Quick & Easy Card Making
Creative card making ideas, tips and tutorials for beginner stampers as well as those who love quick and easy ideas!
Providing card making ideas, classes and tutorials using Stampin’ Up! products.
Meet Brenda
Cardmaking ideas and classes for crafters and non-crafters made easy with Brenda.
As a 25-year Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I’m on a mission to share my experience and help crafters and non-crafters learn to make easy yet fabulous greeting cards with stamps, paper and ink to send to their friends and family.
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Latest Card Making Ideas
Lovely Painterly Pears Suite for Stampers Dozen Blog Hop
It's time for another Blog Hop! We are showcasing NEW products, so I chose to use the new Online Exclusives suite called Painterly Pears. While I wasn't sure about it at first, the designer series papers (DSP) totally sold me! The DSP features the following colors:...
Using Two-Toned Cardstock for a Cool Card
Stampin' Up! added 12x12 Two-Toned cardstock to their repertoire when Close To My Heart was added to the line. But what exactly is Two-Toned cardstock? Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Cardstock adds depth, texture, and creative versatility to your paper crafting projects. Each...
A Clever Self-Closing Box You’ll Want to Make Again and Again!
What’s better than a handmade box? A self-closing box that’s cute and easy to assemble — no fiddly lid required! I’ll admit, I don’t make boxes often… mostly because I always struggle with getting the top just right. But that frustration is gone thanks to this...
Stampin’ Up! Virtual Album Retreat
Introducing the Virtual Album Retreat, a brand-new event that’s unlike anything we’ve ever done before! During this three-day, virtual event, you’ll create 12 scrapbook 2-page spreads using the Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit, craft with others who love...
New Perforating Tool Technique
This weekend, I learned a new technique using the perforating tip for the Take Your Pick tool! We had a demonstrator-only event where we made a few projects, and since I learned a fun new tip, I knew I needed to share it with you right away. The projects we made all...
Gorgeous Card Made with Mixed Media Florals Suite
With the ongoing Sweet Suite Sale, I really wanted to showcase the Mixed Media Florals Suite. Since I can't own everything, one of my downline graciously loaned me the Mixed Florals bundle for my classes. The suite actually features 2 bundles! The other is Mixed...