Beautiful Wings Designer Frame Catalog CASE

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 …

Read more

Gently Falling Clear Mount Block Stamping

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 …

Read more

Spice Cake Crumpled Leaves Card

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.  …

Read more

Simplifying—Razzleberry Striped Gently Falling Card

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 …

Read more

Gently Falling Watercolor Crayon Spritz

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 …

Read more

Gently Falling Marker Spritz With Emboss Resist

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 …

Read more