I had been working on some cards using the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, and had a few 1.5 inch squares left over. As I was picking them up, I noticed that the front and back patterns on this paper coordinated very well, so I decided to pair them up for an… Read More »
When I last used the botanical bouquet image from the Just for Hosts Very Vintage stamp set* (see page 227 of the Annual catalog) I stamped the image in black and then colored each leaf and flower with Stampin’ Blends markers. Sometimes you don’t have time for that level of detail, or you just want… Read More »
The profusion of flowers in a late summer garden are the inspiration for this card made with the Very Vintage Hostess stamp set.* This bouquet, reminiscent of a botanical drawing in an antique book, is perfect for coloring with Stampin’ Blends markers in Petal Pink, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. Here are the… Read More »
I have definitely been in a pink mood lately, creating cards in various shades of pale pinks to deeper magentas. So when I decided to work with the P. S. You’re the Best set again, it’s no surprise that I picked up a sheet of Blushing Bride pink cardstock to start with. And then I remembered –… Read More »
Ah, nostalgia! You know how you can experience a scent, a fragment of music or an image, and you are transported back to an earlier, happy memory? When I started working with this stamp set, P.S. You’re the Best, I immediately remembered the typewriter that my parents gave me as a college graduation gift in 1977!… Read More »
Every year I say that I will start stamping my Christmas cards early, but I always find myself rushing at the end of the year to get those cards finished! Can you relate? This year I did myself a favor and I actually sat down in August to stamp 20 Christmas cards; I “stamped smart”… Read More »
This darling stamp set, Basket of Wishes, has been fun to work with for the past couple of years! Now that it will be retiring at the end of May, I wanted to make at least one more card to give it a proper send off: The Basket of Wishes set and the Fresh Florals… Read More »
Designer Series Paper is always on the retired list at this time of the year to make way for new patterns coming in the Annual Catalog on June 1st. Today I am using a couple of coordinating patterns in Lemon Lime Twist from the retiring Fresh Florals DSP Stack to make a frame for my… Read More »
The Golden State is covered with California Poppies at this time of the year; in gardens, on hillsides, beside the highways and even growing up through the sidewalks! When I saw the floral image from the new Love What You Do stamp set, I decided to recreate a bouquet of California Poppies using a couple… Read More »
I’ve already shown a couple of card examples made with the newly released bundles from the Share What You Love Suite. The three bundles (including free products with each!) are available starting today, through May 31st. , Here is the latest card that I designed with some of these great new products: One of the… Read More »
Every year Stampin’ Up! introduces five new “In Colors” that are available for a 2-year period, keeping our color collection fresh and on trend. One of the colors in this year’s new 2018-2020 group, which will be available when our new Annual Catalog is introduced on June 1st, is Grapefruit Grove, reminiscent of a juicy… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, and it’s a good time to reflect on the company mission statement, our “Statement of My Heart”: To love what we do and share what we love, as we help others enjoy creativity and worthwhile accomplishments … in this we make a difference. The 30th anniversary is traditionally the Pearl Anniversary, so Stampin’… Read More »
… I have a new stamped basket! The 2nd Release products for Sale-A-Bration are now available, and I love the Blossoming Basket Bundle stamps and coordinating embossing folder: I stamped the basket of flowers with Tuxedo Black Memento ink so I could color the images with some of the new Blenders markers in light and… Read More »
Do you remember this English folk song and nursery rhyme from when you were little? Lavender’s blue, dilly, dilly, lavender’s green, When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen. While it’s true that the lavender flower is usually a shade of purple, some varieties are pink or white. Luckily, when it comes to… Read More »
At least, my husband does! Among the many things that I love about Reggie, one thing that is particularly sweet is his sincere delight and interest in the cards I make. And he even reads my blog! So, when a card-giving occasion comes around, I always enjoy making something special for him: I used a… Read More »