by Brenda | Feb 5, 2025 | Blog, Aquatic, Card Ideas, General Cards, Summer
If you love ocean-themed crafts, then you’re going to adore this handmade card featuring the Ocean Friends bundle from Stampin’ Up! With its stunning sea-inspired elements, this card is perfect for birthdays, thank-you notes, or just because. The Ocean Friends bundle...
by Brenda | Sep 25, 2024 | Blog, Card Ideas, General Cards, Seasonal, Spring, Summer, Template
Earlier this month as summer was ending, I borrowed the Charming Duck Pond bundle from the Lily Pond Lane suite from a friend to use in class (thanks Sharon!). This wasn’t a suite that appealed to me – I mean, it’s cute and all, but one can’t...
by Brenda | Aug 28, 2024 | Blog, Card Ideas, Floral, Summer, Technique, Template, Thank you
This being the final “official” week of summer, I just had to reach for my aptly named Summer Splash cardstock. It’s one of the 2024-2026 In Colors and my current favorite. However, I hardly use it! That changed today. For my Quick Class Live, I was...
by Brenda | Aug 14, 2024 | Blog, Birthday, Card Ideas, Summer
What better than an underwater Friendly Fins summer scene for a summery blog hop? This adorable stamp/die bundle makes it amazingly easy to create! First, the watery feel of the background was created with the So Swirly embossing folder. This giant folder allows you...
by Brenda | Jun 16, 2024 | Blog, Birthday, Card Ideas, General Cards, Summer
When I saw the Friendly Fins Bundle in the catalog, I knew it had to be part of my collection! I love anything revolving around water and I knew these adorable stamps and dies would create many aquatic scenes. And while I tend to avoid “scene” cards, the...
by Brenda | Jul 31, 2023 | Card Ideas, Summer
Stampin’ Up!’s Countryside Inn Suite, found on pages 62-63 in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, has several delightful elements that you can combine with others to create this sweet birthday card. First, the Countryside Corners nested octagonal dies create the...
