by Brenda | Mar 25, 2024 | Blog, Card Ideas, Floral, General Cards
The Inked and Tiled stamp set from Stampin’ Up! has been a favorite of mine throughout the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog year. I am so sad that it will be retiring as of April 30th. But that just means I need to play with it a lot this next month! The Inked and Tiled...
by Brenda | Mar 22, 2024 | Blog, Card Ideas, Floral
The Magnolia Mood bundle, found only in the Online Exclusive section of the Stampin’ Up! online store, is a fabulous new floral combination with which you can create magnolias so beautiful you can almost smell them. Stamp, then die cut a single flower or a...
by Brenda | Mar 20, 2024 | Blog, Card Ideas, Floral, General Cards, Tips & Techniques
At Stampin’ Up!’s annual OnStage convention, demonstrators from all over the world got together to learn and share! The highlight is always receiving the new catalog which is launching on May 1st. And just as exciting is the opportunity to play with new...
by Brenda | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog, Card Ideas, Fun Fold, General Cards
This is my ALL-TIME FAVORITE fun fold, the one I turn to whenever I want to quickly step up a card. When better to share it than for the March Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop with a fun fold theme! I do feel like I’m cheating, though, because it’s so very...
by Brenda | Mar 13, 2024 | Blog, Card Ideas, Floral, Thank you, Tips & Techniques
Dry Embossing Vellum is a technique often overlooked when creating cards. With Stampin’ Up!’s lovely selection of embossing folders, using this technique is truly fun and easy. Dry embossing is a paper crafting technique used to create raised designs or...
by Brenda | Mar 11, 2024 | Blog, Card Ideas, General Cards, Spring
Using an unusual color palette allows the Painted Lavender bundle from Stampin’ Up! to really scream “Spring!” In the mini catalog, the Perennial Lavender suite uses shades of purple to fabulous effect. However, that doesn’t mean you...
