Tag Archives: Framelits

Best Fishes on Your 60th!

By | July 5, 2016

I have two brothers-in-law named Bob, but the one who is turning 60 today is the one who is getting this card in the mail to celebrate! It looks like I am still following Van Gogh’s advice to add some orange to a blue art project, but I really think it works, don’t you? (I’ll… Read More »

You Matter to Me – the Restful Blues

By | June 17, 2016

While I mentioned in my last post that combining blue with its complementary color, orange, will infuse energy into your project, a monochromatic theme, in the same color family, will be soothing and restful to the eye. This floral spray is from the new Touches of Texture set and I have used Soft Sky as… Read More »

Retiring Stamp Idea #3 – Going Places!

By | May 4, 2016

On pages 38-39 of the Spring Occasions catalog you can see the wonderful Going Places Suite of products, including the Going Global stamp set, all of which are retiring in a few short weeks. While all of the examples were done with a color palette that includes some of the retiring 2014-2016 In Colors, this… Read More »

Retiring Stamp Idea #2 -Flip Over This Paper!

By | April 28, 2016

“Sitting in an English garden, waiting for the sun…” Well, actually I was sitting in my garden this morning, enjoying the California sun, but I thought using the retiring English Garden Designer Series Paper for our projects today would be great! This time I used the big, pink watercolor roses on the front of the… Read More »

Paying Attention to Details

By | February 14, 2016

. My grandmother, Nana, always chose the best gifts, and one year she gave me the perfect dress for my birthday. This was in the mid-1960’s, so it was kind of a Jackie Kennedy-inspired style, except made for a little girl. The thing I loved most about it was the colors – chocolate brown and… Read More »

Golden State #30 Birthday Card

By | January 28, 2016

My son John is an “authentic fan” of the Golden State Warriors NBA team, and since he is celebrating his 30th birthday today, I decided to have a little fun making his card: Not only does this basketball jersey card reflect my son’s new age and decade, it’s also the number of Steph Curry, one… Read More »

Peaceful Blues and Greens

By | December 31, 2015

Blue snowflake, green Christmas trees – here are three more handcrafted cards that our family received this year to celebrate the season of peace: First, here is Sherry Pakulski’s card – the one that she sent in addition to the one she made for her dad to send! I love this color combination – my… Read More »

This Snowman’s a Work of Art

By | December 13, 2015

Created by Mindy Degree Our sister-in-law Mindy’s Christmas card arrived today, and I was delighted but not surprised to see that she had used the Stampin’ Up! Work of Art set to create the snowman for the front of her card! Mindy has been using this set so creatively in so many ways, and I… Read More »

Online Extravaganza! – Save up to 50%!

By | November 23, 2015

This is the week to make a list and check it twice – because Stampin’ Up! just put out a super list of things on sale, starting today, Monday the 23rd, and ending on Monday the 30th of November! Everything is listed here: Online_Extravaganza_Products_US As you can see, everything is organized by 50% off, 40%… Read More »

Sisterly Love

By | November 13, 2015

Now that we’re back from our vacation, I’ve had a chance to take some pictures of the handcrafted cards that have come our way in the past week. These cards were made for Reggie by his sisters, Kathy and Sherry, and one of our sisters-in-law, Mindy, who all live in Vermont. Kathy’s card in bright… Read More »

Silent Night Star

By | November 7, 2015

I’ve been working with the new Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies from the Holiday catalog and decided to combine them with the Star Framelits for a different look. I also used the coordinating Jingle All the Way stamp set and the Softly Falling embossing folder, and everything worked together so nicely. I used several layers of… Read More »

The Fifth of November

By | November 5, 2015

While my friends in the UK celebrate Guy Fawkes Night and the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot, in the Degree house we are celebrating Reggie’s birthday! I think my husband likes that he was born on this day, though, because of the fact that John Lennon added the line, “Remember the Fifth of November” as… Read More »

Rabbit, Rabbit!

By | November 1, 2015

Happy November 1st! Products used in my Rabbit, Rabbit card, some from the Holiday Catalog: Thankful Forest Friends Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 139723 Price: $18.00 Alphabet Rotary Stamp – 133769 Price: $15.00 Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 115316 Price: $7.00 Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100730 Price: $8.50 Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″… Read More »

Hello Fall! More Swaps to Share

By | October 5, 2015

Here’s an interesting way to use the Vintage Leaves stamps and coordinating Leaflets Framelits by cutting the leaves out of colored card stock and inserting them into a frame panel on the front of the card. This demonstrator did a few different things with the leaves; she stamped the red oak leaf with the original… Read More »