Thoughts & Prayers Sympathy: Simple & Stepped Up

Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card today, so I thought it was a perfect time to showcase the beautiful Thoughts & Prayers stamp set.  It's always good to keep a couple of these cards on hand for unexpected occasions when you need a heartfelt card.   Of course, I usually don't keep many of these kinds …

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Masking With Autumn Accents Die-Cuts

When I was cutting supplies for my Autumn Accents Stamp Club project last week, I had a bunch of leftover pieces that had been die-cut and I thought, why not put those to good use… So, I created Two Cool cards using the die-cut Autumn Accents windows as a mask.  I sponged with the same …

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Core’dinations Floral Frames & Delicate Doilies Blossom

One of my favorite things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is having access to all kinds of fabulous stamping ideas through their demo-exclusive Stampin' Connection website and monthly Stampin' Success magazine.  The embellishment for today's project comes directly from our magazine… The blossom embellishment features lots of layers using the Floral Frames Framelits and …

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Sunday Showcase: 12 “Non-Holiday” Holiday Catalog Ideas

It great that the Holiday Catalog is out a little early this year, because it gives everyone a chance to come up with the perfect holiday projects, while allowing them enough time to get them done without rushing (yeah, right!).  But, it feels a bit premature to be diving deep into the holiday mode…I mean …

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Raspberry Reason To Smile Window

It's down to the last few days to get your awesomely versatile Reason To Smile stamp set for just $5 with your $50 order in July.  Don't miss your chance to get this fantastic, two-step stamping set! Here are Two Cool window cards I created with the Reason To Smile set in less than 20 …

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Still Finding Reasons To Smile

I'm still enjoying my $5 Reason To Smile stamp set to the max!  Here, I created Two Cool cards that are just my "type!"  I combined the pretty stemmed flowers from Reason To Smile with the foliage from the Just Believe stamp set on a First Edition Designer Series Paper background.   The flowers are …

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