
Radiating Stitches Dies Easter Card
Looking for a super cute and super easy Easter card? In today's post, I combine Stampin' Up!'s Easter Bunny stamp set with the Radiating Stitches Dies to share a sweet card. Find the stamp set in Stampin' Up!'s January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. Look at the Online Exclusives to find these brand-new dies. You won't find them in any catalog, so visit this link to view and purchase them. Be sure to watch the video below to see a preview. Radiating Stitches Dies Easter Card Thick Basic White Card base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4 Balmy Blue design from Country Gingham 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper Basic White Card Stock (5 1/2 x 4 1/4)...

Ginkgo Branch Free Tutorial
Do you like to stretch the limits of a bundle? If you're like me, you love it when you can use a stamp set and the coordinating dies for more than one reason. The Ginkgo Branch Bundle has been on my craft table for the last couple of weeks. Initially, it looks as if it's geared only toward thinking of you and sympathy cards. And, it works great for that. Click here to see a post that showcases three of these cards using this bundle. But I've also used it to create birthday cards. See another example here. And, today, I share a free birthday card tutorial featuring the Ginkgo Branch Bundle. Please enjoy the step-by-step instructions for...

Brilliant Wings Birthday Card
Welcome to the Stampers Dozen March Blog Hop! Thanks so much for joining us. This month, we feature handmade greeting cards and projects with a birthday theme. Be sure to visit all of the stampers participating in the hop to get great paper crafting inspiration. Find the list of hoppers at the end of this post. Where do you gain your paper crafting inspiration? Pinterest? YouTube? Blogs? Magazines? For today's card, I was inspired by a mystery card created by my team member and friend, Theresa Huffman. At our recent virtual team meeting, she gave us the measurements to create a card similar to the one below. (Scroll down to see the...

Ginkgo Branch Birthday Card
While perusing Stampin' Up!'s January-April 2023 Mini Catalog, you might think the Ginkgo Branch Bundle (page 57) is only suitable for sympathy and thinking of you cards. It certainly has all the elements to create heartfelt cards. Click here to see samples of some of the cards I created. I like to find ways to get more out of a bundle. So I also created a birthday card, inspired by a sample in the back of the catalog. (Keep watching this blog for other ideas using this bundle.) Ginkgo Branch Birthday Card Here are the Stampin' Up! products I used to create this birthday card. Ginkgo Branch Bundle Go To Greetings (sentiment) White...

Ginkgo Branch Card Samples
Sympathy cards are perhaps some of the most difficult to make. However, these cards, especially when they're handmade, mean so much to those who receive them. The images and sentiments in Stampin' Up!'s Ginkgo Branch Bundle offer just the right elements to craft heartfelt sympathy and thinking of you cards. Find this bundle on page 57 of Stampin' Up!'s January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. Purchase the Ginkgo Branch stamp set and coordinating Ginkgo Branch Dies as a bundle and save 10 percent. Ginkgo Branch Card Samples In today's post, I share a variety of card samples using this bundle. I appreciate the large stamped image as well as the die...