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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 […]

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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 […]


Happy Home Stamp Set

Stampin’ Up! Happy Home Stamp Set & Hearth & Home Framelits Dies The Happy Home stamp set from Stampin’ Up! coordinates perfectly with the Hearth and Home Framelits Dies.  I love the images in the Happy Home stamp set!  The images of the blossoming tree, the bench, and the little […]

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Love Blossoms Blushing Bride Glimmer Butterfly Card

Yesterday, I showed you a fun mini treat bag Valentine’s Day card that I made using the new Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack from the 2016 Occasions Catalog from Stampin’ Up!.  Today, I want to show you how you can use the exact same Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper, […]


Stampin’ Up! Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper Bling

Stampin’ Up!’s new Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper packs just enough punch to add the perfect amount of bling to any greeting card or project.  The Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper is available in the 2016 Occasions Catalog on page 17 as part of the Love Blossoms Collection which included Love Blossoms  Designer Series […]

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Happy New Year!

It’s a brand new year and that means it’s only a few days until you can get FREE Stampin’ Up! products!!  January 5th is the big day!  Not only can you begin to order from the wonderful Stampin’ Up! 2016 Occasions Catalog, BUT …you can also earn wonderful FREE products […]


Starting Monday, Save Up to 50% on Stampin’ Up!

Starting Monday, save up to 50% on select Stampin’ Up! products!  Forget Cyber Monday!  How does Cyber WEEK sound? Take a look at all of the fun products that will be on sale during Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza and be sure to make a special note of the special FLASH […]

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Card-Maker’s Block

We’ve all heard of writer’s block.  We know it’s a real thing.  But have you ever heard of card-maker’s block?  It’s a real thing, too.  I know because I have experienced it.  It happened to me yesterday.  I couldn’t come up with anything.  Everything I tried turned out disastrous. I’m […]


Halloween Treat Bag: Happy Haunting!

Oh, how I wish I had a deliciously warm chocolate chip cookie right about now.  Make that two!  I could eat one and put one in this cute little treat bag. If you look closely, you can see that the bag is made from a Glassine Sheet that I embossed […]

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Softly Falling Ocean Bubbles by Stampin Up

I love, love, love the new Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from the upcoming 2015 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog.  The folder is meant to create an embossed snowfall, but I turned the cardstock upside down to create an underwater scene.  Instead of falling snow, the little white embossed images […]


Timeless Elegance Room Décor

Yesterday, I showed you a card I created with a sheet of paper from the new Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper.  I personally think this pattern in the most beautiful ever created by Stampin’ Up! The coordinating colors for this pack of paper are Basic Black, Very Vanilla, and Sahara Sand, which also happen […]

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Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!

  I wish I could show you in-person how extremely gorgeous this one particular sheet of paper is from the new Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper.  It is probably my most favorite paper design of all-time.  The rose images jump off the page.  I didn’t add a sentiment to this card […]