So Long Pretty Elements of Style

Retired Accessories Are Going Fast!  Order Now! See The Complete Retired Stamps List  CONTEST: Guess The May "Best of…" Theme.  ____________________________________________________________________ I created these two cool cards while I was designing projects for a recent class, not knowing that it was going to be one of my last times to use the soon-to-retire Elements of …

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Dressed Up Birthday & Dolled Up Kit

*  *  *  CONTEST  *  CONTEST *  CONTEST  *  *  *   Win A May "Best of…" Card Kit! What do you think May's "Best of 25 Years" stamp theme will be?  Any guesses?  If you think you know, let me know by April 30 and you could win!  If you guess right, I'll enter …

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Gettin’ Dressed Up & Dolled Up!

Hi Stamping Friends!  Have you tried the Dress Up Framelits yet?  Much like the Swallowtail stamp, I had vowed not to get "sucked in" to the fashion-plate fun of this Framelit and accessories.  Well, if you're a loyal Too Cool Stamping blog reader, then you already know where this story is going… I recently broke …

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Sunday Showcase: February Demo Team Projects

My Too Cool Demo Team shared some amazing projects at our recent team meetings.  I've already showed some of their awesome Valentine's projects. Here are more of them…with more to come later!  Man, oh man, they've been busy! Created by Carmen DeBruce. Oh how pretty!  Carmen used the Creative Elements set, and colored in the …

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Sunday Showcase: Leadership Swaps Part 1

Part of the fun of going to Stampin' Up! events is swapping card ideas with fellow demonstrators!  Today's Sunday Showcase features some of the fabulous swaps I received that feature items from the Spring Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Catalog.  Let's take a look! Created by Cheryl Lentz at Stamping Journey. Cheryl's card features the whimsical Henry …

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Red & Black “Sexy” Hearts A Flutter

  Trying a different color scheme for my two cool Valentine cards today.  The Real Red and Basic Black combination is…dare I say…a bit "sexier" than most cards I've created with the More Amore Designer Series Paper.  Can cards be sexy? Lots of layering and textures make this card so appealing!  I started with a …

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