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...
by Brenda | Jul 17, 2023 | Card Ideas, Summer
ou will not believe just how easy it is to create this card using the Oceanfront stamp set from Stampin’ Up! With just the right shades of blue, you can almost feel the ocean breeze… The Oceanfront stamp set has big, blocky stamps that make scene building...
