Have you used your catalog for inspiration lately? I get so wrapped up checking out other people's blogs and finding samples on stamping websites that I almost forget the awesome resource that I'm holding in my hands several times a day…the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog! I mean that's why they call it an …
Have you ever used your Clear Mount Blocks to stamp a background? It's really a beautiful effect! Check out my Two Cool cards using this technique… I CASEd this design from Ann Clemmer at her StamperDog blog. Clear Block Stamping: See those three square backgrounds behind the Gently Falling leaves? Those are made with …
Another pretty card we made at the Creative Convention last weekend… Talk about simple and pretty! The leaves on this card are die-cut from Spice Cake Designer Series Paper with the Leaves #2 Die. I crumpled them up, then tacked them down with some SNAIL in a few places to keep them very textured. …
It's really a preference…more or less. Many of you know that I don't do "simple" very well, because of my OCED—Obsessive Compulsive Embellishment Disorder. There's always one more thing that my project needs for it to "look right" for me. I find it difficult to stop! Today's card is one of the make & takes …
Today's Two Cool cards highlight a variation on the Marker Spritz technique from my previous post: Gently Falling Marker Spritz. This time, we are trying out the same thing with Watercolor Wonder Crayons! Watercolor Crayons Spritz Once again, I used the bold maple leaf from the Gently Falling two-step stamp set in the Holiday …
Gosh, is it sure feeling like Fall in Indiana today! Just a few days ago, we were melting in the sweltering 98° sun. Today, it's barely going to reach 67° for the high. I woke up this morning with a chilly breeze coming through my open window, and it was very refreshing. It feels like …