Monthly Archives: May 2015


Slider Bookmark Card Tutorial

I created a slider bookmark card to showcase this year’s Stampin’ Up! stamp set to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities.  Below is a picture tutorial of the measurements.  (You can see the original post HERE.)    Step One / The Outside Pocket: 1)  Score a piece of 6″ x 6″ […]

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Cherry on Top DIY Love Notes Easel 1 comment

I created this “Love Notes” easel using Stampin’ Up!’s new Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack and the current Mini Treat Bags Thinlits Dies. Before I explain the creation, I have to admit that I have a problem.  Here goes:  whenever I see a blank surface, I cannot leave […]


Cherry on Top Stationery Box and Greeting Cards

Today, we are going to take a closer look at the outside of the stationery box I showed you yesterday, along with the greeting cards I created to go along with the box. The Box: To create the flower, I used the Spiral Flowers Originals Die and the wonderful new Cherry […]

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Stationery Box Tutorial

The stationery box that I first showed you HERE is so easy to make!  I promise that once you start, you will want to make one for each of  your friends and give them as gifts. Supplies Needed: 2 Sheets of 12 x 12 Cardstock to coordinate with the Designer Series Paper […]


Banner Triple Punch by Stampin’ Up!: Your New Best Friend! 2 comments

One of my top favorite items from the new 2015-2016 Stampin’ Up! Annual Idea Book and Catalog is the Banner Triple Punch. It is three punches in one!   You can quickly create banners with widths of 1″, 1-1/2″, and 2″ and any lengths you choose.  The punch makes the banner-cut perfectly!  No more […]

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Beautiful New 2015-2017 In-Colors from Stampin’ Up!

Happiness is what I think and feel when I look at this card and all of the wonderful colors and shapes.  I created the layers on this card with pieces from the Moments Like These Project Life Card Collection by Stampin’ Up!  I also used accessories from the Moments Like These […]


Watermelon Wonder is Wondrous!

Look at the delicious pop of color that the new 2015-2017 In-Color Watermelon Wonder adds to the Basic Black, Whisper White, and gold used on this card.  I am so in love with all of these color!  They are so delicious that I want to eat them!!  Seriously, all of the […]

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Greeting Cards for Men: A Great Father’s Day Gift Idea 2 comments

My husband has been asking me for awhile now to make a set of thank you notes for him that he can have on-hand to send to his clients.  He would like something more personal than ordinary tacky store-bought cards, and he happens to know someone who makes cards for […]


Dotty Angles Stamp Set Adds Fabulous Dimension to Your Cards! 1 comment

I love Stampin’ Up!’s Dotty Angles photopolymer stamp set!  The images add so much dimension to your projects.  Who knew that litter geometric shapes could make a card pop with drama?  Remember this card?  Take a look at another! I made this card in a snap with pieces from the new […]

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Happy Graduation! An Easy Scrapbook Layout with Project Life 1 comment

I used to procrastinate scrapbooking until Project Life by Stampin’ Up! came along.  The entire process was always so overwhelming to me.  However, I put together this two-page layout of our daughter’s college graduation in about thirty minutes with the Moments Like These Project Life Card Collection and the Moments […]


More Greeting Cards Made with Project Life by Stampin’ Up! 1 comment

  I created all three of these cards in just under a couple of minutes with the elements in the Project Life by Stampin’ Up! kits.  How can anyone not ooh and ahh over these cards?  Look at the “Cool” card above.  That adorable bicycle clip!!!!  And the popsicle epoxy sticker!!!  […]

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Project Life by Stampin’ Up!: Fun, Fun, Fun Cards!

Make a Fun, Fun, Fun card in under a few minutes with the elements that are included in Stampin’ Up!’s Project Life Card Collections and Accessory Packs.  Not only can you create fun scrapbook layouts quickly and easily, but you can also make an unlimited amount of greeting cards, too. […]