Stampin Up sells these beautiful embossing folders you can use to create a lovely background. But, you need a die cut machine if you're going to use them. I know it sounds crazy, but not every crafter has a die cut machine or wants to get a die cut machine. And sometimes, I just don't want to get out the big die cut machine to use the embossing folders. You can still make a great background using just stamps and ink. For today's card, I … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk Backgrounds
When I’m Stuck..
When I'm stuck in a creative rut or I can't decide what to make, I turn to our Catalogs. Our Catalogs are great Idea Books too. I love all the samples they have. Most of the time, I create my own projects. Sometimes I'll copy an idea from the Catalog just to get the creative juices flowing. And sometimes, I'll take ideas and change them up. Today's card is just like the one in the Catalog. This is a quick card because most of the … [Read more...] about When I’m Stuck..
New Month, New Specials
Oh boy, where do I start? There's lots of great things happening this month. Sale-a-bration may be over but Stampin Up is doing some fabulous specials this month. Each week, we'll have another group of products on sale. New Weekly Deals will be announced on the 8th, 15th, and 22nd. Here is the first round of specials. Then we have our Perfect Partners promo. Stampin Up has created six new die sets to match current stamp sets that didn't … [Read more...] about New Month, New Specials
This Is It…
Today is the last day of Sale-a-bration. Today is the last day to get your FREE item with purchase. Don't forget that Stampin Up added a bunch of additional products to the FREE list. And it's the last day to get the amazing Stampin Up planner by signing up to join my team. I was able to purchase the planner as a current Demonstrator and it is AMAZING! There is so much included with the planner... the calendar pages, to-do lists, … [Read more...] about This Is It…
Hello, Fall
Well, it may not feel like Fall just yet (and it's not), but it's definitely time to start sharing some Fall projects. This is a slim line style card. It's a little hard to see, but the background card stock is stamped with leaves in the dark brown color. Then the flowers are stamped on the pattern paper. I used one of the leaf tags from the Leaf Label and Gem set. These leaves come already cut out ready to use. The leaf labels come with 25 … [Read more...] about Hello, Fall
Out of the Office
I'm out of the office today, attending Stampin Up's Backstage event. This event is for Stampin Up demonstrators that have achieved specific sales and recruiting thresholds. I am so thankful to my amazing customers and downline that support me. I wouldn't be able to attend events like this without all of you. I seriously love sharing what I do with all of you. Attending these events is one of my favorite things about being a demonstrator. … [Read more...] about Out of the Office
Thinking of You
I have a few more projects to share using the Ringed With Nature bundle. I love how simple this card is and it turned out really lovely! One great thing about the mushroom stamp is that the stems and the caps are separate stamps. It makes is so much easier to stamp it in different colors. For the cap, I inked it in the yellow first and then used a sponge dauber to add a bit of the red along the edges. The tree ring stamp makes a nice … [Read more...] about Thinking of You
Tis The Season
I know, I know. I have my Holidays all mixed up. Don't worry, I'm working on getting a better schedule going. But, I really wanted to share this project right away so you would have time to make it prior to the Holidays. I have only five kits left over for this class that I recently held. This kit came with two different background papers. This one shows the red background with the white dots. The remaining five kits have red background … [Read more...] about Tis The Season