Fun Folds for Card Making-Black Friday, Cyber Monday
Thank you for your purchase. I hope you enjoy the 3 Fun Folds tutorials I have created for you. (Be sure to save this link so you can keep accessing the tutorials and videos). I have used Stampin’ Up! product to create these cards. Adapting projects to your current inventory is easier than you think. […]
Eden’s Garden from Stampin’ Up!
Eden’s Garden Collection from Stampin’ Up! The tale of the Garden of Eden transcends the boundaries of a single belief system. Numerous accounts and adaptations of Eden’s events have appeared in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, legends and lore, ancient mythology, and more! No matter how the story is shared, the essence of Eden remains the same: […]
Daily Life Inspiration-Dragonfly Garden Card
Dragonfly Garden from Stampin’ Up! Inspiration for my card making often comes from my surroundings here in the mountains of Southern Colorado. We recently visited a neighbor’s pond with our grandchildren to net and release salamanders. What a great learning experience for the kids who were able to hold and touch salamanders before we released […]
Jar of Flowers Faker Shaker Card-August Fresh Ideas
Jar of Flowers Faker Shaker Card! I love making shaker cards, but often their bulk makes it difficult for mailing. The Faker Shaker Technique still gives you fun, interactive cards but allows for more mailing options. Use a small clear bag attached to the inside of the card to hold the shaker bits, leaving less bulk for […]
Welcoming Woods Faker Shaker Card-Aug Fresh Ideas
Welcoming Woods Faker Shaker Card I love making shaker cards, but often their bulk makes it difficult for mailing. The Faker Shaker Technique still gives you fun, interactive cards but allows for more mailing options. Use a small clear bag attached to the inside of the card to hold the shaker bits, leaving less bulk for easier mailing. Want to […]
Faux Quilt Card using Pansy Petals
Faux Quilt Card Using Pansy Petals! I have said many times that I love working with fabric but don’t enjoy sewing. While I have a sewing machine, it rarely gets used. I don’t quilt, but I appreciate the beauty and time it takes to create one. Discovering the Faux Quilting Technique, using paper instead of […]
Pearlized Background with Dandelion Embossing Folder
Create an easy pearlized, shimmery background using Frost White Shimmer Paint (retiring) and a Blending Brush. This technique shimmers with any color of card stock, so the possibilities are endless! Here’s how: Pour a small amount of Frost White Shimmer Paint* on a palette. I used a clear block as my palette. Pick up the […]
Beauty Abounds Bokeh Pearlized Background
Beauty Abounds Bokeh Pearlized Background For today’s card, I am featuring the retiring stamp sets Dandelion Wishes and Beauty Abounds. I combined them with the Pearlized Background Technique for a shimmery background. Create an easy pearlized background using Frost White Shimmer Paint (retiring) and a Blending Brush. This technique shimmers with any color of card […]
Geared Up Garage Pearlized Background-Happy Father’s Day
Geared Up Garage Pearlized Background-Happy Father’s Day In the continuation of featuring retiring stamp sets and accessories, today’s card uses Geared Up Garage and the Tin Tile Embossing Folder. Geared Up Garage, and the coordinating Garage Gears Dies, have been my go-to stamp set for making those sometimes hard to create masculine-themed cards. For this […]
Friendly Silhouettes Acrylic Watercolor Background
Friendly Silhouettes Acrylic Watercolor Background Here’s an easy, any occasion card made using the Acrylic Watercolor Background Technique, paired with Friendly Silhouettes Die. I tapped Night of Navy, Petal Pink, and Rococco Rose inks on my clear block “F”. I spritzed the block with water, letting the ink run and pool. Then, I stamped it […]
May Fresh Ideas-Kite Cards
May Fresh Ideas-Kite CardsIris Folded Kite Card Kite Fold Card Let’s go fly a kite Up to the highest height! Let’s go fly a kite and send it soaring Up through the atmosphere Up where the air is clear Oh, let’s go fly a kite! -Mary Poppins Spring is here, and that means spring winds! […]
Snow Globe Mercury Acetate and Blends Background
Have you seen the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog? I overlooked it a few times as it really isn’t prominent in the samples. But, it is really cool stuff! I provides easy backgrounds that add that WOW factor! So, what is it? According to Wikipedia, “Mercury glass (or silvered glass) […]
Emboss Resist Winter Woods
Winter Woods is one of my favorite stamp sets. This grove of trees is perfect for my setting in the mountains of southern Colorado. For these cards I used the Emboss Resist Technique. Stamp the image in Early Espresso and heat emboss using clear embossing powder. Then, add color to the background. The ink […]
Paper Towel Background Christmas Pocketful of Happiness
I always try to recycle and reuse my crafting tools. This includes the paper towels that I use to wipe off stamps, the Stamparatus plates, or to dab my watercolor projects. This was the case with this piece of paper towel. I can’t remember what project I was using it for, but it had shades […]
Crystal Effects Stained Glass
Crystal Effects has made a return in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog! Crystal Effects is a water based glossy lacquer that works as a liquid embellishment. Stampin’ Up! retired it a couple of years ago, but has brought back an updated version that has white and silver flecks for an added touch of sparkle! So […]