!
The Wisteria Wishes Stamp Set has very pretty floral images as well as greetings stamps in a cursive font – my favorite kind of set 🙂 Today’s card is very easy to create and showcases the lovely Brushstrokes Specialty Paper.
Continue readingSometimes we need to send a card to lift someone’s spirits, to just let them know that someone is thinking of them. ‘Hang in There’ is just the perfect thing to say to give them a little lift. Today’s card features the Perfectly Penciled Decorative Paper pairing it with Daffodil Delight and Smoky Slate to make a card that will work for male or female.
Continue readingWhat a great title! As I explain in my video, today’s card has a color combination inspired by a bird we saw during a recent visit to the Dallas World Aquarium, my friend Elly and I watched the bird and recognized each of the colors in terms of the Stampin’ UP! color families.
Well I just had to have a go – so here is the result
Continue readingThe leaves have finally dropped from the trees in our garden, I have to say this year they fell a lot later than usual and we had some magnificent colors because of this. Like the leaves, some of our products are about to go away, one of them is the Soft Seedlings Stamp Set – so I thought I would give it one more outing, with a simple but very impressive coloring technique. (Gosh – I sound a little poetic today!)
Continue readingA little change of pace and subject today I broke out the Friends are like Seashells Stamp Set for today’s card ~ it is a gender neutral set and great for a whole host of occasions. I have made this as a thinking of you card, (today would have been my dear Pop’s 93rd birthday and he is in my thoughts) which is a great sentiment if you want to send a ‘just because’ card or it will work for sympathy or for someone who is unwell and you want to give them a little lift to their day.
Continue readingDuring October Stampin’ UP! had a special offer for those crafters who decided to join Stampin’ UP! as a demonstrator. When I have a new member to my team I also send them a small welcome gift as well as a handmade card and notepad as a thank you for choosing me!
Today I am sharing the card and notepad I made for my newest team member. If you are interested in joining my team then click here for more info 🙂
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Once again I am thrilled to be taking part in the Ink . Stamp . Share blog hop, we are a group of Stampin’ Up!®️Demonstrators from around the globe here to bring you inspiration through creativity!
You will have either arrived from Jill’s post or starting here ~ either way WELCOME . This month our theme is a Sketch Challenge
Continue readingI use my Simply Score Scoreboard all the time to add a center score to my card bases – however it never really features in any of my card classes or blog posts !! Today’s card shares a technique where the scoreboard is the major tool….. followed by my Heat Tool!
The video explains how to create this technique as well as how to color up ribbon to match our color scheme ~ enjoy
Continue readingThe Olive Branch Stamp Set is one I have had in my collection for a while now – I had some ideas for it but nothing would really gel! Then I decided it would be perfect for sharing some simple coloring techniques so have two cards for todays’ post.
Continue readingEach month I take part in a Scrapbook hop, I recognize not everyone is into scrapbooking so I try to take some elements from my layout to create a card to show how Stampin’ UP! products can be used for both card making and scrapbook pages. October’s hop had an Autumn Colors theme (check it out here) so today’s card is full of autumn theme and rich, rustic colors – with a little bling to make my heart happy.
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