True Love Thank You Card
If you're like me, you always need a bunch of thank you cards. I like to thank people who support my small business. And, I believe it's important to communicate my gratitude with a hand-written note. I love that Stampin' Up!'s offers such a wide variety of rubber stamps, ink, paper, and other products to create beautiful handmade greeting cards. In this post, I offer a free tutorial on creating a hand-stamped greeting card using Stampin' Up!'s True Love Designer Series Paper, the Blending Brushes, Daisy Lane stamp set, Medium Daisy Punch, Here's a Card stamp set, and the heat embossing technique. I've also included a video showing a...
February 2021 Maui Achievers Blog Hop
Welcome to the February 2021 Maui Achievers Blog Hop! We’re a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who have achieved the Stampin’ Up! bonus of the Maui incentive trip. We celebrate this achievement by organizing a monthly hop which helps us continue to inspire you creatively. You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there’s a list at the end of this post to help you move around to all the different blogs and gather many amazing ideas. We have all listed our country – so if you’re looking for a demonstrator, these are top demonstrators in their country and would love to help you with...
Friendly Flamingo Mirror Technique
Be sure to watch the video below to learn about the Friendly Flamingo Mirror Technique. Stampin' Up!'s Stamparatus, a unique stamp positioning tool, is a must-have for any craft room. Its uses are many and varied. It: helps you get the image straight every time; allows you to re-stamp an image if it's not dark enough or not all of it appeared; makes it easy to create multiples quickly and easily; is gentle on arthritic hands; and lends itself to a variety of fun techniques such a hinge-step stamping, two-step stamping, the mirror/reflection technique and more. Today's card features the Friendly Flamingo stamp set and the Stamparatus. It's a...
Clean and Simple Happy Thoughts
Stampin' Up!'s January-June 2021 Mini Catalog has been live for one month already. It's filled with an awesome variety of new stamp sets, die cuts, punches, Designer Series Paper, ribbon, and more. I hope you've had a chance to play with some of the products. As you may know, my list of faves include the Flowering Cactus Medley and the Friendly Flamingo Bundle. (I've created and posted quite a few samples using these products.) Every so often, I need a bunch of cards -- in a hurry. I really like the font showcased in the Happy Thoughts stamp set. The sentiments lend themselves well to all of the occasions I use the most: They include: Happy...
Flowering Cactus Valentine Card
Since moving to Arizona more than a year and a half ago, I've become fascinated with the cactus here in the desert. The varieties amaze me as well as the different blooms each exhibits. Imagine my excitement when I saw the Flowering Cactus Product Medley in Stampin' Up!'s January-June 2021 Mini Catalog. The stamp set, coordinating dies, and designer series paper make it easy to send tailored greetings from this part of the world. It sells for $70. A refill is also available. So I just had to make a Valentine card using this fun medley. Flowering Cactus Valentine Card Old Olive base Real Red layer cut at 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 Designer Series Paper...
