Decorative Paper Showcase ~ Any Occasion Card

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I love decorative paper, it is one of the first things I look at when each Stampin” UP! catalog is launched and some of my first choices…….. then I start to think “I will save that for a special project” then find months later it is still in the packet as there has not been a project special enough!!! So a few years ago I made my mind up that I was going to focus on decorative paper as much as possible – so today I have one that

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Lets Talk Storage

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Gosh, I am late with today’s post, put it down to a restless night and 97F weather!!! Today I thought I would share some storage solutions that Stampin’ UP! offer to keep all your goodies organized, and lets face it we all like to have our supplies close to hand. Each of these pieces have been designed to fit Stampin’ UP! products so they all fit neatly together so configure the space you have available to keep them.

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Floral Inspiration Card Idea

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Last week the 2024 Jan to April Mini Catalog was launched – Over the coming weeks I will be sharing some of the new products with you. One of the first things I look for in a new catalog is Embossing Folders – they are wonderful to use, stepping up a piece of plain card and making it extraordinary – in fact when I introduce them to new card crafters they get the biggest WOW! So I introduce the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder!!

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Coloring Vellum with Blending Brushes ~ Super Elegant Card

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Blendering Brushes were added to the Stampin’ UP! tool chest at the beginning of this year and I have loved using them! This is the third technique I have shared featuring them and this time I am using the Square Vellum Doilies to show how you can make them any color to match your project.

I am also featuring the ‘soon to be retired’ Shimmer Paint, using it to produce a rich sheen to a piece of Very Vanilla Card as a background to the vellum……. and there is a video showing you how to do both techniques.!!

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