Yearly Archives: 2016


Party Wishes Stamp Set

Party Wishes Stamp Set Look at the fun card you can create with the Party Wishes Stamp Set from the It’s My Party Collection in the 2016 Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog!  Stampin’ Up! demonstrators who attended the Fall 2015 OnStage Global Event created the first part of the card – […]

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It’s My Party

It’s My Party Birthday Card The new “It’s My Party” stamps, paper, and embellishments in Stampin’ Up!’s Occasions Catalog (link on sidebar) make it easy to create simple yet elegant birthday cards.  This week, I’ll be showing you a variety of birthday cards that you can create with Stampin’ Up!’s […]


Itty Bitty Accents Punch 1 comment

Itty Bitty Accents Punch I showed you in my last post HERE how to maker shaker card filler with the star punch from Stampin’ Up!’s Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. Today, I’m going to show you how to add pizzazz to your card with the flower punch from the Itty […]

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Make “Shaker Card” Filler

Make “Shaker Card” Filler It’s easy to make shaker card filler.   You’ll see in my short video below that to make the filler for this Happy Birthday card, all I did was punch several stars with the star punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack in several coordinating colors. […]


Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder The WOW factor on today’s Wildflower Fields card is the flower that I punched using the Fun Flower punch. Before I punched the flower and the flower’s center, I ran the card stock through the Big Shot with the Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. […]

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Wildflower Fields DSP Card #2

Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper Card #2 To see Card #1, click HERE.  I’m excited to show you today’s Wildflower Fields DSP (Designer Series Paper) card because the card layout isn’t my usual design style. However, I wanted to once again mention the versatility of the beautiful colors and patterns of the Wildflower Fields […]


Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper

Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper   *** Updated to add YouTube video with measurements and how-to fold *** The Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!’s current Sale-a-Bration catalog is not only colorful and versatile, but it’s also FREE with a qualifying order of $50 or more in Stampin’ […]

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Easy Masculine Valentine Card

Easy Masculine Valentine Card Here is an easy masculine Valentine card that you can whip together in just a few minutes.  It’s always a challenge for me to make masculine cards, probably because of the lack of bling that I can use.  However, with this easy masculine Valentine card you’ll […]


Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper

Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! Here is another look that you can create using the Birthday Bouquet DSP from Stampin Up. With this Sympathy card shown below, I paired the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper with the new Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper that is available until February […]

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Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper

Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper Stampin’ Up!’s Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper is so versatile!  Most of the designs in the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper pack incorporate Blushing Bride and/or lots of, well, flower bouquets. However, I like how the balloon design is perfect for a masculine birthday card. A […]


Coloring for Adults with Aqua Painters Tutorial

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that coloring for adults is a new trend.  I don’t know what took so long for coloring to catch on with the people over the age of seven, because as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I’ve been coloring for years!  And not […]


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Birthday Bouquet & Honeycomb Happiness Ice Cream Card

Birthday Bouquet & Honeycomb Happiness Ice Cream Cone Card Stampin’ Up!’s Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper coordinates perfectly with the FREE Sale-a-Bration Honeycomb Happiness stamp set.  I love the subtle colors of Watermelon Wonder and Mint Macaron that are incorporated into the Birthday Bouquet paper’s designs.  Take a look at the […]