March Wow Project—Bloomin’ Marvelous Butterflies

If you saw my Sunday Showcase featuring butterflies, then you've already seen a sneak peek of these Two Cool cards that I CASEd from Dawn Olchefske.    CASEd from Dawn Olchefske at DOStamping.com. As soon as I saw this project, I KNEW that I had to make it!  I love the Bloomin' Marvelous Sale-A-Bration stamp …

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Collage Curios Soda Pop Top Necklace

Are you ready for something that's fun, easy-to-make, and a little different?  How about some wearable Stampin' Up! artwork! Michelle Hoover brought this Soda Pop Top Necklace project as a make & take to our February demonstrator meeting and I was blown away at how easy it was to create!    Isn't it stunning?  I …

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Thanks So Much Calypso Coral Chevrons

  These two cool cards were part of my Spring Catalog Kick-Off event back in January.  I've discovered that the Oh, Hello stamp set is surprisingly versatile.  The bold sentiments are fun, but I'm also loving the look of the patterned chevrons! Even though I didn't use it on this project, I borrowed the color …

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Howlstooth & Scaringbone Sweet Treat Cup Card

My Too Cool Demo Team is awesome!  Such a fantastic group…and they always inspire me with their fantastic project ideas!  At last Monday's meeting, Carmen DeBruce led a fun & tasty, Halloween make & take!  Check it out! It's a cute 3×3" "Sweet Treats" card featuring a Sweet Treat Cup filled with M&M's!  Now, that's …

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Lacy & Lovely Quick & Easy Layered Circles

When stamps and punches coordinate, creating cards is quick, easy and fun!  I made the four colorful Lacy & Lovely cards on today's post in about an hour!  Gotta love it! For the first Two Cool cards, I started by randomly stamping each size image from the Lacy & Lovely set in a different color. …

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Transforming Natural Composition Designer Paper – Part 3

I didn't mean to, but I found myself playing with the Natural Composition Specialty Paper again today!  This time I was trying a direct-to-paper technique.  I basically just wanted to experiment with how different colors of ink would look on this paper, so I cut a bunch of 3/4" strips of the "ugliest" pattern (the …

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