I recently offered a Fall/Thanksgiving Step-it Up Class. Each participant made a basic/simple fall themed card and then took the same layout and "stepped-it" up. In designing the cards for this class, the basic card was more of a challenge than I anticipated. Remember the saying, less is more? That's what I kept repeating in…
A few posts back, I shared a very easy one layer Christmas card using the Gingerbread dies. So, the above card layout had me thinking, what would the snowflake die cut would look like as a single layer card. This one layer is card is just fine the way it is, but I wanted to…
This card features a stamp from the Sale-a-Bration Hostess set, In Your Words. I hope you were able to snag this exclusive stamp set. I used my Blending Brushes to create a night time sky and kept the layout simple by creating a frame with the Rectangle Stitched dies. I stamped the greeting with Versamark…
I love a good challenge, especially when I'm able to recreate it without going crazy! I stumbled across a card with a stamped die cut edge and thought, hey, how hard could it be to make a card like that. Well, it wasn't a walk in the park, but I managed to figure it out…
This is such a fun opening card. I used the Sweet Stockings Designer Series Paper on the panels. The tree and greeting is from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set. The tree was punched out with the coordinating Pine Tree punch. The greeting was popped out with the Tailor Made Tags dies. Here's a picture of…
I'm calling this an open fold card because I'm not really sure what to call it. This card wasn't difficult to make, just a lot of pieces-parts to put together. I needed a masculine encouragement card so I used the Sailing Home and A Good Man stamp sets. Here's the outside of the card. The…
This card was made using the Faux Watercolor technique. Ink your stamp, spritz with water and apply the stamp to dry watercolor paper. This technique lets you achieve the look of water coloring the easy way. I offer a monthly Technique Class that showcases three different stamping techniques. You make a full size card for…
My upline, Linda Bauwin, offers a Team Card Challenge to downline members for an opportunity to receive free Stampin' Up! products. She sends out a packet of "goodies" (cardstock, DSP and embellishments) to participants who then use these items to create a card or cards. I greatly appreciate her generosity for offering this challenge. This…
I received a shaker birthday card from my friend and down-line, Dana Davis. The card was beautiful! I admit that I sat and "played" with it for quite awhile. There was just something magical about watching the sequins move as I shook the card. Right then and there, I knew this would be featured at…
I have a easy single layer card video for you today. This card was a breeze to make! I used a 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece of Thick Basic White cardstock, dies, stamp, ink and embellishments to create this cute Christmas card. I hope you enjoy todays video [youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrgmbybcWIo&w=480&h=270] [youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrgmbybcWIo&w=480&h=270] All of the products used for…