Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie and Bumble Bee are a perfect fall color combination. Using a tried and true technique with baby wipes and re-inkers, I made a custom ink pad to ink up whimsical leaves in beautiful autumn colors. A simple card layout with a macrame texture provide a stunning background for the colorful fall leaves to… Read More »
Twelve Weeks of Exclusive Tutorials for Christmas The annual 12 Weeks of Christmas offering free, exclusive tutorials for email subscribers begins next week! If you’d like to receive all of the exclusive holiday projects delivered direct to your email mailbox, join the Just Stamp mailing list before Wednesday, September 29 at noon. The first project tutorial will be… Read More »
Create Simple, Pretty Cards for All Occasions It’s a perfect stamp set by my measuring stick! Shaded Summer is a 10-stamp set with three images and seven sentiments perfect for cards for all reasons. It debuted in the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. When the summer Sale-a-Bration brochure was released — lo and behold — Shadow Dies. Yay! Nothing kicks… Read More »
An interactive card is the ultimate thrill. While a card means so much more than a quick text or email, a handmade card makes the recipient feel even more special. Add the interactive element, and the card will be a keepsake. One of my favorite interactive cards is the Pop-Up Slider. At first glance, it’s just a pretty… Read More »
This handmade birthday card that sparkles is clean, simple and easy to make. And it’s guaranteed to be much more special than a store-bought one. Triple Play At Work To get the clean and simple look, three techniques that make handmade cards sparkle were employed: die cutting, stamping and texturizing. Die cutting and texturizing is easy with… Read More »
Is it too early to start thinking about Mother’s Day? Making pretty Mother’s Day cards with a Wrapped Bouquet of flowers was on Marianne Valenti’s mind when she designed a beautiful collection of cards perfect for mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, friends — any mother! Stamparista Stamper of the Month Marianne is a member of the growing… Read More »
Look around fashion, home decor and even cars and you’ll discover new hot color trends emerging every season of every year. Those trending colors make their way into the crafting industry, too. With the new Stampin’ Up! annual catalog on the horizon, the new trend colors have been revealed. While one set of “In Colors” gets sent to… Read More »
This fun fold card is the perfect DIY card to bring smiles this Spring and Easter. The easel card construction makes this the greeting to prop up on the desktop, table or mantle to display and enjoy through the spring season. Embellish with Chocolate But it’s also a “stepped up” easel card with literally the sweetest embellishments —… Read More »