I Love The New Designer Frames Folders…

…and I feel like SHOUTING it to the world!  I've been working on my August Stamp Club cards for tomorrow night and, I'm especially giddy about the one we are making with the new Designer Frames Impressions Folders!  Have you seen this new item in the catalog? You get two 4-1/2" x 2-7/8" embossing folders …

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Favorites From Convention Demo Presenters—Part 1

Learning new tips and techniques is another fun part of Convention. Stampin' Up! selects several demonstrators to present their own projects, and show us some Too Cool tricks!  I love watching these presentations! Of course, I'm saving some of the ideas I saw to create my own examples for later posts, but here are a …

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Trying Kissed Impressions With Elegant Lines

I was enjoying experimenting with the technique I showed you yesterday—Kissed Impressions—and came up with a couple more fun combinations! This time I used the Elegant Lines Impressions Folder…    I inked the folder with Pumpkin Pie and kissed it with the French Filigree background stamp inked in Cajun Craze.  Here is the result… Love …

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Kissed Impressions Elegant Bouquet Card

I love a good background!  Oh yes, I do!  Especially when there are lots of textures and patterns and layers involved.  And, I love experimenting with different background techniques and combining them whenever possible for even more possible effects.  So, the other day, I discovered a unique way to combine Sizzix Impressions Embossing Folders with …

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Fun With The Fun Flowers Die

Paper flowers are so much fun to make and the Fun Flowers Sizzix Die makes it easy!  Look at this beautiful birthday card that I made for my sister-in-law…      I used the Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper for the background and bottom layer of the flower.  The second Whisper White flower layer was …

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Darla’s Bliss with Framed Tulips Card

A quick post today, featuring another card made with the Bliss Sale-A-Bration set.  This one was created by Darla Eigenschink.     I love the soft and elegant color combination she choose with the Blushing Bride and Basic Grey.  And, I had to give you a closeup of the bliss sentiment…she colored it with markers, using …

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